Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1918 — FIRST MEETING FOR WEEKS [ARTICLE]

FIRST MEETING FOR WEEKS

Women’s Club Renew Activities After Ban Removal. The various women’s clubs of the city have met for the first time in many weeks, and began with renewed enthusiasm the lines of work for which each stands. The calls for patriotic service extended to all such organizations by the federal government were discussed, and planned for. As the days of reconstruction come there will be the same great opportunity for such organizations to show their broadminded, kindly sympathy and helpfulness as during the long anxious months of the war. The resignation of Mrs. E. M. Graham, who was a member of both the. Literary and Musical clubs, was regretfully accepted. Mrs. Graham will leave for Florida soon, as will also Mesdames Bert Hopkins and W. I. Spitler of the Musical club. This club elected a new treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Dunlap, to serve in the place left vacant by the removal of Mrs. C. C. Warner to Gary. Mrs. Ketchum, another member, will probably spend the winter in .Detroit and the South. The exodus of so many active members wiU be a great loss to both the community and the club.

Mrs. J. D. Allman, president of the Literary club and Mrs. J. W. Medicus will represent that club at the State Federation meeting this week at Indianapolis. The Literary club loses an active member in the removal of Mrs. H. E. Hartley to Lafayette. The names of Mesaames F. D. Burchard and N. C. Shafer were added to the list of active members of the Musical. Both clubs have new presidents for the coming year, Mrs. Geo. A. Williams in the Musical and Mrs. J. D. Allman in the Literary. The program of the Literary club was an interesting biography of Perching, by Mrs. R.oss Dean, and a discussion of Current Events, directed by Mrs. C. E. Prior. The biographies of various American composers and a rendition of their compositions made up the excellent program of the Musical club under the leadership of Mrs. B. Forsythe Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. xx