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Show Athenaeum Celebrates Birthday Women's Clubs since 1897 and the International Federation Fed-eration of Women's Clubs since 1904. Toasts were given as part of the traditional program. A toast to happiness by Donna Dearden; one to friendship by Thelma Lindsay; one to kindness by Wilma Larre-more; Larre-more; a toast to awareness by Barbara Burns; and one to patriotism by Eleanor Bennett. Ben-nett. Chairman for the dinner was Annie Bowman with Nan McPolin, Vilma Lewis, Yvonne Rose, Virginia Street and Evelyn Price on the committee. The club is sponsoring Nan McPolin in the UTWC Clubwoman of the Year contest and Eleanor Bennett explained the procedure and gave a capsule version of Nan's credits. March 9 will be an open meeting and the public is invited to attend to hear an outstanding speaker from Provo who will concentrate on problems that affect us all. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building. February 22, 1981 was the 84th anniversary of the founding of the Woman's Athenaeum in Park Cikty. The annual Organization Day Dinner was held Feb. 24 at the Carbide Lamp with the president Violet Terry presiding. pre-siding. Officers Hazel Gunderson, vice-president; Marge Angeli, secretary; and Wilma Larremore, treasurer; shared the head table. The meeting opened with a prayer offered by Nan McPolin and closed with the joint recitation of the Club Collect. The president brought to the attention of those in attendance the real importance impor-tance of four particular ladies who epitomize the Woman's Athenaeum: Jean Stone, Emily Wilde, Kathryn Hansen Han-sen and Nan McPolin. She dedicated the evening to them. The club provided the traditional cake decorated in the club colors which was used as a centerpiece and later divided for all to enjoy. Organization Day is a time for members of the club to review the past and plan for the future. Athenaeum joined the Salt Lake District in 1932 and has been a member in good standing of the Utah Federation of |