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Show Home Culture Club to Celebrate their Fiftieth Anniversary Saturday, May 26; History Given t The fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Home iliure Club of this city is to be observed on Saturday, May 6 with a most appropriate program and birthday party to ?be held in the Third-Ninth ward, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Commemorating this important import-ant occasion, an invitation is being given all former members of this club to attend the party, as well as all members of Springville Federated Fed-erated Women's Clubs. Special invitations in-vitations will also go to the state and district federated club officials. offic-ials. Elaborate plans are going forward for-ward for the observance, the complete com-plete -details of which will be announced an-nounced next week. In the meantime mean-time a brief history of the club, which was organized on March 24, 1901, and which has a long list of civic accomplishments to its credit, is given as follows: March 24, 1901, 18 ladies met at the home of Mrs. Mineray to organize or-ganize a club for their advancement advance-ment in an educational line. The name given to this most splendid organization, for that is what it has proven to be, was "The Woman's Wom-an's Educational Club of Springville." Spring-ville." A lady which most of those present today remember at least, Mrs. Lydia Johnson, was chosen president; Mrs. Stella West, vice-president, vice-president, and Mrs. Annie Hard-man, Hard-man, secretary, and Mrs. Ellen W. Baxter as treasurer. At this meeting a committee was chosen to draft a constitution and by-laws. Their next meeting was in June, 1901, when' a program committee was chosen. They decided on History His-tory of Little Holland and miscellaneous miscel-laneous subjects. At this second meeting the constitution, which had .been drafted, was read and approved, except No. 3, which was to read: "Two blacks balls necessary neces-sary to exclude from membership," member-ship," which stands today. Also at this meeting Mrs. Sarah Konold presented the club with a nice ballot bal-lot box and gavel. Article I of the constitution was to read: "HOME CULTURE CLUB" instead of Woman's Educational Educa-tional Club. A motion was made and carried to send an application for membership member-ship in the State Federation. They adjourned to meet in Sept. 1901, on Sept. 20th, 1901, delegates were chosen for the State Federation. Federa-tion. On Nov. 1, 1901, President of the State Federation was entertained at the home of Mrs. G. P. Thompson, Thomp-son, and on Nov. 15th the first open meeting of the club was held. First social given November 29, 1901, Thanksgiving night. One interesting feature, the ladies, la-dies, or rather each person present pres-ent brought a silhouette picture of themselves, which brought out much fun and laughter. In February, 1902, club was entertained en-tertained by teachers of the Washington Wash-ington school. Club had raised five dollars for books to be given to our first library, which was located in the Washington School. June 6, 1902, each lady gave 50 cents to help fill a case of books for the traveling library. Mrs. M. W. Bird was elected a member. On Sept. 6, 1902, it was decided not to mention in the minutes names proposed for membership. A thought here given by Pres. Lydia Johnson: Presidents follow up your programs and do what you are asked to do by your club, city and state. In June, 1903, club was asked to send a member to State Federation Fed-eration in Oct. 1903, to respond to the address of welcome. In 1903 Miss Sophia Packard was made secretary. . In 1903 round table talks were introduced. March 18, 1904 Club invited Federation to meet-in Springville in 1905. Social in Fraternity hall; invite friends. April 17, 1905, Federation held in Presbyterian church; meal, Second Sec-ond ward. March, 1906, club was asked to exhibit pictures of the Boston El-son El-son Art Co., which they did at the Elders and Seventies hall. April Planted at tree at each school. March, 1907 Easter entertainment. entertain-ment. 1908 Club subscribed for Everybody's magazine; gave to the Library. Flower beds at depot, fire escapes on Opera House. Miss Packard 1917. |