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Show WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB INAUGURATES YEAR'SACTIYITIES First business session for the 1943-44 Women's Civic club year was called to order at the Bingham Bing-ham branch of the Salt Lake county library at the City hall the evening of September 16. Mrs. Don Reid, incoming president, pre-sident, presided. Mrs. Rex Mills, secretary, read correspondence and minutes of the last meeting. Mrs. Clair R. Ma this was appointed ap-pointed chairman of collection of old jewelry, a drive women are conducting throughout the state for baubles to be given soldiers for use in barter with natives in the Pacific. Jack Knudsen and Karl Hof-mann Hof-mann played a cornet duet, "The Holy City". Mrs. A. C Ci-j spoke on the establishment of the Bingham Bing-ham library and told of amusing incidents connected with early struggles. Ariella Morretti played play-ed accordion selections, "Sharpshooters "Sharp-shooters March" and "After the Victory". Delightful refreshments were served to 14 by Mrs. Carl A. Curtis, Cur-tis, Mrs. Archie Sorenson and Mrs. J. L. Gresham. Reports on the 1942-43 year, as compiled by the secretary, details de-tails projects completed and forecasts fore-casts what can be expected of newly-elected officers: "The club's most outstanding civic work is the nurses' aid. Five of the seven members taking the course have given an average of 20 hours a month to the hospital, thus relieving the strain of wartime war-time shortages and performing ,a most worthy service. "The civic welfare committee distributed seven Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the city. The club also sponsored a summer playground. New library files were purchased at a cost of $18.42. "A nursing scholarship award of $250 was sponsored by the club. Application was made to the Community Chest for this amount. We received $125 this year, the rest to be paid next year. We have donated $200, supported sup-ported by the Community Chest, for the induction gifts for soldiers sold-iers as they leave Midvale. Ten soldier kits and 12 sweaters were turned into the Red Cross by members of the club. "Purchase of one $500 bond, two $25 bonds were made by the club. Club members gave 50 hours work at the bond booth, selling $2,475 in bonds and $280 in stamps. Members also sold $135 in bonds and stamps for the Kearns caravan show and donated do-nated $2.50 toward prizes for the Minute Maids contest. The club won a government "T" award for outstanding work. Two club members received awards for their war service work. "Community chairmanships held by Civic club members are: Nurses Aid, bond and stamps, salvage, Community Service member for the ration board, nutrition nu-trition and casualty station nurse. Salvage committee chairman, 14 Minute women and several medical me-dical division OCD workers. Many are engaged in defense work." r |