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Show Club Calls it Quits After 41 Year Program After 41 years of cultural enrichment to club members, the Panguitch Literary Club has closed its record books, given its remaining money to the Panguitch swimming pool fund and the Senior Citizens Center and called it finished Seven of the original ladies to organize the club were still members but "everyone is loo old to do anything," said one member Until recently there have been ladies waiting to enroll in the monthly educational experiences. The seven ladies still living in Panguitch are I.aretta Yardley, Suza Walker, Delia Hatch. Fay Lynn, Mae Hatch, Ruby Myers and Cleo Hatch While the club was running full force histories were read, book reviews given, music programs rendered, composers were studied and poems were read The last meeting to be held was given by Mrs Laretta Yardley, January. 1978 They studied poet, Robert Frost; read some of his poetry and learned about the type of man he was The Club, besides being a learning experience, was very civic minded. They donated to the Panguitch Hospital lone of their main contribution areas), put Newbury classics ;i) the district school, brought an art exhibit into Panguitch from iiait Lake City, f lushed a clock and coil nanger lo the Panguitch City Room and demonstrated many other acts of kindness. Some of the items thev bought or helped to buy at Die old Panguitch Hospital were: an oxygen tent, chairs for the waiting room, light call system and an incubator At one time in 1952 they held a hospital benefit tea where they raised $1,114 50. This money bought equipment for the hospital. They also donated 1,000 pounds of clothing to Korea in 1952 The president at the time was Myra Miller The first president and organizer of the club was Elenore Bruhn The ladies said they feel badly that they had to call it quits. They feel the educational benefits they derived from the club could not have been attained elsewhere. |