Show the work of the womans comans Athene aum given by deal J hartwell artwell II may til th 1925 at annual day meeting the work of the athenaeum lor for the year 1924 25 was very successful instructive and entertaining from a financial point ot of view ws twi have not been as successful but from the standpoint of what our real work Is menat benat to be civic and literary tile the work has been a success the reason tor for this i h we have not la bored under so heavy a debt as in the past three years since we bought the club rooms and could concentrate our attention more on our work our civic work is as follows we have lent our building to five public I 1 meetings without charge our chairs idere were lent to the boys baud band tor for a benefit they were having the chairs were lent to the kiwanis club for their banquet may ath then our war saving stamp was used tor for a very worthy cause with it we bought a flag to be ba un um in front olt of the building on patriotic occasions during educational week maffy many ot of our members reported having visited ithe the schools which was in accord with the general federation program and in good book week the club bought and presented 6 to the public library a book entla yd customs of mankind this book is very valuable as a research book to the near east relief fund we contributed five dot dollars lars to the convention we gave two dollars and fifty cents our members have responded very willingly to work tor lor a playground fund now being raised almost one hundred per cent they have done what they could to arouse interest in it and have worked on the drive conducted tor for it we polled a one hund hundred red per beut vo vote t 8 it at the annual election to stimulate interest to in better homes week we have offered prizes of two dollars each tor for the best dewi in ing done and two dollars each for or the two best loaves ot of broad bread made in the home econe economics department for better homes week demonstration the home of mr and mrs 11 herman or man hethke has been secured this is 13 an entirely new venture in I 1 park city success to our pioneer we work ik all the merchants have been interviewed arid and ha have ve promised to c operate cooperate co prate with appropriate window displays we are aiming to conduct a city fair in Septem september elere the children can call bring their flowers blowers and truck raised in their gardens prizes will bergiven be given tor for the best samples our president mrs Dard bardsley has done the cleaning cie aning and been inspru men having the janitorial lanit orial work of the building done the members have been proud at allt all times jmes of the looks of the building because of its appearance forathis For this service she requested the club to donate twenty five dollars to td the college loan F faiad wa d ot of th the e state federation and the members gt g adly consented our literary programs were enjoyed by all the outside outside speakers were very good rev root spoke very instructively or OB the teague league ot of nations and rev giroux spoke in a similar manner on oil the subject of americanization iza tion mr Ni norberg ot of the history department conducted a roandl round table discussion on the world court tbs abs was a most pleasing success as the ladles ladies entered into it whole heartedly mrs lanyon ganyou another outside speaker gave a spen did book review reviews our old School schoolmaster mister by II 11 G wells from which the ladles ladies received many modern ideas ot of education ii uca tion dr W J liar astey talked talkea very instructively on ot of preventative medicine in america anicia ca the music programs have been good this year mcdowell week was very f fittingly It tingly observed andl and many extra musical numbers have been given during national music week a mus mua aicale was given in which chic i many mamy of 0 the home talent performers took part our open day tea wag a S social octal success between fifty and sevan seventy ty five women called during the afternoon during the year we have endorsed tile the IU kindergarten dor garlen bill before the legislature we also did some thorough investigation ot of this bill i the tax bill was referred to our late representative mr henry welsh but with poor success as was the letter endorsing the child labor amendment during chiji welfare week the athenaeum operated cooperated co to encourage the schools to do something a abong 1 long this line we found that they are in keeping giving all aa operetta if tor or the benent benefit of the playground fund our president derit mrs bardsley Bards lcy nas taken a very great interest in her local work she has also been recognized by the state being elected auditor of 0 the state federation in last S t fall also aiso being elected as a member of 0 the central district board of 0 which district park city s athenaeum is a member organization day february was fittingly observed by our annual luncheon toasts loasta and good fellowship prevailed mrs john jackson was elected our new president for or the coming year another feature which has lent more good feeling year is that we have served tea otten often this helps to bring a little sociability to our important meetings ng s binti and we all make more ot of an r to r to come out on these days because it is enjoyed by all thus ladles ladies although our year years I 1 a work does not seem much ahl E happening but when actually put on paper it sounds a great deal more when we think what we have been able to accomplish during the last three jr years ars to buy our building we feel I 1 am surra betre that it will wiil be pos sibe in the next few years to malee make of 0 this building tho the most cozy and attractive little club rooms and home tn in our little city the poem entitled home by edgar A guest is appropriate it takes a heap olivina ol iving in a house to make it home A heap 0 sun suil an shadier an ye sometimes sometime sr have to roam afore ye reamy predate preci ate the things ye left behind an hunger tor for em somehow with i emi em allus on yer mind it dont make any difference how rich yo get to be how much yer chairs an tables ost how bow great your luxury lu xury it aint home to ye though it be the palace of a king unell somehow ye soul Is sort 0 1 wrapped round everything |