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Nickels, receiver ; Mrs. Laura Bullard. chancellor; Mrs. Mary Weber, inner sentinel: Maud Riggs, outer sentinel; Eva Hendrickson, George Nickels and Maud Riggs, managers; physician, Dr. J. H. Clark. The officers for 1917 included the following: Mrs. Corine Williams, oracle; Olive Leedke, vice-oracle; Mary Crawford, chancellor; Maud Riggs, recorder; Alnetta Cain, receiver; Geneva Hayward, past oracle; Eva Riddle, inner sentinel; Melissa Burton, outer sentinel; Isabelle Fleming, Ella Ogle and Emma Best, managers; Dr. J. H. Clark, physician. The membership at the present time is seventy-one. Although the order was organized fifteen years ago, only one of the charter members, Nora A. Jones, is deceased.
KNIGIITS OF COLUMBUS, CONNERSVILLE.
Council No. 861, Knights of Columbus, was instituted at Connersville on April 10, 1904, with the following charter members: Rev. F. J. Rudolph, Frank Meyer, P. R. Morris, W. Reagen, Charles Airens, Philip Braun, J. A. Dudley, Edward Gillespie, H. A. Losman, W. Murphy, J. Ryan, P. Schneider, Francis B. Ansted, J. Braun, T. Brennen, John Dillman, Adam Fid- ler, C. Folley, W. J. Geis, E. M. Grant, A. T. Griswald, J. F. Hackman, F. C. Heeb, J. L. Heinemann. J. B. Hartman, A. G. Lampe, Herman McAtte, L. V. Michael, W. B. Rudolph, R. T. Summers, D. B. Sullivan, C. A. Wen- ley, A. G. Biersdorfer, John Brickler, J. Burke, T. B. Chomel, Daniel Dooley, W. H. Fell, Charles Ford, George M. Fries, Mike Gannon, H. H. Gillespie, W. F. Hausner, E. A. Helvey, Jr., Martin Hogan, A. C. Hosey, E. M. Maley, James O'Toole, J. J. Peters, Charles Reagen, Pat F. Reagen, J. F. Ryan, Mike Ryan, E. J. Schilchte, James T. Tierney and John Welch. The officers for the year 1917 were as follow: Rev. Theodore S. Mesker, chap- lain; Edward M. Grant, grand knight; Will Luxford, deputy grand knight ; Charles Chomel, financial secretary ; Frank Bath, recording secretary; Will H. Fell, treasurer; Anthony Smith, warder; Michel Foley, Cornelius Foley. inside guard; Charles F. Ford, outer guard; James Fahlen, Edward Maley and Arthur Strack, trustees; Edward Hosey, chancellor; John Geise, lectur- ing knight. At the beginning of 1917 the order had a membership of one hundred and twenty-six members. Well equipped club rooms are maintained in the Kahn building.
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLE, CONNERSVILLE.
St. Rita Circle No. 63, Daughters of Isabelle, was formally organized at Connersville on May 14, 1916, with the following charter members: Rose
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Fell, Anna Berling, Madeline Mancini, Rose Mancini, Frances Mancini, Mrs. R. E. Ford, Mrs. C. C. Conley, Mrs. J. F. Meyer, Gertrude Nevin, Bertha Hamilton, Alice Berling, Frances Baehner, Gertrude O'Brien, Mary O'Brien, Bertha Cook. Gertrude Welderle, Lona Zengel, Theresa Molique, Goldie Hackman, Jeannete Cord. Pearl Hausner, Barbara Hill, Marie Grant, Bessie Powers, Lucie Fager, Kate Berger, Mary Seffrin, Clara Suntrup, Kate Hil- bert, Pearl McCormick, Mrs. E. H. McMurtry, Marie Graham, Nan Spang- ler, Mayme Greiner, Catherine Smith, Opal Walch, Margaret Ariens, Minnie Helvey, Theresa Helvey, Mrs. A. C. Poling, Verlea Patton, Anna M. Balf, Mrs. W. H. DeVaney, Tina Geis, Josephine Sturwold, Martha L. Doenges and Lena Telker. . The first officers included the following: Madeline Mancini, past regent ; Rose Fell, regent; Mayme Griener, vice-regent; Alice Berling, recording secretary; Francis Mancini, financial secretary; Theresa Helvey, treasurer; Jeannette Cord, chaplain; Tina Geis, monitor; Margaret Wright, custodian; Catherine Smith, outer guard; Frances Baehner, inner guard : Opal Walch, Gertrude O'Brien and Martha Doenges, trustees ; Jose- phine Sturwald and Gertrude Welderle, guides: Gertrude Nevin, scribe. The officers at the beginning of the year 1917 were the following: Mrs. John Hilbert, past regent: Mrs. Rose Fell, regent; Mrs. Mayme Greiner, vice- regent ; Alice Berling, recording secretary ; Frances Mancini, financial secre- tary ; Marie Swift, treasurer ; Mrs. Harold Wright, custodian; Frances Baeh- ner, monitor; Jeannette Cord, chaplain: Mrs. John Bergen, inner guard; Mrs. Lucy Fager, outer guard; Minnie Helvey, Bertha Hamilton and Mrs, Theresa Aull, trustees; Marie Swift, pianist; Tina Geis, scribe. The mem- bership is growing rapidly, there being sixty-three members at the present time, with prospects for a much larger membership in the future.
PATRIOTIC ORDER OF THE SONS OF AMERICA, CONNERSVILLE.
Washington Camp No. 1, Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, was duly organized on July 31, 1875, with the following charter members: Park Smith, H. A. Nichols, Thomas Cline, John S. Carr, M. P. Wherrett, J. E. McFarlan, C. M. Harrison, John Verdan, R. I. Savage, L. S. Morris, J. W. Foutz, S. Bullard, Frank Miller, J. F. Youse, Jr., William Hoover, G. S. Johnson, W. W. Morse, Morrison Long, William Harrell, John Parson, W. Kerr, John Henry and John Miller. The camp, along with the women's division of the same, has long since disbanded.
CHAPTER XIX.
LITERARY, MUSICAL AND SOCIAL CLUBS.
People are naturally gregarious and the people of Connersville are no exception to the rule. The trend of modern society is distinctly towards co-operation and co-ordination of interests in every line of activity, whether it be in industrial, religious, educational or social lines. The day when man lived to himself is gone forever; we are so interdependent that a correlation of interests is absolutely necessary. In the early days of the county's history the man of the family built his own house, made his own furniture and tools, was frequently his own physician, dentist and lawyer, and was in a large measure dependent on no one-that is, no one but his wife. The wife spun the yarn and wove the materials for the clothing of the family and per- formed a thousand and one other duties that are now in charge of others. To a remarkable degree each family was a unit to itself, making its own houses, furniture and clothing and providing its own food. Many families in the early history of the county lived altogether on what they themselves were able to make.
But how different things are in 1917, a hundred years later. Now the farmer has everything manufactured for him, and his wife can buy every- thing needful for her household. Even the gentle art of baking bread is fast becoming a lost art. In any of the modern department stores the house- wife can have herself supplied with everything she could possibly use in the home. Along with this change in the method of living has gone the isola- tion which surrounded the homes of the pioneers. The quilting parties of our grandmothers and the log-rollings of our grandfathers have been replaced by social and fraternal organizations which bear little resemblance to their predecessors. The husking-bees and singing-schools of the young people have been replaced by the cornshredder and the victrola.
Society was simple in the early days of Connersville. The club life of the women of today was unknown. Such a thing as a group of women meeting every week to discuss Shakespeare or Browning was unthought of by our grandmothers, nor did they foregather and spend the afternoon in playing cards-they spun and wove the materials in those days from which they made their dresses. It is within comparatively recent years that all
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of the clubs of Connersville have come into existence; hardly an organ- ization of that character is over twenty-five years old.
A STRIKING PICTURE REVEALED.
A survey of the club life of the city in 1917 reveals a striking picture There is a club for every phase of modern life. The churches have their many organizations, some of which might be classed as clubs. Then there are sewing clubs of every description, literary and musical clubs, culture clubs, dancing clubs, card clubs and a wide variety of other organizations whose names give no clue to the uninitiated as to what kind of clubs they might be. The names of such clubs as the "Merry Go Round", "Bon Temp", "Stitch and Chatter", "Twelfth Night", "Silent Birthday", "Busy Idlers", "Wayside Gleaners", "Bachelors Club" and scores of others are seen in the local papers from day to day. Both the daily papers of the city are com- pelled to employ specially trained young women as society editors in order to keep in touch with this multiplicity of clubs. The daily calendar of these society editors shows a total of about ninety clubs in the city, more than a third of these being card clubs.
In the following pages is given a brief review of the literary and musical clubs and those of a general cultural nature. No effort has been made to review the many card clubs or those connected with the churches. The data for the clubs has been prepared by the clubs themselves. All the general information concerning the club life of the city has been furnished by the society editors of the local papers, Louise Schroeder, of the News, and Ethlyn Backous, of the Eraminer. Mrs. William E. Ochiltree was the organizer of the Cary Club, the oldest literary organization in the city, and has been active in the club life of the city since the organization of this club in 1891. Several clubs, some of them of a literary nature, have passed out of existence. One of these was a Shakespeare Club organized by Katharine Heron; another was the Bay View Club, which later became the present Wednesday Literary Club. Shortly after the Civil War there was a Dickens Reading Circle, composed of three married couples: Judge Jeremiah Wil- son and wife, B. F. Claypool and wife and John S. Reid and wife.
THE CARY CLUB.
The Connersville Cary Club was organized on November 3, 1891, by Mrs. W. E. Ochiltree, Mrs. L. M. Ellis and Mrs. W. B. Wright. The
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charter members beside the above mentioned ladies were Mrs. E. V: Hawk- ins, Mrs. E. J. Brown, Mrs. S. N. Hamilton, Mrs. J. T. Wilkin, Mrs. J. E. Huston, Mrs. Scott Michener, Mrs. E. M. Michener, Mrs. C. N. Sinks, Mrs. R. S. Ludlow and Mrs. E. L. McClain. The following is a list of the first officers: President, Mrs. E. M. Michener ; first vice-president, Mrs. E. V. Hawkins; second vice-president, Mrs. 'W. B. Wright; secretary, Mrs. E. L. McClain ; treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Huston.
The club was named in honor of Alice and Phoebe Cary, of Cincinnati and New York City, who were poetic writers of note.
The present officers of the club are as follow: President, Mrs. R. J. Greenwood; first vice-president, Mrs. F. I. Barrows; secretary, Mrs. Kyde Wilson : assistant secretary, Mrs. J. H. Morrison; treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Hus- ton; critic, Mrs. W. E. Ochiltree; federation secretary, Mrs. C. C. Hull. The present membership, including the above officers, is as follow: Mrs. L. A. Frazee, Mrs. C. S. Lewis, Mrs. K. L. Hanson, Mrs. E. V. Hawkins, Mrs. P. H. Kensler, Mrs. J. T. Lair, Mrs. R. C. McKenran, Mrs. Scott Michener, Mrs. E. M. Michener, Mrs. W. E. Newkirk, Mrs. J. R. Mountain, Mrs. J. E. Page, Mrs. W. F. L. Sanders, Mrs. B. R. Smith, Mrs. J. T. Wilkin, Mrs. H. M. Zehrung, Mrs. C. E. J. McFarlan and Mrs. E. P. Hawkins.
THE SESAME CLUB.
The Sesame Club was organized in 1904 with the following charter members: Mrs. Willard Robinson, Mrs. Lewis Robinson, Mrs. L. K. Ting- ley, Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud, Mrs. James Eby, Helen Huston, Alice Merrifield, Mrs. S. S. Merrifield, Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. H. M. Lamberson, Mrs. G. H. Hall, Mrs. Charles Vogel, Mrs. George Garrett,: Mrs. P. P. Mergen- thal, Mrs. Ward Haladay, Mrs. E. C .: Green, Mrs. A. W. Daum and Lena Williams.
The club was organized with the idea of promoting a higher and broader culture, intellectually and socially, among its members. At the first suggestion of a city hospital the Sesame Club agreed to furnish and main- tain a room. In 1905 the club became affiliated with the State Federation of Clubs, and in 1914 with the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
The presidents of the club include the following: Mrs. Willard Robin- son, 1904-1905; Alice Merrifield, 1905-1906; Mrs. L. K. Tingley, 1906-1907; Mrs. H. M. Lamberson, 1907-1908; Mrs. Lewis Robinson, 1908-1910; Mrs. M. R. Hull, 1910-1911; Mrs. L. K. Tingley; 1911-1913; Margaret Gamble, 1913-1915; Mrs. Lewis Robinson, 1915-1917.
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The active membership of the club is limited to twenty and includes the following: Mrs. Willard Robinson, Mrs. Lewis Robinson, Mrs. L. K. Tingley, Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud, Hortense Crago, Margaret Gamble, Mrs. James Eby, Mrs. George L. Moneyhon, Mrs. C. E. Walden, Helen Huston, Mrs. M. R. Hull, Mrs. F. M. Tucker, Mrs. Charles Men Muir, Mrs. C. E. Brookbank, Mrs. George Beeson, Mrs. Levi Green, Mrs. Oscar L. Chance and Mrs. I. E. Booher. The associate members are Mrs. S. S. Merrifield, Jennie Hull, Mrs. M. K. Moffitt, Mrs. R. H. Crawford and Mrs. C. J. Murphy. The honorary members are Mrs. E. C. Green, Mrs. P. P. Mer- genthal, Mrs. A. E. White, Mrs. L. O. Newcomer, Mrs. George Garrett, Mrs. Charles Vogel, Mrs. G. H. Hull and Mrs. H. M. Lamberson. During the club's existence three members have answered the call of death, namely : Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. Guy Lenglade and Alice Merrifield.
The officers for the year 1917 are as follow: Mrs. Lewis Robinson, president ; Mrs. George Beeson, vice-president : Mrs. O. L. Chance, second vice-president; Mrs. M. R. Hull, secretary; Mrs. C. E. Walden. assistant secretary; Margaret Gamble, treasurer; Mrs. F. M. Tucker, local federated club director ; Mrs. James Eby, art representative; Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud and Mrs. George Moneyhon, critics.
A DOZEN OF US.
The club bearing the numerical title of A Dozen of Us, formerly known as the Pierian club, was the first literary organization of the present genera- tion to come into existence. The idea of organizing such a club originated with Mrs. Josephine Fearis, Mrs. M. E. Hamilton and Mrs. I. C. Banes. It was organized early in May, 1892, with the following charter members : Mrs. DeWitt C. Banes, Mrs. James H. Fearis, Mrs. S. N. Hamilton, Mrs. J. M. Heron, Katharine Heron, Mrs. F. T. Roots, Mrs. M. K. Jemison, Mrs. H. Munk, Fannie Newkirk, Mrs. J. E. Roberts, Mrs. R. C. Wright and Mrs. E. Dwight Johnston. The first officers were as follow: President, Mrs. DeWitt C. Banes; vice-president, Mrs. James H. Fearis; secretary- treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Heron.
The' active membership is limited to twenty-five members. Meetings are held every two weeks, from September to May, at the homes of the mem- bers. The purpose of the club as set forth in its constitution is the study and discussion of such subjects as will make for a higher literary culture. During the year 1916-17 the club made a study of the short story as exempli- fied by the best authors of all ages.
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The active members are Mrs. Arthur Dixon, Mrs. B. M. Barrows, Ethel Carter, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Earl. Mrs. J. H. Fearis, Elizabeth Friedgen, Mrs. M. S. Hallman, Lucy Hawk, Mrs. J. M. Heron, Mrs. George Hicks, Mrs. Clara Higgins, Mrs. C. R. Houghton, Helen Huston, Mrs. M. K. Jemison, Mrs. A. H. McFarlan, Mrs. F. V. Miller, Ione Reynolds, Mrs. Edwin L. Rickert, Mrs. E. W. Ryan, Minnie Torr, Olive Traylor and Mrs. Monroe Starr. The honorary members are Mrs. J. F. Reed, Caroline Sum- ner and Isabelle Cressler.
The club has lost six members by death since it was organized in 1892: Mrs. J. E. Roberts, 1894; Grace Riley, 1900; Amelia Anne Jewiss, 1908; Mrs. E. I. Chance, 1909; Fannie Newkirk, 1914; Mary Alice Shera, 1914.
The officers for the year 1916-17 are as follow: President, Mrs. M. S. Hallman; vice-president, Minnie Torr; secretary, Elizabeth Friedgen; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. J. M. Heron; general federation secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Earl; treasurer, Mrs. M. K. Jemison.
In 1893, the club joined the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs and in May sent delegates to the annual state convention at Ft. Wayne.
THE COTERIE.
The Coterie Club was organized in October, 1893, for the purpose of promoting a higher, broader and better culture intellectually and socially among its members. The charter members were inclusive of the following: Belle Buckley, Madge Jewiss, Blanche Kalın, Irene Pepper, Hattie Sparks, Daisy Sinks, Anna Sinks, Portia Vance and Ella Wood.
The first officers were as follow: Irene Pepper, president; Portia Vance, vice-president ; Ella Wood, secretary; Belle Buckley, treasurer.
The present membership of the club consists of the following: Flora Broaddus, Merle Broaddus, Ruth Hull Barrows, Minnie Cain, Alice Fearis, Mabel Glockzin, Lois Higgins, Helen Huston, Irene Johnson, Blanche Kahn, Anna Kehl, Nellie McFarlan, Esther Meeks, May Meritt, Ethel Roots, Sophia Pepper, Ella Woods and Belle Zehrung. The associate members are: Harriet Enyart, Mabel Hart, Mae Holter, Madge Jewiss, Emily Jewiss, Mande Leiter, Emma McFarlan, Jessica McFarlan, Edna Mount and Irene Roots.
The officers for 1916 include the following: Blanche Kahn, president ; Alice Fearis, vice-president; Ethel Roots, second vice-president; Nellie McFarlan, secretary ; Belle Zehrung, assistant secretary ; Merle Broaddus, treasurer.
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The presidents of the club from the beginning include the following : Mrs. Irene Pepper Johnson, 1893-94: Mrs. Anna Sinks Kehl, 1894-95: Mrs. Portia Vance Hanson, 1895-96; Anna DeVor, 1896-97: Mrs. Gertrude Bowman Florea, 1897-98: Mrs. Helen Immel Mount, 1898-99: Mrs. Mar- garet Ball Walling, 1899-1900: Flora Broaddus, 1900-01 : Mrs. Belle Buck- ley Zehrung, 1901-02; Louise DeVor, 1902-03: Blanche Kalın, 1903-04; Mary Johnson, 1904-05: Madge Jewiss, 1905-06: Mrs. Harriet Sparks Enyart. 1906-07; Mrs. Emma Sanders McFarlan. 1907-08; Mrs. Gracia Burk Shade, 1908-09; Ella Wood, 1909-10; Mrs. Nellie Brown McFarlan, 1910-II : Sophia Pepper, 1911-12; Merle Broaddus, 1912-13; May Merritt, 1913-14: Mrs. Minnie Cain, 1914-15; Mrs. Irene Johnson, 1915-16; Blanche Kahn, 1916-17.
THE CLIO CLUB.
The Clio Club was organized in September, 1896, with the following charter members : Mrs. Edward W. Ansted, Mrs. A. H. Boyd, Mrs. Austin B. Claypool, Mrs. Samuel DeHaven, Mrs. Morrell J. Earl, Mrs. J. T. Ford, Mrs. Eli Griffith, Mrs. John Huff, Mrs. James Huston, Helen Huston, Florence M. Hapner, Mrs. Frank Hopkins, Mrs. Amy Hawkins, Mrs. Lee Langston, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Mrs. Miles K. Moffet, Mrs. Hamlin Risk, Rosella Riggs, Mrs. A. J. Sayler, Carrie B. Sylvester, Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud, Mrs. Everett Taylor, Mrs. J. Thomas.
The first officers were as follow: President, Elizabeth Claypool Earl ; first vice-president, Harriett Baker Ford; second vice-president, Alice Thie- baud; secretary, Lilly Brookbank DeHaven; assistant secretary, Florence M. Hapner ; treasurer, Marian Koogler Huston.
The club was organized for the purpose of general literary culture and a better appreciation of the dignity of womanhood. Its programs have been devoted to such subjects as would carry out the plan of its founders. The current year has been largely devoted to a study of Indiana history in its various phases. During the state centennial week in 1916 the club presented the city with a handsome drinking fountain.
There are three classes of members, active, associate and honorary, with the active membership restricted to twenty-five. The present active members are as follow : Mrs. E. W. Ansted, Mrs. J. L. Ashworth, Mrs. B. G. Burris, Mrs. J. M. Carter, Mrs. A. L. Chrisman, Mrs. B. W. Cole, Mrs. S. E. DeHaven, Mrs. Morrell J. Earl, Mrs. R. D. Eby, Mrs. Ambrose Elliott, Mrs. Orlando Elliott, Mrs. R. N. Elliott, Mrs. Charles Gartlein, Mrs. E. S. Griffith,
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Mrs. J. S. Hankins, Mrs. Frank Hopkins, Mrs. Jacob Kuhlman, Mrs. Calvin Ochiltree, Mrs. Emory Overheiser, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. H. B. Salyer, Mrs. C. E. Thompson, Mrs. Claude Trusler and Mabel C. Wainwright ..
The associate members are Mrs. F. A. Guthrie, Florence Hapner and Mrs. George Carter. The honorary members, former local mem- bers, are as follow: Mrs. Harry Boyd, Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. E. IV. Chambers, Indianapolis, Indiana; Mrs. J. S. Cross, Shelbyville, Indiana; Mrs. W. N. Fletcher, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. John Huff, Luray, Virginia; Mrs. Charles Jerdon, Richmond, Indiana; Mrs. Lee Langston, Muncie, Indiana ; Mrs. Will Masters, Le Mesa, California; Mrs. L. D. Moore, Teague, Okla- homa; Mrs. H. L. Stephens, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Mrs. M. H. Salyer, Indian- apolis, Indiana ; Mrs. Everett Taylor, Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. H. T. Thomas, Harrisburg, Indiana.
Since the club was organized in 1896 it has lost the following members by death: Mrs. Harriet Barker, Mrs. Austin B. Claypool, Mrs. Harriet Ford, Mrs. Prudence Hawkins, Mrs. Jesse Miller and Mrs. Elmer St. Clair and Mrs. Osie C. Hanson.
The present officers of the club are as follows: President, Mrs. B. G. · Burris; first vice-president, Mrs. Charles Gartlein ; second vice-president, Mrs. Emory Overheiser ; secretary, Mrs. Orlando Elliott; assistant secretary, Mrs. Calvin Ochiltree; federation secretary, Mrs. S. E. DeHaven; director of local federation, Mrs. A. L. Chrisman ; treasurer, Mrs. Claude Trusler.
WEDNESDAY LITERARY CLUB.
The Wednesday Literary Club was organized in 1904, with the following charter members: Mary Pepper, Amanda Huber, Belle Edwards, Sophia Chitwood, Fannie Nevin, Vina Klein, Eliza Cain, Kate Heron, Mabel Shoe- maker, Sarah Carter, Susan Rieman, Elizabeth Wetherald, Ella Porter and Florence Reifel. The first officers were as follows: President, Mary Pepper ; vice-president, Sarah Carter; second vice-president, Vina Klein; recording secretary, Elizabeth Wetherald; assistant recording secretary and correspond- ing secretary, Elizabeth Cain; critic, Ella Porter.
The object of the club is to stimulate literary and general intellectual activity among its members and to promote civic betterment and human welfare. The club is the successor of the Bay View Club, which was organ- ized in 1896. The membership is limited to twenty-five. Since the club was organized in 1908 it has lost the following members by death: Mrs.
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George Garver, Mrs. Reuben Conner, Mrs. W. E. Beckett, Mrs. Mary Pep- per, Mrs. Stockton and Mrs. H. T. Risk.
The club now has seventeen members: Mrs. W. J. Cain, Mrs. J. H. Clark, Mrs. J. M. Carter, Mrs. George R. Carter, Mrs. Charles Cassell, Mrs. Sophia Chitwood, Mrs. Belle Edwards, Katharine Heron, Mrs. W. C. Klein, Mrs. J. C. Moore, Mrs. F. H. Nevin, Mrs. W. J. Porter, Mrs. J. G. Powell, Mrs. Martin Reifel, Mrs. H. T. Risk, Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud, Mrs. W. H. Vandergrift and Mrs. I. B. Young.
The present officers are as follow: President, Mrs. W. H. Vandergrift ; first vice-president, Mrs. I. B. Young : second vice-president, Mrs. Sophia Chitwood; recording secretary, Mrs. B. F. Thiebaud; assistant recording secretary, Mrs. J. G. Powell; federation and corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. T. Risk; treasurer, Katharine Heron; critic, Mrs. W. J. Porter. The presidents of the club since its organization have been as follow : Mrs. Mary Pepper, 1904-05: Mrs. Elizabeth Wetherald, 1905-06; Mrs. W. J. Cain, 1906-07; Katharine Heron, 1907-08; Mrs. F. H. Nevin, 1908-09; Mrs. W. C. Klein, 1909-10; Mrs. George R. Carter, 1910-1I; Minnie Moore Wilkin, 1911-12; Mrs. W. J. Porter, 1912-13; Mrs. Charles Cassell, 1913-14; Mrs. H. C. Anthony, 1914-15; Mrs. I. B. Young, 1915-16; Mrs. W. L. Vander- grift, 1917.
THE CULTURE CLUB.
The Culture Club of Connersville was organized in October, 1907, with the following charter members : Mesdames W. C. Brown, C. E. Butcher. J. S. Clouds, S. E. DeHaven, Ida Huston, Minor Leffingwell, G. L. Masters, A. O. Marsh, W. E. Ochiltree, H. Reese, F. E. Tingley, Frank Tatman, Curtis Withrow, C. Ochiltree. The first officers were as follow: President, Mrs. F. C. Tingley ; vice-president, Mrs. C. Ochiltree ; secretary, Mrs. A. O. Marsh; treasurer, Mrs. H. Reese.
The membership, according to the constitution, is restricted to twenty members. Meetings are held at the homes of the members twice each month from October to May. The purpose of the club as set forth in the constitution is social and intellectual culture and the career of the club during its existence of nine years has adhered closely to the plan of its founders. Of the fourteen charter members all are still living. The present membership is as follows: Mrs. W. E. Brown, Mrs. A. C. Fick, Mrs. G. L. Gray, Mrs. Warren Hull, Mrs. Frank Hayes; Mrs. Charles Myers, Mrs. Fred McCombs, Mrs. C. O. Melhorn, Mrs. W. E. Ochiltree, Mrs. Bettie Reece, Mrs. David Smith, Mrs. Will Stoops, Mrs. Clint Stone, Mrs. F. E. Tingley, Mrs. F. M. Tatman, Mrs.
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A. G. Trusler, Mrs. Curtis Withrow, Mrs. Ari Wiggins and Mrs. Allen WViles.
The officers for the year 1916-1917 follow: President, Mrs. Frank Hayes ; vice-president, Mrs. C. O. Melhorn; secretary, Mrs. Fred McCombs; assistant secretary, Mrs. W. E. Brown; federation secretary, Mrs. David Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Myers; art representative, Mrs. A. C. Fick ; director, Mrs. George L. Gray.
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