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The form of the constitution was suggested by Marshie Austin and provided for an executive council, to consist of nine members, from which the usual officers would be chosen and which would net for the league between the quarterly meetings of the entire body. The members of the first council were Virginia Martin and Mealames R. T. Bal- lard. H. I .. Campbell, E. J. Hiatt, W. F. MeCoy, Auber Peebles, K. D. Williams and G. W. Wire. Mrs. Williams was elected president ; Mrs. E. J. Hiatt, secretary, and Mrs. H. L. Campbell, treasurer. Mesdames Hiatt and Ballard have remained with Mrs. Williams on each succeeding council.
At the first meeting, garden contests, clean streets, the work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a stricter observance of the ordinance against spitting on the side-walls, etc., were discussed and the work of the league has been along these Dnes, with many amplifications, ever since.
No membership dues have ever been charged, and the treasury has been kept up in various ways, rubber, rummage and provision sales providing the first money to be spent "for Wilmington," the watchword of the league.
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On February 6, 1912, the league had the pleasure and honor of presenting to a Wil- mington audience Madame Jane Osborn-Hanna, the distinguished opera and oratorio singer, who had gained an International reputation since leaving the town of her birth, where she is still lovingly remembered as Jenny Osborn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parker B. Osboru. The opera house wus crowded and a royal reception was given this beautiful and talented woman. She was accompanied by Madame Katherine Lively, a Chicago planist. Following the concert, a reception was held in Madame Hanna's honor in the Independent Order of Odd Fellow's lodge room, graciously offered for the occa- sion, and hundreds of old friends greeted the prima donna. The jewels she wore were not brighter than the happy tears that made only more lovely her great brown eyes as she recalled names and faces familiar to her in her childhood. The receipts from this concert were five hundred fifteen dollars and eighty cents, Madame Hauna returning into the treasury her share of the proceeds. She Is a life member of the league. The follow- ing year Madame Hanna's engagement permitted her to give another concert in Wil- mington, and the triumphs of the first one were repented. At this time a beautiful reception was given in her honor at the new Masonic temple, permitting the people of Wilmington an opportunity to see the handsome lodge rooms before they were dedicated to the uses of the fraternity.
An important part of the work of the league has been the bringing to Wilmington of the highest class of musical and literary talent. Madame Lively gave a concert in 1912, a brilliant Russian violinist appearing with her. Marion Craig Wentworth, author of "War Brides," and a highly accomplished reader. presented Maeterlinck's "Blue Bird." Through the Edward's bureau, of Cincinnati, Wihuington audiences have enjoyed concerts by Bernard, violinist, and Julius Sturm, 'cellist, who rarely play out of their own city, and never before in so small a town. Walter Vaughan, the tenor singer, has appeared here twice under the auspices of the league, in 1915 in concert with Gretchen Morris, the young dramatie soprano, who was made doubly welcome from the fact that she is a grand-daughter of the late Isaac Morris, of Chester township, and a niece of the late R. C. Stumm.
At the first fall festival in 1914. the league was Invited by the Commercial Club to have charge of the home arts department. Two booths were provided, the entire front- nge of the then postoffice building and the other across the street in front of the Egan building. These were crowded to their utmost capacity by the displays in cake, bread, but- ter. fancy work. canned fruits and jellles. An unprecedented fall of rain during the entire festival did not dampen the enthusiasm of either the Commercial Club or the Civic League in their highly successful show.
The league has been Instrumental In bringing from the state board at Columbus men and women to talk on subjects of importance along lines of civic beauty and betterment, public health, etc. For two summers the league employed a man to keep the streets in the business part of town clean, and had its abundant reward in the neat appearance of the town and the prestige Wilmington gained, pleasant mention of the town being made in far distant places.
The limit of this article permits touching on only a part of the league's activities, all of which have been fostered by the interest and indefatigable work of the president. Mrs. Katherine Denver Williams. Associated with her as the council for 1915 are the Mesdames F. J. Hlatt, secretary : Eva M. Holland, treasurer; R. T. Ballard. J. R. Clevenger. E. S. Collett. G. P. Thorpe. F. C. Whinery and Kelley Hale. The league roll embraces the names of one hundred of the progressive women of Wilmington, about seventy-five of whom are actively interested in the work of the league.
THE PROGRESS CLUB.
With the slogan. "We must snil, not drift, nor lie at anchor." the Progress Club was formed in Wilmington In January, 1009, for the purpose of literary, social and moral
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advancement. It has always endeavored to live up to its name and has done some really serious work, as is shown by its programs. The first year of its existence its program was of a miscellaneous character and made up of book reviews and discussions of current topics. In 1910 a study of the western hemisphere was undertaken. This study was wide in its range, covering the flowers, birds and animals as well as the literature and history. In 1911, the club took an imaginary trip from New York and, by way of Liverpool, visited England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzer- land, Spain, Russia, Sweden and Norway. In 1912 the Progress Club visited Africa, making a general study of the countries, peoples, cities, lakes, fauna and flora of that continent. The next year, 1913, the club remained at home, studying the national parks, waterways, holidays, coal fields, schools and colleges and the Panama canal. In a similar manner it studied Switzerland in 1914. The program for the present year is one of a miscellaneous character. but most of the topics assigned have a pertinent connection with the present European situation.
The club was formed by the following twenty ladies: Mesdames N. E. Bennett, D. C. Austin, I .. G. Bangham, T. J. Moon, H. B. Miars, Henry Farquhar, Fred Stoltz, Frank Marble, C. F. Zahn, W. T. McCoy, J. W. Frazer, F. M. Clevenger, A. C. Stone, A. E. Caudle, C. W. Austin, Charles Farquhar, G. W. Huls, I. N. Lair, D. K. Hempstead and D. F. McCoy. The first officers were: Mrs. W. T. McCoy, president ; Mrs. L. G. Bangham, vice-president ; Mrs. F. M. Clevenger, secretary ; Mrs. H. B. Miars, treasurer. The present roll includes the names of Mesdames C. W. Austin. D. C. Austin, L. G. Bangham, N. E. Bennett, F. M. Clevenger. Charles Farquhar, H. B. Farquhar. J. W. Frazer, D. K. Hempstead. I. N. Lair, E. L. Lacy, Frank Marble, W. F. McCoy. H. R. Miars, Lida Moon, J. J. Richards, Fred Stoltz. A. C. Stone, C. R. Van Tress and Miss Virginin Martin. The present officers are: Virginia Martin, president : Mrs. D. C. Austin, vice-president ; Mrs. H. B. Miars, secretary ; Mrs. I. N. Lair, treasurer; Mrs. Lida Moon, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. E. L. Lacy, critic. Mrs. E. A. Caudle and Mrs. H. I. Campbell are honorary members.
THE YANI CLUB.
This club was organized with the original idea of making a special study of litera- ture, although their constitution did not limit them to this line. During the past two years they have studied standard plays and famous men and women. For the last meeting, in the spring of 1915. a paper was prepared hy Georgia Ireland and Anna Hummel, which was read and discussed by the other members. The Yani Club was organized May 3, 1913. with twelve charter members. The original officers were: Anna Hummel, president; Esther Doan, secretary-treasurer. The present officers are: Louise Probasco, president ; Nell DeVanney, secretary-treasurer. The membership is limited to twenty-five active and honorary members.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
The Woman's Christian Temperance I'nion is the outgrowth of the temperance crusade of 1873-74. The Wilmington Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organ- ized in 1876, with Rachel MeGreggor, president, and Alzina Barlow, secretary. Among the charter members were Mary B. Farquhar, Hannah Farquhar. Louisa MeGregor, Martha Doan, Maria Doan, Amanda Marble, Martha Morgan, Lucinda Gustin, Mary N. Hadley, Rhoda Worthington, Caroline E. Harlin, Tamson Kibby and Betty Kelley.
The purpose of the organization is to educate public sentiment up to the standard of total abstinence, to train the young to save the inebriate and to secure the legal prohibi- tion and complete banishment of the liquor trathe. It has for its members persons of all ages, beginning with the babies in the cradle roll, with the mother pledged to teach her child the principles of total abstinence and purity ; the Loyal Temperance Legion, with the children from six to fourteen years, who are taught the effects of alcohol and
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narcotics on the human system; the Young People's Branch, whose object is to unite the young people of a community for the promotion of total abstinence, purity and the prohibition of the liquor traffic, with their triple pledge against drinking, tobacco and profanity ; and, finally the Woman's Christian Temperance Union proper, with its forty different departments of work.
With efficient superintendents at the head of each department the Wilmington Woman's Christian Temperance Union has carried the following departments, viz. : Anti- narcotics, purity, scientific temperance instruction, Sabbath school work, flower mission, jail work, juvenile court, mercy, parliamentary usage, mother's meetings, parlor meetings, contest work, evangelistie work, franchise, literature and infirmary.
The present membership of the local Woman's Christian Temperance L'uion is one hundred and thirty-one netive and eight honorary members. The present officers are as follow : Mrs. Orpab Morgan, president ; Mrs. Laurenna Farquhar, vice-president ; Mrs. Carrie Wright, secretary ; Mrs. Mercie Brann, treasurer; Mrs. T. J. Moon, corresponding secretary.
June 24, 1915, was observed as flower mission day. The appended program was prepared by the superintendent of parlor meetings, Mrs. Bertha C. Peelle, and her assistant, Mrs. Harry Mckay. Mrs. C. G. Fairley, superintendent of flower mission, both local and county, added much interest to the occasion by giving excellent reports of work done through her department in the way of sending bouquets and potted plants to the sick and shut-ins, visits to the sick, delicacies taken to them, outings given, clothing and food given to the needy ones, and many other charities.
After an interesting musical and literary program, refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed. The names of Mrs. Ada Jenkins and Mrs. Sarah Thornburg were pre- sented for membership. Flowers, which had been brought in quantities, were made up into thirty-two bouquets, which were tied with white ribbon with scripture text cards attached, and sent to sick and shut-ins, list of such persons having been presented to the meeting.
At the present time a committee of four members, Mrs. Emma Hale, Mrs. Orpah Morgan, Mrs. T. J. Moon and Mrs Blanche McCoy, stand ready to work in conjunction with the men's committee to push forward the work of the campaign for "Dry Ohto in 1915."
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Wilmington, auxiliary to Morris MeMillan Post. Grand Army of the Republic, was instituted on October 6. 1556. three years after the organiza- tion of the national body at Denver, Colorado, The local corps, named Morris McMillan Relief Corps No. 154, began work with thirty-one members. Department Senior Vice- President Mary E. Bancroft, of Columbus, Ohio, afterward department president, served as Instituting and installing officer.
Of the original thirty-one members, thirteen, including the first president. Mrs. Sylvia A. Matthews, have been called to their home beyond. At the present time the local corps bas one hundred and twenty-seven members, with the following officers: Fannie Shelton, president ; Jennie Baker, senior vice-president ; Ellen Hazard, junior vice-president : Anna Irene McCoy, secretary ; Emma Barrere, treasurer; Sarah Riley. chaplain: Martha South, conductor ; Flora Shidaker, assistant conductor; Mary Rock- bill. guard; Ella Baker, assistant guard; Lulu F. Huffman, patriotic instructor; Mattie E. Doan, press correspondent; Bettie Moon, color hearer No. 1; Emma Henry. color beurer No. 2; Susie Holaday, color benrer No. 3; Rose Crumley, color bearer No. 4; Nellie Bonecutter, musician.
Primarily, the sole object of the Woman's Relief Corps was the caring for the I'nion soldier and his dependent ones, but as the years have come and gone, the work
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of patriotic teaching has claimed much of their attention. The Wilmington corps has placed large silk dags in each room of the city schools, in Wilmington College, the chil- dren's home, the infirmary, public library, the Sunday school room of each city church, besides a number which have been given to schools and churches in adjoining towns and districts The last fag presented now floats over the new high school building of Wilmington.
The policy of this body of patriotle women, representing the largest organized body of women in the world, has always been to keep unpublished their charitable deeds, but many. not members of a soldier's family, have been made happier and more comfortable through their efforts. The local corps is considered among the best of the two hundred and twenty corps of Ohio, with a total membership of twelve thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven. It has always responded to calls for the Madison Home fund, where the soldier's widow is cared for, and the Sandusky Home, where many dependent soldiers ure comfortably housed, as well as the Christmas fund of the Xenia Soldiers' Orphans' Home. The orphans' home is taking care of about seven hundred children at the present time-more than half being descendants of Civil War veterans, the others belonging to Spanish War veterans-but its labor of love at Christmas time knows no difference. At graduation time, in June of each year, the Woman's Relief Corps of Ohio distributes prizes amounting to one hundred dollars to the children having the best grades. The Wilmington Rellet Corps has recently given twenty-five dollars towards the higher education of one of the young girls graduating from the home at Xenia last June. Anna 1. MeCoy, secretary and past president of the local corps. served as chairman of the Xenia Christmas committee in 1914 and personally superintended the buying for the seven hundred children, the amount expended, as furnished by the various corps of Ohio, being six hundred and sixteen dollars and ninety-eight cents.
At the present time the state organization is especially interested in the erection of a peace monument at Columbus, Ohio. Lulu F. Huffman, of Wilmington. is a member of the pence monument committee. Five thousand dollars has already been raised and it is hoped to have the full amount required In a short time.
Morris McMillan Woman's Rellef Corps No. 154 has been signally honored in having the department secretary and treasurer twice chosen from its ranks. In June. 1910. the department convention assembled at Xenia and the following members of the Wilmington corps were chosen as officers: Lulu F. Huffman, department president ; Anna I. McCoy. department secretary: Lydia E. Barrett, department treasurer. Wilmington was the home of the department of the Ohio Woman's Relief Corps until June, 1911. Again, after a lapse of only four years, this honor was conferred on the local corps at the convention held at Mansfield, Ohio, June 21-24, 1915, when the following three ladies of the local corps were chosen as officers: Anna I. McCoy, department president : Lulu F. Huffman. depart- ment secretary : Emma Barrere, department treasurer. These three officers will attend, officially, the national convention in Washington, D. C .. the week beginning September 27. 1915. In June, 1916, Mrs. McCoy will preside over the convention of the department of Ohio at Marion. Ohio. this marking the close of the present administration. The only other corps in Cliuton county is the Jonathan Casto Corps No. 37, at Blanchester.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
George Clinton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was named in honor of Gen. George Clinton. for whom Clinton county was named. Clinton was a brigadier- general in the Revolutionary army in 1777. the first governor of the state of New York. and at the time of his death was vice-president of the I'nited States. The chapter was organized on January 30. 1590, Mrs. C. C. Nichols had been appointed chapter regent for Wilmington in May, 1895, by Mrs. Elroy M. Avery. of Cleveland, state regent. This appointment had been confirmed by the officers of the national organization and Mrs.
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Nichols was authorized by that body to organize a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Wilmington. Mrs. Elroy M. Avery was present when the local organization was effected, with the following charter members: Mrs. C. C. Nlebols, Mary C. Nichols. Jessie T. Owens, Mrs. Margaret A. I. Owens, Mrs. Katherine J. S. Foos, Rebekah H. Strickle, Maria E. S. Blekbam, Lavina V. Telfair, Maria T. Telfair, Martha A. Telfair, Mrs. 8. G. Smith, Mrs. R. C. Stumm, Mrs. W. R. Hale, Mrs. C. J. Lamb, Mrs. R. J. Lacy, Mrs. Nancy P. Bosworth Fife, Mrs. A. T. Quinn, Mirs. F. M. Wegman, Mrs. C. W. Swaim, Mrs. J. W. Wire, Cleopatra Rudduck, Ida W. Hale and Emma Hill. The first officers were, Mrs. C. C. Nichols, regent ; Mrs. S. G. Smith, vice-regent ; Mrs. A. T. Quinn, secretary : Mrs. R. J. Lacy, treasurer; Jessle T. Owens, registrar; Lavinia V. Telfair. historian : Mrs. N. E. Bennett, Mrs. F. M. Wegman and Mrs. C. W. Swaim, committee of safety.
The qualifications for membership are two, eligibility and respectability. The first means that all members must be Hneal descendants of ancestors who alded in establish- ing American independence, descent to be confirmed by documentary proof from official records. The object of the organization is to foster patriotism and love of country. to encourage historical research and the protection of historic sites, and the preservation of Revolutionary documents and relies, to maintain and defend the Institutions of American freedom, and to promote institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
The work of the local chapter has been along patriotic and educational lines The greatest effort and the greatest achievement of the George Clinton Chapter has been the establishing, maintaining and the management of the Wilmington library and museum, a pubile institution for the benefit of the people, with funds necessary for the erection of the building furnished by Andrew Carnegie. The city council of Wilmington now makes an annual appropriation towards the library. The laying of the corner stone of the library was attended by appropriate ceremonies and the building was completed and occupied in June, 1901.
The chapter has planted buckeye trees on the public school grounds of the city. The picture of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of Independence have been placed in all the city schools. The graves of Revolutionary soldiers In Clinton county have had markers placed over them and are decorated with tags and flowers each year. All patriotie days are observed with sultable ceremonies. During the Spanish-American War in 1898 several boxes of supplies were sent to hospitals. Books and magazines have been contributed to the Ohio alcove of the public library at Manila, Philippine Islands. Contributions have also been made to the Wilmington library, to Continental hall, which was erected for use of the national society in Washington, D. C., and to the Martha Berry school and other schools in the South.
Delegates are annually sent to the national Daughters of American congress nt Washington. D. C., as well as to the Ohio conference. Monthly meetings are held, with programs on patriotic and historie subjects. January 30. 1916. will mark the twentieth anniversary of the organization of George Clinton Chapter and plans are being made to celebrate the occasion with a birthday party on the following day. The members it 1915 are as follow : Effe Allen, Mrs. Bessie M. Hattershy Austin, Mrs. Cora Adams Burnett, Mrs. Clara Russell Burns, Mrs. Anna Gallup Carwright, Mrs. Grace Peterson Colvin. Mra. Alice M. Starbuck Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth A. S. Deuel, Minnie Fonen. Zenetta R. Gnddis. Mrs. Amy Fuller Hale, Mrs. Anna M. C. Hardesty, Mrs. Martha Benard Hilde- brant, Emma Hill. Mrs. Louisa Fuller Huffman, Mra, Lucille Curry Jeannot, Mrs. Mary W. Jordon, Mrs. Alice M. Peterson McMillan, Mrs. Sarah H. Walker Miller, Mrs. Elouisa Fitch King Nichols, Mrs. Clara A. Starbuck Padgett, Mra Mary Fisher Quinn, Mrs Sarah Luella Rannells, Mra Clara Coleman Richards, Dr. Elizabeth Shrieves, Mrs. Martha MeKay Skimming, Mira. Althea Moore Smith, Nella Marguerite Smith. Mrs.
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Henrietta Moore Stumm, Mrs. Sarah Mckay Smith, Mrs. Susanna Mckay Terrell, Mrs. Mary Patterson Walker, Louise Denver Walker and Mrs. Mary Bell Hudson Wood. The non-resident members follow : Mrs. Lutle Harris Barnes, Mrs. Maria E. Strickle Bickham, Mrs. Susan P. Telfair Daugherty, Mrs. Katherine 8trickle Foos, Mrs. Charlotte Washburn French, Mrs. Edith K. Rannells Lewis, Mrs. Anna Sollers Moore, Mrs. Tacy P. Walker Robinson, Mrs. Agnes Rowe Scott, Mrs. Ida Hale Strickle, Mrs. Jessle Hunter Sterling, Mrs. Mary C. Nichols Walker and Mrs. Dora Fonen West.
The present officers of the George Clinton Chapter are: Regent, Mrs. Mary Bell Hudson Wood; vice-regent. Mrs. Susanna Mckay Terrell; secretary, Mrs. Sarah H. Walker Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Martha Bernard Hildebrant; historian, Mrs. Amy Fuller Hale; registrar, Mrs. Alice Starbuck Davis. The committees are as follow : Year Book, Mrs. Louisa Fuller Huffman, Mrs. Elouisa F. King Nichols and Mrs. Lucile Amy Jeannot ; patriotic education, Mrs. Louisa Fuller Huffman; historic sites and Revolutionary sol- diers' graves, Mrs. Amy Fuller Hale; Daughters of American Revolution Magazine, Minnie Fonen.
THE CONVERSATION CLUB.
There is a tradition that, perhaps, the oldest of the living literary clubs of Wilming- ton owes its origin to the "Mystic Three." Whatever of truth or error this tradition may contain, the fact remains that on one Saturday afternoon late in the autumn of 1897 ten young women, drawn together by mutual tastes, met at the home of Mrs. Frank L. McDonald and declared themselves to be a literary club without organization. It was decided that the meetings of the club should be held every Saturday afternoon at three o'clock, and that each member, in turn, should conduct the meeting and present a subject of her own selection, every third meeting to be a book review.
The purpose of the club was to gain a larger and more intimate knowledge of the varions subjects which such an arrangement would insure and to develop the art of conversation by adhering strictly to the conversational method. The use of notes was distinctly discouraged and the meetings were characterized by the most informal sim- plicity.
For several years the club continued as it had been founded, calling itself the Satur- day Afternoon Club. Later, upon the removal of some of the charter members, it was deemed expedient to open its doors to new members and to effect an organization, at which time the name was changed to the Conversation Club, and the meetings held bi-weekly. From time to time the ranks have been refilled and social features added. Despite the changes in form. the club has never deviated from its fundamental ideas, and for this reason its regular meetings still retain that charm of directness and simplicity with which they were' marked in the beginning.
The fact that, with one exception, all of the resident charter members are among the most active of the present membership, proves the value of its educational and social advantages.
In its social life, the club has been as novel as in its literary life. The entertainments which Ita friends have enjoyed from time to time have been most unique and delightful. The mid-summer picnics and the autumn camp-fires have been occasions which have strengthened the ties of friendship among the members and testified to their culinary as well as their literary accomplishments.
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