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White Carnation.
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President MRS. CHARLES H. WORDEN
Vice President MRS. FRANK E. STOUDER
Secretary MRS. ISAAC d'ISAY
Federation Secretary MRS. I. NEWTON TAYLOR
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MRS. JOHN A. SHOAFF
MRS. FRED J. HAYDEN
MRS. GEO. W. BEERS
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MISS MERICA HOAGLAND 1890
MRS. GILBERT E. BURSLEY 1891-1892
MRS. SUSAN C. HOFFMAN 1892-1893
MRS. ALBERT D. GUILD 1893-1894
MRS. CHRALES E. BOND 1894-1895
MRS. WILLIAM H. HOFFMAN 1895-1896
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1896-1897
MRS. ALEXANDER W. SEABREASE . 1897-1898
MRS. OLIVER P. MORGAN 1898-1899
MRS. OLIVER HANNA 1899-1901
MRS. JAMES B. HARPER 1901-1903
MRS. DAVID N. FOSTER 1903-1905
MRS. I. NEWTON TAYLOR 1905-1907
MRS. MAX B. FISHER 1907-1908
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1908-1911
MRS. WILLIAM H. MORRIS 1911-1913
MRS. E. M. WILSON 1913-1915
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The winds of heaven never fanned The circling sunlight never spanned The borders of a better land Than our own Indiana.
Indiana State Flower — Carnation
State Nickname — Hoosier
State Song — "On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away"
OCTOBER 5
Mrs. Worden, Hostess
Physical Characteristics
Native Inhabitants Mrs. McKay
OCTOBER 19
Mrs. Harper, Hostess
Exploration: LaSalle and the French Jesuits, Fur Traders Mrs. d'Isay
NOVEMBER 2
Mrs. Randall, Hostess Federation Day Mrs. Fairbank
NOVEMBER 16
Mrs. Creighton, Hostess
Charter Conquest of Northwest by Clark Surrender of Claims Mrs. Williams
NOVEMBER 30
Miss McDougall, Hostess
Northwest Territory, Ordinance of 1787 Marietta Capital Government Miss Sinler
DECEMBER 14
Mrs. Taylor, Hostess
Indiana Territory, Change of Capital, Pioneer Settlements, Johnny Appleseed, Indiana Skirmishes and Battles, Little Turtle, Te- cumseh, Slocum Mrs. Stouder
JANUARY 4
Mrs. Averill, Hostess
Period of Development; Canals, Canal Script, State Roads, Railroads, Banks, Banking, Origin of State Bank Mrs. Naylor
JANUARY 18
Anniversary Day
Mrs. Shoaf, Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. Worden and Mrs. Beers
FEBRUARY 1
Mrs. Calvin, Hostess
Education, Public School Colleges, Newspapers, "Western Sun," Early Subscription Prices and Circulation, Clubs, Original Women's Club Mrs. Harding
FEBRUARY 15
Mrs. Carey, Hostess
Churches: Early Missions, First Protestant Church, Circuit Riders Mrs. E. A. Donnan
FEBRUARY 29
Miss Johnson, Hostess
Indiana's Five Regiments, Civil War, Southern Influence, Indiana Soldiers Mrs. Branson
MARCH 14
Mrs. Hayden, Hostess Business Meeting
MARCH 28
Mrs. McKinnie, Hostess
Authors: Noveltists, Poets, Historians, Hu- morists Mrs. Wilson
APRIL 1 1
Mrs. Robbins, Hostess
Artists, Cartoonists, Illustrators, Painters, Sculptors, Statesmen, Educators
Mrs. Granger
APRIL 25
Mrs. Stouder, Hostess
Industries: Agriculture, Mining, Manufactur- ing Mrs. Olds
MAY 9
Mrs. Beers, Hostess
State Institutions: Benevolent, Penal, Refor- matory, Educational Mrs. McKinnie
MAY 23
Mrs. Shoaff, Hostess
Picturesque Spots : Indiana's Switzerland, The Knobs, The Shades, Bloomingdale Glens, The Lakes Mrs. Moffat
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Averill, Mrs. Edward W 617 W. Berry St.
Beers, Mrs. George W 735 W. Berry St.
Branson, Mrs. Ellis 302 W. Berry St.
Calvin, Dr. Jessie C 312 W. Wayne St.
Carey, Mrs. Edith B 328 W. Berry St.
Crighton, Mrs. William H 1211 W. Berry St.
Donnan, Mrs. E. A 3001 Fairfield Ave.
d'Isay, Mrs. Isaac W. Washington St.
Fairbank, Mrs. Clark 409 E. Berry St.
Granger, Mrs. H. G 904 W. Berry St.
Harper, Mrs. J. B 304 E. Washington St.
Harding, Mrs. Daniel L 910 W. Berry St.
Hayden, Mrs. F. J.Hanna Homestead, E. Lewis
Johnson, Miss M. E 722 W. Washington St.
Lowry, Miss Anna 328 W. Berry St.
MacDougal, Miss 503 W. Wayne St.
McKay, Mrs. James M 1101 Lake Ave.
Moffatt, Mrs. David W 1123 W. Wayne Si.
McKinnie, Mrs. W. M 616 W. Berry St.
Naylor, Mrs. George M 921 W. Main St.
Olds, Mrs. Walter 1206 W. Berry St.
Randall, Mrs. Alfred L 518 E. Berry St.
Robbins, Mrs. Nellie H 615 W. Wayne St.
Shoaff, Mrs. John B Spy Run Ave.
Sihler, Miss Elizabeth 815 Broadway
Stouder, Mrs. Frank E 515 W. Wayne St.
Taylor, Mrs. I. Newton 1115 W. Berry St.
Williams, Mrs. E. T 1313 Clinton St.
Wilson, Mrs. Edward M 1134 W. Berry St.
Worden, Mrs. Charles H 625 W. Wayne St.
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Bond, Mrs. Charles E 2439 Fairfield Ave.
Guldlin, Mrs. Olaf N 2306 Fairfield Ave.
Hanna, Mrs. O. S 424 W. Berry St.
Jacobs, Mrs. John Spy Run Ave.
Hoffman, Mrs. Susan C 625 W. Wayne St.
Morris, Mrs. Wm 813 W. Berry St.
Fisher, Mrs. Max 530 W. Berry St.
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Burrowes, Mrs. Stephen A Los Angeles, Cal.
Hoagland, Miss Merica Indianapolis, Ind.
Irwin, Miss Mary Lafayette, Ind.
Moderwell, Mrs. Hiram C...2527 Hoagland Ave. Morgan, Mrs. O. P Los Angeles, Cal.
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MRS. ARTHUR BRADY MRS. FRANK WELLING MRS. G. E. BURSLEY MRS. A. W. SEABREASE MRS. W. H. MYERS MRS. W. H. HOFFMAN MRS. C. B. WOODWORTH MRS. SHERMAN KING MISS LUTHERA FREEMAN MRS. OLIVER E. FLEMING MRS. ALEXANDER JOHNSON MRS. DAVID N. FOSTER MRS. ALBERT D. GUILD MRS. S. B. BOND
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ARTICLE I. Name and Object.
This organization shall be known as the Woman's Reading Club of Fort Wayne.
The object of the Club shall be the study of History, Literature and Art, and the general intellectual and social culture of its members. ARTICLE II.
Section 1. The number of active members shall be limited to thirty-two. Associate mem- bersship unlimited. All names of candidates for membership shall be presented to the Sec- retary in writing, endorsed by two members of the club. As vacancies occur these applicants shall be voted upon by ballot in the order in which their names hav been proposed, and shall require a majority vote of the members to elect. One ballot only shall be taken upon each name. A name that is rejected shall not be presented again under six (6) months. Names of applicants must be proposed at a regular meetings at least two weeks before they are voted upon.
Sec. 2. Any member may bring a friend, not a resident of the city, to any regular meeting.
ARTICLE III.
Section 1. The officers of the club shall con- sist of a President, a Secretary, who shall also act as Treasurer, and a Program Committee of three members.
Sec. 2. These officers shall be elected at the annual business meeting in March. A majority vote ofthose present shall be necessary to elect. The President and Secretary shall enter upon their respective duties at the close of the working year. The Program Committee shall immediately assume the duties of their office.
Sec. 3. The duties of the Program Commit- tee shall be to prepare and have printed the program for the following year, and to dis- tribute the same four weeks before the first meeting. The drawing for dates shall be two weeks after the annual meeting. If for any acceptable reason a member cannot perform the work arranged for her, the Program Com- mittee shall arrange the work for that day.
ARTICLE IV.
The Club year shall begin the first Tuesday of October and end the middle of May, the meetings to be held fortnightly, at half past two o'clock.
ARTICLE V. All necessary expense shall be divided equal- ly among the members of the club. There shall be an annual fee of $1.50 for each member, pay- able at the first meeting in October.
ARTICLE VI. Seven (7) members shall constitute a quo- rum for the transaction of business. ARTICLE VII. These by-laws may be amended by a major- ity vote of the members present at any regular meeting, provided a written notice of the in- tended amendment is given to the Secretary at a previous meeting.
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President MRS. CHARLES H. WORDEN
Vice President MRS. FRANK E. STOUDER
Secretary MRS. ISAAC d'ISAY
Federation Secretary MRS. EDWARD M. WILSON
Parliamentarian MRS. A. E. FAUVE
Program Committee
MRS. E. T. WILLIAMS
MRS. F. J. HAYDEN
MRS. A. L. RANDALL
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MISS MERICA HOAGLAND 1890
MRS. GILBERT R. BURSLEY 1891-1892
MRS. SUSAN C. HOFFMAN 1892-1893
MRS. ALBERT D. GUILD 1893-1894
MRS. CHARLES E. BOND 1894-1895
MRS. WILLIAM H. HOFFMAN 1895-1896
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1896-1897
MRS. ALEXANDER W. SEABREASE.1897-1898
MRS. OLIVER P. MORGAN 1898-1899
MRS. OLIVER HANNA 1899-1901
MRS. JAMES B. HARPER 1901-1903
MRS. DAVID N. FOSTER 1903-1905
MRS. I. NEWTON TAYLOR 1905-1907
MRS. MAX FISHER 1907-1908
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1908-1911
MRS. WILLIAM H. MORRIS 1911-1913
MRS. EDWARD M. WILSON 1913-1915
J&nrtij (America Jfeboratum -Bag, Suite ZSi\\
OCTOBER 3
Mrs. Granger, Hostess
Physical Features and Political Divisions of South America Mrs. Harper
OCTOBER 17
Mrs. d'Isay, Hostess Races and Immigration Mrs. Fauve
OCTOBER 31
Mrs. Master, Hostess Panama and the Canal Mrs. Cary
NOVEMBER 14
Mrs. Wilson, Hostess
Peru: The Country; Its Cities; Lake Titicaca and Peruvian Antiquities Mrs. Dryer
NOVEMBER 28
Miss Lowry, Hostess
Brazil: The Land of Coffee; Twentieth Century Brazil; Rio, the City Beautiful Mrs. Stouder
DECEMBER 12
Mrs. Hayden, Hostess
Bolivia: Past and Present; La Paz, the Sunken City Mrs. Calvin
JANUARY 9
Mrs. Williams, Hostess
Chili and Its People and Cities; the Arauca- nians, the Unconquered Aboriginal Race
Miss Sihler
JANUARY 23
Twenty-seventh Anniversary Program Committee, Hostesses
FEBRUARY 6
Mrs. Worden, Hostess
Argentina, the United States of the Southern Hemisphere; the City of Buenos Aires
Mrs. Taylor
FEBRUARY 20
Mrs. Branson, Hostess
Venezuela: Simon Bolivar, the Washington of South America Mrs. Wilson
Business
MARCH 6
Mrs. Olds, Hostess
MARCH 20
Mrs. Moffatt, Hostess
Colombia, the Wonderland of Opportunity; Bogota, the Boston of South America
Mrs. McKinnie
APRIL 3
Mrs. McKay, Hostess
Ecuador, the Switzerland of South America; the River Amazon Miss Lowry
APRIL 17
Mrs. Fred Shoaff, Hostess
Uruguay, the Smallest South American Republic Miss MacDougal
MAY1
Mrs. Hahn, Hostess
Paraguay: The Land and the People
Mrs. Harding
MAY 15
Mrs. Shoaff, Hostess
Art, Literature and Music of South America
Mrs. Robbins
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V Averill, Mrs. Edward W 617 W. Berry St.
Beers, Mrs. George W 735 W. Berry St.
Branson, Mrs. Ellis 302 W. Berry St.
j^alvin, Dr. Jessie C 312 W. Wayne St.
Cary, Mrs. Edith B 328 W. Berry St.
Dryer, Mrs. Charles R Oak Knoll
d'Isay, Mrs. Isaac Evans Apts.
Fairbank, Mrs. Clark 409 E. Berry St.
Fauve, Mrs. A. E 343 W. Wayne St.
Granger, Mrs. H. G 904 W. Berry St.
Hahn, Mrs. William 802 W. Berry St.
H^arper, Mrs. J. B 304 E. Washington St.
Harding, Mrs. Daniel L 910 W. Berry St.
Hayden, Mrs. F. J. .Hanna Homestead, E. Lewis ^aowry, Miss Anna 328 W. Berry St.
MacDougal, Miss 503 W. Wayne St.
McKay, Mrs. James M 1101 Lake Ave.
Master, Mrs. H. B 733 W. Wayne St.
/Moffatt, Mrs. David W 1123 W. Wayne St.
McKinnie, Mrs. W. M 616 W. Berry St.
Olds, Mrs. Walter 1206 W. Berry St.
Randall, Mrs. Alfred L 518 E. Berry St.
Robbins, Mrs. Nellie H 615 W. Wayne St.
^Shoaff, Mrs. Fred B Oak Knoll
Shoaff, Mrs. John A Spy Run Ave.
Sihler, Miss Elizabeth 815 Broadway
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Stouder, Mrs. Frank E 515 W. Wayne St.
^Taylor, Mrs. I. Newton 1115 W. Berry St.
' Williams, Mrs. E. T 1313 Clinton St.
Wilson, Mrs. Edward M 1134 W. Berry St.
^Worden, Mrs. Charles H 625 W. Wayne St.
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Bond, Mrs. Charles E 2439 Fairfield Ave.
fisher, Mrs. Max 539 W. Berry St.
^2-uldlin, Mrs. Olaf N 2306 Fairfield Ave.
Hanna, Mrs. O. S 424 W. Berry St.
Hoffman, Mrs. Susan C 625 W. Wayne St.
Jacobs, Mrs. John Spy Run Ave.
Johnson, Miss1 Elizabeth.. 722 W. Washington St.
Morris, Mrs. William 813 W. Berry St.
t-Naylor, Mrs. George M Lone Cabin, Mont.
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Burrows, Mrs. Stephen G Los Angeles, Cal.
Donnan, Mrs. E. A New Castle, Pa.
Hoagland, Miss Merica Indianapolis, Ind.
Irwin, Miss Mary Lafayette, Ind.
Moderwell, Mrs. Hiram C..2527 Hoagland Ave. Morgan, Mrs. O. P Los Angeles, Cal.
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MRS. |
ARTHUR BRADY |
MRS. |
FRANK WELLING |
MRS. |
G. E. BURSLEY |
MRS. |
A. W. SEABREASE |
MRS. |
W. H. MYERS * |
MRS. |
W. H. HOFFMAN |
MRS. |
C. B. WOODWORTH |
MRS. |
SHERMAN KING ! |
MISS |
LUTHERA FREEMAN |
MRS. |
OLIVER E. FLEMING ft |
MRS. |
ALEXANDER JOHNSON |
MRS. |
DAVID N. FOSTER |
MRS. |
ALBERT D. GUILD |
MRS. |
S. B. BOND |
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ARTICLE I. Name and Object.
This organization shall be known as the Woman's Reading Club of Fort Wayne.
The object of the Club shall be the study of History, Literature and Art, and the general intellectual and social culture of its members. ARTICLE II.
Section 1. The number of active members shall be limited to thirty-two. Associate mem- bership unlimited. All names of candidates for membership shall be presented to the Sec- retary in writing, endorsed by two members of the club. As vacancies occur these applicants shall be voted upon by ballot in the order in which their names have been proposed, and shall require a majority vote of the members to elect. One ballot only shall be taken upon each name. A name that is rejected shall not be presented again under six (6) months. Names of applicants must be proposed at a regular meeting at least two weeks before they are voted upon.
Sec. 2. Any member may bring a friend, not a resident of the city, to any regular meeting.
ARTICLE Ill- Section 1. The officers of the club shall con- sist of a President, a Vice President, a Secre- tary, who shall also act as Treasurer; a Fed- eration Secretary, a Parliamentarian and a Program Committee of three members.
Sec. 2. These officers shal Ibe elected at the annual business meeting in March. A majority vote of those present shall be necessary to elect. The President and Secretary shall enter upon their respective duties at the close of the working year. The Program Committee shall immediately assume the duties of their office. Sec. 3. The duties of the Program Commit- tee shall be to prepare and have printed the program for the following year, and to dis- tribute the same four weeks before the first meeting. The drawing for dates shall be two weeks after the annual meeting. If for any acceptable reason a member cannot perform the work arranged for her, the Program Com mitee shall arrange the work for that day.
ARTICLE IV.
The Club year shall begin the first Tuesday of October and end the middle of May, the meetings to be held fortnightly, at half past two o'clock.
ARTICLE V.
All necessary expense shall be divided equal- ly among the members of the club. There shall be an annual fee of $1.50 for each member, pay- able at the first meeting in October.
ARTICLE VI.
Seven (7) members shall constitute a quo- rum for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE VII. These by-laws may be amended by a major- ity vote of the members present at any regular meeting, provided a written notice of the in- tended amendment is given to the Secretary at a previous meeting.
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Officers
President
MRS. A. L. RANDALL
Vice President
MISS CATHERINE MAGDOUGAL
Secretary
MRS. GEO. W. BEERS
Federation Secretary
MRS. EDWARD M. WILSON
Parliamentarian
MRS. I. N. TAYLOR
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MRS. WALTER OLDS
MRS. HENRY B. MASTER .
DR. JESSIE C. CALVIN
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MISS MERICA HOAGLAND 1830
MRS. GILBERT R. BURSLEY 1891-1892
MRS. SUSAN C. HOFFMAN 1892-1893
MRS. ALBERT D. GUILD 1893-1894
MRS. CHARLES E. BOND 1894-1895
MRS. WILLIAM H. HOFFMAN 1895-1896
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1896-1897
MRS. ALEXANDER W. SEABREASE.1897-1898
MRS. OLIVER P. MORGAN 1898-1899
MRS. OLIVER HANNA 1899-1901
MRS. JAMES B. HARPER 1901-1903
MRS. DAVID N. FOSTER 1903-1905
MRS. I. NEWTON TAYLOR 1905-1907
MRS. MAX FISHER 1907-190S
MRS. FREDERICK J. HAYDEN 1908-1911
MRS. WILLIAM S. MORRIS 1911-1913
MRS. EDWARD M.WILSON 1913-1915
MRS. CHARLES H. WORDEN 1915-1917
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NOVEMBER 27
Miss MacDougal, Hostess
Mexico Past, Present and Future
Mrs. Fred Shoaff
DECEMBER 11
Mrs. Stouder, Hostess Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Mrs. McKay
JANUARY 8
Mrs. Taylor, Hostess
Cuba — "Key of the New World"
Her Relations with the United States.
The Isle of Pines Mrs. Hahn
JANUARY 22
Twenty-eighth Anniversary
Meets with Mrs. Olds
Program Committee, Hostesses
FEBRUARY 5
Mrs. Fauve, Hostess
Civil Government
Its Underlying Principles
Its Origin, Growth and Development
Mrs. Averill
FEBRUARY 19
Mrs. Wilson, Hostess
Municipal Government and Municipal Owner- ship Mrs. Ellingham
MARCH 5
Dr. Calvin, Hostess
Business Meeting Annual Election
MARCH 19
Mrs. Harper, Hostess
Suffrage and Citizenship;
The Duties, Responsibilities and Benefits Thereof Mrs Moffatt
APRIL 2
Mrs. Cary, Hostess
Constitutions, Federal and State How Framed; How Adopted Their Scope and Effect Constitutional Conventions Constitutional Amendments
Mrs. Worden
APRIL 16
Miss Sihler, Hostess
Legislative Systems and Political Methods Initiative, Referendum and Recall
Mrs. Hayden
APRIL 30
Mrs. Bell, Hostess
Federal Officers
How Elected; How Appointed
The Difference Between Electoral Vote and
Popular Vote and Reasons for Adopting
the Electoral Vote The Electoral College Mrs. Master
MAY 14
Mrs. McKinnie, Hostess
Nominations By Delegate Convention By Primary Election
The Reasons For. and Effect of the Different Methods Mrs. Granger
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Averill, Mrs. Edward W 617 W. Berry St.
Beers, Mrs. George W 735 W. Berry St.
Bell, Mrs. Chas. W 704 Rockhill St.
Branson, Mrs. Ellis 302 W. Berry St.
Calvin, Dr. Jessie C. 312 W. wayne St,
Cary, Mrs. Edith B 328W. Berry St.
Dryer, Mrs. Charles R Oak Knoll
Ellingham, Mrs. L. G 1301 W. Wayne St.
Pairbank, Mrs. Clark Randall Drive
Fauve, Mrs. A. E 343 W. Wayne St.
Granger, Mrs. H. G 901 W. Berry St.
Hahn, Mrs. William 802 W. Berry St.
Harper, Mrs. J. B 304 E. Washington St.
Harding, Mrs. Mary A 1232 Fairfield Ave.
Hayden, Mrs. F. J...Hanna Homestead, E. Lewis
Lowry, Miss Anna 328 W. Berry St.
MacDougal, Miss 803 . .423-2 W. Wayne St.
MacKay, Mrs. James M 1101 Lake Ave.
Master, Mrs. H. B 733 W. Wayne St.
Moffatt, Mrs. David W 1123 W Wayne St.
McKinnie, Mrs. W. M 604 W. Berry St.
Olds, Mrs. Walter 1206 W. Berry St.
Randall, Mrs. Alfred L 917 College St.
Shoaff , Mrs. Fred B Oak Knoll
Shoaff , Mrs. John A Spy Run Ave
Sihler, Miss Elizabeth 815 Broadway
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Stouder, Mrs. Prank 515 W. Wayne St.
Taylor, Mrs. I. Newton 826 Union St.
Williams. Mrs. E. T 1313 Clinton St.
Wilson, Mrs. Edward M 1134 W. Berry St.
Worden, Mrs. Charles H 625 W. Wayne St.
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Bond, Mrs. Charles E 2439 Fairfield Ave.
Fisher, Mrs. Max 539 W. Berry St.
Guldlin, Mrs. Olaf N 2306 Fairfield Ave.
Hanna, Mrs. O. S 424 W. Berry St.
Hoffman, Mrs. Susan C 625 W. Wayne St.
Johnson, Miss Elizabeth 705 W. Berry St.
Morris, Mrs. William 813 W. Berry St.
ManarnTQ Metabs^s
Burrowes, Mrs. Stephen G...Los Angeles, Cal.
d'Isay, Mrs. Isaac Cincinnati, O.
Donnan, Mrs. E. A New Castle, Pa.
Hoagland, Miss Merica Indianapolis, Ind.
Irwin. Miss Mary Lafayette, Ind.
Moderwell, Mrs. Hiram C. .2527 Hoagland Ave. Morgan, Mrs. O. P Los Angeles, Cal.
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MRS. |
ARTHUR BRADY |
MRS. |
FRANK WELLING |
MRS. |
G. E.-BURSLEY |
MRS. |
A. W. SEABREASE |
MRS. |
W. H. MYERS |
MRS. |
W. H. HOFFMAN |
MRS. |
C. B. WOODWORTH |
MRS. |
SHERMAN KING |
MISS |
LUTHERA FREEMAN |
MRS. |
OLIVER E. FLEMING |
MRS. |
ALEXANDER JOHNSON |
MRS. |
DAVID N. FOSTER |
MRS. |
ALBERT D. GUILD |
MRS. |
S. B. BOND |
MRS. |
G. M. NAYLOR |
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ARTICLE I. Name and Object. This organization shall be known as the Woman's Reading Club of Fort Wayne.
The object of the Club shall be the study of History, Literature and Art, and the general intellectual and social culture of its members.
ARTICLE II.
Section 1. The number of active members shall be limited to thirty-two. Associate mem- bership unlimited. All names of candidates for membership shall be presented to the Sec- retary in writing, endorsed by two members of the club. As vacancies occur these applicants shall be voted upon by ballot in the order in which their names have been proposed, and shall require a majority vote of the members to elect. One ballot only shall be taken upon each name. A name that is rejected shall not be presented again under six (6) months. Names of applicants must be proposed at a regular meeting at least two weeks before they are voted upon.
Sec. 2. Any member may bring a friend, not a resident of the city, to any regular meeting.
ARTICLE III.
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Section 1. The officers Of the club shall con- sist of a President, a Vice President, a Secre- tary, who shall also act as Treasurer; a Fed- eration Secretary, a Parliamentarian and a Program Committee of three members.
Sec. 2. These officers shall be elected at the annual business meeting in March. A majority vote of those present' shall be' necessary ■ to elect. ' The' President and Secretary shall enter upon their respective duties at the close '6f the working year. The Program- Committee shall immediately assume the duties of their office.
Sec. 3. The duties of the Program Commit- tee shall be to prepare and have printed the program for the following year, and to dis: tribute the same four weeks before the first meeting. The dra.wing for dates shall be two weeks, after the annual meeting. If for any acceptable reason > a member cannot perform the, work arranged for her, the Program Com- mittee shall arrange the work for that day.
ARTICLE IV. The Club year shall begin the first Tuesday of October and end the m'iddle of ' May. the meetings to be held fortnightly, at half past two o'clock.
ARTICLE V. All necessary expense shall be divided equal- ly among the members of the club. There shall be an annual fee of $1.50 for each member, pay- able at the first meeting in October.
ARTICLE VI. Seven (7) members shall constitute a quo- rum for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE VII.
These by-laws may be amended by a major- ity vote of the members present at any regular meeting, provided a written notice of the in- tended amendment is given to the Secretary at a previous meeting.