The Woman's Reading Club

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FORT WAYNE &. ALLEN CO.f INCX

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Club (ftofors

Gold and White.

Club glaiatx

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.

JVssoctate (JHemhcrs

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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White Carnation.

(©fitters

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
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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

^embers

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.

l^otwrary ^txabtxs

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.

Pb ^o\b ixx lofting Remembrance

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

ill embers

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

.iHsutbtrs

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.