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Atheneum

1940-1941
Wellington, Kansas
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Atheneum Club
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Organized and Federated February 13, 1934
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Meetings: Every Second and Fourth Tuesday from October to May, at 2:30 P. M.
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Motto: Look Ahead, Think Ahead Work Ahead
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Colors: Blue and White
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Flower: Sweet Pea
Collect for Club Women
Keep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretense, and meet each other face to face without self pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment, and always generous.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straight-forward and unafraid.
Let us take time for all things; make us grow calm, serene, and gentle.
Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences; that in the big things of life we are as one.
And may we strive to touch and to know the great woman’s heart of us all; and, O Lord God let us not forget to be kind.
... Mary Stuart.
Club Commandments
1. Thou shalt have no other clubs before
this one.
2. Thou shall not covet office.
3. Remember thy club engagements.
4. Honor thy club sisters.
5. Thou shalt not murder the King’s English.
6. Thou shalt be present at roll call.
7. Thou shalt net at the eleventh hour begin
to hunt material for thy paper.
8. Thou shalt strive to realize that it is the
little things that create differences; that in the big things of life we are as one.
9. Thou shall never be hasty in thy judg-
ment of others; nor forget to be kind.
10. Thou shalt diligently keep these commandments so that thy club days may be lengthened and thy fame spread unto the uttermost parts of clubdom.
. . . Mrs. Robert J. Burdette.
In Appreciation
To Our
Honorary Members:
Mrs. C. W. Hunter Mrs. F. A. Brooke
Fifth District Officers
President - Mrs. V. E. Chesky, Halstead Vice President - Mrs. H. K. Bruce, Marquette Recording Secretary, Mrs. W. R. Rowell, Eldorado Treasurer - Mrs. Noah Bridges, Newton Corresponding Sec., Mrs. W. R. Masters, Halstead
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Past Presidents
Gayle Ireland Bertha Harmon Coral Pyles Daze Worden Retta Fetters Verna Jaggers
Officers
President Marjorie Lewis
Vice President Gladys Clark
Secretary Peggy Landrith
Treasurer Winifred Rogers
Critics Gayle Ireland, Edith Hill
Historian, Reporter, Librarian
Bertha Harmon
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Committees
Year Book and Program
Coral Pyles, Chairman Mary Louise Elsass Peggy Landrith
Gayle Ireland
Social
Verna Jaggers Retta Fetters
Atheneum Girl
Daze Worden Ruth Jones
Bertha Harmon Elizabeth Smith
Edith Hill Thelma Knowles
Active Members
Gladys Clark (Mrs. E. M.) - 211 East 15th
Mary Louise Elsass (Mrs. Ralph) 1419 N. Wash.
Retta Fetters (Mrs. H. E.) Bertha Harmon (Mrs. Ray) Edith Hill (Mrs. Howard) Gayle Ireland (Mrs. W. D.) Verna Jaggers (Mrs. Ray)
Ruth Jones (Mrs. Don)
Thelma Knowles (Mrs. Porter) Peggy Landrith (Mrs. A. L.) Marjorie Lewis (Mrs. Kenneth) Coral Pyles (Mrs. Bernard) Winifred Rogers (Mrs. Karl) Elizabeth Smith (Mrs. Ted) Daze Worden (Mrs. Chas.)
123 East Harvey 418 North F 707 West Harvey 1401 N. Wash. 701 North C 521 North A 511 W. Lincoln 112 North B 215 East 15th 319 East 9th 316 East 13th
312 East 11th 310 East Lincoln
Associate Members
Ruth Pearcy (Mrs. A. C.)
Frances Ames (Mrs. John)
Atheneum Girls
Ruth Anna Miller - - 1937-38
Dorothy Carter - 1938-39
Mildred Mayberry - - 1939-40
Letha Phillips - - - 1940-41
Order of Business
Call to Order Roll Call Club Collect Reading of Minutes Committee Reports Communications Unfinished Business New Business Program
Critic-Parliamentarian
Adjournment
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Parliamentary Law is common sense in a dress suit. — Emma A. Fox
Roll Call
Party Hints and Menus - Gladys Clark Modern Mechanics - Mary Louise Elsass Parliamentary Pointers - Retta Fetters Interior Decorating - Bertha Harmon
Child Welfare - - Edith Hill
Club Autobiography - - Gayle Ireland
America’s Interesting People - Verna Jaggers Our City ... Ruth Jones
New Books and Plays - Thelma Knowles Social Etiquette - - Peggy Landrith
Federation News - - Marjorie Lewis
National and International Affairs - Coral Pyles Music - Winifred Rogers
English Usage - - Elizabeth Smith
China and Crystal - - Daze Worden
October 8
President's Day
Coming together means beginning;
Being together means progress;
Keeping together means success.
—Edward Everett Hale
Roll Call Solo
President’s Greeting Club Response Travelogue Critic
Winifred Rogers Marjorie Lewis Verna Jaggers Peggy Landrith Gayle Ireland
Hostess: Verna Jaggers
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October 22
Child Welfare
"Slumber not in the tents of your fathers.
The world is advancing; move with it."
Roll Call
Community Clearing House - Ruth Jones Open Forum
Critic - - - - Gayle Ireland
Hostess: Mary Louise Elsass
November 13
Our Atheneum Girls Education . . Guest Day
Education is a controlling grace to the young, consolation to the old, wealth to the poor, and an ornament to the rich.—Diogenes.
Roll Call - - Introduction of Guests
Chairman: Mildred Mayberry Musical Prelude - - Dorothy Carter
My Interests - - Ruthanna Miller
Play Review - - - Letha Phillips
Music
At the Park House Hostess: Marjorie Lewis
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November 26
Education . . an Aid to Citizenship
There is nothing so stupid as an educated man if you get off the thing that he was educated in.—Will Rogers
Roll Call
“I Went to College at Fifty” - Daze Worden Discussion
Critic - Gayle Ireland
Hostess: Gayle Ireland
December 10
Christmas Party
At Christmas, play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.
—Tusser
Roll Call
"The Light That Has Failed” - Winifred Rogers Hostess: Coral Pyles
January 14
Foreign Relations
The only power that can and will drive war from the earth is the demand of public opinion.—Carrie Chapman Catt
“Since 1929”
“Why Britain is at War” - Coral Pyles
Discussion
Critic - Edith Hill
Hostess: Elizabeth Smith
January 28
Kansas Day
I've seen a heap of counties and cities on the boom But I want to be in Kansas when the sunflowers bloom.
—Albert Bigelow Paine
Roll Call
“Where and How My Taxes are Spent"
"My Country, My State, My Nation” Edith Hill
Our American Colonies - Gayle Ireland
Critic .. Edith Hill Election of Officers
Hostess: Winifred Rogers
February 11
Birthday Party
"A day filled with pleasant things Hastens by as if on wings."
Roll Call Club Origin
Federation Departments Art Music
Public Welfare Motion Pictures
Bertha Harmon, Retta Fetters Parliamentary Drill - - Edith Hill
Hostesses: Peggy Landrith, Thelma Knowles
February 25
Art and Literature
"Art is the gift of God and must be used unto His Glory."
Roll Call
"This Trash Must Go” - Thelma Knowles “Our Young Artists” - Mrs. Harold Cessna Critic ... . Edith Hill
Hostess: Gladys Clark
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March 11
Better Speech
Every man who can speak at all can speak elegantly and correctly if he pleases.—Lord Chesterfield
Roll Call
The Historical Significance of Our
Language - - Verna Jaggers
The Art of Being a Good
Conversationalist - Retta Fetters
Panel Forum - - Mrs. Thomas Frack
Give Charm to Your Voice Pronunciation and Enunciation Tone Quality
Critic ... Gayle Ireland
Hostess: Ruth Jones
March 25
The Red Cross
The welfare of the country is the greatest object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed.—George Washington
Roll Call
Program - Mary Louise Elsass
Hostesses: Bertha Harmon, Retta Fetters
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April 8
American Home
"Home should always be the center but not the limit of a woman's life."
Roll Call
The First American Home - Elizabeth Smith Religion in the Modern Home The Radio in the Home
Critic - Edith Hill
Hostess: Daze Worden
April 22
American Home . . Legal Knowledge
Laws are not masters but servants and he rules them who keeps them.—Henry Ward Beecher
Roll Call
Laws Every Woman Should Know Gladys Clark Marriage and Divorce Laws Why Make a Will?
Critic - Gayle Ireland
Hostess: Edith Hill
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May 13
Annual Luncheon
Some hae meat and canna eat And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be thank it.
—Burns
The Old Welcomes the New - Letha Phillips President’s Welcome to Atheneum Girl Committee Reports Club History Installation of Officers



15% On Time 15% Notify Hostess 30% Attendance
8 October
22 October
13 Nov
26 Nov
10 Dec
14 Jan
28 Jan
11 Feb
25 Feb
11 Mar
25 Mar
8 April
22 April
13 May
TOTAL
My Score Card
Constitution and By-Laws
Name
ATHENEUM — “An institution or club devoted to the study of literature, science and art."
Motto
“Look ahead, think ahead, work ahead.”
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CONSTITUTION Article I. Name
The name of this organization shall be “The Atheneum Club.”
Article II. Object
The object of this club shall be to furnish opportunity of self-culture, to encourage cooperation in local civic projects and to promote consideration of subjects of general interest.
Article III. Members
Section 1. Any woman may become a member of this club upon election to membership by the club and the payment of the annual dues.
Sec. 2. The membership of the club shall be limited to fifteen active members; and not more than five associate members, who may serve for two years.
Article IV. Officers
Section 1. The officers of this club shall be a President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Cor-responding Secretary, Treasurer and a Reporter, who shall also be Club Historian.
Sec. 2. Such officers shall be elected annually, at the second meeting in January, and they shall as-sume their respective duties at the close of the meet-ing in May.
Sec. 3. Nominations shall be made by a Nomi-nating Committee.
Sec. 4. If a vacancy occurs in any office be-tween elections, an election to fill such vacancy shall be for the unexpired term.
Article V. Meetings
Section 1. The Atheneum Club shall meet every second and fourth Tuesday from October to May, except the Tuesday nearest Christmas. The meeting time shall be from 2:30 to 4:30.
Sec. 2. Special meetings may be called by the President, with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Article VI. Annual Dues
The amount per capita of annual dues shall be determined by a vote of the members at the first regular meeting of the year, and the said dues, with such assessments as may be recommended by the
Executive Committee, shall be paid within one month thereafter.
Article VII. Quorum
Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Article VIII. Amendments
This constitution may be amended at any regu-lar meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present, the amendment having been proposed at least two weeks previously.
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BY-LAWS
Article I. Duties of Officers
Section 1 The President shall preside at all meetings of the club and of the Executive Commit-tee, and shall appoint committees, call special meet-ings, approve by her signature all orders drawn by the Secretary upon the Treasurer, and exercise super-vision over all affairs of the club.
Sec. 2. The Vice President shall, in the absence of the President, assume the duties of that office.
Sec. 3. The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of all proceedings of the club and of the Ex-ecutive Committee, and shall draw on the treasury for all orders for the payment of money, approved by the President.
It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to present a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws to each member upon her reception into the club.
Sec. 4. The Corresponding Secretary will send a written notice to all persons elected to membership to the club, shall conduct all correspondence, and at-tend to such other duties as are customary to the office.
Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall collect and have charge of all funds belonging to the club, and shall disburse the same under the direction of the Execu-tive Committee; all orders for the payment of money to be drawn by the Recording Secretary, approved by the President. Previous to the last meeting of the year she shall prepare and submit to the Execu-tive Committee for audit, a detailed account of the receipts and expenditures of the year, which account, duly audited, shall be presented to the club at its last meeting.
Sec. 6. The Reporter shall report to the local paper any items of interest regarding the meeting of the club, and shall report to the Kansas Clubwoman any program of special interest.
The Historian shall aid in compiling club histori-cal value regarding the club and community.
Article II. Committees
Section 1. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the club. It shall be the duty of the committee to examine names proposed for membership, to propose amendments to the Con-
stitution and By-Laws, and to have full charge of the business affairs of the club. The members of this committee present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Sec. 2. Committees may be appointed by the President, as the need arises, and as such committees are approved by the Executive Board of the club.
Sec. 3. The Year Book Committee of three shall be appointed by the new Vice President, who automatically becomes chairman of said committee, such committee to prepare the year book for the fol-lowing year and have it ready to present to the mem-bers by the last meeting of the year or the first meet-ing of the new year.
Article 111. Membership
Section 1. New members shall be admitted by ballot. Each vacancy shall be filled by one candi-date (no alternate).
Sec. 2. Three votes against a candidate shall prevent her election to membership. Prospective members may be placed upon a waiting list.
Article IV. Special Membership
Section 1. Honorary Membership may be con-ferred by a two-thirds vote of the club. Honorary members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the club. They shall not be required to pay dues, but shall pay their per capita share of the social meetings they attend. If they desire, they may be assigned program work. Absence fines may not be levied against them.
Sec. 2. A member temporarily absent from the city or with another reasonable excuse may retain her membership in the club by paying her annual dues and providing for her program numbers and paying absentee fees for three consecutive meetings.
Sec. 3. Any member removing from the city may retain a non-resident membership by paying her annual dues.
Sec. 4. All associate members pay twenty-five cents yearly dues, and if a year book is desired, they purchase it at the regular club price.
Article V. Miscellaneous
Section 1. Members must prepare assigned work on the program, or provide substitute.
Sec. 2. A fine of ten cents shall be imposed for absence.
Sec. 3. A fine of five cents shall be imposed for tardiness.
Sec. 4. Our parliamentary authority shall be Parliamentary Usage for Women's Clubs, by Mrs. Emma A. Fox.
Article VI. Amendments
These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present, provided a two weeks notice of the proposed amendment has been given.
HILLEBRANDT