Club Booklet - Cosmos Study Club, 1939-1940 Wellington, Kansas
Collection: The Cosmos Study Club
Title
Club Booklet - Cosmos Study Club, 1939-1940 Wellington, Kansas
Subject
Wellington, Kansas--History
Wellington, Kansas--Civic Organizations
Wellington, Kansas--Community Clubs
Description
Club Booklet for The Cosmos Study Club of Wellington, Kansas, 1939-1940
Creator
Cosmos Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Source
Wellington Public Library, Wellington, Kansas
Publisher
Wellington Public Library, Wellington, Kansas
Date
1939-1940
Relation
Sumner County Club Booklet Collection
Wellington History Collection
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Citation
Cosmos Study Club, Wellington, Kansas, “Club Booklet - Cosmos Study Club, 1939-1940 Wellington, Kansas,” Wellington Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wellington.digitalsckls.info/item/94.
Text
The Cosmos Study Club
1939- 1940
WELLINGTON, KANSAS
Fifth District
The Cosmos Study Club
1939 - 1940
Organized and Federated 1931 *
Club Motto — As long as we live let us continue to learn. Cosmos — Harmony and Order Flower — Sweet Pea Colors — Orchid and Pink
*
Meetings First and Third Mondays 2 P. M.
September 18 to May 6
Member — General, State, District and County Federations
FORWARD
We all are blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth making if It does not make the man.
Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goes?
In vain we build the world, unless The builder also grows.
—Markham.
PLEDGE
Acknowledging my membership in Cosmos Study Club as something worthy of my best efforts, and realizing that the sum of enjoyment and improvement consists in individual contribution, I promise so far as lies within my power to do my part.
CLUB COLLECT
Keep us, 0 God from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with fault-finding 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.
Let us take time for all things, make us grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straightforward and unafraid.
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 common woman’s heart of us all; and 0 Lord God, let us not forget to be kind.
— Mary Stuart.
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 Secretary ...................Mrs, W. R. Masters, Halstead
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call to Order Collect
Reading of Minutes
Business
Reports
Committee Club Publications Department Recess for paying fines Program Adjournment
OFFICERS
President .......................................Mrs. Edward Beth
Vice-President .....................................Mrs. E. L. Munro
Recording Secretary ...................................Mrs. Hart Dey
Corresponding Secretary ............................Mrs. J. L. Cobb
Treasurer .......................................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Critic and Parliamentarian .........-............Mrs. D. B. Campbell
Custodian ..........................................Mrs. O. N. Clark
Historian .......................... ..........Mrs. A. L. Swearingen
Reporter ...........................................Mrs. T. A. Frack
COMMITTEES
Program
Mrs. S. F. Aker Mrs. D. B. Campbell Mrs. 0. N. Clark
Social
Mrs. R. E. Cartmill Mrs. M. L. Fergeson Mrs. M. K. Williams
Music
Mrs. W. H. Cortelyou Mrs. Ernest Tonsing Mrs. S. N. Greathouse
Civic
Mrs. George Rhodes Mrs. A. L. Swearingen Mrs. F. V. Mize
Flower
Mrs. D. G. Fisher Mrs. E. L. Titus
Junior Sponsor
Mrs. R. C. Williams
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mrs. Frank Suhl ...... ............ ...... .... .........1931-1934
Mrs. F. A. Meierant .................. ..................1934-1935
Mrs. A. L. Swearingen — Mrs. O. N. Clark ...... .........1935-1937
Mrs. R. E. Cartmill — Mrs. D. B. Campbell .... . ......1937-1939
HONORARY MEMBERS
Mrs. Frank Suhl Mrs. H. W. Hoyer Mrs. E. H. Tennant
SUMNER COUNTY OFFICERS
President ................................Mrs. John Thomas, Argonia
Vice-President .............. ............Mrs. Roy Howard, Mulvane
Recording Secretary .. ...................Mrs. S. F. Aker, Wellington
Treasurer...............................Mrs. Jay Hilton, South Haven
Corresponding Secretary ................Miss Hilda Harper, Argonia
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Aker, Jessie (Mrs. S. F.) ........................American Citizenship
Beth, Mildred (Mrs. Edw.) ..............................American Home
Blanchat, Sarah (Mrs. H. 0.) ................................Education
Campbell, Myrtle (Mrs. D. B.) .............................Club Institute
Carpenter, Ora (Mrs. J. E.) .... .................................Art
Cartmill, Eunice (Mrs. R. E.) ...............................Literature
Clark Tillie (Mrs. 0. N.) .............................. Indian Welfare
Cobb, Flora (Mrs. J. L.) ....... .................International Relations
Cortelyou, Jessie (Mrs. W. H.) ..............................Legislation
Dey, Indus (Mrs. Hart) ....................................Conservation
Emerson, Mayme (Mrs. B. Y.) .................. .........Public Welfare
Fergeson, Alpha (Mrs. M. L.) ...........................Foundation Fund
Fisher, Lillie (Mrs. D. G.) ...............................Child Welfare
Frack, Charlotte (Mrs. T. A.) .......................Press and Publicity
Greathouse, Cloa (Mrs. S. N.) .............................War Veterans
Mize, Monnie Bell (Mrs. F. V.) .........................Motion Picture
Munro, Minnie (Mrs. E. L.) .............................Club Extension
Rhodes, Freda (Mrs. Geo.) .................... ............ Insurance
Swearingen, Maude (Mrs. A. L.) .................................History
Titus, Esther (Mrs. E. L.) .......................................Music
Tonsing, Dorothy (Mrs. Ernest) .........................Scholarship Loan
Williams, Dana (Mrs. M. K.) ............................ .........Radio
Williams, Lela (Mrs. R. C.) . ..................................Juniors
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Sanner, Ruth (Mrs. O. H.) ... ..................................Poetry
September Eighteen
“Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.”
—Clark
Roll Call ...........................................My Department
Greetings by the President ............. ..................Mrs. Beth
Panel Discussion of Year Book:
Mrs. Aker Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Clark
My Impression of the World’s Fair ...................Mrs. Greathouse
Hostess — Mrs. Beth
October Two
“Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight.” —Shakespeare
For entertainment we thought you would like With husbands and two guests to share.
We’ve invited Miss Hunter to tell of her hike
O’er the ocean to learn of the Foreign Youths’ Care.
Music ..................................................Titus Sisters
Park House
October Sixteen
EDUCATION
“Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.” — Cowper Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
Calendar Reform ........................................Mrs. Titus
Tackling the Parking Problem .......................Mrs. Swearingen
Cosmetics ......................................-...Mrs. Carpenter
Perking Up Our Personalties ............................Mrs. Fisher
Fashions ......................-........................Mrs. Mize
Diets ..................................................Mrs. Rhodes
*10 Minutes
Hostess — Mrs. M. K. Williams
November Six
HEALTH
“To preserve health is a moral and religious duty.” -— Johnson
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
The Importance of Postural Correction ..........Dr. Sarah Blanchat
Music
District Convention Reports
Hostess — Mrs. Mize
November Twenty
LITERATURE
It’s National Book Week----A book is a friend,
A library is a collection of friends.
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
The Singing Towers of the World .................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Book Review —
“All This and Heaven Too” Rachel Field ..........Mrs. Fergeson
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Cobb
December Four
CITIZENSHIP
“Not in mine own but in my neighbor’s face must I Thine image trace.”
—Tabb
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill Youth in:
China ................. ........................Mrs. Cobb
Japan .......................................Mrs. Cartmill
Germany ........................................Mrs. Dey
Russia .................................Mrs. M. K. Williams
Mexico ......................................Mrs. Munro
Italy .......................................Mrs. Emerson
* 10 minutes.
Hostess — Mrs. Swearingen
December Eighteen
RELIGION
“I love the great cathedrals,
And towering churches fair —
That rise like hymns of marble Into the waiting air.”
Ruby Hudson.
Roll Call ................... .....................Famous Churches
Music
The Madonnas .........................................Mrs. Tonsing
Guest Speaker .................................Rev. M. L. Fergeson
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Fergeson
January One
PUBLIC WELFARE
“I am going your way, so let us go hand in hand,
You help me and I’ll help you, — While we may.”
William Morris.
Roll Call . .... .. ................... Historic Parts of Our Country
Parliamentary Drill
Science Remaking the World ................. ......Mrs. Greathouse
Progress in Motion Picture, Radio and Television ........Mrs. Mize
Salt from the Earth ...........................Mrs. M. K. Williams
Hostess — Mrs. Munro
January Fifteen
PUBLIC WELFARE
"A woman’s lot is made for her by the love she accepts.” — George Eliot.
Roll Call ..........................................Should Wives Work
Leisure Time—Its Significance in Our Economic Life Today ....Mrs, Frack
American Women in Public Life ....................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Foreign Women in Public Life ..........................Mrs. Cartmill
Hostess — Mrs. Blanchat
February Five
VALENTINE PARTY FOR JUNIOR GIRLS
"Tis Valentine season and you will perceive We’re entertaining the Junior Girls this eve.”
Roll Call ........................ .......................Our Girls
Entertainment .....................................Miss Esther Felt
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Emerson
February Nineteen
LITERATURE “When I would know thee —
My thought looks,
Upon the well-made
Choice of Friend and Books.”
—Carlyle.
Roll Call ................................T-........A Favorite Book
Parliamentary Drill
Today’s Literature and Tomorrow’s World .................Mrs. Frack
The Nile — By Emil Ludwig .......................Rev. Ernest Tonsing
Hostess — Mrs. R. C. Williams
March Four
WAR VETERANS “But when it comes to pleasure rare The perfect dinner table’s where No stranger’s Face is ever known.”
Guest.
Covered Dish Luncheon
Roll Call ........................One pound of Carpet Rags — sewed
Parliamentary Drill
History of Hospitals of Disabled War Veterans ...........Mrs. Munro
Recent Medical Discoveries ..............................Mrs. Rhodes
Hostess — Mrs. Cortelyou
March Eighteen
GOLDEN JUBILEE
“America is only another name for opportunity.” —Emerson
Roll Call ................A Foreigner who became a famous American
Conditions in Europe .....................................Mrs. Cobb
Social Security .........................-............Mrs. Carpenter
Fifty Golden Years .......................................Mrs. Hunter
Hostess — Mrs. Cartmill
April One
CONSERVATION
“From April nineteen to twenty-five Is National Garden Week;
Prepare the ground, watch things revive Thus God in Nature seek.”
Roll Call ...............................A Beauty Spot I Have Visited
Parliamentary Drill
Unusual Gardens .........................-............Mrs. Cortelyou
Interesting Homes ........................................Mrs. Dey
Alaska ...............................................Mrs. Emerson
Music .................... .................An Old Fashioned Garden
Hostess — Mrs. Greathouse
April Fifteen
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” —Washington
Roll Call .............An Interesting Fact of a South American City
Resources of South America ...........................Mrs. Fisher
Political Situation and Foreign Influence in South America ....Mrs. Tonsing
The Good Neighbor Policy of the United States..........Mrs. Titus
Hostess — Mrs. Frack
May Six
ANNUAL LUNCHEON
“Music washes away from the Soul the dust of everyday life.”
Roll Call ............................................My Score
Resume of the year’s work ......................Mrs. Swearingen
Musical Program ................................Music Committee
Convention Reports
“Great Clubs are not made by women afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When Every One works; and Nobody shirks A Club can be raised from the Dead.
So if while the President works right hard
Each member will labor hard too
Your Club will be what you want it to be,
For it isn’t your Club, it’s YOU.”
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE COSMOS STUDY CLUB
Wellington, Kansas PREAMBLE
The higher education of women being one of the leading questions of the present time, and an inter-change of ideas being conducive to this result, it has been decided to form an organization to be governed by the following rules and regulations:
CONSTITUTION
Article I
NAME: The name of this organization shall be THE COSMOS STUDY CLUB
Article II
OBJECT: The object of this club shall be to encourage women to study, to furnish opportunity for self-culture, to promote an interest in the best literary works of the day, and to consider subjects of general interest, whether of a literary, social or educational nature.
Article III
MEMBERS. Section 1 — Any woman may become an active member of this club upon election to membership by the club, and the payment of the annual dues.
Section 2 — The active and associate membership of the club shall be limited to twenty-five members.
Section 3 — (1) Associate membership shall be limited to five members. An associate member shall have the privilege of discussion but may not make a motion or vote. Associate members shall be required to attend three regular meetings. (2) Any resident member of the club may upon her written request and for reasonable cause become an associate member for a period of one year.
Article IV
OFFICERS: Section 1 — The officers of this club shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Critic-Parliamentarian, a Club Reporter, a Custodian and a Historian.
Section 2 — Such officers shall be elected by ballot for a period of two years at the first regular meeting in the month of January, and they shall assume their respective duties at the close of the last regular meeting in May. No officer shall be eligible to succeed herself.
Section 3 — The Corresponding Secretary shall be appointed by the President.
Article V
MEETINGS: Section 1 — Regular meeting: The club shall meet the first and third Mondays of the month, beginning with the third Monday in September and ending the first Monday in May.
The business session shall begin promptly at 2 p. m. and the program not later than 3 p. m.
Section 2 — Called meetings: Special meetings may be called by the President or three members and notice thereof given.
Section 3 —- Guest Day: To be observed twice a year. Time, place and character of which to be determined by the Program Committee.
Article VI
QUORUM: Eight members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business other than election of officers, at which time three-fourths of the membership shall be a quorum. Members granted a leave of absence shall not be counted in the percentage necessary for quorum.
Article VII
AMENDMENTS: This constitution may be amended at any meeting by a vote of two-thirds of those present, but the amendment must be proposed at least two weeks before action is taken upon it.
BY-LAWS Article I
Annual Dues: Each member active and associate, shall pay the amount of dues that shall be determined annually by the vote of the club at the first regular meeting in the calendar year. One-half of all said dues shall be paid not later than the first regular meeting in May. Balance of said dues to be paid by the first regular meeting in September following. Such assessments as may be recommended by the Executive Committee shall be paid promptly as the occasion demands. Members failing to pay dues before the first regular meeting in November shall be at once notified by the secretary and those not paying by the first regular meeting in December shall forfeit all rights to membership and their names shall be taken from the roll.
Section 2 — New members admitted at the first meeting in January shall be required to pay one-half of all said dues.
Section 3 — No resignation from membership shall be accepted from one who is in arrears for dues.
Section 4 — PENNY ART FUND: Each member, active or associate, shall be assessed one penny each year for a Penny Art Fund, which shall be paid by March 1.
Article II
DUTIES OF OFFICERS: Section 1 — Of President: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and of the Executive Committee, shall appoint standing committees, call special meetings, approve by her signature all orders drawn by the Secretary upon the Treasurer, and exercise a general supervision over all the affairs of the Club.
Section 2 — Of Vice-President: In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President.
Section 3 — Of Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of all proceedings of the Club and of the Executive Committee, collect all dues and issue receipt therefor, and shall draw on the treasury for all orders for payment of money approved by the President. She shall notify delinquent members as required in Article I Section 1 of these By-Laws and on the first regular meeting of December each year take from the roll of members the names of all those whose dues have not been paid.
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.
Section 4 — Of Corresponding Secretary: The Corresponding Secretary shall assist the President with her correspondence and send out notices and reports as required and perform the duties of the Recording-Secretary in her absence.
Section 5 — Of Treasurer: The Treasurer shall receive all dues and other money from the Recording Secretary, giving her a receipt therefor and shall disburse the same under the direction of the Executive Committee. All orders for the payment of money to be drawn by the Recording Secretary, approved by the President. Previous to the last meeting, she shall prepare and submit for audit, a detailed account of the receipts and expenditures of the session, which account duly audited shall be presented to the Club at its last meeting.
Section 6 — Of Critic - Parliamentarian: The Critic - Parliamentarian shall at the close of each business session offer her criticism on any part of the previous program and at least eight times during the year she shall present a discussion on Parliamentary procedure not to exceed fifteen minutes.
Section 7 — Of Club Reporter: The Club Reporter shall report to the local paper any items of interest regarding the meetings of the Club and shall report to the Official State paper any program of special interest.
Section 8 — Of Custodian: The Custodian shall preserve and keep in her possession all mementos, records and things of value to the Club as these shall accumulate from year to year.
Section 9 — Of Historian. The Historian shall compile in book form any or all of the club papers, clippings, roll calls, pictures, etc., furnished by the club members which in her judgment have historical or permanent value. Volumes to be delivered to the Custodian not later than the first meeting of the next Club year.
Article III
COMMITTEES AND DUTIES: Section 1 — Executive Committee: The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Club and the chairman of each of the standing committees. The members of this committee present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 2 — Standing Committees:
(1) Program Committee: The Program Committee shall consist of three members who shall appoint places of meetings, arrange programs, secure lectures, and otherwise plan for advancing the interests of the Club.
(2) Social Committee: The Social Committee shall be composed of three members who shall have charge of all social affairs desired by the Club.
(3) Music Committee: The Music Committee shall consist of three members who shall provide music for the program of each regular meeting and for such other occasions as may be desired by the Club.
(4) Civic Committee: The Civic Committee shall consist of three members who shall attend to all civic affairs voted by the Club.
(5) Flower Committee: The Flower Committee shall consist of two members who shall attend to the purchase and disposal of flowers. In case of death in the immediate family of a member (including father and mother) flowers shall be sent. In other cases, the Corresponding Secretary shall send a letter of condolence from the Club. In case of the continued illness of a member for a week or more, cards shall be sent.
Article IV
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS: Section 1 — Any member of the Club may present a name for membership at any regular meeting of the Club, such name to be presented in writing to the Secretary.
Section 2 — New members shall be voted on by ballot, their name having been presented at the previous meeting.
Section 3 — Old members shall be given preference when names are submitted for membership.
Section 4 — Three votes against a candidate shall prevent her election to membership.
Article V
MEMBERS: Section 1 — Honorary Members: Honorary membership for exceptional service rendered to the Community or to the Club may be conferred upon a member by a two-thirds vote of the Club. Honorary members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Club. Absence fines shall not be levied against them.
(a) The names of resident Honorary Members not attending one regular Club meeting during the year shall be dropped from the roll.
Section 2 — Absent Members: A member temporarily absent from the city may retain her active membership in the Club by paying her annual dues and providing for her program numbers. Any regular active member of this Club (Professional Women excepted) shall forfeit her membership by her absence from three consecutive meetings unless a leave of absence has been granted by the Club.
Section 3 — Prolonged illness of a member shall be the only cause for the granting of a leave of absence by the Club, length of time of such leave of absence to be determined by the Club. Absence fines shall not be assessed against such members.
Section 4 — Charter Members: The names of charter members shall not be dropped from the roll unless so requested.
Section 5 — Any member desiring associate membership shall be required to send her application by mail to the corresponding secretary, previous to the meeting in which application is to be considered.
Article VI
MISCELLANEOUS: Section 1 — Members must prepare assigned work on the program, or provide a substitute, and two failures within the year forfeits the right to membership.
Section 2 — Any member may bring a visiting friend to any Club meeting; such visitor not being a resident of the city.
Section 3 — The President may be excused from any place upon the program.
Section 4 — A fine of ten cents shall be imposed for absence.
Section 5 — A recess shall be declared at each meeting for the payment of absence fines and assessments.
Section 6 — The Club will not be responsible for postage or rental expense on program material incurred by members.
AMENDMENTS: These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present providing a two-weeks notice of the proposed amendment has been given.
MY SCORE CARD
Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct l6 N0V 6 N0V 20 Dec. 4 Dec. 18 Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 Mar. 4 Mar. 18 — Apr. 1 Apr. 15 May 6 Total
32 % Attendance
16 % Notifying
Hostess
32 % On Time
16% Roll Call
8 % Taking Part
in Business Discussion
or Voting
12% Papers
Prepared
NOTES
Original Format
Small bound program booklet approximately 5 1/2" wide X 4 1/5" tall, in printed cover
Title
Club Booklet - Cosmos Study Club, 1939-1940 Wellington, Kansas
Subject
Wellington, Kansas--History
Wellington, Kansas--Civic Organizations
Wellington, Kansas--Community Clubs
Description
Club Booklet for The Cosmos Study Club of Wellington, Kansas, 1939-1940
Creator
Cosmos Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Source
Wellington Public Library, Wellington, Kansas
Publisher
Wellington Public Library, Wellington, Kansas
Date
1939-1940
Relation
Sumner County Club Booklet Collection
Wellington History Collection
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Citation
Cosmos Study Club, Wellington, Kansas, “Club Booklet - Cosmos Study Club, 1939-1940 Wellington, Kansas,” Wellington Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wellington.digitalsckls.info/item/94.Text
The Cosmos Study Club
1939- 1940
WELLINGTON, KANSAS
Fifth District
The Cosmos Study Club
1939 - 1940
Organized and Federated 1931 *
Club Motto — As long as we live let us continue to learn. Cosmos — Harmony and Order Flower — Sweet Pea Colors — Orchid and Pink
*
Meetings First and Third Mondays 2 P. M.
September 18 to May 6
Member — General, State, District and County Federations
FORWARD
We all are blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth making if It does not make the man.
Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goes?
In vain we build the world, unless The builder also grows.
—Markham.
PLEDGE
Acknowledging my membership in Cosmos Study Club as something worthy of my best efforts, and realizing that the sum of enjoyment and improvement consists in individual contribution, I promise so far as lies within my power to do my part.
CLUB COLLECT
Keep us, 0 God from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with fault-finding 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.
Let us take time for all things, make us grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straightforward and unafraid.
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 common woman’s heart of us all; and 0 Lord God, let us not forget to be kind.
— Mary Stuart.
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 Secretary ...................Mrs, W. R. Masters, Halstead
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call to Order Collect
Reading of Minutes
Business
Reports
Committee Club Publications Department Recess for paying fines Program Adjournment
OFFICERS
President .......................................Mrs. Edward Beth
Vice-President .....................................Mrs. E. L. Munro
Recording Secretary ...................................Mrs. Hart Dey
Corresponding Secretary ............................Mrs. J. L. Cobb
Treasurer .......................................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Critic and Parliamentarian .........-............Mrs. D. B. Campbell
Custodian ..........................................Mrs. O. N. Clark
Historian .......................... ..........Mrs. A. L. Swearingen
Reporter ...........................................Mrs. T. A. Frack
COMMITTEES
Program
Mrs. S. F. Aker Mrs. D. B. Campbell Mrs. 0. N. Clark
Social
Mrs. R. E. Cartmill Mrs. M. L. Fergeson Mrs. M. K. Williams
Music
Mrs. W. H. Cortelyou Mrs. Ernest Tonsing Mrs. S. N. Greathouse
Civic
Mrs. George Rhodes Mrs. A. L. Swearingen Mrs. F. V. Mize
Flower
Mrs. D. G. Fisher Mrs. E. L. Titus
Junior Sponsor
Mrs. R. C. Williams
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mrs. Frank Suhl ...... ............ ...... .... .........1931-1934
Mrs. F. A. Meierant .................. ..................1934-1935
Mrs. A. L. Swearingen — Mrs. O. N. Clark ...... .........1935-1937
Mrs. R. E. Cartmill — Mrs. D. B. Campbell .... . ......1937-1939
HONORARY MEMBERS
Mrs. Frank Suhl Mrs. H. W. Hoyer Mrs. E. H. Tennant
SUMNER COUNTY OFFICERS
President ................................Mrs. John Thomas, Argonia
Vice-President .............. ............Mrs. Roy Howard, Mulvane
Recording Secretary .. ...................Mrs. S. F. Aker, Wellington
Treasurer...............................Mrs. Jay Hilton, South Haven
Corresponding Secretary ................Miss Hilda Harper, Argonia
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Aker, Jessie (Mrs. S. F.) ........................American Citizenship
Beth, Mildred (Mrs. Edw.) ..............................American Home
Blanchat, Sarah (Mrs. H. 0.) ................................Education
Campbell, Myrtle (Mrs. D. B.) .............................Club Institute
Carpenter, Ora (Mrs. J. E.) .... .................................Art
Cartmill, Eunice (Mrs. R. E.) ...............................Literature
Clark Tillie (Mrs. 0. N.) .............................. Indian Welfare
Cobb, Flora (Mrs. J. L.) ....... .................International Relations
Cortelyou, Jessie (Mrs. W. H.) ..............................Legislation
Dey, Indus (Mrs. Hart) ....................................Conservation
Emerson, Mayme (Mrs. B. Y.) .................. .........Public Welfare
Fergeson, Alpha (Mrs. M. L.) ...........................Foundation Fund
Fisher, Lillie (Mrs. D. G.) ...............................Child Welfare
Frack, Charlotte (Mrs. T. A.) .......................Press and Publicity
Greathouse, Cloa (Mrs. S. N.) .............................War Veterans
Mize, Monnie Bell (Mrs. F. V.) .........................Motion Picture
Munro, Minnie (Mrs. E. L.) .............................Club Extension
Rhodes, Freda (Mrs. Geo.) .................... ............ Insurance
Swearingen, Maude (Mrs. A. L.) .................................History
Titus, Esther (Mrs. E. L.) .......................................Music
Tonsing, Dorothy (Mrs. Ernest) .........................Scholarship Loan
Williams, Dana (Mrs. M. K.) ............................ .........Radio
Williams, Lela (Mrs. R. C.) . ..................................Juniors
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Sanner, Ruth (Mrs. O. H.) ... ..................................Poetry
September Eighteen
“Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.”
—Clark
Roll Call ...........................................My Department
Greetings by the President ............. ..................Mrs. Beth
Panel Discussion of Year Book:
Mrs. Aker Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Clark
My Impression of the World’s Fair ...................Mrs. Greathouse
Hostess — Mrs. Beth
October Two
“Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight.” —Shakespeare
For entertainment we thought you would like With husbands and two guests to share.
We’ve invited Miss Hunter to tell of her hike
O’er the ocean to learn of the Foreign Youths’ Care.
Music ..................................................Titus Sisters
Park House
October Sixteen
EDUCATION
“Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.” — Cowper Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
Calendar Reform ........................................Mrs. Titus
Tackling the Parking Problem .......................Mrs. Swearingen
Cosmetics ......................................-...Mrs. Carpenter
Perking Up Our Personalties ............................Mrs. Fisher
Fashions ......................-........................Mrs. Mize
Diets ..................................................Mrs. Rhodes
*10 Minutes
Hostess — Mrs. M. K. Williams
November Six
HEALTH
“To preserve health is a moral and religious duty.” -— Johnson
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
The Importance of Postural Correction ..........Dr. Sarah Blanchat
Music
District Convention Reports
Hostess — Mrs. Mize
November Twenty
LITERATURE
It’s National Book Week----A book is a friend,
A library is a collection of friends.
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill
The Singing Towers of the World .................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Book Review —
“All This and Heaven Too” Rachel Field ..........Mrs. Fergeson
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Cobb
December Four
CITIZENSHIP
“Not in mine own but in my neighbor’s face must I Thine image trace.”
—Tabb
Roll Call
Parliamentary Drill Youth in:
China ................. ........................Mrs. Cobb
Japan .......................................Mrs. Cartmill
Germany ........................................Mrs. Dey
Russia .................................Mrs. M. K. Williams
Mexico ......................................Mrs. Munro
Italy .......................................Mrs. Emerson
* 10 minutes.
Hostess — Mrs. Swearingen
December Eighteen
RELIGION
“I love the great cathedrals,
And towering churches fair —
That rise like hymns of marble Into the waiting air.”
Ruby Hudson.
Roll Call ................... .....................Famous Churches
Music
The Madonnas .........................................Mrs. Tonsing
Guest Speaker .................................Rev. M. L. Fergeson
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Fergeson
January One
PUBLIC WELFARE
“I am going your way, so let us go hand in hand,
You help me and I’ll help you, — While we may.”
William Morris.
Roll Call . .... .. ................... Historic Parts of Our Country
Parliamentary Drill
Science Remaking the World ................. ......Mrs. Greathouse
Progress in Motion Picture, Radio and Television ........Mrs. Mize
Salt from the Earth ...........................Mrs. M. K. Williams
Hostess — Mrs. Munro
January Fifteen
PUBLIC WELFARE
"A woman’s lot is made for her by the love she accepts.” — George Eliot.
Roll Call ..........................................Should Wives Work
Leisure Time—Its Significance in Our Economic Life Today ....Mrs, Frack
American Women in Public Life ....................Mrs. R. C. Williams
Foreign Women in Public Life ..........................Mrs. Cartmill
Hostess — Mrs. Blanchat
February Five
VALENTINE PARTY FOR JUNIOR GIRLS
"Tis Valentine season and you will perceive We’re entertaining the Junior Girls this eve.”
Roll Call ........................ .......................Our Girls
Entertainment .....................................Miss Esther Felt
Music
Hostess — Mrs. Emerson
February Nineteen
LITERATURE “When I would know thee —
My thought looks,
Upon the well-made
Choice of Friend and Books.”
—Carlyle.
Roll Call ................................T-........A Favorite Book
Parliamentary Drill
Today’s Literature and Tomorrow’s World .................Mrs. Frack
The Nile — By Emil Ludwig .......................Rev. Ernest Tonsing
Hostess — Mrs. R. C. Williams
March Four
WAR VETERANS “But when it comes to pleasure rare The perfect dinner table’s where No stranger’s Face is ever known.”
Guest.
Covered Dish Luncheon
Roll Call ........................One pound of Carpet Rags — sewed
Parliamentary Drill
History of Hospitals of Disabled War Veterans ...........Mrs. Munro
Recent Medical Discoveries ..............................Mrs. Rhodes
Hostess — Mrs. Cortelyou
March Eighteen
GOLDEN JUBILEE
“America is only another name for opportunity.” —Emerson
Roll Call ................A Foreigner who became a famous American
Conditions in Europe .....................................Mrs. Cobb
Social Security .........................-............Mrs. Carpenter
Fifty Golden Years .......................................Mrs. Hunter
Hostess — Mrs. Cartmill
April One
CONSERVATION
“From April nineteen to twenty-five Is National Garden Week;
Prepare the ground, watch things revive Thus God in Nature seek.”
Roll Call ...............................A Beauty Spot I Have Visited
Parliamentary Drill
Unusual Gardens .........................-............Mrs. Cortelyou
Interesting Homes ........................................Mrs. Dey
Alaska ...............................................Mrs. Emerson
Music .................... .................An Old Fashioned Garden
Hostess — Mrs. Greathouse
April Fifteen
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” —Washington
Roll Call .............An Interesting Fact of a South American City
Resources of South America ...........................Mrs. Fisher
Political Situation and Foreign Influence in South America ....Mrs. Tonsing
The Good Neighbor Policy of the United States..........Mrs. Titus
Hostess — Mrs. Frack
May Six
ANNUAL LUNCHEON
“Music washes away from the Soul the dust of everyday life.”
Roll Call ............................................My Score
Resume of the year’s work ......................Mrs. Swearingen
Musical Program ................................Music Committee
Convention Reports
“Great Clubs are not made by women afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When Every One works; and Nobody shirks A Club can be raised from the Dead.
So if while the President works right hard
Each member will labor hard too
Your Club will be what you want it to be,
For it isn’t your Club, it’s YOU.”
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE COSMOS STUDY CLUB
Wellington, Kansas PREAMBLE
The higher education of women being one of the leading questions of the present time, and an inter-change of ideas being conducive to this result, it has been decided to form an organization to be governed by the following rules and regulations:
CONSTITUTION
Article I
NAME: The name of this organization shall be THE COSMOS STUDY CLUB
Article II
OBJECT: The object of this club shall be to encourage women to study, to furnish opportunity for self-culture, to promote an interest in the best literary works of the day, and to consider subjects of general interest, whether of a literary, social or educational nature.
Article III
MEMBERS. Section 1 — Any woman may become an active member of this club upon election to membership by the club, and the payment of the annual dues.
Section 2 — The active and associate membership of the club shall be limited to twenty-five members.
Section 3 — (1) Associate membership shall be limited to five members. An associate member shall have the privilege of discussion but may not make a motion or vote. Associate members shall be required to attend three regular meetings. (2) Any resident member of the club may upon her written request and for reasonable cause become an associate member for a period of one year.
Article IV
OFFICERS: Section 1 — The officers of this club shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Critic-Parliamentarian, a Club Reporter, a Custodian and a Historian.
Section 2 — Such officers shall be elected by ballot for a period of two years at the first regular meeting in the month of January, and they shall assume their respective duties at the close of the last regular meeting in May. No officer shall be eligible to succeed herself.
Section 3 — The Corresponding Secretary shall be appointed by the President.
Article V
MEETINGS: Section 1 — Regular meeting: The club shall meet the first and third Mondays of the month, beginning with the third Monday in September and ending the first Monday in May.
The business session shall begin promptly at 2 p. m. and the program not later than 3 p. m.
Section 2 — Called meetings: Special meetings may be called by the President or three members and notice thereof given.
Section 3 —- Guest Day: To be observed twice a year. Time, place and character of which to be determined by the Program Committee.
Article VI
QUORUM: Eight members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business other than election of officers, at which time three-fourths of the membership shall be a quorum. Members granted a leave of absence shall not be counted in the percentage necessary for quorum.
Article VII
AMENDMENTS: This constitution may be amended at any meeting by a vote of two-thirds of those present, but the amendment must be proposed at least two weeks before action is taken upon it.
BY-LAWS Article I
Annual Dues: Each member active and associate, shall pay the amount of dues that shall be determined annually by the vote of the club at the first regular meeting in the calendar year. One-half of all said dues shall be paid not later than the first regular meeting in May. Balance of said dues to be paid by the first regular meeting in September following. Such assessments as may be recommended by the Executive Committee shall be paid promptly as the occasion demands. Members failing to pay dues before the first regular meeting in November shall be at once notified by the secretary and those not paying by the first regular meeting in December shall forfeit all rights to membership and their names shall be taken from the roll.
Section 2 — New members admitted at the first meeting in January shall be required to pay one-half of all said dues.
Section 3 — No resignation from membership shall be accepted from one who is in arrears for dues.
Section 4 — PENNY ART FUND: Each member, active or associate, shall be assessed one penny each year for a Penny Art Fund, which shall be paid by March 1.
Article II
DUTIES OF OFFICERS: Section 1 — Of President: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and of the Executive Committee, shall appoint standing committees, call special meetings, approve by her signature all orders drawn by the Secretary upon the Treasurer, and exercise a general supervision over all the affairs of the Club.
Section 2 — Of Vice-President: In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President.
Section 3 — Of Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of all proceedings of the Club and of the Executive Committee, collect all dues and issue receipt therefor, and shall draw on the treasury for all orders for payment of money approved by the President. She shall notify delinquent members as required in Article I Section 1 of these By-Laws and on the first regular meeting of December each year take from the roll of members the names of all those whose dues have not been paid.
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.
Section 4 — Of Corresponding Secretary: The Corresponding Secretary shall assist the President with her correspondence and send out notices and reports as required and perform the duties of the Recording-Secretary in her absence.
Section 5 — Of Treasurer: The Treasurer shall receive all dues and other money from the Recording Secretary, giving her a receipt therefor and shall disburse the same under the direction of the Executive Committee. All orders for the payment of money to be drawn by the Recording Secretary, approved by the President. Previous to the last meeting, she shall prepare and submit for audit, a detailed account of the receipts and expenditures of the session, which account duly audited shall be presented to the Club at its last meeting.
Section 6 — Of Critic - Parliamentarian: The Critic - Parliamentarian shall at the close of each business session offer her criticism on any part of the previous program and at least eight times during the year she shall present a discussion on Parliamentary procedure not to exceed fifteen minutes.
Section 7 — Of Club Reporter: The Club Reporter shall report to the local paper any items of interest regarding the meetings of the Club and shall report to the Official State paper any program of special interest.
Section 8 — Of Custodian: The Custodian shall preserve and keep in her possession all mementos, records and things of value to the Club as these shall accumulate from year to year.
Section 9 — Of Historian. The Historian shall compile in book form any or all of the club papers, clippings, roll calls, pictures, etc., furnished by the club members which in her judgment have historical or permanent value. Volumes to be delivered to the Custodian not later than the first meeting of the next Club year.
Article III
COMMITTEES AND DUTIES: Section 1 — Executive Committee: The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Club and the chairman of each of the standing committees. The members of this committee present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 2 — Standing Committees:
(1) Program Committee: The Program Committee shall consist of three members who shall appoint places of meetings, arrange programs, secure lectures, and otherwise plan for advancing the interests of the Club.
(2) Social Committee: The Social Committee shall be composed of three members who shall have charge of all social affairs desired by the Club.
(3) Music Committee: The Music Committee shall consist of three members who shall provide music for the program of each regular meeting and for such other occasions as may be desired by the Club.
(4) Civic Committee: The Civic Committee shall consist of three members who shall attend to all civic affairs voted by the Club.
(5) Flower Committee: The Flower Committee shall consist of two members who shall attend to the purchase and disposal of flowers. In case of death in the immediate family of a member (including father and mother) flowers shall be sent. In other cases, the Corresponding Secretary shall send a letter of condolence from the Club. In case of the continued illness of a member for a week or more, cards shall be sent.
Article IV
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS: Section 1 — Any member of the Club may present a name for membership at any regular meeting of the Club, such name to be presented in writing to the Secretary.
Section 2 — New members shall be voted on by ballot, their name having been presented at the previous meeting.
Section 3 — Old members shall be given preference when names are submitted for membership.
Section 4 — Three votes against a candidate shall prevent her election to membership.
Article V
MEMBERS: Section 1 — Honorary Members: Honorary membership for exceptional service rendered to the Community or to the Club may be conferred upon a member by a two-thirds vote of the Club. Honorary members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Club. Absence fines shall not be levied against them.
(a) The names of resident Honorary Members not attending one regular Club meeting during the year shall be dropped from the roll.
Section 2 — Absent Members: A member temporarily absent from the city may retain her active membership in the Club by paying her annual dues and providing for her program numbers. Any regular active member of this Club (Professional Women excepted) shall forfeit her membership by her absence from three consecutive meetings unless a leave of absence has been granted by the Club.
Section 3 — Prolonged illness of a member shall be the only cause for the granting of a leave of absence by the Club, length of time of such leave of absence to be determined by the Club. Absence fines shall not be assessed against such members.
Section 4 — Charter Members: The names of charter members shall not be dropped from the roll unless so requested.
Section 5 — Any member desiring associate membership shall be required to send her application by mail to the corresponding secretary, previous to the meeting in which application is to be considered.
Article VI
MISCELLANEOUS: Section 1 — Members must prepare assigned work on the program, or provide a substitute, and two failures within the year forfeits the right to membership.
Section 2 — Any member may bring a visiting friend to any Club meeting; such visitor not being a resident of the city.
Section 3 — The President may be excused from any place upon the program.
Section 4 — A fine of ten cents shall be imposed for absence.
Section 5 — A recess shall be declared at each meeting for the payment of absence fines and assessments.
Section 6 — The Club will not be responsible for postage or rental expense on program material incurred by members.
AMENDMENTS: These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present providing a two-weeks notice of the proposed amendment has been given.
MY SCORE CARD
Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct l6 N0V 6 N0V 20 Dec. 4 Dec. 18 Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 Mar. 4 Mar. 18 — Apr. 1 Apr. 15 May 6 Total
32 % Attendance
16 % Notifying
Hostess
32 % On Time
16% Roll Call
8 % Taking Part
in Business Discussion
or Voting
12% Papers
Prepared
NOTES
Original Format
Small bound program booklet approximately 5 1/2" wide X 4 1/5" tall, in printed cover