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: The last meeting of the Y. W. C. A.
was held Wednesday, Dec 30th, 1908.
The meeting was opened with thehymn,
"What a friend we have in Jesus." Roll
call was then read, a few members be
ing absent. Another song was sung.
The Secretary read the minutes of the.
preceding meeting- -Unfinished business
was transacted. (There were three mem-'
bers admitted '
The topic for vthe evening was, " A
Test of Discipleship," led by Belle Dill
strom, Miss Royer, Mrs. Chalcraft, Helen
Dillstrom and Katie Brewer also spoke
on the subject. Our -: closing song was, .
"Safe in the Arms of Jesus," after which,
we repeated the watchword and adjourn
ed. . '.. . . v
Reliance
The Reliance Literary Society met in '
regular session, this.being the first session
of the year, with nearly all members pres
ent. After the reading and approval of
the minutes the program was rendered.
The president desires all members to be
prepared when placed on the program.
Programs can be seen at the usual place
each week; All Reliance members will
please keep an eye on the wall at Mitchell
Hall porch and then come prepared.
Excelsiors
The early part of the meeting last
Thursday evening was devoted to dis
cussing the challenge of the Nonpareils
to a series of three. public debates. All
the members showed great enthusiasm
, and some spoke encouraging words upon
the matter. The acceptance was unani
mously voted. ' The following was the
program of last meeting: Opening ad
dress, Ella Brewer; yocal solo, Laura
Harnden; Recitation, Loulin Brewer;
.piano solo, Esther Napoleon; Monologue,
Joseph hillstrom; vocal duet, Martha
Decker and Allah Madison; recitation,
Frank Souvigner; saxophone solo,
Haynes - De Witt, tfnd remarks, Charles
E. Larsen.
The opening address, the piano solo,
the saxophone solo and the remarks
were well rendered and enjoyed by those
who were present, but-the ?est of above
numbers were frozen on the way to the
assembly loom.
, Say, boys and girls, do not let the cold
weather be in vour way when attending
your society meetings, especially when
you are on "the program. Very likely
you may have the same experience when
the warm weather comes. Above all, do
not practice that habit of cheating from
your society meetings. This is your op
portunity and it lies with yourselves to
take advantage of it Do not be like
some of those boys and girls that only
attend the1 society whenever they hear
that a banquet is being planned. The
Excelsior does not want thct kind of
members. If you cannot attend regu
larly have your name taken off the roll,