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December 11, 1917.

The meeting of December 11 was held in the upper hall,
Mrs. Rees presiding. The reading of the records was omitted.
The President read Governor McCall's proclamation to the club-
women of Massachusetts, and then took up the matter of disposing
of the money obtained from the entertainment which was given for
war relief work. The proceeds had amounted to $230.77, and by
vote of the club was distributed to the following relief organi-
ations: -
Young Women's Christian Association, $65.00
Knitting Committee, Jamaica Plain
Branch, Special Aid Society, 50.00
American Fund for French Wounded, 50.00
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly (increase of
check paid Miss O'Reilly for her
lecture, and which she devotes to
Polish relief work) 15.00
Belgian and French Refugee work, 50.00
$230.00

The club also voted to admit to membership the following:
Mrs. Henry Suke, Mrs. Alonzo G. Webb
Mrs. Theodore Bliss Miss Emma Nichols
Mrs. Kate Ball Mrs. H. R. Davies
Mrs. Henry Davies Mrs. Carl Mittell
Mrs. James H. Stanwood

The entertainment for the afternoon was in charge of
the History and Travel Department, Mrs. Souther, Chairman,
who presented Mr. Arthur K. Peck. In a most entertaining
yet instructive lecture, accompanied by photographs of won-