1928.3.20 March 20 1928

March 20, 1928.

The President presided at the meeting of the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club held in the Unitarian Parish House March twentieth.

The recording secretary’s report was read and accepted.

A letter from Mrs. Potter, President of the Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs who was our Guest of honor March sixth, was read by Mrs. Rees* commending the activities of the Club.

Miss Southen* thanked the members who have assisted her in the Gift Shop the past year and with the teas.

Attention was called to the teas of the week of March nineteenth by Miss George and of the Scandinavian, German and Scotch High Teas the week of March twenty-sixth by Miss Southen*, Mrs. Gauter* and Mrs. Campbell.

Mrs. Dillaby* stated that the play “The Famous Mrs. Fair” was to be presented by the Tuesday Club Players the afternoon and evening of April seventeenth, the proceeds to be used for our gift fund and that tickers were available.

The corresponding secretary stated that of the return postal cards sent concerning the increase in dues three hundred and sixty responses were received.

question number one: - do you approve a twodollar raise of the yearly fee- yes 317 – no. 27. question number two: - do you approve a onedollar raise of the entrance fee- yes 332 -no. 10.

The amended Regulation, as recommended by the Executive Board as follows: -

Article 111.

Section 2. The annual membership fee shall be seven dollars, with an entrance fee of three dollars additional for new members. These payments shall entitle the member to all privileges of the Club. The fee of Associate or Out of Town members shall be five dollars.

was read by the correspondence secretary and discussed by Mrs. Grabill*, Mrs. Seabury, Mrs. Dove* and Mrs. Rees.

A motion was made by Mrs. Seabury, seconded by Mrs. Henderson that the proposed amended regulations be adopted and it was so voted.

Mrs. Rees called to the attention of the members that the increase in the yearly dues was a direct contribution of two dollars from each member to the maintenance of her Club House which amounts to four cents a week.

A motion was made by Mrs. Henderson, seconded by Mrs. Seabury and so voted that the following applications for membership to be accepted and their names places on the waiting list

Mrs. Francis M. Balch. Mrs. Harry B. Brow. Mrs. Frank Capen*.

Mrs. Robert L. Harper Miss Helen Penhallow Mrs. George Phelps. Mrs. Harold Roberts. Mrs. Lawrence W. Smith. Miss Edith Tichnor. Mrs. T. A. Whidden. * Mrs. Edward R. Williams. Miss Pauline Jobisch. * Mrs. Richard Fitzgerald.

Under the direction of the Current Events Department, Mrs. Poole gave the last of her series of four talks on History in the making. The speaker referred to the oil scandal, of the possible candidates for President, the outstanding bills coming before Congress and of the Pan American conference recently ended. Turning to European affairs, the elections in France and Germany were discussed, of the questions coming before the League of Nations, the interest of Romania and of Britain’s anxiety concerning the situation in Egypt and King Amanullah of Afghanistan. Mrs. Poole answered questions from the floor.