Fulton County GaArchives News.....At The Woman's Club January 8, 1907
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Atlanta Evening News January 8, 1907
The regular children's day exercises of the Woman's Club took place yesterday, 
and were of exceptional interest.  Mrs. Edward T. Berms was chairman of the 
program committee and introduced the speakers.
Mrs. A. McD. Wilson, the president, welcomed the children in behalf of the 
club, and Mrs. Theodore Birney brought greetings fromt he Congress of Mothers.
Mrs. Samuel Merrill, of Cambridge, Mass., was the next speaker and received an 
enthusiastic welcome, for she was the inspiration of the Atlanta Woman's Club 
and laughingly called herself "the club's good mother."  It was during the 
exposition of 1895 that Mrs. Merrill was in the city and in speaking to Mrs. W. 
B. Lowe -- now Mrs. Gunton--of the work among the club women of the east, 
remarked what a pity it was that Atlanta had no club.  The next day Mrs. Gunton 
called together seventy-five of Atlanta's prominent women and the Woman's Club 
became a reality.  What they have accomplished is too well know to need 
repetition.
Mrs. E. G. McCabe made a delightful talk on "How to Make Old Books New," and 
told the children how much good they could do by giving their books, when they 
were through with them, to the club's circulating library and thus let others 
enjoy them, particularly such books as "Uncle Remus," "Little Lord 
Fauntleroy," "Alice in Wonderland," etc.
Two little girls, Misses Thomas and Alexa Stirling, played beautifully on the 
violin and received great applause.  
Miss Henrietta Masseling, known and loved by all the children who go to the 
Carnegie Library, told two fascinating Indian legends, which held the closest 
attention of everyone present.  By the rostrum was a real Indian wigwam, made 
of birch bark, and following Miss Masseling, Mrs. Brown told of Tomochichi and 
that there was a real one in that wigwam! To the great delight of the children 
a little Indian in the full costume of the warrior, came out of the tepee with 
a large basket filled with dainty calendars, a souvenir for each guest.
This ended the program and ice cream and cake were served.


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