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(he nucleus o f a public library for the town of Bloomsburg. T he ctub jo i n ^ the State Fed­ eration o f Women's Clubs in Ju n e, 1898, and still belongs to the Federation. On Ju n e 39, 1899, the name of the Mosaic Club was changed to the Wednesday Club, o f Blooms­ burg. In all these years the moneys from lines, dues and entertainments were devoted to the use and maintenance of the Public Library-. T he officers now a r e : M rs. Samuel W igfall, president; M rs. R . E . M iller, vice president; M rs. D. J . W aller, J r ., secretary; Mrs. George E . Elw ell, treasurer. The " S " Club T his club W.1S organized on Oct. 2 1, 19 12 . The " S ” stands for "study and service." The first officers were M iss H arriet W aller, presi­ dent; M iss M ary Dcmaree, vice president: Miss M argaret C . Brooke, secretary; Miss Jean Andres, treasurer. T lie object of the club is the intellectual im­ provement o f its memlicrs, and town better­ ment. The present officers a rc : .M r s. G. EdwatxJ Elw ell, J r .. president: Miss Gertrude Gross, vice president; M rs. WiUiam W. Fagely, secretary; Mrs. F red ericO. M usser, treasurer; M rs. Charles C. Houscnick. club reporter. The membership includes M iss Jean Andres. M iss Armantinc Arment, M rs. WiUiam law ren ce Butler, M rs. .Arthur Stc%-enson Clay, Mrs. Edw ard C. Creasy. M rs. John M. D e­ laney. M rs. Georae Edw ard Elw ell. Jr ., Mrs. William W. Fagely. Miss Gertrude Gross. Mrs. Paul Z. Harman. Mrs. Charles C. Houscnick. Mi«s M.nrgarct Jenkins. M rs. Ralph Keller. Mrs. Clyde Kemp. M rs. Frederic O. Musser. M iss Edith Pattcr.son. M iss H arriet W aller. Mrs. K arl Funston W irt. Fort M fC lu re Chapter, D. A. R. Fort McClure Chapter of the Daughters of the .American Revolution was organized April to. 1905. and the date o f its charter is April 22, 1905. The ch.arter members w e re : Miss M arth a'L. Caldwell. M rs. S. C. Creasy. Mrs. W. L. Dcmaree. Mrs. Geo. F. Elw ell. M rs. M. E. Ent. M rs. Helena Ikeler. M iss Mar- P. I.evcrett. M iss Anna T. I,everett. M rs. R. R. l.ittle. M rs. C. W. M iller. M rs. R. G. Phillips, M rs. F. P. Pursel. M rs. L. P. Sterner, Miss M ary Tustin, Mi.ss Sarah E. I. V an Tassel. M rs. H. V. M iite. M rs. M ary Worthington. Other resident members a rc : M rs. M. E. Caswell. M iss Ethel Creasy. M iss Hannah Evans. M rs. C. W. Funston. M iss Ju lia TT.

Furm an, M iss Clora G. Furm an, Mrs. S. J. Houk, M rs. 6 . S. Hartline, Mrs. J. S. lohn. M iss M artha McNinch. Mrs. H. R. M ears, M rs. C. Z. Robbins. The club meets weekly from September to Ju n e, and papers on his­ torical subjects are read by the members. In 1907 (his club erected a suitable marker on the site o f Fort McClure on the Hughes farm, and dedicated it with appropriate exe r­ cises on .April lOth. The n u rk cr was unveiled hy Miss .McClure, a direct descendant o f M aj. Jam es M cClure, a fte r whom the fort w as named. In the afternoon a public meeting w as held in the courthouse, and among the exercises w as an a<ldress delivered by Rev. .A. J . P. M c­ Clure, a great-gramlson o f M ajor McClure. The object o f this society Is the preservation o f that spirit o f liberty which animated the fathers and mothers of the .American Revolu­ tion. T he present regent is M iss S . Van T a s ­ s e l; vice regent. M rs. C . W. Funston; secre­ tary, Mrs. C. Z. Rohbins; treasurer. M rs. R . G. Phillips: chaplain, M iss M ary Tustin. Columbia County lliiio r ie a l Society The first steps fo r the fonnation o f this society were taken M ay 9, 19 14, at a meeting held in the courthouse at Bloomsbura, which was called by the officers o f Fort M cClure Chapter, 1). A . R . T he meeting was called to order by Jam es C . Brow n, who made a few remarks and then introduced Dr. S . P . H eil­ man, of Lebanon County, secretary of the Pennsylvania State Federation o f Historical Societies. Dr. Heilman gave a practical talk on his experiences in the sixteen years he had been in the work. H is address was fu ll of hopeful suggestions and o f great benefit to the organization. W illiam W. Evans moved a vote o f thanks be given Dr. Heilman, seconded by Professor Hartline and carried unani­ mously. Fort McClure Chapter presented to M r. Brown a copy o f a constitution and by-law s which they thought would fill the needs of the proposed Columbia County Historical Society. The constitution and by-laws were read and accepted and ordered printed. George Parke, rqircsenting J . H . Beers & Co., publishers. Chicago. HI., gave a short address, telling o f his w ork along historical lines in Columbia County, and presented one copy o f this H isto iy o f Columbia County to the society, also many interesting photographs he had made, anil local nutcrial that would be very valuable. Mr. .A. W. Duy moved that M r. P arke be