| Show financial help for tuition and books and During World War they put forth every effort to contribute send necessary items to the boys in army camps both at home and overseas They rolled bandages knit sox and sweate-s and purchased numerous items such as handkerchiefs and checkerboards and shipped many boxes of supplies to the boys in France Early in the 1920or evenfew years before the membership had risen so there was not room to hold the meetings in the homes so they rented the rooms above the Manti Grocery forClub room which they also shared with the Commercial Club While this move improved the situation to some extent it also had its disadvantages During the winter months the President had to be there early every Thursday afternoon and have someone usually her husband carry coal and wood from down stairs in order that the room would be warm and comfortable when heated entirely the members arrived byblack potbellied It waslarge stove It seems room and she and the other officers also had to perform janitorial service With only about thirty-five members each paying 00 per year there wasnenough money to hirejanitor The momey had to be used for fuel utilities food and entertainment Every month during the summer social was held at one of the homes usually in the garden and no one really knows even to this day why these socials were called Kensingtons There was no problem of attendance from the years 1896 to 1929 In fact each member felt that if she missedmeeting she was missing something very important in her life The Manti Ladies Literary Club was an important part of Manti and contributed much to its culture its education and even to its economics From the time it was organized in 1896 the Highest Living for the Best its motto has been Our Hopes |
