The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-08
Opening Day.


Not bonnets, but brains."
Several days ago very beautiful pro-
grammes, printed on red, white and blue
satin ribbons, in gold lettering, we're dis.
tributed to the fortunate members OF
the Friday Club, reading like this:
The Friday Club, Hillsboro, Ohio,
Programme for October 2, 1891,
one o'clock p. m.
An Address Of Welcome,
"Our First Fourth Of July Mrs. L. B. Boyd
''Star Spangled Banner. The Club
Topics~The Revolution. Patrick Henry, Our
First Naval Victory, Benjamin franklin, La
. Fayette, John Paul Jones. Andre and Arnold,
CORVALLIS, The Constitution.
Washington and Martha Warrington.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mrs. I. n. Quinn
Our First Minister to England. ..........
miss Josephine Collins
Ny Country, 'Tis Of Thee. The Club
Topic.MThe Indians. The First Rebellion, The
National Capitol, The Presidential Mansion
in 1889 and 1875, The Cotton Gin, The
Whiskey resurrection, 1904.
Music-Instrumental Duet. .............
....................M ..Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Dill
News Nosss D. . TSs Pscs0b cob
Oonvot:aton"i Aooi'ionS'''. w .Nr Sauo
Romance OF American History. .......:..
......... ........... Mrs. NJ. B. Yoeman
Music-Leo DANES de Seville Schubert
Mesdsmes Spargur and Matthews.
Contemporary History from 1776 to 1903
DonteIsauon. Ma: :,.. .ne ee O,ue
The Battle OF Bunker Hill Mrs. John spargur
Reading. Miss Cora Bell
Song. g......................M Mrs. Harry Spargur
Sentimeot-
"Go speed the stars of Thought
On to their shining goals"
The blaze of July sun in an October
heaven did not deter the ladies from
donning their Martha Washington caps
(resting gracefully on powdered hair)
and kerchiefs and repairing joyously to
the home of Mrs. John Mcdowell Mat
thews. Once there, to be cordially vel.
coined by the fair hostess to her parlor,
gay with flags and flowers. The vivacious
acting members were projected sharply
from the background of wit and wisdom
and those who have learned to grow
gracefully old. With such backing as
the honorary membership of Mrs. VIM.
Scott, Mrs. w. o. Collins, Mrs. E. J..
Thompson, Mrs. Judge Matthews and
Miss Maria Stewart give, no wonder the
lucky Friday Club felt the envious tooth
of time might be defied to do its worst.
The address of welcome from the pen
of the hostess was overflowing with
beautiful sentiments charmingly express
ed. A retrospect of the birthday and
the prospectus sketching out beyond
many future birthdays was received with
applause. She won the right to be proud
of the work of her prentice hand as a
club-woman.
The music was the choicest Hillsboro
can offer. The conversations were bril-
liantly led by Mrs. John Matthews and
Mrs. E. L. Faris, the only difficulty being
periods. Mrs. 1. H. Quinn's talk on
General Washington was as easy, quiet
and full of charm as fireside chat, and
the little brochure on Martha, his wife,
by Miss Jane Scott, supplemented by a
touching episode of her widowed days,
by Mrs E. J. Thompson, we felt, closed
and clasped that volume of United States
biography. sour first Minister to Eng
land" was interesting in matter and
rendition. "News Notes." well compiled
by Mrs. Dawson, was food for endless
discussion had only time held out. Mrs.
-Hibben's recitation from Mother Goose
for Grown Folks was happy break in
the full, strong tide of patriotism that
threatened to sweep US all away. Miss
Stewart gave US lovely, reflective, calm
selection that fell like benediction.
'The battle of Bunker Hill" was most
judiciously bird's.eyed by Mrs. John
w. Spargur. Miss Bells reading was
carried over to swell the pleasures OF
October 9th, for time fairly whizzed away,
only leaving few laggard seconds for
the singing of new and lovely song by
Mrs. Harry Spargur. The forerunner
of dainty luncheon was an immense
tray bearing napery like snow white
blossoms with golden heart, which on
nearer view proved to be spray of the
national flower golden rod) held by a
golden eagle pin. This was the apoetheo-
sis of Liberty! and each proud and boast.
full American woman pinned the
souvenir upon her and felt that words
were mockery. Luncheon proper dis
cussed, salvers setting forth great purple
spheres "that hold the mingled mirth
and wit of all the world" went round.
Each guest in the cool, sweet juice
drank eagerly to the long life and the
hoar old age of the Friday Club.