The Portland daily press., 1894-04-16
Studies Of the Clubs Of the Women's
Literary Union.
INTERESTING REPORTS MADE AT
THE MEETING SATURDAY.
A Statement of the Historical and Literary
Work of the Organizations in the
Union-A Valuable Winters Work.

Work OF the OfSanlEaGlOnS III Guc
Union-A Valuable Winters Work.
An adjourned meeting OF the Woman's
Literary Union was held in the Second
Advent church on Saturday afternoon
at 3 o. clock. Mrs. j. B. Coyle, the newly
elected president, after calling the meet
ing to order, spoke appropriately of the
work of the coming year.
Mrs. Ida S. Woodbury. spoke most fit
tingly upon the retirement OF Mrs.
Josiah P. Burnham from the presidency.
and called upon Mrs. j. A.King, who
opened Offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That with loyalty to it's in
coming president, the Woman's Literary
Union wishes the retiring officer to take
with her its hearty and grateful appreci-
alton of her efficient term of service
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. Then came the reading of
the club reports by the secretaries or
delegates. They were most interesting
and .showed that much good work had
been accomplished the past year. The
first report given was that of the Ladies'
History Club. This club has, through
it's short season, been considering the
relation of Socialism to the general
principles and policy of our American
institutions. The book used is entitled
Socialism and the American Spirit, by
Mp. Gilman, and has been to the club
most delightful study of American
economics.
This report was followed by that OF
the Monday Club, whose subject for
st udy this season has been George
EIiot,s "Romola." The first Monday in
each month has been devoted to cur
rent events, arranged by countries. For
the first time since the founding of the
club in 1877, the death angel has visited
us and taken to his own home one
whom we loved and venerated-Mrs.
Susan E. Bragdon. She was pioneer
in the knowledge seeking movement
which is so general To-day in women's
clubs, and the W. L. u, as we'll as the
Monday Club, has lost beacon light.
The Cleaners Club has held 25 meet
ings since December 81, 1894, up to the
| meeting Of the past week, and during
that time has made complete study
of the life of Aeschylus and Sophocles.
The past winter the members have de-
voted the season to Shelley.
| The Travellers Club pleasantly
spent the opening afternoon on "Vaca-
tion Notes. each contributing brief
sketch of books read during the sum-
mer's leisure, followed by an informal
| discussion of the merits of the books
| and their authors. Roll-call has been
responded to by current event" from
| each member, which has often suggest
| ed most valuable topic for converse
| ton, This club has devoted ene Afternoon
each to Home and Foreign politics. The
| last afternoon in each month members
have received valuable instruction in
parliamentary tactics from the presi-
| dent of the State Federation. An inter-
estine course of lectures was arranged
by this club. Lectures have been deliv-
cred ably by Morton Dias, Mrs. Perry, Mr..
Bellows, DIR. Dalton, Mayor Baxter, Rev.
Matt Hughes and Miss Norton. The
next lecure will be Ellen B. Dietrich on
Economics.
| The XI. Club numbers 81.
The work ofsthe club has been princi-
nally the study of the history and }itera-
ture of Germany, Bayard Taylor's his
tory having been the the text book.
Individually the members have devot-
| ed special study to Goethe's Faust. Her
mann and Dorothea, Lessing's Nathan.
the Wise. The Anne Hathaway Club
held it's first meeting in October, and
began the study of Prometheus Bound
| of Aeschylus, the stately, periods OF the
| Grand old Greek being rendered into the
smoothly flowing measures of Mrs.
Browning, followed by Shelley's master
niece. Prometheus Unbound. The
latter part of the season has been de-
voted to poems of Robert Browning.
| The subject ~of study this season for
the c. L. Club has been French history
! and literature of the 18th century to the
sent time.
| Before the Tuesday GLIB. papers on
the following subjects have been given.
| Finland, New Mexico and Arizona, G bral-
tar, Hawaii, Japan. China, Spain.
| Alaska ana Elorence. L ue IneH HpersAlp y
| of the club numbers 10.
| The subject of the work of the S. q B..
club has been Greek history, including
the reading of six books of the Iliad.
| Reading and the discussion of cur
rent topics has made the year pros
nerous one for the Shailer club.
Guizot's History of France has been
tbe man study of the Prescott club.
Russian history has been the subject
of study for the Owl club.
The Beecher clubs subject for study
| has been economics. A course of three
lectures by Miss Beecher of Newton were
| given under the auspices of the club
early in the winter. At present another
course is being given by Professor David
son upon Goethe's masterpiece, Faust.
The members of the Wednesday club
have taken up French History for their
| winters study.
The subject of study for the T. K.
6 club has been Germany.
The Current Events club has discussed