The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-06-14
Flowers, Friendship and Fare
wells.

'lney nave Deen at great 1eaSC OF IAN
guages and stolen the scraps"
The very best of which they brought to
the "Woman's Book Club Friday eve
ming, June 9Th, and so made the meeting
one OF the most profitable and pleasant
the ladies have had as it was more char
acteristic, each actor being allowed to
illustrate her favOrite author and so
''give us OF her best
Each souvenir booklet was exquisitely
painted Thy a friend of the hostesses with
leaves were written the whole set of quo
tations. Tiny pencils were tied to them
with ribbons, color of the flowers, and
the guests were to write the {supposed(
authors name to each quotation A
reward was promised to the one who
named correctly the greatest number OF
authors. Miss Richards, in a charming
gown OF silk was in the large hall holding
her silver basket of souvenirs, and an
swered with grace and tact the questions
of ladies as each selected her flower. Just
within the drawing-room door stood the
two hOsteses, to !"welcOme the evening
guests Mrs. Richards, in heliotrope silk,
and Mrs. Gilmer, in pink crepe.
In the receiving party were Misses
Annie and Sue Richards, in white organ
dies, Miss Thompson in blue satin, Miss
Pattie Lou Jones, in yellow silk, and
Miss Jessica Smith, in pink surah and
silver gauze.
The following is the programmes:
Reading of the minutes, Mrs. e. &.
Davis.
Reading of "The Witch of Wenham
Lake." by Whittier-Mrs Workman.
Song, "Magdalene, Mrs. Lewis
Reading, "Meg and l." by Murphy
Mrs. Manning.
Recitation, "Buzzard's Point" "a true
story by Vicker-Mrs. Davis.
Reading, "The Changed Crosses by
Mrs. Charles Hobart-Mrs. f. R. Harris.
Recitation, ''The Sioux Chiefs Daugh-
ter" by Miller-Mrs. H. Perry
Song, "The Old Sweet Song" (by spe-
cial request) Mrs. J. S. Burwell.
Then the president said as she would
spend the summer in the Gland of the
Sky" she would give her books, honors,
&C., all to Mrs. Pittman, the vice-presi-
dent, to have and to act as president
until she returned in the autumn.
The invited guests were Misses Watson
and Caldwell and Mrs. J. H. Tucker.
Then the ladies entered the dining
room, when the flowers, tables and girls
as the one in the clouds. Frozen creams,
| ices and cakes were in profusion.
The tables had different flowers and
embroideries. One, "Pray you love re-
member. And there is pansies, that is
| for thoughts.' Another, "Water-lilies
'Thou virgin lilies, all the night,
Bathing their beauties in the lake,
That they may rise more fresh and bright
When their beloved suns awake
A third, Roses,
Long, long may my heart with such
| memories be filled,
Like the vase in which roses have once
| been distilled,
You may break. you may shatter the vase
| if you will,
The scent of the rose will hang round il
| STILL
Fourth, Daisies,
"Wee, modest crimson tipped flower" &c
The Sth being a warm "June day" the
Club was invited to 'come at early can
die light, as the "tickets'' to balls reaG
ga hundred years ago" This measure
was made necessary by the rule forbid
ding any member of the "sterner sex
attending "club meeting.''
While flashes OF merriment' and light
sayings and enjoyment of frozen fruits
were having full sway in the dining-roon
the judges were deciding the contest an6
Mrs; Henry Perry was presented the
much coveted distinction by Miss Smith
she winning by three guesses, (?) flowers
OF course such a perfect gift, in every
way, the bouquet composed of all tn,
flowers illustrated and that came all tn,
distance from Morganton from anothe,
friend OF the hostesses, her Offering to tn,
success OF our friends "Meeting OF the
| Book Club
The president, Mrs. J. A. Gilmer, sad
dens the hearts of her many friends II
| Henderson by leaving, on Tuesday, fol
her former home, Morganton. "What il
one [town's] loss, is another Towns
gain and she will carry Sweetness an(
light to her old friends for the summer
We do not say to her goodbye" but
"Auf. Wiedersehen.'' J.R.S