Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-28
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
The Amelia Pride Book Club-The Cir
cus-Mr. McFadden's Fine Crop.

The Amelia Hrlde BOOK CluD-1no OiE
cus-Mr. McFadden's Fine Crop.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, October 26.-During tht
spring of the year, number of the ladies
of Rock Hill determined to put into op
Grafton book club. 1t is in Rock Hill
as in almost all other places, fact tha
whatever the ladies attempt, succeeds
1t was so in this case. After discussing
the question in all its bearings, 16 decided
to join in the attempt. Of course certain
remarks were msde, such as are gener
ally made on thf formation of clubs with
membership limited 10 ladies. Of the II
ladies only ieWo had shown discretion
enough to retain the name they inherited
from their fathers; so this club would
not be broken up by the interference o.
any strsy,Romeo who might find them in
SESSION. The married members were
supposed to have outlived that first flush
of devotion in which the bride "looks
dowBa at the wedding ring and says she
has all the rights she wants." So, as
there were more than 13 members, hopes
were entertained of long and prosper
GUS career.
When the question of name came up,
there was but one opinion. Just few
months before beautiful life had closed
in Rock Hill, and tenderest affection had
hidden adieu until eternity to Mrs. c. j.
Pride. She had been friend to all who
needed one and had failed none. In sick
ness or in health she had ever responded
to the call which youth made on her.
These ladies have known her so intimate
ly and so we'll, that when she went to q
higher and nobler life, there was mingled
with the sadness that is ever felt on the
death of the good and true, the tenderness
of personal grief. AS she had befriend-
ed them in other ways, so she had led them
both by example and precept to read,
to gather the flowers which fancy has
strewn in literary fields and to seek en-
joyment from their books as from friends
who would ever reward attention and
never turn a deaf ear to an inquiring
mind. 1t was not surprising, therefore,
that the club has been known as the
amelia Pride Book Club"
The plan of its work was this: Sixteen
volumes were selected by a committee.
These were bought and distributed accord :
ing to roster; two weeks were allowed
for the reading of each; then new dis
tribution was made.
The first circle has just been completed.
The meetings have been ut the houses of
the members in town, and some light re-
freshments have been served. TO cele-
brate the end of their first course, they
decided to have banquet at which few
outsiders would be allowed. Besides
this, in order to give treat to the public,
they invited Rev. Alexander Sprint to
give lecture to the public, taking as his
subject, his recent visit to Europe. After
the lecture, the members and the invited
guests were to repair to the home of Mr..
A. F. Ruff for the banquet.
Saint Swithin had not been propitiated
and on Friday night-the time set-he
poured down all the torrents he could
find. The result was that only few gath
cred to hear the lecture, and 1t was decided
to postpone this part of the evenings
pleasure. The other portion, however,
must be enjoyed now or never, and in
spite of wind and weather, a gOodly COM
pany gathered at the appointed place.
As for the banquet it is enough to say
that the ladies intended that it should be
something unusually nice and that they
succeeded as well as they ever did. Only
those who failed to be present failed to