The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
N WOMEN'S CLUBDOM
THE LITERARY PROGRAMMES FOR
THE COMING SEASON.
lie Library Consulted During
the Summer just Past.

city library have been in demand by the
women of the literary clubs of the city.
Not a day has passed that books of refer
ence have not been taken away and con-
suited. The women of Indianapolis are
noted for their membership in literary
clubs. There are few who belong to one
only 1t is to the credit of the city that
so much literary work is done, together
with the numerous other lines OF pleasure
and work which the women undertake to
do in season. Their charities are many,
their social duties increase year by year
and at the same time the club work in
creases Some of the clubs began nearly
twenty years ago. They have been con-
tinuing each season ever since, and the sub
jects which have been covered in papers
and conversations have been many. To
keep up the interest and still have some
thing new each time has taxed the powers
of the programme committees, and the
number of subjects for a single season are
numerous. The work in the clubs has
reached very high standard, as will be
seen by the following programmes for the
year:
Indianapolis Woman's Club
Oct 2-Presidents day.
Oct lr,GaInp Life in the Adlron n1ia
Mrs. George G.. Tanner; "A Sea-girt Isle,
Mrs H. J. Milligan w. Happy Pays II the
Jameson. Conversation, Vacation It's Use
and abuse, Mrs. T. a. Wagner, leader
Eliza S. Hendricks; Books Militant and
Books Triumphant" Mrs; James 7; Eagles
ing of New Books. Miss Katharine Merrill,
leader.
Nov: 2o-"Ancient Races and Ruins of TIE
New World" Mrs. w. ]. Hasselman; Our
Sister Republic-Mexico, Mrs. A. NJ.
Robertson. Conversation, "Anglo-Saxon
and Spanish Democracy" Mrs. w. w.
Woollen, leader.
Nov. 27-Business meeting.
Greece, Mrs, o; H.. Hasselman; Lost
Letters from Lesbos Mrs. ]. A Milburn.
Dee 1s-"Book Review" Mrs n A. Hyde;
Thomas Hughes Mrs. Linton A. Cox;
Jan. 1-Guest day. "A story, Miss Anna
Mienolas talk, "Aristocrafie company"
John J.. Ketcham. Conversation: tea
Jan. IA Study %. Of Tragedy Mrs
pretations of Tragedy Mrs. Ovid Butler
Feb 5-Egyptian Antiquities Mrs
Amelia s. Wells: THE English in Egypt
Mrs. Eliza G.. Wiley Conversation, "A
Winter on the Nile.'' Miss Mamie l. New
FEB ls@..chila Saving" Mrs. J; H, Stew
A.. Bell Conversation, The Limits of
leader
Feb. 2s-Business meeting.
L N,
Mrs. A. B. McGregory. Conversation, The
New View of the Child" Mrs. George w.
March is~"Addison." Mrs May Wright
Sewall. Conversation the paper. Mrs.
Alexander Spruance, leader.
March Collection of officers.
April 2-"sisters Of Famous Men," Mrs.
Q. S. Runnels; THE Evolution of the
Heroine Mrs. w. L. Elder. Conversation
Cities in Literature" Mrs. I'll. IL. Hanna,
leader
April 1s-"Josephine, Empress and wom-
a N "a at + az ~ rhor
acter and Influence of Queen Louise of
Prussia" Miss Marie Ritzinger. Converse
ton. The Power Behind the Throne" Mrs.
May Pads, Mrs. F. H. Blaekledge;
Manners" Mrs. Morris Ross. Conversa-
ton on the papers, Mrs. Benjamin d. Wal
May 2i-Guest day ''The Lohengrin of
per and conversation, The Price of Prog
June Annual reports. The Present
Status of the Higher Criticism, Miss Har-
riet Noble; "A Story" Mrs John E.
Oct 1O--The Presidents day
Nov l4-.French V :!ga Genius
Mrs F. A. W. Davis Conversation, 'sEmi-
" FIetc j Miss, Miss Elizabeth .ar Ray i,ro
Situation" Mr.. William Forsyth.
Dec. 12--Puvis de Chevannes." Mrs.
Spirit Of the F French Academy Miss Eliza
g. Browning, Miss Deborah d. Moore,
Mary Alice Rowland.
Katherine Dunn. Mrs, Haldeman.
Life Mr. Louis Rowland.
Feb. 12,,'Mr GIadstone." Mrs: Ira p.
Conversation. The Stalwarts in Politics"
Inez w; Iibbott Martha l. L. Griffith.
Feb 2gisitOrs day Th ls REVIVAL tn;a CT
March 13-"English society''-"C Country
Life" Mrs; edward Dean; The 9 London
lish Girl" Miss Kate Layman; The Gu
rate" Mrs w NJ Taylor ,G,ony1eerSs.ation.,
Miss Margaret Hamilton, Miss Eleanor
March 27-visitors' day. informal CONVEX
April ia Consideration Of Self Miss
Nina Merrill: Conversation: Mrs. Karthar-
with TIN Editoral Comment By Pe Mrs Mar,
e May G'Wiiiian Elery Charming" Mrs.
c. B. Clark; The Liberal Jew Miss Har-
ret No5s ns @ MISS $50 5ndaism
Merrill Mrs. A. b. McGregory.
june jun i2" At Tank on Leisure Mrs. A.
F. Potts. Mrs. J. F. Pratt, "A story Mrs.
James T. Wright
Magazine Club
Oct: S-Club day Autumn Leaves Ed
itor, Mrs. John Coleman.
oct. 17-"Queen Victoria = Character
Sketch Mrs Maurice Albrecht; Reign"
..
Oct 31-"Lord Byron Mrs. NJ n. A.
Walker; "Childe Harold" Miss Florence
Patterson.
Nov 14-"Sir Walter Scott Miss Jessie
Hamilton; Lady of the Lake" Miss Lulu
Houser
Nov. 2S-"Ivanhoe, Review" Mrs. Il. p.
Brown.
Dee 12-"samuel Taylor Coleridge" Mrs
William Summer; "Christabel," Miss Ida
open Day-Date not announced
Jan. 2-''Wiliam Wadsworth, Mrs. J. S.
Berryhill; Selections Mrs. Maurice AL
brecht.
Jan. 16-"Thomas Moore" Mrs William
Cumback. jr.: 'Lalla Rookh,' Mrs. Fannie
Winchester.
Jan So-'Thomas Darlington Macarlay.a
Mrs. Florence Tibbs: Lays of Ancient
Rome" Mrs c. H. Badger
Feb. 13-"William Makepeace Thacke.ay"
Miss Carrie Fisher; Vanity FAIR Mrs A
l.. Preston.
Feb 27-"Thomas Carlyle Miss Roberta
Weddell: Heroes and Hero Worship Miss
Bella Bruce.
March 12-.Edward Bulwer-Lytton,. Mrs.
Il. o. Painter; Last Days OF Pompeii"
Miss Adelaide Carman
March 27-"Tennyson," Miss Florence
Patterson; "Idyls of the King, Mrs o. l..
Huey.