The record-union., 1897-11-21

circulated about that would be
embarrassing in the extreme to her.
when you could turn it off with
laugh. These matters sometimes, as IN
the case at hand, are explained away
and no one the worse for them. But
it is Just as frequently the case that
friendships are severed by the creation
of hard feelings that can never by any
future explanation be softened. Again.
when tempted to joke on this most Sc
rious of subjects, think twice before the
thing is said that cannot be recalled
and may rankle in some ones heart, ana
there implant sting that only time
Will serve to soothe.
&
Little Calvary Baptist Church held
a harvest home festival for the children
of the Sunday-school last Sunday even
ing. The church was profusely deco
rated with chrysanthemums, vines anu
other flowers. and the exercises, Speak-
ing, singing, etc, were all appropriate
to the day. and of a character in keep
ing with the festival. The evening Was
entirely given up to the chldfeh' WIZ
at the close of the service went nome
happy in the consciousness that tney
had acquitted themselves credltaply-
Miss Mary Lewis has been heard Iroih
since going to Pacific Grove, where she
! is settled for the winter on account ol
i'll health She says that since she mas
been there she is steadily gaming III
weight and is feeling much better IN
every way This will be welcome news
to Miss Lewis friends in this city, OF
whom there are not a few, as she IS one
of cur most talented young ladies, be-
sides being a musician of no ordinary
merit.
Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Miss Ida
Clinch of this city to George +. Lester
one Of the prominent members of the
Mcneil Club. and we'll known in mu-
sical circles Miss Clinch is one OF our
leading vocaHsts, and has been resi-
dent of Sacramento for so long time
that we quite look upon her as a ma
tive Sacramentan. Her early childhood
days were really spent in Folsom. Even
as very young girl Miss Cllnch $
voice attracted a great deal OF atten-
ton among musicians, and since her
soiourn in the East, where she re-
ceived cultivation in the New England
Conservatory of Music, and held en-
yiabla positions in some of the most
prominent Boston churches, she has
been one of our leading vocalists in
Sacramento. Miss Clinch has made
many and warm friends in our town,
and he1 happiness will be a matter of
heartiest congratulation from all who
know her. Mr. Lester is no less favor
ably known and warmly liked The
wedding is to take place in fortnight's
time.
The Tuesday Literary Club which
has taken up it's winter work, prom
ises 10 be more interesting from every
point of view than it was last year.
Since the new term opened twenty-five
new members have been added to the
list. which certainly goes to prove
that if Sacramento is not exactly on an
equal footing with her more pretentious
sisters, she is at least not far behind
and steadily gaining in literary attain
ments The work for this year is CEN
tered upon authors, which is a never
failing subject of the most intense in
terest, and the club is most sanguine
about its future condition, as the pres
ent indications give it every right to
be. The membership includes some of
our most prominent society leaders, and
interest in the work is constantly deep
ening. If the Improvement in the fu-