The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10
Literary and Musical Circles.

Rbodo8endron Temple. Ne. Is. R2thaons
Sisters. gave another Of is peasant So
elals Wednesday evening last az is hail.
IN ghe CossIns' buildlng. i was a decided
success This temple y becoming very
popular vita pleasure loving people. The
following p-ozraz.uss was rendered. Piano
solo. Mr.. Arthur Fisher: address. Mr..
Ford; recitation. Miss Helen ForReys 500,
Mr. Allen. accompanied ~ Mrs. Aaul-
man. recitation. Mrs. Snythe; piano solo.
Miss HiakSon. solo. Mrs. Martin. accom-
panied BY Mrs. Barnes; recitation, MISS
Louise Hartley; 500 Miss Bates. reci1a-
ton, Mrs. Stetson; solo. Mr.. Woodruff.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society. az the regular meeting held on
January elected the following officers:
Spiritual director. Rev. +. X Prefontaine:
president. Mr.. Philip y. o'Brisn, vice
president. Mr. G. Edgar Hayes: secretary.
Mrs. p. d. oBrien. treasurer, Mr.. J. j.
Walsh; seEgeAnt-a1-arnS. Mr.. James
Dunlap. This society gave one OF its pop
ular enter sfnmentS at s.. Francis han
January :. which was weu attended. A
fine musical and literary programme was
rendered.
The regular afternoon meeting OF Tire
Relnecks Club took place ar the resi-
dence Of Mrs c. A Hughes last Monday
afternoon. The subject Of the meeting
was ''Chaminsae." Miss Fisken gave
sketch OF the life ard works 81 the COM
poser. Mss PreNeit illustrated tha
sketch with q plano solo and Mrs. Hughes
gave a vocal number. Following refresh
Tneats a general conversation brought 10
a close a pleasant and Instructive after
noon The following members were pres
ent. Mrs. Fisken. Mrs. FIlson. Mrs.
Hughes. Mrs. Seymour. Mrs. Preston.
Mrs. Kirk. Mrs MAYER. Miss Fairfield.
Miss Fisken and Miss Prewett- The next
meeting OF the club VIII be concert ar
ranged by Mrs. Ftsou and Mrs. Mayer 10
take place a. the home OF the former
January To-
The Aletheuonean Literary Society held
its first meeting for this year. 1887. at So
ciety han. in the University building. Fri
day evening. a very profitable and pleas
ant session was spent. The following
programme was sxceIIsntly rendered:
Coraet solo. Mr. F. F.. b. Smith; recita-
ton. Miss Ruth =. Pratt. review Of late
works. Mr. f. c. McMahon: recitation.
Miss ksthsryn c. Case. essay. Miss En-
M c. Roll; piano solo. Miss Pernilia
Thomas; paper. Mr.. William II. Harsh
uer.
The Saturday Afternoon Club was pleas
antIy entertained BY Mrs. Howe the lat
ter past % last week. The guests OF the
club we're Mrs. Donworth and Miss Howe.
The prize a delft jar, was Won by Mrs.
Yerkes. Last Saturday the club met with
Mrs. Hardin. The prize. taken BY Mrs.
Elder. was Lovely Haviland cracker jar.
The guests on this occasion were Mrs
Lambert and Mrs. Ferry.
The Magazine Review Club held its FIRST
meeting this year with Mrs. David NJ
Johnson. The club has missed two OF It's
brightest members for several meetings.
Mrs. ). NJ. Preston. who has been visiting
her son in Montana. and Mrs. III. D. Kline
who has been very Ill for the past six
weeks. but hopes 10 soon welcome back
both ladies'.
A pleasant meeting OF 'SThe Men OF ST.
Marks" was held ar the residence OF Or.
Z. s. Hasell, 9zi Spring street. last Thurs
day evening An interesting paper on
Life In the Philippine Islands" was read
by Mr.. Paul Henderson. Refreshments
were served after the regular order os
business was ended, and a delightful
evening passed.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club held SIS
first meeting for the new year with Mrs
Orviile A. Tucker instead OF with Mrs. G.
L. Stcne, as had been previously an
nounced. The subject was Literature
Ancient ard Modern and was very in
terestinEiy and eutertainiugIy set forth
BY the members IN papers and discussions.
che new officers present 70 fulfill their
duties were: Mrs. T. T. Pope ST.. presi-
dent: Mrs. C. f. Remsberg second vice
president: Mrs. 9. r. Waliln. secretary
and treasurer. The next meeting viii be
with Mrs. c. F. Remsberg. Draco avenue.
The Nineteenth Century Literary Club
met Thursday afternoon. members re-
spending 70 roll cail by naming their ia
V0rtte characters IN fiction. Miss Knapp
portrayed the characteristics OF the great
est novels and n0veIlstS end WAS followed
by Miss Stempfi. who LED the discussion.
The roll CAL showed Victor Hugos les
Miserahies" the most popular novel. ard
Jean Vatican the most popular character.