Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-04
SOUTH SALEM READING CIRCLE.
Rspor, Of the Secretary at the Close Of
the Second Year.


night Ia hear Governor Fletcher lee
ture on Living Dogs aud Dead
LlonS, on Invitation OF the Neighbor.
hood reading circle. Prominent citi-
seuS from other parts ~ Salem were
preScnt,evidently some ot hts friends,
tor they seemed highly pleased with
the performance aud had \ dray at
the door to haul the le'turcr down
town in triumph after IL was over.
Fletcher was greeted with great ap-
plauSo at the close aud throughout
creAted much amusement
The house was called 10 order by
Mrs. Adam Ohmart, who called Tor
the annual report % the Sccrctary
which was rcAd, reviewing the second
years NorE of the club which has
forty mombcrS aud held twenty meet
tusS. and contained the following;
WORK OF vHE CLUp,
Guided ny an excellent prnCram
committee the subject % Greek hts
tory engaged our attention the FIRST
part ot the winter. This was inter.
sperscd by nights with Scott Teunv.
Son, aad other EngliSh classics.
Roman history followed, with nights
ievolei jo Raphael aud RuSSiu in the
seld of art Whittier in poetry,
FrauceS Wulad in morals, Ben
Franklin ia political economy, aud
several nights with proGrams by the
Young people, On the nights de~oted
to Scott aud RUSkin choice volumes
Ny IsoSe authors were added 10 the
school library,
Forty members were enrolled tie
past year Early ia the winter when
se became interested ia GUeeS his
tory, and after Prof. +. :, damn, of
willamette university, had given Us
an excellent lecture on The nuad, "
he society adopted the name q The
Seiiou Reading Circle, " an expression
81 The idea 90 ueighoovhcod society,
devoted 70 the scIiptDral injunction
a6ursn j>hing u 10 take kindly in-
tcrc>t IN oar Deighbor from some
standpoint other than over reaching
hiu. Aud - pei0hNovhooj develop.
nleut. ueighoorly kjndceSS and neigh
oorhocd cUltUre by friendly inter
course has become the creed ot our 80
ciejy.
We feel proud in tins part q ;ho
citv 81 having been able 10 maintain
now Tor two years liiroary reading
club ia south salem, We have dem
onStrated that there are important
points 81 contact IN our community
along lines ~ aG reeulent where we can
come toSether weekly for a social re
union. laying aside sll differences q
politics and religion, and promote in
telleclOai and moral development,
We have disclosed 6eldS 81 labor rot
touched by church OF state. For in
stance, without levylnS a tax or a
word % law for il, We have furnished
the public schools With s library o.
about tWo hundred good oaoSS We
have bouOred a noble woman ny an
evening sci ASIDE 10 40 Justice 10 her
life aud laoors ia behalf % personal
parity,
We have stimulated ourselves ana
we hope Others 10 take Up Wider
courses O. rea5inc ana special topics
We have encouraged ny the SjU6y q
tGrrcnt log ice, more careful reSdiuc
O, newspapers, We have favored
widest liberation a. views on all mat
terS,
vHE ,NoNCg-ySIC
Before concluding permit ul6 u en-
pha>i7e one point IL which II seems 10
zoe we have a common Interest toWij;
The 6aJy we OSe society ana ourselves
to encourage culture. The Wise>t
men ana women a. today declare thai
true religion ana cU,tOre muSJ he ana
remain lUseper2Ale. They are noJ In
consistent with each other. The
church ia Wbich we neet tonight ) 8
pioneer ln imp&rtinc L. The masses &
broader bass 81 common education
through lis pulpit, lt> SGu5sy schN1ls,
is EpWorJh league lis ChalSuQuz
Sooielles and colleges
The only regret o. our SacieJy isthat
lis fullest aspirations have mol Neen
realized, We who have been favored
Ay eu1oy iuG Us Instructive SESSIONS
only regret THAI Is lufponce Tor coca
has mol AcoU canned iEto every home
ia this pari O., the city. lu conclu-
siou lei - he thankful toy The hene-
ft> We have al received. ~ I've
yoars we have enrolled lO1 persons -
members. while abe ranks Is. ouy
male momherS have been Ghiuuo6 oII
ana maBy have GONE, We hope u
shaJ may iprovC 20 thcm s hcJtsr
land, Ih5 AlonciSt, wS hEVs pCvor
l0sJ 8 upnlher from any a,her cause.
and - mSLy more lolk Wlth such
lOn0 u ewes a. Ihe g0ldhelds E lhg
Dartb lhat wiJh Improved IraUsna-ta-
naU facillie> ouI read us cirolS =
liEbit % De transported ho6ty o.
ALASKA
What a. Jht luIurt Thar = Ger
I2iu.y N0rG g1 bg dana We shoul0
enlErgt lhs pubhC school ljoravy, A
fev GOOD 0l.aEs O. ths hHnds "a, h1y
a. girl al IbJ riChI Glmg have beer
known a. change Int whole carcer le
Iht individual and make CroaI niur
a. 4.umnr npf af anf Nhr ulgm