The record-union., 1898-10-22
CALIFORNIA ALUMNI.
CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND
SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE.
It's Annual Meeting and Banquet
at the Residence Of Mrs.
e. G. Hart.

The California Alumni Of the Chau-
tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
held its twelfth annual meeting and
banquet at the residence of Mrs. E.
c. Hart on Saturday evening, October
10th. This is the only organization Of
G. L. S. c. Alumni in the State and has
a membership of something over forty.
though about one-third Of them do not
reside in Sacramento. There were
twenty three members present at the
meeting.
The object of the organization is to
keep alive among it's members an in
terest in the "Chautauqua idea" and to
encourage all who are striving for the
attainment of knowledge and culture.
At these meetings Of late years the
programs and decorations, and even the
refreshments in some cases, have been
arranged with view to celebrate some
event of either national or local inter-
est. In 1898 it celebrated the "Colum-
bian year. in 1894 the war between
China and Japan received due attention,
in 1895 the carnival colors were prom
inent, 1897 was the Klondike year, and
this year it rejoiced in the glorious
victories achieved in our war with
Spain Evidences of patriotism were
not lacking in any of the various feat
ures Of the evenings entertainment
The house, which is an ideal one for
such gatherings, was artistically dec
GRATED with flowers, potted plants and
the national colors. Pictures Of our
military and naval heroes and Of bat
ties in the recent war appeared to good
advantage in the dining-room
The officers for this year were: Pres
ident, George NJ Purnell; Vice Presi-
dent, Miss M. B. Johnson; Secretary,
Miss Retta Parrot; Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. E. c. Hart
The newly elected officers are: Pres
ident, Miss NJ. B. Johnson; First Vice
President Miss Hattie Frazee; Second
Vice President, Mrs. E. c. Hart; Sec
retary, Miss F. Fern Andrews; Assist
ant Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Har-
ry Naumann.
The following program was carried
out: Opening song, "Hither We Gomez"
business; song, Come With Glad
ness" Presidents address; Gradual
ing at Chautauqua," Miss F. Fern An
drews; vocal duet, Mrs. E. C. Hart,
Miss c. Schubert; reading, Miss M. B.
Johnson; song, America original
poem, Mount Shasta" Miss Virna
Woods; paper, "The Scope of Chautau-
qua" c. T. Noyes: alumni song.
The company then adjourned to the
dining-room where a "red, white and
blue banquet was spread. The pa
triotic refreshments, which were delic-
ious and not less wholesome than most
nocturnal lunches, inspired one mem
Der to start the song, "The Red, White
and Blue" in which all joined heartily.
T. W. Madeley, Miss Anna Woods,
Mrs O. P. Willis and e. B. Hussey
responded to toasts on various subjects
of interest to Chautauquans as we'll as
TO others.
There were five additions to the men,
bership-Miss F. Fern Andrews, who
just graduated at Chautauqua, that
Mecca of all c. L. S. c. students, Mrs.
Alice Macfarlane, Morris Brooke, Mrs.
Harry Naumann. Miss NJ. McLanahan.
After the banquet the newly elected
officers were installed, and a vote Of
thanks was rendered Mrs. Hart for her
hospitality and the Executive Com
mittee who arranged the program and
banquet.
The members of the Alumni will be
glad to give information and encourage
ment to any who wish to join a circle
or read alone No one who has ex-
amined into the methods of the G. L. 8.
c., its objerts, aims and course Of
study can fail to recognize the vast
benefits to be derived therefrom, and
many thousands of pereons are indebt-
ed to C. L. S. c. for having introduced
them to higher and purer enjoyments,
and for having frightened their whole
30 f,o
selves useful to the world in the highest
sense Of the word. Truly, "The hum
blest life that lives may be sublime