The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-09

Yesterdays programme at the Satur-
day Club was rendered in a very pleas
ing manner throughout, Jerome Car
rolls vocal solo and the double quartet
being especially charming. Following
is the programme: Reading, IAN Amer
lean Composer (Henry T. Fink, Mrs.
W. E. Briggs: vocal solo, Deserted, -
Miss Medora Taylor; piano solo, Pres
to Sonato," No. 2 op. 80, Miss Lulu
york. vocal solo, (a) THY Beaming
Eyes" (b) My JEAN" Mrs. Irving
Bentley; piano solo (a) Motto Perpet-
no." op. ID, CD Poem" op. 81, No. 2,
(c) "Humoreske," op. 49, No. 2, Miss
Ruby Cooper; vocal solo (a) ''Midsum-
mer Lullaby" OBJ Through the Mead
ow," Jerome Carroll; piano duet, (a)
Die Saracenen," Oh die Schone Aida, -
OPP. 80, Mrs Turrell and Mrs. Skeels;
vocal solo, "Menie,'' Miss Howe; piano
solo, (a) Dance of the Dryads." CD
THE Brook" Miss Carroll; vocal solo,
(a) The Sea-" CD THE Bluebell,' E. a.
Sherman; piano solo, "Sonato Eroica, =
op. 80, No. u, Miss Dierssen; double
quartet, "Barcacole," Mrs. Moynihan,
Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Moeller,
Mr. Cohn, Mr.. Longbottom, Mr.. Crit
fin, Mr. Beardslee. duet accompaniment,
Mrs. Elkus, Miss Siddons; Director,
Miss Fred Pierce.
The meeting Of the Tuesday Literary
Club January 4th, was an unusually
interesting one, owing not little Of its
success to the happy manner in which
the President, Mrs. E. Twitchell, pre-
sided. The lecturer, Mrs. E. B. Pur-
nell, in discoursing upon the topic Cur
rent Events" reviewed some of the
events Of the past which made possible
the existing conditions of to-day, the
discovery Of America, Which turned the
tide of civilization westward; the open
ing Up Of commerce by the treaties be-
tween the United States and China
and Japan; the development of Africa;
the attitude of the United States toward
absolute right and justice are almost
lost sight of, expediency and diplomacy
having taken their places. Mrs. Purnell
was followed by Mrs. Findley r. Dray
in an interesting essay on the subject
of "Eomen's Clubs" in which she gave
a brief account of the formation Of
women's clubs, the benefits to be at
tanned thereby, and of the work done
by clubs in Denver. and the Converse
tional Club of Munsey, Ind.
Mrs B. r. Crocler had a me essay
on the Cuban question, accompanied
with q map of Cuba, with which she
illustrated the various points of want
age held by the Cubans and Spanish,
and Indicated the location of the forts
and the trocha built by the Spanish.
1t gave the hearers a very clear con-
ception Of the passing events Of the
unhappy little family.
Mrs. C. o. Hayford read an instruc-
tive paper on the Sealing Question, .
giving an account of the habits of the
seal family; Of their ruthless slaughter
by poachers, of the international COM
plications resulting thereby, and of the
recent Act Of Congress signed by Pres
ident Mckinley, prohibiting pelagic
sealing by Americans, and the importa-
ton Of sealsldns into this country.
Mrs. a. j. Johnston followed with a
beautiful essay on the Education of a
Child in Which she dwelt upon the in
fuence Of the environment Of the child.
and the Importance of creating high
standards and loft ideals for the plastic
minds of the young The child comes
into the world in the attitude Of a
questioner, filed with awe and wonder.
and Ii is the province Of the parent.
especially the mother to answer these
little questions with wise intelligence
and loving discretion.
In very pleasing talk Mrs II. Vein
stock continued the subject Of the Ed
ucation Of a Child" saying that child
rem should be taught by precept and
eXalapie-especia by example. Mrs
Weinstock spoke Of the great benefit
and ernobling influence of the kinder
garten training. and advocated the idea
that educators should only choose as