Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25
TRAVELLERS ENTERTAIN
The Club Gives Social to Help in the
Start for a. Public Lil,rary-The
Clubs Plan.

The Clul, Gives IA Social to Help in the
Start for IL Public Lil,rary-The
Club's Plan.
The Travellers Club held their book
social at the city hall Monday evening,
and though the weather was very bad
the attendance was quite good. The
ladies of the Travellers have the rare
gift of entertaining we'll and put forth
Il special effort to make the occasion
delightful. The early part of the even
ing was spent in pleasant conversation,
after which the feature of the evening,
the "book conundrums," we're pre-
sented. These were members of the
young peoples auxiliary of the Travel
ers SO costumed as to represent the
name of certain books. The clubs
guests were to guess what was
represented and prize was offered to
the one successfully guessing the
largest number. Eighteen conun-
drums were presented and Mrs. Kellar,
George Boomer and Claite Wood
succeeded in guessing ali correctly,
and Mrs. A. b. Connor all but one.
The prize was volume A. Conan
Doyle's works to each of the three who
divided first honors. The books were
represented as follows:
"The Last of the Mohicans," O. II.
Southmayd.
"Trilby," Miss Pinder.
"a Bow of Orange Ribbon" Arthur
Vincent.
"a Face Tllumined," Miss Harvey.
Looking Backward" John Evans.
"Maid," Miss Cahoon.
"The Kentucky Colonel" Charles
Stewart.
"Under Two Flags" Miss Lindley.
Hard Cash." w. Knowlton.
"The Daisy Chain," Miss Cole.
"The Moonstone," A. w. Ladd.
"The Prince and Pauper," Messrs.
Benson and Connor.
"The Christian" Miss Mcdonald.
"The Man in Black" Phillip Kellar.
"Brownie," "Uncle SAM" Frank
Thorpe.
"Vanity Fair" Rhea.Smith.
Little Boy Blue," Roy Juckett.
"Little Red Riding Hood" Lucille
Thorpe.
The remainder of evening was given
up to amusements of various kinds and
he partaking of the dainty refresh
ments served.
About forty book were brought and
presented to the club that evening to
nelp in the movement for public H.
,rary and twice as many more have
oeen promised
AS club no arrangement has yet
been made for placing the books re-
eeived and yet to be gotten, at the dis
oosal of the public, but several sug-
yestions have been made. Among
hem is one which seems to merit some
consideration: That the club get a
case and place it in the postomce room
under the supervision of L. G. Faris,
he news agent, who could be made
custodian of the books and give them
TO public readers guided by whatever
rules the club may deem advisable.
Another suggestion is that the club
appoint one of its members or some re-
-ponsible person to spend one day in
week at some designated place where
such books as they may have may be
| secured.
Something feasible will no doubt be
arranged SO that all may he benefited.
In addition to the books received the
club took in s15 which will be en-
pend to help along the movement.
The efforts of the Travellers have the
heartiest approval of all citizens of Hot
Springs and have awakened an inter.
est and quiet enthusiasm which is
certain to result in much good being
accomplished. The ladies are to
he congratulated upon the auspicious
beginning which has been made and
it is to be hoped the hundred volumes
will soon increase many fold. The
idea is public spirited and every one
should take IL part in helping it along
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