The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-25
THE CLUB PROGRAMMES
TOPICS no BE DISCUSSED IN vARI-
Gus CIRCLES THIS WINTER.
Days for which the Meetings Are Set
The Hostesses and 9th
er Features.


lectual pursuits through the medium of the
clubs. The organizations increase in num-
bers from year to year, and among the old
er clubs there are several that have been in
existence much longer than twenty years.
Many Of them have passed the age Of five
years and nearly all OF them are proud to
number a goodly number of anniversaries.
The line of work in each is varied. A few
study certain authors, some have certain
lines of subjects and still others leave the
choice of a subject to the one who is to fur
nish the Taper or talk for the evening.
The programmes given below are those of
the leading clubs of the city. The Contem-
porary Club only announces it's lecturer and
address the week preceding the meeting.
The meetings are held the fourth Wednes-
day. evening of each month, and the first for
this season will be given Wednesday even
ing, Sept. g. Miss Mary H. Krout. news
paper woman, author of several books and
writer of verses. will give an address on
London" The other clubs programmes are
as follows:
WOman's Club.
Oct. PRESIDENTS day. Committee: Mrs
9. G. Foster, Mrs. j. i. Mothershead Mrs.
oct. 21-"some Thoughts About George
Meredith" Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke; con-
versation, Miss Catherine Merrill.
NOV. IAN Olu-IlIne Heroine, Mrs. II.
]. MiIligan; THE Simplicity of TRUTH"
Mrs. Katherine L. Dorsey; conversation,
Mrs. j. A. Minturn.
Douglass Barkley; conversation. Mrs.
Dec 2-'sBetween Two Sabbaths" Mrs. f.
G. Atkins; conversation, Miss Flora Bridges.
Dec 16-"What We Owe to Fanatics"
Mrs. H ID. Pierce; conversation: The Rel
Hendricks.
Jan. 6-sCurrent Topics"
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Extravaganza Mrs. II. A. Edison; CONVEX
sation, Mrs. Henry Coburn.
Feb S"Italian Cities" Miss Mary Dean;
conversation by the club.
Feb IA Study of Dumas" Miss Har-
riet Noble; conversations THE Novel Of
March s-"The ONCE of Friendship" Mrs.
r. G. Martin; conversation, Mrs. E. +.
March 17-"ReccIlections of Our Neigh
borhood" Mrs. II. u. Fletcher; Hospital
ity," Mrs. j. M Winters; conversation,
Mrs. +. II. Blackle6ge.
March 24-Election of officers.
April 7-'Andree's Diary, Mrs. w. A.
Bell; The Hero of the Sudan" Mrs Eliza
G. Wiley; conversation: THE Englishmans
Courage" Mrs. w. w. Woollen.
April diverse Making in the Last Dec
ade," Mrs. T. c. Day; conversation. Mrs.
May 5-"The American Way" Mrs. G. G.
Hit; conversation, Mrs. F. w. Chislett.
Mrs. Morris; Things Desirable" Mrs. Ed
ward Daniels; conversation, Mrs. Henry
June 2-Annual reports; "a Story" Miss
Anna Nicholas.
Matinee Musicale.
Oct. 5--Reunion and twenty-first birthday
celebration.
Oct. 19-Paper. Mrs. James T. Eaglesfeld.
Music in charge of Mrs. David Gibson and
Mrs. Max Leckner.
division.
Nov. 1e-'Tn a Persian Garden" sher-
Nov Sl-"fleethoven F." second division
Dec. 1+-Miscellaneous and Christmas mu-
sic, Miss Mckenzie, Mrs. q. M. Ogle.
Jan. 4-Piano recital, Anna Wilcox Barry
Jan 1s-"Bach, Schumann,' first division.
Feb. ARTISTS recital, E. A. Mcdowell.
Feb. 15-"American Composers" second
March 1-Strings, assisted by chorus
March 15-"The Seven Musical Ages of
Man." first and second divisions.
March 29-Piano recital, Mary Josephine
April 12-Students' recital.
April 26--Ensemble programme first and
second divisions.
May 3-Annual business meeting.
Mr.. David Bspham, basso, assisted by
Mr. Henry Miller, pianist, will give re-
cital, under the auspices of the Matinee
Musicale, at the German House, Oct. 26, at
Katherine Merrill Club.
Oct. S-President's day.
Nov. - Our National Character; It's
Unity and md. Diversity" Mrs :u Hilton U.
rison Moore; conversation, Mrs. Henry Co
burn.
Nov. 2S-Guest day: paper by Mrs. Hewitt
H Rowland, Girls Have Loved"
Dec: 1O-"The Price OF. luxury" .eThe
Decadenee of a Nation Mrs. Frank Nor
conversation, Mrs Scot Butler
Jan. 1.-THE Bread and Meat of Story
Books Mrs. John e. Cleland: "Acces-
sories." Miss Mary Ellen Colgan; CONVEX
Jan 2s-Guest day; paper by Mr. John
IL. Griftiths. 'Rudyard Kipling.
Feb. 11-"sgrviving Superstitions;" An
gle-Saxon Folk Lore" Mrs. Douglas Bark
ley; Myths and Legends of Our Own
Land" Mrs. Ira b. Grover: conversation,
Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke.
Feb. rs - Guest day, in charge of Mrs.
Grifiiths and Miss Shipp.
March II = ''The Wheel of Fortune;"
''Revelation of Character" Mrs Edward III.
Dean; conversation, Mrs. Margaret " Mar
shall
March 25-Guest day, in charge of Mrs.
April s-"The Genius in Domestic Life:'
"Carlyle as the Censor of Society," Mrs.
Hervey Bates; Robert Browning" Mrs.
Wallace Donnan; conversation, Mrs. E. c.
April 22-Guest day; "Our Library Table"
May lso"This Mortal Coll" "Pasteur."
versation. Miss Emily Fletcher.
May q Guest day, in charge of Mrs.
June IO-Yearly reports; children's day;
Charles Kingsley" Mrs. H. H. Hanna;
Pyle Mrs b AssandSr jameson
Kate Douglas Wiggin,' Mrs. A. ]. Bev-
eridge; Lewis Carroll" Mrs. ]. f. Pratt.
German Literary Club.
"sommer Ausfluge." Mrs. Jeanne D. Lilly;
''Erlebnisse elmer Ameriekanerin in
De ltschiand." Mrs H c. sickies.
Oct. 25-With Mrs. Louis Hollweg;
''Edndruck der Marchen aufs Kinderge-
muth" Mrs. Hollweg; conversation, Mrs.
]. I. Eaglesfield, song, Mrs. Bernhard
Nov. S-Guest day at the Propy-
laeum; address of the president, Mrs.
ten" Mrs J. T. Eaglesfeld; leader of con-
versation, Mrs. Clemens S. Vonnegut; music
by Miss Mary Josephine Wight, Mrs. Hugo
Panther, Mrs. Bernhard Vonnegut, Mrs.
Caroline w. Goetz Mrs. Bertha s.. Test.
Nov. 22-With Mrs. Emil Wulschner;
s'Theodor Leschetitzki," Miss Mary Jo-
sephine Wight; music Miss Mary Jo-
sephine Wight.
Dec 1s-With Mrs William Haerle;
"Gottfried Keller" Mrs. Philip Hide
brand; conversation, Mrs. Hugo Panther.
Dec. 2T-With Mrs Philip Hiderbrand;
der erste Kuss," Mrs. Emil Wulsch-
ner; song Mrs. Bernhard Vonnegut and
Mrs. Philip w. Goetz; piano solo, Mrs.
Bertha S. Test.
Jan. 10-With Miss May Pickens; election
OF officers and business; music, Miss Mary
Jan. 24-With Mrs. Henry Sickles; Helm
rich Seidl,'' Mrs. Bertha S. Test; converse
ton Miss Mary Pickens.
Feb. 14-With Miss Emily Fletcher: "Ru-
dolph Baumbach' Mrs A. L. Dietrichs
conversation. Mrs. William Haerle; music
FEB. swim Mrs. William sexerin