The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
AMONG NOAENS CLUBS


privileged 10 membership In ants clul
the season promises indeed "A feast oi
reason and tlow of soul
\ report received from the Paradise
club OF Middletown, Il. l., speaks Ol me
| opening meetin- held on TUESDAY octo-
Der %. at the home OF Mrs T.. Marion
] feckham. The meeting was an lhiHlIldl
one, music and recltallons following a
| social hour.
The Paradise club convened again on
/ Iresday, October 10th at the residence
| or Mrs. Lyman Barker when me SUP :
J ct or Dreyfus occupied the attention. OF
! the members
Mrs. Arthur L. Peckham pr sentcd
! the subject In most interesting man
, ner, her paper and readings upon the
same being both entertaining ana Wen
chosen.
Her brief description Of Devil Island
50 lately the prison Of Dreyfus, VIII De
OF interest and follows viz:
RMS accursed island throughout lts
extent OF five-eighths Of a mile IN length
anu 1850 feet i'm width. consists Almost
entifely of bare. unfruitful rocks The
aria sou, on which even the gl3ss WIN
efs Tor lack OF nourshm nt ana only
rev scattered bushes grow. the toil-
age which is parched and Witherei oy
the pNless sun, show 'd In man VINO
was no live there the suiferines u which
ne was doomed The resident OF the
is'lnd lhaa TO fight continually heat
pfostIation and laziness. even IN the
most scorchng DAYS for men,al or
physical depression m ans death, ana
10 compete with the lurking teNer the
drowsiness which ATTENDS summer must
De constantly fought OIL II rs 50 not
curing the four months rainiess season
theh stones mar the hand Tx d-hot
iron. II touched; ami eggs brought from
the shade into the sun burst on account
or the sudden decomposition.
'For eight months rain pourS DOWN
making 1t imposs BILE o. go out OF doors,
indeed suicidal for fever will result
The Arderh biah cub considered,
briefly. the subject of Dr yfus at the
opening meeting The Fnrtnightly club
VIII also discuss the subject al its first
mes ting on October cath II is quite
significant that this subj CT should
have it's place i'm many club programs
at the beginning Of the club year.
The Embraoso club held M, opening
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Ira Win
SIT. ON Brighton street on the afternoon
OF October 10th. 4 discussion Of plans
relative 10 the work Of the coming sea-
son flllsd the hour.
The Read. Mark and Learn Club will
commence its season on Monday Octo-
ber 10th.
The Sarah T.. Doyle Club begins late
this season. The first M mbers meet
ing is announced TO occur on the sec
ond Saturday i'm November
The Mothers club of this city held
the initial meeting OF the season on
Tuesday. October TO- In the Manual
Training school Mrs. Sam Bullock. the
president occupied the chair and con-
Quoted a long business meeting. Spe-
cial committees were appointed To ar.
range the program for the meetings
FOR each succeeding month during the
coming season and the names of sew
eral prominent speakers were an
ndunced 10 lecture before the club
Following the business hour Miss A.
L. Marlatt spoke at length upon Die |
tetlc Fads." At the meeting this aft |
ernoon Mrs. II. l.. Hemingway adj |
dressed the club on the Origin and |
Aims OF Mothers Clubs" in general.