Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-25
"ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL"
An Evening With the Womens Historical
and Literary Club, Nav 10.

So said the immortal Shakespeare
and so say the members of the
Women's Historical and Literary club
who have been his disciples during the
last few months, especially the ones
receiving invitations that read as
follows:
The Delinquent Seven of the
WOmen's Historical and Literary club
will entertain the Punctual Thirteen
at a banquet at the home of Mrs.
John Daily, Friday evening, May 10,
'99, at 1880 o'clock.
That all the Punctual Thirteen
responded with alacrity is needless to
add.
After a formal reception the club
was delightfully."- entertained with an
all too short musical program, the
numbers being, a solo by Mrs. F. J.
Cameron, duet by Mesdames Muir
and Cameron, and selection by Mes
DANES Cameron, Muir, Little and
Arpin, the "H. & L. Ladies' Quar-
tette, swho have given the club so
much pleasure during it's closing
meetings.
After the musical program, the
seven were, as on some other occasions,
delinquent. The other members of
the club spent the intervening time in
pleasant conversation discussing plans
for next years campaign and occa-
siOnally reverting to the mystery that
should be disclosed when the doors
leading to the back parlOr should be
unfolded. Some thought perhaps they
would see ''Cordelia" on the pinnacle
where Mrs. Little had placed her,
some that ImOgen and PosthumOus
would appear, others that Lady Mac
beth would walk in her sleep. None,
however, were prepared for the beauty
of the scene which, after an "Open
locks, whoever knocks" all were per-
mitted to view. 1t was "Birnam
Wood" with the banquet table spread
in the center, uniquely decorated with
pine needles and the club color and
flowers pink carnations. Admiration
and bewildered surprise was depicted
on every cOuntenance, but before it
could be expressed Double, double
toll and trouble" reminded them that
they were not alone, and in little
vale, going round about Seething
cauldron, were three extremely hideous
looking witches concOcting the first
course of the banquet to follow.
Should any one desire the exact recipe
the club refers them to Scene l, Act
" of Macbeth.
With reminder that good diges-
tion waits on appetite and health on
both," Lord Macbeth commanded the
company to sit. AS he was about to
join them his place was Tiled and as
the ghost of Banquo was visible to the
entire company, Macbeth'S was not
the only StaTCled face about the board.
After an eXhOrtatiOn to the company
by the good Lady Macbeth, and one to
Macbeth to be man, Macbeth rallied,
Banquo nOiselessly disappeared and
the actors were left to complete the
scene.
When costumes were removed it
transpired that Mrs. W. E. Raymond
personated Macbeth: Mrs. f. J. Cam
eron, Lady Macbeth; Mrs. J. DAILY.
Banquo: Miss Jennie HaSbrOuck, first
witch; Mrs. D. A. Teller, second
witch; Miss Ella Perry, third witch:
Mrs. NJ. E. Raymond any character
whom the other parts made necessary
to complete the act.
The ladies then did justice to a
spread which demonstrated that the
delinquents were adopts in the culin-
ary department as we'll as in the lit
erary field.
The following hours were spent in
various amusements. 1t was doubt
less due to the influence of the witches
broth that at late hour all departed
"Of one mind and one mind good, ;"
and that was that the banquet was
unique, that the delinquents had kept
them "Innocent of the knowledge
until those applaud the deed" and
that for impromptu entertainers they
could not be eXcelled.
If "All'S we'll that ends WE'LL" truly
the Women's Historical and Literary
club of Grand Rapids must be at
leaSt-Well.