The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-05


the early fen. at the time when the
same was given to the press.
Following the above discussion tea
and ices were served, this part OF the
program being in charge Of the COM
mittee on club teas Mrs. Susan j. ;.
Fisk chairman
The club chorus. under the direction
OF Mrs. Marion Y. Mason rendered sew
eral selections in a highly creditable
manner.
Miss Bonnie Goodwin rendered
piano solo with remarkable ease and
brilliancy, being forced to respond TO
recall.
Among the invited guests OF this
meeting were the president and secre-
tary of the Rhode Island Woman
club. Miss Ellen G.. Hunt and Mrs
Franklin p Capron.
Also Miss Annie Brown president OF
the Sarah e. Doyle club and Mrs
Thomas w Aldrich. secretary.
Mrs. George H. Carey. president or
rhe Coventry Woman's club; Mrs. VIII
lai-a l. -Selleel-aHd- -AlIsr-lientge- Z
Francis Of the Providence Fortnighuy
club: Mrs. Arthur +. Rich OF the Read,
Mark and Learn club; Mrs Emerson
p Blake of the Ardirhebiah club and
Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons of the Rhode
Island Woman's club.
on Tuesday evening the Pawtucket
club were again the royal entertain
ers." when n brilliant reception was
accorded Ruth McEnery Stuart, whose
inimftable dialect stories are familiar
To all the American world. This was
the first distinctly open meeting OF
the club and il was notable one IN
deed, taxing the capacity OF the new
Masonic hall 10 the utmost: facS
4. Il. 4 L.. ~ . a
city appreciated the efforts or the
club to give them an opportunity to
hear an author OF such wide reputa-
tion interpret her own works. In the
large gathering were noticed many
prominent men and women OF Paw
tucket.
Mrs. Edward l. Johnson, the presi-
| dent of the club and Mrs George NJ.
| Thorrlfon. the vice president. accom-
| uanied Mira. stuart 10 the platfoi m
/ when Mrs. Johnson presented the au-
/ thoreSs with a few graceful words. y
I woman of distinguished appearance
| and charming personality, Mrs. stu
art won the sympathy and atten1or
0f her audience at once and to lovers
of her Quaint Interpretations Of south
ern life and character IL was rare
treat indeed.
Her selections included "Mariah''
! Mournin' sonny" "Camelia Ric'
| cardo." Lady and plantation verses
"Norcis" and Tiger Lilies"
In that most fascinating of mono
logues. sonny the story teller Us az
unschoolad sirule minded cuuntr,
man. and Mrs stuart brought out th'
delicate humor of jhe story and tn
sagaCiCus character OF the father O
sonny" IN most delightful fashion
Tho phautatiCn verses were dcliciou
and the story OF Carmeia Ricardo
was INTERPRETED I'm a manner that sim
plv cantivated the audience.
After the recital reception was held
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs Thorn
ton receiving with Mrs. stuart
The Rhode Island Woman's clu
held meeting IN the assembly room
of the Nathewson stred1 church %
"Wednesday afternoon. when Mrs Ale
| Ives Breed Of Lowell Mass. was III
Distinguished speaker This was not a
"cnpn naftinv. "more's the pity yt
large number ~ invited guests wer
present. among them htirg the pres
/ dents cf The federated clubs n Oh
/ state. together With tho directors
the state federation Mrs Breed.
u VIII he recalled was. until recentl,
- the vice proc 1cnt 81 The Nation,
/, Federalism ~ Womon's clubs
At tho meeting on "Wednesday Nv
| Brctd ~ .'ivnrcd hcr Wei known ie'
ture ON China and Japan
Thts lecture is tho result or Mr.
Prred's travels and observations in ~
Celr~Tal empire or1 her daliuoatloi
n az pha strange customs qrd manne
q 90 tNo pn-u'e together with he~ charm
e inc desc ptions of tho natural sceuci
{. render the whole lecture of intense u
tpvnst
,f THO lec'urn WIS Illustrated bv pin
In fogrouNs. Chirose prd lananese co
T. tuneF and raro and gorgeous on
I, hrr derine woro l'e1 exhibited
=. \ reception a0d tea followed the lc
tura.
-.
rho Pcad Mqrh ard taarn club
d. this cltv r'nf at 'he residence of W.
Arson r. Pico ~ Mo~dsv arta~nno
Co WITH Tho pre~idant Mrs Arthur
: Rich. bon The chpir There was rl III
n- mel provram at thia r'eetinv. tho noi
bers having assembled to formulate