Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

The second act was read at the next
meeting, October 8, Mrs. Adelia Gilbert
reading the paper, Queen Katherine"
The magazine review was participated in
by all members. The first parliamentary
drill for the current year was given on
October Is, Mrs. A. II. Whitcher reading
the paper. The third act of the play was
read, and Mrs. J.. w. Sheehy read a pa
per on cardinal Wolsey." At the next
meeting the third act was read, and Mrs.
Laura Yancey read a resume Of the His
tory of England From 1909 to 1545."
On October 80 the club commenced it's
study of American poets, Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow being the first one
chosen. Mrs. B. w. Dixon read a paper
giving the life of the poet, and many in
teresting incidents If his career. A
discussion of the paper followed. Miss
Jennie Woodbury. read the Hanging OF
the Crane" Mrs. Georgia Nuckoll read
selections from "Evangeline,"
ing with Beautiful Was the Night n
ending with the finding of her low
er. Mrs. Cora Berry was to nave read
BELLS of San Bias" but, being absent,
her place was filled by Mrs. A. Gilbert.
Mrs. Jennie IS. Fenton sang THE
Bridge" with violin obligato.
November 6, the club went back to
Shakespeare, reading the fifth act of
King Henry VIII. Mrs. Lulu Lewis read
a paper on Anne Boleyn and Other
Wives of King Henry VIII" The ques-
ton bureau proved a source of fun and
information. The next play taken up
was 'Midsummer Nights Dream" acts
first and second being read at the next
meeting. Miss Ida Crossman read a pa
per on "Thesus and Athens. a discussion
on play and paper following. AT the next
meeting the study of the play was con-
cluded. Mrs. Alice Lindsay giving a his
tory of the play in a brief paper.
Whittier was the second poet, and
November % was devoted to him. Miss
Mamie Dillon was to have read the pa
per on the poet. but as she was absent
Mrs. Dickson filled herposition on the pro-
gramme. The old familiar Maud Null
ler' was read by Mrs. Charlotte Goss-
man. Mrs. George Nuckolls was down
for a recitation, but as she was absent
Miss Jennie Woodbury. read The Husk-
ers.' Mrs. Dickson read Barbara
Freitche." A discussion of the poet fol-
lowed and every member of the club
answered to roll call with a quotation
from the poet, no two being alike. some
thing unusual in the history of a club.
l. ne ulStuSSlOI On current events was
unusually interesting.
AT their meeting, December 4, the club
took up King Lear, reading the first act.
Miss Mary tFosselrldn gave a brief but
effective sketch of the mad monarch. The
balance of the evening was given over
to the discussion of new books, all the
members participating. Last summers
books We're first discussed. "To Have and
To Hold" Red Pottage,' "Unleavened
Bread" The Reign of Law etc. Then
came the fall books, John Kenyon Kill
bourn's unique book, Faiths of Famous
Men, THE Mahogany Table" with it's
Philosophical tendencies. "a Furnace of
Earth by Halle trminie Rives, sister
of the author of 'The Quick and The
Dead" and whose works bid fair to be
more crotic than those of Amelia. Lii
ian Bells long-looked for novel, The
tNpatriates.' This novel has created a
great deal of talk among the club women
for many reasons. She read several chap
ters of it before Chicago WOmen's clubs
before it was issued, and the mildest
criticism of the members was daring
and 'Frenchy." In fact. some of them
did not hesitate to say that they were
shocked. The dialogue was branded as
erotic, and the entire book a cruel satire
on Americans, VINO are pictured IN the
leading role. N~ewly-rich Americans are
handled by the author without charity.
The members of the West Side Shakes
peare club are: Mesdames Cora T.. Ber-
ry, Alice Cutting, Mary Daum, B. w.
Dickson, Jennie $. Fenton NJ. A. Gilbert,
Charlotte Gossman, May Ingle, Kate
Jaokman, Alice Lindsay. L.. II. Lewis,
l.. NJ. Lewis, Edith Maloney, Nellie Null
Inns, George exc f. Stevens
j. w. Sheehey, Carrie V. White, Jean
|. Whitcher, Laura Yancey, Ella Camp
bell: Misses Ida Crossman, NJ. Dillon, NJ,
Driscoll, A. Driscoll, Mary Fosselman,
Jennie Woodbury.. Their only non-resi-
dent member is Mrs. \. j. ampbell of
Washington, d. c.