The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-03
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PROGRAMME OF
new CENTURY CLUB


tory, Literature and Art-Schedule
of Meetings, with the Dates Set
Aside for Social Enjoyment-An
Interesting Programme.
'rhe New Century club, which holds
the foremost place among the literary
and social organizations of the city,
has outlined and decided upon its WORK
and it's pleasures for the season that
Is at hand, and will open its sessions
on Monday evening next.
French history, French art and
French literature have been selected.
and will be studied and discussed by
tho club. The motto for this year Is.
"For We Have No Thought in US but
France" The books adopted for study
arc: "rhc Court of Louis NV "The
Court of Louis Nv" "The Last Years
Of Louis Nv" Marie Antonette at the
Tuieries," "rhe Wife of the First
Consul" "'rhc Court of the Empress
Josephine" Happy Days of the Em-
press Marie Louise "'rhe Duchess of
Berry and the Court of Louis NVIII,"
"rhc Duchess of Berry and the Court
of Charles n ",rhc Revolution of
1S4s."
The sessions of the club will not be
entirely devoted to study, but there
will be time for relaxation and social
enjoyment. for which provision has
been made in the arrangement Of the
programme. Several days have been
set aside for socials. to which gentle
men will be welcomed.
The club this year mourns the death
of one of it's beloved members. Mrs.
Alice Fl. Niles, who died August %.
last. and to whom. in the programme,
there is page in memoriam.
Programmes of the years work have
been we'll prepared by the committee,
Mesdames c. II. Meaker, A. p. Traut-
vein, G. A. Sampson, A. l.. Patterson
and Miss Marian Crane. These have
been distributed, and contain the fol-
lowing:
OCTOBER :.
"Thc age Of Chivalry is gone and that of Hun.
ger come"
Roll call
Presidents greeting.
A backward glance-Rcvicw OF the past year,
Clara $. Stuart.
Music.
Jennie Butler.
"The Mar,caisc," Grace Burr
OCTOBER u.
az Thousand years scarce to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust
Roll call.
The Drcctory-ForcienR Relations" +" Carrie Geary.
THE ConsuIac--Thc Concordat, the Italian Cam.
paign, the Code Napoleon Lillian II. Col.
willie.
"The EmpircTrafagar- Austcrlitz," Harriet VI.
Pascoc
WnrI D;,t, InN "a ffnr,l, M,,,;
Sampson; tb) Robcspicrrc and Mrabeau.
Anna G. Wheeler; (c) Lafayette, Daisy c.
Reynolds.
NOVEMBER 1.
Evening socal--.'Society is now one polisl'd
horde, form'd OF two mighty tribes. the
Borcs and Bor'd'-Byron.
Social committee-Mesdamcs William T. Col
willie, Frank Hubbard, Maurice G. Watt, Clarence
+. Spencer and John +. Reynolds.
NOVEMBER 4.
"Thou dids't wage war. not with Frcnchmcn
merely; no, thy strife was with the spirit
OF the age
Roll cal-Anecdotcs.
The Russian Canpaien(a) The advance on Rus.
sia. Annie J. McMillan: Cb) The rctrcat Re.
suits of the campaign. Alice Butler; Marshal
Ncy, Lana c, Patterson.
NOVEMBER Is.
''Thc desolator desolatc.
The Victor ovcrthrown.
The arbitcr Of others fate
A suppliant for his own" byron.
;oll call.
"Ihc Ono Hundred Days -Abdication Of Napol.
con-" Bessie 4. Reynolds.
"Bourbon estoration-Louis XVIII, Talyrand,"
Mary II. Trautwein.
''Ihc shpwreck OF the Empre--Watcrloo,"
Myrtle V. Lee.
"The Tricolor." Hattie p. Spencer
DECEMBER >.
"Thcy told strange things of that mysterious
man; Believe who will. deny them such as
can"
Roll ca-hnecdotcs OF Napoleon.
Debatc--"Vas Napoleon true TO France?" Affirm.
ativc, Lillian Sawyer; negative, Clara $.
Stuart.
General debatc-"prcservc me from the thing |
dread and hate, duel in the form OF dc.
bate"
Music.
Women OF the era-(a) Josephine. Olivia II. Mil
lsr; d) Hortcnse, - -; (c) Ma.
ric Louise. Marion Crane.
DECEMBER 16.
"The Bourbons throne was tumbling down and
France no longer knclt."