Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-09
Monday Club Meeting.

It looked like old times at the resi- dence of Mrs. w. NJ. Claypool to see Mrs. F. A. Tritle presiding at the meeting of the Monday club. Mrs. ! Tritle organized the club and served ! as its president for six successive years, when she declined further ser vice in the position, and during the past two or three years the position has been filled by others.
 At yesterdays meeting the first part of the session was devoted to business meeting at which, on motion of Mrs. J. w. Brown, the club de- cided to donate to the public schools a framed picture of each of the three martyred presidents, and Mrs. J. J. Fisher offered a donation of a picture of Garfield to the club for the pur- pose.
 Mrs. R. R. Coleman reported that the pupils of Miss Heizer's room had secured a number of pictures and desired the assistance of the club to frame them, which it was decided to do.
 The regular program of the day was then proceeded with, the num- bers being called by Mrs. T. w. Otis, vice president. The eprogrammeas ren- dered was as follows, after piano solo by Miss Anabel Bailey; general topic, Studies in American Civilization and Character; Period of Revolution, Benjamin Franklin;" apaper by Mrs. w. NJ. Claypool on Material Results of His Life as a Citizen, Philanthro- pist and Scientific Investigator" A paper by Mrs. J. W. Brown Career and Services as a Diplomatist. (a) Col onial Agent to London. (b) At the Bar of the House of Commons" :" paper by Mrs. G. c. Ruffmer read by Mrs. J. B. Hooker; (c) Envoy to France" by Mrs. D. F. M. Weeks.
 Between the first and second pa pers of the above series, Miss Stone rendered a very beautiful vocal solo, Miss Pulliam officiating as accompan- ist, and at the close of the series Miss Anabel Bailey rendered piano solo.
 A discussion then ensued of the Personal Characteristics of Benjamin Franklin" by Mrs. T. w. Otis, fol lowed by a general discussion by all
 members of the club.
 A feature of this first session of the
 year was the enforcement of new
 rule adopted by the club limiting all papers to five minutes in length. Il was the duty of the vice president tC time the papers and promptly at the
 expiration of the above period the
 time gavel fell. The meeting was
 one of the most interesting ever held l by the club and the new year start:
 out very auspiciously.
 As conclusion to the discussion Mrs. Tritle related the following incl
 dent in the life of Franklin at which he delivered his famous toast:
 Ben Franklin was dining with . small party of distinguished gentle
 men when one of them said: ''Thert
 are three nationalities represented. am French, my friend here is Eng
 fish and MT. Franklin is an American
 Let each of us propose toast" Il , was agreed to and the Englishman';
 turn came first. He arose and in tht
 tone of Briton bold said: Here: to Great Briton, the sun that gave light to all nations of the earth. The Frenchman was rather taker back at this but he proposed Here's to France, the moon who's, l magic rays move the tides of the r world" Ben then arose with an ali 3 of quaint modesty and said: "Here's r to George Washington, the Joshua o America, who commanded the SUI , and moon to stand still-and they
 stood"