The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-12
Ladies, Literarv Clnh.

Mrs. Caroline Abbott Stanley read an
interesting paper on THE Social Life
OF the Child" before the Ladies' Liter
airy club on Friday afternoon. She
spoke of human companionship as be-
ing the basis of all social progress.
The childs need of social life is i'm
perative and it has a direct influence
on his moral nature. COmpanionship
teaches respect for the rights of 9TH
ers. 1T IS the child's first lesson in CO.
operation for the general good, his hap
piness and enjoyment in play being
measured by his good natureG recog-
milton Of the claims Of his associates.
The minds OF children stimulate each
other to activity and for this reason
class work is more beneficial than
private instruction.
Mrs. Stanley said that the greatest
caution should be exercised in tie
choice of neighborhood and school as
a determining influence in the child's
companionship. Vitiation in speech
and untold injury may be the result
Of an unfortunate environment.
In choosing amUsements for children,
those should be sought which are
healthful. simple, with fresh air and
sunlight. They should be such as to
raise the tone of their tastes and of
all educational value, with always
tendency to draw toward the home
circle
Professor Merrill Of the University of
Utan presented an able paper on the
subject. 1.-The Relation of Science to
Industry During the course Of his
remarks he told of a dream which had
come to him and which he was con-
fiding for the first time to the ladies of
the club. It was that some wealthy
man OF Utah had endowed a chair at
the university for scientific research,
principally along the line Of mineral
Ogy. This may be a suggestion 10 some
public spirited philanthropist of the
state Miss Trina Watson gave two
beautiful instrumental selections dur
ing the afternoon. A letter was read
from Mrs. Caroline Abbott Stanley in
acknC wledgment of the honorary
membership which has been conferred
upon her by the club.
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The Shakespeare section will meet
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The first act of "Cymbeline' will be
read.
The current events and current lit
erature section will meet Friday, Jan.
L. at O'Clock, with this programme;
Review of "The Circumstance" Mrs.
Weir; "Ephemera CTitica," Mrs. Dart;
THE Gaelic Revival in Ireland" Miss
Buchanan.
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Mrs. Graham Putnam Of Eighth East
viii be the hostess for the second lat
home" Of the music section Monday
evening at 8 O'Clock. The husbands
and escorts cf the section are cordially
.Evited to share me pleasure of the
evening. The programme viii be given
by Mrs. DIR. lie lis, Mrs. Peabody, Mrs.
Snow Mrs. Keith, Mrs. Knight, Mrs.
Putnam. MIS-. Anderson, Mrs. Bride
well and Mrs. Nelden.
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The ladies OF the French section en-
tertained their friends with a laugh
able 0ne-act farce entitled Les Cuts
sirieres," On Tuesday Afternoon at the
Ladies' Literary club rooms The sue
cess Of the play was evident from the
appreciation shown by the guests. Dur
ing the afternoon Miss Marie Luce and
ISIS Edna Miller favored the audience
with an instrumental duet. The enter
tainment closed with tea and refresh
ments.
Those who took part in the play were
Mrs. Ira Lewis, Irs. L. V. Rancke,
Mrs. Eugene Lewis, Miss Katie VIII
liams. Mrs. Adelaide Mason, Mrs.
Wo-thington, Miss Marie Luce.