Smyrna times., 1903-02-18
CELEBRATED CLUBS FIFTH
BIRTHDAY WITH LUNCHEON
DELIGHTFUL COURSE LUNCHEON GIVEN AT
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB ROOM.
Covers For About Seventy Were Laid and
After Courses Were Served A Number of
TOasts Were Happily Responded to.

After Courses We're Served A Number of
TOastS Were Happily Responded to.
To-day is the fifth anniversary of
the Twentieth Century Club of Smyr-
ma as an organization, and at one
o'clock the ladies fttingly celebrated
the occasion with a course luncheon
at the Club Room. AS a social affair
it was most delightful, the club men,
bers indulging in the anniversary
greetings with interest and enthu.
siasm. Since it's organization five
years ago, the club has grown to be
one of the most useful societies in our
town. Their motto has always been
to "promote higher things" not only
in education, but everything that
tends to uplift humanity to higher
ideals and duties of life The club
is in healthy and prosperous con-
ditiOn, and the members naturally
feel proud of it's record for the past
i7e years.
The luncheon took place at one
o'clock in a beautifully decorated club
room. The welcome and greeting was
made by Mrs. L. NJ. Price, the presi
dent of the club. Covers for about
seventy were laid and after the sever
al courses were served there was
feast of reason and flow of soul.
Miss Laura Bell was toast mistress.
Mrs. A. E. Jardine responded to the
toast: "Our Ambitions. =" She was
followed by Mrs. James w. Anthony
on "Man," very bright and witty
toast that provoked much laughter
from the club women. Mrs. CLAYTON
Fisher of Dover responded to: "The
Opportunity" which produced good
impression. "Our Homes" was taken
up by Mrs. H. d. Boyer with an effect
that won hearty applause. The last
toast was by Mrs. E. Morris Cloak
and was entitled Five Years Old,
which showed the progress the club
had made in an impressive style.
The musical features of the program
included some of Smyrna's best
talent. Mrs. Frank L. Reynolds of
Clayton rendered vocal solo entitled
''White-ThrOat, by Aspinall; Mrs.
T. H. Coverdale gave Leybach's Fan
TASTE" pretty piano solo; Miss
Helen E. Waters sang "My Heart to
Heart Thy Voice." by Saint Saens,
and a quartette closed the musical
program with"Love's Golden Dream, Z"
participated in by Mrs. T. H. Cover
dale, Mise Mary LeFsvre, Miss Eba
G. Wilds and Mrs. j. r. McCausland.
Club Meeting Last Friday Afternoon.
The following was the program of
the Twentieth Century Club Friday
afternoon:
Vocal Solo-"Indeed," ," Miss Carrow.
Social Conditions in France
Court Llfe-Intiuential Women,
Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. Boyer
Life Among the Burgeoi sic and Peasan-
try............... ........ Mrs. LeFevre
The greatest thing human soul ever
does in this world is to see something, and
tell what it saw in plain way''-Ruskin.
"A Sketch of Japan''-Mr. Roland Bell.
Music, Star of Hope''-AIiss Hynson.
Mr.. Bells talk was most enjoyable,
and the members greatly appreciated
his kindness in cOnsenting to give
them the benefit of his personal ex-
periences. as we'll as the pleasure of
seeing some of the curios he had col
lected in his travels
Next Friday evening at eight o'clock
Prof. A. d. Yocum of Chester, will
lecture on 1.-The French Influence in
American Education" and visitors
will be welcome upon payment of the
usual small fee.