Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-18
Last MEETING of the Year.

The last meeting Of the Randolph Book
club for this season was held Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Julia Walsh, whose
hospitality was extended TO twenty-three
members and fifteen invited guests.
The subject OF the meeting was South
Carolina, and miscellaneous quotations
we're given in response to the roll call,
which was conducted in the absence Of the
secretary, Mrs. c. E.. Abbott, by the vice.
president, Mrs. c. r. Moulton.
Current events, prepared by Mrs. NJ. A.
TewksDury, was read by her daughter.
Mrs. j.. W. Raymond, and 'The Political
Affairs of the State from 1892 to 1885" were
concisely stated by Mrs. ID. F. Lewis. Mrs.
w. h. Lamson gave a clear idea OF the in
dustries Of South Carolina, while Mrs. NJ.
=. Holmes took up the history OF that
state to the middle of the 18th century,
Frightening the story of historical events
by a romantic episode in the lives of her
grandparents. An English regiment was
quartered in Charleston, S. c., and one Of
its officers fell in love with a planters
daughter. The planter sternly forbade
the young man the house and threatened
to disinherit his daughter If she disobeyed
his wishes, but, ~disregarding parental dis
pleasure, the young people continued TO
meet and were finally married at the home
OF a friend. The unrelenting planter
never saw his daughter again, but he gave
her a sum OF money equivalent to the
slaves she would have inherited from her
mother, and she went with her husband to
Halifax, Nova Scotia, where his regiment
was soon after ordered. Several children
were born to them, and In the third gener-
alton came Mrs. Holmes. who received the
name Of her grandmother, Mary.
A humorous poem was also read by Mrs.
Holmes, and refreshments and the social
hour closed a very pleasant meeting. 1t
was decided 10 postpone the vote on join
ing the state federation of women's clubs
to the first meeting in the fall, and the
programs for the coming years work were
distributed.
On the cover is the new name of the
club, Randolph Womanis Literary club,
and the motto for the year is Through
difficulties TO g~rapdeur.n The study of
the states is TO be- continued, Kentucky,
Florida, Louisiana, California, Wyoming,
Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to occupy
the attention Of the ladies. The hostesses
are TO be Miss NJ. Lucina Saxton, Mrs.
William Bass, Mrs. G. f. Moulton, Mrs.
w. +. Lamson, Mrs. l.. p. Thayer, Mrs. r.
II. Joslyn, Mrs. F. +. Prichard, Mrs.
Fraser Metzger, Mrs. r. T.. Dubois, Mrs.
T.. o. Blanchard, Mrs. l.. b. Johnson, Mrs.
w. b. Wall, Mrs. +. +. Emerson, Mrs. A.
b. Tewksbury, Mrs. II. b. Bell, Mrs.
Julia Walsh, Mrs. w. w. Morton, Mrs.
Rosabel Mcintyre, Mrs. NJ. A. Te~wksbury,
Mrs. r. H.. .Chamberlin and Mrs. G. f.
Laid.
A club tea is 10 be held in September
with Miss SaXton, and a musicale on Hal
loween with Mrs. Lamson. "Christmas in
Art will be the topic December 26, and
there is to be a New Years reception at
the home OF Mrs. F. +. Dubois. Ameri-
can artists will be taken up February 9,
and club work April 2. Gu night will
be June 4 with Mrs. j. p. Cleveland, Mrs.
A. J. Curtis, Mrs. NJ. +. Holmes, Mrs.
Homer White, Mrs. Mary Mann and Miss
Abbie Clark as hostesses. The club has
thirty-three active members and one
honorary member.