The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-11
SATURDAY LITERARY CLUB
Celebrates Its Seventh Anniversary
With A Good Time
1T VI AfVT I II
j. S. SMITH,
Committee.


Seven years ago this month a liter
ary club was organized in east Brook.
ings among the neighbors who were
then in close proximity to the corner
Of Medary avenue and Williams street.
Time has witnessed many changes in
the neighborhood as well as in the
personnel OF the club, but many
Of the original promoters still retain
an active interest in its programs and
affairs. The membership has always
been limited to twenty although an
active participation in its entertain-
ing and instructive programs have
been eagerly sought by Fmany who
were unable to gain admission by
reason of the rule restricting the
number.
The club being composed entirely of
ladies, it has been the practice once
a year to mold an annual meeting to
which the male portion, together with
few select friends, have been in.
vited to participate in sort Of cele-
bration, as it were.
One of these annual events took
place Saturday evening at the pleas
ant home Of Mrs. G. e. West on Fifth
street. The evenings program was
varied and entertaining, being pre-
pared to conform to the eXegencies of
the case-So many men being present,
we presume.
The program was opened by an ad-
dress from the president, Mrs. Zieg-
Ter, and followed by laugha BILE
bit of farce entitled "a Business
Meeting Of the Ladies Aid Society,""
A club song, written for the occasion
by Mrs. |. N. Lawshe, was rendered
to the tune of "Auld Ang Syne"
which was promptly encored and as
promptly responded to amid much
merriment on the part Of both the
NhISi IliC CuItl I'd lllCu.
The gentlemen were then given an
opportunity to show their wisdom and
knowledge of geography by being
offered series Of conundrums. w,
r. Stowe won the prize (an egg beater)
and was aftecward accused, by his de-
feated colleagues, Of being in league
w wif IN hiS WI 70 xphn ooly ou,lo l.
lack of that very important utencil
from among her household necessities.
After an entertaining solo sung
by Mrs. Grace Brooke, the members
of the club invited their gentlemen
friends to assist in the discussion of
choice edibles prepared for the oc-
casion, during which sociablity asser-
ted itself and enriched the judgments
of the repast. Good cheer ruled the
flying moments until the close Of this
delectable pursuit when a number Of
toasts were responded to making the
intellectual part OF the menu fully as
enjoyable as that which had preceded
it.
Mrs. G.. A. Williams presided as
toast mistress doing the honors in
in that graceful and dignified man.
ner which so well becomes her. Frank
Sherwin, Sr., responded TO THE Sat-
urday Afternoon Literary Club" II.
E. Lloyd, "Brookings Ten Years
Hence" p. j. Hegeman, "In the
Good Old Days When You and / Were
Young" j. V. Walker my Neigh
bors Dogs and Hens" w. Z. Stowe,
THE Ladies'" 1t is needless to add
that there were some good things we'll
told to say nothing Of the flights of
oratory inspired by the occasion, pro-
longing the festivities until the clock
on the mantel chimed the hour Of
twelve, which warning was at once
needed and the assembled guests de-
parted for their respective homes.