Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-18
~ and Club Matters

NOTES PROM THE MUTUAL IMPROVE
n aESr CLUB.
1--WE make.our surroundings and
they In turn influence u.s." Then
4 how true IL IL that when ideal sur.
4 5asrdings are made tor US that our
bta OF happiness IL two-fold.
Zone Of the most unique anu artist
icaily planned affairs Of the season
was the courtesy Of Mrs. M. w.
Sims, "Wednesday afternoon, March
IA, when she transferred the meet
ing OF the Mutual Improvement
Club from its rooms In Carnegie LII
brary 10 her hospitable home. The
honoree Of the occasion, Mrs. John
Crawford Anderson Of Montgomery,
Ala, Is a guest IN the Sims home,
and was indeed most charming In
spiration for this brilliant little gath
ering. One other guest, Rev. j..
Wendell Davis, rector OF ST. An
drew's Episcopal Church, was added
10 the clubs roster for the afternoon.
The entire lower floor OF the Sims
home was fragrant with the perfume
Of truly Southern flowers. How we
love to call on our gardens and orch
ards boughs for n contribution as har
bigers Of spring; and with what glo-
rious results as the blossoms OF the
peach, apple aud pear blend in a
wreath OF beauty with the long and
graceful spray Of the dewberry,
whose dainty flowers CLEAN with un-
usual purity against the rich, green
foliage. Upon such scene we en-
tered and passed into the library.
Here upon the library table a large
|, crystal bowl held masses Of yellow
T5samine, whose fragrance il like
- none other" while here and
fssse slender vases holding "fair
young laffodils stately and tall,
gave the xcished touch to the pretty
scene. Sittins lid such surround
ings, trying TO "drink In" the per
feet setting there passed through my |
mind vision Of the woods OF Ar
cady.
Instead of the usual quotation /
given by the members at the call OF
the roll, each one responded with al
incident from the play OF Hamlet,
which has Just been concluded. 1
Mrs. Sims realizes that a genuine
surprise gives an added zest Of pleas
ure 10 gathering, and so II proved
on this occasion when Mr.. Davis
gave us a most beautiful paper on
the character, Hamlet" His ex-
position was clear and graceful, and
unrsveled for US many knotty prob
lens over which we had wrestled
during the years study Of the play.
liable Talk" different subject
having been assigned each one, was
the next number on the program.
and when the last word had been
spoken we realized that a rosary had
been formed, the counting OF whose
beads would give US pleasure In the
days to come. Now the pulsations
OF the heart would not be Gained for
we were TO take part In a literary
contest, and were asked 10 stand In
semi-cirele and recite "Hamlet's
Soliloquy," one lady to recite until
Mrs. Sims should designate. by
pointing the finger to someone else {
to commence just where the pre- A,
vious one had left off. Did we know
II? Why, OF course, twenty women q
knew II perfectly, but you know '
about the caprices Of memory. Very q
soon the circle was broken, and in a O
few minutes Mrs. Maggie was left y
alone and was rewarded with beau 7
tiful picture 81 the bard Of Avon, 5
presented by Mrs. McInnis In a a
speech truly poetic in thought and a
Then Mrs. Haswell step {
p 4 forward and in a poem spark c
ing with the champagne 4 life and Il
love presented 10 Mrs. Anderson, the h
honoree, beautifully q
bound copy OF J. NJ. Lewis poems, b
~ a souvenir Of the afternoon. Mrs. d
Sims evidently believes that all hui h
nan nature is apt TO sour unless 1t G
ias some active force TO preserve It's T,
'weetness, so n leaflet and pencil II
we're passed and we were told 10 q