Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-18
GentIemen's Night.

Inc Neetrt OF the bflck cuufcn was tnt I
scene of a brilliant social event Friday
Literary club observed its annual occasion Z
of Gentlemen's night and entertained a
company OF about one hundred.
4 dressing room wes screened off at one 4
end of the vestry, in the main part OF
which the pillars were wound in the club 4
colors Of green and white, and tasteful
arrangements were made TO give a parlor
effect. The hostesses were Mrs. T.. @.
Ham, Mrs. II. A. Leonard, Mrs. A. j. Cur !
lis, Mrs. II. V Fletcher, Mrs. +. 4. Elmer
son, Mrs X. NJ. Fowler, Mrs. Mary Mann,
Miss Eta Harwood, Mrs. Samuel Knowles,
Miss Jennie Stewart and Mrs. X. B. Nc
lntyre. Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Mcintyre
were unable to he present, the latter being
out OF town for the winter.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Z. r.
Moulton. the president of the club, Mrs.
Homer White, the vice president, Mrs. X.
NJ. Fowler and Mrs. Il. q. Ham. Very
handsomely decorated souvenir programs,
the work OF Mrs. Fowler, were distributed
among the guests, and as soon as the
greetings were over partners were secured
for the numbers on the order OF exercises,
over which the president presided.
Bringing the assembly to attention with
the gayel, Mrs. Moulton, in brief bus
cordial address, welcomed the guests TO
the Inequalities OF the club and the social
enioyments of the evening. The club Sec
retary Miss Jennie Stewart, then con-
Quoted the roll call, which gave oppor-
tunity for many a sly thrust under the
/ fifth rib Of man with the keen rapier OF
wit. Most OF his foibles were exploited
mercilessly, and his fondness for tiattery
was probed with no uncertain touch, one
quotation declaring it TO be as necessary
/ to feed him upon praises occasionally as 10
| give sheep salt or cats catnip.
Those talented young Observation-Disclosures,
Misses Ruby aud Una Allen, gave piano
duets that were played with the skill OF
technique and the charm OF expression
The soloist of the evening was Or. II. ~
! Beekman, whose fine voice was heard with
SO much pleasure in the first selection
that he was Obliged to respond TO an
encore and sang James Whiteomb Riley .
pathetieally beautiful song, There,
Little Girl, Don't Cry"
The Rev. Emmanuel Charlton, Phi. D.,
a native of Sweden and Methodist
clergyman in charge OF the church IN
putnev. was introduced and spoke IN
reminfscent vein Of some literary people
whom he had had the advantage oil know
ing intimately. During much OF MS
ministry Mr.. Charlton has been engaged
in missionary labors among the fshermen
Of Gloucester, Mass, and there he formed
an acquaintance that rlpened INTO Irlenu
shin with Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, who Is
ID he reyered for the nobleness OF heI
s,,,n,anhood as well as for the works o.
her genius. He sketched the plot o.
sThe Singular Life" which she rates o.
the hest OF her books, and spoke OF tn'
characters that she had found IN I'M
streets OF Gloucester and woven I'M
threads OF their lives into tale oil enour
ing charm TO the reader. lie mentioned
Frank Bullen, the writer OF sea stories
whose first start in the literary woliu va
dine TO Rudyard Kipling. Bullen, poo
, and obscure, yentured one day into ooo'
shon and submitted one OF his dramatl
| variations of the sea. klpllng, wh
CHANGED TO be present. looked the manu-
srript over. recognized Rt once the poWe
! of The writer and said TO the puDiisneI
ssrake this by all means ana put II GU
! as my work II you hesitate 10 Issue = ne
hook under a new name" 10 Ripping
, ne sneaker paid a tribute OF unstlnte
nraise and held that disparaging crlticlsi
, "a the author proceeds from an unwilling
: nesa ~ the critics to look upon the IN
, veiled truth that this prophet anon
,, writer's continually holds up TO the puDil
gaze. He told an amusing story OF hil
! iing's entering one day ms shop !
: Gfoneester. where he was publishing
= = Iit,ie neriodical called "The Fisherman,
! and ~ MS striving TO aid the stranger 2
: asking him to act as agent OF his publict
: ton 10 find out later that famous ma
I N letters eourteously refused ms wei
: meant prefer OF assistance.
After the address elegant reireshhleh
of chicken paties, sandwiches oake ~
r oaftea we're served by Misses Mary an
e Helen Wedgwood, Genieye hanson, k9l
: nraner Alice Woodward, Ruby and u
4 Alien. Jessie Chedel and Ruth konna
I Then came the "Goodnight March, u
s last number on the program, when
:. The hour was late, became a march to"ar'
\ home.