The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-02
WOmen'S
A. c. Club

OF the A. G. Woman's club gave q
dinner party in honor Of themselves,
their husbands, their escorts and
those who had helped them in their
club work the past year. Fifty.six sat
down at long table In the G.. W.
Thatcher apartments, and after gor.
mandizing for about an hour on vari-
GUS toOthsome dainties for which the
club is famous, Mrs. Edward Robinson
arose, proclaimed herself the spokes-
man of the evening, anC fun OF another
kind began. The first toast was, "Our
helpers, may they continue to boost
US In our mental aspirations. This
was responded to by Miss Elizabeth
Smith, who In few well.chosen words
thanked all those who had helped the
club In their meetings and bestowed
heartfelt praise on Mr.. j. A. Hen.
erickson for conducting them through
Russia; on the Rev. Paul Jones for lead
ing them gently by the hand through
Norway, Sweden, and Spain; on Prof.
Larson for introducing them to those
shockingly immoral Russians, Tolstoi
and his daughter Anna Karenina. A
slight tremor came into Miss Smiths
voice when she expressed her regret
that Prof. Wright was not present 10
receive his package Of praise for show.
ing the club how to judge the art OF
the Netherlands. Then she spoke OF
Mr. Arnold and France, Of Prof. Rob-
insOn and Turkey and sat down in the
midst Of laundering applause.
Meanwhile Mrs. r. ID. Stops had
been looking white about the gills.
She knew her turn was coming next
and So it proved. She gave an ex.
tremely clever parody Of LongfellOws
psalm Of Life" changing the great
men" of the poem TO club women"
and exhorling them to strew The
ranch OF Logan with garbage caus.
Both Prof. Langton and Mrs. b. G.
Thatcher then attempted the oiriicult
feat OF making something out OF moth
ing in their toasts. Both were sue.
cessful, for both described the glory
OF being a club woman's husband,
though their point OF view differed
somewhat. Prof. Bexell gave tinan.
cial report OF the club and startling
were his revelations as TO the sums
spent for Russian cigarettes aud gum
and the numerous tines paid for the
privilege o. continual conversation
during club meetings. Miss Hervey
spoke OF the new club rules guarantee
ing good taste, brains and escorts TO
all club members in the golden future
OF the coming year.
The toasts closed with Two speeches,
full OF mingled pathos and iun, given
by the retiring president, Mrs Lang.
ton, and the president elect, Mrs. Geo.
Thatcher. Mrs. Langton has been
president of the club for three years
and during her genial reign the club
has become more and more noted for
It's social Importance, its excellent
literary work, and its interesting
meetings. She is charming, lovable
woman and her influence has been
widely felt. She Is just the right
com bination Of the bluestocking and
the society woman and has made an
admirable club president She has
worthy successor in Mrs, Thatcher,
who has already shown talents of tact
and organization in her church work
and in society, besides possessing the
womanly, artistic, and scholarly at.
tributes so necessary in conducting a
club OF twenty.fv headstrong women.
During the evening music Of sorts"
was furnished in duet by Mrs. Perry
and Mr.. Frank Thatcher and a quar-.
tette composed of Captain Perry, basso
profundo; Thad Naylor, tenor robusto,
Charlotte Kyle, contralto ducissimo;
and Mrs. Ball, coloratura soprano. Ill
was severe test for the ear drums of
the guests but they stood the strain
marvelously well.
The club has given many enjoyable
open evenings but few have given SO
much pleasure as the dinner on Wed.
nesday evening, and the success OF the
affair is due to the able and resource.
fnl committee composed OF Mrs. Lang
ton, Mrs Naylor, Mrs. Champ and
Mrs. Thatcher; to the clever and witty