Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-18
AUGUSTA CLUB SEASON.
Clubs Will Begin Sessions Early in
October.

With the first days of October, this
club season will be officially opened
and the two literary clubs of this city
will start in the work FOR the winter
The Current Events club will meet al
the home OF Mrs. Dennis Donovan OF
the Bangor Road, on the afternoon OF
Friday. the first day of October
The calendar for the season will be
issued in few days and will be q
credit to the program committee, oil
which Mrs. F. a. Tenney is chairman
Several members OF the club attended
the Federation meeting held in Water.
vile and hints were obtained which
will materially be Of use the coming
season.
The Unity club is also a literary or
ganization and the members gather
semi for interesting and help
full meetings in the library of the Court
house The general subject for the
work cf the winter will be Early
American History and Letters, the
subject for the first meeting which will
probably be held on the evening Of tbs
18th Of October, will be Joseph Rod
nan Drake with a sketch and tnf
reading of The Culprit Fay. and Fitz
Greene Halleck with a sketch anG
reading of Marco BOzZaris or the Poem
III Burns.
The president of the Current Events
Club is Mrs. S. G. c. Ward who was
lately chosen treasurer of the Maine
Federation of Women's Clubs. Judge
oliver G. Hall is the able presiding
nd
Ders are anticipating the study OF tbs
lessons with pleasure. EARLY Maine
authors" will be taken UP in the course
{ the winter and rs the State has ha6
number of writer's Of much ability
ard who have reached the pinnacle OF
fame. the lesson will be one of the yer!
Interesting ones of the calendar.
1t is a bit early for the young people
To gather for their social times, al
though number of young men and
"cmon are getting their heads together
and making wonderful plans for an
Al Fallow's Eve party. There are
many whist clubs in town and a few
are gathering for informal times
though many will not meet regularly
until later in the season.
eral hospital will meet at the Nurses
Home this afternoon for a special
meeting which is called by the presi
dent, Mrs. S. C. c. Ward The mem-
bers will talk over various plans for
work for the winter and will devise
ways and means. The first regular
meeting of the season will be held on
the afternoon of Saturday the 9th Of
October
Mrs George Il. Keene has returned
from her island home and taken a
suite of rooms with Miss Sanborn al
- Oak street.
The meetings Of the Maine Histori-
cal Society for the coming season will
prove interesting To those who are
interested in the work to be taken up
The dates of the meetings have been
changed from the first to the second
Tuesdays of each winter month. The
first meeting will be held on the even
ing of the 18th of October in the So
cety's rooms over the library on Win
throp street.
The able president, of the society is
Melville Smith, who took I'D the
work last winter with 4 zeal which
has proved of very great benefit tc
the members. The coming meetings
will he full of good things for those
who are actively interested in scien.
titic and historical studies as well as
natural history. At each meeting
there will be at least two papers or
subjects assigned by the president and
those who have been asked to speak
have signifed their Willingness to dc
so.
Power Mooney, the secretary Of
the society. will consult with Mr. Smith
in a few days regarding the makeup
of the program for the season
The meetings of KousSinoc Chapter
p. a. R., will open Oct. II and al
though the committee has not yet
prepared the program for the season
it will be interesting and helpful ir
tho lire of work taken up by the chap.
ter. The regent Of the chapter is Mrs
parcic Narti, on6 how x,;,o roonn,