The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-09
NEWS OF LITERARY BOSTON
AiIHIN iSkELL DOLE BRINGS
WOHD OF IT'S ACTIVITY.

.|.i'd To- Its repertoire 10y coming w New
'.rs IN TUESDAY Ia represent Boston -
..,rn"st friend "f Simplified spelling
N" r,i ~ in u meeting hsLi ~ the Wal
30 astoria. even rs William Archer
...r .-..nted England Before entering
nn this duty. however. Mr.. Dole e.
-.v.i giving soTne points OF information
r...,n literary Boston. her workings aud
30. r.."yl~ the while admitting that this
".. ,erv hard to do here in New York.
~r.ra the atmosphere has a peculiarly
So, cs,ent effect upon the mental action
oven the m"st representative 10 Bos-
r..nuS
VI, Dnl~ Opened His report with men
rr--, " Mrs Julia ward Howe. Who no said
81. ihr iime 81 his departure was pre-
'.r'ug - celebrate one ~ her annual
lr'Ndavs
You know he sSpllirAl. aha haa
40 "ral zach wear Shs rnus' because
an" - ~ popular thai otherwise she
vr,.ld not - nnia 20 supply the demand:
q, .1.. has 70 mutt iplv them 80 60 around
lN.- ~" pleasure % seeing her sitting IN
80 ore and venerable dignity. tho familiar
Whit. Normandy Gao ALWAYS present.
Celebrating a birthday. IL the possession
r, every Boa, oman Of literary pretensiOrs
nos once during every wear.
In the spring tho Bostoniau foncy
srr'v turr- 80 thought Of script no
',.r amendsd Mr. Dole though'fullv.
.rusi,Atelv LAYING the blame 20 such re-
marx ~ tn" door II New Works atno.-
utara In III. spring that il always 40
.t"r thNugn I should express il diHer-
-u'lv M Ro-ton. but th,s spring it - nm
r>.'r ~ For II ~ AL Bostonians can
sHu-d save buying autos Boston has
-. emerged from an orgy of opera. YOU
INV
Rut what has that {" d. WITH huv ing
s'.S'- hS was asked.
Why. autos ara tho only thing they can
rr-' gage for books he explained. 'and
the public purse - depleted
T1~ numerous clubs have "n IN cir
srrug yAsinents of activity. according
O.. Nr DoiN There has just been another
'.aailne ~ the Omar khayynm club.
OBJ. winch col Higginson -COlonsl not
Manor for Boston boa wo Higginsons
no r~pl fame - the root though de-
-n.t and absent ~ this last mset,nR
Tia practice ~ the club said Mr.
Ur's -,t every Meeting 20 give u copy 81
- now edition of Omar To zach guest
go 'his occasion the practice was not de-
r,-'..d FROM Which speaks we'll Tor the
rrusrsvts of the automobile dealers
TNe famous Rihliophils Society il doing
-. veil 80 could he expected. continuing
- purchases ~ varieties. he continued.
-.r.i was rather a strong statement. a.
'r's socistv might rea sonably be- expecte 81
80 d. pretty we'll being famous. a. ~ j..
.. having enrolled the w~althiest book
buyers N the world. including J P'srponi
HarEan and Willilm X. BiVbv 81 81.
'ruts There ar~ 500 individuals IN the
saoistv and fftv-on~ on the waiting list.
I'D" from Institutions such a. che ] J.
rarv 81 GDngreSs the British Museum
prt Tho Boston AthenHUm, though. IL 10
. r-nad % - painful 20 saw bv III" Pubs"
library .tself. oven though u can beast
- having stored in ts safes ~ one time
I,rnb manuscripts - IN" value 10 $50 100
aud oG having corrected nearly IOo OOo
errors IN A currently accepted edition
- a classic The avowed prime purpose
~ the Bihliophil~s is n publish in an arts
&c and satisfactory manner such works
a. those of n race. Theocriius, the diary
~ MAJOR Hornaday. the letters 81 Keats.
md those of Dickens 10 Maria Beldnall -
Tsp-r's original with series - titl~
vae~- Wv ~" heat American artists
Tho club. whose council - composed
- Prot v r Trent 81 Columbia Uni
,ers.ty. senator Lodge. and Literary
'4.t1r HuTd % the Boston TrnHserir'.
e. no down 10 New York recently to hold
.- annual dinner IN ehervescent atmOs-
i.s-" ~ tho Hotel Aston
80 Twentieth Century Cluh ~ which
- I'rls vas one 81 the founders and
sci a ono q IN" c;,O members has been
= -. 4, . -
,~,-rnirraa. which n appointed from it,
monitors 20 undertake the task II visiting
ar,h" theatres % Boston and ~ judging
Avs and audiences a. To qIantity and
~ r'v The report u seems does not
.~ ~ 'op well Boston's theatrical
r orisls according to the committee
fortunately or fortunately. accord
< - III. point ~ view. the Queen ~
20 Moulin Rouge did not appear until
s',.r tho report was made and the mem-
r.r. = tho club have no opportunity Of
-rnv e ~heth@r u was really 80 rod ne
ra'-tsd ~ not II cannot accept the Local
r.-.srlt-r criticisms and maintain proper
..... -.--,4-t for in the beginning the com
tito" ATTACKED the newspapers a little
o.. lol4lv on the charge Of dishonest
'l''cisu ard being discredited bark
p-au N turn rii-trl-t prevails
very saturday this club convsnea AZ
.", HON time. and after soms low living
a. 80 luncheons are neither extsosIvs
nv rHp~ns,ve. Mr. Dole testifies. in
d..lSes N considerable high thinking On
r.r.a saturdays in the month smoking
90 '-"mher- Is permitted adj libitum. but
.. the fourth. that - the first. the ladies
mo nearly to the exclusion Of Others.
-'Irh IN Boston carries its own infer
'r" Then witnesses. such a. per-
rtnG tho sppellation charity 70 pass
'rsluket when provoked 10y ibe preSencs
.' Naraschino cherries IA the favOrits
i''"raRe are permitted.
N"St week on Tuesday ~ Cambridge
iefrre Tho CantSbriga Club-ladies eH-
.-sa DIV whose name. Mr.. Dole AYERS.
90 rot signify the presence Of any
. rns against frivolous bridge play
ne play Of Percy Mackaye 10 10 h
Ia'i rv 81 sister Of the poet -dramatist
e. having thus told 81 the recent activi-
90 81 the literary ones the temporary