The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18

certain curiosity to what its progress
| sive little body of members Will venture
next. German literature and child study
| will be the two subjects, and in coming
| the pages of the outline one is surprised
10 find how many side lights may be
| received on subjects so general. Mrs
| George A. Hogan is president of the Gull
ture cub and the members include Mrs.
Howard Main Gassman. Miss emily Gen.
try Goo drich, Mrs. Mary Goodrich Graves,
Mrs. George Archibald Hogan, Mrs. James
Hood Mrs. William Henry Hulsey Mrs.
Nephsnus Eugene James, Mrs. Mitchell
Flanders Johnson, Mrs. John Wesley
Lambert Mrs. Allen Rice Moore, Mrs.
Wesley Allen Pattillo Miss Julia Roof,
Mrs. Philip Raymond Shaw. Madame Jean
Solar, Mrs. Willard James Wheeler, Mrs.
John sydney White. :
TWENTEIETH CENTURY
The Twentieth Century club was or
sanized IA years ago. and has during this
period given much research on the sub
jects studied from year to year; like many
Of the literary clubs its membership has
changed yearly and today has among the
25 studious women composing its calendar
list, TIE three charter members who or
garzcd the club Mrs. Sam Blake, Mrs.
Rivers Copeland and Mrs. George Har-
Ilngton.
The study course oe the club for the
past three years has been two of Shakes
peare's plays and the Griggs lecture
course Continuing this plan the club
Mill study "Cymbeline,' Richard the
Third and "Plato's Republic" as outlined
in the Gfiggs lecture course.
The Twentieth Century club is not only
interested in the development Of its own
members. but has always taken an active
interest in the educational work of the
state federation, and now has men,
Der ON the state federation Board as hav-
also the clionian' club and the Cadmean
Circle of Birmingham.
The members of the Twes tieth Century
are: Mrs. Robert N. Bell, Mrs. e. j..
Bac,svood, Mrs. Sam M Blake. Mrs. p.
Is. Bowers. Mrs. B. Fl. Cooper. Mrs Riv-
ers Copeland Mrs. John Crane. Mrs.
James A. Downey, Mrs. j. w. Fain, Mrs.
n. P. 7. Finch. Mrs. william II. Gillespy,
AIRS. George F. harrington. Mrs II. S.
Hitchcock, Mrs. d. G. HENDERSON, Mrs.
y. E. May, Mrs II. Clanton Miller, Mrs.
Samuel Preston. Miss Mary Rittenberry,
Mrs. W. X. salisbury. Mrs. ]. b. Shrop-
shire Mrs. George r. Stamps. Mrs. r. II.
Vernon, Mrs. w. l.. Rosamond.
The following officers will serve during
the ensuing club year:
Mrs. Clanton Miller president.
Mrs ,B. II. Cooper, vice president.
Mrs. w. X. Salisbury, treasurer.
Mrs. John Crane, state director.
Mrs. G. r. Stamps delegate
Miss Mary Rittenberry. critic.
Mrs. George Harrington, club director.
CLIONIAN.
The nineteenth session Of the Clionian
club " i'll be introduced November / with
meeting at the home of Mrs j. I.
Elount. Mrs. A. j. Dickinson will present
q survey of the course to be pursued by
the club during the year. Greek Myth
ology and its Influence on the Lives OF
the People" is the subject to be discussed
by Mrs. l.. j. Haley and Characteristics
of the Greek Drama ill be presented by
Mrs. Howe A discussion. following each
programme will be led by Mrs. A. r.
Dearborn The DRAMA. always attractive.
is to be studied from its many angles.
and the final meeting of the year, occur
ring May 2 will have as the general topic.
Book Reviews Ellen Keys Century
of the Child" Ida Tarbell on The '.Wom-
an Question" and another topic left open
TO be supplied later. compose the pro-
gramme which will be concluded with a