The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-07-04

dwell In and which insure continued
success for our literary club.
From the first meeting last Sep
tember at the home OF Mrs. JolS b.
Wilson until our session of to-day, in
terest has never waned. With Mr.
Stoddard We have journeyed through
historic old England; pausing by the
way to note the beauties of the coun-
try lanes and manor houses; celebrat-
ed castles where kings and queens
once Toasted; former battle-fields
and celebrated ruins; visited favor
lite haunts and homes of England's ia
her poets and artists in poems and
paintings. In London we visited West
minister Abbey and paid tribute TO
our own illustrious dead lying there
sailed on the river Thames; and re-
vived Shakespeare's undying master
pieces. On Halloween we were de-
lighuully entertained by our program
committee, consisting of Mrs. Pirtle.
Mrs. T. l.. Griffin and Miss Margaret
Nall, at the beautiful home of Mrs.
Pirtle. Witches, hobgoblins, black
cats, Jack O'lanterns, weird music
and ghost stories, followed by appro-
pirate refreshments, made up a very
pleasing afternoon. We continued our
travels thro our own land, visiting
Southern California with her rare
plants and profusion of flowers, paus-
ing to call on Joaquin Miller and
Luther Burbank. Helen Hunt Jack
sons home and grave were visited and
her beautiful Ramona sketched.
On thro Arizona, the awe-inspiring
Grand Canyon and into the Yellow
stone Park with its wonderful gey-
sers and thrilling mountain SC NY.
Beginning with January, 1913, our
new program comittee, Mesdames j.
T. Moore, T. r. Barnard and Miss
Jessie Nall, introduced a pleasant
feature in the writing of composite
stories-not an easy duty by any
means. Try combining Mrs. Wigs,
David Harum and Josiah Aliens
wife's illusions all into one story, ant
you will understand. However each
lady in turn responded with her very
best efforts in story-writing. Another
Interesting feature was a series of
sketches of modern writer's. their
works and home life.
i On February ~, at the home of j.
s. Glenn, after the regular session
we were invited to a colonial tea
given by Mrs. Glenn, assisted by
Mrs. Simmerman, Mrs. Felix and
Miss Hattie Glenn as hostesses in
the various rooms. Three periods Of
!, our Nations life were represented
Colonial, Civil War period and the
, present. An elaborate five course
luncheon was served, the decora
; tions and costumes of the hostesse
carrying out the historic times ant
customs. This occasion was one o
the most pleasant of the entire year.
During this time we were study
ing Ireland, thel and of O'Connor
. Parnell and O'Malley from which
st. Patrick drove the snakes an,
made the "auld sod so dear an,
pleasant to live on. Thomas Moor
sang again to us his beautiful Irisl
melodies.
On st. Patricks Day the program
, committee at the home of Mrs. JOhl
Moore gave us an unusually fin
\ program, consisting of Irish songs
y stories and legends. The house wa
;. decorated with frogs, snakes, sham
, rocks and Irish flags. The refresh
a ments served, while partaking of a
= Irish nature, pleased our America
n Ipalates exceedingly well.
Leaving the Emerald Isle we jour-
80 eyed to Denmark and Sweden, wheI
we passed in and out thro crags an
crevices. rocky fyords >and bays; r.
vived King Christians large famil
le of distinguished children, practical
le all, kings and queens of various FL
,r ropean thrones. BY circuitous rou
W we next touched at Malta's roci
T. shores where the Apostle Paul w
shipwrecked and remained som
l. time.
With the beginning of the la
club session our present program COZ
mittee, consisting of Mrs. Pendleto
Mrs. ]. G. Keown and Mrs. Ira Bes
announced their special features +
10 the term. A series of Famous Swee
" hearts and pen-portraits or chara
!" ter sketches of club members. o
70 friends and we'll beloved have 7
n visited us in search OF lost love
" Evangeline and Gabriel, Priscilla al
:" John Alden. Hiawatha and MINI
&c haha, Romeo and Juliet. Mr.. Roches
" er and Jane Eyre. OF especial int