Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-30
CLUB NOTES

BOOu warm HTe maue lne room
comfortable and inviting.
As this was to be an open meeting,
each club member was allowed the
privilege of an invited guest, and as
the regular membership numbers
forty .three, quite an audience OF APP
preciatlye hearer listened to the
splendid program of Wednesdays club
hour.
The president, Mrs. John Allen, at
her desk, called the meeting to order
promptly at 3 o'clock. Mrs S. c.
Hoyle, secretary, called the roll,
which was answered with themes Of
current interest in the Shakespearean
world
A vocal duet, Venetian Boat Song
by Mrs. w. c. Davis and Miss Evelyn
Sanders. was the only musical num-
Der Of the hour. Il was so eXquisitely
and beautifully rendered that words
Of praise are still coming to the ears
of these talented musicians. Mrs. r.
/ S. Webb played the artistic accom-
paniment.
Miss Anita Park gave charming
reading on Husbands" and complete
ly captivated the audience. She gra'
clously responded to the prolonged
encore with one Of Judd Mortimer
Lewis child poems, "Peek.a.Boo."
A debate, Resolved, That the In.
PRODUCTION Of a mother would have
weakened the plot Of Shakespeare
King Lear" was the next number
on the program. Mrs. r. o. Allen
spoke on the affirmative and Mrs J.
w. Bats on the negative. Both sides
Of the question were well brought out,
/ the debaters bringing their several
arguments before the judges with
clearness and beauty Of expression.
The president appointed Mr.. A.
W. Kinnard, Mrs. W. p. Bryan and
Mrs. Burke as Judges, who, after a
few minutes OF deliberation, an
uounced the following noncommittal
decision: "The affirmative brought
out the best argument, but the mega
tive made the most out Of the weak
points available
By special invitation, Mr.. Klnnard
then addressed the club on the sub
iect, Character Delineatlon as Pro
duced by George Elliott putting an
interesting emphasis upon "Silas
Manner" as the club is to study this
one book the remainder Of the term.
Out Of his wonderful treasure house
Of knowledge. Mr.. Kinnard spoke
with clearness and power. and charm
ed his hearers with his we'll chosen
words.
The table talk was a lively and en-
thusiastic one. as Il dealt with the
most talked Of subject before Ameri-
can women today-the subject Of suf-
frage. The subject laid down in the
year book was, "Why do want to
vote?" Mrs. John +. Astin was leader,
and personally took the negative side.
giving reasons for her position on the
subject from many points Of view.
Some Of the ladies said emphaticaly.
81 do not want to vote" and Just as
many others said, u do want 10 vote,
because | want to have voice In
making the laws that govern my chill.
dren." Some said with Tennyson.
Home keeping hearts are happies.,'
and even before the quotation ended
chirp would come from another, Il
want to cast my vote to put liquor of
the continent" And thus the subject
revolved and gained momentum with
each new phase of argument until the
hour for the close of the meeting
came, when an unanimous motion eX.
tended the time for another thirty
minutes. Thus closed one of the most
brilliant club meetings Bryan women
have ever enjoyed. This club, organ
lied in 1895, took for its motto, 1--WE
must move with the times" and the
meeting on Wednesday was proof that
the club vow is still sacred and UNI
broken.