South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-09
SOCIETY

Miss Isabel Kennedy's Sunday
school class OF the First NJ. r.
church will hold an all day meeting
Wednesday in the church parlors
Dinner wiz be served at noon and
the hostesses will be Mrs. j.. L.
Blake. Mrs f. Abernethy. Mrs.
George Byler, Mrs. George Byers.
Mrs. r. r. Busner and Miss Leona
Appleby. The time will be spent I'm
sewing for the Epworth hospital and
all mem bers are especially urged to
be present.
The monthly business meeting of
the Young Women's Home Mission
airy society o. the First NJ r. church
was held Monday evening with Mrs.
Frank Slower. SOC Rex st. The time
was spent with a short business ses-
sion and socially. The society viii
hold another meeting in one month.
the place 20 he announced later.
Mrs. Louis Ayres Garrett Of
Evanston, Ill, an author OF chill
dren's books. that have won wide
recognition for the writer. who ap-
peared Monday afternoon at the
general meeting Of the Progress
club, proved herself more than ca
pable Of entertaining the small folk
who had been specially invited 70
hear her, judging from ire intensely
interested faces Of the mothers ESQ.
Mrs. Garrett was brought here un-
Ger the direction Of the mothers de-
partment OF the club for the last
general meeting Of the year. Most
Cf the afternoon Mrs. Garnett devOU-
ed 10 giving catchy little sOnss and
clever verse Of her own composition
with stories from the Muffin Man."
one Of her most delightful books.
To fundamentally interest the
child and create a friendly relation
between the little tots and their OLD
CT companions. according 20 Mrs.
Garnett are the solutions 70 one OF
the many problems that are a part
OF the mothers day.
Particularly interesting were the
bits Of play. Master VIII Stratford."
which was published in book form
and recently dramatized in such a
form that il can be easily presented
Of the sketch Mrs Garrett intro
duced as a little fellow wearing a
high hat. swallow tail coat and
carrying a satchel ia which were
contained his ideas.
The first few lines of the Muffin
Man." Mrs. Garrett said she had
dreamed or had at least Weakened re-
Peating the lines over and over and
later elaborated upon them with the
result Of the publishing of her book
some time later.
Besides her ability 10 write and
compose music Mrs. GaTnett is pos
sessed OF a lovely voice of excellent
qCality she sang several groups
81 songs including Granny shea
and BovEood" and read some of her
poems, Empty Cradle" a poem of
war-'war and woe" and "Madona"
"a very pretty verse.
After the program of the after
noon. the guests were entertained
with social hour at which the
mothers department was hostess
Z ne department Will close for the
year Friday with q II O'Clock lunch
con at the Nicholson Inn The final
business meeting Of the general club
viii be held next Saturday afternoon
at the club.
Mrs. w y. O'Brien. ia = Cha
pin St, was hostess on Monday aft
ernoon at the meeting of the Off
GERS and directors OF the Catholic
Women's club with a goodly num-
Der in attendance. Final plans were
made for the closing social meeting
Of the year 10 be held next Monday
evening AT S o'clock in the ST JO-
scph hall, y. Hill st. Gymnastics
drills and folk dancing by the gym
classes and special reading by a
member OF the English class will be
the evenings features after which
the guests viii enjoy dancing and a
social time with refreshments.
During the business session the
monthly reports were read. With
the exception of the swimming class
which is 10 continue through the
summer months. the classes. conduct
ed by the club will close this week
for the vacation 20 he resumed in
september Committees for the gen
eral meeting We're named as follows.