The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-16
WOMAN'S CLUBS
woMAN's LITERARY CLUB


Opening Of the club season l3lG-l7 OF
til" Womeu'S Litcrlr? club Will be Oh
served next Wednesday. sept. 2ptn n
o'clock in the parlur OF Hotel Windsor.
The plans for thc year were announc-
I'd at the last l!un"I meeting and en-
brace a unique program. AS outlined
II supplements the literary course rs
studied in college and connects up with
present day writer's. When leaving
various schools most students expect
TO continue their study, Al least to keep
up in their reading. The course as
planned by the Literary Club is slim u
lus TO this sort of thing and will be
conducted by Mrs. Anna H. bourne, the
Bethany College. Mrs. Bourne lectures
to the club jlst as she would to her
classes in tho classroom and the men,
bers will profit by the work as much or
more perhaps than when they were IN
their more tender -ears.
Tho writer's to be studied at the first
meeting are those who embody tho Pre-
karhaelite influences or that group
worth while standing. The Pre- Raphael
II" movement, is represented BY VIM;
Morris. Daniel Gabriel koSctti. and
Swinburn, the poetry of all NJ whom is
their greatest contribution to literature.
The members OF the club are reading
and preparing themselves Tor an intcl+
ligcnJ acceptance of Mrs. bourne adj
dress, anu lnt'S reel tlEnlS iOuOECu UH9
very fortunate in securing her services
for the year.
Preceding the lecture OF next Wcdncs.
day as prescribed in the course. Current
Events in the Literary world will he
noted by Mrs. Clarence L: Allen.
The President. Mrs. H. Maynard Kim
berland enters upon her third year this
fall the Literary Club have amended
its constitution 10 extend her term in
office. Under her management the en-
rollment Of the club has quadruplcd and
the work of the club has been advanced
to such an extent that q we'll known
writer Of New York City expressed n de-
sire that he might he present 10 enjoy
the course Of study as mapped out for
the winter.
Mrs. Bourne has spent the summer at
Columbia University in research and
study on tn" program for this winter
and comes with fresh interest and vigor
to her work
Th" officers Of tho club are:
Mrs. II. Maynard Kimbcrland. presi-
dent; Mrs. John n. Mcclure. Vice Pres
jhcnt: Mrs. t.usehius A. Graham. vice
president; Mrs. Marcus Q. Bond. secrc-
tary; Mrs. Howard Trussell, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs Geo. A. Bishop.
treasurer; Mrs. Dent a. Taylor. audi
tor
The executive committee is composed
of the officers and Mrs. John BlodGett
Mrs. Paul o. Reymann. and Mrs. J. c.
Neinlein.
The program committee consists Of:
Mrs. Delivan MacGregor; Mrs. Charles
II. Patterson. Mrs. Harold Brennan, Mrs.
Ysbrand Haaesma. Miss Elizabeth Es-
key.
Membership committee: Miss Eliza
beth Rungcc Mrs. Harry Mendcl. Mrs.
Arthur Ayling. Miss Frances Ogden,
Mrs. K. L. l.. Stridcr.
Constitution and bylaws: Mrs. Chas.
Berry. Mrs. L. l.. Stone. Mrs. Cecil Rob-
inSOn. h
Hospitality: Miss Virginia. Miller.
Miss Grace 'ralsom, Mrs Crawford
Booth. Mrs. Claude Porter Terry. Mrs
L. 4. Rolf
Music: Mrs. James P. Hanley. Miss
Lucille Hicks. Miss Katherine Ehhrrs,
knontz. Miss Mary Clifford.
Press Mrs. Blanche Stcenrod. Mrs.
j. W. Bryan.