The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17
FEBRUARY MEETING
OF LITERARY CLUB
PROGRAM OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREsT WAS GIVEN AT YES
TERDAY's MEETING.
Mrs. 7. c. Burke and Mrs. Harold
Brennan Had Prominent Places
on the Program.

Anatole France. his writings and
various criticisms. together with
sketches OF his life. given by Mrs.
T. c. Burke and the literary current
events as narrated by Mrs. Harold
Brennan contributed 20 one OF the
very interesting meetings Of the Won
ans Literary CLUB held yesterday after
noon at the Windsor hotel. Mrs. n.
Maynard klmberland. president OF the
clup. presided and various matters IF
business importance were listened TO.
Mrs Burke's paper showed careful
composition and was compellingly in
teresiing 90 the finish. Anatole France
Who lis the greatest living man of let
tcrs i'm France today. was the son ~
book seller. born IN 1874. was on
dowed with but little or no aptitude
Tor study during his early life. and
the mcagre education he possessed was
cleaned from promiscuous reading aud
200 his association with the literary
lights who frequented his fathers
shop. lie made his first atteu.ut at
writing I'm 1859. but 10 was after the
publication OF The Crime OF Sylvas-
Ter bernard that he became a literary
celebrity and an important Ggure in
France. his best work being "Ealtla-
ger The style OF Auatole France $
plainly that acquired by good reading.
is clever and witty but shows plainly
the Coutemplativo mind OF the dream.
er HIS characters are unreservcd and
explain themselves and their motives
in their frank commandments. II
is said that his writings Combiu. the
philosophical. fantastic and realistic
Mrs. Morrison followed Mrs Burke
with resume of sylvester Bernard %
which gave one an intimate glimpse
OF the quaint old man. and his indie.
tatigable search FOR the manuscript
which eventually falls into mis- posses.
sion from an unexpected source.
The Literary Current Events as re-
viewed by Mrs Harold Brennan.
showed plainly the activity IN literary
circles during the past month. The
Real Adventure" by Henry Kitchu
Webster. Wood and Stone" by Pro
fcssor Powys. were mentioned as well
worth peru-al \ small book OF
poems. compiled by authors from Hol-
land. Russia and Scandinavia. furnish
an introduction TO American readers
hy Russian lyrics The latest book
from the pen OF Edith Wharton. deals
with the mulutudcs left homeless by
the war. and contains prefaccs by the
notahleS Of many countries Fear
God and Take Your own Part" is the
startling title OF the most recent work
az Theodore Roosevelt This is dcIl-
Gated Co Julia Ward Howe and CON
taius substances of various speeches
and articles published previously.
These Twain" by Arnold Beuuet.
whose admirers are legion. and whose
"old Wives Tales" Us cherished on
countless book shelves. ls a most ir-
'"res'lnr story Of war impressions.
his book was written az intervals be-
tween recruiting and journalism and
rtcoun's with hum1nism and accuracy
his Impression of the conflict. Songs
oi tAe Irish Countryside" by Francis
Eev'r.Ire. is "a charming lot Of poems.
ON" pLra-lu- OF which is peculiarly
fresh and pleasing In KIplings
Fringe OF the Fleet" a LASTING im-
press ION is made which Is Characters
ucally that OF EipHng
The poems OF John Naseheld. who
arrived BOO Aemrca. az the age OF nine
teen years. p'uuile--. worked on a
farm. later sailor during which tu-
SEPARATION was furnished for "SaIt VA.
i'r Ballads and other poems which
Rave since made him famous. are ut-
"iarF gems. Now. as a lecturer. ha
claims universal attention bv his .r.
Affected manner together with roo.
subject matter OF uI- drlI-Itnuv Id.
''f.-tuc remarks