The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-24
THE BOOK CLUB

Saturday, balmy and springlike
was set apart as the day for the
gathering of the Book Club, and the
weather was most welcome coming
as it did after the gloomy and I'M
pleasant days of the last fortnight
The gracious hostess, Mrs. F. M
O'Brien with the new year was the
guest Of honor.
The days program was made
most interesting by the reading of
three splendid papers which were
woven into a fitting prelude to the
study of Hamlet. The first, ''The
Spanish Tradgedy" by Thomas Kyd
from which the play of Hamlet
was adapted) was told by Mrs. E. j.
Cherault in a clear and masterful
way, showing the points of similar
ity between the two tragedies.
Mrs. j. A. Pharr pictured with
charm the native country of ''Noble
Dave" where the scene of the trag-
edy was laid.
A concise and simple sketch of
the play was read by Mrs. C. c. de
Gravelles, unfolding the tragic plot
with truth.
The study of Shakespeare is to be
continued next year and the pro-
gram committee will soon begin the
planning of next years program.
After the meeting Mrs. O'Brien
invited the guests into the dining
room where the table was laid for
the entire club, and which was
tastefully decorated with new years
bells in the club colors. The eight
verses Of Tennyson's "Ring Out
Wild Bells" were read by eight diff
ferent women and during the de-
lightful repast three appropriate
toasts were made to the club. Mrs.
Reed was the first toastmistress, as
follows: "A toast to the new year?
Yes. For another period of time has
been born into the new world. Out
Of the infinite has come this guest
for season taking its place in the
sequence of the ages. Shall we
not make this new life among US
welcome? For each day of its mys-
tic span holds for US all a measure
of joy or grief, health or sickness,
success or failure, or perhaps only
the monotony or uneventful exis-
lance. Let us welcome it therefore
with feeling of hope and trust, ac-
cept its bounties with thankfulness;
bear its burdens with cheerfulness,
and give in return that which in the
doing may at the end Of the sojurn,
enable US to bid it a gracious
adieu."
Mrs. Will Gotten next toasted the
club in these words:
Here's to the new year,
May it bring US good cheer,
A will to strive;
A heart to do,
Our duty the twelve months
through
Let one and all unite to promote
The good the pure, the right,
And thus make the year Of 1917
The most successful we have seem"
The last toast was given by Mrs.
J. NJ. Hamilton and the thought ex-
pressed was this:
Here's to the spirit of good fellow
ship,
Which in our club exists,
And make each member do her part,
To keep this spirit in her heart.
At this season following so close
ly on the heels of Christmas, with
the angelic message of''Peace on
earth good will to men," still reign
ing insistently in our ears, we feel
that no better resolve for the New
Year could be made than the one to
preserve and promote the spirit of
"Good Fellowship"
Mrs. O'Brien was assisted by her
attractive daughters and Miss Una
O'Brien in whose honors a toast was
May the many good wishes for
the club be fulfilled during the
year.
Contributed.
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