The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-19
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Her discussion OF this fascinating work
OF fiction dea ling with the aristocracy
Of old New York City. back i'll the los
was received with real pleasure. Mrs
Bourne is not only charming speaker
but possesses 4 personality that is most
winning and gives her audience the i'm
preston that she is q personal friend
speaking az man to man." instead OF
one addressing an unknown body.
Mrs. Wharton's title The Age OF
InnoCcnce." said Mrs. bourne. lis used
in an ironcal vein. l ma sure.
speaking OF Main Street by Sinclair
Lewis, il is OF peculiar interest that
these two great American novels should
come out at the same time. one deals
with the life OF the City of New York
back in the I0'S and the other with life
on the American plains and. while each
is as different from one another as day
is night, they mark 4 new period in
fiction.
II think we have not yet found our
selves sufficiently to have produced The
Great American Novel, but We have in
The Age of Innocence a great book
which points in the direction We are
advancing.
while I am not a critic Of modern
fiction yet I read certain great books
that come out from time to time, indi-
eating the direction in which the great
American democracy is moving. Mrs
Wharton's touch. so a certain critic has
said. Is the deftest, surest and truest
Of all in American literature"
Touching on the vital points OF the
absorbing story from the first chapter
to the last. Mrs. Bourne made the min
utes pass all too swiftly by her delight
full review. There was no time for =
discussion Of Main Street" at this
meeting. Following the views Of num-
Der Of the members and visitors on Mrs
Bourne's subject Miss Rhea Leiner rem
dered n charming violin selection. &C
companied by Professor Shockey at the
plano.
Convention Report
A report Of the recent convention held
at Sistersville was given by Mrs. Gar
den. with Mrs. Zilliken adding TO the
report OF special interest at the con-
vention was an address by Mrs. Peter
Marines OF this city.
Rev. Clara Cook Helv!e OF the Unitar-
ian church. who leaves shortly to pur-
sue other interests. was rendered fit
ting tribute. Her devotion to club work
was highly praised and it was remarked
that she never had failed her fellow
workers at any time. And an invitation
was extended her. that when she re-
turns to Wheeling she is to feel that
she still holds her place n the Literary
club as we'll as others. Rev. Helvie
will be greatly missed throughout the
city, and during the four years she has
been here she has made an enviahle
circle Of friends. who regret that she
is leaving but extend best wishes In
any activity she may enter in future.
Install New PrendSut
At tho close Of the program an in
formal reception was held with tea
served by the hospitality committee.
Mrs. Charles S. Morrison. retiring
president. handed over the gavel to the
new president, Mrs. Harry Mendel. max
ing q most appropriate little speech.
Mrs. Mendel was assisted in the re-
ceiving line by the following past pres
idents: Mesdames. Guy r. c. Allen. An
drew u Wilson. Charles S. Morrison. T
C. Burke, Blanche D. Steenrod and
Katherine Kyle. The social hour was
spent most pleasantly and altogether
this meeting was voted one Of the most
delightful held for manysnonths.
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