The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-02

mf. and Mrs. A. i. Hout nave
had as their gests at their home
I on Pierpont avenue for seyera:
days, Andrew Bruce Shaw and his
daughter, Mrs. Alieda Shaw SnideI,
" Moscow, w. Va, Mrs. snlder was
nt one timespreceptress OF the MOI
NAL School Dormitory. They ars
also Visiting other relatives and
friends here.
Books Discussed.
asome Of the Outstanding Books
% the Year" was the subject Of an
inesresting and. highly entertain.
tnl lecture by Mrs. George DeBoit
atithe general meeting Of the Won.
ans Club held yesterday after.
. noon In the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. DeBolt reviewed current
history, biography and fiction OF
! EBglish and American authors ac
ftll Impressed her, touching n
the ain, Influence and plots, OF the
books as ahe Interpreted them.
Mrs. DeBolt believes that the WON
an OF today. is reading more and
that Il IS the direct result Of en-.
larged vision obtained during the
World War. She believes also thai
4 book is Just what the reader gets
out Of II and that Is what Eount8
reading books.
She reviewed a number OF the
outstanding books of English and
American authors and compare;
them with previous books writes
by the same authors.
Her talk was heard with inter.
est by a large number. OF club
women.
The next meeting OF the cluS
viii be featured by an address By
Edmund Vance Cooke OF Cleveland.
Ohio son the subject, "a Good
Friend Drops In" This Lecture
promises to be among the very best
that the club has ever offered It's
members, and 1t Is being urged tina:
all the members make Il their ai11
d to- hear Mr.. Cooke, who is generally
regarded as among the best lectur.
Sers on the American platform.
Ms John s. Plerront, chairman
o. the committee on education.
made q talk concerning the school
for foreigners, which the club Is
Conducting, and asked that there
be volunteers from among the club
membership TO assist in tedchinJ
the classes. Mrs. Walter R. Barnes
Isl at De head OF tho school an |
has been assisted by a number If
the club women.
Mrs. Lloyd Sample announce!
that the literature and art depart.
ment, Of which she Is chairman,
would meet Monday evening at S
olflock at the Y. W. c. A. Auditor.
ium, at which lime the third OF y
osroip Of lectures on the subject a:
Hrhe Modern Woman as Revealed
IA Modern English Literature ;
would be continued.
Mrs. Avon ]. Reynolds. chairmaL l..
otsthe home economics department
) afinohnced the meeting OF TINT d.
partment for Monday afternoon Al
$3.50 o'clock at the Masonic TEN.
pie, at which lime American.malL
pottery will be on exhibit and a
bake sale will be held In come ;.
lion with the meeting.
The amendment concerning the
payment Of membership dues an II
the presentation of membership
cards as read at the last meeting
was taken up and passed at the
meeting yesterday.
Mrs! T. 3. johnson sang a group
OF songs and was skillfully accom-
panied by Miss Hazel Book.
q The hostesses of the afternoon
were Mrs. Brooks Fleming and
Mrs. Ernest Bell, and they wera
assisted by Mrs. ]. a. Fickinge-,
Mrs, P. NJ. Hoge and Mrs. Ira
1Ailen.
Mrs. Paul Hamilton, CORRESPOND.
ing secretary, presided as secretary
today, owing to the absence Of Mrs,
Henry s. Lively, recording secra.
tarys who is Ill.
New, members received into ths
club were Miss Edna Miller, Miss
louise Rock, Miss Ruth Soeddeu,
Mrs. II. s. Yost, Mrs. William G,
Perry, Mrs. Q, c. Wheeler, Mrs.
Carter s. Fleming, Mrs A. ]. Kis.
3Iler, Mrs. Howard Cotfman. Host.
esses were Mrs, Ernest Bell, Mrg
Brooks Fleming, Jr., Mrs. ]. A.
F4ekinger, Mrs. P. NJ. Hoge, Mrs.
ftfa Akin and Mrs. ". ]. Wiegel.
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Entcrtains Division.
Mrs. George W. swisher was
hostess last evening at her home
on Wheeling street to the mem
beers Of her division Of the Wom-
Ran's Foreign Missionary Society
Of the NJ. P. Temple. The affair
twas arranged as an indoor picnic,
and table linen was spread about