The Monroe journal., 1922-10-27


noon at her home ON College street.
The club until Christmas IS studr-
ing North Carolina poets, this meet
my taking up the lie and works Of
BENJAMIN Sledd and William Thorn
ton Whitsett. The minutes OF the
last meeting were given in a rath-
er unique and attractive manner by
the secretary. Mrs. A. NJ. Secrest, in
the form of poem. as follows:
What is so rare as day IN June
Unless il be a fall afternoon
When nature is dressed all III led
and gold
And the air is invigoratingly crisp,
not cold?
October the tenth was just such a
day,
And nature was wearing this verv
array.
When Chau,auqua members, with
Mrs. Love as host,
Enjoyed an hour study to he ut
most.
Our president gave US to undefs'ani
From the very first, she was a nm
So scarce Was the clock upon the
stroke
At half past three when up she
spoke,
And into the Babel Of yo'ces broke
Calling the club TO give attention
And the Secretary the afternoon ;
business 10 mention.
The minutes were accepted for bet
ter or worse,
This being the agreement II Wrt-
ten in verse.
The nresiden; then asked that the
bylaws be read, -,
Is there a notion they be adopted
she sa d. =,
Bu. some Of The members that ala
not attend -,
Said one Of the by-lawS they'd Ike
to mend. ~.
And limit the number on our list
To fourteen stead oi hf'eeh lhe3
did insist.
THE motion was Put and quieKl!
passed
As each member an affirmative vote
did cast.
We welcomed Mrs. Rudge as a mem
Der again -
S'nce before a most helpful one she
had been.
Will Mrs. sutton, We greeted as
guest ar
after rest.
The club unanimously voted 70 ASK
Mrs 7, {. Lee to help with our task
Which we hope TO be a pleasant one
As we have found il snee we've be-
gun.
our program was Southern htera-
ture
Which was thoroly enjoyable ana
instructive, I'm sure, i
Mrs. Clarence Houston spoke oi
John Henry Boner, !,
OF how to South's literature ned
been such donor
Mrs. Winchester was sorely misseu
When she failed to answer to the
roll call. -,
But her interesting paper on Inc
ophibus Hill
Caused our hearts with states PRIDE
to thrill.
Mrs. Eugene Ashcraft told OF Mary
Bayard Clark
How on flames tablet she'd make
her mark.
~Their feeling so proud Of the Old
North state,
We were glad we were Tar Heels
at any rae,
And SO we considered il the appro-
pirate IN ne
To raise our voices, Ho for Caro-
lima to sing.
Since this i strictly a Carolina car
oil
Written by a North Carolinian, Mrs.
". B. Harrell,
Whom our pres dent remembered as
once lving here,
Causing US all more loudly to cheer.
Then followed current events or IN
teres ing facts,
We had CLEANED here and there from
science 70 taN.
Better refreshments I'm sure, we've
not seen
Than were served by or hostess,
assisted by Miss Green.
The salad, sandw ches, coffee, rolls
and candy
We all pronounced as perfectly dan
dy.
And if the program proved too stout
For the mind to diges,, | have no
doubt
That the physical man at any rate
Was satisfied with what he did as
simulate.
Then we told our hostess jus; what
a treat,
II had been to US with her to meet,
And promised Mrs. Mears that
prompt We would be,
When the club met with her next
at half-past three"
A biographical sketch of Benja-
man Sledd was read by Mrs. F. B.
Ashcraft, followed by the reading Of
one Of his poems By Mrs. Bruce Ad- |
ans. Mrs. Roscoe Phifer then gave
biographical sketch Of William
Thornton Whitset:, and Mrs. c. c. |
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