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Minutes 2 October 1903
[Page 1] 1903-1904 The Woman’s Book Club of Davidson was called together the first Friday in Oct. by the retiring Pres., Miss Thompson, for the purpose of selecting books and electing officers for the coming year. By unanimous vote Mrs. Smith was chosen President, Mrs. Currie Vice Pres., and the office of Sec. heretofore having been looked upon so such a burden for one member to bear alone, it was proposed by Mrs. Martin that the honor and burden of the office be shared by the members alike each taking her turn, The proposition met with the hearty approval of the Club-so it falls to the lot of the one so unfortunate as to be the first on the roll, alphabetically, to start the venture, The list of books to select from was not so voluminous as that of the previous year. Authors -
Minutes 20 April 1906
[Page 1] On the afternoon of April 20th, thirteen members assembled with Mrs. Charles Grey, the our one guest present being Miss Lucy Martin whose presence among us gave much pleasure to us one and all. We hope she did not view us with a critic’s eye, but we confess to some small trepidation at discussing general literary subjects before a teacher from a school whose Literary Society is called The “Lanier,” for the name is associated with all that is vague & transcendental! The Club welcomed back to its midst Mrs. Smith, whose long absence from our meetings has been the source of general regret. There was too a feel of spring in the air: in the woods just in sight the red-wood was in full blossom, and huge branches of log-wood here & there reminded us that nature was again making all things beautiful. As the theme of the evening was to -
Minutes 20 December 1901
[Page 1] 1901 Dec 20th One of the coldest evenings in December the ladies drew up around the heater in Mrs. Holt’s parlor rejoicing in its warmth. There were only ten members present and one visitor. Mrs. Grey reported a new novel by C.W Chestnutt the mulatto author, title “The Mirror of Tradition.” Mrs. Black recalled him as a trimmer of hedges in her home near his, before he rose to fame. He now lives in N. York. A Frenchman has invented the spectrograph which mirrors the speaker at the telephone. Attention was called to some papers on Stonewall Jackson by Dr. Graham Sr. now coming out in “Things & Thoughts” a Wincheste, Va magazine as of special interest . Mr. Wm. Archer chronicling thirty three living English and Amer. poets mentions our Alice Brown. Ian McLauren’s Young Barbarians is said to be very popular. A young Eng. Boy descended on one side from Lord Byron and on the other from Bulwer & Owen Meredith ought to be one of The poeta nascitus. -
Minutes 20 February 1925
[Page 1] One of the most enjoyable meetings of this year was with Mrs. Withers on the evening of February the twentieth. Dr. Hood gave in his interesting manner an account of the life of William James, the noted Psychologist. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served during the social hour. -
Minutes 20 March 1925
[Page 1] Of the meeting with Miss Johnston March 20th, the Book Lover’s went to study Provincial Types in American Literature. Mrs. Hamilton entertained the Book Lover’s on April the third. After Mrs. Grey gave her paper on Garibaldi. The officers for 1925 - 1926 were elected: President - Mrs. Withers Vice - President - Mrs. Richards Secretary - Treasurer - Mrs. Shewmake -
Minutes 20 November 1903
[Page 1] November 20th 1903 The big fire was a welcome sight as the ladies drew up in Mrs. Grey’s parlor that cold November twentieth. Three visitors kindly swelled our number to eleven, for there were five absentees. So many books not brought in raised a question of enforcing the fine for that neglect, and the president was waxing warm on the subject; but milder counsels prevailed and a warning was uttered that the next delinquent should pay for the new blank book. There were ten or fifteen minute of chatter before the members all gathered, and the hour of the meeting, quarter to four, was emphasized. Fortunately Mrs. Currie had her glasses and was able to read her minutes carefully and thoughtfully prepared. The death of several authors was noted; Gilmore and Merriman among the number. Some of the ladies felt a little spiteful recalling the low and vicious type of female character portrayed in “The Sowers” and others of Merriman’s books. -
Minutes 21 December 1905
[Page 1] 1905-1906 December 21st again saw the elements conspiring against the Book Club in the form of a drenching winter rain. Nevertheless eleven members presented themselves, nothing to be daunted expecting confidently an unusually argeeable meeting with Mrs. Martin. As James Whitcomb Riley would say, there was a genuine “feel of Christmas in the air,” a repressed excitement abroad in the land. Many of us had left at home rows of little expectant faces, a confused jabber concerning “Stockings” and “Secrets,” mingled with a childish sense of responsibility but their already depleted funds would give out ere the last mysterious gift was purchased. Ah, Christmas, Christmas, the very name that not so many years ago had power to thrill us too by its magic power even in the torrid days of Angst! Christmas greens greeted us as we entered Mrs. Martin’s warm parlor, and a soothing cup of tea was served immediately to inure us against the effects of the -
Minutes 21 November 1902
[Page 1] Nov. 21st it fell to the job of Miss Withers to entertain the Book Club. The Beginnings of New England by John Fiske was the book of the evening. With an author who deservedly takes rank among our small company of great writers, it was not a difficult matter for Miss Withers to accumulate. much material of a very interesting nature. In a sketch of his life she told us that John Fiske wast was born in Hartford Conn. The youth of this remarkable man was not less striking for its achievements than his maturity. From infancy he exhibited reachable precosity. He was a prodigious worker from his early youth. He studied 12 hours a day before he was 16 years old and 15 hrs. after that. The outcome -
Minutes 21 September 1928
[Page 1] Sept. 21st, 1928-1929 Book List Mrs. Richards Destiny Bay Mrs. Grey Bambi Mrs. Hood Pirates Face Miss Vinson The Bridge of San Luis Rey Miss Young Swan Song Mrs. Hamilton Count [Trudence] Mrs. Woth Black Majesty Mrs. Vonles Autobiography of Kingsley Mrs. Cullmun All Kneeling Mrs. Douglas Life of Mary Disraeli Miss Douglas Mrs. Arbuckle Old Father of Waters Mrs. Lingle [Mother] Country Mrs. Black The Understanding Heart Mrs. Shewmake Contemporary American Criticism Mrs. Withers Golden Bee Miss Withers Winter’s Moon Miss Thompson The Cavalier of Tennessee Miss Drew The Bonney Family Miss Johnston The Foolish Virgin Mrs. Harding The Children -
Minutes 21 September, 5 October, 19 October, 2 November 1928
[Page 1] On Sept. 21st at the home of Mrs. Vowles we had our first meeting of the year. Mrs. Grey gave a most delightful talk on London of Shakespeare. Oct. 5th Mrs. Hamilton gave a most interesting paper on London of the Victorian Age. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Withers. Delightful refreshments were served. Oct. 19th Mrs. Douglas entertained the Club thoroughly. Miss Vinson reading the paper on London of the Present Nov. 2nd. An open meeting was held with Mrs. Arbuckle, Mrs. Black assisting. An unusually attractive program was presented. -
Minutes 22 November 1901
[Page 1] 1901 Club met Nov. 22nd with Mrs. Grey. Every member was present. Mrs. Martin reported an improvement in the morals of the Stage as noticed by good judges. Ernest Seton has dropped the Thompson from his name, added he says for a reason no longer operating. White tents will be substituted by some color less conspicuous. We don’t know what the poets will do about it. Carnegie says he has two hundred and eighty millions still for beneficence.Query - How many more secretaries will be need after this statement. The late Lt. Henry Chang was to China what Gladstone was to England & Bismark to Germany. The Pan American Council meeting in Mexico is said to be a great success. Clapp is waiting for the “Atlantic Monthly” on the drama-having recently made a hit with one of his own. Mary Johnson’s Serial is having a noticeable affect on the subscription list of the same. Mrs. Harrison showed the original Duchess of Marlboro in the Gainesboro hat -
Minutes 23 November 1906
[Page 1] Mrs. Smith was the next to entertain the Club & right royally did she do it. It is sur- prising what good meetings (those who are) first on the list get up in such a short time. Those of us who are among the last to entertain feel that we have as long to think about our meetings we needn’t begin yet & sad to relate we are often reminded of the old proverb, “Procras- tination is the thief if time.” But to return to the meeting on Nov. 23rd. Only two of our regular members were absent. We were glad to have as visitors Mrs. Edwards & Miss Graves. There was great demand for Items if inter- est by those who came without any & besought those with an over supply to divide. When the time came to give them they were all interesting as were Mrs. Currie’s Current Events. Mrs. Smith told the Club she would not deprive them of the pleasure of reading her book by dwelling on the life of -
Minutes 24 November 1905
[Page 1] Another star in the Book Club's firmament was the meeting held Nov. 24th with Mrs. Harrison. In answer to the roll call, the most “striking” item was given by Mrs. Black who spoke of a spanking machine used in some Western school. Mrs. Dupuy, with a sight for the good old days when “Mother’s slipper” was a sure cure regretfully spoke of the modern invention as a “soulless” machine. Mrs. Currie, though bodily absent was materially represented by a large collection of current events. Those present were shocked to learn that our statue of Liberty is taking advantage of her position by to inter- cepting wireless messages. We should scarce subject so base a purpose in one so lofty in position. It was with genuine pleasure and confident expectation of the best, [led] by the past experience, that the club turned it’s undivided attention to Mrs. Harrison, who introduced W.D. Howells as the gentleman under discussion for the afternoon. A novelist who ranks with - Henry James, Frank Norris, M.C. Wilkins-Freeman, all of the school of Realism. Miss Lois Neel, in a most interesting maneuver, put before us briefly the a sketch of his early years. First using the striking fact that Mr. Howells was -
Minutes 25 April 1930
[Page 1] 1929-30 Treas. Record May 1929 Amt given to Miss Vinson by Mrs. Harding. . . . . . . . . . . $14.34 May 1929 Check to Miss Shaw for Civic Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.00 Sept. 4th Check to White Drug Co. for flowers for Mrs. Hamilton. . . . .5.00 Sept. Received from dues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00 Oct. 24th Paid Mrs. Hamilton for printing names of books. . . . . . . . .50 Oct 25 Received from dues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Oct. 25 Paid Mrs. Hood for picnic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.52 Nov. 8 Received from Dues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 On hand Dec. 6, 1929 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.82 March 14th Paid Miss Shaw for magazine for library . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 April 14th Paid Mrs. Bates for Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.00 On hand April 25, 1930. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.82 -
Minutes 25 January 1907
[Page 1] The Secretary regretted very much that she was unable to attend Mrs. Black’s meeting, Jan. 25, especially after hearing how pleas- antly everything passed off. Mrs. Richard Grey was asked to take notes of the meeting. This aft. she & the Secretary with the assistance (?) of three babies talked over what was said & done at the meeting. We lay all blame for any errors or mistakes upon these little, in- nocent heads. Ten members were present and one visitor, Mrs. Halliburton, whom we were glad to have with us again. In the absence of the Sec. the min. of the last meeting were read by Miss Dupuy, followed by the Items of Interest & Current Events, which Miss Holt gave. The book for the afternoon study was “The Awakening of Helena Richie” by Margaret Deland. Mrs. Black wrote to the author hoping to have an autograph letter from her but Mrs. Deland her private secretary answered stating that Mrs. Deland’s health was such she had been unable to even see her mail for several months. Mrs. Black told us that -
Minutes 25 October 1901
[Page 1] Minutes of the Book Club Winter of 1901-2 Book club met Oct. 25th at Mrs. Martin’s to elect new officers and also to choose books for the year. By ballot Mrs. Grey was made President- Mrs. Black Vice Pres. - Mrs. Dupuy Sec. First meeting under the new officers Nov. 13 at Mrs. Graham’s was for distribution of the books. There being a division of opinion as to the mode thereof. Mrs. Harrison-Chose- The Ruling Passion by Van Dyke and the other twelve woman-like shirking responsibility, drew by lot as follows Mrs Grey Blennerhasset. Miss Thompson-Heart of the Ancient Wood Miss Holt-Richard-Yea & Nay. Miss Withers-Sir Richard Calmandy Mrs. Martin-Lowell and His friends. Mrs. Black-The Day of his Youth. Miss. Neel-Wind and Wave. Miss Currie- Napolean. Mrs. Sloan-Tribulations of a Princess. Mrs. Dupuy-Some Women I have Known. Mrs. Smith – Truth Dexter Mrs.Graham-House of de Mailly On a motion from Mrs. Martin that two members be appointed at each meeting to report on current events. Mrs. Grey the Pres. chose Mrs. Harrison for Foreign and Miss. Holt for Domestic. though Mrs. Harrison thought her items would be unavoidably -
Minutes 26 October 1904
[Page 1] Minutes of Book Club 1904-5 The task of selecting our books seemed more than usually difficult this year. Three business meetings were held, & at last weary of the search for attractive books, the ladies turned the thankless job over to a committee who finally completed the list. In electing new officers the club wisely & promptly chose Miss Holt for Pres. And Miss Withers for V. Pres. It was decided best not to repeat last year’s experiment in the secretaryship, but to elect a permanent officer. This decision, quickly made was not so speedily executed. No one was willing to assume these duties. The office was shuttlecocked back & forth, twice refused outright, which unconstitutional proceeding was only allowed o new members, & finally rested on Mrs. Smith’s unhappy shoulders. It is evidently high time some special priv -
Minutes 27 March 1903
[Page 1] March 27th Every member responded to the roll call 27th of March at the house of Mrs. Sloan. This meeting had been anticipated with much interest and pleasure as its subject was Jacob A Riis and his book the Making of an American. Mrs. Sloan having just returned from N.Y. where she visited and investigated the scenes of Mr. Riis early struggles and subsequent improvement, (reforms), could speak with refreshing interest of the work he has done around the region of Mulberry Bend. Jacob Augustus Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark a delightfully quaint old Dutch town. From his earliest youth he seemed possessed with a zeal for reform. His first -
Minutes 28 April 1905
[Page 1] No pleasanter afternoon of the Club’s winter could have been furnished than the closing meeting held with Mrs. Price on April 28th. It was a night meeting & here we pause to breathe a sigh that this delightful time for club [cominality] has been ruled out for the future. The evening was mild, making the first thin dresses of early summer appropriate, & Mrs. Winson’s bright rooms never seemed more attractive than when we slipped in, a little late, to find the parlor & hall already comfortably filled with white-gowned femininity. The “rickety” minutes served as excellent foil for the current events which came this time from Miss Lois Neel. She al- ways does the past admirably. The items were full and particularly interesting. The book of the evening was Nancy Stair, by Elinor McCartney Lane, one -
Minutes 28 February 1902
[Page 1] 1902 Sickness and bad weather caused the omission of the meeting with Mrs. Smith February fourteenth. Nine ladies gathered with Miss Thompson February twenty eighth - four being detained at home by unavoidable circumstances. Mrs. Gray reported that the Edinburgh Review founded by Sidney Smith and Frances Jeffrey would celebrate its hundredth anniversary in April. Sousa the march man, has written a book: title “The Fifth String.” Of fifty thousand newspapers published in the world, twenty-nine thousand are by the English speaking races. Wireless telephony it is said will follow wireless telegraphy. “Heart of the Ancient Wood” was then taken up. The author Charles Roberts professor of English and French in King’s College Nova Scotia was born Jan. 10th 1860 in New Brunswick. Son of an Episcopal rector he has won two gold medals and written books on history, fiction and poetry -
Minutes 28 February 1903
[Page 1] Feb 28th For the second time in this series, a deluging and persistent rain prevented the assembly of the club members in the date appointed. The disappointment on Friday made keener the pleasure of meeting with Miss Julia Holt on Saturday the 28th. – For the first time this year, all the members were present. After hearing a pleasant round of items the President put the meeting in the hands of Miss Holt, who announced Frank Norris and his hook the Octopus, as the subject of the evening. Mrs. Graham first gave an outline if Frank Norris’s brief career. Born in Chicago, at an early age he moved to San -
Minutes 28 March 1904
[Page 1] Just across the street from the home in which we were meeting March 28th, a ball game was to be played; and if anyone, not a member of our Club, could have heard and not seen us they might have though ours s club of college girls, from the interest shown in the hour that the game was to be called. We were meeting an hour earlier than usual on that account. The day, too, was not Friday but Monday. Mrs. Sloan thought by taking a trip to N.Y., just at the time for her meeting, that hers would be omitted; but we wouldn’t let her off; we would have it and have it we did, much against her wishes! We understood when the meeting was over that all Mrs. Sloan had said, about lack of preparation, was said that she might surprise us with the good things she had in store. Of the items given at roll call we were especially interested in what Mrs. Graham told us of two paintings -
Minutes 28 November 1924
[Page 1] On the evening of November the twenty-eighth, the Book Lovers met with Mrs. Hood. Every lady enjoyed the lecture given by Mr. Richards on the Wileys. During the social hour which followed, such good refreshments were served – the kind Mrs. Hood always has. -
Minutes 29 February 1904
[Page 1] Our last meeting in February was called to order in Mrs. Martin’s hospitable parlor on Monday, the extra day of this leap year, the preceding Friday; our regular day, having been so inclement as to make a postponement advisable. Only eight members were present, tho our depleted ranks were most pleas antly filled by four guests, we still felt the loss of the absentees. The greatest gap was made by the absence of the secretar &; consequent lack of any minutes of the preceding meeting. Notwithstanding this loss & the Unavoidable omission of several other numbers on the program, our hostess proceeded as usual in making her meeting a delightful one. The unaccustomed secretary was -
Minutes 29 January 1904
[Page 1] Treading along on the beautiful snow members of the “Ladies Book Club” wended their way on Jan 29th, 1904 to the pleasant home of Mrs. Dupuy. The “minute member” being absent our hostess was called upon to read the minutes which added much to the pleasure of the occasion. The items of interest though not many for lack of members were none the less important and instructive. An item of great interest of us all was given by Mrs. Dupuy in which she spoke of “Dr. C. Alphonso Smith-of the English department of the University having added another service to the Commonwealth by his masterly defense of the expression “You all,” he says King Alfred used to say “You all” to people as far back as 901, and that Shakespeare and Col. Carter of Cartersville had the same idea in mind when they used the expression which is perfectly good English accord-