Minutes 4 April 1907
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Title
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Minutes 4 April 1907
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Description
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[Page 1] April 4th 1907.
On account of a Baseball game on the “Sprunt Athletics Field,” the meeting of the Woman’s Book Club was changed from April 5th to April 4th. Miss Young was hostess & we enjoyed hav- ing as visitors Mrs. Young, Mrs. Felzer & Mrs. Grant. The usual program- Roll call, the reading of the minutes & Current Events which were given by Mrs. Worth, was carried out before Miss Young announced “Coniston” by Winston Churchill as the book for the afternoon. (Mrs. Martin called for the discussions of the books & it was interesting to hear the differences of opinion of some of them.) Miss Young read extracts from a sketch of Churchill’s life & works. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 10, 1871 where the first 16 yrs. of his life were spent in his na- tive city, his home until he went to Cornish N.H. where he has his present residence Harlalsenden House is. He attended Smith Academy in St. Louis &
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[Page 2] is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis Md. Much of the material of his work “Richard Carvel” was obtained while a student here. He took great interest in College Athletics & has always taken delight in any vigorous outdoors sport. On his graduation he resigned from the Navy & became connected with the Army & Journal, afternoon joining the staff of the Cosmopolitan. In 1895 he married Miss Mabel Harlalsenden Hall of St. Louis & soon erected his handsome residence, Harlalsenden House, at Cornish, N.H. Churchill was not obliged to spend his life doing hack - work so could give as much time as was necessary to perfect any writing he undertook. While living in St. Louis he hired a room down sl. & would go to it every morning where he worker as if he were keeping books instead of writing a novel. Mr. Churchill has made a study of American History & his investi- gations have been devoted to bringing out
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[Page 3] the individualities of the men & women who have influenced its course. In- terest in John Paul Jones was revived im- mediately upon the publication of “Richard Carvel.” Every thing about the famous old sea Capt. became of interest with the result that several biographies of him have since been published, his burial place in France sought & found & his ashes exhumed & bought to the land whose Navy he first led to victory. The Celebrity, The Crisis, The Crossing & Coniston are Church- ill’s best known novels. In 1903 Mr. Churchill became a member of the New Hampshire Legislature in which he served 2 terms. Last fall he was a candidate for Gov. of his state but was defeated. “Coniston” his new is the direct outgrowth of his political career. Some one in speaking of it has said, “It is more attractive engaging & enjoyable than any of his previous books. It is a love story, pure & simple without historical background
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[Page 4] & in addition it is packed from beginning to end with romance.” Mrs. Smith and Miss Dupuy read criti- cisms of “Coniston” which called forth some discussion of the book from the Club. Miss Young presented each guest with a pretty booklet giving Churchill’s life & works. The dainty little souvenir, so tastily gotten up by our hostess, was admired by all, as was the beautiful way in which the refreshments were served. The color scheme was yellow & was carried out to the letter so prettily. Rich, yellow ice-cream in sherbert cups with yellow ribbon bows on the handles, on lovely hand painted (yellow) plates, with sprays of yellow jasmine on each was served on a waiter with a center-piece, embroidered in yellow & delicious old-fashion- ed wafers tied with yellow ribbon were handed. Miss Young’s guests departed thanking her for a most enjoyable meeting aft.
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Subject
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Women-North Carolina-Davidson-Societies and clubs.
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Books and reading.
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Women-Societies and clubs.
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North Carolina-Davidson.
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Creator
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BookLovers Club
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Publisher
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Davidson College
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Date
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4 April 1907
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For permission to reproduce image, contact archives@davidson.edu
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Language
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eng
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text
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Identifier
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bl-069
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Coverage
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1907
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4049696
