Show ladies literary club vacation days are overt over this was the opinion among the goodly number 0 or members of the ladles literary club present at the first meeting of 0 the year on friday afternoon the president called the meeting to order and in her speech of 0 ten minutes abounding in epigrams practical and telling not only welcomed the members and set high the standard tor for the work of the coming year but also made each teel feel individually responsible tor for the success ot of the club in its truest sense sens emphasizing the fact that the ideal ideal club Is founded on unity in power harmony moll fr in action perseverance in purpose an hour was occupied by the chairmen of tile the six departments in speaking of 0 the various lines of work mapped out tor for the year the regular subject tor for the afternoon current literature was next given opening with EL a sketch of 0 sunley st in J weyman whose historical novels have placed him in the front rank of contemporary writers of fiction an ali opinion rendered was that the style of his early stories belonged to tho the school and that the best of ills his books so tar far was A gentleman in france the author ot of irish idylls idyles and studies miss jane barlow was wag next reviewed when miss via barlow adds knowledge to her genius in the future evolution of her art many critics are inclined to believe we may find in her the great irish novelist we have bave been so long expecting some witty sentences were read from what mr R kipling had to say in an interview in london concerning america in Iren general cral and new england in particular in this it was learned that while it suited mr kippings Kipling Kip lings ps purposes to live here for the time he did not approve ve of what he calls the pla pie habit in the new england states he also thought that everything was too temporary for it to be worth while for or anyone probably meaning englishmen to settle down and be solidly comfortable that americans are in the railway a ailing walting room stage of civilization I 1 resting till lill the cars come up and take them on Rome heill cia else A complimentary allusion to overheard in Arci Ar catly uly by robert bridges and an n ente entertaining staining chapter from three N normandy or inns by anna bowman dodd doad completed tile the tople topic in ia behalf of 0 the pioneer library the club most gratefully Brate tully accepted a cener ous oun proposition from mr fr edwin ar M royle boyle during his professional engagement ga in this city early in october mr royle boyle offers odors an afternoon of rare delight including his lecture entitled the ille property boom so kindly spoken of by the eastern press music by ono one of the friends and some interpretations ions from baarle this entertainment in aid of the library and under tinder the of the ladles ladies literary club Is in the line alln of mr 7 ir W a rd av a very e ry graceful art last winter in ili riving giving his altogether delightful and profitable pron table lecture ture for sweet charitas char itys sake and equally deserves descry es the generous appreciation of all who realize the great necessity to our growing city of the pioneer library with a pro gramme pie no tempting for or an object so important an t the only moderate item being the a admission tor fee it Is hoped that the attendance ten danca will call for the use of the placards 5 R 0 the remainder of the afternoon was spent in a social manner exchanging greetings and discussing the work or of th club over a refreshing cup ot ok tea |