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Show Datefer Aiistial Meeting I fm km fixed. I Convention Is to Be Held Here in October There Will Be a Two-Days' Session, fl the Second Evening a Popular Entertainment. Tho local committee for the annual conven-Hon conven-Hon of tho Utah Federation of Women flubs, of which Miss Catherlnu Douzall rf SpiliiL'vlllc Is chairman, bus Be lee ted .Kilday und Saturday. October 20 and 21. thu dates on which the conventlorvls to be held 1 A previously announced, the tlrt eveniiiK will he duvotcd to a scneial reception nn I the hecond avenlnc to . popular entertain-ment. entertain-ment. Zlrn. CIcs-juii S. Kinney, predlddnt the federation, will appoint tho programme committee during tho present week, and tbu work of arranging tho prGgranunij w'li; betfln at the earliest ponlljIe dale. Italian Writers Her Theme. Ono of the most Intcreatlui; paprra of tho club year was thut or Mr?. Ir:v 11. Lewis. "Modern Italian Authors," read last Monday evening at tho regular meellutc of Unity club After glvlni; a brief resume of the hlotory o" Italian literature and of thu chnracturlsl'cs and cu.stoiiiH of tho people, Mrs. LowIb spoku at length upon four modem Italian writer, Gabrlcllo D'jtnnunzlo. Giovanni VerL'n. Mit-tilde Mit-tilde Serao and Ada Megrl The latter two are women, and Mrn. l.twla dealt with their bookH i-arrlallj. Mntllde Serao'n novels huvu been written to expoiM thu evils of the lot-lery lot-lery uyttem of Italy, which , has nipdc oC the country oik clRantle pawnshop, and tho piotlts nf which are reaunl by tho Govern-ment. Govern-ment. Ada Meyrl Is a well-inouTi socltillst'.c writer, whoe Looks aro wiK'or'b' read by tlin people In addition to comment In c on so -uml of tlieao wrltur.' books, Mrs. Lewis read some short poems by each of them. Th' pleasure of tho evening's entertainment waa enhanced by the rendition nf two vocal duetd by Mrs. Kiite Uridewull Andemon und Mr Dlurrj' B. Windsor. Under the auspices of Unity club. Rubin Goldmark la to lslt Salt Lakw early In May and lilvu n aurleu of lecture recitals. Tb IH dates set for theao lectures, which art; to bo H Klven at Unity hnll, aro May 0, 11. 12, 13 ami H, und the subjects: "Rhclneold." "Wal-kuere." "Wal-kuere." '"frlstram and Isolde," "Parsifal" an "The National Klemcnl In Music." At thu la.st-r.nmed lecture II Iks Atrotlia Bcrkhocl Ul render some fifteen folk-RontcH of various Section Elects Officers. At the meeUnn of tho current uventH and current literature .ectlon of the Ladles' Lit-erary Lit-erary club on lVlday nflemoon Mlsa Linda J snail p wus elected chairman for the on.su-Int." on.su-Int." yeur. ,Mr& J. F. Grant aMlntunt chair-man chair-man and Mrs. Aaron ICnysor .secretary. The IH election followed an Intoresllne programme, the Jlr.it number of which was a paper on "Somu Triumphs of Modern Engineering ' IH Canals und tunnels woro dealt with eupe- IH clall by Mrs. Sowles, who told of the canals of olden tlme. iwlewed the construction of the Suez cuual, of the Panama canal, told of tho waterways In Greeco and Japan, of the anal rt-cently completed under the harbor at IJaaton. of the contemplated canal from St Louis to Alton, of the splendid new tunntl through tho Alps, and other triumphs of en-KlnuerliiR- eklll alone the snme lines. Mra Jf. B. Tiliu aavi u most lnterestlnir review of V'. D. Howell's "Tho Son or Royal Lans- Nominated at Caucus. A cauciiH of the members of the Ladle) Literary club was held on Friday afternoon and tho following names submitted, to by voted upon at tho annual election In May-For May-For proflldent, Mrs. A. J. Gorhain and Mrs. M. L. Rltchtoi for llrst v!co-pn.'9ldont, Mn C. TI. McMahon, Mrs. A. J. llosmcr ami Mrs. J. H Brown; for Becoud vlce-prclden. Mrs. A. II. Uoxrud and MIm Ella Dulces; fo; recordlnc secretary, MIsa Myra Sowles and Mrn. S. L. Boges. for corrospondlnc secre-.tary, secre-.tary, Mrs. O. L. Cox: for treasurer, Mm. E-13. E-13. Crltchlow. Mrs. F. I.. Oswald and Mr?. C. C Dcy. for critic, Mro. John Cain: for historian. Miss Linda Jcssup and Mrs. L. 17. Hall; for librarian, Mrs. J. F. Grant. Tho IH directors named, of whom three aro to bj elected, arc: Mrs. Frank B. Stephens, Mrs W. II. Blntz. Mrs. Aaron Koysor. Mra, S F. Fcnton, Mrj. A. Parmaleo and Mra. Hal "V. Brown Dr. Paden to Lecture. An unusually attractive musical prosrnmmo Is that which will precede the lecture of Dr Pndon on tho "Sunrise Klncdom of tha Far Ha.;t" on Friday afternoon next at tho Ladle' Literary clubhounc. Tho program mo will open with an Instrumental duet by Miss Gra'la Flandero and Miss Geneve Ellcrtack. Mls.i H Ellerbeclc In a puull of MUs Flanders and 1'. the younR woman who aroused such enthu-slnsm enthu-slnsm at th l.xst Symphony concert for her ronditlon of tho "Conccrtstucck" with tho or-che.itra. or-che.itra. M!sm Llnnlo Rutt will rendor two vocal solos: Mlos Jrnia Watson a piano solo" A. T. Vollmor a vocal eolo, and MIsa Floronco Hurlbut a piano solo. Enjoyed Evening- Meeting-. Tlio W'neatc'h literary circle, with a larpo number of iruosts. mot with Mrs. E. O. Lea-thcrwood Lea-thcrwood on Tuesday evculnc. Miss Harriet B lehorU bad charRo of tho programme audi pavo a most Interesting paper upon woman's part In tho composition of music. Mrs. A. G. Andr;ws asxlsted Miss TVlshurd by giving several vocal selections. Other Notes. The-Seekers club will meot with Mrs. H. V'. M Smith, U2 South Sixth East, next Friday aft-ornoon aft-ornoon at 2 o'clock. A paper on United States H history ut tho. beginning of the Civil war will bo read. H Mrs. J. C. McClaln will entertain tho mom-bers mom-bers of tho Reviewers' club tomorrow after-, H noon nt hor home, 1263 Eust South Tcmplo H street Mrs. David Evans will read a papi-r on the "Author's Personal Note In Lltnra-turc," Lltnra-turc," and Mra. Hal W. Brown a paper in "Ezra and Nchcmlah " ' vTomorrow ovenlng at Barratt hall, Dr H James E. Tnlmajo Is to lecture on "Russia. under tho aUsplccs of tho Authors club, thn --H proceeds to go to tho University of Utah gym- ""H nnslum fund. Tho lecture will bo UlUKtratinl ljH by a largo number of slereoptlcon views and ""H will doubtless draw a largo audience. "Tho Illcher Life of the VTcrklnc Woman" IH Is the subject of a paper which Mrs. A. Tnylor will rad at the regulnr meeting of ttw Woman's club Tu.wday. April 23, at tho home r-H of Mrs. Helen V. Kltnbalj. IjH Tho music section of tho Ladles' Llternry club will meet Wednesday morning April Ji. fm Drahms and Franz Lleat will bo the conriiorrrs to be selcctwl. The election of officers -a 111 be Hm hold on that date. An nddltlonal meeting Will ho held the fourth AVodncsday -In Muy, when Meyerbeer and Strauss will bo solcctcd. rjjB At the mooting of tho houso decoration see tlon of tho ladles' Literary club, to be held tm tomorrow morning at 10:W 0 'clock Mrs E . V. Whitney will give tho topic, rho Treatm-iU JM of Ceilings and Floors." M.-S. J. ""n has been ro-olected chairman of tho section. --H nnd Mrs. E. W. Whitney secretary. fH ' Mri A U. Boxrud was cleoted chairman of H th Browning section at the last regular ineot-SI. ineot-SI. ThTit meeting of held April 23. at tho homo of Mr. Waiter |