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Show THE LADIES' DEMOCRATIC ULUB. An Enthusiastic and Largely Attended Session Was Held Last Evening. The meeting of the Ladies' Democratic Demo-cratic club held last evening in the county courtnouBe was a most interesting inter-esting and enthusiastic one. It was largely attended, the best of feeling prevailed, the program was spicy, entertaining en-tertaining and instructive. D. A. Swan was first upon the program pro-gram in a splendid addrets of a halt-hour's halt-hour's duration. lie Bpoke of the urgent necessity of women studying well the political questions of tfce I day and preparing themselves for the important political work that is ahead for them to do. Mr. Swan closed with an instructive talk on the principles of democracy, This lecture was followed bv a select reading "America," by Mrs. E. L Jones. An essay by Mrs. T. JS". Taylor and two selected articles were read from the "Voice of the People," the club's journal, by Mrs. Francis Clark. A most beautiful allegorical essay. "The Relation of Democracy to Patriotism," Patriot-ism," was read by Miss May Bell Thurman. A synopsis of this could not do it justice. It will probably be published in full later. Mrs. Electa Bullock being m the meeting joined the club and announced herself as being a democrat and sn earnest one a democrat through and through, from the crown of her head to the soles of her feet. She made a very happy little speech. Mrs. Bullock Bul-lock is an addition to the democratic ranks that the party is and mav well be very proud of. She is a highly in-tellieent in-tellieent and cultured lady, a woman of wide influence, and aboye all a con-sciencious con-sciencious and never tiring worker. Judge Milner, D. D. Houtz and Judge Dnsenberry each made felicl tous and very encoTazIng Ulka to the club. ' " Just before adjournment the club was invited to send one member as a speaker to the county convention to be held on the 10th, and Miss May Bell Thurman was elected to that duty. |