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Show i (wa n. I. The dab after taking vacation do r. Ingthe holiday, mel Wnlneaday afternoon, after-noon, January Ith. at the hotpltable horn ol Mr 0. 1. Wheadon. ' Nearly all the number were prrtent, and thtclnb wa delighted to waleme Mri.N'orlhcolt, who came up from Jfcho to attend Ihemeeting. The election of officer lot 1M8 roullrd aalollo. l'realdnt, Mr. Alma Kl-dredge) Kl-dredge) Vlce-prlaldnt, Mr lna Thckerri8ecietary, Mr. J.T. Hud-eon, Hud-eon, Treaaarer, Mr. Korthcolti He-porter, He-porter, Mr. Wheadon ; lllatorlan, Mr. Call!. The praiblent appointed to aet with her on th program committee, Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Calll. 1'er-(Kthtrmony 1'er-(Kthtrmony prarallol during all Ihe proceeding of the club, ami the B. 11, f begin Ihe new year with bright proa-pecta. proa-pecta. The member feel that they have made encouraging progrea In-tellectoally In-tellectoally duilng th pall rr, and aieellinulated by it to make atlll Inr-ther Inr-ther effort during 18W. A extra care and dulle thl week prevented our efficient reporter from catering at once upon her dutiei, thla reporl waa acnt at her requtit by an olh r member of th club, Theprograincommenceilaiuinal with the continuation of the review of Kng-llili Kng-llili Hlatory, In which the life of Cromwell Crom-well was (lulihed nnd tketche were glyenot Andrew Marvel), Milton, and other whn added Inlereit to that age. Mr. Hotmer read an Inte-eitlng it-rounl it-rounl of preparation which are l-elng made for the great I'atl cxpoaitlonof IIKW. Mr. Norlhcntt folloacl wltli an ar-Ileal ar-Ileal from the Ilavlew giving a moat intercrling eketch nf a I.adle' Uterary Club of Kalamaioo, Mich., which wa orgniacl aa ritrly a IM2, The progrea pro-grea which haa been made ftoui Ihe llnild narrnwncaa that'wonld exclude Ihe nor lii of audi a writer aa Ktneraon, lo Ihe broad Clirlataln view nf to-day war well brought. Thl oe!ty ha numbered among It memhera woman nf culture and uuuaiial ability j on of whom wa n beloved that at her death Ihe club circled a monuiiient to her memory. At thecoucluilon of Ihe program Mr. YYIiendon Invitetl tho ladle to Ihe din-Ingroom, din-Ingroom, where a largo table wa loaded witjMljIlcacle enough to thiow Into ccatAeyanyeuTyiytfie.laiidattOut ol cot Idcration for thoie nlio could not n preaent wo refrain from enumerating all the ilalntlei which tho table centalned, but will only mention aalad, dainty lice u'. roan beef, celery, plcklci, Jelly, chceae cake, fruit and MltVe. Tha ladle allowed their appreciation of Iho el'orla which their kind hoitcaa had made for llielr rntrrtalumenl, and hade her adieu declaring that they had atient "a delightful aflcrnnen." The club will meet next week at the ri'ildcnce of Mia. Homier. M. 0. |