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[Page 1] Minutes for Book Club -
Fall, beginning 1902-

By order of the President, the members of the Book Club were called together on the evening of Oct. 2nd at the home of Mrs. Smith. This goes on record as the earliest date set for a meeting…

[Page 1] 1903-1904

The Woman’s Book Club of Davidson was called together the first Friday in Oct. by the retiring Pres., Miss Thompson, for the purpose of selecting books and electing officers for the coming year. By unanimous vote Mrs. Smith was…

[Page 1] On the afternoon of April 20th, thirteen members assembled with Mrs. Charles Grey, the our one guest present being Miss Lucy Martin whose presence among us gave much pleasure to us one and all. We hope she did not view us with a critic’s…

[Page 1] 1901

Dec 20th

One of the coldest evenings in December the ladies drew up around the heater in Mrs. Holt’s parlor rejoicing in its warmth. There were only ten members present and one visitor. Mrs. Grey reported a new novel by C.W…

[Page 1] One of the most enjoyable meetings of this year was with Mrs. Withers on the evening of February the twentieth. Dr. Hood gave in his interesting manner an account of the life of William James, the noted Psychologist. Ice cream, cake and…

[Page 1] Of the meeting with Miss Johnston March 20th, the Book Lover’s went to study Provincial Types in American Literature.
Mrs. Hamilton entertained the Book Lover’s on April the third. After Mrs. Grey gave her paper on Garibaldi.
The officers…

[Page 1] November 20th 1903

The big fire was a welcome sight as the ladies drew up in Mrs. Grey’s parlor that cold November twentieth. Three visitors kindly swelled our number to eleven, for there were five absentees. So many books not brought in…

[Page 1] 1905-1906

December 21st again saw the elements conspiring against the Book Club in the form of a drenching winter rain. Nevertheless eleven members presented themselves, nothing to be daunted expecting confidently an unusually argeeable…

[Page 1] Nov. 21st it fell to the job of Miss Withers to entertain the Book Club. The Beginnings of New England by John Fiske was the book of the evening. With an author who deservedly takes rank among our small company of great writers, it was not…

[Page 1] Sept. 21st, 1928-1929
Book List
Mrs. Richards Destiny Bay
Mrs. Grey Bambi
Mrs. Hood Pirates Face
Miss Vinson The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Miss Young Swan Song
Mrs. Hamilton Count [Trudence]
Mrs.…

[Page 1] On Sept. 21st at the home of Mrs. Vowles we had our first meeting of the year. Mrs. Grey gave a most delightful talk on London of Shakespeare.

Oct. 5th Mrs. Hamilton gave a most interesting paper on London of the Victorian Age. The…

[Page 1] 1901

Club met Nov. 22nd with Mrs. Grey. Every member was present. Mrs. Martin reported an improvement in the morals of the Stage as noticed by good judges. Ernest Seton has dropped the Thompson from his name, added he says for a reason…

[Page 1] Mrs. Smith was the next to entertain the Club & right royally did she do it. It is sur- prising what good meetings (those who are) first on the list get up in such a short time. Those of us who are among the last to entertain feel that we…

[Page 1] Another star in the Book Club's firmament was the meeting held Nov. 24th with Mrs. Harrison. In answer to the roll call, the most “striking” item was given by Mrs. Black who spoke of a spanking machine used in some Western school. Mrs.…

[Page 1] 1929-30
Treas. Record
May 1929 Amt given to Miss Vinson by Mrs. Harding. . . . . . . . . . . $14.34
May 1929 Check to Miss Shaw for Civic Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.00
Sept. 4th Check to White Drug Co. for flowers for Mrs.…

[Page 1] The Secretary regretted very much that she was unable to attend Mrs. Black’s meeting, Jan. 25, especially after hearing how pleas- antly everything passed off. Mrs. Richard Grey was asked to take notes of the meeting. This aft. she & the…

[Page 1] Minutes of the Book Club Winter of 1901-2

Book club met Oct. 25th at Mrs. Martin’s to elect new officers and also to choose books for the year. By ballot Mrs. Grey was made President- Mrs. Black Vice Pres. - Mrs. Dupuy Sec. First meeting…

[Page 1] Minutes of Book Club
1904-5

The task of selecting our books seemed more than usually difficult this year. Three business meetings were held, & at last weary of the search for attractive books, the ladies turned the thankless job over to…

[Page 1] March 27th

Every member responded to the roll call 27th of March at the house of Mrs. Sloan. This meeting had been anticipated with much interest and pleasure as its subject was Jacob A Riis and his book the Making of an American. Mrs.…

[Page 1] No pleasanter afternoon of the Club’s winter could have been furnished than the closing meeting held with Mrs. Price on April 28th. It was a night meeting & here we pause to breathe a sigh that this delightful time for club [cominality] has…