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[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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] May 2nd 1907.

We have come to our last Book Club meet- ing of the year & it is with some regret when we think of it but we have the pleasure of looking back upon a de- lightful year’s work. On the afternoon of May 2nd all of the members…

[Page 1] All the members of our club who were fortunate enough to attend the meeting with Mrs. Price on Friday March 2nd, will long remember the evening as one of much pleasure and merriment. An unusually large number was absent - measles still bring…

[Page 1] 1924-1925

Biography

Officers –

Miss Young - President
Mrs. Hamilly - Vice - President
Miss Johnson - Sec. & Treas.

[Page 1] For the first time season the whole Club assembled at a meeting held January 19th, with Mrs. McConnell, at Dr. Smith’s. As the roll was called each lady responded with an apposite quotation from the life of one of Shakespeare’s heroines,…

[Page 1] Upon the afternoon of January 19th eleven members and two welcomed guest assembled with Mrs. Holt, whose to consider the new Japanese novel “The Breath of the Gods.” As we neared the house and glanced up at doors and window, we became…

[Page 1] January 19 - 1903

The death of an honored member of our community (Mrs. Shearer) caused a postponement of our meeting from Friday 16th to Monday 19th. The members with exception of Mrs. Dupuy assembled in Mrs. Grahams parlor, whose…