THE.FRENCH LITERARY CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1292, 22 November 1911, Page 11

THE.FRENCH LITERARY CLUB.

j AXX UAL MEETING. ; The annual meeting of thn French Lit- | orary Club was held at the Arts Club last evening. The report for 1011 states that the third -session of the club's existence had been ftorkeiiJjjiits.'.. registration under the Unclassified Societies Act, 1008.' This -step-had-been-takon-owing to tho grow-~-ing".pppnlflritj".of rthe club and' the:-in-crease of its membership. The names on the roll now stood at 83, and the conditions othorwiso were very satisfactory. Tho programmes of the session' had been specially attractive, and thanks were duo to Mr. Hudson for preparing them. Thanks were also due to Mr. Duflou for his unsparing efforts for the -welfare of tho club generally, much of its success boinfr due to him. An expression of appreciation was shown when the council i ecommonded the names of Messrs. Duflou and Hudson to the Alliance Francaiso as members worthy of recognition. The inauguration of a library had been another 'successful feature, and thanks were due to the following contributors of books:— Madame Bocufvo, Miss Lockic, Miss Gwen LoCkie, Mr. Lattoy, Mr. Adamson, Captain Barclay, Miss Van Stavcren, Miss R. Van Staveren, Miss Pollock, Miss Phillips, aud others. i Tho council' recorded their thanks to those members or friends who had con- | tribiitcd, in,'various ways, to tho club's evenings, and special mention was made of the help given by Mesclames Duflou, Declene, and M'Phail, Dr. Kennedy, Fathers Gondringcr and Schaefer, Professor Von Zeidlitz. Messrs. Duflou, Mentvalh, Loughnun, Bigg. Hudson, Bendall, Laltey, \Vilson, and Captain Barclay. The balance-sheet showed a credit balanco of l"s. Gd. Tho election of officers resulted in tho following being appointed:—Patron, Mr. J. M'lnfoshi president, tho Hon. J. Kigg; vice-presidents, Mr. S. Menteath and Captain Barclay; treasurer, Mr. Adamson; librarian, Mr. Harrisou; co-secretaries, Mi-. Baldwin and Mr. Hudson. Messrs. Bullou, Hudson, and Lattey were elected life members. It was also decided to shorten the sessions, making them now covor a period of six months (April to September inclusive) instead.of nine, as formerly. VALAZE COMPLEXION TREATMENTS, Ninety per cent, of bad complexions are duo to ignorance in tho treatment of them. Ninety per cent, of good complexions are duo to Valaze treatments. You should familiarise yourself with that first essential of a good complexion— Valazo Face Cream, whose business it is to prevent and abolish bad complexions Tontold will your natural boauty increaso by tho habitual use of Valaze. Cultivate tho Valaze habit, and a health- ■ ful and clear complexion will become habitual with you. And it will not be a complexion "laid on" from without, but tho one Mother Nature has already given jrou, and that has been lving dormant. This invaluable preparation makes tho skin proof against all vicissitudes of weather and climate, and keeps it in heajthv stimulation, with the result that it re'mains sound and supple, froo from lines, muddinoss, blotches, and frccklcs. Valaze is supplied in jar<s at Is. and 7s. Other Valaze preparations are-.—Valazo Complexion Soap, perfect for toilet use, soothing, and cleansing, lasts several months, 2s. 3d. Valaze Powder, for greasy skins; Noyena Poudre, for dry, parched skins, 2s. od. . Valaze Blackhead and Open Pore Cnxo instantly overcomes theso blemishes, closes tho open pores, refines tho skin's texture, and whitens tho skin, 2s. Sd. Valazo Liquidino acts directly on tho pores, overcomes a?np, pimples, blotches, and undue redness of tho nose and face. Bs. Bd. Valaze preparations of leading chemists everywhere, or direct, post free, from tho Mawon Valaze, Brandon Street, Wellington.®