FRENCH CLUB

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 3 July 1915, Page 14

FRENCH CLUB

• There was .'a larg©' 'and enthusiastic, gathering. at the L renck . Club's meeting.' on Thursday, : although, like, many .; other organisations of' a similar-.kind,,, it has • suffered through members , hav- : ing gone to the. war, or el3e being in camp preparatory t0... going.; _ : Others again have -duties in connection with , the National Reserve. The ...evening's proceedings began with a piano solo 'played by ; Bliss Edmundson. \Neit: fol-, lowed a series' of readiugs'from a work; ,by a recognised; French 1 author. : .Some, half-dozen members took'part in read-, ing* the passages;: A certain; book hiidi beenchosen" tor this . purpose', by the club, authorities, it "being, believed' .that, the study of the French, language would 'be promoted :by taking, this .'course.'", .It is something of'a venture,, for it ; ,.had not been tried before:' Tho experience of Thursday evening has demonstrated tV advisability- of: continuing the plan, as 'many members- whoso acquaintance', with French was imperfept had provided; themselves .with copies of thev -book, . "Couers Russes," 'and' wereable to'follow • the . readings. ..with-interest.,'.v.Miss Doris. Hulme gave-4. recitation -'with,.'a' good : deal:of spirit and expression.' The 'chief item on ■the'vPrSgrammeftwaSj.ia lecture by Mademoiselle du;;Bossbn, -on "Pierre' lioti and his Work.'?,-;, At: ; the close of the lecture Mademoiselle's'du Bosson and Madame .'Raynal-Matejka gave a duet, a 'Breton'..air. A. very hearty vote' of -thanks was accorded to Mademoiselle du Bosson, and to 'her coadjutors, Miss Huhrie and _ Madapie Raynal-Matejka. The proceedings ended, with .'the'singing of the -'.'Marseillaise.' v