LYCEUM CLUB

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20951, 2 November 1939, Page 4

LYCEUM CLUB

LITERARY CIRCLE NIGHT VARIED PROGRAMME An entertaining and varied programme was presented on Tuesday night by the Literary Circle of the Lyceum Club, when an open evening was held in the lounge, which had been charmingly arranged with i bowls of crimson anemones, and arum lilies. Miss M. Bell, convenor of the circle, in a short welcoming speech, called upon various members to give extracts from papers prepared and read by them during the season, Mrs S. N. Ziman commencing with the subject ‘‘Doctors in literature.” Mrs W. A. Smith’s paper was on Eastern poetry and in particular two Chinese poems, Mrs G. Wyatt discussed the circumstances surrounding two of Barrie’s well-known speeches, Mrs J. D. M. Foreman gave an interesting account of the life of the authoress, Olive Schreiner, and Mrs C. L. Mac Diarmid quoted a unique example of the essentials of a good short story. A resume of the life of Jane Austin, with quotations from her books, was read by Miss Betty Bisley, Mrs F. Bullock spoke on the famous Czechoslovakian playwright, Karel Capek, and Mrs F. J. Barretl read an interesting paper on Andre Maurois. Miss Bell concluded the papers by a short address on the poet Keats, with quotations from his works.

Delightful pianoforte solos were rendered by Miss Betty Bisley and Miss Annette Gillies and Mrs Foreman sang two charming solos, accompanied by Miss Bisley. Following the dumb charades competition, which caused much amusement and was won by Mrs Clive Henry, members of the circle read a humorous play by Bernard Shaw. Miss Bell received the guest wearing a black lace frock and a Parmaviolet velvet coatee.

Those present were:—Mesdames Hugh Douglas, C. L. Mac Diarmid, M. L. Johnson, Stevens (Waihi), D. Andrews, J. D. M. Foreman, J. M. Broderick, S. N. Ziman, J. M. Griffiths, H. G. Loveridge, F. G. Seccombe, H. N. Hallett, F. G. Wooller, P. Bonham, N. H. Hooker, J. R. Henderson, N. E. Blomfield, A. W. Winstone, W. Aubrey Smith, J. M. Horton, A. Joseph, F. J. Barrett (Koramatua), T. Simpson, F. Bullock, Cranwell, R. E. Conradi, Clive Henry, P. J. Gallagher, O. R. Farrer, H. T. Gillies, H. M. Hammond, Eric Grocott, David Robertson, M. C. Gudex.

Misses O. M. Takle, C. Hogg, G. Perkins (Cambridge), Betty Bisley, G. Wyatt, Elspeth McNicol, S. Eastwood, E. Eggleston, Herdegan, Alison Gower, Betty Pinfold, Annette Gillies, F. Jolly, M. Shanahan.