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MANCHESTER WOMAN’S CLUB 
MembBersHip Now INCREASED TO 140 
The Manchester Woman’s club has 
outgrown its bounds and the member- 
ship has been increased to one hun- 
dred and forty. ‘The District Nurse 
year ended December first and re- 
ports of the committee were read at 
the last meeting on Tuesday. Mrs. 
Carrie Knight, the chairman, read 
the report of progress in Miss 
Clark’s absence. ‘The work has in- 
creased wonderfully in the past year 
and perhaps one of the most impor- 
tant advances is the establishment of 
a medicine and supply fund known as 
the “Edith W. Dexter Medicine 
Fund,” with a capital of $100. Mrs. 
Alice Joseph, as treastrer, gave a 
very able report. Her balance for the 
year is $1414.71 an increase of 
$146.67 over last year. 
Melville C. Freeman was the 
speaker of the afternoon with “The 
Inspiration of Books” as his subject. 
“Although this is a rapid age of 
living and going the moral tone is 
higher than ever before,” said Mr. 
Freeman. “The Pilgrim Fathers had 
as much evil to put up with as we 
of the present day.” It is now more 
public, so better known. 
“Cheap literature makes cheap 
minds while a good book improves 
both mind and character. The artist 
puts his best in his pictures and the 
author, in his books. Henry Van 
Dyke or Rudyard Kipling could never 
be more helpful personally than they 
are through their works. Their help 
can be received freely in this day of 
free libraries. A fine man may de- 
scend to a lower level to meet a per- 
son, whereas a book lifts the same 
person, as the book never lowers its 
plane. 
“A young man inquired of Daniel 
Webster how to perfect himselr in 
his command of English. The reply 
was ‘Converse, converse and still con- 
verse. This can only be done with 
friends. Light and frivolous books 
are so soon forgotten, they can never 
be friends. ‘They are like predigested 
breakfast food or pie, not good for 
a steady diet. Philip Brooks’ library 
had as many marginal notes as text 
showing how he conversed with his 
books. ‘They were real and steadfast 
friends. 
“To study the beauties of the sea 
read Byron; the fields, Burroughs and 
Wadsworth; for humor turn to 
Mark Twain and Mr. Dooley and for 
beauty of soul and virtue turn to 
Shakespeare and George Eliott. 
“Very often a person’s best side is 
brought out by solitude or grief. Af- 
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ter Tennyson’s first thin book of 
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critics, and the death of, his dearest 
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Mr. Freeman gave many quota- 
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nyson’s “Crossing the Bar.” 
The meeting adjourned to the so- 
cial hour and refreshments of tea 
and fancy crackers were served. Mrs. 
Hollis Roberts was the hostess but 
was unable to be present on account 
of illness. The Red Cross Christmas 
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