The Many Clubs of Holyoke — The Outlook Club

by Laurel | March 26th, 2013

04 October 1903

The Outlook Club continues its studies in English literature this year, taking the Georgian period (1704 – 1784). The officers are the following: President, Mrs. Clara Gaylord; vice-president, Miss Mabel Merrick; secretary and treasurer, Miss Helen Whitten. The following is the schedule of the year’s work:

October 6, hostess, Mrs. D. B. Miller; “The house of Hanover,” Mrs. Clara Gaylord.
October 20, hostess, Miss J. L. Somers; “Daniel DeFoe, writer, politician and spy,” Mrs. J. N. Hubbard.
November 3, hostess, Mrs. W. A. Allyn; “Robinson Crusoe,” parts 1, 2, and 3, Mrs. H. Whitten.
November 17, hostess, Mrs. C. H. Taber; “Thompson, the poet of Nature,” his “seasons.” Mrs. O. D. Allyn.
December 1, hostess, Mrs. W. H. Snow; “Dr. Johnson, his life,” Miss Mary Newell; “Savage, the literary imposter, and friend of Johnson,” Miss Mary Whitten.
December 29, open meeting, Mrs. O. D. Allyn.
January 12, hostess, Mrs. C. P. Lyman; “Rasselas,” Mrs. D. R. Miller.
January 26, hostess, Miss H. Whitten, “Johnson as a traveler, as a conversationalist,” Miss J. L. Somers.
February 9, hostess, Mrs. E. C. Bliss; “Horace Walpole, life and letters,” Mrs. W. A. Allyn.
February 23, hostess, Miss Mabel Merrick; “Thomas Gray, poet and scholar,” Mrs. W. H. Snow.
March 9, hostess, Mrs. J. N. Hubbard; “Goldsmith, his life and poems,” Miss C. E. Meeham; “The Vicar of Wakefield,” Mrs. E. C. Bliss.
March 23, hostess, Miss C. E. Meeham; dramatic meeting, “She Stoops to Conquer.”
April 6, hostess, Mrs. G. A. Martell; social meeting.
April 20, hostess, Miss M. Whitten; the Gothic romance, “The Castle of Otranto,” Mrs. C. H. Taber.
May 4, annual meeting, hostess, Mrs. Clara Gaylord; “Life of Thomas Chatterton.” Mrs. C. P. Lyman.

Adapted from The Springfield Republican.

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Sponsors

Suggested Holyoke Books


Mountain Park -- The Holyoke destination we all loved.

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College, Postcard History by Donna Albino. Many Holyoke women have attended Mount Holyoke. Author also maintains an amazing MHC website based upon her personal collection.


Holyoke - Chicopee, A Perspective

Holyoke-Chicopee: A Perspective, by Ella Merkel DiCarlo. DiCarlo, a former Transcript columnist offers a fascinating compilation of her essays. Published in 1982, this out-of-print book is worth looking for in the aftermarket.


Holyoke

Holyoke, by Craig Della Penna. The first Holyoke book in the Arcadia series, published in 1997.


Belle Skinner Collection

Belle Skinner Collection, by Ruth Isabel Skinner. Published in 1933, this book is long out of print but copies are still available in the aftermarket.

Mitch Epstein: Family Business

Mitch Epstein: Family Business Published in 2003, available in the aftermarket. Epstein's furniture.

Pages

Meta

Visitors