CERCLE PRANCAIS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2164, 1 June 1914, Page 5

CERCLE PRANCAIS

The members of the Cerelo Frafie-sis who met for their weekly meetimr on Friday evening, found themselves placed in a rather awkward positwn, owiis» to th© absence thi-D'iigh ithiess of the .gentleman who had premised tJrna a lecture for that evening, on the -siibjcct ol joait or Arc. The difficulty, however, was ovjfcome by several of> the nieiiitera aj-rartgi. ing an impromptu enfeilommcnt of such merit that a really enjoyable evPßVnj; was passed. Thei pt-esifent, 3£r. A'. A. Stuart Menteath, hnviiig taken the ol.nir, the proceedings opened ivit.U -a damrv pianoforte solo, played by jfiss JI. Wif cox. which was followed by>a rwiatio-u of Sully Prudhontme's poem, "Xa Vagtre est brisec," by Madame Dack'Msp, sen. Beins encored, "Fragment de ta Nittt do Mai." by Alfred Musset, was present'td. lie. A. Spencer, saim two .<?an?s' with imtdi nressdon, "Mignoti" asd "Qui sa.it r" An historical sketch describing the changes that have taken place in the Wccjfe of courtship in Franco was contributed by Madame L. Dueleene. who, speaking entirely without notes, invested her siibiirct with a delicate to.uuh or hamonr that gave it a special i-.jsarm. Mr. A, Grierspn and Mr. H. P, Fathftfs deliy'erri interesrting readings, the former of a pasvu by Voltaire, anil the Utter an. original sketch of an event that occurred some aso in India, "L'ai'tives des SnutereMes, 1 " Jliss Mead recited. prettily. "La (jTandm'cre," and the Son. J. ligg a quaint, poem of ..the -Irih century, Wftttsfl 'by Charles Rtviero du Frestty, Lehdemains." An intareStift" asd ainusiag story of his vflyaije to Sow i*i a sailing snip, told by the preside::!, Mr. A. A. Stuart Montcath, coittpleteiJ what was 'undoubtedly a'n eseellent prograruiae, and thp meeting closed with the singing of the "Marseillaise. 1 * Madame DeclianetMackmtosh acted as atctmipanist.