INVERCARGILL D.L.F. LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 85

INVERCARGILL D.L.F. LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

Motto " Excelsior." ' I The weekly meeting ''of i,he above club, 1 : held at Shasta's home, Biggar street, on. ' " Wednesday evening, Septem l - 61 29, proved to be one of 'the most enjoyable in the history of the club. The attendance was rather poor, Lut this -was easily accounted . for. Several of the members were absent ' from town, and a, further baud, of five were assisting at a "concert at Motu JRiinu School, which ihe w&ll-knov;n Ceres has chsirg- oi., i •'The Rs^pectjve Merits of E«a.lisiic aud Idealistic Xovelß*' was the sub^eei ior the . cveniag, hut th:3 proved too much for most it>s:wber_, and only, one prepared paper by J"ha,-ta was ■ react. After tha rea_i23.q oi ihi3 ■saner' which was very mudi enjoyed, a very aniiiiated discussioit o.i bookn sued authors took placa. Mcs-t of ihc-e j-.r-sceiix had. &Juiethir.g to say. B.;id v me. ! !'bc-Ts, .farst h, good- deal '"from L'»la,'s am: filia^a's 1f.1:3 rk«. Ther; ivo have Jir-I r_nich wc-re e::-\3ei-ience tl-.e book v.-s.x"rd ihun the re. c t of us, and their lomarks -",-ere- ke-c-niy - ap- ! t>raciat*J. Sucxi writers as A. J. 13. Wilson, ili-s He^y Wco-l. and GJtas. Oarvlce fmi-nd no sympathy at all. iJia Henry ".Vccd'ri -."Eait Lymie" can:e in for * s^i-eaT; df-;'l of aaverse criticisi-n. K. -It. " < rl j ive"3'"or., B. D. B^ackraoro Cooper,* "Baliaatyii'*, ai'.--t - Gordon Siab'.c«;, eic. v:tie also c'iecusaci'. i and pronouaoed ".•j'jed.'' r A further subject- lor discussion, v-'us the - recent Polar -expedilion? of Pcarv a:;d Cook This debate resulted in Peary leiujr voted •'no sport," and ihe syTupathies of the debateis were s.ll lor Cook. Next Wednesday ii open meetincf, ana the club .will _ again -'itiess sit Sliasta's resi- ' derii-s. i Tho readers of ilo pa go will Cyjd " in. Shiista'spfluef >=oree trvd advj.-e in i-onr.ee-''tion with" the bbok3 t>~" -'-••-'•I read., : ' ' CASINO,; Secretary. , '; "', SYLI.ABrS. ". ■ Octobe-r '.6.— 0-<_n meeting., . ' . , i Octob™" 13.-- -Stories of no; able wonen. Oci-oljer . 2X-,-Dtbaie, ".'Ar.e >rankJn<l Too - Prone io. Follow the Beaten" Track- ?" October --JJT.-T^Gre'r.t srieuiiiie. discoveries, ! a--.d how tliey - benefit mankind. ,_ , , '- i Xovtmber o. — Social evening. Open m«tlNorc3iiber 10. — Peb-aie, "Is Happiness at . Hie Command of All?" ;• Aovmber 37. — Telling of stories, humorous or otherv;ic™. Xuvomber 21. — A* niaht wiih famous Amen- ' ctins — poets... statesmen, soldiers, and pioneers.