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CHAPTER XIX.LITERARY DEVELOPMENT. (CONT'D)
The Friday Club of Harlan, Iowa, was organized October 4, 1903, and federated in 1905. The constitution of the club provides that, "The object of this club shall be to stimulate interest in literature, art, science, and the leading topics of the day." The members of the club are deeply interested in the library movement.
The first officers of the club were: Mrs. Catherine Whitney, president; Mrs. Margaret McPheeters, vice-president; Miss Matie Errett, secretarv; Mrs. Grace Ledwich, treasurer. The presidents of the club to date have been Mrs. Margaret McPheeters, Miss Jennie Osborn, Mrs. Mabel Nielsen, Mrs. Pearl Franklin, Mrs. Belle Camery, and Mrs. Ethel Mayne, and the secretaries to date have been Mrs. Grace Ledwich, Mrs. Phebe Barton, Mrs. Sadie Newby, Miss Cora Osborn, Mrs. Jennie Baughn, Mrs. Jennie Dunlavy, Mrs. Helen Stewart, Mrs. Catherine Whitney. The meetings of the club occur on alternate Friday afternoons from October 1 to June 1. The club was organized with eight charter members, two of whom are yet members of the organization. The membership of the club is limited to fifteen. During the eleven years of its existence the club has had over fifty names on its membership roll and, with but two exceptions, all resignations from the club have been on account of removal from Harlan. The programs have been varied. For several years the Bay View courses were followed. For the current year the general topic for study is, "Our Island Possessions."
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