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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1960/61
1960/61
October Fourteenth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Travelers Tales:
From the Pacific......................................Miss Moss
From the Carribean................................Mrs. Riggs
Luncheon at Marlsgate
October Twenty-Eighth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Information please on the two parties:
The Republican.......................................Mrs. Melson
The Democratic.......................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Eleventh..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
Education:
Contrast in Methods and Systems of
the United States and Russia..........Mrs. McCombs
The Value of TV in Education.................[none listed]
November Twenty-Fifth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
American Indians:
Our Government Policy Today................Mrs. Dortch
Some Legends and Folklore.....................Mrs. Davis
December Sixteenth.............................................................................Hostesses: Mrs. Dortch and Mrs. Williams
Holy and Merry Christmas:
A Spiritual Celebration...............................Mrs. Williams
A Mundane Celebration.............................Mrs. Campbell
January Sixth..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Espionage:
Ethics and Morals........................................Mrs. Sanders
Famous Debates...........................................Mrs. Melson
January Twentieth................................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
Book Review:
Religion of Man, by Rabindranath Tagore.......Mrs. Riffel
February Third.......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Brazil:
Geography and Natural Resources....................Mrs. Dortch
Brasilia, New Capitol.............................................Mrs. Bowman
February Twenty-Fourth..................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Leigh
Poetry:
Poetry Available in Paper Backs........................Mrs. McCombs
Nature's Bard, Robert Frost.................................Mrs. Davis
March Tenth.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Mark Twain:
An Appraisal Fifty Years After His Death............Mrs. Riggs
Some of His Works.....................................................Mrs. Sanders
March Twenty-Fourth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Two Ladies of Letters:
Kathleen Norris.......................................................Mrs. Riffel
Mary Shelley.............................................................Miss Moss
April Seventh......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Sanders
The Face of Christ in Art.............................................Mrs. Williams
Easter Flowers...............................................................Mrs. Leigh
April Twenty-First.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Industries' Interest in the Arts..................................Mrs. Cantrell
History of Wedgwood.................................................Mrs. Jackson
May Fifth..............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Happy Families Are the Same Everywhere.............Mrs. Campbell
Report of a Moderator's Wife.....................................Mrs. Boggs
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1961/62
1961/62
October Twenty-Seventh.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
OurTraining or Lack of Training
for Public Responsibility.......................Mrs. Bowman
Hammurabi and His Code of Laws.................Mrs. Boggs
November Twenty-Fourth..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Washington Irving--His Life and Works.......Mrs. Dortch
Our Early New England Poets........................Mrs. Jackson
December [missing]
January Nineteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
The Industrial Revolution in England
in the 18th Century.............................Mrs. Melson
Automation Today.............................................Mrs. Moss
February Ninth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Trouble Spots in the World..............................Mrs. Riggs
Patriotic Sayings and Who Said Them.........Mrs. Leigh
March Ninth..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Ireland's Culture and Charm..........................Mrs. Cantrell
Hebridean Culture.............................................Mrs. Davis
April Thirteenth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williiams
The Meaning of Easter......................................Miss Moss
Review: Flowering Earth,
Donald Culrose Peattie....................Mrs. Bowman
May Eleventh....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lile
The Romance of Some Historic Hotels.............Mrs. Dortch
Tenting Tonight, or Our Modern Vacations.....Mrs. Riggs
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1962/63
1962/63
October Twelfth................................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
Reports From Two Edelweiss Travelers:
Across the Border........................................................Mrs. Bowman
Across the Sea..............................................................Mrs. Lile
Luncheon
October Twenty-Sixth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
American Myths.............................................................Mrs. Williams
American Superstitions................................................Mrs. Dortch
November Ninth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
The Young Men in the Saddle.....................................Mrs. Campbell
The Common Market....................................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Twenty-Third.............................................................................................Hostess: Cantrell
the Life and Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay.......Mrs. Davis.
A Sketch of Ann Morrow Lindberg.............................Mrs. Melson
December Fourteenth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Christmas 1962.............................................................Mrs. Campbell
Exchange of Gifts
January Eleventh...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
A Discussion of Websters New International Dictionary:
Pro.............................................................................Miss Moss
Con............................................................................Mrs. McCombs
Each member will bring a new word................Members
January Twenty-Fifth....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
William Faulkner, Man and Works..........................Mrs. Riffel
Estimate of Ernest Hemingway................................Mrs. Riggs
February Eighth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Information on Vietnam............................................Mrs. Davis
The U. N. Success or Failure?....................................Mrs. Lile
February Twenty-Second...........................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Leigh
The Evolution of the White House..........................Mrs. Cantrell
White House Gathering with the Kennedys.........Mrs. Dortch
March Eighth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Art in America in 1963.............................................Mrs. Bowman.
Art in Arkansas............................................................Mrs. McCombs
March Twenty-Second.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Book Review:
The Good Years, by Walter Lord.........................Mrs. Riffel
April Nineteenth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
St. Francis of Assisi....................................................Miss Moss
Wild Life Sanctuaries in the United States.........Mrs. Melson
May Third..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia.....................Mrs. Venner
The Everglades in Florida........................................Mrs. Jackson
May Seventeenth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lile
Symbolic Characters from Literature...................Mrs. Williams
Gardens as an Inspiration for Poetry....................Mrs. Riggs
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1963/64
1963/64
October Eleventh................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Back Home From Over the Bounding Sea.............Miss Moss
Tale of a Fabulous Castle in the Air..........................Mrs. Bowman
October Twenty-Fifth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
The Magic of Words.....................................................Mrs. McCombs
Forceful Editorials.........................................................Miss Shepherd
November Eighth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
Recent Discoveries in Art in Istanbul.....................Mrs. Davis
The New Nile.................................................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Twenty-Second............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Symbolism.....................................................................Mrs. Campbell
Escape Literature.........................................................Mrs. Riggs
December Thirteenth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Christmas 1963:
Saga of the Christmas Card...............................Mrs. Jackson
It is Christmas in our Hearts Again..................Mrs. Williams
January Tenth........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Troubled Youth............................................................Mrs. Melson
Youth with a Purpose................................................Mrs. Dortch
January Twenty-Fourth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Anti Intellectualism in our Country.......................Mrs. Riffel
February Seventh................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Servants out of the House.......................................Mrs. Cantrell
Women out of the House.........................................Mrs. McCombs
February Twenty-First.........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Why Do People Make Such Strange Wills?.........Mrs. Campbell
Interesting Hobbies...................................................Mrs. Melson
March Sixth..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrsw. Dortch
Shakespeare's Sonnets..............................................Mrs. Davis
A quotation from Shakespeare from each member
March Twentieth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Shepherd
The Celebration of Easter as the Advent
of Spring in Mythology.................................Miss Moss
Sunrise Services Celebrating the
Christian Easter.............................................Mrs. Riggs
April Tenth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Book Review:
Jultice Holmes - The Proving Years,
by Mark DeWolfe Howe.........................Mrs. Riffel
April Twenty-Fourth.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Critics Choice in this Season's Books...................[blank]
Critics Choice in this Season's Plays....................Miss Moss
May Sixteenth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Our Arkansas Birds..................................................Miss Shepherd
Our Arkansas Wild Flowers...................................Mrs. Bowman
Programs for 1964/65 through 1967/68 missing
Programs for 1964/65 through 1967/68 missing
from the Butler Center Archives
from the Butler Center Archives
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1968/69
1968/69
October Eleventh.......................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Mary Sue Shepherd
Happiness is - greeting old friends after a three month separation
Luncheon
October Twenty-Fifth..................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Fall Olympics in Mexico...................................Mrs. Melson
Mexican Murals..................................................Mrs. Davis
November Eighth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Our Arkansas Constitution:
Do We Need a New One?...................Mrs. Cantrell
The National Political Outlook.....................Mrs. Bowman
November Twenty-Second.........................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Some of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence:
John Hancock.............................................Mrs. Riggs
John Adams.................................................Miss Moss
Benjamin Rush............................................Mrs. Balch
Button Gwimnett.......................................Mrs. Hill
Richard Henry Lee.....................................Mrs. McKinley
Robert Treat Paine.....................................Mrs. Riffel
December Thirteenth................................................................................Hostesses: Mrs. Balch and Mrs. Williams
No matter what they say, Christmas is the same...........Mrs. Williams
January Tenth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
The Huxleys........................................................Mrs. Riffel
Nancy Drew Childrens' Mysteries,
by Harriet S. Adams.........................Mrs. Hill
January Twenty-Fourth..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
South America - What is happening in
Columbia and Peru?...................................Mrs. Melson
Report from Australia and New Zealand..........Mrs. Davis
February Seventh...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Hill
Something about E.S.P. and the Meaning
of Dreams.....................................................Mrs. Winburn
Famous Spies............................................................Mrs. Balch
February Twenty-First.............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Under Water Arch[a]eology......................................Mrs. Bowman
Years of Exceleration [Acceleration?].....................Mrs. Cantrell
March Seventh............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Is a New Homestead Act Needed?..........................Mrs. Riggs
Marches for a Cause...................................................Miss Shepherd
March Twenty-First..................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
Some Famous Letters of famous People................Miss Moss
Freedom of the Press and T.V. Coverage................Mrs. McKinley
April Eleventh...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
An Easter Poem...........................................................Mrs. Williams
Easter Music.................................................................Mrs. Winburn
April Twenty-Fifth..............................................................................Hostess: Meeting at Jacksonville Library
History and Expansion of the Public Libraries in Arkansas...........Mrs. Riggs
May Ninth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Entertainment Committee
The Best Books of the Year........................................Miss Shepherd
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1969/70
1969/70
October Tenth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
Summer Highlights.......................................................Members
Luncheon: Country Club
October Twenty-Fourth.........................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Count Pulaski...............................................................Miss McCombs
Arkansas Territory.......................................................Mrs. Davis
November Seventh.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Dividends of the Space Age......................................Miss Shepherd
Moon Myths..................................................................Miss Moss
November Twenty-First............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Balch
Count Your Blessings:
Life in the Affluent Society....................................Mrs. Riggs
Punch a Button........................................................Mrs. Hill
December Twelfth......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Christmas Potpourri
Mistress of Ceremonies...................................Mrs. Williams
January Ninth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davic
Wines...............................................................................Mrs. Jackson
Gourmet Food................................................................Mrs. McKinley
Famous Restaurants.....................................................Mrs. Balch
January Twenty-Third............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Hill
Jennie, Life of Lady Randolph Churchill
1854-95.............................................................Mrs. Riffel
England and The Common Market..........................Mrs. Melson
February Sixth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
Japanese Poetry............................................................Mrs. Winburn
Japanese Art..................................................................Mrs. McKinley
February Twentieth.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Little Rock Tomorrow..................................................Mrs. Bowman
Arkansas Tomorrow.....................................................Mrs. Cantrell
March Sixth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Miss. McCombs
Famous Dissenters:
Roger Williams.................................................Mrs. Riggs
Henry David Thoreau.....................................Miss Moss
Martin Luther....................................................Miss Shepherd
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes....................Mrs. Riffel
Mahatma Gandhi............................................Mrs. Hill
J. William Fulbright.........................................Miss McCombs
March Twentieth......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Pope John XXIII......................................................Mrs. Melson
Shrines of The Virgin..............................................Mrs. Williams
April Tenth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. WInburn
The Making of Tile: Tour of the Winburn Tile Co, 1709 East 9th Street.....................Mrs. Winburn
April Twenty-Fourth...............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
The Vanishing Whooping Crane........................Mrs. Bowman
English Gardens......................................................Mrs. Jackson
May Eighth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Shepherd
The Crete of Yesterday...........................................Mrs. Davis
The Crete of Today..................................................Mrs. Cantrell
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