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Program 1970/71 missing from
Program 1970/71 missing from
Butler Center Archives
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]
1971/72
1971/72
October Eighth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Dutch Treat
Happiness is greeting old friends:
Luncheon: Spring Lake Club
October Twenty-Second..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
Albrecht Durer 1471-1971....................................Mrs. Davis
Adventure in our own Art Center...........................Mrs. McKinley
November Twelfth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
History of the Carousel.............................................Miss McCombs
The Romantic Gypsies..............................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Twenty-Sixth...............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Washington Irving, a purely American writer.......Mrs. Riggs
Thoughts at Thanksgiving.........................................Miss Moss
December Tenth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Hill
A Christmas Story........................................................Mrs. Jackson
January Fourteenth.........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
My Favorite Book Remembered:
Mrs. Hill
Mrs. McKinley
Mrs. Winburn
Mrs. Williams
Mrs. Riggs
January Twenty-Eighth..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Henric Ibsen - His Life; Friend of the Women's Lib......Mrs. Melson
Women in Government Service.......................................Mrs. Bowman
February Eleventh...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Balch
Easter Island............................................................................Mrs. Davis
Across the Top of the World on Foot.................................Mrs. Riffel
February Twenty-Fifth................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Program on India:
Poetry: Rabindranath Tagore....................................Miss Moss
Short Stories: R. K. Narayan......................................Mrs. Hill
March Tenth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
De Toqueville in America..................................................Mrs. Jackson
Book Review: Not of this World,
by Peter Kolosimo.....Mrs. Cantrell
March Twenty-Fourth..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
The Art & Aesthetics in Primitive Society.....................Mrs. Winburn
Discovery of Stone Age Indians in
South America.........................................................Mrs. Balch
April Fourteenth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Wives of Famous Men........................................................Miss Shepherd
Husbands of Famous Women..........................................Mrs. Melson
April Twenty-Eighth..................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Shepherd
A Vacation in the Hebrides..............................................Mrs. Jackson
Herbaceous Gardens.........................................................Mrs. Bowman
May Twenty-Sixth...........................................................................................Hostess: Entertainment Committee
Arrangements for this meeting will be made by the Entertainment Committee
[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]
1973/74
1973/74
October Twelfth........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Vacation Echoes................................................Members
Lunch: 11:30
November Ninth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Hill
Tea........................................................................Mrs. J. Earle Bowman
Oriental Influences..........................................Mrs. E. Riddick Riffel
December Fourteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Edelweiss Christmas.......................................Mrs. Robert Monroe Williams
January Eleventh......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Special Library Service.....................................Miss Mary Sue Shepherd
February Eighth.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Serendipity..........................................................Miss Mildred Moss
Computer Living................................................Mrs. Ralph Hill
March Eighth............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
[This program seems to have been delayed until November of the following year]
Egyptian Mythology...........................................Mrs. John A. Riggs
King Tut Rediscovered.......................................Mrs. Samuel Preston Davis
April Fifth................................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
The Glory of the Violin........................................Mrs. Vernon L. Jackson, Jr.
The Immortal Piano............................................Mrs. H. L. Winburn
May Tenth................................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
Biography of a Favorite Character:
Mrs. Balch
Mrs. Cantrell
Mrs. McKinley
[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]
1974/75
1974/75
October Eleventh..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
America the Beautiful..........................................Members
Lunch 11:30
November Eighth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Balch
[This Program seems to have been moved from March of the previous year for some reason]
Egyptian Mytholoogy..............................................Mrs. Riggs
King Tut Rediscovered............................................Mrs. Davis
December Thirteenth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
An Edelweiss Christmas.........................................Mrs. Williams
January Tenth........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Brown
Edelweiss - Seventy-Five Years Ago...................Mrs. Riffel
February Seventh................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Colonial Heroines:
New England....................................................Mrs. Brown
Virginia..............................................................Mrs.Jackson
March Seventh.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Hidden Treasure:
Under theEarth...............................................Mrs. Wittenberg
Under the Sea..................................................Mrs. Walsh
April Eleventh....................................................................................................................Hostess: Miss Shepherd
The Secret Life of Plants.....................................Mrs. Bowman.
Garden Facts and Fancies..................................Miss Shepherd
May Ninth..............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Wittenberg
English Cathedrals...............................................Mrs. Winburn
American Cathedrals..........................................Mrs. Cantrell
[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]
1975/76
1975/76
October Tenth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
What Happened This Summer?............................Members
Lunch 11:30
November Fourteenth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Is England Dying?........................................................Mrs. Brown
The World's Carousel: Inflation - Recession.......Miss Shepherd
December Twelfth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
The Joy of Christmas..................................................Mrs. Williams
January Ninth.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Wittenberg
The Women Behind the Signers................................Mrs. Balch
Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Controversial Figure............Mrs. Bowman
February Thirteenth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Walsh
Abigail Adams' Boston................................................Mrs. Wittenberg
Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia............................Mrs. McKinley
March Twelfth.......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Brown
The Past Preserved in Laughter...............................Mrs. Riffel
Humor in the Seventies..............................................Mrs. Cantrell
April Ninth..............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
The Revolution in the South.....................................Mrs. Jackson
Obscure Heroes and Unsung Generals..................Mrs. Walsh
May Fourteenth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Favorite Revolutionary Characters........................Mrs. Winburn
Some Summer Reading..............................................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]
1976/77
1976/77
October Ninth.......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
What Happened This Summer?...............................Members
Lunch 11:30
November Twelfth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
Stephen Foster - Our First Voice of America........Mrs. McKinley
Folk Art...........................................................................Mrs. Bowman
December Tenth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Something from the Edelweiss Past:
The Spirit of Christmas.........................................Mrs. Williams
January Twenty-Eight.........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
A Look Back: Was the Bicentennial Worthwhile?...........Mrs. Cantrell
A Look Ahead: Our Third Century.......................................Mrs. Riggs
February Eleventh..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Early Little Rock...........................................................Mrs. Davis
Arkansas Post and Early Washington....................Mrs. Walsh
March Eleventh....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Walsh
Those Mysterious Migrations...................................Mrs. Wittenberg
Preparing for Catastrophe: Earthquakes
and Tornadoes..................................................Mrs. Winburn
April Eighth............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Mao: A Titan of this Century....................................Mrs. Brandon
White Rule in Africa....................................................Mrs. Brown
May Thirteenth.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McKinley
Summer Reading...........................................................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]
1977/78
1977/78
October 14..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
What Happened This Summer?.............................Members
Lunch
November 11......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
The Canterbury Tales--1477 to 1977.................Mrs. Walsh
Modern Middle English--The Tolkein Cult...........Mrs. Cantrell
December 9..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Family Christmas Traditions...................................Members
January 12............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Ladies Ahead of Their Times:
Lady Hester Stanhope.......................................Mrs. Riffel
Margaret Fuller....................................................Mrs. Wittenberg
Februray 10.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Wittenberg
China Since Mao......................................................Mrs. Brandon
The Panam Controversy.........................................Mrs. Brown
March 10..............................................................................................................................Hostess:
[Miscopied]
April 14...................................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Walsh
The Magic of Gold.................................................Mrs. Downie
A Great Unsolved Mystery..................................Mrs. McKinley
May 12............................................................................................................................ Hostess: Mrs. Winburn
Summer Reading...............................................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]
1978/79
1978/79
October Thirteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
What Happened This Summer?................................Members
Lunch 11:00 a.m.
November Tenth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riggs
China Since Mao.........................................................Mrs. Brandon
China Visited...............................................................Mrs. Brown
December Fifteenth............................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams, at the home of Mrs. Everett Tucker
Jerusalem....................................................................Mrs. Wittenberg
Exchange of Gifts
January Twelfth.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Wittenberg
The Original Feminist: Mary Wollstoncraft...........Mrs. Walsh
Fanny Kemble.................................................................Mrs. McKinley
February Ninth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Gold in a Modern World.............................................Mrs. Downie
Petrodollars, the New World Force..........................Mrs. Cantrell
March Ninth.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Downie
A Distinguished Arkansas Author:
Charlie May Simon.................................Mrs. Riggs
Leaders in the Arkansas Masons...........................Mrs. Riffel
April Thirteenth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Thornton Wilder: A Titan Gone............................Mrs. Bowman
That Amusing Mr. Nash...........................................Mrs. Winburn
May Eleventh........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Brown
Summer Reading........................................................Miss Shepherd
Picnic Lunch
[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]
1979/80
1979/80
October Twelfth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Wittenberg
What Happened This Summer?..........................Members
Lunch 11:00 a.m.
November Ninth..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. jRiffel
Gold in a Modern World.......................................Mrs. Downie
Gold or Silver?........................................................Mrs. Riffel
December Fourteenth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
The Fascination of Dolls.....................................Mrs. Cantrell
Christmas Memories of Dolls............................Members
January Eleventh....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Downie
I Love a Good Zoo..................................................Mrs. Brown
Darwin's Island: The Galapagos.......................Mrs. McKinley
February Eighth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Modern Rulers in the Middle East...................Mrs. Brandon
Islamic Art..............................................................Mrs. Wittenberg
March Fourteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: [not listed]
New Findings in the New World.......................Mrs. Walsh
William Byrd, America's Pepys.........................Mrs. Jackson
April Eleventh...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
That Amusing Mr. Nash.....................................Mrs. Winburn
That Irascible Mr. Thurber................................Mrs. Riggs
May Ninth...............................................................................Hostess: Miss Shepherd, at Southwest Branch Library
Summer Reading................................................Miss Shepherd
Picnic Lunch
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