"Oh, really--!" Mrs. Burgoyne began, but the other went on serenely:

"I brought one of our yearly programs, we have just got them out,
and I'm going to leave it with you. I think Mr. White left it here
on the table. Yes; here it is. You see," she opened a dainty little
book and flattened it with a white, jeweled hand, "our work is all
laid out, up to the president's breakfast in March. I go out then,
and a week later we inaugurate the new president. Let me just run
over this for you, for I KNOW it will interest you. Now here,
Tuesdays. Tuesday is our regular meeting day. We have a program,
music, and books suggested for the week, reports, business, and one
good paper--the topics vary; here's 'Old Thanksgiving Customs,' in
November, then a debate, 'What is Friendship,' then 'Christmas
Spirit,' and then our regular Christmas Tree and Jinks. Once a
month, on Tuesday, we have some really fine speaker from the city,
and we often have fine singers, and so on. Then we have a monthly
reception for our visitors, and a supper; usually we just have tea
and bread-and-butter after the meetings. Then, first Monday,
Directors' Meeting; that doesn't matter. Every other Wednesday the
Literary Section meets, they are doing wonderful work; Miss Foster
has that; she makes it very interesting. 'What English Literature
Owes to Meredith,' 'Rossetti, the Man,'--you see I'm just skimming,
to give you some idea. Then the Dramatic Section, every other
Thursday; they give a play once a year; that's great fun! 'Ibsen--
Did he Understand Women?' 'Please Explain--Mr. Shaw?'--Mrs. Moore
makes that very amusing. Then alternate Thursdays the Civic and
Political Section--"

"Ah! What does that do?" said Mrs. Burgoyne.