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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931) (about)
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THE FRENCH CLUB
BRANCH FORMED IN ADELAIDE
For several months a movement has been
in progress for the establishemnet in Ade laide of a branch of the Alliance Francaise,
which has been responsible for the cultiva tion of a better relationship between Bri- tish and French peoples all over the world for many years. Branches have been formed
in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as in many other parts of the British Em- pire. The object of the club is to promote French conversation, the study of French literature and art, and to show hospitality to visiting members of the Alliance. Mrs Reid Baird, the delegate from Paris, has been in Adelaide for some time engaged in the formation of the local branch, which now numbers upwards of 100 members, and the inaugural meeting was held in the May Club Rooms on Thursday night. The rooms were decorated with flags and pic-
tures, and over the doorway were sus- pended the Australian and French flags, as
well as several French rapiers. There was a large gathering of members, and Lady Way, the president, in declaring the club open, trusted that it would long give bene- fit and enjoyment to all who were united in the common love of the French language
and literature, and of French culture and social charm. (Applause) Mr. G. A. Prevost, addressing the gather-
ing in French, spoke of the objects of the alliance. France, he said, had always been
a sower of ideas for the progress of hu- manity, and could claim precedence in many of the important inventions of the
day, as witness the submarine, the motor car, and the aeroplane. The Alliance
Francaise had been in existence for the last 30 years, and had achieved a great deal
of good in the bringing together in social intercourse of those who spoke the French
language in all parts of the world. He
members engaged in conversation in French, and coffee and light refreshments
were handed round. The following are the officers of the club:
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French, a hearty vote of thanks to Lady Way for declaring the club open. Recitations from "Chantecler" were
in French by Misses Doris Jones, V. de Mole, and Viola Byrne. Afterward members engaged in conversation in French, and coffe were handed round
The following are the officers of
-President, Lady Way; vice-presidents,
Lady Bonython, Lady Gordon, Mrs. Reid Baird (delegate from Paris); committee,
Mesdames Angas, J. R. Anderson, Bussell, F. Fisher, Freebairn, Goodman, E. W.
Hawker, M. S. Hawker, T. H. A. Le, Mon- crieff, Misses R. Barton, K. Gordon, M. Law Smith, and Messrs, Prevost and Mazure; English secretary, Miss Mabel F. Boothby; French hon. secretary, Miss Doris
Hawker.