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Regular Meeting. Mar. 25, 1894.

The regular meeting of the Tuesday Club
was held March twenty fifth in upper
Eliot Hall, at the usual hour. The
President opened the meeting, and in the
absence of Miss Annie Seaverns, Chairman
of the Art Committee, introduced the
speaker Mr. Charles Howard Walker.
Mr. Walker is a well known architect,
and the President of the Society of Arts
and Crafts, and his lecture on "Our Minor
Arts" was a masterpiece.
Not only did he speak of the artistic and
financial value of the work done in silver,
metal, pottery, weaving, and jewelry, but
also of the psychological benefit derived
from working with the hands and mind
on something that one loves to do. There
is no chance for introspection, for strict
attention to the job is necessary for perfect
results. In regard to color, his explanation
of the difference between contrast and
conflict was especially clever.
An exhibition of handiwork done by
club members gave a great deal of pleasure
and brought a surprising amount of