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Chapter 18: certain clubs
At a tea-party which took place quite early in my club career,
Dr. Holmes expatiated at some length upon his own unfitness for club association of any kind.
He then turned to me and said, ‘
Mrs. Howe, I consider you eminently
clubable.’
The hostess of the occasion was
Mrs. Josiah Quincy, Jr., a lady of much mark in her day, interested in all matters of public importance, and much given to hospitality.
I shall make the doctor's remark the text for a chapter giving some account of various clubs in which I have had membership and office.
The first of these was formed in the early days of my residence in
Boston.
It was purely social in design, and I mention it here only because it possessed one feature which I have never seen repeated.
It consisted of ten or more young women, mostly married, and all well acquainted with one another.
Our meetings took place fortnightly, and on the following plan.
Each of us was allowed to invite one or two gentlemen friends.
The noble pursuit of crochet was then