Officers: Percy Pigott, President; W.J. McCombe, Past President; E. Haworth Earle, J.E. Forty, Hubert Johnson, Alfred Jordan, Vice-Presidents; S. Nicholson, Secretary; F. Noble Wood, Treasurer. Council: Hubert Boden; J.L. Calvard; Rev T.M. Falconer; Rev S. Gross; E. Morley Hogarth; T.H. Leahair; Rev A.J. Parkes; M. Philip.

Syllabus:

'A Glimpse at the Classics of India' by Percy Pigott, 22 Oct 1917; 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' by E.M. Hogarth, 29 Oct 1917; 'Wordsworth's Literary Criticism' by Rev Frank Holmes, 5 Nov 1917; 'Humorous and Serious Writers of the USA' by Hiram P. Bailey, 12 Nov 1917; Short Essays in Verse and Prose, 19 Nov 1917; 'Some Anglo-Indian Literature' by Rev W. Whitaker, 26 Nov 1917; 'French War-Time Sketches' by J. Leith Waters, 3 Dec 1917; 'H.D. Thoreau, A Philosopher of the Woods (A Centenary Essay)' by G.T. Sampson, 10 Dec 1917; 'The Arabian Nights' by J.H. Noble, 17 Dec 1917; 'The Thunder Cloud (Original Drama)' by E. Haworth Earle, 14 Jan 1918; Reality in Life, Education and Art' by C.S. Hill, 21 Jan 1918; 'Lafcadio Hearn' by E. Foster, 28 Jan 1918; 'India as seen by the Modern Novelist', J.P. Lockwood, 4 Feb 1918; 'The Coming Generation' by C.H. Gore, 11 Feb 1918; Short Essays in Verse and Prose, 18 Feb 1918; 'Our German Ancestors' by T. Sheppard, 25 Feb 1918; 'Canadian Literature' by B.L. Strachan, 4 Mar 1918; 'Industry and the State' by G.E. Toogood, 11 Mar 1918; 'The Man, the Nation and the State' by A. Jordan, 18 Mar 1918; Review of the Session and Annual Meeting, 25 Mar 1918.

Meetings held 8pm at the Royal Station Hotel.