Echoes of the Sunset Club Comprising a Number of the Papers Read, and Addresses Delivered, before the Sunset Club of Chicago, During the Past Two Years

E-153: Chicago, Howard, Bartels & Co. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Howard, Bartels & Co, Chicago, IL. 1891. 235 pgs. Tipped in Typed Letter from the he Secretary of the Sunset club present to the FFEP. Ex-Lib item with typical marks present (Library of Congress stamp present to the verso). Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Naval library bookplate present to the reverse of the front board. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. The index lists a large quantity of essays titles, together with their authors, who include, among others, Clarence Darrow (in one of his earlier appearances in print) and Judge J. P. Atgeld. Some of the matter of social reform as proposed by Henry George and Edward Bellamy finds interested reviewers here. And, of course, a broad range of essays on other topics of the day. Likely the first such compilation of this newly formed organization. The Sunset Club was organized in March 1889 with the stated purpose of providing "good fellowship and tolerant discussion among business and professional men of all classes." Joseph W. Errant served as the organization's first Secretary. Membership activities consisted of dinners held over every other Thursday followed by discussion topics announced by the Secretary. The Sunset Club had minimal structure and charged no dues, but members had to approved by the Executive Committee. Members were charged $3.00 annually for stationary and printing costs and were expected to pay $1.50 for themselves and any guests when partaking of dinner. The Club rejected parlimentary rules, profanity, preaching, long speeches, excessive formality, and "irrational" forms of recreation. Members discussed such topics as "Is Medicine a Science?" "Should Congress allow the World's Fair to be open on Sunday?" and "Our Naturalization Laws." Highlights from their discussions were published in yearbooks and reports. E-153; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages .