Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-02
SOCIETY.

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member was privileged to invite, met
in joint session at the Hollenbeck par
lors. Glass members and guests made
up gathering of nearly 200 people, all
of them cordial, enthusiastic and aDx
ious to make everybody else have
good time. After duo for violin and
guitar, by Miss Walker and Mrs. Bell,
Mrs. Wood of the expression class be-
gan proceedings by offering greetings of
the season in short poem, aptly con-
ceived and beautifully rendered. Other
members of the class followed, eloquent
ly, comically or timidly as the case
might be, but all acceptably.
A contest in quotations from Shakes
peare, modelled on the plan of the old
fashioned spelling school, proved inter-
esting and amusing, and prolific of quo
tations both appropriate and singularly
unapt. The victor's circlet of olive was
taken into camp by Mrs. Judge Vsriel,.
who is now more than ever sure that
the Bard of Avon told the truth when
he wrote .All's we'll that ends WE'LL"
| Mrs. Hardie read character sketch
of Imogen, in Cymbeline, showing the
careful etudy of times and surroundings
necessary to good understanding of the
character of this most beautiful, most
tender and most true of Shakespeare's
women.
Miss Seaman of the history class fol-
lowed with sketch of King John and
His Times, wherein by the granting OF
the great charter the worst of Eng
lands kings, laid the sure foundation of
England s greatness, because he had to.
Mrs. Galpin, conductor of classes, de-
lighted her old friends and aatonished
the new by her presentation of sketch
of Constance, in King John. 1t would
be difficult to select a more trying role
than that OF the mother whose ambition
aspired to throne for her son, whose
grief touched upon the confines OF mad
ness when bereavement by her sons
| captivity and supposed death followed
fact upon the political discomforture. OF
stage presence dignified almost to state
illness; graceful of form and OF mobile
feature; with voice of masculine depth
and strength and all woman's tender
ness withal, Mrs. Galpin proved herself
ton Of that character, which Mrs. Sid
dons, of lonely fame, insisted required
| OF an actress greater versatility than
any other of Shakespeare's women.
The evening concluded with a vocal
solo by Mrs. H. @. Mcclure and half
hour of congratulations and good wishes
and plans for the future.
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All who are personally acquainted
with our genial townsman William j.
Smith, says the Anaheim Gazette of
Dece mber 27, can not but read with in
terest and satisfaction an account of the
happy event which marked for him this
Christmastide. For twenty-four years
the large white house on Orangethorpe
avenue has stood a verltable landmark
in it's place, and silently overlooked the
progress and developments OF time on it's
once lonely and neighborless surround
inge now even its generous dimensions
almost hidden by stately trees and
orange groves, it still stands with wide
open doors, welcoming to the most fit
ting gathering place the children born
and reared beneath its sheltering caves.
For the first time in many years the
spacious rooms enclosed the rightful
flock of the homefold. Clustering now
around the cheerful fireplace were the
matronly and manly faces of those who,
as girls and boys, had so long since
clamored there in eager inspection of
the bounties of dear old Santa Claus.
Once again from the old walls re-
sounded the simple little songs of the
early school days, once again all joined
in the old familiar games, father and
mother entering in the tumultuous
romp with renewed youth and as much
zeal and enthusiasm as any of the rest.
Through the halls was now heard ring.
ing in sweet childish voices the call of
grandpa" where formerly was echoed
back the cry papa" and grandpa re-
sponded with such boyish merry
promptness as to make the application
seem misnomer. The most interest
ing and heartily enjoyed feature of
Saturday evenings programme was
| when the father, responding to the
children, when to the center of the floor
| the tune Yankee Doodle, in 1.-THE
| quickstep, which very few men OF half
his age would venture to initiate.
II was indeed a matchless, merry
Christmas, without one incident to mar
the perfect enjoyment and harmony,
and near the midnight hour the festivi-
ties were appropriately brought to
close by the assembled voices raised in.
singing Praise God from Whom All
Blessings Flow. The members of the
family circle present were Mr.. and Mrs.
W. J. Smith of Orangethorpe, MI. and
Mrs. D. S. Kearney and family Of San
Diego, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Moore and
family of Ontario, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Clark and family of Capistrano, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Lyman and family of Moreno.
Clarence Smith OF Orangsthorpe, Albert
V. Smith of Fullerton, Misses H. F.
and L&uretts Smith of Orangethorpe,
| Will J. Smith, jr., OF Los Angeles, Nor
ris, Ruth and Grace Smith of Orange
thorpe, Charles B. Fleming of Los Ange-
les, Miss Irene Fleming of Redlands.
There were also present Mrs. r. L.
Glasscock of Kansas City, Lawrence
/ Glasscock of Chatsworth, Miss Mae
Clark of Brookhurst and Miss Ethel
Jenks OF San Juan.
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DR.. and Mrs. Fl. B. B. Montgomery of
25S East Twenty-ninth street, on Satur-
day evening, gave reception to the.
Kings Daughters at their residence.
The evening was very pleasantly spent
with music, the violin and piano being
used by Prof. Wendell Schiel and Mrs.
| Clara s. Wight. The following were
present: George E. Cook, E. @. Holler,
L. w. Urmsted, E. w. Wood, Marie
Hauxhusatt, H. s.. Witelock, J. N.
Childress, Myrtle Murry, Agnes Bleck,
Ada Bleck. M. j. Talbot, Fred Vogel,
Rev. Mr.. Wight, Mrs. Clara Wight,