The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
ABOUT THE FRIDAY -
MORNING CLUB


the first presidents of the Boston Wo-
mans Club; she has always taken an &C.
tive interest in woman and her work
every where. She organized the first Wo-
mans Club in Los Angeles and was its
president and vital force during its ex-
istence of several years. But the Wo-
mans Club was a victim OF a compiled
ton of circumstances one of which was its
presidents prolonged absence, it Ian
guished in state of innocuous desue
tude for some time and finally died nat
ural death. Mrs. SeAsrance returned
however, with her belief in the necessity
of some such club strengthened and one
OF her first acts was to call about her
some of the women who had been active
in the Woman's Club with the result that
the Friday Morning Club arose, Phoenix
like. the renaissance has been followed
with healthy childhood, and it is now
after about five years of life, as prosper
Gus and hopeful prodigy as is to be
found anywhere.
The allies OF Mrs. Severance in this
most commendable undertaking were Mrs.
Gertrude Barrett Eastman, Mrs. Ella En-
derein, Mrs. Shelly Tolhurst, DR.. Doro-
.
erance was appointed president, Mrs. Toll
hurst secretary, and the first place of
meeting was the parlors of the Hollen-
beck Hotel.
With such rapidly did the mem bership
increase, that other and more commod-
ious quarters were found, from time to
time, and after trial Of a hall back OF
the Woman's Exchange, in the Potomac
Block, then st. Vincent's Hall on Sixth
street, and the Caledonia Hall on Spring
street, lease of the present quarters in
the Owens Block, $50 IL South Broadway,
was obtained, and the club at last has
found what promises to be its permanent
home.
In the Owens block there is a large
assembly hail. two retiring rooms, accom-
modations for preparing light refresh
ments on the days devoted to social en-
joyment, which is the fifth Friday IN the
month, and the club had ten antswho use
the rooms when they are not used by the
club, and who pay rent for the same that
collectively, pays the rent named In the
lease.
There is at present paid up member
ship OF over $50 women who are ali con-
sequently. in good stading in the club,
and each week there are applications from
other women who are DESTROYS of joining.
There is large out of town mem bership,
which comes in from Lamanda PARK and
Pasadean, from Alhambra, Azusa, Man
zana: from Redondo, Santa Monica and
Long Beach; from Glendale and many
other neighboring towns.
Then there is the visiting list, tenn
porary members whose names are pre-
sented and endorsed by regular members
in good standing, who may join for three
months without paying any initiation fee
but a monthly due Of 81. For tourists or
visitors who are passing through Los An
geles the presentation of visiting card of
one of the regular members admits them
for one session of the club.
A definite idea of the prosperous finan-
cial condition of the club may be gained
by the fact that aside from the necessary
furniture, carpets, chairs and tables there
are several valuable pictures on the walls
and considerable money left in the bank
after the last acquisition was paid for
which is Steinway grand piano. This
piano is a fine instrument and its posses
sion will assist the club in providing
musical programmes often, since the one
given last week was so successful in eyery
way.
Until year ago Mrs. Severance has
been unanimously elected president at
each annual election of officers, but at
that time prolonged illness made it nee
essary for her to withdraw from active
service in the club, and Mrs. ]. A. Osgood /,
was elected to assume that position. /
Mrs. Severance being invested with the
honorary and honorable office of president
emeritus.
Mrs. Osgood presides with most admir-
able ease and intelligence. Mrs. E. X. |
Foster is an efficient and capable secre- |
tary, and the meetings are all conducted |
with parliamentary discipline and order
that is most commendabe.
The Friday Morning Club is not phil |
anthropc except in the broadcast and most
general sense of that much abused term;
its interest in all civic and social ques-
tions is only passive, it is not active in
any any line, but it allows discussion on
varied TOPICS slong all broad lines of
thought, be the, literary, scientific or
practical. It's programmes are different
each week. and no two months are the
same.
\ Its membership is composed of widely