The herald., 1898-12-18
woMEN's CLUBS
Drama, Literature, History, Music
and Current Events

The classes of the Wednesday Morning
| club held their sessions as usual during the
past week, meeting in the East Los Angeles
Congregational church parlors.
On Monday Current Events was well
attended and much interest displayed. The
subjects brought forward for consideration
by the different sections with which the
work in this class is divided were of unusual
interest and time passed rapidly in lively
discussion. Mrs. Sherman Page, the leader,
expresses herself as being highly gratitied
at the excellent work done and the increased
interest shown by the class at recent ses-
sons. a vacation will be taken by this
class to the second Monday in January.
Wednesday morning the Shakespeare
class concluded the study of "Othello" The
attendance was very large, upwards of
seventy members being present, as well as
a number of visitors. The leader, Mrs. C..
p. Dorland, called for an expression from
the class as to what work Of Shakespeare
should be next studied. Opinion was di-
vided between tragedy and an historical
favor and HcnryVIII. will be taken up in
February.
The reading of papers was next in order.
"Othello' was the character selected by
Mrs. r. w. Dromgold and Frank Caldwell
Miss Isabel Finnie presented an excellent
character study of Othello as contrasted
with lago.
Desdemona was portrayed by Mrs. Bryant
Forsyth, Gorden, Goble and Harrison,
while the character of Iago formed the sub,
ject chosen by Mines. Adcock and Duns-
more.
An able paper by Mrs Dorland on 'Tago,
How He Should BE Represented on the
Stage, His Motives and the Position He Oc-
cupied in the Tragedy" was listened to with
marked interest. The conclusion reached
by the study of O1ello is that the spring
sonifcation of selfishness."
AT the conclusion OF the mornings lesson
pleasing incident occurred. The members
Of the Shakespeare class presented Mrs.
Dorland with a beautiful stand on which
was an admirable bust of the "Bard of
Avon"
A presentation speech was made by Mrs.
Frank Prior on behalf of the class in which
she paid well merited tribute to the leader
yoicing the sentiments of each one as she
referred to the work done by Mrs. Dofland
and the high regard in which she is held by
ALL
Mrs. Dorland, in accepting the gift. re-
Piled briefly and feelingly to the remarks
made by Mrs. Prior.
The class adjourned to the first Wednes
Day IN January, when the study of Brown
.iic pS t"hSii uP uIlutI LIle ledQCrSnlD OF
Prof. Lovejoy.
The physical culture class, in charge of
Miss Chambers, will give an exhibition drill
and reading on Saturday afternoon to which
all members of the w. NJ c. and friends are
invited.
The "Home Club" met last night at the
residence of Miss Florence Sawyer, on
South Georgia Bell street. This meeting
closed the first series of lessons in reading
and physical culture, and a special program
was rendered. There was music by Miss
Frances Reed and Mrs. Frank G. Watson.
Then followed a paper on the life of Long
fellow, by Miss Myra King and readings
from "The Courtship of Miles Standish,"
by Mrs. Il. B. Merrill and Miss Helen
Sprague. A feature of ~ evening was a
physical culture drill led by the teacher,
Miss Jennie Olive Chambers. BY special re-
quest Mrs. j, L. Rummery gave ""The Vol
unteer Organst." In response to hearty
encore she recited the amusing little sketch
"The Man With Cold in His Head" Be-
sides those already mentioned the following
were present: Mines. Charles Nichols. W.
H. Smith. F. A. Reed, Melvin Dodge Geor.
gia Merrill, Frances M. Chambers, J. c.
Hawksworth, F. A. Beardslee, G. w. Spiers.