The herald., 1898-10-16
woMEN's CLUBS
Art, Drama, Law, History and Current
Events

| The Wednesday Morning club met IN the
parlors of the East Los Angeles Congre-
gational church. In the absence OF tne
leader, Mrs. C. p. Dorland, the Shakespeare
class was led by Mrs. Frank E. Prior. The
historical connections Of the tragedy OF
| "OtheIlo" were discussed briefly. The story
of the play, taken from the seventh tale
| IN the third decade, of Cyntho's novels, was
| presented in short papers by Mrs. IL. e.
| Brett, Mrs l.. S. Moore and Mrs. j. M.
| Mcdaniel Verbal character sketches were
| given by various members OF theDuke OF
Venice Brabantio, Gratiano, Othello, Mon
| tano, Desdemona and other characters IN
| the play. A helpful exercise on the pro-
nunciation of the names was arranged on
the blackboard
The Current Events section of the club
met Monday afternoon and continued the
study of the Hawaiian Islands, under the
DIRECTION of the leader. Mrs. Sherman
Page. A blackboard exercise Of the names
of people which are found In the daily
newspapers. was followed by series or
questions on the current topics Of the day.
"A practical study of the political history
of the Hawaiian islands was taken UP from
the time of Komehameha I to the present
time Next Monday brief review Of this
study will be given by the various members
of the club and there will be short talks on
the peace commissioners, the war investi-
eating committee andthe committee on the
Hawaiian question. Following, a system
attic study of the Philippine islands will be
tuken up, relating to their location, clim-
ate, natural resources and productions.
The Literature section of the Ebell met
Friday afternoon at the club rooms ana
spent an hour in the study of Ralph Waldo
Emerson, his personality, his home life
and his career as a lecturer. poet ana
philosopher. The program, as arranged
by the curator Mrs. George D. Rudhy, was
as follows: Biographical sketch of Emer-
son, Mrs. C. c. Gibbon; Emerson as lee
turer poet and philosopher, Miss Frye; re-
view of Emerson as a representative man,
Mrs Lou V. Chaplin. discussion fol-
lowed each paper and there was an in
formal discussion preceding the study hour
on some of the current literature Of the
day. Next week the section will study
Henry d. Thoreau, his life and aims and
his influence upon American writers.
The Tourist section, of which Mrs. ". S.
Bartlett is curator, held its first regular
for the years work were discussed and
the class fully organized. Mrs. Bartlett
has outlined a course of study of France
as country, Its history, its people and its
art, and the class will travel from city to
city, finally reaching Pnris, where much
time will be spent in the study of the city.
The entire study will be specially arranged
as preparatory outline for visit to the
great exposition, in 190O In connection
with the section it is hoped that a class in
French literature may be formed as
still further preparation for the trip to
Paris, which a number of the class mem-
bers expect to take at the time of the ex-
position.
| Mrs. Sarah Hickman of Santa Barbara,
who is now In San Francisco, has been
appointed curator of the Music section
and will take up the work Immediately.
| The outline of study for the coming three
months, Is the opera, illustra ted by Gluck,
| Mozart Won Weber and Wagner, and prom
| ises some very entertaining and instruct
| i've afternoons.
| The Social Science section has been post
poned until October "a. The program for
the meeting will include a general analysis
of the principles of sociology and the ma
| ture of social evolution as compared with
| inorganic and organic evolution.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Ebell
| on Thursday afternoon was presided over
| by the president, Mrs. Charles N. Flint, and
| the program was opened with a violin solo.
| "Cavatina" (Bohm), by Miss Edith Pres
| ten. with piano accompaniment by Mss
Edith Haines, Mrs. Louise S. Comstock
general curator of the Ebell, then read