The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-02
WoMEN'S CLUBS
General Ebell Meeting-Announce-
ments for the Week

The first general meeting Of the Ebell
was held Thursday afternoon at the hall
on South Broadway, with q large attend
ance. The new president, Mrs. Charles n.
Flint, called the meeting to order and the
general orator, Mrs. Louise 8. Comstock,
made a brief talk on section work and an
nounced the meetings for the coming
week. Mrs. C. D. Willard gave an inter-
esting account Of the annual meeting of the
Federation of Woman's clubs, held in
Denver in June. at which she was present
Mrs. Kate Tannett Woods of Salem,
Mass, vice president of the federation.
spoke on the great value of the organisa-
ton. Mrs. Woods also talked briefly of
club life in Boston and Salem and of the
Wintergreen club of the former city, which
admits no woman under 80 years old. Mrs
Woods may be considered an up-to-date
club woman, as she confessed to being q
member thirty-two.
On motion of Mrs. F. A. Eastman, an
invitation will be sent from the Ebell to
the executive committee Of federation to
hold the next biennial In Los Angeles in
1900
Mrs. c. N. Flint then made an interest
Ing inaugural address which contained
many valuable suggestions to club work.
ers The program closed with piano Sc
lection, Gottschalk's Last Hope" by
Mrs. Fl. B. Strange.
The Wednesday Morning Club met yes
terday in the parlors Of the East Los An
geles Congregational Church to arrange
plans for the coming year. About seventy
five Of the old members were present and
twenty-three new members were received
The club has been divided into four Sec
tons. under the general direction of the
President. Mrs. A. c. Clark. Mrs C. p.
Dorland will have charge Of the Shakes
peare class, which will meet Wednesday
morning in the church parlors. Othello
will be studied for several weeks and a
course in Browning will follow. The Cur
rent Topics class will meet Monday even
ing and Will be led by Mrs. Sherman Page
A class in History will be formed on FRI
day morning and class in Physical Gull
ture is also being arranged. Leaders have
not yet been chosen. The monthly busi-
ness meetings Of the club will be held OH
the first Wednesday Of each mo- nth and The
Evangel, edited by Mrs. Clark will be used
as the organ of the club. containing full
reports and outlines of work.
Members can become such by presenting
to the Secretary, Mrs Charles H. Ward,
an application signed by two members Of
the club. The officers of the club are: Mrs.
A. c. Clark, President; Mrs. r. f. Prior,
V'ce-President Mrs. Charles II. Ward, Sec
rotary; Mrs F. M. Nickel, Treasurer, The
Executive Committee includes Mines A.
c. Clark, +. Z. Prior, f. NJ. Nickel, C. P.
Dorland. Sherman Page and w. H. Fill
more.
The Ruskin Art club will resume its
work for the winter Wednesday morning
in newly fitted up rooms in the Phillips
block. The large assembly room Is
equipped with a screen for the exhibition
of stereoptcon views to illustrate the art
talks. The library Is hung with a number
of choice engravings, with n, collection of
reference books. The suite is tastefuly
furnished and conveniently arranged for
club work. The studies of the winter will
include medieval and modern Egyptian,
Greek and Roman architecture, with half
hour talk each morning by DR.. J. C.
Fletcher, illustrated with stereopticon
views. The club numbers sixty-four men,
bers
The literary section of the Ebell will
meet Friday afternoon, October Z. The
subject is Literary illustrators, and there
will be papers by Mrs. H. b. Strange Mrs
Frank Gordon and others There will be
considered Charles Dana Gibson. his per-
sonality and work, with cuts exhibited;
F. Hopk!nson Smith, his character. writ |
ings and pictures; Mary Hallock Foote, |
A. B. Frost, Frederick Remington and
other American literary illustrators
The Ebell will celebrate Charter Day"
October 81, with a reception, at which Mrs.
=. B. Baker, the retiring president, will
present the members of the society to the
,ewly-elected officers.
At the first social afternoon Of the Ebell,