The herald., 1898-06-05
STUDY CLUBS
Drama and Music Subjects Of the Past
Week


Week
The leading social event of the week in
Pasadena was the opening of the new
Memorial building, Thursday evening.
This has recently been completed, and was
built for the use of the Shakespeare club,
through the generosity of one of its men,
bers, Miss S. H. Stickney. The opening
was in the form of a reception held from s
to 10 o'clock, for which over 800 invitations
he'd been extended. The spacious apdi-
torium was lavishly decorated with Ameri
can flags and tall stems of yucca, while
over the gray-plastered walls ivy was
trained, partially covering them. A frieze
was simulated with asparagus ferns and
the stage was punched with tropical plants
and abundance of foliage. The room in
tended for an art CELERY was used upon
this occasion as refreshment room, and
here small tables were placed for the light
refreshments served. Music was furnished
at intervals during the reception by Low
insky.
At the east end of the assembly room
seven of the directors of the club received
the guests, assisted by Miss Stickney, and
all were in evening costumes. The ladies
were Mesdames Theodore Coleman Arturo
Bandini. A. K. Nash, E. E. Spaulding,
Braddock Bowler, Misses Meeker and
Thompson.
Guests were met at the entrance by boy
pages in old-style costumes, and were es-
corted to the ladies in waiting, after which
they were guided to the dining room.
Several young ladies acted as assistants in
introducing guests and adding to the in
formalty Of the function. During the
evening Mrs. Coleman, as president of the
club, made brief address of welcome and
incidentally gave a short sketch of the
club since its organization, and made
happy reference to Miss Stickney and her
hopes and intention in erecting this beauti-
full Memorial building for the use of the
club.
Mrs. Coleman's remarks were happily re-
sponded to by Rev M. M. Merwin.
The rooms, which are spacious, and as
yet little encumbereG with furniture, were
packed almost to discomfort, but the occa-
Sion was thoroughly enjoyable, and a
pronounced social success.
The program arranged by the Friday
Morning club for the remainder Of June
is as follows:
June 10-Book committee: "Aristocracy
and Evolution" w. H. Mallock. Recent
essayists: Alice Meynell, I. Zangwil, Ag-
mes Repplier. Discussion.
June 17-Art committee. "Glimpses of
Japanese Art" 1.-THE Influence of Myth
adm Legend on Japanese Art" Mrs. H. b
Wing; Pottery and Porcelains." Mrs. w.
W. Stison; Painting and Embroideries,"
Mrs. L, Il. Dunnels.
June 2i-Installation of officers, annual
reports and social meeting.
The Wednesday Morning club is the lit
erary organization of the East Side Con-
gregational church, and is composed of
ladies of the East side interested in the
study of Shakespeare. Mrs. Linda A. Dor
land, the pastors wife, conducts the class
each week. The enrolment is over eighty
members, and a large majority are, in at
tendance at each meeting. The club has
just finished reading Hamlet" upon which
it spent three months, and is now reading
"As You Like It."
The Echo Musical club was delightfully."-
entertained Friday afternoon by Miss
Gerta Hatch at her home on Westlake
avenue. The composers were Wagner and
Lynes. The program was as follows:
Paper or Wagner, Mrs. f. Colby piano
solo, Miss Edith Kirkpatrick; vocal solo,
Miss Edna Bicknel; vocal solo, Miss Louise
Clark; duet, Misses Channell vocal solo,
Miss Gerta Hatch; vocal solo, Miss Patty
Miller; reading, Miss Eta Bcknell; vocal
solo, Miss Lou Winder; violin solo, Miss
Chance Ferris; vocal solo, Miss L. Beatty.
The club will be entertained at its next
meeting on the evening of the 17th, by
Mrs. f. Colby, at Simpson Tabernacle.
The Bostonian Musical club had its usual
meeting Tuesday, May %. Very Interesting
papers were read on 'Mendelssohn," by
Miss Tombes and Miss Morse.
Following is the program: Violin solo,
andante from concerto, Mendelssohn, Miss
Cogswell, Let Me Like q Soldier FALL"
Marltana, Mr.. Porter; Talents of Gold"
Holmes. Mr.. Parsons; concert solo, Mr.
Sumner. The chorus work was we'll done
Beethoven will be studied Tuesday, June
T. Papers by Miss Worm, Mrs WASH
burn and Mr.. Parsons.