Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-01
BLUB WOMEN DON
! WIG AND PLASTER
RIDAY MORNING MEMBERS IN
VI GAY ENTERTAINMENT
NV OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
YcIosIna Meeting Of Season Marked
by Beauty Of olden Time Cos
tunes Worn by 400 Proml-
nent Women
lW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED

A hundred years ago and more, be-
fore women's clubs had even been
dreamed of. beautiful maidens and
stately DANES wore powdered hair and
bewitching bits of court plaster.
Yesterday four hundred women,
members of the Friday Morning
club, forgot the strenuousness of pres
ent day Americanism and, journeying
back to days of yore they, too, donned
the powdered wig and court plaster.
1t was a beautiful scene, that which
the club house presented yesterday
Q ining1ing of the old with the new.
One hand extended in farewell to an
old president and another in welcome
to new one, while one heart was
filed with regret at the close of the
club year another was looking for
ward with hope for the dawning of the
next.
The meeting OF yesterday was the
last Of the club year and no effort
was spared to make it an event long
I be remembered.
lIc lIiStdlldllOn VI was LIS
first ceremony which claimed the at
tention of the members and Mrs. Roy
Jones was in the chair. The MEM
bers of the board were called and
each was greeted as she stepped on the
platform with applause from her fell
low members.
After the board members had taken
- H.
called, Mrs. E. K. Foster, the new
president, being the last.
Mrs. Jones thanked the members for
their loyalty to l1er and then present
ed the gavel to her successor. A show
er Of beautiful floral tributes came
from all parts of the room as she fin
ished speaking, attesting her popular
ity.
The officers installed were Mrs. Fos-
ter, president Mrs. Berthold Baruch,
first vice president; Mrs. Sam Glover,
second vice president; Mrs. Belle Wild
liner, secretary; Mrs. N. K. Potter,
treasurer; with the members of the
board of directors, Mrs. Alice Merritt
Davidson, Mrs. Ella Enderlein, Mrs.
SRandal Hutchinson. Mrs. Harriet
Wright, Mrs. John r. Haynes and Mrs.
tArthur N. Davidson.
The Flower Fantasy
Following an interval of five
minutes the trumpet call announced
Nhe raising of the curtain for the pre-
sentation of a flower fantasy under
lthe direction of Miss Nelly Stevens.
The guests peered into the heart of
"a wood just awakening to the knowl-
edge that spring is at hand, and,
lounging on a mossy stairway that
Seemed to lead to nowhere were beau
stiful flowers still sleeping while others
we're hidden beneath the foliage.
Mrs. Adams Fisher, as Old Badly, in
The garb of a monk, appeared first and
Expressed longing for the awakening
of the blossoms.
Mrs. John w. Mitchell, as Wake
Robin, began to sing and, one by one,
she made plea to the flowers to arise
and carol the coming of spring.
Shooting Star was there, represented
1by Mrs. Forbes. Baby Blue Eyes, a
HittiC Woh0CiCip oWOhCf IQOOCo IcI
sleepy eyes and declared that some day
ehe would grow UP. join the club and sit
IN the presidents chair. This was little
Kathelin Mullins, and when Johnny
Jump UP. an oriental just over from
China, frightened her she wept on the
shoulder Of Tidy Tip, her governess,
tvho is usually known as Mrs. Sanborn.
Mrs. f. B. Sherwood, as Lady Kelp.
prima donna contralto was resplendant
IN robe of silver and gold. covered
with shells and sea treasures.
Poppy and Sunshine. always fast
friends. danced and sang in way that
Revealed their identity and soon a
whisper went around the room an
bouncing that they were Mrs j. S.
Valley and Miss Scotchler.
Mrs. Morris Albee, as Wild Rose, was
another of the dancers, and she went
Through one fantastic figure after an
pther, always waving her garlands of
blossoms.
Miss Parry-Jones. as Clematis. was
charming in green and white flower
costume, and Miss Florence Moore took
the part of Indian Pink
Mrs Eliza Tupper Wilkes was n
visitor from the Alps. Edesxeis.
Marguerite, a ballad singer, was the
description by which Mrs. w. j. Scholl
Vwas heralded on the program. Mari.
Nposa. the bell ringer. Mrs. James War
( zen; La Marechal Mrs. James North.
nd Forget-me-not, Mrs. DeLano, were
one of the other delightful characters.
The DeLano string quartet accom-
,anied the songs and dancing and the
words and music for the entire fantasy
were written by Mrs. John w. Mitchell
hnd Miss Nelly Stevens.
Colonial Drawing Room
When the curtain was again raised
after the fantasy was concluded the
PId~fashioned drawing room of colon
ltal home was revealed and eight colonial
Hafa ~ were indulglng In the afternoon