Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-25

the INTERROGATION committees Will Te-
port. and also the committee on resoiu-
ions. In the afternoon there win be
duplicate meeting, devoted to the art
and pure food committees.
The conferences on Tuesday AFTER
noon viii be on civil service reform, IN :
dustrial conditions, legislative work
and library extension. Tuesday even
ing. June 30, the convention will close
The morning sessions will all be held
in symphony hall, and SO far as pos"
sible viii be duplicated In the afternoon
in the same hall, thus doubling the
| number of club women who can dement,
| by the addresses There will be a ses-
sion every evening In symphony hall:
these will be exceptionally brilliant, and
| in several cases an overflow meeting
will be held In Chickering hall. Dele
gates and alternates will be admitted
| by their badges to the morning and
evening sessions and to the conferences
| They will not be admitted to the dupli-
cate and overflow meetings. All other
admissions will be by ticket only. Any
member of a federated club is welcome,
| but In order TO secure admission to the
meetings application must be made i'll
advance. Presidents of clubs and state
! declarations are asked to send imme-
diateIy to the chairman of the ticket
committee, Mrs. Sarah A. Forbes, 80
Elm Hill avenue. Roxbury, Mass,
| certified list of members (other than
delegates and alternately who Will at
| tend the convention.
The local biennial board. appointed
eighteen months ago by the Massachu-
sets State Federation to prepare for
| the entertainment of the ninth biennial
convention of the General Federation
of Womens Clubs, has worked dill
gently and tremendously under the able
leadership of its chairman, Miss Bacon
I -RT arta
tic club women now enrolled on the
numerous committees, 1t sees its far
reaching plans maturing satisfactorily.
A press bulletin is about to be sent out.
giving information from all committees.
This will include the following impor-
tant announcement by the excursions
committee, of which Miss Mary Fl.
Ladd, 407 Marlboro street, Boston, Is
chairman. A series of afternoon excur-
sions has been arranged for the bien-
NAL week, open to delegates and alter
mates outside of Massachusetts,. AS ar
rangements for reduced rates, special
cars, ETC., must be made Immediately.
and in some cases the number must be
limited, delegates and alternates should
make application to the chairman as
soon as possible. Each trip will occupy
an afternoon.
The excursion committee will be pre-
pared with plans and suggestions for
duplicate trips or other excursions for
all visiting club women, and with full
information as to places of interest.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, June %.
the local biennial board provides a
steamboat excursion down the har-
bor," free to all delegates and alter
mates.
On Wednesday, June "a, there is a
choice of two excursions. A visit may
be made to the homes of Emerson,
Hawthorne, the Alcotts and the historic
spots of Concord, Mass. The Concord
Women's club will entertain the party
and escort 1t to the points of interest,
which may be reached either by walk
ing or by carriage (price so cents). Tho
trip will be made by train to Concord,
returning by electric car through Lex
ington over the route of the British
soldiers. Fare for the round trip, 30
cents.
whittier Land" The home and
haunts of Whittier in the vicinity of
Amesbury will be visited, and the
guests will be entertained at luncheon
by the Whittier Home association,
federated club. Fare for the round
trip. s1.20.
On Saturday. June q, a choice Of
two excursions is offered. To Old
Salem, where the club women OF Salem
will serve as hostesses and guides to
the points of interest and after visit
ing these the guests will be driven to
Beverly. Price for the round trip, As
cents.
\ Historic Plymouth will be visited on
this day. The price of tickets for the
round trip. including carriage drive,
will be $3.50. The number is limited
for this excursion.
Monday, June 20, gives a choice of
two excursions. A two-rouh automobile
trip through residential and historic
Boston will be taken. After leaving the
automobiles, visits will be made with
guides to Faneuil hall. the old state
house, North church, etc. The number
Is limited to $50, and the price of
tickets will be 81. Another excursion
will be a motor trip along the north
shore. given by the courtesy of the club
women of Lynn. The number is limited
to 100. The party will go to Lynn by
train and return from Nahant by boat.
Price of the round trip, 45 cents. On
Tuesday, June 80, a visit to Boston
parks and Fairgrounds will be made by
special electric cars and barges. Price
for round trip, 81. Another party will
visit Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon,
and the Cantabrigia club will entertain
the visitors and escort them to the
points of interest.
In addition to these excursions some
interesting plans are arranged by the
art committee of the local biennial
board for delegates and alternates to
visit four centers of artistic interest
under the guidance of competent lead
ers For each of the four tours three
groups of twenty each will be con-
Quoted on Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day Saturday and Monday, with the
exception of tour 4. which will be
omitted on Wednesday, June "a, the
date of commencement at Harvard uni
yersity.
Tour 1 will be a visit to the Boston
museum of fine arts. Through the
courtesy of the director of the museum
two conferences upon the Greek marbles
and two upon Japanese prints will
form feature of the museum visits.
Tour will include the public library,
Trinity church and the Central church.
Tour will be visit to the Arts and
Crafts society, the state house and the
Shaw memorial.
Tour will go to Cambridge, visiting
the Fogg art museum, the Germanic
museum and the Blaschka glass flowers
In the Agassiz museum. Miss Sarah A.
Drew of Cambridge Is chairman of the
local art committee.
Handbook of Art
A little handbook of 81 pages treat
ing of art in Our Own Country"
which is lust off the press is issued by