Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26


ing club were privileged yester-
" day to listen to the closing pro-
gram of the year, a program so de-
lightful that it will linger long in the
minds of all present as a beautiful
memory of a perfect morning.
The farewell address of the retiring
president Mrs. Shelley H. Tolhurst, was
received first with a ripple of excite
ment, and later with enthusiastic in
dorsement from many, as she outlined
a tentative plan for a broader CLUB
life, saying that the Friday Morning
club has only begun to eXist-having,
in fact, only just started on period
of uneXampled vitality.
The new plan, which is similar to the
one forecasted in The Herald some
weeks ago, speaks of a down town
club house conducted along the same
lines of the big WOmanS clubs now
existing in New York and London.
1t was also suggested that by the
sale of the lot on the corner of Hoover
and Adams streets, a reserve fund
might be created after all indebted
ness was cleared, which would enable
the club to assist in big artistic pro-
jects or philanthropies. Some of the
money, it was suggested, might be
fttingly used to purchase great pic
lures, if the organization had a suit
able club home, to procure for the club
fine library, to aid in producing great
plays, such as managers cannot afford
to put on without big guarantee.
In the mind of the speaker there IS
very great uncertainty along just whaE
lines the Friday Morning club will de-
velop, and she sees great possibilities
in civics, in political and legislative af-
fairs.
The advisability of regular weekly
programs was questioned the speaker
claiming that the truth is seldom
spoken from the platform. In fact she
believes it is seldom spoken to women
at all unless the speaker is in a corner.
She queried if the money that has to be
expended each year in this way might
not better be concentrated on two on
three big events, such as bringing really
great artistes here from the east.
Mrs Tolhurst read resolutions indors-
in- the work of Capt. Amos A. Fries in
connection with the San Pedro harbor
project and asking for his return.
These resolutions will be forwarded to
Senator Frank Flint Congressman Nc
Lachlan and the secretary of war, ask
ing for favorable and speedy action.
Mrs. Tolhurst installed the newly
elected officers and the board for the
ensuing year, and in a happily turned
little phrase, presented the gavel to her
successor, Mrs. oliver p Clark.
Under the management of Lillian
Burkhardt Goldsmith, who also as
sumed the leading role, a strong cast OF
professionals and amateurs presented
"Sister Beatrice" Maurice Maeterlinck
play, with incidental music
The play has only two parts. OF I'M
portance, that of Sister Beatrice and the
Holy Virgin, both of which were taken
by Mrs. Goldsmith and afforded her
an admirable medium for the display
of undoubted histrionic ability. the
scene is laid in a convent in the neigh
borhood of Louvain, in the nineteenth
century, and the story is of nun who
proves recreant to her vows, and after
twenty-fv years returns to die ana
finds that the Virgin has filled her
place and impersonated her during
that time.
The exquisite incidental music was
one of the delightful features of the
program.
Persons of the play-The Holy Vir-
gin lin the likeness of Sister Beatrice),
Sister Beatrice, Lillian Burkhart Gold
smith; Prince Bellidor, Mr.. Hobart
Bosworth; the priest, Mr.. William
Yearance; the abbess, Miss Grace Gard
ner: Sister Byzantine, Mrs. John New
ton Russell; Sister Clemeney, Mrs
Harry c. Carr; Sister Felicity, Miss
Annie Book; Sister Balbine Mrs. Helen
Steckel; Sister Gisela, Mrs. ]. B. Lip
pincots: Sister Regina, Miss Mary Gay;
DeSBdrS, MIS-. MdIlHeW IoDeIlSOH MIS-
o. o. Witherbee, Mr.. e. e. Stacy, Mrs.
L. C. Schutze; Allette, Lillian May
Kahn; page to prince Bellidor, Lacy
Fidell Swaine.
Incidental music-St. Cecelias Mass.
Gounod; "Agnus Del" Corelli;
"Gloria," Hayden; Credo in the Doric
style Massaet.
Fuhrer quartet-Bessie Fuhrer, first
violin; Nora Dickinson, second violin;
Frances Aylesworth- Ghisi, vola; Lucy
Fuhrer, cello; ]. j. Falls, organist.
Ave Maria" Mrs. Albert Carlos
Jones; Lift Up Thine Eyes" (rom the
elijah" of Mendelssohn), Miss Edith
Sucher, Miss Regina Malinow. Miss
Jeffrey CARROT, Miss Selma Paley, Miss
Lillian Drain, Mrs. Adolph Ehlers.
The morning was concluded by a
luncheon, for which tables were set in
the court to the north of the club
house.