Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
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Club News


.nHE season of 10000 for the Friday
Morning club will be brought 20
"A q brilliant close today by the in
stallation of officers for the coming
year, presentation of Materlink's
play, SISTER Beatrice" and luncheon
for club members. At the luncheon
there will be covers for over 800.
"Sister Beatrice" is to be given under
the direction of Mrs. Lillian Burkhardt
Goldsmith assisted by Hobart Bos-
worth, William Yerrance and Miss AL
legra Gardner and others.
officers to be installed are Mrs. Oliver
p Clark, president; Mrs. Charles Far
well Edison, first vice president; Mrs
Jules Kaufman, recording secretary;
Mrs. Morris Albee, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. N. K. Potter, treasurer; Mrs
Stoddard Jess, Mrs. Barthold Baruch
Mrs. Hugh Harrison, Mrs. George Bug
bee and Mrs. Charles o. Nourse, direc-
tors.
Outlining the course of study for
1909-10. the year book of the Ruskin
Art club is in the hands of the club
members.
The motif for the next twelve
months work is to be Spain.
Realizing that the keynote to the
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history and literature of the country,
the Ruskin Art club has decided to
devote much time this year to these
side lines, and accordingly will begin
to lay the underpinning of their super
structure with the study of principles
of Spanish pronunciation.
Preceding by way of physical and
geological formations, climates and
productions, the club will take m
Spanish history at the time of the
earliest inhabitant. They will greet
| Scipio Africanus when he reached this
fascinating old land, 209 years before
Christ they will watch the progress
of events during the time of the Ro-
mans and the Goths and Vandals. The
Moorish invasion, the days of Aragon
and CASTLE and the intermediate his
tory of this Land of Romance will lead
,, to the Spain of today, while like a
golden thread running through the
fabric of war and peace will be traced
the distinctive art of Spain.
The prospectus promises year OF
the greatest interest, and, as usual, the
makeup of the little book is a delight
to the posseSsor and credit to the
program and printing committee.
s.
The final meeting of the Hollywood
Woman's club was held wednesday
afternoon, when the annual luncheon
was served After luncheon the Of
ficers for the ensuing year were in
stalled as follows: President, Mrs. j.
J. Steadman; vice president, Mrs. r.
p McJohnstone; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. C. E. Bireley; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Alexander Schloesser;
treasurer, Mrs. C. E. Mooney; for the
board at large, Mesdames s; F.
Rhoades, B. S. Phelps, C. W. oliver,
F. NJ. Douglas and Wood.
The question of how to secure de-
sirable drama in our theaters and how
to prohibit the other sort is one of
the Tive wires" of club life today.
The manner in which the matter is
being settled in Boston is set forth as
follows in the Minneapolis Journal;
Mayor Hibbard of Boston is consid-
ering the appointment of a "censoring
committee" of three disinterested citi-
zens to see all doubtful New York
plays and report on their fitness Tor
Boston production.
He has already sent Licensing Clerk
Casey to New York on a similar mis-
sion, the result of which is said to be
that "The Easiest Way" and "The Girl
From Rector's' will be barred from
Boston stages.
"The Easiest Way is the Eugene
Walter play in which Frances Starr is
featured under David Belasco's man
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| the play in which Violet Dale refused
to appear unless the costume prepared
for her was modified, she claiming that
it was immodest.
Mayor Hibbard himself saw "The
Easiest Way and condemned 1t. ut
shall not be seen in Boston," he says.
| The Boston mayors general plan to
protect the city from the indecent
drama contemplates personal CEN
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duction, the barring of improper plays,
the strict censorship of offerings in
second-class theaters, cooperation
with clergymen and the Watch and
Ward society, the employment of LII
censing Clerk Casey as "advance
AGENT to head off Objectionable plays,
and prompt reports on the character
of ali classes of entertainments.
| 1t is Mayor Hibbard's idea to have
the censoring committee consist of
citizens who would have no official