Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-25
CHARTER MEMBERS
GATHER At EBELL
Hundreds Throng the Handsome
Home of Organization TO Con-
graduate Founders
NOTABLE ADVANCE BY CLUB
Decorative Effects and Costum-
ing of Women Make Affair
Brilliant in Color
NOTABLE ADVANCE BY CLUB


Charter members were the guests of
the Ebell club yesterday afternoon,
when several hundred of the members
of that organization thronged the
club house to offer their congratula-
tions. Mrs. Fred selwyn Lang, for
mer vice president, introduced the call
ers to the prominent women through
whose early efforts the club was estab-
llshed
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, one of the
charter members and a past president;
Mrs. J. E. Coffin, Mrs. Alexander
Campbell. Miss Matte Wilson, Mrs.
T. Il. Knight and Miss Agnes Knight
were the charter members who par
ticipated in the entertainment yester-
day. Others who were entitled to this
honor but who were unable to enjoy
it were Miss Alice X. Parsons, Mrs.
Charles Strong, who now resides at
Whittier, and Mrs. Charles Winthrop
Fish.
This club now a power in the city,
was organized sixteen years ago at
the home Of Miss Parsons and for the
next year met at the houses of men,
berss At the end of the first year the
growth was so great that more com
modious quarters were demanded, and
the old home of Governor Downey on
Main street between Third and Fourth
streets, where the Hotel Van Nuys
now stands, was leased for a club
house.
CLUB IN "GREEK TEMPLE"
The next move took the organiza-
tion to rooms at the corner of Elev-
enth and Flower streets, and later
Mrs. Burdette built a club house on
Broadway, near Seventh street, where
the present store of Barker Bros.
stands This house, modelled after the
design of a Greek temple, was a de-
lightful home, and was enjoyed by
the women for some time. Another
move forced the Ebell to find tempo
rary quarters at Cumnock hail. and
five years ago in December the club
took possession of its present quarters.
This beautiful club home was IN
gala array yesterday to do honor to
it's founders, and the officers Of the
club. Mrs. Edward Bellows, president;
Mrs John H. Francis, first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. George H. Kress, second
vice president; Mrs. A. c. Smither,
recording secretary; Mrs. w. H
Jameson, corresponding secretary;
Mrs William Warren Orcutt, treas
urer, and Mrs. Frederick Warren john
son. general curator, with the mem
bers of the executive board, including
Mrs Lewis Clark Carlisle, Mrs. Philip
Gengembre Hubert, Mrs. Edward c.
Dieter, Mrs. William L. Jones, Mrs.
James Warren Holder and Mrs Will
let's ]. Hole, stood in the receiving line
in the large dining room. Members of
the courtesy committee under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Reuben Shet-
tier, were about the rooms. Refresh
inerlts. ices, coffee and cakes were
served from handsomely arranged ta-
TYus
Stearns, Mrs Alison Barlow, Mrs. G.
T.. Prince and Mrs. w f. Nichols
formed the committee in general
charge of the tables At Mrs. Stearns'
tables were these hostesses: Mrs. j.
\ T. Colman, Mrs e. w. Peek, Mrs. w
3. Corwin and Mrs ]. A. Henderson,
while assisting them were Mrs. John
v Peacock, Mrs. Stewart Macfarland
HRS Robert V. Probasco, Mrs. S. j.
Smith, Mrs. Harry Purdon, Mrs. Rey-
mold z. Blight, Mrs. Gertrude Ross,
Miss Edith Minor Miss Agnes Knight,
Mrs George H. Doan, Mrs. Frank
Nichols and Mrs. George ]. Cote.
PROMINENT WOMEN HOsTEssEs
other hostesses were Mrs. George
Harpham, Mrs George Bayly, Mrs.
Leon Moss, and assisting them were
Mrs. c. S. Bradford, Mrs. H. L.
Reeves, Mrs. A. zimmerman. Mrs. f.
=. Fay, Mrs Malone joyce, MISS mary
Ives, Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. II. S,
Stanbury, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs.
George Mosher and Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. Albert Russell, Mrs. Allen d.
Butt. Mrs. Chester c. Ashley, Mrs. a.
IT Voight, Mrs, James Beam, Mrs.
Frank Hudson and Mrs Charles A.
McKelvey were together at one table,
and in the same neighborhood were
Mrs. valentine Peyton, Mrs. Thomas
Vigus. Mrs w. I. HollingswoTth, Mrs.
Lucretia Pyne, Miss Franklin, Mrs.
William Holland, Mrs. Edith A. Schu-
lenburg, Mrs, Marshall q. Hills and
Mrs. Robert Riddell.
other hostesses were Mrs. Thomas
McCaffery Mrs. Richard Beebe, Mrs.
Octavius Morgan, Mrs. 1. L. Hibbard,
Mrs. A J. Copp. Mrs. w. II. Mayne,
Mrs. M e. Bainbridge, Mrs d. A.
Meekins.
A bank of palms formed a center
group in the room, about which seats
were placed, and the tables beyond
this supplied an effective arrangement
which disguised the great space of
the room, at the same time allowing
ample opportunity for the guests to
move about, and to encourage infor-
mality among the callers and the
women upon whom the duties Of host
esses devolved
The affair was one of the most beau
tiful of the early fall both in decora-
tive effects and in the sumptuoqs cos
tuning of the women in attendance.
A string orchestra under the direc-
ton of n. L. de Nubila furnished de-
llghtful music for the afternoon.