Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26


! The district federation board meet
! ing and council of presidents will be
| held Tuesday at the Ebell club. The
members of the board will assemble
! in the morning at 1030 o'clock. Lun-
| cheon will be served at noon and in
! the afternoon the presidents of the
| city clubs will join them at 2 o'clock
| to complete arrangements for the en-
| tertainment of the members of the dis
trict convention.
According to the present plans 1t is
! the intention to devote the first day
! to a luncheon at the Ebell club and
a play to be given in the afternoon of
| the same day by members of the Col
| lege Women's club under the direction
J of the dramatic section. Mrs Willis
j. Hole is chairman of the executive
committee. The convention will meet
| November II, 18 and 10, with two or
three sessions each day.
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The program for the Ebell club for
| October is a promising one, with sug-
| gestions for many delightful hours for
! the members. The regular club work
Is announced as follows
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
Presidents address; announcements OF gen.
1 eral curator; for members only. Musical
Mrs. Gertrude Ross pianist; Miss Margaret
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
Song recital, Madam Constance Bal1our'
Henry Balfour.
MONDAY, OCTOBER II
! Reading-Prophecy and Fulfllment-The Bi-
BILE. An original arrangement of selections
from the Old Testament foretelling the COM
ing of the Messiah, combined with the gos-
pei accounts of the life and teachings or
Jesus. A unique program which appeals to
the literary well as to the spiritual mind.
Miss Ida NJ. Leonard.
MONDAY. OCTOBER "a
Charter day reception, to 8. Each member
allowed to bring one guest on visiting card
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81
Robert j. Burdette. Lecture, Human Ori-
entation."
The department work is outlined for
the month and the curators believe
that in the various branches distinct
ly high grade of attainment my be
expected this year. The branches an
nounce these meetings and SUBJECTS:
French-Mondays, beginning October 10.
Mrs. L, r. Quint, curator. Hector Alliot'
officer French academy. Instructor. 10 a. m''
first class; II a. M, second class
Parliamentary law-Monday. october 49, Ills
p. M Mrs Matthew S. Robertson, curator.
Organization of class, with review and drill
work by Mrs. Robertson
Expression-First and third Tuesdays, 10 a.
m. Mrs. William L. Jones, curator. october
A. uses of Great Men," Emerson. October
1s. luncheon, in charge of Mrs. M. H Com
ings. Miss Ada B. Fulcher, toasmistress.
Shakespeare-Second and Fourth Tuesdays,
10 a. m. Mrs. Edward North, instructor; Mrs.
F. w. Beau de Fart, curator. October H.
Coriolanus, act I, contemporary Roman lfe
(a) political Cb) religious ,c) domestic Oc-
tober 25, Corioanus act II. Luncheon IN
charge of Mrs. w. P. Baker
Art and travel-First and third Wednesdays,
10 a. m. Miss Alice E. Milton, instructor;
Mrs B. N. Pratt, curator. October s. New
York to London. various routes October 49,
London. Luncheon in charge of Mrs. Delos
T. Davenport.
Music-second and fourth Wednesdays, 1O;sc
a. m. DR.. Bruce Gordon Kingsley, director;
Mrs Harmon Ryus, curator. Lecture-recitals
by DR.. Kingsley Wagners 'Siegfried.'
Books and overwhelmingly, october
G. 1O3O a. m Mrs. George Goldsmith. cura-
tor. Rostand, by Mrs. Goldsmith; discussion
and part reading act III of "Chantecler' oy
members of the department. Luncheon In
charge of Mrs. William S. Cross!
Drama-Second and fourth Thursdays, 1880
a. m. Mrs. Ada Henry Van Pelt. curator
October 49, Modern Drama, Miss Sybil Eliza
Jones; October 27 The Weaver, a poetic play
by Mrs. Marie Madison Brotman
Science-Thursday, October 90 10 a. M
Mrs D. K. Dickinson, curator. Current Sci
entifc Events, in charge OF Mrs. z. E. Smith.
Lecture Bacteriology with practical DEM
onstrations by w. N. Horton M. D., former
city bacteriologist.
The dramatic section of the College
Women's club met Saturday at the
call of the chairman, Miss Elsie Ara
Waggoner. Plans for play to be given
at the district federation meeting No
vember II were discussed informally,
but no definite action taken. The
members of the committe include, be-
sides Miss Waggoner Miss Stella Nc
Lean, Miss Lucy Howell, Miss Lloy
Galpin and Dr. Dorothea Moore. The
committee will meet Wednesday af-
ternoon to perfect plans.
DIR. Stanton Colt, who is to speak
before the Friday Morning club Octo-
Der s, has a subject which is sure to
attract interest. He will discuss
George Bernard Shaw and his subhead
as a social symptom-is most inter-
esting in its suggestiveness.
The members of the Friday Morn
ing club are no strangers to Mr.. Shaw
and his theories, but any new exposi-
tion of either will hold attention and
presented by so able a man the view
point is sure to prove of extra value
DR.. Colt is a lecturer and writer of
sonciderable renown and is active in
political and social settlement work In
England.
An informal meeting of the delegates
to the College Women's Club fedora
tion was held Saturday afternoon at
the home of the president, Miss Caro-
line Pierson. Plans for the various
clubs were discussed informally. There
were about twenty-five delegates in at
tendance.
The executive board of the State Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs met Satur-
day afternoon at the Y. w. c. A.
building Mrs. Russell j. Waters pre-
sided and other members of the board
who were present included Mrs Helen
Bandini, Mrs. Randall Hutchinson,
Mrs. Ada Marsh Chick, Mrs. ]. S. Da-
Wis. recording secretary, and Miss
Adele Humphries, corresponding secre-
tary. Reports were received from
nearly every one of the state chair
men, showing that club work is start
ing off with most encouraging prompt
ness.
The committee on industrial and So
cial conditions report was received
from Mrs Sturdevant Peet of Berke-
lev and contains a full and thorough
Dlan for the years work. Mrs A. e
osborne of Santa Clara Is chairman
of the civil service reform committee
and also is a member of the general
federation committee on the same work.
Her report was also received Satur-
day
Northern clubs are already at work
and the conventions will be held in the
north even earlier than in the south.
Sacramento is to have the meeting
of the northern district November 3
and 4 and San Francisco will enter