Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
Club News

LII the afternoon of March l, the
executive board having issued 1900 in
yitations for a reception to be gwen IN
commitment to Mr.. and Mrs. Rooert
Mantell. who will open at the Mason
Opera house Monday night in a reper-
toire of Shakespearean classlcs anu
romantic plays.
AS an interpreter of Shakespeare,
Robert Mantell has no. living rival
and Mrs. Mantell, as Marie Booth Rus
sell. ably plays the leading female
roles in her husbands company.
Mr.. Mantell has accepted the honor
offered himself and wife, and is an
nounced to speak at O'Clock FoIloW-
ing his address, Mrs. Willetts j. HoIe'
Ebelrs gracious president; Mrs. =. I.
Dieter and Mrs. George Bayle will re-
ceive with the guests of honor until
o'clock.
Each club member will have one
guest ticket.
The program for March follows:
March 7. Arbor and Bird day-Leeture.
"Tbe Trail OF the Plume Hunter" with
stereopticon. VIM L. Finley; group of bird
songs "The Wood Pigeon" The starring,
THE Yellow Hammer" THE Wren, IN, me
owl" by Eliza Lehman; sung by Mrs. Min
ME Gazzolo-Love. -.
March "A. Lecture, Current Events. Mrs
Lou c. Chaplin ~
March 21. Reading-'What Every woman
A reception in honor of the s0th birthday or
Mrs. L. B. Torrey will follow the program.
March 2s An afternoon of chamber music
in charge of Madam Elsa Won Grose Menas-
co. assisted by Mr. Julius Bierich, violin;
Mr. Ferdinand Won Grose. viola; MI H. We
dorf clarionet; Mr. A. stamm, piano.
Parliamentary Law-First and third MON Mon
days. Mrs Matthew S. Robertson, curator.
Parliamentary drill by Mrs Robertson at
Expression@First and third Tuesdays, Mrs.
William L. Jones', curator. Continues the
discussion of Sesame and Lilies by Ruskin.
Shakespeare Second and fourth Tuesdays
Mrs. f. w. Beau de Fart, curator Henry w.
part II. will be studied at both meetings.
March 20. Special program, "Shakespeare
Value to U.s." Mrs. Edward North. lecture
shakespeare in Wanderings,' Dr. water
Lindley; Songs from Shakespeare. MRS
Katharine Kimball Forest; reading, Miss Nll-
science-Tuesday, March q, Mrs. Jay B.
Millard. curator. Discussion of Recent
Scientific Achievements" led by Mrs; William William
Warren Orcutt. Lecture, National Ethics as
Influenced by a National Philosophy" Hon. d.
C. Bellows, late American consul general 10
Japan. Mrs. William Warren Circuit MRS
Russell Judson Waters Mrs. William Baur-
hyte and Mrs. Fred Hooker Jones, hostesses
at Ebell club house.
Art and Travel-First and third Wednes-
days Mrs. George II. Mosher, curator
March 2, ''The Second Day in Florence
Churches and Palaces" March 16, The
Third Day in Florence-Galleries. Luncheon
in charge of Mrs. Allison Barlow
Music-Second and fourth Wednesdays, Mrs.
Harmon Ryus, curator. Lectures by Dr.
Bruce Gordon Kingsley, on Wagner's Ring
of the Niebelung."
Books and nversation-Thursday, March
H. Mrs. Sidney j. Parsons, curator program
in charge of Mrs. Frank W. King. Optimism,
DIR. Elots Religion of the Future" Mrs
Fred Belts; Optimism of Browning" Mrs
Frank w. King; 'Browning's Optimism IL
Illustrated by 'Pppa Passes, " Mrs. Charles N.
Flint. Luncheon in charge of Mrs. Wilson
Francis Pleas.
Friday Morning club announces the
following dates for March:
March 4-"some of the Needs of the City,"
Hon John d. Works.
March la Visit to Central America"
Mrs Fred W. Wood, assisted by Miss Hazel
Gates Miss Mary Lindley, Miss Murel Stew
art Carl Oscar Borg dn costume).
March 17-Saint Patrck's day party 2;3O
D. m. Irish Dialect Stories, by Anne Kava-
naugh Program in charge of Mrs. j. S.
Valley. Mrs. H. L. Story, Miss Florence
Moore Music.
March 1S-Monologues, written and pre-
sented by Miss Marjorie Benton Cook of
March 22-Meeting of the dramatic
mittee, p, M one-act play from suder-
ard Hovey, Mrs. Morris Cohn. Mrs. Myron
Westover. Club members only.
March ga Contest Between Practically
and Idealism," John P. Young of San Fran
cisco.
In answer to the query, What are
the Friday Morning club members do
ing?" a query made by the program
committee that it might serve as a
point of vantage from which to make
selfevident the numberless activities
in which the composite member of the
Friday Morning club is engaged, the
question was discussed yesterday
morning under following subheads by
members qualified by active and long
service in each department to answer
for what is being accomplished in her
own special line:
Los Angeles District Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, Mrs. r. J. Waters municipal art
commission, Mrs w. ]. Washburn; playground
commission, Mrs. Wiloughby Rodman; hous-
ing commission, Miss Elizabeth KenneX; jul
venile court, Mrs. w d. Byram; munelpal
farm Mrs. ]. b Lippincott; scholarship plan,
Mrs Randall Hutchinson; Civic association,
Mrs. Rodman; Arroyo Seco park, Mrs An
drew S. Lobingier; League of Justice Mrs.
Charles Farwell Edison; Young Womans
Christian association, Mrs w. c. Patter-
son. Working Boys club, Mrs. H. r. Boyn-
ton; children's hospital, Mrs. Hugh Harrison;
Los Angeles Orphans home, Mrs. Walter
Thndley.
March calendar for Wednesday
Morning club is as follows:
March 2, 2 p. m.-Business; 2;SO. Compli-
mentary program, Mrs. NJ. D. Chemberlin.
March g. 10 a. m.-Shakespeare section Mrs.
H. f. Brett, leader, Cymbeline act ". p.
m, Current Events, Mrs. Jane M. Beatty.
March 16, 10 a m.-Shakespeare section, Mrs.
H. e. Brett, leader; Cymbeline, act V. 2
p. M, "Oberammergau, the Great Passion
Play and Its Environment" Mrs. Cecilia A.
White
March 49, 10 a. m.-Shakespeare section, H,
E. Brett, leader; review of Cymbeline and
discussion of play. p. M, musicale, Mrs.
F. D. Parks, Mrs. l. o. Bachelor, Mrs. w.
Lodge Brett and Mrs. w. F. Bott
Special evening event-Lecture Monday,
March 2s: "A Summer Tour Of Europe Along
Unbeaten Paths" illustrated with stereop-
tieon views, Mrs. Cecilia A. White.