Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-12
Club News

TRIDAY MORNING CLUB yester-
n day conducted it's members and
Il guests on visit to Central Amer
lea under the guidance of Mrs. FREQ
w. Wood The program was most
interesting one opening with a talk py
Mrs. Wood. illustrated by the stereop-
ticon in which she spoke entertalnin8ly
of the life of the people of Centfal
America as they had come under ner
observation during her residence at tne
American legation in Honduras thelr
marriage customs, their rellglous ies-
tivaIs and professions and all the vivid
nicturesdueness Of their daily lives.
Among the stereopticon views shown
were a number of the Honduras coast.
as well as those from the interior OF
Honduras and the state of Guatemala.
Mrs Wood also illustrated her talk
with many interesting objects from
her collection of the costumes, pottery
baskets and household utensilsNot Cen
tral America She was assisted py
Miss Hazel Gates, Miss Mary Lindley,
Miss Muriel Stewart and Carl oscar
Borg, who all appeared in the DrlshI-
hued costumes of the natives.
The collection of Central American
paintings by carl oscar Borg was a
feature of unusual interest in the day
program, and the members fingered
long after the regular meeting hour 70
enioy them. The story of Mr.. Borg
adventures in these lands is ike
story book romance, and much or TINS
spirit has crept into his paintings OF
these quaint old places and filed them
with an indeflnabe charm. lie mas
painted the sun Drowned natives as he
saw them in the round of their daily
lives-in the market place, their gay
costumes brilliant in the white neat or
the day: at their devotions, the vivid
hues subdued in the shadows of
cathedral doorway, or most dellghttul,
perhaps, when merely lounglng by
some gray old fountain or in quiet
courtyard. The beauty Of the archi-
lecture appealed strongly to the artist,
and his paintings of stately cathedral.
imposing palace or poems hut, with the
ever present cypress trees, bring to
the beholder an impression so strong
as to be a lasting one. 1t would take
many words to tell the story of these
countries as Mr.. Borg has done with
his facile brush.
s.
Miss Marjorie Benton Cook will fur
nisb the program for the Friday Morn
ing club next week, appearing in mon
ologues.
The numbers promised are the fol-
lowing: "At the Matinee" introducing
we'll known type of public nuisance
the matinee girl; "a Suffrange Mono
logue," Of special interests to husbands
and "antis;" "Heroines," introducing
typical heroines of George AIDE, George
Bernard Shaw and Ibsen; "Nicolletti,'
a study of an Italian peasant.
s.
The popularity of the study sections
which form so large a part of Ebell
activity was further demonstrated last
week when a request was preferred for
still lanother section-the study of dra-
matte art. There were enough signers
to make the project seem feasible, and
at preliminary meeting held early in
the week a second meeting was decided
upon for next Thursday when the
question will be definitely settled.
s.
Mrs. c. P. Dorland entertained the
members of the Shakespeare alumnae
Of the Wednesday Morning club at her
home in Monrovia Friday. The guests
were met at the station by a large hay
wagon and rode to Monrovia canyon,
where a bountiful luncheon was served.
A short business session was held.
after which a quotation contest and
various ~ames were enjoyed. All voted
the day a great success.
| Those present were: Mrs. Anna S
Averill, Mrs. C. p. Dorland. Mrs o.
H. Hubbard. Mrs. Allison Barlow, Mrs
]. f. Brown. Mrs. H. E. Brett, Mrs. F.
| Caldwell, Mrs. H. H. Harrison, Mrs.
H. C. Douglass Mrs. A. M. Foster,
Mrs. F. E. Prior, Mrs. ]. M. Hale, Mrs.
Hester Hunt, Mrs. H. c. Cover, Mrs.
z. D. Park, Mrs. Annie e. Pierce. Mrs.
c. S. Goodrich, Mrs. f. NJ. Nickel, Mrs.
J. B. Liversidge, Mrs. NJ. A. Pierce,
Mrs. L. V. J. Kimball, Mrs. T. NJ. Full
Ter, Mrs. NJ. L. Lagrange, Mrs. w. II.
Harrison, Mrs. II. s. Carter, Mrs. A.
E. Hodgson, Mrs. A. f. Pitkin, Mrs. T.
M. Sharp, Mrs. w. H. Fillmore, Mrs.
A. V. Dunsmoor, Mrs. o. L. Robertson.