Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-15
Clubs

Wednesday Morning club members
yesterday began the study of Richard
II, and the preliminary meeting was
devoted"to the historical setting of the
play. In the afternoon Mrs. e. R.
Sergel opened the South American
study circle with an account of some
of the cities of the southern hemis-
phere she has visited. Mrs. f. A.
Christy gave paper on South Amert-
can Rivers-An Imaginative Trip" and
Mrs. e. J. Brett continued her descrip-
tive talk on Guiana begun last month.
Mrs. Jane Beatty gave chat on cur
rent events to close the afternoon.
At the previous meeting an elaborate
program was presented by the Shake
speare section giving a resume of the
play, king John" The program in
b. Pinson: "Falconbridge" Mrs. E. j.
Sergel; Women of the Play" Mrs. H.
Ivor Thomas, and the STORY of the
Play" by Mrs. 1. o. Bachelor. Music
was introduced during the afternoon
by Miss Mary Nee, and readings
from the third and fourth acts were
given as follows: "King john" Mrs.
H. Ivor Thomas; Arthur" Miss Mary
Nee; "Falconbridge," Mrs. o. f. Reut-
Pembroke" Mrs. L. V. f. Kimball;
Hubert" Miss A. e. Pierce; Philip"
Miss H. Meigs Randolph" Mrs. L. b.
Welcome; "Dauphin,'' Mrs. A. K.
Smith; Blanche" Mrs. E. B. Pinson;
Constance" Mrs. E. v. Sergel; Mes
senger," Miss Goleta Mushet.
The house warming for the new club
house will take place in January, and
much interest was aroused over the
proposal at a recent board meeting
that each member buy her own chair.
The club already owns its china linen
and silver, but the larger pieces OF
furniture for the new house must be
supplied either by gift or purchase,
and the club members are energetically
at work persuading Santa Claus to re-
member their club house as well as
themselves.
Mrs. Dora Ollphant Coe gave an ad-
dress on Californa's contribution to
literature yesterday afternoon at the
Hollywood Woman's club meeting.
Mrs. Coe traced the influence of the
poppy land to stage, poetry and fiction,
and the list of writer's who are either
native of this state or have been resi-
dent here long enough to catch the
color and spirit is a long one. Among
the best known names mentioned by
Mrs. Coe were Edmund Russell, Bret
Harte, Joaquin Miles, Ambrose Bierce,
Edward Roland Sill, Charlotte Perkins
Gilman, Edwin Markham, Frank Nor
ris, Clay Meredith Green, Gelett Bur-
CESS, William and Wallace Irwin,
Robert ]. Burdette, Kate Douglas
Wiggin and Mrs. Gertrude Atherton.
Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs.
Albert Soiland, Mrs. Jennie D. Harper,
Mrs. Emma c. Henderson and Mrs. w.
o. Jackson.
The program for next Wednesday
will include a story for children by
Mrs. B. w. Harper, Christmas carols
and violin solo by Warren Ferguson.
So
Cosmos club members enjoyed a
lecture yesterday afternoon by John
H. Young, M. A, of Exeter college,
England, on "Shakespeare's Lovers"
Arthur Amsden Macurda of the State
Normal school gave two Shakespear-
can songs, "Orpheus and His Lutte"
music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and
"Who Is Sylvan" that lovely song
to which Shubert has set such beau
at the piano, and the initial appear
ance of this singer, newcomer in
Los Angeles, was given enthusiastic
applause. The club will meet Decem-
ber 2S for a Christmas program.
Among the features of that day will
be the singing of Christmas carols by
members of the Lyric club.
In0 SIdk6Sp6dTedn S6CLlOH Will
meet Tuesday to finish the play "Ro-
meo and Juliet" Several papers will
be read by members of the section
and a new play selected for study
after the holidays.
The opening of the exhibit OF Amer
lean etchings at the Friday Morning
club today will be of interest to all
club women. The exhibit will continue
until Saturday evening and the after
noon of the last day will be open to
guests.
Members Of chapter p, P. Fl. o. fra
ternity, will have donation of toys,
food and clothing to the First Street
Day nursery this afternoon. These
articles will serve to decorate the
Christmas tree to be given for the
little folk Friday afternoon.
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Mrs. J. B. Millard, district chairman
of the educational committee of the
District Federation of Women's clubs,
will present the amendment to the
compulsory educational clause in the
constitution to members of the 1egis-
lature this afternoon at the chamber
of commerce. Ernest j. Lickley rep
resenting the department of education
of Los Angeles, will discuss the
amendment.
Sally Bonner, Emma Conroy, Juliet Borden
and Mildred Burnett: Messrs Henry
DAILY, Nat Head. p. Shedy. Tim Horan,
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