Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-08
Club News

MFRS WILLIAM H. HoUsH presided at
Ag the reciprocity luncheon at Chrsto-
AL piers yesterday and also had charge
of the program. Mrs. Chalmers Smith and
Mrs. A. L. Hamilton president of the State
Mothers congress, talked about the federation
work and its history. Mrs. Hamilton told the
welcome news of the ordinance which has
been passed in Pasadena prohibiting the use
of fireworks on the Fourth OF July. mill
tary and patriotic parade, with the Municipal
band, athletics in the afternoon and fireworks
at park in the evening will be substituted.
Mrs. Hamilton extended acordial welcome to
the mothers who wished to celebrate the
Fourth in safety to pass the day in Pasadena.
Mrs. Roland Herbert Jackson, founder and
manager of the fine arts gallery in the Hotel
Virginia at Long Beach, gave an interesting
lecture on American art and artists She
said: America has living producing artists,
who are worthy of our most sincere thought
and E probation, and our patronage is due
them. At the recent exhibition in Berlin 1t
was proved that American artists led the
world in landscape painting, and among the
works exhibited in America it is found that
many painters are real masters of the art.
For instance, photograph taken of the
painting "a Witches Pool" by Jonas Lee,
cannot be distinguished from the photograph
of the original scene. This picture ex-
hibited at Seattle and later at the gallery In
Long Beach.
THE financial side of the fine arts ques-
tion was shown in the case of Joseph Jeffer-
son. who was often known to mortgage his
home a second and third time in order to
buy painting. His friends, of course,
scoffed at the idea but at his death the
pictures for which he had paid $4,000 were
sold al profit of s1sO0O0.'
The modern home with its high wainscoting
and low ceilings does not allow the ex-
hibition of beautiful paintings, and Mrs.
jackson made plea to those who are build
ing new homes to make them so that pictures
of any size may be hung. In conclusion Mrs.
Jackson said, Il want the world to know
that in America we have art, that we know
art and that we appreciate it,"
Mira Amelia NJ. Calkins, prominent for her
lectures on the Fine Art of Speech" gave
an interesting talk. using her argument
in favor of the cultivation of the speaking
voice the active part which women of all
classes are taking in club work and their
need of clear, distinct voices Her talk was
appreciated so much that she responded to
request for readings with little tone poem,
/ 'The Prayer Cure in the Pine Woods and
two little verses by Riley, 1.-The Earthquake
and "At Auntie's House" Plans were dis
cussed for the reception to be given in honor
of Dr. f. c. Moore and Dr. Dorothea Moore
at the Alexandria, June 2S.
Several paintings from the Kanst art gal
lery of South Spring street were exhibited
after the luncheon. They were: "a Passing
Shower" by d. j. Cue, the Oldest marine
painter in America; Evening Among the
Oaks by Granville Redmond Eucalyptus"
bx Benjamin c. Brown; "The Hunters Re-
turn" by E. Irving Couse; Baby Is King"
by Charles c. Curran colored etchings by
Martin Van Der Loo of Brussels; 'The Har-
vest" by F. F. English, and Oriental" by
G. Garguello.
Miss Florence Mills of Chicago, who has
been a guest of the city for some time, will
make this her home for the immediate present,
at least and will be associated with the Civic
association. Mrs. o. w. Bryant, president of
the association, has intlmated that Miss Mills
may be asked to accept the Craftsmanship Of
a committee of city planning.
s.
Mrs Stephen A. Randall read an interesting
paper about the George Junior republic at the
meeting of the Eschscholtzia chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, in the Ebell
club house yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. S.
Grant Goucher presiding
Definite plans were made and committees
were formed for the reception to be given
In honor of Mrs w. w. Stison, the new state
regent June a. in the Ebell club house Mrs.
Mary Banning was appointed chairman of the
hostess committee, Mrs. Henry Dillon chair
man of arrangements and Mrs. John v. Pea