Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-05
Club News

The annual breakfast and presidents
day of the Highland Park Ebell was a
brilliant success. Club members to the
number of about 100 assembled in the
club rooms in the morning to partici-
pate in the business meeting. Mrs.
Jane Beatty, the president, made her
inaugural address, which was full of
excellent suggestions. Among the
projects which her energy will prob
ably put into practice is the establish
ment of nursery where infants and
small children of the club members
may be assured of comfortable care
and safety during the club meetings.
The Importance of the section work
was another feature introduced by Mrs.
Beatty, and last, but by no means
least. the club house fund. She also
made the programs for the year a
point in her address, and promised that
they should maintain the same high
plane established within recent years.
Following the morning session, at
which various committees also offered
reports, an elaborate breakfast was
served The main hall was decorated
with morning glories, and in the dining
room all of the tables had for center
piece a tiny club house, over which
ivy vines were trailing, tiny bonbon
dishes carrying out the club house
idea. Toasts were proposed by Mrs.
e. NJ. Hood and responded to as fol-
lows: "Our Club House." Miss Martha
Winans: Hall of Fame" Mrs. j. M.
Douthit; "Greater Highland Park,
Mrs. ]. G. Cortelyou; Mere Man."
Miss e. M Packard: "Wise Service to
the Community" Miss Belle Beatty.
Mrs. William Barnhart contributed
vocal numbers during the morning
program. her selections being "a Sum
mer Night" (Thomas), 1.-THE May
Morning" (Mannee), Where the
Heart Is" (Speaks) and an encore num-
ber. without Thee" (D'Hardelet)'
The first autumn meeting of the Re
ciprocity club was held yesterday af-
ternoon. Balloting for officers resulted
in the reelection of Mrs. Catherine
Pierce Wheat as president, the elec-
tion of Mrs. w. H. Housh as vice
president, Mrs. Scofield as treasurer
and Mrs. Harry Huston as secretary
to succeed Mrs. w. H. Housh, re-
signed.
The Harmonic club will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home OF MISS
Nancy Grail, 1349 Toberman street. The
program will be the music of Sea,
Field and Forest, and is to be under
the leadership of Mrs. George A.
Simpson.
The officers of the club are: Mrs.
John ]. Abramson, president; Mrs. Z.
II. McWhorter, vice president; Mrs
Blonda Banks Colburn, secretary; Mrs.
]. G. Thamer, treasurer; Mrs. George
II. Doane critic; Miss Mamie Clayton
current events.
Mrs. Carrie stone Freeman is chair
man of the program committee, with
Mrs. William Duff1eld. Mrs. William Il.
Cross, Mrs. George H. Doane and Mrs.
George A. Simpson. The entertainment
committee is headed by Mrs. Carrie
Severance Howard, and the other MEM
bers include Mrs. Frank Herford, Miss
willy Smyzer and Miss Nancy Grail.
Mrs. C. H. McWhorter is chairman of
the reception committee, and working
with her on the committee viii be
Mrs. Caro- Satterwhite, Mrs. Harrison
Albright, Miss Mary Goodrich Read
and Miss Sadie Stanton.
The meetings are to be held the hrst
and third Thursdays of the month, and
the club this year will meet at the
homo of the various members Singers
and instrumentalists of note are MEM
bers OF this club, and the programs for
the winter as arranged promise TO De
decidedly interesting.
Queen Alexandra chapter of the I'M
periaI Daughters of the Empire met
club house. The afternoon was
devoted to a. discussion of the
philanthropic endeavors of the chapter,
and several individual cases were
brought to the notice OF the committee
in charge of this work, of which Mrs
Cary e. Fagge is chairman
The club numbers about 100 members,
most of whom have now returned from
vacation trips, and the tea which fol-
lowed the discussion was charmingly
informal, with Mrs. R. w. Vincent Of
ficiating as hostess.
The programs for the next several
months are to be in charge of the
different committees, the literature
committee having the November meet
ing, arts and crafts December, Music
January and entertainment February.
Members of the hospital committee
of the Los Angeles Federation of
Parent Teacher associations met in the
club rooms in the Chamber OF Com
merce building yesterday afternoon at
A o'clock. DR.. George Leslie of the pub