Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

rion Welsh and Mrs. F; E. Fay.
Los Angeles Travel club held pic
mic Friday afternoon at Echo park
which was a delightful affair. The
luncheon was particularly appetizing
and the forty or more members of the
club and their guests who sat down
at the picnic tables found the affair
most pleasant. Following the repast
there were speeches and toasts. Mrs
]. P. Ellis presided as toast mistress
and the responses were brilliant and
most enjoyable. Mrs. Clara Hughes
offered the toast to Mrs. Fanny
Gleason, the club president, and ut
tered the good wishes not only Of her
self, but of the entire club for the ex-
ecutive officer upon whose success In
her work depends the success of the
club Mrs. o. A. Ellis, as secretary
was the subject of the toast to which
Mrs. Emma Hegman replied, and Mrs
May Zimmerman gave a pleasant
speech to the treasurer, Mrs. Lindley
The toast, "Our Club" was In the
care Of Mrs. Fred Kuck. The members
of the club sang America" before dis
persing. The next meeting Will be helc
at the home of Mrs Clara Hughes
1887 West Thirty-sixth street.
Ruskin Art club members studied
Spanish literature and history last
year and found the subjects so de-
lightful that they have continued along
the same lines and will study the
Spanish countries this year
The new year book shows a wide anc
interesting variety of topics which
cover North America, Anahuac, Peru
with it's administration, and the gen
eral status of Spanish power there
Mexico, Its wars, progress and en-
pires will be studied, and the religious
legendary and artistic history of the
city will also be given one days study
Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador and Venez,
uela Colombia and Panama, Centra
America and the Philippines are all tc
be studied, and the various view points
from which these countries will be OBJ.
served will make the progress most in
teresting.
The club will meet as usual at the
Friday morning club house every
Wednesday morning, beginning Oc'
tober 5.
Picnicking at the Indian village
proved a delightful affair for the
members of the Southern California
Woman's Press club last Tuesday, ant
the last regular meeting of the sea
son was one of unalloyed sociability
The only business to be transacted was
that of installation of officers and orleI
reports of secretary and treasurer
Both these showed most gratifying
prosperity upon the part of the CLUB
The former showed the acquisition o.
many talented new members and the
record of a brilliant and entertain
ing program during the winter, while
the latter showed an unprecedented
financial status, which gave great de-
light to the members. Mrs. Stowe, the
treasurer of the club, was given r1s
ing vote of thanks for the ef1clen
manner in which she has tended thl!
fund. and for the fact that the clut
now has a nucleus of $500 toward
club home.
Mrs. D. c. McCan will call a meet
ing Of the newly elected off1cers anc
directors for Thursday afternoon a
2 o'clock at the office of Mrs. Harrle
Barry, 531 Chamber of Commerce build
ing.
Members of the Loretta Street Par
ent-Teacher association held a picnic
at Sycamore grove recently. The ions
tables were beautifully decorated witt
flowers and luncheon was served undel
the trees.
Mrs. II. E. Stroud was presented witt
a. silver ladle as a token of apprecla
tion for the interest she has shown IL
the work during the past year
This was the last meeting OF tn'
season and 1t was thought TO pe
fitting climax to the most successIu u
wear the association has ever known.
49,. s.
Miss Roena e. Shaner of Missouri
gives three reasons why tne temper
ance work is succeeding:
"First-The teaching of the true
nature of alcohol in our publ schoois
the instruction regarding total ao'
stinence and prohibition in our SUNDAY
schools, the distribution Of literature
through which the printed page mas
reached and Influenced millions OF peo'
ole, the medal contests that have pre-
sented the truth in an attractive man.
nar n nersons. many Of whom would
attend no other kind of a temperance
meeting. our branches of work for the
Young people and children which have
trained skilled soldiers for the tenn
perance army-through these and many
ether departments that might be men
toned the w. c. T. U. has laid th'
Foundation broad and deep for tn'
superstructure of national and worlo
wide prohibition.
Second-The thoroughness and per
fection Of organization is such that
when the exigency demands, our lead
ers can, at a moments notice. set oul
snlendid machinery in motion for the
accomplishment of immediate results;
Third-The parades, serving OF lunch
cons. house to house canvasses, all oaS
nraver meetings, and the earnest pres
ence and indefatigable work or oul
women at the polls have doubtless In
Auenced elections in our favor TO
greater extent and degree than we car
really estimate"
The Political outlook association a
RECENTLY organized club of women, Is
nurposing making a study of municipal
state and national affairs that they
nav he able intelligently to cooperate
With other organizations in the enforce
ment of existing laws and the enact
ment Of better laws.
The executive board, consisting OF
twelve women, under the leadership OF
Mrs e. NJ. Williams, Mrs. Lucien Grey
and Mrs. James F. Scherfee, president
is studying the city penal ordinances
and making an investigation of bakery
conditions in Los Angeles. The asso-
ciation will meet Tuesday morning at
1O O'clock at the residence of Mrs.
George Haight, West Adams and Nor
mandie.