Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-22
Clubs

Yesterday was Poets day at the
Ebell club, and members of that organ
ization had the pleasure Of entertain
| ing Ella Wheeler Wilcox and John
Vance Cheney. Mrs. Wilcox, owing TO
the exigencles of a hurried departure
for the north, was able only TO
acknowledge her introduction with
| brief cordiality, and left the auditorium
Immediately for the train. Mr.. Cheney
was the speaker for the afternoon and
took the southland and its heritage for
his subject.
with our peculiar inheritance has
| fallen to us correspondent duty ana re-
sponsibility," said Mr.. Cheney, name
| ly, to cherish and reverence the spleh-
| dor of the mother days, to preserve
the ancient landmarks, to keep In our
speech the old names, and out OF TINS
grateful guardianship to grow faltn-
! full, unforgetting people whose IRE
shall be the legitimate offspring OF the
| life before, carrying 1t on ana upward
to heights seen only in the VISION Oh
| the dreamer, the seer. Ours Is
| stronger blood, ours a larger OUTLOOK
| and ours is a nobler privilege we must
leave a vastly improved possession 10
| the future dweller on this golden snore,
| else belle the might of the fathers ana
close our period in impotent VANITY
Mr.. Cheney concluded his remarks IN
this manner: while the early men
came hero for the gold of the GROUND,
the later men will strive, in thelr
| higher toll for the riches that DO not
take to them wings and fly away. IL
was the prophecy of Cannon Kingsley
that California would be the greece OF
| the new world. / hold, with nature
and history at nay back, to this nope.
Great art will one day grace our
! golden shore.
do. No small portion of the RESPONSE
| hilitv for our aesthetic development
must fall to the lot of the women OF
| this southern land, and 1T is encourage
| ing indeed to discern among them SO
much intelligence, sincerity ana DE-
termination bent to the service OF the
| good cause" ,-,,.o5
| this address were under the general
direction of Mrs ]. B. Stearns AT the
first table Mrs. John Peacock pre-
| sided. assisted by Mrs. C. G. Coule,
Mrs. Thomas Vigas, Mrs. Herbert
Reoua and Mrs. Harry Purdon: MRS
]. A. Henderson was hostess for nhe
second table, and helping her TO dls-
pense the tea and cakes were MIS- IT'S
| William Sarver, Mrs. w. t. Nlchols
Mrs. Albert H. Voigt and Mrs! Joseph
Leroy. At the third table Mrs. j. b.
| Coleman poured and Mrs. William H.
Mavne. Mrs. Garret s. Hogan and Mrs
| Charles Clark served with her
The meeting of the executive ooard
will be held wednesday morning at
1o:9o o'clock at the club mousse
Washington Street School Parent
Teacher association will hold bazar
at the school house this afternoon and
evening. Judge Curtis D. Wilbur VIII
| speak in the evening.
Purd V Wright is to speak before
members of the Southern California
woman's Press club this afternoon at
the Woman's club house. John Vance
| cheney, who spoke yesterday at the
FbelI club. will be a guest of the CLUB
also, and will enjoy the reception
which is to follow the address. Many
of the club members will have guests
of distinction, and the social function
which members of the board and of the
social committee, under Mrs. Hampton
7, Storv, have planned will be one or
those delightful affairs for which the
members of this club are SO Well
known.
The Meeting of the Ruskin Art club
next wednesday morning will be en-
| livened by a display of some or the
rare and exquisite articles distinctive
| of Peru brought back by Mrs. Chester
Brown, 2O4 North Union avenue, after
some years residence in that country.
Mr.. Brown was manager of the big San
Domingo mine near Arequipa, and Mrs
Brown had ample opportunity to study
all phases of Peruvian life. Her COL
| lection includes many interesting
things. from a miniature OF the canoes
used by the natives to pieces Of quaint
hammered silver made by the early
Snaniards for their table use and
heirlooms of exquisite lace and SILK
shawls reluctantly parted with by
the wives of impoverished Spanish
grandees.