Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-31
Club News

The first meeting of the st. Cecilia
club will be held today at the home
of Miss Ida Selby, 243 Occidental
boulevard. The program will be made
up of Shakespearian selections, includ-
ing the trio from Midsummer Nights
Dream, sung by Mrs. Philip Zobelin,
Miss Willy Smyzer and Miss Julie Kie
Christian. Mrs. Elmer Grey is the
president of the club and Miss Smyzer
has charge of the program, other num-
bers of which will be given by Mrs.
Harry Baxter, Mrs. Roy Kellogg, Miss
Ethel Parker and Mrs. John p. Thayer.
Florence Stone Ferris will be the guest
of the club and will give the passion
scene from Romeo and Juliet.
The statistical report of the Los An
geles Humane society (for children)
for September shows that there were
IA cases reported, involving 1853 chill
dren. There were 173 calls made on
new cases and rs on old cases. This
does not include the work done by the
night officer who went on duty Sep
TENDER 1. During the month between
the hours of 8 and IL he took 80 small
boys off of the streets and took them
ing that were they allowed to spend
their evenings on the streets in future
the parents would be held responsible.
Two girls who were starting on joy
ride shortly after midnight were taken
home instead. The different dance
halls moving picture shows, etc, in
the city have all been visited and are
under surveillance.
There were children placed in pri-
i 10, ,-fiH Ant Ion, 1NIys
ing the month, 3 of these being sent to
the home for feeble-minded at Eldridge.
Two children were taken through the
Juvenile court because of cruelty on
the part Of their stepmother, which
was established, and they were placed
in homes where the father will pay
for their board.
The condition of the homes show
that of the parents were divorced,
So living, Is separated, mother dead, 8;
father dead, 16.
Races nvolved-American 80, Mex
lean 9, colored 1, German 5, italian 1,
Norwegian l. Swedish 2, Israelite 3,
Spanish-American 1, Roumanian l,
Polish /, Portuguese 2. Armenian l,
Irish 2, Spanish 1, not known II.
Religion-Protestant %, Catholic 10,
Hebrew 4, not known 80, none 10.
The work of the society is increas-
lIlS So SlSdully tilCiS NiAS CAiiNN III SiiN
o, T. Johnson building, which has been
the home of the society for so many
years, is no longer adequate, and more
commodious quarters had to be Sc
cured. To do this and not increase ex-
penses has been a puzzle, but the So
ciety is congratulating itself on Sc
curing rooms in the Jones building,
IT'S North Spring street, where, be-
cause of increased space, less expense,
proximity to the court house and AS
ISOLATED Charities, the work can be
carried on more expeditiously. It is
with regret that the former office is
abandoned, and the society feels under
great obligations to Mr.. Johnson, whose
generous monthly donations have rem
dered it possible to remain in such
central location so long.
Mrs. Edward Winterer of Hollywood
will have the program for the Holly
wood Woman's club November 8. This
has been announced to take place in
the bungalow, but as the speaker has
some very handsome stereopticon views
showing the picturesque scenes of
Alaska, through which she travelled,
the meeting will be held in Toberman
hall instead.
Charles Farwell Edison will be the
soloist at the Hollywood Woman's
club Wednesday afternoon at Tober-
man hall. Mr.. Edison will sing his