Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Club News

The closing meeting of the Galpin
Shakespeare club was held yesterday
at the residence of Cromwell Galpin
and his daughter, Miss Lloy Galpin, in
Eagle Rock. The entire day was given
up to the meeting, which opened in
the morning with an installation of
officers a snort business meeting fol-
lowed by three papers, some scenes
from "As You Like It," a delicious
luncheon and a social hour.
Members of the club who are teach
ers played the parts in the Shakes
pearean scenes, and Mrs. Helen Hen
deFson Steckel, who drilled the young
women, was given much credit for the
excellent manner in which the parts
were cast, and the efficient interpre-
tation of the roles The players not
only played with feeling and intelli-
gcnce, but wore handsome costumes
and looked the characters they repre-
sented. Mrs. j. B. Stearns played the
part of Rosalind, Miss Eva Quick was
a delightful Celia, and Miss Beeda
Metcalf had the double part of Sir
Oliver and Corin. Miss Lloy Galpin
made an admirable Jacques, and as
the signing Orlando, Miss Anna Noble
elected warm applause. Miss Sara
Reese as Touchstone, and Miss Mary
Sanders as Audrey, completed the list
of players The scenes We're those be-
tween Audrey and Touchstone, Celia
and Rosalind and Rosalind and Or
lando, and all were we'll given. In
closing Miss Lloy Galpin interpolated
the famous seven ages of man speech,
which is actually later in the play,
but served we'll in this particular place
as a suitable finale for the production.
Mrs. Oliver c. Bryant who was
toastmistress, utilized this same topic,
the seven ages of man, most uniquely
and cleverly in arranging the program.
The general subject was an autobiogra-
ply of the club and each toast was
based upon one of the epochs so we'll
described in the poem and there were
seven speakers to present the re-
sponses.
The first, THE Babe in Arms" was
most tenderly spoken by Mrs. J. s..
Thayer. She actually referred more
to the mother of this club, Kate Tup-
per Galpin, than to the infant club,
although that, too, and the careful
nursing it received from the founder,
came under her subject.
Mrs. Egelhoff -Rundel had the "Whin-
ing Schoolboy" period for her topic,
and told many amusing and interest
ing stories of the early days of the
club, it's trials, Vicissitudes and joys.
Lover" and took for that period the
regime of Mrs Rice, who has made
the club beloved of all others by her
constant interest and association with
other clubs, both here and in the sur
rounding towns She closed this with
a direct toast to Mrs. Rice.
For "The Soldier" Mrs. Rice, the
outgoing president, responded, giving
the toast to Mrs e. H. Barmore, who
takes the guidance of the club for
the next year, and who will have work
to do for the club.
"The Justice" the great, broad, COM
Portable period is one which is to come,
and for this Miss Galpin gave the re-
sponse and toasted Mrs. Mary Moore
Grigg, through whose class leadership
the new members come, those who will
make for the strength and vigor of
the club.
In responding to 1.-The Grandfather
period, Mrs c. S. Ward, one of the
oldest members, gave a delightful pro-
prophecy, foretelling the time when the
present members should be scattered,
each in her turn founding a Shakes
peare club in her own neighborhood
and all returning yearly for great
meetings of the Shakespeare fedora
tions.
Mrs. George Rice gave the last
period, the Mere Oblivion, with q
witty treatment in which she suggest
ed the fact that women who have ac-
complished good things in this world
can never be laid away, but constantly
rise to action and power Mrs. Bar
more closed the program. The papers
which preceded the play were on "Our
Shakespeare of Today" and treated of
the writer as philosopher, scientist
and humanitarian, Miss Tillitson, Mr.,
Galpin and Mrs. John Tucker giving
most interesting discussions of the
topics.
Luncheon was under the direction of
Mrs. J. T. Fitzgerald, and was served
on long tables in the court under a
pergola rooted with vines and blos-
soming plants.
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The Indian Village was the scene of
the most enjoyable party yesterday
afternoon when the Southern Califor-
MIA Women's Press club entertained
with their annual picnic. Luncheon
was served on the broad gallery and a
large number of the members and
their friends availed themselves of the
opportunity to be together before the
summer vacation. After the lunch
the annual reports of the recording
secretary and the treasurer were given
and the installation of officers followed,
The following are the officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs d. C..
McCan; first vice president. Mrs. S.