East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-10

Through action recently taken the
Pendleton Civic Club has become af-
filiated with the oregon Federation
Of Woman's Clubs and will hence
forth be a member OF that statewide
federation. Membership wilP entitle
the local club TO representation at the
annual conventions Of the state fed
Grafton and to other privileges The
head officers of the Oregon Fedora
tion OF Woman's Clubs at present are
Mrs sarah 4. Evans. president and
MIS- sadie r. Dunbar. secretary. The
LEGAL civic club has been doing valu-
able work in connection with park
Improvements and in other lines The
organization is credited with respon-
sibility for the improvement Of the
north side cemetery tract and for the
tetterments made and to be made
around the 0.-w. r. & n. depot
grounds, Mrs. f. T. Wade is presi-
dent Of the club.
Mrs. c. II. Wiley Of Earlyille, Illi-
nois arrived at noon today to be a
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Charles Bonney.
Yesterday afternoon at 1850 the
members of the Luncheon Bridge Club
enjoyed a delightful luncheon at the
Hotel Pendleton. the affair being a
compliment 10 Mrs. Tiliman d. Taylor.
whose scores in the play during the
season was the best of all the mem
bers. Following the luncheon. the
ladies adjourned to the home Of Mrs
William J. Clarke on Jackson street
and spent the remainder Of the after
noon at auction bridge,
For the pleasure Of Miss Louise
Gray OF Portland, who is a guest Of
her sister, Mrs. George A. Hartman
Jr,, Miss Eleanor Vincent is entertain
ing informally this afternoon at her
home or Water street
THE Modern Drama" was the sub
ject studied yesterday afternoon by
the members Of the Current Litera-
ture Club who met at the home Of
Mrs. G. NJ. Rice on the north hill.
It proved an extremely interesting
! subject as developed by papers read
end the Illustrative readings from
some of the more prominent OF the
twentieth century dramatists, Mrs,
James A. Fee opened the subject with
paper on 'The Spirit of the Mod
ern Drama as Exemplifled by suder-
man, Ibsen. Maeterlinck, Strunberg
and others" Mrs. r. Alexander read
an essay by Maeterlinck and Mrs
Charles Bonney followed with a pa.
per on THE National Expression oi
| American Life in Our Drama"
reading from Hauptmann's ''ThI
Sunken Bell' was contributed b!
Mrs. C. F. Colesworthy and a papel
On William Butler Yates and th'
Irish Drama" was read by Mrs. c.
Jerard. The literary program wa
cosed by reading of Bernard
shaw's You Never Can Tell" b.
Mrs. A. C. Hampton. A piano due
from Beethovens Symptom !!
Misses Pauline Rice and MarLafc
Colesworthy was very pleasing fea
tuie of the afternoon.
Miss Madge Fulton Of Astoria Il
visiting relatives in Stanfield and will
arrive Monday in Pendleton to be thu
/ guest Of Mrs. James Johns, Jr. Mis-
Fulton and Mrs. Johns are both mem
bers of the University of Oregon
chapter of the Gammi Phi Beta so
rority.
One of the concluding events Of
the first week of the post-Lenter
season and certainly one Of the mos
brilliant social functions Of the veal
was the annual dancing party of the
Phoenix Club given last evening ii
the big auditorium of the Eastern
Oregon state Hospital. 1t was at
tended by about fifty couples, each Of
the young lady members having beer
allowed the privilege of inviting one
couple as guests.
Pink was the predominating colol
used in making the big hall attrac'
tive. Large pink chrysanthemums In
generous numbers and streamers anC
draperies Of the same soft color made
the scene a fit setting for such gay
party.
Dances, old and new, were enjoyed
through the evening until a late
hour and there were several very
pretty features Of the program. A
moonlight dance and favor dance In
which partners were decided by ia
vors showered from the balcony add
ed variety to the members and the
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