El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-21
ORIGINAL PROGRAM BY WOMANS CLUB
BRINGS OUT THE TALENT OF Ell PASOANS

FHHE original program presented by
the Womans club Saturday al
ternoon, in the First Christian
church. proved an enjoyable and in
teresting event Opening the program,
Mrs. Will T. owen spoke of the coming
or the Boston Opera company and
what IL would mean to the music low
ers OF the city. Mrs s. II. Sutherland,
the club president. talked on the prog
ress Of the campaign for the new club
house The Sixth infantry band.
through the courtesy OF Col. John II.
Beacon and Lieut.. Col. Z. V. Smith,
played two compositions by Mrs. Ger
trude Ledbetter. 1.-THE MOonflower" and
My Boy Scout" which were sung by
Sergt. Geo. LunocenZy and Corp. Ed
ward Kleinan.
Mrs Frank Seward read an essay on
contemporary poetry in England, writ
ten by Nancy Edwards, OF the class Of
1916 OF the high school. Mrs. VIII T.
owen sang sac Scwed n Button on
His Coat" composed by Francis Moore.
Mrs. Adine T. owen played her accom-
paniment. Mrs. Hal f. Christie read
two original poems. THE Children OF
Mammon." by c. II. Ashton. and Intro
spection." by Mrs. NJ. A. Mediation. DE.
II. G. Mccarthy read a poem Of her own,
Mid the Grass and the Dew Mrs. r.
&. Phillips read one Of her original
stories. "A Man and His Gun" George
Newell played two piano solos Of his
own composing, AN Old Fashioned
Garden and an Improvisation, "A
Mood" DR.. II. c. Mccarthy gave dra-
matte reading Of a story Of her own
writing, When Halle Lou Done the
Glory Dance
The program closed with the sing
iEE Of two Of Miss Elizabeth CARROTS
compositions Roses" and "Oh Fair
New Mexico" by Mrs. Walter ID. Howe,
accompc MED on the piano by Mrs. j.
y. Pearce. The usheIs were dressed in
Colonial costume and were Mrs Roy
n Davis, Miss Rose Goodman and Miss
Greta Palmer,
Following tie program. the guests
went downstairs, where the art depart
ment had an exhibit. The basement
was decorated with streamers OF red.
white and blue extending across the
ceiling and draped American flags sug-
gestive Of Washington's birthday ami
Versary. Tea was served from n table
decorated with a little cherry tree and
Ratchet as the centerpiece and red
candles in crystal sticks tied with bows
Or red tulle were about Mrs. S. H.
sutherland and Mrs. VIII T. Owen
poured the tea. which was served by
the ushers and the junior members.
The table was covered with a crepe
paper luncheon cloth decorated with
American shields as a border.
The art exhibit included two paint
ings. one a landscape and the other n
marine view. by Rev. Miles Hanson; a
study Of books and a marine view by
Mrs Frank n. Seamon; landscape
owned by Mrs. F. j. Seamon and paint
ed by the late J. C. Barrett. Of Mexico;
an oil sketch OF the Palace Of Fine Arts
dome at the Panama Pacific eXpOsi-
tion. a pastel impression Of the Court
OF Abundance at night. and OIL and wa
ter color sketches Of the missions and !
old buildings at Carmel-by- the-Sea and
Monterey. California, by Miss Ruth NJ
Augur There were artistic photo !
grapic studies by Mrs d. V. Fennessy
and Fred J. Feldman: exhibits of deco
rated china by Mrs. W. c. Morgan: n
metal fire screen the work of Mrs
Prank W Seward. and a number OF
small animal figures, modelled by little
Katherine Seamon. The affair was well
Attended.