Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-15

II was suggested by the presidant.
Miss Hammer. that a pioneer story OF
the Plains be "A feature ~ every pro
Gram repdered BY the organization dur
INK the coming year. and Il was also
suggested by Mrs. Maude Wilson that a
contest for name for the Pan Pen
Publication Ia wngcd. al names boing
submitted no later than the goth Of July.
IN order that the leailct may bo edited
and distributed nj the next regular
meeting 10 bc held same time Ia Au'
gust
one ~ the main features ~ the after
moons program was talk by Mira.
phebe ". Warner of Claude. who IL
one ~ the clubs most active aud inter
cstcd members. en- Getting Started"
Mrs. Warner related her own expert.
onccs as "a writer. from the time ~ the
writing OF her first theme In grammar
school until the present day, which was
highly enjoyed. and proved To b. n
wonderful inspiration ~ every one pres
ont Don't give NJ, no matter what
happens. Keep ON trying was the nd
vice given the beginner by this talented
writer II the Plains. DO not think In
too high terms. ana Try to accomplish
the big things In the beginning; b's VIII
ing ~ start where you can and not
where yuu want to start. aud practice
writing short stories for your home
town nowsliapor." were other splendid
points brought out by Mrs Warner. a
report Of the district meeting VI Fed
Grated clubs. held recently az wichita
Fails, was given by Mrs George Saig
ling. after which two songs. entitled
Thoughts - You" and ANS Well That
Ends Well" composed by Miss Julia
l.ockctt ~ this city. were rendered with
wonderful expression In "A series 81
solos by Mrs. l.. a. Newly. who was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Locketi.
splendid Address.
An address m synopsis" by Miss
RUBY Cook ~ Mclean gave In full de-.
tail the method ~ writing a scenario
that would be most likely 10 be- accept
ed by moving picture corporation. The
main polnts established by Miss Cook
were the avoidance 81 moIAnidness and
tragedy, In play writing. character
study. unplausable action, and the Use
IL too many characters. are often elc'
men,s 60 he avoided, and do not let
your story cover too long space Of
time. Cultivate your power To visualize
and train your plot perception by study
INK the actors ON the scene when at
tending moving picture shows. Note tn"
things that appeal 10 the emotions u
the audience. one dlscouraglng fact In
regard 20 scenario writing given by Miss
Cook was that only one scenario out OF
thousand scenarios submitted was pur'
chased by the moving picture compa'
MES. the other nine hundred and ninety
nine being returned to their respective
owners.
The next number on the program was
the reading II a poem written by Alvah
Meyer. entitled THE Call 81 the Wild"
by little Miss Elizabeth Meyer. and Miss
Lillian Larsen rendered several beauti'
full piano selections. Hungarian Rhap'
sody No. 2. by List, and In the
Woods"
by far the most enjoyable feature OF
the program to those present who were
Interested In the study OF art was an I'D
dress on that subject by one OF our
city's most talented young artists. Miss
Lillian Horsbrugh. Miss Horsbrugh
gave a brief history Of the Egyptian
and Greek art. and during her talk
made ~ clear that art Is not only found
In beautiful pictures and statues carved
from stone. but may also be found In
the form ~ a piece Of furniture. the