Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18

tremely entertaining, the majority
of them being extracts from the
various plays of Shakespeare. Each
making the romantic minded Juliet
very evident: Mrs. Maitland, splen-
did as the legal minded and some
what pedantic Portia; Mrs. Roberts,
particularly effective and appeal
ing 0s she recited Ophelia s famous
mad scene; Mrs. Sones, excellent as
a canny and dignified Lady Mac
Beth, while Mrs. Childers and Mrs.
Costello eonvulsed the audience as
the seductive handmaiden and the
alluring Cleopatra.
Prior to the play charming
musical program was presented
Shakespeare proving the inspira-
tion for all the numbers, the pro-
gram thus providing the right at
mosphere for the comedy.
The Jenkins trio, Martha, Thelma
and Albert jenkins, accompanied
by Mrs. Ruth Teeple Reid, were
heard to advantage in the Morris
Dance from Henry VIII, the
music being composed by Germaine.
"Who Is Sylviaa" and "Hark,
Hark, the Lark" 10Th the music
of Schubert, were charmingly sung
by Mrs. p. A. Thaanum, Nina Gan
ton playing the accompaniments
and Mrs. Ruth Teeple Reid delight
ed with piano solo, ''Nocturne -"
from Midsummer Nights Dream
(Mendelssohn.)
The musical program concluded
with the famous Mendelssohn wed
ding march from midsummer
Night S Dream played by Martha
and Thelma jenkins, accompanied
by Mrs. Ruth Eeeple Reid.
Hold Business Meeting
4 short business session preceded
the program, at which time the min
utes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved. Communications
read by Mrs. w. W. McEwen, cor
responding secretary, were as fol
lows: A note from the Literature
section of the club, announcing the
section S willingness to comply with
the board s request that section
meetings be held in the clubhouse !;
a note from w. Z. Robson, scout
executive. thanking the club for
the use of the building during the
recent financial drive; nGce from
the Y. W. C. A. board, also thank
ing the club for the use of the
building at the recent dinner and
lecture.
Mrs. 0. !. Bradshaw. president of
the club, announced that the exeeu-
tive board had decided to put new
roof on the building and new
ceiling in the tea room, having
everything in readiness so that the
new board could carry out its own
plans for interior decoration.
1t was moved, seconded and ear
ried that the chair appoint the club
delegates to the state convention to
be held in Oakland during May,
Mrs. Bradshaw appointing Mrs. B.
N. Gruwell, pres.cenr-elect, and
Mrs. F. ID. Jones to represent the
club.
The chair also announced that
the final meeting daIe had been
changed from May 10 to May %
in order that Mrs. Gruwcll. who will
be at the state convention on the
former date, might be present to
be Installed as president for the
coming year.
Mrs. B. NJ. Gruwell, reported on
the recent county convention IN
Holtville, and the names of Mrs. c.
W. Remele and Mrs. Bertha Judd
were endorsed by the club for mem
bership.
A resolution was passed by the
club disappearing the use of steel
traps in capturing wild animals for
fur, and recommending that the
resolution be endorsed by the state
convention.
The meeting was then turned
over to Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox who
made a clever speech of introduc
tion for the musical numbers on
the program and for the play.
AT the close of the program, the
club members were guests of the
section at tea, Mrs. James W. Glass
ford and Mrs. +. d. Jacobs presid-
ing at the prettily appointed tea
tables