Woman's Music Club of Long Beach A Cultural Asset
The Woman's Music Club of Long Beach, founded in 1903, has nurtured young musicians and provided an esthetic outlet for women passionate about music. Its chorus, directed by Wallace R. Herrewig, performs annually and for public events, including a Bicentennial themed concert. The club evolved from the early Woman's Study Club initiated by Lucy Wolcott in 1908.
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Ebell
Cerritos Ave
Patrica
Woods
Regina Tuck
Esther Thompson
Republic
Woman's City Club
Third St
Wallace R. Herrewig
First Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Iris Weed
R. D. Campbell
Willis Brewer
Arnie Zahl
L.D. Prey
Nina Dickinson
Lucy M. Wolvall
Lucy Wolcott
Woman's Music Club
Long Beach
Woman's Study Club of
Women’s Music Club’s 68 years of musical service in Long Beach
The club began in a Miss Wolcott home studying Ste Dow works, later joining the National Federation of Music Clubs. It funded $6,500 in student scholarships, helped develop talents including Marilyn Horne and Akira Endo, and kept a silver loving cup since 1913 for excellence in music study. It supported community projects, entertained the military, and urged women musicians’ employment as early as 1919.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
Woman's Music Club
Metropolitan Opera
Marilyn Horne
Akira Endo
Long Beach
Houston
Austin
Tex
American Theater Ballet of
New York
Daniel Carriaga
The
Los Angeles Times
Kathleen Marto
Germany
Michael Gatlup
Fresno
California Federation of Women’s Clubs
Woman’s Music Club
Virginia
Deane Arnold Bold
New Home Items Arrive Quickly Assembled Furnishings
Judy Hazlett reviews go together furniture from Fame Furniture of Los Angeles offering quick assembly, no tools, and dealer savings. A walnut finish family room set features easy maintenance fabric and durable tops. Also highlighted are Estee Lauder Youth-Dew Golden Hours Candles and a versatile outdoor table from Ebonite Billiards with poker and bumper pool play options.
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Fame Furniture
Los Angeles
Estee Lauder
Ebonite Billiards
Golden Anniversary Traditions Echo In Two Couples
A Bellflower reception honors Elmer B Schhin and wife on their 50th wedding anniversary. Married May 13 1926 in Devils Lake NC the couple has lived in the Long Beach area 26 years and has two daughters five grandchildren. He retired from Douglas Aircraft as a machinist and led United Auto Aerospace Local 148. They attend Belflower Presbyterian Church and Bellflower Women’s Club. A second Long Beach couple Don Burdick and wife are feted at a Sunday reception in Mesa Atiz as former Long Beach residents. Married May 17 1926 they retired from the Long Beach Recreation Department where he oversaw maintenance and she was a pianist.
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Bellflower Women's Club House
Elmer B. Schhin
Lakewood
Devils Lake
N.C
Long Beach
Milton Houston
Citrus Heights
Marinus Zwaan
Bellflower
Sehlup
Douglas Aircraft Company
Mesa
Atiz
Don Burdick
At Wit’s End Beauty Is Skin Deep Comedy Piece
A humorous diary style piece follows a woman who buys a cosmetic deal, spends hours layering products, and parades in a new look at home. Her husband and kids react with disbelief as she battles a tightened face and lipstick, while the dog barks at the door.
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Dear Mother Earth Ming Aralia Advice From The Eds
A reader asks why Ming Aralia leaves fall despite care. The Dear Ed column notes high humidity and indirect sun help, sharing a method using sphagnum moss peat mix, charcoal, and water-filled deep tray with pebbles for humidity.
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Circle and Bellflower Women's Club
Don Burdicks
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Emon
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Lynn
Joel Rapt
Mother Earth
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