Santa Barbara News-Press from Santa Barbara, California • 23

Ta BARBARA NEWS PRESS INTEREST: TO MA fs Town Chatter Assistance League To Celebrate Pink House Anniversary a gift one of the Harris Santa Barbara musician and artist and Mrs James Chapman on in 1850 Valley Club Setting for Golf Tourney Museum committee Club play from California and Santa Bar mecca for research work the shelves and the long Museum AV Edwin Gledhill and Mrs Gledhill in charge of the arranging indexing and classifying the rich store of material Ed the time THE LIBRARY in the new museumfilled with early books bara history and other historical and valuable books will be a ers Elmer Whittaker shown here with Mrs Whittaker built handsome library table shown in lhe picture Mr Whittaker volunteered his supervision of reconditioning the five rooms of the Mission for use of the Museum Tall yucca blooms in footed silver vases decorated the library the Air and Mr and Mr and Mrs Russell Turner of he Bel Air' Country (Continued on 3 Col 5) his brother Alpheus Thompson who buhl lhe first no story adobe in town for his bride Senorita rancesca Car rillo The house later became St Charles Hotel The paint ing was the gift to the Society from Mrs Mildred Lacy Williamson whnsn face reveals the serene beauty that was a promise in the girl of the portrait portraits by Hal Boucher and Vincent 1 Mandese Lorenza Trussell daughter of came to Santa Barbara the show case is filled with lace that came from San The exquisite lames Rick DESCENDANTS of early day Spanish California and Barbara Charles Thomas Pierce and his sister Mrs the open house marking the opening of lhe new Santa urn They are the son and daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Hiram Pierce (Anna Jose phine Moor) of Santa Barbara and former owners of Alisal Ranch They arc descendantsalso of the Borondo and Burke families They are standing by an old Dutch American in laid desk that had been owned by lhe late James Chapman the engineer who built the first water tunntl in Santa Barbara and who was head of the water department He also engineered the London Tubes The desk is a cift from Mrs Arnhke in memory of her parent American settlers of Santa Rosamond Pierce Barry were at Barbara Historical Society Muse SEATED ON A handsome old mahogany the Santa Barbara Historical Society are president of the Society and Mrs Price new rooms that house the museum at the Old Mission It was largely through Mr Price's interest that five rooms of the Mission were rented to the Society at a nominal fee The sofa was a gift from JI rs Arnhke in memory of her parents Mr By LITT I PAULDING The Old Mission has been towns guardian a long Like all old dwelling pi that have been lived in and have seen generations come and go it gets endowed with life the spirit of man seems to get into the old gray stones and the hewed beams of all faiths look on it as a friend It has served all lailhs Now almost in its second century the Old Mission will guard lhe town "lares and penate 1 1 res some than the Mission itself ranciscan monastery 'has found a place to house these things thanks to rancis Price and the padres and Rome the Santa Barbara Historical So ciety has moved into five rooms in the long wing of the Mis sion with things treasured by Santa Barbara The open house Wednesday afternoon showed how rich was Santa heritage While thanking Mr Price president of the Historical Society the thoughts and gratitude of many went also to Mrs John Rus sell Hastings who has had this dream of preserving the keep sakes for posterity They came from nearly every state in the Union and many countries Many Treasures There are so many things to write about with histories that would fill volumes Some were from the old Spanish California founding families in Santa Bar bara with treasures that had come from Spain The paintings portraits and landscapes are impressive and lieserve a chapter All these inanimate things tell a story of gracious hie in Santa Barbara The Chelsea period cup and saucer the Pink Sutherland luster cup that graced a tea table a child's white embroidered dress the stunning 18th century Dutch American inlaid desk and cheese cabinet and the books and the silver and the old news papers the engraved invita tions to a party at the Old Ar lington an invitation to a Span ish dance to be given to honor President Harrison handpaint ed dance programs This is a maritime town an and Mrs Hal Booth Jr and Mrs Paul Watkins Mr Mrs George Vaughan Mr Airs Homer Burnaby of Los Angeles Country Club Robert McCreary Mr ATTRACTING much attention in (lie new Historic Society Museum at the Ohl Mission of Capt rancis Thompson of Bath Me brig which in Dana Io Santa Barbara as Years Before the Beside the portrait is JI i Gcorgin old seaport and the literature and the art about shins and sailors is something I want to write about later It includes Alexander rancis ojl painting of the Indians greeting Cabrillo There is an old painting of the lying Cloud the fastest American Clipper ship that passed by this place on its way to San ran cisco with Capt Josiah Perkins Creesy at the helm Underneath the painting is a model of the Cloud There is a quaint painting of "The Cam) of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey of this when Capt Green well was in command Small tents are pitched under the oak trees and not far from the channel This is the gift of Mrs Arthur Greenwell Brig Pilgrim Henry Chapman ord paint ed a watercolor of the Santa Barbara waterfront showing Dibblee Hill Louise Eddy gave (Continued on 2 Col 1) Santa Barbara is the portrait captain of the brought Richard Henry Robert Hascall Mrs A rank Heimlich Mrs Bert ram Zener and Mrs Winston Kratz Tne Girl Scouts and the YMCA girls are happy since the League has given 8100 to each group for camperships this summer Mrs Jevne llaugan is Pink House chairman with Mrs AW Scars co chairman Mrs Harley Bennett is House Chair man and Mrs Donald Butler work chairman Mrs Lawrence Eder as spe cial events chairman is plan ning a second anniversary tea lor the Pink House at the at tractive early day dwelling Members and friends will in when the date is set to see the place and the display of workshop items Bridge Course Mrs Kelley a bridge expert left Jliss Anna Lincoln assisted in cataloguing the treasures The delicate glass and china fans and a Barbara homes Each piece has a history antique fan on top of the shelf is from Jlrsard's collection Book Section Of AAUW Meets Mrs Thomas If Cates 1115 errel lo Rd will be hostess to the fourth Tuesday Book Section of the American As sociation of University Wom en Tuesday May 25 at lunch eon at 12:30 pm Mrs Harold Crase will re view the book "The Natural Superiority of by Ash ley Montagu Mrs Samuel MacKinnon bas chosen to discuss "Seven Years in by Heinrich Harrer THE LOWERS in the New Museum most of them na tive California flora added to the charm of the 'Museum opening last Wednesday Jliss Katherine Burke (center) whose gift was creating bouquets with the simplicity and beauty due them has been a happy part of life in Santa Barbara was assisted by Jlis John Watt (lorence Piero) THE CURATOR of the committee sorting and ward Boreip etchings are on the wall behind them and on the registration desk is the lovely old figure of Saint Barbara the patron saint It was created by an artist long ago of carved wood and clothed in painted canvas and once it was on the altar of the old presidio church the first church in Santa Barbara It was lent by Jliss Maria Capt Horatio Gates Trussell of Hie bark who The second annual Invita tional 54 Hole Medal Play Golf Tournament at the Valley Club a three day event that started riday was a highlight of the year in the golfing world in this part of California Playing the Valiev course were 144 visiting ers from Country Clubs Sarita Maria to Laguna Beach to Bakersfield and players from the Valley and the Mon tecito Country Club Last night a Dutch Treat party at the Coral Casino was the social event of the tourna ment for wives of the golfers came with them The traditional Calcutta din ner for the men was given ri day night at the Valley Club and this was a largely attended gathering Among those attending 'were Mr and its household treas many years older a A 9 Mt JK who lived on upper Chapala Street JIr Chapman was a distinguished engineer On the wall above Mr and Mrs Price is a portrait of rances Thompson of Bath Me given the Society by her kinswoman the late Jlrs Jlildred Lacy Williamson The portrait was painted in Bath April 8 1863 by Philip Spooner Harris first president of the National Academy of Design and a grandfather of Jaffrey When the Assistance League of Santa Barbara meets June 1 at the Montecito Country Club the members will hear of special parties to be given at the Little Pink House 1010 Anacapa Street the headquarters In the meantime the Pre School Dental Service Commit tee the League's main project is going on all the time under the chairmanship of Mrs Tru man Kelley The League was encouraged by Mrs Stanley Henriksen dental hygienist for the Health Department of the Santa Barbara City Schools She and Dr Helen Hart screen the children at Dr office on the City Plaza The project has careful supervision and the health authorities and the local dentists say it is very es sential work The other members of Jlrs committee are Mrs will start a four weeks bridge course for beginners on June 9 16 23 and 30 from 3 to 5 o'clock There will be an hour of instruction and an' hour of supervised play It is open to the public The League's recent dinner dance at the Montecito Coun try Club for its members and their husbands and escorts was much enjoyed Mrs JI Burr Parker and Mrs William Serumgard will be in charge of invitations for the anniversary tea and Jlrs A Rogers will be food chair man (Picture on Page 4) AT HOJIE AGAIN on an adobe wall is the lovely portrait of Inez Harmer as a young girl painted by her father the late Alexander Harmer The Philadelphia artist who came years ago to Santa Barbara and 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