The morning call., 1892-12-30

i good-fellowship among women; they would
| be: brought together. FL kindred topics and
be lied to takes wider interest in life.
"Look at myself, for instance. exclaimed
Mrs. .FoltA rather regretfully. How
isolated am from the sympathy and CO.
operation Of my sex in MY professional life.
..There are so few women lawyers that /
hardly dare look forward to seeing bar
association among women. and yet, 1t has
always been source Of great regret that
am not able to associate with women law
yers. '-
mo doubt I could be admitted to the
mems bar association, but 1t would not be
the same thing as associastng with women.
"Co-operaton has always given strength
70 men s undertakings. tits to be eragretted ID
that women have net organized more
"Look at such ins stiiutions as the Free
Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the
*Foresters and then think how little women
have done toward uniting -.
80 This is not owing to waman's apathy but
to msH,s opposition. -, - ..::
SIT is not to the interest OF selfish hus.
bands and brothers to advocate any kind OF
club life for women. :.
/ "Men are too prone. to imagine thai
womalHs sole place lis attending tothe wants
/ of home Men have tried to laugh every
!. project for wouan's advancement ont OF
/ fashion, and women who's generally desire te
/ please men never had courage to oppose th IS
I till the higher education set them thinking.
~ consider nothing more Heeded in San
/ Francisco than good. wholesome club life
|. for women--a. club life that will enable our
sex TO meet and discuss the topics of the
I day, to find sympathy and broader views,
1t is to be-. hoped. ifa. new club be
formed, that il will con tain women OF
brains, as well as women OF fashion: ):
.s'0f course. there arg society women who
are also brainy: women but they are in the
minority. - - =: -
~ should consider ii poor club that re.
fused TO admit gentlemen. OF course, / use
the term gentfemen adyisedly. meaning
men who are scholars and thinkers,
"Nofnsttation is perfect without men and
women: There should be equality and co.
operation between the sexes from: rocking
the baby and Singing lullaby TO filing the
highest Positions in erlnfne. literature and
| government: -: :;......:;. :. Z.
"a club is a great edueatioh for women,
nothing develops the embsyo paiIfamentar.
Ian more than rlnb life. and wotnen are as
capable of becoming parlfamen ta1ians as are
men. Look at Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
she is enc of the ae1est parilmen ntarians in
the United States: ::
*"I remember an instance 10 The point in
San Diego: The Ladies' Annex 10 the San
Diego Chamber OF Commerce was club
that | had been chiefly Instrumental. in
founding. 1t soon numbered 1000 active
members and the lady elected as presiden.
was Mrs. ). AZ Hill, sister to Mrs. Colonel
:Mboon. whose husband was few years ag o
a: well-known resident Of San Francisco,
Mrs. Hill was ;timid about assuming the
duties at first and assured us she knew
nothing of parliamentary law. but she
studied and developed so rapidly that she
made most able and gifted president.
:" Yes" said Mrs. FoFtz,. In conclusion. 81
can only repeat: that a gdod club would be
OF great benefit. to San francisco, and it is
not woman's apathy but mems opposition
that has prevented Us. from having clubs
long sgo."z: 80 !.