The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
THE WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Many Berkeley Ladies Have
Formed a "Citizens' Suf-
frage Club
Students Military Companies to Com
pete for a Medal-A New Elec.
tric-Car Line.

BERKELEY, Oct. 31.-Some of the most
prominent ladies of Berkeley, desiring to
take upon themselves to a certain extent
the burden of political responsibility, have
organized Citizens Suffrage Club" Be-
tween thirty and forty of them met at the
residence of Mrs. Bell Weed on Chapel
street yesterday and perfected their
organization.
Mrs. Eliza Topper Wilkes gave a short
address upon "The Duty of Every Woman
to Have Voice in Matters Political" She
argued that two baneful errors have found
| their way into the hearts and minds of
many good people of this Nation, namely,
'that religion and politics are incom-
patible,'' and that women must not
NEEDLE in politics."
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. NJ. S. Haight
| president; Mrs. r. P. Thomas, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. William Keith, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. 4. Z. S. Bangs, correspond
| ing secretary; Mrs. Lee, treasurer; Mrs.
! F. Chick and Mrs. Professor Lange, audi
! tors. Ten honorary vice-presidents were
elected: Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Dobbins, Mrs.
! Weed, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Professor Bradley,
Mrs. Professor Howison, Miss French,
| Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Spiers.
/
county society were adopted, with modi-
| ications to apply to the local society.
Offers a State Medal.
On Move Der a large number of the
freshmen who have been drilling in squads
will be placed in the companies and COM
! pany drill will be the order for short
! time. About the 18th the corps will be
! devided into two battalions of three COM
J panies each and drilled under the cadet
J Eo5,
/ tended order till near the close of the
/ term. The usual inspection and review
! will take place at the close, and it is I'M
I derstood that Adjutant-General Barrett
will inspect the corps.
! General Barrett has offered a State
medal for the winner OF the target shoot.
VIII Discuss the "New Woman"
| The Students Congress, debating So
ciety at the university, has taken up the
new woman" question and will discuss
| the problem pro and con at their next
regular meeting, Wednesday evening, No
vember 6.
The resolution which will form their
basis for argument is as follows:
RESOLVED, That the so-called new-woman
movement is for the best interests OF the race,
| by new woman being meant woman with ali
restrictions, social and political, removed from
her.
The ministry will be made up as follows
Prime Minister Oliver, '9S; Associates
| Fisher, '96. and Ramsdell, 90; Leader of
! the Opposition Friend, '96; Associates G..
Elston, '97, and Gish, '96.
Orchestral Society Concert.
The Berkeley Orchestral Society will
! give its first concert of the season at Shat
! tuck Hall tomorrow evening. Alexander
/ I. Stewart will act as musical director and
the home talent will be assisted by the
! California Quartet, consisting of C. J..
! Wendell, r. W. Smith, G. l.. Gage and E.
G.. McBane.
Josh Not to Be stopped.
At the meeting this afternoon of the
! committee on students affairs the idea
was conveyed that they did not intend to
prohibit the further issuance of the comic
| journal, but desired that more care be
used in the choice OF matter for publication.
New Streetcar Line.
1t is rumored in business circles of
Berkeley that the Southern Pacific Com
pany intends converting the San Pablo
avenue cable road into an electric line and
extending it to West Berkeley.
A NEW TROLLEY MAILCAR.-Many cities
have already used the electrician for carry
ing mail to the postoffice, but Boston is
making a new departure in the shape of a
mailcar designed for the receiving of mail
direct from the hands of the collectors.
The car will run on schedule time to GER
tain points along the line, and it will thus
be easy for the collectors to meet it at these
points and turn their mail into it instead of
into the several sub-stations. The mail
will be cancelled and assorted on the car
and left for immediate dispatch at the GEN.
trail office, or some railway station. The
car has straight sides, like regular rail-
way postoffice, which gives plenty of floor
space and room for hanging pouches. 1t
will have full complement OF tables. cases
and racks, bat it's most important feature
will be canceling- machine. The current
which drives and lights the car will feed
the electric-motor to run the canceling-
machine, which will have a capacity of
40, 600 cancellations per hour. By this
plan it is expected that letters will be de-
livered on an average an hour sooner than
if they were taken to the sub-stations and