The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
SOCIETY IN A GARDEN,
The Neighborhood Fete al
FruitvaIe Serves Good :
Purpose.
YOUNG FOLKS PLAY TENNIS
Mrs. WeIman's Spacious Grounds
Thrown Open and Bedecked
for Charity.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
9O8 Broadway, Sept. z.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, Sept. z.
This afternoon Mrs. r. A. Wellman o!
Fruitvale opened her elegant and spacious
grounds on Fruitvale avenue to the society
young people of Oakland for garden fete
for the benefit of the Neighborhood Clubs
1t was decided social and financial sue
cess, proving the most fashionable affair Of
the season so far.
The green lawns, flowers and shrubbery
made lovely California landscape. The
tennis court was another picturesque
scene, the young ladies wearing exquisite
costumes of light, airy goods OF white
pink and blue and other delicate colors
The young gentlemen wore the regulation
tennis suits, and the playing was enjoy
able, but not professional. The music by
the Angel. Island Military band added
much to the general enjoyment.
On the grounds were tents beautifully
decorated, where fair hands dispensed
cooling drinks, icecream and other deli
cacies.
The guests were greeted by the young
lady members of the Deux Temps Society
one of the aristocratic dancing clubs OF
Oakland. The Ebell Society was we'll rep
Francisco Press Club.
Among the ladies who are entitled to
credit for the success of the affair may be
named DIR. Myra Knox, Miss Kate Whit,
aker, Miss Margaret Knight, Misses Ethel
Moore, Senta Booth, Grace de Fremery
Alice Wellman, Frances Mervry, Georgia
Strong, Ruth Palmer, Alice McChesney.
Alice Flint, Eta Emerson.
The tennis game was won by one point,
y,,oda bu Marcrc Nicholson and Proctor
Spencer. The game was played by Mr..
Nicholson, Proctor Spencer, Paul Selby
and Mr.. Thorne.
The Neighborhood Club is one of many
bearing the same name that are OF recent
growth in this City, modelled after similar
clubs that have been founded in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and other
large Eastern cities Tor practical, social
and educational work.
The Oakland clubs are located at Eighth
and Wood, Third and Peralta, Eighteenth
and Peralta, Third and Market and Third
and Franklin. The clubrooms are super
intended by A. Malron. There are also
two flourishing clubs in Berkeley and the
same number in Alameda. The first or
ganized club on the Pacific Coast and the
| largest is in this city-the one on Third
and Franklin. Until recently each club
worked Independently, but hereafter they
will work in unison, according to arrange
ments perfected a week ago, when the
various officers assembled in Oakland.
The Neighborhood Clubs are organiza-
tons for conducting clubs for boys and
girls to help them socially and in their edu-
cationai work. The members are piinci
paIly boys and girls and their mothers re-
side in the vicinity of the ciubrooms
The young folks vary in age from five years
upward, and are given useful instruction
in various ways. They are arranged III
classes according to age. The girls are
taught to sew and make fancy work, the
boys are taught carpentering, wood-carv-
ing, harness-making, making and work
of similar nature.
The women meet once q week TO dc
mending of the poor of the neighborhood
1t is a work that has suddenly sprung into
popularity and.the society young ladiesIars
taking an active interest in it.