The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
CHOSE MRS. ROSE FRENCH
Elected President of the Women's
Federation for Public
Good.
SHE TALKS OF THE WORK.
The Federation Practically Completed
Its Organization-Dr. Bowen's
Dispensary.

The Women's Federation for Public
Good progressed in its work of organiza-
ton to the point of electing officers and
appointing a committee on constitution
and bylaws at its meeting in the
Y. NJ. c. A. lecture-room yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. Irving was the choice for chair
man, and Miss S. NJ. n. Cummings con-
Quoted the devotional exercises
Credentials were presented by the fol-
lowing societies and ladies':
Womens Educational and Industrial Union
Mrs. Paris Kilburn, Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster Mrs. P. D. Hale, Mrs. l.. c. Fraser,
Mrs. R. Searles, Mrs. Z. P. keeney, Mrs. T. f.
Kapp, Mrs. H. Lewis. Nine. L. A. Sorbler
No IL, Woman's American Protective Asso-
citation of San Francisco-Mrs. J. NJ. Brown,
Mrs: L. F. Tuley, Mrs J; II; WhitesIde, Mrs. J.
D. Ellis, Mrs A. Hubbell, Mrs. F. W. GreenlaW,
Mrs. w B. Arnold Mrs. A. Colbert, Mrs J. Cook
and Mrs J. B. Houston.
West Oakland Woman's Christian Tempe
rance Union. by Mrs. NJ. L. erase; Oakland w.
c. T. T., Mrs. o. E. clifford; First Congrega-
1ionaI Church Missionary Society, Mrs. Frank
j. French and Mrs. T. Clough.
First Baptist Church Union, Mrs. kerrigan.
Council 10, W. a. P. \. OF Alameda, Mrs.
Irene Smith.
Mothers Club OF the San Francisco Boys
Club, Mrs. II. Irving, Mrs. NJ. j. Mann.
The Woman's Council, Mrs. EllZabeth A.
Bryant.
No. II, Mrs. Lila NJ. Nmball
Cleaners Club, Miss Smalley and Miss
Council No. 2o-Mrs. Gingle, Mrs. Richard
son. Mrs. Blackwell.
Individual members of other societies
present were authorized to speak and
vote.
Nine. L. A. Sorbier, in a laudatory ad-
ton for president Mrs. Frank ]. French
said she favored the nomination because
she wanted it known that the earnest and
Christian women of the City are behind
Mrs. French in her work At Mrs. Rose
NJ. French's earnest solicitation the matter
was left to a nominating committee, and
she declined the Office because OF other
duties.
Mrs. w. B. Arnold, Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster, Mrs. E. 0. Clifford, Nine. L. A.
Sorbier and Mrs. D. J. Spencer were APP
pointed nominating committee.
y committee consisting of Mrs Rose NJ.
French, Mrs. W. B. Arnold, Mrs. F. J.
French, Mrs Henrietta E. Brown, Mrs. H.
H. Luse, Mrs. j. NJ. Jones, Miss E. A.
Mrs. NJ a. Nash, Mrs. E. A. Bryant,
! Madame j. \. Sorbier, was appointed to
draft a constitution and bylaws. fur
ther committee, whose duty it would be
to invite other societies to send representa-
tives to assist the federation, was ap-
| pointed, Mrs. Helen Wheeler. Mrs. w. A.
| Greenlaw and Mrs. D. ]. Spencer being the
members OF that committee. Mrs. Frank
! ]. French, Mrs. E. X. Oatman and Mrs.
| Ida NJ. Porter were appointed committee
| to interview the delegates as TO their
| choice of officers.
| The choice of Mrs. Rose NJ. French for
president was SO unanimous that that lady
consented to accept the office for tenn
porary organization of three months. The
inc OIL ~ he ha n
for president, and Mrs. Rose Nj. French
was declared elected to that office. She
was received with acclaim.
Mrs. French said she believed the
Woman's Federation for Public Good
would prove mighty force in this City.
| She had many plans for work among the
slums of the City. She would like to see
something OF the nature OF a college settle
| ment. There should be reading room
where boys might be allowed to take re-
| fuge as it were, from their own homes.
An editorial appeared in one OF the daily
papers recently, in which women had
| been warned not to aid Mrs. French in her
scheme for self-aggrandizement. 1t had
gone further, and said that home was an
Institution where there should be no in
truders. That theory might mold where
home is castle and the parents kings
and queens. But alasr' she said, there
are SO many who are not kings and
queens. she spoke or the WORK OF Dr.
Amy Bowen, who has opened free dis
pensary at North Beach.
Mrs. Emmeline North was elected cor
responding secretary; Mrs. ]. NJ. Brown,
! recording secretary; Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster treasurer; Nine. L. A. Sorbier, first
( ce-president; Mrs. D. J. Spencer. second
vice president. Mrs. Eva Bates. Mrs.
| Irene Smith, Mrs. w. b. Arnold, Mrs.
! Porter and Mrs. Anna Smith were ap-
pointed personal help committee, who
would assist the president in the work of
investigation of cases.
The committee on constitution and by
laws will meet at the State w. c. T. U.
headquarters on Thursday afternoon to do
the work assigned to them.
Mrs. j. NJ. Brown. Mrs. Anna Smith,
Mrs. H. J. Benson, Nine. Sorbicr, and Mrs.
E. K. Oatman were appointed committee
on plan of work, and will meet at the
same place on the same afternoon.
The federation adjourned until Monday
at P. NJ. when a session will be held in
the Y. NJ. c. A lecture-room.