The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
OPENING OF THE
EbELL CLUB
New Home of Oakland's
Big Educational Or
ganization.
The Affair an Event of Great
est Social Prom;-
nence.
MANY GUESTS WERE RECEIVED
Rapii Rise and Progress of
Band of Intellectual
Women.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, ,

sos Broadway, Nov. IA.
The beautiful clubhouse of the Ebells
was formally opened tonight by swell
reception. The affair was marked social
event and was largely attended. Proba-
bly, not less than thousand were received
by the reception committee during the
evening. After twenty years existence
this ladies' club has a home worthy of
itself and the affair of this evening was
an expression of the happiness of its
members.
AS first organized by Professor Ebell, a
popular teacher in this city, it was kind
of federation of study classes. These
classes met in the parlors of different
ladies interested; each class had its leader
or cul ator, who directed the studies, and
once a month there was a general meet
ing; at first this also was held in parlcr,
but later on in hall; at each of the gen.
eral meetings some one OF the classes
would report upon its progress, papers
would be read and there would be little
music. All OF this tended to serious,
profitable work, but it was often somewhat
heavy, not to say dull.
Its later growth began about the time of
the removal from the old contracted quar-
Telegraph avenue, when Miss Horton was
the president; but most of the advance has
been made during the five years presi-
dency of Mrs. George w. Bunnell. In that
time the club has moved into the quarters
at Fourteenth and Washington streets,
and has outgrown them; 1t has attained
the standing and numbers which made
necessary the beautiful new clubhouse on
Harrison street.
Soon after ID owing into the Fourteenth
street rooms the ways of the club changed
to quite an extent. There was more fre-
quent coming together of the memb bers and
more OF the club spirit; the rooms came to
be a place for dropping in at all hours,
when the members happened to be down.
town. The Tuesday luncheons were in
stituted and became very popular. The
character of the Saturday afternoon as
semblies was changed to make them more
generally interesting. Friday afternoons
devoted TO discussions OF topics of interest
were instituted. and also series of Thurs
day evening lectures.
Out of it all there arose a club patriot
ism and solidarity of interests before un-
known.
The reception committee last evening
and its twenty assistants were in full
dress, but the many guests and mem bers
were in calling costume. The large audi
torium was beautifully decorated, and
nothing but compliments were heard on
all sides.
The officers and members of the Ebell
Society are:
President, Mrs G. w. BunneIl; vice-presi.
dents, Mrs. H. o. Trowbridge and Mrs Z. H
Benjamin; corresponding secretary, Mrs. G.
H. buriick; recording secretary, Mrs. r. T.
Gleason; assistant recording secretary, Mrs
NJ, E. Matthews; financial secre tary, Mrs. L.
G. Judd; treasurer, Mrs Z. w. Owen; general
curator, Miss Martha r. b. bsou.
Executive boaId-Miss NJ. 4. Babson, Mrs.
E. II. Benjamin, Mrs. G. w. BunnelI, Mrs G.
H. Burdick, Mrs. R. p Gleason, Mrs. f. G.
Judd, Mrs. NJ. E. Matthews, Mrs. L. w. Owens,
Mrs. H. o. Trowbridge.
Reception committee e-Mrs. Paul Lohse
lchairman) Mrs. 7. c. Coogsn. Mrs. G. L. Nus
banner, Mrs. c. D. Pierce, Mrs Z. B. Jerome
Mrs. Seth Mann, Mrs. E. Nusbaumer Mrs w
H. Creed, Mrs. A. NJ. Rosborough, Mrs. ". G.
Palmanteer, Mrs. II. C. Morris, Mrs f. NJ
Welle, Mrs. j.. Munseu, Mrs. Ambrose Corn
wall, Mrs. Wallace Everson, Mrs. G. l. Curtiss.