The San Francisco call., 1896-06-09
EQUALITY CLUB
How Shall Married Women Oh.
tain Permission to Attend
Conventions?
0bsequies of City Attorney Taylor's
Wife-Floral Fete Receipts-City
Trustees Adjourn.

ALAMEDA, CAL, June S.-Mrs. G. L.
Wood presided at the stated meeting of
the Political Equality Club this afternoon.
A large number of ladies were present.
Miss Clara Bowen read paper prepared
by Mrs. Ida Harper, aad Mrs. Paxson one
written by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Both were on the benefits of woman suf-
frage.
a lady in the audience sought advice.
She wanted to know what a woman ought
to do whose husband objected to her at
tending conventions and suffrage meet
ings. She stated that some of the hus-
bands in Alameda had set their feet right
down against their wives participating in
the movement.
The responses were various. One lady
said she would go first, and confess her in
discretion afterward; she would obtain
forgiveness Or. Another lady re-
marked she would argue the gu estion qui-
etly with her husband and try to convince
him of his error; but she would go any
how. The majority, however, could not
concede that such state of things ex-
isted or would exist, as their hus bands
were firm advocates of woman suffrage,
and had been the conver ters. not the con-
Verted.
The ladies had a social chat, the out
come of which was that on near dates they
would appear publicly in two plays; one
entitled Love and Politics." by Mrs. Has
tie and the other ''The Extra Session" F"
by Miss Severance.
Frank MCGOWAN of Humboldt City has
been asked by letter if his services can be
obtained in furtherance of the suffrage
cause In this locality.
Mrs. TAYLOR Buried.
ALAMEDA, CALL. June 8.-The sympa-
thy, extended toward City Attorney Tay-
lor for the loss of his wife Mrs. Susie B.
Taylor, and the respect entertained for her
were made stronglymanifest this morning.
The funeral services were announced to
be private, but that did not prevent all
classes of the community showing their
sense of Mr.. Taylor's loss by their pres
ence at the residence while the last rites
were held. The floral offerings were SO
numerous as to require a special vehicle TO
transport them to the cemetery at Noun
tain View. From IL 10 l o'clock all busi-
ness on Park street was suspended and all
shops were closed.
The Rev. Edward bennett officiated at
the funeral services and e. d. CrandalP S
quartet sang "Abide With Me, Blessed
Are the Pure in Heart" and LEAD
Kindly Light
The pallbearers were Joseph F. Forderer,
Ben f. Iamborn, j. f. Butterick, Stanley
Stephenson, ]. c. Smith and ]. A. Collins.
Mrs. Taylor's father and mother, Rev.
and Mrs. w. r. Gober and all the imme-
dlate relatives were present and journeyed
with her to her last resting-pIace.
Alameda Driving Association.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June Sat a meet.
ing of the Alameda Driving Association
held this evening an invitation was re.
ceived from the Pacific Coast Trotting-
horse Breeders Association requesting the
members to participate in its meetin g, tC
be held at Ingleside during the week o1
June q to July d.
A purse of two or three hundred dollars
is offered for competition, entries free and
the rest is restricted to members of the AL
ameda Driving Association.
a committee was appointed to arrange
entries. The track committee was re-
quested to force the contractor to put more
teams on the track.
Alameda Fete Receipts.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June SIN spite oil
the unkind weather. the receipts at the
Alameda floral fete reached 1894 75. The
net profit to be devoted to charitable pur.
poses will be about $3.50. If some lumber
on hand can be disposed of the amount
will be increased about $25. Mrs. O'Neill
and her other lady helpers are more than
satisfied with the results of their labors
and tender their best thanks tc
everybody, the press included, who assisted
in bringing the affair to such successful
issue.
City Trustees Adjourn.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June S.-The CITY
Trustees met this evening, and, after cali
ing the roll, formally adjourned for one
week out of respect to the City ATTORNEY
in his bereavement.
Rev. Mr.. Lanes Vacation.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June S.-The yestrv
of Christ Episcopal Church has granted a
lie ave of absence for two months to the
rect or, Rev. w. Nj. Lane, in order that he
may recover his normal health.
GRocERs' PICNIC tomorrow, sehuetzen Park,
San Rafael.