The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
Project Set on Foot by the
Friday Morning Clubs
Mem berS.
HISTORY OF THIS SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION.
In its ParIors Many of the Worlds
Distinguished Personages Have
Been Entertained.
Special Dispatch to The CALL

iOS ANdELES3 OCIs OV II uc WOLHcu VI
Los Angeles believe in the human unity
of club life. They believe in an organiza-
tion where they may dwell on broad and
common ground, upon which those who
sympathize and those who do not SYM
pathize with special lines of work may
combine for the general interest and the
special culture of all.
Los Angeles is perhaps different from
any city in the United States; it is largely
cosmopolitan and there are but few social,
religious and political complications; /;
indeed, they are scarcely felt in this City
of the Angels, and in the widespread
movement of the club spirit have come
those priceless possessions, enthusias m
and strong thinking ior the benefit of the
many.
Recently the growth of the club spirit
has been So strong that the necessity for a
club home has been forced upon the
women, and the latest movement has been
the formation of a Woman's Clubhouse
Association. This association has its
origin in the Friday Morning Club, which
has already outgrown it's quarters on
Broadway, and needs for Its wide-reaching
center of It's own.
The EbelI Society has already club
home-a handsome ana graceful structure
built in the form of a Greek temple. This
building was erected by Mrs. P. C. Baker for
the Ebell Society, and is quite handsome
in it's finish and complete in its appoint
ments, being the first structure in the
city built solely for the accommodation of
woman's club.
The club movement in its growth is,
however, so strong that second woman's
clubhouse is a necessity, and will soon be
a reality. Tue new club building will be
leased and controlled by the Friday
Morning Club, the majority OF the stock
holders belonging to this body. The
building will be very picturesque, built in
Mission style with an open court. and
the grounds, while not extensive, will be
full OF tropical verdure.
With the site selected the clubhouse will
cost $40 600, and il will be located as near
the center OF the city as the funds will al
low. The committee now at the head of
the association, working for its formal
and incorporation, with full power to CO.
operate and conclude all details with the
friday Morning Club, are: Mrs. Margaret
Collier Graham, Mrs. Joseph +. Sartori,
Mrs. r. n. Bulla and James Shankland.
The Friday Morning Club.
It is quite generally conceded that the
Friday Morning Club is the most infiuen-
tiaI woman's organization In Los Angeles.
1t is of rich and varied culture, and while
IL does not confine itself to any direct line
of work 1t EN- braces in its weekly pro-
grammes the subjects OF literature. art,
science, home philanthropy, education,
sociology; touching all the live topics of
the day with vigor, with enthusiasm, and
with q keen insight into all that is In
them for delightful papers and broad dis
cir raoll n tirO had
guest adds to the pleasure of the club. and
the monthly receptions bring the mem-
bers into more intimate social relations.
The club was organized in April, 1891,
with charter membership of sixteen, anu
it now has more than three hundred
the fact that there exists in Los Angeles q
keen desire for SUCH center of culture
The motto of the club indicates its spirit
In essentials unity, in non-essential:
liberty, in all things charity"
The present club officers are as follows
President Emeritus. Mrs. Caroline NJ
Severance; president Mrs. Margaret f
Sartori; vice presidents, Mrs. S. S. Sails
bury, Mrs. 3. G. Whiting; secretary, Mrs
J. A. Walls; treasurer, Mrs. Richard w
Pridham; clerk of the board, Miss A. M
North. The past presidents have beer
Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance, Mrs. J. A
Osgood and Mrs. NJ. c. Graham. The pas
secretaries, Mrs. Shelley Tolhurst, Mrs
Ella II. Enderlein, Mrs. Ernest K. Foster
Mrs Marion Waterman.
Mrs. Severance, the founder of the club
was made president emeritus in 1893, he
failing health making it necessary for he
to retire from the arduous duties of acting
president. While the club is composed
holly of women gentlemen are alway
admitted a. guests. They have furnished
much of the club programmes and there Is
seldom morning on which some are moi
present.
The Club Programmes.
In a retrospective glance over the clu
programmes it will be readily seen VIII
this organization has become so popula
and so influential This may, perha DIS, b
first shown by touching some of the pro
grammes in which guest has furnishe
the mornings entertainment.
Jane Adams OF Hull House, Chicago
and j. b. Reynolds of the New York Uni
versity Settlements were the speakers on
morning and discussed the Settlements
that wonderful and beautiful work wit
and not for the people, where an effort i
made to take their minus from power t,
and distress and find something In ma
turo outside of the four walls of thei
Dire dful homes.
Susan 3. Anthony and Bob Burdette
the Burlington Hawkeye man, chances
together one morning to be the clu
guests. When Aunt Susan" appeare,
the 900 women arose in body to d o homo
to this woman with the fame of half
century in the suffrage movement.
Aunt Susan's'' address was short
pithy and not without humor, being
sk etsh of the late suffrage cam paign. Bo
Burdette followed in speech telling il
anecdote strong with story. He close
with charming tribute 10 Susan B., an,
also 20 the ''new woman" whom, he be
lievel, would be high in the heart of man
He also expressed the hope that he wou |,
some day address the same audienc
'whUn women would be American cit
izens In the body polite"