New-York tribune., 1903-06-02
PACIFIC COAST CLUBS.
Mrs. Gardiner Says Out There Women Are
Not Ridiculed for Their Efforts

California seems TO be paradise for cIubwomen.
according to Mrs. Sophie E Gardiner. Editor of
THE California Ladies Magazine" who is in
New-York on her way Atlantic City N J..
where she will represent the Pacific Coast Women's
Press Clubs the convention of the International
League of Women's Press Clubs. which opens
there on June q.
There isn't the slightest opposition TO women's
clubs in San Francisco" said Mrs. Gardiner TO
Tribune reporter. 'or to wornan's work of any
kind The papers treat US with the utmost re-
spect- and enthusiastic supporters are
men Perhaps the old California chivary has
something to 90 with this but the clubs have done
much good that it is scarcely possible for any
one refuse recognize the fact. They have been
q wonderful help intellectually California women
and they have done great deal Of public work
besides The beautiful old Mission churches and
the great trees OF California have been preserved
through the efforts Of women. The San Francisco
clubs established Fairgrounds all through the
city, and added a musical department 10 the CITY
library. They have improved the conditions Of
factory and shop girls, and have done something
OF the sort Of work as the Consumers
League. although haven't any such organiza-
ton yet
There was some opposition TO womens clubs
when they first started about fifteen years ago.
continued Mrs. Gardner and we had to submit
TO considerable abuse and ridcule, but 1t has all
passed away. A leading citizen Of San Francisco
said TO me not long ago when his wife Joined her
first club he quite convinced that he was
going TO have any more peace at nome, out
that he now regarded wornen's clubs one of the
greatest blessings, not only to womankind but also
TO society IN general and the families Of the mem
bers in particular. You see. when q woman marries
she becomes absorbed in household cares ana so
caI duties, and is apt to let her intellectual IN
terests II she ever had any, get crowded out But
when she goes TO club once week, Wnere all
subjects Of current interest discussed ana
where lectures are given by leading thinkers her
intellectual life is kept alive and when she comes
home from such meeting. instead OF having
nothing but triv.alities to talk about, she has
something Interesting and profitable to say. Inc
San Francisco men like this. and find that 1t helps
them to keep abreast Of the times themselves
The most prominent and wealthlest women III
San Francisco belong to clubs, but wealth alone
will nor gain admission the most exclusive ana
desirable ones The Century Club, Of which Mrs.
Phebe Hearst was the first president, mas several
times backballed candidates for admission VINO
could bring nothing but money with them.
Another delightful thing about the CALIFORNIA
clubs is that they have cluhhouses- os.o-
has a magnificent building, with libraries rece2-
lion rooms living and an immense auoILoIi-
~ ;be fternoon The Ebe Club in Oakland has
g beautiful building. and there are IouI OF Ivy
c-TPs Ups - 0s of which Mrs Gardiner editor
also owns its own building. and the Management
is entirely feminine excepting the CIRCULATION l144
Eve have been very successful" said MIS-. Car
|homer men have done very well editors OF
women's magazines. we rhlnk women 0a- w
A!iS AND what do you think of daily papers under
feminine management" asked the reporter in al
81 don't know why they shouldn't be very suo-
ceseful" said Mrs. Gardiner The feminine eie, e
Journalism. and It will be more and more recos-
n+1sp Mpiia as in NewYork Mrs Gardiner viii be the
guest Of her daughter. Mrs Walter D. kusher' NO
iG East Fortieth-st-