The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21

Here's 20 the good women who have
spent their precious Yu.etde davs in
making glad the hearts OF the wretch
ed And here's 10 the men who have
ably sbetIed them with their dollars.
Il has been said that never before
have the women Of this city-snd Incl
de1ta-y the men-answered the calls
~ their suffering brethren. big and lit
r-e- good and bad. as munifcently as
they have this season. and the answer
las come from knowledge cleaned from
guiding And therein lies much Of its
merit.
During the month a wholly new
-hs-ity-5Ut the words not q happy
o1e-fC- the care o women was esta D.
i1shed On the south side OF the city by
a coterie Of phIsnthropic cIubwomen-
Il shall be known among its fellows as
the san Francisco Maternity and Il
has already opened its doors On the
corner Of Eighth and Harrison streets,
where until shekels grow surer a dis
pensary only viii be maintained
In the congested districts the need,
the sore need, for a maternity hospi-
tsl or dispenssry is unQUestiOnable-
Let him who doubts consult with some
physician who practices among the
poor. his knowledge % the shocking
neglect and suffering Of hundreds Of
mothers and babes viii perhaps come
il the nature o. q revelation Alas
that 20 empty cupboards and darkened
hesrths that little souls are born. But
they are. and We know IL. Therefore il
becomes the duty Of the public 10 pro-
Vl1e necessary comforts for the wee
tot who has ventured forth among US.
likewise for the mother. But this latter
provision. I believe, should have its
limitations. To her who appears the
second or third or fourth time (as I an
told occursl I would suggest e rather
chilly hospitality And I would sug-
gsst this only in support Of the policy
, hat makes for the public good-that
the insane. the imbecile. the criminal
and the impoverished should be vigor-
ously discouraged from perpetuating
rhsir kind However. there viii be
ample tine wherein 70 regulate the de-
tails of the Maternity during the
months % come Let Us hope that the
good women who have conceived and
50 far executed their hospital plans
nay succeed with the success they
side over its 6esti-ies-
Mrs. Frederick Hewitt. president:
Mrs John Cssserly. vice president;
Mrs. NJ B. Kellogg. second vice presi-
dent; Ms. William Reding. CORE
spending secretary. Mrs Henry Dut-
tor. recording secretary. Mrs. James
A Cooper. treasurer.
The following women are also deeply
Mrs Josephine de Greayer. Mrs. Charles
II. Slack. Mrs Arthur ". Cornwall,
Mrs 4 H Bancroft. Mrs. Harry Gray.
AIrs. " D Fennimore. Mrs James Rob
inson. Mrs. =. r. Wilson. Mrs Pelham
A1-es. Mrs y. J. Dutton. Mrs. L Low
enberg, Mrs. Margaret Deane. Mrs.
Adam Andrew Mrs n. K Wallis. Mrs.
=. .. Conrad. Mrs. James Cooper. Mrs
Z ". Walter. Mrs John :. Merritt and
Ms. Alfred Baker spaulding.
An interesting afternoon was that
presented BY the department OF educa-
ton o. the California Club on Tuesday.
when Ms J " or. chairman of the
department, shared the honors OF the
day with the club president, Mrs.
George Law Smith. The programme
vas surely not lacking in variety-nor.
indeed, n Quslity-for the ladies' OF five
sections contributed 70 1.-THE French.
music. current topics. physical culture
and the stern and solemn parliament
Any law section.
How maguifceutly William Greer
Harrison, who leads the physical cul-
rure section, puts the ladies' through
their pacest Not more alert 70 com
psny halt" are Uncle SamueTs boys
n blue 10. nor more agile.
Madame Emilia Tojetti. leader Of the
music section, gave a fine exposition Of
Chopin. and was cIeverly assisted by
Miss Julia Rzpier Tharp's illustrations
or the piano.
Miss Music and Miss Emilia KaIisher
n the French section presented scene
from Moliere's "Bourgeoise Gentelhom-
ne in the original Those who were
on friendly terms with the facile tongue
Il asn't-pronoUnced IL exceIlentIy
done. Madame BIathlde GrothweII. who
has the guidance OF this section, was
much c0upIimented-
Miss Kate Whitaker gave a pleasant
little talk on English Public Schools"
taking occasion 70 state that America
need not Gear that her students who
win the Rhodes scholarships viii part
with any ~ their patriotism al OK
lord, believing that international inter