The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

Quite the cleNerest thing the clever
club women OF the State are doing at
the passing hour is the management OF
a Blossom Festival" at San Jose-the
women planning and plotting by night
and by day and whipping into line
every able bodied organization in the
county TO make that festival on Thurs
day next the talk of these great United
States For seven weeks have they
come together in solemn session assem-
bled. full Of enthusiasm, suggestions
and politics, and-now, this is sub-rosa
have shown the men just how to go
about such stupendous affair and put
into it the zip and zest that saves
floral fetes from funereal rites-for
there's nothing stupider on the Fools
Calendar than an absence Of enthusi-
asm and spirit at q carnival-De II
floral festival or a mardi grasi But
watch those women And not only are
they mauipulators Of affairs of public
polity. but they are also clever host
es.ses as well-fOr with charming cor
Siiality does Mrs. W. &. Kennedy, IN the
name of the san Jose WOman's Club,
extend 70 all club sisters in the State
an invitation TO the fete, stating that
the latchstring Of the St Claire Club
rooms hangs without, and that tea,
Russian or japanese. according to pre-
dilection, will be dispensed Herewith
are the committees in charge Of that
auspiciOus day-next Thursday-when
the valley viii display TO the world her
spring carpet Of bluebells and poppies-
and her orchards, what can be said OF
them?
parade and on tribunes 81 the park-Mrs. W
{ Kennedy and Mrs ". b. Hill.
ladies light vehicles decora teo-Mrs. r. g
Granger and Mrs. J. IL. Campbell
knights OF the Orchar5-Mrs. A. f. Osborne
snd Mrs. d. n Brooks
Children's classics-Mrs- J. ". Davy.
Artillery parade and exhibition at the park
Miss Esther Macomber.
Automohiies-Mre Dr. Bangs.
Parade OF fine horses and exhibition az the
. psrk-Mrs. F. :. Granger.
Bicycles in parade and exhibition at the
psrk-Mrs. Katharine Bingham.
Games al park-Mrs- NJ. Phillips and Mrs
". a. Woodrow
Blossom shower from tribunes-Mrs. w. c.
Kennedy and Mrs Hill.
Battle OF flowers, with twenty decorated
horsemen- Mrs. Hugh Center and Mrs Henry
ID Mathews.
Finsnce-Mrs. C. II. Pennoyer Mrs Bouch-
california float in psrade-Mrs. z. Coppock
Printing-Mrs A p. Murgotten
Advertising in outlying districts-Mrs- Fred
press committee-Mrs. Paul shoup.
Baseball at park-Mrs. L. f. Petree.
The executive committee have asked the as
sistance Of the following gentlemen: Messrs.
A. =. MurEotteu- g r. Geldert, c H john
son and Dr. A. r Osborne.
ApropGs OF the men. and the part
they play after the women have
aroused them-now. frankly, men-fOlk,
isn't that right?-they are really and
truly competent. relevant and material
that is. after they get started. Now,
here the dear men have graciously
Welded up their clubrOOms to the
"Woman's Club" that il may sustain
the reputation of the Garden City be-
fore a critical populace. Will the club
succeed2 Just go down there on Thurs
day and seei
And while bestowing posies on the
men let il be known that the Chamber
Of Commerce unbended from its solemn
consideration Of the prune combine
and manifested symptoms of giddiness
in its desire to help the fete along the
road 10 success. Then. success TO the
fete. success TO the Woman's Club and
blessings on the men-the Indispensable
men. whose ducats make our dreams
take shape!
Here in truth is the ideal duality
women's energy and mems money. I'm
2 whisper. ] might venture to add-and
then the level-headedness.)
The Clionian Club held an interesting