The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-19
No Longer May 1t Be Said
That Women Cannot
Tell Stories.
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

II L-<1A1lA GOh CIlos
What is woman? Only one of ma
lures agreeable blunders.' Now what
do you think of that for declaration"
cuoth a member of the new Cap and
Bells at its meeting on Thursday
and Cowper, who was one of the
gentlest of poets, said it right out in
meetin'
Now, with such things as that
ringing in our ears for centuries it's
a wonder that we women aren't bigger
fools than we are" so sayeth she of
the Cap and Bells: And therefore is
it that We are gathered together in
our little club TO CLEAN from a busy. but
jolly old world some of the wit and
the wisdom it holds for such as seek
them"
That really tells the tale Of the Cap
and Bells-it's wit and ,'isdom club.
The meeting Thursday was held at
the home Of Mrs. w. S. Gage, 2470
Broadway, with Mrs w. p Bucking-
ham presiding. The programme opened
with story telling-the fine art of tell
ing tale with the head and tail in
logical sequence, which achievement
was. until now. an accomplishment
thought to be wholly masculine. Ali
If the men could but have heard some
of those feminine stories, on Thursday
there would have been a shifting of
opinions in regard to the dearth Of wit
in woman.
After the tales the following numbers
were given, under the direction of Mrs.
S. p. Blumenberg: Violin solos, by
Miss Grace Freeman, Romano"
Qvendson) "Perpetuum Mobile"
(Ries); fancy clog waltz in costume,
Ramon Landsberger; buck and wing
dance, Lorine and Ramon Landsber-
ger; pyschic talk, DR.. T. B. James;
dramatic solos, Mrs. Rose Charlotte
Mitchell; accompanist, Miss Ina Lang
worthy.
That psychic talk of DR.. James was
famous treat-no hobgobIins nor spooks
TO shrink from when darkness fell
but q fascinating chat upon the weird
wonders of the mind. And as it's said
that the women of San Francisco have
gone psychic mad, DR.. James talk
swept in on the wave of demand. Much
cleverness is looked for in the Cap
and Bells, as many Of its members do
things worth while.
The Mills Club held its first meeting
Of the year last Tuesday at the Sorosis
Club house, with Mrs. ]. NJ. Litchfield
in the chair. After pleasant greetings
had been exchanged Miss Violet Van
Orden gave some exquisite vocal Sc
lections, Sea Dreams" by Metcalf,
winning special comment. Miss Julia
r.. oor77ra1pfc1 n
a talk upon physical culture.
Laurel Hall Club held its first fall
meeting last Wednesday, the session
resolving itself into welcome home
party. on September 81 the following
programme will be given: Readings by
Laura Hanna Tharp-1, Just like 9th
er Folks" (HaighD: 2. (a) 1.-THE Mer
Family" Richard La Galliene), OBJ, A
Musical Instrument (Mrs. Browning);
8. reading. selected; character dancing
by Miss Jean Logan-(a) green dance,
OBJ Gretchen. For this meeting mem
bers are privileged to invite guest.
The section work for the month will be
as follows: Historical query box Nine.
Emilia Tojetti; NEUROLOGICAL and an
Gent history. Mrs. o. V. Thayer chair
man. second and fourth Thursdays,
2514 Washington street, p. M; civic,
Mrs A. w. Terrill chairman, first and
third Wednesdays, clubhouse, 100 D.
M. French, Mrs. John Martinon chair
man, second and fourth Thursdays, 14O
Geary street; Foreign Teachers Asso-
citation, , .. m; original writer's, Mrs.
Ella NJ. Sexton chairman, first and
third Wednesdays, clubhouse, lis p.
m: Shakespeare, Mrs. A. B. Evans
chairman, second and fourth Wednes-
days, Mrs. w. ]. Gray's, 2417 Pacific
avenue, 2. m.
Members Of Laurel Hall are request
ed to send to the secretary at once any
change of address.
The Outdoor Art League of this city
is devising a general plan for the en-
engagement of window gardening.
This plan of house adornment is in
expensive and can readily be adopted
by all classes and particularly in small
homes, where yard space is limited and
flowers a rarity.
at a recent meeting Of the league a
paper prepared by Mrs. Alice Meynell,
a we'll known writer Of England, was
read, showing that the window gardens
of London and other large English
cities had assumed extensive proper
tions and were now a feature of the
English home.
The league also has under consider
alton the subject Of forest fires. The
recent destructive fires in the Santa
Cruz Mountains and in Marin County
have wrought such havoc that the
league will urge that immediate meas
ures be taken to prevent recur-
renee Of such calamity.
The league has appointed a perma-
nent committee on conventions in view
OF the fact that San Francisco has
become one of the chief cities of the
country for these large national gath
erings.
The Alden Club of the International
Sunshine Society will hold it's fourth
annual entertainment at the rooms of
the Sorosis Club on Saturday after
neon, October 1, from 2 until o'clock.
81 f1fc will toll Tho Fo,.y,,