The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
Some of Those in Office will Quit Duties With Regret and
Others Are Glad to ReinquiSh Burdens of leadership
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

them are rot desirable additions to
well ordered freside-unlucky little
wretches. They chose the parents
badly
The Forum Club has never been ac-
cused Of duIlness. but its March pro-
gramme is more than usually clever.
On Wednesday last Tirey L. Ford,
the clever clubman and railroad attor-
Eey, addressed the club upon The
Lady and the Law" and as a combi-
nation OF fact, fancy and wit it was in
a class all by itself.
Talks OF this kind have q vital value
They possess enough of imagery and
history TO stimulate the imagination
and al the same time have a practical
bearing upon the lives of women of to-
day.
The following programme will be rem
dered during the rest Of the month:
"Wednesday. March .. 2:3O p. m.-Leeture.
The Seventh Floor. by Ernest 5 Simpson; ;
vocal selections from ancient, modern and
English composers by Miss Ingelborg Reseh
Wednesday. March Is 2:so p m.-Current
topic day. selected programme; leadar, Mrs
wednesday. March %. 2:8o ?. m.-Lecture
cences OF Foreign travels by Mrs W A
Shilss lEbel sub, oaklanel; vocal selections
oy Metcalf' soioist Mrs Edgar L. Dow.
The Association Pioneer Women Of
California held a lively meeting in Col
den Gate Hall on Friday. Through the
energy of the president, Mrs. Mcintyre.
and the liberality Of the ladies', the
building fund was increased to a very
respectable sum-
Matters Of interest We're considered
and acted upon. the most important be-
ing an amendment 10 article III Of the
constitution, which admits as mem-
bers 10 the association all pioneer wo-
men and the female descendants of pic
neer women and pioneer men who were
residents of California prior TO and in
Guiding the 31st day OF December, 1853.
This association is probably the most
remarkable body of women in the
United States. as nearly all of the
members came to this western wilder
ness prior TO ,53. There are among them
a few daughters Of such women, but
they fail TO possess the interest that
clusters around women themselves who
fought their way over the plains and
44ADuAAAd4LS VI DId Eu lll6 seas 10 SEL 10
the Land Of Promise.
II is remarkable that at this day.
after all their privations and hard
ships, they fix their pompadours, ad-
just their bonnets and sally forth to
their club meetings with the clipper
ness OF a debutante. Long may they
live and prosper
The San Francisco Nursery-a pleas
ant refuge for poor little homeless ones
will give a whist and euehre party on
April 7. at Native Sons Hall. to aug
ment a building fund for the nursery.
The hall VIII be arranged TO seat 1900
and from present indications il viii De
fully taxed. "Going?" Why. who's
MOTTO help the babies to a home Of
their own-and incidentally TO have a
little sport on the side That is such
a charming manner TO administer char
fly, isn't it?
The following women and Sherman
& Clay have the tickets in charge:
Mrs. Jacob Bertz 1866 Hayes
street; Mrs. William Thomas. Palace
Hotel; Mrs. ". o. Leake, Palace Ho-
tel: Mrs. Frank Y. Wright. COL Stock
ton street; Mrs. Guy z. Manning. 1876
Clay street; Mrs. James L. Gould, 1915
Encinal avenue, Alameda; Mrs. O.. p.
Burns. the Van Nuys;. Mrs. J. J.
Spieker, 2100 Devisadero street; Mrs.
Albert Dernham. 2505 Devisadero
street; Mrs. James Elder, 3402 Clay
street; Mrs. J. J. Theobald. 2O10
Pierce street; Mrs. William L. Gerstle,
2340 Washington street; Mrs. William
Hollis, 756 Oak street: Mrs. Herbert
E. Law, 1926 Vallejo street; Mrs. A. H.
Martin, 3434 Clay street; Mrs. Homer
Osborne, 1914 Paru avenue, Alameda /;
Miss Maud O'Connor, Hotel Granada /;
Miss Adelaide Pollock 9O9 Broderick
street; Mrs. Edgar F. Preston, 1886
Broadway. and Mrs. George B. Sperry.
23eS Devisadero street.
The Mills Club, Mrs. MeGauley
president, will hold a general recep-
ton tomorrow at 1920 California
street. when the following programme
will be presented:
Violin solo Chopin WilhelmO, Mrs.
Edward Norton Ever; vocal solos.
summertime song-cycle (Ronald, (a)
Daybreak. OBJ Morning, (c) Evening.
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accompanist Miss Pauline Collins;
"A Summer in Brittany" Miss Ethel
Clement Cn costume), illustrated
with sketches, photographs. laces and
embroideries.
Members are called for 2:so p. m;
guests for 3 O'Clock.
The music section of the California
Club held it's monthly meeting on
Thursday last, Madame Emilia Tojetti
presiding. The subject of the day was
The Development of the Violin and It's
Music" August Hinrichs, accompanied
by Fred Aaurer Jr., ably illustrated the
subject by playing the following choice
programme:
Aria on the @ string, by Bach; "Ronde
des Lutins," by Bazzini; lento from the
= minor concerto, by Richard Strauss
(played for the first time in San Fran
CISCO: "Serenade," by Pierne.
The Strauss number, with its impas-