The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-20
Clever Women of ClubdOTn
Enjoy Brilliant Function
Oakland Ladies Are
Entertained al
Breakfast.

OAKLAND, Oct 1s-The Oakland
Club certainly outdid itself to-day and
the annual breakfast viii be recorded
in the club minutes as the most bril-
liant episode in its existence Never
has Maple Hall presented q more at
tractive appearance and few pro-
Rrammes have been akin, in general
interest and cleverness, TO that partici-
pated in by the distinguished guests
of the Oakland Club to-day. Some Of
the cleverest women in clubdom were
among the speakers, the music was ex-
cellent, and while enjoying this feast
OF reason and flow Of SOUL the eye was
pleased with vista of elegant gowns.
and the inner woman was satisfied
with a menu well worth discussing.
What more could one desire?
The tables were arranged in the form
OF Il star the round table at which
were the guests Of honor being in the
center and from il six long tables radi-
ated. Asparagus fern wound its grace
ful length down the center of each
table entwining vases Of pink roses and
brass candelabra- A huge bunch of
pink roses, nesting in pillows Of rose
hued silk and maidenhair, adorned the
round table. The tiny stage was a
Testful spot with its garniture of trail
ing vines and ported plants, while
overhead yellow sOngsters chirped and
twittered in their swaying, gilded
cages. Daylight was excluded and the
scene fllumined with electricity. The
whole effect, while elaborate, was
graceful and delicate, and too much
cannot be said in praise Of the ladies
in charge.
Mrs. NJ l. Broadwell was chairman
OF the decoration and was assisted in
her artistic work by Mrs. c. s. Cham
berlain, Mrs. w. NJ. Beckwith, Mrs.
Frank +. Buckley. Mrs. Henry Abra-
hanson, Mrs. +. Balls, Mrs. r. Bahls.
Miss Iita Lavell, Mrs. c. n. Atkins,
Mrs. W. J. Brown. Mrs. Loran P.
Crane, Mrs. p. Kisick and Mrs. Frances
Gray. Mrs. Robert Duncan, though
not a member Of the club, aided very
materially in the arrangements, and
she It was who sent the exquisite roses
that adorned the tables. Mrs. Kisick
was chairman Of the table committee.
During the luncheon Miss Isabel Seal,
q musicianly young viOlinist, contrib
uted several delightful numbers. her
sccOmpanist being Miss Estelle Drum
mOnd, one Of Oakland's most promising
young pianists.
The pOst-luncheon music was given
entirely by Mrs. Mabel Gray Lach-
mund, who to a happy degree is doubly
talented, singing as well as she plays,
which is saying much for her perform
ance. She is a graduate Of the con-
servatories at Leipsic and Berlin and
has studied elsewhere with famous
teachers, and her work betrays a schol-
srly Interpretation.
The speeches were all so good I wish
4 might give you a bit from each one
One always sits up and takes notice
when Mrs. Hume begins to talk, and
one keeps right on noticing, too. Her
subject to-day was, rs Club Life Inim-
zeal TO Church Work." and though her
speech was short when she was
through one was quite convinced that
the club was a sort OF front door to
the church. She said that the clubs
that stand for high ideals are actu-
sted by the same principles that un-
oerlie church work" She said, too, and
with truth, THAT the woman who gets
most out of club life and church life
is the woman who puts most into it."
Mrs. George Law Smith and Mrs
Mary Wood Swift, than whom there
are no more popular club women in
California, were, Of course, among
those who made bright, witty speeches
Mrs. Smith has travelled many thou
sands Of miles since she was last in
Oakland and in her own delightful
fashion touched briefly on various
things she deemed of interest TO her
auditors.
Mrs. RGnnell, president Of the Oak
land Club, established an innovation
to-day in the way Of toastmistresses
Each speaker was introduced by a diff
ferent member Of the club and the
little two-minute introductions added
TO the brightness of the programme,
which, in it's entirety, was as follows:
Introductory remarks. Mrs O. w Bunnell:
vocal solo, (s) Moonlight (Schumann), obi
''Spring Night Cschuman). (c) Il viii Not
Crieve' tschumann) Mrs Mabel Gray Lacn-
nnunc; Or. Susan J. Fenton. introducing Mrs
n. Chapman president Of the Adelphian
Club. The Recent Political Equality conven-
Producing Mrs J. B. Hume president OF EbeIi
rs Club Life Ininical 70 Church Work %
Lachnund; Mrs. John Blackwell introducing
MISS T. = Brown. president OF the Mutual
Risrner introducing Mrs George Law smith
president OF the California Federation Of wom-
ans CtuDs; vocal solo. Mrs. Lachmund; Mrs
G s. Chamberlain. introducing Mrs j. M
Gushing. HAPPY Thoughts AZ Happy Mo-
uent' Mrs. Cora E. Jones introducing Mrs
c S. Borland. president OF the Woman's civic
Improvement Club. What the Civic Club Can
Do for Women and What Women Can Do for
the Civic Club" piano solo. Plano BaIlade In
@ minor Chopin. Mrs Lachmund Mrs. s. F.
Mikel. introducing Mrs. Mary Wood Swift
president OF the national and local councils
Incidents at the Council At Berlin"
Mrs. c. s. Chamberlain was chair