The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

tive hall, and her name became a
talisman for enthusiastic outbursts-
and her election followed.
Mrs. Cornwall, by the way, is Sc
riously mentioned as among the most
available candidates for the presidency
Of the California Club. (Your pardon
for saying California Club" again,
but IL is news, hence its presence).
Mrs. Orr, the chairman Of the educa-
ton department, is also a prominent
candidate-and incidentally clever
woman.
On Sunday next one of the most
vitality important conferences of the
year will begin its deliberations. At
corner of Geary and Franklin streets,
the State conference of charities and
corrections Will hold a three days
session, at which matters of absorbing
interest to sociologists-or to all who
are interested in the betterment of the
dependent, the deficient and the de-
praved classes-will be discussed.
While oftimes but little immediate
benefit accrues from discussions of this
kind, nevertheless the agitation pro-
notes the growth of our knowledge of
these ever-present problems. The sub
Jects, as problems TO be solved in
systematic manner. are of rather re-
cent origin, and every ray Of light is
needed from all sources.
The convention will continue for
three days. when the following live
topics will be discussed (with one
possible change):
Sunday evening, February q. s o'clock
Address Of welcome. The Child and the
State Judge Ben b. Lindsey. Monday, Feb
ruary p. IL a m. Discussion Of Associated
Charities Problems" by representatives Of
Associated Charities throughout the state.
Monday afternoon-''A Modern Methods in the
Care and Treatment Of the Insane F. W.
Hatch. NJ. D, general superintendent Of State
Predetermined Children" William J. c. Daw-
son. medical superintendent Monday evening
Its Aims Andrew M. paws: .sWhat the AS
sociated Charities Stands For DR.. Samuel G.
Smith. Tuesday morning-'The County Hos
pital" Tuesday afternoon, February 23-
State Boards Of Charities and Corrections,
W. Almont Gates, secretary Of State Board Of
Charities and Corrections; The Probation Law
for Adult Offenders Osgood Putnam, presi-
dent OF the Associated Charities OF san Fran
cisco; The County JAIL" DIT. e c. Moore.
president Of the sts1e Board OF Charities and
Corrections Facts and Figures Of Alameda
County, Ezra Decoto. probation officer OF
Child as Social Problem" DR.. Smith; 'Ju-
yenlle Crime. Its Sources and Remedies, -
and Girls Aid Society; the State in Relation
10 the Dependent Child" W. S. Melck, secre-
tary State Board Of Examiners.
The San Jose Women's Club is
again prosecuting an active campaign
led by the interchangeable Mrs. L. O.
Smith and Mrs. Kennedy - for the
civic Improvement of the Garden City.
Whatever plans the ladies have in
view will materialize - unless some
thing awful happens. Those women in
the San Jose Club are terribly in
earnest when they get busy, for note
the tremendous success of their festi-
val last summer. That Indian congress
stands out in club annals as scintil-
lating example of what women can do
when they Will.
From the decisive tenor of the
ladies' decision TO improve San Jose,
the men had better get into line; tbs
so much ''gracefuller" to slip in now,
at the start. than to be whipped in
later, for what politician - or other
mere man-could hope to hold out
against the organized will of such
women as guide the destinies of this
club?
The Wimodausis Club has been
making good progress along cultural
lines this winter, making analyses of
characters in the best modern fiction.
Along these lines some really clever
papers have been presented.
For the month of March the club
will discuss The Turkish Question"
and later The Parties of Labor" by
Wilkins, which viii, Of course, involve
a ventilation of the subject of strikes,
labor unions and carrelative topics.
The following is an encouraging en-
comium upon the proselyting power of
the Outdoor Art League, of which
Mrs. Lowell White is president. The
excerpt is from the Chicago Herald:
Just now the club women throughout the
land are interested in gaining the interest in
and laying the wires for the passage of
the bill urging the preservation of the Gala
veras big trees Of California. through their
purchase by the Government The former
bills although approved by the public lands
committee, have failed TO secure a hearing
in the House Of Representatives The pres
ent bill has been framed and the need Of its
the Outdoor Art League OF California. The
plea for interest and membership is set forth
The Outdoor Art League has resolved TO
make the preservation OF the Calaveras groves
a national affair. And to this end a council
is being organized Of influential men and
women IN each State. whose purpose is to aid
IN forming sIr9hs COilsI zee,
whose duty shall be 10 act IN conjunction with
the California representatives in devising ways
and means for securing the passage Of the big
tree bill The Calaveras groves the finest
and most accessible Of all the California groves
OF big trees and are therefore the most valu-
able to scientists and for the enjoyment OF the
member OF your State council and aid in for
warding the interests Of the Calaveras big
tree bil12
Some Of the facts sent out in the summary
about the trees. which have caused the cru
sade against their destruction are contained in
the reDort OF the division Of forestry. and are
interesting not only to those who are califor-
mans but to all Americans who have visited
these wonderful groves. and, in fact. 70 all
who feel a national pride in the preservation
OF any natural gifts TO the land;
l. The dimensions Of the big tree are un-
equaled.
2 The age Of the big tree makes it the
oldest thing living
3. The majestic beauty OF the big tree Is
unique and world renowned.
4. It now exists only in ten isolated groves
on the west slope Of the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains and nowhere else in the world.
g. The Marposa Grove Is to-day the only
one Of consequence which is completely pro-
tected
G. Most OF the scattered groves OF big trees
are privately owned and therefore in danger
Of destruction
Z LAUNDERING is rapidly sweeping them off;
forty mills and logging companies are now at
work wholly OF in part upon big tree timber
8 The southern groves show some repro
duction through which there Is hope Of per-
petuating these groves; In the northern groves
the species hardly holds its own.
O. The species represents a surviving pre-
historic genus CT trees once growing widely
over the globe.