The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25

During the summer months, when
tie clubrooms are in the custody of
jsnitors and maids, inspection into the
lives of other clubs-clubs beyond our
physical VISIONS attracting the at
tentiOn OF progressive clubwomen. For,
however clever our organizations may
be-and many Of them are very clever
and broad and cultivating-there's al
ways room for expansion.
Among the clubs that attracted the
greatest amount of attention at the
late biennial Cthis sounds funereaI.
but the meet WASH 't-not a bit Of it)
v as the Chicago Woman's Club. This
organization seems TO me TO be one Of
The brOadest and cleverest in America.
Therefore I beg 10 outline briefly its
principles. its activities and a few Of
its results-even If it be a far cry
from home And in quoting from an
article in The Club Woman" pre-
pared By Mrs. G. W. Plummer, let me
preface the quotation by stating that
California really has no apologies to
nizke 10 Illinois. or any other State, for
ihat matter. for the quality Of our
T,omen's clubs, and the women who
compose them But an interchange Of
ideas is conducive TO healthy growth
hence the Chicago Woman's Club, TO
Wit:
The Chicago wouan's Club. now grown TO
fun stature and in the pride OF maturity. was
crEanized by tWenty-one women twenty NJ
ss<rs sss, SEo the i7th Of February It's declared
Mutual sympathy and counsel and united
effort toward The higher civilization OF hu-
usnity''; its motto Humani nihn me
The CUB. while dividing It's energies into
foar departments at the beginning reform.
home, education and phflanthrOpy-pract actically
cpnnlel rs work 10 l1at OF sen L-cuINut e
-rrH rs
4.SfIos9-hv s-l6 s~ie-ce Recruitment until ISS6
81 time when the club had begun TO take
deepening interest IN the questions OF prac-
tical reform" 20 quote one OF its earlier his
tories. 50 that while the year books would
seem 20 Indicate its work began without and
worked inward, in reality II took the same
q the circlrnference OF the worlds interests.
In 1855 the question was presented. shall
olr club 90 practical work! and created
much discussion. The result was Il voted
that each department might enter on such work
~ t deemed proper after obtaining the ap-
me nrst public work undertaken under this
permission was tnat by the education depart
snent % establ1shing and maintaining a Iree
Board or Education consented 10 include kinder
gsrrzns ir the school system
Il 1854 the club through its reform depart
ment put forth its efforts toward securing the
appointment OF women PHYSICIANS on the medi-
cal stan of institutions having the care 81
women. turning attention first 10 the Cook
2aa5s insane -Is l 1lG sne'uois nnas
The Chicago Woman's Club has ever deemed
its work 20 be that Of initiative. and where
causes wrongs OF abuses have appealed for
aid it has collected facts. called into council
all influences which might bear upon the de-
sir=d reform and melted. encouraged and in
every way furthered a united effort toward the
erd desired instead Of attempting TO compass
tr within irs membership. In this wise
ir bore its share and that important one
ia securing an examination into the methods
Of usnagcmen Of patients IN State institu
ri5ns and secured important reforms in ad
nliuistrati1n. Among these was the placing Oi
trained nurses in the County Insane Asylum
and the control OF the same in the hands OF The
County Board OF Commissioner Uniting with
secured the appointment Of matroas. day and
night. IN police stations and in the jail.
day school for boys in the jail was esta b.
lIshed. conducted and supported for years BY
Tho club. which later secured apprOpria ton
re -i,,b bss sIv-sTs 4 Insisted hat a iaf-
a place Of detention, having IN its manage
nlent neither punishment, condemnation for its
mates nor temptation 20 the officials in
charge" and the present iafler Mr.. Whitman
owes his appointment TO the clubs infiueuce
largely welding because OF his fitness.
later manual training school was estab-
Lshcd AZ the City House OF Correction. and
again the boys were separated from the Older
criminals IN separate cell Finally a com
plere se1aration was effected by the erection
o- tle John worthy school. plans for Wnlcr
were drawn by an architect Of the Woman
Club selection.
The contagious ward in the County Hos
uital was the outgrOwth Of agitation begun b.
The club. A conference OF citizens was called
~ the clubroons and Children's Hospital
Society was born. which was pledged 10 in
crease the facilities FOR the care Of sick and
crippled children and those suffering from
contagious diseases. and for scientific re-
search.
ALREADY has this resulted in pledges of NOR.
than 5000 f0r a contagious disease hospital
in the enlargement Of the contagious and chill
drens wards in the County Hospital, in tbs
esra hlishn1enr Of a bulletin board in ths
rooms nj the society. where a daily record i
kept Of Ell free beds. and in a milk commits
sion which supplied daily 500 children in th'
ccnEested district with pure Pasteurized mill
during the heated term last summer Club
women 0f san Francisco. take heed 10 thii
movement IA the right direction-)
The compulsory school law the enforcement
Cf the same. the parental school law, resulting
i1 the establishment OF a parental school fo
rr1arts thus making the law operative. tn
Juvenile court laws. all took their inception Z
fre same body
IN 1855 the club secured the appointment o
p woman ou the Board Of Education. and from
that time 70 the present al least woman
hse been On that board and during part o