The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05
DO YOUR SHOPPING
FOR CHRISTMAS NOW
WOMEN ARB URGED By
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
MOVEMENT SHOULD BE UPHELD
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

thus senSlbly and 1orcibly addressed
by the Consumers League:
Do your Christmas shopping early
Don't leave it until the week before
Christmas
Don't shop after 5 o'clock.
Don't shop on Christmas eve.
DO this TO tighten the labor Of women and
children employed in the stores.
So far so good. But what's the mat
terter with complying with these ex-
cellent precepts to tighten the labors
Of men, too? Aren't they included
among the bearers of burden amenable
to woe and weariness? Surely. the
Consumers League didn't intend to
pass up the hundreds of faithful chaps
who serve US at the counters; but why
is it so many women are prone to prate
about women instead of about the hu-
man family. of men and women?
However. if the leagues precepts
sink into the brain-cells of the Christ
mas shopper, and the lock is snapped
with the precepts within, the men will
benefit with the women and children.
This is unQuestionably splendid
movement-one of the best that women
have inaugurated since the establish
ment of the Juvenile Court and the
OA the SOAhp0A0OAS
cational law.
Clubwomen, would it not be a
worthy demonstration Of our united
intelligence to make this appeal per-
sonal issue? There are 5000 clubwom-
en- in San Francisco. If those 5000
women adopted these good resolutions
what a splendid wedge it would be for
a permanent reform in the matter of
mad Christmas shopping!
Begin to-dav, madam-and you'll
make better bargains. There's a lure
to help you.
The following self explanatory COM
munication has been sent from the
Woman's Club of San Rafael, where at
last the people have awakened to the
civic crime to which they are acces-
sories-that of obliterating and permit
ting to be forgot the honorable history
in which San Rafael played a part:
Be it known that OF all relics and landmarks
Marin County there is nothing left but seven
pear trees planted by the mission fathers as
far back as 1917, and these seven pear trees
now bearing fruit.
The description OF the land upon which are
planted these trees is as follows: Lot OF land
situated on the southeast corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Lootens place in the city OF San Ra-
fael and containing about half acre the
property OF Robert Coleman. the son of the late
William T. Coleman
This piece Of land with the pear trees should
be purchased and improved apd preserved TO
the State and public as memento Of the early
days OF California.
1t is a fact well known that San Rafael has
no plaza or public square, or playground for the
children. and this half acre could be converted
into recreation grounds for young people and
the public generally
Now, here's a place for philanthropic
dollars. Are there no patriots or phil
anthropists in San Rafael who will
save these historic old trees that mark
one of the most picturesque periods of
Western history?
And then, see what a commercial ad-
vantage it would be to have these trees
preserved for tourist use" Perhaps
the commercialism of the project may
help the cause.
The California Club, Mrs Aylett r.
Cotton president, presents an inter
esting programme for December, as
follows:
Tuesday December g. 2:3O p. m.-Reports
from delegates to the BIENNIAL "Elhn Songs Of
Sunland," Charles Keeler
Tuesday December 20-Programme in charge
Of department Of education, Nine. Emilia To-
jetti chairman. For a Bird Day Annual in
Our Schools Mrs Alice L. Park; talk "Our
Birds and Needs Of Protective Legislation"
Tuesday. December 27 = Founders day.
Breakfast at Pioneer Hall
meeting Monday, December 3, 10 a m; Spanish
section, Monday, December 3. D. m. parlia-
mentary section. Tuesday. December 6. 80
p. m. literature section Thursday, December
8. $3.50 p. m; whist section, Friday, December
9, 10 a. m. music section, Friday. December
9. 3 D. m. Spanish section. Monday, December
- 3 p. m; department of civics, Wednesday,
December IA. 1913 a m art section. Wednes-
day. December IA. p. m; French section will
meet at the residence of the leader, Nine. Ma
thilde Grothwell, 1885, Ellis street Thursday
December 10. ?. m; current topics section,
Thursday. December Is, 80 p. m; whist sec
ton, Friday, December l6. 10 a. m; travelling
library section, Friday, December 16, 10 a. m. !;
department Of social science. Friday, December
IT, p. m; directors meeting. Monday, De
cember 49, 10 a. m. Spanish section. Monday.
Tuesday December 90 40 D. m. literature
section, Thursday December d. $3.50 D. m !;
whist section Friday, December %, 10 a. m. ;
music section, Friday. December %, D. m.
That breakfast at Pioneer Hall-in
celebration of Founders day-promises
to be good fun-that is, If the plan of
eliminating sanctimonious. encycloped-
ic toasts be followed-and tbs whisp-
cred that is TO be done. There will be
no guests at the function, so it will be
a joyful family gathering. and all will
be merry as a marriage-bell.
On Friday and Saturday afternoons
December and 10, the California Club
will foregather at the Alhambra Thea
ter to witness clever performance Dy
100 little children. whose stunt" is to
be under the clubs auspices.
Through the kindness of Major Peix-
otto, the Columbia Park boys will drill
as boy Blue Soldiers Tickets can be
obtained at the club rooms and ex-
changed at Sherman. Clay & Co.'S, or
at Alhambra Theater on or after to-
day. Box seats. 75c: loge seats, 81;
reserved, seats. SOC and 25c.
1t is believed that a fine contingent of
the junior members of the California
Club viii give the little lads Of Major
Peixotto's a warm welcome. They de-
serve it,
This afternoon the Alden Club of the
International Sunshine Society Will
hold a special meeting to plan for the
Christmas work. This branch of Sun
shine devotes its efforts to individual
families not reached by any of the
charities and the amount of good cheer
scattered by these young women is we'll
known. At this meeting the club
viii have the honor of entertaining
Miss A. w. Alden of Boston, one of
the celebrated Alden family. 1t was