The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12


know Of nothing more effective than
vOmen's clubs-the active type of wom-
ems clubs"-sO saith a thoughtful
medical man, and his declaration pro-
claimed him a man Of perspicacity far
beyond his sex
OF truth. -women's clubs serve as
eXhaust-pipes for feminine energy
likewise as supply-pipes for such as
j.. need mental infusion. In clubs Of
whatever type, be they cultured or So
cial or civic, there is something for
each woman 10 Go, and il is in the do
i1g-the mental eXcitation caused by
the new, eXhilarating duties-that
physicians are at last finding a cure
Tor their patients with nerves" The
theory is that, in proportion 10 the
.forgetfulness Of self-in eXhilaration-
be il in work or play-do the nerves
recover their tensity, and the mind its
perspective. Then comes harmony,
then content, then health-and never a
box OF pills in sight
MOnotony is the poison that is eat
ing out the lives OF women, and par
ticularly OF women Of San Francisco,
where the cltTpaticeand economic con-
diriOns cOnduce TO nervous tension
Here repression becomes necessary, and
it is this long. UnbrOken repression
without ventilation-that is causing
the tragedies that the newsmongers re-
port at each days dawn. MOnOtOny and
repressiOn-these are the diseases that
prey upon the vitality of women, and
which in time consume It with the
greed Of a vampire.
And now, at last, comes a wise old
doctor who doesn't prescribe a "trip
~ the country, a pound or two Of
strycnnine, or a rest cure, with its vii
1ainies. for his women patients with
nerves" but he tells them TO Join a
clUb-One whose work is of direct in
terest 10 them, and 10 work in it with
q viii. The absorption therein is to do
the rest-and the strangest part of it
ali is that the scheme really works, un-
ike many medical schemes that ought
70. but don't
. And herein lies a new use for our
fast growing clubs. Of which there are
now in the city 44s, with 5000 members.
Fellow club women, methinks that
medical gentleman-the wise man of his
day and generation-is a Mt fellow for a
toast at the next State federation. Any
man with discernment enough 10 recOg-
niZe the necessity for mental and social
stimulus among women is a public
benefactOr. likewise a prophet-there-
fore let US honor him.
To-day is a mad DAY in clubdom.
There are no fewer than three large
gatherings this afternoon, the
WOmens Press Association. the PhilO-
math Club and the Contemporary
The Women's Press Association, Mrs.
Laura z Pinney president, viii meet
IT Century Hall and present an eN-
hibit Of booklets. the books, magazine
Of
hers. 10 be followed by the following
programme:
Vocal solo, Miss AIillie Flynn: selec-
tions from the portfolio-poem by
Elizabeth Wore. sonnet by Mrs LOrena
Schutze. read by Ella Il Sexton; short
Laura Bride Powers; violin solo. Bal
lade P0lonaise" CVieuxtemps), Miss
Nalesca Schorcht, accompanist Mrs.
Roy Lyon: The AIariposa Lily" by
Ina d CoOlbrlth, read by Mrs Julia
Sanborn: Talk About Books and Au-
thOrs," Laura Y. Pinney.
AT three the women Of this enter
prisiEg club get busy. At five they
serve tea-and It's tea Of excellent
brew.
The Phlomath Club. Mrs. julius
Kahn president. promises a famous
treat to-day. when Mrs. Mary Prag
VIII give talk upon her Experiences
Among the MOrmons in Utah" Now.
ali who know Mrs. Prag-and among
Girls High School maids and matrons,
past and present, who n't?-know
with what vividness the speaker por-
trays her subject. She will draw the
picture upon your brain as she did al
zebra upon mine.
The club meets at -1499 Bush street.
at the hour Of three.
The Contemporary Club Mrs c. H.
Ward president, is 10 have a musical
dav. with fav0rite composers and clev-
er interpreters.
The club holds a membership Of over
600 and VIII entertain to-day many
guests.
on Wednesday. Miss Anna Strunsky
viii talk 20 the Forum Club about Will
lam Morris, the artist, poet and So
cialist
Miss Strunsizv. who is unquestion-
ably one Of the most fascinating
POSTUM CEREAL.