The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
WOMENS GOOD ROADS,
WEDDINGS CONTINUE OCCUPY THE

ings, and the ladies assisting at the
different Slavic, Greek and Syrian
countries. The tea will be held at Ills
Powell street
To-day the Daughters of California
Pioneers will hold an interesting ses-
sion, as always, with the newly elected
president, Mrs. Sidney S. Palmer, in the
chair. The Daughters are taking step
forward by going into California his
especially fit for the descendants of the
men who made a goodly part of it.
The Contemporary Club, a clever
member of clubdom, gave a pleasing
programme, last week. the numbers be-
| ing rendered in capital style by Miss
Porter, Mr. Genthier, Miss Feather
stone, Miss Juliet Greninger, Miss Flor
ence Cloke, Miss Florence Darby and
Miss Ethel Marrac.
The Forum Clubs programme for last
Wednesday was as follows:
Vocal solo. The Shadow Song (from
,,Dinorsh'O CMeyerbeerl, Mrs. Cora Hall
Keith III-vocal solo. ''Hush Thee, Ny Lit
tie Ones" (Bevignar). Mrs. Cora Hall
The election of the Forum Club will
occur the fourth Wednesday of April.
Resolutions of regret from the Wom-
ans Auxiliary of the British and Amer
ican Union on the death Of their late
president, Mrs. Mary r. Hewitt, were
formally adopted at a recent meeting
and a copy rendered the family by the
society. Mrs. Hewitt was essentially
clever leader, and the society has
sustained a distinct loss in her death.
The Papyrus Club held it's regular
club day on April IA, at which there
! was a large gathering of club members.
After the business meeting and the
nomination of officers and directors for
the coming year the club enjoyed it's
usual club days impromptu pro-
gramme. 1t was German humor day,
and Mrs. Henry Bergstein gave some
exceedingly funny exhibitions of Ger
man humor. Mrs. w. w. Briggs sang
in an exquisite manner some German
songs and the members told German
stories. A toast written to Mrs. c.
Mason Kinne, the president, on the for
tieth anniversary of her wedding by
Mrs. Cooper was reread for the pleas
ure of the club by Mrs. G.. w. Backus,
who had read il at the anniversary din
ner given by Colonel and Mrs. Kinne
at the Occidental Hotel last Monday
night. The entertainment closed with
the rendition of the 1.-TWO Lunatics,"
which was given under the direction
of Nine. Morrow Long. The characters
in the sketch We're: Miss Clara Man
ners, Mrs. S. w. Backus and Captain
George Fielding, by Mrs. Louise Bat
ties Cooper, who wore the full dress
uniform of a captain of the United
States army. The sketch was greeted
with eXuberant laughter, the love-mak-
ing scene between the two being the
essence of humor. The skit went with
a dash that covered the actors and
their director with added glory. The
open or guest day will be held on April
%. when Miss McCloskey will present
a potpourri of song and story.
The Cap and Bells, Mrs. A. P. Buck
ingham president, made merry on
Thursday, when Mrs. A. c. Freeman
and her daughter, Miss Mabel Free
man, entertained the club at their home
On Washington street.
Clever stories? a pity that Uncle
George Bromley wasn't an auditor
How he would have enjoyed the tales
new ones, truly.
Miss Elinor Croudace gave the
thoughtful touch to the programme in
her exceedingly clever paper on
Shakespeare-His humor.
Mrs. S. p. Blumenburg rendered two
piano solos in her well known exquisite
style and Mrs. E. P. Heald and Miss
Edna Montgomery contributed vocal
solos.
If there's a merrier coterie of women
in such clubs that go in for fun or its
milder prototype. relaxation, than the
Cap and Bells, here's to it, / haven't
met it.