The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27


Not II 5000 clubwomen know it"
say the leaders of the suffrage bill
the bill that lacked two votes from 60
ing before the Governor. And il is
said by those who are in position to
Know that Governor Pardee would
have affixed his signature had il
reached him-and blessings on him for
his good intentions,
But TO hark back to the little man
VINO says he wants TO be Mayor of
san Francisco - Senator "Eddie"
Mohe' who led the opposition to the
Iii for equal rights The women
VINO listened to the debate in Sacra-
nento have returned, bringing with
them some interesting opinions of
Senatorial intelligence.
say the leaders for equal rights:
W e would not oppose Senator Wolfe
simply because he was against our
flli, but because he made such fool
statements about women and opposed
lhe plll Trom inherent prejudice. re-
iuslng to argue on the basis of Justice.
sweeping aside the logical statements
OF Senator Charles Shortridge and
other intelligent men who compose
The Senate.
And somehow or other, say the
Wcnen, the imbecilic speech of Wolfe
that he opposed the bill because the
Ncmen he knew didn't want to vote"
ANY aiiBCdltQ 10 Il lot Oh MS col
leagues whose minds were of the
Wolfe texture.
Who, pray, says the women "au-
thorized the Senator from San Fran
cisco 10 say what the women Of Cali
1Crnia want for, judging from his
speech. his acquaintance among intel
llgent women Is somewhat limited. At
his hand lay a memorial petitioning
for equal rights, signed by the most
intelligent and cultivated women in
California. But what of this when
placed side by side with the women
Of his acquaintance who didn't want
TO vOte?"
And this is the logic of menl For
q man who bears the earmarks of
sanity and intelligence and whose
other urterances at Sacramento were
fairly logical and progressive, Senator
Wolfe has made Ounce of himself
for keeps.
No one paid heed to the ignoramuses
or is il Ignorant from away back
who talked against the measure on
The ground that men would find them
selves minding the babies while the
women did politics" Nobody took
them seriously. The surprise came
when an intelligent man took that
stand.
But now that it's all over and done
and Senator Shortridge goes on rec
ord as making the most logical and
there is this TO be said: That the most
progressive and the most intelligent
members Of both houses were in favor
OF the measure, realizing the justice Of
the claim that taxation without rep
resent2 ton is manifestly unfair, and
that sex is not a logical bar to the
rights Of citizenship.
However. there's another Legislature
TO meet two years from now, and the
education for justice viii go on. So
cheer up, ladies, cheer up
But meanwhile Senator Eddie"
Wolfe viii not be Mayor Of San Fran
cisco if 5000 clubwomen can help il.
And not because he helped defeat this
bill. but because he showed himself
illogical. prejudiced and incapable of
adjusting his mental focus upon new
views. So therei
on Wednesday afternoon next Miss
Adele Block, the interesting young wo-
man who has done such charming
work in 'Mizpah." viii be the guest of
honor at a reception in the parlors of
the Palace Hotel given by the club
women of San Francisco The women
who stand for the announcement or
home talent desire to express to Miss
Block their appreciation OF her art,
and take this means of saying good
by" and "godspeed" to her. as she IS
now about to depart for London to
produce Mizpah."
Quite the most important affair in
clUbdom is the reception to be given
this afternoon to Mrs. Gertrude
Atherton by the Pacific Coast Press
association at the Century Club Mrs
sAtherton's acceptance is pretty COM
pliment to the press women, since the
distinguished writer has persistently
declined TO be entertained during her
visit, owing to pressure of work.
A short programme VIII be pre-
scented by Mrs. Ida Gray Scott, Mrs.
Florence Richmond and DR.. David
q Davis, with Fred Maurer at the piano.
Tomorrow will be a gay day for
the California Club, Mrs Aylett Cotton
president, for the cleverest women in
The club viii present play, From
-Four TO Six" from the terse pen OF
Fila NJ. Sexton. The play will be
given in the big auditorium Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
building and il promises TO be good
fun-if we can only hear the dear
ladies. But from the diligence of their
practice things look promising. For
this interesting departure from the
ordinary days, to Mrs. J. c. Crawford
honor is due.
The following is the cast. an all
star company, it being against the
principles of the club to put on play
with inadequate support eiie
''all-star" cast:
Nine Bellairs, a great psychopath Mrs
c. Kellogg; Louise Hardy. dreamer, VINO Is 2
pupil OF Nine. Beilairs. Mrs. VIII Maddern
Mrs. Lightwaite who is giving the tea, Mrs
James c. Crawford; Gladys Up-to-Date, Mrs
George r. Bates. Mrs Reno Swift. Mrs
Aaron Schloss: Dulcfe Peere. Miss Eleanor
Croudace: Mrs. Fairsnount. parsonage, Mrs
A. Horace Coffin: Mrs. Eriy Pioneere, Mrs. j. w
orr: Miss Rose Bidde- Budd. niece to Mrs
Paramount, Miss Bonnie Stockwell; Mis-:
Knowital, society reporter, Miss Emily
Coey: Marie Kathleen, a French-Irish maid
Mrs. George d. Gear.
Following the play, Harry Mestayel