The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
SEQUOIA CLUB
TO MOVE INTO
ITS NEW HOME
By SALLY SHARP.


San Francisco is fast becoming. a city
of clubs.
1t holds clubs for men and clubs for
women, some forty of them.
And since September, 'O4, it has held
q club for botn men ana women-an
organism and a rendezvous that the
gentle knOcker predicted could not live
and for the very vital reason that
women weren't born clubable.
For nearly year, the club-the
SeQuoia-held headquarters in the st.
Francis, where on tuesday evenings it
held informal lat homes" These. for
| the most part, We're delightful affairs.
| many interesting men and women
gathering together to swap stories
and sip punch.
And besides, when big people came
amongst US, the club put on its dress
suit and entertained them in pretty.
modest way that caused many nice
things to be said of the club and of it's
personnel
Betwixt times, several artist members
of the club held exhibitions in the club
rooms, and many nice little cup of tea
was slipped Of afternoons after a shop
ping skirmish.
Then the club outgrew its quarters
and moved to the Palace. where/it hung
out the latchstring to such as loved
And now, hehold the club that the
Knockers predicted would die a prema-
ture death-die of petticoatitis-is en-
tering into it's own home on Sutter
street, near Mason, where. at it's own
| glowing hearthstone. it will radiate
good cheer Ito all who enter here
And thus will the 25th day of
April easter Tuesday, be day of
| glad rejoicing, for on that day will salt
be spilled upon the doorstep. the house
hold gods be toasted with red. red wine.
and the quarters taken in the name of
the SequOia-and goodfellowship and
blessings on both,
In the evening reception will be
! held, and an exhibition of some artist
members of the club may form a motif
But of course, the vital interest will
center in the appointments of the new
| club home
! And herein does the club stand alone
| In the seven rooms OF the new home
| there's not a chair, a table a tabouret,
picture or a picture frame that is
not the handiwork of a club member.
Now, isn't that a thing to be proud
of? You can't say until you see them?
that's true, but when you do. you'll
declare them ideals of simplicity and
! elegance-in perfect accord with the
clubs personality and purposes.
! On the other side of the building.
known as the Lloyd, is the French
Club.
Now, fine spirit of neighborlIness
exists twixt the two clubs-who use
the front stairs in common. To be
sure, housewives in flats, with stairs
in common, ofttimes go to war over
who shall clean them.
1t is believed that the ethics herein
involved has been solved by the boards
of directors of the respective clubs.
T14r sc t.,
alley and many other interesting
phases of club fun.
! To be sure, these achievements have
meant much work for the directors.
But what of that, so long as the
Knocker lost his quarry?
! Count Won Schmidt OF Los Angeles
| entertained supper party at the
/ Palace last night entertaining Mrs.
Lydia Burrage of Paris, Mrs. Isabella
Whitney, DR.. and Mrs. Loefler of New
! Orleans, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt
of New Orleans
! Miss Elizabeth ]. Gum yesterday be-
came the bride of Lyman 1. Mowry the
wedding came as a surprise to their
/ friends. who received the first intima-
| tion of the matrimonial step when the
groom applied for license
The happy pair have gone to South
! ern California for short wedding
| trip.
| The French Club of the University
/ of California will give dramatic even
ing on Friday, April IA. at o'clock in
Hearst Hall. 1t will consist of two
plays. First. 'Gringoire.' comedy of
! Theodore de Banville, in which King
Louis XI marries young heiress to
! Bohemian poet: second, lie Premier
i Mai" a pastorale comedy with old
French songs, dances and choruses
The latter was composed by Robert
! Dupouey. instructor at the university.
and directed by Mrs. Frederic Ernest
Harrington.
| Those desiring to attend the French
evening will find it convenient to take
| the o'clock Key route from San Fran
| cisco, aIight at South, Berkeley and
! take the College avenue electric car to