The San Francisco call., 1905-01-30
RATE TO LOS ANGELES
DEFINITELY FIXED.
Women OF Southland Change
Place of Big Meetings.
Nine Busy Sessions to Be Held and
a Smart Reception.
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

week from to-day the delegates
to the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, with their friends, start for Los
Angeles, choosing to go by the day
light coast route, that the beauties of a
California winter be not missed in
travel by night
And there promises to be good fun
on that all-day tripl-with headache
or two thrown In, although be it said
to the eternal credit Of clubs that
they are lessening women's proneness
to headaches and vapors and Mysteries
by giving women something impersonal
and interesting to think about It's a
perfectly logical treatment for nerves"
lest indeed 1T be carried to excess.
But who ever heard of women going to
excess? Absurd!
AS to the details of the trip, the
tickets can be purchased to-day at the
Southern Pacific Railroad Office, where
they will be on sale until the 9Th
These will hold good to return until
February 20-and the SIS rate prevails.
All who desire to go south at this rate
should communicate at once with Mrs
George Law Smith. 1856 Jackson street,
telephone West $780, that comfortable
accommodations be secured If 100
guests go down a special train will be
dispatched to bear the precious burden.
Fine!
Again the blessed privilege of woman
has been made available, for the hosts
have changed their minds about hold
ing the meeting in the Woman's Club
building, and have substituted Simpson
Auditorium instead. Remember, Simp-
son Auditorium!
The reason? Presumably to accom-
modate more people-visitors, perhaps,
who like to see women at work in con-
vention. 1t is sincerely to be hoped
that the women who will read papers
or give reports can send their voices to
the ears of their auditors.
Thin, squeaky, inaudible voices have
been the wet blankets of former club
rendezvous, and this in comparatively
small halls.
Just how the feminine voices will fill
the big auditorium remains to be
heard. But in any case, may the gods
grant us brief speeches and compact
reports, with unnecessary, unimportant
and uninteresting details omitted. Since
women have for centuries been trained
to petty details, it's an awful wrench
to get away from the habit.
But the clubs are helping. During
the three days convention there will
be nine sessions, only one of which is
of purely social Characteristic recep-
ton on Tuesday night, which, I am
told, will be very smart.
Hotel rates for the visitors are quoted
as follows:
Angelus-European plan, one in room. 81 so
upward; two in room. 81 upward; American
IS upward. Van Nuys-European only: one in
room, 81 upward; one in room 81 so. with
tached; one in room. 81 upward: two in room.
81 upward special rates for several persons In
man M n 41e-422 Broadwsy--American M s plan only; %
one in room. 81 so upward; special rates for
seseTa "a Ino IN room m 3o N 1p snly
upward. Melrose-American plan only; one in
room. So: two in room. 81 so each. Fremont
Gray Gables-one in room. 81 so; two in room.
81 so each Hotel Locke, 139 s.. Hill street
One in room. 81; two in room, 50.
This foregathering promises to be
the most important event in the his
tory of clubs in California. And SEC
cess to it!-and may the dove of peace
hover DER It'll
But from the looks of that bundle Of
amendments that Is coming up fear
for the poor, little dove.
The Forum Club, Mrs. C. Frederfcks
president, listened to. a charming
musical programme on Wednesday
given by Miss Alverta Morse With
fine technique and Ceiling the follow
ing numbers were rendered:
May Day CWalthew); "A Ballad of Trees
and the Master (ChadWick): Irish Love
Song" Gangl' "Mattinata'' (TostD; Summer
seeleh' (Strauss); ''Unterm Machdebaum''
,tiiallender); piano solo, Miss Ruth Morse;
lish; aria from Samson and Dellah" (saint-
saens); aria from Faust (Gounod).
The hostess Of the afternoon was
Mrs. Thomas Morffew, who welcomed
the throng of guests in charming
fashion.
The Musical Section of the California
Club, Mrs. John D. Sibley chairman,
presented the following programme
on the 9th:
Talk: mandolin. lutte and kindred instru-
ments. Professor Samuel Adelstein; ta) 'Rigo-
ish waltzes lGranada) Adelstein Mandolin or
chestra; aria IL Africaine" (Meyerbeer) Mrs
row. s Shelly. Samuel M Adestein; Echo S0d dl
Friso'' divertimento (Belenghr, mandolin or
chestra; Ave Maria (Cherubm) tConsels a
Nina (Werkerlin), Mrs. Butterfeld: lutte quar-
tet fa) 'Annie Laurie" unaccompanied (b)
"Charitas tStuarani)), Mrs. Z. III. Percy,
Miss Florence Magnin. Mrs. II. II. Sherwood
Samuel Adelstein, Miss Mollie Pratt, Miss
Ryder at the piano. In the absence of Mrs.
j. D. Sibley, leader, Mrs. Edward Xavier
Rolker was in the chair.
Tomorrow the California Club
promises nm exceptionally interesting
programme, with good music and a
talk by Miss Marie Withrow upon
THE Art of Right Thinking" As an
exponent Of poise Miss Withrow will
be worth hearing.
Next Wednesday Rev. George c..
Adams will address the Forum Club
upon Clubs" Now those who know
Dr. Adams know that he usually SAYS
what he thinks-and no one knows
just whit he thinks of clubs So his
talk will bring out the women who
love a thrill of the unexpected.
The Cap and Bells, Mrs. w. p.
Buckingham president, held high
court with wit and humor on Thurs
day, when the members gathered at
the Sorosis clubrooms to sing and
dance and merry be-"