The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

Mike Casey's Maiden Speech" (anony-
mousl by one of the members: barytone
solo, Love Is Meant to Make Us Glad
edward German), John Darlington, ac-
companied by Wallace Sabin; contralto
solos, (a) Les AdieuX de Divonne," from
the opera of HSapho" (Masseneb, (b)
81 Nous N'etiez pas ST Jolie' (Nathe),
Mrs j. Z. Birmingham, accompanied by
Fred Maurer Jr.: selection, Mrs. Alista
Langstroth; tenor solo, For All Eter-
nifty" (MascheronD, S. Krasoss, accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles II. Smith; Fan
tasia" (HubbelD. DR.. Regensburger's or
chestra, Mrs. Guy S. Mulberry at the
piano.
For the first time in the long history
of the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, the annual convention will be held
on the Pacific Coast The meeting. place
is Portland. and the date from June % to
July ;
This will be rare opportunity for
Californians TO hear noted speakers on
the subject of equal rights. Susan B. An
thony, now S5 years old, will be on hand
as viii Mrs. Gait and Miss Anna Howard
Shaw, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman and
many others worth going many a mile to
hear
California is entitled to fourteen dele
gates, just twice as many as it had a year
ago. because it has doubled its member
ship in that time. The California dele
Of the State. The four from San
Francisco are Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs.
Mary Wood Swift, Mrs. Alice l.. Park and
Miss Clara NJ. Schlingheyde.i From near
the city are Mrs. William Keith of Berke-
ley, Mrs. II. ]. d. Chapman of Alameda,
Mrs. Watson of Cupertino, Mrs. Rose
brook and Mrs. Corbert of Palo Alto, Mrs.
M z sd of . he
southern part of the State are Mrs. Ba-
rueh and Rev. Eliza Tupper Wilkes of
Los Angeles, Mrs, Ada Longley of Pasa-
dena and Miss Amanda Way of Whit
tier.
The delegation will leave San Fran
cisco Tuesday, June q, on the evening
train. 1t is expected that the delegation
and their friends will fill the special car,
and will have a beautiful time on the
way, as well as at the convention and the
exposition.
1t is limited that men who are anti
suffragists will be barred from that spe-
cial car
Anyway. If one did squeeze in, he prob
ably would wish he hadn't-for We equal
rights" ladies can talk a little when a fit
subject presents himself.
An unusually delightful afternoon was
enjoyed by the members of the Contempo-
rary Club, the closing meeting of the club
year An interesting programme was pre-
sented as followsI
Instrumental solo, Miss Mabel Porter;
Mrs. Ella NJ Sexton, original Mission
poems; vocal solo, Miss Niisen, Mrs
Laura Bride Powers, a talk on Cali
fornia Missions"
The usual bi-monthly meeting of the
Domestic Science Associa ton was held
il the California Club rooms on April Is.
DR.. Ashe spoke on 1.-The Medical Aspect
Of Food" and made a strong splea for
good cookery as a factor in the recovery
Of a patient, emphasizing the idea that
were there better cookery in the home
there would be less use for hospitals. This
was followed in a most interesting ad-
dress entitled Twenty Years Experience
in Domestic Science" The meeting ad-
journed till the first week in September.
The officers of the Domestic Science As
sociation are: President. Miss Whitaker;
vice president, Mrs. Jessie Jones; secre-
tary, Miss Ellen NJ. Bartlett; directors,
Mrs. Kincaid and Mrs. Jean Sinclair.
The Alden Club of the International
Sunshine Society held it's fourth annual
meeting Thursday afternoon, May 25, at
the home of Miss Cecile Rogers. The Of
ficerS elected for the coming year We're:
Miss Cecile Rogers, president; Miss Ma
rie Denervaud, vice president; Miss Vir-
ginia Dare. treasurer; Miss Linda Pri-
Der, recording secretary; Miss Elsie
Young, business secretary; Miss Helm
rich Homberger, corresponding secretary.
Miss Rogers is one of the debutantes this
year. but finds much time also for sun
shine work, as she is also State secre-
tary. Reports for the year were read by
Miss Jean Pedlar, the retiring president;
Miss Dare, the treasurer; Miss Lavinia
Giesting, chairman of the visiting COM
mittee and the secretaries After the
business meeting a social hour, with a
short musical programme, was enjoyed,
as follows: Violin, Miss Eileen O'Brien;
vocal selections, Miss Virginia Dare;
piano. Miss Cecile Rogers.
Members of the club are: Miss Mabel
Adams Aver. honorary president and
founder Of the club; Misses Abbie Ed
wards. Elizabeth Edwards, Jennie Nc
Farland. Jessica Blake, Sadie Fritch.
Linda Priber, Lavinia Giesting, Nettie
sexton. Melita de Premiere, Cecile Rog-
ers Margaret Rogers, Florence Benja-
min. Elsie Young and Mrs. Heinrich HON.
berger.
were: Mrs. T. B. Mcfarland, Dr. L. M.