The San Francisco call., 1905-05-15

annals of ciubdom as q notable phase
of enterprise on the part of such or
ganizations.
The scheme was proposed and out
lined by q woman-Mrs. Z. p. Scheli-
and the entire affair planned and eX-
ccUted by women, and herein lies
much Of honor
To be sure, some dear men helped,
and helped pluckily on Thursday, the
opening day; but at that time were the
details Of every booth in good shape
in ali save one. where a wretch of a
contractor had dallied o'er-long with
The wine jug. Temporarily the wom-
en- were stalled. but few minutes
at the telephone put an end TO la
menting, for soon were a half-dozen
men friends at work with hammers
and saws. and all went merry.
And when the public-that vague,
uncertain. unfathomable entity-ap-
peared in the marble halls that night
everything was in shipshape.
Now, the object OF that three-night
affair and the three months work be-
fore il was primarily TO raise funds
wherewith TO furnish the new club
house on Clay street.
Ii is the hope OF every busy men,
ber, and every friend of a busy men,
ber, that shekels in plenty Will remain
With the treasurer, after the raids of
The people with bills.
That, OF course, WAS the primal OBJ
ject OF the whole great affair-as far
as The women saw Il. But beyond this
motive, and infinitely more important
than the mere furnishing Of d club
house, was the experience that il gave
the women.
IN the urst place, the women were
forced 10 subjugate their personalities
10 the cause-they were forced to
Jose themselves in their committees,
and thus act imperSonally.
This is the hardest thing in life for
women 10 do. and the most necessary
for their development.
This is one of the schools in which
men We're trained, and these the meth
DDS whereby they learned the lessons
imperfect though they be-of tolera-
lion, self-control, and the great law Of
give and take"
During the preliminaries of the fete
many committees were found to be
overlapping the duties and the rights
of others. To be sure, there was a
sputtering and a magpie-chatter for a
moment or two. in the good old femi-
Hine way. But a conference would
follow. where the law of One talker
at time" prevailed, and loi the war
ring contingents were soon at peace,
ana weaving sarlands together.
And thus do the results of all
worthy club endeavor reach far beyond
mere material gains-they make for
foTgetfuiness-of-se thus becoming a
panacea for nerves; they enlarge the
vision and contribute to the expansion
Of characters
This is the true worth of clubs
this racter-welding-
on Wednesday the Laurel Hall Club
viii install its officers and will cele-
brate the affair by breaking bread to-
gether.
Luncheon will be served at the
Sorosis Club rooms at 1890. and a
beautiful time is assured These
Laurel Hall women are not of the type
that are witty TO order-their fun is
spontaneous If you doubt it, drop in
there some luncheon day.
On Wednesday Mrs. Wilbur SWEET
viii present the programme Of the
Forum Club, which promises to be in
teresting.
On the succeeding Wednesday de-
lightful day is on the cards, when Mrs.
Clarence Wetmore and Mrs. Maude
Wellendorff will present Strauss
"Enoch Arden"
The Daughters Of Pioneers held a
warm session on Monday last, when
their election was on.
No-no call came for the police, but
some pretty tall talking was done and
loud and frequent threats were made
TO have the election declared illegal.
But nobody snatched the ballots or
otherwise made unlawful demon
strations, and when the votes were
counted the following was the tale
they told-much TO the delight Of the
friends Of Mrs. Sidney Palmer Smith,
chair:
For president. Mrs. Sidney Smith
Palmer 80, Mrs. II. Templeman 8,
Mrs. H p. Iricon 2; vice president
Mrs. Ernest A. Leigh 81, Miss Dolliver
Z, Miss Eliza D. Keith 2, Mrs. Howell
/: recording secretary, Mrs. J. Bouch-
er ~; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Phelps A, Miss Nellie B. White 6,
Mrs. Gamage /: financial secretary,
Mrs. NJ. Gamage 49; treasurer. Mrs r
X Moore 40, Miss Nellie 3. White 4;
directors, Miss j. Neppert so, Mrs. J.
KID. Beyns 35, Mrs. E. J. Foster %,
Mrs W. limbaugh 21, Mrs. Gurnett l.
OF the directors the four highest
were declared elected
Yes, good fun. these warm elections
They make good substitutes for spring
toDics-
The Caedmon Club. recently or
Eantzed for the consideration of things
literary, artistic and scientific, is well
equipped for good work along the
lines Of self improvement.
Among the membe are Mrs. NJ. J.
Fottrell, Mrs. Coll Deane, Miss Deane
Miss Farren, Mrs. z. X Rolker. Miss
Verdon. Miss Davies. Mrs. 7. H Muir
ply, Mrs. J. Downey Harvey, Mrs. X
= Snraeue. Miss Sprague. Mrs. j. N
DriscoH. Mrs. F. J. Sullivan, Mrs. NJ
P. Hooper. Mrs. John NJ. Burnett Miss
Burnett. Mrs. Margaret Deane. Miss
L s. Borie, Mrs. NJ. Bryne, Mrs. f. r.
White. the Misses Finley and Mrs. ID
Mahoney-
one Of the prettiest affairs ever
-iven by the Cap and Bells was the
reception last Thursday afternoon N
I,o,5or of the retiring president, Mrs
" p. Buckingham
The sorosis Club rooms were artlsllc-