The San Francisco call., 1905-04-03
Festival to Be Held
in Mdg at the
Palace.
There'll Be Nothing
Stupid at the
Function. \
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

OF course you've heard Of the Cali
fornia Clubs engagement ar the Palace
those three glad days in May. IL. u
and 1s2
Tis a tine-henored adage that the
California Club never does things in
tame fashion. When these cIubwomen
so after g thing they usually land it
II It be within the range Of human pos
sibilities. And when they do thing. it
may be depended upon TO be done in
no ordinary fashion.
Now, the club finds itself upon the
threshold Of having a splendid new
home on Clay street. A clubhouse sans
furniture is really not a promising
cradle for civic Improvement. hence the
hustle for the appurtenances Of COM
fort
But ladies' says the Ways and
Means Committee, we shall have used
all our available funds for building
purposes. Wen have to wait for the
furniture"
Wait? I guess not" cried the
Boosters. Just leave that little mat
Ter TO Us. and Wen have furniture
waiting for you on the sidewalk the
very minute that the architect pre-
Il
How demanded the Ways and
Means Committee, with tinge OF sus-
piCion-evidently having in mind the
numerous holdups of late.
HOw2 By giving the most UNIQUE
entertainment ever given in the city
that's how.
Wen take the Palace-just a part of
conservatory, marble and maple rooms.
for these days and nights. and we'n
show you"
The proposition looked so good and
promised such nice things for the
clubhouse that's been built upon such
e harvest of nerves and headaches
that prestoi-the thing was Matched Up
upon the spot.
Committees were appointed while the
ladies' We're in the humor, with Mrs. z.
?. Schen chairman, and thus the thing
has made q mighty start for a spec
tacular-and fnancial-finish.
All the outstanding" members have
been whipped into line, and it is prom
ised that San Francisco will sit up and
rub its eyes at the clever and original
developments of that three days fes-
tival
Now. while not setting up the claim
that baby shows are especially orig
insl, they are certainly interesting to
every one-except the poor baby. Hence
Inere VIII De q DabF show OF high class,
where the blue-ribbon babies VIII be
well launched IN life with such an
honor from so august a body as the
California Woman's Club Of San Fran
cisco.
Meanwhile other smashing surprises
are growing. and when the eleventh OF
May is at hand there'll be some start
ling things 10 record-and ducats to
furnish that home with It's this kind
Of enthusiasm that does things!
The following calendar is issued by
the California Club for the month oil
April:
Tuesday April 4, 1908. 2:so ?. m.-Nonnina-
tion of officers for the ensuing year: an
nc1ncenlent Of nominations for members OF
the committee membership.
Tuesday April 1e-Programme in charge Of
the ceps rtment o. social science; Mrs. Jacob
Brandt. chairman; address. Mothers in Their
Extremity DR. Minors kibbe. talk. 'IseEiri-
mate Field for Women Physicians. Mrs. SD
uey Smith Palmer: lecture with stereopticon
views welfare Work Mrs. Elizabeth r.
Wheeler forrneriy chairman of civics, Rhode
Island FcderstionD.
Tuesday April 25-social day, Mrs Charles
Kssghin. chairman. travel talk. A Jauni
O. Chicago With Glimpse OF Yosemite" with
stereopticon views and moving pictures. Mr.
Frederick Prince.
Directors meeting Monday. 10 a m. April
. Spanish section. Monday. D m. April 3
parliamentary section. Tuesday. 1870 ?. m,
april 4, French section. Thursday. o m,
Aprii g. literature section. Thursday. $50 p.
m. april s. whist section Eriday. 10 a m,
April =. forestry section. Friday 1880 a. m.