The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
A Woman's Club.

There are many fraternities in this city
that are operated for the benefit Of the
members, but there are but few that are
doing more good than the association Of
women that is known as the Business
Moman's Club Of San Francisco. 1t is
an organization that helps women TO help
themselves, by providing for those who
are engaged in Office, store and counting
house, a place where at noon they find
home where they can enjoy lunch with
the same privacy that they could in the
home. The club was organized in No
vember, 1902, by business women who con-
cluded that the time had come when the
class Of women that makes UP the mem
bership could have a retired pace in
which TO have lunch and spend the re-
mainder of the noon hour. The club got
rooms in the Academy of Sciences build
ing. and from a charter membership of
ten IL has grown to one of more than one
hundred The object of the club as laid
down in the manual of government is ito
demonstrate the advantages of co-opera-
tive effort in organization and to fur
nish by mutual aid many of the comforts
and needs OF the women in the business
world"
The promoters Of the club have from
the outset sought to encourage this spirit
Of self help until now the club is self
governing and stands as a colaborer
the same lesson.
The first president was Mrs Florence
M. Logan, who was later made its man
ager, and under her efficient business tact
and administrative qualifications the club
with the cooperation Of its members
has been made successful and is now.
and has been for some time past, self
sustaining. At the annual election a few
days ago the following were selected Of
for 1rc
Elkins. past president; Clara Eastman.
president; Idella M. Adams first and
Josephine Vinegar second vice president;
Ethel Murphy. secretary: Janet l. Crown
er, corresponding secretary; Edna LOU
DON treasurer, and Alice Banner and
When the members Of the club called
at the rooms. which are neatly furnished
and have many small tables for the ac-
commodation Of the members, they are
provided a bill Of fare from which they
Dorothy Rojas auditors.
select what they desire for lunch, but
there are no walters, so each goes to the
kitchen, where home cooked articles are
served to them on a salver according TO
what each desires, and the one receiving
it takes the articles to one of the tables
and partakes Of lunch. and when it is
over returns the salver and dishes to the
kitchen In other words each member
is her own waiter. The lunch hour is
passed quietly and those who have salts
fed the cravings Of hunger retire to the
adjoining room, where they can pass the
tine until it is necessary to return to the
store, Office or counting room, in reading,
friendly chat, playing on the piano or
singing, just as fancy moves the indi-
vidual. In this way the members enjoy
a privacy denied them in other lunch
places from which after the noon day
meal they must walk the streets and en-
gage in window shopping until il is time
TO return TO duty. The fees, comparative
ly small. maintain the organization in
good style. In addition to the officers of
the club one Of the most active members.
one who is well known in the fraternal
world. is Mrs. G. A. Hubbell, who has
devoted great deal Of time and energy
10 building up the association.