The San Francisco call., 1905-03-20
Clever Art Work
Shown by the
LdddiGS
ChdrdCt6rHelpGd
by Artistic
Training.
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.


II there's e clubwoman in town that
doesn't love boys and isn't interested
IN their growth and development, she
possesses the rare tact to conceal the
fact But don't believe she exists.
To be sure, some boys are of more
interest to clubwomen than others
the little chaps who are wayward. for
instances or they who have no homes
or they who are even worse eff-the
lads who have unworthy homes
Particularly are the clubwomen in
terested IN the Juvenile Court and all
It's ramihcations-the Detention Home
the Parental School the proposed
Parental Boarding School But lying
without these is another institution of
which the clubs are foster mothers
that splendid organization known all
over the state as The Columbia Park
Boys Club" SIDNEY S. Peixotto, head
worker, guide and rare good friend
here IN this coy home at 13S Sew
enth street is set the task of rearing
10 honorable manhood a number of
lads who otherwise would find them
selves adrift in big city, some to be
carried by the passing currents to
right living and others to sink in the
maelstrOm-a matter of chance with
either. But not so with this happy
bano OF little tykes, whose days are
nlled with work and play; and by a
JudiciOus combination of both. under
intelligent guidance, these lads are
growing into healthy, normal man
hoOd-and incidentally into intelligent
citizenship. And 1t does seem to me
that san Francisco owes a big debt
70 this citizen-maker, Sidney S.
PeixOtto.
AS a visible bit of what this friend
Of boys has led them into, let me urge
you TO pay a visit to Vickery's gallery,
on Post street Here you will see a
remarkable display OF drawing, water
color work and modelling done by
these little lads, which reveals an ar
tistic phase Of their natures not sus-
pected in children of the streets.
Truly is this development of the
spiritual or the imaginative side of the
boys one of the noblest achievements
Of this philanthropy-wh takes its
rank with the nOblest in a city of phi
lanthropies.
Clubwomen. interested as know
you. TO be in boys, let me urge you TO
see what they are doing along the
lines OF art.
This is the first exhibit of the kind
the club has made.
See it, It viii pay you, for it Will
reveal to you the spiritual side of the
impossible American boy and bring
YOU nearer to him. You will under
stand him better.
And you win agree with Mr. Peix-
otto that all he needs is training-but
kind, firm, intelligent training where
work ana play are balanced, and ply
sical comforts surround him.
The Tea Club had an interesting ses-
sion on Tuesday last, meeting at the
home Of Mrs. George Caswell.
The ladies, under the leadership of
Mrs. Newton J. Tharp, gave scenes
gave them in a remarkably clever
1ashion-so cleverly, indeed, that the
cast has been pressed by many other
clubs TO repeat the performance.
The following ladies thus distin-
guished themselves: Leonato, Mrs. A
/ austin; Don John and Friar Fran
cls. Mrs. Dora AmSden; Claudio, Mrs,
George CasweIl: Benedick, Miss Kath-
leen Booth; Hero. Miss Jackson;
Beatrice, Mrs Newton ]. Tharp. This
IS The sort Of thing that keeps interest
alNe in clubs-and il means progress.
IN response TO a request. the Outdoor
AT League has received a letter from
the Postmaster General, stating that
the department. viii give careful con-
slceratIOn 10 the matter of restoring
and maintaining in their original form
the old Spanish names of cities and
towns in California. Mrs. Lowell White
anu several ldQl6E OF lUE league O6-
voted some time TO active work in Sac
o ramentO in influencing legislation to
memOrialiZe the President on this sub
ject-a mater that has been most earn
estly agitated by Zoeth S. Eldridge and
Charles Lummis during the past year.
The league has received an invita-
ton from the State Floral Society ask
ing the ladies to join them in an ex-
cursion 70 Redwood Canyon, in Marin
County, on Saturday, the 25th inst.
The Oceanslde Improvement Club has
again petitioned the league. asking
active cooperation - preventing the
establishment Of saloons along the
Ocean boulevard, to the impairment of
that section as a place OF residence
e The league some time ago made a sue
cessful plea 10 the proper authorities
7'for keeping the beach in a more cleanly
condition, and it has now resolved ia
keep the boulevard free from further
saloon occupancy. II has been report
ed to the league that there are fourteen
saloons on the beach.
The undue height OF billboards was
discussed at a recent meeting. and as
The league has been interested In this
subject for two years a new committee
e was formed to investigate the subject
and report upon a line Of action.
n. B.-If there's anything else askew
r the city that the league hasn't heard
r kindly let the ladies know
Tomorrow the California Club will
3ave q bird" programme-aIso a bird
q programme-when George Whar-
I'D James Of Pasadena will lecture or
tsird Protection" Mr.. James is the