The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Women's Clubs in the
Cities Across the Bay.

they held their November reception at
the Home Club. Mrs. John A. Curzan.
president of the Spokane Federation OF
the Teachers and Parents Association.
was to have addressed the women on
the subject, THE Relation of the Par
ent to the Public Schools, but owing
to the serious illness of her daughter
was obliged to cancel all social en-
gagements. DR.. Baker found it heces-
sary to go back to the Symposium OF
Athens, the Public Tables of Sparta
and the Minor Senate of Rome for his
first clubs. The Revolution From the
Table and Pipe to the Millionaire's
Paradise" was interesting subject
The extreme clubs, naming the Bohem-
ian Club, the Rejected Manuscript
Club of Chicago, the Suicide Club, the
Whitechapel C1ub-furnished oppor-
tunity for the wit of the talk. From
beginning with self-culture as the
speaker paid a splendid tribute to the
women's clubs as he knew them.
The music of the hour was rendered
by Arthur Fickenscher, pianist, and
Mrs. Florence Wyman Gardner, vocal
ist. Mrs. William r. Davis was chair
man of the afternoon. Assisting her
in the receiving party were Mrs. ]. b.
Hume, Mrs. John Bakewell, Mrs A.
w. Burrell, Mrs. r. w. Kinney, Mrs.
y. u. COIlOn, n1rS. L. U. f1dfIlSoH, M ..
j. H. Wright Mrs. T. c. Coogan, Mrs.
Louis GhirardeIli, Mrs. Edgar Bishop,
Mrs. W. E. Milwain. Mrs w. F. Will
hanson, Miss Alma Brown, Mrs. e. G.
Morrison, Mrs. e. G. Won Helms, Mrs.
E. c. Merrill, Mrs. J. w McClymonds,
Miss Jennie Hill, Miss Grace Burrill
and Miss Eva Powell. In the absence
of the president, Mrs. Charles Wood
bury, Miss Eva Powell presided at the
business meeting.
On Wednesday afternoon the women
of the Oakland Club took formal pos
session of the comfortable new quarters
In the Pythian Building. 1t was a
great satisfaction to the members after
six months to at last have home, and
some interesting events are planned
for the later season. After a short
business meeting the four score of
guests were given the liberty of the
accommodations and from the smaller
committee rooms to the larger banquet
hall there was an enthusiastic appro-
val. Delegates to the District Fedora
tion were elected. those to represent
the Oakland Club being Mrs. George
w Bunnell, Mrs. S. j. Mikel, Mrs. j. S.
Emery, with Mrs. L. B. Crane, Mrs. B.
N. de Leon, Mrs F. A. Merguire and
Miss Lillian Swales as alternates.
AL lAQldn QdJ mas D66H ANNOY
for the coming Wednesday, when the
programme will be under the direc-
tion of Mrs. A. j. Pillsbury. An inter-
esting collection of Indian curios will
brighten the rooms. while Miss Sallie
Dafngerfield of Berkeley will give the
talk of the occasion.
1t has been decided to omit the No
vember luncheon and in it's stead the
Board of Directors will receive at an
nIufa fa NJ
in the nature of house warming.
The Town and Gown Club of Berke-
ley will be the scene of one of the
most delightful functions of their club
year, when on Monday afternoon the
dramatic section will present a pro-
gramme in theform of a play which
has been dramatized for the occasion
and which will be participated in by
several of the club members. The ut
most secrecy surrounds the affair,
which has been planned by way of
surprise, the minutest details being
kept a secret from all save those most
deeply interested.
Another Berkeley organization which
is looking forward to an interesting re-
ception during the coming week is the
Twentieth Century club, which has
pidIS W6Il IHdQe IOF q Ql6dSuTaDl0 tr1D
on Tuesday afternoon. Folk Lore will
be the theme of the days programme.
Mrs. Frank Dalton reading paper on
Irish folk lore, while Scottish lore will
be presented by Mrs. e. S. Page. A
half hour of music will be delightful
feature. After the exercises of the
hour, IL the weather permits, the wo-
men have charming custom of ad-
journing to the pretty old-fashioned
garden of the Town frrh
where they hold their meetings. Here
the informal cup of tea is served and
pleasant greetings exchanged.
An Oakland woman who has met
with meritorious praise from the crit
les is Annie W. Brigham, her work In
Lens Studies having attracted consid-
erable interest in artistic circles. Dur
ing the summer, which she spent at
the Summit, Mrs Brigham devoted her
self to the study of Nature and it's
symbolism, and as result of her en-
deavors has a charming group of q
score of studies typifying the various
moods of Nature. Mrs. Brigham be-
lieves in treating her work ideally,
and that conviction Is manifest In her
results. Her friends have been pleased
to learn that Paul Elder & Company is
Offering an exhibition of the summers
attempt OF expressing Wnat Sne IelC
by means of the objects of Nature
that she saw.
Mrs. Brigham is prominent club
woman and talented along many lines
Of work.
One of the most important of club
gatherings during the week will be
that of the Stevenson Fellowship which
on Tuesday evening hold their annual
banquet at the Piedmont Springs Club
house. The Fellowship came into ex-
istence seven years ago and was pri-
marily formed of Oaklanders, the first
banquets being held in this city. AS
the members increased the meeting
place was changed to San Francisco.
the cafe which Stevenson frequented
being the rallying ground. But the
admirers of the man outgrew this mod
est resort and the last dinners were
held at the California hotel.
The dinner Is not made brilliant
social affair, but is devoted to the hon
or of the famous man of whom Cali
fornians are proud An interesting
programme has been carefully pre-
pared by the committee In charge of
the affair Stevenson and California"
is the subject which Professor c. B.
Bradley of the University of California
has chosen for his toast. Professor A.
G. Newcomer, a recent addition to the