The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Society in the Cities
Across the Bay.

OAKLAND, Oct 2s.-The Adelphian
Club of Alameda has been occupied the
last month in refurniShing and beau
tffying their cozy new quarters in the
Unitarian Church. 1t was conceded be-
fore the disaster in the early spring
that this clubs home was the most
artistic and completely equipped OF any
about the bay Since the earthquake.
when necessity compelled them to seek
other quarters, the furnishings have
been stored and it has been no small
task to unpack and rearrange. How
ever, the work is about completed and
once again the club may be proud OF
it's clubhouse The committee rooms
have been retinted and the complete
harmony of the entire suite of rooms is
restful.
This week the Shakespeare section
had an interesting afternoon, when
Romeo and Juliet" was the play under
discussion. Mrs. NJ J.. Parkhurst ar
ranged for the day.
"An Art Treasure Chat" was the in
teresting theme of the bi-monthly
gathering of the Twentieth Century
Club when on Tuesday afternoon the
members met in their rooms at the
Town and Gown clubhouse Miss Sal
lie Daingerfield showed an attractive
| collection of artistic textures, inc1ud-
ing rugs, needlework, pieces of rare
lace, Indian baskets and some fine Rus
sian brasses. and turned the pretty
rooms into a treasure house of beau
full things. Her talk was enjoyable.
A programme of music, to which Miss
Claire Ferrin contributed several violin
numbers and Mrs. Sowobe gave a
group of songs concluded the after
noon. Tea was served in the garden.
where the clubwomen gathered to chat
over the days work.
There is much discussion and mys-
terious whisperings by the members Of
the Oakland Club, for their new home
is almost completed and must be fur
nished and made comfortable. Color
schemes and designs, carpets and
chairs are the thread of all their con-
versations, and we may expect some
thing beautiful indeed when the crit
ical task is accomplished. The Wednes-
day afternoon of the club the past
week was quite the most informal that
has been held this year Mrs. T. z.
Vickers, president of the Womans
League of Australia, had been expected
to give a resume of the work of wom-
ems clubs of that place. but made her
excuses because of the telegram re-
ceived acquainting her with the crit
ical illness of her son in London. Mrs
Vickers is said TO be Almost capable
woman and of interest to the people OF
this city from the fact that she is the
mother of Miss Hope Mayne- She has
but just come from her home in Aus
tralia to be with her talented daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth Maher, the young
daughter of DIR. ]. Maher. rendered an
enjoyable soprano solo. while Miss
Edith Thornburgh concluded the mu-
steal programme with piano number
The guests adjourned to the dining
room. where the hostess. Mrs. George
]. Marsily. had provided a light re-
freshment-
Mrs. B.. N. de Leon is arranging a
splendid programme of music fo-
Wednesday afternoon of the coming
week, which is being anticipated by the
club members. The Etude Club is to be
the guest OF the day and will give the
numbers.
Among the musical clubs perhaps the
most interesting and best known are
the Etude and Berkeley Piano clubs
Their purpose is similar. the study and
familiarity with the best music and to
that end their members contribute the
programmes The Etude Club was the
guest of Mrs. George Faulkner on last
Monday. Mrs Llewelyn Williams. 5Irs.
Llewelyn Hughes and Mrs Arthur G.
Taylor rendered the vocal numbers