The San Francisco call., 1906-05-26
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY
MANY MEMBERS
ARE ENGAGED I'm
WORK OF RELIEF
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.


OAKLAND, May 2s.--The Oakland Club.
though itseif rendered homeless by the
exigencies OF thu times, has had enough
ana A-pienty to do In furnishing homes for
Others and In various other branches OF
relief work. Like every other organixa-
ton. its social aims have been obscured by
the great necessity Of the home--the i'm
mediate ameiioratio OF suffering, but now
that life Is once more settling down to
normal level. the former pleasant re-
unions OF the club have been resumed-a
new zest given to the meetings by the
change OF abode. The club is now COM
fortably dornieiled In the rooms of the Re-
lance Athletic Club which lis itself re-
cent tenant OF the new arinory on Twen-
tieth street. The members have enjoyed
TWO or three informal meetings, and on
Wednesday they decided to declare a va
cation until September. There was an old
time attendance. and Mrs. Frances Gray
was presiding hostess.
Mrs. Edward Whitehead-who, by the
way. has rich and pleasing quality of
contralto-sang number OF ballads, and
Mrs. q. H. Henderson gave some clever
and amusing monologue bits that were ap-
preoiated. The usual refreshments were
enjoyed between tfdbits of reminiscent
gossip OF the past strenuous days, and
then good-bys were said till September.
The Oakland Club women seem to have
been everywhere and stil everywhere. do
Ing anything and everything almost
said everybody!-that their hands md to
do. AT the Maternity Hospital-there
were seventeen babies there yesterday and
probably score by today--if the rate COM
tinues to increase at this rate Mrs. Hearst
will herself be refugee--well, as started
to say. at the Maternity Mrs NJ. L.
Broadweil is representing the Oakland
Club. At the Unitarian church Mrs. Cora
Jones. the club president, Is chairman Of
the housing committee. and Mrs. Mary
Tracy Mott presides over the supply head
quarters at 20 Broadway. Still another
busy lot are at the West Oakland home,
where four machines are in constant op-
Grafton making up new material into
clothing for the thousands who SO sadly
need IL.
DR.. Harry P. carlten, cIubman. musician
and generally popular, lost his artistic of
fices and FURNISHINGS in the Crocker build
ing,s and has established his headquarters
in the Union Savings Bank block. Dr..
Carlton has been with the Orpheus Club
so long that one name almost suggests
the other. The Carlton family has gone
to Ben Lomond for the summer.
Mrs. FELTON, Taylor and Mrs Charles
Lowell, with their families, are preparing
to go to McCray's some time in June to
remain the rest Of the summer.
Mrs. Frank Mofiitt left for the East a
week or ten days ago. having leased her
beautiful home on Filbert street to the
w. 8. Palmers. She is being entertained
wherever she visits, her itinerary includ-
ing many OF the important cities of the
Atlantic coast, where she has many
friends.
Mrs. A. N. Towne and Mrs Worden
who were at the ranch near Bakersfield at
the time of the earthquake. will arrive In
Oakland Sunday to be Mrs. Requa's guests
'or some time. They have not yet seen
the deseiated site of the beautiful Towne
home on California street.
ALAMEDA, May 25.-Second Oficer
Charles Brewer of the Chinese liner Doric
| is sojourning here, convalescing from a
recent illness. His sister, Miss Ethel
Brewer of San Jose. is the guest of local
friends.
City Justice r. B. Tappan and his
daughter, Miss Frances Tappan. returned
today from vacation of week spent in
the Yosemite Valley.
Dr. H. M. Pond and family have gone
TO the Yosemite Valley. and have leased
their beautiful home on Central and Ala
media avenues. They expect to be absent
| from Alameda for month.
Charles C. Hughes, formerly superin-
tendent of the public schools of this city,
has again taken up his residence here, He
md Mrs Hughes were among the many
whe were rendered homeless by the San
Francisco conflagration.