The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

anticipating great pleasure at
~ their annual breakfast to take
place on Thursday next. which is
known sas Founders day and Is the
anniversary of the organization of this
interesting and influential club. No
guests are to be invited, save one; and
that one invitation marks an innova-
tion in the customs of the club. At
the time of the fire. when people were
fleeing to safety. with more thought
for themselves and their own belong
ings than for other property. Judge
Aylett Cotton. the husband of the vice
president Of the California Club. went
to the California clubhouse on Clay
street and took the most valuable pa
pers he found there and bore them
away to a secure place. In token of
Lie great appreciation of this by the
club he has been invited to the annual
breakfast. with the honor of being not
only the only man present, but the
only man ever invited. Mrs. NJ Eisner
Is the chairman of arrangements COM
mfttee and the programme Is under the
direction Of Mrs E. L. Baldwin, who
calls 1t "A Few Chestnuts" 1t is said
to consist of old-feshioned songs. reci-
tations, dialogues and music and will be
very entertaining and amusing beyond
doubt.
At the meeting of the club held on
Tuesday last the programme was un-
der the direction of the Outdoor Art
League, of which Mrs. Lowell White
is the chairman. and a most interesting
afternoon was spent by the members
and guests present
The motto Of the League. The Beau
tiful Rests in the Foundations OF the
Necessary" furnished the idea for the
afternoons programme, Will Sparks,
the artist. speaking on the beautiful.
and DIR. Hartland Law on the neces-
sary. Sparks followed out the Burn
ham plan largely in his suggestions
for the beautifying of the city, but
one entirely original scheme suggested
by him was that of having overhead
sidewalks coming from the second story
of the ferry building, crossing East
street and extending as far as San
some street, above the regular side
walks. Dr. Laws talk was principally
in regard to the establishment of the
saltwater auxiliary fire system, which
he explained in detail, both as to the
plans made thus far and the estimated
cost thereof, and as TO the action
taken by the Merchants Association
and by the Board of Supervisors to
secure this system During the after
noon the following resolutions were
motion of Mrs. Lowell White.
Resolved That the California Club
approves the action of the Merchants
Association in asking for the installa-
tion of the auxiliary salt water system
in San Francisco: 1t also indorses the
action of the Board of Supervisors in.
the matter of getting estimates OF the
cost of same; and. be it further
Resolved. That the California Club
approves the calling of the bond cleo
tion to provide funds for the installa-
ton of the said auxiliary salt water
system"
The moonlight photograph of the
Mission Dolores. presented by DR.. Ar
mold Genthe. was finally disposed of
and was won by Mrs. McCallum, who
presented It to Mrs. White. in trust for
the projected art museum.
The whist section of the California
Club ended the play for the fourth Sc
ries on Friday. December 81. Mrs. TX.
Morreli making the highest score and
Miss Tessie Semple the second. The
section Will meet after the first of the
year at 1877 Page street. on each Fri
day afternoon, as heretofore. at 1880
o'clock, under the leadership of Mrs.
Charles c. Kinsey.
The next meeting of the Twentieth
Century Music Club will take place on
December 20. and the following pro-
gramme will be given: .Arec les Sera-
phins CieF' (old French). Mrs. Richard
Bayne, Mrs. Louis James. Mrs. Frank