The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-10

OF the State Federation OF
Women's Clubs are over. the SEES
sion OF the San Francisco district
last week at Santa Clara having been
the last. and the minds of the club
women are now all turning toward the
annual State convention, to take place
at Bakersfield on February g. Z. and s.
Mrs. James B. Hume. chairman of the
State programme committee, is pre-
pairing some very exceptionally good
things to be presented and is calling
on the chairman of the various State
committees for special features in con-
nection with their work
The civics committee, OF which
Mrs. E. L. Baldwin is the chair
man. Is endeayoring to secure ia
cob Riis for one address during
the convention. but it is doubtful
il 1t will be possible for him to come
West just then. This committee will.
in any case. have special addresses
either on child labor or juvenile courts
Something new in the way of conven-
ton features will be included in the
call of the chairmen of the various
committees, education, civics. history.
landmarks. etc. One of the most inn
portant events of the meeting will be.
Of course, the election of the State Of
icers to serve during the coming year.
There was a strong hope among the
club women of the entire State that
Mrs. Robert Potter Hill. the present
State president. might be induced to ac-
cept the Office for q second year, but
this seems extremely unlikely at pres
ent, as Mrs. Hill feels that too much
time Is taken from her other interests.
There are no other candidates men
toned for the presidency as yet and it
Is felt that there will be great diff
Guilty In selecting any one TO succeed
Mrs. Hill. She Is one Of the most
popular club women in the State. per-
sonally, and her administration has
been remarkably wise and just. She is
a woman of unusual tact, clever par
Humanitarian and speaker. and has the
quieting influence necessary at times
in governing large bodies of either
women or men engaged in discussion
There is a strong probability that there
will be holly contested fight for the
office, the main point of the contention
being sectional rather than personal.
however. as the state is so large that
the geographical situation of the pres
ident has much to do with her selec-
ton.
The place of meeting of the con-
vention in 1908 will also be an inn
portant question of the Bakersfield con-
vention. That was one of the most
vital points of the recent district meet
ing. as there was no contest for the
presidency, all the women OF the dis
trict being one-minded on that subject
and unanimous in their desire that Mrs.
E. c. Hurff should continue in that Of
flee There were many interesting pa
pers and reports read on that occasion
and a notable fact in connection with
the general trend of womens clubs was
the interest displayed in so marked a
degree in civic and educational reforms
and work.
The study clubs were few and
far between and In only one or two
instances were there any organizations
that declared themselves devoted en-
tirely to intellectual improvement. The
wornen's clubs seem to be developing
into vast missionary societies, convert
ing the people in the cities and In the
far distant places TO ways of clean liv-
ing, to increased kindness to youth
and age, to making beautiful the waste
places and to teaching the people TO
appreciate and preserve the natural
beauties of the land. 1t is all being
done in the most direct and business
like way, too; women are learning to
prepare bills for the lawmakers and
have succeeded in getting many or
them passed. quite as successfully as
though they themselves possessed the
right to vote directly for them. femi-
nine persuasion proving quite as
powerful as the ballot.
The Corona Club of the Mission gave
its last formal programme on Thurs
day, November %. The only other
meeting of the year will be held on
December 10. and devoted to the
christmas links"
Last Thursday was Correspondence
day." and letters from club members
abroad formed the afternoons enter
tainment. A delightful letter. "A So
journ in Portland. Or. and School
Teachers Experiences There" written
by Mrs Christobel ightner, was
read by her mother. Mrs A L. Sobey.
Another, entitled "A Visit to the Pope.
was from Mrs. W. d. Keyston. who re-
counted her interesting experiences on
her European trip.
"a Day in Vienna" was the title OF a
letter from Mrs. Stoneberger, read by
Mrs. John Bullock. Another. from Mrs.
j. X c. Hobbs, who is journeying
around the world, described her visit in
Dresden. This was read by Mrs. E
Peitree.
Interspersed with the letters were
songs under the direction of Mrs Mar
mar "a ruphel1 1.-The NIGHTINGALE