The San Francisco call., 1906-11-26

last week and many subjects of impor-
tance to club women in all parts of the
State were discussed. One of the dis
tinctive notes of the affair and one
which presents a new phase of the
growing scope of woman's sphere. was
an address presented by Mrs. Robert
Potter HILL president of the State Fed
GRAFTON. in which she spoke OF the
power that clubwonen are acquiring
and warned them not to use it unwise-
Iy. Neither should they. Mrs. Hill said.
indOrSe men and methods unless they
were sure of the integrity. honesty and
sound motives of these men, There
were so many good addresses at this
meeting that it is not possible, owing
to the requirements of space, TO deal
with them in this column as they
should be presented One Of the note
worthy papers was "Women's Need for
Women" read by Mrs. William Baur-
/ hyte, and which dealt particularly with
the need for women of1cials in connec-
tion with public institutions She an
nounced that. so far as she had been
able to learn. not one woman had ever
been reformed by being sent to the
Whittier Reform School. and that II
there had been women on the board OF
management the result might have
been different.
Otherpapers OF interest were: Fed
Grafton for California, by Mrs Hill;
What Is Doing in the Club World, by
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles; What 1
Heard at St. Paul. by Mrs w. D. Tur-
ner, as well reports from the vari-
Gus committees on forestry, history and
landmarks. Ell Camino Real and other
subjects
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs Florence Collins Porter
of South Pasadena. who succeeds Mrs
Oliver C. Bryant; recording secretary.
| III Il lev iG- PnrTelnOn0fnZ
secretary Mrs. Fred Hooker Jones;
treasurer. Mrs. A T. Stewart; and au-
ditor. Mrs c. B. Nichols
The address of the evening was by
Owen Lovejoy of New York City, on
Child Labor he being the assistant
committee.
/ Last Thursday was social day at
I the Cap and Bells Club. Under the d1-
rection of Mrs. ID. e F. Easton the fol-
/ lowing programme was rendered; Ciuo
orchestra; solo, ITO My Love" (Homal'
Mrs John Ramsay Hunter; selection,
San Francisco Ladies' Quartet; recita-
/ tion selected, a male contributor; solo,
selected, Mrs. Thomas J. Crothers;
sketch, Miss Elizabeth Edwards and
Mrs. Louise l. Gage.
The Japan Society of America which
! loan exhibitions at the Mark Hopkins
Institute and the Century Club. Is plan
ming similar events for this winter The
president. Henry P. Bowie of San Ma
teo. will deliver an illustrated address
at the next annual meeting on Chinese
IdeograPhs and japanese Script
The Ladies of the Round Table met
at the home of their president. Mrs
N A. Mall. In Oakland on Thursday
afternoon. The Women of Sparta was
the subject of discussion. apd proved
most interesting one The reading or
ChurchiIPs ''Coniston has been con-
cluded by the ladies and will be dis
4 cussed next week
This club has a social half hour after
the study hour and reading OF papers
and gives an evening party to the gen
tlemen Of their families once a month.
Miss Meikle will be the hostess this
month.
The San Francisco branch of the
National Council of Jewish Women met
on Thursday, November 10. at the
Bush-street temple, Mrs ID. s Hirsh-
berg presiding. The programme was
interesting. G. II. RingOlsky OF Oak
land addressed the audience on the
subject. "The Effect Of Adverse Legis-
lation on the Jew" Miss Viola Samp
ter sang at the close Of the exercises.
The president, Mrs. Hirshberg, In an
address. urged the members TO take
more interest for the furtherance OF
the high aim of the council which in
its good work is second to none in the
country As it's name indicates. IL ia
national in scope. having its branches
in all the large cities of the Union Its
philanthropy is widespread, thorough
and practical. the rescue work of emf
grant girls and women In the seaboard
-. 81, Ir.fr1 f<Ff fk.s
dertakings 1t does other work. as
instanced by the generous relief fund
sent by the central committee in New
York to the San Francisco branch of
the council in aid OF its members who
[ had suffered in the April calamity.
This work is still being done in the
usual effective way of the council
eliminating red tape and unnecessary
expenditure and assisting those who
prefer to suffer rather than to ask, re-
lieving their necessities and helping
them to help themselves.
A dispatch from the London Standard
to the Brooklyn Eagle says of the
'-suffragettes' -It is astonishing to
find how much sympathy prevails for
the eleven women leaders now iE
prison" Among those who have lately
expressed their sympathy strongly are
Beatrice Harraden, author OF ships
1 nat Il eiSS III SAC -NiSAe' anu Mss E<AiD-
abeth Robins. the American writer
Mrs Alfred Lyttleton, wife OF
the ex-Colonial Secretary. says:
Either a woman is fit to take her
\ share in the solution of the problem
of government or she is unfit to take
charge OF the training of her sons"
Mrs Lyttleton adds that the attitude
of some men is like the entry in the
i Eton boys diary: Got up, had break
fast. talked to mother about things she
could not understand"
WOmen's clubs throughout the State
are invited TO communicate news OF
their organizations to this department
of The Call.