The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
Society in the Cities
Across tbe Bay.

OAKLAND. Oct THE meeting OF
the Building Association OF Monday,
followed on Tuesday by the delightful
EbeI reception, the interesting bust
ness session Of the Oakland Club on
wednesday. the initial reception and
dance OF the Home Club on Thursday
evening and the union meeting of the
Adelphian Club Of Alameda on Satur-
day has made the last week a busy
one in the realm of women's clubs.
The coming week gives us few at
tractive dates On Tuesday afternoon
the members OF the Twentieth Cen
tury Club are planning an interesting
programme, when the Shakespeare
section. under the leadership of Mrs.
Julia Foster. viii have charge. The
rooms Of the Town and Gown Club
at Berkeley are the home Of this active
-xroup Of women On Wednesday at
The residence Of Mrs. George J. G. Mar
silly. the Oakland Club win hold the
second OF its October gatherings. me
work OF Alice Brown viii be reviewed
Mrs Z. J. Bartholomew is arranging a
short haIf-hour OF music. Mrs. Mary
Tracy Mott will preside as chairman
OF the occasion. The october luncheon
OF the club Will take place on the fol-
lowing Wednesday at the Idora Park
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the day. Action was taken at the last
meeting in regard to increasing the ad-
mission fee and making more stringent
the requirements for membership.
II was a pretty compliment TO Miss
Ethel Moore when on Saturday morning
her associates in the relief work of the
last six months and the women OF the
sewing room presented q handsome sill
yer loving cup 10 her. Since the April
catastrophe Miss Moore has labored
for the women who came to this side
OF the bay without friends and with
out means Of livelihood. AS chairman
OF the wonan's committee, with her as
sistants. she conducted the employment
bureau and made employment by estab-
fishing the sewing room and receiving
orders from the wholesale firms. Miss
Moore is the active president OF the
Home Club and interested in the work
Of many OF the smaller Of the philan-
thropic organizations.
'Tdyls OF the King" was the theme
Of the programme which the Adelphian
Club Of Alameda presented on Satur-
day when the members met for their
October reception. Lee Emerson Bas-
sett, professor Of English at Stanford
University read the interpretative Sc
lections, choosing The Coming Of Ar
thur" "Guinevere" and The Passing
OF Arthur" Miss Hazel Knowles, one
Of the youngest and most talented pi-
anists in the bay cities, rendered sew
eral numbers, among them the
"RhapsOdie Hongroise. No. II Oiszt)
and ''Berceuse" lDranzorch). Horatio
Cogsweu won a generous praise for
his group Of songs. Il Love You
Truly" CBond), Just A-Wearyin' for
You" CBond), Forgotten" (Cowden),
and over the Desert" (Kellie). The
Adelphian Club is possessed OF a splen-
did spirit. The section work is pro-
crossing enthusiastically. The mem
bers are finding the quarters in the
Unitarian Church comfortable and sat
isfactory.
Another interesting course which
William Norman Guthrie is giving
is that on the Poet Prophets, under
the patronage of Miss Carolyn Haw-
ley, Miss Eleanor de Fremery and
Miss Virginie de Fremery, at Miss
Ransome's school on Prospect ave-
nue.. DR.. Guthrie is lecturer in general
literature in the University of Chi
cago. He is not the conventional stu
dent, nor are his talks OF the stereo-
typed nature. An appreciative gather
ing fills Miss Ransome's drawing room
each Monday afternoon. Goethe, Evo-
luti0nist," viii be the October theme.
The Pirates Of Penzance" will be
the social event for Tuesday evening.
October 80. when the pretty opera is
presented by the same company Of
amateurs that gave ''Pinafore'' so sue
cessfully last year. Mrs. Henry Wether-
bee Mrs. J. E. Walker and Anson Hill
ton have been active for the last sew
eral months preparing for the produc-
tiOn. Prominent in the cast are Mrs.
Thomas Nunan. Miss Camille Southard,
Miss Muriel Damon. Miss Elaine Du-
hem. Miss Lolita Randall. Sanford Ben
nett. Rufus H. Smith. Mccullough
Graydon, Frank Figone and Ed c.
White. The proceeds Of the evening
will be turned into the Golfers of the
philanthropic organizations, the Little
workers of the West Oakland Home
receiving q generous proportion.
Music day was celebrated by the
Town and Gown Club at Berkeley on
Monday, October l, Miss Laura Pearce
presenting a programme of violin and
song. Mrs. Arthur Rickard gave two
charming selections. t'Shoogy y-Shoo" "a
mothers song). by Henschel. and "Ab-
sent" by Girandelli- Miss Helen Foote,
another talented Berkeley girl. con-
tributed a group of songs. Lotus
Blume" (Schumann), Die Rose. die
Lille. die Taube." and "Ofrande"
CHahn) Harry Samuels. recently OF
San Francisco but now Of Oakland. de-
lighted. as usual, with his violin num-
bers. and William Edwin Chamberlain
OF New York sang Farewell (FranZ)
the programme the guests adjourned to
the gardens. where the serving of tea
and ices concluded an enjoyable day.