The San Francisco call., 1906-04-16
Biennial Convention Data
From State President
Mrs. R. P. Hill.
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

trusts, nor the righting of wrongs in high
public places; but it's children-how to
rear them into worth while American citf-
zens, to implant within them clean minds
and high ideals, with the concurrent sense
of justice: and ten years hence these ma.
tional and local problems will begin to
solve themselves. No country, no state,
no city, no neighborhood, is better than
its citizens Therefore to lift country,
state, city, or a neighborhood we
must first lift the little citizen-upon
whom will soon devolve the shaping of,
| its destinies In short, If the wrongs the
sins, the crimes the country are to be
overcome-or even overtaken-a system
attic training for citizenship is necessary.
And therefore is it that the energies of
the best people of theNcountry are bent
toward the guidance of children-particu-
larly those who are wholly or partly left
to shift for themselves at a tender age.
And this is the chosen work of the Cali
fornia Club-that part of 1t that thinks
and most of ii does.
| And tomorrow that part of. the club,
under the leadership of Mrs. A. A.
Schloss, will devote the afternoon to dis
cussions upon kindred topics.
Judge Murasky will talk upon "The
Child and the State,'' and Major Sidney
S. Peixotto, head worker of the Columbia
Park Boys Club upon THE Value of Or
ganized Play
That Judge Murasky will keep his en-
gagement with the club after the heavy
blow that death dealt to him but few
days ago is proof if the timber of which
he is made.
May he find solace in the work he seeks
to do, even as has many another. Work is
the gift of God to the heavy laden.
The value of both of these talks lies in
the first-hand knowledge of the speakers,
Major Peixotto having solved in his own
way many perplexing problems that con-
Germ the irrepressihle boy.
In the current number of Out West,
upon his Boys Club, to which 1 commend
you if you love boys-he says:
All the phianthropic friends of this country
are struggling With this hoy problem" The
boy is the .subject of conferences and of end
less essays. In spite Of all the energy de-
hcult-to. point rnaHys really satisfactory ex-
prcssions of boy accomplishments With my
fifteen years of experience 1 would say that
the great cause for failure Hes in the fact that
most of US wish to give the boys of our country
that which we think they ought to have and
not that which the boys desire and seek. 1t
is this spirit of unwillingness to get down to
their level and draw them UP to ours which
makes so much unsatisfactory and unsuccess-
full work. / realized long ago that these fads
of giving boys talks about their personal clean
Illness. of getting their spare nickes for dues
to their treatment of dumb animals and
about the cleanliness of their neighborhood. had
but passing and almost heeting significance
to them. 1 realized that what they needed
more than anything else was association, and
training. and vigorous methods by which they
would be dragged from their comatose state
and unhealthful and narrow surroundings into
atmosphere of vigor and lfe and uplifting
influences. The main thought must be how to
get them there, and how to hold them there;
ard I believe that the Columbia Park Boys
Club is one of the best expressions today of
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boy.
In country given so completely to the
love of sport as America is growing to be- 1t
is necessary. in catering to the wants of youth,
to enter into the athletic field with all the
spirit that boys put into work which they
love. The American boy above all things is
lover of sport. He loves his baseball and his
outdoor play more than anything else in the
whole world / have found that this is the
most attractive force in the club work. and so,
from the earliest foundation we have given
the boys the opportunity to play among
themrelves with the finest influences surround
ing their struggles with men to supervise their
game their passions. and teach them how to
play with their heads and with their hearts,
and to eliminate the quarrels which, a rule,
dominate the struggles Of the young.
Whether you have a new bonnet or not
you can't afford to miss tomorrow's talks
You-all of you-are needed to propa-
gate the gosper of citizen training, and
every mind and heart surcharged with 1t
goes out to infuse the spirit into Others
be ten-minute talk upon What Club
women Can Do to Prevent the Spread of
tuberculosis by DIR. F. N Tottinger of
Los Angeles. noted specialist in town
to attend the California State Medical
Society's convention.
Bring a mental notebook with you
Everywhere in the State women are
preparing for the biennial convention to
convene in ST. Paul in May
% Janl of inc ol; Il,
will be amply represented and by her
very handsomest clubwomen-led by their
very attractive State president, Mrs. Rob-
ert Potter Hill.
Apropos of details nof the convention
Mrs. Hill has forwarded the following
data for the guidance of the lambs of
the fold, that they and their baggage be
not lost. strayed or stolen, or even sep
arated:
ton hall of the eighth biennial of G. F w
c., it will be necessary to secure tickets in
advance Accordingly the ticket committee re-
spectfully requests that vouched for list of
club members of our State, who are neither
delegates alternates, but who wish to at
tend the convention, be sent on at once
Will you kindly send me the names of the
members of your club. II any, that wish to at
tend the convention-Just as soon possible
for the time is short?
In arranging transportation the executive
board has decided to accept the rates of the
Union Pacific. quote you from the general
agent official letter:
Going to St Paul by Southern Pacific
ard Union Pacific lines by way of Omaha.
thence by the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway returning the same way.
S1O5 This rate is good from San francisco.
san Jose. Oakland Stockton. Redding and in.
termediate main line points on the Southern
Pacific
above and returning by the way of Portland
the rate is S115, and is good from all of the
above named points. that is, San Francisco
San Jose etc. From points south of Lathrop
the rates are as follows: Modesto Sl15 CO.
MERGED Sf16T5. Fresno $11S 40 Hanford Sl19 Is
Visalia sr59.75, Bakersfield s12160. Los An.
gees $12450.
These rates returning by the way of Portland
can be used over the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. the Northern Pacific Railway. or the Ore
gon Railroad and Navigation Company =
If you have eighteen or in the party I
can secure a special Pullman car which will
run through to ST Paul leaving here our
train at G o'clock in the evening and reaching
ST Paul at o clock In the morning of the
fourth day this being the quickest route In
frOrr be