The San Francisco call., 1906-09-10
Revival in Women's
Clubs of State.
By Mary A she Miller.

Club life in San Francisco, which is al
ways somewhat in advance of clubdom
elsewhere in the State in the matter of
the opening of the club year each fall,
should have accomplished much during
this past week, but owing to the abb
sence of street car service during most
OF the time practically everything has
been postponed. Those meetings which
did take place were but slenderly at
tended and but little business of any
moment was transacted.
The third week in September will
bring a revival of life and interest,
however, and large meetings are prom
ised for several of the clubs On Tues
day last the California Club held the
first regular meeting of the season in
the parlors of Calvary Presbyterian
Church annex. and considering the state
or affairs remarkably good percent
age OF the members were present, there
being over sixty women in attendance.
The afternoon was given over prin-
cipally to hearing the belated annual
reports, which should have been read
IN May. The former president. Mrs.
Aylett Cotton. is at present in Manila.
She sent in no formal report, but wrote
letter giving brief resume of the
events of her term of Office. Although
the meeting began at 2:S0 p. M. it was
after o'clock before 1t came to a close,
reports being heard from the treasurer.
the three secretaries the heads of each
OF the departments and of the sections
under the departments. Mrs. A. w.
Scott gave a full report of the relief
work carried on by the California Club
this summer cher house on Buchanan
street having been the headquarters of
.the bureau), and showed what vast
deal of work had been accomplished.
the most interesting features of the
occasion occurred when Mrs. ]. w. Orr.
president of the club, who went East
in May as a delegate to the biennial
convention of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, read an exhaustive
report of her trip and of the events
of the convention. Mrs. Orr wrote
cleverly and interestingly and it Is a
matter of regret that sufficient space
cannot be devoted to the matter TO re-
produce her article here. One thing
that Mrs. Orr noted is of particular in
terest to those who are watching the
progress of women's clubs. both as or
ganizations and as regards the indi-
vidual members. In telling of the vari-
Gus women who addressed the con-
vention, Mrs. Orr says: They were all
charming speakers. and altogether l
was profoundly impressed by the pro-
gress women had made. even since
the biennial in Los Angeles, in not
being confined to notes or papers in
their speaking. They possessed assur-
ance. poise. an ability to grasp the
essential points of a theme and pre-
sent them clearly and briefly"
Some of the subjects discussed were
given by Mrs Orr and embraced the
following: Civil service reform, child
labor, Juvenile courts, municipal re-
forms and reform legislation. forestry.
women and industrialsm, household
economics, and pure food. as well as
lectures and talks on art, music and
literature.
The next meeting of the club will
take place on September is. and the
social science department, Mrs. Sidney
S. Palmer chairman, will have charge
OF the programme. The tenement
house question. which is the chief
thought of some of the California club
members at the present time, will be
discussed.
The Laurel Hill Club held it's first
meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Stadtmuller, at S1s Eddy
street and about forty members were
present. There was no election of off
GERS for the coming year, 1t having
been decided at a meeting held at the
Town and Gown Club in Berkeley in
May that the election would hold over
until January 1, which was further ex-
tended at this last meeting, so that
the same officers will remain in office
for a year. They are: Mrs. Sophia
Peart. president: Mrs. Nathan Frank,
first vice president, Mrs. w. Fl. Bar
rows. second vice president; Mrs. Ma
thaniel Blaisdell corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Wallace Pond, recording sec
retary; Mrs. H. j. Sadler, treasurer; di-
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Frost, Mrs. A. C. Freeman, Mrs. William
Shaw and Mrs. j. Wilder There was
a short address by the president and a
general discussion by the members of
the club of the latest books, fiction re-
ceiving the greater part of their atten-
tion on this occasion. Mrs. j. Pierce
read from Myra Kelly's humorous
slums, which was greatly enjoyed. The
next meeting of the club will take place
on September 10, at S19 Eddy street
The Sorosis Club had pleasant So
cial afternoon on Tuesday last at their
opening regular meeting, but SO few
members were present that the musical
programme, which was TO have been
given under the direction of Mrs. Oscar
Mansfeldt, was dispensed with and the
afternoon was devoted to tea and con-
versation The next meeting will be
held on September IL The club
is meeting for the present at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Birmingham,
on Pierce street, near Vallejo, she
having kindly given them the use of
her house, with room on the base
ment floor for special directors room,
in addition to the drawing rooms on the
first floor. where the club meetings are
held. There was much discussion as
to where the club should meet this
winter. and the "house-to- house" plan
was considered the wisest. Mrs. Birm-
inghau1, who is a prominent member of
the club, offered her house permanently,
or at least until other arrangements
can be made for securing a clubhouse,
and this offer was gratefully accepted.
The Association of Pioneer Women
of California held its regular meeting
on Friday afternoon at the home of
TIrs Mcintyre. at 10 Bartlett street, and
transacted much business. the most inn
portant being the nomination of officers
for the coming year. the election TAX
ing place on the first Friday in Octo-
Der. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: Mrs. Mark Whitcomb. presi-