The San Francisco call., 1906-11-26
Women's Clubs in the Cities Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Nov 25.-A birthday
luncheon with only the family gathered
about the board is the occasion for
which Ebell is planning for Tuesday
afternoon, December IL. The affair will
be the first to take place in the new
clubhouse on Harrison street, and is
being anticipated one of the most
enjoyable in the club world of the bay
cities. The formal opening of the
building will take place during the
first week of the new year. A prom
-enade concert and dance, with a sup
per, will be features Of the evening.
ALI of the votaries of clubdom were
out en- masse on Wednesday afternoon
to attend the reception which the board
of directors of the Oakland Club
planned as a fitting "housewarming'
for their attractive new rooms in the
Pythian castle Palms and other green
cry, with golden and white chrysan
themums, the clubs colors, gave a fes-
tive aspect to the halls. An art loan
exhibit by Mrs. Fancher Pettis, mem
ber of the club, was feature of the
occasion. During the reception an or
chestra played. In the banquet hall a
menu was served the several hundred
guests. The receiving party included
Mrs. Cora Jones, president of the club.
and Mesdames w. s. Peters, w. D.
Smith, Frances H. Gray, F. r. Chad
wick c. S. Chamberlain, o. c. Voss, G.
]. G. Marsily, W. A. Schrock. g. w.
Bunnell, Mary Tracy Mott, p. L. Crane,
B. B. de Leon, w. H. Pettis. II. L.
Whitehead, ]. e. Henderson, F. A. Lacy,
Julia S. Sanborn, L. A. Koenig, M. L.
Broadwell, A. J. Pillsbury, D. P. Hughes,
S. w. Hall, Thomas Hogan, M. Brigham,
w. S. Palmer, ]. B. Melvin, J. S. Emery,
z. s. Shanklin, s. F. Mikel, J. P. Potter.
j. E. Hanchette, j. L. Milton, A. A.
Denison, c. S. Booth. e. L Bartholomew,
L. Hall, G. B. Daniels, g. Humphrey,
A. E. Kroenke, r. P. Day, F. N. Palmer,
John Ronald, M. Tobriner, c. F. Baker
and ]. j. Allen, and Misses Alma de
Leon, Ella Barrows, Grace Trevor,
Jeanie Hogan. Alice Dodge, Russeau
and l. Kendall
AS a Thanksgiving programme for
the members of the Home Club the pro-
duction of THE Courtship of Miles
Standish," which was so successfully
given a fortnight ago by the Town and
Gown Club of Berkeley. will be re-
peated at the Home Club house tomor-
row evening. In the cast will be Mrs.
William Carey Jones. Mrs. Selim Wood
worth, Miss Gertrude Jewett, Mrs. E. v.
Hathaway, Mrs. Chauncey Wells, Mrs.
Arthur Dodd Mrs. Adelaide Hebron,
Mrs. Wetheret, Miss Elizabeth Coffin,
Miss Hebron, Cecil Walker, DR.. Arthur
S. Eakle and Professor Frank soule.
Through the kindiiness of the Ala
media Women's Charitable Association
the pound party has come to be one
of the features of Thanksgiving week
in Alameda. This year the affair Is to
be held at the home of Mrs. Philip s.
Teller on Central avenue this afternoon.
An afternoon tea, with Mrs. Jennison
c. Hall presiding at the tea table, will
be the chief attraction. while a score
of the women of the organization will
receive the pounds Of food which will
cheer the Thanksgiving day for many
of the needy in the Encinal City. Mrs.
Hall will be assisted by Miss Theo.
Spaulding, Miss lone Connor, Miss
Ruth Holt, Miss Lorraine Jordan, Miss
Alice Teller Miss Dorothy Tisdale,
Miss Jessie Hall and Miss Margery En-
mons In the evening a more elaborate
programme in the form of musicale
will be given. Besides several instru-