The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15
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Conditions in the City.
Bx Mary Ashe Miller.

and Mrs. Hodgkins. historians. The d.
rectoxs are Mrs. Agnes Mccormick. Mrs.
Anna Mcintyre, Mrs. Lucy Eells; board
of trustes-VMrs Sarah Gorham. Mrs. NJ.
Pendergast. Mrs. E E. Chaplin. Mrs. L.
Neal Mrs. Mary B. Coughlan and
Mrs. Mary C. Van Orden, who is treas
Hrer of the board.
The Browning Club, OF which Mrs
George ouIton is the president. has re-
sumed the regular work OF the organi-
zation. and most interesting meetings
are held every Friday morning In the
west parIors Of Calvary Church
The regular meeting OF the CALI
fornia Club will take place tomorrow
afternoon, at Calvary Church and the
programme will be in charge OF the de-
partment OF education, OF which Mrs.
John D. Sibley is the chairman. The
subject will be "Nihilism." an informal
talk by Mrs. Charles E. Cooper. iIIFs-
trated by an original story. "A Nihins
Meeting" There will be Russian
music as well.
On Wednesday afternoon the music
section of the California Club. OF
which Mrs Marri1er-Campbell is the
leader will meet in Calvary Church.
The programme for the afternoon will
consist of violin recital by Miss Grace
Freeman; songs by Miss Irma Brock
well. soprano. and Alfred cogsweIl.
barytone. with Mrs. Grace Rollins Hunt
at the piano
The meeting OF the Outdoor Art
League department OF the California
Club, of which Mrs. Lowell White is
chairman. will take place today and
the afternoon will be devoted to the
fnaI arrangements for the promenade
concert to take place at the City OF
Paris Tea Gardens on Sunday after
noon, two weeks hence. for the benefit
of the rehabilitation of the Mission Do
lores improvements. Mrs. White has
already received several donations OF
Indian baskets and other Indian curios
for the art collection which the Art
League is about to make and donate
to the city.
The Daughters of California Pio-
neers will hold their social meeti1A
this afternoon at the home OF the
president, Mrs. Ernest A Leigh. 1873
Hayes street. and the programme will
be in charge Of Mrs. William A. Deane.
The numbers will be as follows: Piano
duet. Mrs. Deane and Miss Louise Law
renee; recitation, Miss Ila Biven;
mandolin duet. Miss Fowler and Miss
Lawrence; vocal solo, Mr.. Atkinson;
plano solo. Miss Louise Lawrence; reci-
tation, Mrs. L. Conturie; song. Master
Valentine Deane.
The dues of this club were remitted
from May 1 to September 30. but the
October dues are now payable to Miss
Eloise Nolan. financial secretary. "a
Henry street
At the meeting Of Puerta del ORC
Chapter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. held on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Halloran was elected regent OF
the chapter and Mrs. Thomas Hoyt
the vice regent.
The Laurel Hall Club will hold its
next meeting on Wednesday of this
week at the home OF Mrs. L. w. stor-
rer, ss45 Clay street. and the feature
OF the afternoon will be the talk on
club work by Mrs. Robert Potter Hill.
president OF the State federation, who
will visit the club on that day rKrs
will be musical programme as we'll
This club will meet after November I
In Calvary Church
The Mills Club met on Tuesday last
in the west parlors of Calvary Church,
and Mrs George Oulton. president OF
the Century and Browning clubs, read
very interesting paper on Fiction
as Moral Agent" which was greatly
appreciated by those present. There
was music as well by members OF the
club, Mrs. Samual Eva singing and Miss
Elna Miller playing the violin. The
members OF this club are still search
ing for permanent quarters and VIII
probably be on Bush street, where
some rooms are being considered, but
nothing is settled as yet
Women's clubs throughout the state
are invited to communicate new. OF
their organizations to THIS department.
of The Cali.