The San Francisco call., 1907-03-04
Women's Clubs in
Cities Across
the Bay


OAKLAND. March s.--Well known
for its generous hospitality and cor
dial goodfellowship. the Adelphian
Club of Alameda makes the union
meetings on the first Saturday of each
month a highly enjoyable hour of So
cial converse and song. The Unitar-
ian church was a bower of fruit bios
SONS and primroses yesterday after
noon when Mrs Emma Rathgeb, as
presiding hostess. presented a charming
programme. William Edwin Cham
berlain, barytone, whose splendid voice
has been heard but seldom in concert
about the bay, gave a group of songs,
Dedication (Franz), My Songs of
the Sturdy North" (German) Chamber
lain is recently from the East, where
in Boston and New York he won hon
ors from the musical critics An en-
thusiastic welcome was accorded Miss
Helen Colburn Heath of San Francisco,
whose free, pure soprano was heard
to advantage in series of difficult
numbers. Her selections included Les
Files de Cadix" (Delibes), "Du bist die
Ruh' (Schubert), Der Asia (Rubin-
stein), and 20. beauX Reeves. evanouis'
from "Etienne Marcel" Saint Saens).
The hour closed with a comedietta,
Petticoat Perfdy," by Sir Charles
Young, wherein the friendship of
women was cleverly burlesqued. A
trio of talented women presented the
laughable farce. Following the pro-
gramme the several hundred guests
found their places about the daintily
spread table. where a half hour social
chat was enjoyed over the teacups.
The Adelphian Club expects to break
ground soon for its new clubhouse, and
by another year hopes to receive under
its own roof. At the delightful card
parties held on Wednesday afternoon
and evening of the past week $500 was
added to the building fund.
The Mccoy evening of music is the
treat which the guests of the Home
Club have in store for them on Thurs
day evening. March Z. The programme
will be made up entirely of the COM
positions of the local musicians and
will be presented by Miss Catherine
Bell Mccoy. soprano; Miss Lucy Han
nibal. Miss Rita SlaterS pianists: NJ.
r. Fleishman, James Cushman, violin
lists; ]. B. Holman. viola; ]. de Fremery.
cello; N. Pinnella. flute: n. II. Braun,
clarinet. William ]. Mccoy will give
The Theory of Harmonics.
The evening is in charge of Mrs.
H. c. Capewell, who will be assisted
by a large receiving party of club
members. The affair gives promise of
being the most brilliant of the club
season.
Again will Ebell accept of the hospi-
tality of the Home Club on Tuesday
afternoon, March S, holding their lat
home" in the attractive quarters. The
programme of the day will consist of
a group of ballads given by the pupils
of Herbert Austin Cram, recently from
the East. Cram is a barytone of high
reputation in operate circles. He has
won place among the music lovers of
the city and is welcomed as a valuable
addition in that field of art here. Cram
possesses a voice of fine range and his
technique is that of the trained and ex-
perienced vocalist
Informal talks on the recent meeting
OF the State Federation will be given
by delegates Mrs. J. B. Hume, Mrs
John BLACKWELL and Miss Sara Horton.
Mrs. John Bakewell will be presiding
hostess of the day. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Charles Woodbury., Miss
Eva Powell, Mrs. Edwin c. Morrison.
Mrs. E. G. Merritt, Mrs. E. c. Won Helm,
Mrs. J. w. McClymonds, Miss Grace
.Burrill, Miss Jennie Stone, Mrs Gordon
Stolp. Mrs. W. H George, Mrs A. E.
Nash, Mrs c. w. Kinsey. Mrs M. r..
Claiborne. Mrs. c. J. Wetmore, Mrs.
Charles Map, Miss Sara Horton, Miss
DSnlOn, nTS. H. f1dOiey, Mrs. James
A. Johnson, Mrs. E. w. Percy, Mrs.
Clarke L. Goddard and Mrs E. d.
Yorker
A short business session for the
members will precede the afternoons
programme. Three members of the
nominating committee, to serve in
conjunction with the four members who
In February were elected from the sec
tions, will be elected from the club.
The amendment to the bylaws allow
Ing the nominating committee three
weeks in which to arrange the club
ticket instead of two weeks as hereto
fore. will be acted upon.
While the members of the choral sec
tion of Ebell were grieved to lose Rob
ert Lloyd, who has directed their cho
ruses for several years, they have ex
tended cordial welcome to Paul Stein
dorff and are working enthusiastically
under his leadership. The choral sec
tion is one of the largest sections in the
club work, numbering nearly fifty wo-
men.
The Oakland Club calendar for the
month of March has been issued and
shows several interesting events. The
March luncheon. which in the past has
been one of the most brilliant functions
of the club year, has been cancelled in
favor of an afternoon with Ireland AS
heretofore. Mrs. Sara Reamer will be
presiding hostess of the day. Already
she has made elaborate plans for the
hour which is to be devoted to the
memory of st. Patrick An address by
Assemblyman Philip M. Walsh and an
other by Councilman Albert II. Elliott
will conclude a month devoted largely
to the consideration of civic affairs.
delightful hour of song was the
attraction which drew large repre-
sentation of the club members and their
friends to Pythian Castle the past week