Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-03
Wornen's Clubs
GENERAL FEDERATION

o GENERAL FEDERATION q
@ President-Mrs. Sarah Platt @
@ Decker, Denver, Colo. @
@ CALIFORNIA STATE fedora {.
O. TION @
O. President-Mrs. Edwin D. Buss, @
O. Bakersfield. @
@ Vice president-Mrs. ]. w. @
o Bishop, TIA North Main street, O
O Santa Ana. q
o Vice president at large-Mrs. @
o Charles J. Woodbury., 1915 Brush @
@ street, Oakland. @
O Recording secretary-Mrs. j. @
O Benson Wrenn, 20OS B street, 9
@ Bakersfield @
o Corresponding secretary-Mrs. @
O ]. F. Kaar, ola M street, Kern. g
O. Treasurer-Mrs. Charles L. @
o Donohoe, Willows. @
@ LOS ANGELES DISTRICT FED @
@ GRAFTON @
@ Presidert-Mrs. Florence Col @
@ Inns Porter, South Pasadena. @
O Corresponding secretary-Mrs. @
@ B. Hooker Jones, ALA Bonsallo 9
O avenue, Los Angeles. 9
@ @ @ 800 9 @@%~@% % @ Q
The Wednesday Morning club held the
first, meeting of the October calendar,
"Old Home Day." yesterday afternoon in
its cozy rooms on the corner of Pasa-
dena avenue and DAILY street. the mem
bers and their friends listening first to
happily arranged program and later
gathering in informal session over the
teacups.
Mrs. Frank E. Prior, who, after serving
on the federation board, returns again
to WELD the gavel for the Eastside CLUB
was in the chair The program was
opened by Mrs. Nat c. Browning, who
rendered Nearer My God to Thee" with
variations, as piano solo, after which
the first verse of "Auld Lang Syne" was
sung by the club. The presidents ad-
dress was followed by a vocal solo by
Miss Esterbrook and violin number by
Miss Maud Surge. Members of the old
Wednesday Morning club, Mrs. d. *.
Trask, Mrs. f. M. Nichols of Santa Mon
lea, and Mrs. Mary A. Kenney, were
asked to address the club; and their re-
sponses were apt and pleasantly remi-
niscent. Greetings were read from Mrs.
H. E. Brett, Mrs. A. D. Clark OF Whit
tier and Mrs. H. G. Cover
Announcement was made by the presl-
dent that Mrs. Brett, who was to have
had charge of the Shakespeare section,
has quite unexpectedly decided upon an
eastern trip of several months, and that
M, .Greenleaf and Mrs l.. c. Crossman,
vice president, announced the various
committees appointed for the autumn
fete and baby show, which the club Is
arranging for October IL. The program
closed with a delightful piano solo by
Mrs. James Irving.
In the course of Mrs Prior's address,
which was full Of enthusiasm and the
inspiration for work, she gave the club
elrr
members for the Wednesday Morning
club this year" She said in part:
Nearly twelve years ago the Wednes-
day Morning club was organized and
many of the charter members are here
today
"Only our dear mother of clubs, Madam
Severance, and few others, were ex-
perienced club women at that time, and
we bore patiently with each others mis-
takes and the club grew and prospered;
Judged by results there has been no bet
ter club in Los Angeles than the We'd
nesday Morning club. The juvenile court
is the direct result of work established
by our Mrs. W. J. Washburn, and the
five public Fairgrounds were first sug-
gested by her. Our own Senator Flint's
mother was one of the stalwarts in
founding and sustaining the Los An
geles Ebell. I might speak of organiza-
tion and federation, but the past is of
use to us chiefly as an inspiration. for
today we must do and not dream.
1t is not necessary to endeavor
to take up all the work of all the sec
tions-choose what is best for you. But
we gather from the testimony of the
l.. 600 club women of California that it
is best for woman to enter the ranks
of club women. Be well balanced club
woman, putting the shoulder to the wheel,
if home duties permit, otherwise attend
for recreation. You will gain much IL
your name appears on the club roll and
nothing more, for you will be helped
socially and will be part of the great
force-the woman's club; but work il
you can, for responsibility is the great
power developer Where there is respon-
sibility there is growth but people who
are never thrust into responsible posi-
tions never develop their dormant
strength.
ss'One boat drives east another west
BY the selfsame winds that blow;
'Tis the set of the sails, and not the
gales
Which tells us which way TO go.
Like the winds of the sea are the
winds of fate