The San Francisco call., 1907-02-04
Club Women Prepare
for Events of Note
By Mary ASF7e Miller

ham: second vice president. Mrs. Brad
ford Leavitt; recording secretary. Mrs
4Andrew Sweetser; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. William Z. Leland; business
secretary. Mrs. z. L. Peltret; treasurer.
Mrs. Edwin Stadtmuller. These officials
constitute the board of directors.
One of the fourishing clubs of the
interior of the State is the WOmans
Improvement Club of Modesto. whlcn
was organized last April. and whicn
now has a membership OF ninety-eight-
The members have beer active from the
beginning and have accomplished much
for their little city. Among their not
able achievements was securing twenty
acres for park. ten acres having been
donated by James Euslen and the ~
by Messrs. Wisecarver and Be
Half Of the park is within the city
limits and the entire property Is valued
at $1,000 The services OF John Me-
Laren, superin ntendent OF San Francisco
public parks. have been secured to lay
out the park for them Four hundred
sycamores and French elms have been
secured for street trees also by this in
defatigable organization. Arbor day
will be observed. on which occasion
business will be suspended and every
one will go out and plant trees.
The club has succeeded In getting a
number OF signatures on a petition to
have three Of the principal blocks
paved; the streets surrounding the
parks are being oiled and graded and
the matter OF beautifying the school
grounds has been taken up. Last sum
mer the club gave June fiesta, which
was so successful that $1700 was
cleared, and the club now has about
$500 IN its treasury. The club has q
membership in the State Federation and
will be represented at the Bakersfield
convention this week by Mrs. E. c.
Dozier, president OF the club. and MRS.
c. NJ. Clary. Great interest Is taken In.
the club by the citizens OF Modesto, who
do much to aid the able work OF this
body.
meeting Of the Laurel Hall Club
will take place on Wednesday afternoons
at Calvary Church. which will open
with the transaction OF such business
as may come up. After this the follow
Ing pleasant programme will be rem
dered: Song, "Good-by." By Miss Idora
Netterville; reading, Mrs. Newton J..
Tharp; talk, Some Phases OF the CSlJ
lege Education of Women" Mrs. AN44-l
phus Graupner; song. Calm as Ne
Night" Miss Netterville; reading, The
Victim" Mrs. Newton Tharp.
The Daughters OF California Pio-
neers, of which Mrs Ernest Leigh is
the president. has sent out the calendar
for February. which will open with a
business meeting this afternoon at
o'clock On Monday, February IS, a So
cial meeting will be held. at which the
programme will be in charge of Mrs
William A Deane, and at which each
member is allowed one guest card A
week later the directors meeting will
take place at $3.50 D. m.
Rincon Literary and Social Club is
an Interesting club which has accom-
plished much in Rincon Valley four
miles east of Santa Rosa. 1t was or
ganized in 1901 with Mrs. Herbert W
Austin as president. and under her ahle
management the club is $tiII ENJOYING
pleasant and profitable meetings twice
a month. Programmes of music both
vocal and instrumental and of literary
productions are given Although this
club was organized and is oficered by
women, men may become members and
take part in the programmes.
At the January meeting OF the San
Mateo Woman's Club the following
officers were elected: President. Mrs.
j. H. Doane; vice president. Mrs. C. p.
Green; recording secretary. Mrs. c. NJ
Morse; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Jonn Johns; treasurer. Mrs. c. j. Rob
inson. Miss Lucille Eaves OF this city
lar meeting on Wednesday on Social
Training in the Public Schools" III
The first OF the series OF fnvitational
parties to be given by the whist sec
tion OF the California Club will take
place on Friday afternoon next at the
home of Mrs Nathan Frank, 3214 Jack
son street Mrs Charles c. Kinsey,i
chairman Of the section, and Mrs Mo
Cartney will assist the hostess In re-
cefving the members and their guests,
Under the supervision OF Miss 9emple.
the following young ladies' will take
charge of the tally cards: Miss Gene
We've Peel, Miss Virginia Frank, Miss
Sadie Fritz, Miss Abbie Edwards. Miss
Elizabeth Edwards. Miss Ethel Brown,
Miss Florence Braverman, Miss Estells
Whitman, Miss Carlottas Tersi. Miss
Bessie Chrichton, Miss Reynolds and
Mrs. Frederick Butte.
The Contemporary Club entertained
a large number Of It's members aa
cards Monday. January %, al the resi-
dence of Mrs @. Mayhem. 1892 Fulton
street Five hundred was the order
of the afternoon. Handsome prizes
were awarded to winners. Dainty re-
freshments concluded the enjoyable
event.
Women's clubs I'm all parts OF fhs
State are invited to communicates neva