The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
Federation Of ClubWOmen
NOrninates New Officers
Presidency Goes to
Mrs. E. D. Buss of
Bakersfield
By Mary Ashe Miller

Clubs, now In annual convention here,
IS the president, the recording secre-
tary and the corresponding secretary
for the coming year were chosen from
this city. and their election tomorrow
IS assured. as there is no opposition.
The ticket is as follows:
President, Mrs z. D. Buss of the Ba,-
kersfeld Woman's Club: vice president,
Mrs Oliver c. Bryant, president Of the
Los Angeles district; vice president at
large, Mrs. Charles Woodbury., presi
dent Of the Ebell Club of Oakland; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. ]. Benson
Wrenn Of the Bakersfield Womans
Club. corresponding secretary, Mrs. L..
Edna Kaar OF the Kern Woman's Club;
suditors-Afrs. Dixon L. Phillips Of
Hanford, president of the San Joaquin
district. and Mrs. c. L. Donahoe of Will
lows; general federation secretary, Mrs
Robert Potter Hill of Sonoma; treas
urer. Mrs. Blee of Santa Cruz.
When the nominating committee,
which consists Of Mrs. J. ". Orr chair
man; Mrs. l. H. Thompson. Mrs w. c.
Kennedy, Mrs. A J. Foster. Mrs. c. 9.
Lamberson. Mrs. J. ". Bishop and Mrs.
o Shepard Barnun, met this morning
there was only one name put forward
for the presidency, thst of Mrs. Buss.
Mrs. J. p. Hume of Berkeley, whose
name was mentioned for the Office,
declined 10 enter the contest. After
considerable consultation the entire
ticket was chosen.
There is much general approval ex-
pressed Of the personnel Of the new
Officers elect. They are all able women
and what is even more delightful to
a federation member, are all repre-
sentatives Of the right portions of the
State at the right time. There was a
day, reports. being read by q number
OF officers and several important ad-
dresses given by outside speakers.
TIME OF CONVENTION CHANGED
Several amendments to the by-alws
and legislation were voted upon and
passed. the most important of which
was the one changing the time of the
annual convention of the State Fedora
tion from February, as it has been, to
May The original amendment sent in
was that the meeting be held in No
vember, but after discussion this was
further amended to read May" This
viii necessitate the officers to be elect
Cd tomorrow, to continue in Office for
fifteen months. instead of year.
The matter of where the next con-
venuon is TO be held will come up to-
morrow afternoon. 1t seems foregone
conclusion that Oakland will be the
Gay Stlttltu- II IL uuO6LSlOOU IIdl al
invitation to meet there will be given
by the representatives Of the Ebell
Club OF that city, which would be as
sisted in entertaining by the Adelphian
Club ef Alameda, the Town and Gown
Club A7f Berkeley and other organiza-
tions bf that vicinity There probably
will be other towns mentioned, but
none has as yet been put forward
prominently.
The programme this evening was de-
voted to the department of civics, OF
which Mrs. E. L. Baldwin of San Fran
cisco is the State chairman. The ad-
dress given by ". -Almont Gates, secre-
tary Of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections. on .SThe Child Of the
Street was probably OF more general
interest than any matter that has come
up He gave a sketch Of the habits and
progress downward Of the boy or girl
of the streets, beginning with parental
disobedience, the truancy. idIeness, pet
~ crimes. greater crimes, and finally
prison. He said:
'T am not one of those who believe
that the compulsory vaccination law
should be more rigid1y enforced than
the compulsory education law, nor am
I one OF those who think that the
School Board should thus be made to
90 the work of the Board OF Health.
Manual training should be introduced
more 4dI RclY INTO LUG SClOO1a also. i
also believe that the women of the
State should advocate the passing of a
law making the coming OF age of a
woman 21 instead Of Is years"
CULTURE OF YOUNG FOLKS
At the morning session F. B. Dress
bar, Phi D., professor Of the science and
ART OF teaching, University of CaIifor-
MIA, gave an address on The Care and
Culture OF Young People" He men
toned as essentials the exercise of care
as to the books read; proper influences
at home and in school; supplying of
high ideals; care OF the health of boys
and girls during the age Of development
and the supplying of ample time and
space for play.
The statement enaanates from c. p
Nelson. an artist, who spoke on The
Relation of Art to Life" explaining
that art was one Of the essentials of
life, as was demonstrated in one way
or another by most people, but that It
was necessary to know and love art
from childhood, as IL could not be ac-
CURED as an excrescence later in life
Interesting reports were heard dur
ing the day from Mrs. I n Chapman
biennial delegate on education at the
biennial meeting: Mrs Sidney ]. Par
sons. chairman Of Libraries and port
folios; Miss Kate Lemberger, president
Of the Southern district; Mrs. Dixon l.
Phillips, president of the San JOAQUIN
district: Mrs. Oliver c. Bryant, presi-
dent of the Los Angeles district Cher
report being read by Mrs. Barnum in
Mrs. Bryants absence); Mrs. F. Greg
ory Cotter, chairman of the art COM
mittee; AIRS. John A Bunting, chair
man of the history and landmarks
committee.
Under the last named department
Colonel John p. Irish spoke on What
Fremont Found IN California" He an
nounced IN. opening that 1t was a great
pleasure. 20 stand in the presence of
this representative gathering OF women,
which constituted q force which would
have to be reckoned with in the public
affairs Of California in the future. He
said that in the National Hall of Statu-
sry IN washington there was no rep
resentative of California's history to be
found, and he urged the women Of Cali
fornia TO advance the idea that the
state should place there the statues of
two Of it's notable men, Fremont and
Or. william NJ Gwin. both of whom
did so much for this State in securing
its admission into the Union and in
opening It 20 American occupation.
At the evening session Mrs. z. L.