The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
ClubwOmen Begin TO Discuss
Plans for Winter Work
BY Kathleen Thompson

Z 7 seems but yesterday that the clubs
4 were closing their doors and the
/ air was full of farewens and vaca-
tion plans, and yet already there
Is the stir of reviving club interest in
the air and the new secretary Gin the
mountains) is writing to the new pres
ldent (at the seashore) to ask her if
the first meeting had not better be
called early in August so that the win
ter's work will be early under way.
Janitors who have been placidly doing
away the afternoon over old magazines
and club reports are beginning to show
renewed interest in the dustiness of
closed pianos and the state of the
window panes, and according to all
signs the clubs will reopen early this
year, and another month will see the
commencement of preparatory board
meetings and program committees AL
most all the clubs have gained or 4
per cent in membership since last sum-
mer and the winter Will be filed with
their tings-civic, social, dramatic
musical and philanthropic.
The Corona club has held no regular
meetings since the presidents break
fast several weeks ago, but the board
of directors, the officers and several
branch committees have been meeting
once fortnight, so that the approach
ing term will be opened in August
without the delays caused by accumu-
lated work. The clubs new president
is Mrs. George Fredericks, who has
appointed the following leaders for the
different departments and duties: Pro-
grams, Miss Jane Partridge; recep-
n
events, Mrs. Robert Mcclellan; nomina-
tions; Mrs. Frances Cobb; decoration,
Mrs. a. N. Knoph; domestic science,
Miss Frances Meeker; auditor. Mrs
Frank Dalton; log custodian, Mrs. Nor
man Martin; Christmas jinks, Mrs.
Robert Wallace; parliamentarian, Mrs.
Anne ttle-Barry; hospitality. Mrs.
Frank Mayhem, and civics, Mrs Harold
Seagur.
Two meetings were held by the EQUAL
Suffrage league last week, one on Mon
day, when the members gathered for
the regular weekly discussion, and the
other on Friday, when a whole day was
spent by the board of directors in
planning the coming campaign. That
this year is very important one in the
history of the cause is recognized by
the league, and special efforts will be
lIldu6 " cIlllSI llS Interest OF women
in general in this work A delicious
luncheon was one of the features of
Fridays session, and was enjoyed by
about IL women. Some of the speakers
at this meeting were Mrs Austin
Sperry. who presided, Mrs. Alice Parke
Mrs. Horace Coffin and DR.. Minora
Kibbe.
The California delegates to the con-
vention of federated women's clubs in
Boston will~return TO their homes this
week, after nearly three weeks ab-
sence. The IA delegates from this CITY
represent several of the larger clubs
and their accounts or their experiences
at the big convention will furnish very
entertaining papers when the clubs re-
open in the fall On the last evening
of the convention Mrs. James w. Orr
ex-president of the California club. was
the last of three speakers on the sub
ject of the motto of the federation,
Unity in Diversity" Mrs. W. ]. James
of st. Joseph, Mo-, spoke of Unity
in Essentials" Mrs. f. Squire Potter
of Minneapolis, spoke of Liberty in
Nonessentials,' and Mrs. Orr, the last
lspeaker. gave charming little talk