The San Francisco call., 1908-08-10
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Events in The Women's Clubs
of Alameda County


federation of womens clubs, begins
the strenuous work of the new year
Inc leaders have been chosen py the
executive board after careful CONSIDER
atlon, and there is no doubt but tnal
the work of the winter will far exceed
lhat or any year before. At the close
Oh the annual meeting held last May
In oakland Mrs. James b. Hume was
chosen president of the state. Her as
sistants are vice president. Mrs VII
nam Baurhyte of Los Angeles; wee
president at large Mrs. James W. Orr
OF san Francisco; recording secretary
Mrs Annie Little Barry of Berkeley,
corresponding secretary, Miss Blahcne
Morse; treasurer, Mrs. Charles L. Dono-
hoe; auditors, Mrs. ]. C. King of Ban
ming, Mrs. ]. T. Fitzgerald of Los An
geies; general federation secretary,
Mrs Edwin d. Buss.
With the board is associated the
presidents of the local districts, VINO
include Mrs. B. F. Walton of the north
ern; Mrs. o. E. Clark of the San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Cora E. Jones of the Ala
Joaquin valley; Mrs. Florence Collins
Porter of the Los Angeles, and Mrs,
5. M. Davis of the southern.
The women who have been appointed
as department leaders are representa-
tive of the $4,000 club members of.
California and have distinguished
themselves by service in the state
movement. Already their work is
we'll under way and plans for
the new year have been presented
to the chairman of the local clubs
Miss Elizabeth Robson has been
named as leader of the art COM
mittee. 1t is understood that particu-
lar attention is to be paid to this
branch of federation endeavor. Miss
Robson comes from Los Angeles and
has both the leisure and ability to set
new precedent along art lines.
The committee civics is an i'm
portant one and has large amount
of strenuous work to accomplish be-
fore 1t even begins to do those things
at which it aims. Mrs. Willoughby
Rodman, another Los Angeles club
woman, has been appointed as chair
man of this body of women.
Only of recent years has any atten-
tion at all been paid to the landmarks
and places of interest in California and
1T is largely through the efforts of
the clubs that so much by way of
preservation has been done. There
are many plans afoot to save to the
future the historical places of the
early days. Mrs A. A Goddard of
Sacramento has been elected as chair
man of the committee on history and
landmarks
From Berkeley comes the chairman
of the committee on philanthropy. A
year ago this branch of the state
work was established with Mrs. B.
N. de Leon as leader. So efficient and
wide spreading was Mrs. de Leon's
influence that she has been chosen to
conduct the department for another
IL months. A number of helpful as
well as needful reforms are included
under this head.
Reciprocity is new development in
clubwork and one which is doing more
to bring recognition to the women's
organizations than almost any other
one branch of their work. There is
help to the individual or club, con-
tributed by individuals and clubs
throughout the state. Mrs. ]. T. Brady
of Pomona will conduct the work which
has proved so large a factor in weld
ing together the interests of the club
women.
Mrs Flora NJ. NJ. Pyle, a prominent
club member of Westminster, Orange
county. has been given charge of the
committee on household economies and
has an energetic coterie of women as
assistants. who are planning some in
teresting phases of work. The depart
ment of education will be conducted by
Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum or Los AM
geles.
The preservation of the trees, the
planting of new ones and the encour-
agement of local arbor days is a part
of the work included in the efforts of
the committee on forestry, which has
been placed under the direction of
Mrs. Lowell White of San Francisco
The California women stand ready to
assist the national bureau in Washing
ton, D. c., in its endeavors to save
the forests. Through the work of the
past committees a knowledge of trees
and tree life has been placed before
the people of the state and an in
creased interest created in the SUBJ
ject of forestry.
To Mrs. Bertram c. Davies of Mon
rovia has been assigned the work of
the bureau on literature. Mrs. E. G.
Green will serve as chairman of the
committee on club extension. Mrs
Green lives in Palo Alto. Mrs. George
E. Piummer of Alameda has been made
chairman of the committee on pins
The clubhouse loan fund, which pro-
vides for the furnishing of clubhouses
for the women students in the univer-
sites of the state, was begun several
years ago and the scope or the work is
continually, increasing. The care of
this fund has been placed with Mrs
George w. Jordan of Los Angeles. who
succeeds Mrs Kate Buckley of Berke-
ley.
In charge of the program. which will
be the feature of the gathering of
California cIubwomen at Del Monte in
May of the coming year, the executive
board will appoint special committees,
reserving the general direction of the
work to themselves.
The local women's clubs are resum-
ing their meetings early in September
after a vacation of several weeks, and
already officers and committees are
busily engaged in making up their
months calendar.
A newly organized sketch club In
Alameda is attracting attention among
the men who are interested in things
pertaining 10 art. The leaders in the
movement held a preliminary meeting
Tuesday evening" when arrangements
were discussed for the winter. 1t is
planned that the club havet It's own
rooms where exhibitions may be held
and where lectures and discussions on
things artistic will bring the members
together.
The first gathering of the members
the West Oakland home after the sum-
mer vacation will be held on Monday
at the home in Campbell street. with
the president. Mrs. l. A. Beretta, in
the chair. The monthly luncheon will
be followed by a business session,
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