The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

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~ women's clubs will hold their first
meeting for the new term next
month. most of them in the sec
ond week in August, so that the COM
ing three or four weeks are to be filed
with preparatory meetings, and plans
are already well under way, At the
California club nearly every afternoon
clubhouse is used by several of the
big clubs as a meeting place. The
Council of Jewish Women, the Papyrus
club. the women's auxiliary to the
British and American union, the Cap
and Bells club, the women's auxiliary
of the sanitation committee, the pure
milk commission and the Laurel Hall
club all meet there, besides the regular
branches of the club, about a dozen in
| number. Letters to any of these or
ganiZations can be sent in the clubs
care.
Mrs. ]. B. Hume. California state
president of the federated women's
clubs, made delightful impression
when she read her years report at the
late convention in Boston, for the
simple reason that she had compressed
the necessary information into the re-
quired three minutes speech. Mrs.
Hume was the only one of the state
presidents who managed to comply with
the rule and won much praise thereby.
The 40 or more California delegates
had their headquarters at the Copley
| Square hotel, where a large drawing
room had been arranged for them and
where they hung several fine paintings
of the California redwoods, the Yosemite
valley and other interesting western
views.
Mrs. Josiah Evans CowIes of Los
Angeles, who was state president here
two years ago, was nominated for first
vice president of the federation. Mrs.
Lowell White and Mrs. A. o. Osbourne
| returned Immediately after the con-
vention to this city, arriving on Tues
day last. but Mrs. James Orr, Mrs. Ed
ward Baldwin, Mrs. A. L. Hayward, Mrs.
Alfred Black and Mrs. Virginia Bradley
will visit in New York before return
ing home.
A special session of the Pure Milk
association was called for Friday aft
ernoon last, an unusually good meeting
resulting. Steps are to be taken at
| once to establish the commission in
permanent form for the winter Fri
days meeting was held in the home of
Mrs. Henry Payot in Ellis street, some
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ney Smith, DR.. Caroline Rosenberg, DR..
| Adelaide Brown, DR.. Langley Porter,
Miss E. Fisher and DR.. Baker.
| The members of the Equal Suffrage
league. who have been working very
| hard this week in convention, enjoyed
a picnic on Saturday, when they were
the guests of Mrs. Mary Cullen in Mill
| Valley Mrs. Cullen's estate in the
Blithedale canyon is one of the most
beautiful in Mill Valley, and her guests
| had delightful day under the trees.
There were several speeches and toasts
and the work of the week was dis
cussed. The league is making special
| preparations for the coming election,
when there seems to be a prospect of
a victory for equal suffrage. Mrs. Fisk
M Ray has been appointed chairman
for the campaign, the rest of the new
board being: Mrs. Mary Gammage.
chairman of the organization commit
tee; Mrs. Sarah Borland, representing
Alameda; DIR. Minora Kibbe, secretary:
Mrs. F. Deering, press committee. and
Mrs. Theodore Pinther, organization
committee.
The Association of Pioneer Women
| held its regular meeting in Pioneer hail
last week. large number of members
and guests being present in spite of
the dull season. The meeting was en-
tirely q business one, various COM