The San Francisco call., 1908-04-06
Events in the Women's Clubs
Of Alameda County

OAKLAND, April 5.-The candidates
of the Home club have been announced
and include several women prominent
in club circles in the bay cities. Mrs.
John Bakewell will succeed Mrs. Philip
r. Boone president. The other Of
ficers will be: First vice president, Mrs.
l.. ID. Inskeep; second vice president,
Miss Helen Powell; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Louis Cockroft; business
secretary Miss Caroline Hawley; hnan-
cial secretary, Mrs Cary Howard men,
bership committee, Mrs. d. II. Mathes,
Miss Marion Ellis, Mrs. Francis r. Mus
ser, Miss Sara Drinkwater and Mrs.
Franklin Bangs.
Home club on the afternoon of Thurs
day. April Is, at p m, her theme be-
ing the medical examination of children
in the schools. Miss Ashe is a gradu-
ate of st. Luke's hospital, New York.
and identified with the work of the
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood club of
San Francisco.
dozen or more matrons in the cos
tune of the early colonial days received
several hundred guests on Saturday
afternoon, when the Adelphian club
celebrated its April union meeting in
Unity hall A delightful playlet, "A
Knickerbocker Dame, was presented
by coterie of clever Alameda folk.
Mrs. NJ. f. Blanchard of San Francisco
was heard in some charming solos. Mrs.
w. G. Halsey presided chairman and
light refreshments were served
On Thursday afternoon at their an
nual meeting the following officers
We're elected for the coming year: Pres
ident, Mrs. H A Hebard; first vice pres
ident Mrs. II. l.. Eastman; second vice
president, Mrs. James E. Higgins
treasurer, Mrs w C. Halsey: board of
directors-Mrs, e. ]. Dodge, Mrs. E. ID.
Rue, Mrs Sidney Nj. Haslett. Mrs. ]. L..
Gould, Mrs. John Fouga. Mrs. c. A. AL
lardyce and Mrs. j. ID. Bishop.
The sections of the Adelphian club
announce a series of unusually inter-
esting events. On Tuesday afternoon
Madame Tojetti of San Francisco, who
is identified with the musical work of
the California club, will be the guest of
honor of the music history section. She
will give an illustrated talk on the
Birth of Song" The tourist section
will listen 10 a talk on Florence by
Miss Mabel Thayer Gray of Ebell on
Tuesday. April IA. At this time Miss
winifred Mastick will be heard I'm a
number of piano solos. The current
event section Will meet on InGfSu2y
and will have as their guest Mrs. John
Willard. who Will present the subject
The Influence of Motherhood In Edu-
! cation" On April 20 the United States
history section will have Alaska for its
consideration. Mrs. I. \. Chapman being
the speaker of the occasion. Music will
be rendered by Mrs. L. Fl. Smith.
All the interest in Ebel is centered
in the ANNUAL meeting and election OF
officers which will be held Tuesday
Ebell has enjoyed prosperous year
The programs presented during the
winter have been unusually interest
| ing and the few large receptions which
have been given by this exclusive club
have been more brilliant than In other
! years.
| The members OF the Oakland club
will devote Wednesday afternoon to a
| travel program. At 1:45 O'Clock
Mrs. Fl. II. Hart will be the
guest of the tourist section, Civ
ing her interesting talk on Shop
| ping Around the World" At 80
o'clock Mrs. Watkins will have some
thing to say on a trip abroad. In ad-