The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Events in The Women's Clubs
of Alameda County

OAKLAND, Oct. 25.-The autumn
festival. for which preparations have
been about completed by the women
of the Oakland club, is enga ging their
entire. attention. and this week all
other club activities will be laid aside.
Friday afternoon the indoor fete will
be opened, continuing until saturday
evening. Greenery and halloween noy-
elites will transform the newly COM
pleted banquet hall in Pythian castle
into scene of unusual beauty and
give the background for the attractive
booths which have been planned
Mrs. r. r. Chadwick and dozen
congenial spirits have spent the sum-
nier in making the surprises that will
be found in the mystery packages.
Home made candy, offered by Mrs.
III. L. Whitehead: ice cream and cake.
in charge of Mrs. William A. Schrock
and Mrs. n b. Mehrmann, and coffee
and French sandwiches, prepared by
Mrs. j. G. Marsily, will draw the
guests to the three charming refresh
ment booths. Mrs. William Westphal,
is arranging with the fates to reveal
the future to the curious Pretty
novelties will be found in the corner,
where Mrs. Roosevelt Johnson will be
assisted by number of the members.
In the clubrooms upstairs an art ext
hfbit that will include some notable
work in water color and china Will
be an interesting feature. Among those
who will exhibit water colors are Miss
de Neale Morgan. Mrs. Francher Pet
tis. Mrs. Reginald D. Holmes. Ex-
hibitors of china will be Mrs. F. D.
Ames and Mrs. Ingersoll. The collec-
tion is in charge of Miss Alice Bertha
Dodge.
Friday afternoon the dramatic Sec
ton of the club, of which Mrs j. f.
Willard is curator. will present the
program, the numbers for the evening
having been arranged by Mrs. e. l.
Bartholomew. Mrs Bartholomew has
included a number of the we'll known
Elks in the hour of song.
Saturday afternoon has been planned
particularly for the little folk. and the
fancy dancing and songs by the pupils
of Miss Hilma Buttlar will be an espe-
cially pleasing feature Among those
who will take part are:
Miss Marguerite Mau Miss MIRIAM Gleason
Miss Margaret Gull Miss Eileen Bonner
bault Miss Ethel Tole
Miss Gladys Gerrish
The celebration of halloween Satur-
day and half an hour of music under
the direction of Mrs. George A. Faux
ner will conclude the two days festi-
val. An English ballad by Miss Grace
Kidwell viii be given by special re-
affair will be devoted to the clubhouse
building fund.
Mrs. Cora E. Jones, president of the
Alameda district, has called meeting
of the board for Wednesday afternoon
in the rooms of the Oakland club. The
presidents of the local clubs in the
district have been invited to attend the
session.
T~,id =
clubhouse al the call of the state presi-
dent, Mrs. James p. Hume. Consider
able routine business was disposed Of
Mrs. Dwight swobe. gifted Berke-
ley woman, will give program OF song
Twentieth Century club. The numbers
will include:
ta) Love in May III Parkerl; tb) Il
sds Seedham se sonr rat ssna
Long Ago tTschaikowsky); te) ''Fruehling's
Nacht', (Schumann): tf) ..wohin'' tschubert)
e Der bu1 roda s Love m ~ wsarn eames
on the Skee' tII. Clough Leighter).
Mrs. Henry N. Baldwin will be chair
man of the afternoon. The program
will be preceded by parliamentary
drill. The reception committee October
Mrs. NJ. C.. Perkins Mrs A. L. Barry
Mrs. James Hunt Mrs william Sherwood
Tea room committee this month:
Mrs Mrs Charles bsrlet6 Miss IS oma @ DAVIES ''A
Dr. William Frederick Bade will be-
gin his series of lectures before the
members of Ebell Tuesday, announcing
The Framework and Chord" as the
theme of the hour. Six lectures will
be given on "Bypaths of Hebrew @ Liter
meeting of the week will be informal,
as no guest cards have been issued.
The October luncheon of the Oakland
New Century club will be held Friday
afternoon, October 80, in the clubhouse.
The sale of holiday novelties that is
held early in December of each year
will engage much of the hour that is
devoted to business following the dis
cussion of the menu. Mrs. Robert Watt
is president of this energetic organiza
tion that is busted in active philan-
thropic work
Miss Maud wellendorf will be chair
man of the day Monday, when the
enjoy program of music. Those who
will be heard are Miss Grace Freeman,
violinist; Mrs. Hermione Rey Sproule,
contralto. and J. M. Allen. barytone.
The Tea club will be entertained by
its president. Mrs. c.. A. Allardyce, Mon
day afternoon, November 2, at her home
in Alameda, when an interesting pro-
gram will be given.
Mrs. Anne S. Brigham. the gifted lens
artist, read "Enoch Arden to the ac-
compartment of the Strauss music
Tuesday evening before the members
of the Studio club, when they were en-
tertained by Miss Bertha Brehln.
Mrs. Lindermann, Miss Lindermann
and Mrs. lie Conte, trio of promi-l
nent women of the Wednesday club,
are planning some interesting features