The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
FEDERATION ELECTS
LIST OF OFFICERS
Representatives of $4,000
Women of California Hear
Many Addresses

OAKLAND. May 22.-The third day
Of the seventh annual convention of the
California federation of womens clubs
closed an important session at which
more than $4,000 women of the state
were represented. II was an important
day. eliminating in the election OF
officers who viii serve during the COM
ing y months and the women who VIII
represent California at the biennial
meeting OF the general federation at
Boston in June. The selection OF Del
Monte as the next place of meeting was
made without opposition. The Del
Monte club women and the manage
ment Of the hotels Joined IN q cordial
invita- tion, which was enthusiastically
accepted
TICKET Is ELECTED
The report Of the nominating COM
mittee was made at the opening of the
morning session by Mrs. Z. G. Denni-
son OF san Francisco. The entire ticket
was declared elected at the close of the
afternoon by Mrs. Edwin Buss. What
ever opposition that developed yester-
day was harmonized this morning and
Mrs. James 3. Hume will serve as state
federation president Mrs Hume is
distinguished clubwoman. She has
served several times as president of the
Oakland Ebell and last year was prom
inent in the convention at Bakersfield.
She is possessed of remarkable e&ecu-
tive ability and is speaker OF more
than ordinary power. The convention
is TO be congratulated upon its choice
will serve are as follows:
Vice president Mrs. William Baur-
hyte of Los Angeles.
Vice president at large, Mrs. }. w.
Orr of San Francisco.
Recording secretary, Mrs. Annie Lit
tle-Barry of san Francisco.
Corresponding secretary. Miss Blanche
Morse of Alameda district.
Treasurer. Mrs. Charles l.. Donohoe
of the northern district.
Auditors-Nrs. J. c. King of the
.7fc rrfr fVE
of Los Angeles.
President of northern district, Mrs
Is. L Walton.
President Of San Francisco district,
Mrs. Q. Z. Clark.
President of Alameda district, Mrs.
Cora r. Jones.
President Of San Joaquin district,
President of Los Angeles district.
Mrs. Florence Collins Porter
President of southern district, Mrs. s.
General Federation secretary, Mrs.
Edwin D. Buss.
SERVE AS TELLERS
The tellers appointed by the chair TO
take charge OF the banoting We're: Mrs.
y. c. Davis. Mrs. r Q. Warrington,
Mrs. A Gilbert, Miss Mabel Bradshaw,
Mrs. Ralph w. Kinney and Mrs. g A
Hare.
To the biennial convention the fol-
lowing were nominated:
Mrs. r. J. Walters of Los Angeles
Mrs. /. F. Darling of Riverside
Miss Mary Cutler of San Joaquin.
Mrs. Y. s. Bradley of San Francisco.
Mrs. n A. Hebbard Of Alameda
Mrs B. T. Walton of the northern
Mrs. E. R. Hamilton of Sacramento.
Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum Of san Fran
, cisco, delegate at large.
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette of Los An
geles, delegate al large.
Mrs. Jesse Hare Of Fresno, delegate
at large.
Mrs. Florence Richmond of San Fran
cisco, delegate at large.
Mrs. James B. Hume, delegate at
The state board was empowered to
larly elected delegates were unable to
serve
"HAS BEENS" ORGANIZE
The organization of the Downs and
Outs" was perfected this afternoon.
when the past officers OF the Califor-
MIA federation and committee chair
man banded themselves together under
regularly elected officers for the ex-
press purpose Of having a good time
at the annual conventions. 1t is
league of prominent women who have
taken unto themselves this title They
assume no duties They ask for no
reco gnition. They claim only the title
Of Has Beens." Mrs. Robert Burdette
of Los Angeles, the first president of
, the California federation, was made
honorary president OF the new body at
its initial meeting Mrs. Kate A Bulke-
ley the second in the list of executive
officers, win act as president Mrs.
capacity Of vice president, again as
sumes that Office. To Mrs. J. J. SEQ
vile, the designer of the state badge,
the honor Of the second vice presi-
dency was given. Mrs. Elmore c.
Hurf viii record the informal meet
ings.
APPOINTED TO CONGRESS
Another group of women was hon
a. hy- in 7e,rlfc
TO the national irrigation congress to
be held in Arizona this year They
We're:
Mrs. A. E. Osborne of the northern
district.
Mrs. John Fairweather of Los An
Mrs. W. Rodman.
The appointments were made at the
request of Mrs. Lowell White. honorary
vice president at large of the con-
.gress.
One of the most interesting talks of
the morning session was that given
by Judge Frank J. Murasky of San
Francisco on the Juvenile court. This
work is one in which the women of the
state are most vitality interested and
one TO which they are paying particu-
lar attention. Judge Murasky said, in
part:
1T is due TO the women of Califor-
MIA that we have a Juvenile court sys-
tem- We have changed the attitude of
society, as represented in the state,
toward the wayward and willful child.
The subject is today interesting the
entire world. Last month representa-
tives from Germany, Sweden, France
and this month from Japan have Wis
ited California to investigate the meth
DDS of the system. In the police court
the child is asked, Are you guilty?'
In the juvenile court he is asked, What
IS the troubleT"
MANY ADDRESSES HEARD
Fairgrounds" was the theme of a
short talk by Lee L Hammer of the
national playground association DR.
Minora T. Kibbe asked that the club
women endeavor TO arouse the public
conscience in the pure milk laws She
pleaded for better sanitation in the
schoOlhouses. and that children be
taught 10 protect the trees along the
roadsides. The report of Mrs NJ s
Robertson. chairman of the civic COM
mittee. under whose direction these ad-
dresses were made, gave a -comprehen-
sive resume of the work of that de-
partment
Los Angeles endeavored to change
the date of convention from May to the
original date in February, but the mo-
tion was lost. The minor amendments
which were proposed TO the constitution
and bylaws were carried.
DEPARTMENTS IN CONFERENCE
Departmental conferences opened the
session after the noon recess. Mrs
Flora Pyle, placing her plea for house
hold economics on the ground that
-the hand that makes the biscuits is
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