The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
ADD BAKING DAY.
TO FLEET PROGRAM
CIubwOmen Will Supply Jackies
Literally With Home Made
Pies and Cakes

Baking day" is about to be added
to the unofficial list of events in the
fleet program. If every woman in San
Francisco makes one pie and bakes
one cake and turns her culinary Offer
ing over to the jackies. 1t was figured
yesterday, every sailorman Non the bat
tleships will have a whole pie to him
fleet will never want to depart from
Pacific waters. It's a great chance for
the prize cooks.
But seriously that was the plan pro-
posed by members of the California
womans club yesterday at a meeting
in conference with Walter Macarthur,s
committee on entertainment of enlisted
men TO discuss preparations for the
jackies' dance May u and they were
intensely in earnest about it. The
women Of the club want to make some
contribution to the fleet fund, Mrs.
J. W. Orr. president of the club, told
Macarthur, who CALAMITY declared that
they had Loyalty done their part al
ready in their efforts to make the big
dance a success. Then Mrs. Laura
Bride Powers spoke up.
I've can all bake pies and make
cakes and we Will be glad to do it,
said She. i've talked to several women
about it and they are all enthusiastic.
We can provide our own refreshments
for the ball; they. ought to please the
sailors"
Mrs. Arthur Cornwall, Mrs. J. w.
Orr, Mrs II. H. Hart, DR.. NIinora Kibbe
and Mrs James G. Martin, the other
ladies present, thought it would be a
splendid idea And SO. although no
action was taken by the feet commit
teemen, the plan is sure enough go.
All the women in the city may be
asked by the club women to con-
tribute.
PLENTY OF FAIR DANCERS
SO far from not having enough
charming young ladies to dance with
the sailors, Mrs. Cornwall detailed in
her report on progress of the plans
for the dance, there is danger that
there Will be too many She said that
her committee had been overwhelmed
with requests from society maids and
matrons for invitations to the affair.
twenty-five hundred young women
have already been asked TO attend the
reception and dance and meet the $500
sailors who will be present.
The date Of the event was officially
set for the evening of Tuesday, May
IL, at the Auditorium at Page and
Fillmore streets. The clubWomer,
viii decorate the walls of the big
dancing floor with great garlands of
popples and wild flowers, flags, bunt-
ing and appropriate naval symbols
Mrs. Cornwall reported further that
she had written TO 126 organizations.
including 112 women's clubs and So
cletles in San Francisco and about the
bay. and that every one had been
asked to send representative TO Join
committee of 200 women who will
assist the California club members in
making the dance a redounding sue
cess Among those who have already
responded was Mrs. Victor Metcalf.
wife Of the secretary of the navy. In
her letter Mrs. Metcalf said she would
be pleased TO serve, would attend the
ball and she heartily favored all plans
Tor entertaining the enlisted men of
the fleet Secretary Metcalf will also
serve on the. committee and will be
at the dance. Mrs. Edward Robson
Taylor, wife of the mayor. has ac-
cepted an invitation.
WILL ATTEND SAILORS, DANCE
Ladies of the club will attend a
dance given by sailors at Goat island
May l. They were invited yesterday
/ and VIII go to the function on a spe-
clal boat which will be provided for
them. They expect to get many ideas
there for their own dance.
Here are names of 81 prominent So
ciety women, from about the bav who
have accepted the clubs Invitation RI
serve on the committee which will re-
ceive the sailors:
Mrs BOWMAN Mcr,Fa fAf-.