The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27

Events in the Women's Clubs
of Alameda County

OAKLAND. July 26-The ambition 10
build and own their own clubhouse is
cherished by every woman's club on
this side of the bay. Among the hrst
clubs in Oakland to claim its own nome
was the Oakland New Century cluD-
When a few years ago the first build
ing was destroyed by fire plans were
Immediately begun for the second
house. This newer home Is ideal in
every respect. AS the New Century
club is essentially a work club the
building committee needed to combine
convenience with beauty, which they
did in the arrangement of ciassrooms,
kitchens, committee rooms and a large
living room which may be used as
banquet hall or a reception room.
Few will forget the house warming
which opened Ebell clubhouse last
winter. For long months the women
worked TO perfect the plans. The fur
nishing committee spent days in select
ing and rejecting. After a test In en-
tertaining the meeting Of the state
federation the members Of EbeIl find
that they have no faults to find with
the equipment Of their clubhouse. On
the ground floor are found the Tecep-
tion rooms. library. banquet hall and
kitchen. Above are the section and
committee rooms with the auditorium
with it's large dome. On the third floor
is found the art and music rooms The
private clubrooms may be closed OF en-
tirely from the larger halls when they
are rented by outsiders.
Probably the next club to erect
clubhouse in the city will be the Oak
land club which has ambitions and
which is slowly putting aside funds
for that purpose. The Oakland club
has been too busy in the past in ac-
complishing certain work which it un-
dertook to do much definite figuring on
a clubhouse.
Early in August the members OF the
Adelphian club will lay the corner
stone of the building which they hope
to occupy late in the winter The Adel-
phian club has had its quarters In the
Unitarian church for the last two sea-
sons. The new home is being planned
on an elaborate scale and IL Is said that
the furnishings will be the most beauti-
full seen in any club in the bay cities.
Several years ago the Town and
Gown club erected clubhouse in
Berkeley. which it has shared with sew
eral other organizations. Already the
club has outgrown the building and
plans are afoot for a new home.
The women of the Twentieth Century
club have purchased their lot and are
planning to shortly begin work on
their own building in ths college town.
Inc OullOlnS tun0 mas DrSn increased
to such sum that the clubhouse will
be realized at an early date.
The Hillside clubhouse In North
Berkeley has become we'll known and
already a long list of notable affairs
have taken place.
In Richmond there is a coterie of
clubwomen who are also desirous of
owning their own quarters. and plans
are being made for the accomplishment
Of this purpose. Work viii be begun
within a short time
On Monday morning the half dozen
members OF the committee which was
appointed on the detention home will
appear for the second time before the
board OF supervisors. At their first ap-
pearance, when the plan of establish
ing the home was laid before the coun-
ty officials 1T was received with sym
pathy- The committee hopes that the
opening of the institution will take
place soon On this committee are
Colonel Edwards, ]. B. Richardson,
Bernard p. Miller. Hugh Hogan. Mrs
Frances Gray. Mrs. c. S. Chamberlain
and Dr.-Sarah Shuey.
In many of the larger cities the de-
tention home for wayWard boys and
girls and the parental home have been
found to be large factors in solving the
problem of childish offenders.