The San Francisco call., 1909-03-15


Oakland club have determined
upon a clubhouse and are straining
every nerve to accomplish their am
bition
There is a strong sentiment in the
club in favor of selecting building
site in the neighborhood of Grand ave-
nue.. With the building lot procured
the women will begin campaign to
raise funds for the completion of the
clubhouse. committee of FIVE rep
resentative women are busily engaged
in planning ways and means which
will be submitted to the club at the
April business meeting.
Saturday of next week the Oakland
club will hold rummage sale. whose
proceeds will be devoted TO club work.
There will be a marvellous collection
of things and charming saleswomen
to show the stock.
The March luncheon Wednesday,
to be. served at the Hotel st. Mark,
will be a notable event.
Wednesday, March "a, is named sec
tion day, and full and generous pro-
gram is being arranged for that day
by the section leaders. At IL O'clock
Mrs. Sara Reamer, as chairman Of the
book review section, will present an
interesting hour. The French and
German classes will meet early in the
afternoon under the direction of Mrs.
Beckwith and Mrs. George W. Bun
nell. At half after two Mrs. Anne W.
Brigham will have charge of the pro-
gram presented by the travellers sec-
tion.
/ The last meeting of the month of
the Alta Mira club will be held Mon
day. March %. A collection of fans,
with talk on the romantic accessory
Peters, president of the club, promises
an hour of unusual interest. Mrs.
George Downie will serve a 8 chairman
of the reception committee, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Smith viii preside in the
tearoom.
Although Ebell was disappointed in
the inability of Bruce Gordon Kings
ley to give his Interpretation of the
opera Parsifal' next Tuesday evening,
the program for the following week
will compensate in some measure for
the lost treat. J. F. Veaco, tenor, will
give a song recital before the exclusive
body of women Tuesday March %. He
VIII be assisted by Miss Alice Davies.
the talented girl violinist, and Miss Sue
| Waterman, accompanist. The numbers
viii be as follows:
! Song, Love Is Waiting. "......... Squire
| i2-Group of Songs
Ca) 'Romanzo Oh Delore. ed-ro-dizea-
b) "A Little irish Giri' Herman Ionr s5ur
a-violn Solo
(a) Thou Art Like Unto Lovely
Flower ...........--.......W W. ]. Smith
90 "Eri King .............. Schubert
! 5-Group of English Songs
al Near Woodstock Town" 18th Century
tb) 'The Bailin's Daughter of Isllng
C., Ton .iBetfys Way; r. ITadisoaal e. cIsTRa
6-vioin Solo
! I-Group of Songs
ca Heart of Mime '......... clolita
| The Players club of Alameda, of
! hi RF,,, Do.
is accomplishing much serious work
| this year. deyoting their fortnightly
! gatherings to advanced thought along
all lines. The club is sending out cards
| for q notable affair in the later month
when they will entertain 250 guests in
! the Adelphian clubhouse. when the
1 lecture by Prof. Benjamin Kurtz of the
University of California is to be fol-
lowed by an informal reception.
The women of the Improvement club
| of Richmond have become desirous of
possessing a clubhouse, and like many
1 boarding of dollars which will make
| their ambition a realization. Since it's
/ organization a few years go the Rich
mopd club has proved a most energetic
town.
Although the Shakspere club. whose
personnel is drawn from two score or
so exclusive women of Oakland and
Alameda, have been devoting them
! selves quietly to an exhaustive study
Of the great dramatist's masterpieces
| this season. they have some ambitious
plans for the later year which they
will share with the public. The Shaks-
pere club has enjoyed some notable
programs contributed by the member
ship Splendid training in reading
aloud is afforded at these informal
| gatherings.
Mrs. Robert Watt. president of the
Oakland New Century club will leave
on European tour within the COM
ing fortnight. her place in the club
being assumed by Mrs. Charles Wood
bury, the first vice president Mrs,
Watt was organizer of this wonder
fully. helpful club, which has the dis
1 unction of being the only one Of Its
kind in the state. From the day kim
dergarten to the mothers clubs it fur
nishes community interest which be-
fore its advent was lacking in the
neighborhood.