The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11


Mel Porter rendered her account ss
corresponding secretary. This office
had proved so free from duties sne saiu
that she had concluded that sne was
elected purely for ornamental purposes
In her zeal to prove competent III tnas
line she had acquired puffs ana useu
peroxide cream but had also 1ounu
some work in managing the printihs
for the district work.
Mrs Richmond Wheeler. chairman Oh
the rules and regulations committee
read the committees report. which con-
sisted of admonitions to MI the front
seats. hemove their hats and keep quiet
YEARS WORK DISCUSSED
At the conference of presidents led
by state presidents the new depart
ments of state federation work were
taken up briefly more extended re-
ports are to be given later. Mrs. A. f.
Osborne of Santa Clara spoke of the
Importance OF the civil service work
which is TO be a feature OF the year 5
endeavors. Mrs. Hume told OF the work
of the waterways committee and later
in the session read the report OF Mrs. r.
P. Hill. who said nothing was more i'm
portant than the conservation of the
nations natural resources. She urged
all clubwomen to battle for the water
ways of this vicinity.
Mrs. A. p. Black told of the work of
the press committee for the promulga-
tion of the club aims for the general
betterment of humanity through the
medium of the newspapers.
In the afternoon Mrs. E. l. Baldwin
led a conference on civics which
was principally an exploitation of the
methods necessary in approaching
boards of supervisors health officers
and other governing bodies.
The means developed seemed asiva-
rious as the personalities involved,
among those taking part in the discus
sion being Mrs. A c. Kellogg of the
outdoor art league of San Francisco.
Mrs. Cora z. Jones, district president of
Alameda. Mrs. J. H. Doane of San
Mateo. Mrs. ]. II. Bullock of San Fran
cisco, Mrs Alice l. Park OF PaIo- Alto,
Mrs. Higgins of Santa Clara and Mrs.
Alexander Mclean of Mountain View.
Two minute reports from civic clubs
came next and gave an amazing array
of achievements, ranging from cleaned
up public fountains to the arc light
systems and public banquets designed
to gain masculine adherents to plans
laid
Those reporting We're the following
clubs: Glen Ellen womans improve
ment, Guerneville Improvement. Monte
rey civic. mountain View woman, May
field. Napa Brown valley Improvement.
Pacific Grove womans civic Redwood
City. Santa Clara woman's and Vallejo
Improvement
Reports were read by the following
ohairmen of committees: Mrs. ]. W.
Cline, c1vics; Mrs. Doris C1ewe, press.
and Mrs. w c. Kennedy, forestry.
Mrs j. w. Orr spoke on 'Indirec-
tion, showing that women had at
tanned wonderful ends in the last so
years and largely through indirect
methods. She said she was showing 2
the historical background of the mod
ern woman's movement and that there
was no cause for discoura cement be-
cause the ballot was yet ungained.
At the evening session Mrs ]. B.
Hume spoke on g A Modern Renais-
sance," in which she. too told OF wo
mans achievement as typffed princi-
pally through the club movement She
expressed her pride in the position held
in the world today by the American
woman, and spoke of the power women
weld A brilliant reception followed
this evening, given ythe local clubs
in honor of the visitors.
MISSION BELL DEDICATED
Ceremonies were held indoors on ac-
count of the rain this afternoon. upon
the unveiling of two of the FL Canine
Real mission bells. placed by the San
oVSS - oiAAeH eluD III HTSt street. ore
at santa Clara street and the other
directly in front OF the Hotel Ven
dome. Mrs. John G. Jury made a
brief address; Father CulIigan of st.
Joseph's church blessed the bells.
which were unveiled by Mrs Jury's
little son, Clair, and tolIed by Ruth
Fowler. daughter of Mrs A. A. Fowler.
president of the San Jose woman's
club.
A feature OF tomorrow work will be
the conference of study clubs, led by
Mrs f. III. Colburn of San Francisco.
The afternoon will be devoted to an
excursion to Alum rock