Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
Club News

Mary uarbutt spoke on the subject
and Mrs. Dalzell read paper on the
benefits of suffrage to women and to
society. A roll call from suHrag-
ettes@ a pronunciation drill under the
! direction of Mrs. Margaret Salisbury
and some good music completed the
program.
The executive board Of the Los An
geles District Federation of Women, $
Clubs met Tuesday morning at lo
o'clock in the Y. w. G. A. building,
Mrs. r. j. Waters, president, oihcers
and chairmen of departments belns
present. Brief written reports were
read and discussed. Mrs. Randall
Hutchinson, chairman of education
| gave notice of a card party at the
| Woman's club house on F1gueroa
street Tuesday, November 3, at p.
M. for the benefit of the scholarship
] fund. Tickets will be SO cents From
| the number already sold the analr
rror,isea 10 he a great success. Mrs.
| Arturo Bandini, chairman of history
and landmarks, gave most interest,"
| ing report During the past nonll
she had given a lecture on Ihe Mis-
sion San Gabriel at the MonroVla
Saturday Afternoon club, arranseo
the details of the convention program
of which committee she Is chairman
nrepare "History of Landmarks
.nrogram for December 8, wnicn VIII
| include the placing of a bell at the
site of the old Cahuenga ranch mousse,
where the treaty was signed tnal
closed the Mexican war on California.
Final plans were discussed Tor tne
annual convention OF the federatloIi'
to take place at the Shakespeare cl19 -
house in Pasadena November TO- II
and IL. A very attractive program
has been prepared. The clubs OF PAS
adena will entertain the officers ana
delegates Tuesday evening with a
| "surnrfse party" and Wednesday the
Shakespeare club will entertain WIN
dinner at Hotel Maryland. Other de-
lightful things are. planned 1or theni
during the convention.
The program includes reports from
officers of the federation and from
clubs. an address by DR.. George L.
SHINING. "The Story Of Our Native
Tribes" with Indian music and a Ora
matte reading; some good music IN
strumental and vocal; an ADDRESS by
Rev. Dana Bartlett on CITY ran
ming" and one by Mrs. Elizabeth
Roynton Harbert on "The Danger
That Threatens the American Home.
The federation is most desirous OF
making the meeting effective for the
individual clubs and hopes that much
will be accomplished in that direction
by the coming convention.
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The afternoon receptions of the state
federation held during Portola week
at the st. Francis hotel in San Fran
cisco were a delightful realization OF
all that was anticipated. Mrs. Hume
was the charming hostess of each art
ernoon, assisted by large committee
from various clubs, and punch was
% l.
together, these receptions were con-
ceded to be among the most success
full features of the recent festival.
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true note was struck by the new
w elected president Of one of the wom-
ems clubs of Portland, Ore, MRS u
NJ Glines. She said In part:
stThe citv Is our home Just as much
as the four walls of our dwellings, ana
as such requires our efforts to keep IL
clean and beautiful. The time and
money spent in beautifying our homes
should be extended to the streets and
vacant lots where mudholes and rub
bish piles confront us. We might
make a determined effort to eliminate
the advertising drop curtains In our
theaters. the disfiguring billboards
throughout the city, and the high troll
lev car steps. AS club we stand Tor
civic Improvement; the public expects
II. and the men interested in this work
are asking our assistance. Mrs.
Glines also showed that she holds
high ideal of the mission of club
women. 1.-THE thinking woman knows,
she said, 'that without interest and
sympathy in the world around her
she misses her highest perfection as
wife, mother and homekeeper."
Perhaps one of the truest things
said by advocates of woman's suf-
frage is that the vote will develop
public spirit in woman. Her narrow
life within the four walls OF her mouse
has made her clannish in the extreme.
"Me and my wife. my son John and
his wife"-this is as far as her thought
extended or cared to extend in the
mast. and as every one knows this is
a very meager outlook, and one which
limits intellect as well as heart.
How many women of Los Angeles
have thought of regarding the city as
their larger home, and that each
should do her part in keeping 1t clean
and beautiful? Not only the show
places of it, but also the obscure cor
ners of 1t, which no one sees but her
self. lust as the self-respecting house
keeper takes great pride in knowing
that the darkest corners in the thlrd
story closet are equally spotless with
any other place in her house. With
oninions derogatory to the men who
have struggled with civic problems,
so long, it is not going too far to say
in regard to keeping the city clean,
that the women, if they had chance,
would probably beat the men at 1t,
hands down.
Tn fact. there is plenty for both
women and men to do in this world.
and since politics is an engrossing and
devious work it were well indeed If
some of these lesser problems could
be taken up by the women; with the
questions shared doubtless all would
receive better attention and have bet
ter work performed upon them.
1t is personal oversight after all
that counts, and the cleaning and
beautifying of the, city is regarded
too often as of minor Importance and
relegated to the hands of careless and
slipshod servitors. whose only thought
is of the pay they are to receive.
The woman who loves cleanness for
its own sake takes enjoyment in the
banishing of dirt. and feels a laudable
pride in order and. spotlessness. If the
cleaning of the city were in charge of
such enthusiasts 1t would be a changed
nlace without DELAY and, it's vistas
transformed into stretches of pleasing
order and cleanliness.
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