The San Francisco call., 1909-06-28
Women S Clubs in
Cities of Alameda

II Jones, president of Alameda dis
- trict, Federation of Women's
Clubs, has called meeting of her
executive board for Tuesday afternoon
in the rooms of the Oakland club in
Pythian castle The gathering prom
ises to be one of unusual Importance
and interest to the clubwomen of the
district Plans for the new year will
be discussed and work outlined. The
appointment of the chairmen for the
various activities which are represent
led. by the district will be a significant
event of the session. Eleven women
will be chosen from the clubs as lead
ers, the departments Of work being
art. civics, club extension, clubhouse
loan fund, education, forestry. history
and landmarks, household economics
literature. philanthropy, reciprocity
Those having a place on the district
board are: President, Mrs. Cora +.
Jones; vice president, Mrs. Annie Little
Barry; recording secretary, Mrs. Mary
Allen; corresponding secretary, Mrs
r. d. Holmes; treasurer, Mrs l. L.
Gilloughby; auditors, Mrs. j. c. Lynch,
Mrs. S. S. Sargent.
The public Fairgrounds which were
opened a week ago are the outgrowth
of the clubwomens effort In the
Tompkins school, where for several
years the Oakland club conducted a
six weeks playground throughout the
summer, 450 children have been regis
tered for the session, the 4 Prescott
school grounds following close with an
of
trained workers in each department
under a superintendent have been kept
busy answering the demands of the
children and maintaining order but
the small students of play have been
so engaged in having a happy time
that they have no time to be mischiev
Gus. The work is being conducted by
the municipal playground commission
recently appointed by Mayor Mott and
is making large demand on the in
terest of the public officials. To the
splendid initiation of Mayor Mott is
due the organization of this important
addition to Oaklands municipal ac-
tivities. The superintendent and teach
ers made their first report to the COM
mission Friday, when the members met
in executive session. The men of the
council have been surprised at the
scope and result of the work and prob
ably will provide more literally in the
budget which is to be made up next
month.
The women of the Oakland New Cen
tury club added considerably to their
real estate holdings in West Oakland
by purchasing a lot adjoining their
clubhouse, which will be used as a. site
for a gymnasium, which for some time
has been the goal of a concerted en-
deavor on their part. The enlarged
quarters are needed by this band of
philanthropic women who are doing
splendid work in that district below
Seventh street Work will not be be-
gun on the building until the funds
are provided The classes in cooking,
sewing and garment making have been
disbanded during the summer and the
regular meetings of the Boys club have
been discontinued until the opening of
the schools. That does not mean, how
ever that the boys of the neighbor
hood are being neglected. for occa-
sional gatherings and pleasures are
being arranged for them during the
vacation by the women and their
helpers In the absence of Mrs, Rob-
ert Watt. who is travelling abroad, Mrs.
Charles J. Woodbury. is acting as presi-
dent of the club.
The year book of the California Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs is about
ready for the printers and will be dis
tributed to the various organizations in
the state earlX.in the club year. Re
ports of the state officers and commit
tee chairmen as well as the district
presidents and much valuable data
make up the interesting volume.
Musical circles are interested in the
concert which Miss Edith Mote Smith,
gifted Oakland girl, assisted by Fred
eriek Maurer Jr., pianist. will give in
Los Gatos Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Good Templar lodge.
Miss Smith has won well earned ap-
plause with her beautiful dramatic
voice. She has appeareS frequently in
program in the bay cities. A number
of friends from town will attend the
Interesting affair.
BEATEN IN BUNKHoUsE Row-0akland,
June 27.-John Carroll. a laborer, is being
I sought by the police for vicious attack last