The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
CLUBWOMfN READY
FOR ANNUAL MEET
Delegates From Sixty 0rganiza-
tons Will Gather at Eighth
Annual Convention
Mrs. A. P. Black, District Vice
President, Likely to Become
Chief Executive

SAN Jose will be the center of the
San Francisco district of the State
Federation of women's Clubs next
week. for delegates and members from
the sixty or more clubs of the district
will gather there for their eighth an
nuaI convention.
wednesday. Thursday and Friday
,,,orning. noon and night, sessions viii
he held at the Hotel Vendome, where
most of the women viii stay as well.
An artistic program in soft green tints
has been issued and gives complete
list Of the features which have been
planned.
"wednesday morning will be devoted
TO addresses of welcome and greeting
bv Navor Charles w. Dawson of san
Jose: the state president, Mrs. Hume'
the district president Mrs w v
Grimes; the corresponding secretary
Mrs Hugh Mel Porter. and Others
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
A council of presidents win be held
for the discussion Of the new depart
ments Of state federation work ana III
the afternoon there viii be confer
ence Of civics with two minute reports
from the leading civic clubs of the dis
trict Mrs J. ". Orr viii deliver an
address and several district chairmen
viii report.
In the evening the state president
will deliver an address. "A Modern
Renaissance; Herbert Bashford will
read Wolves Of the Sea" and the local
clubs will hold a reception for the Off
GERS. delegates and visiting clubwomen-
STUDY CLUB CONFERENCE
ha hell q
study club conference with two minute
reports from the study clubs of the
district Reports of district chairmen
viii be heard and Z. r. Zion Will de-
liver an address on Civil Service"
The afternoon viii be given up TO
merrymaking. for the San Jose cham
Der Of commerce will give the club
women a complimentary excursion on
the interurban railway Los Gatos
and Saratoga.
In the evening Or. William ". Guth,
president of the University of the Pa
cific, viii speak. and debate viii be
held on the question: Resolved that
the study club does more for good citi-
zenship than does the civic club" The
leaders in the debate will be: Affirma-
tive. Mrs. F. H Colburn; negative, Mrs.
e L. Baldwin.
REPORTS AND ELECTIONS
Friday morning two minute reports
Will be heard from San Francisco clubs,
district chsirmen will report and the
report OF the nominating committee
and election Of officers win be held.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe Watson will
speak on Social Purity in the after
noon and the section clubs of the dis
trict will give three minute addresses.
The selection of the next meeting
place for the annual convention will
be made on this last afternoon also
and a strong plea will go from the
clubwomen that il be held in this city.
The California club will tender the use
OF its clubhouse for such convention.
INTEREST IN ELECTION
The election of officers promises to
be one of the principal interests of the
gatherings It is whispered that Mrs.
A. P. Black. vice president of the dis
trict, viii be advanced a step and made
president TO succeed Mrs. w. Y. Grimes
of Pacific Grove. Mrs. Black is one OF
the most popular women in the state
federation and is said to be one of the
most capable. 1t seems safe to say
that her election will be unanimous.
The San Francisco district is the
largest in the state and extends from
Humboldt to Monterey, inclusive, so il
is expected that nearly 500 women will
be present.
DELEGATES FROM CITY
Among those who viii go as dele
gates from San Francisco clubs are:
California club-Mrs 4. L. Baldwin (presi
oent), Mrs Lowell White. Mrs. James C. Craw.
tord; Mrs. Nelly Seoville, Miss Laura Musto
MIS- G Mason kinne, Mrs. !. A Hayward. Mrs
Edward +. Cahill. Altenates-Mss Elizabeth
Hill. Mrs. a. c. Kellogg Mrs. Joseph Spear Jr
Mrs. $. :. Strickland. Mrs. A. NJ Burns. Mrs
Jean Sinclair. Mrs. Amelia ". TruesdeIl
Corona club-Mrs- r. d. knight tpresident)
Mrs. J. II. Bullock. Miss Frances Meeker Mrs
Harold L. Seager. Aiternates-Mrs A. f. Ed
wards, Mrs. II. Andrews. Mrs. John Coop
Laurel Hall club-Mme Emilia Toiettf furesf
oentl. Mrs. Mary J.. Frost. Mrs. George Petersen
Mrs. Henry W. Allen. Alternates-Aiiss Chris
tine Hart Mrs. H. Sadler Mrs A. r. Iucas
Niss Jessica Briggs.
Pacific Coast women's press association-Mr
Norman H. Martin lpresidentl. Mrs w C. Nor
row, Mrs. Florence Richmond. Alternates-Nfrs
North -NhitcOmb Mrs. Ella NJ Sexton. Mrs F
Il OOlburn.
Clionan-Mrs. F. H. Jones
South Park mothers club-Mrs c. NoonaI
spresident). Mrs Kate Smith. AIterna tes-Afrs
N. Schiller. Mrs. Nellie Armstrong
Papyrus ciub-Mrs. Arthur Cornwall fnnesf
dentl. Mrs. Nelson Remington Mrs r Ftienne
Aiternates-Mrs. Celine Strauss Mrs. Jones.
Colony Of New England women-Niss Jenni,
Partridge (president), Mrs. NJ. H. G. Green o,
Palo Alto. -