The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
Clubwomen and Their Work
By Mary Ashe Miller

"HE thoughts of clubwomen are
beginning to turn toward the
annual state convention of the
federation. which will take place
at Del Monte next moKth. A program
of unusual excellence is being pre-
pared, rather contrary to usage by
the executive committee. and this in
sures something of decided merit
One of the leading speakers en- the
program viii be Mrs. Frances Squire
Potter of the department of English
OF the University of Minnesota who
was one of the most prominent women
at the national biennial convention held
last year in Boston, and it is felt that
securing her for this state has been
quite triumph.
Elections and nominations are still
occupying most of the meetings of
clubwomen, and several important
changes of officers have been made or
will be within the month.
This is w. c. Morrow day at the
Pacifc Coast Womens Press associa-
tion. and the works of this prominent
and popular California writer will be
considered. Among the numbers on
the program will be a paper on the
author and his latest book. "Lentala,"
oy Edwin Clough: a discussion of
Lentala' by the members and Mrs
Josephine Martin Will read an article
by Morrow why I Wrote Lentala'"
The meeting tomorrow of the Cali
fornia club will be given up entirely
to an address by DIR. John Graham
Brooks on The Work OF the Con-
sumers League" and this will be an
eYnlan2 finn nd
ganization which f1ourishes in the
larger EASTERN cities. Friday afternoon
will come the annual vaudeville enter
tainment of the club. the program of
which is in charge of Mrs. Arthur Corn
wall, chairman of the social day COM
mittee. There is to be a play, some
musical and dramatic numbers and
other features of decided interest will
make the afternoon affair interesting.
The optimist section of the California
club will meet Thursday afternoon.
when paper on Emily Bronte and her
poems will be read by Miss Laura
Music. and Mrs. Will A. Maddern will
discuss the "Overman."
The Council of Jewish Women will
hold its regular meeting Wednesday
afternoon, when there will be the re-
port of the nominating committee and
diSO NOMINATIONS iOr. OHcerS and dl-
rectors from the floor. Miss Sallie Ire
main Ehrman viii play q violin solo
with Mrs David Hirschler at the piano.
and Mrs. B. NJ Stitch will sing The
vaudeville tea, which was to have TAX
en- place Wednesday, has been post
poned and viii be given April 2S at the
California club house. An elaborate
program and delicious refreshments are
promised.
The annual breakfast of the Laurel
Hall club, which was to have taken
place next month. has been postponed
until some date later in the year as
there are so many events to take place
before the end of the club season The
delegates chosen for the state conven-
tion at Del Monte are Mrs Ella M.
Sexton and Mrs. A. W. Terrell with
Mrs. Ringgold Carmany and Mrs w. B.
Cottrell as alternates Nine Emilia To-
jetti goes as president of the club. with
Miss Christine Hart, vice president. as
alternate
The Association Of Pioneer Women
Of California viii hold its social meet
ing Friday afternoon. when an inter-
esting program will be given under the
direction of Mrs. Mcintyre, chairman
of the social committee.
The woman's auxiliary of the Society
of California will bold its last regular