The San Francisco call., 1909-11-01
.PORTOLA AIDED
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Increased Ardor in the Work
And Coming Convention
Held at San Jose
By MARY AsHE MILLER

NX/ open house Tor cluDWomen mas
" acted as a new power for en-
thusiasm or whether interest in feder-
alton is growing in this state, 1T is
impossible to Judge. but certain 1t is
that the coming convention at San Jose
of the San Francisco district of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs is
being considered more seriously, and
perhaps, conscientiously, than ever be-
fore, The details of the program OF the
convention have not been told to the
public as yet, but one hears through
the wireless of feminine conversation
that there are to be some excellent
features.
If rank outsider might offer sug-
gestion. it is that there be not TOO
bountiful a feast of good things. The
human mind, like the sponge, Is
pable of absorbing just so much and,
to mix metaphor somewhat, too much
mental food, no matter how enjoyable,
causes indigestion. Nearly every pro-
gram given any place is too long, save
perhaps for one mad enthusiast out or
100 listeners.
After several years experience as an
observer at various conventions and
club gatherings of Importance, / feel
that q new order of things for the
women interested would be more enjoy
able and quite as beneficial. This Is
not an opinion based on personal feel-
ings, but on remarks made by clup-
women and from noticing their oe-
meanor.
1t is impossible to talk about every
thing or to settle all the details of the
universe at any one club convention, so
why not have a fewer number of pa
pers and give more time for their con-
sideration and discussion.
Do not have the hours of the conven-
ton too long either Give the dele
gates from the different parts of the
district more time for conversation.
Nothing is more conducive to union and
good comradeship among clubwomen
than ample time to talk over Dust two
or three together quite informally the
affairs of their different organizations
Many valuable ideas are exchanged in
this way because it is only the lead
ers. the stronger ones, as 1t were, OF
the clubwomen who will talk freely In
convention. and the rest are too tlmio
to advance their opinions.
This was certainly demonstrated AT
the Portola receptions and may ven
ture to assert that no one thing mas
done more for the club movement In
California that those social afternoons
where the talk was all "shop-the
shop of club interests.
Claiming auxiliary, of which Mrs
Sophia E. Peart Is the president, VIII
meet this afternoon, and it will be
closed meeting, as no guests are TO De
invited. The hostesses OF the aIter-
noon will be Mrs. o. D. Baldwin, Mrs.
S. E. Peart Mrs. J. NJ Curtis, Mrs
Bradford Leavitt, Mrs. r.. w Hollings-
worth, Miss C. L. Smith, Mrs. j. o.
Low and Mrs E. W. Stadtmuller- Mrs.
Lloyd Baldwin will give an address on
parliamentary law and then will follow
symposium over the teacups, at
which three minute addresses will be
given by Mrs. A. p. Black, Mrs. E.
Bonnheim, Mrs. II. Bretherick, Mrs.
w. w. Erskine, Mrs. l. Falkenau, Mrs.
W. A. Maddern, Mrs. Alex Morrison.
Mrs ]. w. Orr, Mrs. George Oulton, Mrs.
HI. w. Stebbins, Mrs. Ernest Simpson
and Miss Henrietta Stadtmuller.
The Caedmon club, of which Mrs.
J. NJ Driscou is the president. an
nounces that Prof. NJ. C. Flaherty of
the University of California will give
a series of four lectures on the Days
of Shakespeare" and on two of his
plays. These lectures will take place at
1898 Broadway. The dates of the lee
lures are to be today and November
Is, November 90 and December s.
To Kalon will meet tomorrow after
noon in the parlors of Calvary church
at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Newton ]. Tharp
will give reading from Ibsens Peer
Gynt," assisted by Hother Wismer, vio-
linist, and Miss Clara Rauhut, pianiste.
The California club will meet tomor-
row afternoon for a business session
and the election of delegates to the
annual district convention at San Jose.
Following this will be an address by
P. T. Clay on San Francisco as a
Hostess" AS Clay was a member of
the Portola committee his remarks will
doubtless be pithy and of great interest.
The Outdoor Art league section OF
the club will meet Monday afternoon,
Mrs. Lowell White presiding, and Thurs
day afternoon the dramatic section, of
which Mrs. w. A. Maddern is the leader,
will meet for the Interpretation OF Will
liam Vaughn Moody's play, The Faith
Healer" by Mrs. Maddern.
The Laurel Hall club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon and after the
business meeting a program will be
given of which the main features will
be "a lecture by Mrs. Eleanor Bingham
of Chicago, on The Story of the Holy
Grail" There will be music also Mrs
Thomas w. Collins is to be the hostess
of the afternoon.
The Daughters of California Pioneers
at a recent meeting decided to place
bell on Ell Canine real and to make
the necessary arrangements as TO Sc
curing the bell and placing 1t COM
mittee was appointed as follows: Mrs.
Walter A. Scott, Mrs. J. J. Donnelly,
Mrs. E. A. Leigh and Miss F.. Dolliver.
The annual breakfast of the organiza-
ton will be held during December and
a committee of which Miss Ottilie Levy
is the chairman was appointed to make
all necessary arrangements. Miss Ellen
Dolliver has been elected delegate to
the convention OF the San Francisco
district of womens clubs in San Jose
next week, and as an alternate Mrs. NJ.
v. II. Gurnett was named.
The Treble Clef club, the well known
musical organization composed of so
women who sing, has resumed its meet
ings after the summer vacation under
the leadership of Paul Steindorf, under
whose directorship.s the club has
reached a high standard musically.
At the meeting of the San Francisco
musical club held on Thursday morning
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