The San Francisco call., 1909-06-14
WOMlEN'S CLUBS I'M
ALAMEDA COUNTY

mittee on a club site has been ap-
pointed, with instructions to watch
the realty market. Work in connec-
tion with the free clinic will be car
ried on by the club through the auxil-
iary committee, which is appointed.
The Country club of Washington
township closed its season Tuesday
afternoon. June /, with a delightful
gathering at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Tyson Niles, suspending all ac-
tivities until early in September
Westminster Abbey" and Alaska
were the themes of the interesting
papers given by Mrs. Kniess and Mrs
Thane. Reports of the Del Monte con-
ventton, were made by the clubs dele
gates, Mrs. Eberly and Miss Hawley,
One of the most important of the
midsummer conventions in which
women are taking a deep interest is
the forty-first annual meeting of the
National Woman's Suffrage association
which opens in July, continuing it's
sessions for a week in Seattle. Hotel
Lincoln will be the official headquar-
ters. the program to be given in the
Plymouth church. Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw is president of the association
and will have prominent place in the
conventions deliberations.
Other widely known women who will
be heard during the week are Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. president of the
international Woman's Suffrage alli-
ance, and Mrs. Frances Squire Potter
who recently toured California, speak
Ing before the clubwomen of the state.
The suffrage workers are planning
an innovation in their methods, the
Chicago delegates arranging for a
series or back platform addresses en-
route.
Washington is a strategic point just
now with those anxious for equal suf-
frage as measure providing for the
elective franchise for women will be
presented to the voters of the state at
the regular election in November, 1910.
The Oakland Suffrage Amendment
league closed year of serious en-
deavor Thursday afternon of this week,
when the members gathered about the
luncheon board at the Key Route inn
the discussion Of the menu being fol-
lowed by addresses by several of their
prominently known women speakers.
Plans for the fall campaign are about
completed and will be put in opera
tion Immediately following the summer
vacation.
Wednesday, June 16. is to be the
Children's day at Piedmont park, when
the little ones OF the Ladies' relief
home, the Fred Finch orphanage and
the West Oakland home are enter
tanned in the beautiful hill spot. The
morning viii be devoted to a romp and
luncheon, the most important feature
of the picnic Joaquin Miller has prom
ised to- entertain the children during
the afternoon in the Eucalyptus the
ater. "A Day in the Woods a pretty
cantata, will be presented with a cast
from the Fred Finch orphanage.
A number of Oakland folk went
down to Sunnyvale on Tuesday evening
to attend the concert given by the
Sunnyvale choral society, an interest
ing musical organization of the suburt
of Los Gatos, which owes much of its
success to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bessey
formerly of Oakland, who were among
its founders. "The Rose Maiden q
beautiful cantata by Frederick H
Cowen, was sung under the direction
of H. Robert Roberts. The soloists
Of the evening were:
Miss Beatrice Mabel Penny soprano.
Mrs. Charles r. Parkinson. mezzo soprano.
Dr. George 3. little. tenor.
II. Roland Roberts barytone.
miss Edytn aaude Jones, sccompanist.