The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22

election. There are those club women
who raise their eyebrows in surprise
at the idea that there was any talk
OF an opposition ticket, and this fact
is one of the under currents of amuse-
ments of the meeting.
TICKET AS NOMINATED
There are but few changes in the
officers who have served for the past
year, except that Mrs. S NJ, Davis of
Santa Ana is named as vice president
that having been the stipulation made
by the southern delegations. it is said
The recording secretary, Mrs. Annie
Little Barry, is again chosen. AS the
corresponding secretary Miss Blanche
Morse is named. Mrs. Emily Hoppin
of Yolo is to be the treasurer. Miss
Meta Stolen of Sonoma and Mrs j.
L. Williams of Turlock the auditors.
and for general federation secretary
Mrs VIM Baurhyte of Los Angeles.
Although the voting will not take
place until tomorrow, there is no OPP
position offered and the balloting will
be merely a mater of form.
JUVENILE COURT BILL
Civic work in clubs was the topic at
the opening OF the season anu - LIZ
l. Baldwin, president of the California
club of san Francisco, told of the
juvenile court bill recently passed in
this state which she said had been
characterized as one of the best law
ever made.
She referred to the special signif1-
canoe of the fact that the government
has taken up what was formerly pure
" philanthropic work and making it a
% lion
The juvenile court is now as firmly
established in each county as is the
sheriff's office. It is of especial value
too as offering opportunities for volun-
teer workers.
Mrs. r. ]. Waters read the report
of Mrs. Willoughby Rodman, chairman
of the civic COMMITTEE who was I'M
avoidable absent. Achievements of the
women of California in a civic line.
were chronicled to an extent that
caused much establishment and ranged
from the tree planting records of the
San Joaquin alley women, notable the
Modesto club, to the unique scheme of
the penny luncheon furnished through
the efforts of Mrs. o. c. Bryant and
Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum, at one of the
public schools in a poor district of
Los Angeles, 120 underfed children
getting a hot meal at noon each day.
DON'T TALK TOO MUCH
Mrs. A. Z Osborne of Santa Clara
gave some practical yet simple hints
at those striving for light as to civic
work in small towns. She warned her
hearers that they must secure the
cooperation of the town trustees. the
board of education, the town marshal,
the night watchman and even the
garbage man. They must also study
the laws of the state. county and town
and be sure and select as their leader
woman who did not talk too much.
Their own back yard should be a con-
dition, too that would not rise accus-
ingly at reformative interviews.
The new county library law" was
reviewed at length in a paper by w p.
Kimbal. read by Mrs. T. n. Chapman,
in which she gave the history of the
development of rec libraries in this
country and outlined certain legislative
measures which should be made for
their betterment. He advised strongly
also the appointment OF both men and
women on library boards.
The district presidents reported by
the nominating committee are as fol-
lows: Northern. Mrs. NJ. z. Merriam.
Sacramento; Mrs. w. V. Crimes San