The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
Women sClubs in the
Cities of Alameda

VIII be the most important business
meeting of the year and every loyal
member has kept the day free from
other engagements to share in the i'm
Qortant decision. The club has long
been ambitious to own its own home,
and the money for the purchase of the
lot has been accumulated slowly and
surely for several years. Now that q
sufficient fund has been created the en-
tire membership will have a voice in
its Disposal.
Ebelrs calendar for January con-
tains number of important dates, the
nrst of which is the luncheon Tuesday,
January 10
The musical and dramatic evening
that has been arranged for the third
week will be notable occasion. The
program Will be given as follows:
Group of songs by choral section of Ebell-
"a "a "The Sd" Chase sns,..' Of the BUTTERFLIES
lei The Maid and the Butterfly"
II.
A sketch in one act two scenes by Sadie
CHARACTERS
Carita. Mexican girl. ........... Mrs. Meteslf
holl, known as :,'Prospector Mon,'
Pancho Mexican mail carrier. - Mr. AIlsop
Joe Dalbert. cowboy ......... Samuel J. Hume
Scene I.-Joe's cabin on the desert, Arizona.
One week elapses between scenes l. and II.
Ill
(al 1T Was a Bowl of Roses
tb) "orpheus With His Lutte"
(cl "A Bedtime Song
Mrs. James G. Allen, who is curator
of the choral sectioH,, will preside IS
hostess. The section, under the direc-
tion of Paul Steindorff, has been doing
some excellent work and it is in compli
ment to the club that the program has
been arranged. The evening will be
rounded out by an informal dance
Rev. George c. Adams of San Fran
cisco, who has appeared before several
clubs of the bay cities since his return
from abroad. will occupy the. hours of
lecture. entitled "One Family" Mrs.
j. r. Scupham will be hostess on this
occasion.
which was largely attended during the
early winter by the members OF Ebell
and their friends, DR.. William F'reder<
ick Bade is announcing a study confer
ence of six meetings for the later sea-
son. Although under the patronage of
the club, the personnel of the class will
not be limited to members of Ebell,
but Will include all of those caring to
study the literature of the bible with
the distinguished Berkeley student. A
small membership fee will be charged
for the course.
Tie AutiDtlldn CluD IcCSlNeQ ttclI
guests yesterday in their new club
house, the occasion of the union meet
ing that is. held the first Saturday of
reason of the January reception being
the first since the brilliant house
warming of last month. The Adel-
phian club choral. of which Prof. W. b.
Bartlett is director, gave delightful
program. assisted by Eugene Blanchard,
pianist. Mrs. Charles Philpott and Mrs
Emma Rathgeb acted as hostesses OF
the day.
The music history section. one OF the
most ambitious of the Alameda club
will have an interesting session when
Frederick Zeck will appear in a pro-
gram of his own compositions, assisted
by Mrs: R. T. Paine, mezzo soprano,
and William Zeck. violinist.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in the new language sections
that are being formed. and already Is
women have become members of the
French class. that holds its initial ses-
sion Thursday afternoon of the coming
week. Madam Moliere has been en-
gagged as instructor. The membership
privileges will be extended to those
outside the club. Mr.. Boehucke, assist
ant professor ip the German depart
ment of the University of California.
will direct the efforts of the German
class. He is planning to give particular
attention to the literary and dramatic
phases of the language.
The January business session has
been postponed until Wednesday, the
9Th. whenN several important matters
will be disposed of
Mrs. Cora A. Jones, president of the
Alameda District of Federated Clubs,
with her lieutenants. is deeply engaged
in making definite plans for the pro-
gram of the annual meeting of the dis
trict. which is to be held in Berkeley
during the last week in February. the
Berkeley clubs acting as hostesses.
The state meeting will come in May
James B. Hume of Berkeley is president
of the California district.
Alta Mira club of San Leandro, whose
membership includes nearly 200 OF the
prominent women of the town are
planning a strenuous month for January
the most important date OF which will
be the club luncheon, the first to be
held by this ambitious organization.
Mrs. w. S. Peters is president of Alta
Mira. and through her efforts the club
has become one of the strongest of the
district federation. Its efforts are di-
thropy. Among the helpful things
which it has accomplished Is the organ
ization OF the Juvenile horticulture So
ciety, in which number of the local
school children are finding much de-
light and profit.
Mrs Frederick Jewell Laird enter
tanned an important session of the re-
gents, vice regents and chairmen of the
patriotic committee and committee on
ways and means of the local chapters
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution this week at her home in
Berkeley, when several matters that
will be brought before the state ad-
visory board and state conference were
discussed The state board meeting
will be an important date of this month.
the prominent women who direct the
affairs of the order In California gath
ering in Pasadena. In February the
state conference will be held in San
Francisco, when the delegates are to
be entertained by the local chapters.
The members of the collegiate alum
nae are interested in the announcement
of the national board, which names
Cincinnati as the next place of meet