The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21
Women S Clubs in
Cities Of Alameda


l ing the playground commission,
- which includes in its personnel
A. S. Mcdonald, president; Professor
Hudspeth. Mrs. Cora e Jones, Mrs.
George f. Bunneu and Miss Ethel
Moore. will open two vacation play
grounds. Apparatus is being installed
in the Tompkins and Prescott school
grounds, where several hundred little
children will gather during the mid
summer for athletic worS and recrea-
tion.
Basket ball sets, swings and handle
bars will offer a new interest in con-
nection with the regular games and
pastimes of the outdoor school which
teaches the little folk how to play fair.
Mr.. Dickie has been elected superin-
tendent of the vacation school and he
will have the assistance of four women
trained in this branch of work. among
whom is Miss Viva Nicholson, a sister
of Mrs. Victor H. Metcalf.
Within short time four permanent
Fairgrounds are to be equipped for
public use. The commission has out
lined its plan of work and has decided
to open first those tracts Of land that
are most widely apart. In East Oak
land Independence park will be made
ready for a playground, a large block
of ground in West Oakland answer
ing the needs of the children in that
district. A playground will be pre-
pared in the Adams point property at
the head of Lake Merritt, the fourth
being planned for North Oakland in
Bushrod park
The women Of the Oakland club dis
covered the need of a vacation school
and established one in Oakland. Sew
eral years they carried on the midsum-
mer work, their efforts meeting with
the greatest success. In a small way
as an experiment they equipped the
several hundred children on their
books Games. books, sewing classes
and Friday feasts were provided by
the clubwomen, who not only gave
freely of their own time, but had the
assistance of several trained teachers
as well. This is the first year that the
city has had charge of the school. the
conduct of the institution being given
over entirely to the playground COM
mission.
The executive board Of the California
Federation of Women's: Clubs met in
convention Friday at The Ebell club
house. Work for the wear was out
lined and several of the chafrmen of
the state committees were appointed.
1
ing month. The creation of a press
committee is one of the, first actions of
the board, Mrs. Alfred Black of the
California club of San Francisco be-
ing named as chairman.
Another departure in California en-
deavor, but which has been carried on
for some years by the General Fedora
ton OF Women's Clubs is the creation
of the committee on civil service re-
form. The work will be carried on
under the recommends made by
the general federation. Mrs. A. E.
Osborne of Santa Clara has accepted
the chairmanship. Mrs. William E.
Ritter, formerlys of Berkeley, but now
| of La Jolla. has beer made leader in
the work along the lines of philan-
thropy. Here also is new precedent.
the clubwomen of the state working
in harmony with the Young Women 8
Christian association. Mrs. Ritter is
ganizations may cooperate in the trav-
eler's aid branch, especially in small
! towns.
To Mrs. George Jordan of Los An
and disposition of the clubhouse loan
fund, which was established to furnish
clubhouses for college students. Mrs.
Rodman of Los Angeles will continue
as chairman of the committee on civics.
For another year also Mrs. A. A. God :
dard of Los Angeles will direct the
work OF the landmarks section. Mrs.
George z. Plummer is chairman of the
pin committee.
Work has already been begun on the
state year book and directory, which
will be issued early in the fall, giving
complete summary of the club work
in the state for the last year
Mrs Cora E. Jones, president of the
Alameda district of federated clubs,
will call a meeting of the district
board for the coming week, when plans
for the years work will be outlined.
The appointment of committee chair
men will be important feature of
the days session.
Mrs. l. n. Chapman and Mrs Austin
Sperry will leave June "a for Seattle.
where they will attend the convention
of the National suffrage association
early in July. Mrs. Chapman and Mrs.
Sperry are delegates to this important
gathering of women.
The Criterion club enjoyed an inter-
esting session Wednesday afternoon
when the members gathered at the
home of Mrs. Sharp in High street to
! further discuss "a Midsummer Nights
Dream This progressive study club
will continue its sessions through the
summer. having chosen the sonnets of
shakespeare as the theme of the meet
| ings.
1 Census returns In India show some
remarkably candid statements. In ALA
| habad 35 citizens described themselves
as ''men who rob with threats of vio-
lence" There were % hereditary
thieves" There were nine professional
| false witnesses"