The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
CtUBWOMEN ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
San Francisco Woman Elevated
TO Presidency and City Gets
Next Convention
Resolutions Score Lack of Ju=
veniIe Detention Home and
invite National Meeting
By MARY AsHE MILLER
LSneo;Ol D;.notob 10 The Coll

state federation of womans ciuos'
which resulted as follows: President,
Mrs A. p. Black. California club, San
Francisco: vice president, Mrs }. H.
DOane Woman's club, san Mateo, re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Clinton tolger'
Outdoor and Art club, Mil Nalley' cor
-esnondence secretary, Mrs. r. ID
Jones Clionian club. San Francisco;
treasurer. Mrs Richmond Wheeler
wanderers club. Salinas; auditor, Mrs
George Reardcn. WOman's club, Bur
lfnsrar1le: member nominating commit
rec Mrs a. l. SeaEer. Corona club,
san Francisco, member state creden-
.iaFs committed Mrs. W. c. Kennedy,
Woman's club and Short Story club
OF san jose
CHOICE Is UNANIMOUS
This ticket was named by the nomi-
mating committee. which consisted of
AIRS. A. r. Osborne. Santa Clara; Mrs
Henry Gervais. Burlingame; Mrs. j.
Milton Tregaskis Of Vallejo, and there
being no combinations made from the
floor. the secretary was instructed TO
cast the ballot There was applause
galore. and graceful little speeches of
acceptance were made by Mrs. Black.
Mrs Jones Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Ken
redv. the only ones Of the newly elected
officers present
A pleasant feature OF the afternoon
flowers TO Mrs. Black hN Miss Laura
Music. in behalf Of the California club,
of which Mrs Black is a prominent
member
These officers viii not assume the
duties Of their positions until the meet
ing OF the state federation at Santa
Barbar I'm April 1870
GETS NEXT MEETING
The other question Of moment Of the
day was the selection Of the next
meeting place Of the San Francisco dis
rrict convention. and again San Fran
cisco was honored. the invitation eX-
tended hy Mrs. r. l. Baldwin from the
san Francisco clubs being accepted
without a dissenting Toice- The use
0f the California clubhouse was ten
dered for the gathering next year.
The committee on resolutions, OF
which Mrs Geraldine E. Frisbie of
Pslo Alto was chairman, furnished the
source Of some discussion during the
morning the club women evincing
much careful consideration of the
resolutions offered and only passing
those which stood the closets scrutiny
as 10 their exact meaning. A change
OF form was demanded in one instance
when a vigorous commendation of
Juvenile court work and a plea that
club women throughout the state give
their heartiest aid 10 1t, closed with
"a condemnation Of the board of super
s-fSors Of Santa Clara, who have failed
10 supply q detention home. in connec=
tion with the juvenile court
Mrs E l. Baldwin of San Francisco,
who has been prominent in juvenile
court work, moved at once that the
mention of the Santa Clara officials
he omitted and the disapproval be
directed generally toward those coun-
ties that have no detention homes,
which form was adopted.
MANY RESOLUTIONS READ
other resolutions urged club women
20 familiarize themselves with the three
bills indorsed by the federation but
defeated at the last legislature; that
the district chairman hereafter pre-
pare a statistical report TO the state
federatio chairman only, making a
brief general report to the district fed
Grafton: that in case club president
SIS unable TO attend q convention. her
vice president shall be her substitute
instead Of an appointee. as heretofore;
that on the program OF every district
convention there shall be a time de-
voted 10 club talk and questions under
q leader. and votes of thanks were
passed 10 the San Jose city officials,
the chamber Of commerce, the women's
clubs. the local artists, the press, the
sisters Of NOtre Dame college. and the
Home Of Benevolence for Orphans, for
the part they have each taken in max
ing the convention an enjoyable and
successful one.
INVITE NATIONAL CONVENTION
A resolution which viii be taken up
next year at the state convention, and
which viii as well require the hearty
. cooperation Of the commercial organ
fzations of California. is TO extend an
invitation that the next meeting of the
biennial. as the national conventions
are termed. be held in San Francisco in
! 1872. In the resolution offered Ala
media district was asked to join the
san Francisco district as hostess.
Mrs. J. W. Orr urged the members
present TO consider carefully before
voting the great responsibility of en-
tertaining the vast body of women.
saving that Massachusetts, clubwomen
had worked two years to make the
meeting in Boston success, and the
standard set there was a high one.
Mrs. r. /. Baldwin and others spoke
Of the Importance of such a convention
10 the entire state and the pleasure and
benefit that would result therefrom
and it was voted unanimously to try
TO induce the federation TO come to
this coast
ADDRESS ON CIVIL SERVICE
The address Of the afternoon was by
F. r. Zion of San Francisco on Civil
service He gave BRIEF but COM
prehensive history Of civil service, the
conditions under which it was insti-
tuted and those which arose demanding
reform. In advocating civil service he
declared that it is TO the interest of
the corrupt corporations to put in in
Efficient public officials to prove that
municipal ownership is a failure He
advised young men TO enter the for
estry service. the geodetic survey and
the irrigation branches
Mrs. A r. Osborne read a report Is
chairman Of the civil service committee
ip which she advised all clubs to take
up its study.
Mrs N. W. Kapp, district Chairman
Of household economies read a renort
and led q conference on the subject
those speaking being DIR. NJ w. Kanp
Of san Jose. Miss. Frances Meeker of
san Francisco and Mrs. Alice L. PARK
OF Palo Alto.
Household economics were to include
il was explained, besides cooking and
other duties Of a strictly housewifelv
nature. sanitation, hygiene and emer-
gency treatment of illnesses or lin
juries.
Reports OF great interest in their
particular line were read by the follow