The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
CLUBWOM[N TRY TO
MAKE MANY HAPPY
Christmas Cheer Provided for In
mates of Numerous Orphan
ages, Homes and Hospitals

OAKLAND. Dec. Is.-The clubs have
been deserted and every clubwoman
who is ahiIiated with philanthropie
society is devoting her energies to the
Yuletide festival for those in whom she
is particularly interested All the big
orphanages. homes and hospitals will
have a share in the Christmas cheer.
The free kindergartens have not been
forgotten and every little tot will find
q gift on the big trees in addition to
.he feast Of sweets which the society
women Of the city have made ready.
The women Of the Oakland New Cen
fury club have planned series of en-
tertainments for the boys and girls of
the neighborhood, and their parents.
The brilliantly lighted Christmas tree
viii be- the center Of attraction, but
there will also be programs Of song
and recitations. and dainty refresh
ments The mothers viii enjoy holi-
day feast by themselves; Mrs. A. q.
Willis and a coterie Of the club men,
bers are arranging the chicken pie
menu. The boys and girls clubs, the
sewing classes and cooking classes, will
each have a Christmas celebration in
the spacious clubhouse in Peralta
street. Mrs. T. A. Ring is chairman
Of the committee that is making ready
the surprise for the Sunshine sewing
class.
The Oakland social settlement is
making preparations for the holiday
feasting and gift making that have
become the custom Of the we'll known
society leaders who are engaged in
the settlement work. Christmas day a
nurnber Of the hospitals viii be Wis
ited by bands Of gifted folk who will
sing the quaint old songs OF Yuletide
for those patients well enough to en-
JOY them. Extra sprays of flowers and
Christmas dinners viii cheer many a
sufferer. The women Of Fabiola hos
pital and Of Providence spend consid-
cradle time and thought for the pa
tients in their institutions, at the holi-
1ay season
big Christmas dinner for the lit
tie inmates Of the West Oakland home
viii be given by Miss Grace Trevor
and a number Of the well known work
ers. Saturday an elaborate Yuletide
party with its Santa Claus and Christ
mas tree is being arranged by Mrs
i. r. Chadwick and a large committee
who have been able to keep the secret
of .the surprises in store for the 15C
small children in the Campbell street
institution The Fred Finch orphanage
viii also receive considerable atten-
tion.
In the group Of cottages founded by
the late Mrs. Mary Smith. adjoining
Arbor villa, Christmas viii be cele-
brated according to the accepted Gus
tom Each of the little homes where
nearly dozen young girls are grow
ing up under the care of a cottage
matron win have its Christmas tree
and old fashioned dinner of turkey
and plum pudding Among the womer
particularly interested in the cottages
are Mrs. +. N. Smith, Mrs. Roland OIL
yer, Mrs Bernard p. Miller, Miss Grace
Sperry, Mrs. Frank Havens, Mrs
Charles r. Brown, Mrs John Yule
Mrs. Edward IL Walsh
The ladies' relief society. OF which
Miss Matilda Brown is president
makes special demand upon the
members at Christmastide because OF
the 100 or more children in the or
phanage and the 80 elderly women
who are dOmiciled in the Forty fifth
street institution. The Saturday din
ner viii have all the appointments OF
big family festival and every one
win be remembered with a dainty
gift
The Kings Daughters Home for In
curables viii celebrate Christmas day
with gifts and feasting. The little
band Of carolers viii visit the institu-
tion during the afternoon. Mrs. Ma
tilda Brown. president Of the organi-
zatiOn, is being assisted in her prepar-
ations by large committee,
Christmas eve the big wagons Of the
Elks VIII begin their delivery OF
Christmas dinner to the more unfor-
tunate families Of the city
The women interested in the Anti
tuberculosis society have sold many
sheets Of Red Cross stamps Every
club, bank and large store has as
sisted in the campaign for raising
funds for the crusade which has beer
started in Oakland against the great
white plague" Miss Annie Brown. who
has directed the stamp sale. has had
the assistance Of the women Of the
smart set.