The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
400 CLUBWOM[N TO
MEET IN BERKELEY
Alameda District of State Fed
GRAFTON Will Hold Eighth
Convention Tuesday
Representative Members Will
Deal With important Issues
of the Day

OAKLAND, Feb. 21-Actfvities in the
local clubs have been given up for
the coming week that the women might
attend the eighth annual meeting at
Berkeley of the Alameda district of the
California Federation of Women's Clubs,
which will be entertained by the
womens clubs of Berkeley. The conven
ton will open Tuesday afternoon at
and Dwight way. continuing through
Thursday. Mrs. Cora E. Jones, dis
trict president, has outlined an ambi-
tious program for the three day ses-
sion.
The addresses and discussions by
representative men and women will
deal with important issues of the day,
while the reports of officers and COM
mittee chairmen and conferences will
bring the clubwomen closer together
in their work Wednesday and Thurs
day the sessions will be held at the
First Unitarian church, Dana street
and Bancroft way.
Although the hostesses of the college
town are planning for the entertain
ment OF 500 guests. few more than
100 accredited delegates will have
seats in the convention, representing
with authority the 1900 clubwomen of
the district who have membership in
IS clubs.
The brilliant reception on the even
ing of the second day and an auto
mobile ride will contribute to the
lighter pleasures of the guests.
The clubs represented in Alameda
district include:
Adeiphian, AIameda-Mrs. H. A. Hebard,
president.
Criterion. Alameda-Mrs. George Barnes Bird,
president.
Tea Cup, AIameda-Mrs. Charles Ailardyce,
Wednesday Afternoon. Alameda-Mrs. Emma
Rathgeb president.
Womsn's club. Antioch-MTs. Sam Barnes,
president.
Town and Gown, Berkeley-Mrs. C. C. Hall,
president.
Twentieth Century, Berkeley-Afiss Rosemary
Dobbins. president
Federation Of Mothers clubs. Berkeley-Mrs.
II. n. Rowei, president.
Los Meganos, Brentwood-Mrs. T. Law, presi-
dent.
Country club OF washington township, Niles
Mrs. John A. Bunting. president.
Ebeu oakland-siiss Eva Powell. president
New Century. oakland-Mrs. Robert Watt,
Thursday reading club, oakland-Mrs. W. L.
Bachelor. president.
Oakland club oakland-Mrs. Frances Gray,
Book club, oakland-Mlss Mary j. Watson.
president
Mendelssohn. Richmond-Mrs. Emma Topping
president.
woman's improvement club, Richmond-Mrs
Fred Schramm. president.
Alta Mira, San Leandro-MrS. W. s. Peters,
president.
Library and Improvement club sonora-Mrs
Edgar Coover. president.
Philomathean club, Stockton-Mrs. F. l.. Hol-
ley. president.
Aldine Stockton-Mrs William Snow. presi-
dept.
The official program for the three day
session has been announced as fol-
lows:
Tuesday Afternoon; s.,s. 2 2; a.,T na at Town and
Welcome-Miss Rosemary Dobbins, president
Response for delegates-Mss Eva Powell
B. Hume.
Greetings from past presidents and guests.
Wednesday Morning, at Unitarian Church
Report OF secretary.
Symposium on club nfe-Club presidents
Conference on "Civics"-oondueted by Mrs
J. III. Thane.
Presidents annual address-Mrs. Cora E.
Jones.
Election of nominating committee
Wednesday Afternoon
Music-Etude club.
Address, Preservation of California's Ma
ional Parks"-Dr- William Frederick Bade.
Presidents counciI-C Conducted by Mrs. ]. a.
Hume.
Goodfellowship meeting-Mrs. James Hunt,
presiding hostess in tearoom.
Wednesday Evening
Reception BY local board Il to officers delegates
Thursday Morning
Report of nominating committee.
Election of officers.
Report of committee chairmen.
Civics--Mrs. Philip Teller.
Club extension-Mrs. B. S. Goode.
Clubhouse ioan-Miss Oma Davies.
History and landmarks-MrS. Albert L. Smith
Literature-Mrs. Charles Woodbury..
Art--Mss F. Soule Campbell.
Address. vital Parts in Art''-Miss Kath-
Conference on civics-conducted by Mrs. VIII
liam Ritter.
Address ''Kindergartens in the Public
Schools Miss Grace Barnard
Address. Medical Examination in the Public
Schools''-Mrs: Ritter.
Thursday Afternoon
Address. Housing of Women students'-
Miss Lucy sprague, dean OF women, University
Of California
Automobile ride.
All of the sessions will be open to
the public and the clubwomen Invite
particularly those who are interested
in their discussions.
Thursday and Friday luncheon will
be served by the women of the Chris
tian church in their parlors.
The federated clubs of Berkeley
which will entertain this eighth annual
convention of clubwomen incIude:
Town and Gown--Mrs. @. c. Hail. president.
Twentieth Century-Miss Rosemary Dobbins,
Etude club-Miss Claire Ferrin. president.
School Womens club-Miss Martha Miller,
Casa Guidi eircle-Mrs. Katherine Miller,
Mothers clubs-Mrs b. y. RowelI, presl-
dent.
The women of the Shakespeare sec
ton of Ebell will vary the routine of
their work Saturday, when, in a body
they will attend the matinee perform
ance of "A Midsummer Nights Dream. ,,
in which Richard Hotaling of San Fran
cisco is appearing. Mrs. Edwin Booth
is curator of this interesting study
class The members of the party viii
include:
Mrs. Herbert Lang Mrs. George Nusbaumer
Mrs F. Lake Mrs. b. Woolner
Mrs E. NJ. Gibson Mrs. William Bunker
Mrs. Edgar Stone Mrs D. Huntley
Mrs J. w. Gray Mrs. A. Vandergaw
Mrs d. e. Yorker Mrs. w. G. Howe
Nine. V. Hopper Miss Julia E. Colby
Miss $. ". Horton
The French and German sections of
the Oakland club will meet Wednesday v
afternoon in Pythian castle, the women
later going to Berkeley to attend the
district federation convention.
Several hundred friends were the
guests of the Etude club Saturday.
when they entertained at a large re-
ception in the Hillside club house. Miss
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