The San Francisco call., 1910-04-08
WOMEN SCRAMBLE
FORBEDANDB BOARD
Delegates to State Federation
Convention Take Santa Bar
bara by Storm
San Francisco Representatives
to Strike a Blow for Hetch
Hetchy Water
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

SANTA BARBARA, April THE
woman's movement has overwhelmed
Santa Barbara tonight. In consequence
officers and delegates to the annual
convention of the California federation
Of women's club have stood in lines in
the lobby of the Hotel Potter, crowded
three to a room and finally filled every
available nook and space so that the
late comers are anxiously seeking shell
ter where they may around the town.
All day clugwomen have been arriv-
ing by every train from the north and
south, and there promises to be the
largest convention ever held in the
state. Thus far the scramble for bed
and board has crowded out thoughts of
all else, and there is no suggestion as
to what the gathering may develop.
Mrs. Russell Waters, the choice OF
the southern clubs for state president
has arrived from her home in Santa
Ana and is being warmly greeted by
the northern clubwomen who are ac-
quiescing in the southern selection.
MRS. BRYANT REFUSES TO RUN
Mrs. Oliver C. Bryant of Los Angeles
who has furnished excitement for the
last wo annual conventions by the
question of being a candidate for the
Office is here also, but it is said that
she has positively declined to allow her
adherents TO put forward her name
even tentatively.
The Hetch Hetchy question is pro-
ducing some underlying excitement. but
il seems improbable from the gossip
on tn esubject that any definite action
will be taken. The San Francisco club
women, who are headed by Mrs. E. l.
Baldwin, president of the California
club, say that they desire merely to
present their side of the matter, ex-
plain certain misunderstood features OF
the case. remove sentimental misappre-
tensions and then let the women of the
state at large go home and carry the
message to their clubs to be ''inwardly
digested" This subject viii probably
come up Monday morning under the
heading of history and landmarks.
Tomorrow viii be a busy day. for
besides the preliminary politenesses in
the way of local greetings and their
appropriate responses. there are sew
eral important reports to be heard
among them one by Mrs. B. f. Walter
of Yuba City for the bureau of in
vestigation, by Mrs. e. G. Greene on
club extension and by Mrs. William
BaurhYte, the general RECREATION
secretary, and one of the leading club
women Of southern California.
VARIED PROGRAM FEATURES
Committees are to be appointed and
the district presidents who are about
to retire viii give accounts of theil
stewardship. A conference on How
shall we answer will be led by Mrs
S NJ. David and special addresses will
be given by Mrs. J. w. Orr, DR.. Frances
NJ Greene and Mrs. Florence G. Por'
ter. In the evening Rev. Charles r
Brown of Oakland viii speak.
Among the prominent women already
here are Mrs. J. B. Hume, state presi'
dent; Mrs. J. f. Cowles of Los Angeles
Mrs. J. W. Orr of San Francisco, Mrs
Arturo Band.ni of Pasadena, Mrs. A. f
Osborne of Santa Clara, Mrs. Aaror
Schloss. Mrs. r. l.. Baldwin, Mrs. A. P
Black of San Francisco, Mrs. Cora f
Jones. Miss Eva Powell, Mrs. Annie Lit
tie Barry of Oakland, Mrs. W. V
Grimes of Pacific Grove, Mrs. Robert
Potter Hill of Sonoma, Mrs. William
Baurhyte, Mrs. o. p. Clark. Miss Barna-
by, Mrs. c. s Runde1. Mrs Stanbury
of Los Angeles, Mrs. Fitzgerald of Sac
ramento, Mrs. w. II. Leffier of Stock
ton.