The San Francisco call., 1910-10-29
WOMEN PLAY LEADING
PART IN CIVIC AFFAIRS
Their Clubs Have Ably Supplemented Efforts Of the
Improvement Associations and Achieved
Results of Statewide Benefit
By c. P. ADAMS

A great deal has been done along
these lines with a little money and
intelligent supervision.
Agitation for the preservation and
beautifying of Telegraph hill was
begun in 1900 by the club. The mem
bers are determined that there shall
be park on Telegraph hill and that
it shall be one Of the beauty spots
Of San Francisco.
In 1900 the club began the agitation
20 have congress purchase and pre-
serve the Calaveras grove of big trees.
A petition signed by more than 100000
persons was sent to Washington and
after some delay the bill finally passed.
This was distinctly a womans meas
ure. The California club is entitled to
credit for its Introduction and passage
and it represents monumental serv-
ice TO the state of California. The
gold pen with which President Roose-
Welt subscribed his name to the act
was presented by the Outdoor art
league of the California club.
The club secured the establishment
of the Juvenile court for the trial of
youthful offenders. the inauguration
of the system of probation. the sestab-
lishment of the detention home instead
of jails for youthful offenders and the
establishment OF the parents school
for truant children. The club con-
tributes money, food and clothing to-
ward the success of these institutions.
Il does everything in its power to put
the wayward youth upon the road to
an honorable and successful life.
WOMEN'S FEDERATION
The California Federation of Women s
Clubs consists of 265 clubs in various
parts of the state. with a membership
of $1,000 The federation will hold it's
convention in San Francisco November
9. 10 and II at the California Club hall,
1850 Clay street.
The federation is divided into six
districts. Mrs. A P. Black is the presi-
dent of the San Francisco district of
women's clubs, which comprises SO
clubs The objects of these clubs are
varied. About half of them interest
themselves in civic affairs and the other
half are purely literary, historical or
social.
The committee of the federation Of
the district constitutes channel
through which matters of common in
terest to all the clubs flow. The Cou-
rier is the official organ of the fedora
tion. 1t contains interesting and in
structive articles on educational, social
and industrial problems.
The federation has recently become
interested In the nome INDUSTRY move
ment The Courier. reaching homes all
over the state, will be one. of the most
effective means of spreading the doc
trine of local industrial development.
THE CORONA CLUB
The Corona club was organized May
10, 1888 1t joined the Federation OF
Women's Clubs in November, 1899.
The purpose of the club is to pro-
mote social and literary attainments
and to minister TO the comforts and
happiness of others. For the carry
ing out of these purposes there are
committees on civic affairs, household
economics, music, program, hospitality
reception, decorating, book review, cur
rent events, dramatics. ETC. These COM
mittees constitute circles that deal with
their particular phase of work Musi-
| Gals, recitals, concerts, luncheons, etc.
are held frequently. The civic com
mittee battles with civic conditions. II
| has accomplished much.
1t joined in the protest against the
renewal of the license to. the Pavilion
| dance hall and saloon at Ocean beach
with the result that the dance hall was
closed IT urged the passage OF ar
ordinance establishing "a board of cen
sors.
Tt requested the board of education
to enlarge the playground of the Edi-
son primary school, to utilize the
grounds Upon the west of the Mission
high school building as a playground
| the placing of fire escapes upon the
Agassiz school, the addition of hand
| ball and basket ball courts for the
schools The COMMITTEES IS advocating
| the passage of residence district op-
| tion ordinance, whereby the saloon ma
| be excluded from the residence dis
tricts. The committee is also interest