The San Francisco call., 1910-10-24
CLUBWOMEN HOLD
A joint session
Alameda and San Francisco Dis
tricts of State Federation
Foregather at Berkeley

time in the history OF local CLUBS san
Francisco and Alameda district Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs joined to-
gether in an all day conference on
Thursday last. more than 100 members
participating in the club event. which
was arranged by Mrs Annie Little
Barry. Through the courtesy of the
Town and Gown club of Berkeley the
attractive clubhouse was placed at the
disposal of the officers and leaders of
district work.
DR.. A. F. Lange of the University of
California, speaking at the early morn
ing session. explained the Teachers
retirement BILL" which will be pre-
sented at the next legislature. He
asked the clubwomen to lend their
influence in its favor.
Mrs. E. G. Denniston, vice president
at large of the California tion,
gave the greetings from the state
board to it's two important auxiliaries.
Mrs. A. T. Black. president of San
Francisco district, responded to Mrs.
Barry's welcome.
Mrs. E. D. knight of San Francisco
and Mrs. George E. Fredericks of Oak
land each spoke to the subject M
tual Advantages to the Press a..
C1ubwomen."
The David education bill, providing
for an appropriation of $4,000 900 for
vocational pursuits in the high sch9ols
and $1,000,0 900 for the purpose of plac-
ing a course for teachers of voca tiona1
pursuits in the normal schools, was
advocated by Mrs H. n. Rowell. presi-
dent of the Federated Mothers clubs.
Mrs. Reuben Mastick, chairman of
the committee on club extension, re-
hapn
added to Alameda federation since the
opening of the club year, representing
a membership of 1000.
Mrs. W. c. Kennedy of San Jose
made plea on behalf of the forestry
committee.
Mrs. Howard Harrington. on behalf
of the committee on civil reform, told
of the work under way. Interest in
women workers in social and indus
trial conditions was urged by Mrs.
E. L. Baldwin, of the California club.
/ To place department of household
economics in the public schools is the
aim. of Mrs. Aaron Schloss, chairman
of the committee on economics.
Other reports were given by Mrs.
L. C. Crane of the philanthropic COM
mittee; Miss Cornelia McKinne. chair
man of the clubhouse loan committee;
Mrs. c. w. Kinsey of the history and
landmarks committee; Mrs. e. G..
committee on waterways.
Miss Blanche Morse of the state
board announced that after the first
of the year the Federation Courier
would be issued monthly instead of
quarterly as heretofore.
Ebe1l will entertain a t an elaborate
musicale on Tuesday afternoon, the
program to take the place of the read
ing of The Dawn of a Tomorrow
which was to have been given by Mrs.
James Adams Stuart. Miss Louise
Brehany of San Francisco will be as
sisted by Ebert Cowan. pianist; r. c.
Mclean, cello; Wallace Won Helms,
violin. Mrs r. c. Bousfield will pre-
side as hostess.
Among the section announcements
for the week is the discussion of oliver
Goldsmitn's She Stoops to Conquer"
by the women of the literature class
on Wednesday morning; travel study
on Friday afternoon, by the tourist
section. On Thursday morning the
following papers will be read before
| the California history and landmarks
section: Principal Events From 1880
to 1850" Mrs Charles E. Cornell;
First, American Governor, Peter Bur
| nett Mrs. George W. Percy; Pioneer
Mines" Mrs. G. W. Kinsey
tion Of the Adelphian club will listen
to talk on automobiling in the state
of New York by Mrs. Herman Krusi.
An Interpretation of Edmond Ros-
tand's "Chantecler'' will be given on
Friday afternoon.
Aviation will be discussed by the
members of the Wednesday club on
November 2. when Mrs. P. LACortelyou
entertains the members at her home in
Alameda.
Young Women's day will be cele-
brated at the Oakland club on Wednes-
day afternoon next. Mrs. Leroy Hackett
presiding as hostess.
The Twentieth Century club an
nounces a meeting of its Shakespeare
section for Friday afternoon when at
the residence of Mrs. j. L. Rankin, the
historical personages of Shakespeare
will be discussed. Thursday morning
the dramatic section will meet at the
home of Mrs. William Wadsworth.
Mrs. William Lawrence Jones is leader
of this group of students.
Mrs Cora e. Jones will be the hon.
ored guest at the Alta Mira club on
Monday afternoon, telling them of her
impressions of the national play ground
con gress and reporting the interesting
events of the biennial of the earlier
year The musical Numbers will be
contributed by Miss Virginia Cook and
Miss Edith Keilbar. Miss Nancy Goody
will read the Tramp Musician" to a
piano accompaniment.
Mrs A Aitken will preside aslchair-
man.