The San Francisco call., 1910-10-06

by Charles de- Young of the postcard
committee Of the exposition company.
Assurances have already been re-
ceived from the women of Oakland,
Alameda, Berkeley, Haywards. San
Leandro and Richmond that they will
attend the conference and complete the
organization of the women on that
side of the bay. From the success
with which the woman's movement is
being met throughout the state it is
estimated that at least 5,000,0 coo postals
will be sent out of California during
the week.
For the purpose of disseminating in
formation concerning the womans
day movement an information bureau
has been established in the Merchants
Exchange building, room 1880, and has
been placed in charge Of Miss +. A.
Croft. who with her assistants. VIII
be able to give any information by tele-
phone or otherwise. The captains of
districts will hold meeting Monday
afternoon at . o'clock in room 1880.
and not in the chamber of commerce
rooms as al first announced.
Editors Will Discuss Fair
The Panama Pacific international ex-
position will be the chief subject OF
discussion at the meeting of the Cali
fornia press association, which con-
venes at the ST Francis hotel Friday
and Saturday of this week The pro-
posed tax levy by constitutional amend
ment will be fully discussed.
Friend w. Richardson, editor or the
Berkeley Gazette and president of the
association in sending out the an
nouncement Of the meeting, asked par
ticularly that editors who are opposed
to the amendment appear and enter
into the discussion. The replies show
that the attitude of the editors is
strongly in favor of the measure
Saturday the members of the associa-
tion will be, the guests of the Panama
Pacific exposition company at dinner
at the ST. Francis. Addresses will be
made. The association will also be
taken to the proposed site for the ex-
position and on trip around the bay.
Modesto Will Boost
fSpeeiol Dispatch TO The Call
MODESTO, Oct. 5.-Modesto is going
to do its part in boosting postcard
week in the interest of the Panama
Pacific exposition for San Francisco.
committee of citizens headed by
Mayor Post held a meeting today to
plan the campaign. 1t is proposed to
have 10000 of the Panama Pacific
postcards go out of Modesto, and sub
scription lists for cards are being cir
cuIated. The woman's Improvement
Climb is also taking an active interest
in the matter and viii interest the
school children 1t is proposed to ex
plain to the children the object of the
postcards campaign, and they will be
asked to interest their parents and
friends Modestans realize the inn
portance of getting the fair for San
Francisco, and they do not propose to
allow the people of any city in the
state to outdo them in boosting.
At Work for San Francisco
Robert Newton Lynch, vice president
and manager of the California develop
mont hoard. has wired the convention
of the national association OF CONNER
cial executives, now In session at
Grand Rapids, Mich, ASKING, the in
dorsement of that body for san Fran
cisco in it's campaign for the Panama
Pacific exposition He also asked the
convention to choose Tacoma as its
1911 convention city. Tacoma has a
representative in Grand Rapids who
is looking out for the interests of San
francisco as well as conducting cam
paign to get the next convention for
his own city.
Denver Favors This City
DENVER, Oct. 5---A resolution in
dorsiug San Francisco as the proper
Mace to hold the Panama exposition
in 1915 was passed by the directors of
the Denver chamber OF commerce
today.