The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
SEEK HONORS FOR
MRS. JAMES HUME
Alameda District Clubwomen to
Offer Name as Member OF
Federation Board

OAKLAND. March 13.-During the
session OF the annual convention of the
California Federation of women's Clubs
In Santa Barbara next month, Alameda
district will introduce a motion recon-
mending Mrs. James B. Hume for an
office on the board of the general fed
GRAFTON. Mrs. Hume's friends have been
working for this honor for her for
many months and were successful in
gates at the district convention held in
Alameda last month.
At the last biennial Mrs Josiah
evans Cowles of Los Angeles was
elected first vice president of the gem
eral federation from California and has
served in harmony with the important
body of Is representative women dur
ing the last two years. 1t is under
stood that number OF the southern
women will indorse Mrs. Hume, but on
the other hand Mrs. CowIes will be able
to command large support.
The biennial convention of the gen.
eral federation will be held in Cincin-
natl in May and will be largely at
tended by the clubwomen of the coast.
Although the annual election of the
Adelphian club does not take place until
next month, the possible candidates are
being discussed, the interest centering
In the Office of president. 1t is under
stood that Mrs. Frank B. Weeks, who
for the last year has served as first
vice president under the leadership of
Mrs. James E. Higgins, will be the
choice of the progressive Alameda club.
Franz Abt" will be the theme of the
Tuesday morning meeting of the music
history section, the paper to be given
by Mrs. Lulu Janisen. The program
will be illustrated by Miss Mignonne
Read, soprano; Miss Rose Harrison,
mezzo soprano; Miss Lucy Knowland.
accompanist. Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
William Alan Kirkpatrick viii read a
paper before the art history section on
Child Life in Art"
The new book section will review
Robert Hichens' latest novel, Bella
Donna. Thursday. Ap evening with
local composers and the presentation
of the melodrama 'eHiawatha" (Sadie
Knowland Coe) will be given as a bene-
fit by the members of the music his
tory section Friday.
Ebell announces particularly inter-
esting lecture for Tuesday afternoon,
"Halley's Comet" being the theme of
the illustrated talk which will be de-
livered by Prof. Russell Tracy Craw-
AOios dSoiSldhL PiOLSScOE VI dSlEOuOuly
at the University of California Mrs.
Frank NJ Hurd will preside as hostess
of the day. The section announcements
for the week follow:
Tuesday, March 15--Second art section Miss
Mabel Thayer Tray, curator; subject, ''Paolo
Wednesday. March 1e-First art section; Mrs
D. W.. Gelwicks, curator; subject, English
David Wilkie, Miss Ella Bullock; Charles Rob-
erty Leslie, Mrs. Louden; David McClise, Miss
Newman.
Wednesday, March 16--Living writer's section;
Mrs. F. B. Ogden curator: ''The Land OF the
Purple Shadows' reviewed by personal friend
Of the author, Idah Meacham
Thursday, March 1T-Origina1 writer's Sec
tion; Mrs. G. n. Rowe. curator; stories sub
mitted by Mrs. Frederick Writ Potter and Mrs.
]. Baker.
Thursday. March 17-American history section;
PERIOD; papers by Mrs. z. c. Won Helms, Mrs
s. Herbert Lang, Mrs Sarah Borland.
Mrs. E. l. Bartholomew will preside
as hostess at the March luncheon of the
Oakland club Wednesday afternoon.
The musical program will be particu-
larly notable, the numbers having been
arranged for by the hostess. Those
who will contribute numbers are Miss
Charlotte Mcmahon, who recently re-
turned to California from Europe; Miss
Grace NJ Gillette, pianiste: Miss Muriel
Andrews, the gifted young Australian
violinist; Earl Borton, barytone.
Assisting in the receiving line will be: