The San Francisco call., 1910-09-26
ALTA Mira CLUB
PLANS Matinee
Comedy to Be Presented by
Young Women of San Le-
andre Organization

CLUB us offering a unique program for
Monday afternoon, when half dozen
or the gifted young members appear in
a dramatic sketch. The comedy viii
be open to the public for small ad-
mission fee. These young women last
season gave several plays in which
considerable merit was shown. Mr.
Bob" the two act skit, will be prettily
staged in Masonic temple in San Lean
dro. In the cast will be the following:
Philip Royson Miss McCoy
Robert Brown. clerk. Miss Reubepa Jess
Rahenca patier Mn MISS Gran
Katherine Rogers her niece Miss Ruetta Lynch
Marion Bryant. Katherne's friend Miss Stewart
Patty, Rebecca's maid ............ Miss Mayne
Following the comedy an informal
reception will be held. the board of
directors making up the personnel of
the receiving party.
The November union meeting of the
Adelphian club will take the form of
musicale on the afternoon of Satur-
day. October 5, a notable program of
song having been arranged by Mrs.
Emma Rathgeb as chairman. Signor
Ricardo Ruiz, the Spanish violinist, will
be heard in a number of selections.
The soloists will be Miss Berta Arents,
soprano. and r. H. Thomas, barytone.
On Tuesday aternoon, before the
members of the tourist section. Mrs. II.
a. Hebard will give an informal talk
on the Italian lake country.
The women of the Town and Gown
club will assemble tomorrow in bust
ness session, the first of their club
year.
Mrs. j. r. Scupham, assisted by
large party.of prominent women, will
preside as hostess at the informal re-
ception in Ebell clubhouse Tuesday
afternoon, when Mrs. Lloyd Osborne
will relate some of the hitherto untold
experiences of Robert Louis Stevenson
while in the south seas. The intimate
history of the famous man as told by
one who knew him so closely promises
to give an hour of more than ordinary
interest.
Wednesday the members and guests
of the Oakland club will enjoy an in
formal musicale at their rooms in
Pythian castle. Mrs. Orville B. Cald-
well presiding as hostess. Among those
who will contribute to the hour of song
are Mrs. Arthur Bradley and Mrs
Charles Poulter, sopranos, and Miss
Carrie Bright, violiniste. Tea Will
round out the occasion.
''Chantecler,' the famous Rostand
drama. will be the theme of the
Wednesday morning gathering of the
Readers club of Berkeley. The play
will be read by a group of the mem
bers, after which it Will be discussed
The women who make up the personnel
of the club will be entertained at the
| Co n-H rs r6
The Bay View reading club of Oak
land met Thursday at the residence OF
Mrs. J. H. Bills in Fairmont avenue
The study subject was The Awaken
ing of China" A paper on "Confuclus
was head by the hostess.
Mrs r. Merrill has been elected pres
ident of the club, succeeding Mrs. O.
B. Caldwell. Mrs. H. Makinson sue
ceeded Mrs. Robert Gaylord as secre-
tary.
On Thursday last the women of the
Players club gathered at their first
session of the season at the home or
the president. Mrs. George Perry, in
San Francisco, when plans for the
wears work were discussed. The club
includes IN its membership more than
a score Of prominent matrons in Ala
media and Oakland.
Mrs. Mont ntgomery Haslett, president
of the Shakspere club, will entertain
the members at her home In Alameda,
Wednesday, October 5. A number of
guests will be asked to hear dis
cussion of the modern drama.
The next meeting of the Wednesday
club will be held at the residence of
Mrs. Charles Bradford, October 5, when
an interesting program will be given.
! Early in November the members of
| this organizatio will give an evening
! reception at the residence of Mrs. A. G.
Burgner, for which a large number of
cards will be issued.
Mrs. William Lawrence Jones, a
! prominent member of the Twentieth
! Century club and one of the interpret
ers of the modern drama about the bay.
| is lending her talents to the cause of
| the young women's auxiliary of the
| First Presbyterian church, Thursday
evening. giving a program in the
| church auditorium.
The Melting Pot" the difficult drama
from the pen of Israel Zangwill, will
be read by the Berkeley woman in its
| entirety. Mrs. Jones last year gave the
play before the Twentieth Century
club. when she proved her right to
appear in the masterpiece.
On Tuesday she will be the guest of
| honor of the Laurel Hall club of San
Francisco, reading the Zangwill drama