The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
ALUMNAE PRESENT
ROSTAND ROMANCE
Collegiate Graduates Give Play
in Picturesque Park
Setting

OAKLAND, May 21.-With the beau
tiful trees and shrnbbery Of Mosswood
park forming the stage setting, a splen-
didly costumed play was given this
afternoon by the women graduates who
compose the California branch Of the
Association Of collegiate Alumnae. The
election Of officers for the ensuing year,
the costume pa geant Of all the members
and a special procession or some mem
bers in behalf Of the womens suffrage
movement were events of the afternoon,
but the feature par excellence was the
magnificent production of the satire.
-RoIaances," By ROstand.
Miss Ida IuilleraJ, instructor of
French in the Oakland schools and a
graduate Of tae University of Califor-
MIA, won the donors of the play as
StraSorel the professional abductor.
who. in command Of a troupe of masked
bandits, hired ny the doting parents,
abducus SylvetEe Che part taken By
Mrs Clinton Walker Of Berkeley and
gives 10 the sUitor the opportunity OF
shining as a hero in the rescue.
Mrs Walker presented the part OF
the shy, lovelcrn maiden to perfection.
while Miss Florence Herrison, a grad
uate Of the University Of Minnesota, as
Perclvet made love like a man. The
were represented respectively and eX-
celently by Miss Douglas Whitehead
Of Oakland and Miss Pearl Dewing of
Alameda. The masked bandits in black
gowns and caps were Miss Ethel Moore,
Miss Demeter and Miss sheldon.
SUFFRAGETTcS ARE FEATURE
A feature Of the pageant was the suf-
fraRette delegation Of graduates from
Smiths college. headed by Dr. Adelaide
Brown. and bearing such placards as
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Wants to Rule the World If We Can
Teach Voters. Why Can't We Vote? ?"
Taxation Without Representation Is
Still Tyranny" and Child Labor Laws,
Pure Milk. Juvenile Courts-Children
Need the Woman Voter"
A women's drum corps of 80, in cos
tune, was led by Mrs. Lulu Blumberg
OF San Francisco, who wore a high
drum majors hat and swung a baton.
Following the play Miss Davida Bleuel
Of the University Of California 'os won
applause with her graceful dancing of
French and Spanish dances and the
sailors hornpipe.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Folk dancing. including the Swedish
oxen dance, peas porridge hot and the
Norwegian mountain march We're given
by the following girl graduates: Jessie
Bell, Annie Jones, Augusta Roth Weller.
Bessie Mann, Davida BleueI, Josephine
lie COnte-
Miss Ida JuiIlerat was encored for
number after number OF. negro dialect
recitations, and egg and sack races
were won respectively by Mrs. F. c.
Turner and Miss Davida Bleuel
The election Of officers resulted as
follows:
Mrs. Lorenzo Dow Inskeep Of oakland and
the Universities Of California and Chicago. pres
ident: Miss Emma Noonsn Of san Francisco and
University of California vice president: Miss
Nora *. Dunn Of Oakland and University Of
California recording secretary: Mrs. Wilson
Gould. Oakland and University of California.
business secretary; Miss Elsie Middleton Berke-
icy and University Of California, corresponding
secrefarF- Miss Ninifred Bangs. Berkeley and
University Of California, tres ssurer; Mrs A c.
Morrison. san Francisco and University Of Cali
70 fornia, branch director. and the following di-
rectors; Miss Mary Meyrick. Berkeley and
stanford; Mrs. A. L. Lange Berkeley and Uni
versitE Of Michigan; Miss Estelle Young. San
Francisco and University Of California and Miss
Jane Gay Dodge, Radcliffe and Mills college.