The San Francisco call., 1910-04-18
ClubwOTneR and Their Work
Bv MARY ASHE MILLER

Clubwomen have returned from the
annual convention of the state fedora
ton at Santa Barbara and are turning
their attention to local club affairs once
more. The convention set a new rec
ord for the west in the matter of femi
nine politics. 1t was said by num-
ber OF the clubwomen during the in
formal discussion of suffra ge at the
convention that women are preparing
for the ballot" and certainly it would
seem that little will be left for them
to learn of methods of manipulation
and warfare.
BY disinterested observers it was re-
marked that to greater extent than
ever before the avowed object of
women's clubs, "uplift" of one kind or
another, was manifested principally in
the desire for political elevation.
There were any number of good
things, interesting features. reports of
hard, faithful and successful work dur
ing the last year, and discussions help
full to those who came from afar to
gain inspiration, but the underlying
principle, the real interest, lay in the
various political moves. This is a
statement which can not be contra
dicted, and many leading clubwomen
were heard to express their regret that
such was the case. The state president
in her report asked what was to be the
purpose in the future of the state fed
Grafton and If it was to develop merely
into a hotbed of political aspirations
1t would be, to my mind, a mistake to
use the growing federation power for
any one specific purpose. The utiliza-
ton of this great feminine force for
some particular object would of neces-
sity drive many of the members from
the organiza tion. There are clubs of so
many different types, so many different
aims so many different women in the
great national federation that it is i'm
possible, / believe, to weld it more
closely together as regards purpose.
It must be allowed much individual
play and no one thing could be found
which would appeal to all the clHb-
women. That concentration would pro-
duce a stiffness which would mean
| brittleness of formation and also a
great loss of members is my opinion
as wholly disinterested but close OBJ
server of the club movement.
| The Susan B. Anthony club will hold
| its regular monthly meeting this after
noon at o'clock at the Votes for
Women club rooms, S15 Sutter street
near Grant avenue.
A directors meeting of the Daugh-
ters of California Pioneers will be held
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The program of the California club
! at the regular meeting tomorrow aft
ernoon will be in charge of the Out
door Art league department, of which
! Mrs. Lowell White is the leader. Ar
| thur F. Mathews will lecture on THE
City That Ought to Have Been" and n.
w. Mohr, city architect, will speak on
"The City We Hope to Be-" Rev. Rob-
ert Sesnon will sing. II,
Tuesday will be neighborhood day at
the South Park settlement mothers
club and all visitors will be welcomed.
| Last Tuesday was social day and the
feature of the afternoon was an ad-
! dress by Mrs. Bainbridge of the w. c.
It. u. on Motherhood" Some business
| was transacted and tea and cake were
| served later.
Laurel Hall club will hold an i'm
| portart meeting Wednesday afternoon
when the nominations for officers for
the coming year will be made. Mrs. A
! c. Freeman will be the club hostess and
a social hour will follow the business
of the day.
The Papyrus club has postponed its
| next meeting for one week. The pro-
| gram will be in charge of Miss Laura
| Ferguson. Miss Phoebe Brutscher will
| play a piano solo, Fred c. Grannis will
| sing q barytone solo, Miss Ethel Ross
| will give a recitation. Miss Alice Guth-
| rie will give a violin solo, Miss Marie
| Bertaud will sing and Miss Clara
Harder will render a whistling solo