The San Francisco call., 1910-05-16
.EBELL CURATORS
Plan LUNCHEON
Alameda County Women's Clubs
Have Busy Programs for
Coming Week

OAKLAND, May Io.-Ihe CuratorS'
luncheon at Ebell will be a brilliant
event of the late month, although def
mite plans have not yet been fully ar
ranged. The luncheon will take place
in the clubhouse and win include a
score or so of the most prominent
women, with Mrs. E. c. Won Helms, the
general curator of the past year. pre-
siding as hostess. The event is an an
nual one and looked forward to by the
leaders in the club activities.
Mrs. +. B. Ogden was made the guest
of honor on Thursday afternoon when
the members of the living writer's sec
ton, of which she is curator, gave
prettily appointed luncheon at the club
house. Mrs. Charles e. Woodbury., the
newly elected president. shared the
compliment with Mrs. Ogden.
The choral section is arranging a
notable program of song for the pleas
ure of the Ebell women and their guests
on Tuesday evening. the numbers in
Guiding The Song of the Norns' and
THE Water Fay" which have been
studied this year under Paul Steindorff.
Several of the gifted members will be
heard in solo parts
The Adelphian women will gather
Monday in their May business section
to enjoy an informal reception follow
ing the disposal of the routine work
For the following day the members
of the art history section have planned
unique outing. taking their luncheon
in the Japanese garden in Golden Gate
park, afterward devoting themselves to
the work Of California artists, as shown
in the park museum.
Wednesday afternoon last the parlia-
mentary section, with Mrs. H. L. East
man as curator, enjoyed delightful al
fresco affair at Leona Heights. some
clever stunts by the members follow
ing the discussion of a dainty menu.
The May luncheon of the Oakland
club will be unusually elaborate the
occasion marking the formal installa-
tion of the newly elected officers. 1t
will take place on Wednesday after
noon, Piedmont clubhouse lending the
setting for the event. A program of
music will be given by a string quartet
under the direction of Richard ]. Car
penter, followed by toasts from promi-
nent clubWomen. The afternoon will be
in the nature of an informal welcome to
Mrs. c. S. Chamberlain, who has re-
turned to the bay cities after an absence
of year or more. Mrs. Chamberlain is
pioneer worker in the Oakland club.
the theme which Miss Mary Lambert
presented to her club sisters on Wednes-
day afternoon last, advocating a new
federation in women's clubs which
should be made up of one delegate from
each organization of the entire world.
The annual picnic of the Alta Mira
club will take place Saturday, May %,
Idora park having been chosen as the
Settirg fog the junction.
the annea 15aeetiag of the Shakes
peare club. ~ IN includes in its mem
bership tw0 scSre students of literature
of Oakland aaa Alameda, will be held
"wednesday afternoon, when the Off
GERS for tae ensuing year will be
elected.
The Twentieth century club closed its
year on Tuesday last with an elab-
orately appointed luncheon in the Town
and Gown clubhouse. Mrs. William
Lawrence Jones presided as toastmis-
tress. The choral section was heard in
a number of selections.
The annual breakfast of the Pacific
coast women's press association has
been postponed out of respect to the
late Mrs. Sara E. Reamer, one of its
eldest and most esteemed members,
whose death early IN the month at Car
mel came as shock to her many
friends. Mrs. Reamer was a Berkeley
woman, actively identified with many
of the clubs about the bay. She had
formulated a plan by which she hoped
to realize the building of clubhouse
for the Oakland club during the COM
ing year.
AT the annual election of the Laurel
club, one of the most energetic organi-
cations devoted to art and music in San
Francisco, the members chose a Berke-
ley woman, Mrs. Wallace r. Pond, to
succeed Nine. Tojetti as president
The closing concert of the season of
the Eurydice club, on Wednesday even
ing in Maple hall, is among the notable
musical announcements Of the week.
the organization of half a hundred
women having won an enviable place
in artistic circles in the past seven
years. The club will be assisted in
program by Miss Irene Rowland and
Mrs. Alma Berglund Winchester Mrs.
Grace Davis Northrup is the musical
director.