The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO
WELCOME LEADER
President of State Federation
to Make an Official Tour
of the North

Waters. president of the California
Federation OF Women's clubs, is COM
ing north on tour of the local organ
izations. Her visit will be made the
occasion Of considerable feteing on
the part OF the clubs which she
can arrange to visit Ebell viii
make Mrs. Waters the guest of honor
al a luncheon Tuesday November g.
Mrs. Waters will attend the annual
meeting of the northern district Of
federated clubs Thursday and Friday.
Sacramento was chosen as the place
of gathering this year, the Crocker
art gallery being put at the disposal
of the clubwomen. Among those who
will have a part on the program be-
side the officers and chairmen of the
northern district are Colonel Harris
Weinstock and George L. Sackett
instruction.
The annual meeting of Alameda dis
trict will not be held before February.
The November union meeting of the
Adelphian club Is attracting consider
able interest in art circles, the club
women having secured Dr. Frank S
Brush for his lecture on "The Madonna
in Art" illustrated by steriopticon
slides. Miss Alice Davis, vocalist.
and Miss Martha Vaughn, pianiste,
will contribute the musical program.
AS presiding hostess Mrs. A. ]. Burg
ner will be assisted by large party
of the club members.
Mrs George r. Beardsley will dis
cuss "Majolica" before the art history
section Tuesday.
The Adelphian club, which finds its
best work In the various study sec
tions. has notified the members that
they are expected to identify them
selves with at least one class.
The Home club will present an at
tractive program OF song and drama
Thursday evening. The Cap and Bells
club of San Francisco will offer a one
act comedy with music. Those cast
for parts in Miss divers Dollars
are:
Mrs c. L. Parent Mrs. y. Janke
Mrs Glenn Barnbardt Miss Pearl Cook Cook
Mrs Mrs + sass sagaels MIS- Mrs F. 3 g. Fostsr Nsatq
Mrs. Emil Blankenberg will sing a
group of songs and an informal dance
will round out the evening.
Two new sections are being added
to the club work. the members to de-
vote their interest to practical gar
dening and to child study.
After the general business meeting
Tuesday the members of Ebel will
devote an hour to the character and
works of Julia Ward Howe. Mrs j.
r. Scupham and a number OF other
prominent women will memoriallze
her life. Rostrand's drama, HChante-
cler." will be the theme of the illus
trated lecture which Nine. Jeanne
Lowenberg will give before the club
Tuesday. November %. The choral
section of which Mrs. F. S. Stratton
is curator will present program of
song November Is.
A benefit card party will be given
tomorrow at the Claremont country
club by the women of the Oakland
New Century club, of which Mrs
Robert Watt is president. The affair
is planned in the interests OF the boys
gymnasium in connection with the
settlement work in West Oakland.
Bridge whist and five hundred will be
played. Assisting Mrs. Watt in re-
ceiving the guests will be:
Mrs. H. L; Eastman Mrs. J. L. Fgler La..o.
Mrs Harry f. Cable Mrs. [. r.. Whitehouse
Mrs. Mrs. 5 sulis e Jones' ones Mrs. 3. F. Olsen
The Town and Gown club has organ
lied choral section which is planning
some ambitious work for it's Monday
meetings under the direction of Mrs.
NJ. ]. Pierce.
The choral section of the Twentieth
Century club is rehearsing a program
to be presented before the club in De-
cember.
The members of the Wednesday club,
who will be the guests of Mrs. P. l..
Cortelyou this week, will discuss
"Ayia ton
Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister'' fur
nished the theme of discussion for the
women of Casa Guidi circle, Friday,
when they were entertained by Mrs.
Charles Leonard Smith. Mrs. Smith
read Emersons essay on the MASTER
piece, Mrs. Grant Miller following with
a discussion of the songs. The fol-
lowing subjects were presented:
Goethe Dramatic Art Miss Virginia
~. Of Mr the
Story OF Wilhelm Meister,' Mrs, Thompson; ;
Opera of Mignon." Mrs. Irving Diggs; Sym
bolism in Wilhelm Meister," Miss Katherine
Birdsall.
Ebell has announced a lecture in the
interests of the health department of
the Alameda district Federation Of
women's Clubs for Monday evening,
November 4, in the clubhouse in Har-
rison street. DR.. Philip King Brown
of San Francisco will talk on Home
Hygiene for the Nervous Child" DR..
Edith Brownsill OF Berkeley is the dis
trict chairman of the health committee
Guests from the clubs about the bay
have been invited to hear the San Fran
cisco physician.
The newly organized dramatic club
of Berkeley gave notable program of
vaudeville Saturday evening in the Au-
iitoriun Miss E.mmabelle Hudson
Fucker appeared In an Irish monologue.
Miss Louvia Rogers and Harold Baxter
assisted by a double quartet, gave a
group of selections from the modern
musical comedies. Evening Dress"
william Dean HowelPs farce, was pre-
sented by Mrs. William l.. Jones. Miss
Carol Day. Miss Nan Day, Austin Sper-
nv and Harris c. Allen, and among
others who took part in the program
were Allan Dunn, Macdonald Spencer,
Walter Kennedy, Vail Bakewell and
Henry L Perry.
WOMAN HOLDS THIEF
UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE