The San Francisco call., 1910-12-19
CLUBWOMEN WORK
FOR POOR OF CITY
Usual Activities Give Way to
Christmas Holiday Exercises
and Philanthropy

OAKLAND. Dec. 1S.-The Christmas
spirit has completely submerged the
club spirit and there will be only a
few club gatherings until after the new
year. Even the sections and study
classes have abandoned the pursuit of
knowledge until the holidays are over.
The Oakland clubwomen are superin-
tending the sale of the Christmas
stamps, the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign in the county. Mrs. Annie Little
Barry president of the Alameda district
federation of clubs, has general super
vision of the work.
The women of the Town and Gown
club will enjoy an old fashioned thinble
bee tomorrow afternoon in their club
house. Mrs. w. S. Wattles, president
of the Berkeley organization, and the
members of the board of directors will
preside as hostesses. Tea will be
served.
The women of the Adelphian club of
Alameda will assemble at a basket
luncheon to celebrate in some measure
the birthday of the club at noon Mon
day. A number Of the older members
will respond TO toasts. The December
business meeting in the afternoon will
conclude the clubs sessions for the
month.
Only the members of Ebel1 will find
places at the breakfast which has been
arranged for Tuesday, when the oldest
club in the state will observe the ami
versary Of it's founding. Miss Marie
Babson and Mrs. Thomas Bennett will
share the Office Of hostess, with many
of the oldest members assisting them.
A program Of song and speeches has
been prepared. The children's party.
which was to have been given this
month, has been postponed until the
Easter holidays.
The Oakland club will hold its an
nual breakfast which is the most
elaborate event of the club season, next
month. A number of interesting events
are planned for the January calendar,
after the business meeting the first
Wednesday. In celebration of the ap-
preaching holidays, Mrs. Maynard Ship
ley, a member of the club, gave a re-
sumo Of her travels through the holy
land, illustrating her talk with the
stereopticon, last week. Ave Maria
was sung by Mrs Charles Poulter. Miss
Theresa Russau arranged the hour S
program, which was followed by an in
formal tea. Mrs. Nellie Nelson was pre-
sizing nOSteSS.
The members and guests of the
Child's Welfare league of Alameda
county will observe its first anniversary
with a dinner in Unity hall tomorrow
evening. Thirty prominent men have
been invited as guests of honor. o. X.
Cushing of San Francisco will be
POSTMASTER. The responses will be
limited to 10 minute talks. The pro-
m fo1I0uyS-
''The Juvenile Court and the Child. Judge W
s Wells; "Reformatory for Young Men, Judge
e. J.. Brown; Probation and Respect for Law
District Attorney w. Fl. Donahue; The Senate
and the Child Senator John Stetson; 1.-THE As
sembly and the Child" Assemblyman c. c.
Young; Growth and Success OF Probation IL
and Child Labor Superintendent J. ". Nc
Clymonds; "a State Training School for Girls >
Mrs 2. L; Baldwin; The Larger Use of Public
Schools" Mrs. Elinor Carlisle.
The league, of which Miss Bessie
Wood is president. representative OF
several thousand club. lodge and church
women of the county who are banded
together for the purpose of looking
after the welfare of the child. The
organization has brought about the
passage of several ordinances and laws
in the various cities.
The Players club will discuss Ber-
nard Shaw's Candida at the first
gathering of the new year, when the
members will be entertained as the
guests of Mrs. Carl Rhodin. The study
for the coming season is being planned
by the president, Mrs. George II. Perry
Mrs. David Sutphen will be the hostess
of February, Mrs. d. G.. MCMILLAN will
entertain the club in March In April
the members will cross the bay to ac-
cept the hospitality of Mrs Marcus
Rosenthal Mrs. Perry will have the
closing meeting of the year in May
when an elaborate program will be
given.
The various philanthropic societies
are making preparations for the holi-
day festivities. The Ladies' Relief So
ciety will provide happy Christmas
| for the elderly women and scores oi
little orphans in their care, a tree and
dinner being on the program. The
! Kings Daughters home will be the
scene of another yuletide party. The
children in the care Of the West Oak
land home will be given a turkey din
ner and tree laden with gifts. The
women of the Oakland New Century
club will give a series of parties for
the various auxiliaries of their organ
| ization. Providence hospital auxiliary
has completed arrangements for the
seasons celebration in the wards OF the
institution. The free kindergartens OF
the city have celebrated the holidays
with gifts and entertainments The
Oakland settlement has followed the
precedent of many years in providing
settlement will give it's annual Christ
orfx,