The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
CLUBS ACTIVE IN
DRAMATIC STUDY
Women Make Rapid Progress in
Stage Art; Ebell Writers
to Present Comedies

becoming the most popular phase of
club endeavor and in the small sub
divisions of the membership are being
achieved some of the most noteworthy
successes of the womans club move
ment. These study classes cover every
subject in which woman claims inter-
est and section easily is added to a
club when the members have once de-
cided to give their attention to that
particular work. There was a time
when art and history and literature
were considered quite enough for
clubwoman to manifest curiosity
about, but now they are considering
the more practical themes of household
economies civics, public health and
child labor problems
Very recently the bay cities women
have enthused over dramatic work.
For number of years the women of
the Town and Gown club have each
season given play in which their own
members appeared and which on more
than one occasion was written dram
at1zed by one of them. Some notable
work has been accomplished by the
talented women of the Twentieth Cen
tury club. The women of the Adel-
phian club ssa a years study have made
remarkable progress. dozen of the
younger members of the Alta Mira
club proved their claim to considera-
tion last Monday when they gave Mr..
Bob,' two act farce, at the Septem-
Der reception. The Oakland club a
fortnight ago began its initial work in
a dramatic section, 10 members be-
coming the students of Nine. Anais
Moliere for the winter.
Ebell members interested in the
drama will meet Nine Moliere Wednes-
the exclusive Oakland club will follow
in the wake of its sister clubs and
form d dramatic section.
Ebell makes the following section an
nouncements for the week:
Monday-First art section, Mrs. D. W. Gel
wicks. curator; subject. English Landscape
Grove. Colcott, Bonington''; papers by Miss Jen-
ME Hill, Mrs. r. II. Allen. Miss Florence New
man; Bible History and Literature Mrs. F..
c. Won Helms. curator; preparatory study, Re
view of Messlanic Prophecies In Old Testament
Shakespeare section-Miss Julia Colby, curator;
Tuesday art section, Miss Mabel Gray.
curator: Flemish School-koSer. Van der wey-
den, Hans Memline. Quentin Massys."
Wednesday-Iyng writer's section. Mrs. F. B.
Ogden. curator; review of THE Story of Garta
Berling," by Selma Lagerlof. Parliamentary law
Mrs James A. Johnson. curator.
Thursday writer's Mrs. A. L. Smith.
rator: short stories, by Mrs. Charles Rowe,
Miss Bradetta Smith.
Friday-Living issues.
Adelphian club announces the follow
ing sections:
Monday-German section: beginners and ad-
vanced.
Tuesday-Art history section; ''Grecian Pot
terry" Mrs. A. w. Cornelius.
Wednesday, section; beginners and ad
Yanced.
Thursday-Current events section.
Friday-Dramatic section.
volume which is being looked for
ward to with considerable interest is
the cook book which will be put out
later in the year by the women of the
Adelphian club. The members are
contributing their choicest recipes.
Following the elaborate luncheon of
October II, at which Mrs. Mary F.
Childs will preside as hostess, the Eben
calendar announces two important
dates for the month. The original
writer's section is planning a unique
evening for October Is, when two COM
edies written by its members will be
produced. The Reformers' and Cor
delia's Choice"
Mrs James Adams Stuart will pre-
sent The Dawn of a Tomorrow" Gran
ces Hodgson Burnett) at the reception
of October 25
A demonstration lesson in physical
Ebell clubhouse Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock to which the members
are invited.
The Home club announces two in
teresting events for the month, the
first of which is the dinner Thursday
evening, followed by vaudeville per-
formance and dancing. The program
includes many numbers by the men
of the Nile club and by the local
members.
Thursday afternoon, October 20. Miss
Ethel Moore will be the speaker fol-
lowing the monthly luncheon. Her sub
ject will be Fairgrounds of our Cities,
their Influences and Efforts" A pro-
gram of folk dances, songs and games
by the children of the various play
grounds in Oakland will follow.
Ernest S. Simpson, managing editor
of the San Francisco Call, will be the
guest of honor of the Press club of
Alameda county Monday evening at
the October meeting in Pythian Castle.
He will address the members and their
guests on the subject Writing for the
Press
An unusually brilliant program of
music was presented at the union meet
ing of the Adelphian club last Satur-
day afternoon, more than 200 guests
being present. Mrs. Emma 7. Rathgeb
presided and was assisted in the re-
ceiving party by number of the prom
inent members.
Wednesday will be the regular
monthly business session of the Oak
land club, over which the president, Mrs.
Leon Hall. will preside. At the Octo-
Der luncheon Mrs. Cora e. Jones,
former president, will be the guest of
honor.