The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
CLUBS PREPARE
FOR new WORK
Winters Activities Soon to Be
Ushered In by Women's
Organizations

OAKLAND, Aug. 21.-Vacation has
ended for the women's clubs and by
the first week in September each So
clety will have reorganized and begun
lts work for the new season. The an
nouncement cards will be out within
the coming fortnight The early month
Will be devoted largely to business ses-
sions to the making of plans and out
inning the winters campaign
Enell club. under the leadership of
lts newly elected president, Mrs
Charles }. Woodbury., will have a bril-
llant winter which will be formally
opened on Tuesday. September 6, with
directors meeting followed by gen
eral session
For the present. at least, the Oakland
cluo VIII occupy its clubrooms in Pyth-
ian castle. although there had been
some rumors that a change was to be
mace. The directors are still ambi-
tlous to build a clubhouse and will
pend every energy to add to the fund
which has already been started for
Ihat purpose. Wednesday, September
Z. the club will hold the first business
session of the year. Mrs. Leon Hall
is president
tuesday, September 20, has been
CHOSEN by the members of the Twen-
t1eth Century club for the elaborate re-
ception with which they usher in each
season On September 6 at the call of
the president, Mrs. Ernest Page, they
VIII hold business meeting. The fol-
lowing chairmen have been appointed
TOR the ensuing year:
- Reception. Mrs. ]. Fl. Wood; program Mrs
fno ArtI C4r,.
tion, Mrs. Mark Toner; home, Mrs. II. n Bald
VIM auditing, Mrs. William A. Caldwell; gen
erai department, Miss Rosemary Dobbins
The September calendar of the
Adelphian club will be issued within
the week with the full program for the
initial union meeting of the year,
which was announced for Saturday,
September g. Mrs. F. B. Weeks is the
newly elected president.
The matrons of the Wednesday club
have chosen to usher in the season with
an elaborate reception. Mrs. Annie
Little Barry, president of the Alameda
district federation of women's clubs,
the members of the district board the
presidents of the Womens federated
clubs about the bay and the Wednesday
club officers will be the guests of
honor. The reception will be held at
Mrs. H. K. Jacksons Piedmont home.
Mrs. Jackson and the club president,
Mrs. P. L. Cortelyou, will receive, as
sisted by the following:
Mrs. Anna c. Calbert Mrs. Charles Tabor
Miss Mary Smith Mrs. Fred Linderman
Mrs. Frank lie Count Mrs. Charles Bradford
Mrs. P. W. Barton Mrs. John Flefdt
Mrs Henry Meyers Mrs. L. w. Stidham
The committees for the year have
been announced as follows:
PTogram-Mrs Emma Rathgeb. Mrs. Charles
Henry Rosenthal, Mrs. Frank lie Count. Refresh.
ment-Mrs. Sam Davis, Mrs. Fred Moore, Mrs
Charles Tabor.
During the summer months the
women OF the Oakland New Century
club, of which Mrs. Robert Watt Is
president, have been ~remodeling and
enlargfng their clubhouse. The cooking.
sewing and garment classes opened
with large membership fortnight
ago.
The Tea club enjoyed symposium to
which three of It's members contrib
uted at the first session of the year.
Mrs. l. n. Chapman told of the ma
tional convention of the Woman's
American league, which was held this
summer in ST. Louis. Mrs S. e.
Knowles and Mrs. J. S. Mcdowell were
the other speakers.
The second Wednesday in September
will be an open day at the Criterion
club, the members entertaining their
guests with a program which is being
arranged by Miss Lucy Knowland On
Wednesday, September Z, the first busi-
ness session will be held.
Mrs. Herbert Sanford Howard will
entertain the women of the Readers
club on Thursday afternoon, Septem-
ber /.
The women of the Oakland suffrage
amendment league will give a card
party Thursday evening at the resi-
dence of the president, Mrs. Agnes Ray,
in Valdez street. A musical program
will be contributed by Miss Hazel
Blackhart, soprano; Miss Elsie McMath
and Mrs. Charles Maker. In the re-
caiving party will be:
Mrs ! AsPfs r. sIngson Rag Mrs Mrs " T. ssRis Hs,5s
Mrs. r. G. Gale Mrs. Horace Coffin
Mrs. Esther Harand Mrs. Charles Maker
Mrs. Mrs. + +. +. E nsaz Murray Mrs. 5 C. B'F'and
The doll show, which is given each
December by the women of the West
Oakland home, has already begun to
take definite shape, with dozen COM
mittees at work preparing for the
event. The following committee chair
men have been appointed:
Prize doll-Mrs. Herbert Lang.
Doll table-Mrs. A. l.. Wolfe
Candy--Mrs Eugene Van Court.
Refreshment-Mrs. John Laughland.
Entertainment-Mrs. A. c. Pillsbury.
Handkerchief-Mrs. H. r. Mehrmann
Fancy work-Mrs. Walter Morgan.
Mystery-Mrs. Charles Heeseman.
Lemonade-Mrs J. w. Umphred.
Grab bag-Mrs. Henry Hook.
Apron-Nfrs. Edward Hoffman.
Little workers-Mrs. W. A. Schrock.
PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCE
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