The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
women PROPOSE TO
FORM new LEAGUE
Professional Workers May Or
ganize Club Similar to One
Popular in Denver

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-Plans are being
perfected for the organization of a pro-
fessiona1 woman's league in this city.
Dr. Susan Fenton has been made
made chairman of the committee which
has charge of the preliminary ar
rangements.
number of well known women
who are interested in the proposed
club were called together by DR.. Sarah
Shuey last week at Mosswood, the home
of Mrs. George r. Cnilds. DR.. Mary
Bates of Denver and a member of the
Denver league, addressed the gather
ing and aroused considerable enthusi-
asm among those present for the
establishment of a similar organiza-
tion here.
membership to women physicians, den-
lists and attorneys, excluding teachers,
nurses and women engaged in business
not properly professional. There are
no dues nor stated times of meeting for
the club, but expenses are met by as
sessments and gatherings are held at
the call of the board of directors Just
how much of this plan will be adopted
by the local women has not been de-
cided. There Is a popular feeling that
the membership should be on a broader
basis and that the lines of work should
be of wider nature.
The California branch of the col
legiate alumnae will hold a merry
Christmas links after it's luncheon
Saturday, December 81, at the Home
club. when the college women meet at
their last session of the year. The
o'clock program will consist of a
Christmas pantomime, 1.-THE Dolls Ad-
venture" arranged by Miss Douglass
Whitehead. chairman of the dramatic
section, assisted by Miss Ida Juillerat-
In the cast will be:
Miss Whitehead Miss Hazel Pedlar
Miss Juillerat Miss Virginia White
Mrs. Aurelia Henry head
Reinhardt Miss Pearl Dewing
Miss Nora Dunn
Miss Edith M Allen will be the ac-
companist
AT the residence of Mrs. Frederick
Turner Friday, January 6, the Berke-
ley-O Oakland modern plays section will
meet for study.
The women of the Oakland New Cen
tury club will give an informal lunch
con Friday afternoon in their club
house in West Oakland A series of
Christmas parties have been arranged
for the various auxiliaries of the or
ganiZation. The club is interested in
the Mothers club, kindergarten, Boys
club. sewing school and cooking school
of the neighborhood. in which several
hundred parents and children are en-
rolled
Thirty members of the Adelphian
club met last week at the last gather
ing of the new book section for the
year and discussed The Bride of the
Mistletoe." Mrs. Brainerd Brown re-
viewed the book and read passages
from the work. Mrs Charles Boyn-
ton discussed the book in an informal
talk and a general debate by the mem
bers of the section concluded the ses-
sion. Mrs. George Barnes Bird is GU
rator of the study class.
The department of home economics
of the Town and Gown club of Berke-
ley. of which Mrs. E. NJ. Wilbur is
chairman, has planned some interest
ing discussions for the coming months.
In January Food Values" and "Adul-
teratfons" will engage the attention of
the women. February will be devoted
to the Domestic Service Problems.
What Is Being Done Along Educa-
tional Lines for Household Economics"
will be the theme for March. In April
the Community Household" will be
discussed.
After the holidays the directors of
the Alameda district federation of
women's clubs will begin to perfect
their plans for the annual convention
at Stockton the third week of Febru-
airy. About 900 delegates from the
local clubs Will be in attendance. A
program embracing all the departments
Of club work will be prepared. Mrs
Annie Little Barry is the district
pres{denf