The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23

BOOJTINO CITY
San Francisco in Line Fol-
Next Convention Of
The Federation
BY MARY ASHE MILLER

dHu most OIL the cluD meetings mere
caused the interchange of choice bits
of gossip written by California dele
gates from the seat of action.
1t is expected that the next biennial
will come to San Francisco. Illinois
clubwomen have Withdrawn the Chi
cago invitation in favor of San Fran
cisco and it is said that the only rival
which is regarded as formidable is
Salt Lake City
The matter will not be settled for
several weeks, as it is left to the gen
eral board to decide upon the next
meeting place San Francisco senti-
ment seems to be growing. however,
and the 20 delegates from California
have left no stone unturned. Last week
a reception was held at the California
headquarters, which was throl.Sed with
guests from all parts of the United
States, and when they departed nearly
all wore the yellow ribbon bearing the
slogan San Francisco, 1912"
Fruit. punch and raisins were served
and flowers and ferns were the deco
rations. California photographs were
distributed with literature and gen
orally hospitable atmosphere prevailed,
1t is said. The guests were received by
Mrs. Russell j. Waters of Los Angeles.
the state president; Mrs A. p Black,
Mrs. J. w. Orr and Mrs. e. G. Dennison
of San Francisco, While other dele
gates served punch.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los
Angeles, the national first vice presi-
dent, was the presiding officer of the
week, as the president Mrs. Philip ".
Moore, slipped on the polished floor of the
women's clubhouse and broke a small
bone in her ankle, and this. necessitated
her retirement 1t was the third of
series of such accidents Mrs. Laurence
Maxwell, chairman of the local board,
fell on a polished floor and broke her
wrist and a delegate from an interior
state had similar experience.
During presidents evening Monday
the presiding officer of each state ap
peared and responded to the question:
What is your states best asset
Mrs. Russell j. Waters from Califor
MIA appeared beautifully gowned, carry
ing a bear flag, and In a voice audible
in all parts of the great room, told of
the wealth of California. her men.
women and productive soil.
Nomans suffrage was one of the
interesting questions before the con-
vention and one writer said: Suffrage
| popular with the rank and file of club
women. They are not afraid TO dis
cuss it and applaud it when it is men
| toned in convention. One evening
[ the franchise for women was discussed
at length, prominent suffragists speak
ing in behalf of equal suffrage; re-
stricted suffrage was dealt with by
Rudolph Blankenberg of Philadelphia
! and anti-suffrage by Miss Alice Chit
tenden of the New York association op-
posed to woman's suffrage.
Monday evening the suffragists
gave a dinner at a leading Cincinnati
hotel, the tickets being placed origi-
nally al ST.. Before the day of the
dinner arrived, however. interest had
| become so great that the tickets were
at a premium of So. \ throng of the
most fashionably dressed women was
! present and heard with interest the ad-
dresses made by the suffragists.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker made the
| opening speech. giving some of her ex-
periences as voter in Colorado She
said that there was no logic in the
| question, What will you do with the
ballot?" That was not the question
| but rather. What will the ballot do
with you?" She declared that it would
make women part of the plan of the
country and citizens of the states and
nation.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker was a
speaker also on Civil Service Reform. ,,
which, it is said, she presented in her
usual breezy and enthusiastic manner
! She spoke very much TO the point on
| the pernicious effect of partisanship
| in politics on the institutions dependent
| upon state aid and under state control
In the matter of the revision of bv-
laws the amendment increasing the
| dues from the state federation to the
| general federation from 90 cents to 80
| cents was defeated and the amendment
| to change the representation of states
| in the nominating committee. giving
state votes according to the number of
| clubs, was laid on. the table.
It will be relief to many to baor
according to my informant, that "other
amendments were passed .chie7y con
cerned with brevity and clearness
| The presidents principal recon-
mendations bore upon the establish
ment of an endowment fund for the
| general federation, which she urred
| upon the clubwomen
! Mrs. a. p. Black of California was
| appointed on the election committees
and Mrs Florence Collins Porter of mis-
state on the nominating COMMITTEES
There are 979 delegates at the conven-
tion, with 800 alternates.
Club meetings are few and far ha.
tween this week most of the organiza-
tions having discontinued their repnIa,.
| gatherings or else holding them in
| alternating weeks.
| Two events of interest will he the
breakfasts by the Papyrus and Corona
clubs Saturday.
Papyrus club members and suestS
viii gather at the Fairmont at 12.go
o'clock and feast of reason and Nov-
of soul is promised, as well as an ex.
cellent menu. Mrs. Eugene Folsom is
chairman of the committee in charge
/ Corona club members will gather in
! their own clubrooms, 1868 ATfss5on
/ street. Breakfasts and Iuncheons arc
features of the year of the Corona
club and 200 or more handsomaI,-
| gowned women always meet in Their
prettily decorated rooms for the en-
1oyable affairs with clever and original
numbers on the program
The Womens public health associa-
ton will hold no more meetings urtii
the second Tuesday in September. Mrs
Frank Frederieks. the vice president
will then take charge of the work as
! the president, Mrs A. w. Scott has
gone to Europe for a lengthy soiourn,
The ladies' club of Golden Gate COM
mandery, Knights Templar. No. 1s.
/ gave a luncheon in the red room of the
/ st. Francis Thursday, at which so per-
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