The San Francisco call., 1910-02-28
CLUBS ARRANGING
YEARLY ELECTIONS
Women's Organizations Active
in Preparation to Choose
Their New Officers

rlmors Of elections are in the air, for
early in April there will be COM
plete change among the directorate of
the women's clubs following the an
puaI meetings.
The Ebeu club is scheduled to elect
new president. Miss Eva Powell hay
ing served the full two terms which
the constitution permits. Miss Powell.
while the youngest woman to have ever
directed the destinies of this pioneer
woman's club on this side of the bay.
has found favor among all of her
sister members and accomplished a
number OF things which were never
attempted by any Of her predecessors.
Although the nominating committee
has not been entirely made up, many
names are already being mentioned for
the Office of president. The choice
seems to fall al present upon Miss Ma
bel Thayer Gray. who few years ago
proved herself a capable officer. Mrs.
Ralph Kinney and Mrs. John Lynch
have been suggested. but il is under
stood that neither of them would con-
slider the position. The election Will
occur on the first day in April.
Politics in the Oakland club is rather
uncertain. and not even the best
guesser can tell where the choice of
president may fall. Mrs. c. s. Cham
berlain. who viii return next month.
from the east, where she has been
spending the last year, has been
named as q probable candidate. and
one Of the earliest workers in the club
viii be d favorite. although number
OF others are ambitious TO win the
savel of authority.
The members Of the -Adelphian club
have already chosen their nominating
committee. and the body of represen-
tative women are busily engaged in
making up the ticket. Mrs. George
Barnes Bird has been elected chair,
man of the group, whose personnel in
cludes
Mrs. Charles Phfpott Mrs. II. ". Fores
Mrs. " 5. Greene Mrs. J. H. Rohr
Mrs NJ F. McC1urn Mrs " G Halsev
Mrs. F T. Moore Mrs. Mildred Husbands
Mrs. Isaac Ehrenberg AIRS Duncan Wright
Mrs George Barnes Mrs. ;. II. Davis
Bird Mrs Louis Ward
Mrs. r. :. Clarke Mrs. l. NJ. de Witt
At the AdeIphian business session
last Monday the annual dues We're
raised from SIS 10 SO. and the initiation
fee was placed at SIS. An adjourned
session VIII be held tomorrow after
noon.
Friday afternoon the Federation of
Mothers, Clubs Of Berkeley will hold
an all day session in the Town and
Gown club house Luncheon viii be
served at the noon hour,
Mrs. Susan L. Mills and DR.. Luella
Clay Carson will be the guests of
honor at the luncheon of Ebell Tues
Gay, March s, Mrs. Harry J. Knowiand
presiding as hostess. The following
Tuesday Halley's comet viii be de-
scribed by Prof Russell Tracey
Crawford of the University Of Califor-
mia, the lecture TO be illustrated with
lantern slides. A lecture-song recital
is announced for March %. typical
folk songs to be given by Nine olga
Burgtorf Of New York
The wild flowers Of California will
be exhibited the last Tuesday of the
month Mrs. Cornelia Z. Cunningham
Of Santa Rosa will present the col
lection and deliver the lecture
The morning musicale which the
members Of the choral section ar
range for each season will take place
on Wednesday, March % under the
direction of Paul steindorff.
The Madonna OF the old masters.
artists and musicians illustrated by
the thirteenth century to the present
day offers the Lenten motif for gather
ing Of the members of the Alta Mira
club on Monday. Mrs. w J. Mccoy
has arranged the program for the
four. Mrs. II. 3. Marlin viii be as
sisted IN receiving the guests by
number Of the club members.
The Joy Of Living Csudermann)
VIII be discussed by Mackay Sutherland
on Wednesday afternoon before the
members of the Shakespeare club of
Alameda, Mrs. Carl Rhodin will pre-
side as hostess.
The literature section OF the Adel-
phian club viii this week consider the
life and work of Oscar Wilde. an in
teresting program having been ar
ranged. 70 which Mrs. Reuben Mastick.
Miss Lucille Knowland, Miss Florence
schneider, Miss Edith Kahn and Miss
GLADYS Creighton viii contribute
At their business meeting on Wednes-
day afternoon the initial steps will
be taken toward the organization of a
childs welfare league in Alameda
county by the women OF the Oakland
club. The demand for the lea eue has
been occasioned by the nrobation
work already accomplished about the
bay. which was begun by this active
club. which for several years paid the
probation officer out of its own funds.
Mrs. ID. A Spencer will preside as
hostess at the weekly gathering of the
Hill club on Monday afternoon and
VIII entertain the members at her home
IN Chetwood street. Last week Mrs
}. NJ Chase entertained the club. the
afternoons program, including piano
numbers by Miss lima Chase, Miss
rutherford, Miss Alice J. Andrews the
reading OF Mrs Julia Farr lanes,
poem. The Mother Of Her Country
by Mrs. H. G. Craft. and a resume OF
current events by Mrs. Spencer.