The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06
WOraIN'S CLUB NOTES
BY MARY ASHE MILLER

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A busy fortnight lies before the
clubwoman, her club activities not be-
ing materially lessened. to Judge from
the programs issued, and her holiday
activities being on the usual strenu-
Gus scale
There is a strong movement afoot,
particularly in the larger women's
organizations. to insure the early
shopping plan for the Christmas sea-
son. Too often, however, this de-
velopes into a theory merely. carried
out, perhaps, by conscientious officers
or heads of departments while the
rank and file of the members regard
1t as an excellent but inconvenient
plan 1t would be interesting to COM
pile statistics of the theorists and the
"practicers" in each club.
The local Council of Women is hold
ing its regular meeting this after
noon, the regular monthly luncheon
having been omitted. but a program
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Mrs. Francesca Pierce, who has re-
Gently completed a two years course.
in sociology at the state university,
will speak on her personal work in
jails and penitentiaries; Mrs. Lillian
Hough of Sacramento will speak along
the same lines and Mrs. C. NJ. wyman.
secretary of the Juvenile Protective
association, will give an address on
juvenile court work
Mrs. Mary Gamage. president of the
council, presides.
The presidents assembly is holding
its last meeting for the year today at
Calvary church. the session to be de-
voted entirely to business. Miss
Christine Hart. the president. will be
in the chair.
The Association of Pioneer Women
hall, Native Sons building. for the
regular business meeting. Plans were
made for the Christmas jinks. which
win be held on Friday, December II,
in the banquet hall of the Native
Sons building. This will be for MEM
bers only.
The Sunday assembly of the Cali
fornia club will meet tomorrow aft
ernoon at the clubhouse, 1850 Clay
street. and will be marked by the
opening of an exhibition of California
painting and sculpture.
A reception will be held and musi-
cal program will be given. This exhi-
bition will be open every day until
Tuesday, December 16. and is planned
as a preliminary argument for the
creation of a California gallery of art
in the place of fine arts at the Pan
ma-Pacific exposition.
The public is invited to attend.
There viii be no meeting of the
California club on Tuesday next. but
on Friday afternoon. December IL. the
whist section. OF which Mrs. ]. 8.
Phillips is the leader. will give its
semiannual card party.
A musicale has been arranged un-
der the direction of Mrs. Clarence
Grange for the meeting on Monday of
the Pacific Coast Women's Press asso-
citation, in which the following artists
will participate: Mrs. Edward Everett
Bruner, vocalist, with Miss Frances
Buckland as accompanist: the McIn-
tyre trio; Ralph Whitmore, violinist;
Victor d. Gomez, cellist, and Joseph
Mcintyre, pianist.
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The Phi1omath club. OF which Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln Brown is the presi-
dent will meet on Monday afternoon
to hear THE Legacy" by Schnitzler,
read by Mrs. Emil Pohli.
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The civic section of To Kalon will
meet on M onday afternoon at o'clock,
when the speakers will be Mrs. J. G.
Levy, on Juvenile Protection" and
James Edward Rogers, on Recreation
Needs in San Francisco" the address
to be illustrated by stereopticon views.
The Daughters of California Pio-
neers will hold their regular business
meeting on Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Hotel Argonaut. On
Saturday, December 13. the annual