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WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

CALENDAR 
FEBRUARY   1941 


Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday   and   Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 
12:30  p.  m.  and   2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 
6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m 

BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR  —  FEBRUARY  UTH  AND  12TH 
FEBRUARY  —  1941  VALENFINE  BRIDGE  PARTY  —  FEBRUARY  14TH  —  1:30  O'CLOCK 

3 — Club  Round  Table M.  D.  Rm. 6:15  p.m.  to  7:30  p.m. 

4 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  p.m.  U  7:00  p.m. 

(25c  a  corner) 

6 — Needlework    Guild Room  214 10:00  am.-4:00  p.m. 

"Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell Chinese  Rm 11:00  a.m. 

(fifth  in  series  of  10  lectures) 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeiine  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding M.  D.  Rm 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Aud 8:00  p.m. 

"The  Place  of  Music  in  City  Libraries" — Miss  Jessica  Fredricks, 

Director  of  the  Music  Department  in  the  San  Francisco  Public  Library 

7 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Marie  del  Pino  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

10 — Club  Round  Table M.  D.  Rm 6:15  p.m.-7:30  p.m. 

11— BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR Auditorium  ....  11:00  a.m.-9:00  p.m. 

Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  £.  Annis Rm.  208 2:00  p.m.  and  7:00  p.m. 

( 25c  a  corner) 

12— BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR Auditorium  ....  11:00  a.m.-9:00  p.m. 

Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events Lounge 12:00  noon 

(first  in  series  of  seven  lectures) 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senonta  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Rm. 12:15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner— Mr.w  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  rerieu;: 

"Embezzled  Heaven"  by  Frans  Werfel.  Dinner  $1.00  a  plate Nat.  Def.  Rm 6:00  p.m. 

13 — "Expression" — Mr.s.  John  Hourell  (sixth  in  series  of  10  lectures) Chinese  Rm 11:00  a.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeiine  le  Bru-n  de  Surville  presiding M.  D.  Rm. 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening   Program Auditorium 8:00  p.m. 

Introductory  talk  by  Oliver  Kehrlein.  writer  of  Garden  Club  and 
Ski  Columns  in  San  Francisco  Examiner — Two  films  in  Color: 
"Autumn  in  Cahfornia"  and  "Yosemite  Winter  Sports". 

14 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Oiiviec  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

Valentine  Bridge  Party — Dessert  Bridge — 50c  per  person American  Room  1:30  p.m. 

17 — Club  Round  Table M.  D.  Rm 6:15  p.m.-7:30  p.m. 

18 — Garden  Round  Table — Miss  Clara  Schaefer.  Chairman  (85c  a  plate) Mural  Rooin  12:15  p.m. 

Speaker  and  subject  to  be  announced  at  a  later  date. 

Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208  ....  2:00  p.m.  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25c  a  corner) 

19 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economics  fiiients Auditorium  12:00  noon 

(second  in  series  of  seven  lectures) 

20 — Needlework   Guild Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

"Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell  (seventh  in  series  of  10  lectures) Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mare  Le.mare  presiding Annex  12:15p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding M.  D.  Rm.  6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program: Auditorium 8:00  p.m. 

"Problems  of  Women  in  the  Criminal  Court"  —  Address  by  Mrs.  Edith  C. 
Wilson,  Assistant  District  Attorney.  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco 

21 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senonta  Marie  del  Pino  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

24 — Club  Round  Table M.  D.  Rm. 6:15  p.m.-7:30  p.m. 

25 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  £.  Annis Room  208 2:00  p.m.  &  7:00  p.m 

(25c  a  corner) 

26 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Angela  Mont;ei  presiding Mural  Room  12:15  p.m. 

27 — "Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell  (eighth  in  .series  of  10  lectures) Chinese  Room 11:00  a.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding M.  D.  Rm 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program: 

Illu.strated  Address:  "A  Bacchic  Pilgrimage  in  Cahfornia"  by 
Mr.  Horatio  F.  Stoll  —  Author  6?  Publisher 

28 — Drama  Reading — Mrs.  Hugh  Broum:  "The  Corn  is  Green"  by  Evelyn  WiUiams. Auditorium  11:00  a.m. 

Single  Admissions:  Members  5  5c,  non  members  66c.  Course  tickets  available. 

French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.m. 

MARCH  —  1941  ANNUAL  MEETING  —  MARCH  13TH  —  NOON  HOU," 

3— Club  Round  Table M.  D.  Rm.  6:15  p.m.-7:30  p.m. 

4 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208  ....  2:00  p.m.  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25c  a  corner) 

5 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events Auditorium  12:00  noon 

(third  in  series  of  seven  lectures) 

6 — "Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell  (ninth  in  series  of  10  lectures) Chinese  Room  11:00a.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding M.  O.  Rm.  6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening   Program: Auditorium 8:00p.m. 

The  California  Federation  of  Music  Clubs  presents 

The  Katherine  Kanter  Khoristers  in  an  evening  of  Song. 
7 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 


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Volume  XV  February,  1941 


Number  1 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

San  Francisco  Hospitality  Committee — 

By  Elbridge  Gerry  Wati{i>is 1 2 

Treasure  Auction — A  Success — By  Hazel  Pedhir  Fau\\ner  13 

The  Junior  Recreation  Museum — By  Josephine  D.  Randdll  14 

The  Berkeley  Festival — By  Samuel  J.  Hume 1  5 

Reverting  to  Type — By  Jane  Crahhom 16 

Color  Photography — By  Stanley  Ker\ 17 

Conservation  and  Citizenship — By  Marie  L.  Darrach 18 

Badger  Pass  Skiing 24 

Bntain,  The  United  States,  and  the  World  War 26 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 4-5 

Editorial 9 

Poetry  Page 20 

I  Have  Been  Reading 21 


OFFICERS  OF  THE 

WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

MRS.  JOHN  M.  ESHLEMAN 

First  Vice-President 

MRS    MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President. 

MRS.   LEO  V.   KORBEL 

Third   Vice-President 

MISS   KATHARINE   DONOHOE 

MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

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BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen 

Mrs.  W.  B,  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  AIvcs 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.    Kileore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korhcl 

Mrs.  George  Boyd 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby 

Miss  Marion  \V.  Lcalc 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs 

Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale 

Mrs.  Garfield  Mcrner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  K.ith.irinc  Donohoc 

Dr    Ethel    D    Ov.cn 

Mrs.  John  ().  Dresser 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman 

Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Ha!cl  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  lohn  A    Fl-ck 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Rcttcnmaycr 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 

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CLUB  MAGAZINE  — FEBRUARY.  1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  BOOK  MART  —  To  be  held  on  February  1 1th  and 
1 2th,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  Miss  Catherine  Allen, 
Chairman.  We  shall  be  in  need  of  books  and  white  ele- 
phants for  this  annual  affair.  Articles  may  be  left  at  Main 
Desk,  and  books  may  be  dropped  in  the  large  Book  Mart 
receptacle  in  the  lobby.  If  members  cannot  deliver  their 
gifts,  we  shall  be  glad  to  send  for  them.  Please  make 
arrangements  for  pick-up  through  the  Executive  Office. 

^  MRS.  JOHN  HOWELL'S  COURSE  IN  "EX- 
PRESSION" —  The  ability  to  speak  beautifully,  to 
walk  and  gesture  gracefully,  to  cross  a  room  without  mak- 
ing an  exhibition  of  awkwardness  .  .  .  are  some  of  the 
qualities  that  Mrs.  Howell  brings  out  and  which  become 
of  permanent  value  to  her  pupils.  The  fifth  in  the  series  of 
ten  lectures  will  be  held  February  6th  and  each  Thursday 
thereafter  until  the  course  ends.  The  fee  for  single  ad- 
mission —  Members,  55c;  Non-Members,  66c.  Course 
tickets  are  still  available. 

^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS  —  Now  is  the  time,  at  the 
beginning  of  our  fiscal  year  to  interest  new  members 
in  the  National  League.  With  emergencies  growing  out  of 
world  conditions  each  day  the  National  League  finds  it- 
self called  upon  to  give  more  and  more  help.  Bring  your 
friends  into  membership  now  so  that  they  may  receive  their 
training  in  our  Volunteer  Service  Program  and  be  ready 
to  do  their  bit  in  our  ever-expanding  service. 

^  VALENTINE  PARTY:  On  Valentme's  Day,  Fri- 
day, February  14th,  there  will  be  a  dessert  bridge  party 
in  the  American  Room.  Tickets  will  be  50  cents  each  and 
dessert  will  be  served  at  1 : 30  so  that  bridge  can  start  early. 
Cards  and  score  pads  will  be  furnished  by  the  Club.  Please 
make  reservations  early. 


^  DR.  RAYMOND  G.  GETTELL  ^  SPRING 
COURSE  OF  SEVEN  LECTURES  will  start  on 
February  12th  and  will  he  held  each  consecutive  Wednes- 
day at  the  noon  hour  with  the  exception  of  February  26th. 
Course  tickets  may  be  purchased  in  advance  at  the  Execu- 
tive Office.  Members  Course  tickets  $3.30,  Non-Members 
$3.85.  Single  admission:  Members,  55c;  Non-Members, 
66c. 

^  DUES  —  Bills  for  dues  will  be  mailed  on  February 
15th.  Prompt  payment  will  relieve  the  club  of  extra 
expense  of  second  notices.  Volunteers  will  be  on  duty  in 
the  Lobby  to  accommodate  members  who  wish  to  pay 
their  dues  at  the  clubhouse. 

^  ANNUAL  MEETING  —  The  Annual  Meeting, 
which  according  to  custom  alternates  between  noon 
and  evening  meetings,  this  year  will  be  held  at  the  noon 
hour  on  March  13th  in  the  Cafeteria.  Cafeteria  Service 
from  11:30  to  12:30.  Reports  will  be  read  promptly  at 
12:30  o'clock. 

^     COLOR  AND  COMPOSITION  CLASS  —  The 
Wana  Derge  School  has  withdrawn  its  exhibits  and 
classes  for  the  current  season  in  order  to  work  out  other 
things  of  importance  to  the  movement. 

^     GLOVE    MAKING    CLASSES  —  Continue    each 
Tuesday  and  Thursday  afternoon  and  evening.  Fee 
$2.00  for  instructions  —  material  extra.  Mrs.  Earl  Tan- 
bara.  Instructor. 

^     LEAGUE    SHOP  —  Accessories    for    the    Spring 
gardener  —  gay  colored  smocks  — •  flower  baskets  in 
various  shapes  and  sizes  —  pottery  and  glass  vases  and 
bowls  —  also  metal  flower  frogs. 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


,  ANNUAL  ELECTION  ^-  By  vote  of  the  Mem- 
bership on  January  13th,  the  following  Btiard  Mem- 
bers were  elected  to  the  Boiird  of  Directors  to  serve  for 
the  term  1941-1944.  Mrs.  Wm.  E.  Colby,  Mrs.  Duncan 
H.  Davis,  Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman,  Mrs.  John  A.  Flick, 
Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore,  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel,  Mrs.  M.  S. 
Koshland,  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Gray  Potter,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Walter. 

^  CONTRACT  BRIDGE  INSTRUCTIONS  —  Mrs. 
Henry  E.  Annis  has  arranged  to  give  instructions  in 
contract  bridge  and  supervised  play  on  Tuesday  after- 
noons and  evenings  at  two  o'clock  and  seven  o'clock.  The 
fee  will  be  twenty-five  cents  a  corner  and  the  group  will 
meet  in  Room  208  on  the  second  floor.  Cards  and  score 
pads  vAW  be  provided. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  Faith,  in  a  mad  world, 
human  spiritual  aspiration,  in  a  crumbling  world  is  still 
possible,  in  fact,  is  imperative,  if  the  people  of  this  world 
are  to  survive  the  materialistic  and  mechanistic  shocks  that 
are  wrecking  human  lives.  This  is  the  theme  of  "Embezzled 
Heaven,"  Franz  Werfel's  new  book,  a  richly  compassionate 
novel,  set  against  the  background  of  the  gracious  culture 
of  Vienna  that  has  so  recently  been  destroyed.  Franz 
Werfel  has  just  had  a  very  hazardous  escape  from  France 
after  the  Nazi  invasion.  The  heart  of  this  novel  is  a  strange 
and  very  fascinating  story,  told  with  great  lyrical  beauty 
— a  story  made  more  intense  because  of  the  significance  it 
holds  for  this  exiled  writer.  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  re- 
view "Embezzled  Heaven,"  which  novel  no  reader  can  fail 
to  enjoy  on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  Febru- 
ary 12th,  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner  at  six  o'clock  in  the 
National  Defenders"  Room. 

^  SWIMMING  —  Have  you  thought  of  it  as  some- 
thing the  family  may  enjoy  — •  AS  a  family?  Meet  at 
the  Club;  swim  together  —  have  dinner  later  upstairs  and 
return  home  happy  in  the  knowledge  that  everyone  has 
had  a  good  time.  Hydro-therapy!  Do  you  associate  it  with 
severe  cases  of  muscular  deficiency  only?  You  shouldn't! 
For  it  has  other  values.  Some  morning  when  you  are  tired 
or  worried  or  strangely  irritable,  come  in  for  a  swim.  See 
for  yourself  that  swimming  has  other  therapeutic  points. 
The  result  of  a  half-hour's  paddling  in  your  lovely  pool 
will  amaze  you.  Instead  of  contemplating  the  day  with 
dismay  you  will  enjoy  being  yourself  with  a  day's  fulfill- 
ment before  you.  Swimming!  Give  it  a  place  in  your 
weekly  routine. 

^  RED  CROSS — We  want  more  sewers  and  knitters 
for  our  Red  Cross  Section.  The  need  grows  daily  and 
as  the  National  League  has  been  given  a  certain  quota  to 
fill  —  members  are  urged  to  join  this  group,  which  meets 
daily  in  Room  209. 


itl  MRS.  HUGH  BROWN  will  read  "The  G)rn  Is 
Green"  on  Fnday  morning,  February  28th.  This  play 
was  written  by  Emlyn  Williams,  who  usually  indulges  in 
a  bit  of  horror,  but  this  time  has  created  a  character  study 
of  an  old-maid  school  teacher  which  offers  a  perfect  vehicle 
for  Ethel  Barrymore's  matchless  artistry.  The  play  is  dc' 
lightful  and  we  promise  you  a  morning  of  pleasant  relaxa- 
tion, which  is  something  devoutly  to  be  desired  in  these 
troubled  days. 

In  line  with  the  feeling  for  service  that  we  are  all  ex- 
periencing, Mrs.  Brown  wants  her  patrons  to  feel  free  to 
bring  their  Red  Cross  work  with  them  on  these  Friday 
m;)rnings.  The  plays  are  just  as  interesting  as  they  have 
ever  been,  but  this  is  no  time  for  idle  hands.  What,  then, 
can  be  more  delightful  than  to  be  read  to  while  one  sews 
or  knits!  We  urge  you  to  take  advantage  of  this  oppor- 
tunity to  kill  two  birds  with  one  stone:  Keep  up  with 
what  is  happening  on  Broadway  and  at  the  same  time  let 
the  l^nitting  needles  jiyl 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  —  Mrs. 
A.  P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  arranged  for  February 
6th  an  address:  "The  Place  of  Music  in  City  Libraries," 
which  will  be  given  by  Miss  Jessica  Fredricks,  Director  of 
the  Music  Department  in  the  San  Francisco  Public  Li- 
brary. On  February  13th  there  will  be  an  Introductory 
tilk  by  Oliver  Kehrlein,  writer  of  Garden  Club  and  Ski 
Columns  in  the  San  Francisco  Examiner,  which  will  pre- 
cede two  films  in  color  —  "Autumn  in  California"  and 
"Yosemite  Winter  Sports."  On  February  20th,  Mrs.  Edith 
C.  Wilson,  Assistant  District  Attorney,  City  and  County 
of  San  Francisco  will  give  an  address,  the  subject  of  which 
will  be  "Problems  of  Women  in  the  Criminal  Court." 
The  February  27th  program  will  be  an  illustrated  address 
— "A  Bacchic  Pilgrimage  in  California"  by  Mr.  Horatio 
F.  Stoll,  author  and  publisher.  On  March  6th,  The  Cali- 
fornia Federation  of  Music  Clubs  will  present  the  Kath- 
erine  Kanter  Khoristers  in  an  evening  of  song. 

^  BEAUTY  SALON— The  management  of  the  Beauty 
Salon  is  pleased  to  announce  that  the  ten  per  cent 
discount  offered  on  permanent  waves  during  the  month  of 
January  has  met  with  such  appreciative  response  that  we 
have  decided  to  give  our  patrons  the  advantage  of  this  dis- 
count by  extending  it  through  February.  Come  in  and  try 
one  of  our  beautiful  permanents  and  experience  the  pleas- 
ure and  pride  of  knowing  that  your  hair  is  your  crowning 
glory. 

^  NEEDLEWORK  GUILD  -  On  the  first,  third  and 
fifth  Thursday  of  each  month,  the  Club  Section  of 
the  Needlework  Guild  meets  in  Room  2 1 4  to  sew  in  pre- 
paration for  the  Fall  In-Gathering  of  the  Guild.  Mem- 
bers who  sew  and  members  who  by  contribution  help  to 
JHiy  the  materials  are  cordially  invited  to  join  this  group. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  — FEBRUARY.  1941 


The  Club  Auditorium  —  Scene  of  the  Treasure'  Auction 
January  21,  1941. 


nmm  mm\  um 

478  Catalogue  Listings 
$550  Cash  Contributions  to  Date 


lolunleer  Service 

Butterfield  and  Butterfield — Auctioneers 

Ushers:  10  Hostesses  at  Evening  Session 

20  National  League  Volunteers 

Volunteers  at  Preview 40 

Receiving  Desk 2 

Cashiers 2 

ATTENDANCE  AT  PREVIEW     850 
ATTENDANCE  AT  SESSIONS— 450 


TOTAL  PKOl'EEDN  TO  UlTE  $4,7.^0.00 


THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

PRESENTS 


DR.  RAYMOND  G.GETTELL 

in  a  Spring  course  of  seven  lectures.  Every 
Wednesday  at  the  Noon  Hour  in  the  Auditorium 

February   12   through   April  2 


Single  Admissions 
Members  .  .  55c 
Non-Members  66c 

(Tax  Included) 


Course    Tickets 

Members    .    .   $3.30 
Non'Members  $3  85 

(Tax  Included) 


Prof.  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Educated  at  University  of  Pennsylvania;  taught  at  Trinity  College, 
Amherst  College,  and  University  of  California;  now  Professor  of  Political  Science  and  Dean  of  the 
Summer  Sessions;  taught  in  Summer  Sessions  of  University  of  Maine,  Texas,  Illinois,  Michigan, 
Columbia,  Cornell  and  Hawaii;  Recorder  of  U.  S.  Shipping  Board  during  the  war,  1917-18;  author 
of  seven  books  and  numerous  articles.  Those  who  attended  Dr.  Gettell's  course  at  the  Women's  City 
Club  last  Fall  will  be  glad  to  know  that  arrangements  for  the  Spring  Course  have  been  possible.  Tickets 
should  be  secured  as  soon  as  possible. 


EDITORIAL 

^  Another  achievement  for  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service,  an  outstanding  example  of  cooper- 
ation between  two  organizations — the  Treasure  Auction 
on  January  twenty-first  in  the  Auditorium  of  the  Club- 
house. 

When  Mrs.  Flood  entrusted  to  the  National  League 
some  treasures  to  be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  American 
Red  Cross  the  question  arose  "How?"  One  can  readily 
see  that  any  such  sale  would  have  to  be  of  high  standard. 
It  was  appreciated  then  when  special  permission  was  given 
by  the  San  Francisco  Chapter  of  the  Red  Cross  for  the 
sale  to  be  conducted  by  the  National  League.  As  one  by  one 
rare  treasures  began  to  arrive,  the  Club  Committee  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Miss  Donohoe  realized  that  only  in  the 
hands  of  a  professional  would  the  Red  Cross  benefit  as  it 
should.  Mr.  Butterfield  was  approached  and  his  answer  was, 
"I  shall  gladly  give  my  services  for  such  a  sale  for  such  a 
cause."  The  Women's  City  Club  Magazine,  speaking  for 
the  National  League,  takes  this  opportunity  to  express 
thanks  to  Butterfield  6?  Butterfield  and  to  the  staff  of  ex- 
perts who  gave  so  generously  of  their  time  and  talent.  The 
two  sessions  moved  most  efficiently. 

The  group  of  delightful  young  ushers  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Mrs.  Madison  added  gayety  and  charm  to  the  eve- 
ning session  and  the  fine,  dependable  service  of  the  volun- 
teers in  their  rainbow  uniforms  brought  sunshine  out  of  the 
rainy  day. 

The  proceeds  reached  the  high  mark  of  S4700.  To  the 
many  contributors  who  made  this  total  possible  we  are 
grateful — grateful  for  the  gift  itself  and  grateful  for  the 
spirit  of  true  charity  which  prompted  the  parting  with  real 
treasures.  To  Mrs.  Flood  our  thanks  both  for  generosity 
and  for  the  inspiration  of  an  idea  which  has  horn  such  real 
fruit  for  the  San  Francisco  Chapter  War  Relief  Fund  of 
the  American  Red  Cross. 

To  the  Arthur  Murray  School  of  Dancing  and  San  Fran- 
cisco shops,  whose  response  to  the  appeal  of  the  sub-com- 
mittee under  the  chairmanship  of  Mrs.  Brownell  was  so 
spontaneous  and  so  generous,  our  thanks — as  also  to  the 
Press  and  those  others  who  broadcast  the  facts  about  the 
Sale. 

A  unique  gift  was  that  of  Mattco  Sandona,  whose  talent 
was  presented  to  the  Auction  in  appreciation  of  "service 
rendered  in  times  of  world  distress  by  the  National  League." 
We  in  the  Club  already  know  Mr.  Sandona  as  the  creator 
of  "Helen,"  which  hangs  in  our  Club  Dining  Room. 

To  the  staflf^  of  the  Club  who  measured  up  so  well  in  a 
new  experience,  our  gratitude. 

Finally,  we  wish  to  express  our  most  sincere  appreciation 
of  the  loyal  committee  under  the  leadership  of  Miss  Dono- 
hoe, to  whose  untiring  volunteer  service  goes  the  credit  for 
the  ultimate  success  of  the  project  and  for  the  contribution 
to  be  sent  to  the  War  Relief  Fund  by  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service. 


f^^  Men  of  vision  realize  that  1 94 1  will  bring  a  challenge 
to  us  in  America.  Are  we  going  to  measure  what  we 
ought  to  do  in  terms  of  self  or  are  we  going  to  be  wise 
enough  and  big  enough  to  think  of  others  as  well,  to  de- 
cide each  day  in  terms  of  the  future  of  all  to  serve  for  the 
best  interests  of  our  children  and  our  children's  children? 

The  National  League  had  a  vision  when  it  voted  to 
"carry  on"  after  the  Armistice,  to  keep  its  Volunteer 
Service  in  training  for  any  emergency — we  had  in  mind 
earthquake  and  fire  as  the  only  poesibilities — for  war  we 
believed  was  a  thing  of  the  past. 

This  year  the  National  League  will  be  called  back  into 
dramatic  action.  As  each  specific  need  arises  for  Volun- 
teer Service,  we  shall  answer  "Ready,"  and  as  new  mem- 
bers join  our  ranks  and  old  ones  return  to  us,  we  shall 
welcome  them  each  one  to  a  service  program  which  will 
have  the  characteristic  upon  which  we  insist — that  of 
trained  efficiency  and  dependability.  Already  calls  for 
service  have  come;  as  these  accelerate,  let  us  see  to  it  that 
we  have  the  right  volunteer  to  send  in  answer.  Each  one 
of  us  can  do  some  one  thing  well  and  willingly. 

Now  at  the  beginning  of  a  new  fiscal  year  comes  oppor- 
tunity to  interest  those  who  will  work  side  by  side  with 
us  in  the  spirit  of  loyal  comradeship.  She  who  joins  now 
will  get  full  value  of  her  nine-dollar  dues,  and  she  will 
know  that  by  her  support  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  will  be  able  to  expand  its  program  in 
this  moment  of  National  Defense. 

^     On  to  the  next. 

The  King  is  Dead!  Long  hve  the  King!  The  Treasure 
Auction  is  past,  on  with  the  Book  Sale  and  Rag  Fair! 

The  Book  Mart  is  one  of  the  traditions  of  the  Women's 
C'ty  Club  of  San  Francisco.  We  wait  for  the  little  French 
stalls  (which  this  year  may  flood  us  with  nostalgia),  and 
we  come  eager  to  see  and  to  buy  books  from  which  fellow 
members  have  kindly  been  willing  to  part,  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Club. 

There  are  two  chapters  to  the  story  of  this  particular 
annual  activity  of  the  Club.  Chapter  I  provides  the  books 
and  white  elephants.  Chapter  II  brings  the  audience  and 
the  buyers  to  the  Fair.  Both  are  necessary  to  its  success. 
So  we  beg  our  readers  to  ransack  their  book  shelves  and 
clear  their  closets  as  they  re-arrange  Christmas  presents, 
and  remember  that  this  is  one  time  when  what  they  give 
is  bound  to  sell,  for  every  year  the  Book  Mart  at  the 
Women's  City  Club  "sells  out,"  and  this  year  whatever 
may  be  left  will  find  its  way  to  one  of  the  Relief  Centers 
which  these  days  continuously  appeal  for  our  help. 

Every  member  should  be  part  of  this  project,  for  every 
one  has  "one  more"  book  to  give  and  everyone  buys  books 
which  tempt.  On  two  counts  therefore  the  Book  Mart 
and  Rag  Fair  has  its  appeal.  Please  send  books  before 
February  7th.  And  please  come  to  the  Bo<ik  Stalls  in  the 
Auditorium  of  the  Clubhouse  on  February  1 1th  and  12th. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY.  1 94 1 


LOOK 

through  your  hbrary  shelves. 
Surely,  you  have  some  books 
\n\]\c\]  you  w\\  never  have  oc- 
casion to  read  again.  So  why 
not  bundle  them  all  together  and 
bnng  them  as  soon  as  possible 
to  the  Club.  By  so  doing  you 
will  assure  the  success  of  our 
forthcoming  Book  Mart. 

thank  you 


BOOK  MART  and  RAG  FAIR 


February  11-12 
Tuesday-Wednesday 
11  A.M.  to  9  P. 


Miss  Catherine  Alle 


An  opportunity  to  buy 
New  Books,  Old  Books, 
Books  of  every  descrip- 
tion. Plan  now  to  come. 
Bring  your  friends. 


COMMITTEE 

.Mrs.    H.    B.   Al  len  .  .  .  Miss  Vi  rginia   Chilton 


This  is  the  NINTH  annual  Book  Mart  and  Rag  Fair,  the  ninth  year  in  which  the  Club  has  reproduced  for  its  mem- 
bers the  atmosphere  of  the  book  stalls  on  the  left  bank  of  the  Seine.  Here  in  surroundings  reminiscent  of  a  happier 
Paris,  members  and  guests  are  invited  to  browse  among  books  old  and  new  —  to  select  bargains  from  the  odds-and- 
ends  tables  and  to  enjoy  afternoon  tea. 

Save  February  1  ith  and  12th  for  your  Book  Mart  and  Rag  Fair.  Come  and  bring  your  friends. 


TEAWILLBE   SERVED   EACH   AFTERNOON. ..PRICE   35  CENTS 


SAN  FRANCISCO 

HOSPITALITY 

COMMITTEE 

by  Elbridge  Gerry  Watkins 


^  The  Emergency  Defense  Training  Program  has  pre- 
sented a  new  problem  in  San  Francisco.  This  problem 
arises  out  of  the  presence  of  many  thousands  of  young  men 
in  training  in  the  Camps  in  Northern  California,  all  of 
whom  together  with  those  who  pass  through  en  route  to 
other  posts  and  stations  will  at  some  time  be  visitors  in 
this  city.  The  question  of  wholesome  entertainment,  rec- 
reation facilities  and  sound  contacts  become  immediately 
paramount.  The  situation  can  be  turned  to  the  profit  of  San 
Francisco  and  these  young  men,  or  it  can  be  neglected  and 
constitute  a  situation  fraught  with  unpleasant  possibilities. 
The  National  Government  recognizes  the  problem  and  has 
called  upon  the  communities  adjacent  to  training  centers 
to  meet  it  with  coordinated  effort,  stressing  the  fact  that 
present  policy  will  confine  the  recreational  and  welfare 
activities  in  the  canteens  and  training  centers  to  Govern- 
ment personnel  and  rely  upon  the  communities  adjacent 
thereto  to  carry  on  a  comphmentary  program  of  Recrea- 
tional Welfare  Service  for  soldiers  and  sailors  while  on 
leave.  To  facilitate  this  program  the  War  Department  has 


established  the  War  Department  Committee  on  Education, 
Recreation  and  Community  Service,  and  this  committee 
stresses  the  Community  Service  features  of  the  program. 

Recognizing  the  importance  of  this  matter.  His  Honor 
Mayor  Rossi,  upon  resolution  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors, 
has  created  the  San  Francisco  Hospitality  Committee  for 
Service  Men.  The  purpose  of  this  Committee  is  to  coordi- 
nate the  efforts  of  all  organizations  and  citizens  in  a  com- 
bined program  which  will  avoid  duplication  of  effort  and 
effect  a  saving  of  funds.  This  Committee  has  realized  that 
the  first  requisite  of  a  sound  program  is  to  survey  the  situ- 
ation and  arrive  at  the  facts.  Consequently  it  has  made  a 
survey  of  the  probable  location  of  such  hospitality  houses 
and  information  booths  as  may  be  desirable  in  the  localities 
where  the  men  are  most  likely  to  congregate.  It  has  made 
available  satisfactory  lodging  facilities  in  sufficient  numbers 
to  accommodate  the  present  demand  at  prices  ranging  from 
35  cents  to  $1.00.  The  committee  has  consulted  with  the 
Recreation  and  Morale  Ofiicers  of  the  Bay  Area  and  has 
invited  their  suggestions  as  to  how  the  community  can  co- 
operate. Arrangements  are  being  made  to  provide  special 
bus  transportation  for  men  on  leave  from  the  nearby  posts. 

The  problems  involved  present  a  new  challenge  and  op- 
portunity for  service  to  those  agencies  which  functioned  so 
well  in  the  last  emergency.  These  agencies  are  well  and 
favorably  known  to  the  men  of  the  armed  services  and  to 
their  fathers  who  were  soldiers  and  sailors  in  the  World 
War.  They  have  the  confidence  of  military  authorities  and 
they  approach  the  problem  in  the  broadest  aspects  of  the 
soldier's  life  —  Spiritual,  Psychological,  and  Physical.  These 
agencies  offer  the  first  and  immediate  source  of  trained 
personnel  and  facilities  ready  for  the  maintenance  of  soldier 
morale  and  the  necessary  step-up  of  civilian  morale.  All 
such  efficient  services  including  the  Y.M.C.A.,  Y.W.C.A., 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Red  Cross,  Salvation  Army,  Jewish 
Welfare  Board,  National  League  for  Woman's  Service, 
American  Legion  together  with  the  Labor  Councils,  Fed- 
erated Churches  and  Chambers  of  Commerce,  have  pledged 
their  support  and  are  working  on  this  committee.  There  are 
a  large  number  of  other  organizations  such  as  Fraternal,  So- 
cial and  civic  which  have  no  (ConUnned  on  page  2i 


PROPOSED 

HOSPITALITY  BUILDING 

CIVIC  CENTER 

Dodge  A.  Reidy, 
City  Architect 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


TREASURE 

AUCTION 

A  SUCCESS 

by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


^  Four  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  for  the  American 
Red  Cross  for  use  in  its  war  relief! 

As  our  magazine  goes  to  press,  that  is  the  approximate 
figure  on  the  proceeds  from  the  Treasure  Auction  Sale 
which  was  held  on  Tuesday,  January  2 1  st.  More  than  900 
persons  attended  the  two  days'  preview  —  and  notwith- 
standing the  storm,  more  than  four  hundred  were  present 
at  the  sales. 

As  a  result  of  a  new  venture,  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service,  through  its  Treasure  Auction  Com- 
mittee, is  enabled  to  turn  over  to  the  local  chapter  of  the 
Red  Cross  a  generous  sum  —  which  represents  more  than 
a  gift  of  money.  It  symbolises  the  spirit  of  cooperation 
between  two  organizations  —  the  National  League  and 
the  Red  Cross,  each  dedicated  to  the  constantly  widening 
task  of  service. 

And  more  than  that  —  each  buyer  who  bid  on  any  of 
the  pieces  offered  for  sale  had  a  new  experience  —  the 
thrill  of  contributing  to  the  War  Relief  Fund  at  the  same 
time  she  benefitted  herself.  If  ever  in  life  it  is  possible  to 
eat  one's  cake  and  have  it  too,  the  Treasure  Auction  pro- 
vided the  occasion,  for  where  else  might  one  hope  to 
spend  money  for  something  one  wanted  greatly  and  at 
the  same  time  experience  the  warm  glow  we  all  feci  when 
we  give  in  response  to  a  national  call  for  help. 

The  Treasure  Auction  was  a  new  experience  for  mem- 
bers of  the  National  League  and  the  staff  who  labored  so 
tirelessly  for  its  success.  Moreover,  it  was  a  new  experi- 
ence for  the  buyers  —  who  were  (in  the  words  of  the 
capable  auctioneer,  Mr.  Butterfield,  whose  services  were  a 
contribution  to  the  cause)  —  distinctly  not  regular  auc- 
tion fans.  Quite  to  the  surprise  of  many,  there  were  nu- 
merous confessions  by  the  women  who  attended  the  sale 
"this  is  the  very  first  auction  I  have  ever  attended."  "I 
never  went  to  an  auction  before"  acknowledged  many  of 


the  buyers  —  and  that  fact  communicated  itself  quickly  to 
the  professional  staff  who  conducted  the  sale. 

"I  wanted  to  bid  on  that,  but  was  afraid  to  —  I  got 
stage  fright"  said  one  woman  who  had  been  looking  long' 
ingly  at  a  rare  vase. 

"Did  you  ever  see  so  many  women  waving  at  their 
friends?"  asked  an  ingenuous  member  of  the  National 
League. 

"They  are  not  waving  to  their  friends  —  they  are  bid- 
ding" replied  her  neighbor  in  a  stage  whisper;  said  neigh- 
bor being  one  of  those  persons  known  to  auctioneers  as 
"collectors"  or  dealers. 

"Aren't  we  all  buyers"  came  the  query  of  a  newcomer, 

—  but  before  the  day  was  over  we  realized  that  the  auc- 
tioneer didn't  mean  what  we  did  when  we  said  buyers. 
While  the  majority  of  the  articles  offered  for  sale  were 
purchased  by  members  or  friends  of  the  National  League 
there  were  in  the  audience  interior  decorators  who  had 
previewed  the  collection  on  Sunday  or  Monday  preceding 
the  sale,  and  who  knew  what  values  were  offered.  What- 
ever we  paid  we  got  good  bargains  is  the  way  one  dealer 
summed  up  the  day.  The  quality  of  articles  submitted 
made  the  show  cases  and  the  tables  which  held  the  articles 
look  like  treasure  chests. 

There  were  works  by  world  famous  etchers,  paintings 
and  water  colors,  Japanese  prints,  brocades  from  the  Orient 
and  Europe,  china  and  Lalique  glass,  jewels,  old  silver  and 
French  pewter,  lacquer  and  Bohemian  glass  —  cashmere 
shawls  and  carving  sets  —  all  of  the  things  that  give  that 
extra  touch  both  to  the  general  decor  and  to  the  pocket 
hook. 

Handsome  mahogany  sofas,  a  French  gilt-trimmed  bed- 
rcwm  suite  of  rosewood,  antique  carved  chests,  of  European 
origin  and  from  factories  which  may  never  again  be  put  in 
action  — •  a  solid  oak  dining  nxim  set  —  extension  table, 
buffet  and  china  closet  —  of  wood  which  may  be  a  long 
time  getting  into  circulation  again  —  silver  plated  carriage 
lamps  "not  seen  in  any  auction  in  San  Francisco  for  years" 

—  antique  iron  fountains,  bronzes  and  alabaster  heads  — 
a  provincial  wall  cabinet  of  old  oak  — -  carved  ivories  worth 
a  taxable  sum  —  linens  and  laces  —  it  would  take  more 
space  than  is  available  to  hst  all  of  the  donations  which 
helped  make  the  Treasure  Auction  a  memorable  event. 

And  then  there  were  contributions  of  checks  —  gifts 
from  friends  who  could  not  attend  but  who  are  always  to 
be  counted  on  when  any  good  cause  calls  for  response. 

Oh,  yes,  the  Treasure  Auction  was  a  lesson  to  the  staff 
of  the  Butterfield  fe?  Butterfield  firm  of  auctioneers,  too. 
Accustomed  as  they  are  to  daily  sales  of  all  sorts  —  from 
the  most  expensive  and  the  most  valuable  treasures  to  the 
lowliest  lots  —  the  group  of  half  a  dozen  men  who  con- 
ducted the  sale  and  who  handled  the  intricate  details  of 
cataloging  and  preview  arrangement  as  well  as  the  post 
auction  demands  —  were  a  bit  amazed  at  the  quality  of 
volunteer  service  which  they  received  here.  And  they  were 
loud  in  their  praises  of  the  i  Ccmtmued  ojj  fmge  3  ( 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,  1941 


THE  JUNIOR 

RECREATION 

MUSEUM 

SAN  FRANCISCO  RECREATION 
DEPARTMENT 

by  Josephine  D.  Randall,  Superintendent 


^  The  Junior  Recreation  Museum,  under  the  direction 
of  the  San  Francisco  Recreation  Department,  has 
been  open  to  children  since  February,  1937.  It  is  located 
at  600  Ocean  Ave.,  and  the  hours  are  from  9:00  a.  m. 
to  5  :00  p.  m.  daily  except  Sunday.  The  Junior  Museum 
provides  for  the  children  of  the  entire  city  a  place  where 
they  may  pursue  nature  study  and  other  hobbies.  A  back- 
ground of  museum  exhibits  and  collections  offers  tangible 
visual  material  for  rapid  progress.  Here  the  child  is  awak- 
ened to  the  appreciation  of  natural  hfe  surrounding  him, 
even  in  the  city.  Often  interests  developed  in  the  Museum 
become  vocations. 

The  purpose  of  the  Museum  is  to  give  young  people 
the  opportunity  of  participating  in  nature  study  and 
handicraft  activities.  Boys  and  girls  are  organized  into 
clubs  rather  than  classes,  and  members  of  the  staff  are  in- 
structed to  guide  rather  than  teach.  Children  are  allowed 
to  visit  or  participate  in  any  activity,  and  come  and  go  as 
they  wish. 

Nature  activities  consist  of  the  study  of  animals,  plants, 
insects,  and  other  science  subjects.  The  children  are  shown 
the  proper  methods  of  collecting,  mounting,  and  classify- 
ing study  material  and  the  care  of  live  specimens  in  ter- 
rariums  and  aquariums.  They  are  also  encouraged  to  make 
their  own  collecting  and  mounting  equipment,  such  as 
nets,  plant  presses,  mounting  boards,  and  Riker  mounts. 

A  photographic  dark-room  offers  the  camera  fan  an 
opportunity  to  do  his  own  developing,  printing,  and  en- 
larging and  to  carry  out  new  ideas  in  this  field. 

With  a  large  collection  of  mineral  and  rock  specimens, 
which  may  be  handled,  a  well  equipped  laboratory  for  the 
chemical  determination  of  minerals,  and  a  rock  cutting 
and  polishing  machine,  the  young  geologist  will  find  much 
of  interest  in  this  activity. 

Space  i?  provided  for  an  industrious  group  of  young 
gardeners.   They  prepare  the  soil  and  grow  flowers,  shrubs. 


and  trees  from  seeds  and  cuttings.  On  rainy  days  members 
of  the  Garden  Club  work  indoors  on  their  miniature 
gardens  and  potted   plants. 

The  Museum  maintains  exhibits  and  study  collections 
for  guidance  and  inspirations,  and  a  small  library  of  nature 
study  books  and  magazines  which  are  available  for  use  at 
any  time.  On  Saturday  mornings  field  trips  are  conducted 
to  interesting  locations  in  the  surrounding  country. 

Model  Eiirplane  building  is  very  popular  with  the  boys. 
They  learn  not  only  to  build  airplanes  but  to  fly  them  as 
well.  This  requires  some  skill  and  a  knowledge  of  aerody- 
namics which  any  young  man  may  acquire  by  becoming 
a  member  of  the  Recreation  Model  Airplane  Club. 

Through  the  untiring  efforts  of  our  curator,  Mr.  Bert 
Walker,  the  splendid  cooperation  of  the  Department  as  a 
whole,  and  our  friends,  the  collections  have  have  increased 
threefold  during  the  last  few  years. 

The  present  building  has  served  well  for  a  beginning, 
except  for  its  far-from-central  location.  The  fire  hazard 
becomes  a  more  and  more  vital  problem  as  the  Museum 
material  increases  in  value,  and  is  an  obstacle  to  obtain- 
ing loan  exhibits  of  any  value. 

The  Recreation  Department  owns  a  central  site  known 
as  "Corona  Heights."  This  spacious  area  just  off  upper 
Market  Street,  bounded  by  State  Street,  Roosevelt  Way 
and  15th  Street,  affords  an  inspiring  and  unique  site  for 
an  incomparable  children's  museum.  As  soon  as  funds 
are  available  a  building  will  be  erected  on  this  property. 
Prehminary  plans  for  the  building  have  been  made  with 
provision  for  its  erection  in  units.  The  complete  installa- 
tion should  consist  of  a  central  administration  and  ex- 
hibit hall:  science  activity,  model  making  and  handicraft 
units;  and  an  auditorium.  Any  of  these  units  might  serve 
as  a  complete  initial  museum,  prepared  to  expand  as  others 
were  added. 

All  construction  would  be  simple  but  attractive,  with 
consideration  for  changing  needs  and  plenty  of  storage 
space.  The  atmosphere  should  be  one  of  hospitality  and 
colorful  attraction,  yet  indicating  the  dignity  and  inspira- 
tion of  scientific  learning  and  endeavor.  Live  creatures, 
such  as  mice,  snakes  and  lizards  that  children  love  and 
often  bring  to  the  Museum,  will  be  well  provided  for. 

Thus  a  donation  of  building  funds  for  the  Junior  Mu- 
seum would  provide  an  important  contribution  of  a  con- 
structive nature  for  the  children  of  San  Francisco  and 
would  have  the  assurance  of  maintenance  by  the  city.  The 
direct  supervision  and  upkeep  will  be  supplied  by  the 
Recreation  Department,  and  the  policies  of  educational 
standards  for  the  Museum  would  continue  to  be  directed 
by  an  Advisory  Board  of  qualified  men  and  women. 

The  present  Advisory  Committee  is  composed  of  Mrs. 
Paul  Scherer,  Chairman;  Mr.  Frank  Tose,  Chief,  Depart- 
ment of  Exhibits,  Cahfomia  Academy  of  Sciences;  Dr. 
Isabel  McCracken,  Stanford  University',  and  California 
Academy  of  Sciences;  Dr.  Harold  E.  Jones,  Director,  In- 
stitute of  Child  Welfare,  Uni-  /  Continued  on  page  29 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


THE 
BERKELEY 
FESTIVAL 

by  Samuel  J.  Hume,  Director  of  the 
Ber\eley  Feitival  Associat.on 


^  The  Berkeley  Festival  Association  was  organized  to 
develop  a  program  with  which  to  celebrate  fittingly 
the  Diamond  Jubilee  of  the  City  of  Berkeley,  named  in 
honor  of  George  Berkeley  (1685- 175  J),  Bishop  of  Cloyne, 
England,  philosopher,  poet  and  educator,  one  of  whose 
poems  contains  the  often  quoted  line: 

"Westward  the  course  of  Empire  takes  its  Way." 

The  City  of  Berkeley  has  indeed  been  the  hub  of  a  new 
Empire  of  education  and  culture,  eloquently  fulfilling  the 
prophetic  expression  of  the  f>oet  whose  name  the  city  bears. 

The  series  of  programs  to  be  presented  in  the  world 


famous  Greek  Theatre  on  the  campus  of  the  University 
of  California  is  representative  of  the  greatest  expressions 
of  music,  drama  and  the  dance. 

Internationally  known  artists  and  personalities  have 
been  assembled  to  participate  in  and  create  the  pnxiuc- 
tions  which  will  be  presented  during  the  Festival  as  a 
memorial  of  the  achievements  of  the  community  during  its 
three  quarters  of  a  century  of  progress. 

For  residents  of  the  Bay  area  and  Northern  California, 
mention  of  the  Greek  Theatre  immediately  stimulates 
recollection  of  the  many  memorable  performances  which 
have  been  given  during  the  past  thirty  years  by  the  great- 
est artists  of  our  time  on  the  stage  of  this  outdoor  theatre. 
For  those  who  had  the  privilege  of  attending,  recollection 
is  still  vivid  of  Sarah  Bernhardt  in  "Phcdre";  Margaret 
Anglin  in  the  Greek  dramas:  Maude  Adams  in  "As  You 
Like  It";  Mme.  Tetrazzini  appearing  with  a  chorus  of  JOO 
voices  under  the  direction  of  the  late  Paul  Steindorf,  when 
over  five  thousand  were  turned  away  after  nine  thousand 
people  had  crowded  into  the  theatre,  singing  Rossini's 
"Stabat  Mater";  an  elaborate  pnxiuction  of  "Aida"  with 
Mme.  Kristoffy  in  the  title  role;  DeWolf  Hopper  with  his 
own  company  in  "Trial  By  Jury";  and  many  others. 

It  is  eminently  fitting  and  appropriate  therefore  that 
this  shrine  dedicated  to  the  arts  should  be  the  setting  for 
the  series  of  programs  to  be  given  dunng  May  and  June 
in  celebration  of  the  city's  birthday. 

The  Festival  has  been  made  possible  through  the  close  co- 
operation of  the  administrative  offices  of  both  Alameda 
County  and  the  City  of  Berkeley,  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  all  civic  organiza- 
tions of  the  community.  i  Continued  on  page  25 


The  Cree\  Theatre,  on 
the  Campus  oj  the  Uni- 
versity of  Cahfomia.  in 
u'hich  many  historic 
events  including  concerts. 
operas  and  dramatic  pro- 
ductions have  been  .staged. 
uHll  be  the  appropriate 
.setting  for  the  .s;x  Sun- 
day afternoon  programs 
of  the  BerJ^eley  Festival 
during    May    and    June. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY.  1941 


REVERTING 
TO  TYPE 


by  Jane  Grabhorn 


^  When  I  first  got  married  to  a  man  who  is  famous  in 
the  world  of  printing,  I  didn't  know  a  good  hook  from 
a  had  one.  Furthermore,  I  didn't  care;  I  was  not  interested. 
But  a  year  or  so  later,  I  went  to  work  at  the  Grabhorn  Press, 
started  setting  type,  and  that  was  the  end  of  any  other  life 
I  ever  had,  or  ever  wanted.  I  am  committed  to  printing  for 
the  rest  of  my  life,  and  I  know  it.  Actors,  aviators  and 
printers  love  their  work.  They  never  abandon  it,  no  matter 
how  shabbily  it  uses  them.  They  are  akin  temperamentally, 
being  nervous  people,  highly  pitched  and  erratic.  They  also 
have  in  common  a  colossal  vanity.  But  more  than  these  traits. 
It  is  their  attachment  to  their  work  that  makes  them  so  much 
alike.  Once  a  printer,  actor  or  aviator,  always  one.  You  will 
never  come  down  out  of  the  sky;  you  will  never  want  to  be 
away  from  the  footlights  and  the  grease  paint;  you  will 
never  put  down  the  stick,  and  the  sound  of  the  roUing 
presses  and  the  smell  of  the  paper  and  ink  will  be  with  you 
forever.  Sometimes  in  sorrow,  more  often  with  serenity  and 
in  satisfaction,  I  contemplate  this  knowledge. 

I  am  fortunate  in  having  as  a  partner  a  man  who  feels 
about  books  very  differently  from  the  way  I  do.  He  is  not 
interested  in  the  physical  aspect  of  a  book;  only  in  its  con- 
tents. Books  interest  him  only  as  literature.  For  my  part,  I 
seldom  read  anything  except  proof,  and  the  interest  I  have 
in  books  is  purely  and  simply  physical.  From  the  time  I 
start  to  work  on  a  manuscript,  until  the  book  is  in  process 
of  binding,  I  am  happy.  After  the  book  is  finished,  and  the 
time  comes  to  send  out  review  copies,  to  fill  orders,  to  cir- 
culari:;e  and  advertise  it,  I  have  lost  all  interest.  In  a  way,  I 
don't  care  if  it  sells  or  not.  I  have  made  the  book,  and  for  me 
it  is  finished.  I  don't  know  why  there  are  not  more  women 
printers,  but  there  never  have  been.  About  the  only  work 
they  have  ever  done  in  the  world  of  printing  is  as  proof- 
readers and  bindery  girls.  They  are  called  "bindery  girls" 
in  the  trade,  no  matter  what  their  age.  There  is  little  hand 
composition  done  any  more,  but  the  best  hand  typesetter  I 
know  is  a  woman.  However,  for  the  more  strenuous  ad 
work,  they  are  not  strong  enough.  Once  in  a  great  while, 
there  used  to  be  a  woman  "feeder,"  but  I  have  not  heard  of 
one  for  years.  A  feeder  is  the  person  who  feeds  the  sheets 
into  the  press,  as  opposed  to  a  pressman,  who  is  in  charge 
of  operations,  and  who  supervises  the  sheets  as  they  emerge 
from  the  machine.  It  is  a  purely  mechanical  routine  process, 
and  there  is  no  reason  why  women  should  not  be  able  to 
do  it. 


By  and  large,  I  believe  that  women  are  well-suited  to 
being  printers.  But  the  reason  there  have  not  been,  and  are 
not  now,  more  of  them  is  because  they  do  not  like  it.  It  is 
too  dirty,  too  hard. 

Also,  it  is  the  sort  of  work  that  is  hard  on  the  nervous 
system,  and  unless  one  is  by  nature  able  to  "take  it,"  it  is 
better  to  do  something  else — sell  things,  or  even  work  in  a 
factory.  Strangely  enough,  these  are  all  the  reasons  I  like  it. 

The  people  I  have  met  since  I  have  been  a  printer  have 
fascinated  me.  They  are  my  best  friends.  Even  the  lowliest, 
most  drunken  old  pressman  pleases  me.  He  is  usually  what 
the  French  call  "un  original."  Don't  ask  me  why.  Either 
the  work  makes  them  that  way;  or  that's  the  kind  of  man 
who  takes  up  the  work. 

The  only  other  woman  printer  I  know  besides  myself  is 
Helen  Gentry,  a  San  Francisco  woman  now  working  in 
New  York.  By  printer  I  mean  an  all-round  printer  and 
typographer.  But  Helen  is  essentially  the  same  type  of 
woman  as  I  am.  She  is  strong  and  unself-conscious,  a  quite 
natural  creature  who  never  minds  being  dirty,  and  usually 
is.  Her  hands  are  capable  and  sturdy,  and  her  mind  direct 
and  uncluttered  by  the  longings  which  beset  most  females; 
consequently  she  is  able  to  bring  to  her  work  the  patience 
and  concentration  which  such  work  demands. 

One  of  the  many  appeaUng  parts  of  printing  is  its  ups 
and  downs,  its  highs  and  lows,  its  depths  and  heights.  This 
is  so  in  job  printing,  and  in  book  printing,  both.  One  job  will 
go  through  smoothly,  from  start  to  finish.  Another  one  will 
make  the  printer  feel  that  he  is  being  besieged  by  the  devil 
himself.  Not  one  single  thing  will  work  out.  The  same  holds 
true  for  publishing.  I  have  issued  books  like  George  Stew- 
art's "Take  Your  Bible  in  One  Hand,"  which  I  had  every 
reason  to  expect  would  sell  immediately.  It  never  sold  at 
all;  no  one  knows  why.  And  recently  I  put  out  a  book 
called  "Omai,"  the  story  of  a  South  Seas  native  whom  Cap- 
tain Cook  took  to  England  in  1774.  The  name  was  hard  to 
pronounce,  and  my  feeling  was  that  it  was  not  an  interest- 
ing subject  to  most  people.  After  all,  in  a  world  where  so 
much  that  is  cataclysmic  is  occurring  every  instant,  who 
wants  to  go  back  to  Johnsonian  England,  the  placid  land 
of  George  the  Third?  Nevertheless,  the  book  received  a  full 
page  review  in  the  New  York  Times,  a  full  page  in  Time 
Magazine,  of  all  things;  and  I  am  at  present  engaged  in 
reprinting  a  second  edition  of  1500  copies.  Don't  ask  me 
why.  I  don't  know  why  this  one  should  sell  and  the  other 
not. 

Being  a  printer-publisher  is  really  my  conception  of  the 
ideal  existence.  Printing  is  the  work  I  love,  and  publishing 
books  is  a  much  greater  gamble  than  betting  on  the  horse 
races,  and  more  exciting. 

Periodically,  I  think  I  would  like  to  stay  home,  to  keep 
house,  to  raise  a  family.  I  wonder  whether  I  am  not  missing 
something.  But  I  know  I  never  will.  I  am  so  used  to  seeing 
my  hands  look  like  hell,  to  having  a  smudged  face,  and  no 
time  to  get  my  hair  fixed,  to  wearing  dirty  frayed  smocks; 
I  am  so  used  to  printers  and  their  jargon  and  their  ways; 
that  I  no  longer  care  about  anything  else,  or  any  other  sort 
of  people.  As  I  say,  it's  like  being  an  actor.  I  am  actually 
bored  if  I  have  to  go  to  a  dinner  or  a  gathering  where 
people  are  not  printers.  I  am  afraid  that  my  future  is  set- 
tled, if  not  assured;  I  shall  always  revert  to  type. 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


COLOR 
PHOTOGRAPHY 


by  Stanley  Kerk 


^  About  eight  or  ten  years  ago,  there  suddenly  burst 
upon  an  unsuspecting  pubHc  a  deluge  of  color  photog- 
raphy, seen  mostly  in  the  advertising  pages  of  national 
magazines.  They  were  rather  crude  and  raw  in  color  com- 
pared with  the  high  state  of  development  of  today's  color 
photography,  yet  they  were  a  definite  step  toward  the  per- 
fecting of  something  long  sought  to  brighten  up  our  some- 
what monotonous  photographic  world. 

However,  the  color  photography  of  ten  years  ago  was 
nothing  new.  As  long  ago  as  seventy-five  years,  photographs 
in  fairly  accurate  natural  color  were  effected.  They  em- 
ployed a  mechanical  method  calling  for  the  use  of  screens 
ruled  with  very  fine  lines,  which  lines  were  so  treated  with 
opaque  substances  as  to  permit  the  passage  of  reflected  light 
of  the  three  primary  colors  through  and  become  registered 
on  a  film  or  plate,  sensitized  chemically  to  receive  them  in 
the  proper  values. 

The  first  commercially  practical  step  to  be  perfected  was 
the  Lumiere  process — known  today  as  the  Autochromc — 
which  employed  minute  particles  of  starch  dyed  red,  blue 
or  green  and  deposited  on  the  photographic  plate  in  proper 
proportion  to  form  a  screen  which  effected  the  same  result 
as  the  original  ruled  screen.  When  developed,  the  result 
was  a  transparency  in  which  the  color  was  quite  accurate. 
For  ni.iny  years,  the  National  Geographic  magazine  used 
this  methcxl  of  color  photography  for  its  color  reproductions. 

A  still  later  development  was  one  used  almost  exclusively 
by  professional  photographers  for  commercial  use.  This  called 


for  making  photo-mechanical  color  separation  negatives — 
that  is,  three  negatives  of  the  same  subject  were  made,  each 
through  a  different  color  filter,  by  which  means  all  of  the 
yellow  values  in  a  subject  were  recorded  on  one  negative, 
all  the  red  on  a  second  and  all  the  blue  on  a  third.  From 
each  of  these  negatives  a  print  was  made  on  gelatin;  the 
gelatin  sheets  were  each  dyed  yellow,  red  or  blue,  the  dye 
taking  effect  only  where  the  printing  light  had  come  through 
the  negative.  The  three  dyed  gelatins  were  superimposed 
upon  each  other  in  register  and  the  result  was  a  trans- 
parency, free  of  screen  or  pattern  present  in  the  former 
reproductions. 

Today,  however,  color  photography  is  well  within  the 
reach  of  everyone.  Provided  the  amateur  has  type  and  size 
of  camera  to  receive  the  plate  or  film,  color  photographs 
can  be  made  by  any  of  several  processes,  notably  Agfa, 
Dufay,  Finlay,  and  more  recently  Kodachrome.  And  for 
those  so  inclined,  color  photography  offers  a  fascinating 
diversion  and  at  the  same  time  is  lots  of  tun. 


"Of  all  God's  gifts  to  the  sight  of  man,  colour  is  the 
holiest,  the  most  divine,  the  most  solemn.  We  speak  rashly 
of  gay  colour  and  sad  colour,  for  colour  cannot  at  once  be 
good  and  gay.  All  gcxid  colour  is  in  some  degree  pen- 
sive; the  loveliest  is  melancholy,  and  the  purest  and  most 
thoughtful  minds  are  those  which  love  colour  the  most." 


-Ruskin,  from  "Stones  of  Venice." 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,  1941 


17 


CONSERVATION 

AND 

CITIZENSHIP 


by  Marie  L.  Darrach 


^  With  a  World  War  waging,  governments  crashing 
and  the  consequent  threat  of  disaster  to  the  way  of 
Hfe  referred  to  as  American,  thinking  people  in  this 
country  are  reaHzing  that  conservation  of  our  natural 
resources  is  a  very  important  phase  of  national  defense. 
And  in  these  parlous  times  when  the  conflict  in  Europe 
has  created  the  fear  that  these  resources  will  be  raided  for 
war  profit,  and  that  heedless  attempts  may  be  made  to 
break  through  existing  laws  and  policies  for  the  purpose 
of  profiteering,  the  citizens  of  these  United  States  have 
awakened  to  a  consciousness  of  the  import  of  President 
Roosevelt's  words  when  he  says: 

"The  time  has  come  when  we  must  redouble  our  effort 
to  combat  the  abuse  of  our  national  resources,  as  definitely 
and  vigorously  as  we  combat  other  insidious  enemies  within 
our  borders.  Through  united  and  democratic  and  vigor- 
ous action  we  must  now  build  up  our  national  resources 
and  keep  them  continuously  and  fully  productive." 

This  idea  of  conservation  is  not  a  new  one.  In  certain 
groups,  agitation  in  this  direction  has  existed  for  a  long 
time.  A  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  conservationists  fol- 
lowed Theodore  Roosevelt  into  a  battle  to  protect  our 
forests,  our  water  resources  and  our  wild  Hfe.  But  it  is 
of  comparatively  recent  date  that  nation  wide  interest 
has  been  really  stimulated  to  concerted  activity.  People 
in  general,  are  only  now  reaHzing  that  their  past  inade- 
quacy as  citizens  of  a  free  country,  and  their  flagrant 
neglect  of  the  use  of  the  power  to  prevent  the  exploitation 
of  the  natural  resources  of  the  country  given  to  them 
through  the  ballot,  is  the  main  reason  why  our  timber, 
coal,  petroleum  and  grass-land  reserves  are  so  greatly  re- 
duced. 


It  is  our  wealth  of  Natural  Resources  which  first  caused 
the  United  States  to  be  called  the  Promised  Land.  But 
in  our  haste  to  "cash  in"  on  the  endowment  of  so  rich  a 
nation,  we  cut  down  the  forests,  burned  out  the  soil  of 
the  cut-over  land,  plowed  up  the  land,  where  only  grass 
should  have  grown,  pumped  out  the  underground  water 
supply,  speeded  up  floods;  wasted  the  oil  and  gas  of  our 
underground  store  houses,  killed  off  the  birds  and  wild 
animals,  poisoned  the  harbors  and  rivers  with  sewage  and 
destroyed  the  fish  that  lived  in  them. 

Soil  erosion  has  also  taken  heavy  toll  in  the  last  fifty 
years,  and  farm  land  equal  in  area  to  that  of  the  states 
of  Pennsylvania,  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut  has  been 
destroyed.  Our  forest  area  is  over  400  million  acres  less 
than  it  was  300  years  ago.  And  some  idea  of  the  waste 
of  our  mineral  resources  may  be  had  from  a  report,  made 
recently,  that  in  one  natural  gas  field  alone,  enough  gas 
was  blown  out  in  the  air  every  day  to  supply  the  needs 
of  every  householder  in  the  United  States.  The  rapid  ex- 
haustion of  ores  in  the  field  of  metal-mining  has  not  been 
relieved  by  new  discoveries  of  deposits,  to  make  good  our 
careless  use.  And  in  the  petroleum  field,  taking  into  ac- 
count all  our  known  reserves,  there  is  an  estimated  supply 
that  will,  at  our  present  rate  of  use,  dwindle  to  nothing, 
in  fifteen  years.  In  fact,  since  the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims, 
one-half  of  the  fertility  of  the  United  States  has  vanished. 

At  present  approximately  two  billion  acres  of  land, 
listed  as  farm,  urban  and  forest;  an  area  of  surface  water 
of  fifty-three  thousand  square  miles,  with  twenty-seven 
thousand  miles  of  inland  navigable  water,  and  the  silver, 
gjld,  coal,  oil  and  other  mineral  deposits  that  lie  on,  and 
beneath  the  land,  comprise  our  natural  resources.  These 
combined  with  our  human  resources,  which  include  nearly 
one  hundred  and  thirty-two  million  people,  with  their 
multitude  of  talents,  skills  and  activities,  make  up  the  na- 
tional resources  of  the  United  States.  And  it  is  upon  the 
wise  use  and  development  of  these  resources,  in  the  future, 
that  the  status  of  the  nation  will  be  determined  in  the  new 
economic  world. 

Since  Society  must  now  move  to  mend  what  it  has 
maimed,  and  to  restore  as  much  as  possible  of  what  has 
been  destroyed,  every  loyal  citizen  is  bound  in  future  to 
recognize  responsibility  for  the  preservation  of  our  na- 
tional heritage.  Only  through  individual  and  habitual  con- 
servation can  this  duty  of  citizenship  be  met.  And  by 
these  means  alone  can  the  resources  vital  to  the  very  life 
of  the  country  be  saved  for  posterity. 

Ttxiay,  with  the  nations  of  Europe  and  Asia  engaged 
in  a  campaign  of  wholesale  destruction,  while  fighting  for 
natural  resources  which  we  still  have,  this  country  realizes 
as  never  before,  that  the  conservation  of  basic  wealth  is 
imperative,  not  only  for  the  maintenance  of  a  high  stand- 
;'.rd  of  living  and  of  democracy,  but  even  to  the  continu- 
ance of  peace  itself  in  the  Western  Hemisphere.  Part  of 
the  responsibility  for  the  conservation  of  our  natural  re- 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


sources  rests  with  the  nation  and  the  state.  And  every 
American  citi:;en  has  the  power  of  his  vote  to  place  in 
the  lawmaking  bodies,  those  whose  interests  will  insure 
co-operation  in  this  respect,  and  who  will  keep  a  watchful 
eye  on  legislation  regulating  their  use,  so  that  exploitation 
to  the  point  of  extinction  will  be  impossible. 

While  conservation  of  our  resources  rests  largely  with 
the  people  elected  to  public  office,  it  is  not  the  function  of 
the  Federal,  State  and  County  Government  alone,  but  the 
business  and  concern  of  every  citizen.  Laws  alone  are  not 
sufficient  to  attain  the  goal.  Even  more  essential  to  the 
accomplishment  of  its  purpose  are  public  sentiment  and 
the  proper  individual  attitude.  The  Conservation  idea  to 
be  effective  must  permeate  all  ages  and  every  strata  of 
Society,  and  to  be  impressive  should  extend  even  beyond 
national  confines.  Needless  waste  or  destruction  of  neces- 
sary resources  anywhere  threatens,  or  will  threaten,  sooner 
or  later,  the  welfare  and  security  of  people  everywhere. 
Gifford  Pinchot  said  at  the  Eighth  American  Scientific 
Congress  in  Washington  that  Conservation  is  clearly  a 
world  necessity,  not  only  for  enduring  prosperity,  but  also 
for  permanent  peace.  He  also  declared,  "America  can, 
and  should,  take  the  lead  in  assuring  world  peace  through 
equitable  distribution  and  planned  conservation  of  natural 
resources." 

Both  political  parties  had  a  conservation  plank  in  their 
platforms  at  the  last  presidential  election.  The  Democratic 
one  read : 

'"We  pledge  ourselves:  To  conserve  the  soil  and  water 
resources  for  the  benefit  of  the  farmers  of  the  nation.  In 
such  conservation  programs  we  shall,  so  far  as  practicable, 
bring  about  that  development  in  the  forests  and  other 
permanent  crops  as  will  not  unduly  expand  livestock  and 
dairy  production.  To  continue  the  broad  program  launched 
by  the  Administration  for  the  co-ordinated  development 
of  our  river  basins  through  reclamation  and  irrigation, 
fl(X)d  control,  reforestation  and  soil  conservation,  stream 
purification,  recreation,  fish  and  game  protection,  low  cost 
power  and  rural  industry." 

With  the  exception  of  the  clause  referring  to  the  ex- 
pansion of  livestock  and  dairy  production  unduly,  the  Re- 
publican pledge  was  almost  identical.  And  both  political 
clauses  furnish  the  text  upon  which  Conservation,  as  a 
national  goal,  is  based.  In  addition.  Conservation  Educa- 
tion, now  beginning  in  many  states,  as  it  is  in  California, 
with  the  elementary  schools,  underlies  and  supports  any 
and  every  campaign  to  preserve,  protect,  properly  develop 
and  enjoy  our  natural  resources. 

With  acceptance  of  this  obligation  as  a  requirement  of 
gotxJ  citizenship,  has  come  a  better  understanding  of  the 
problems  of  Conservation.  And  a  knowledge  of  a  more  com- 
prehensive approach  to  them  is  more  evident  than  formerly, 
when  merely  hoarding  for  future  stewardship  was  the 
main  idea.   Conservation  of  our  natural  resources  no  longer 


has  preservation  as  its  only  objective.  Although  a  large 
percentage  of  our  natural  resources  has  passed  to  private 
ownership,  they  once  actually  belonged  to  the  people  col- 
lectively, and  the  right  of  the  people  to  enjoy  them  is 
still  admitted.  So  in  planning  for  the  wise  use  and  de- 
velopment of  these  resources  for  the  current  population 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  million,  and  their  preserva- 
tion for  the  millions  who  will  come  after  them,  the  aes- 
thetic and  recreational  features  of  these  resources  are  be- 
ing taken  into  consideration  as  a  birthright  of  the  present 
generation.  Gmservation  then,  as  it  has  been  recently 
defined,  is  planning  for  the  wise  use,  development  and 
enjoyment  of  our  natural  resources  for  the  greatest  num- 
ber for  the  longest  time.  It  has  also  been  discovered  that 
this  planning  presupposes  a  long  time  program  which  will 
insure  wise  use,  consistent  with  their  conservation  as  the 
basis  of  development;  one  that  will  be  adapted  to  different 
practices  and  situations  and  that  will  follow  a  scheduled 
procedure  to  include  all  resources,  each  in  relation  to  the 
other. 

Conservation  aims  to  create  an  attitude  of  mind,  and 
a  way  of  living.  It  is  not  a  single  subject  but  an  area  of 
learning.  And  as  a  goal  toward  which  nationwide  en- 
deavor is  beginning  to  be  seriously  directed.  Conserva- 
tion has  been  definitely  established,  largely  because  of  the 
sustained  effort  and  the  co-operative  activities  of  govern- 
ment agencies,  schools,  colleges  and  universities;  interested 
organizations,  such  as  those  concerned  with  the  safeguard- 
ing of  wild  life;  the  study  of  nature,  and  out-door  recrea- 
tional pursuits;  and  of  the  impetus  stimulated  by  such 
advisory  groups  as  the  California  Conservation  Council. 
Observation  of  Conservation  Week  in  California  from 
March  7th  to  14th  for  the  past  six  years  has  also  fur- 
nished inspiration  and  generated  enthusiasm  for  a  year- 
round  program,  sponsored  by  the  Conservation  Council 
of  which  Miss  Pearl  Chase  is  Chairman.  The  Seventh 
Annual  Conservation  Week  will  be  observed  next  month 
from  the  seventh  to  the  fourteenth,  the  date  having  again 
been  announced  by  GJovernor  Olson.  No  one  is  to  wait 
to  be  asked  to  plan  for  it.  Every  individual  and  organiza- 
tion subscribing  to  the  idea  of  conserving  our  natural  re- 
sources as  a  bulwark  of  national  defense,  in  addition  to 
the  other  purposes  for  which  Conservation  activity  exists, 
is  urged  to  initiate  a  local  program  as  part  of  the  state- 
wide observation  of  the  Week. 

As  participants  in  the  annual  observance  of  Conserva- 
tion Week  and  in  the  year-round  program  sponsored  by 
the  California  Conservation  Council,  people,  in  increasing 
numbers  are  becoming  ardent  Ginservationists  throughout 
the  length  and  breadth  of  the  state.  And  these  co-opertaivc 
activities  projected  as  an  intelligently  planned  program 
looking  to  the  future  are  serving  with  great  effectiveness  to 
create  the  attitude  of  mind  and  the  area  of  learning  so 
necessar>'  to  the  success  of  Conservation  in  the  national 
field. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY.  1941 


'     ^     -     POETRY  PAGE     -     '     - 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Patriot's  Toast 

Here's  to  the  Flag  that's  flying  o'er  us, 
Here's  to  the  scorn  of  traitors'  hate; 

In  every  fight  that's  there  before  us, 
Here's  to  the  heart  that  conquers  fate! 
— Ben  Field. 

The  Arts 

I  see  a  poem  slanting  from  the  sky — 
I  catch  the  sunlight,  write  it  on  a  page. 
I  hear  the  melody  of  peach-blow  clouds, 

Which  fades  into  a  whisper,  gray  as  sage. 
1  glimpse  the  sculpturing  of  unseen  wind. 

Observe  firm  mountains  flow  in  liquid  lines. 
I  breathe  the  fragrance  of  an  ancient  psalm 

And  paint  the  perfume  scattered  by  the  pines. 
— Marion  Steward. 

Our  Flag 

I've  seen  it  in  the  fields  of  France 

Against  the  shell-torn  sky; 
I've  seen  it  where  the  shadows  glance 

O'er  graves  where  heroes  lie; 
And  on  the  seas,  above  our  ships. 
Where  cannonade  the  heaven  whips 
I've  seen  it  streaming  in  the  gale. 
Undaunted  by  the  fiery  hail. 

I've  never  seen  that  flag  on  high 

In  lands  beyond  the  sea 
But  what  my  soul  did  joyful  cry, 

As  though  some  friend  to  me 
Had  unexpected  come,  to  call 
My  name  with  joy  and  love  and  glee 
In  streets  beneath  some  alien  wall 
Where  only  strange,  strange  folk  may  he. 

O  Power  that  guides  the  ways  of  men 

While  races  come  and  go! 
Across  the  years  I  cannot  scan. 

But  this  I  feel  —  I  \now' 
That  Thou  hast  made  this  flag  of  mine 
Of  kindly  brotherhood  the  sign, 
That  nations  yet  shall  someday  find 
A  love  that  all  the  world  shall  bind. 

— C.\RL   HOLLIDAY. 


As  children  need  the  fairies,  so  do  we 
Have  need  of  dreamers;  men  whose  eyes  can  see 
Beyond  the  rocky  road  we  tread  today 
To  wide  sweet  paths  where  roses  line  the  way. 
— Anna  Blake  Mazquida. 

Mount  Vernon 

This  room  once  knew  your  burdened  brows  of  state. 

Your  footsteps  echoed  down  this  corridor. 

And  here  you  read  and  talked  and  here  lay  late 

Watching  the  Sabbath  sun  upon  the  floor. 

This  was  your  home  —  now  it  is  more  than  yours : 

A  symbol  to  a  nation  of  a  name 

That  will  endure  as  long  as  time  endures, 

Carven  forever  on  the  walls  of  fame. 

Return  to  us  O  father  of  the  creed 
That  nations  are  no  stronger  than  the  truth 
And  honor  of  their  statesmen,  that  the  seed 
Of  greatness  lies  within  the  heart  of  youth: 
Teach  us  again  the  secret  of  the  soil : 
The  beauty  and  the  strength  of  man  is  toil! 

James  Ramp. 

Borglum's  Head  of  Abraham  Lincoln 

(University  of  California) 

O  Man  of  Sorrow,  tried  by  many  fires. 

Sad  brother  of  all  men  whose  best  desires 

Have  turned  to  dusty  ashes  in  their  hands. 

Accept  the  thanks  of  one  who  understands 

The  pain  men  pay  who  trudge  the  thorny  trail 

Which  leads  towards  truth,  which  men  attempt,  but  fail 

To  touch,  because  the  nearest  stars  are  high. 

Although,  thank  God,  our  better  thoughts  may  fly 

Above  the  limitations  of  this  earth. 

O  humble  king,  whose  desperate  dreams  gave  birth 

To  agony  which  freed  a  fettered  race. 

Men  read  the  hieroglyphics  on  your  face — 

Your  thrust-out  lip,  your  shadowed  cheeks,  your  scars — 

And  understand  the  burnings  of  the  stars. 

Harry  Elmore  Hurd. 


James  Ramp  hus  been  living  in  San  Francisco  tlie  last  ten  or  fifteen  years,  going  to  Honolulu  for  a  year  or  two,  where  he  did  newspaper 

and  radio  wor\.  He  was  for  a  time  in  the  English  Depaitment  of  the  San  Mateo  Junior  College.  He  has  written  short  stories  and  plays, 

some  of  u'luch  have  been  presented  in  San  Francisco's  little  theatres. 

Carl  Holliday  was  horn  in  Ohio  in  1879,  and  was  a  versatile,  gifted  writer  and  scholar.  He  was  the  author  of  many  hoo\s.  ranging 

from  the  "Daum  of  Literature"  to  text  booi^s.  and  juvenile  stories:  he  contributed  to  many  of  America's  outstanding  f)ub!icatio»is;  was 

Educational  Director  with  U.  S.  troops  in  France  during  the  World  War;  was  founder  a^^d  editor  of  The  Mission  Press.  San  Jose;  he 

was  head  of  the  English  Department  at  San  Jose  Stxite  College  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1936  in  an  automobile  accident. 

Anna  Blake  Mazqlida  of  San  Francisco  is  the  author  of  a  hoo\  of  poems,  and  her  verse  and  prose  appear  in  many  national 

/  ubiications. 

Harry  Elmore  Hurd  of  Boston,  after  serving  as  Chaplain  of  the  iird  U.  S.  Engineers  in  France  uith  ran\  of  First  Lieut.,  resigned 

a  metropolitan  pulpit  and  became  a  cowboy  in  the  West,  traveling  from  state  to  state  on  mule  and  horseback.. 

Ben  Field  lives  in  Los  Angeles. 

Marion  Stewart  of  San  prancisco  has  had  many  poems  m  the  Christian  Science  Monitor  and  verse  magazines. 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN 
READING 


Not  for  the  Meek;  bv  Elizabeth  D.  Kaup. 
The  Macmillan  Co.  Price  $2.75.  Re- 
viewed by  Virginia  Chilton. 

At  the  Zoo:  b\  W.  W.  Robinion  with 
illustrations  by  Irene  B.  Robinson. 
MacMillan  Co.  Price  50  cents.  Re- 
viewed by  Cora  Bjornstrom. 

^  "Not  for  the  Meek"  is  the  story  of  an 
era  that  is  passing — the  era  of  great 
fortunes  made  almost  overnight  from  an 
expanding  industry  and  the  formation  of 
large  trusts  and  consolidations.  That  many 
of  the  men  who  made  this  era  were  un- 
scrupulous is  not  to  be  denied  but  they  also 
possessed  qualities  of  greatness  that  made 
their  success  possible:  leadership,  an  ability 
to  judge  men  and  events,  and  the  courage 
to  take  chances  while  lesser  men  hesitated. 

In  Martin  Lyndendaal.  whose  story  is 
told  in  this  powerful  novel  by  Elizabeth  D. 
Kaup,  we  read  of  the  rise  of  a  young  Danish 
immigrant  to  a  place  equal  to  that  occupied 
by  the  great  industrial  giants  of  his  time,  at 
the  turn  of  this  century.  It  is  more  than  the 
story  of  the  events  contributing  to  his  suc- 
cess. Told  through  the  medium  of  Martin's 
thoughts  in  his  old  age  we  see  his  whole  life 
pass  in  review,  not  as  the  world  saw  it  but 
as  his  own  inner  self  saw  it.  We  see,  for 
instance,  that  to  him  the  great  wealth  he 
had  accumulated  was  unimportant.  "A  name 
was  better  than  being  rich,  a  name  like  Mar- 
tin Lyndendaal,  that  stood  for  something. 
When  you  made  so  much  money  you  had  to 
give  it  away  it  c-cascd  to  have  any  meaning." 

In  his  dealings  with  labor  he  realizes  that 
he  was  often  unable  to  follow  his  own  ideas 
which  had  been  formed  while  working  his 
way  to  the  top  and  which  he  felt  were  based 
on  an  intimate  knowledge  of  how  the  work- 
ing man   thought.   Even   in   his  later  years 


when  he  was  free  to  deal  with  labor  in  his 
own  way  and  was  often  accused  of  being 
too  friendly  to  the  unions,  he  could  see  that 
he  was  not  entirely  sincere  in  his  treatment 
of  them.  He  knew  too  well  the  faults  on 
both  sides,  but  "whatever  he  believed  or  he 
didn't  believe,  he'd  survived.  " 

Wc  understand,  through  his  eyes,  his  re- 
lations with  those  near  to  him.  his  brave 
Danish  mother;  his  cousin  Axel;  Frances 
Calvcrton,  his  aristocratic  Southern  wife, 
and  their  children.  These  relations  often 
were  less  successful  than  his  business  deal- 


ings, but  each  had  its  place  in  the  tapestry 
of  Martin's  life. 

If  you  like  studies  of  human  nature  with 
a  fair  amount  of  story  thrown  in,  you  will 
like  "Not  for  the  Meek."  The  prose  is 
terse,  sometimes  jerky,  as  a  man  might  think 
when  he  was  old  and  someone  had  asked 
him  to  write  the  story  of  his  life  so  that 
future  generations  might  gain  inspiration 
from  his  success.  "He  had  no  illusions  about 
the  success  he  had  made.  He'd  been  lucky — ■ 
almost  consistently  lucky.  Men  who  failed 
did  so  largely  because  they  hadn't  happened 


How  long 

since  your  will  was 

reviewed  ? 

Any  will  mi^ht  go  into  effect  tomor- 
row. But  unless  it  had  been  reviewed  by 
an  attorney  during  the  past  seven  years, 
the  chances  are  it  would  not  do  the  job 
intended. 

One  reason  is  the  recent  federal  tax  leg- 
islation, which  automatically  changes  the 
effect  of  some  of  the  most  carefully 
drawn  wills. 

Another  is  the  ebb  and  flow  of  invest- 
ment values,  now  so  greatly  affected  by 
both   national   and  international   events. 

When  you  have  your  will  reviewed,  or 
a  new  one  made,  ask  how  a  Testamen- 
tary Trust  can  add  continuing  protection 
for  your  family.  Let  us  mail  you  a  copy 
of  an  informative  booklet,  "Your  Estate 
and  How  to  Conser\e  It." 

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TO  you  WHO  INHALE 

THESE  FACTS  ARE  VITAL! 


"Call  for 

PHILIP 
MORRIS 

REAL   PLEASURE- 
REAL  PROTECTION! 


All  Smokers  inhale — sometimes — with  (ir 
without  knowing  it.  When  you  do,  it's 
plain,  there's  increased  exposure  to  irrita- 
tion. So — choose  your  cigarette  with  care! 
There  is  a  vital  difference.  Eminent  doctors 
reported  their  findings  —  in  authoritative 
medical  journals; 

ON  COMPARISON  —  FOUR  OTHER 
LEADING  BRANDS  AVERAGED  235% 
MORE  IRRITANT  THAN  THE  STRIK- 
INGLY CONTRASTED  PHILIP  MOR- 
RIS ..  .  AND  WHATS  MORE  — THE 
IRRITATION  'WAS  FOUND  TO  LAST 
MORE  THAN  FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 
Remember  —  next  time  you  buy  a  pack  of 
cigarettes  —  Philip  Morris  provides  truest 
smoking  pleasure  —  Complete  enjoyment  of 
the  world's  finest  tobaccos — 'With  no  worry 
about  throat  irritation ! 

So — especially  if  you  inhale — it's  plain  com- 
mon sense  to  .  .  . 

AMERICA'S  FINEST  Cigarette 

TASTE  BETTER  AND  ARE  BETTER— Proved 
better  for  your  nose  and  throat!  Full  enjoy- 
ment of  the  world's  finest  tobaccos  —  with 
no  worry  about  throat  irritation! 


HELP  THE  CLUB  BY 
PAYING  YOUR  DUES  PROMPTLY 


Your  Club  Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


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MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
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to  have  held  the  cards."  But  as  the  title  in- 
dicates, this  success  was  not  to  be  gained  by 
the  meek. 

^  "At  the  Zoo,"  by  W.  W.  Robinson. 
Like  so  many  of  the  lovely  books  pub- 
lished for  the  children  of  today  "At  the 
Zoo"  by  'W.  'W.  and  Irene  Robinson 
should  appeal  not  only  to  the  child  of 
four  to  six  years,  for  whom  it  has  been 
designed,  but  it  should  also  be  a  delight 
to  the  parent  or  friend  who  will  be  asked 
to  read  and  re-read  it. 

To  the  small  book  lover  the  illustrations 
arc,  of  course,  the  high  lights  of  interest. 
From  the  whimsical  monkey  to  the  majestic 
lion  with  the  melancholy  eyes  this  visit  to 
the  zoo  is  visually  satisfying.  Accompanied 
by  a  text,  which  moves  along  quickly 
enough  for  the  period  of  concentration  of 
the  very  young  mind,  the  pictures  carry 
Ann  Allen  and  her  little  brother  Bill  from 
cage  to  cage — camels,  elephants,  kanga- 
roos, tigers  and  many  more. 

Familiarity  with  such  a  book  should  be 
a  delightful  preliminary  to  any  little 
child's  visit  to  the  zoo. 

New  Books  in  the 
Club  Library 

NON-FICTION 
Metropolitan   Operagrams:    Metropoli- 
tan Opera  Guild,  Inc.   (publisher). 
'With  Love  and  Irony:  Lin  Yutang. 
'Winston  Churchill:  Rene  Kraus. 
The  Tide  of  Fortune:  Stefan  Zweig. 
Chronology  of  Failure:  Hamilton  Fish 

Armstrong. 
Zero  Hour:  Stephen  'Vincent  Benet  et  al. 
Diplomatically     Speaking:     Lloyd     C. 

Griscom, 
My  Life  in  a  Man-Made  Jungle:  Belle 

J.  Benchley. 
Uncle  Toby's  Christmas  Book:   Uncle 

Toby  (pseud.) 
The  Philadelphia  Story:  Philip  Barry. 
My  Life  With  George:  I.  A.  R.  Wylie. 
Calling  Quail:  Harrison  Dibblee. 
The  Inky  Way:  Alice  Hegan  Rice. 

FICTION 
Happy  Christmas:  Daphne  Du  Maurier. 
The  Rabbit's  Nest:  Elizabeth  Morrow. 
Sapphira   and   the    Slave    Girl:   'Willa 

Gather. 
Oliver  Wiswell:  Kenneth  Roberts. 
J.^coBY's  Corners:  Jake  Falstaff. 
Fame  is  the  Spur:  Howard  Spring. 
The  'Voyage:  Charles  Morgan. 
Love  Stories  of  Old  California:  Mr.<^. 

Fremont  Older. 
Hildreth:  Harlow  Estes. 
Fielding's     Folly:      Frances     Parkinson 

Keyes. 
On  the  Long  Tide:  Laura  Krey. 
The  Great  Mistake:  Mary  Roberts  Rine- 

hart. 
Journey  Into  Fear:  Eric  Ambler. 

FEBRUARY,  1941  —'WOMEN'S  CITY 


San  Francisco 
Hospitality  Committee 

('Continued  from  page  12) 

present  program  or  facilities  for  such  ser- 
vice but  which  arc  willing  to  cooperate  in 
some  measure  in  the  community  effort.  For 
these  the  committee  has  sent  out  a  ques- 
tionnaire to  ascertain  facilities  available 
and  to  ask  whether  the  organization  in- 
volved desires  to  cooperate  with  the  com- 
mittee. All  replies  so  far  received  have 
expressed  a  desire  to  cooperate  in  every  way 
possible. 

The  magnitude  of  the  program  and  the 
form  that  it  will  take  are  not  exactly  clear 
at  this  time.  All  competent  observers  realize 
that  there  is  a  problem  but  the  approach  to 
its  solution  is  not  entirely  plain.  The  com- 
mittee is  proceeding  on  the  theory  that 
whatever  the  problem  may  eventually  be  a 
way  will  be  found  by  cooperative  effort  to 
satisfactorily  solve  it  to  the  benefit  of  the 
community  and  the  young  men  involved. 
The  cooperating  agencies  will,  in  as  far  as 
possible,  through  this  committee  strive  for 
a  program  of  service  to  include  the  follow- 
ing: —  to  establish  places  of  recreation  and 
rest:  to  provide  entertainment,  games  and 
self-directed  activities  and  to  cooperate  with 
furnishing  of  similar  activities  in  camps  in 
cooperation  with  military  authorities;  to  pro- 
vide satisfactory  lodgings  at  a  price  within 
the  means  of  the  service  men:  to  provide 
social  events  including  dances,  sight-seeing 
trips,  etc.:  Home  Hospitality,  council  and 
guidance  covering  personal  problems  of 
men;  opportunity  for  religious  ministrations 
for  men  of  different  faiths  in  cooperation 
with  Chaplains  in  camps  and  churches  in 
the  community:  hospital  visiting  under  the 
direction  and  with  the  cooperation  of  the 
American  Red  Cross:  community  send-off 
programs  for  men  who  volunteer  or  are 
selected  for  service  and  receptions  for  the 
returned  service  men;  information  regarding 
transportation  facilities,  railroad,  bus:  also, 
information  for  relatives  who  wi,sh  to  visit: 
the  furnishing  of  helpful  literature  to  assist 
in  the  adjustment  of  a  returned  .soldier  to 
civilian  life. 

In  order  to  provide  a  central  Hospitality 
House  plans  have  been  drawn  for  a  build- 
ing to  be  erected  in  Marshall  Square.  This 
building  as  proposed  will  contain  lounge, 
library,  canteen,  hostess  lounge,  refresh- 
ment counter  and  will  constitute  a  modern 
service  unit.  Funds  for  materials  have  been 
tentatively  approved  by  Mayor  Rossi  and  it 
is  expected  that  the  W.P.A.  will  furnish  the 
labor.  It  is  possible  that  much  of  the  furni- 
ure  from  the  San  Francisco  Building  at  the 
World's  Fair  can  be  used  for  the  furnishing 
of  this  or  other  centers.  It  is  hoped  that  final 
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Badger  Pass  Skiing 

^  A  recent  tour  of  the  Badger  Pass  Ski 
Area  with  Charley  Proctor  has  filled 
me  with  enthusiasm  over  the  work  that 
has  been  done  to  improve  ski  conditions. 
It  is  not  particularly  obvious  from  the 
porch,  but  when  the  skier  really  gets  out 
on  the  slopes  he  will  find  the  going  much 
better. 

The  "Moogl  Run,"  No.  5,  so  called  for 
its  bumps  and  surprises,  has  been  worked 
over  and  greatly  improved,  the  down  tim- 
ber being  removed  from  it  and  its  course 
led  around  the  hillside  in  such  a  way  as 
to  carry  the  runner  through  the  dip  with- 
out the  hump  that  was  often  so  trying. 

A  novice  run  to  supplement  the  No.  2 
run  which  led  a  long  way  around  by  old 
Badger  Pass  has  been  opened  which  makes 
use  of  a  chain  of  meadows  between  No.  2 
and  No.  1,  while  another  variation  cuts 
into  No.  2  without  the  climb  beginners 
found  tiring.  Now  the  novice  can  really 
try  out  his  boards  and  his  skill  without 
getting  in  the  way  of  the  faster  traffic  on 
the  main  hill  or  even  through  Snow-Bunny 
Gulch  (which,  incidentally,  has  shared  in 
the  removal  of  stumps  and  logs  from  its 
terrain.) 

On  the  west  side  of  the  upski,  the  jump 
has  been  moved  farther  west,  giving  it  a 
better  angle  and  leaving  a  very  nice  hill 
open  for  general  running.  It  should  be 
especially  well  adapted  for  slalom  use,  too. 
both  because  of  its  curves  and  because  of 
the  new  rope  tow  being  installed  just  be- 
yond it,  next  to  the  jump.  This  should 
aJso  spread  the  use  of  the  bowl  into  its 
western  side  and  give  a  good  connection 
with  the  head  of  the  old  Chinquapin 
Road  Run,  or,  on  the  south  side  of  this 
dome,  with  the  assorted  Aspen  runs  which 
are  good  only  in  times  of  deep  snow  and 
have  never  been  marked  or  thoroughly 
worked  out.  However,  any  run  in  this  di- 
rection tends  to  join  the  lower  end  of 
Rail  Creek  Run  or  intersect  the  Wawona 
Road. 

Both  this  ski-tow  and  the  new  one  near 
the  junction  of  the  south-south-east  slope 
of  Ski  Top  with  Tempo  Dome  should  be 
very  useful  in  preventing  congestion  on 
busy  Sundays,  and  also  permit  use  of  the 
snow  wherever  it  happens  to  be  best  at  a 
particular  time.  Both  tows  serve  descents 
of  about  300  feet  vertical  drop,  and.  with 
a  little  cl  mbing  at  one  end  or  the  other, 
this  second  one  may  be  stretched  to  the 
summit  of  Tempo  Dome  or  down  into 
Strawberry  Creek,  several  hundred  feet 
lower.  Its  exposure  gives  good  spring 
skiing  on  many  a  morning  when  the  north 
slopes  have  powder  snow  or  are  icy  from 
the  night  and  have  not  yet  softened  up. 
A  striking  new  directional  sign  post 
erected    by   the   National    Park    Service    at 


the  top  of  the  Upski  will  be  particularly 
helpful  to  newcomers  unfamiliar  with  the 
trails.  The  Park  Service  has  also  built  some 
additional  rest-rooms  near  the  Ski  Lodge, 
and  has  improved  the  trails  described 
above,  with  the  cooperation  of  a  Ski  Ad- 
visory Committee  made  up  of  Mr.  Bestor 
Robinson,  Dr.  Joel  Hildebrand,  and  Mr. 
Frank  Wentworth. 

One  of  the  biggest  innovations  under 
the  Service's  new  Winter  Sports  Policy  is 
the  building  of  a  Ski  Hut  at  Ostrander 
Lake  and  marking  trails  to  it,  both  from 
Badger  Pass  (about  9  miles)  and  from  the 
Glacier  Point  Road  (about  six  miles).  The 
Yosemite  Park  and  Curry  Company  will 
maintain  a  couple  there  to  give  service,  or 
skiers  may  take  their  own  equipment.  It  is 
absolutely  necessary,  however,  to  make 
reservations  through  the  ranger  at  Badger 
Pass,  as  accommodations  are  limited  in 
both  types.  This  hut  gives  a  portal  to  some 
wonderful  sub-alpine  slopes  on  Horse 
Ridge,  and  eventually  to  the  magnificent 
slopes  beyond. 

PROGRAM  OF  WINTER  EVENTS  AT 
BADGER  PASS—  1941 

Febriuiry 
9 — Weekly   Slalom,   Ski  Tests  at  Badger 

Pass. 
1  5 — Conducted  Ski  Tour  for  Winter  Club 

Members. 
16 — "Y"  Test  Run  on  Rail  Creek  Course. 
22 — Special  Holiday  Program,  Skating  and 

Skiing  Events. 
28 — Pacific  Coast  Intercollegiate  Ski  Union 

and     Pacific     Coast     Conference     Ski 

Championships.    (Continued  March   1 

and  2.) 

March 

1 ,  2 — Pacific  Coast  Intercollegiate  Ski  Union 
and  Pacific  Coast  Conference  Ski 
Championships.  (Continued  from  Feb. 
28.) 

8,  9 — California  Division  "B"  Class  Down- 
hill  and    Slalom    Championships. 

14,15 — Far  West  Kandahar  Ski  Meet, 
Downhill  and   Slalom. 

22 — Conducted  Ski  Tour  for  Winter  Club 
Members.  Ski  Tests  at  Badger  Pass. 

23 — "Y"  Test  Run  on  Rail  Creek  Course, 
Ski  Tests  at  Badger  Pass. 

29 — Ski  Tests  at  Badger  Pass.  Conducted 
Ski  Tour  for  Winter  Club  Members. 

30 — B.  Charles  Erhman  Giant  Slalom  for 
Winter  Club  Members. 

(Note:  All  scheduled  events  subject  to 
change  because  of  weather  conditions). 

Moonlight  sleigh  rides  and  toboggan 
parties  will  be  scheduled  throughout  the 
season. 


FEBRUARY,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


f Continued  from  page  H) 

John  Charles  Thomas,  will  be  the  guest 
soloist  with  the  Claremont  Oratorio  So- 
ciety, augmented  to  300  voices  for  the 
occasion,  under  the  direction  of  Lawrence 
Recder,  in  an  impressive  rendition  of  the 
oratorio  "Elijah"  for  the  inaugural  pro- 
gram on   Sunday  afternoon.   May   4th. 

On  May  11th.  the  San  Francisco  Opera 
Ballet  of  which  William  Christensen  is 
director,  will  make  its  first  appearance  in 
the  Greek  Theatre  and  present  three  of 
the  finest  ballets  in  its  repertoire;  "Chopin- 
ade";  "In  Old  Vienna"  and  "Romeo  and 
Juliet." 

A  new  English  version  of  Jacques  Of- 
fenbach's "Orpheus  in  the  Underworld" 
has  been  made  by  Prof.  Theodore  Robert 
Bowie,  member  of  an  old  San  Francisco 
family  and  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  California,  for  the  elaborate  produc- 
tion of  this  delightful  light  opera,  which  is 
a  satire  on  the  activities  of  the  Greek 
gods,   to  be  given  on   Sunday,  May   18th. 

A  symphonic  concert  with  a  celebrated 
conductor  and  guest  soloist  is  scheduled 
for  May  25th,  and  on  June  1st,  George 
Bernard  Shaw's  "St.  Joan,"  generally  con- 
ceded to  be  the  greatest  historical  drama 
of  the  modern  theatre  will  be  presented. 
For  this  production  the  Festival  Associa- 
tion has  had  the  good  fortune  of  securing 
the  distinguished  actress,  Elena  Miraraova, 
acclaimed  for  her  outstanding  portrayals 
in  both  London  and  New  York,  for  the 
title-role  of  the  hapless  martyr. 

The  Chmax  of  the  Festival  will  be  an 
elaborate  production  of  Shakespeare's  de- 
lightful comedy  "Twelfth  Night"  with 
Gilmore  Brown,  the  founder  and  director 
of  the  Pasadena  Community  Playhouse,  in 
the  role  of  Sir  Toby.  Mr.  Brown's  out- 
standing performance  as  Falstaff  in  the 
Falstaff  trilogy  produced  in  the  Greek 
Theatre  in  1920,  will  be  most  pleasantly 
remembered  by  those  who  witnessed  the 
performances. 

During  the  month  of  February,  the 
Women's  Committee  of  the  Festival  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  Mrs.  Samuel  M.  Marks 
is  general  chairman,  will  conduct  an  ex- 
tensive Membership  Coupon  Book  sale 
campaign. 

These  books,  which  will  be  conveniently 
available  to  Members  of  the  San  Francisco 
Women's  City  Club,  will  be  in  $5  and 
.$10  units.  The  $5  book  will  contain  12 
tifty-cent  coupons,  and  the  .$10  book,  2  5 
coupons  valued  at  $12.50.  The  books  will 
be  transferable  and  any  number  of  cou- 
pons may  be  exchanged  for  general  ad- 
missions or  reserved  seat  tickets  for  any 
of  the  Festival  performances  in  advance 
of  the  general  public  sale.  Detailed  infor- 
mation as  to  the  Festival  and  the  coupon 
books  will  be  available  at  the  Club's  In- 
formation desk. 


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Britain,  The  U.  S.  A. 
And  the  World  War 

—By  J,  A.  Spender.  C.  H. 
(Reprinted  from  "The  Eng]ish-Spea\ing 
World.) 
^  We  have  heard  a  great  deal  recently 
of  a  "new  order"  in  the  world  to  be 
established  by  the  dictators  in  conformity 
with  a  pattern  laid  down  in  Berlin,  It  is 
possible,  indeed  probable,  that  in  years  to 
come  another  and  more  beneficent  "new 
order"  will  be  dated  from  a  day  in  August, 
1940,  when  the  first  agreement  was  signed 
between  Britain,  the  United  States,  and 
Canada  for  the  pooling  of  their  resources 
in  a  common  scheme  of  defense  against 
aggression  from  whatever  quarter  it  may 
threaten. 

This  agreement  had  two  aspects.  It  was 
a  bargain  whereby  Britain  got  fifty  service- 
able destroyers  and  gave  in  return  the  use 
of  British  territory  and  British  territorial 
waters  to  the  United  States  naval  and  air 
forces  and — possibly  even  more  important 
— it  pointed  the  way  to  the  solution  of  the 
capital  problem  of  reconciling  national  in- 
dependence with  international  co-opera- 
tion. 

It  is  the  essence  of  a  good  bargain  that 
both  the  parties  to  it  should  think  that  they 
have  done  well,  and  we  may  note  with  a 
certain  satisfaction  that  some  American 
newspapers  claimed  that  their  side  had  got 
the  best  of  it.  So  long  as  we  are  satisfied, 
that  is  all  to  the  good.  In  respect  of  the 
Panama  Canal  and  the  Caribbean  Sea,  it 
is  worth  noting  that  the  agreement  carries 
to  its  logical  conclusion  the  Hay-Pauncefote 
Treaty,  which  secured  British  consent  to 
the  construction  of  the  Canal  under  Ameri- 
can auspices.  And  here  a  word  may  be 
said  for  President  Wilson,  whose  strong 
action  in  1913  prevented  the  circumven- 
tion of  that  treaty  by  certain  American 
interests.  The  clear  understanding  between 
the  two  countries  about  the  fair  and  right 
use  of  the  Canal  undoubtedly  made  much 
easier  the  negotiation  of  the  present  agree- 
ment. 

In  the  meantime  the  development  of  in- 
ternational affairs  both  in  Europe  and  in 
the  Far  East  has  brought  home  equally  to 
Britain,  Canada,  and  the  United  States 
that  guardianship  of  the  Canal  is  a  com- 
mon interest  of  first-class  importance,  which 
can  only  be  made  secure  by  their  co-opera- 
tion. The  obvious  method  of  this  co-opera- 
tion is  that  British  possessions  in  the  Carib- 
bean Sea  shall  be  made  available  to  the 
United  States  Navy  and  Air  Force.  That 
cases  the  burden  on  Britain  by  assigning 
a  part  of  it  to  the  United  States. 

The  chief,  indeed,  the  only  obstacle, 
was  the  principle  of  "sovereignty"  which, 
in  Europe,  had  proved  fatal  to  any  con- 
certed action,  while  there  was  yet  time,  be- 
tween  the   nations   threatened   by   German 


aggression.  The  people  of  Bermuda  were 
at  first  seriously  alarmed  on  hearing  of  the 
proposed  ninety-nine  years'  lease  to  the 
United  States.  They  sent  a  memorandum 
to  the  Colonial  Secretary  declaring  them- 
selves to  be  "gravely  disturbed"  at  the 
report  that  they  were  to  be  deprived  of 
their  time-honoured  allegiance  to  the  Brit- 
ish Empire  and  Commonwealth  and  to  be 
transferred  to  another  Power.  A  commit- 
tee of  M.  P.s  was  formed  to  keep  watch 
over  and  frustrate  this  sinister  proposal. 
Lord  Lloyd  immediately  assured  the  Ber- 
mudans  that  their  status  as  British  citizens 
would  not  be  in  the  least  affected  by  the 
ninety  years'  lease.  There  had  been  no 
transfer  of  sovereignty.  The  United  States 
had  been  granted  a  user  of  certain  facili- 
ties in  Bermuda  for  a  particular  purpose 
acknowledged  to  be  a  common  interest, 
hut  in  all  other  respects  the  status  of  the 
island  would  remain  as  before.  This  ap- 
pears to  have  satisfied  them,  and  so  far  as 
the  other  proposed  leases  affect  the  Ca- 
nadian people,  Mr.  Mackenzie  King,  the 
Canadian  Prime  Minister,  has  no  doubt  of 
their  desirability  from  the  Canadian  point 
of  view. 

Here,  it  seems  to  me,  is  a  precedent  of 
the  greatest  importance  and  of  the  best 
omen  for  the  future  peace  of  the  world. 
Whatever  there  is  of  virtue  and  value  in 
the  idea  of  Federal  Union  will  be  realized 
not  by  writing  constitutions  and  attempt- 
ing to  impose  them  on  (probably)  unwill- 
ing peoples,  but  by  building  on  the  foun- 
dation of  experience  gained  in  these  times. 
Let  stone  upon  stone  be  fitted  into  its 
place  according  as  practical  necessity  shows 
the  need  of  it  and  \vc  may  get  a  building 
which  will  stand  the  test  of  time.  Both 
we  and  the  United  States  are  learning 
from  the  experience  of  Europe  that  last- 
minute  improvisations  or  reliance  on  some- 
thing called  "collective  security"  without 
organized  power  behind  it,  is  of  no  avail 
against  resolute  aggressors  preparing  war. 
The  threatened  nations  must  pool  their  re- 
sources and  make  an  end  of  the  tradition 
which  keeps  them  in  separate  compart- 
ments each  in  its  isolation  at  the  mercy  of 
the  aggressor.  The  ninety-nine  years'  lease 
may  be  called  a  "legal  fiction,"  but  legal 
fictions  have  played  a  large  and  benevo- 
lent part  in  the  development  of  institu- 
tions, and  this  one  is  a  means  of  reconciling 
all  that  is  valuable  in  local  patriotism  with 
the  co-operation  that  is  essential  for  mutual 
defence.  It  is  the  triumph  of  good  sense 
over  precedent  and  prejudice. 

It  assumes  of  course  goodwill  between 
the  peoples  co-operating.  The  intrinsically 
sensible  solution  of  the  "Polish  Corridor" 
for  the  problem  of  securing  an  outlet  to 
the  sea  for  an  inland  people  was  thwarted 
by  the  chronic  ill-will  of  the  German  and 
Polish  peoples.  Many  animosities  will  have 
to   he   unlearnt   in    Europe   before   the   cx- 


FEBRUARY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


ample  spreads.  Let  us  hope  that  the  neces- 
sary teaching  will  come  in  the  hard  school 
of  war.  But  there  is,  fortunately,  no  doubt 
about  this  essential  condition  as  between 
the  British  and  American  peoples.  War,  in 
the  common  phrase,  is  unthinkable  between 
these  two.  It  is,  at  all  events,  so  remote 
as  to  be  not  worth  a  thought.  Week  by 
week,  as  this  war  proceeds,  the  community 
of  tfv:ir  interests,  not  to  speak  of  their 
thoughts,  traditions  and  sympathies,  comes 
more  and  more  into  the  picture.  The  con- 
versations between  Lord  Lothian  and  the 
Washington  Administration  extend  to  the 
Pacific  and  to  Australia  and  Singapore. 
Joint  action  in  those  regions  also  is  the 
correct  counter  move  to  Japanese  threats 
of  aggression.  Britain  and  America  move 
together  as  the  German  threat  spreads  to 
the  outer  world. 

Events  have  proved  more  enlightening 
than  any  argument.  The  mere  fact  that 
they  have  had  to  contemplate  the  possi- 
bility of  a  British  defeat  has  brought  home 
to  the  American  people  the  immense  part 
played  by  British  command  of  the  sea  in 
giving  meaning  and  value  to  the  Monroe 
Doctrine  and  the  formidable  nature  of  the 
problem  which  would  confront  them  if 
Britain  were  defeated.  We  may  trace  this 
process  of  enlightenment  in  the  proceedings 
of  the  Pan  American  Conference  between 
the  United  States  and  the  South  American 
Republics  held  at  Havana  last  July,  when 
British  fortunes  seemed  at  their  lowest  ebb. 
How,  asked  the  delegates,  should  the 
Americans  act,  if  the  whole  burden  of  re- 
pelling European  aggressors  were  thrown 
back  on  them?  What  would  happen  to 
them  if  the  Nazis  seized  British  possessions 
in  the  Caribbean  Sea  or  the  North  Atlantic 
and  thus  brought  long  stretches  of  the 
American  coast  north  and  south  within 
range  of  their  bombs? 

The  immediate  answer  was  that  this 
must  be  prevented  at  all  costs.  On  behalf 
of  the  United  States,  but  with  the  consent 
of  the  South  American  Republics.  Mr. 
Cordell  Hull  declared  that  any  attempt  to 
modify  the  existing  status  of  the  American 
possessions  of  European  Powers,  whether 
Dutch,  French.  British  or  Danish,  "whether 
by  cession,  by  transfer,  or  by  any  impair- 
ment whatsoever  in  the  control  thereto- 
fore exercised  would  be  of  profound  and 
immediate  concern  to  all  the  American 
Republics." 

The  Havana  discussions,  however,  led 
logically  to  the  conclusion  that  the  most 
sensible  course  was  to  help  Britain  to  kill 
the  mischief  at  its  European  source  and 
so  keep  the  danger  remote  from  America. 
In  the  next  few  weeks,  as  British  resistance 
stiffened  and  it  was  seen  that  the  British 
people  would  shrink  from  no  cost  or  sac- 
rifice in  the  battle  with  tyranny,  this 
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and  generous  impulse  to  the  "help  Britain" 
movement. 

Meanwhile,  in  the  Nazi-Fascist  camp,  the 
nightmare  of  British-American  co-opera- 
tion, which,  as  Hitler  and  Mussolini  know, 
threatens  ruin  to  their  scheme  of  world 
dominion,  has  more  and  more  been  loom- 
ing up.  There  is  no  longer  any  doubt 
about  the  intention  of  these  dictators.  If  it 
served  no  other  purpose  the  Axis-Japan 
pact  threw  off  the  mask,  and  made  open 
confession  that  conquest  extending  to  both 
hemispheres  and  all  continents  was  the 
deliberate  design  of  these  two.  That  is  of 
equal  concern  to  the  United  States,  to 
Britain  and  to  the  British  Dominions,  and 
week  by  week  we  have  seen  them  coming 
closer  together  to  resist  it. 

I  will  not  try  to  anticipate  what  form 
their  co-operation  will  take.  The  reader 
will  probably  know  more  about  that  than 
I  do  before  this  article  appears.  But  the 
belief  that  they  will  co-operate  and  that 
they  have  reserves  of  power  more  than 
sufficient  to  ensure  the  victory  of  their 
cause,  has  now  for  many  weeks  been  one 
of  the  major  factors  in  any  estimate  of  the 
future,  and  one  of  the  chief  motives  for 
the  movements  of  the  Axis  Powers.  It  is, 
I  believe,  well  founded.  In  the  meantime 
it  helps  and  heartens  the  British  people  to 
know  that  by  enduring  and  suffering  they 
are  rallying  the  American  peoples  to  their 
side  and  preparing  the  ground  for  the  one 
union  of  forces  which,  in  the  long  run,  can 
secure  peace  to  the  world. 


^     To  THE  Women's  City  Club 
OF  San  Francisco: 
Thank  you  very  much  indeed   for  your 
splendid  consignment  of  clothes  which  we 
are  so  glad  to  have.    It  is  such  a  desperate 
need. 

I  shall  be  so  grateful  if  you  will  men- 
tion the  fact  that  we  are  collecting  leather 
— gloves  or  handbags — if  they  are  sent  in 
ripped  up,  so  that  we  can  make  them  into 
warm  leather  jerkins. 

Mrs.  p.  D.  Butler, 
President  British  War  Relief  Ass'n 


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will  undoubtedly  take  advantage  of  these 
facilities  while  on  down  town  business. 

Mr.  Anderson's  specialized  record  library 
of  Scandinavian  music,  "Scandimusica"  and 
his  exquisite  imported  Swedish  table  linens 
and  folk  costumes  are  also  located  on  the 
fifth  floor  of  the  Win.'ton  Building,  97? 
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Red  Cross  Mercy  Ship 

^  An  American  Red  Cross  "Mercy 
Ship,"  carrying  a  $1,176,000  cargo  of 
critically  needed  relief  supplies  for  Greek 
war  victims,  left  New  York  for  Athens 
January  15,  it  was  announced  by  Chairman 
Norman  H.  Davis. 

The  vessel  was  the  "S.  S.  Kassandra 
Louloudis,"  a  7,500  ton  freighter  provided 
by  the  Greek  government.  It  sailed  to 
Athens  via  Suez,  loaded  with  12,000,000 
pounds  of  foodstuffs,  medical  supplies, 
clothing,   ambulances   and   ho.spital    trucks. 

Simultaneously.  Chairman  Davis  an- 
nounced the  Greek  War  Relief  association 
was  purchasing  five  complete  field  hos- 
pitals which  will  be  shipped  early  in  Feb- 
ruary by  the  Red  Cross.  The  five  units, 
each  equipped  with  250  beds  and  a  mobile 
operating  theater,  are  being  purchased  at  a 
cost  of  $225,000.  They  will  be  rushed 
upon  arrival  to  strategic  points  near  the 
front  lines. 

Coordination  between  the  Red  Cross 
and  the  Greek  War  Relief  association  came 
following  a  conference  at  Red  Cross  head- 
quarters. Spyros  P.  Skouras,  National 
President  of  the  association,  met  with 
Chairman  Davis  and  Red  Cross  officials  to 
prevent  duplication  of  relief  supplies  to 
Greece. 

Chairman  Davis  stated  the  Red  Cross 
had  taken  action  on  the  "Mercy  Ship" 
after  receiving  detailed  cable  reports  from 
its  Athens  representative,  Charles  L.  House. 

Working  in  coooperation  with  the  U.  S. 
Minister  to  Greece.  Lincoln  MacVeagh, 
House  surveyed  civilian  and  military  rehef 
needs  through  the  Greek  Department  of 
Public  Welfare  and  the  Army  Medical 
Corps.  His  cables  described  urgent  needs 
for  ambulances  and  medical  supplies  in  the 
front  line  defenses  and  for  food  and  cloth- 
ing among  children  and  women. 

Relief  articles  listed  in  House's  cables 
will  be  given  priority  on  the  "Kassandra 
Louloudis,"  Chairman  Davis  said.  The 
Red  Cross  has  placed  "Rush"  orders  for 
25  additional  ambulances  which  are  sche- 
duled for  earliest  possible  delivery.  Their 
arrival  in  Athens  will  make  a  total  of  50 
American  Red  Cross  ambulances  working 
among  the  Greek  wounded.  Some  25  am- 
bulances are  now  en  route  from  a  British 
Red  Cross  depot  in  the  Middle  East.  The 
American  Red  Cross  arranged  the  transfer 
and  will  replace  the  British  units.  Chair- 
man Davis  declared. 

Today's  announcement  brought  Ameri- 
can Red  Cross  relief  to  Greece  to  approxi- 
mately $1,400,000.  Red  Cross  relief  from 
this  country  has  been  made  possobile 
through  contributions  to  the  Red  Cross 
war  relief  fund  and  through  purchases 
made  by  the  U.  S.  Government  from  the 
Congressional  appropriation  for  foreign 
war  relief. 


The  "Ka.ssandra  Louloudis"  will  be  the 
second  American  Red  Cross  "Mercy  Ship" 
of  the  second  World  War.  In  July  the 
S.  S.  McKeesport  docked  at  Marseille  with 
a  similar  million-dollar  cargo  for  distribu- 
tion in  France.  All  other  American  Red 
Cross  relief  supplies  for  European  war  vic- 
t  ms  have  been  shipped  as  partial  cargo 
lots  on  Europe-bound  vessels. 

In  addition  to  $45,000  in  cash  to  the 
Greek  Red  Cross  for  immediate  purchase 
of  relief  supplies,  previous  American  Red 
Cross  aid  to  Greece  included  $126,000 
worth  of  foodstuffs  and  medical  supplies 
weighing  275,000  pounds,  now  enroutc  to 
Athens  aboard  the  S.  S.  "Grigorios,"  a 
Greek  vessel.  Replacement  of  supplies 
turned  over  by  the  British  Red  Cross  are 
costing  approximately  $55,000. 

The  following  items  are  to  make  up  the 
cargo  of  the  "Kassandra  Louloudis": 

Foodstuffs — 

Milk  —  Evaporated  432,000  cans 

Powdered  273.000  lbs. 

Rolled  Oats 990  000  lbs. 

Cracked  Rice  900,000  lbs. 

Soups  —  Dehydrated  60,000  lbs. 

Citrus  Juices  100,000  cans 

Syrup 39,000  cans 

Margarine  160,000  lbs. 

Prunes 570,000  lbs. 

Dried  Apples  750.000  lbs. 

Flour  8,000.000  lbs. 

Beans  1.000,000  lbs. 

Blankets  100  GOO 

Underwear — 

Children's.  Women's,  Men's 

80,000  suits 

Woolen  Yarn  20  000  lbs. 

Children's   Shoes  20.000  pairs 

Quinine,  sulphate  tablets 

1.000,000  tablets 

Cocoa  64.800  lbs. 

Drugs,  hospital  and  surgical 

supplies   $150,000 

Ambulances  —  U.  S.  Army  field 

type 25 

Hospital  trucks  10 

Surgical  dressings — 

Chapter-produced  1.518,000 

Refugee  garments 

Chapter-produced   260  000 

Recreation  Museum 

(Continued  from  page  14) 
versity  of  California;  Mr.  E.  R.  Leach. 
Mining  Engineer;  Dr.  Mary  H.  Layman. 
Pediatrician,  Stanford  Lane  Ho.<;pital;  Miss 
Josephine  D.  Randall,  Superintendent  of 
Recreation.  San  Francisco  Recreation  De- 
partment; and  Mr.  Bert  Walker,  Curator, 
Junor  Recreation  Museum. 

Each  month  a  pamphlet  entitled  "The 
Junior  Naturalist"  is  printed  by  the  boys 
and  girls  attending  the  Museum.  The 
cover  design,  articles  and  actual  printing 
is  the  work  of  these  boys  and  girls. 


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"One  Nation  Indivisible,  With 
Liberty  and  Justice  for  All" 

— Mrs.  Lovell  Langstroth 

^  This  is  the  slogan  and  Tvjational  Unit> 
is  the  theme  for  this  year's  observance 
of  BROTHERHOOD  WEEK,  sponsored 
annually  during  the  week  of  Washington's 
Birthday  by  the  San  Francisco  Conference 
of  Christians  and  Jews. 

And  who  arc  we  of  the  United  States 
who  need  to  think  of  National  Unity?  .  .  . 
One  third  of  a  million,  Indian;  one 
third  of  a  million.  Oriental,  Filipino,  and 
Mexican;  60  million,  Anglo-Saxon;  10 
million,  Irish;  13  million,  Negro;  15  mil- 
lion, Teutonic;  9  million,  Slavic;  5  million, 
Italian;  2  million,  French;  4  million,  Scan- 
dinavian; 1  million  each,  Finn,  Lithuanian, 
Greek. 

Brotherhood  among  Americans  of  every 
nationality  background  racial  strain,  is  a 
practical  unity  measure  for  national  de- 
fense. 

And  who  are  we,  pledged  to  "Liberty 
and  Justice"?  .  .  . 

Two  mllion.  Episcopalian;  40  million. 
Evangelical  Protestant;  1  m'Uion,  Greek 
Catholic;  41/2  million,  Jew;  two-thirds  of  a 
million.  Mormon;  one-tenth  of  a  million, 
Quaker;  22  million,  Roman  Catholic;  one- 
half  m'Uion,  Christian  Scientist.  .  .  .  Total, 
70  million  Americans,  dedicated  to  the 
dignity  of  man  because  we  believe  in  God, 
rooted  in  the  one  Judaeo-Christian  tradi- 
tion. If  sympathetic  understanding,  en- 
thusiastic cooperation  bind  in  Brotherhood 
these  70  million  adults  and  youth,  no 
enemy  can  conquer  this  country  and  no 
problem  is  too  tough,  no  sacrifice  too  great 
for  It. 

From  our  fathers  we  have  inherited  the 
unfinished  task  of  creating  on  this  Con- 
tinent a  nation  of  free  citizens,  strong 
enough  to  withstand  tyranny,  gentle 
enough  to  care  for  the  stricken  of  our  own 
and  other  lands,  wise  enough  to  school  our 
children  in  the  ways  of  truth,  and  broad 
enough  to  shelter  the  many  altars  of  our 
different  faiths.  To  this  task  we  must  bring 
the  full  measure  of  our  devotion. 

We  must  affirm  the  inherent  dignity  of 
every  human  being  of  whatever  blood  or 
creed.  And  beyond  all  the  divisions  of  our 
imperfect  society  we  must  demonstrate  the 
brotherhood  of  man. 

To  renew  the  memories  of  our  inheri- 
tance and  to  rededicate  ourselves  to  loyalty 
to  America,  we  ask  our  fellow  citizens  to 
join  with  us  in  setting  aside  the  week  of 
Washington's  Birthday.  February  22-28, 
as  Brotherhood  Week. 

THE  WHITE  HOUSE 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

"With   reverent   dependence   upon   God 

,md    faith   in   our   destiny  as  a  people,  let 

us  meet  in  church  and  school,  in  cathedral 


and  synagogue,  in  public  hall  and  home, 
during  the  week  of  Washington's  Birth- 
day, to  purge  our  hearts  of  all  intolerance 
and  to  bind  all  our  citizens  in  a  common 
loyalty.  The  defense  of  America  begins 
in  the  hearts  of  our  countrymen.  In  this 
hour  of  emergency,  let  us  set  aside  time  to 
build  our  unity  from  within,  to  renew  our 
faith  in  brotherhood,  to  quicken  our  na- 
tional I'fe,  and  to  reinvigorate  our  patriot- 
ism with  a  renewal  of  that  vision  of 
democracy  without  which  we  perish  as  a 
people." 

FRANKLIN  D.  ROOSEVELT. 

An  Interesting 
Phenomenon 

^  The  pressure  group  plays  an  important 
part  in  American  political  life.  Perhaps 
it  is  a  big  country's  substitute  for  the  nu- 
merous blocs  or  parties  that  have  character- 
ized certain  other  modern  democracies. 
Rather  strangely,  in  spite  of  general  accep- 
tance, the  pressure  group  and  its  accessories 
—  propaganda  and  the  lobby  —  are  words 
faintly  tinged  with  opprobrium.  Yet  the 
avowed  objective  of  a  pressure  group  is  sel- 
dom, if  ever,  opprobrious. 

There  are  pressure  groups,  for  example, 
for  labor;  for  aid  to  Britain;  for  business. 
Each  presses  its  point  of  view  upon  the  legis- 
lative or  administrative  branch  of  govern- 
ment. That  is  lobbying.  Each  urges  its  point 
of  view  upon  the  public.  That  is  propa- 
ganda. Lobbying  and  propaganda  are  there- 
fore respectable.  Or  does  that  depend?  Of 
course  it  depends.  It  depends  upon  the 
methods  employed.  There  are  good  and  bad 
lobbyists,  good  and  bad  propaganda,  good 
and  bad  pressure  groups.  Or  if  not  quite 
good  and  bad,  at  least  better  or  worse. 

One  test  of  a  pressure  group  is  the  can- 
dor with  which  its  objective  is  avowed. 
Propaganda  may  be  tested  by  the  fairness 
of  its  arguments.  Lobbyists  may  be  tested  by 
the  honesty  of  the  means  they  employ. 

At  one  point  even  the  most  respectable 
pressure  group  may  go  astray,  the  point  at 
which  its  function  ceases  and  the  function 
of  duly  elected  representatives  of  the  people 
begins.   Discriminating  pressure  groups  re- 
member they  are  neither  representatives  of 
the  people  nor  the  people  themselves.  They 
are  merely  self-appointed  interpreters.  They 
are  go-betweens.   The  best  pressure  group 
of  all  is  the  voters  on  election  day. 
M.  M.  W. 
Reprinted  Itom  Bulletin  o\ 
>JationaI  League  0/  Wotnen  Voters 


ENTERTAIN  AT  THE 

VALENTINE  BRIDGE 

AFTERNOON 


FEBRUARY,  1941 —WOMEN'S  CITY 


Treasure  Auction 

f Continued  from  page  li) 

help  of  the  house  statf  —  to  whom  they 
paid  the  highest  comphment  when  they 
said,  "We  never  saw  such  happy  workers. 
They  seem  to  love  their  jobs.  " 

That  statement  sums  up  in  part  the 
spirit  of  the  entire  Treasure  Auction  ef- 
fort —  the  work  of  the  capable  chairman, 
her  committees,  the  contributors,  large  and 
small,  the  auctioneers  —  every  one  who 
had  any  part  in  the  affair  —  they  all 
"loved  their  job"  which  was  giving  service 
and  help  through  well  organized  and  ap- 
pealing channels. 

The  Treasure  Auction  was  the  record  of 
the  passage  of  certain  phases  of  the  present 
era  —  written  to  aid  the  universal  need 
of  today — relief  of  war  sufferers. 

Through  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  the  funds  for  that  relief 
are  forty-five  hundred  dollars  richer  today. 


j^  Gifts  and  acquisitions  to  the  California 
Palace  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  in  1940 
proved  the  most  extensive  since  its  opening 
in  1924  when  important  collections  of  sculp- 
ture, paintings,  furniture  and  tapestries  were 
first  presented  by  the  late  Adolph  B.  Spreck- 
els  and  his  wife,  donors  of  the  museum  to 
the  city  of  San  Francisco.  A  report  just 
issued  by  Thomas  Carr  Howe,  Jr.,  director 
of  the  California  Palace  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor,  follows  in  part: 

"In  March  the  permanent  collections  of 
the  museum  were  enormously  enriched  by 
receipt  of  the  munificent  gift  of  Mr.  H.  K.  S. 
Williams  and  his  wife,  the  late  Mildred 
Anna  Williams — a  gift  consisting  of  some 
sixty  paintings  by  many  of  the  leading  mas 
ters  of  the  principal  European  Schools  from 
the  16th  to  the  19th  centuries,  three  fin 
tapestries,  six  18th  century  French  com 
modes,  and  a  superb  set  of  eight  chairs  and 
a  sofa,  covered  in  Beauvais  silk  tapestry,  o 
the  Louis  XV  Period.  These  treasures,  in 
stalled  in  four  galleries  together  with  other 
benefactions  of  the  same  donors,  form  the 
"Mildred  Anna  Williams  Collection." 

'"During  the  year  Mr.  Williams  has  gen- 
erously added  to  the  Collection  the  follow- 
ing paintings  and  sculptures:  'On  the  River 
Oise'  by  Charles  Francois  Daubigny  (1817- 
1878):  "The  Frightened  Children"  by  Ga- 
briel Decamps  (1803-1860):  'Gypsies  in  a 
Forest'  by  Narcisse  Diaz  (1807-1876): 
'Cattle  Wading'  by  Jules  Dupre  (1811- 
1889);  "After  the  Hunt'  by  William  Mich- 
ael Harnett  (1848-1892); 'Cattle  and  Land- 
scape" by  Willem  Maris  (1844-1910); 
'Landscape  with  Cattle"  by  Anton  Mauve 
(18J8-1888);  'Arlcsian  Ladies"  by  Adolphe 
Monticclli  (1824-1886);  "Portrait  of  Alex- 
ander Carre'  by  Sir  Henry  Raeburn  (1756- 
1823);  'Peasants  Merrymaking'  by  David 


Teniers,  the  Younger  (1610-1690);  "Egyp- 
tian Ruins  and  Figures'  by  Francesco  Zuc- 
carclli  ( 1  70  2-1788  ):  and  'Cowboy'  and 
'Cowgirl',  two  bronzes  by  Herbert  Hazeltinc. 

"Mrs.  Alma  de  Bretteville  Spreckels  Awl 
has  continued  her  benefactions  to  the  mu- 
seum, presenting  this  year  five  famous 
bronzes  by  Auguste  Rodin  (1840-1917)  — 
'St.  John  the  Baptist',  'The  Age  of  Bronze', 
'The  Prodigal  Son",  'Call  to  Arms',  and 
'Fallen  Angel',  and  also  nine  characteristic 
watercolor  drawings  by  the  master. 

"Further  gifts  to  the  California  Palace  of 
the  Legion  of  Honor  were  'View  of  Line- 
beck'  (oil),  by  Joseph  Raphael,  and  fifteen 
lithographs  by  the  same  artist,  presented  by 
Mr.  Albert  M.  Bender;  'Susanna  and  the 
Elders"  (oil  and  tempera)  by  Thomas  Ben- 
ton, presented  by  an  Anonymous  Donor; 
'The  Budding  Branch'  (bronze)  by  Karoly 
Fulop,  presented  by  the  artist;  'Portrait  of 
Clothilde'  by  Tom  Craig,  presented  by  Mr. 
H.  K.  S.  Williams:  'Portrait  of  Modesta' 
(charcoal  and  pastel  drawing)  by  Irene  dc 
Bohus,  and  'Flower  Piece"  (oil),  by  Bar- 
bara Herbert,  presented  by  Mrs.  Edgar  Wal- 
ter; 'Portrait  of  Felix  Morris'  (oil)  by  Mary 
Curtis  Richardson  (1848-1931).  presented 
by  Miss  Lucia  Chamberlain:  and  Sacrifice  of 
Isaac'  (oil)  by  Jean  Jacques  Spoede  (c.l680- 
1757).  from  the  Estate  of  Henrietta  Gass- 
ner:  and  "Portrait  of  Mile.  H."  (oil)  by 
Catherine  D.  Wentworth,  presented  by  the 
artist.  The  museum  library  received  dona- 
tions of  books  and  photographs  from  Mr. 
Mortimer  Leventritt,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hunt- 
ington Metcalf,  Mrs,  Ashton  Potter  and 
Mrs.  Edgar  Walter. 

"In  addition  to  these  acquisitions.  'Four 
Apples"  (oil)  by  Maurice  Del  Mue.  and 
'Friendship"  (bronze)  by  Haig  Patigian 
were  purchased  from  the  James  D.  Phelan 
Bequest.'" 

Signs  of  the  Times 

^  Certain  words  have  been  taboo  in  the 
discussions  of  the  last  twenty  years. 
Good  and  bad.  right  and  lOTong.  noble  and 
ignoble  are  among  them.  Such  antitheses 
have  been  dismissed  as  both  hypocritical 
and  invalid;  and  the  mention  of  morals  has 
seemed  to  us  as  indecent  as  the  mention  of 
sex  to  the  Victorians. 

Today  there  are  signs  that  this  post-war 
reticence  is  giving  way  before  the  impact  of 
the  facts  of  life.  Now  we  know  that  democ- 
racy means  far  more  to  us  than  a  political 
system.  An  ethics  older  than  Christianity 
lies  behind  it.  The  Greeks  knew  it.  The 
Saints  knew  it.  The  Pilgrims  knew  it,  Lin- 
coln found  moving  words  for  it.  Only  a 
short  generation  has  refused  it  acknowledge- 
ment. Now  the  threat  of  Hitler  lays  bare 
the  faith  we  have  been  at  such  pains  to  hide. 


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CALENDAR 
MARCH    1941 


Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday   and   Thursday,    10:  JO   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  J  p.  ra.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m 


MARCH,   1941 


ANNUAL  MEETING  —  MARCH  13 
REPORTS  WILL  BE  READ  IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING  THE  DINNER  HOUR 
p  P  rj.  Main  Dining  Room-.6:15-7:30  p.m. 

tl&N?R^CT  Mltx^lNS^uCTlONANDSuPERViSED  P^  Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m. 

American 12  Noon 


(25  cents  a  corner.) 
5 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events 

Third  in  Series  of  Seven  Lectures. 
6 — Needlework  Guild ■ • •■ 

"Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell  (Ninth  in  Series  of  Ten  Lectures) 
French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding. 


and  7  p.m. 
American 12  Noon 


Mural  Room  12:15  p.m. 

Nat.  Def.  Room  6  p.m, 


American 12  Nooi 

Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m 

Chinese  Room 11  a.m 

Annex 12:15  p.m 


Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 

Chinese  Room  11  a.m. 

Aimex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Mam  Dming  Room 6.15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program V," Lounge »  p.m. 

"The  Katherine  Kanter  Khoristers  in  an  Evening  of  Song. 
Presented  by  The  California  Federation  of  Music  Clubs. 

7_French  Conversational  Class— M.me.  Rose  P.  Oliuier  presiding Room  214  .-^  n  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table— Senonta  Marie  del  Pino  presiding rf  •     {^?  ■' 6 a  r=i  y'^tn  !,'»«' 

in      n,,,o   Rn,,Mn  T»BiF  Main  Dming  Room..6:15-7:30  p.m 

10 — ULUB   KOUND    IABLE ■• -  -  -       •  c     a  d    „~   ona  ->  r.  —     •  -7  «  ™ 

11_Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play— by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  mo z  p.. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 
12 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events 
Fourth  in  Series  of  Seven  Lectures. 
Spanish  Round  TablI  -Senorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding.. 

Book  Review  Dinner — Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  

"To  Sing  With  the  Angels,"  by  Maurice  Hindus.  ^,  ■  r,  1 1      „ 

n— "Expression-— Mrs.  John  Howell  (Tenth  and  Last  m  This  Series) Chinese  Room  11  a.m, 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding ^.""^'V,-'  • 6 til  S'l!, 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Madeline  le  Bmn  de  Surville  presiding Mam  Dinrng  Room  °-15  P-m, 

ANNUAL  MEETING— Reports  will  be  read  promptly  at  7 :00  p.  m Cafeteria  Service....5:30  to  6:30  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program ■■ y ■„,•-•       ^""^^ ''""' 

The  Story  of  Dr.  Hugh  Hubert  Toland,  Great  Adventurer,  Pioneer  and   Physi- 
cian of  San  Francisco,  by  Dr.  Edgar  L.  Gilcreest. 

14_French  Conversational  Class— Mme.  Rose  P.  Oliuier  presiding Room  214  ....    ■-,"-  ''  '"•'" 

17-Club  Round  Table ^-  -" ^am  D.ning  Room..6:15-7:30  p.m 

I8--C0NTRACT  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play— by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 
19 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events 
Fifth  in  Series  of  Seven  Lectures. 

20 — Needlework   Guild 

Expression — Mrs.  John  Howell — (additional  class) 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemairf  presiding 
French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  B 

Thursday  Evening  Program ■■ — ■ --;■■■ ■.■;;,"■:■■"' 

"Vagabonding   in    the    Car:bbean    Sea."    Lecture   Illustrated    by   Colored    Motion 

Pictures — Mrs.  Frank  H.  Bcckmann.  11  am 

21 — French  Conversational  Class J;°?'"   .      ,:,"  -      ' 

Spanish  Round  Table— Senorita  Marie  del  Pino  presiding Vf  •     !^^  •" d '^'i^  7.\n  ^'Z 

,.      X  n  T.„,^  Main  Dining  Room. .6:15-7:30  p.m 

24 — Club  Round  Table ■ -•■ ■•• •-■■■■ '   "         „„   ^         t„„   ,r,^  7  J,  „, 

25— Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play— by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Anms Room  208 2  p.m.  and  /  p.m 

(25  cents  a  corner.)  .  itM«^i 

26— Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell— Current  Economic  Events kf^^To" iVf^T^T 

Spanish  Round  Table— Senorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Room 12:15  p.m 

27— Expression— Mrs.  John  Hou.ell— (additional  class) Chinese  Room _.ll  a.n- 

-French  Round  Table— Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding ^^'^^'^T^-Jn^::^ fi.'is  „n- 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Madehne  le  Bmn  de  Surville  presiding Mam  Dmmg  Room  ^"'^  P-"; 

Thursday  Evening  Program -...-^..-^  -^. , Lounge 8  p.n- 

"Some  Interesting  Stories  of  Old  San  Francisco,     by  Mr.  Fred   b.  Lewis — 

De  Young  Memorial  Museum,    Golden  Gate  Park.  .         •         r.  . .      _ 

■  28-Drama  READING,-Mrs.  Hugh  Brou-n ^. -y---^ American  Room  11  a.n: 

"My  Sister  Eileen."  Based  on  the  Stories  by  Ruth  McKinney.  Staged  by  George 
Kaufman.    Single    Admissions:    Members    55    cents,   Non-Members    66    cents. 

French  Conversational  Class— Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding ^^""^  f,-   ■ b k'iVy  in  I'T. 

31-Club  Round  Table ^^'"  ^'"'"8  Room..6:15-7.30  p.n 

APRIL    1941  J  •? 

1_'Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play— by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Anms Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.n 

(25  cents  a  corner.)  .  17  Nor 

2— Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell— Current  Economic  Events..  American 

Seventh  and  Last  in  This  Series  of  Lectures.  in,.^4r,r 

„      --  r^  Room  214  10  a.m. -4  p.t 

3 — Needlework  Guild 2  12-15  d  r 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Ci""^''r.-"""- v   :^^ ^.'t;  1,'r 

French  Round  Table— Mile.  Madeline  le  Bmn  de  Surville  presiding Mam  Dming  Room  "-'^P-^ 

Thursday  Evening  Program ■- " ■/■■■■d""""" 

Two  Colored  Motion  Pictures — "Great  Cargoes"  and     Incredible  Kio, 
by  Roy  A.  Murray,  Lecturer  and  Traveler. 

4 — French  Conversational  Class --•■ 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Marie  del  Pino  presiding 


de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

Lounge 8:20  p.m 


Lounge  8  p.r 


Room  214  11  a.i 

Cafeteria   12:15  p.i 


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Volume  XV 


March,  1941 


Number  2 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

Bells  of  the  Future — By  Dare  Star\  McMidlin 10 

Good  Neighbors  in  Bolivia — 

By  £nid  Cunningham  Van  Law 12 

Why  Garden  Clubs — By  Jean  MacGregor  Boyd 14 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 4 

Editorial 9 

National   Defenders'    Club 15 

Poetry  Page 19 

I  Have  Been  Reading 20 


OFFICERS  OF  THE 

WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

OF  SAN 

FRANCISCO 

MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAN'D 

Second  V  ice  -  Presi  dent 

MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President.... 

MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Trcasurcr..._ „ 

MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary 

MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.   Kilgore 

Mr!.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mri.  George  Boyd 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mr!.  William  E.  Colby 

M.ss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs 

Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Ml!!  Bertha  L.  Dale 

Mrs.  Garfield  Merner 

Mri.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrovc 

Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Esbleman 

Miss  Either  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre 

Mrs.  Elisabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Haiei  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Walter 

SPECIAL 

INITIATION  FEE 

FOR  1941 

5.00 

THE  NATIONAL  DEFENSE  PROGRAM 
BRINGS  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 
FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFOR- 
NIA OPPORTUNITY  FOR  IMMEDIATE 
SERVICES.  TO  GIVE  OPPORTUNITY 
TO  ALL  TO  JOIN  ITS  PROGRAM,  THIS 
REDUCED  FEE  HAS  BEEN  ARRANGED 
FOR  1941. 

D 

ANNUAL 
MEETING 

Thursday,  March  13 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  NATIONAL  DEFENDERS'  CLUB,  housed  in  the 
Auditorium  of  the  Clubhouse,  the  first  to  be  organised 
in  San  Francisco  as  a  recreation  center  for  men  who  serve, 
opened  its  doors  on  Friday,  February  21st.  The  Committee 
responsible  for  the  arrangements  in  connection  with  the 
National  Defenders'  Club  has  tried  in  every  way  to  make 
its  operation  in  the  Auditorium  infringe  as  little  as  possible 
on  the  privileges  and  comforts  of  members  and  their  guests. 
In  order  that  the  enlisted  men  may  feel  that  the  No.  449  en- 
trance officially  belongs  to  the  National  Defenders'  Club,  the 
Committee  asks  the  cooperation  of  the  members  in  using  the 
Main  entrance  (West)  of  the  Clubhouse  at  No.  465. 

^  DR.  GETTELL:  'We  all  need  first-hand  informa- 
tion on  the  trend  of  world  events  and  that  is  the  infor- 
mation which  Dr.  Gettell  imparts.  The  third  lecture  in  Cur- 
rent Economic  Events  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  March  5. 
Tell  your  friends  and  bring  your  friends.  With  the  Audi- 
torium used  as  a  center  for  men  in  the  Service,  these  lectures 
will  be  held  on  the  fourth  floor  of  the  Clubhouse.  Members, 
55c;  Non-Members,  66c.  Course  tickets  still  available. 

^  NEW  CULBERTSON  CONTRACT  BRIDGE 
SYSTEM  FOR  1941:  Brush  up  on  your  bridge  by 
learning  the  changes  in  bidding  and  responses  under  the 
direction  of  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis.  The  groups  meet  Tues- 
day afternoons  and  evenings  at  two  o'clock  and  seven  o'clock 
in  Room  208  on  the  second  floor,  and  the  fee  is  twenty-five 
cents  a  corner  —  cards  and  score  pads  are  provided. 

^  RED  CROSS  —  Although  many  are  busy  in  the 
National  Defenders'  Club,  many  must  also  be  busy  in 
Red  Cross  Detachment  on  the  Second  Floor.  We  realize  that 
there  are  demands  on  all  sides  for  help  in  varying  capacities, 
nevertheless,  members  are  reminded  that  Red  Cross  work  is 
one  of  vital  importance.  We  cannot  urge  too  strongly  that 
every  member  who  possibly  can  join  our  National  League 
Unit. 


^  SPECIAL  MEMBERSHIP  INITIATION  FEE  — 
To  enable  many  women  in  the  community  to  join  with 
us  in  the  Program  which  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  of  Cahfornia  is  now  planning,  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors passed  a  ruling  at  its  last  meeting  that  for  the  period 
February  17,  1941  to  February  28,  1942,  the  initiation  fee 
shall  be  $5.00.  The  national  emergency  which  now  faces  us 
has  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  National  League 
brought  a  change  in  the  initiation  fee.  Members  are  asked 
to  urge  their  friends  to  join  now  so  that  they  may  be  trained 
in  service  ready  to  take  their  places  in  the  ranks  with  those 
who  respond  to  the  immediate  needs  and  perhaps  even 
greater  future  ones.  New  members  have  the  advantage  at 
this  time  of  a  full  fiscal  year, 

^     ELECTION  OF  OFFICERS :     At  its  meeting  held  on 

Monday,  February  17th,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service  elected  the  following 

officers  to  serve  for  the  fiscal  year  1941-1942: 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe President 

Mrs.  Marcus  S.  Koshland First  Vice-President 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell Second  'Vice-President 

Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg Third  Vice-President 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel Treasurer 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner. Corresponding  Secretary 
Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale Recording  Secretary 

^  DUES  — ■  Members  are  urged  to  mail  their  checks  for 
dues  before  the  15th  of  March,  thereby  sparing  their 
Club  the  expense  of  sending  second  notices  and  per- 
haps a  later  telephone  call  as  well.  We  are  sure  that  in  the 
light  of  present  developments  every  member  will  be  anxious 
to  hold  her  membership  intact. 

^     ANNUAL  MEETING:    Will  be  held  this  year  at 

the  dinner  hour  in  the  Cafeteria;  the  date,  March 

13th.    Cafeteria  will  be  available  for  service  from  5:30  to 

6:30  o'clock.    Reports  will  be  read  promptly  at  7  o'clock. 

MARCH.   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


H    PLAY  READING!  EVENT  EXTRAORDINARY! 

On  Friday,  March  28th,  Mrs.  Hugh  Brown  will  read 
"My  Sister  Eileen,"  the  gay  little  comedy  that  two  smart 
writers  for  the  stage  have  made  from  Ruth  McKenney's 
humorous  sketches  we  all  enjoyed  a  while  back  in  The 
T^ew  Tor\er.  We  all  remember  the  charm  of  the  original 
— the  absurd  situations  the  author  and  her  sister  turned 
into  such  plaintive  comedy,  but  added  to  this  is  the  match- 
less skill  of  Broadway's  "number  one  boy"  of  the  theater, 
George  Kaufman,  who  has  added  his  inimitable  and  in- 
exhaustible talent  for  farce,  to  this  already  sparkling  cre- 
ation. 

Don't  miss  the  date!  Last  Friday  in  March.  Bring  your 
Red  Cross  work  and  enjoy  the  priceless  relaxation  of  a 
g\xxl  laugh! 

H  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  ~  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  the  following  pro- 
grams this  month:  On  March  6,  The  Katherine  Kanter 
Khoristers  in  an  "Evening  of  Song,"  to  be  presented  by  the 
California  Federation  of  Music  Clubs.  March  13,  a  lecture 
by  Dr.  Edgar  L.  Gilcreest,  on  "The  Story  of  Dr.  Hugh 
Hubert  Toland,  Great  Adventurer,  Pioneer  and  Physician 
of  San  Francisco."  March  20,  a  lecture  entitled  — "Vaga- 
bonding in  the  Caribbean  Sea,"  illustrated  by  colored  mo- 
tion pictures,  by  Mr.  Frank  H.  Beckmann.  This  program 
will  be  at  8:20  p.m.  March  27,  "Some  Interesting  Stories 
of  Old  San  Francisco,"  by  Mr.  Fred  S.  Lewis,  of  the  De 
Young  Memorial  Museum,  Golden  Gate  Park.  The  intro- 
ductory program  for  April  will  be  two  colored  motion  pic- 
tures —  "Great  Cargoes"  and  "Incredible  Rio,"  by  Mr. 
Roy  A.  Murray,  lecturer  and  traveler. 

^  LANGUAGE  CLASSES:  Now  being  formed  are 
classes  in  French  and  Spanish.  Fee,  twelve  lessons, 
$6.00  members:  and  $7.50  non-members.  Mile.  Marie  Le- 
maire  and  Mme.  Rose  Olivier,  French  instructors:  Senorita 
Angela  Montiel  and  Senorita  Marie  del  Pino,  Spanish  in- 
structors. Hours  may  be  arranged  to  suit  convenience  of 
pupils.  Make  arrangements  through  Executive  Office  for 
lessons. 

^  LANGUAGE  ROUND  TABLES:  French  Round 
Tables:  Mile.  Marie  Lemaire,  director,  ever>'  Thursday 
at  the  noon  hour.  French  Round  Tables:  Mile.  Le  Brun  de 
Surville,  director,  ever>'  Thursday  at  the  dinner  hour.  Span- 
ish Round  Tables:  Senorita  Angela  Montiel,  every  second 
and  fourth  Wednesday  at  the  n(»n  hour.  Spanish  Round 
Tables:  Senorita  Marie  del  Pino,  director,  every  first  and 
third  Friday  at  the  noon  hour.  Members  are  cordially  in- 
vited to  join  these  goups. 

H    GLOVE-MAKING  CLASSES:     These  continue  on 
each  Tuesday  afternoon  and  Thursday  afternoon  and 
evening.  Fee,  $2  for  instructions  — •  material  extra.  Mrs. 
Earl  Tanbara,  instructor. 


^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  In  his  magnificent 
novel,  "To  Sing  With  the  Angels,"  Maurice  Hindus 
tells  the  brave,  tragic  stor>'ofC2echo- Slovakia,  the  brightest 
star  of  democratic  Europe.  And  what  a  stor>'  it  is — a  land 
of  cheer  and  bright  deeds  and  still  brighter  promise;  a  land 
of  libraries,  universities,  hospitals,  public  parks,  fine  citi- 
zens, prosperous,  contented  and  happy:  a  tiny  world  of 
individuals,  proud  of  being  individuals;  honest,  hard-work- 
ing, attractive  men  and  women,  with  friendliness  and  co- 
operation their  life's  rule,  caught  in  the  maelstrom  of  Nazi 
madness!  Here  is  a  novel  that  holds  you  breathless  with  its 
sheer  power,  with  its  beauty  and  truth  expressed  simply 
and  clearly.  Like  the  other  famous  book  by  Maurice  Hin- 
dus, this  novel  also  is  a  "must"  book.  Mrs.  Thomas  A. 
Stoddard  will  review  "To  Sing  With  the  Angels"  on  the 
second  Wednesday  evening,  March  12,  at  the  Book  Re- 
view Dinner,  6:00  o'clock  in  the  National  Defenders' 
Room. 

^  SWIMMING  POOL:  Stormy  weather  is  swimming 
weather!  Wet,  cold  days  are  not  good  days  for  follow- 
ing tree-lined  bridal  paths  on  a  prancing  charger.  But  .  .  . 
they  are  good  days  for  riding  restive  sea  horses  in  the  warm 
emerald  water  of  your  swimming  pool.  Sodden,  puddle  cov- 
ered tennis  courts  prevent  that  active  game  your  muscles 
demand.  However,  storm  as  it  may,  a  fifty-yard  sprint,  a  few 
minutes'  work-out  on  the  diving  board,  a  game  of  water 
basketball  \\ill  give  you  equally  satisfying  results.  There  is 
always  a  guard  and  instructor  on  duty.  Let  the  children  get 
their  feet  wet  with  perfect  safety.  Swim  when  it  rains! 
Swim  when  it  doesn't  rain! 

^  BEAUTY  SALON  —  Beautiful  permanents  are  the 
result  of  years  of  experience.  It  is  gratifying  to  have 
confidence  in  the  operator  and  feel  that  one's  hair  will  be  a 
"pleasure  to  behold"  when  finished.  The  club's  operators 
are  thoroughly  efficient  and  eager  to  make  every  head  the 
highest  type  in  grooming  and  perfection.  The  face,  too, 
must  conform  to  the  hairdress,  so  why  not  tr>'  one  of 
our  rest  or  clean-up  facials  first,  and  then  follow  with  a 
hairdress  and  manicure.  Presto!  The  change  is  so  marvelous 
you  will  never  neglect  yourself  again.  Call  GArfield  8400 
and  make  an  appointment  in  our  Beauty  Salon. 

ffi  NEW  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  —  Glass  tile  vases 
and  trays  in  various  sizes,  to  be  used  as  containers  for 
spring  blossoms.  For  flower  arrangements  —  a  large  selec- 
tion of  pottery  and  hand-carved  figures  of  wood;  also,  mar- 
bles in  crystal  and  in  colors,  and  many  types  of  flower 
frogs. 

H  NEEDLEWORK  GUILD:  The  National  League 
Branch  of  the  Needlework  Guild  meets  on  the  first, 
third,  and  fifth  Thursday  of  each  month  in  Room  214  from 
10:00  a.m.  to  4:00  p.m.  Members  who  sew  and  members 
who  by  contribution  wish  to  help  to  buy  the  materials  are 
cordially  invited  to  join  this  group. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MARCH,   1941 


A  Gdrdeii  171  the  Heart  o/  a  City 


Our  Own  Patio 


IN  BLOSSOM  TIME 


It's  O  my  heart,  my  heart, 

To  be  out  in  the  sun  and  sing — 
To  sing  and  shout  in  the  fields  about, 

In  the  balm  and  blossoming! 

Sing  loud,  O  bird  in  the  tree; 

0  bird,  sing  loud  in  the  sky. 

And  honeybees,  blacken  the  clover  beds — 
There  is  none  of  you  glad  as  I. 

The  leaves  laugh  low  in  the  wind. 
Laugh  low,  with  the  wind  at  play; 

And  the  odorous  call  of  the  flowers  all 
Entices  my  soul  away! 

For  O  but  the  world  is  fair,  is  fair — 

And  O  but  the  world  is  sweet! 
I  will  out  in  the  gold  of  the  blossoming  mold, 

And  sit  at  the  Master's  feet. 

And  the  love  my  heart  would  speak, 

1  will  fold  in  the  lily's  rim. 

That  the  Hps  of  the  blossom,  more  pure  and  meek. 
May  offer  it  up  to  Him. 

Then  sing  in  the  hedgerow  green,  O  thrush, 

O  skylark,  sing  in  the  blue: 
Sing  loud,  sing  clear,  that  the  King  may  hear, 

And  my  soul  shall  sing  with  you ! 

— Ina  Coolbrith. 


ANNUAL   MEETING 


OF  THE 


NATIONAL    LEAGUE    FOR    WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

OF   CALIFORNIA 

WILL  BE  HELD  AT  465  POST  STREET 

THURSDAY.  MARCH    13 
DINNER — CAFETERIA.  5:30   TO    6:30    O'CLOCK 

REPORTS    PROMPTLY    7:00    O'CLOCK 

• 

MEMBERS    ARE    URGED    TO    ATTEND 


EDITORIAL 


^  The  return  to  leadership  of  Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 
spells  sacrifice  by  one  busy  in  her  own  right.  We  are 
grateful  to  her  and  understanding  of  her  generosity  to  us 
and  of  her  devotion  to  a  cause  which  in  this  forthcoming 
year  will  bring  heavy  burdens  upon  her  as  President  of 
an  organization  dedicated  to  service.  In  return  we  pledge 
her  our  support  and  our  consideration.  To  our  outgoing 
President  our  thanks  for  the  time  given  to  us  from  her 
busy  professional  life  and  our  grateful  remembrance  of 
her  service  to  us  as  head  of  our  Board  of  Directors,  who 
year  after  year  guide  our  destiny  in  policies  of  volunteer 
service. 

1^  The  official  opening  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club 
on  February  22nd  was  made  possible  by  gifts  from 
those  who  had  read  in  the  February  Magazine  that  such 
a  clubroom  was  soon  to  spring  into  being.  A  list  of  these 
gifts  will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  the  Magazine.  They 
include  things  in  kind  and  also  cash  donations,  the  latter 
amounting  to  more  than  nine  hundred  dollars.  The  imme- 
diate response,  even  before  it  was  asked,  to  this  idea  that 
such  a  branch  of  volunteer  service  was  again  to  be  initiated 
by  the  League  came  naturally  from  those  who  envisioned 
it  because  they  had  actual  knowledge  of  National  De- 
fenders' Clubs  twenty  years  ago.  In  the  fortnight  that  the 
present  club  has  been  open,  many  members  have  asked 
what  was  still  needed.  Here  is  the  answer.  A  grandfather's 
clock,  one  square  rug  at  least  20'  by  20',  couches,  man's- 
sized  overstuffed  chairs,  two  large  walnut  or  mahogany 
tables,  floor  lamps,  pillows,  musical  instruments,  phono- 
graph and  records,  sheet  music,  a  pool  table,  games  such 
as  chess,  jig-saw  puzzles,  books,  including  those  on  San 
Francisco  and  California,  and  magazines,  current  maga- 
zine subscriptions,  garden  flowers  and  greens  delivered  at 
the  Club,  and  of  course  further  cash  donations  to  improve 
the  clubr(X)ms  from  time  to  time  will  always  be  welcome. 

^     An  extra()rdinar>'  year,  1941,  in  every  way.  A  sf)rry 
world  needing  understanding  and  faith.  A  year  de- 
manding service  in   ever-increasing  circles  as  fellow-men 


take  on  the  yoke  of  self-sacrifice  and  deprivation.  America 
cannot  escape  the  consequences  of  war  abroad,  and  the 
National  Defense  will  more  and  more  envelop  the  com- 
munities adjacent  to  camps  and  harbors  and  to  industrial 
plants  which  the  program  of  defense  includes.  To  meet  its 
obligations  in  time  of  emergency — the  very  purpose  for 
which  it  was  founded — the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  makes  possible  the  enrollment  of  women  who  wish 
to  offer  their  services  to  the  community  through  its  chan- 
nels. 

The  five-dollar  initiation  fee  is  unique  in  its  history. 
Never  before  has  the  initiation  fee  ever  been  reduced. 
Annual  dues  remain  at  $9.00.  The  Board  of  Directors  voted 
this  special  1941  fee  because  they  believed  the  year  to  be 
one  demanding  unusual  terms.  Let  each  member  spread  the 
news  to  those  who  will  add  their  support  to  the  program 
of  volunteer  service  so  continuously  maintained  at  such 
constant  high  stature  these  twenty  (xid  years.  No  one  can 
spend  fourteen  dollars  to  better  advantage. 

^  March,  and  the  beginning  of  a  new  fiscal  year,  and 
with  it  the  initiation  of  an  expanded  program  for 
volunteer  service  occasioned  by  the  need  for  recreation  for 
men  called  to  training  in  National  Defense.  Because  of 
its  experience  over  twenty  years  ago  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  now  finds  itself  in  the  position  of 
■"knowing  how."  The  operation  of  a  chain  of  National 
Defenders'  Clubs  in  California  was  thoroughly  successful 
in  1917-1919.  The  training  of  volunteers  was  then  per- 
fected, and  today  the  League  in  little  over  a  fortnight 
mobilizes  for  immediate  action  and  brings  into  being  Na- 
tional  Defenders'  Club  Number  1  at  449  Post  Street.  The 
furnishings,  as  we  go  to  print,  of  the  new  clubrooms  are 
not  complete,  but  friends  eager  to  help  have  made  prom- 
ises which  foreshadow  a  club  of  charm  and  '"hominess,'" 
and  given  time  this  new  recreational  center  promises  to 
be  fully  equipped  with  comfortable  chairs  and  couches.  The 
new  volunteers  already  "signed  up"  for  service  prove  that 
the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  can  add  another 
major  activity  to  its  volunteer  program  without  disturbing 
any  other.  The  contribution  which  the  League  is  making 
to  the  general  recreational  program  for  men  in  the  service 
is  the  hospitality  which  the  building  of  its  clubhouse  has. 
made  possible.  Every  member  of  the  League  can  feel  justi- 
fiable pride  in  her  part  in  this  picture. 

^  Another  Annual  Meeting,  another  recording  of  re- 
ports. We  have  quoted  before  in  these  columns  the 
words  of  one  of  our  members  who  said,  "I  always  go  to 
the  Annual  Meeting  of  every  organization  to  which  I  be- 
long. I  feel  that  is  the  least  I  can  do  in  support  of  those 
who  lead."  The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  of  California  is  announced  for  the 
evening  of  March  Hth.  Let  us  follow  the  fine  example  of 
the  member  we  quote. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MARCH,   1941 


BELLS 
OF  THE 
FUTURE 

by  Dare  Stark  McMullin 


^  Sometime  this  spring,  a  wide  voiceless  valley  just  south 
of  your  city  of  San  Francisco  is  to  be  gifted  again  with 
the  tongues  of  bells.  That  is  as  it  should  be.  California  was 
born  to  the  sound  of  bells.  Once  there  was  no  presidio  or 
pueblo — hardly  a  rancho  even — beyond  the  sound  of  the 
slow  deep  bells  of  the  Missions.  Today  there  is  still  no  spot 
in  all  California  where  a  man  may  not  lift  his  eyes  and  be- 
hold the  hills,  and  it  is  right  that  there  should  be  bells  to  bid 
hmi  do  so.  For  bells,  of  all  the  things  that  men  make  of 
bronze,  carry  down  the  ages  and  across  the  miles  what  men 
should  remember  and  tell  other  men  of  history  and  of 
humanity.  And  of  aspiration. 

These  bells  have  a  rather  beautiful  history  of  their  own. 
They  are  the  new  Belgian  bells  hung  in  the  new  Hoover 
Library  of  War,  Revolution  and  Peace,  at  the  still  quite  new 
University  of  Stanford.  They  are  not  old  bells  themselves, 
though  they  were  made  at  Tournai  in  Belgium  by  Marcel 
Michels,  Jr.,  a  bellmaker  of  world  repute,  and  a  follower  of 
one  of  the  oldest  metal-making  professions  in  the  world. 
They  were  cast  to  be  ambassadors  of  goodwill  in  1939,  when 
their  illstarred  native  country,  whose  only  crime  is  geog- 
raphy, had  leisure  to  think  of  such  things  as  goodwill  be- 
tween nations.  They  were  sent  to  hang  in  the  Belgian  pavil- 
ion at  the  World's  Fair  in  New  York,  and  there  they  rang 
their  tunes  through  all  the  bitter  months  of  Belgium's  second 
betrayal.  But  why  they  came  three  thousand  miles  further 
to  hang  forever  in  a  strange  valley  is  a  moving  story  that 
goes  back  a  long  way. 


It  began,  actually,  with  a  telephone  call  in  London,  in 
August  of  1914,  from  a  distracted  American  consul  to  a 
young  Stanford  engineer  that  he  knew.  That  consul  wanted 
help  in  dealing  with  a  sudden  flood  of  moneyless  American 
refugees  from  a  Europe  that  had  burst  into  the  flames  of 
war.  It  is  odd  to  think  of  American  refugees.  But  there  they 
were.  And  there  they  had  to  be  sorted  out  and  lodged  and 
fed  and  ticketed  and  sent  home,  when  boats  could  be 
found  to  send  them  home.  Which  that  young  engineer, 
Herbert  Hoover,  rallying  his  friends,  drawing  on  Heaven 
knows  what  credit,  impressing  any  intelligent  bystander 
into  volunteer  service,  listening,  deciding,  meeting  trains, 
dealing  finally  with  Ministers  Plenipotentiary  and  the  ma- 
jesty of  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States,  proceeded  to  do. 
The  young  engineer  did  not  know  it  then,  but  the  refugee- 
business,  once  taken  to  heart,  moves  down  on  a  man's  life 
like  an  avalanche.  At  least  it  does  when  that  heart  is 
Quaker-bred,  and  the  head  above  it  is  American-trained  to 
service.  For  "Feed  my  sheep"  are  the  last  human  words  of 
Christ  on  this  earth.  And  it  seems  that  anyone  who  hears 
that  command  never  forgets  it,  though  thrones  and  powers 
and  principalities  and  the  rulers  of  darkness  in  this  world 
stand  in  his  way,  and  he  who  would  obey  it  must  often  fight 
them  all. 

Anyway,  the  next  flood  of  refugees  on  that  city  of  Lon- 
don were  Belgians,  just  as  distracted,  just  as  hungry,  but 
with  no  homes  to  be  sent  back  to.  What  more  natural  than 
to  appeal  to  the  man  who  had  just  successfully  relieved  his 
own  compatriots,  and  to  his  energetic  committee,  who,  hav- 
ing hardly  slept  for  weeks,  were  just  in  the  mood  to  start 
sorting  out  more  lives,  on  money  just  one  day's  jump  ahead 
of  bankruptcy?  That  started  it.  In  a  few  weeks  the  overrun 
nation  of  Belgium  was  being  fed  three  times  a  day,  its  chil- 
dren sometimes  oftener.  It  was  done  for  more  than  three 
years,  and  done  in  the  face  of  war,  of  disappearing  ships,  of 
constant  struggle  with  kind  hearts  and  governments  for 
funds,  of  disappointing  crops  and  markets  half  a  globe 
away,  of  interlacing  military  regulations  of  three  nations, 
of  bureaucrats  in  between,  of  diplomatic  crossplays  of 
Machiavellian  benovelence,  of  hours  on  hours  on  midnight 
hours  of  crises — all  to  keep  the  three  meals  a  day  coming  to 
the  innocent  victims  of  a  modern  war.  In  a  year  or  so  it  was 
also  the  victims  in  overrun  Northern  France.  In  a  year  or 
so  more,  it  was  all  these  victims,  and  the  food  of  all  the 
Allies,  and  soon  the  food  of  all  the  United  States  to  be  urged 
on  and  parceled  out,  that  the  armies  and  the  civilians  both 
should  be  fed.  And  after  the  war  sank  into  exhausted  armis- 


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tice,  It  was  the  people  of  Finland,  and  the  people  of  Serbia 
and  Yug(islavia,  and  the  people  of  Poland,  and  the  people 
of  Russia,  starving  into  Bolshevism,  who  must  be  fed,  all  by 
the  essential  activity  of  that  same  engineer,  himself  just  pass- 
ing  out  of  the  draft  age.  And  then  it  was  the  people  of  the 
Central  Empires  who  must  be  fed,  because  they  too  were 
stirving,  and  they  too  were  people,  and  "famine  is  the 
mother  of  anarchy."  What  a  battle  that  was,  before  the  flow 
of  f(KKi  was  allowed  to  go  into  those  countries!  But  the 
fighter  by  then  had  a  great  and  good  President  behind  him, 
with  all  the  weight  of  the  United  States  behind  him,  who 
had  something  of  the  Lincoln  spirit  of  charity  for  all  in  his 
makeup.  So  the  two  of  them  comforted  the  world  into  some 
semblance  of  health  with  daily  bread. 

That  is  overshort  a  way  to  tell  that  story.  It  has  been 
written  in  volumes,  which  do  not  contain  it  all.  It  is  not  a 
story  Americans  can  afford  to  forget,  eventually,  since  it  was 
done  in  their  name  and  by  them,  though  today  it  is  lost 
again  in  dust  and  smoke  and  agony.  Much  of  it  has  been 
forgotten  by  the  people  who  lived  through  it,  even  by  the 
people  who  live  because  of  it.  But  the  Belgian  bells  will  not 
forget — it  is  the  sort  of  story  bells  remember  and  tell  again 
to  men. 

There  is  another  story  behind  the  bells — the  story  of  the 
great  stone  tower  they  hang  in.  That  story  started,  of  all 
places,  in  a  little  cabin  on  a  Dutch  ship,  crossing  the  English 
Channel  to  Holland.  Someone  had  given  Herbert  Hoover 
a  book  to  read,  because  while  he  didn't  dwell  much  on  the 
mines  and  bombs  of  that  frequent  junket  between  enemy 
countries,  he  did  like  to  take  his  mind  off  the  channel  waves. 
The  book  was  Andrew  White's  autobiography,  and  it  men- 
tioned wistfully  the  fact  that  much  of  the  ephemera  of  re- 
search— the  papers,  the  diaries,  the  memoranda,  the  placards 
that  give  scholarship  its  contemporary  color  and  accurate 
life — had  been  lost  to  historians  in  the  French  Revolution. 
So  the  head  of  the  CRB,  having  ever  the  intellectual  col- 
lecting instinct,  directed  his  aides,  between  supplying  soup- 
kitchens  and  wrangling  canal-boats  away  from  the  military', 
to  collect  what  they  could  of  such  stuff.  They  did.  He  men- 
tioned it  himself  at  dinner-tables,  and  had  a  truck  at  the 
back  door  of  offices  ne.xt  morning  for  anything  promised. 
When  he  had  time  he  imported  a  Stanford  professor,  trained 
in  such  matters,  to  trace  down  and  collect  significant  data. 
He  spotted  young  historians  among  his  own  men  and  in  the 
United  States  army  and  infected  them  with  collectors'  zeal. 
He  turned  gratitude  of  relieved  university  professors  and 
their  governments  into  the  practical  channels  of  handing 
over  propaganda  and  dtKumcnts.  When  his  men  came  "out" 


for  a  breathing  spell,  he  set  them  to  writing  memoirs  them- 
selves. As  the  scope  of  relief  widened,  the  collection  widened 
too.  It  spread  to  Russia,  and  as  a  result  the  Hoover  Library 
has  undoubtedly  the  most  extensive  data  on  the  Russian 
Revolution  and  all  its  permutations  in  the  world,  of  which 
many  books  have  already  been  born.  He  sent  another  Stan- 
ford professor  in  for  that — in  his  spare  time,  since  his  job 
was  to  feed  Russians.  And  because  the  collection  had  a  deep 
central  purpose,  it  is  not  haphazard  or  purely  archivarian. 
That  central  purpose  was  to  collect  all  the  data  by  which 
men  may  study  war,  why  and  how  it  comes,  how  it  breiiks 
into  famine  and  revolution  and  misery  and  social  disorders, 
and  by  which  men,  intellectual  as  doctors,  can  cure  these 
horrors  into  peace. 

The  whole  relief  work  of  1914-1920  had  a  hundred  side 
benefits  beyond  the  saving  of  life,  but  the  Library  collecting, 
the  gayest  of  them  all,  may  well  be  the  most  permanently 
fruitful  of  all  that  extraordinary  adventure. 

The  story  of  the  Hoover  Library  —  its  financing,  its 
growth,  its  results  in  attracting  and  supplying  scholars — has 
not  yet  been  fully  written.  But  of  course  the  Library  staff 
and  the  university  people  can  give  all  the  scholar's  gossip  to 
visitors — how  high  the  tower  is,  what  funds  and  friends 
paid  for  it,  how  many  foreign  papers  it  carries,  what  its 
unique  material  is,  what  is  hidden  in  the  vault  till  the  classic 
forty  years  have  passed.  They  will  tell  you  how  wide  a  scope 
the  collection  takes,  beyond  war  into  all  sorts  of  social  move 
ments  that  curse  or  bless  our  civilization:  and  they  will  show 
you  exhibits  of  war  posters  and  maps  and  photographs  or 
anything  else  your  taste  may  run  to.  It  is  a  dynamic  or- 
ganization, not  to  be  pinned  down  on  paper.  The  next  fifty 
years  of  Stanford  will  undoubtedly  see  the  Library  grow  to 
be  one  of  the  sights  of  San  Francisco,  not  to  be  missed  on  the 
day  saved  to  run  down  the  Peninsula  and  show  the  visitor 
how  we  live  on  this  blessed  Coast. 

The  great  bells  will,  God  willing,  ring  for  many  more 
than  fifty  years.  There  are  thirty-five  of  them  in  the  carillon,, 
which  will  ring  out  in  their  own  dedication  next  June,  when: 
the  H(»ver  Library  itself  will  be  dedicated.  Played  by  a  ca- 
rilloneur  or  electrically,  they  will  soon  be  sounding  over  the 
valley  in  all  the  music  that  bells  can  play.  But  Bourdon,  the 
greatest  bell  of  them  all,  is  inscribed  in  Latin,  "Quia  nominor 
Leopoldus  Regius  una  pro  pace  sono  super  fluctus  Atlantis." 
And  his  promise  is  "pro  pace  sono" — "I  ring  for  peace." 
That  sounds  as  it  should  over  Stanford,  whose  motto  is  "Let 
the  winds  ot  freedom  blow."  And  th.it  crowns  ver>-  rightly 
the  tower  of  Herbert  H(x)ver,  who  knows  th.it  only  where 
there  is  peace  may  men  be  free. 


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GOOD 
NEIGHBORS 
IN  BOLIVIA 

Excerpts  from 
Letters  of  Enid  Cunningham  Van  Lau^ 


^  "Dear  Enid,  little  sister  of  years  gone  by,  how  could  we 
dream,  when  you  married  your  distinguished  engineer, 
that  your  new  life  would  take  you  so  far  away?  You  mini' 
mise  that  distance  with  travel  by  plane  and  letters  by  air 
mail,  but  your  time  with  us  is  so  short  when  you  are  here, 
and  there  are  so  many  of  your  good  friends  who  can  have 
no  idea  of  this  new  life  of  yours,  because  of  its  very  de- 
manding possession  of  your  very  existence,  that  it  may  be 
they  will  care  to  read  some  of  the  things  you  have  written 
to  us  about  Bolivia  and  to  share  with  me  the  thought  that 
Carlos  Van  Law  and  you  are  playing  a  very  important  part 
as  good  neighbors  in  South  America.  Your  sister,  Madge." 

For  two  years  Enid  Cunningham  Van  Law  has  been 
living  in  Corocoro,  Bolivia,  where  Carlos  W.  Van  Law  is 
in  charge  of  the  American  Smelting  ii  Refining  Company's 
copper  operations. 

This,  from  her  letter  on  starting: — 

"What  with  typhoid  shots  and  smallpox  vaccinations  and 
winding  up  affairs  there  isn't  much  left  of  us.  I  sail  on  the 
Santa  Lucia  from  New  York  on  the  17th;  taking  two  weeks 
to  get  to  Arica,  where  Carlos  will  meet  me  and  take  three 
days  to  climb  to  our  13,000  feet  elevation,  a  lovely  trip 
through  the  Andes  and  across  Lake  Titicaca." 

"The  last  two  days  have  been  very  exciting,  for  the  last 
thing  on  Carlos'  plan  for  enlargement  and  perfection  of  the 
whole  plant  has  been  put  into  effect,  the  change  over  to 
the  new  tram  line.  The  actual  hooking  up  of  the  new  cables 
took  just  two  days,  which  was  a  perfectly  amazing  accom- 
plishment. There  were  about  a  hundred  men  working  on  it 
and  everyone  as  interested  as  could  possibly  be  asked  for.  I 
never  saw  a  hundred  men  look  so  many.  They  were  simply 
swarming  up  our  gulch  and  over  the  hills  and  up  the  towers. 
Not  one  of  them  would  stop  even  when  a  thunder  storm 
came  up.  The  bet  was  to  get  it  done  before  the  mill  had  put 
through  the  thousand  tons  of  ore  it  had  on  hand,  and  when 
it  was  completed  yesterday  and  the  first  buckets  started  it 
was  a  thrill  for  everyone.  Not  a  single  accident  of  the  least 


kind.  Carlos  had  beer  sent  up  for  everyone,  and,  as  they 
did  when  the  new  flotation  plant  was  completed,  they  first 
threw  some  of  their  beer  on  the  machinery  before  they  took 
a  sip  themselves,  with  their  hats  off  to  insure  good  luck." 

"Carnival  lasts  one  week,  pre  Lenten,  as  in  all  Latin 
American  countries.  Dancing  is  practically  continuous  all 
through  the  day  and  well  into  the  night  through  the  streets, 
which  are  cobbled.  There  are  five  mines  in  Corocoro,  all 
joined  now,  and  each  of  the  mines  hire  their  own  banda 
(hand) .  Each  group  goes  from  one  mine  to  the  other,  danc- 
ing to  their  band  all  the  way.  These  bands  consist  of  a  drum, 
crude  wooden  flutes,  and,  if  they  are  prosperous,  trombones. 
Once  a  day  they  come  to  dance  for  the  manager  and  of 
course  have  to  be  given  a  little  refreshment.  They  enjoy 
dancing  on  the  paved  tennis  court  as  a  relief  from  the  cob- 
hies.  They  dance  up  the  hill  leading  a  bull  to  sacrifice  him  to 
the  Spirit  of  the  Mine.  One  bull  has  to  be  provided  by  the 
Company  for  every  hundred  men,  and  after  his  blood  has 
been  poured  down  the  shaft  of  the  mine  the  meat  is  cut  up 
and  distributed.  Every  part  of  the  mine  buildings  is  dec- 
orated with  colored  paper  cut  in  designs  and  made  into 
garlands.  Even  the  tram  buckets  are  decorated  and  the 
miners  themselves  do  this  and  pay  for  it.  If  they  are  not 
allowed  to  do  things  in  their  own  way  any  accident  that  may 
happen  through  the  year  is  blamed  on  the  Company. 

"There  are  several  groups  of  little  white  houses  that  have 
been  built  in  the  past  year  for  the  miners.  They  are  very 
proud  of  them  and  an  award  is  given  each  month  to  the 
families  that  keep  theirs  in  good  condition." 

"Every  year  one  of  the  Fiestas,  of  which  there  are  almost 
more  than  one  can  count,  is  the  Alicetas  or  Fair  of  Heart's 
Desire.  This  lasts  for  three  days  and  all  through  the  year  the 
natives  make  every  conceivable  thing  in  miniature  for  their 
little  booths.  Years  ago,  and  still  in  some  of  the  remote  vil- 
lages, no  money  was  exchanged  hut  little  yellow  beans  were 
used  to  buy  things.  Everyone  buys,  in  miniature,  what  he 
most  longs  for,  a  house,  a  cow,  a  horse,  a  llama,  a  pig,  a  baby, 
a  husband,  a  wife  etc.  Then  he  feels  certain  he  will  have  it 
and  it  doesn't  much  matter  when." 

"Sunday  is  market  day  everywhere.  The  main  street  is 
lined  with  venders,  their  wares  spread  out  on  a  cloth  in  front 
of  them.  The  vegetable  market  is  all  under  one  roof  with 
innumerable  booths,  the  owner  sitting  up  among  her  fruits 
and  vegetables.  The  flower  market  is  the  same,  and  in  spite 
of  La  Paz  being  over  12,000  feet  elevation,  there  are  beau- 
tiful flowers  grown  in  the  gardens.  You  can  buy  an  armful 
for  fifty  cents,  which  would  be  about  1^0  Bolivianos." 

"On  the  alto  piano,  the  Andean  plateau,  there  are  always 
herds  of  llamas  or  sheep  and  a  few  cows  or  oxen  which  are 
used  to  till  the  fields.  The  shepherds,  who,  more  often  than 
not,  are  little  children,  spin  their  yarn  as  they  go.  They  have 
a  large  wad  of  wool  on  their  left  wrist  and  from  this  they 
pull  a  little  piece  and  attach  it  to  a  spindle  to  which  they  give 
a  quick  twist  and  let  it  drop,  thus  twisting  the  wool  into 
yarn.  One  little  girl  was  so  pleased  to  have  her  picture  taken 
that  she  dressed  up  by  changing  her  little  ragged  shawl,  or 


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manta,  which  was  really  equally  ragged,  as  far  as  I  could 
see.  She  had  a  pet  baby  llama,  almost  the  cunningest  I  ever 
saw.  At  fiesta  times  they  tie  a  bit  of  colored  wool  in  the  tips 
of  the  ears  of  their  favorite  burros  or  llamas. 

"The  6th  of  August,  1939,  was  the  1 14th  anniversary  of 
the  foundation  of  the  Republic  of  Bolivia,  and  they  always 
take  three  days  to  celebrate.  More  costumes!  This  time  Inca 
warriors  who  danced  all  day  and  night  too — very  solemnly. 
All  had  masks  with  a  red  cross  on  one  cheek  to  show  they 
had  been  wounded.  Then  the  ones  from  the  Yungas  were 
another  set  of  clowns  with  black  masks,  gay  clothes  and 
straw  hats  of  every  imaginable  shape  and  size,  trimmed  with 
plumes  and  ribbons.  These  were  all  men,  though  some  were 
dressed  as  women,  and  one  like  a  chola  with  a  doll  on  his 
back  for  a  baby.  They  all  had  drums,  long  and  narrow 
through.  Some  had  tiny  ones  as  a  joke.  These  were  going  all 
day  and  most  of  the  night. 

"The  Tennis  Club  gave  a  dance  in  the  new  Rancho  Na- 
tional (foreign  staff  house)  which  was  very  gay.  The 
Bolivian  never  lacks  color.  The  parties  are  always  gayly 
festooned  with  colored  tissue  paper  designs  and  they  gen- 
erally  have  paper  caps,  too.  How  these  boys  can  dance!  The 
workmen  and  their  wives  decorated  the  tramway  buckets 
and  had  the  lines  decorated,  too.  They  even  made  two  very 
good  aeroplanes. 

"There  Vi'ere  bull  fights,  too,  only  not  bloody,  for  they 
only  had  a  very  impressive  dummy  waving  a  red  flag  in  the 
breeze,  for  a  torrero.  The  bulls  all  came  dashing  in,  but  one 
at  a  time,  each  wdth  a  gay  blanket  covered  with  trophies 
for  everyone  to  take  who  wanted  to  get  that  near  to  him." 

In  l^ovember,  1940,  she  wrote: 

"Yesterday  and  the  day  before  were  once  more  fiesta 
days,  only  these  were  the  first  quiet  ones.  Plenty  of  color 
as  everyone  turned  out  in  their  best  to  visit  the  graves  of 
their  ancestors.  The  crowd  divided  in  little  groups  with  hot 
things  to  sell  each  other,  and  cakes  and  flowers,  outside  the 
walls. 

"In  the  markets  the  vendors  are  all  women.  They  love  to 
be  bullied  a  little  and  bargained  with.  Sometimes  you  tell 
them  their  things  are  'muy  fresca'  and  get  further,  and 
sometimes  you  say  their  neighbor's  are  much  better.  As  a 
rule  your  servants  do  the  marketing,  but  sometimes  I  take 
Felipa  for  fun,  and  Mariano  always  comes  in  too  to  see  I 
am  properly  taken  care  of.  Felipa  is  very  appetizing  in  her 
fresh  gingham  mother-hubbards  (short,  of  course,  with  an 
eight-inch  ruffle  around  the  bottom)  and  a  very  full  white 
apron  with  a  small  bib.  Pastor,  the  moso,  in  order  to  be  as 
impressive  as  possible,  always  has  a  large  clean  dish  tovi.^el 
thrown  over  his  shoulder  when  he  waits  on  us. 

"It  is  a  most  glorious  morning  (December  4th)  and  I  am 
sitting  in  the  sunshine  watching  three  small  children  play- 
ing with  their  scooters  on  our  tennis  court.  Their  voices  are 
so  cunning  and  of  course  they  are  chattering  away  in  Span- 
ish. It  is  an  amazing  thing  that  in  the  whole  year  we  have 
been  here  I  have  never  heard  wrangling  among  the  six  or 
seven  children  that  play  in  the  compound  and  never  heard 
one  cry  if  they  fell  down. 


Some  of  the  "Gu~-d  7\[eighboi 


"A  woman  with  the  juevos  (eggs)  for  the  cosina  (kitchen) 
has  just  come  in.  She  has  on  the  most  glorious  violet  outside 
skirt  and  underneath,  as  she  walks  with  the  funny  little 
swing  they  all  have,  she  has  a  rose-colored  one  and  a  canary- 
yellow  one.  Her  rebosa  (shawl)  is  a  beautiful  soft  tangerine. 
Her  small  daughter,  about  five  or  six,  has  a  bright  scarlet 
skirt  and  a  natural  vicunia  (tan)  rebosa,  swinging  along 
with  an  exact  imitation  of  her  mother.  They  also  call  the 
smaller  square  of  many  colored  stripes,  which  they  fold  up 
anything  they  carry  in  diagonally  and  tie  across  their  shoul- 
ders, a  rebosa.  The  class  above  the  ordinary  Indios  are 
called  cholas  and  they  wear  the  manta,  which  is  fringed." 

"February  6th:  The  rainy  season  is  at  last  letting  up  with 
a  final  flourish  of  terrific  thunder  storms  that  reverberate 
back  and  forth  across  the  canon.  This  morning  the  sun  and 
blue  sky  could  not  be  beaten  anywhere  and  I  am  out  on  the 
sun  porch  trying  to  finish  some  letters.  One  learns  to  be 
patient  in  this  country.  It  takes  just  a  month  for  ordinary 
mail  to  get  here  from  New  York. 

"Titicaca  is  the  highest  navigable  lake  in  the  world.  It  is 
filled  with  little  islands,  among  which  is  the  Island  of  the 
Sun,  where  the  original  Inca  was  supposed  to  have  appeared 
from  nowhere.  There  is  the  Island  of  the  Moon,  too.  Quaqui 
is  the  port  where  you  leave  Bolivia  on  the  Lake.  At  Mollendo 
there  is  a  bathing  pavilion  on  the  ocean  and  from  the  'Santa 
Barbara'  I  took  a  picture  of  the  famous  'Moro'  at  Arica, 
where,  rather  than  be  captured,  a  general  rode  his  horse 
over  the  Moro  cliff  into  the  ocean,  when  Arica  was  taken 
from  Peru  by  Chile. 

"Bt)livian  railroads  are  slow  and  uncomfortable  and  have 
infrequent  schedules,  so  when  it  is  possible  one  orders  an 
auto-carril.  They  are  large,  comfortable  automobiles  with 
railroad  locomotive  wheels  and  fit  the  tracks.  In  less  than 
five  hours  we  dropped  from  Corocoro's  13,700  feet  to  sea 
level  at  Arica.  It  is  quite  safe,  unless  a  wandering  llama, 
burro  or  pig  decides  it  wants  to  cross  the  track  in  front  of 
you.  The  llama  is  always  a  haughty  (Continued  on  page  28 


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WHY 

GARDEN 
CLUBS 

by  Jean  MacGregor  Boyd 


^  As  the  American  scene  changes  it  is  fascinating  to 
watch  the  parts  that  make  it  work  fall  into  place.  We, 
as  a  people,  seem  to  love  to  organize,  to  form  into  groups 
of  one  sort  or  another,  although,  in  a  sense,  we  cling  to  our 
individualism  as  instinctively  as  did  the  Pilgrims  and  the 
Pioneers. 

In  the  realm  of  organized  groups  in  America,  nothing  is 
more  amazing  than  the  growth  of  the  garden  club  movement 
which,  mostly  within  the  last  two  decades,  has  swept  the 
country.  I  have  been  asked  to  write  an  article  about  the  San 
Francisco  Garden  Club,  but  prefer  to  attempt  to  analyze 
my  personal  e.xperiences  with  this  one  group,  individualistic 
in  a  sense  but  representative  of  all,  to  penetrate  into  the 
realities  of  a  movement  which  is  universal,  and  which,  God 
grant,  may  prove  one  of  the  few  constructive  motivating 
forces  in  our  jumbled  world  of  today.  "Flowers  are  the 
common  meeting  ground  of  all  nations  and  all  peoples" 
and  "He  who  has  a  garden  has  a  future." 

Just  what  does  a  garden  club  contribute  to  its  community 
and  what  does  it  contribute  to  its  own  members?  The  ans- 
wer could  be  made  with  the  single  word  "Beauty."  For  one 
could  hardly  join  a  garden  club  without  admitting  to  an 
interest  in  flowers  and  an  awareness  of  their  loveliness  and 
from  this  awareness  there  follows  the  desire  to  beautify 
one's  own  home  and  the  neighborhood  in  which  one  lives. 
Flowers  are  such  friendly  things,  they  almost  seem  to  de- 
mand to  be  shared.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know,  if  one 
ever  could,  how  many  friendships  the  common  geranium 
has  cemented  by  its  obliging  willingness  to  "slip." 


However  to  answer  the  query  of  "Why  Garden  Clubs?", 
the  analysis  must  be  more  carefully  studied.  Back  in  the 
late  spring  of  1926,  a  group  of  distinguished  visitors  were 
about  to  leave  San  Francisco  without  seeing  Golden  Gate 
Park,  where  the  rhododendrons  were  in  the  full  glory  of 
their  bloom.  Correcting  this  omission  gave  rise  to  the  thought 
that  San  Francisco  should  have  a  garden  club  and  a  small 
group  of  men  and  women,  under  the  leadership  of  the  late 
Mrs.  William  Hinckley  Taylor  decided  "That  they  were 
desirous  of  forming  a  garden  club  which  would  have  for  its 
object  the  gathering  together  of  all  those  interested  in  the 
cultivation  of  flowers  and  plants  and  in  the  beautifying  of 
the  city  of  San  Francisco"  (quoted  from  original  minutes) . 
From  this  small  nucleus  has  grown  the  organization  known 
as  the  San  Francisco  Garden  Club,  six  hundred  strong,  prob- 
ably the  largest  single  group  of  its  kind  in  the  world,  al- 
though the  City  Garden  Club  of  New  York  is  about  the 
same  and  our  own  California  Horticultural  Society  with 
headquarters  in  San  Francisco  is  even  larger.  These  member- 
ship figures  merely  serve  to  prove  the  universality  of  interest 
in  gardening. 

It  is  important  to  evaluate  what  garden  clubs  give  their 
members,  for  from  the  sum  total  of  that  comes  the  effective- 
ness of  the  organization  as  a  whole  to  the  community.  To 
maintain  the  interest  of  its  members  a  garden  club  must 
present  monthly  programs  which  of  necessity  must  be  widely 
diversified  to  please  varied  tastes  and  interests.  They  must 
offer  courses  in  all  the  allied  interests  such  as  practical 
gardening,  garden  design,  botany,  and,  that  most  popular 
of  all  subjects,  flower  arrangement.  Because  membership 
dues  provide  the  operating  revenue  and  because  members 
must  have  value  received,  the  communal  interests  must  be 
financed  out  of  the  residue,  sometimes  remarkably  low,  a 
problem  common  to  all  garden  clubs.  There  are  innumerable 
demands  for  public  service  in  any  community,  large  or 
small,  and  the  civic  responsibility  of  garden  clubs  is  a  most 
important  factor  in  America  today.  Consider  that  there  are 
over  one  hundred  and  sixty  member  clubs  in  California 
Garden  Clubs,  Inc.  (the  state  federation  of  garden  clubs) 
and  that  practically  every  state  in  the  Union  has  a  similar 
organization,  not  to  mention  the  numerous  garden  sections 
of  women's  clubs  and  the  Businessmen's  garden  clubs  which 
are  growing  in  number  and  effectiveness,  besides  the  many 
member  clubs  of  the  Garden  Club  of  America  of  which  there 
are  three  in  the  Bay  Region,  as  well  as  the  specialized  groups 
such  as  American  Fuchsia  Society,  the  Rose  Societies,  etc., 
and  one  can  begin  to  visualize  the  potential  as  well  as  the 
present  force  of  the  garden  club  movement  in  the  American 
scene. 

The  crusade  against  billboards,  conservation  of  our  flora 
and  forests,  the  support  of  our  city,  county  and  state  plan- 
ning commissions,  all  these  and  many  others  look  to  the 
garden  clubs  for  sympathy  and  support,  financial  as  well  as 
moral.  Looking  back  over  the  years,  it  is  interesting  to  note 
the  directional  part  that  the  San  Francisco  Garden  Club  has 
played  in  our  city.  Years  ago  we     (Continued  on  page  31 


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COMMITTEE 

HONORARY    CHAIRMEN 

Eyre,  Mrs.  Perry                             Marks,  Mrs.  S.  M. 
Hamilton,  Mrs.  W.  B.                     Potter,  Mrs.  Thomas  M. 
HoBART,  Mrs.  Lewis  P.                    Sharp,  Mrs.  James  G. 
KosHLAND,  Mrs.  Marcus  S.            Sloss,  Mrs.  M.  C. 
MacDuffie,  Mrs.  Duncan            Taft,  Miss  Christine 

COMMITTEE 

Leale,  Miss  Marion  W.                   Hale,  Mrs.  Prentis  Cobb 

Chairman                                       Hall,  Miss  Frances  M. 
Bradley.  Mrs.  F.  W.                        Harris,  Mrs.  L.  W. 
Brownell,  Mrs.  E.  E.                     Heller,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Carl,  Mrs.  Louis  J.                         Hewitt,  Mrs.  Anderson  F. 
Chamberlain,  Mrs.  Selah            Hutchinson,  Miss  Emocene 
Davidson,  Mrs.  Marie  Hicks          Korbel,  Mjss  Mary 
Donohoe,  Miss  Katharine             Leale,  Miss  Edith 
Eyre,  Miss  Mary                             MacGavin,  Mrs.  Drummond 
Faulkner,  Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar      Noonan,  Miss  Emma 
Flood,  Mrs.                                     Slack,  Miss  Edith 
Graupner,  Mrs.  A.  E.                    Sloss,  Mrs.  Louis 

MARCH   1941                  \dI.UME   1                     NUMBER   1 

Gray,  Mrs.  Horace                         Torney,  Mrs.  Edward  J. 

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WELCOME 
NATIONAL 
DEFENDERS 


The  "Women's  City  Club  Magazine  introduces  Volume  1  Jsjuni- 
her  I  of  the  T^ational  Defenders'  Club  Kiews.  It  is  our  thought 
that  "the  boys"  may  enjoy  this  section  and  may  perltaps  wish 
to  share  with  those  left  behind  at  home  the  neuis  of  the  Club 
which  is  their  very  own.  It  is  our  aim  to  bring  each  month 
stories  which  will  interest  these  readers  and  at  the  same  time  to 
\eep  the  members  of  the  T^ational  League  for  Woman's  Service 
informed  of  this  latest  branch  of  service  extended  in  their  name. 

Date — February  21,  1941. 

Time — One  forty-five  in  the  afternoon. 

Place — Auditorium  of  the  Women's  City  Club,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Scene — Extreme  activity  of  vacuum  cleaners,  fioor  brushes, 
placing  of  furniture  and  decorations  of  foliage  and 
fioivers. 

^  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  members  who 
looked  in  on  their  Auditorium  on  Friday,  the  21st, 
would  have  seen  just  such  activity  and  just  such  tasks 
being  performed  by  the  house  staff  with  the  aid  of  devoted 
members  of  the  organization  who  were  hastening  last- 
minute  preparations  to  make  ready  for  a  2:00  o'clock 
opening  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club,  which  that  day 
came  into  being. 

At  2:00  o'clock,  with  the  arrival  of  the  first  General 
(and  there  were  two  who  "inspected"  the  new  club  on 
invitation  of  the  committee  which  had  been  getting  it 
ready) ,  everything  was  in  shipshape  —  furniture  was  in 
place,  books  were  shelved  properly,  the  cigar  and  cigarette 
counter  was  glistening  and  ready  for  business  and  the  game 
tables  and  writing  desks  were  all  set  for  use  by  he-men  in 
uniform,  for  whom  the  club  had  been  opened. 

Army  and  Navy  oiEcers,  with  some  from  the  Marines 
and  the  flying  branches  of  the  service,  were  the  first  visitors 
to  the  new  National  Defenders'  Club,  but  the  largest  single 
unit  of  visitors  for  the  opening  was  a  group  of  thirty  or 
so  top  sergeants  from  the  Presidio,  Fort  Scott,  and  else- 


where, who  came  to  see  what  was  what,  on  invitation  of 
their  Colonels,  so  that  they  would  be  able  to  tell  the  men 
under  them  what  is  a  National  Defenders'  Club. 

Miss  Marion  Leale,  chairman  of  the  Defense  Program 
of  the  National  League,  under  which  the  Defenders'  Clubs 
will  function;  Miss  Katharine  Donohoe,  President  of  the 
National  League;  members  of  the  honorary  committee 
which  comprised  women  who  had  served  valiantly  in  the 
Defenders'  Clubs  of  1918-1919,  with  a  new  committee  to 
help,  were  on  hand  to  welcome  the  service  officers  who 
were  guests  for  the  afternoon — the  only  time,  by  the  way, 
for  which  they  are  invited.  For  the  National  Defenders' 
Clubs  which  the  National  League  will  establish — and  of 
which  this  one  at  449  Post  Street  is  the  first — are  for  the 
enlisted  men  in  uniform.  This  and  all  other  Defenders' 
Clubs  are  for  them — to  use  and  to  frequent  as  they  please. 
There  are  no  dues  and  no  financial  obligations  on  the  part 
of  the  men.  The  club  is  theirs  to  enjoy,  without  money 
and  without  price,  unless  they  have  to  have  smokes  or  a 
bar  of  candy — or  unless  the  fragrance  of  good  hot  coff^ee 
and  the  "call"  of  irresistible  chocolate  cake  in  the  canteen 
prove  too  much  for  them. 

With  a  mind  to  the  possibility  that  some  day — in  the 
face  of  some  major  catastrophe — their  building  might  be 
needed  for  a  mobilization  center,  the  women  who  built 
the  Women's  City  Club  adopted  plans  for  quick  trans- 
formations if  necessary.  They  kept  intact  through  a  score 
of  years  a  volunteer  service  organization,  geared  to  the 
needs  of  a  peace  time  but  always  ready  for  duty  if  and 
when  the  call  came. 

With  the  adoption  of  the  selective  service  law  and  the 
increasing  induction  of  men  into  the  military  forces  of 
the  United  States,  the  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  United  States 
Army  and  the  heads  of  the  other  branches  of  armed  service 
have  called  for  community  assistance  in  providing  safe  and 
decent   recreation  for  the  men   in  their  care. 

With  a  vivid  memory  of  two  years  of  eminently  dis- 
tinguished service  in  such  work,  performed  during  1918 
and  1919  for  enlisted  men,  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  of  California  recognized  its  responsibility 
and  its  opportunity  to  transfer  into  this  renewed  channel 
of  its  activity  service  which  could  be  helpful  in  the  pro- 
gram of  national  defense.  That,  in  brief,  is  the  explanation 
of  the  quick  change  which  was  approved  by  its  Board  of 
Directors  and  carried  out  by  its  Defense  Program  in  the 
establishment  of  this  newest  Defenders'  Club. 

The  Auditorium,  recently  renovated  and  remodeled  for 
sound,  freshly  painted  and  lighted,  was  voted  for  the  use 
of  the  Defense  Committee  for  the  Defenders'  Club.  The 
east  entrance  into  the  Women's  City  Club  Building  has 
been  designated  the  Defenders'  Club  entrance,  with  a  num- 
ber of  its  own — 449  Post  Street,  and  a  pubHc  telephone, 
check  room  and  information  desk  set  up  expressly  for  the 
men  in  uniform.  The  dressing  rooms  at  the  stage  entrance 
to  the  Auditorium — also  freshly  painted  and  furnished — 
and  the  kitchenette  across  the  corridor  from  the  stage  en- 


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A  Page  of  History— 1918- 


-l^ational  Defenders'  Club  J^umh 
Mrs.  'William  B.  Ham 


trance  now  transformed  into  a  modern  canteen,  are  ready 
for  use.  In  the  canteen  may  be  purchased  sandwiches,  pies, 
cakes,  tea,  coffee  or  milk — all  the  finest  quahty  at  minimum 
prices,  and  in  the  Main  Lounge  a  soft-drink  stand  is  an 
added  feature. 

Capable  of  seating  four  hundred  persons  in  normal 
times,  the  Auditorium  has  two  centers  of  interest  as  far 
as  furniture  grouping  is  concerned — one  in  the  center, 
another  farther  along  the  main  floor.  There  huge  daven- 
ports attractively  upholstered  for  masculine  enjoyment — 
deep  armchairs,  massive  mahogany  tables  invite  to  comfort 
and  rela.xation.  Ping  pong,  jig-saw  puzzles,  card  games, 
Chinese  checkers,  mah  Jong,  are  all  to  be  enjoyed  for  the 
asking.  In  the  balcony  writing  desks  have  been  placed  in 
the  niches — book  shelves  with  new  and  classic  fiaion — 
magazines,  and  some  technical  books  will  he  enjoyed.  Half 
a  dozen  comfortable  and  easily  movable  rattan  chairs  are 
there — with  adequate  reading  lights  and  plenty  of  ash  trays 
handy. 

From  the  experience  of  ten  successfully  operated  clubs 
during  the  last  war,  the  women  who  are  making  this  1941 
club  have  brought  into  it  everything  that  makes  for  com- 
fort and  enjoyment  and  that  promises  the  long  line  of 
Uncle  Sam's  men  complete  opportunity  t<j  make  their 
leisure  time  in  town  as  important  and  beneficial  time  of 
their  military  service  as  is  their  time  spent  in  professional 
pursuits. 


er  i   in  the  'Monadnoc\  Building — Mrs.  George  B.  Sperry  and 
ikon  among  the  "boys." 

"i  hree  shifts  of  volunteers,  all  members  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service,  will  staff  the  club.  There 
will  be  the  same  efficient  organization  of  volunteers  for  this 
work  as  marked  the  efforts  of  a  score  of  years  ago  and 
as  has  characterized  the  two  decades  of  the  histor>'  of  the 
Women's  City  Club,  which  is  the  material  home  of  the 
National  League.  Men  making  use  of  the  club  will  not  be 
overwhelmed  by  an  inrush  of  ladies — they  will  find  rather 
that  only  such  numbers  as  are  necessarj'  for  the  smooth 
running  of  various  phases  of  the  club  will  be  there,  always 
in  uniform  of  the  National  League  and  always  in  the  back- 
ground except  when  called  for. 

Plans  provide  for  weekly  entertainments  of  an  hour  or 
so  on  Saturday  nights,  these  programs  to  be  of  an  informal 
nature.  The  gift  of  a  beautiful  old  mahogany  square  piano 
— ideal  for  gathering  around  for  group  singing — with  gifts 
also  of  musical  instruments  of  one  kind  or  another,  will 
insure  music  in  the  club  and  the  enjoyment  which  good 
music  always  affords. 

For  God — For  Country — For  Home.  That  is  the  motto 
of  the  organization  which  in  1917  had  more  than  300,000 
women  throughout  the  United  States — an  organization 
started  in  New  York  as  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  and  claiming  its  major  branch  in  San  Francisco — 
clear  across  the  continent,  where  several  thousand  women 
rallied  under  its  banner. 

Today,   twenty-four   years  after  its  first   venture   into 


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community  service,  the  National  League  in  California  is 
still  active,  organized  and  prepared  to  serve  again  as 
needed.  It  has  maintained  its  organization  and  perpetu- 
ated its  volunteer  service,  both  within  and  outside  its  Club 
home,  the  Women's  City  Club.  It  has  maintained  its  vari- 
ous units  for  assistance  in  all  legitimate  calls  for  commu- 
nity service  during  these  years — it  is  contributing  now  the 
work  of  hundreds  of  its  members  through  war  relief  and 
Red  Cross  detachments. 

Now  in  1941  new  units  will  carry  on  the  work  of  the 
National  Defenders'  Clubs,  which  like  their  parent  Na- 
tional League,  are  service  organizations — aimed  to  meet 
the  needs  of  young  men  who  have  suddenly  been  trans- 
ferred from  civil  life  to  military  service.  The  National 
League  has  realized,  in  advance  of  the  general  public, 
perhaps,  what  that  means  in  communities  unprepared  to 
meet  that  transformation.  Each  week-end  from  now  on 
for  an  indefinite  period,  thousands  of  young  men  in  uni- 
form will  be  coming  into  San  Francisco — or  stationed  here- 
abouts. They  are  having  a  two-day  leave.  They  will  have 
some  money,  they  have  no  friends  and  they  are  strangers 
in  the  community.  What  befalls  these  young  men  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  community  as  well  as  of  their  com- 
manding officers.  It  is  in  recognition  of  that  responsibility 
that  the  new  Defenders  Club  was  opened  on  schedule — in 
time  for  the  Washington's  Birthday  holiday  leave  period, 
with  a  royal  welcome  to  any  and  all  of  the  men  in  the 
mihtary  uniforms  of  the  United  States  who  have  time  on 


their  hands  and  are  looking  for  safe  information  and  rec- 
reation. 

Indicative  of  the  keen  interest  taken  in  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  as  a  unit  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  is  the  list  of  Army,  Navy  and  Marine 
Corps  officers  who  attended  the  open'n;^  of  February  21st. 
In  the  number  were : 

Major  General  E.  D.  Peck,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco; 
Major  B.  A.  Palmer,  Chaplain  George  J.  Morray,  Moffett 
Field;  Colonel  Charles  H.  Corlett,  Major  J.  W.  Middleton, 
Lieutenant  H.  C.  Hartwig,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco;  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  L.  S.  Arnold,  Fort  McDowell;  Brigadier 
General  Charles  F.  B.  Price,  Major  J.  C.  Jackman,  Head- 
quarters Dept.  Pacific  Marine  Corps;  Lieutenant  H.  A. 
Dunker,  Presidio,  San  Francisco;  Thomas  F.  Saunders, 
Naval  Reserve  Training  Base,  Yerba  Buena  Island;  Colonel 
Edward  A.  Stockton,  Harbor  Defenses,  San  Francisco; 
Lieutenant  Hilliard  B.  Holbrook,  U.  S.  N.  Net  Depot,  Tibu- 
ron;  Lieutenant  Colonel  Mahlon  E.  Scott,  Presidio,  San 
Francisco;  Lieutenant  Commander  R.  L.  Johnson,  Com- 
manding Officer,  Naval  Reserve  Aviation  Base,  Oakland; 
Lieutenant  Commander  E.  B.  von  Adelung,  Naval  Reserve 
Aviation  Base,  Oakland;  Commander  S.  S.  Reynolds,  U.  S. 
Navy  Recruiting  Station,  San  Francisco;  Captain  Leland 
R.  Rousell,  Fort  Winfield  Scott;  Captain  Edward  F. 
Penaat,  Fort  Mason,  California;  Commander  Charles  A. 
Goebel,  U.  S.  N.;  Lieutenant  Riwley,  U.  S.  M.  C,  Mare 
Island. 


The  jirst  Chairman  of  the  first  T^ational  Defenders'  Club  in  1918,  Mrs.  George  B.  Sperry. 

MARCH,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


'     '     '     POETRY  PAGE     -     '     - 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


For  a  Young  Girl 

If  I  go  a  secret  way 

With  silent  lips  and  guarded  eyes. 
Think  not  that  grief  has  stopped  my  throat. 

Think  not  that  now  no  laughter  lies 
Beyond  my  eyelids"  heaviness: 

Happiness  flowers  in  this  disguise; 
And  the  four,  solemn  seasons  bring 
Joy  too  holy  for  heralding. 

Remember,  spring  has  ever  come 

Unseen,  unheard, 
And  all  the  ardent  roses  bloom 

Without  a  word. 

— Ruth  de  Menezes. 

Growth 

I  twine  you,  little  trellis,  close  and  fond, 

And  swing  in  wistful  threads  above,  beyond, 
For  air  and  space  to  blossom.  Be  it  so. 

Ah  me!  I  love  you,  but  the  plant  must  grow. 

I  quiver  with  the  call  of  summer  heat. 
With  all  the  wild  sap  stirring  at  my  feet. 
My  quiet  trellis,  impotent  to  know 

The  earth  and  sun  command  me :  I  must  grow. 

You  cannot  share  my  ardent  life  apart. 

Nor  feel  the  upward  straining  of  my  heart. 
In  every  vein  the  urging  currents  flow 

Leaf  after  leaf  unfolds:  the  plant  must  grow. 

— Nora  May  French. 

Vagabond 

I  climb,  in  thought,  like  carefree  vagabond. 
The  rainbow  of  my  dreams  to  far  beyond. 
Past  tufts  of  clouds  that  dot  in  still  array 
An  endless  sky  where  fancy  holds  full  sway; 
Where  all  the  man-made  sordid,  petty  fears 
Do  not  e.xist;  where  gladsome  hope  appears 
To  light  the  way  to  peace  within  my  soul 
And  make  the  rainbow's  end  a  dreamer's  goal. 

— John  Michael  Desch. 


Weather  Signs 

I  thought  it  would  rain;  now  I  know  it  will  shine! 
Belinda  tripped  out  —  she's  a  neighbor  of  mine  — 
With  a  basket  of  coral  and  orchid  and  rose, 

Popped  it  down  on  the  grass  with  the  grace  of  a  hnnet. 
Then,  fists  at  her  waist  in  a  slim  little  pose. 

Gazed  on  the  clouds  for  a  wink  of  a  minute. 
A  moment  portentous;  all  solemn  and  wise 
She  poised  like  a  flower  and  pondered  the  skies. 
Then  pricked  into  verve  by  a  sudden  suspicion  — 

(O,  a  raindrop  wovXA  fall  from  sheer  rapture,  I  vow!) 
She  flicked  up  her  palm  with  a  gesture  Egyptian 

And  conjured  the  heavens;  all's  serene  now! 

'Twas  set  for  a  drip  —  now  I  know  it  will  shine. 
For  a  rainbow  is  looped  on  Belinda's  clotheshne. 

— Bertha  DaVall  Ross. 


Poppies  in  the  Wheat 

Along  Ancona's  hills  the  shimmering  heat, 
A  tropic  tide  of  air  with  ebb  and  flow 
Bathes  all  the  fields  of  wheat  until  they  glow 
Like  flashing  seas  of  green,  which  toss  and  beat 
Around  the  vines.  The  poppies  lithe  and  fleet 
Seem  running,  fiery  torchmen,  to  and  fro 
To  mark  the  shore. 

The  farmer  does  not  know 
That  they  are  there.  He  walks  with  heavy  feet. 
Counting  the  bread  and  wine  by  autumn's  gain. 
But  I  —  I  smile  to  think  that  days  remain 
Perhaps  to  me  in  which,  though  bread  be  sweet 
No  more,  and  red  wine  warm  my  blood  in  vain, 
I  shall  be  glad  remembering  how  the  fleet. 
Lithe  poppies  ran  like  torchmen  with  the  wheat. 

— Helen  Hint  J.\ckson. 


Poppies 

Spring  came  and  wounded  the  mountain  .  .  . 
See  how  the  red  drips  .  . .  staining  its  side. 

— Alice  Hall  Simpson. 


Ruth  df.  Menezes  \\ves  in  the  East  Via.-^  and.  is  the  author  0/  a  hoo\  of  poems,  frubUshed  in  !93J. 

Nora  May  French  came  to  San  Francisco  from  Los  Angeles  in  1906,  and  ended  her  life  in  Carmel  in  1907.  at  the  age  of  26. 
After  her  death  George  Sterling  and  Harry  Lafier  compiled  a  collection  of  her  poems,  which  was  reprinted  by  the  Boo\  Club  of 

California  a  few  years  ago. 

John  Michael  Df.sch,  a  San  Francisco  business  man,  author  of  "Midnight  Revels,"  a  fantasy  in  verse,  whose  verse  and  prose 
have  appeared  in  vanous  magazines;  a  veteran  Scouter  who  has  u-ritten  many  rituals,  investiture  ceremonies  and  plays  for  Boy 
Scout  Councils  and  Troops. 

Bertha  DaVall  Ross  is  an  Oakland  poet. 

Helen  (Fiske)  Hlnt  Jackson  was  born  in  Amherst,  Mass..  in  I83I.  and  died  in  San  Francisco  in  1885.  It  was  not  until  the 
death  of  her  first  husband.  Capt.  Edward  Hunt,  U.S.  Army,  in  1863  that  she  began  to  write.  In  187?  she  married  William  S. 
jac\son.  a  banker  of  Colorado  Springs.  In  1883  she  was  appointed  speciol  examiner  into  the  condition  of  Mi.s.sion  Indians  in  Cali- 
fornia. Her  hook.  "A  Centurv  of  DUhonor."  m  behalf  of  the  Indians,  had  appeared  in  1881.  and  her  novel,  "Ramona,"  followed 
m  1884.  Tu'o  other  novels  had  been  published  in  the  "'Ho  Hame"  series:  "Verses  by  H.  H.,"  m  1870,  "Sonnets  and  Lyrics."  m 
1876.  She  is  thought  to  have  written  some  if  not  most  of  the  "Saxe  Holm  Stories,"  pubhshed  in  Scribncr's  Monthly,  and  after- 
wards in  two  volumes. 

Alice  Hall  Simpson  resides  in  Fresno. 


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Into  China;  by  Eileen  BigUnd.  Macmillan 
Co.  $3.00.  Reviewed  by  Phileta  Fitz- 
gerald. 

Cousin  Honore;  by  Storm  Jameson.  The 
Macmillan  Company.  Reviewed  by 
Mrs.   E.  J.   Turkington. 

My    Name    Is   Million;    Macmillan    Co., 
New  York.  $2.50.   Reviewed  by  Phileta 
Fitzgerald. 

A  "Into  China";  by  Eileen  Bigland.  .  .  . 
Eileen  Bigland  went  into  China  over 
the  Burma  Road  along  its  entire  route  from 
Lashio  to  Kunming  in  a  bus  which  was  part 
of  a  convoy  carrying  guns  and  ammuni- 
tion into  China.  She  traveled  "hard,"  ac- 
companied only  by  Chinese  and  living  dur- 
ing the  three  weeks"  trip  under  conditions 
that  Chinese  would  encounter.  She  slept 
and  ate  in  Chinese  rest-houses — when  there 
were  any  to  be  found.  When  there  were 
none  she  and  her  Chinese  companions  slept 
in  the  bus  and  ate  what  they  could  find 
to  eat.  She  spent  some  time  in  Kunming 
and  Chungking,  China's  wartime  capital. 

From  her  experiences  she  has  given  us 
"Into  China,"  in  which  she  gives  probably 
the  most  graphic  account  yet  published  of 
transport  conditions  on  the  Burma  Road. 
But  she  has  given  us  much  more  than  that. 
Mrs.  Bigland's  intense  interest  is  in  people 
and  through  her  association  with  her  travel- 
ing companions  and  the  Chinese  she  met 
during  her  journey,  she  reaches  toward  an 
understanding  of  the  soul  of  China  which 
gives  her  book  its  importance.  Written 
though  it  is  about  wartime  China,  Mrs. 
Bigland  wisely  keeps  to  what  she  has  seen 
and  experienced.  The  war  enters  only 
when  it  forces  itself  upon  her  conscious- 
ness. This  it  does  frequently  and  horribly 
but  it  is  never  the  dominant  theme.  Mrs. 
Bigland  has  an  understanding  heart.  She 
knows  that  the  day-to-day  incidents,  the 
disasters,  the  disappointments,  the  tri- 
umphs, the  little  personal  incidents  and 
above  all  the  cheerfulness  in  the  face  of 
unspeakable  happenings,  give  us  more  of 
the  real  essence  of  China  than  any  number 
of  weighty  tomes. 

Who  can  fail  to  have  a  greater  un- 
derstanding of  China  after  seeing  Ching 
through  Mrs.  Bigland's  eyes?  Ching  was 
the  driver  of  the  bus,  a  northerner,  a  sur- 
vivor of  Nanking.  He  was  "resting"  from 
that  horror  by  driving  a  truck  over  the 
Burma  Road,  probably  the  least  restful  oc- 
cupation in  the  world.  He  could  always 
laugh  merrily.  Between  him  and  Mrs.  Big- 


land there  developed  a  perfect  understand- 
ing and  friendship  despite  the  fact  that 
they  had  no  language  in  common.  Beside 
him  in  his  bus  Ching  carried  a  chipped 
Sang  de  Boeuf  vase  which  he  filled  each 
morning  with  water,  no  matter  how  scarce 
it  was,  and  then  kept  the  convoy  waiting 
while  he  searched  for  a  fresh  and  perfect 
flower  to  put  into  it.  "The  other  forty-odd 
drivers  do  the  same,  and  throughout  night- 
mare days  of  wrestling  in  the  mud  with 
refractory  engines  you  will  see  them  turn 
occasionally  to  their  beloved  ceramic  vase 
or  pot  and  stroke  the  petals  of  the  flower 
within  it." 


^  "Cousin  Honore";  by  Storm  Jameson. 
This  latest  novel  by  Storm  Jameson, 
impressive  writer  of  "Europe  to  Let"  and 
"Here  Comes  a  Candle,"  was  begun  last 
winter,  just  before  the  capitulation  of 
France.  In  substance  "Cousin  Honore"  is 
a  work  of  symbolism,  but  in  effect  the  novel 
at  heart  is  the  mystery  of  Europe.  The 
theme  of  the  book  is  the  affairs  of  an  Al- 
satian family  who  own  an  iron  works  and 
are  involved  in  the  economics  of  France 
and  Germany  during  the  last  war.  The  ac- 
tion of  the  story  is  set  in  the  little  village 
of  Burckheim,  a  short  distance  from  Stras- 
burg.  The  estate  and  the  iron  works  had 
belonged  to  the  Burckheims  for  six  cen- 
turies. The  central  character  is  Honore 
Burckheim,  with  his  love  of  his  vines,  his 
wine,  and  his  indifference  to  what  is  taking 
place  beyond  his  personal  surroundings.  It 
is  a  story  of  treachery  and  intrigue,  and 
the  action  is,  first  of  all.  a  struggle  for  the 
control  of  Burckheim.  Of  this  beautiful 
estate,  over  which  Honore  is  lord  and  mas- 
ter. Miss  Jameson  gives  the  reader  a  telling 
description,  in  the  opening  chapter  of  the 
book,  and  w-e  learn  that  Honore  is  a  man 
noble  and  egotistic  but  at  the  same  time  one 


MARCH,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


that  stubbornly  resents  change,  representing, 
in  fact,  the  symbolism  of  the  strength  and 
weakness  of  France.  In  the  book,  Miss 
Jameson  gives  us  other  strong  characters 
that  carry  the  reader  along  through  in- 
triguing events:  Honore's  cousin  Berthelin, 
who  manages  the  foundry,  Siguenan,  who 
manages  the  estate  and  acts  as  baihff,  both 
of  whom  expect  to  be  named  heirs  of 
Honore;  and  Dietrich,  the  only  tenant 
farmer,  who  also  has  a  loyal  attachment  for 
the  soil  of  Burckheim.  The  short  descrip 
tions,  the  passages  of  dialogue  and  the  per 
sonalities  pass  like  a  thread  throughout  th 
story  and  make  the  novel  well  worth  read 
ing.  Miss  Jameson  says,  "What  I  was  try 
ing  to  do  was  first  and  foremost  to  see  in 
action  a  group  of  people  typical  of  the 
time."  In  "Cousin  Honore"  she  has  done 
this  through  her  fine  prose  and  keen  origi- 
nal writing. 

^fe  "My  Name  Is  Million"  portrays  tragic 
experiences  of  great  interest.  Avoid  it 
if  you  lack  the  courage  to  look  upon  hor- 
ror: read  it  if  you  desire  to  know  the  reali- 
ties of  Hitlers  blitzkrieg. 

The  author  is  anonymous  by  necessity, 
for  her  husband  is  in  a  German  concentra- 
tion camp.  All  we  know  of  her  is  that  she 
is  an  English  woman,  an  experienced  writer 
married  to  a  Polish  professional  man,  and 
that  she  has  lived  in  Poland  long  enough 
to  feel  herself  one  of  the  Poles.  Her  style 
is  bold,  direct  narrative,  with  brief  inter- 
ludes of  charming  descriptive  matter  pic- 
turing Poland  and  its  people.  Th-;ir  suffer- 
ing is  reflected  in  her  own  odyssey.  The 
story  rings  of  truth. 

The  scene  opens  in  Warsaw,  September. 
1939.  Brief  view  of  charming,  peaceful  but 
anxious  city.  Then,  in  breath-taking  se- 
quence come:  the  frantic  mobilization,  the 
first  bombers,  awful  suspense  pending  Eng- 
land's declaration,  escape  from  the  city, 
temporary  refuge,  roads  choked  with  refu- 
gees, the  hellish  bombing  of  defenseless 
Chelm,  Wilno  before  and  after  the  occu- 
pation, running  the  border  blockade,  and 
finally  escape  through  Finland  to  Sweden 
and  then  England. 

Beyond  the  vivid  picture  of  war  and 
adventure,  striking  sidelights  are  thrown 
on  people  and  regimes.  One  glimpses  the 
fierce  though  impotent  patriotism  of  the 
Poles.  Polish  country  life,  and,  later,  after 
the  occupation  by  the  Russians,  the  child- 
like efforts  of  the  peasants  to  become  soviet- 
ized.  Then  come  the  traditional  espionage, 
betrayals,  arrests,  and  shootings.  The  late 
citizens  of  respectability  and  education  are 
deported.  Every  day  trainloads  of  them, 
"numberless  hundreds  of  thousands."  arc 
jiacked  into  uncovered  freight  cars.  And 
these  cargoes  often  are  frozen  to  the  walls 

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New  Books  in  the 
Club  Library 

FICTION 

Lottie's  Valentine:  Katherine  Wigmore 
Eyre. 

Not  for  the  Meek;  Elizabeth  D.  Kaup. 

Random  Harvest;  James  Hilton. 

Quick  Service;  P.  G.  Wodehouse. 

The  Earth  Is  the  Lord's;  Taylor  Cald- 
well. 

My  Name  Is  Aram;  William  Saroyan. 

Embezzled  Heaven;  Franz  Werfel. 

The  Giant  Joshua;  Maurine  Whipple. 

He  Looked  for  a  City;  A.  S.  M.  Hutch- 
inson. 

China  Trader;  Cornelia  Spencer. 

Remember  Today;  Elswyth  Thane. 

Claudia  and  David;  Rose  Franken. 

Once  There  Was  a  Village;  Katherine 
Dunlap. 

The  Million;  Robert  Hichens. 

Last  Act  in  Bermuda;  David  Burnham. 

The  Odor  of  Violets;  Baynard  Kendnck. 

NON-FICTION 

Cable  Car  Days  in  San  Francisco;  Ed- 
gar M.  Kahn. 

A  Scotch  Paisano:  Susanna  Bryant  Da- 
kin. 

There  Go  the  Ships;  Captain  Rudolph 
Smale. 

The  San  Francisco  Skyline;  Elizabeth 
Gray  Potter. 

The  Donkey  Inside;  Ludwig  Bemelmans. 

Britain  Speaks;  J.  B.  Priestley. 

What's  Past  Is  Prologue;  Mary  Barnett 
G  Ison. 

From  Many  Lands;  Louis  Adamic. 


Land  of  the  Eye;  Hassoldt  Davis. 
Report  on  England;  Ralph  IngersoU. 
My  Name  Is  Million;  Anon. 
The    Wounded    Don't    Cry;    Quinten 

Reynolds. 
The  Face  Is  Familiar;  Ogden  Nash. 


"Calling  All  Readers!" 
Books  Missing  From  Shelves 

^  Several  very  important  books  have 
been  missing  from  the  Library  shelves 
during  the  past  weeks.  We  give  a  list  of 
the  titles  below  and  earnestly  ask  and  would 
greatly  appreciate  the  return  of  any  of 
them.  Should  you  happen  upon  them,  will 
you  please  leave  them  in  the  Package 
Room,  carefully  labeled  "For  the  AWA 
Library"? 

"Scenes  for  Student  Actors,"  2  volumes, 
by  Cosgrove.  (A  great  loss  to  drama  and 
radio  students.)  "McTeague,"  "The  Oc- 
topus" and  "The  Pit,"  all  by  Norris. 
(Throe  famous  books  and  our  only  copies.) 
"Murder  in  a  Nunnery"  by  Shepard,  from 
the  Pay  Collection.  And  "Authors  Today 
and  Yesterday.""  (This  is  possibly  the  most 
serious  "absentee"  of  all,  as  it  belongs  on 
the  reference  shelves,  whose  books  are  not 
for  circulation  but  are  to  be  read  in  the 
Library.) 

Won"t  you  please  bear  these  books  in 
mind  and  assist  us  in  restoring  them  to  the 
Library  immediately?  It  is  our  aim  to  serve 
as  many  members  and  residents  as  possible 
to  do  so,  we  also  need  the  cooperation  of 
everyone  in  returning  promptly  all  books 
regularly  borrowed. 

Isabella  M.  Cooper, 
Chairman,  Library  Committee. 

The  above  notice  from  the  AWA  Bul- 
letin of  New  York  caused  the  Library  Com- 
mittee of  the  Women"s  City  Club  of  San 
Francisco  to  wonder  whether  it  might  ap- 
ply to  any  of  our  Club  members.  Have 
you  our  copy  of  "The  World  Was  My 
Garden"  by  Fairchild?  Or  "The  Arts"  by 
Van  Loon?  Or  "Buck  in  the  Snow"  or 
"Fatal  Interview"  or  "Renascence  and 
Other  Poems,"  all  by  Edna  St.  Vincent 
Millay? 

Won't  you  please  look  over  your  book- 
shelves to  see  whether  you  have  our  copies 
of  the  books  mentioned  above  or  any 
hooks  which  belong  to  the  Club  Library? 
If  you  have,  will  you  be  good  enough  to 
leave  them  at  the  hotel  desk  in  the  Lobby 
carefully  labeled  "For  the  Library  Commit- 
tee""? Please  do  not  return  books  which 
you  have  borrowed  on  your  library  card 
to  the  hotel  desk  except  when  the  Library 
desk  is  closed.  Return  to  the  hotel  desk 
only  books  which  have  been  borrowed  "in- 
formally."" 


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Arms  and  the  Man 

Of  interest  to  many  readers  will  be  the 
announcement  that  the  Associated  Students 
of  Mills  College  will  present  George  Ber- 
nard Shaw's  "Arms  and  the  Man"  at  the 
Tivoli  Theater,  Saturday  evening.  March 
1  5th.  A  comedy  in  three  acts,  it  is  one  of 
Shaw"s  earliest  and  best-known  plays.  Mrs. 
Marian  Long  Stebbins,  Professor  of  Speech 
and  Drama  at  Mills,  will  direct  the  pro- 
duction in  wh-ch  the  actresses  will  be  stu- 
dents at  Mills,  and  the  actors  will  come 
from  the  University  of  Cahfornia  Little 
Theater.  Proceeds  from  the  play  will  go 
to  the  Student  Loan  Fund  at  the  College. 

Shaw's  witty  satire,  that  takes  its  title 
from  the  first  line  of  Dryden's  translation 
of  the  Aeneid,  may  be  said  to  hold  at  least 
as  much  for  1941  as  for  1894  when  it  was 
first  produced  in  April  at  the  Avenue  Thea- 
ter by  Miss  Florence  Farr,  who  was  ex- 
perimenting on  the  lines  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Theater.  The  following  September  it 
ran  at  the  Herald  Square  Theater  in  New 
York  with  Richard  Mansfield  as  Bluntschli. 
and  since  then  has  been  revived  about  every 
five  years.  Its  comic  opera  version.  "The 
Chocolat-;  Soldier."  was  first  presented  in 
Berlin  (of  all  places)  in  1909:  and  in 
London  in  1910. 

In  commenting  on  the  play  last  year 
when  it  was  produced  by  the  students  at 
the  University  of  Kentucky.  John  L.  Cutler 
noted  that  more  than  a  generation  ago 
Shaw  was  contradicting  the  General  Gocr- 
ings  of  the  day  with  the  dictum  "chocolate 
creams  instead  of  cartridges,"  and  added : 
"Unfortunately,  he  probably  won't  get  any- 
thing like  an  appreciative  hearing  on  a 
general  scale  until  1945  or  1950.  Though 
intended  as  preventive  medicine,  dramas 
like  this  usually  have  a  vogue  only  as  bed- 
side books  after  the  raging  fever  has 
passed." 

Shaw's  career  as  a  dramatist  is  largely 
the  record  of  his  attempts  to  "strip  away 
the  veil  of  romantic  idealism."  To  him  "the 
tragedy  and  comedy  of  life  lie  in  the  con- 
sequences, sometimes  terrible,  sometimes 
ludicrous,  of  our  persistent  attempts  to 
found  our  institutions  on  the  ideals  sug- 
gested to  our  imaginations  by  our  half- 
^.itisfied  passions,  instead  of  on  a  genuinely 
scientific  natural  history."  This  is  an  am- 
bitious play  for  Mills  students  to  present, 
but  they  did  not  disappoint  their  audience 
two  years  ago  when  they  played  "Girls  in 
Uniform"  at  the  Geary  Theater. 


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PROFESSIONAL  WOMEN 
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GIRLS'  RHYTHMICS 


DIRK  VAN  ERP  and  GREENWALD'S 

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Present  an  exhibition  of 

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(iaps  for  evening  wear — gay  hand  embroidered 
whimsies  with  small  insets  of  mirrors  that 
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and 

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The  smartest  in  Stick  Reed  or 
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order.  ...  Or  to  be  selected  from 
a  complete  selection. 

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The   smartes 

t   in   fur 

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made  to  your 

order.  . 

.  .  Or  to  be 

selected  from 

a  complete  selection. 

SCHNEIDER 

BROS. 

4  5  5      P  O 

ST       S 

T  R  E  E  T 

Red  Cross  Responsibility  in 
Connection  With  National 
Defense 

^  The  Charter  of  the  American  Red 
Cross  defines  as  its  first  two  substan- 
tive responsibilities  the  obligation  "to  fur- 
nish volunteer  aid  to  the  sick  and  wounded 
of  armies  in  time  of  war,  in  accordance 
with  the  spirit  and  conditions  of  the  .  .  . 
Treaty  of  Geneva  of  1864"  and  "to  act 
in  matters  of  voluntary  relief  and  in  ac- 
cord with  the  military  and  naval  authori- 
ties as  a  medium  of  communication  between 
the  people  of  the  United  States  of  America 
and  their  Army  and  Navy."  .  .  . 

Since  1864  the  immediate  care  of  the 
wounded  and  sick  of  armies  on  the  field 
has  become  more  and  more  the  responsi- 
bility of  the  regular  medical  services  of  the 
Army  and  Navy.  As  a  result,  the  activities 
of  the  Red  Cross  now  embrace  those  sup- 
plementary and  welfare  services  to  the  con- 
\alescents  and  to  their  families  which  are 
necessary  to  round  out  the  medical  care. 
As  a  medium  of  communication  and  volun- 
tary relief  on  behalf  of  the  American  peo- 
ple with  respect  to  their  armed  forces,  the 
,'\merican  Red  Cross  is  expected  to  render, 
in  connection  with  the  present  expansion 
of  the  Army  and  Navy  in  the  national 
defense  program,  the  same  definite  and  es- 
sential services  which  it  has  been  rendering 
for  many  years  on  a  lesser  scale. 

We  all  recall  in  a  general  way,  I  am 
sure,  the  vast  and  helpful  services  ren- 
dered by  the  Red  Cross  to  our  Army  and 
Navy  at  the  time  of  the  World  War,  and 
we  feel  confident  that  the  American  people 
will  support  the  Red  Cross  in  rendering 
the  appropriate  similar  services  in  connec- 
tion with  the  present  national  defense  pro- 
gram and  in  any  eventuality  which  may 
develop. 

We  must  recognise,  however,  that  there 
have  been  many  changes  in  the  plans  and 
measures  taken  by  the  Army  and  Navy 
since  1917  so  that  certain  things  which 
were  done  by  the  Red  Cross  at  the  time 
of  the  World  War  do  not  now  devolve 
upon  us.  Just  by  way  of  illustration,  I  might 
recall  that  in  1916  and  1917  the  Red  Cross 
enrolled,  mobilized,  and  equipped  base  hos- 
pital units  which  were  taken  over  by  the 
Army,  while  under  present  plans  the  Army 
is  itself  enrolling  and  preparing  such  units. 

You  will  be  gratified  to  know  that  the 
Red  Cross  for  some  years  has  been  working 
in  the  closest  cooperation  with  the  Army 
and  Navy  Departments,  and  that  quite 
definite  and  satisfactory  arrangements  have 
been  developed  as  to  the  activities  and  serv- 
ices to  be  rendered  by  the  American  Red 
Cross,  and  the  facilities  to  be  accorded  it 
so  that  it  may  properly  perform  these  tasks. 

Time  will   not  permit  me  to  describe  in 


ROOSWOOD 
TWEEDS 

In  new  pastels 
Suits  *2995    Coats  *2995 

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We  teach  you  to  make  your  own 

hand-stitched  leather  gloves  or 

will  make  them  to  order. 

RUTH  TANBARA 

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Barbara  &  Catherine 

NEW  INDIVIDUAL  HATS 

ALSO    HATS    MADE   TO   ORDER 

REMODELING 

■ 

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LARGE  SIZES  . . .  PERFECTLY  STYLED 

Spring  fashions  arc  smart  and  flattering. 
The  print  dresses,  redingotes  and  coats 
now  on  display  at  the  Rose  O'Brien  Dress 
Shop  have  real  beauty  of  material  and 
design  .  .  .  And  what  is  more,  youthful 
h.ilf-sizes  are  perfectly  attuned  to  the  new 
spring  styles. 

ROSE  O'BRIEN  DRESS  SHOP 

Shreve  Building,  210  Post  at  Grant 

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MARCH,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


FLOWE  RS 

are     always    more 
appreciated    from 

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Hazel  Zimmerman 
Speaks  to  Women  Investors 

on 

Taxes  vs.  Your  Income 

A    "Must  '  ^or  the  Injormed  /nieslor 

Thursday,  March  20th 
3. -00  P.M. 

Women's  City  Club 
Chinese  Room 

Admission  Free 


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any  detail  all  of  the  special  services  and 
activities  which  will  be  involved  in  con- 
nection with  the  national  defense  work, 
but  I  might  indicate  the  general  fields  of 
work  in  which  the  government  is  expecting 
the  Red  Cross  to  act. 

The  Red  Cross  will  continue  to  enroll 
and  maintain  the  nursing  reserve  for  the 
Army  and  Navy  from  which  nurses  will  be 
drawn  for  active  duty  as  needed.  Certain 
.special  studies  and  surveys  are  required  to 
make  this  service  more  effective  and  prac- 
tical. 

Supplementary  care  of  the  wounded  and 
sick  will  include  the  continuation  and  ex- 
pansion of  the  services  whch  the  Red 
Cross  has  been  rendering  at  Army  and 
Navy  hospitals  through  the  Gray  Ladies 
and  the  work  of  its  Field  Directors,  both 
to  the  patients  themselves  and  in  connec- 
tion with  their  family  problems.  This  work 
involves  the  coordination  and  utilization  of 
all   recreation   and   welfare   facilities   which 


may  be  made  available  for  the  benefit  of 
the  patients. 

Certain  special  projects  have  been  under- 
taken such  as  the  enrollment  of  medical 
technologists  for  the  Army,  the  experi- 
m-jntal  furnishing  of  blood  plasma  from 
voluntary  donors  for  use  at  Army  and 
Navy  hospitals  and  many  other  new  and 
interesting   activities. 

Since  the  World  War  the  Red  Cross  has 
continued  an  active  service  for  the  men  in 
the  regular  Army  and  Navy  which  we  des- 
ignate as  Military  and  Naval  Welf.-sr^ 
Service.  This  service  is  being  greatly  ex- 
panded so  that  we  may  render  the  same 
sort  of  assistance  to  the  much  greater 
number  of  men  who  are  now  going  into 
training.  In  essence  this  service  involves 
the  coordination  of  the  efforts  of  the  mili- 
tary and  naval  authorities  with  the  Na- 
tional Organization  of  the  Red  Cross  and 
with  the  Chapters,  acting  in  the  home  com- 
munities, to  aid  in  the  solution  of  those 
family  and  social  problems  which  inevi- 
tably arise  when  men  are  taken  from  their 
normal  pursuits  and  assembled  in  camps 
for  a  period  of  military  training.  A  spe- 
cial statement,  as  long  as  this  report,  would 
be  required  to  give  any  adequate  idea  of 
the  organization  and  activities  which  will 
be  required  properly  to  discharge  these 
essential  responsibilities  in  the  field  of 
morale. 

In  this  work,  as  in  foreign  relief,  thou- 
sands of  women  are  volunteering  their 
services  to  produce  large  supplies  of  sur- 
gical dressings  and  comfort  articles  which 
will  be  needed  in  connection  with  the  na- 
tional defense  effort. 

In  the  plans  which  have  thus  been  de- 
veloped, the  Army  and  Navy  have  recog- 
nized the  need  for  these  essential  Red 
Cross  services.  We  are  being  accorded  ap- 
propriate official  recognition  in  the  dis- 
charge of  these  obligations,  and  will  have 
buildings  or  other  suitable  space  available 
at  every  Army  and  Naval  Hospital,  and 
on  every  Army  and  Naval  Post  as  head- 
quarters for  our  workers  in  carrying  for- 
ward this  work. 

We  must  likewise,  in  the  light  of  mod- 
ern developments  in  warfare,  give  thought 
to  the  best  possible  preparedness  measures 
so  that  we  may  be  ready  to  be  of  the  ut- 
most assistance  should  great  emergencies 
confront  our  civilian  population.  For  many 
years  we  have  been  stressing  the  importance 
of  having  our  Chapters  prepared  to  act 
promptly  and  effectively  should  disaster 
strike  their  own  or  nearby  communities. 
We  feel  that  the  expansion  and  strengthen- 
ing of  these  disaster  relief  plans  offers  the 
most  effective  and  practical  means  of  pre- 
paredness for  any  civilian  eventuality  which 
may  occur. 


The  time  Is  fast  approaching  when 
every  wonnan  wi'l  want  fo  introduce  a 
"Spring  touch"  to  her  wardrobe,  via 
a  new  hat  or  two.  The  types  this 
season  are  what  smart  women  will 
soon  be  wearing.  Hats  for  suits, 
dresses,  prints,  tailored  wear,  gay  oc- 
casions, etc.  Too  because  these  hats 
have  the  (rare)  triple  virtue  of  being 
wearable,  flattering   and   chic. 

Your    last    season's    hats    also    skilfully 
remodeled. 

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The  Doll  Festival  On 
March  3 

Dolls  exquisitely  dressed  in 
their  ceremonial  costumes 
will  be  featured  in  Madame 
Butterfly's  Doll  Festival. 
From  youth  to  old  age,  all 
georgeously  dressed  in  au- 
thentic attire,  even  to  the 
minute  details  of  head-dress, 
combs,  slippers  and  jew- 
elry. Plan  to  see  this  un- 
usual display  in  the  window 
of  the  Madame  Butterfly 
Shop. 

Smart  women  demand  smart 
things.  The  kimonos,  pa- 
jamas, house  gowns,  slips, 
nightgowns  and  bed  jackets 
at  the  shop  of  Madame  But- 
terfly are  styled  to  please 
the  most  fastidious  women. 
.  .  .  Too,  interesting  gifts  for 
men  include  pajamas,  bath 
robes,  smoking  jackets 
shorts  and  fine  handker- 
chiefs. 


Madame  Butterfly 

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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MARCH,  1941 


"BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


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"Bell-Brook  Milk. 

"Assures  finer  fla- 
vor and  food  value. 
The  result  of  com- 
bining only  the  best 
of  the  milk  from 
6,000  pure-bred 
Guernsey,  Jersey, 
Holstein  and  Ayr- 
shire cows." 


SOLD  ONLY  BY 
INDEPENDENT  QUALITY  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 


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SPEE-D-MIX 

Prepared  Pie  Crust 

CHEF  PAUL  H.  DEBES  —  Sir  Francis  Drake  Hotel 

CHEF  E.  R.  NUSELE  —  Mark  Hopkins  Hotel 

READ  WHAT  THEY  SAY 

IN 

RECENTLY  ISSUED  SAN  FRANCISCO  DAILY  NEWS  ABOUT 

SPEE-D-MIX 


GUARDED    SO 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  QUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you   buy  it 


CAREFULLY 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 


Edy's  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  City  Club. 


An  Islander  Went  Back 

— Bv  A  M.\N  OF  Alderney 

Aldemey  is  one  o/  the  Channel  Islands 
o^  the  northwest  coast  of  France.  It  is  third 
in  size  in  the  group  and  is  part  of  the 
Guernsey  bailiiiic^.  Occupied  by  the  Ger- 
mans after  demobilization,  these  Channel 
Islands  are  nouj  completely  cut  of  from  the 
"Mother  Country."  (Ed.  Note.) 

^  Two  months  ago  Alderney,  northern- 
most of  the  Channel  Islands,  was  the 
home  of  some  2500  people.  Today  it  is 
deserted,  inhabited  only  by  the  cattle  and 
dogs  that  run  wild  in  its  streets.  I  am  one 
of  the  few  people  who  have  returned  to  it 
and  seen  its  present  condition.  It  was  a 
strange,  uncanny  experience,  like  revisiting 
a  lost  world. 

This  is  how  it  happened.  For  days  before 
the  German  occupation  of  the  island  we 
had  heard  the  roar  of  guns  on  the  French 
mainland.  Then  one  eventful  day  we  knew 
that  the  Germans  were  at  Cherbourg.  Only 
a  few  miles  separated  us  from  the  enemy.  In 
the  night  we  could  see  the  glow  of  the  sky 
as  Cherbourg  burned. 

The  evacuation  of  Alderney  immediately 
began.  Judge  French,  the  governor  of  the 
island,  could  get  no  help  from  Guernsey. 
Suddenly  we  had  a  stroke  of  luck — a  Trin- 
ity House  boat  put  into  Alderney  for 
water.  The  governor  used  the  ship's  radio, 
sent  a  personal  appeal  to  the  Admiralty 
and  within  three  hours  got  a  reply.  With 
the  ships  they  provided  the  evacuation  of 
the  island  was  accomplished. 

I  will  never  forget  the  sight  of  the  old 
town  crier  winding  his  way  through  our 
narrow  streets,  clanging  his  bell  and  an- 
nouncing that  by  order  of  the  judge  all 
Alderney  men  were  to  leave  their  homes 
within   the   next  three  hours. 

When  the  evacuation  was  finished,  our 
island  was  left  almost  deserted.  Nature  had 
it  for  her  own. 

After  we  had  landed  in  England  it  was 
decided  an  effort  should  be  made  to  sal- 
vage Alderney's  famous  cattle.  The  salvage 
party  was  also  to  bring  back  stores.  Three 
small  pleasure  boats  were  put  at  our  dis- 
posal. Judge  French  called  for  volunteers. 
Thirty  men  were  chosen.  I  was  one  of  them. 

For  a  week  the  thirty  of  us,  some  ambu- 
lance men  from  Guernsey,  and  the  crews 
of  the  three  ships  carried  on  our  work. 

After  calling  at  Guernsey  our  little  fleet 
set  out  for  Alderney.  Not  knowing  whether 
the  Germans  had  already  landed  there  or 
not,  we  approached  gingerly.  We  met  no 
one.  Everything  was  as  it  had  been  left — 
Alderney  was  an  island  in  which  life  had 
simply  come  to  a  sudden  stop. 

Commandeering  the  deserted  cars  that 
stood   about,  we  rode  into  the  town.   Here 


MARCH,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


we  received  our  first  shock.  A  handful  of 
people,  not  more  than  eight  or  nine,  had 
been  left  behind  in  our  mass  evacuation 
Yet  now  we  could  find  no  trace  of  them. 
We  were  at  first  alarmed.  Then  slowly  first 
one  and  then  another  of  them  came  out  of 
hiding-places.  They  confessed  that  having 
seen  our  boat  in  the  offing  they  had  thought 
we  were  Germans  and  had  run  away  to 
cover. 

In  the  town  some  looting  had  already 
begun.  Apparently  it  had  been  done  by 
odd  parties  landing  from  Guernsey  or 
France  and  helping  themselves. 

We  put  a  stop  to  this.  No  boats  but 
our  salvage  vessels  were  allowed  to  berth. 
We  began  the  evacuation  of  Alderney's 
provisions  and  cattle.  The  first  day  we 
spent  in  milking  the  cattle  on  the  ground. 
After  that  some  five  hundred  head  and 
innumerable  stores  were  taken  day  by  day 
to  Guernsey. 

With  the  telegraph  wrecked.  Alderney 
was  complet:ly  cut  off  from  the  world  and 
we  kept  up  a  service  of  communication  with 
Guernsey  by  carrier  pigeons. 

Our  headquarters  were  the  Grand  Hotel 
and  to  guard  against  a  surprise  invasion 
we  arranged  our  trips  so  that  the  island 
was  never  left  uninhabited.  Three  barrels 
were  placed  on  the  roof  of  the  hotel  in 
such  a  position  that  they  could  be  seen 
some  way  out  to  sea.  If  the  Germans  landed 
it  was  the  job  of  one  of  the  salvage  party 
to  roll  the  barrels  away.  FaiUng  to  see 
them,  boats  returning  to  the  island  would 
not  put  in. 

On  Alderney  we  lived  on  the  fat  of  the 
land.  We  had  the  provisions  of  the  whole 
island  to  choose  from.  It  was  possible  to 
walk  into  an  empty  shop  and  help  oneself 
to  whatever  took  one's  fancy.  Every  man 
who  could  drive  had  a  car.  He  simply 
changed  it  for  another  when  it  ran  out  of 
petrol. 

One  of  the  strangest  of  all  our  adven- 
tures befell  the  small  party  which,  with  a 
treasure  chart,  went  to  the  church  at  2 
o'clock  in  the  morning  to  recover  the  silver 
which  had  been  hidden  there.  Reading  the 
chart,  they  found  ventilation  grills,  which 
when  pulled  up  revealed  passages  running 
under  the  church.  Groping  their  way  along 
these,  they  retrieved  eight  packs  of  silver. 
Day  by  day  our  salvage  work  went  on. 
until  one  day  the  crews  of  two  of  the 
boats  in  the  harbor  saw  Nazi  bombs  splash- 
ing around  the  third  as  it  made  its  way 
to  the  sister  island.  We  knew  our  time 
was   up. 

After  dark  we  slipped  into  Guernsey. 
St.  Peter  Port  had  been  bombed.  And  as 
the  Germans  occupied  Guernsey  soon  after, 
most   of    our   salvage    work    had    come    to 


naught.  We  had  only  got  the  cattle  as  far 
as  Guernsey  and  could  not  bring  them  to 
England. 

Wc  did  manage  to  bring  off  that  last 
handful  of  Alderney  men  who  had  hither- 
to refused  to  leave  the  farms  they  had 
tilled   for  centuries.   It   included   one  man 


who  two  days  before  had  successfully 
fought  with  four  of  us  in  order  not  to  be 
taken  off. 

Some  day  we  shall  all  go  back  to  our 
homes  in  Alderney.  But  that  experience  can 
be  no  stranger  than  the  one  I  have  already 
had. 


TO  you  WHO  INHALE 

THESE  FACTS  ARE  VITAL! 


'•Call  for 

PHILIP 
MORRIS 

REAL   PLEASURE- 
REAL  PROTECTION! 


All  Smokers  inhale — sometimes — with  or 
without  knowing  it.  When  you  do,  it's 
plain,  there's  increased  exposure  to  irrita- 
tion. So — choose  your  cigarette  with  care! 
There  is  a  vital  difference.  Eminent  doctors 
reported  their  findings  —  in  authoritative 
medical   journals: 

ON  COMPARISON  —  FOUR  OTHER 
LEADING  BRANDS  AVERAGED  235% 
MORE  IRRITANT  THAN  THE  STRIK- 
INGLY' CONTRASTED  PHILIP  MOR- 
RIS ..  .  AND  WHAT'S  MORE  — THE 
IRRITATION  WAS  FOUND  TO  LAST 
MORE  THAN  FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 
Remember  —  next  time  you  buy  a  pack  of 
cigarettes  —  Philip  Morris  provides  truest 
smoking  pleasure  —  Complete  enjoyment  of 
the  world's  finest  tobaccos — With  no  worrj- 
about  throat  irritation! 
So — especially  if  you  inhale — it's  plain  com- 
mon sense  to  .  .  . 

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no  worry  about  throat  irritation! 


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That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  sened  by  your  Women's  Gty  Club.  Selected 
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when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
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Good  Neighbors  in  Bolivia 

(Continued  from  page  li) 
looking  creature  and  gazes  at  you  with 
utter  disdain  invariably.  They  are  used  as 
beasts  of  burden  and  their  only  intelligence 
is  to  know  when  they  are  overloaded.  One 
pound  over  their  regular  amount  and  they 
lie  down  and  refuse  to  move  until  the 
load  is  changed  (seventy-five  or  a  hundred 
pounds,  as  I  remember). 

"The  sturdy  Httle  engine  of  the  train 
reminds  one  of  the  gray  burros  you  see 
everywhere.  They  bring  our  drinking  water 
every  day  and  most  often  you  see  them 
with  packs  of  faggots. 

"August  12th:  Spring  is  here  at  last 
and  actually  for  three  days  we  have  had 
no  heat  on.  My  sweet  peas  I  planted  ten 
days  ago  in  the  long  window  box  on  the 
dining-room  sun  porch  are  up  almost  an 
inch  and  the  potted  plants  of  cyclamen, 
begonia  and  primrose  are  all  in  bloom,  as 
well  as  my  huge  hydrangea  plant  and  nevcr- 
to-be-despised  geraniums,  bless  their  hearts, 
that  will  always  grow  anywhere.  Through 
the  house  are  bougainvillea,  white  lilies, 
copper-colored  .sweet  peas  and  yellow  frce- 
sias,  so  fragrant  the  perfume  is  everywhere. 

"Each  day  slips  by  quite  full,  for  half 
the  morning  is  gone  before  I  get  up  and 
then  I  go  out  to  look  at  my  new  garden 
and  water  it  if  it  doesn't  look  like  rain. 
Carlos  has  had  a  whole  truck  load  of  good 
earth  brought  in  and  our  good  moso  has 
dug  out  three  feet  of  mineralized  earth 
and  replaced  it  with  the  new.  Goodness 
only  knows  whether  I'll  succeed  or  not, 
but  it's  worth  a  try  anyway.  I  raised  some 
pansy,  calendula,  verbena  and  larkspur 
seeds  on  one  of  the  sun  porches,  and 
though  they  look  a  little  short  of  breath, 
as  we  are,  part  of  the  time  anyway,  I  think 
they  are  a  little  surprised  to  find  themselves 
out  of  doors  at  first,  but  will  make  a  go 
of  it.  I  have  transplanted  some  of  the  wild 
flowers  to  edge  the  "lawn"  by  the  tennis 
court,  but  they  don't  like  being  moved  very 
much.  Next  year  I'll  try  seeds  if  I  can  get 
them  when  the  flowers  dry  this  fall. 

"The  front  sun  porch  is  really  my  pride 
and  joy  and  has  everything  under  the  sun 
blooming  there  now,  including  a  lovely 
double  fuchsia,  lavender  daisy,  yellow  daisy, 
hydrangea  begonias  and  two  large  lavender 
and  purple  pelagoniums.  I  have  a  window 
box  abloom  with  English  daisies,  snap- 
dragons, calendula  and  lobelia,  so  you  see 
I  can  hardly  be  said  to  be  starving  for 
flowers." 

"Joanna  Bates  is  internationally  known  as 
the  Grandmother  of  the  Andes.  Born  in 
America  of  Scotch  parentage,  she  grew  up 
in  Chile  and  married  John  Bates,  a  mining 
engineer.  They  went  to  Corocoro,  Bolivia, 
where  they  lived  for  many  years.  Thirty- 
live  years  ago  they  were  on  their  way  back 


to  Chile  and  stopped  at  Arequipa  in  Peru, 
literally  an  oasis.  There  Joanna  Bates  de- 
cided to  stay.  She  became  "Tia"  Bates  to 
all  the  country-side  and  all  who  came  to 
stay  at  her  quinta  (inn).  She  had  made 
many  friends  among  the  mining  people  of 
the  Andes  who  had  no  comfortable  spot  to 
go  for  vacations  to  get  a  respite  from  the 
very  high  altitudes,  other  than  places  at 
very  great  distances.  She  made  her  quinta 
from  a  rambling  old  house  that  had  been 
used  as  a  monastery.  For  her  lovely  gardens 
she  brought  trees  and  flowers  from  Europe 
and  America,  and  there  she  still  reigns  su- 
preme. Many  of  the  servants  are  children 
of  the  servants  she  originally  had  in  Bo- 
livia and  brought  with  her.  The  house  is 
filled  with  old  Spanish  furniture,  old  paint- 
ings and  very  old  gleaming  copper  and 
brass.  Your  breakfast  is  served  on  the  roof 
garden  by  your  smiling  moso  at  any  hour 
you  wish.  Here  is  a  gorgeous  macaw  who 
tells  you  what  he  thinks  of  you,  as  docs 
Tia.  You  may  breakfast  in  your  room  if 
you  wish,  but  who  would  miss  the  glorious 
mornings  looking  out  over  the  green  fincas 
(finca,  a  farm,  and  chacra,  a  little  farm), 
toward  glorious  Chachani,  El  Misti  and 
Pichupichu,  the  three  highest  and  almost 
always  snow-covered  mountains,  ten  to 
thirteen   thousand   feet  elevation. 

"Both  the  Christmas  Eve  eggnog  party 
and  the  Christmas  dinner  went  off  happily 
and  the  house  looked  Christmassy  with 
garlands  of  eucalyptus,  and  smelled  good, 
even  though  it  couldn't  quite  come  up  to 
my  beloved  pines.  The  little  live  tree  I  had 
last  year  had  grown  at  least  six  inches  and 
looked  very  proud  of  itself,  all  dressed  up. 
The  big  electric-lighted  tree  outside  gave 
as  much  pleasure  as  last  year's,  and  this 
year  we  distributed  two  thousand  packages 
of  cookies  and  candies  on  the  tennis  court 
Christmas  morning  to  the  miners"  children 
and  then  to  the  hospital  and  jail.  The  new 
victrola  radio  Carlos  gave  me  for  Christmas 
is  a  great  joy  to  us  both  and  we  fortunately 
both  like  the  same  kind  of  music,  good 
symphonies  in  Corocoro." 

A  Rare  Exhibit 

^  In  prospect  for  March  10th  to  13th, 
with  Wednesday  evening,  March  12th,  in- 
eluded,  is  a  unique  and  rare  exhibit  an- 
nounced by  the  Dirk  Van  Erp  studio,  512 
Sutter  Street. 

William  Van  Erp.  son  of  the  founder  of 
the  firm  which  brought  to  this  country 
some  of  the  finest  hand-wrought  silver  and 
copper,  is  present  owner  of  the  studio 
which  enjoys  world-wide  fame  for  its  artis- 
tic designs  and  skilled  craftsmanship.  He 
will  be  host  at  the  forthcoming  exhibit, 
which  will  lay  particular  stress  on  modern 
s'lver  service  and  flatware,  all  hand  wrought. 
With  these  pieces  will  be  displayed  .some 
of  the  famous  Greenwald  linens. 


MARCH,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


Coming  Events  at  the 
Legion  of  Honor 

^     The  California  Palace  of  the  Legion 
of  Honor  has  announced  the  following 
program  of  exhibitions  and  events  for  the 
month  of  March: 

SPECIAL  EXHIBITIONS 

Miniature  Rooms  by  Mrs.  James  Ward 
Thome.  Through  March. 

Oils.  Watercolors  and  Piints  hy  Luigi 
Lucioni.   Through   March  9. 

The  Gordon  Blanding  Collection. 
Through  March. 

PERMANENT  EXHIBITION 

The  Mildred  Anna  Williams  Collection 
of  Paintings,  Sculpture,  Tapestries  and 
Furniture. 

The  Collis  Potter  Huntington  Memorial 
Collection  of  18th  Century  French  Paint- 
ings, Sculpture.  Tapestries.  Furniture  and 
Porcelain. 

The  Alma  Spreckels  Awl  Collection  of 
Sculpture  and  Drawing  by  Auguste  Rodin. 

LITTLE  THEATER 

Lectures  on  the  Torne  Rooms: 

"Contemporary  Creative  Impulses  in 
Modern  Interiors."  Illustrated.  Helen  Van 
Cleave  Park.  Sunday.  March  2nd,  at  4:00 
p.m. 

"European  Interiors  from  the  Middle 
Ages  to  the  19th  Century."  Illustrated. 
Dr.  Elisabeth  Moses.  Sunday.  March  9th, 
at  4:00  p.m. 

"Modern  Interiors  and  Oriental  Sources 
of  Inspiration."  Illustrated.  Dr.  Rudolph 
Schaeffer.  Sunday,  March  16th,  at  4:00 
p.m. 

"Three  Hundred  Years  of  American 
Decorative  Styles."  Illustrated.  Etha  Wulff. 
Sunday,  March  23rd,  at  4:00  p.m. 

"Exteriors  of  Dwellings  Represented  by 
the  Thorne  Rooms."  Illustrated.  Dr.  Win- 
field  Scott  Wellington.  Sunday,  March 
JOth,  at  4:00  p.m. 

For  special  groups,  additional  lectures  on 
the  Thorne  Miniature  Rooms  may  be  ar- 
ranged by  communicating  with  Mrs.  Mar- 
garita Weaver,  Telephone  SKyline  3124, 
A  nominal  fee  will  be  charged. 

MASTERWORK  OF  THE  MONTH 

"After  the  Hunt,"  Harnett  (1848-1892). 
William  Michael  Harnett  was  one  of  the 
most  brilliant  technicians  of  the  19th  Cen- 
tury American  school.  Characteristic  of  his 
astonishingly  realistic  style,  this  painting  is 
generally  regarded  as  his  masterpiece.  From 
the  Mildred  Anna  Williams  Collection. 

LITTLE  THEATER 

Motion  pictures.  Admission   free. 

"The  Pawnshop"  and  "The  Floorwalker" 
— Charlie  Chaplin  at  his  best  in  two  popu- 


lar  silent    films.    Saturday.    March    8th,    at 
2:30  p.m. 

"The  Doomed  Battalion" — a  spectacu- 
larly beautiful  picture  of  an  unusual  phase 
of  the  first  World  War.  Photographed  in 
the  Dolomite  Alps.  Saturday.  March  22nd, 
at  2:50  p.m. 

ART  STUDY  HOUR 

"The  Sienese  Masters,"  the  first  in  a 
series  on  Italian  Painting  of  the  Renais- 
sance, will  be  the  subject  of  this  month's 
lectures  and  discussions.  A  complete  out- 
line may  be  had  on  request.  Each  Wednes- 
day, at   1 1 :00  a.m. 


CHILDREN'S  ART  HOUR 

Drawing  and  painting,  art  talks  and 
museum  games  for  children.  Each  Satur- 
day, at  10:00  a.m. 

ORGAN  RECITALS 

Uda  Waldrop,  organist.  Each  Saturday 
and   Sunday,  at  3:00  p.m. 

RADIO  PROGRAMS 

Art  Review,  by  Thomas  Carr  Howe.  Jr., 
Station  KGO.  Thursday,  March  13th.  at 
1:20  p.m. 

"Art  in  Modern  Living,"  by  Paula  De- 
Luca  and  Dr.  Robert  Ncuhaus.  Station 
KFRC.  Each  Tuesday,  at  3:30  p.m. 


At  home  with  taxes 

i  he  men  who  manage  property  in  trust 
with  this  bank  usually  save  the  owners 
hours  of  "home-work"  before  M.irch  15 
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returns,  an  Agency  account  here  will 
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In  addition.  Agency  service  offers  safe- 
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crediting  of  income,  attention  to  bond 
calls,  reorganizations,  and  real  estate 
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An  Agency  account  gives  you  an  ad- 
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^  Sunday  we  drove  down  the  El  Cam.nu 
Real  to  the  Cypress  Lawn  Nursery. 
There  we  drove  into  a  paved  court  sur- 
rounded by  lath  houses  and  greenhouses 
filled  with  flowering  shrubs  and  plants. 
And  the  enjoyment  of  our  visit  we  have 
been  asked  to  share  with  the  readers  of 
the  Women's  City  Club  Magazine.  This 
we  shall  try  to  do. 

In  the  forecourt  of  the  nursery  were  sev- 
eral beautiful  specimens  of  flowering  trees 
in  full  bloom.  The  pink  cherry,  peach  and 
apricot  trees  were  accented  by  the  brilliant 
red  of  -flowering  peach  and  the  rosy-purple 
of  Magnolia  Soulangeana.  These  Chinese 
Magnolias  immediately  attracted  our  atten- 
tion. The  flowers,  resembling  huge  tulips, 
appear  before  the  leaves,  and  vary  in  color 
from  pure  white  through  a  soft  pink  and 
mauve  to  a  deep  port  wine  shade.  In  front 
of  these  trees  were  banked  masses  of  many- 
hued  Azaleas — from  little  ones  in  4-inch 
pots  to  specimen  plants  in  tubs — ^which  by 
a  most  remarkable  tenacity  had  withstood 
the  many  days  of  rain  and  were  still  quite 
beautiful.  Then  too  we  could  not  resist 
the  beauty  of  the  Camellias — especially  of 
one  called  Kumasaka,  a  large  informal  type 
of  tomato  red. 

In  two  of  the  greenhouses  we  found 
over  a  hundred  varieties  of  Fuchsias — 
Fuchsias  ideal  for  hanging  baskets,  for  win- 
dow boxes,  and  for  planting  at  the  top  of 
retaining  walls;  Fuchsias  growing  as  vines 
and  even  as  trees;  and  Pygmy  Fuchsias.  We 
Icarnrd  that  in  San  Francisco  these  plants 
will  bloom  twelve  months  of  the  year.  One 
ol    the    men    patiently   showed    us   how   to 


propagate  and  care  for  these  popular 
shrubs.  To  us  perhaps  the  most  interesting 
sight  of  all  was  the  starting  of  the  Tuber- 
ous Rooted  Begonias.  One  house  was  filled 
with  thousands  of  these  young  plants  and 
we  are  looking  forward  to  a  visit  in  May 
or  June  to  see  them  in  full  bloom. 

At  the  nursery  too  a  trial  rose  garden  is 
maintained  in  which  most  of  the  new  va- 
rieties of  roses  are  tested  in  advance  of 
their  introduction  commercially.  This  gar- 
d-cn  is  open  to  the  public  so  that  they  may 
learn  the  habits  of  the  many  varieties  in 
this  locality.  It  also  serves  as  a  laboratory. 
for  the  nurserymen  so  that  they  are  able  to 
give  accurate  information  regarding  these 
new  varieties. 

In  connection  with  the  sales  yard,  we 
were  shown  a  five-acre  growing  ground 
where  literally  thousands  of  trees  and 
shrubs  are  being  grown  to  perfection.  Here 
was  a  field  of  Rhododendrons,  their  waxy 
leaves  shining  in  the  sun,  in  its  midst  a 
variety,  native  of  Southern  CKina  and 
Northern  India,  which  has  not  been  re- 
leased as  yet.  Some  of  these  plants  were  in 
bloom  and  showed  huge  clusters  of  red- 
rose — we  were  told  that  later  we  could  ex- 
pect salmon  and  orange  tones  inside  of  the 
bloom.  Knowing  the  beauty  of  these  flowers 
and  how  suited  the  plants  are  to  San  Fran- 
cisco climate,  we  could  not  help  but  feel 
that  this  flower  should  become  the  official 
flower  of  San  Francisco.  In  this  ground  we 
found  also  orchids  and  gardenias  in  full 
bloom  actually  growing  outside — Chinese 
Empress  Trees  with  clusters  of  mauve 
flowers  resembling  little  trumpets  and  with 
the  fragrance  of  fresh  violets,  two  types 
of    Daphne    that    we    were   assured    would 


One  of  the  outstanding  exhibits  at  our  last  Advertisers'  Show 

MARCH,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


bloom  in  San  Francisco,  Lemon  bushes 
loaded  with  fruit  and  the  fragrant  blooms, 
Boronia  Meyastigma,  a  jewel  from  Aus- 
tralia with  a  fragrance  more  tantalizing 
than   any   French   perfume. 

We  were  pleased  to  learn  that  the  nurs- 
ery was  in  close  contact  with  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  Department  of  Plant 
Pathology  and  with  the  several  county  and 
state  agencies  for  the  control  of  plant  pests 
and  diseases  and  that  this  nursery  is  one 
of  a  very  few  with  a  clear  record. 

An  expansion  program  is  under  way 
which  we  were  informed  would  be  com- 
pleted in  about  thirty  days,  at  which  time 
the  Cypress  Lawn  Nursery  will  be  the  most 
modern  and  best  equipped  of  any  nursery 
in  its  vicinity — one  able  to  cater  to  any 
gardening  problem.  We  hope  our  descrip- 
tion of  our  interesting  and  instructive  visit 
will  entice  others  to   follow  suit. 

Rain 

Dear  rain,   sweet  rain,   falling  on   the  hills 

again. 
Through  the  year  the  gentle  glow 
Of  rolling  hills  unknown  to  snow 
Fades  beneath  the  western  sun 
From  green  to  gold,  from  gold  to   dun; 
Now  the  winter's  welcome  rain 
Falls  upon  the   hills   again. 

Dear   rain,   soft   rain,   falling   on   the   trees 

again: 
Falling  with  the  needed  store 
Of  life  for  oak  and  sycamore; 
Bringing  jewels  to  adorn 
The  grateful  leaves  of  bush  and  thorn. 
Dear  rain,  soft   rain,   falling   on   the   trees 

again. 

Dear  rain,  kind   rain,  ease  my  heart  of  its 

deep  pain. 
Let  thy  purifying  grace 
Fall   upon  my  upturned   face, 
That  my  soul  may  once  more  be 
At  one  with  God  and  hill  and   tree. 
Dear  rain,   pure  rain,  ckanse   my  heart  of 

its  dark  stain. 

— M.ARK  Daniels. 

Red  Cross  Knitting 

^  Since  July  1,  1940,  the  Women's  City 
Club  Red  Cross  knitters  have  made 
over  700  garments,   mostly  sweaters. 

Taking  over  a  dozen  sweaters  one  day 
and  saying  they  were  really  a  nice  lot — we 
are  very  proud  of  our  knitters — we  were 
told,  "We  do  not  know  why  you  say  that; 
all  your  sweaters  are  nice!"  The  persor 
who  takes  the  sweaters  over  is  the  only  one 
who  hears  the  words  of  praise,  but  we  do 
want  all  the  members  who  have  worked  .so 
faithfully — there  are  many  stitches  in  a 
sweater  or  a  sock! — to  know  their  work  is 
appreciated. 

Wc  can  always  use  more  knitters! 


Why  Garden  Clubs? 

f  Continued  from  pJge  1 -i } 

copied  from  Portland  the  idea  of  decorated 
outdoor  Christmas  trees.  Now  there  is  a 
statewide  organization  that  sponsors  this. 
Years  ago  we  inaugurated  a  campaign  to 
plant  trees  on  the  streets  of  San  Francisco, 
recently  taken  over  by  the  Junior  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  Window-box  campaigns  have 
attempted  to  make  our  city  more  beautiful 
and  the  public  has  been  urged  to  clean  up 
vacant  lots.  Perhaps  the  results  are  not 
startlingly  apparent,  but  this  battle  must  be 
waged  unceasingly. 

An  important  function,  particularly  for 
a  city  garden  club,  is  to  develop  and  en- 
courage the  interpretation  of  flower  ar- 
rangement as  a  form  of  creative  art  ex- 
pression. City  dwellers  cannot  always  have 
gardens  but  they  can  always  have  the 
pleasure  of  arranging  ■flowers  and,  by  an 
informed  approach,  based  on  the  funda- 
mentals of  composition  and  design,  th:ir 
appreciation  of  all  art  forms  is  deepened 
and  enriched. 

Junior  garden  clubs  in  schools  have  been 
encouraged,  speakers  furnished  without 
charge  and  community  garden  clubs  en- 
couraged. Historical  data  on  early  gardens 
has  been  collected  and  published,  an  ex- 
cellent library  is  maintained  and  much  in- 
formation about  San  Francisco  and  Cali- 
fornia has  been  sent  to  many  quarters  of 
the  globe. 

Last  week's  correspondence  included  an- 
swering an  inquiry  from  Minnesota  about 
the  influence  of  Oriental  gardens  on  th-c 
gardens  of  today;  the  writer  naively  inti- 
mated that  in  return  she  would  be  glad  to 
furnish  information  about  Indians  and  col- 
ored people.  Another  request  was  from  the 
government  housing  project  as  to  how  to 
form  a  garden  club,  inquiries  from  all  over 
this  country  and  one  from  Canada  for  the 
booklet,  "Care  and  Preservation  of  Cut 
Flowers,"  from  which  the  profits  will  be 
given  to  the  American  Red  Cross,  and  a 
request  for  details  about  Arboretums  and 
Botanical  Gardens.  An  earnest  man  comes 
into  the  office  and  asks  that  we  do  some- 
thing to  see  that  the  palm  trees  are  put 
back  in  Union  Square;  an  equally  earnest 
lady  comes  in  to  say  how  awful  it  is  that 
the  city  is  going  to  put  the  palms  back. 
The  sum  total  seems  to  be  that  San  Fran- 
cisco is  to  have  a  bomb-proof  shelter  at 
long  last. 

And  so  it  goes.  These  are  a  few  random 
notes  from  an  executive  secretary  of  a 
garden  club,  but  typical  of  the  part  that 
garden  clubs  play  in  serving  the  general 
public  as  well  as  their  own  members. 


YOUR  ll()}IE  OK 

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WITH  STYLED 

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Almost  every  homemaker 
strives  to  maintain  a  modern 
home.  But  no  home  is  entirely 
modern  unless  its  lighting  fol- 
lows the  airrent  trend  of  scien- 
tifically approved  styling. 

Modern  styled  lighting  has 
a  two-fold  purpose.  First,  it 
provides  adequate  and  com- 
fortable seeing  light.  Second, 
it  decorates  and  brings  out  the 
beauty  of  room  furnishings. 

Lighting  is  styled  in  the 
same  manner  as  furniture  and 
other  household  equipment. 
Each  room  can  be  distinctive. 
Styled  lighting  shows  the  best 
appointments  of  a  room.  It 
accentuates  the  beauty  of  rugs, 
draperies  and  patterns  of  up- 
holstery fabrics.  It  enriches  the 
loveliness  of  pictures  and  room 
adornments. 

Style  your  lighting  now. 
The  family  will  notice  an  im- 
mediate improvement  in  see- 
ing. And  the  new  lamps  and 
fixtures  will  add  a  desirable 
modern  touch  to  your  living. 


See  Your  Dealer  or 
This  Company 

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COMPANY 


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GARDEN  GADGETS 


Flower  Pots  in  different  shapes  and  sizes  of  decorated  Persian  glazed 
pottery. 

Wooden  Ducks  and  glazed  pottery  figures  for  decorative  spots  in 
your  garden. 

Scissors  for  cutting  flowers  in  sets  of  five. 

Copper  watering  pots  for  indoor  plants  and  window  boxes. 

Flower  frogs  for  your  spring  decorations — pin  point  and  adjustable 
lead  holders. 

Smocks  —  hand  dyed,  hand  blocked,  sun  fast  and  washable,  in  vari- 
ous styles  and  colors. 

Flower  baskets,  garden  baskets,  lunch  baskets,  baskets  of  all  kinds, 
some  imported,  some  domestic.  Also  leaf-gathering  baskets  with 
wheels  and  handle. 

Vari-colored  cactus-fibre  twine  for  tying  flowers. 

Bird  feeding  stations  of  metal  in  Pompeiian  finish. 

Bowls  —  Glass,  pottery  and  metal  bowls  in  distinctively  new  styles 

and  designs. 

See  the  new  and  interesting  things 
to  make  gardening  a  real  pleasure. 

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APRIL    1941 


Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday   and   Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 
12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 
6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


'BERKELEY   FESTIVAL"— APRIL   17TH 

-By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Anms Room  208 2:00  8C  7:00  p.m. 

...12:00  noon 


APRIL  —  1941  TEA  HONORING  PARTICIPANTS 

1 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play 
(25  cents  a  corner.) 

2 — Professor  Raymond  G.  Gettell — Current  Economic  Events American  Room 

Last  in  series  of  seven  lectures. 

3 — Needlework  Guild Room  214... 10:00  a.m.  to  4:00  p.m. 

"Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m. 

Single  admission:   Members  55c,  Non-members  66c. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brim  de  SuruilJe  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Colored  motion  pictures  presented  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  .with  an 
address  by  Miss  Margaret  de  Gussme,  British  Columbia  Tourist  Bureau. 

4 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room   214 11:00  a.m. 

7 — Easter  Egg  Hunt  With  Luncheon  Following Swimming  Pool 10:30  a.m. 

Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

8 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henr\  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  SC  7:00  p.m. 

( 25  cents  a  corner.) 

9 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Room  12:15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner Nat.  Def.  Room 6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "England's  Hour"  by  Vera  Brittain. 

10 — "Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m. 

Single  admission:   Members  55c.  Non-members  66c. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

An  address:  "The  Composer  and  His  Workshop,"  by  Dr.  Wesley  La  Violette. 
American  composer  now  living  in  San  Francisco. 

11 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m 

13 — Special  Easter  Sunday  Dinner   ($1.25  per  person) Main  Dining  Rm.  5:00  to  8:00  p.m 

14 — Dessert  Bbidge  Party  (50  cents  per  person) American  Room  7:30  p.m. 

15 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m, 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

17 — Needlework  Guild Room  214.. .10:00  a.m.  to  4:00  p.m 

"Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m 

Single  admission:  Members  55c,  Non-members  66c. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surnilie  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

Tea  Honoring  Three   Participants  of  Berkeley  Festival,  Celebrating  Berkeley's 

75th  Birthday:  Elena  Miramova,  Lois  Moran,  Barbara  Horder.  Tea  35  cents.     Lounge 4:00-6:00  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m 

Address  with  Exhibition:  "Early  American  Glass  and  the  Method  of  Its  Manu- 
facture," by  Mr.  Forrest  George  of  the  firm  of  Jones  y  George.  Interior  Deco- 
rators. 

18 — French   Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

21 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

22 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

23 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Room  12:15  p.m. 

24 — "Expression" — Mrs.  John  Howell Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m. 

Single  admission:   Members  55c,  Non-members  66c. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  L,emaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Rolfnd  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

"The  Story  of  Dr.  Hugh  Hubert  Toland.  Great  Adventurer,  Pioneer  and  Physi- 
cian of  San  Francisco."  by  Dr.  Edgar  L.  Gilcreest. 

25 — Drama  Reading — Mrs.  Hugh  Brown  American  Room 11:00  a.m. 

"Old  Acquaintance"  by  John  Van  Druten. 

Single  admissions:  Members  55  cents,  non-members  66  cents. 

French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room   214 11:00  a.m. 

28 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

29 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 
MAY— 1941  ADVERTISERS'  SHOW  — MAY  12TH  AND  13TH 

1 — "Expression" — Mrs.  John  Hou'ell Chinese  Room  11:00  a.m. 

Single  admission:   Members  55c.  Non-members  66c. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Two  colored  motion  films — "Great  Cargoes"   and  "Incredible  Rio," 
by  Mr.  Roy  A,  Murray,  traveler  and  lecturer. 

2 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room   214 11:00  a.m. 

5 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

~6 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — By  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  SC  7:00  p.m. 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


Published  Monthly 
at    465    Post    Street 


Telephone 
GAHield  8400 


Entered  as  second-class  matter  April  14,  1928,  at  the  Post  Office 
at    San    Francisco,    California,    under   the   act   of   March    3,    1879. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 
Willis  Hickox,   Advertising  Manager 


Volume  XV 


April,  1941 


Number  3 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Gentlemen  Prefer  .  .  .  Light — By  Agnes  Barrell 10 

Green    Filter    Time — By    Florence    Bentley 1 1 

Behind  the  Scenes  in  a  Natural  History 

Museum — By  Robert  Cunningham  Miller 12 

American  Red  Cross  14 

Theodore  Wores,  Artist 20 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar   2 

Announcements    4-5 

Editorial    9 

National  Defenders"  Club 15 

Poetry  Page 19 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer _ MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alvcs  Mrs.  Eugene  S.    Kilgorc 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornslrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Marion  W.  Lcale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Garfield  Mcrncr 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Ethel    D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshlcm.in  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Eliiabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 
Mrs.  C.    R.  Walter 


The  Bnde — one  of  the  m4ny  outstanding  exhibits  of  our  hst 
Advertisers'  Show 

The  Seventh 
Advertisers'  Show 

MAY  12-13 


FASHION  SHOWS  .  .  CONCERTS 
PREVIEWS  .  .  WORKING  DISPLAYS 
EXHIBITS  OF  ALL  KINDS 
DINNERS  .  .  TEAS  .  .  DOOR  PRIZES 
MORE  ELABORATE,  MORE  BEAU- 
TIFUL  THAN   EVER   BEFORE.- 

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COME  TO  THE  CLUB 
BRING  YOUR  FRIENDS 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  APRIL,  1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  EASTER  EGG  HUNT— Swimming  Pool:  On  Mon- 
day morning,  April  7th,  there  will  be  an  Easter  Egg 
Hunt  for  children  over  seven  years  of  age  in  the  Swim- 
ming Pool.  The  fun  starts  at  10:30  a.m.  Many  novel 
games  are  being  planned  by  Miss  Whelan.  There  will  be 
prizes  for  the  winners  and  surprises  for  all.  Just  imagine — 
Easter  eggs  right  in  our  own  Pool.  We  can't  give  too 
many  of  the  secrets  away,  but  we  promise  more  fun  and 
excitement  than  ever  before.  An  informal  buifet  luncheon 
is  to  be  served  near  the  Pool  at  12:30,  with  favors  and 
food  that  will  delight  each  child.  Admission  including 
luncheon  75c.  Our  swimmers  are  invited  to  come  and 
bring  their  friends.  Grown-ups  may  use  the  spectators' 
gallery  to  watch  the  fun. 

^  FLOWERS:  We  shall  need  flowers,  greens,  potted 
plants,  and  blossoms  for  our  Easter  decorations.  We 
wish  to  remind  those  in  our  membership,  both  in  and  out 
of  town,  who  have  gardens,  to  think  of  their  Clubhouse 
at  Easter  time  and  either  bring  or  send  in  as  many  flowers 
as  possible,  as  we  wish  to  have  our  decorations  outstand- 
ingly lovely  this  year. 

^  BERKELEY  FESTIVAL  TEA:  A  tea  will  b;  given 
on  April  17th  in  the  Clubhouse  in  honor  of  three  of 
the  leading  ladies  of  Berkeley  Festival  programs — Elena 
Miramova,  Lois  Moran  and  Barbara  Horder.  Folders  giving 
details  of  the  Seventy-Fifth  Anniversary  to  be  held  in 
Berkeley  from  May  4th  to  June  8th  may  be  obtained  at 
the  Main  Desk.  Our  three  honored  guests  play  impor- 
tant roles  in  this  outstanding  celebration  and  we  of  San 
Francisco  are  happy  to  pay  homage  to  these  talented 
women.  Tea  will  be  served  in  the  Lounge  from  4:00  to 
6:00  o'clock.  Tickets  3  5   cents. 


^  DUES:  Second  notices  for  dues  have  already  been 
mailed  and  we  urge  each  member  who  receives  one 
to  send  in  her  check  immediately.  With  extensive  plans 
developing  for  Volunteer  Services,  we  are  anxious  to  know 
whom  we  can  depend  on,  and  consequently  a  delinquent 
date  will  be  set,  early  in  the  fiscal  year.  Please  help  us 
keep  our  records  clear  by  mailing  checks  in  immediately. 

^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS:  Initiation  fee  $5.00;  dues 
for  the  year  $9.00.  We  can  well  report,  and  with- 
out exaggeration,  that  new  members  are  literally  pouring 
in  each  day,  old  members  returning,  and  daughters  of  both 
old  and  new  members  are  hurrying  to  join,  all  ready  and 
anxious  to  become  a  part  of  our  service  program  which 
expands  daily  as  the  need  grows.  Those  who  wish  to  wear 
the  National  League  uniform  in  the  future  are  urged  to 
come  in  to  training  now  so  that  they  may  soon  fill  their 
place  in  our  volunteer  service. 

^     EASTER  DECORATIONS:    Be  sure  to  come  in  at 
Easter  time  to  see  the  lovely  decorations.  Members 
are  invited  to  bring  their  friends,   and  are  reminded  to 
visit  both  the  Third  and  Fourth  floors. 

^  RED  CROSS :  Courses  in  Red  Cross  training. 
Home  Hygiene,  First  Aid,  Domestic  Science,  Life 
Saving,  and  many  other  types  of  services,  are  to  be  held 
at  the  Clubhouse  in  the  very  near  future,  under  the  super- 
vision of  Red  Cross  instructors.  Plans  are  now  being  laid 
to  house  these  various  groups  and  membsrs  of  the  National 
League  are  requested  to  signify  their  preference  by  filling 
in  the  questionnaire  on  page  14  of  this  Magazine.  Please 
bring  or  mail  this  questionnaire  to  the  Executive  Ofiice  as 
soon  as  possible. 


APRIL,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS :  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  the  following  schedule 
for  this  month:  April  3,  Q)lored  motion  pictures  presented 
by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  and  an  address  by  Miss 
Margaret  de  Gussme  of  the  British  QMumhia  Tourist  Bu- 
reau. On  Apnl  10,  Address — "The  G)m poser  and  His 
Workshop"  by  Dr.  Wesley  La  Violette,  American  com- 
poser now  living  in  San  Francisco.  April  17,  Address 
with  exhibition — "Early  American  Glass  and  the  Method 
of  Its  Manufacture"  by  Mr.  Forrest  George  of  the  firm 
of  Jones  and  George,  Interior  Decorators.  April  24,  The 
story  of  Dr.  Hugh  Hubert  Toland,  great  adventurer,  pio- 
neer and  physician  of  San  Francisco  by  Dr.  Edgar  L.  Gil- 
creest.  May  l,Two  colored  motion  films — "Great  Cargoes" 
and  "Incredible  Rio"  by  Mr.  Roy  A.  Murray,  traveler 
and  lecturer. 

^  EXPRESSION  — MRS.  JOHN  HOWELL:  These 
cultural  classes  in  training  of  body-rhythm  and  voice- 
perfection  with  fundamental  breathing  control,  are  for 
practical  use  in  a  person's  daily  common  tasks  as  well  as 
foundation  work  for  professional  appearance. 

Mrs.  Howell  is  planning  to  carry  on  her  work  each 
week  until  the  summer  vacation  period.  The  group  meets 
in  the  Chinese  Room  on  Thursday  mornings  at  11 :  00 
o'clock.  New  students  should  come  at  10:30  for  special 
preparatory  work.  The  fee  is  55  cents  for  members  of  the 
Club,  and  66  cents  for  non-members.  A  luncheon  round 
table  is  usually  held  in  the  Cafeteria,  following  the  lesson, 
where  discussion  of  the  work  is  carried  on. 

^  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT :  A  special  Easter 
Sunday  dinner  to  be  served  in  the  Main  Dining  Room 
from  5:00  to  8:00  o'clock.  Private  dining  rooms  may  be 
reserved  for  special  parties.  Dinner  $1.25  a  plate.  Menu 
appears  on  page  28  of  this  Magazine.  Please  make  reser- 
vations in  advance. 

H  CLASSES  IN  CONTRACT  BRIDGE  are  progress- 
ing nicely.  For  the  recreation  hour  in  busy  lives  we 
suggest  either  the  afternoon  or  evening  class.  Mrs.  Annis, 
instructor,  may  be  found  in  Room  208  every  Tuesday  at 
2:00  o'clock  and  7:00  o'clock.  The  fee  is  25  cents  a  corner. 

^     GLOVE-MAKING    CLASSES    continue    on    each 
Tuesday  afternoon  and  Thursday  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning. Fee  $2.00  for  instructions — material  extra.  Mrs.  Earl 
Tanbara,  instructor. 

jl  DESSERT  BRIDGE:  Easter  Monday  evening,  April 
14 — to  be  served  in  the  American  Room  following 
the  dinner  hour.  Dessert  will  be  served  at  7 :  30  o'clock,  and 
bridge  will  start  immediately  after.  Cards  and  score  pads 
will  be  furnished.  Please  make  reservations  in  advance  at 
the  Executive  Office,  50  cents  per  person. 


^,  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  We,  Americans,  re- 
member Vera  Brittain's  heartbreakingly  beautiful 
"Testament  of  Youth,"  her  own  personal  experience  dur- 
ing World  War  I.  Lately,  we  enjoyed  her  "Testament  of 
Friendship,"  the  affectionate  biography  in  memory  of  her 
friend,  Winifred  Holtby.  Today,  Vera  Brittain  writes 
"England's  Hour,"  as  her  testament  of  England.  This  is 
a  poignant,  moving  book  in  which  hatred  and  revenge 
have  no  place;  nor  is  it  merely  newspaper  reporting.  It 
is  a  comprehensive  picture  of  the  daily  life  of  England, 
countryside  and  cities  as  well,  surrounded  by  seemingly 
insuperable  difficulties,  which  she  sees  with  her  own  eyes 
and  describes;  the  acts,  words  and  thoughts  of  brave  men 
and  women  who  go  on  upholding  the  wonderful  British 
morale  which  is  astonishing  the  world.  Mrs.  Thos.  A. 
Stoddard  will  discuss  this  vivid,  intimate,  generous-spirited 
h[»k  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner,  the  evening  of  the  sec- 
ond Wednesday,  April  9th  at  6  o'clock,  in  the  National 
Defenders'  Room. 

^     LEAGUE  SHOP:    New  in  the  League  Shop  for  the 

spring  bridge    parties:     Playing   cards,    place   cards, 

tallies,    paper    napkins,   and   for   favors,    fancy    packaged 

matches.  These  matches  are  obtainable  in  various  perfumes 

or  unscented. 

g|  BEAUTY  SALON :  It  has  been  decided  to  close  the 
Beauty  Salon  temporarily  while  a  study  is  made  of 
this  department.  Out  of  such  analysis  it  is  hoped  a  plan 
providing  increased  service  to  the  membership  will  evolve. 
We  virish  to  thank  our  members  for  their  past  patronage 
of  the  Beauty  Salon  and  to  express  the  hope  that  when 
the  Beauty  Salon  shall  reopen,  they  will  return  to  this 
department  where  the  Club  will  make  every  effort  to  serve 
them  with  even  greater  efficiency  than  in  the  past. 

^  LANGUAGE  CLASSES  are  now  being  formed 
in  French  and  Spanish.  Fee:  members,  $6.00,  twelve 
lessons,  and  $7.50,  non-members.  Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  and 
Mme.  Rose  Olivier,  French  instructors.  Lessons  may  be 
arranged  to  suit  convenience  of  pupils  through  Executive 
office. 


At  the  sixth  of  her  series  of  drama  readings  Mrs. 
Hugh  Brown  will  present  "Old  Acquaintance"  by  the 
English  playwright,  John  Van  Druten.  The  reading  will 
be  held  at  11  :00  o'clock  on  April  25th  in  the  American 
Room  of  the  Clubhouse. 

We  are  very  happy  to  announce  that  there  will  be  an 
additional  drama  reading  this  season  by  Mrs.  Hugh  Brown. 
Mrs.  Brown  has  at  last  procured  "The  Girn  Is  Green" 
by  Evelyn  Williams,  and,  being  anxious  to  present  this 
play  to  her  audience,  will  give  a  reading  on  Friday,  May 
23rd,  as  her  usual  date,  the  last  Friday  of  each  month, 
is  a  holiday.  Single  admission  only. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  APRIL.  1941 


Easter  in  the  Clubhouse 


V^estern  Springtime 

The  fragrance  of  the  manzanita  flowers 
Is  harbinger  whose  proclamations  fill 
The  countr\'side.    Each  rocky  gulch  and  hill, 
With  chaparral  producing  snowy  showers 
In  warming  sunshine,  manifests  that  hours 
May  press  their  magic  touch,  divinely  still; 
And  every^vhere  the  golden  poppies  thrill, 
While  idly  in  mid-air  a  buzzard  towers. 
New  Year  is  at  its  dawn;  now  nature's  sap 
Is  burgeoning  with  joy.  Its  ardent  swell 
Delights  in  happiness  of  life  at  best; 
And  noiselessly  as  flowing  creek  may  lap 
The  pussywillows,  over  all  a  spell 
Is  gently  cast  most  reverently  blessed. 

— Emmet  Pendleton. 


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1^  Although  the  April  number  of  the  Magazine  arrives 
in  Lent,  it  carries  on  into  Easter  "and  peace  at  the 
last."  Troubled  as  is  our  world,  Easter  dawns,  and  the 
promise  of  the  Resurrection  is  with  us  again.  "Let  not  your 
heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid,"  spurs  us  on- 
ward with  courage  and  with  faith. 

^  The  Ad  Show  will  soon  be  with  us.  How  the  years 
fly!  This  time  we  are  having  the  Show  in  May,  but 
Mr.  Hickox  tells  us  that  the  advertisers  are  even  now 
planning  their  exhibits.  Mr.  Van  Erp  held  back  the  special 
exhibit  in  a  recent  show  in  his  own  shop  in  order  that  he 
might  display  it  for  the  first  time  in  May.  When  an  adver- 
tiser does  that,  we  know  that  we  as  an  audience  are  worth 
while.  We  know  too  that  our  advertisers  are  worth  while, 
for  we  read  them  each  month.  Any  business  based  on 
mutual  benefit  is  sound.  On  with  the  Show!  May  12 
and  1.^! 

^,  A  reduced  initiation  fee  at  this  particular  time  has 
made  possible  the  introduction  to  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  of  many  fine  new  members.  Nowhere 
can  fourteen  dollars  (five  dollars  initiation  plus  nine  dol- 
lars dues)  buy  more  for  one  who  wants  to  feel  that  she 
is  one  of  a  group  of  women  whose  banding  together  is 
not  merely  for  the  continuance  of  a  club  building  but  also 
for  the  forwarding  of  service  in  a  new  experience  which 
has  suddenly  enveloped  the  world  like  a  mantle.  For  a 
while  we  believed  perhaps  that  America  could  stay  aloof. 
We  now  know  that  spiritual  forces  know  no  boundary 
and  that  the  suffering  of  mankind  makes  us  all  akin.  We 
in  the  United  States  may  not  be  at  war  but  we  are  involved 
in  a  world  struggle.  On  this  account  we  need  to  include  in 
the  ranks  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
all  those  women  who  believe  as  we  do,  that  Service  brings 
its  own  reward  and  that  service  to  others  is  the  only  hap- 
piness of  the  present  hour.  Let  us  invite  right  now  those 
friends  who  should  belong  to  "our"  Club. 


^  The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  CaU- 
fornia  is  the  only  one  of  all  the  branches  of  the  League 
in  the  United  States  that  has  continued  on  from  1917  until 
the  present.  What  a  reward  for  its  vision  is  now  its  privi- 
lege! With  "training  and  service  of  women"  as  its  sole 
purpose,  and  with  its  beautiful  Clubhouse  as  a  background 
for  such  service,  it  opens  its  doors  to  the  emergency  of 
the  hour  and  welcomes  the  calls  which  now  come  to  it  for 
volunteer  help.  The  growth  which  comes  from  true  and 
selfless  devotion  to  a  cause  is  the  reward  to  the  individual 
member  and  the  reward  to  the  National  League  as  an 
organization  is  the  reputation  in  the  community  which 
turns  to  it  for  efficient  volunteer  service  at  a  time  when 
offers  of  volunteer  help  of  every  sort  are  available  on  all 
sides. 

A  new  fiscal  year  for  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  has  just  begun.  With  it  has  come  new  opportuni- 
ties, for  after  its  years  of  regular  services  the  League  finds 
itself  uniquely  equipped  to  respond  to  emergency  calls — 
and  best  of  all,  to  respond  efiiciently.  It  is  gratifying  to 
know  that  the  enrollment  by  members  in  the  various  units 
— to  date  Red  Cross  Detachment  of  sewing  and  knitting. 
National  Defenders'  Club — membership  by  San  Francisco 
has  been  spontaneous  and  that  the  committees  who  are  in 
charge  of  these  units  have  had  most  gratifying  cooperation 
from  members. 

^  Mr.  Albert  Bender  was  a  friend  to  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  from  its  organization 
in  California  in  1917.  Much  has  been  written  in  eulogy 
of  this  public-minded  citizen  since  his  death  this  month. 
Little  can  be  added.  Our  tribute  as  friends  of  Mr.  Bender 
in  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  is  the  re- 
printing from  the  San  Francisco  Chronicle  of  a  sonnet  by 
Rudolph  Altrocchi,  Professor  of  Italian  at  the  University 
of  California : 

TO  ALBERT  BENDER 

If  there  is  life  beyond  this  froth  of  men. 

This  petty  fracas  between  grass  and  sun. 

If  souls,  outliving  flesh  by  death  undone. 

May  reach  their  visioned  paradises,  then 

Your  soul,  still  with  its  gaiety  of  mien. 

Delivered  from  the  lassitude  of  hving. 

With  heart  that  only  death  could  stop  from  giving, 

Shall  find  its  lasting  harmony  of  scene. 

There  at  the  threshold  of  the  starry  aisles. 

All  righteous  pagans.  Christians,  Jews,  in  throng. 

Will  greet  you,  prince  of  bounty,  with  their  song, 

Their  eyes  reflecting  your  fraternal  smiles. 

Maecenas  first  will  lead  you  to  their  band. 

And  Christ  himself  will  take  you  by  the  hand. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  APRIL,  1941 


GENTLEMEN 

PREFER 
LIGHT 

by  Agnes  Barrell 


^  Yes,  the  men  have  been  right  all  along.  They  wanted 
light.  Light  so  they  could  see  to  read  in  comfort,  so 
they  could  see  every  wrinkle  and  hollow  while  they  were 
shaving.  Light  so  that  they  could  see  the  colors  and  tex- 
tures of  food. 

And  they  demanded  light,  even  if  it  was  from  a  glaring 
hare  bulb  that  ruined  the  appearance  of  the  room  and  the 
dispositions  of  everyone  in  it. 

But  the  women  have  been  right  too.  They  wanted  soft, 
shaded  light,  so  the  rooms  they  had  decorated  and  fur- 
nished tastefully,  should  have  a  restful,  soothing  atmos- 
phere. They  wanted  to  apply  their  make-up  under  light 
that  would  give  them  a  lift  and  not  a  shock.  They  wanted 
soft,  romantic  candlelight  for  dining. 

And  they  had  subdued  light,  too,  even  if  they  had  to 
swathe  the  glaring  light  globe  in  yards  of  folded  silk  and 
trick  fringe. 

Today  the  age-old  conflict  is  a  thing  of  the  past — har- 
mony prevails  in  the  lighting  of  the  modern  home. 

Modern  lighting  is  the  nearest  approach  to  perfect  light- 
ing conditions  that  homes  have  ever  had.  Any  reading 
lamp  that  has  the  least  claim  to  being  modern  will  give 
plenty  of  light  so  that  the  man  can  read  in  comfort — but 
it  will  be  so  soft  and  glareless  that  it  adds  to  the  appearance 
of  the  room  too.  Any  utilitarian  lighting  iixture  worthy  of 
the  name  "modern"  will  allow  a  man  to  shave  in  ease  and 
comfort,  and  yet  the  light  will  be  so  well  diffused  that  a 
woman  can  apply  her  make-up  without  feeling  that  she  is 
in  the  last  stages  of  a  wrinkled  old  age. 

Interior  decorators  and  architects  are  thoroughly  aware 
of  the  power  of  light  to  enhance  or  destroy  their  most 
beautiful  effects.  Because  they  found  that  those  effects  were 
so  often  nullified,  or  completely  spoiled,  by  lamps  added 


after  they  had  finished,  they  decided  to  do  something 
about  it. 

They  have  taken  up  the  problem  of  lamp  design  within 
the  past  few  years,  and  worked  with  the  lighting  engineers 
to  help  produce  lamps  that  not  only  give  the  best  light  ac- 
cording to  modern  standards,  but  have  style  as  well.  As 
a  result,  today,  the  homemaker  can  choose  her  lamps  from 
an  unprecedented  array  of  styles  as  long  as  she  satisfied 
herself  that  they  also  produce  good  light. 

One  of  her  safeguards  in  buying  a  lamp  is  to  look  for 
the  L  E.  S.  tag.  This  tag  can  be  worn  by  any  lamp  that 
conforms  to  the  standards  set  by  the  Illuminating  Engi- 
neering Society,  and  it  assures  her  that  the  quality  of 
materials  and  workmanship  are  of  the  highest  standard, 
and  that  the  lamp  will  produce  the  high  quantity  and 
quality  of  light  demanded  for  modern  lighting.  The  I.  E.  S. 
tag  does  not  belong  to  any  manufacturer. 

A  manufacturer  who  wishes  to  submit  his  lamps  to  the 
Illuminating  Engineering  Society,  may  have  them  tested 
by  the  society  and  if  they  pass  the  test,  they  are  entitled 
to  wear  the  I.  E.  S.  tag. 

This  tag  is  a  safeguard  to  the  woman  buying  a  lamp, 
because  she  is  assured  that  all  she  needs  to  concern  herself 
with  is  the  style  and  other  matters  of  appearance  and  pref- 
erence —  the  light-giving  efficiency  of  the  lamp  has  been 
tested  for  her  in  the  laboratory  far  more  effectively  than 
she  could  test  it  in  her  home. 

Installed  fixtures — center  and  sidewall — have  gone  mod- 
ern too,  and  the  family  building  a  new  home  has  an  almost 
unlimited  choice  of  lovely  fixtures  that  give  excellent  light 
according  to  modern  standards.  The  installed  fixtures  defi- 
nitely have  a  place  in  the  modern  home — they  are  needed 
for  adequately  lighting  most  (Continued  on  page  26 


APRIL,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


GREEN 

FILTER 

TIME 

by  Florence  Bentley 


^     Surely  there  is  no  further  excuse  to  keep  one's  camera 
in  the  closet! 

Joyful  cameraddicts  at  this  time  of  year  are  surrounded 
with  unlimited  subject-matter,  all  supplied  gratis  with  a 
blue  background  of  excellent  quality  and  a  sun  worth 
whole  battalions  of  T-20  bulbs. 

A  day  in  the  country  will  provide  one  with  pictures  of 
hillsides  and  trees,  blossoms  and  fields,  and  a  few  hours 
in  Golden  Gate  Park  may  reward  the  photographer  with 
close-ups  of  spring  flowers;  daffodils,  violets,  pussy-willows 
— in  fact,  he  will  probably  run  out  of  film. 

Still  closer  at  hand  are  the  garden  shots,  or  progressive 
studies  of  a  flower  unfolding  in  your 
window-box.  And  with  a  small  bird 
house  fastened  on  the  sill  and  a  won- 
derful disposition,  one  might  procure 
some  fascinating  pictures!  (The  Bird 
Camera  Clubs  have  my  unlimited  ad- 
miration.) 

As  for  suitable  equipment,  the  choice 
of  camera  is  yours.  Brownie  owners 
might  purchase  a  portrait  attachment 
for  such  pictures,  and  cameras  v.ith 
double  extension  bellows  will  make 
actual  size  pictures  for  their  owners. 
Those  having  interchangeable  lenses 
will  screw  in  a  long  one  before  start- 
ing out. 

After  a  few  general  shots,  the  rule 
is:  move  in  closer!  Take  close-ups  of 
budding  branches  rather  than  ALL 
the  trees,  two  or  three  water  lilies  and 
not  the   whole   pond.    (I   blush  as  I 


write.)  This  on-coming  fashion  note,  or  :  "How  to  Dress 
When  Interviewing  Iris,"  is  due  to  the  fact  that  side  shots 
of  plants  and  flowers  are  better,  as  a  rule,  than  overhead 
ones.  When  you  get  up  again,  you  can  photograph  your 
stockings,  too. 

Likewise,  side  lighting  will  be  more  effective  in  bringing 
out  details.  In  most  cases  it  is  best  to  use  noon  light  for 
luncheon,  so  take  some  early  morning  shots,  and  then  wait 
until  three,  at  least.  Incidentally,  a  slightly  hazy  day  is 
excellent  for  flower  studies. 

For  detail,  again,  a  small  aperture  opening  is  better, 
with  a  resulting  increase  in  exposure  time.  A  tripod  is 
therefore  inevitable  for  many  pictures,  particularly  those 
taken  in  parks  where  there  are  many  trees,  and  in  shady 
places; — just  where  one  is  so  apt  to  come  across  excellent 
subject-matter.  Photography  is  ever  hkely  to  lead  one  into 
other  fields,  and  my  monumental  unacquaintance  with 
botany  is  beginning  to  trouble  me. 

The  foregoing  applies,  of  course,  to  color  film  as  well 
as  to  black  and  white.  For  the  latter,  filters  are  nearly 
always  required  equipment.  With  a  medium  yellow  filter 
and  panchromatic  film  (otherwise  comparatively  indiffer' 
ent  to  blues,  greens  and  violets),  color  rendition  in  the 
print  will  seem  quite  exact,  or  normal,  to  the  eye.  When 
shooting  against  the  sky,  such  a  filter  is  indispensable,  for 
it  will  darken  the  sky,  and  branches  or  flowers  will  stand 
out  in  high  rehef.  Similarly,  a  still  darker  yellow  filter 
means  an  even  darker  sky.  For  complete  color  correction 
a  green  filter  is  in  order.  This  X  1  green  filter  calls  for  a 
considerable  increase  in  exposure,  but  will  lighten  grass 
and  foliage  should  this  be  desired.  A  most  compelling 
article  introduced  me,  recently,  to  this  nicety,  which  cuts 
out  a  small  amount  of  red  light  in  addition  to  the  blue. 

Needless  to  say,  there  is  no  limit  to  the  number  of 
gadgets  one  may  take  along  on  such  an  expedition.  Add 
a  piece  of  neutral  gray  cardboard  ^Continued  on  page  21 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  — APRIL,  1941 


BEHIND  THE 

SCENES  IN  A 

NATURAL 

HISTORY 

MUSEUM 

by  Robert  Cunningham  Miller 

Director  of  the  Museum  ar\d  Steinhtirt  Aquarium 
California  Academy  of  Scier\ces 


^  "Curiosity  killed  a  cat,"  according  to  the  adage,  but 
we  find  no  evidence  that  this  unfortunate  episode  has 
had  any  depressing  influence  on  other  cats,  not  to  mention 
human  beings.  One  small  girl  to  whom  this  old  saw  was 
repeated  pondered  silently  a  moment,  then  inquired, 
'"What  was  it  the  cat  wanted  to  know?" 

This  lively  curiosity  on  the  part  of  the  human  race  is 
doubtless  the  basis  of  all  scientific  achievement.  Certainly 
it  is  the  thing  that  brings  the  public  to  museums,  and  we 
as  museum  workers  ought  to  encourage  it,  as  indeed  we 


try  to  do.  Nevertheless  we  are  often  surprised,  not  to  say 
disconcerted,  to  discover  that  people  are  more  interested  in 
what  goes  on  behind  the  scenes  than  they  are  in  the  ex- 
hibits especially  prepared  for  their  edification.  A  door  into 
a  laboratory  or  workshop  inadvertently  left  ajar  im- 
mediately attracts  a  crowd  of  interested  onlookers.  People 
like  to  see  how  the  museum  works. 

A  large  eastern  museum  has  found  a  way  to  capitalise 
on  this  by  charging  admission  to  its  workshops  and  prepa- 
ration rooms!  The  California  Academy  has  not  adopted 
this  policy — at  least  not  yet.  But  it  is  the  purpose  of  this 
article  to  explain  some  of  the  things  that  go  on  behind  the 
doors  marked  "Private"  or  "No  Admission." 

First  of  all  there  is  an  immense  amount  of  curatorial 
work  involved  in  looking  after  the  Academy's  large  scien- 
tific collections.  People  walking  through  the  museum 
seldom  realize  that  the  objects  exhibited  represent  only  a 
small  fraction  of  the  actual  collections  on  hand.  In  the 
Hall  of  North  American  Birds,  for  example,  there  are  on 
exhibit  a  total  of  552  individual  specimens.  This  represents 
a  little  less  than  one  per  cent  of  the  Academy's  entire  col- 
lection of  57,000  birds.  In  most  departments  the  dispro- 
portion is  even  greater  than  this  between  the  amount  of 
material  on  exhibit  and  that  behind  the  scenes.  The 
Academy's  collections  include  some  8,000  mammals, 
69,000  reptiles  and  amphibians,  200,000  fish,  300,000 
plants,  a  million  insects,  and  more  than  a  million  and  a 
half  specimens  in  the  field  of  paleontology. 

Most  of  this  material,  of  course,  will  never  be  put  on 
exhibit  and  indeed  is  not  intended  to  be.  Even  if  we 
had  ten  or  twenty  acres  of  floor  space  we  would  not  want 
to  put  all  this  material  on  view.  A  museum  which  shows 
too  many  things  at  once  defeats  its  own  purpose.  Nobody 
wants  to  look   at   a  million  insects,   and   even   the  most 


Putting  the  finishing  touches  on  a 
newly  mounted  Bongo.  The  young 
men  shown  here  are  museum  prepara- 
tars  from  Australia  and  Tvjeu;  Zealand, 
luho  have  been  stiuiying  museum 
methods  at  the  Academy  under  a 
Carnegie  grant. 


APRIL,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Miss   Alice   Eastwood   at    uork.   i'l    £''<•'    H^.r^,,iwi., 

The  proper  identification  of  a  plant  may  be  a  life- 

and-death  matter  (see  text). 


enthusiastic  angler  would  find  his  interest  waning  before 
he  had  looked  at  200,000  fish.  But  it  is  necessary  to  have 
all  these  collections  in  order  that  they  may  he  available  to 
students  and  to  men  of  science,  and  for  the  sake  of  scien- 
tific completeness.  Ideally  a  natural  history'  museum  should 
contain  representatives  of  every  kind  of  plant  and  animal 
in  the  world  today,  and  fossils  representing  the  different 
species  through  time.   Of  course  no  museum  has  ever  really 


achieved  this,  or  even  closely  appro.ximated  it,  but  we  still 
keep  tr>'ing. 

In  addition  to  caring  for  the  collections  and  keeping 
them  in  order  so  that  any  desired  specimen  can  be  found 
at  a  moment's  notice,  the  curators  constantly  carry  on 
scientific  research  in  the  fields  of  their  specialization,  the 
results  of  which  are  published  from  time  to  time  in  the 
Academy's  Proceedings  and  in  various  scientific  journals. 
The  curators  are  also  called  on  every  day  to  assist  the 
pubhc  in  numerous  important  and  often  dramatic  ways. 

Let  us  describe,  for  example,  a  typical  day  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Botany.  Miss  Eastwood,  who  has  been  Curator  of 
that  Department  since  1892,  climbs  the  stairs  briskly  at 
S:.^0  a.m.  and  sets  diligently  to  work,  to  accomplish  as 
much  as  possible  before  the  various  interruptions  of  the 
day  begin.  She  is  describing  a  new  iris  she  collected  in 
Mendocino  County  a  year  ago.  She  must  compare  it  with 
all  the  closely  related  forms  in  the  herbarium,  and  must 
look  up  descriptions  of  iris  in  numerous  books.  Then  she 
must  write  a  description  of  the  specimen  in  Latin,  for  that 
IS  one  of  the  international  rules  of  botany,  and  she  must 
think  of  a  suitable  name  that  has  not  previously  been 
applied  to  an  iris.  She  decides  to  call  it  Iris  Landsdaleana, 
since  it  was  collected  on  a  field  excursion  with  Mrs.  Philip 
Van  Home  Lansdale. 

About  the  time  she  has  become  thoroughly  engrossed  in 
this  task,  the  phone  rings.  Will  she  give  a  talk  to  a  Garden 
Club  on  the  7th  of  May?  Well,  perhaps.  She  will  think  it 
over,  and  write  them  a  letter.  Back  to  work  again.  The 
City  Department  of  Health  sends  out  some  "mushrooms." 
Are  they  edible  or  poisonous?  It  takes  but  a  moment  to 
decide  that  they  are  poisonous,  and  that  a  warning  should 
be  broadcast  against  picking  or  eating  them.  Perhaps  they 
came  from  a  market,  and  the  Health  Department  must 
attempt  to  reach  everyone  who  bought  any. 

A  lady  comes  in  with  some  leaves  from  a  tree  that  was 
growing  in  her  yard  when  she       (Continued  on  pa^e  22 


Assistants  in  the  De- 
partment of  Exhibits 
prepare  ]ifeli\e  repro- 
ductions of  plants  in 
wax,  celluloid  and  other 
materials. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  APRIL,  1941 


AMERICAN 
RED  CROSS 


HOME  HYGIENE 

AND  CARE  OF  THE  SICK 

^  The  San  Francisco  Chapter  of  the  American  Red 
Cross  is  now  conducting  courses  in  Home  Hygiene 
and  Care  of  the  Sick.  We  are  glad  to  anounce  that  arrange- 
ments have  been  made  to  have  this  course  given  at  the 
Women's  City  Club. 

This  course  as  you  know  is  always  of  vital  importance, 
perhaps  even  more  so  at  the  present  time,  since  it  deals 
with  the  subject  of  health  and  how  it  may  be  maintained. 
It  has  been  said  that  the  strength  of  a  Nation  is  dependent 
upon  the  health  of  its  people.  This  then  is  our  challenge — 
To  assist  in  acquiring  a  high  level  of  physical  and  mental 
health,  not  only  for  ourselves  and  families  but  for  our 
Communities  and  Country! 

The  course  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  is 
designed  by  the  American  Red  Cross  to  help  us  in  attain- 
ing this  goal  by  teaching  certain  fundamental  principles 
of  healthful  living,  together  with  demonstrating  how  these 
principles  can  be  applied  to  our  own  personal  and  family 
life. 

The  material  itself  is  indeed  interesting  and  highly  in- 
clusive. Talks  will  be  given  and  discussions  conducted  on 
such  subjects  as  personal  hygiene,  healthful  homes  and 
healthful  community  environment.  The  care  of  the  baby, 
growth  and  development  of  the  child  and  habit  formation 
are  all  part  of  this  series.  Consideration  will  be  given  for 
those  indications  of  sickness  which  should  be  recognized 
by  every  home-maker.  There  will  be  actual  demonstrations 
on  the  most  efficient  methods  of  caring  for  ill  members  of 
the  family.  These  will  include  such  items  as  bed -bath, 
improvised  equipment  and  the  preparation  for  and  feeding 
of  the  sick. 

The  course  is  scheduled  at  this  club  for  the  latter  part 
of  May.  There  will  be  twelve  meetings  of  two  hours 
each.  The  instructors  are  graduate  nurses,  registered  by 


the  State  of  California.  There  is  no  charge  for  this  course 
with  the  exception  of  the  purchase  of  a  text  book.  This 
is  all  a  part  of  the  American  Red  Cross  program  for  health 
education  in  this  City. 

LIFE  SAVING 

^  "How  can  a  rescuer,  in  approaching  a  drowning  per- 
son, avoid  being  grasped  by  him?" 

"If  a  person  is  brought  from  the  water  apparently  dead, 
is  it  possible  to  determine  whether  or  not  it  is  too  late  for 
artificial  respiration?" 

"Is  it  advisable  to  attempt  to  render  a  person  unconscious 
in  the  water  by  a  blow,  in  order  to  break  his  grasp?" 

The  Red  Cross  Life  Saving  Course  provides  the  answers 
to  these  questions.  By  study  and  practice  of  the  methods 
given  in  this  course,  swimmers  of  ordinary  ability  should 
be  prepared,  in  case  of  necessity,  to  bring  a  drowning  per- 
son to  safety. 

The  course  consists  of  ten  hours  of  instruction,  land 
drill,  and  water  practice.  Particular  attention  is  given  to 
artificial  respiration.  Ability  to  pass  the  swimmer's  test  is 
required  for  enrollment. 

Such  a  course  is  available  at  the  Club  Swimming  Pool 
as  each  group  of  candidates  forms,  and  is  one  of  the  phases 
of  the  program  of  training,  which  the  League  is  develop- 
ing in  cooperation  with  the  local  chapter  of  the  American 
Red  Cross. 

ROLL  CALL 

^  The  San  Francisco  Chapter  of  the  American  Red 
Cross  will  conduct  a  regular  Roll  Call  for  member- 
ship from  May  12  to  31.  This  will  be  the  first  Roll  Call 
since  1923. 

During  the  last  eighteen  years,  this  Chapter  has  been 
an  agency  of,  and  participated  in  the  funds  of  the  Com 
munity  Chest.  The  rapid  expansion  of  all  Red  Cross 
activities  has  made  it  necessary  and  advisable  to  relinquish 
any  demands  upon  Community  Chest  funds,  and  to  act 
as  an  independent  agency,  seeking  its  support  by  regular 
Roll  Call  memberships  in  accord  with  the  National  Policy. 

This  is  an  individual  membership  enrollment.  Therefore 
it  is  necessary  to  contact  as  many  persons  as  possible 
through  a  general  canvass  of  the  residential  and  business 
districts.  For  this  purpose  an  organization  of  five  thousand 
men  and  women  is  necessary. 

Volunteers  from  the  National  League  of  Woman's 
Service  arc  mobiHzintr  for  the  answer  to  this  call. 


APRIL,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


DEFENDERS' 
CLUB 


m 

NEWS 


litTIOlU  DEFGIIIEKS'  CLUB 
COMMITTEE 

■ 

HONORARY    CHAIRMEN 


Eyre,  Mrs.  Perry 
Hamilton,  Mrs.  W.  B. 
HoBART,  Mrs.  Lewis  P. 
KosHLAND,  Mrs.  Marcus  S. 
MacDuffie,  Mrs.  Duncan 


Marks.  Mrs.  S.  M. 
Potter,  Mrs.  Thomas  M. 
Sharp,  Mrs.  James  G. 
Sloss,  Mrs.  M.  C. 
Taft,  Miss  Christine 


COMMITTEE 


APRIL,   1941 


VOLUME   I 


NUMBER 


Leale,  Miss  Marion  W. 

Chairman 
Bradley.  Mrs.  F.  W. 
Brownell,  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Carl,  Mrs.  Louis  J. 
Chamberlain,  Mrs.  Selah 
Davidson,  Mrs.  Marie  Hicks 
DoNoHOE,  Miss  Katharine 
Eyre,  Miss  Mary 
Faulkner,  Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar 
Flood,  Mrs. 
Graupner,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Gray,  Mrs.  Horace 

Zane,  Miss 


Hale,  Mrs.  Prentis  Cobb 
Hall,  Miss  Frances  M. 
Harris,  Mrs.  L.  W. 
Heller,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Hewitt,  Mrs.  Anderson  F. 
Hutchinson,  Miss  Emocene 
KoRBEL,  Miss  Mary 
Leale,  Miss  Edith 
MacGavin,  Mrs.  Drummond 
NooNAN,  Miss  Emma 
Slack,  Miss  Edith 
Sloss,  Mrs.  Louis 
Torney,  Mrs.  Edward  J. 
Margaret 


NATIONAL 

DEFENDERS' 

CLUBS 


♦     ♦     ♦ 


AN  IDEAL 


by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


^  In  the  files  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  is  a  twenty-six  page  book  whose  story  is  a 
thrilling  one.  It  is  the  record  of  work  done  throughout 
Cahfornia  by  that  organisation  during  its  war  time  service 
from  1917  to  1919 — and  its  program  for  the  years  1920 
and  1921.  There,  in  concise  and  efiicient  form  is  the  story 
of  what  several  thousand  California  women,  united  under 
the  banner  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
did  "for  God,  for  Country,  for  Home"  as  the  League 
motto  states. 

Characteristic  of  the  organisation  whose  history'  it  re- 
counts  are  the  brief  statements  of  its  salient  points, — its 
organisation  as  part  of  a  national  program,  its  incorpora- 
tion under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  California  for  continua- 
tion of  its  program  of  volunteer  service.  At  the  time  of  the 
book's  printing,  four  thousand  women  in  San  Francisco 
and  the  bay  area  were  enrolled  for  service. 

Today,  twenty-one  years  after  the  publication  of  the 
earlier  reports,  the  National  League  has  passed  its  majority, 
and  through  the  maintenance  of  its  ideal  of  service  through 
peace  times  it  is  ready  again  to  expand  its  work. 

In  recognition  of  the  national  defense  efforts  it  is  logical 
that  its  newest  activity  should  be  in  the  line  of  defense 
work.  The  opening  of  its  number  one  National  Defenders' 
Club  in  the  auditorium  of  the  Women's  City  Club  build- 


ing is  an  example  of  its  readiness  for  immediate  response. 

The  National  Defenders'  Club,  which  in  the  first  month 
of  its  service  to  men  in  uniform  hereabouts,  has  been 
visited  by  men  from  twenty-five  states,  will  furnish  the 
second  chapter  in  the  record  of  canteen  work  done  by 
the  National  League  of  Woman's  Service.  A  glance  into 
the  past  history  of  the  League's  participation  in  that  field 
furnishes  a  challenge  to  present  day  workers  to  maintain 
the  high  standards  of  operation  and  service  which  charac- 
terised the  nine  which  functioned  throughout  1918-1919. 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service,  now  as  then, 
regards  the  work  of  its  members  as  training  for  additional 
duties  in  the  canteen  field  —  if  and  when  the  need  is 
certain. 

The  success  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club  operated 
in  the  Monadnock  Building  in  San  Francisco  in  1918  was 
not  a  "happenstance" —  it  was  the  result  of  such  careful 
planning  and  such  clear  organization  procedure  that  it  was 
not  surprising  to  find  other  communities  asking  about  it. 

The  opening  of  National  Defenders'  Club  Number  One 
in  this  decade  met  with  the  same  interest  on  the  part  of 
several  communities.  The  League  now  as  then  has  installed 
a  detailed  system  of  records  for  the  canteen  department 
and  for  the  operation  of  other  departments,  and  a  State 
standardisation  will  be  put  into  effect  in  any  and  all 
clubs  which  will  be  operated  by  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service. 

The  present  club  room  is  as  bright  and  attractive  as 
flowers,  colorful  chints,  couches,  cushions  and  easy  chairs 
can  make  it.  The  canteen  is  alight  with  fresh  paint  and 
colorful  linoleum,  with  National  Defenders'  Club  china, 
on  which  are  served  sandwiches,  cakes,  pies  and  coffee. 
Prices  are  low,  quality  high.  The  purpose  of  the  present 
club  is  to  provide  a  home-like  place  where  men  may  find 
their  own  rest  or  entertainment.  How  satisfactorily  this 
purpose  has  been  achieved  needs  but  the  recording  of  ex- 
clamations of  delight  and  appreciation  by  the  men  as  they 
come  in  for  the  first  time  and  as  they  "repeat"  from 
week  to  week. 

"It's  hard  to  believe  that  any  group  would  do  so  much 
for  plain  enlisted  men"  was  the  way  one  sailor  expressed 
his  pleasure.  And  in  a  space  reserved  for  remarks  one 
young  ofiicer,  looking  in  officially,  wrote  w.ith  genuine 
sincerity,  "It  will  be  the  making  of  many  fine  soldiers." 

The  National  Defenders'  Club  has  atmosphere.  Visitors 
—  both  men  and  women  —  comment  on  that  intangible 
something  which  makes  the  service  men  feel  that  the  club 
is  theirs,  and  they  may  do  as  they  please  with  it. 


APRIL,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


"Is  what  you  have  to  do  there  hard?"  asked  an  interested 
visitor  one  day.  "No,"  was  the  reply  by  the  Volunteer 
on  duty,  "unless  staying  out  of  the  picture  is  hard.  For 
our  work  is  to  keep  in  the  background — be  on  hand  when 
service  is  needed,  but  never  to  volunteer  it." 

That,  in  brief,  is  the  spirit  of  the  increasing  number  of 
women  who  have  enrolled  and  are  learning  the  routine 
for  Defenders'  Club  service. 

The  workers  wear  uniforms  alike  in  pattern,  so  that  a 
standard  may  prevail — but  with  different  colors  to  provide 
variety  in  detail — (and  to  permit  each  volunteer  a  chance 
to  choose  what  she  thinks  most  becoming  to  her.)  Never 
more  than  just  enough  women  to  "man"  the  various  desks 
in  the  club  —  officer  of  the  day  —  smokes  counter,  library', 
supply  desk,  information  and  checking  desks  in  the  lobby — 
that  is  the  rule  of  the  present  Defenders'  Club  organiza- 
tion. For  if  there  is  one  thing  more  than  another  that 
makes  a  soldier  "waver"  it  is  to  come  into  what  he  has 
been  told  is  his  club — to  find  a  company  of  visitors  not  on 
duty. 

In  the  early  period  of  the  establishment  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  nine  Defenders'  Clubs  were 
operated.  The  National  League  reserved  then — and  will 
reserve  again — the  entire  internal  operation  of  any  and 
all  clubs  using  the  National  Defenders"  Club  name.  Th^s 
decision — entirely  unselfish — guarantees  a  standard  of  man- 
agement and  operation  based  on  a  valuable  past  experience. 

Menio  Park,  Palo  Alto,  San  Jose,  Sausalito,  Napa,  Val- 


lejo  and  Berkeley  are  communities  whose  memory  includes 
the  successful  operation  there  of  National  Defenders'  Clubs 
in  1918  and  1919.  To  some  of  them  has  come  again  the 
impact  of  peacetime  mobiUzation  and  the  urgent  need  for 
aiding  in  maintaining  the  morale  of  that  increasing  com- 
pany of  young  men  who  are  being  taken  from  their  homes 
and  their  daily  routine  and  plunged  into  intensive  training 
for  national  defense. 

There  are  other  communities  throughout  California 
which  are  e.xperiencing  for  the  first  time  the  influx  of 
great  numbers  of  young  men  in  one  branch  or  other  of  the 
national  defense.  On  every  hand  the  need  is  being  felt 
for  providing  safe,  attractive  surroundings  in  which  those 
men  w-ho  wish  for  a  bit  of  quiet,  for  an  opportunity  to  sit 
down  to  read  their  home  town  paper  in  peace  (as  one 
young  sailor  said)  or  to  rest  and  do  as  they  please,  not 
continually  to  be  done  by.  The  National  Defenders'  Club 
at  449  Post  Street  is  the  National  League's  present  answer 
to  that  need  so  far  as  San  Francisco  is  concerned. 

Its  National  Defense  program  can  and  will  expand  to 
meet  new  needs — here  or  elsewhere,  so  that  men  who  have 
found  their  club  at  449  Post  Street  a  pleasant  spot  in  San 
Francisco,  will  recognize  kindred  clubs  in  other  localities 
throughout  the  State,  if  and  when  they  are  established. 

The  members  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service,  having  launched  this  newest  activity  will  continue 
to  respond  to  the  calls  made  upon  them — true  to  their  ideal 
of  service. 


Opening  Day  in  the 

T^ational  Defenders 

Chih 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  APRIL,  1941 


AMONG  THE  ENLISTED  WHO  HAVE  COME  TO  THE  NATIONAL 
DEFENDERS'  CLUB  THIS  MONTH  ARE: 

Name  Home  Address  Station 

William  H.  Morrison Wausan,  Wisconsin  Fort  Winfield  Scott,  Calif. 

Nicholas  Prizdor Detroit,  Michigan Angel  Island,  Calif. 

Robt.  L.  Stevenson Muskegon,  Michigan  Angel  Island,  Calif. 

Sylvester  Ryba  Chicago,  Illinois Battery  18,  C.  H,,  Ft.  Scott 

Joseph  J.  Killian  Chicago,  Illinois Battery  B.,  6th  C.  A.,  Ft.  Funston 

Jules  E.  Godreau  San  Pedro,  Calif Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

J.  J.  Cronin  Q.  M.  C.  Case  No.  1932 Fort  Scott,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Robt.  L.  Bush  Q.  M.  C.  Case  No.  1932 Fort  Scott,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

H.  D.  Wilkinson Sioux  City,  la Fort  McDowell 

E.  J.  Linelser Hannibal,  Mo Fort  McDowell 

L.  J.  Weissenburger Milwaukee,  Wis Fort  Winfield  Scott,  San  Francisco 

Roland  Lalihuti  Boston,  Mass Fort  Winfield  Scott,  San  Francisco 

Gervase  Stiefvater  Pittsburgh,  Pa ...9th  Ord.  Cv.  Fort  Scott,  San  Francisco 

Edwin  L.  Koitley Capt.  32nd  Inf Fort  Ord,  Calif. 

Joe  B.  Martin Paducah,  Ky Fort  Ord,  Calif. 

Ray  L.  Janes Milwaukee,  Wis Fort  Scott 

Robt.  B.  McDowell Fort  Scott 

Harry  C.  Black Colton,  Calif Fort  Ord 

Lew  Hofmeister St.  Louis,  Mo Fort  McDowell 

Teddy  Roberts West  Virginia Fort  Scott 

Warren  Pipslaw Se.ittle,  Wash Fort  Scott 

E.  D.  Emerson  Camp  McQuade,  Calif. 

John  Buller  _ Cimp  McQuade,  Calif. 

Andrew  Gallagher Barrington,  111 Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Nathan  Grossman  Kenosha,  Wis 30th  Inf.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Brown  Johnson  Commiskey,  Ind Co.  B,  19th  Engineers 

Frank  Duenas  Phoenix,  Ariz 19th  Engineers,  Fort  Ord.  Calif . 

Leo  J.  Archey Los  Angeles,  Calif Fort  Scott 

Roy  Cox Chicago,  111 Fort  Scott 

R.  N.  Bender Chicago,  111 Fort  Scott 

J.  L.  Neilson  Chicago,  111 Fort  Scott 

O.  E.  Hopkins Los  Angeles,  Calif Fort  Ord 

Ray  Fletcher Angel  Island  Fort  McDowell 

F.  M.  Delaney 31st  Infantry Fort  McDowell 

W.  A.  Ranowski  60  C.  A.  C,  Angel  Island Fort  McDowell 

Le  Roy  Hersh  San  Francisco,  Calif Naval  Het.  Dept.,  Tiburon,  Calif. 

Jo  Solomonson San  Francisco,  Calif Naval  Het.  Dept..  Tiburon,  Calif. 

Irvin  Roth  San  Francisco,  Calif 159th  Inf.,  San  Luis  Obispo,  Calif. 

E.  L.  Hess Long  Beach,  Calif Fort  Galser,  Calif. 

Max  Cutter  Los  Angeles,  Calif Fort  Scott 

Elmer  Farnas Bakersfield,  Calif Fort  Scott 

E.  G.  Boyer Tripoli,  Iowa  Fort  Scott 

C.  L.  Blue  Zillah,  Wash Fort  Scott 

W.  J.  Burtscher Los  Angeles,  Calif Fort  Scott 

F.  J.  Winn Brooklyn,  N.  Y N.  S.  Training  Station,  Yerba  Buena 

A.  L.  Silva Redwood  City,  Calif N.  S.  Training  St ition.  Yerba  Buena 

W.  F.  McClintic  Salem,  Oregon  Fort  Winfield  Scott 

M.  H.  Brundberg  Grantsburg,  Wis Fort  Winfield  Scott 

W.  H.  Hooster  Hammond,  Ind Presidio  of  San  Francisco 

L.  A.  Gerg  Pontiac,  111 Presidio  of  San  Francisco 

R.  G.  Fadden Alhambra,  Calif Mare  Island 

Wm.  Harrington Latexo,  Texas  Fort  McDowell 

G.  V.  Miller  Los  Angeles,  Calif Fort  Scott 

Chp.  Markswood Seattle,  Wash Fort  Barry 

Tom  Simpson  Walla  Walla,  Wash Fort  Barry 

Wm.  Savza Jacksonville,  III Fort  Scott 

On  his  first  visit  to  the  J^atioruil  Defenders'  Club  each  man  in  uniform  is  as\ed  to  register.  He  thus  becomes  a  mem' 
her  of  the  Club.  Following  is  a  list  of  the  first  fifty  men  to  visit  449  Post  Street  and  to  enroll. 

18  APRIL,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


-     ^     -     POETRY  PAGE     -     ^     - 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Vulnerable 


Never  a  wind  that  haunts  the  April  skies 

But  knows  the  way  to  swing  my  soul's  frail  door; 

My  heart  has  tasted  bitter-sweet  that  lies 

In  every  grey  and  silver  sycamore. 

Never  a  white  rain  seeks  the  wistful  earth 
But  asks  and  takes  a  precious  toll  of  me — 
Soul-laughter  that  knows  more  of  grief  than  mirth, 
Soul-sorrow  that  is  sharpest  ecstasy. 

Come  then!  Brand  me  soul-deep  with  beauty,  Spring 
Upon  my  heart  let  every  raindrop  fall. 
Better  to  be  a  scarred  and  broken  thing 
Than  plod  on,  deaf  to  April's  urgent  call! 

— Marie  Roberta  Rinear. 

So  Stand  the  Gods 

O  wise  and  happy  dweller  on  the  hill. 
Above  the  glittering  circlet  of  the  bay, 

You  watch  the  myriad  little  lamps  of  home 
And  read  the  meaning  of  each  shining  way. 

Standing  above  a  maze  of  throbbing  worlds, 
You  know  the  vibrant  life  that  pulses  there. 

The  little  joys  that  flicker  and  go  out. 
Or  pass  in  light  up  an  ascending  stair. 

You  feel  the  shadows  that  close  darkly  round 
Dim  hidden  spaces  quick  with  anxious  feet. 

And  sense  the  rhythm  of  the  ceaseless  drum 
That  calls  to  dance  and  song,  or  bids  repeat. 

Upon  the  deep-worn  track,  the  selfsame  march 
That  leads  to  some  dim  goal  beyond  our  sight. 

So  stand  the  gods  and  mark  our  universe. 
Instinct  with  spirit  and  aglow  with  light! 

— Eunice  Mitchell  Lehmer. 


When  Almonds  Bloom 

When  almond  buds  unclose, 
Soft  white  and  tender  rose, — 
A  swarm  of  white  moth  things, 
With  sunset  on  their  wings. 
That  fluttering  settle  down 
On  branches  chill  and  brown; 
When  all  the  sky  is  blue. 
And  up  from  grasses  new 
Blithe  springs  the  meadow  lark, — 
Sweet,  sweet,  from  dawn  to  dark, — 
When  all  the  young  year's  way 
Grows  sweeter  day  by  day; — 
When  almond  buds  unclose. 
Who  doubts  of  May's  red  rose. 

— MiLiCENT  Washburn  Shinn. 

Hill  Towns 

If  you  love  a  hill  town, 

You  greet  each  beckoning  light 
That  marks  a  path  of  friendliness 

Against  the  sky  at  night. 

And  when  the  little  lanterns 
Have  vanished  in  the  day, 

You  watch  the  tinted  shadows 
That  change  and  shift  in  play. 

If  you  have  left  a  hill  town. 

You  never  can  forget 
The  clouds  that  tangle  in  the  trees 

And  leave  the  branches  wet. 

Your  heart  will  long  for  hill  towns 
That  climb  to  reach  the  sky 

And  neighbor  with  the  friendly  stars 
That  wheel  in  silence  by! 
— Eunice  Mitchell  Lehmer. 


The  Clod 

Men  passed  all  unaware  the  yearning  clod — 
Poor  clod,  that  reached  for  joy  and  grasped  but  woes- 
Over  its  shy  unloveliness  they  trod. 
Not  seeing  in  its  heart  the  hope  that  grows, 
Till,  kissed  by  sunshine  and  the  dew  and  God, 
It  climbed  to  freedom  and  produced  a  rose. 

— Theresa  Motheral  St.  Easter. 


A  California  Easter  Mass 

Now  burn  the  poppy-lamps  of  Spring 
Along  the  lifting  aisles  of  grain; 

Before  the  mystic  offering. 

The  earth-warm  breathing  censers  swing 

And  choirs  innumerable  sing 
The  gloria  of  the  born  again. 

Charles  K.  Field. 


Maril  Roberta  Rintar  lives  on  a  farm  near  Portervitle.  Her  poems  have  bec7i  widely  puhlished. 

EuNicii  Mitchell  Lehmer  is  a  Berkeley  poet.  The  above  poem,  fir.st  published  in  the  Sacramento  Union,  was  set  to  music  and 
sunn  bv  her  late  husband.  Dr.  Derricl{  7\[.  Lehmer,  who  lua.'i  professor  of  mathematics  at  the  Univer.iitx  of  California  and  editor 
of  the  Unwersity  of  California  Chronicle. 

Theresa  Motheral  St.  Ea.ster  re.'iides  in  Oa\land. 

MiLiCENT  Washburn  Shinn  was  bom  near  y^iles,  Alameda  County.  Cahf..  in  1SS8.  She  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Califorma.  and  was  editor  of  the  Overland  Monthly  from  1882  until  IH'M.  during  which  time  she  also  contributed  to  other 
magazine.';.  She  later  engaged  in  the  p.'iychological  .'^ludy  of  children,  and  her  investigations  brought  her  both  scientific  and  liter- 
ary recognition. 

Charles  Kelloci;  Field,  Stanford  Univer.sity  "95,  was  born  in  Montpeher,  Vermont,  in  1873.  A  volume  of  his  verses,  reprinted 
from  student  publications,  was  i.ssued  in  189^)  under  the  fi.'ieudonvm  of  Carolus  Ager.  In  a  foreword,  David  Starr  Jordan  said: 
"The  rhymes  of  Carolus  Ager  are  part  of  the  traditions  of  Leland  Stanford  University." 


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CHILDREN'S 
EASTER 

SWIM 
PARTY 

MONDAY 
APRIL  7th 

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At  10:30  a  swimming  party  will  be 
held  in  the  Women's  City  Club  Pool 
for  children  over  seven  years  of  age. 

This    swimming   party    means    races 

and  games,  Easter  eggs  and  rabbits, 

prizes — and  fun  ! 

After   the   swim,   a   special    luncheon 
will  be  served 

The  Swim — Luncheon,   75c 
The  Swim  alone,  35c 


"\ 


At  \k 


CLUB  POOL 


THEODORE  WORES  .  .  .  ARTIST 


Allan  Dunn 


'Springtime  in  Saratoga  " — Painting   bv  Theodore  Wore.s 


Editor's  note:  Announcement  was  inade  at  the  Annua!  Meeting  on 
March  ]3  of  the  gift  by  Mrs.  Wores  of  the  painting,  "Springtime  in 
Saratoga."  by  Theodore  Wares,  which  has  hung  on  the  wails  of  the 
Dining  Room  of  the  Women's  City  Club  for  several  years.  This  story 
of  Mr.  Wores'  life  is  printed  here  that  members  may  l^now  the  training 
and  experience  of  the  artist  whose  talent   will  forever  be  shared  by  us. 


^  When  you  review  the  work  and 
achievements  of  Theodore  Wores,  one 
is  inclined  to  lament  that  most  of  the  mod- 
erns in  art,  the  youngsters  who  are  making 
up  the  new  schools,  seem  by  the  light  of 
his  scholarship  and  attainments  to  be  lack- 
ing in  craftsmanship  and  narrow  in  scope. 
Here  is  a  man  thorough  in  every  branch 
of  his  profession,  grounded  in  an  old-world 
art  education  that  means  capacity  in  draw- 
ing, mastery  of  technique  and  knowledge 
of  color  in  all  the  branches. 

From  those  classes  in  Munich,  where  Mr. 
Wores  served  his  prenticeship,  to  the  Muse 
of  Art,  come  men  who  can  excel  in  draw- 
ing from  the  life  as  well  as  in  landscape 
and  studies  of  the  inanimate.  They  under- 
stand color  and  are  not  content  with  the 
mere  sense  of  it.  So  many  of  our  young 
moderns,  alas,  merely  experiment  with 
color;  they  are  never  craftsmen.  And  so 
many  more  specialize  for  the  sheer  ease 
of  it. 

Wores,  who  has  transferred  Japan  and 
China  to  canvasses  that  won  the  instant 
recognition  of  Whistler  and  the  connois- 
seurs of  Europe,  who  has  shown  the  glow- 
ing scenes  of  South  Sea  Islands  and  the 
warm  vistas  of  Spain,  who  has  done,  and  is 
doing,  notable  work  in  portraiture  and  is 
now  showing  startling  pictures  of  the  wild 
flowers  that  grow  on  the  lonely  sand  dunes 
of  the  California  coast,  has  reaped  the  re- 
ward of  his  work.  His  pictures  hang  in  the 
honor   spaces   of   many   famous  collections 


and  the  demand  for  his  work  has  enabled 
him  for  many  years  to  paint  what  and 
whom  and  where  he  likes.  His  career  and 
Its  success  is  a  good  example  to  younger 
knights  of  the  brush  and  palette. 

Herein  is  the  basis  of  his  success,  allied 
of  course  to  the  artistic  impulse  and  sense 
of  values  of  line  and  color.  Seven  years' 
work  in  the  Royal  Academy  at  Munich 
under  Professors  Loeffts  and  Alexander 
Wagner  and  at  the  end  a  medal  in  both 
the  life  and  painting  classes;  also  a  pupil 
of  Frank  Duveneck.  Then  by  advice  of  his 
masters  and  a  streak  of  manderjahr  that 
must  have  been  latent  in  his  own  nature, 
a  continuation  of  hard  work  in  Paris,  Flor- 
ence and  Rome,  applying  precept  to  ex- 
ample in  all  the  principal  art  centers  of 
Europe.  Years  of  hard  work  and  then  a 
return  to  his  native  city  of  San  Francisco 
to  find  instant  inspiration  for  original  and 
notable  work  in  that  little  Corner  of  Ca- 
thay, the  original  Chinatown  of  Old  San 
Francisco.  "The  Chinese  Mandolin  Player" 
and  the  "Chinese  Restaurant,"  purchased 
by  the  Earl  of  Roseberry,  are  known  to 
all  international  art  collectors.  Other  dis- 
tinctive phases  of  Oriental  life,  the  shop- 
keepers, fishsellers,  lantern  painters,  for- 
tune tellers,  candy  sellers,  priests  and  gaily 
clad  followers  of  Confucius  soon  were 
bought  by  notable  connoisseurs  in  America 
and  Europe. 

The  color  of  things  Oriental,  the  op- 
portunities  for   odd    drawing,    for  unusual 


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genre,  laid  spell  on  the  artist,  who  next  set 
out  for  Japan,  which  he  twice  visited, 
spending  in  all  five  years  living  a  great 
part  of  the  time  en  intime  amid  the  fasci- 
nations of  that  most  picturesque  of  coun- 
tries. The  resulting  pictures,  shown  in  To- 
kio,  San  Francisco,  Chicago,  Boston.  Wash- 
ington and  New  York,  established  the  rec- 
ognition of  Wores  in  both  amateur  and 
professional  circles.  The  Dowdeswell  Gal- 
leries in  London  held  daily  receptions  in 
recognition  of  this  painter  of  Chrysanthe- 
mum Land.  Two  canvases,  "The  Koto 
Player"  and  "A  Japanese  Temple,"  were 
honored  on  the  walls  of  the  Paris  Salon 
and  set  the  seal  of  commendation  on  the 
conscientious  work  of  years.  The  art  col- 
lectors of  the  world  gave  financial  reward 
by  acquiring  examples.  In  America,  The 
Century.  Scnbners  .  The  Cosmopolitan,  all 
exploited  the  arrival  of  the  artist  who 
had  possessed  the  courage  and  ability  to 
show  the  sights  and  customs  of  old  land.< 
in  a  new  way. 

London  welcomed  the  successful  west- 
erner. He  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Academy, 
the  Grosnevor  and  New  Gallery,  and  was 
promptly  elected  a  member  of  the  New- 
English  Art  Club. 

Color  sense  has  aKvays  been  strong  with 
Wores.  He  has  never  looked  at  the  land- 
scapes dimly  through  a  brown  or  gray  veil 
that  simplifies  while  it  narrows  progress. 
He  has  always  bked  to  paint  the  vivid 
tones  of  Nature  in  full  sunlight,  the  test 
of  all  thorough  mastery  in  art.  In  a  few 
years  he  was  to  be  found  in  the  South  Seas 
painting  flashing  seas  and  dazzling  sands 
and  gleaming  sky  reflecting  palms.  Golden 
brown  skins,  flecked  with  sunshine,  fisher- 
men and  maidens  splashing  in  the  surf, 
scarlet  poincianas;  furnished  him  with  in- 
spiration for  some  of  his  best  work.  Bril- 
liant foliage  and  bloom  he  had  handled  be- 
fore in  the  wistaria  arbors  and  cherry  groves 
of  Tokio  and  the  byplaces  of  Nippon,  and 
with  increased  facility  came  a  love  for  in- 
troducing more  and  more  studies  of  flowers 
in  his  pictures  until  they  have  culminated 
in  the  wonderful  canvases  of  today,  the 
wind-swept,  fog-moistened,  blossom-carpeted 
dunes  that  mantle  his  native  San  Francisco. 

It  was  during  this  period  too  that  his 
old  mastery  over  flesh  and  line  was  first 
brought  into  prominent  display  in  portrai- 
ture. For  the  past  dozen  years  his  demand 
as  a  painter  of  portraits  and  his  success 
with  his  subjects  have  been  unique  for  an 
artist  recognized  by  the  general  public  as  a 
landscape  painter.  It  was  work  again  that 
gave  him  entrance  here,  the  training  of 
the  old  world  schools  that  leave  a  man  sure 
of  his  art,  not  groping  for  effect.  The  por- 
traits of  Wores  are  quite  extraordinary  in 
not  only  likeness  but  in  sheer  compelling 
truth  of  flesh,  wholesome  recognizable  flesh. 


which  after  all  is  the  only  real  sesame  to 
verity  and  true  satisfaction. 

The  wanderjahr  still  dominant,  the 
thought  of  Spain  took  Wores  afield  once 
more  to  paint  the  walls  of  the  Alhambra 
and  the  Alcazar,  with  many  a  sunny  gar- 
den in  Granada  and  Sevilla. 

Home  found  him  painting  more  portraits 
in  San  Francisco  and  a  return  to  old  loves 
in  what  is  perhaps  his  most  notable  large 
canvas,  "The  Light  of  Asia,"  purchased 
for  five  thousand  dollars  by  Mrs.  Alexander 
Russell  of  San  Francisco  and  the  object  of 


veneration  by  many  Theosophists.  Art  in 
his  home  city  caused  Wores  to  devote  much 
of  his  time  since  1908  as  Dean  of  the  Art 
Institute,  formerly  the  Mark  Hopkins,  in 
helping  to  re-establish  the  encouragement 
of  local  art  achievement  since  the  fire. 

The  brilliant  yellow  and  purple  lupines 
and  the  golden  poppy  of  the  sand  dunes 
that  skirt  Golden  Gate  Park  lured  him 
more  and  more,  and  after  a  period  of  de- 
votion to  the  live  oaks  and  rock-set  hills 
of  Marin  County,  Wores  for  six  years  has 
practically   devoted    himself   between   por- 


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traits  to  painting  gardens,  wild  gardens 
now  instead  of  the  more  formal  ones  of 
Japan  and  Spain,  wild  gardens  that  riot  in 
color  and  bear  with  them  a  hint  of  the  trade- 
winds  that  make  and  unmake  their  beds  of 
shifting  sand,  a  hint  of  the  sea  fogs,  a 
glimpse  of  the  broad  Pacific  pulsing  be- 
tween California  and  Cathay. 

To  the  foregoing  biography  we  add  the 
joUowing  facts  about  the  latter  years  of 
Mr.  Wores'  life: 

Later  Mr.  Wores  visited  the  Indian  coun- 
try, Taos,  New  Mexico,  and  the  famous 
"Southwest,"  studying  the  American  In- 
dian with  "seeing  eyes."  From  this  resulted 
a  collection  of  some  twenty-five  pictures. 

Later  still  a  tour  to  Europe  was  inter- 
rupted by  the  Great  War.  The  visit  how- 
ever in  New  York  was  a  happy  one,  with 
renewal  of  old  friendships  in  the  Century 
Association  of  New  York  City,  where  Mr. 
Wores  was  a  distinguished  member  along 
with  one  or  two  other  Californians.  On  re- 
turn from  New  York  this  time,  Mr.  Wores 
moved  to  Saratoga  for  the  summer  months 
and  the  blossom  pictures  so  well-known  to 
Californians  were  the  result. 


Behind  the  Scenes  in  a 
Natural  History  Museum 

^'Continued  from  Page  li) 
moved  to  her  present  premises.  She  has 
never  seen  anything  like  it.  What  is  it? 
Miss  Eastwood  decides  that  it  is  Grevillea 
robitsta,  a  tree  introduced  from  Austraha, 
and  shows  the  visitor  a  herbarium  specimen 
collected  in  New  South  Wales. 

The  next  visitor  is  a  man  who  looks  as 
though  he  would  not  have  the  slightest 
interest  in  botany.  But  he  has  a  handful 
of  weeds.  He  is  contemplating  buying  a 
certain  farm,  but  was  clever  enough  to 
think  of  first  investigating  the  weeds  that 
grew  on  it.  They  are  quickly  identified,  and 
he  is  told  that  one  of  them  is  the  notorious 
and  obnoxious  Klamath  weed.  He  decides 
not  to  buy  the  farm. 

Early  in  the  afternoon  the  members  of 
the  California  Botanical  Club  assemble  for 
their  weekly  conference.  Miss  Eastwood 
has  been  the  moving  spirit  of  this  organi- 
zation for  almost  fifty  years,  contributing 
unstintedly  from  her  vast  knowledge  of 
plants  both  wild  and  cultivated. 

Mr.  Walthcr.  the  Assistant  Park  Super- 


3>a  you  Khoua  ? 

Many  smart  women  are  taking  advan' 
tage  of  the  complete  service  now  being 
offered  by  the  Club  Catering  Department 
for  their  teas,  cocktail  parties  or  dinners. 
Tea  sandwiches,  hors  d'  oeuvres,  wed' 
ding  cakes,  birthday  cakes,  layer  cakes, 
pies,  coffee  cakes  and  cookies.  .  .  .  And 
for  dinner,  turkey,  chicken  or  duck  all 
stuffed  ready  to  serve. 

For  further  information  telephone  Mrs. 
Ashbrook,  GArfield  8400. 


CATERING  DEPARTMENT 


intendent  in  charge  of  the  new  Arboretum 
and  Botanical  Garden,  comes  in  to  consult 
a  book,  and  to  look  up  in  the  herbarium 
a  certain  plant  in  which  he  is  interested. 
A  university  professor  comes  in  to  look 
at  some  specimens  of  Japanese  bamboos.  A 
package  arrives  from  an  eastern  museum 
— twenty  kinds  of  eucalyptus  to  be  identi- 
fied. An  advertising  agency  telephones  in 
to  inquire  what  flowers  bloom  in  July  in 
the  Columbia  River  gorges — they  are  writ- 
ing a  brochure  for  an  automobile  club. 

So  goes  the  day.  But  it  is  always  a  straw 
that  breaks  the  camel's  back.  At  a  quarter 
to  five  the  Director  comes  in  and  remarks: 
"I  have  to  write  an  article  for  the  Women's 
City  Club  Magazine.  Has  anything  been 
going  on  in  your  department?" 
*  *  * 

The  department  of  whose  handiwork  the 
public  sees  the  most  and  possibly  knows  the 
least  is  the  Department  of  Exhibits.  It  is 
the  function  of  this  department  to  select 
from  the  immense  amount  of  material  avail- 
able those  particular  things  which  are  of 
the  greatest  interest  and  educational  value 
to  the  public,  and  to  display  them  in  a 
colorful,  dramatic,  yet  scientifically  accurate 
way. 

Visitors  viewing  the  colorful  dioramas 
and  other  exhibits  at  the  Academy  do  not 
realize  the  amount  of  exploration,  prepara- 
tion and  study  necessary  before  such  ex- 
hibits can  be  placed  before  the  public.  Let 
us  take  for  instance  the  Simson  African 
Hall  with  its  twenty-four  dioramas  or  habi- 
tat groups,  as  they  are  called  by  museum 
people.  It  took  six  years  to  prepare  and 
install  these  exhibits.  Before  this  work 
could  be  commenced  it  was  necessary  to 
send  Mr.  Frank  Tose,  Chief  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Exhibits,  on  an  expedition  with 
Mr.  Leslie  Simson  to  Africa  to  make 
sketches,  take  photographs,  collect  plants, 
make  plaster  molds  of  leaves  and  other 
necessary  objects,  and  prepare  and  pack 
for  shipment  to  the  Academy  tons  of 
grasses,  branches  of  trees,  samples  of  rocks, 
and  other  material,  in  addition  to  the  ani- 
mal specimens  which  were  collected  by  Mr. 
Simson.  In  fact,  it  was  necessary  within 
certain  limits  really  to  transplant  Africa. 

If  you  could  have  seen  this  material  after 
it  arrived  at  the  Academy,  you  would  very 
likely  have  remarked,  "Surely  you  don't 
expect  to  produce  these  wonderful  scenes 
which  you  contemplate  from  this  mass  of 
junk."  For  that  is  what  it  looked  like — 
bales  of  dried  trees  and  grasses,  greasy- 
looking  bones,  dried  hides,  samples  of  rock 
and  sacks  of  earth.  Yet  from  these  un- 
promising beginnings  the  job  was  done. 

First  let  us  go  behind  the  scenes  into  the 
studios  where  the  animal  specimens  are 
prepared.  You  might  imagine  that  you  were 
in  the  studio  of  a  sculptor,  for  there  is  no 
evidence   of   the   business  of   "stuffing"   so 


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commonly  thought  to  be  associated  with 
the  preparation  of  natural  history  speci- 
mens. In  place  of  this  you  will  sec  the 
form?  of  arumals  being  modeled  in  clay 
almost  as  a  sculptor  would  proceed,  but 
with  the  difference  that  the  museum  pre- 
parator  is  concerned  with  the  appearance 
of  the  animal  beneath  the  skin,  for  when 
the  model  is  complete  and  has  been  cast 
is  plaster,  and  again  recast  in  permanent 
material,  it  must  be  a  perfect  form  upon 
which  the  actual  skin  can  be  placed.  To 
accomplish  this  work  satisfactorily  requires 
artists  of  ability  with  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  anatomy  and  the  habits  and  ap- 
pearance of  animals. 

But  this  is  but  a  part  of  the  work  of 
the  Department  of  Exhibits.  In  another 
part  of  the  building  you  may  see  an  en- 
tirely different  kind  of  work  proceeding. 
Here  skilled  assistants  are  busily  engaged 
making  reproductions  of  trees,  shrubs,  flow- 
ers and  even  green  grass.  Our  attendants 
are  often  asked  how  we  keep  the  plants 
in  our  exhibits  so  fresh  and  apparently 
growing.  The  answer  is  that  all  but  the 
dried  leaves  and  grasses  are  made  from 
wax.  celluloid,  and  other  materials,  so  skill- 
fully and  exactly  reproduced  that,  kept 
free  from  dust,  they  will  retain  their  fresh 
appearance  indefinitely. 

Not  all  the  plants  which  are  being  re- 
produced are  to  be  installed  in  dioramas. 
In  this  workshop  are  large  storage  cases 
wherein  are  kept  beautiful  wax  models  of 
such  strange  plants  as  the  Pitcher  Plant, 
the  Snow  Plant,  many  species  of  fungi,  and 
numerous  other  strange  and  beautiful 
things,  all  being  carefully  kept  until  the 
time  when  the  Academy  will  have  a  Hall 
of   Botany  in  which  to  display  them. 

From  the  viewpoint  of  the  curators,  the 
important  part  of  this  hall  is,  of  course, 
large  workrooms  and  many  storage  cases 
in  which  may  be  kept  the  tens  of  thou- 
sands of  botanical  specimens  necessary  for 
the  study  and  indentification  of  plants,  for 
it  is  by  this  means  that  they  are  able  to 
continue  their  work  and  add  to  the  sum 
of  human  knowledge.  The  layman,  how- 
ever, will  be  more  interested  in  the  exhi- 
bition halls  which  have  been  planned. 
These  will  be  places  of  beauty,  restful  yet 
dignified,  wherein  will  be  interpreted  the 
facts  and  findings  of  science.  Here,  in  addi- 
tion to  a  thorough  and  understandable  ex- 
position of  botany  as  a  science,  will  be 
shown  a  comprehensive  series  of  exhibits 
of  the  floral  wealth  of  California  by  means 
of  living  plants,  exact  models,  charts,  and 
any  and  every  means  that  will  help  to  tell 
the  story. 

In  addition,  there  has  been  planned  a 
beautiful  inner  courtyard,  a  place  for  rest 
and  study,  for  the  institution  is  constantly 
growing  and  we  are  well  aware  that  tired 
limbs  and  aching  feet  are  no  help  to  the 
study   and  enjoyment  of   museum';. 


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Church  of  Scotland  Huts 

^  Paisley,  December   14th,  1940. 

Dear  Margaret:  Thanks  for  your  let- 
ter. I  have  been  trying  to  get  a  moment  to 
reply  for  the  last  fortnight,  but  I  am  kept 
so  busy  here  that  I  have  very  little  spare 
time. 

You  ask  me  a  lot  of  questions  about  the 
A.   T.   S.  I   shall  try  to  answer  them. 

The  A.  T.  S.  was  formed  to  relieve  sol- 
diers of  noncombatant  duties  such  as  clerk- 
ing, cooking,  cleaning,  motor  driving,  etc. 
Each  company  of  A.  T.  S.  is  attached  to 
a  battalion  and  takes  over  these  duties.  It 
is  supposed  to  put  more  men  into  the  fight- 
ing line.  We  are  actually  in  the  army  and 
subject  to  army  discipline. 

We  have  nothing  whatever  to  do  with 
evacuees  or  school  children.  That  work  is 
mostly  undertaken  by  the  W.  V.  S.,  "The 
Women's  Voluntary  Service,"  which  is 
composed  of  married  and  middle-aged 
women  who  wish  to  help  but  have  home 
ties  which  must  be  attended  to  also. 

In  the  main,  I  think,  the  girls  are  fairly 
contented  and  cheerful.  Of  course,  it  is 
hard  work  and  there  are  times  when  even 
the  most  enthusiastic  of  us  would  like  to 
walk  out.  But  that  is  only  natural. 

I  have  been  promoted  since  I  wrote  to 
you  last.  I  am  now  a  Senior  Leader,  which 
is  equivalent  to  a   Sergeant  Major. 

I  suppose  you  will  have  read  in  the 
papers  and  seen  in  the  pictures,  what  soi:t 
of  life  the  people  in  this  country  are  liv- 
ing. It  is  wonderful  how  quickly  one  adapts 
oneself  to  new  conditions  and  require- 
ments. However,  we  have  been  very  lucky 
in  our  part  of  the  country  and  only  wish 
we  could  do  more  to  help  the  sufferings 
of  the  people  in  the  south.  Their  spirit  and 
cheerfulness  is  beyond  all  praise. 

This  week  was  "War  Weapons  Week" 
in  Paisley.  All  the  cities  and  most  of  the 
big  towns  had  a  week  when  they  made  a 
special  effort  to  raise  money  for  war 
weapons.  Paisley  is  trying  to  raise  a  million 
pounds. 

Last  Saturday  we  had  a  parade  of  all 
the  defences.  The  procession  was  over  a 
mile  long,  led  by  the  Navy.  There  were 
also  representatives  from  the  Marines, 
Army,  Home  Guard,  Cadets,  A.  T.  S.. 
Air  Forces,  W.  A.  A.  F.'s,  Pohce.  A.  R.  P. 
Wardens,  Fire  Services,  Nurses,  Ambulance 
Drivers,  Land  Girls,  etc.  It  was  a  great 
show  and  the  Provost  took  the  salute  at 
the  Cross.  A  film  was  taken  of  it  and  I 
saw  myself  in  the  pictures  last  night.  There 
have  been  displays  and  demonstrations  of 
guns  all  week  and  a  Jerry  plane  which  was 
shot  down  was  on  view  in  the  Dunn 
Square.  Today  there  is  to  be  a  parade  of 
all  the  trades  to  finish  off  the  week. 


We  teach  you  to  make  your  own 

hand-stilched  leather  gloves  or 

will  make  them  to  order. 

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You  ask  in  your  letter  if  those  who  arc 
in  the  A.  T.  S.  are  more  cheerful  than 
those  at  home. 

Well,  speaking  for  myself,  I  don't  think 
I  could  have  endured  some  of  the  days  we 
have  come  through  if  I  had  not  been  kept 
so  busy  that  I  had  no  time  to  think.  We 
have  so  many  petty  worries  and  difficulties 
of  our  own  in  this  thing  that  we  forget 
that  there  is  a  war  on.  In  fact,  I  only  hear 
the  news  and  what  is  happening  in  the 
war  when  I  go  home  on  my  time  off.  The 
war  is  seldom  discussed  here. 

Willie  was  home  for  a  couple  of  days 
last  week,  and  he  was  looking  very  well 
and  seemed  very  cheerful  and  confident. 
He  has  been  through  a  lot  lately  and  has 
seen  much  that  he  is  not  at  liberty  to  tell 
us  yet. 

I  think  from  the  look  of  things,  the  war 
has  now  taken  a  turn  in  our  favor.  We 
always  take  a  long  time  to  get  started,  but 
we  get  there  in  the  end.  Our  young  air- 
men, sailors  and  soldiers  are  magnificent 
and  make  one  proud  to  be  British.  They 
are  all  so  cheerful  and  offhand  about  their 
achievements  that  it  makes  one  confident 
of  the  ultimate  outcome. 

I  said  earlier  in  my  letter  that  we  have 
been  very  lucky  in  our  corner  of  the  coun- 
try. So  we  have,  but  one  evening  when 
I  was  out  alone  I  was  caught  in  a  nasty 
raid  and  had  to  take  shelter  under  a  bridge 
from  the  flying  shrapnel.  What  a  noise  it 
was.  Jerry  was  right  overhead.  I  could  sec 
him  all  right,  but  luckily  for  mc  he  did  not 
waste  any  bombs  on  the  quiet  road  I  was 
on.  But  all  the  big  guns  were  in  action  and 
it  is  the  splinters  from  these  shells  that  one 
has  to  be  careful  of. 

It  is  rather  a  wonderful  sight,  if  it  were 
not  so  tragic,  to  watch  out  of  the  window 
during  a  raid.  The  sky  is  lit  up  with  the 
searchlights  and  you  can  see  the  tracer 
bullets  go  flying  up  into  the  sky.  Then 
you  may  sec  a  flash  and  shortly  afterwards 
the  deep  boom  of  the  guns.  All  the  time 
the  drone  of  the  Jerries  overhead.  By 
watching  the  searchlights,  you  get  a  good 
idea  where  the  planes  are.  You  hold  your 
breath  when  they  come  close  to  your  house 
and  breathe  freely  again  when  they  move 
away.  That  is  very  selfish.  I  know,  but  you 
can't  help  feeling  relieved. 

I  am  glad  to  hear  that  you  are  all  well 
and  look  forward  to  welcoming  you  back 
to  a  victorious  and  peaceful  Britain,  and 
I  promise  next  time  not  to  talk  war  all 
the  time.  But  you  see  our  fears  and  fore- 
bodings were  not  illfoundcd. 

Yours  as  ever, 

ISOBEL. 


The  time  is  fast  approaching  when 
every  woman  wilt  want  to  introduce  a 
"Spring  touch"  to  her  wardrobe,  via 
a  new  hat  or  two.  The  types  this 
season  are  what  smart  women  will 
soon  be  wearing.  Hats  for  suits, 
dresses,  prints,  tailored  wear,  gay  oc- 
casions, etc.  Too  because  these  hats 
have  the  (rare)  triple  virtue  of  being 
wearable,  flattering  and  chic. 
Your  last  season's  hats  also  skilfully 
remodeled. 

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SLACK  SUITS  of  blue  denim 
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these  too  have  standing  col- 
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real  generous  pockets.  All 
hand-tailored. 

An  excellent  selection  of 
lounging  robes,  pajamas 
negligees  and  kimonos,  all 
beautifully  fashioned  in  the 
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For  men — silk  pajamas,  bath 
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Gentlemen  Prefer 
.  .  .  Light 

^Contimted    from    Page    10) 

rooms.  The  recent  development  of  fluores- 
cent lighting  has  put  at  the  disposal  of 
homemakers  the  most  flexible  and  effective 
method  of  lighting  ever  devised.  However, 
at  present  it  is  used  almost  exclusively  in 
new  homes,  where  it  is  planned  along  with 
the  architectural  and  decorative  plans. 

In  homes  that  have  been  occupied  for 
some  time,  many  people  have  had  their 
old-fashioned  installed  fixtures  taken  out 
because  they  detracted  from  the  modem 
effect  desired.  Others  leave  them  in,  but 
do  not  light  them. 

For  these  people  who  have  outmoded 
fixtures  in  their  homes  or  in  rented  homes 
or  apartments,  there  is  now  a  satisfactory 
solution  to  their  lighting  problems. 

Just  arri\-ing  in  the  shops  are  smart- 
looking  pieces  under  the  name  of  "adapt- 
ers." Some  of  the  smartest  pieces  are  made 
of  translucent  plastic  and  metal  combined, 
and  others  of  metal  in  a  wide  variety  of 
styles,  shapes  and  colors.  With  these,  old 
lighting  fixtures  can  be  brought  up  to  date 
in  a  few  minutes'  time,  at  a  trifling  cost. 
The  fixtures  are  as  easy  to  install  as  put- 
ting a  new  lamp  bulb  into  place.  They 
offer  amazing  transformation  of  the  light- 
ing in  any  home  that  has  old  fixtures. 

There  are  "adapters"  also  to  modernize 
floor,  bridge  and  table  lamps,  and  bring 
them  up  to  date  both  in  appearance  and  in 
light-giving  efficiency. 

Today  there  is  no  need  for  inferior  light- 
ing in  any  home,  and  no  need  for  discord 
about  the  lighting.  Today  the  family  can 
occupy  the  living  room,  each  member  fol- 
lowing his  favorite  activity,  each  ha\-ing 
just  the  light  he  needs,  and  yet  the  room 
be  completely  satisfactory  from  a  decora- 
tive point  of  view. 

The  family  can  dine  in  comfort — the 
male  members  having  all  the  light  they 
want  to  see  colors  and  textures  of  food — 
the  homemaker  happy  that  her  lighting 
adds  a  breath-taking  lustre  to  table  linens 
and  a  sparkle  to  crystal  and  china.  She  can 
add  candlelight  for  decorative  effect,  if  she 
n°ants  to,  because  the  electric  lighting  is 
soft,  shadowless  and  glareless.  and  the  can- 
dlelight adds  to  the  decorauve  effect. 

In  fact,  today  there  is  harmony  in  the 
home  on  this  question  of  hght.  because 
both  ecntlcmen  and  ladies  prefer  .  .  .  lieht. 


APRIL,  1941  —  WOMENS  CITY 


( Continued  f  Tnm  Page  31) 
•while  you  arc  about  it,  tor  this  will  prove 
a  handy  backpround  should  you  wish  to 
single  out  a  certain  branch  or  single  cluster 
of  flowers  for  photographing.  Nor  will  you 
be  conspicuous,  for  as  docs  the  groundhog, 
so  does  the  amateur  photographer  emerge 
from  his  hole  in  the  spring!  ("'Hole"  be 
ing  s>'nonymous  with  "dark-room"'  m  most 
cases  on  record  ) 

V'ith  some  recalcitrant  blooms  where  the 
background  was  a  problem  or  where  there 
■was  interminable  wind,  the  writer,  1  regret 
to  say.  ha,s  cut  same  and  moved  indoors. 
Still-lifc  pictures  of  flowers  in  suitable  vases, 
for  instance,  can  be  most  decorative  and 
call  for  great  care  in  hghiing.  If  a  vase  is 
used  it  must  be  unobtrusive,  and  the  back- 
ground, toil,  must  not  detract  in  any  way. 

For  sharpness  of  outline  m  subject  and 
shadow^s.  lights  must  be  used  "raw""  (i.  c 
■without  diffusing  screens),  and  photofloods. 
although  fine  for  general  work,  are  slightly 
more  diffused  than  a  clear  Mazda  bulb. 
Incidentally,  a  curved  background  will 
elongate  the  shadows;  and  pre.sently  I  shall 
try  overhead  shots,  too,  though  1  should 
have  tried  this  when  the  step-ladder  was 
upstairs  for  Christmas  tree  trimming. 

Impressive  equipment,  however.  ma\ 
mean  imp'.T.'^ive  failures  (like  my  indoo: 
flora]  fantasies)  The  Weather  Man.  the 
Marine  Exchange.  Anemometer  the  Cat 
and  other  impeccable  sources  feel  that 
spring  is  hereabouts,  so,  off  to  the  back 
yardl 

Frankly,  I  have  not  yet  invested  m  a 
Green  Filter, 

Pla\   Reading! 
Sophistication! 

^  For  her  April  reading  of  the  '"up-to 
thc-minutc"'  plays  of  the  current  sea 
son.  Mrs,  Hugh  Brown  will  pre.scnt  "Old 
Acquaintance""  by  the  English  plaTOTight. 
John  \'an  Druten.  It  is  a  highly  polished 
bit  of  metropolitan  sophi.stication  where 
two  succesisful  women  WTiters  fence  for 
love.  In  the  duel  the  conflict  embraces  not 
only  the  husband  of  one  woman  but  the 
daughter  as  well. 

It  is  a  bit  of  adroit  characterisation  by  a 
master  of  femiiune  analysis.  Mr.  Van  Dru- 
ten IS  an  Englishman  who  has  been  living 
m  New  York  and  HollxTwood  for  the  past 
several  years.  He  wrote  ""Young  ^'oodlcy.'" 
"The  Distaff  Side""  and  ""There's  .^ways 
Juliet."  He  delights  m  etching  women  and 
always  portrays  them  luith  a  point  dipped 
in  honey,  never  in  vinegar  For  all  that, 
his  portraits  are  never  loo  sweet  but  always 
tempered  by  a  kindly  tolerance  of  feminine 
foibles  and  a  very  genuine  appreciation  of 
womanly  virtue. 

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There  is  a  vital  difference.  Eminent  do«ors 
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Celery,  Ripe  and  Green  Olives 

Ruby  Consomme 

1/2  Broiled  Chicken  with  Spiced  Figs 

Roast    Rack    of    Spring   Lamb    with    Mint 
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Baked  Virginia  Peanut  Ham  with 
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Parsley  Buttered  New  Potatoes 

Mashed  Potatoes 

Fresh  Garden  Peas 

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The  Mortimer  C.  Leventritt 
Collection  Donated  to 
Stanford  University 

— By  Annemarie  Henle 

^  On  April  20th  the  Mortimer  C.  Leven- 
tritt Collection  of  Oriental  and  Vene- 
tian art  will  be  formally  presented  to  the 
public  at  the  Thomas  Welton  Stanford  Art 
Gallery. 

The  famous  collection,  which  was  do- 
nated to  Stanford  University  on  the  occa- 
sion of  the  50th  Anniversary  celebration, 
includes  not  only  works  of  art  assembled 
with  rare  discrimination  and  taste  over  a 
period  of  more  than  thirty  years,  but  a 
splendid  art  reference  library  as  well, 
housed  in  the  same  building.  Dr.  Anne- 
marie Henle  and  Professor  W.  S.  Welling- 
ton are  in  charge  of  the  installation. 

Mortimer  Leventritt,  who  is  a  member 
of  an  old  San  Francisco  family  and  an 
alumnus  of  Stanford  University,  resided 
for  many  years  in  Italy,  where  he  owned 
the  famous  Medici  villa  "II  Pozzino"  at 
Castello,  near  Florence,  famous  for  its 
frescoes  by  the  Sixteenth  Century  artists, 
Poccetti  and  Giovanni  di  San  Giovanni. 
He  also  possessed  a  beautiful  "Palazzino" 
in  Venice,  filled  with  rare  works  of  art 
which  now  form  part  of  the  Stanford  gift. 

The  "Venetian  Room"  at  Stanford  gives 
ample  proof  of  the  wealth  and  imagination 
of  18th  Century  decoration.  Flowers  and 
birds  are  painted  on  colorful  lacquered 
commodes,  tables  and  chairs  of  Baroque 
design  which  formerly  adorned  the  Palazzo 
Labia  or  the  Palazzo  Grimani.  A  rare  set 
of  two  settees  and  six  chairs  in  yellow 
lacquer  from  the  Grassi  Palace  serves  as 
illustration  in  Morazzoni's  standard  book 
on  Venetian  furniture,  while  the  charming 
cabinet  decorated  with  "arte  povera"  mo- 
tives is  an  excellent  example  of  the  peasant 
art  of  the  period.  Doors,  consoles,  mirrors 
and  brackets  complete  the  collection,  which 
is  without  rival  in  this  country  in  its  com- 
pleteness and  outstanding  quality. 

True  Venetian  atmosphere  is  further 
created  by  a  number  of  characteristic  paint- 
ings and  drawings,  notably  the  large  deco- 
rative Guardi  canvas,  "Landscape  with 
Ruins."  the  Marieschi  "View  of  the  Pia- 
zetta"  and  two  exceptionally  fine  scenes 
by  Pietro  Longhi,  "TTie  Painter"  and  "The 
Conversation"  from  the  collection  of  Lord 
Wimborne  in  London.  Among  the  draw'- 
ings  are  two  exquisite  examples  from  the 
hand  of  Domenico  Tiepolo.  "Punchinello 
Lying  on  the  Ground"  and  "Punchinello 
Hanged,"  which  were  loaned  to  the  Tiepolo 
Exhibition  in  Chicago,  1938,  by  the  former 
owner,  Dan  Fellows  Piatt.  Giovanni  Bat- 
tista  Tiepolo  is  represented  by  the  sketch 
of  a  "Bearded  Man."  Piazetta  by  two  pastel 


portrait  heads,  all  three  from  the  Biron 
Collection. 

Without  doubt  a  strong  affinity  exists 
between  the  arts  of  China  and  those  of 
Venice,  once  the  principal  port  for  the 
Orient.  From  the  time  of  Marco  Polo, 
precious  porcelains  were  introduced  there 
for  the  use  of  the  nobility  and  "Chinoi- 
series"  became  an  all-important  stylistic 
motif  in  18th  Century  Western  art.  The 
Leventritt  Collection  is  especially  rich  in 
works  of  art  exemplifying  this  trend,  first 
of  all  the  two  large  polychrome  terra  cotta 
"Chinamen"  from  a  castle  near  Paris.  Sev- 
eral Venetian  lacquer  boxes  and  trays  also 
show  a  distinct  Oriental  influence. 

On  the  other  hand,  objects  were  "made 
to  order"  in  Chinese  workshops  exclusively 
for  European  customers,  and  the  Collection 
contains  a  magnificent  screen  painted  on 
paper  with  brilhant  flowers,  birds  and  but- 
terflies as  well  as  a  priceless  set  of  "Famille 
Rose"  porcelain  plates  and  cups  made  for 
Venetian  use  and  formerly  in  the  Palazzo 
Rezzonico. 

While  the  Venetian  objects  have  never 
been  shown  to  the  public  before,  the  Early 
Chinese  bronzes  and  potteries,  as  well  as 
the  Japanese  mirrors,  screens  and  lacquer 
paintings,  have  figured  prominently  in  ex- 
hibitions held  recently  at  the  Mills  College 
Art  Gallery.  They  are  now  part  of  the 
"Oriental  Room."  which  also  contains 
Siamese,  Cambodian  and  Tibetan  sculptures 
and  paintings. 

The  Chinese  collection  dates  back  to  a 
perfect  example  of  pre-historic  pottery 
adorned  with  geometric  designs.  The  Shang, 
Chou  and  Han  Dynasties  are  represented 
by  numerous  sacrificial  vessels,  a  Pilgrim's 
bottle,  a  yoke,  and  other  valuable  bronzes 
and  potteries.  However,  the  group  of  small 
gilt  bronzes  of  the  Wei  period  is  the  most 
important  of  all,  consisting  of  as  many  as 
twenty  marvelous  examples,  notably  the 
two  Buddhas,  Sakyamuni  and  Prabhutarana, 
and  a  small,  seated  Buddha  of  extraordi- 
nary rarity. 


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The  Tang  Dynasty  is  exemplified  by  sev- 
eral beautiful  figures,  a  richly  dressed  court 
lady  among  them,  a  horse,  a  duck,  a  rooster 
and  a  well  showing  a  light  silver  lustre  in 
perfect  preservation.  An  impressive  Sung 
Nirvana  which  was  exhibited  at  the  De 
Young  Museum  some  time  ago  is  a  typical 
example  of  the  sculpture  of  that  period; 
so  are  a  polychrome,  wooden  Kuan  Yin — 
the  Goddess  of  Mercy — and  a  Tonko  head. 

The  Collection  is  especially  rich  in  por- 
celains of  the  Wan  Li.  K'ang  Hai  and 
Chien  Lung  periods.  A  magnificent  pair 
of  "Famille  Rose"  vases  and  two  birds,  as 
well  as  a  "Famille  Verte"  vase  from  the 
Hearst  Collection,  decorate  the  Venetian 
Room. 

Several  of  the  cases  are  filled  with  Japa- 
nese works  of  art,  a  unique  bronze  mirror 
with  bells  of  pre-historic  origin  among 
them.  There  is  also  a  large  screen  repre- 
senting scenes  from  the  New  Year  Festi- 
val: it  is  signed  Sei  Jo,  a  member  of  the 
18th  Century  Ukiyoye  School.  Of  the 
lacquer  paintings  the  "Two  Actors"  by 
Torii  Kiyotada  attracts  the  greatest  atten- 
tion and,  like  the  aforementioned  objects, 
it  was  part  of  the  "Japanese  Exhibition" 
at  Mills  College  in  1936.  The  porcelain 
collection  contains  beautiful  green  and  red 
Kutani  plates. 

The  art  of  Siam  occupies  adjoining  cases. 
Buddhas  dating  from  the  12th  and  13th 
Centuries,  magnificent  heads  in  stone  and 
bronze,  richly  gilt  and  inlaid  with  tiny  mir- 
rors and  paintings  of  the  same  early  periods 
are  shown  in  abundance. 

Without  doubt,  the  opening  on  April 
20th  of  the  Mortimer  C.  Levcntntt  Collec- 
tion at  the  Thomas  Welton  Stanford  Art 
Gallery  will  be  an  event  of  great  impor- 
tance in  the  art  life  of  the  West. 


Mills  College,   1941 

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June  22  to  August  1 — Workshop  in  Far 
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Christmas  in  London's  Front  Line 

By  a  Hostess 


^      ...  Once  upon  a  time  a  story  was  told 
of  one  Good  Samaritan,  Well,  I  know 
where  they  are  bred   in   numbers  down  in 
the  London  tubes. 

The  working  folks  of  London  have  long 
since  given  up  the  attempt  to  sleep  in  small 
houses  near  the  railway  lines  in  London 
and  suburbs,  so  they  herd  into  the  tubes. 
In  a  city  of  normally  eight  million  it 
takes  time  to  handle  conditions  for  accom- 
modating thousands  of  people  in  new 
places.  Although  evacuation  has  been  ex- 
ercised greatly,  it  is  rather  futile  in  an 
island  which  can  be  covered  by  raiders  in 
an  hour  from  any  shore.  Also  many  folks 
must  stay  in  London  and  carry  on  their 
jobs  if  they  mean  to  see  the  fight  through. 
These  people  sleep  on  blankets,  etc.,  on 
the  tube  platforms  within  four  feet  of  the 
edge.  Sanitation  was  nil  and  water  nil, 
until  some  emergency  equipment  was  sup- 
plied. Hence  the  Ministry  of  Health  gave 
a  warning  to  the  public  via  the  radio. 
Quickly  the  London  Transport  set  to  work 
and  by  Christmas  satisfactory  conditions 
were  installed  and  bunks  were  being  pro- 
vided from  station  to  station  as  the  manu- 
facturers turned  out  the  fixtures.  Mean- 
while the  Welfare  Department  sent  out 
canteens.  Tea  urns  had  to  be  fixed,  food 
stores  organised,  and  the  stations  staffed. 
The  staffing  was,  I  should  say,  the  biggest 
problem,  and  it  is  only  just  getting  thor- 
oughly organized  and  running  smoothly. 
The  majority  of  canteen  hands  are  young 
married  women,  who  would  be  sleeping  in 
the  tube  anyway,  and  most  of  their  men- 
tolk  work  on  night  shifts  periodically. 

The  work  is  not  too  hard  and  so  coun- 
teracts the  conditions  which  may  detract 
from  the  job.  Tea  and  cocoa,  buns,  choco- 
lates and  pies  are  the  foods  sold;  and  gen- 
erally they  are  very  welcome — especially 
the  chocolates,  which  are  unobtainable  in 
the  shops  by  now.  The  folks  are  so  co- 
operative, and  seeing  they  are  packed  like 
sardines,  remarkably  good  tempered.  Any 
dissatisfaction  usually  gets  its  due  discipline 
Irom  the  shelter  marshals,  or  from  the 
police  if  necessary. 

Folks  lend  each  other  pennies  if  they 
have  no  change,  or  borrow  cups  from  each 
other  without  the  slightest  controversy — 
"Lend  me  your  mug,  dearie,"  or  "Ask 
Bill  if  he'll  give  us  a  copper."  The  chil- 
dren behave  very  well  seeing  their  play- 
ground is  so  small  for  active  little  bodies — 
you  can't  play  hide-and-seek  or  rounders 
in  a  tube  station  without  danger  of  going 
on  the  lines. 

The  babies  go  to  sleep  in  the  middle  of 


all  the  noise  of  a  two-minute  train  service 
and  the  chatter  of  grownups.  "Housy- 
housy"  is  the  most  popular  game  because 
lots  can  join  in  at  once.  Some  prefer  small 
parties  at  cards,  some  knit,  some  gossip, 
others  just  sleep  and  eat  and  eat  and  sleep. 
Occasionally  an  accordion  or  a  mouth  or- 
gan adds  to  the  harmony  of  the  evening. 
When  Christmas  came,  great  prepara- 
tions were  made.  Attempts  to  decorate  the 
stations  with  paper  hangings  were  frus- 
trated by  the  railway  authorities  for  fear 
of  fire,  but  the  people  took  their  disap- 
pointment calmly:  they  had  had  worse 
things  to  contend  with  "up  aloft."  The 
next  effort  was  getting  up  a  band.  Some 
stations  were  successful,  others  went  "out 
of  bounds"  with  their  musical  effort  and 
the  authorities  had  to  stop  them;  but  all 
this  essential  discipline  was  taken  so  tol- 
erantly by  the  masses.  Hence,  Christmas 
Day  dawned  with  the  surest  sense  of  good 
will  and  understanding,  and  the  children's 
tea  party  crowned  the  day  with  joy.  It 
was  hard  work  tucking  away  all  that  food, 
but  the  boys  stuck  it  out  even  if  the  little 
girls  were  forced  to  say,  "No,  thank  you," 
at  last. 

Through  this  week  the  marshals,  the 
A.  R.  P.  and  Civil  Defence  voluntary 
workers  gave  time  and  tireless  activity  in 
making  the  shelters  happy  for  the  greatest 
Birthday  party  of  the  year.  Three  whole 
days  the  enemy  gave  us  rest  from  aerial  ■ 
attack.  Many  folks  who  had  homes  went 
to  them,  and  the  sense  of  peace  on  earth 
and  below  earth  was  felt  by  us  all. 

First-aid  detachments  are  supplied  to  all 
stations  to  deal  with  any  physical  troubles 
or  infections;  but  the  medical  authorities 
are  very  delighted,  even  amazed,  at  the 
lack  of  infection,  so  we  must  be  very  grate- 
ful for  this  result.  The  general  atmosphere 
of  harmony  must  certainly  be  a  tonic 
against  such  things. 

The  canteen  workers  sleep  on  "Silo" 
beds,  and  usually  find  a  Good  Samaritan 
to  blow  up  their  beds  for  them  each  night. 
Also  the  police  set  the  role  in  putting  on 
the  heat  for  the  tea  urns  in  the  small  hours 
of  the  morning  for  the  girls,  and  another 
anonymous  Good  Samaritan  turns  it  on  in 
the  afternoon  for  them  so  that  the  water 
is  hot  when  they  come  on  duty.  The  tube 
is  full  of  these  angels  in  wingless  uniforms. 
Christmas  is  a  daily  habit,  and  loving  thy 
neighbor  an  unwritten  code  in  the  lives  of 
all.  I  spoke  of  the  workers;  these  are  men 
and  women  in  all  walks  of  life.  I  was  look- 
ing at  a  snap  album  of  a  Belgian  refugee 
(obviously   a   gentleman)    and    I    asked    if 


APRIL,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


one  snap  he  had  was  of  Kew  Gardens.  He 
told  me  it  was  his  own  garden  and  the 
house  he  left  in  Brussels  (the  enemy  were 
in  it  now,  of  course).  It  was  a  simply 
gorgeous  garden  with  a  beautiful  villa  in 
its  midst.  Oh,  no,  they  are  not  all  working- 
class  people,  yet  there  they  are  alongside 
each  other  on  the  cold  concrete  platform, 
or  in  their  new  bunks.  It  is  better  by  far 
than  living  under  the  Nasi  regime.  And 
there  are  Maltese,  and  "Gibs'"  (evacuees 
from  Gibraltar),  and  French,  and  Dutch, 
and  Norwegians — they  are  all  down  there 
and  thank  God  from  the  bottom  of  their 
hearts  for  the  sanctuary  of  a  London 
tube! 

No  wonder  Londoners  and  all  England 
stick  it  out  when  they  hear  the  story  these 
Europeans  tell  quietly  across  the  bedding, 
without  any  dramatic  emphasis — just  the 
cold,  blatant  facts  of  atheistic  ruthless  bar- 
barism, of  a  race  drunk  with  mesmerism 
of  physical  dominance.  Godless,  loveless, 
and  repulsive  to  a  freeman  whose  "home 
is  his  castle."  his  speech  as  free  as  the  air, 
and  individualism  an  inheritance  of  un- 
limited rights,  justice  and  wisdom. 

The  constant  expectation  of  night  raids 
keeps  people  out  of  the  pubs  (saloons) 
more,  and  prevents  them  from  leaving  the 
children  on  the  steps  in  the  cold  while 
they  play  darts  or  checkers  all  evening,  as 
used  to  be  a  frequent  habit  with  a  certain 
type  of  mortal.  Many  a  poor  kiddie  is  hav- 
ing a  better  time  and  more  air  at  night  in 
the  tube  than  sardined  between  its  parents 
in  an  airless  bedroom  in  some  poor  cot- 
tage near  a  railway  .siding:  and  those  evacu- 
ated children  are  having  the  chance  of 
their  lives  in  the  country! 

The  shelterers  begin  to  wake  up  at  5:30 
a.m.  and  are  usually  away  to  work  by  7:30. 
Some  are  away  by  6:00.  The  objection  to 
the  tube  is  that  one  gets  so  filthily  dirty. 
My  first  desire  is  a  bath,  then  ray  breakfast. 
I  have  to  wash  my  hair  twice  a  week  and 
underwear  daily. 

New  Year's  Eve  was  very  jolly.  The  fun 
started  at  11:00  and  finished  at  1:00  a.m. 
Someone  brought  down  a  squeaking  grama- 
phone  and  played  old  Scotch  airs.  A  Scotch 
girl  and  a  Belgian  refugee  did  a  "Highland 
Fling"  down  the  platform;  then  at  the  New 
Year  we  sang.  "Auld  Lang  Syne,"  "Our 
England""  and  "God  Save  the  King."'  After 
much  noise  and  hilarity  the  marshals  called 
order  and  the  fun  quieted  down.  Another 
party  started  singing,  "Just  a  Song  at  Twi- 
light."" followed  by  all  the  old  favorites 
until  1 :00  a.m.  Then  we  slept  till  our  usual 
time  of  5:00  o'clock. 

As  I  have  not  slept  today  at  all.  I  am 
going  to  bed  early,  this  being  my  night  off. 
A  real  night's  sleep  and  read  in  bed! 

So  goodnight,  America,  and  God  bless 
you. 


Britain's  Prayer 

Help  me.  oh  God,  to  search  my  soul 

That  I  may  know  for  what  I  fight: 
And  knowing,  may  achieve  the  goal 

If  it  be  worthy  in  Thy  sight. 
Is  it  for  power  and  wealth  we  send 

The  flower  of  our  youth  to  fall? 
If  that  be  .so,  God  let  the  end 

Be  swift  and  certain  for  us  all. 
But  if  in  truth  for  freedom's  sake 

I  gladly  cast  my  all  away. 
Then  let  me  Thy  forgiveness  take 

And,  losing  all,  still  win  the  day. 

Anon, 


California  Spring 
Garden  Show,  1941 

^  "Rainbow  Forest,"  with  the  largest 
waterfall  ever  built  within  the  con- 
fines of  a  building,  is  being  constructed 
for  the  1941  California  Spring  Garden 
Show,  which  opens  at  the  Oakland  Expo- 
sition Building  and  adjacent  grounds  on 
April  30.  with  its  traditional  Sponsors" 
Preview  on  Tuesday  evening,  April  29. 

Carloads  of  rock  from  the  mountain^ 
have  been  shipped  to  Oakland  to  form  the 
base  of  the  gigantic  "Rainbow  Fall.""  which 
will  dominate  the  mammoth,  naturalistic 
forest  scene.  The  rock  has  been  brought 
from  the  unusual  Devils  Postpile  National 
Monuraent  in  Mariposa  County  on  the 
middle  fork  of  the  San  Joaquin,  where 
Rainbow  Fall  is  located. 

Howard  E.  Gilkey.  designer  of  the  show, 
and  James  A.  Petersen,  construction  super- 
intendent, recently  made  a  trip  to  Rainbow 
Fall,  making  a  scale  model  of  the  famous 
cascade  and  taking  colored  pictures  to  aid 
them  in  recreating  this  wondrous  natural 
spectacle  for  the  Oakland  show.  Rainbow 
Fall  is  140  feet  high.  It  will  be  reproduced 
for  the  Garden  Show  one-fourth  of  its 
actual  size.  Thousands  of  gallons  of  water 
a  minute  will  roar  down  the  32-foot  cas- 
cade, the  first  glimpse  of  which  will  be 
seen  through  a  forest  of  giant  Redwoods 
and  alders. 

Last  October  1600  wildflower  bulbs  were 
planted  and  in  January  thousands  of  seeds 
were  sown  on  the  slopes  of  a  knoll  in  the 
Outdoor  Gardens.  On  one  of  the  wildflower 
slopes  will  bloom  more  than  a  thousand 
Camassias.  Another  slope  will  be  covered 
with  fifteen  varieties  of  Mariposa  lilies. 
Sixty-five  different  varieties  of  wildflowers 
will  be  in  full  bloom  and  thirty  different 
varieties  of  native  shrubs  will  be  growing. 

Carpenters,  electricians,  brick-layers,  ma- 
sons and  gardeners  are  busily  at  work 
transforming  the  Exposition  Building  into 
a  scene  of  breathtaking  beauty. 

The  show  will  be  open  to  the  public 
from  9  a.m.  to  10  p.m.  daily  from  Wednes- 
day, April  30  to  Sunday.  May  4,  inclusive. 


Beauty  and 
Efficiency 

Go  Hand  in 
Hand  with 
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Gas  Range 

Please  yourself  and  the 
family  this  year.  Have  a 
new  1941  CP  Gas  Range 
installed.  It  will  add  grace- 
ful beauty  to  your  kitchen 
and  give  you  the  highest 
efficiency  possible  in  gas 
range  cooking. 

The  CP  Gas  Range  for 
1941  almost  cooks  by  itself. 
It  gives  you  without  quali- 
fication what  the  initials 
"CP"  stand  for — certified 
cooking  performance.  Its 
broiler  is  smokeless,  clean 
and  speedy.  Its  oven  heat 
regulates  itself.  Its  top 
burners  can  be  speeded  up 
for  fast  cooking  or  slowed 
down  to  the  gentlest  sim- 
mer. 

You  can  enjoy  better 
cooking  this  year  with  a 
modern  CP  Gas  Range. 
Easy  budget  terms  are 
available. 

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FOR  EMR 

Copper  Flower  Containers — copies  of  old  Belgium  wall  pockets  and  egg 
baskets  add  richness  for  wall  and  table  decorations. 

New  things  in  blond  wood — round  and  oval  salad  bowls,  various  styles 
of  salad  servers,  serving  boards  for  roasts  or  cold  meats  .  .  .  Also  hand 
carved  salt  and  pepper  sets. 

Cruet  sets  of  light  or  dark  wood  with  brass  fittings  and  service  of 
clear  glass. 

Bells  from  Java  of  magnolia  wood,  delicately  carved  in  typical  Javanese 
patterns. 

Hand  carved  Javanese  Figures  in  distinctly  severe  native  dress. 

Flower  baskets,  garden  baskets,  lunch  baskets,  baskets  of  all  kinds.  Some 
imported,  some  domestic — all  are  interesting  and  unusual. 

For  the  garden:  Wooden  ducks,  copper  watering  pots,  scissors,  smocks 
and  colored  cactus  fibre  twine  for  tying  flowers. 

For  the.^mdren:  Small  chairs  from  Mexico  hand  decorated  in  gay  colors, 
washable  nursery  toys  in  hard  finish  materials  in  calico  story  book  designs, 
miniature  Noah's  Arks  in  modern  style.  For  infants,  rattles  with  nursery 
rhymes  delicately  painted  in  vegetable  dye  colors. 

Things  in  the  League  Shop  are  fascinating,  for  they 
have  been  carefully  selected  from  the  world's  markets. 

Ik  mm  SHOP 

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Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,    Wednesday   and    Thursday,    10:30    a.    m     to 
12:30  p.  m.  and   2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  ra.  to  4  p.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 
6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m 


MAY,  1941 


ADVERTISERS'  SHOW  —  MAY  12TH  AND  13TH 


1 — Needlework  Guild Room  214 10  a.tn.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Suruille  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8  p.m 

Two  Colored  Motion  Films,  "Great  Cargoes"  and  "Incredible  Rio." 
Presented  by  Mr.  Roy  A.  Murray,  Traveler  and  Lecturer. 

2 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

5 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room.. 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

6 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — by  Mrs.  Henry  £.  Annis Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

8 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program.. Lounge 8  p.m. 

Program  of  Songs  and  Readings  presented  by  Mr.  Jackson  Perego.  baritone, 
and  Bernyce  Faire,  dramatic  reader. 

9 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

10 — Maypole  Party — Swimming  Pool  (for  children  over  seven) Swimming  Pool 10:30  a, 

Admission  3  5c. 

12 — Advertisers'  Show 3rd  and  4th  Floor.... 11  a.m.-9  p. 

Organ  Recital  and  Fashion  Shows.  2-5  p.m. 

Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m, 

13 — Advertisers"  Show 3rd  and  4th  Floor... .11  a.m.-9  p 

Organ  Recital  and  Fashion  Shows.  2-5  p.m. 

Contract  Bridge  In.struction  and  Supervised  Play — by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m, 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

14 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senonta  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Room  12:15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner National  Defenders'  Rm 6  p.m 

Mrs.  T.  A.   Stoddard  will  review  "In  This  Our  Life"   by  Ellen   Glasgow. 

15 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m 

French  Rolfnd  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Suruille  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m, 

Thursday  Evening  Program _ Lounge 8  p.m. 

Address — "Music  and  Red  Ink,"  by  Dr.  Ian  Alexander,  formerly  director 
of  the  Chamber  Opera  Company  of  San  Francisco. 

16 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

19 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

New  Members'  Tea Fourth  Floor 4-6  p.m. 

20 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

22 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge   8  p.m. 

Musical  Program  by  Members  of  the  Junior  Musical  Society  of  San  Francisco — 
Mrs.  Lillian  Birmingham,  Director. 

23 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier Room  214 11  a.m. 

26 — Club  Round  Table , Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

27 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

28 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural  Room 12:15  p.m. 

29 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m. 

French  Rolind  Table — Mile.  Mane  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French   Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Suruille  presiding Main  Dining  Rm 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8  p.m. 

New  Colored  Motion  Pictures  of  Grand  Canyon,  Zion  and  Bryce  National  Parks, 
also  an  interesting  and  comprehensive  film  of  Washington.  D.  C,  presented  by 
Mr.  Mervyn  D.  Silbersten  of  the  Silbersten  Travel  Bureau. 

JUNE,  1941 

2 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

3 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play — by  Mrs.  Henry  £.  Annis Room  208 2  and  7  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

5 — Needlework  Guild Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  presiding Armex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Madeline  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Rm 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8  p.m. 

Personal  Reminiscences  and  Experiences  in  the  Art  Business,  by  Mr.  Charles  S. 
Tames  of  Gump's. 

6 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Rose  P.  Olivier Room  214 11  a.m. 


MAY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


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SAN  FRANOSCO 

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Volume  XV 


May,  1941 


Number  4 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

The  Seventh  Advertisers'  Show 12-13 

Colorful  Canada  Calls — By  H.  Brickley  Jones 14 

Americas  Most  Democratic   Business — 

By  Thomas  Aitken,  Jr 15 

Two  Months  in  Retrospect — By  Hazel   Pedlar  Faulkner  16 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar   2 

Announcements 4-5 

Editorial 1 1 

Poetry  Page — Edited  by  Florence  Keene 18 

I  Have  Been  Reading 19 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President..    MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President _ MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President - MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LL'NDBORG 

Treasurer „ _ MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary _ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary \rRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen 
Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves 
Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom 
Mrs.  George  Boyd 
Mrs.  William  E.  Colby 
Miss  Lotus  Coombs 
M.ss  Bertha  L.  Dale 
Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis 
Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 
Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser 
Mrs.  John  M    Eshleman 
Mrs.  Pcrrv  Eyre 
Mrs.  H:iicl  Pedlar  Faulkner 
Mrs.  John  A.  Flick 
Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell 


Mr>    C.    R.  Walt. 


Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 
Mrs.  Eugene  S.    Kilgore 
Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 
Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 
Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 
Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 
Mrs.  Gar6eld  Mcrner 
Miss  Alicia  Mosgrovc 
Dr.  Ethel    D.  Owen 
Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 
Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 
Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 
Mrs,  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 
■  '     .  Paul  Shoup 


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ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^     DELINQUENT   MEMBERS  — Are   urged   to  pay 

their   dues   immediately,   as   last    year's    membership 

cards  can  no  longer  be  honored.  Dues  may  be  paid  at  the 

Executive  Office,  or  after  office  hours  at  the  Main  Desk. 


^     GLOVE-MAKING    CLASSES    continue    on    each 
Tuesday  afternoon  and  Thursday  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning. Fee  $2.00  for  instructions,  material  extra.  Mrs.  Earl 
Tanbara,  instructor. 


^  SPECIAL  FIVE  DOLLAR  INITIATION  FEE  — 
In  effect  for  the  fiscal  year,  March  1941-1942. 
We  are  delighted  at  the  response  to  this  special  initiation 
fee,  for  each  day  brings  new  members  to  us.  As  need  for 
Volunteer  Service  grows,  every  new  member  can  easily 
find  her  niche  in  our  ever  expanding  Volunteer  Program. 
Members  are  urged  to  interest  their  friends  now,  so  that 
they  may  receive  the  full  benefit  of  the  year's  dues.  Initia- 
tion fee,  S'i.OO;  dues,  $9.00. 

^  AD  SHOW  —  This  annual  event,  looked  forward  to 
each  year  with  such  keen  interest  by  our  members,  is 
to  be  held  on  Monday  and  Tuesday,  May  12th  and  l.ith. 
Plans  for  an  unusually  fine  show  are  well  under  way. 
Passes  are  available  at  the  Main  Desk.  Members  are  re- 
quested to  sign  all  passes  before  giving  them  to  their 
friends. 

^  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  —  Containers  for  spring 
blossoms  of  glass  and  pottery  in  various  shapes  and 
colors.  Imported  and  domestic  figurines  to  be  used  in  flower 
arrangements.  Also  glass  marbles  and  floats  for  flower 
bowls. 


^  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT  —  At  our  regu- 
lar Sunday  night  dinners,  we  are  now  serving  special 
salads,  buffet  style.  Each  guest  may  select  and  mix  her  own 
salad  bowl,  using  whichever  dressing  she  prefers.  Delight- 
ful combinations  may  he  made  in  fruits,  vegetables,  sea 
foods,  or  mixed  greens. 

^  CLASSES  IN  CONTRACT  BRIDGE  are  progress- 
ing nicely.  For  the  recreation  hour  in  busy  lives  we 
suggest  either  the  afternoon  or  evening  class.  Mrs.  Annis, 
instructor,  may  be  found  in  Room  208  every  Tuesday  at 
2  :00  o'clock  and  7  :00  o'clock.  The  fee  is  2^  cents  a  corner. 

^  RED  CROSS  —  We  regret  that  the  questionnaire 
for  this  work  was  not  inserted  in  the  Magazine  last 
month.  It  may  be  found  on  page  30  of  this  issue.  Although 
we  had  a  great  many  registrations  by  telephone,  our  future 
plans  call  for  larger  numbers,  and  we  suggest  that  every 
member  who  can  give  even  a  small  part  of  her  time  regis- 
ter for  at  least  one  of  the  services.  Our  sewing  and  knit- 
ting sections  meet  each  day  in  Room  209  and  there  is 
always  plenty  of  work  ready  for  those  who  may  care  to 
drop  in. 


MAY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  —  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  for  this  month  the 
following  programs:  On  May  1st,  two  colored  motion  pic- 
ture films,  "Great  Cargoes"  and  "Incredible  Rio"  by  Mr. 
Roy  A.  Murray,  traveler  and  lecturer;  May  8th,  a  program 
of  songs  and  readings  presented  by  Jackson  Perego,  bari- 
tone, and  Bernyce  Faire,  dramatic  reader;  May  15th,  an 
address,  "Music  and  Red  Ink,"  by  Dr.  Ian  Alexander,  for- 
merly director  of  the  Chamber  Opera  Company  of  San 
Francisco;  May  22nd,  musical  program  by  members  of  the 
Junior  Musical  Society  of  San  Francisco,  Mrs.  Lillian  Bir- 
mingham, director;  May  29th,  new  colored  motion  pic- 
tures of  Grand  Canyon,  Zion  and  Bryce  National  Parks, 
also  an  interesting  and  comprehensive  film  of  Washington, 
D.  C.  Program  to  be  presented  by  Mr.  Mervyn  D.  Silber- 
sten  of  the  Silbersten  Travel  Bureau.  The  introductory 
program  for  June  will  be  "Personal  Reminiscences  and  Ex- 
periences in  the  Art  Business,"  by  Mr.  Charles  S.  James 
of  Gump's. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER  —  The  most  eagerly 
awaited  book  of  the  season,  "In  This  Our  Life,"  by 
Ellen  Glasgow,  will  be  reviewed  by  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stod- 
dard this  month.  Last  autumn,  the  American  Academy  of 
Arts  and  Letters  awarded  the  medal  for  fiction  to  Ellen 
Glasgow.  To  those  who  know  her  rich  gift  for  story-tell- 
ing, her  superb  ability  to  create  characters,  her  polished 
style,  her  wit  tempered  with  compassion,  this  first  novel  in 
six  years,  reveals  her  same  great  understanding  of  the 
values  in  life.  This  wisest  woman  in  the  South  has  written 
her  profound  interpretation  of  our  time  in  a  startling  dra- 
matic novel  and  has  clearly  stated  what  convictions  men 
and  women  must  hold  if  they  are  to  live  effectively  in  the 
troubled  world  we  face  today.  However,  there  is  nothing 
about  war  in  this  book.  In  the  history  of  the  American 
novel  there  is  no  skill  quite  like  Ellen  Glasgow's.  The 
Book  Review  Dinner  is  at  six  o'clock  on  the  evening  of 
the  second  Wednesday,  May  14th,  in  the  National  De- 
fenders' Room. 


^  LIBRARY  COMMITTEE  NOTES:  The  rule  re- 
garding silence  in  the  Library  which  was  in  abeyance 
while  we  were  hostess  to  exposition  guests  is  again  in  effect. 
Please  cooperate  with  the  Library  Volunteers  who  are  ex- 
pected to  enforce  this  rule  by  refraining  from  all  unneces- 
sary conversation  in  the  Library.  By  doing  so  you  will 
help  us  all  enjoy  quiet  for  reading,  writing  or  studying 
which  we  should  have  in  our  Library. 

What  do  you  want  to  read?  In  buying  books,  the 
Library  Committee  wishes  to  meet  the  needs  and  tastes  of 
the  membership.  It  can  only  do  so  if  you  will  tell  us  what 
books  you  want  in  your  Library'.  A  "Request  Book"  is 
kept  at  the  Library  desk  in  which  we  urge  members  to 
enter  the  titles  of  any  books  that  they  may  wish  purchased 
for  the  Library.  With  our  limited  income  we  can  not 
promise  to  buy  all  the  books  asked  for  but  the  Committee 
is  guided  by  the  requests  of  members  in  selecting  new 
books. 

A  list  of  books  recently  added  to  the  Library  will  be 
found  elsewhere  in  this  issue. 

^  MAYPOLE  IN  THE  POOL  — Another  children's 
swimming  party  will  be  held  at  10:30  a.m.,  Saturday, 
May  10th,  in  the  Women's  City  Club  Pool.  It's  fun  to 
race!  The  games  are  exciting!  Children  who  were  unable 
to  attend  the  Easter  Party  will  enjoy  the  Maypole  quite 
as  much,  and  children  who  were  at  the  Easter  Party  know 
the  fun  in  store  now.  Remember  the  date.  May  10th!  Ad- 
mission, J  5  cents. 

^  ROUND  TABLES  in  French  and  Spanish  continue 
to  meet  regularly  each  week.  French  Round  Tables: 
Mile.  Marie  Lemaire,  director,  are  held  ever)'  Thursday  at 
the  noon  hour.  French  Round  Tables:  Mile.  Le  Brun  de 
Surville,  director,  ever)'  Thursday  at  the  dinner  hour.  Span- 
ish Round  Tables;  Senorita  Angela  Montiel,  ever>'  second 
and  fourth  Wednesday  at  the  noon  hour. 


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CXUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,  1941 


Map  showing  W omen's  City  Club — hospitality  center  for  our  Atlvertisers  on  May  12  and  13 


WOMEN'S       CITY       CLUB       MAGAZINE 


A    MESSAGE 


Dues  enable  an  organization  to  prosper.  The  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  has  a  large  program  for  1941. 
Every  paid-up  membership  adds  to  the  success  of  its  under- 
takings and  to  its  ability  to  answer  the  many  calls  for 
volunteer  service  as  they  shall  come  from  all   sides. 


r&> 


Announcing 
the  7th 

AVVERTISERS' 
SHOW 

May  12  &  13 


>»  >»  >»  >»  >»  >»  •>»  >»  >» 

COME  TO 
THE  CLUB 


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BRING  YOUR  FRIENDS  v. 

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^  DATS  of  unusual  entertainment  at  the  Club- 
house carefully  planned  by  the  Advertisers  in  the 
Women  s  City  Club  Magazine  ••••••••••••• 
Fashion  Reviews,  Music,  Working  Displays,  Previews, 
Exhibits  of  all  kinds.  Teas,  Dinners,  Door  Prizes,  more 
interesting   and    more   beautiful   than   ever   before! 


SPONSORS 

Seventh  Advertisers'  Show 


Abbot,  Mrs.  S.  L. 
Allen,  Miss  Catherine  A. 
Allen.  Mrs.  Harry  B. 
Allin,  Mrs,  B.  C. 
Allyne,  Miss  Lucy  H. 
Alves,  Mrs.  Henry  L. 
Anderson,  Mrs.  Berrien  P. 
Applegarth,  Mrs.  George  Adrian 
Ash,  Dr.  Rachael  L. 
Ashe,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Ashley,  Mrs.  Jessie  Douglas 
Austin,  Miss  Elizabeth  M. 

Bacigalupi,  Mrs.  Tadini  J. 
Bailhache,  Mrs.  Arthur  Lee 
Bakewell,  Mrs.  John  Jr. 
Barkan,  Mrs.  Otto 
Bassick,  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Bentley,  Miss  Florence 
Bepler,  Dr.  Alice  C. 
Beronio,  Miss  Eda 
Bjornstrom,  Mrs.  Harold  H. 
Black,  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Bosley,  Mrs.  William  B. 
Bourn,  Miss  Ida  H. 
Boyd,  Mrs.  George 
Bradley,  Mrs.  F.  W. 
Brittan,  Miss  Mary  Burt 
Bujannoif,  M'ss  Olga 
Burt,  Mrs.  Chauncy  L 

Cambron,  Mrs.  Carroll  G. 
Carl,  Mrs.  Louis  J. 
Casserly,  Miss  Margaret 
Caswell,  Mrs.  George  W. 
Chamberlain,  Mrs.  Selah 
Coblentz,  Mrs.  Lambert 
Coffin,  Mrs.  Sheru'ood 
Coghlan,  Mrs.  John  P. 
Colby,  Mrs.  Wm.  E. 
Coldwcll.  Mrs.  Colbert 
Cole,  Mrs.  Charles  C. 
Coombs,  Miss  Lotus 
Cooper,  Mrs.  C.  M. 
Cope,  Mrs.  Walter  B. 
Coxon,  Mrs.  Philip  A. 
Curry,  Mrs.  Chas.  E. 
Gushing.  Mrs.  O.  K. 
Cushman,  Mrs.  Douglas 

Dale,  Miss  Bertha  J. 
Davidson,  Mrs.  Marie  Hicks 
Davis,  Mrs.  Alvin 
Davis,  Mrs.  Duncan  H. 
Dclany,  Miss  Marion 
D'Ettel,  Mrs.  Arthur 
Donohoc,  Miss  Katharine 
Downing,  Mrs.  Paul  M. 
Draper,  Mrs.  Lawrence 


Dresser,  Mrs.  John  O. 
Drexler,  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Dunham,  Miss  Mary  C. 


Easley,  Mrs.  Julia  M. 
Eloesser,  Mrs.  Herbert 
Epstein,  Mrs.  Milton 
Esberg,  Mrs.  Milton  H. 
Eshleman.  Mrs.  John  M. 
Ewing.  Miss  Grace 
Eyre,  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Eyre,  Mass  Mary 
Eyre.  Mrs.  Perry 


Faulkner,  Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar 
Felton,  Mrs.  Chas.  N. 
Field,  Mrs.  Alexander 
Fitzhugh,  Mrs.  Wm.  M. 
Flick,  Mrs.  John  A. 
Folger,  Mrs.  Roy  S. 


Gem's,  Mrs.  Leon 
George.  Miss  Julia 
Gerbode,  Mrs.  Frank 
Ghirardelli,  Mrs.  Domingo 
Glaser.  Mrs.  Edward  F. 
Glass,  Mrs.  Severin  Stanley 
Glover,  Dr.  Mary  E. 
Goldstein,  Miss  Lutie  D. 
Goodell,  Mrs.  C.  J. 
Grant,  Mrs.  Joseph  D. 
Gray,  Mrs.  Horace 
Griffin,  Mrs.  Andrew 


Haas,  Mrs.  Walter  A. 
Hall,  Miss  Frances  M. 
Hall.  Mr,s.  Frank  M. 
Hamilton.  Mrs.  W.  B. 
Hardy-Ballance,  Mrs.  Maude 
Harkness,  Mrs.  Raymond  L. 
Harris,  Mrs.  Carroll  T. 
Harris,  Mrs.  L.  W. 
Hastings,  Mrs.  Russell  P. 
Heller,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Hewitt.  Mrs.  A.  F. 
Heyl,  Miss  Hazel 
Hibberd,  Mrs.  L  N. 
Hobart,  Mrs.  Lewis  P. 
Holbrook,  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Jr. 
Howell,  Mrs.  Albert 
Howell.  Mrs.  John 
Howlett,  Mrs.  Frank 
Hunt,  Mrs.  Charles  Leigh 
Huntington,  Miss  Marion 
Hurtgen,  Mrs.  Alfred 
Hutchinson,  Miss  Emogenc 
Hyde.  Mrs.  Orra  Crosby 


Johnson,  Mrs.  Mabel  T. 
Johnston,  Miss  Dorothea 

Keep,  Miss  Rosalind  A. 
Kendrick,  Mrs.  Charles 
Kent,  Mrs.  William  Jr. 
Kent,  Mrs.  William 
Kilgore,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Klumpke.  Miss  Julia 
Korbcl,  Mrs.  L.  V. 
Koshland,  Mrs.  Daniel  E. 
Koshland,  Mrs.  Marcus  S. 

La  Boyteaux,  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Lane,  Miss  Myra 
Langhorne,  Mrs.  James  P. 
Leale,  Miss  Edith 
Leale,  Miss  Marion  W. 
Leis,  Mrs.  Isabel  Stine 
Lengfeld,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Lilienthal,  Miss  Victoria 
Lillick,  Mrs.  Ira  S. 
Lord,  Miss  Ida  J. 
Low,  Miss  Flora  C. 
Lowry,  Miss  Agnes 
Lundborg,  Mrs.  Macondray 

Mabury,  Miss  Carlotta 
MacCallum,  Miss  Jean  A. 
MacFarland,  Mrs.  Frank  M. 
MacGavin.  Mrs.  Drummond 
Maddux,  Mrs.  Jackson 
Madison,  Mrs.  Marshall 
Madison,  Mrs.  Randolph 
Mallett,  Mrs.  Fowler 
Martin,  Mrs.  Winthrop 
Matthews,  Mrs.  Arthur  F. 
McClelland,  Mrs.  Charlotte  F. 
McConnell,  Miss  Adelaide  C. 
McDonald,  Mrs.  Mark  L. 
McDuffie.  Mrs.  Duncan 
Mcintosh,  Miss  Jean 
McLean,  Miss  Fannie  W. 
McNear,  Mrs.  George  P. 
Mehegan,  Miss  Eva 
Merner,  Mrs.  Garfield 
Mills,  Miss  Marjorie  W. 
Moody,  Mrs.  F.  S. 
Moore,  Miss  Isabelle 
Morse,  Mrs.  Ednah  R. 
Mosgrove,  Miss  Alicia 

Neuenburg,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Newhall,  Mrs.  Edwin  W.  Jr. 
Norton,  Miss  EHzabeth 

Oat,  Miss  Amy  L. 
O'Sullivan,  Mi.ss  Ellen 
Owen.  Dr.  Ethel  D. 


Parson: 

i.  Miss  Harriet  T. 

Pauson 

,  Miss  Rose 

Phillip; 

\,  Miss  Esther  B. 

Pierce, 

Miss  Mabel  L. 

Porter, 

Mrs.  Bruce 

Potter, 

Mrs.  Ashton 

Potter, 

Mrs.  Thomas  M. 

Powell. 

Mrs.  Stanley 

Pringle 

,  Mrs.  Wiliam  B. 

Reed,  Mrs.  Alfred  C. 
Reid,  Mrs.  Jessie  Shaw 
Rettenmayer,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Reynolds.  Mrs.  Charles  M. 
Rodgers.  Miss  Grace 
Rodgers,  Miss  Marion 

Seckels,  Miss  Alice 
Sharp,  Mrs.  James  G. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  H.  K. 
Shoup,  Mrs.  Paul 
Slack,  Miss  Edith 
Sloss,  Mrs.  Louis 
Sloss,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Son,  Miss  Blanche  A. 
Stanwood,  Mrs.  Edward  B. 
Stern,  Mrs.  Sigmund 
Stoddard,  Mrs.  Thos.  A. 
Stoll,  Mrs.  Horatio 
Strickland,  Mrs.  S.  L. 
Sussman.  Mrs.  S. 
Sutro,  Mrs.  Alfred 
Sutton,  Mrs.  Effingham 

Taylor,  Miss  Frances 
Thayer.  Mrs.  Raymond  H. 
Theobald.  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Tibbe,  Miss  Madeline 
Tittle,  Mrs.  H.  S. 
Tobey,  Miss  Emmy 
Treat,  Mrs,  Payson  J. 
Tucker,  Mrs.  Nion 
Turner,  Mrs.  Frank 

Von  Hagen,  Miss  Leonidc  A. 

Walter,  Mrs.  C  .R. 
Watkins,  Mrs.  James  F. 
Westdahl,  Mrs.  Lawrence 
Wilcox,  Miss  Mary  F. 
Williams,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Williams.  Mrs.  W.  Wilberforcc 
Wilson,  Mrs.  G.  O. 
Wiseman,  Miss  Georgca  A. 
Wollner,  Miss  Carol 
Wores,  Mrs.  Theodore 

Yost,  Miss  Mary 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,   1941 


. . .  seven  has  a  charm 


THE  ADVERTISERS'  SHOW  this  year  is  the  seventh  at  the 
Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco.  There  is  magic  in  the  number 
seven,  and  this  Show  will  be  a  gala  event  in  the  history  of  all  such  shows. 
New  displays,  new  exhibits,  new  table  settings,  new  floral  decorations,  cop- 
per and  brass,  rare  china  and  pewter,  moving  pictures,  interior  decorations, 
fashion  reviews,  in  truth — everything  that  will  interest  the  woman  buyer  and 
educate  her  most  agreeably  to  the  newest  "gadgets'"  and  charm  her  with 
"the  last  word"  in  the  act  of  showmanship.  Tour  of  the  exhibits  will  be  en- 
tertainment in  itself,  but  added  to  this  will  be  fashion  parades  each  after- 
noon, and  on  the  second  evening  the  most  exciting  moment  of  the  Show — 
the  drawings  for  door  prizes,  which  each  year  thrill  each  lucky  winner  to 
the  envy  of  all  who  are  present.  Members  who  have  come  to  former  Shows 
know  how  dehghtful  these  annual  events  are.  Members  who  have  joined  this 
year,  and  for  whom  the  Seventh  Show  is  their  first,  have  a  treat  in  store. 


THE  PURPOSE  of  our  Advertisers'  Shows  is  so  subtly  concealed  that 
many  do  not  realize  that  they  have  a  purpose  at  all.  Shall  we  tell  you 
the  secret?  They  are  given  to  bring  about  a  closer  contact  between  our  own 
members  and  the  firms  who  advertise  in  the  Women's  City  Club  Magazine. 
All  year  long,  our  Advertising  Manager  sells  us  to  our  advertisers  and 
pledges  our  readers'  interest  in  the  advertising  columns  of  the  Club  periodi- 
cal. Suddenly  each  year,  at  the  Shows  in  the  Clubhouse,  members  of  the 
Club  become  real  to  the  firms  who  have  been  told  about  us  and  in  turn  the 
firms  step  out  of  the  pages  of  the  Magazine  and  speak  to  us  in  person. 
Vivid  and  real  to  each  other,  no  third  party  is  necessary.  The  Magazine  has 
introduced  us.  We  can  now  visit  together  and  learn  of  each  other.  The  con- 
tact between  producer  and  consumer  is  thus  no  idle  term.  It  is  actual  as  it 
comes  to  life  at  the  Advertisers'  Shows  at  the  Women's  City  Club. 


THE  TIME  of  the  Show  this  year  is  May.  The  dates  are  Monday  and 
Tuesday,  May  12th  and  13th.  "A  little  later  than  usual,"  you  say. 
Yes,  but  dates  chosen  with  a  purpose.  A  new  charm  enters  the  scene  this 
year  with  the  many  late  spring  and  early  summer  suggestions  which  the 
advertisers  will  bring  us.  Weddings  mean  social  events  to  be  arranged  and 
gifts  to  he  bought.  Travel  means  new  outfits  and  latest  travel  accessories. 
Spring  house-cleaning  necessitates  refurbishing  of  old  furniture  and  purchase 
of  new.  Our  advertisers  know  our  problems  and  with  the  help  of  scientific 
research  which  has  opened  up  an  undreamed  of  world,  will  solve  them  for 
us.  Nowhere  does  an  Advertisers'  Show  become  so  personal  or  give  more 
real  pleasure  to  guests  who  are  invited  to  see  what  has  been  brought  together 
for  the  special  entertainment  and  education  of  the  readers  of  the  Women's 
City  Club  Magazine. 


BRING  YOUR  FRIENDS.  Take  advantage  of  this  unusual  setting 
by  entertaining  at  the  clubhouse  at  luncheon,  tea  or  dinner  when 
the  exhibits  on  Third  and  Fourth  Floor  will  add  to  the  gayety  of  the  scene 
of  an  already  lovely  club  building.  Special  menus  will  make  every  hostess 
proud  to  be  a  member. 


EDITORIAL 


^  Dunng  the  Exposition  Year  many  of  us  had  the 
pleasure  of  sharing  with  friends  visiting  from  afar 
the  privileges  of  the  Women's  City  Club.  Many  of  these 
guests  stayed  several  days,  some  of  them  several  weeks. 
Others  lived  in  hotels  and  used  some  one  department — 
the  dining  room  or  the  swimming  pool  or  the  League  Shop. 
Whether  they  made  a  cursor)^  call  or  stayed  on,  the  uni- 
versal comment  was,  "This  is  a  most  attractive  clubhouse. 
The  atmosphere  is  so  home-like." 

Exposition  years  have  gone.  Now  there  is  another  pic- 
ture to  interest  guests.  Busy  fingers  in  the  Club  Red  Cross 
work  room  on  the  Second  Floor  stitch  and  knit  daily,  and 
great  packages  of  finished  garments  leave  and  are  sent 
from  this  room  to  the  Production  Department  of  the  San 
Francisco  Chapter.  All  this  extra  volunteer  service  inter- 
feres in  no  way  with  the  regular  units — those  which  sew 
for  the  Clubhouse  and  those  which  address  the  Club  Mag- 
azines. On  Third  and  Fourth  Floors  too,  are  further  ex- 
amples of  the  loyal  daily  volunteer  service — in  cafeteria 
and  library  and  lounge.  On  the  First  Floor  there  is  the  Na- 
tional Defenders'  Club,  which  links  the  beginning  of  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  twenty  years  ago 
with  the  services  of  the  present  hour,  and  where  guests  who 
see  the  Auditorium  for  the  first  time  are  impressed  with 
the  quality  of  the  room  and  the  unrestricted  hospitality  of- 
fered to  men  in  the  Army,  Navy,  and  Air  Services.  They 
ask  how  the  League  happened  to  be  ready  and  are  inter- 
ested in  the  history. 


These  are  but  a  few  of  the  many  reasons  why  right  now 
every  Club  member  should  buy  the  annual  unlimited  guest 
card  privilege  for  one  dollar.  The  National  League  is  in 
action  and  guests  are  eager  to  know  of  it  all.  This  guest 
privilege  is  a  very  simple  way  of  broadcasting  the  news  of 
the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  Cahfornia. 

Travel  this  summer  will  be  limited  to  the  Americas. 
Guests  wU  arrive  in  California  all  summer.  Be  sure  you 
have  gotten  your  dollar  privilege,  which  lasts  throughout 
the  fiscal  year  and  which  makes  it  possible  for  you  to 
entertain  x^ath  pride  at  your  own  Club.  This  can  be  your 
volunteer  service. 

^  At  a  reception  on  the  afternoon  of  May  19th  the 
President  and  Board  of  Directors  will  receive  new 
members.  It  is  hoped  that  the  sponsors  will  also  be  present 
on  this  occasion.  To  be  properly  introduced  into  your  own 
Club  means  a  happy  memory,  and  so  although  there  is  no 
formal  initiation  into  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service,  it  is  important  to  let  new  members  know  that  they 
are  welcomed  officially  into  membership.  This  reception 
will  give  opportunity  to  point  out  that  they  have  joined 
an  organization  that  is  alert  to  the  program  which  at  pres- 
ent involves  America  in  Red  Cross,  British  Relief,  and 
various  services  associated  with  the  recreation  hours  of 
the  men  called  to  training  in  National  Defense.  How  won- 
derful it  would  be  if  on  this  Tuesday,  May  12th,  every 
present  member  would  introduce  one  new  member  to  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service.  This  would  be  a 
service  which  would  allow  the  League  to  accomplish  "mil- 
lions," for  added  income  of  dues  would  make  possible  many 
things  not  yet  possible.  The  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  was  eight  thousand  strong  when  it  started  its  vol- 
unteer service.  The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
is  again  called  into  active  duty.  Let  us,  each  one,  interest 
one  new  member  and  present  her  to  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors at  the  tea  on  May  12th. 

^  The  Advertisers  Show  this  year  will  be  a  gala  event 
for  members  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Ser\'ice,  for  it  wnll  open  a  door  into  a  world  of  creative 
genius  as  applied  to  things  of  usefulness  and  beauty  rather 
than  to  things  of  destruction  and  chaos  as  is  so  often  the 
case  in  this  sad  world  today.  We  welcome  to  our  club- 
house these  annual  guests — ^advertisers  of  the  Women's 
City  Club  Magazine.  They  in  turn  will  welcome  us  to  the 
exhibits  which  they  will  bring  together  for  our  pleasure  on 
May  12th  and  15th.  Let  us  all  be  there. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  — MAY.  1941 


SEVENTH 

ADVERTISERS' 

SHOW 


^^^ 


^  To  be  entertained  in  one's  own  home  is  the  happy 
experience  of  the  Women's  City  Club  each  year  when 
the  Advertisers  of  the  Club  Magazine  "take  over"  the 
third  and  fourth  floors  of  the  clubhouse  with  exhibits  which 
delight  the  eye  and  the  palate,  and  which  bring  to  life 
the  advertising  columns  that  we  have  grown  to  know  so 
well.  This  year  is  the  Seventh  Annual  Advertisers'  Show. 
Coming  in  May,  a  month  later  than  usual,  this  show  wi'l 
usher  in  the  summer  season,  and  the  various  firms  who 


are  exhibiting  will  picture  what  to  do  for  our  June  brides 
and  what  to  prepare  for  our  holiday  travels  which  we 
are  just  beginning  to  dream  about.  This  Seventh  Show 
will  in  itself  have  an  air  of  professionalism  which  former 
shows  could  not  have  —  a  professional  unity  caused  by 
year  after  year  of  common  experience  of  forty  odd  firms. 
We  know  of  no  city  or  club  where  such  a  family  of 
advertisers  has  come  together  annually  for  seven  consecu' 
tive  years.     Preliminary  committee   meetings  as  a  result 


The  finest  in  sik'cr,  copper  and 
brass  —  especially  designed  and 
hand-made    by    Dir\    Van    Erp. 


MAY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


The  colorful  Mexican  exhibit  of  the  White  House  in  the  American  Room. 


are  this  year  superfluous.  Plans  are  sent  in  and  requisi- 
tions for  space  announced,  and  suddenly  and  with  great 
expedition,  the  forthcoming  Show  is  on  its  way  "without 
fuss  or  feather."  Quietly  a  day  or  two  before  the  Show 
itself,  the  exhibits  arrive,  and  on  time  and  in  order  on 
the  morning  of  May  twelfth,  the  Seventh  Advertisers" 
Show  at  the  Women's  City  Club  will  open  its  doors.  The 
exhibitors  have  already  told  of  outstanding  features 
planned  for  our  especial  audience.  They  have  made  unique 


things  because  they  feel  they  will  appeal.  We  owe  them 
the  courtesy  of  coming  to  see  them,  for  as  we  said  at  the 
beginning,  we  are  being  entertained  in  our  own  home, 
and  support  of  the  Advertisers  of  the  Women's  City  Club 
Magazine  is  what  makes  it  financially  possible  to  print 
monthly  what  is  without  question  one  of  the  most  widely- 
read  of  all  club  periodicals.  May  12th  and  13th  —  the 
Seventh  Advertisers'  Show  at  the  Women's  City  Club! 


Philip  Morris  — "America's  Fin- 
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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,  1941 


COLORFUL 

CANADA 
CALLS 


by  H.  Brickley  Jones 


^  As  this  issue  goes  to  press,  the  merchants  of  San  Fran- 
cisco are  sponsoring  a  "Buy  British"  week,  knowing 
that  every  dollar  spent  on  British  goods  will  go  back  into 
American  factories  and  farms  which  are  selling  to  Britain 
what  she  needs  so  urgently.  In  another  small  way  you  can 
also  further  this  idea — by  spending  your  summer  vacation 
in  Canada. 

No  doubt  at  some  time  in  your  life  you  have  considered 
a  visit  to  Canada.  However,  in  normal  times  there  have 
been  so  many  other  possible  trips,  that  our  neighbor  to  the 
North  has  been  unconsciously  passed  by  in  favor  of  that 
longer  trip — to  Europe,  the  Orient,  South  Africa,  Egypt, 
etc. 

The  western  provinces  of  Canada — British  Columbia 
and  Alberta — offer  a  diversity  of  scenery,  climate  and 
charm,  which  gives  Californians  a  welcome  change  from 
their  normal  living  conditions. 

Of  British  Columbia,  Rudyard  Kipling  once  said :  "Lum- 
ber, coal,  minerals,  fisheries,  fit  soil  for  fruit,  dairy  and  poul- 
try farms,  are  all  there  in  a  superb  climate.  The  natural 
beauty  of  earth  and  sky  match  these  lavish  gifts,  to  which 


are  added  thousands  of  miles  of  safe  and  sheltered  water- 
ways, deep  harbors,  ice  free  ports,  all  the  title  deeds  to 
half  the  trade  of  Asia.  If  her  people  care  to  hft  up  their 
eyes  from  their  almost  sub-tropical  gardens  they  can  behold 
snowy  peaks  across  blue  bays,  which  must  be  good  for  the 
soul."  Kipling's  inspiring  thoughts  will  be  appreciated  even 
more  after  you  have  seen  the  beauties  of  British  Columbia. 

Whether  you  have  but  two  weeks  or  a  longer  period  for 
vacation,  British  Columbia  offers  many  alternatives.  On  a 
first  visit,  perhaps,  a  visit  to  the  cities  of  Victoria,  capital 
of  the  province,  said  to  be  more  English  than  England 
itself,  and  Vancouver,  with  its  magnificent  harbor,  its  parks 
and  beaches.  If  time  permits,  a  side-trip  of  eighty  miles  to 
Harrison  Hot  Springs,  situated  on  Harrison  Lake,  should 
by  all  means  be  taken.  This  beautiful  spa  combines  scenic 
beauty,  facilities  for  vacation  pleasures  as  well  as  for  health 
recuperation.  Its  medicinal  springs  are  said  to  vie  with  those 
of  the  best  European  spas  such  as  Vichy,  Carlsbad,  etc. 

Perhaps  you  fancy  a  trip  by  water,  at  least  in  part.  A 
cruise  up  the  coast  of  Vancouver  Island  from  Victoria  or 
to  the  many  beautiful  fjords  of  the  main  British  Columbia 
coast  from  Vancouver  will  prove  an  intensely  interesting 
and,  at  the  same  time,  an  extremely  inexpensive  trip.  There 
are  about  ten  different  itineraries  from  which  to  choose, 
varying  from  2  to  14  days.  (Continued  on  page  24 


MAY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


AMERICA'S 

MOST 

DEMOCRATIC 

BUSINESS 

by  Thomas  Aitken,  Jr. 


^  Time  was  when  you  really  didn't  have  much  to  say 
about  the  things  manufacturers  made  for  you.  In  those 
days  it  wasn't  easy  to  adapt  a  product  to  your  needs,  and 
advertising  merely  announced  what  goods  were  for  sale. 
Mrs.  Consumer  took  it  or  left  it. 

Not  now.  Production  is  more  adaptable,  and  smart  pro- 
ducers change  goods  to  suit  your  needs.  Soon  after  manu- 
facturers learned  that  they  could  sell  more  by  making  what 
buyers  wanted  rather  than  what  could  be  most  easily  pro- 
duced, they  made  advertising's  greatest  forward  step.  In- 
stead of  using  advertising  merely  to  announce  what  was 
available,  they  began  to  tell  buyers  what  they  wanted  to 
know  about  goods.  Simple  as  this  change  may  now  seem, 
it  was  the  beginning  of  American  advertising  as  a  real  eco- 
nomic force.  It  was  a  transition  from  the  old  days  when 
"space  brokers"  bought  newspaper  pages  and  resold  them 
piecemeal  to  advertisers,  to  the  day  when  these  space  bro- 
kers became  creators  of  selling  advertising.  It  didn't  take 
long  for  some  of  these  advertising  pioneers  to  realize  that 
advertising  gained  sales  power  as  soon  as  it  began  to  give 
the  public  detailed  information  about  the  products  oifered 
and  their  benefits.  This  was  a  recognition  of  the  fact  that 
Mrs.  Consumer  had  a  choice  in  the  matter  of  what  she 
bought.  That  recognition  made  the  producer  and  the  ad- 
vertiser the  servant  of  Mrs.  Consumer,  making  what  she 
wanted  and  telling  her  what  she  wanted  to  know  about  it. 
This  was  the  most  democratic  idea  that  had  ever  been  in- 
troduced into  business.  When  the  public  became  boss,  de- 
mocracy entered  business;  and  advertising  first  realized 
that  mass  selling  made  the  public  its  master. 

The  public  handsomely  rewarded  the  men  who  intro- 
duced democracy  into  business  in  this  way.  Samuel  Hop- 
kins, Kennedy,  Ayer,  and  other  men  whose  activities 
started  the  slogan  "it  pays  to  advertise,"  found  their  suc- 
cess so  lucrative  that  advertising  men  ever  since  have  envied 
those  exciting,  get-rich-quick  days,  those  days  when  Pepso- 
dent,  Palmolive  and  the  first  automobiles  began  to  loom 
on  the  American  scene,  and  the  public  reacted  so  eagerly 


to  advertising  which  s^Ad  instead  of  merely  announcing 
that  profits  spilled  into  the  coffers  of  these  business  vis- 
ionaries. 

This  was  prcwf  that  in  America,  democracy  pays.  Adver- 
tising  never  forgot  the  lesson.  Over  the  following  decades 
it  worked  to  develop  the  technique  of  telling  you  what 
you  want  to  know,  of  appealing  to  your  desires.  The  tech- 
nique has  replaced  with  research  the  intuitive  genius  of 
advertising's  first  leaders.  Now  very  few  advertisers  guess 
what  you  want  to  buy  or  how  you  want  it  advertised. 
They  ask  you.  Those  questionnaires  you  receive  in  the 
mail,  those  telephone  calls  with  their  seemingly  bothersome 
questions,  these  interviewers  at  your  door  are  just  part  of 
advertising's  modern  democratic  technique. 

It's  an  honest  technique  and  one  best  for  all  concerned. 
It  subjects  business  to  the  will  of  the  majority.  It  does  this 
eagerly  and  anxiously  and  so  becomes  one  of  our  most 
democratic  activities  in  terms  of  our  definition  of  democ- 
racy. 

The  technique  is  a  thorough  one.  Suppose  a  canner 
launches  on  the  packing  of  a  new  tomato  juice.  Years  ago, 
he  would  have  proceeded  with  a  set  plan,  canning  juice 
from  tomatoes,  putting  it  on  the  market  for  sale,  perhaps 
advertising  that  it  was  available  at  certain  prices. 

But  this  is  the  procedure  a  canner  followed  just  two 
years  ago.  He  canned  a  small  quantity  of  his  juice.  He  took 
this  juice  and  samples  of  other  juices  to  a  large  group  of 
women  and  without  giving  them  the  names  of  the  brands 
asked  them  to  express  their  preferences.  When  he  was  sat- 
isfied that  his  product  measured  up  to  the  standard  de- 
manded by  these  women,  he  was  prepared  to  go  further. 
He  made  up  a  list  of  names  for  his  product.  He  asked  an- 
other group  to  select  the  name  they  liked  best.  He  followed 
the  majority's  choice.  In  a  questionnaire  given  to  a  repre- 
sentative group  of  women,  he  found  that  the  quantity  of 
tomato  juice  consumed  in  the  summer  is  almost  as  great 
as  that  in  winter.  He  decided  to  advertise  all  year  around. 
He  was  told,  too,  that  these  women  preferred  to  buy  the 
handy  number  2  and  number  5  size  cans.  He  ordered  num- 
ber 2  and  number  5  size  cans.  When  his  questionnaire  re- 
vealed that  women  often  buy  tomato  juice  in  groups  of 
three  cans,  he  made  a  special  price  for  three  cans  of  his 
juice.  When  he  was  sure  that  tomato  juice  was  principally 
a  breakfast  drink,  he  asked  his  advertising  agency  to  build 
that  fact  into  his  advertising. 

Then  he  was  ready  to  start  produdng  and  selling  his 
product.  Naturally,  his  project  was  a  startling  success. 
Why  not?  He  was  producing  what  he  already  knew  was 
wanted,  offering  it  in  the  form  he  already  knew  was  most 
convenient,  advertising  it  for  the  uses  he  already  knew 
were  constant.  He  was  adhering  to  the  will  of  the  majority, 
and  the  majority  rewarded  him  with  its  patronage. 

Is  it  any  wonder  that  advertising  has,  through  research 
and  adjustment  to  the  facts  uncovered  by  research,  become 
probably  the  most  democratic  business  in  the  world?  Is  it 
any  wonder  that  in  demtKratic       i  Continued  on  page  26 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,   1941 


15 


TWO 
MONTHS 

IN 
RETROSPECT 


By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


Fred  Smith  and  Cecil  Lin\ey — U.  S.  S.  "Delta  ^ueen. 
moment  at  the  J^ational  Defenders   Cluh. 


^  Two  months  ago  today  the  Number  One  National  De- 
fenders Club  in  the  auditonum  of  the  Women's  City 
Club  was  opened  at  449  Post  Street  for  service  to  the  men 
in  Uncle  Sam's  uniforms.  Men  suddenly  drafted  from 
civilian  life — ^young  business  and  professional  men,  young 
men  out  of  school  and  college — and  that  larger  company 
of  young  men  called  from  the  trades  and  the  crafts  which 
they  knew  so  well — to  take  up  this  new  business  of  soldier- 
ing— have  made  good  use  of  it. 

They  have  come  from  thirty-two  states  of  the  Union, — 
they  represent  every  branch  of  the  military  service, — they 
represent  many  walks  of  life.  In  their  uniforms  they  have 
this  one  other  thing  in  common — the  prixalege  of  sharing 
the  facilities  of  their  club. 

And  if  any  one  of  them  has  been  disappointed  or  feels 
"let  down"  he  has  not  been  heard  from.  We  doubt  if  he 
exists, — because  every  boy  who  has  registered  in  the  Na- 
tional Defenders'  Club  book — and  that  is  the  only  require- 
ment for  membership  and  use  of  the  Club — has  come  back 
again  and  again  where  that  has  been  possible.  The  only 
reason  for  failure  to  do  so  has  been  the  fact  of  the  swift 
movement  of  troops,  the  calls  for  sea  duty  or  the  exigencies 
of  quarantine. 

Two  months  ago  the  committee  responsible  for  establish- 
ment of  the  National  Defenders'  Club  opened  a  partly  fur- 
nished club  room.  It  had  desks  and  stationery  with  the 
National  Defenders'  Club  insignia  for  use  of  the  men, — 
it  had  a  couch  or  two  for  rest  purposes,  it  had  a  handsome 
old  oak  family  dining  table  for  ping  pong  and  it  had  a 
library  with  current  magazines  and  new  books  along  with 


some  choice  volumes  of  other  years.  In  short  it  had  the 
"makings"  of  today's  National  Defenders'  Club  room — 
plus  a  vision  of  what  can  be  done  and  what  is  needed  in  the 
way  of  service  to  the  enlisted  forces. 

The  club  room  has  fine  billiard  and  pool  tables,  a  ping 
pong  table,  half  a  dozen  couches  and  as  many  easy  chairs, 
victrolas  and  radios,  a  music  corner  with  the  grand  square 
piano  and  musical  instruments, — it  has  in  brief  a  set-up 
which  elicits  exclamations  of  surprise  and  joy  from  the  men 
who  see  it  for  the  first  time, — and  a  bit  of  a  proprietary  air 
on  the  part  of  the  men  who  have  been  using  it  and  who 
(as  they  are  doing  repeatedly)  bring  in  a  comrade  to  enjoy 
it  too. 

What  does  it  mean  to  the  boys  who  use  it?  They  are 
continually  surprised  to  find  a  club  in  which  service  is  the 
watchword,  and  in  which  they  have  but  to  ask  for  what 
they  want  to  get  an  answer. 

Easter  Sunday — the  first  away  from  home  for  a  number 
of  the  boys — furnished  a  new  light  on  the  Defenders'  Club. 
Homesick  lads  who  had  attended  church — whose  Easter 
Sundays  at  home  had  meant  family  dinner  and  some  one 
to  talk  to  about  the  spirit  of  the  day — were  here  in  groups. 
And  the  presence  in  uniform  of  understanding  listeners 
of  club  members  whose  own  boys  perhaps  had  been  sent  to 
other  military  fields  gave  the  day  new  meaning  and  new  joy. 

To  enjoy  a  cup  of  coffee  which  they  had  watched  brew- 
ing,— and  to  eat  sandwiches  with  trimmings  which  they 
had  seen  made — these  experiences  gave  them  a  bit  of  the 
feel  of  home.  The  volunteers  on  duty  in  the  Club  knew 
that  there  were  many  homes  in  the  Middle  West  and  the 


MAY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


North,  East  and  South  where  an  answering  longing  was 
felt  for  these  boys  who  found  a  bit  of  home  at  449  Post 
Street. 

What  sort  of  service  do  we  give?  It  is  not  all  concerned 
with  fo(xi  or  games.  It  brings  to  the  boy  who  saved  for  a 
month  to  make  a  purchase  for  which  he  was  overcharged 
— because  he  had  someone  to  present  his  "case  at  court," — 
which  in  this  instance  needed  only  her  statement  to  secure 
the  refund.  It  enables  a  boy  from  the  hills  of  the  South, 
en  route  to  duty  in  the  Pacific  to  communicate  with  a  bro- 
ther (whom  he  has  not  seen  for  two  years)  stationed  here- 
abouts, and  to  find  that  the  brother  had  orders  for  embark- 
ation here  on  the  same  transport  which  is  taking  the  new- 
comer to  his  post.  And  so  a  reunion  on  shipboard  was  in 
prospect  for  a  happy  lad  whose  few  hours  in  San  Francisco 
had  brought  him  to  the  National  Defenders'  Club. 

Already  the  call  for  the  sewing  kit  has  been  heard,  and 
the  first  buttons  sewed  on  for  a  man  who  in  turn  wants  to 
give  his  specialized  service  to  the  club.  Another  boy — 
whose  college  course  was  secured  by  the  popular  soda  foun- 
tain route  wants  to  help  during  a  rush  in  the  canteen!  A 
typist  who  turned  to  the  club  typewriter  as  to  a  long-lost 


friend  wants  to  help  type  the  records — and  so  it  goes. 

Several  hundred  men  who  have  found  in  the  National 
Defenders"  Club  the  bright  spot  in  a  new  leisure  time  ex- 
perience are  receiving  service  in  the  spirit  in  which  it  is 
given — and  are  wanting  to  return  in  kind ! 

The  League  member  whose  interests  embrace  the  reading 
of  registers  and  enrollment  can  find  in  the  record  of  en- 
rollments in  the  National  Defenders'  Club  a  thrilling  bit 
of  pleasure.  Beginning  with  the  opening  date,  when  the 
number  one  enrollee  signed  Wisconsin  after  his  name, 
there  has  been  a  constant  widening  of  the  geographical 
representation  among  the  men  who  make  use  of  the  Club. 
Within  the  first  eight  weeks  thirty-three  states  (including 
Hawaii)  have  been  represented.  They  are — in  the  order  in 
which  they  "signed  in"  at  the  Club — from  Wisconsin, 
Michigan,  Illinois,  California,  Iowa,  Missouri,  Massa- 
chusetts, Pennsylvania,  Kentucky,  West  Virginia,  Wash- 
ington, Arizona,  Ohio,  Alabama,  Indiana,  New  York, 
Oregon,  Texas,  Hawaii,  Arkansas,  Colorado,  Utah,  Idaho, 
Montana,  North  Dakota,  Rhode  Island,  Kansas,  South 
Carolina,  Nebraska,  Oklahoma,  Connecticut,  North  Caro- 
lina, Virginia. 


A  boo\  worm  in  action 

at  the 

T^ational  Defenders' 

Club  Library. 

Henry  L.  May, 

Receiving  Station, 

San  Francisco 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,  1941 


POETRY    PAGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


The  Bravest  Battle 

The  bravest  battle  that  ever  was  fought; 

Shall  I  tell  you  where  and  when? 
On  the  maps  of  the  world  you  will  find  it  not; 

It  was  fought  by  the  mothers  of  men. 

Nay,  not  with  cannon  or  battle  shot, 

With  sword  or  nobler  pen; 
Nay,  not  with  eloquent  word  or  thought. 

From  mouths  of  wonderful  men. 

But  deep  in  a  walled-up  woman's  heart  — 
Of  woman  that  would  not  yield. 

But  patiently,   silently  bore  her  part  — 
Lo!  there  in  that  battlefield. 

No  marshaling  troop,  no  bivouac  song; 

No  banner  to  gleam  and  wave; 
But  oh!  these  battles  they  last  so  long  — 

From   babyhood   to  the   grave! 

Yet,  faithful  still  as  a  bridge  of  stars. 
She  fights  in  her  walled'up  town  — 

Fights  on  and  on  in  the  endless  wars. 
Then  silent,  unseen  —  goes  down. 

Oh,  ye  with  banners  and  battle  shot, 

And  soldiers  to  shout  and  praise, 
I  tell  you,  the  kingliest  victories  fought 

Were  fought  in  these  silent  ways. 

O,  spotless  woman  in  world  of  shame! 

With  splendid  and  silent  scorn. 
Go  back  to  God  as  white  as  you  came, 

The  kingliest  warrior  born. 

— Joaquin  Miller. 


In  Men  Whom  Men  Condemn 

In  men  whom  men  condemn  as  ill 

I  find  so  much  of  goodness  still. 

In  men  whom  men  pronounce  divine 

I  find  so  much  of  sin  and  blot, 

I  hesitate  to  draw  the  line 

Between  the  two,  where  God  has  not. 

— ^^JoAQuiN  Miller. 


I  Shall  Remember 

Mother  was   like   Dresden, 
Frail  and  pink  and  white; 

Gentle  with  her  sewing 
By  a  table  light. 

Mother  was  like  silence 
In  the  woods  when  she 

Paused  and  smiled  and  listened 
Thoughtfully  to  mc. 

Mother  wore   a   white  shawl 

In  a  rocking  chair; 
Comforted,  I  knew  that 

I  should  find  her  there. 

Other  girls  had  mothers 

Different  in  ways; 
Mine  was  like  a  fragrance 

Over  all  my  days. 


-Jane  Sayre. 


Old  Gloves 


Old  gloves  are  tragic  things 

On  woman's  hands. 

With   raveled  strands 
Of  cloth,  or  stain  that  clings 

To  faded,  outworn  kid. 

My  mother  prayed 

In  hers:  the  frayed 
Old  gloves  could  not  be  hid 

In  church  or  on  the  street. 

And  when  I  find 

Gloves  of  rich  kind 
On  hands  my  glances  meet. 

The  tears  flood  to  my  eyes. 

And  too  I  pray: 

"Fine  gloves,  betray 
Mc  not  with  grief  and  sighs" — 

My  mother  never  had 

Fine  gloves  to  make  her  glad. 

— Ben  Field. 


Ben  Field  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1868,  but  was  educated  and  has  spent  most  of  his  ]ife  in  Los  Angeles.  At  the  age  of  16  he  sailed 
around  Cape  Horn  in  an  English  four-master,  "The  Micronesia,"  from  San  Pedro.  Cal.,  to  Liverpool.  His  mother  was  a  direct  descendant 
of  Lyman  Hall,  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence:  his  father  was  related  to  Eugene  Field.  His  son,  Frederic  Field,  lost  his  life 
in  the  World  War,  and  a  bell  ivas  dedicated  to  him  at  the  village  of  Fauconcourt.  about  sixty  miles  from  Paris,  and  hangs  in  the  church 
tower.  He  contributed  to  the  "Overland  Monthly"  for  over  thirty  years  and  was  poetry  editor  for  several  years;  has  had  several  boo\s  of 
poems  pubhshed,  has  appeared  in  many  publications  throughout  the  State,  and  is  well  \nown  among  all  the  writers  clubs  of  California. 

Joaquin  Miller  ujas  bom  in  Indiana  in  1841.  and  died  at  "The  Hights,"  his  home  in  the  luooded  hills  of  Oa\land.  in  J 91 3. 
Lawyer,  judge,  and  journalist,  his  "Songs  of  the  Sierras."  published  in  England  in  ]87I,  brought  him  faine.  He  ii;rote  one  of  the 
two  great  historical  poems  of  America.  "Coiumbu,?."  the  other  being  Emerson's  "Concord  Hymn."  It  has  been  said  that  these  two 
poems  "are  each  better  than  anything  of  the  ^ind  in   the  English  language." 

Jane  Sayre  (Mrs.  George  E.  Chichester)  lives  in  San  Francisco.  She  is  known  more  for  her  humorous  verse,  which  has  appeared 
in  many  natioruil  publications. 


MAY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN  READING 


And  Beacons  Burn  Again;  by  Henry 
Jesson.  D.  Appleton-Century  Com- 
pany, Inc.  $1.00.  Reviewed  by  Cath- 
erine Allen. 

My  First  War:  An  Army  Officer's  Jour- 
nal for  May  1940  (Through  Belgium 
to  Dunkirk).  By  Captain  Sir  Basil 
Bartlett,  Bt.  Macmillan  Co.  1941. 
1.25.  Reviewed  by  Cora  Bjornstrom. 

Reckon  With  the  River,  by  Clar\  Mc- 
Mee\in.  Appleton-Century  Company. 
$2.50  Reviewed  by  Ruth  M.  Levin. 

^  Henry  Jesson,  a  young  Englishman 
heir-presumptive  to  the  Barony  of 
Audley.  has  had  a  fine  education  at 
Lancing  College.  Oxford  University  and 
the  Embassy  School  of  Acting  in  London. 
He  chose  the  art  of  the  theatre  for  his 
life's  work  and  became  an  actor.  Evi- 
dently this  is  not  in-  accord  with  his  family 
tradition  and  it  must  have  caused  some 
trouble,  but  Henry  is  an  individualist  as 
his  friends  state,  "there  is  literally  no  one 
who  feels  as  you  do." 

The  diary  begins  in  East  Hampton,  Long 
Island,  U.  S.  A.,  where  he  has  been  for 
two  years,  having  won  a  fellowship  in  the 
Rollins  School  of  the  Theatre  there. 

Henry  loves  America  from  the  minute 
he  arrives — its  life,  customs  and  the  free- 
dom and  he  settles  down  to  enjoy  life  to 
the  full.     He  seems  very  young. 

He  believes  in  that  difficult  faith,  paci- 
fism— in  that  he  abhors  war  and  all  the 
horror  and  misery  pertaining  to  it.  He  be- 
lieves history  is  made  by  creative  arts  not 
by  wars  of  destruction.  Henry  is  also  an 
idealist  as  he  longs  "for  endless  peace  and 
true  charity  towards  the  minds  and  reaction 
of  every  race  and  color,"  but  does  nothing 
to  help  it  along.  Henry  Jesson  is  a  beauti- 
ful phrase-maker,  and  his  letters  make  one 
think,  but  there  is  at  the  beginning  a 
strong  feeling  of  self — it  all  sounds  well — 
but  he  does  love  himself  and  his  opinions 
first  and  rather  resents  anything  that  would 
disturb  his  pleasant  way  of  life. 

But    now   he    meets   his    first    real    prob- 


lem. A  cable  calls  him  home  to  a  dying 
father  and  his  country  is  at  war.  His  mind 
is  greatly  confused.  He  is  a  pacifist. 

He  leaves  by  Clipper  and  his  descrip- 
tions of  his  trip  over  the  Atlantic  and  of 
his  England  in  war  time  are  excellently 
told.  And  he  arrives  in  time  to  spend  the 
last  few  days  with  his  father  and  for  the 
first  time  he  discovers  his  father's  worth, 
for  he  writes.  "I  never  knew  before  how 
greatly  he  had  lived  nor  what  a  true  Chris- 
tian he  has  always  been  to  everyone  he  has 
known  and  never  failing  in  what  he  felt 
was  his  duty  and  his  loyalty,"  and  Henry 
promises  his  father  that  he  will  do  as  he 
wishes.  After  an  unsuccessful  try  for  a 
stretcher-bearer  in  Finland  and  refusing  a 
commission,  he  joins  up  as  a  common  sol- 
dier and  for  the  first  time  he  rubs  shoulders 
with  the  little  people  that  "God  must  have 
loved  so  well.  He  made  so  many  of  them." 
Many  of  the  men  beside  him  have  lost  their 
homes  and  loved  ones  yet  their  courage  and 
spirit  remain  infinite  and  undisturbed. 
What  has  formed  that  spirit  he  cannot 
fathom — perhaps  it  is  suffenng  that  has 
also  been  near  them  of  which  he  knows 
nothing.  He  is  beginning  to  understand, 
that  one's  life  must  also  be  lived  for  others, 
too;  that  he  must  now  take  some  responsi- 
bility for  the  happiness  of  others. 

This  book  is  intensely  interesting — in 
watching  the  way  Henry  Jesson  develops. 
May  he  live  to  be  a  great  leader. 

^  "My  First  War";  by  Captain  Sir  Basil 
Bartlett.  .  .  .  Today  while  we  are 
watching  the  intense  fighting  that  is 
progressing  on  several  fronts  it  seems  al- 
most sacrilegious  to  speak  about  a  book 
of  war  as  delightful,  enjoyable  and  humor- 
ous. This  little  volume  is  just  that  and  it 
is  not  sacrilegious.  It  is  the  ability  to 
laugh  at  oneself  in  the  midst  of  desperate 
circumstances.  With  the  playwright's  abil- 
ity Sir  Basil  Bartlett  has  dramatized  in 
brief  effective  scenes  the  daily  setting  of 
the  advance  and  retreat  in  Belgium,  the 
inefficienies,  the  red-tape,  the  graft. 

Sir  Basil  is  an  actor,  journalist  and  play- 
wright. At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  be- 
came Field  Security  Officer  in  Flanders  to 
see  that  "relations  between  the  French  and 
British  were  cordial"  and  to  "thwart  enemy 
attempts  at  espionage,  sabotage  and  propa- 
ganda." His  relations  w-ith  the  French 
were  cordial.  He  laughs  with  and  at  them 
— with  no  criticism — as  he  laughs  at  him- 
self. 

"I  don't  understand  about  French  med- 
als. Apparently  you  wear  what  you  like. 
If  you  feel  depressed  you  don't  wear  any 
at  all.  If  you  feci  good  you  put  on  every- 
thing you  can  lay  your  hands  on." 


^aris 


See 

California  Artists 

at  work  in  our 

Artist  and  Craftsman  Shop 

under  the  direction  of 

Beatrice  Judd  Ryan 

The  tremendous  success  of  "Art 
in  Action"  at  the  Exposition  has 
inspired  the  opening  of  our  Artist 
and  Craftsman  Shop  where  repre- 
sentative artists  are  busy  creating 
decorative  arts: 


Ceramics 


Portraits 


Textiles  Prints 

China  Mosaics 

Jewelry  Sculpture 

Potter)-  Wood  Car%ing 

Come  in  and  see  them  at  work,  daily 
from  2  to  5  p.m. 

See  our  hand-loomed  Tweeds  and 
Homespuns  to  blend  with  any  costume, 
woven  by  Bill  Brewer.  Orders  taken. 
Sample     coats     displayed     in     Custom 

Shop. 

Clips  and  Pins  for  your  lapel  in  orig- 
inal  designs   by  Joan   Potsdorfer. 

An  in  Action — Fifth  Floor 
City   of  Pirit 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  MAY,   1941 


And  again  at  Dunkirk  "The  French  got 
worried  by  all  this  secret  activity.  There 
were  a  lot  of  them  about.  And  they  kept 
on  coming  down  in  the  middle  of  our  em- 
barkations and  asking  to  see  our  papers. 
I  don"t  know  whether  they  thought  we 
were  a  German  army  landing.  I  was  glad 
of  my  Field  Security  Police  pass.  It  had 
a  magical  effect,  as  indeed  all  passes — 
false  or  genuine — always  do  have  on 
French   officials." 

At  home  again  May  31st  ".  .  .  .  The 
newspapers  are  full  of  the  story  of  the 
evacuation  from  Dunkirk,  of  its  disci- 
pline, of  its  wonderful  organization.  Well, 
it  didn't  seem  particularly  well  organized 
to  me.  Perhaps  it's  got  better  since  I  left. 
The  important  thing  is  that  men  are  still 
being  taken  off. 

"There's  something  almost  miraculous  in 
the   British   powers  of  improvisation. 

"I  suppose  that,  in  history,  this  cam- 
paign will  count  as  a  first  class  military 
defeat.    But  it  wasn't." 

Dry  humor,  lack  of  humiliated  national 
pride  in  the  face  of  disaster  is  the  quality 
that  made  possible  British  resistance  after 
Dunkirk.  The  little  volume  "My  First 
\N'ar"  gives  a  graphic  picture  of  such  an 
attitude  in  action. 

^  "Reckon  with  the  River,"  by  Clark  Mc- 
Meekin.  .  .  .  Ma'am  Cambrin  lay  dying 
after  eighty  long  years.  She  had  raised  her 
family  and  left  to  them  a  fine  home  and  farm, 
the  fruit  of  labor  and  sacrifice.  But  as  the  old 
lady  opened  her  prayer-book,  the  gift  of 
Joseph  Brant,  a  slip  of  birchbark  revealed 
a  map  of  the  Swift  silver  mines.  When 
Jess  Cambrin  arrived  to  comfort  his  aunt, 
he  found  her  preparing  to  auction  her 
farm  and  set  out  for  new  lands.  How 
Ma'am  Cambrin  rose  from  her  "deathbed" 
to  lead  her  family  on  an  argosy  to  a  new 
home  makes  a  delightful  and  adventurous 
tale  of  early  pioneer  days  in  the  Ohio 
country. 

Such  colorful  historical  events  as  the  pio- 
neer trek  "downriver."  the  Aaron  Burr 
conspiracy  and  Johnny  Appleseed's  pil- 
gnmage  highlight  this  skilfully-told  tale. 
The  mystery  of  Strawn  Cavendish,  which 
Ma'am  Cambrin  unravels,  lends  suspense 
and  romance. 

There  is  action  and  excitement  in  the 
description  of  life  in  Old  Fort  Redstone. 
where  the  pioneers  wait  for  the  flood-tides 
of  spring,  in  order  to  float  their  flat-boat 
homes  down  the  river.  The  salty  wisdom 
and  humor  of  Ma'am  Cambrin  guides  her 
family  through  hardships  and  even  dan- 
gers, and  finally  guides  Strawn  Cavendish 
to  a  reconciliation  with  his  father. 

This  novel  is  not  an  epic,  but  rather  the 
story  of  people  who  made  our  history. 
Aaron  Burr,  minus  heroic  proportions,  be- 


comes a  suave,  brilliant  man  of  the  world 
whose  selfish  ambitions  were  his  own  un- 
doing. Johnny  Appleseed  was  the  friend 
of  all  pioneers,  though  they  thought  him 
an  eccentric. 

The  authors  of  "Show  Me  a  Land"  have 
once  again  produced  a  wholly  realistic  and 
charming  story  of  American  pioneer  days. 

New  Books  in  Library 

NON-FICTION 

Into  Chin.a;  Eileen  Bigland. 

K.\BLOON.\:  Gontran  de  Poncins. 

My  Sister  .\nd  I:  Dirk  van  der  Heide. 

One  Foot  in  He.wen:  Hartzell  Spence. 

Wings  at  My  Window;  Ada  Clapham 
Govan. 

Dawn  Over  Chunking:  Adet.  Anor  and 
Meimei  Lin. 

Behind  God's  Back:  Negley  Parson. 

John  Kieran's  Nature  Notes;  John 
Kieran. 

The  Redemption  of  Democracy:  Her- 
mann Rauschning. 

A  Treasury  of  the  World's  Great 
Letters;  M.  Lincoln  Schuster  (editor). 

England's  Hour:  Vera  Brittain. 

War  Letters  from  Britain:  Diana 
Forbes-Robertson  and  Roger  W.  Straus, 
Jr.   (editors). 

Ambassador  Dodd's  Diary;  William  E. 
Dodd  and  Martha  Dodd   (editors). 

The  Se.\rch  for  God;  Marchette  Chute. 

Out  of  the  Night;  Jan  Valtin. 

Exit  Laughing;  Irvin  S.  Cobb. 

The  Battle  for  Asia;  Edgar  Snow. 

Crusader  in  Crinoline:  Forest  Wilson. 

Franciscan  Missions  of  California; 
John  A.  Berger. 

Bush  Master;  Nicol  Smith. 

Diplomat  Between  Wars;  Hugh  R.  Wil- 
son. 

Central  America:  Charles  Morrow  Wil- 
son. 

My  Narrow  Isle:  Sumie  Sec  Mishima. 

Treasure  Island:  the  M.\gic  City:  Jack 
James  and  Earl  Weller. 

Finland  Forever;  Hudson  Strode. 

Under  the  Iron  Heel;  Lars  Moen. 

You're  Only  Young  Twice;  Doree 
Smedley. 

PLAYS 

Old  Acquaintance:  John  Van  Druton. 

My  Sister  Eileen:  Joseph  Fields  and  Je- 
rome Chodorov. 

FICTION 
Cousin  Honore:  Storm  Jameson. 
H.  M.  Pulham,  Esquire;  John  Marquand. 
Cheerfulness  Breaks  in;  Angela  Thir- 

kell. 
Singing  Beach:  Elizabeth  Foster. 
They  Come  and  They  Go;  Venetia  Savile. 
Aunt  Elsa;  E.  G.   Pinkham. 
Delilah:  Marcus  Goodrich. 
The  Heritage  of  Hatcher  Ide:  Booth 

Tarkington. 

MAY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


The   Pardnkrs;  John  Weld, 

Jennifer;  Junct  Whitney. 

The  Dark   Gods;  Sarah   Gertrude   Mill  n 

Hilton  Head;  Josephine  Pinckney. 

To    Sing    with    the    Angels;    Muunce 

Hindus. 
Rabble  in  Arms;  Kenneth  Roberts. 
City  of  Illiision;  Vardis  Fisher. 
In  This  Ol'R  Life;  Ellen  Glasgow. 
Mountain  Meadow;  John  Buchan. 
Aftermath;  Jules  Romains. 
Call  the  New  World;  John  Jennings. 
The  Blue  Cloak;  Temple  Bailey. 
Miss  Hargreaves;  Frank  Baker. 
They     Went     on     Together,     Robert 

Nathan. 
Seven  Gothic  Tales;  Isak  Dinesen. 
Unexpected  Uncle;  Eric  Hatch. 
There's  Only  One;   Alice  Ross  Colvcr. 
The  Broken  Vase;  Rex  Stout. 
The  Patriotic  Murders;  Agatha  Christie. 
The  Blue  Geranium;  Dolan  B  rkl.y. 

A  Letter 

Waddington, 

Lincoln,  England. 

March  17. 
Dear  Miss  Catherine: 

This  letter  in  all  probability  will  come 
to  you  as  a  welcome  surprise,  as  much  as 
your  welcome  Christmas  gift  came  to  m?. 
I  awoke  in  hospital  after  a  slight  accident 
over  Germany  to  find  a  parcel  at  my  bed- 
side, and  wondering  to  myself  who  could 
have  sent  it.  You  can  imagine  my  surprise 
when  I  found  that  it  was  from  San  Fran- 
cisco and  a  Christmas  greeting  inside,  and 
this  was  March  17!  Still  though  rather 
late,  it  was  nevertheless  very  welcome  and 
I  take  this  opportunity  to  express  my  sin- 
cere thanks  and  appreciation  of  your  in- 
sight to  the  requirements  of  mere  man. 
Your  cigarettes  and  tobacco  were  in  excel- 
lent condition,  and  I  must  confess  that  I 
have  been  converted  to  their,  at  first,  par- 
ticular taste,  and  have  since  tried  to  buy 
some  more.  I  shared  some  with  a  fellow- 
countryman  of  yours  named  Maggs,  late  ot 
the  Texas  Rangers,  who  tells  me  he  knows 
San  Francisco  well,  though  he  himself  is 
from  Los  Angeles,  and  he  was  delighted  to 
be  able  to  smoke  an  American  cigarette 
again.  In  fact,  the  rapture  on  his  face  was 
a  joy  to  behold.  So  my  dear  lady,  your  gift 
has  brought  to  you  two  thankful  and  grate- 
ful airmen,  who  would  appreciate  a  reply  to 
know  that  this  letter  has  reached  its  desti- 
nation. 

Sincerely  yours.  Madam, 

ALBERT  M.  LAW.SON, 
(1259864),  Block  23.  Room  4. 

R.  A.  F.  Station,  Waddington, 

Lincoln,  England. 

Editor's  Note:  The  above  letter  was 
sent  Miss  Catherine  Allen  in  acknowledge- 
ment of  one  of  the  Christmas  pac}{ages 
pac\ed  by  a  group  of  volunteers.  Many  of 
the  gifts  were  bought  in  the  League  S'lofi. 


Lazy  will? 

A  business  partner  who  overlooked  ,i 
possible  gain  of  19,529  in  a  $I(Hl,(HH) 
transaction  would  probably  not  be  in 
business   long. 

Th.it  IS  the  way  a  son  or  daughter  might 
look  at  a  will  which  had  neglected  to 
provide  for  the  use  of  their  father's  prop- 
erty by  more  than  one  generation. 

Leaving  property  outright  to  each  in- 
heritor, who  in  turn  wills  it  to  the  one 
ne.;t  in  line,  means  extra  court  proceed- 
ings, probate  expenses  and  additional 
taxes — amounting  to  a  possible  $9,529, 
for  example,  on  an  estate  of  $100,000. 

If  your  will  has  not  been  reviewed  dur- 
ing the  past  few  years  let  your  attorney 
do  it  now.  And  ask  an  officer  of  this 
bank  for  a  copy  of  the  booklet,  "Your 
Estate  and  How  to  Conserve  It.  "  It 
shows  how  the  use  of  a  Testamentary 
Trust  can  turn  a  lazy  will  into  an  active 
family  partner. 


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"RECIPROCAL   PRIVILEGES" 


By  Mrs.  Mary  Turner 


NEW  YORK. 

^  Arrived  at  the  American  Women's 
Club.  3  53  West  57th  St.,  New  York, 
on  Monday,  October  7th.  After  registering 
I  was  taken  to  a  private  office,  where  I 
showed  my  card  of  introduction  given  me 
by  the  Women's  City  Club  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. I  asked  for  a  room  on  the  sunny 
side  with  a  view.  The  most  interesting  was 
the  S.  S.  Elizabeth  and  the  S.  S.  Norman- 
die.  which  were  kept  in  readiness  to  leave 
at  a  moment's  notice.  The  first  thing  each 
morning  I  looked  to  see  if  the  boats  were 
still  there.  A  short  time  after  I  left  I  saw 
in  the  paper  one  of  them  had  quietly 
slipped  away  during  the  night.  I  also  en- 
joyed the  wonderful  view  of  the  Hudson 
and  across  to  Jersey,  on  the  other  side. 

The  American  Women's  Club  is  twenty- 
seven  stories  and  has  twelve  hundred  and 
fifty  rooms,  besides  a  very  nice  dining  room 
(but  not  as  attractive  as  ours);  there  is  a 
large  cafeteria,  serving  all  three  meals.  The 
elevators  go  to  the  roof;  the  view  at  night 
is  breathtaking.  The  library,  cocktail  room 


and  large  lounge  open  onto  the  patio. 

Anne  Morgan  is  president  of  the  club. 
Mrs.  William  K.  Vanderbilt,  who  was 
vice-president,  died  last  spring  at  the  age 
of  seventy.  A  beautiful  painting  of  her 
when  she  was  thirty-four,  hangs  over  the 
mantel  in  the  Georgian  Lounge.  Fresh 
flowers  are  placed  there  every  morning, 
paid  for  from  a  special  fund  set  aside  at 
the  time  of  her  death  for  this  purpose. 

There  are  several  little  shops  in  the  club 
building,  also  a  notary,  who  put  her  seal  on 
my  absentee  ballot  for  the  President. 

I  found  the  woman  in  charge  of  the  air 
and  S.  S.  lines  office  most  helpful.  She 
planned  my  visits  to  the  Morgan  Galleries. 
Frick  Museum,  the  Cloisters.  West  Point,  to 
Riverside  church  Sunday  morning  to  hear 
Dr.  Fosdick.  and  when  she  came  to  the 
stores,  even  gave  me  names  of  clerks  to  ask 
for.  I  was  so  grateful  for  her  interest  and 
assistance  I  almost  felt  I  should  buy  a  ticket 
from  her  to  South  America. 

The  American  Women's  Club  is  within 
walking  distance  of  Fifth  Avenue  and,  of 
ctjurse.  Broadway. 


2>a  1/fOU  KiiJCUAA  ? 

Many  smart  women  are  taking  advan- 
tage of  the  complete  service  now  being 
offered  by  the  Club  Catering  Department 
for  their  teas,  cocktail  parties  or  dinners. 
Tea  sandwiches,  hors  d'  oeuvres,  wed' 
ding  cakes,  birthday  cakes,  layer  cakes, 
pies,  coffee  cakes  and  cookies.  .  .  .  And 
for  dinner,  turkey,  chicken  or  duck  all 
stuffed  ready  to  serve. 

For  further  information  telephone  Mrs. 
Ashbrook,  GArfield  8400. 

CATERING  DEPARTMENT 


BOSTON 

This  was  my  first  visit  to  Boston  and 
I  looked  forward  to  it  almost  more  than 
any  part  of  my  trip,  unless  it  was  Wash- 
ington, which  I  knew  would  be  very 
interesting  and  exciting. 

I  expected  to  stay  at  the  Women's  City 
Club,  40  Beacon  Street,  but  they  did  not 
have  a  room.  The  lady  very  kindly  phoned 
down  to  the  Women's  Republican  Club,  46 
Beacon  Street,  and  arranged  for  me  to  stay 
there.  Before  one  of  the  boys  from  the 
City  Club  carried  my  bags  down,  she  said, 
"You  understand  you  are  entitled  to  all  the 
privileges  of  this  club,  so  feel  free  to  have 
mail  sent  here,  use  the  writing  room,  read- 
ing room,  library  and  dining  room." 

One  morning  when  I  went  up  for  mail, 
much  to  my  surprise  a  colored  maid  opened 
the  door  and  I  found  myself  in  the  midst 
of  their  "Fall  Festival."  Had  such  a  good 
time  I  stayed  the  entire  morning.  I  went 
through  the  two  houses  with  three  differ- 
ent members.  One  was  the  mother  of  a 
young  lady  who  not  so  long  ago  was  a 
guest  here  at  the  Women's  City  Club  of 
San  Francisco.  I  recognized  her  and  when 
introduced  as  a  member  of  the  Women's 
City  Club  of  San  Francisco,  we  soon  found 
we  had  a  great  many  things  to  talk  about, 
ot  interest  to  both  of  us — the  two  clubs 
naturally  being  our  main  topic  for  some 
tim-;.  This  charming  young  lady  couldn't 
speak  highly  enough  of  the  way  she  was 
received  here — of  Miss  Ingalls  and  Miss 
Shipman,  We  agreed  perfectly  on  all  the 
nice  people  connected  with  this  club. 

The  Women's  City  Club  of  Boston  con- 
sists of  two  very  old  houses  by  Bulfinch. 
the  most  famous  architect  of  true  colonial 
designs  of  his  time.  He  died  in  1844.  in 
Boston,  The  spiral  stairway  is  the  most 
beautiful  I  have  ever  seen.  Many  of  the 
small  window  panes  have  quite  a  purple 
tint.  The  furnishings  are  very  beautiful, 
most  of  them  having  been  given  by  mem- 
bers. The  meals  are  very  fine.  The  club 
faces  the  Boston  Common.  The  Public 
Garden  is  the  next  block  down — with  its 
lovely  walks  under  the  trees,  over  to  the 
business  and  theater  section. 

While  it  was  a  disappointment  not  to  be 
able  to  get  a  room  at  the  club,  I  must  say 
it  was  quite  a  thrill,  such  a  short  time  be- 
fore election,  to  be  Iwing  at  the  Republican 
Women's  Club,  with  so  many  coming  and 
going.  luncheons,  dinners  and  meetings — 
large  pictures  of  Mr.  Willkie  inside  and  a  , 
huge  one  over  the  outside  entrance.  | 

PHILADELPHIA.  ' 

Arrived  in  Philadelphia  in  time  to  hear 
the  election  returns  at  the  Women's  City 
Club  in  Philadelphia.  The  club  is  at  1622 
Locust  Street,  within  walking  distance  of 
the  symphony  concerts,  the  best  theaters 
and  Wanamaker's. 

The  club  has  a  small  dining  room  on  the 


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irst  floor,  but  excellent  food,  also  a  very 
lice  reception  room  on  the  same  floor.  En- 
oyed  everyone  I  met  there  very  much. 

Was  very  thrilled  to  be  in  Philadelphia, 
vly  father  attended  the  Friends  Select 
school  there  when  he  was  a  boy,  and  it 
vas  a  real  privilege  to  go  to  a  Sunday 
norning  service  at  the  Friends"  Meeting 
riouse  he  attended.  His  wedding  trip  was 

0  the   Centennial   in    Philadelphia. 

I  1  ft  Philadelphia  fur  Washington  on 
\rm'stice  Day.  but  not  until  I  had  seen 
he  r  wonderful  parade  from  a  front  win- 
iow  upstairs  in  Wanamakcr's. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 
The  club  in  Washington.  D.  C  is  small 
ind  there  was  not  an  available  room  the 
jay  I  arrived.  They  were  very  nice  about 
ny  ma:l — had  been  holding  letters  for  sev- 
eral days  and  did  not  seem  to  mind  my 
Dhon  ng  and  calling  fur  mail  afterwards, 
rhe  clrb  there  is  in  a  good  location,  about 

1  block  and  a  half  from  the  Wh  te  House. 

CHICAGO. 

Stayed  at  the  Chicago  Women's  Club. 
72  East  Eleventh  Avenue,  and  found  it 
romfortablc,  and  everyone  very  friendly. 
The  location  was  fairly  convenient  to 
everything. 

I  returned  home  feeling  I  had  had  such 
a  marvelous  time,  due  a  great  deal  to  the 
various  clubs  and  the  gracious,  friendly 
women  I  met  every  place.  I  have  a  burning 
desire   to   return  and   do   it  all  over  again. 

A  Fuchsia  Dinner 

^  All  lovers  of  fuchsias  will  want  to 
mark  on  their  calendars  as  a  "red  let- 
ter" day.  Tuesday,  May  20th.  This  is  the 
date  of  the  second  annual  dinner  of  the 
American  Fuchsia  Society,  which  is  to  be 
held  in  the  dining  rooms  of  our  own 
Women's  City  Club. 

The  dinner  will  honor  Miss  Alice  East- 
wood, whom  we  all  know  and  love. 
Wherever  -flowers  are,  there  you  will  find 
Miss  Eastwood  giving  of  her  valuable  time 
and  interest.  For  many  years  she  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  American  Fuchsia  Society, 
and  to  her  is  due  much  of  the  society's 
success. 

We  all  saw  the  beautiful  displays  of 
named  varieties  of  fuchsia  blossoms  at 
Treasure  Island,  but  what  will  be  the  first 
exhibit  of  fuchsia  flower  arrangements  will 
be  shown  the  evening  of  the  dinner.  Spe- 
cimen plants  and  an  educational  display 
of  fuchsia  blossoms  will   also  be   featured. 

Tickets  for  the  dinner  are  $1.25  and  may 
be  obtained  from  officers  or  members  of 
the  American  Fuchsia  Society.  For  the 
convenience  of  our  members,  Miss  Clara 
M.  Schaeffer,  Recording  Secretary  for  the 
Society,  will  be  glad  to  take  care  of  any 
orders  for  tickets  which  may  be  addressed 
to  her  at  the  Clubhouse. 


See  the  collection  of 

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Special  reductions  in  cost  of  making 
up  any  British  fabrics  ordered  during 
the  Advertisers'  show. 


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The  smartest  in  Stick  Reed  or 
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order.  ...  Or  to  be  selected  irom 
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Colorful  Canada  Calls 

f Continued  from  page  14) 

To  the  fisherman  and  hunter,  British 
Columbia  is  a  virtual  paradise;  what  is 
more,  the  fishing  and  hunting  grounds  are 
nearly  all  easily  accessible.  Salmon  are  plen- 
tiful in  the  tidal  waters — steelhead  in  the 
coastal  rivers  and  rainbow  cut-throat  and 
Kamloops  trout  in  the  lakes  and  streams  of 
the  interior.  Game  of  every  descript-on 
from  deer  to  grizzly  bear  are  to  be  found 
in  this  province. 

Alberta,  home  of  the  Canadian  Rockies 
and  Mecca  of  all  world  travelers  is  un- 
doubtedly one  of  the  most  remarkable  play- 
grounds known  to  man.  Its  majestic  moun- 
tain scenery  is  unrivalled  in  the  Alps  of 
Switzerland  or  the  Andes  of  South  Ameri- 
ca. Perhaps  you  will  choose  to  stay  at 
Banff,  with  its  picturesque  valley  setting: 
at  Lake  Louise,  one  of  the  loveliest  gems 
of  scenery  in  the  world;  or  in  Jasper  Na- 
tional Park,  noted  as  the  largest  and  one 
of  the  pre-eminent  parks  of  the  entire  con- 
tinent. On  the  other  hand,  you  may  prefer 
one  of  the  smaller  mountain  camps,  dotted 
throughout  the  Rockies,  where  life  will  be 
more  informal,  the  country  wilder,  but  yet 
where  accommodations  are  comfortable, 
where  good  meals  are  served  and  where  the 
tariff  is  most  reasonable. 

Perhaps  time  will  permit  you  to  visit  all 
these  points  of  interest — if  so,  do  not  fail 
to  take  the  drive  along  the  recently  opened 
Columbia  Icefield  Highway,  which  now 
makes  it  possible  to  go  directly  from  Lake 
Louise  to  Jasper  National  Park.  The  Co- 
lumbia Icefield  is  the  largest  accessible  gla- 
cial deposit  on  the  continent  south  of  the 
Arctic.  It  covers  some  110  square  miles  of 
mountain  area  and  is  the  source  of  three 
great  rivers,  each  flowing  to  a  separate  sea. 

For  passengers  traveling  by  rail,  East  or 
West,  complete  all-expense  tours  are  oper- 
ated both  in  the  Lake  Louise-Banff  area 
and  in  Jasper  National  Park.  These  will  al- 
low you  to  see  the  most  in  a  hmited  time, 
to  stay  at  the  best  hotels,  and  to  obviate 
the  wearisome  details  of  planning  the  trip. 
Thus  you  will  be  able  to  enjoy  the  delights 
of  this  wonderful  country  to  the  fullest 
possible  extent. 

No  doubt  some  of  you  will  be  able  to 
cover  more  than  these  two  western  prov- 
inces of  Canada,  in  which  case  you  w  11 
continue  East  through  the  prairies  of  Sas- 
katchewan and  Manitoba,  and  so  on  to 
Ontario,  the  land  of  lakes.  A  visit  should 
be  made  to  the  Georgian  Bay  district,  famed 
for  its  30,000  islands,  and  to  the  nearby 
Muskoka  Lakes.  Also,  en  route  from  To- 
ronto to  Montreal,  do  not  fail  to  take  the 
St.  Lawrence  River  steamer  which  passes 
through  the  beautiful  Thousand  Islands 
and  gives  you  the  thrill  of  shooting  the 
rapids. 

On  arrival  in  Montreal  you  will  then 
be    in    the    historic    province    of    Quebec. 


We  teach  you  to  make  your  own 

hand-stitched  leather  gloves  or 

will  make  them  to  order. 

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Send  10  cents  each  for  these 
ittracti\ely  illustrated  pam- 
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Stops  should  be  made  at  Montreal,  the 
mctropoHs,  where  the  Old  World  meet< 
the  New.  and  in  Quebec,  the  cradle  ol 
Canadian  civilization.  You  should  also  take 
a  tour  of  the  Gaspe  Peninsula,  famed  for 
its  beauty  and  "old  world"  atmosphere.  In- 
stead of  being  in  the  western  world  you 
will  easily  imagine  that  you  are  in  the  fas- 
cinating fishing  villages  of  Brittany.  A 
cruise  further  down  the  St.  Lawrence  and 
into  the  Sagucnay  River  often  proves  a 
welcome  change  to  land  travel. 

Time  permitting,  you  may  decide  to 
proceed  to  the  Maritime  Provinces  of  New 
Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia.  This  section 
of  the  North  American  continent  was  really 
the  first  known  to  white  men.  It  was  visited 
in  the  year  of  1000  A.  D.  by  a  party  of 
Norsemen,  headed  by  Eric  the  Red,  and 
some  seven  years  later  by  his  son.  Often 
known  as  "Arcadia,"  the  Maritime  Prov- 
inces offer  a  charm  and  pastoral  loveliness 
which  will  well  repay  a  short  visit. 

It  is  well  to  remember  that  American 
visitors  to  Canada  will  benefit  by  a  favor- 
able exchange  rate.  The  Canadian  Foreign 
Exchange  Control  Board  sets  the  official 
premium,  which,  at  the  present,  runs 
about  9  per  cent.  However,  before  you 
leave  the  United  States  you  may  be  able 
to  purchase  actual  Canadian  currency  at  an 
even  more  favorable  rate. 

American  tourists  and  visitors  are  cor- 
dially welcomed  to  Canada — no  passports 
are  required.  In  order,  however,  to  facili- 
tate crossing  the  international  boundary  in 
both  direct'ons,  citizens  of  the  United 
States  by  naturalization  should  be  prepared 
to  present  their  naturalization  certificates 
and  citizens  of  other  countries  should  be 
prepared  to  establish  their  legal  admission 
to  the  United  States  either  by  record  of  ad- 
mission or  certificate  of  re-entry. 

Upon  return  to  the  United  States,  citi- 
zens may  be  asked  to  show  papers  to  es- 
tablish their  identity  and  place  of  resi- 
dence, the  possession  of  personal  papers  or 
other  identifying  documents  will  be  help- 
ful; for  example,  an  old  passport,  birth  or 
baptismal  certificate,  voter's  certificate,  tax 
bills,  letter  of  identification  from  a  bank 
manager  or  responsible  municipal  official, 
etc.  Again,  naturalized  citizens  will  be 
asked  to  show  their  naturalization  certifi- 
cate. Similarly,  citizens  of  other  countries, 
including  Canadians,  will  be  required  to 
present  a  re-entry  permit.  Application  for 
this  document  must  be  made  to  the  United 
States  Immigration  and  Naturalization  Serv- 
ice approximately  thirty  days  before  de- 
parture. 

Your  trip  to  Canada  will  serve  a  two- 
told  purpose,  firstly,  it  will  give  you  a 
never-to-be-forgotten  vacation;  secondly,  it 
will  give  Canada  much  needed  U.  S.  funds 
with  which  to  purchase  war  and  food  sup- 
plies. 


Khoda  on  the  roof 


Here  are  a  few  reminders  for  your 
Summer  Hats.  Hats  of  every  fype — 
town  styles  for  print  desses,  sparkling 
white  hats  of  all  kinds  of  straw,  whlte- 
wlth-dark  combinations.  Both  large 
and  tiny  hats  for  formal  afternoon 
occasions.  Or  hats  made  on  your  head 
to  suit  your  individuality  and  costume. 

Your   hats    skilfully    remodeled. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


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DOuglas  8476 


Mother's  Day 

Mother's  Day  Gifts  at  the 
Shop  of  Madame  Butterfly 
are  unusually  smart  and  dis- 
tinctive. Kimonos,  Haori 
Coats,  Bed  Jackets,  House 
Coats,  Lingerie.  .  .  .  All  ex- 
quisitely tailored  by  hand. 
.  .  And  don't  forget  that  the 
Shop  of  Madame  Butterfly  is 
known  by  all  discriminating 
women  as  the  headquarters 
for  beautiful  handkerchiefs. 
Too,  the  Objects  of  Art  have 
been  carefully  selected  from 
the  markets  of  the  world.  .  .  . 
So  why  not  make  your  gift 
.-hopping  a  pleasure. 


Visit 

Madame 


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'BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


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BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 


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The  same 
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wherever  you   buy  it 


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Edy's  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  City  Club. 


America's  Most  Democratic 

Business  f Continued  from  page  IS) 
America,  where  people  know  what  they 
want  and  how  they  want  it,  that  it  has 
become  one  of  the  outstanding  factors  in 
our  business  leadership?  In  fact,  the  influ- 
ence of  advertising's  research  technique  has 
spread  far  beyond  its  own  field.  In  indus- 
trial design  it  has  become  common  practice. 
The  refrigerator  now  offered  on  the  mar- 
ket is  the  combined  answer  to  the  ex- 
pressed desires  of  thousands  of  women  who 
have  been  inter\'iewed  on  the  subject.  Tires, 
cars  and  stoves  are  redesigned  in  accord- 
ance with  the  results  of  questionnaires. 
This  most  democratic  system  has  even  a 
suggested  application  in  government.  No 
more  dramatic  example  of  the  public  atti- 
tude than  the  Gallup  poll  is  presented  to 
our  lawmakers.  All  other  factors  being 
equal,  lawmakers  with  a  background  of  ad- 
vertising would  always  act  in  sympathy 
with  th-e  results  of  such  polls  as  those  of 
Gallup  and  Roper.  However,  until  officials 
are  ready  to  apply  advertising  technique  to 
their  activities,  advertising  will  continue  to 
apply  the  will  of  the  majority  to  its  own 
business,  and  the  majority  will  give  its 
blessing. 

FOR  ALL  THE  WORLD  TO  HEAR 
"Hello.  Mom.  I'm  fine.  Are  you?" 
Out  of  London's  blackened  night 
Answered  parents,  anxious,  brave. 
"How's  your  cricket,  now,  my  son?" 
"We  play  baseball  here,  you  know." 
Thus  the  wave  lengths  throbbed  with  chat. 
Little  things  we  all  must  know — 
How  our  loved  ones  look  and  feel. 
Pounds  they've  gained  and  grades  at  school. 
From  the  cities,  great  and  small. 
In  the  New  World,  still  at  peace. 
Young  fresh  voices  sounded  cheer — 
"Aren't  we  lucky,  just  to  speak!" 

— Carol  Green  Wilson. 

Legion  of  Honor 

^     The  California  Palace  of  the  Legion 
of    Honor,    San    Francisco,     has     an- 
nounced the  following  program  of  exhibi- 
tions and  special  eevnts  for  May: 
SPECIAL  LOAN  EXHIBITION 

Italian  Baroque  Painting,  opening  May 
16th.  (A  hundred  outstanding  examples  of 
Italian  painting  of  the  17th  and  18th  cen- 
turies selected  from  American  museums  and 
private  collections.) 
PERMANENT  EXHIBITIONS 

The  Mildred  Anna  Williams  Collection 
of  Paintings,  Sculpture,  Tapestries  and 
Furniture. 

The  Collis  Potter  Huntington  Memorial 
Collection  of  18th  Century  French  Paint- 
ings. Sculpture.  Tapestries.  Furniture  and 
Porcelain. 


MAY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


The  Alma  Spreckels  Awl  Collection  of 
Sculpture  and  Drawings  by  Auguste  Rodin. 
SPECIAL  LECTURES 

"The  Metamorphosis  of  Baroque  Art." 
by  M.  Georges  Duthuit.  former  professor 
at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre.  Paris,  and  the 
Courtauld  Institute.  London.  Sunday,  May 
18th  at  4:00  p.m. 

"The  Spirit  of  the  Italian  Boroque."  by 
Dr.  Stephen  S.  Kayser.  former  professor 
at  the  Masaryk  People's  University,  Bru- 
cnn.  Czechoslovakia.  Sunday.  May  2ith  at 
4:30  p.m. 

"La  metamorphose  de  Tart  baroque."  by 
M.  Georges  Duthuit.  Illustrated  lecture  in 
French  given  under  the  auspices  of  Le 
Salon  Francais  de  San  Francisco.  Admis- 
sion for  non-members.  75c.  Tuesday.  May 
20th  at  3:00  p.m. 
GALLERY  LECTURES 

Daily  gallery  lectures,  except  Saturday 
and  Sunday,  at  11:00  a.m.  and  4:00  p.m.. 
on  the  Exhibition  of  Italian  Baroque  Paint- 
ing. Complete  schedule  of  lectures  may  he 
secured  at  the  museum. 

During  the  Italian  Baroque  Exhibition, 
school  and  club  groups  may  make  appoint- 
ments for  spec  al  gallery  tours  by  telephon- 
ing to  Dr.  Robert  Neuhaus.  at  BAyview 
4611. 
LITTLE  THEATRE 

"Pomander  Walk."  A  play  by  Louis  N. 
Parker.  Presented  by  the  Dramatics  Class 
of  Miss  Burke's  School.  Admission  50c. 
Tickets  may  be  procured  at  Miss  Burke's 
School.  Friday,  May  2nd  at  8:15  p.m. 

Dance  Recital  by  the  Pupils  of  Lucile 
Hughes.  Admission  for  adults  50c.  Admis- 
sion for  children  25c.  Tickets  may  be  pro- 
cured at  door.  Sunday,  May  25th  at  2:00 
p.m. 

Motion  Pictures.  Admission   free. 

"The  Making  of  a  Fresco"  and  ani- 
mated cartoons.  A  painting  technique 
clearly  explained.  Saturday.  May  17th  at 
2:30  p.m. 

"The     Champion"     and     "The     Adven- 
turer." Two  of  Charlie  Chaplin's  first  films. 
Saturday.  May  31st  at  2:30  p.m. 
CHILDREN'S  ART  HOUR 

Art  appreciation.  For  kindergarten,  first. 
second  and  third  grade  children.  Each  Sat- 
urday at  10:00  a.m. 

The  Story  of  Architecture.  For  fourth. 
fifth,  sixth  and  advanced  grade  children. 
Each  Saturday  at  11:00  a.m.  and  2:00  p.m. 
ORGAN  RECITALS 

Uda  Waldrop,  organist.    Each   Saturday 
and  Sunday  at  3:00  p.m. 
MA.STERWORK  OF  THE  MONTH 

"Lucrctia  Threatened  by  Tarquin,  "  by 
Giuseppe  Maria  Crespi,  1665-1747.  This 
monumental  example  of  the  work  of  Giu- 
-<eppe  Maria  Crespi.  included  in  the  Ital- 
ian Baroque  Exhibition,  was  previously 
shown  at  the  New  York  World  s  Fair  m 
1940.  Lent  by  Mr.  Samuel  H.  Kress.  New 
York. 


TO  you  WHO  INHALE 

rUESE  FACTS  ARE  VITAL! 


"Call  for 

PHILIP 
MORRIS 

REAL   PLEASURE- 
REAL  PROTECTION! 


All  Smokers  inhale — sometimes — with  or 
without  knowing  it.  When  you  do,  it's 
plain,  there's  increased  exposure  to  irrita- 
tion. So — choose  your  cigarelle  with  care'. 
There  is  a  vital  difference.  Eminent  doctors 
reported  their  findings  —  in  authoritative 
medical   journals; 

ON  COMPARISON  —  FOUR  OTHER 
LEADING  BRANDS  AVERAGED  235% 
MORE  IRRITANT  THAN  THE  STRIK- 
INGLY CONTRASTED  PHILIP  MOR- 
RIS ..  .  AND  WHAT'S  MORE  — THE 
IRRITATION  WAS  FOUND  TO  LAST 
MORE  THAN  FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 
Remember  —  next  time  you  buy  a  pack  of 
cigarettes  —  Philip  Morris  provides  truest 
smoking  pleasure  —  Complete  enjoyment  of 
the  world's  finest  tobaccos — With  no  worr)' 
about  throat  irritation ! 
So — especially  if  you  inhale — it's  plain  com- 
mon sense  to  .  .  . 

AMERICA'S  FINEST  Cigarette 

TASTE  BETTER  AND  ARE  BETTER  —  Proved 
better  tor  your  nose  and  throat!  Full  enjoy- 
ment of  the  world's  finest  tobaccos  —  with 
no  worry  about  throat  irritation! 


Teas  —  Dinners  —  Door  Prizes 

Fun  in  the  Clubhouse 

SEVENTH   ADVERTISERS'   SHOW 

May  12,  13  —  Monday,  Tuesday 


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Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  City  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
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Wiring 

Brings  Greater 
Electrical 
Convenience 
and  Comfort 


The  electrical  wiring  in  your 
home  or  apartment  determines 
the  efficiency  of  your  electric 
appliances  and  lighting  facil- 
ities. 


Your  wiring  is  inadequate 


1.  Lack  of  outlets  makes  it  neces- 
sary to  disconnect  lamps  or  ap- 
pliances to  "plug  in"  others. 

2.  The  distance  between  outlets 
causes  the  use  of  long,  incon- 
venient and  unsightly  cords. 

3.  Wiring  is  too  small  to  bring 
heaters,  irons,  toasters  and 
other  heating  appliances  to 
correct  operating  temperature 
quickly. 

4.  Lack  of  or  improperly  located 
switches  makes  it  necessary  to 
enter  darkened  rooms. 

5.  Overloaded  wiring  causes 
lights  to  dim  perceptibly  when 
appliances  are  used,  or  if  fuses 
must  be  replaced  frequently. 

If  these  conditions  exist  you 
should  call  for  the  services  of 
an  expert  electrician. 


See  Your  Dealer  or 
This  Company 

PAOnC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 

W  C  C  105-541 


Mme.  and  Andre  Maurois,  who  will  be  at  Mills  College  this  summer. 


SUMMER  PLANS  OF  MILLS  COLLEGE 


^  During  past  summers.  Mills  College 
has  brought  to  the  San  Francisco  Bay 
area  leaders  in  the  arts,  in  international  re- 
lations, and  in  French  language  and  litera- 
ture. In  this  tradition,  again  this  year  a 
stimulating  session  from  June  22nd  to  Au- 
gust 8th  has  been  planned. 

La  Maison  Francaise  at  Mills  College 
offers  an  opportunity  to  live  in  the  atmo- 
sphere of  a  college  in  France.  For  si,\ 
weeks.  June  29th  to  August  8th,  members 
of  la  Maison  Francaise  converse  in  French, 
meet  informally  with  the  faculty,  under 
whose  guidance  they  study  the  literature 
and  language  of  France.  In  past  years 
Pierre  de  Lanux  and  Jules  Remains  have 
been  on  the  staff.  This  year  Andre  Maurois 
and    his    wife    join    la    Maison    Francaise, 


where  M.  Maurois  will  present  courses  on 
the  history  of  the  novel  from  Voltaire  to 
Proust.  Recently  M.  Maurois'  long  career 
as  novelist  and  biographer  has  been  en- 
hanced by  his  experiences  with  the  French 
and  British  armies.  In  addition  to  his 
courses  in  French,  he  will  present  a  series 
of  lectures  in  English  which  are  open  to 
the  public.  He  will  also  speak  for  the  In- 
stitute of  International  Relations. 

Since  last  September,  Darius  Milhaud. 
the  celebrated  French  composer,  has  been  a 
member  of  the  music  department  at  Mills, 
conducting  courses  in  advanced  composi- 
tion. Both  he  and  his  wife,  Madeleine  Mil- 
haud, are  participating  in  the  Summer  Ses- 
sion. M.  M'lhaud  continuing  his  courses, 
and  Mme.   Milhaud.  one  of   France"?   most 


MAY,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


talented  and  charming  actresses,  teaching 
drama  at  la  Maison  Francaise.  On  many  oc- 
casions she  has  written  for  the  theatre,  one 
of  her  latest  accomplishments  being  the 
libretto  for  her  husband's  opera  "Medee." 

Still  another  Frenchman,  as  outstanding 
in  his  field  as  are  the  Maurois  and  the 
Milhauds,  is  the  abstract  painter,  Fernand 
Lcger,  who  is  coming  to  the  Art  depart- 
ment. With  Derain,  Picasso  and  Matisse, 
he  initiated  the  modern  movement  in 
France.  For  many  years  his  art  school  was 
one  of  the  most  successful  in  Paris.  Last 
winter  a  special  exhibition  of  his  work  at 
the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  marked  his  ar- 
rival in  the  United  States.  The  Mills  Art 
Gallery  will  feature  a  Leger  exhibition  dur- 
ing the  summer  months. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  the  enormously 
popular  Arts-in-Action  section  of  the  Pal- 
ace of  Fine  Arts  on  Treasure  Island  in 
1940  was  the  work  of  Carlton  Ball,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mills  Art  department,  who  will 
remain  at  the  college  to  instruct  in  pottery, 
ceramics,  metal  work,  and  serigraphy  while 
other  crafts  will  be  supervised  by  an  experi- 
enced staff. 

A  series  of  twelve  concerts  is  presented 
in  the  Hall  for  Chamber  Music  each  sum- 
mer by  a  world-famous  string  quartet.  The 
Budapest  String  Quartet  return  to  Mills  in 
June  to  play  music  by  Beethoven  on  Wed- 
nesday evenings,  to  include  a  composition 
by  Milhaud  on  each  Sunday  afternoon  pro- 
gram, and  to  teach.  Another  member  of  the 
teaching  staff  is  Charles  Jones,  who  con- 
ducted the  San  Frandsco  Symphony  Or- 
chestra on  April  1 5th  and  whom  M.  Mil- 
haud considers  to  be  one  of  the  most  bril- 
liant young  composers  in  America. 

The  Institute  of  International  Relations 
has  attracted  much  attention  in  the  past.  In 
this  year  of  turbulent  world  conditions,  its 
program  from  June  22nd  to  July  2nd  is  of 
specific  and  widespread  interest.  And  be- 
cause teachers  and  community  leaders  are 
suddenly  faced  with  a  host  of  new  demands 
for  leadership  in  the  fields  of  South  Ameri- 
can and  Pacific  Relations,  two  workshops, 
supplementing  the  Institute,  have  been 
planned  for  the  four  weeks  following  the 
close  of  the  Institute.  Discussions  will  cen- 
ter on  the  economic,  political,  social,  edu- 
cational and  cultural  problems  of  both  areas 
as  related  to  the  United  States. 

Samuel  Guy  Inman,  whom  President 
Roosevelt  sent  as  adviser  to  Secretary  of 
State  Hull  at  the  Inter-American  Confer- 
ence in  Buenos  Aires,  will  lead  the  His- 
panic American  Workshop.  Spanish  tables 
have  been  arranged  by  Dr.  Dominic  Ro- 
tunda, chairman,  for  those  who  wish  to  im- 
prove their  conversational  Spanish.  An- 
other feature  are  the  lectures  on  South 
American  Art  by  Dr.  Grace  McCann 
Morley. 

Owen  Lattimore,  author  and  editor  of 
"Pacific  Affairs,"  has  accepted  the  position 


of  director  of  the  Workshop  in  Far  East- 
ern Problems.  Several  members  of  the  San 
Francisco  office  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific 
Relations,  professors  from  various  colleges 
and  universities,  and  other  authorities  are 
to  assist  him.  Dr.  Bernice  Baxter,  a  special- 
ist in  curriculum  methods  and  materials, 
will  advise  members  of  the  two  workshops 
concerning  the  adaptation  of  workshop  in- 
formation to  the  school  curriculum. 

One  of  the  first  colleges  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  to  present  courses  in  adult  education. 
Mills  College  welcomes  the  return  of  the 
Workshop  in  Adult  Education  with  Dr. 
John  Brown  Mason,  Dr.  Harry  A.  Over- 
street,  Bonaro  W.  Overstreet,  David  Mac- 
Kaye  and  others  on  its  staff.  The  workshop 
is  sponsored  by  the  California  Association 
for  Adult  Education  and  the  California 
Adult  Education  Administrators  Associa- 
tion, with  the  co-operation  of  the  State  De- 
partment of  Education. 

The  department  of  child  development 
and  the  department  of  home  economics  are 
offering  extensive  programs  with  special  at- 
tention to  conditions  arising  from  the  pres- 
ent emergency.  Lectures  by  Dr.  Florence 
M.  Teagarden  on  "Child  Psychology  as  a 
Basis  for  Solution  of  Today's  Crucial  Prob- 
lems" will  reveal  the  newest  findings  of  re- 
search and  their  practical  application  in 
work  with  children.  The  home  management 
house  will  be  open  during  the  summer,  af- 
fording opportunity  not  only  for  training 
and  experience  in  housekeeping,  cooking 
and  budgeting,  but  also  in  the  care  of  a 
baby. 

A  workshop  in  radio  broadcasting,  cov- 
ering theory,  drama  workshop,  and  writ- 
ing; comprehensive  courses  in  recreational 
leadership  including  first  aid,  and  modern 
dance  complete  the  program.  For  further 
information,  please  write  to  Dr.  Rosalind 
Cassidy,  Director  of  Summer  Session.  Mills 
College.  Oakland,  Cahfomia. 

Further  Pennies  for  British 
War  Relief — A  Chance  for 
Everyone  to  Help 

The  California  Branch  of  the  English- 
Speaking  Union,  Rm.  216,  465  Post  Street, 
has  had  a  generous  offer  from  a  private 
individual  who  is  a  regular  magazine  agent 
and  wishes  to  give  some  of  her  time  to 
British  War  Rehef.  She  will  give  to  this 
cause  through  the  English-Speaking  Union 
her  entire  commission  on  all  magazine  sub- 
scriptions— both  new  and  renewals — sent 
in  through  the  English-Speaking  Union. 
Practically  all  the  popular  and  well  known 
magazines  are   on  the  hsts  of  this  agent. 

You  are  asked  to  send  in  these  sub- 
scriptions, and  to  interest  all  your  friends 
in  doing  the  same.  Commissions  arc  a 
standard  amount  and  in  the  case  of  all  sub- 
scriptions so  sent  in  every  cent  of  that 
commission  will  go  to  British  Relief. 


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well-drawn  Will  may 
have  one  weak  spot.  It 
may  name  an  executor 
who  may  be  ill  ...  or 
far  away  ...  or  even 
dead  when  the  time 
comes  for  him  to  act. 

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have  lunch 
and  dinner 
at  the  CInb 
dnring  the 
two  days  o[ 
the  ild  Show 


For    reservations    call 

Mrs.  Ishbrook 


G  A  r  f  i  e 1 d      8  4  0  0 


"Radios 

Electricians 

The  Sign 

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ELECTRIC  CO. 


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Phone  WAlnui  6000    Saa  Francisco 

Electrical  Winng.   Pixturet  and 
Repairs 

Service  trom  8  A.M.  to  6  P.M 


RED  CROSS 

PRODUCTION  UNIT,  NATIONAL 
LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 


^  For  months  past  the  bulletin  boards 
within  our  club  have  been  announcing 
"Red  Cross  Unit — Room  209 — 11  a.m.  to 
4  p.m."  Hundreds  upon  hundreds  of  mem- 
bers of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Ser\'ice  have  read  that  statement  and  heard 
of  the  work  being  done  on  the  second  floor 
of  our  building. 

What  does  the  Red  Cross  Production 
unit  do?  You  can  get  the  answer  from  three 
places  of  which  I  know.  One  is  in  the 
room  itself;  one  is  the  general  production 
headquarters  for  the  San  Francisco  Chap- 
ter, and  the  third,  less  easy  to  locate  but 
none  the  less  official  is  from  the  thousands 
of  men.  women  and  children  who  have  re- 
ceived the  products  of  that  unit. 

Since  July  last  the  National  League  unit 
devoted  to  knitting  and  sewing  has  been 
working  daily  in  the  commodious  quarters 
set  apart  for  it — and  equipped  for  its  work. 
There,  thousands  of  hours  of  volunteer 
service  have  been  contributed  by  our  mem- 
bers whose  nimble  fingers  have  fashioned 
cloth  into  garments  and  wool  into  needed 
wearing  apparel. 

Within  a  fairly  limited  group  there  has 
permeated  the  realization  of  how  necessary 
such  work  is  in  the  general  call  for  amelio- 
ration of  the  hardships  and  sufferings  of 
our  own  in  various  parts  of  the  country — 
and  abroad.  But  there  is  great  opportunity 
for  hundreds  more  of  our  members  to  con- 
tribute their  ser\'ices  —  little  or  much  as 
they  can  —  toward  increasing  our  output 
and  enlarging  our  total. 

What  does  enrollment  in  the  National 
League  Red  Cross  Production  unit  imply 
or  require?  It  implies  a  willingness  to  serve 


in  another  of  the  League's  fields  of  ac- 
tivity— and  it  requires  only  the  will  to  do 
plus  a  bit  of  one's  time.  It  should  have  a 
bit  of  special  skill  thrown  in  for  good  meas- 
ure. But  that  is  not  absolutely  essential. 
For  nearly  every  woman  can  stitch  a  seam 
or  sew  on  a  button  or  turn  a  small  hem. 
We'd  be  almost  inclined  to  pity  a  woman 
who  couldn't  do  that!  And  if  she  can  de- 
vote an  hour  a  week  to  doing  just  that — 
any  one  of  those  unspectacular  acts — the 
total  of  her  work  will  be  fifty-two  hours  a 
year.  (And  our  guess  will  be  that  before 
long  she  will  be  extending  her  hour  to  two 
or  three — but  that's  beside  the  point.)  Mul- 
tiply her  hour  by  one  hundred  each  week 
— with  that  number  of  new  volunteers;  and 
our  Production  Unit  will  be  turning  out 
an  increase   of  one  hundred   hours'   work. 

Simple  arithmetic,  isn't  it — and  simple 
service  in  a  world  which  much  needs  serv- 
ice. 

Because  we  want  to  enlarge  the  numbers 
of  those  members  who  will  aid  in  the  Red 
Cross  Production  Unit,  at  the  same  time 
we  acknowledge  the  fine  work  of  those 
women  who  have  been  working  since  last 
July  when  the  unit  was  inaugurated,  we 
are  attaching  a  questionnaire  for  you — 
our  reader-member — to  fill  in   and   return. 

You  don't  have  to  be  a  finished  seam- 
stress or  designer,  you  don't  have  to  be 
an  expert  knitter  to  start — you  need  only 
to  do  the  things  that  you  probably  have 
done  for  yourself  or  your  family  for  these 
many  years  to  add  greatly  to  our  contribu- 
tion to  a  cause  which  recognizes  no  bounds 
and  no  limitations  in  its  ceaseless  endeavor 
to  aid  our  fellow-men  wherever  there  is 
need. 


QUESTIONNAIRE 

Name    - - 

Address Tel.  Number.. 

I  volunteer  to  sew  at  the  Club  on 

I  volunteer  to  knit  at  the  Club  on 

I  volunteer  to  sew  at  home  

I  volunteer  to  knit  at  home 

Return  this  questionnaire  to at  the  Club 


Day  of  the  Week 
Day  of  the  'Week 


Please  return  questionnaire  to  the  Executive  Office,  Women's  City  Club. 

MAY.  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


Concert  of  Sacred  Music 

«2|  On  Tuesday  evening.  May  20th.  San 
Franciscans  will  have  the  opportunity 
to  enjoy  a  unique  musical  program.  At 
that  time  the  San  Francisco  Conference  of 
Christians  and  Jews  will  sponsor  a  Con- 
cert of  Sacred  Choral  Music  to  be  pre- 
sented by  Protestant.  Catholic  and  Jewish 
choirs  under  the  leadership  of  distinguished 
directors  of  the  three  groups. 

Among  the  numbers  on  the  program  w  1! 
be  "The  Gloria"  from  "The  Messe  Sollen- 
relc"  by  Gounod,  to  be  presented  by  the 
Roman  Catholic  Chorus  under  the  diiec- 
tion  of  Mr.  Rene  Saraien;  "Ono  Tovo" 
(Accept  Our  Prayers)  by  Naumbourg,  to 
be  presented  by  the  Jewish  Choir  under  the 
direction  of  Cantor  Reuben  R.  Rinder; 
"Psalm  150"  by  Cesar  Franck,  to  be  pre- 
sented by  the  Protestant  Choir  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  John  Milton  Kelly. 
The  concluding  number  of  the  program 
will  be  the  finale  chorus  of  Mendelssohn's 
"Hymn  of  Praise,"  to  be  presented  by  the 
combined  choirs. 

Mrs.  Wood  Armsby  is  general  chairman 
of  the  concert,  and  Mrs.  George  T.  Cam- 
eron is  chairman  of  the  sponsors'  commit- 
tee. Ser\ung  with  Mrs.  Cameron  on  the 
sponsors'  committee  are  Mrs.  Armsby,  Mrs. 
Michael  Bourquin.  Mrs.  Frederick  W. 
Bradley,  Mrs.  John  P.  Coghlan,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam F.  Chipman.  Miss  Katharine  Donohoe, 
Mrs.  Charles  N.  Felton,  Mr.  Mortimer 
Floishhacker,  Mrs.  Walter  Haas,  Mr.  Mau- 
rice E.  Harrison,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Heller,  Mrs. 
William  L.  Hyman.  Mr.  Daniel  E.  Ko.sh- 
land.  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland,  Mr.  Frederick 
J.  Koster,  Mrs.  Norman  Livermore,  Mr. 
Louis  R.  Lurie.  Mrs.  Pierre  Monteux,  Mrs. 
Stanley  Powell,  Mrs.  Henry  Potter  Russell, 
Miss  Else  Schilling.  Mr.  Howard  Skinner, 
Mrs.  M.  C.  Sloss,  Mrs,  Sigmund  Stern. 
Mrs.  Wilberforce  Williams  and  Mr.  David 
Zellerbach. 

The  concert  will  be  given  in  the  War 
Memorial  Opera  House  at  8:30  p.m.  and 


the  sponsoring  organization,  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Conference  of  Christians  and  Jews. 
headed  by  Mr.  Frederick  J.  Koster,  Mr. 
Maurice  E.  Harrison  and  Mr.  Daniel  Kosh- 
land. extends  to  the  public  a  cordial  invi- 
tation to  attend.  There  will  be  no  admis- 
sion charge,  but  tickets  must  be  obtained 
in  advance  from  the  office  of  the  organiza- 
tion, 177  Post  Street,  EXbrook  1518. 

Take  advantage  of  this  opportunity  to 
hear  this  unprecedented  and  outstanding 
musical  program  by  writing  or  telephoning 
your  request  for  tickets  at  once. 


Stone  House 

^  Miss  Elizabeth  Ashe  announces  that 
Stone  House  in  Manor,  Marin  County, 
a  unique  rest  home  for  business  and  pro- 
fessional women,  will  be  opened  early  in 
May. 

Established  for  the  purpose  of  offering 
a  delightful  country  place  where  working 
women  can  rest  and  vacation  at  a  price 
within  their  budget.  Stone  House  is  one 
of  the  few  places  of  its  kind,  according  to 
Miss  Ashe. 

The  large  house,  made  of  native  stone 
with  a  hospitable  fireplace  in  the  spaciously 
cool  living  room,  is  located  in  a  secluded 
spot  in  Marin  County  and  close  by  Hill 
Farm.  Inviting  woods  nearby  offer  count- 
less walks,  while  riding  horses  ar«  avail- 
able in  Fairfax  for  those  who  are  inter- 
ested. Sun-bathing  is  popular  with  a  book 
for  a  companion.  In  fact  guests  do  what 
they  please,  as  there  is  no  planned  recrea- 
tion. 

Miss  Ashe  claims  that  Marin  air  is  so  in- 
viting for  sleeping  out  of  doors  that  the 
plan  of  the  house  includes  an  extra  bed 
on  the  sleeping  porch  in  addition  to  the 
one  in  the  single  rooms. 

Resen.'ations  for  this  unusual  and  at- 
tractive rest  home  may  be  made  through 
Miss  M.  Johnson,  KEarny  2511,  or  Miss 
Elizabeth  Ashe,  WEst  7585.  The  rates  are 
$1.50  per  day. 


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land,  she  has  been  applying  her  art  in  oils  to  one  of  the  finest 
selections  of  trays  we  have  ever  seen.  Each  painting  represents 
the  painstaking  and  skillful  labor  of  an  artist  working  on 
canvas:  and  each  tray  is  an  Old  World  masterpiece — beautiful 
and  decorative,  to  have  or  to  give. 

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WOMEN'S 

CITY  CLUBI 

CALENDAR 

JUNE 

1941 

Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday  and   Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 
12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 
6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m 


JUNE- 


2 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room..6: 15-7:30  p.m. 

3 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play  by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  An7ns Room  208 2:00  S:  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

5 — French  Round  Table — Mlie.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surviile  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Personal  Experiences  and  Reminiscences  in  the  Art  Business, 
by  Mr.  Charles  S.  James  of  Gump's. 
Needlework  Guild Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

6 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

7 — Regatta  in  Pool — Luncheon  following  75  cents;  children  over  seven Pool 10:30  a.m. 

9 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room..6:15-7:30  p.m. 

10 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play  by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

1 1 — Book  Review  Dinner National  Defenders  Rm...6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "Priest  Island,"  by  E.  L.  Grant  Watson. 
Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Montiel Mural  Room 12:15  p.m. 

12 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Progjiam Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Reading:   "The  White  Cliffs  of  Dover."  Mrs.  John  Howell. 

Group  of  English  Songs,  by  Mr.  Arthur  Johnson. 
French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Annex 11:00  a.m. 


-Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room. .6:15-7:30  p.m. 


13 

16 

17 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play  by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick 2nd  Floor 9:45  a.m  to  11:45  a.m. 

19 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Needlework  Guild Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Progjiam Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Talk  and  demonstration  of  Flower  Arrangements:  Miss  Nikki  Suhl. 

20 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

22 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room--6:15-7:30  p.m. 

24 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play  by  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Annis Room  208 2:00  &  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 

Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick 2nd  Floor 9:45  a.m  to  11:45  a.m. 

25 — Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Montiel Mural  Room 12:15  p.m. 

26 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding .\. Annex ...12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Address:  "Constructive  Thinking."  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton. 

27 — French  Conversational  Class Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

30 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room-.6: 15-7:30  p.m. 


JULY- 


1 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play  by  Mrs.  Henry  £.  Annis.. Room  208 2:00  &:  7:00  p.m. 

(25  cents  a  corner.) 
Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick 2nd  Floor 9:45  a.m  to  11:45  a.m. 

3 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 


JUNE,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


Publuhed  Monthly 
at    465    Post    Street 


Telephone 
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Entered  aa  second-clas  matter  April   14,    1928,  at  the  Post  Office 
at   San   Francisco,    California,    under    the   act   of    March    3,    1879. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 
Willis  Hickox,   Advertising  Manager 


Volume  XV 


June,  1941 


Number  5 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Land  of  the  Tall  Redwoods — By  Aubrey  Drury 8 

Exploring  in  San  Francisco — By  Mrs.  Walter  Jones 10 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 5 

Editorial 7 

National  Defenders'  Club 1 1 

Poetry  Page 1 2 

I  Have  Been  Reading 13 


OFHCERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANOSCO 

President MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President _ _ _ MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary.. „ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Eugene  S.    Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Biornstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Marion  W.  Lcale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Garfield  Merner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 

Mrs  C.   R.  Walter 


RECIPROCAL 
RELATIONS 


Akron,  Ohio;  Women's  City  Club: 

30  South  High  St. 
Boston,  Massachusetts;  Women's  City  Club; 

40  Beacon  St. 
Chicago,  Illinois;  Chicago  Women's  Club; 

72  E.  Uth  St. 
Chicago,  Illinois;  Women's  City  Club; 

410  S.  Michigan  Ave. 
Cleveland,   Ohio;   Women's   City   Club;   Bulkey 

Bldg.,  Euclid  Ave. 
Detroit,  Michigan;  Women's  City  Club; 

2110  Park  Avenue 

Duluth,  Minnesota;  Duluth  Woman's  Club; 

2400  E.  Superior  St. 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan;  Women's  City  Club; 

254  E.  Fulton  St. 
Indianapohs,  Indiana;  Indianapolis  Propylaeum; 

1410  North  Delavi^are  St. 
Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Women's  City  Club; 

11 1 1  Grand  Ave. 
Lincoln,  Neb.;  Women's  Club. 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas  Little  Rock  Women's  City 

Club. 
Milwaukee,  Wis.;  City  Club  of  Milwaukee; 

756  North  Milwaukee  St. 
New  York  City,  N.  Y.;  Women's  City  Club, 

International  Bldg.,  Rockefeller  Center; 

20  W.  51st  St. 
New  York  City,  N.  Y.;  American  Women's 

Assn.;  353  West  Fifty-Seventh  Street. 
Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Women's  City  Club; 

1622  Locust  Street. 
Pittsburg,  Pa.;  Women's  City  Club; 

William  Penn  Hotel. 
Providence,  R.  I.;  Providence  Plantations  Club; 

77  Franklin  St. 
St.  Paul,  Minn.;  Women's  City  Club; 

345  Minnesota  Street. 
Washington,  D.  C;  Women's  City  Club; 

736  Jackson  Place. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JUNE.    1941 


NEW  COURSE 
OF  TRAINING 


^  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  is  important 
always,  but  never  more  so  than  in  the  days  when 
National  Defense  preparedness  interests  women  as  well 
as  men.  Just  as  the  men  of  the  nation  are  being  trained 
in  the  modern  ways  of  health  and  hygiene,  so  we  of  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  are  to  train  under 
the  tutelage  of  experts,  qualified  and  passed  by  the  San 
Francisco  Chapter  of  the  American  Red  Cross. 

The  first  course  along  these  lines,  so  vital  to  our  personal 
welfare  and  to  the  health  of  the  community  and  country 
in  which  we  live,  will  start  on  the  seventeenth  of  July 
in  our  own  clubhouse,  convenient  to  us  all.  The  National 
League  will  provide  the  equipment  necessary  for  practice 
and  demonstration,  the  Red  Cross  will  send  the  teacher. 
Talks  will  include  the  care  of  the  baby,  growth  and  devel- 
opment of  the  child  and  habit  formation,  the  indications 
of  symptoms  of  sickness  which  should  be  recognized  by 
every  home-maker,  and  other  facts  so  important  to  home 
hygiene  and  the  care  of  the  sick. 

Actual  demonstrations  on  the  most  efficient  methods  of 
caring  for  the  sick,  as  well  as  improvised  methods  for 
the  assembling  of  equipment  for  the  preparation  for  and 
feeding  of  the  sick,  will  be  given.  There  is  no  charge  for 
this  course,  with  the  exception  of  the  purchase  of  a  text 
book,  valuable  for  the  course  itself  and  also  for  future 
reference. 

Those  who  have  had  such  a  course  in  the  past,  will  do 
well  to  bring  themselves  up  to  date.  Those  who  have  not 
yet  trained  at  all,  cannot  afford  to  miss  the  present  oppor- 
tunity offered  them  as  members  of  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service.  The  members  of  such  a  class  must, 
of   necessity,   be    limited.     Immediate   enrollment   on   the 


accompanying  blank  is  therefore  advisable. 

There  will  be  twelve  meetings  of  two  hours  each,  begin- 
ning June  seventeenth.  Whether  this  first  class  will  be 
weekly  or  semi-weekly,  will  depend  upon  the  vote  of 
those  who  will  enroll. 

To  quote  the  booklet  officially  issued  by  the  American 
Red  Cross:  "Certain  aims  and  objectives  of  the  Course 
in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  are  definite  and 
clear  cut.    These  may  be  briefly  outHned  as  follows: 

"The  aims  are  to  develop  in  the  student  an  appreciation 
of  mental  and  physical  health  and  a  desire  to  build  those 
habits  that  will  safeguard  them;  to  teach  fundamental  rela- 
tionship between  individual  health  and  cleanhness,  sani- 
tation and  arrangement  of  homes;  to  build  a  basic  under- 
standing of  the  principles  of  prevention  and  control  of 
disease;  to  teach  efficient  and  healthful  methods  of  meeting 
the  normal  problems  of  the  home  —  such  as  the  care  of 
the  baby,  preschool,  school  child  and  the  aged;  to  develop 
some  practical  knowledge  in  the  care  of  the  sick  under 
home  conditions  and  according  to  physician's  directions; 
to  develop  an  intelligent  understanding  and  an  attitude  of 
interest  and  cooperation  in  the  solving  of  community 
health  problems. 

"The  objectives  are:  In  order  that  people  may  have 
happier,  fuller  lives  and  in  order  to  cut  down  incidence 
of  illness  and  build  for  a  healthier  community;  in  order 
that  home  life  may  be  made  safer,  happier  and  more 
attractive;  in  order  to  lessen  communicable  diseases  and 
their  evil  results;  in  order  to  safeguard  the  health  of  the 
young  and  lay  the  foundation  for  health  in  adult  life;  to 
make  older  members  of  the  family  group  more  comfort- 
able; in  order  that  simple  illnesses  and  home  emergencies 
may  be  met  with  safety  and  efficiency;  in  order  to  make 
the  work  of  the  health  department  and  other  health  agen- 
cies effective,  to  the  end  that  the  community  may  become 
a  better  place  in  which  to  live. 

"The  courses  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick 
are  given  by  the  Red  Cross  as  a  phase  of  health  education 
and  are  for  the  purposes  of  aiding  in  the  health  problems 
of  the  home  and  in  the  care  of  ill  members  of  the  family." 


/  wish  to  enroll  in  the  course  oj  twelve  lectures,  "Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick,"  to  be 

given  weekly  ( )  or  semi-weekly  { )  at  the    Women's   City   Club,   on   Tuesday  mornings. 

beginning  June  1 7. 


Name 

Address.. 


Telephone.. 


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Weekly 

Semi-W^eekly.. 


JUNE,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  NEW  MEMBERS  —  Each  day  bnngs  requests  tor 
application  cards  tor  new  members  and  each  week 
shows  our  quota  cHmbing.  Members  who  have  friends 
whom  they  think  would  enjoy  being  one  of  us  are  urged 
to  enter  their  names  as  soon  as  possible.  We  have  many 
interesting  plans  for  future  activities  and  ail  those  who 
wish  to  join  with  us  should  come  into  membership  now. 

^     DUES  —  There  are  still  a  few  members  who  have 
not  responded  to  our  last  request  reminding  them  that 
their  dues  remain  unpaid.  We  would  greatly  appreciate 
their  letting  us  hear  from  them  immediately. 

^  A  REGATTA  IN  THE  SWIMMING  POOL  -- 
Boys  and  girls  —  attention!  Have  you  watched  the 
sail  boats  out  in  the  Bay  bowing  and  dipping  to  each  wave 
as  they  run  before  the  wind?  We  are  going  to  turn  our 
Swimming  Pool  into  a  veritable  Bay.  Buy  your  boats  for 
the  regatta  on  June  seventh  at  10:30  o'clock.  There  will 
be  prizes  for  the  biggest  —  the  best  looking  —  and  the 
fastest.  Luncheon  will  follow  in  the  Cafeteria.  Price  of  the 
swim  and  lunch  —  75  cents.  Make  reservations  at  the 
Swimming  Pool  Office. 

H    AD  SHOW  DOOR  PRIZES  STILL  UNCLAIMED 
Bowl  Shop  —  One  Chinese  pewter  bowl  and  serving 
spoon  —  Nos.  28478,  27430,  28112. 
Duncan  and  Pringle  —  Wool  for  one  pair  of  socks  — 
Nos.  28659,  27525,  28091. 

^     WALLACE  BEAUTY  SALON  —  Members  are  in- 
vited  to  inspect  the  Wallace   Beauty   Salon,   which 
opens  on  June  3rd.  Details  on  back  cover. 


^  SUPPLIES  NEEDED  FOR  RED  CROSS  COURSE 
IN  HOME  HYGIENE  AND  CARE  OF  THE 
SICK  —  The  Club  is  able  to  supply  from  our  own  stock 
most  of  the  equipment  needed  for  this  course.  However, 
we  do  need  the  following  articles  and  shall  be  very  grateful 
if  any  of  our  members  can  send  them  in; 


3  large  pillows 

2  small  pillows 

2  sheet  blankets 

2  stand  covers 

I  covered  enamel  pail 

1  covered  kettle 

1  coUander 


1  tea  kettle 

1  enamel  tub 

2  rubber  sheets 

2  crib  rubber  sheets 

1  bassinet — bedding  for  bassinet 
1 0  thermometers,  mouth 

2  thermometers,  rectal 


0  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  —  Mrs. 
A.  P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  arranged  the  following 
programs  for  this  month:  June  5,  Personal  Reminiscences 
and  Experiences  in  the  Art  Business  by  Mr.  Charles  S. 
James  of  Gumps.  On  June  12,  Reading,  '"The  White 
Clitfs  of  Dover,"  by  Mrs.  John  Howell,  and  a  group  of 
English  songs  by  Mr.  Arthur  Johnson.  June  19th,  a  talk 
and  demonstration  of  flower  arrangements  by  Miss  Nikki 
Suhl.  June  26,  Address  —  "Constructive  Thinking,"  by 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton.  The  Thursday  Evening  Programs 
will  be  omitted  in  July  and  resumed  again  on  the  first 
Thursday  in  August. 

H  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  — Ideal  gifts  for  the 
week-end  hostess  or  bride-to-be  —  are  personalized 
paper  towels,  coasters,  trays  and  napkins.  An  interesting 
combination  of  colors  may  be  selected  —  and  marked  with 
cither  names  or  initials.    The  cost  is  very  reasonable. 


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CLUB  MAGAZINE  — JUNE.    1941 


In  contrast  to  the  style  exhibits  of  1941  at  the  Seventh  Advertisers'  Show  was  the  Wells 
Fargo  Ban\  &  Union  Trust  Co.'s  historic  exhibit  of  stage!  coach  days. 


EDITORIAL 


^  The  greeting  of  advertisers  of  the  Women's  City 
Club  Magazine  and  also  of  the  members  who 
met  at  the  Seventh  Advertisers'  Show  was  that  of  old 
friends.  Those  who  had  come  into  the  show  for  the  first 
time  spoke  of  a  certain  characteristic  which  was  quite 
taken  for  granted  by  the  "old  timers"  —  a  feeling  of 
interest  in  one  another  not  often  found  in  shows  of  such 
nature.  At  the  Club  each  year  Advertisers  get  the  pulse 
of  the  pubhc  they  are  seeking  to  attract,  consumers  tell 
the  advertisers  face  to  face  what  they  like  or  dislike.  Both 
profit.  These  Shows  at  the  Club  are  the  practical  demon- 
stration of  the  much-talked  of  "consumers'  interest."  The 
Seventh  Show  was  flattering  to  the  Women's  City  Club 
membership  in  that  the  high  quality  of  the  exhibits  proved 
that  the  audience  to  be  pleased  had  proved  in  past  shows 
to  be  a  discriminating  one.  The  Advertisers  responded  this 
year  with  their  best.  The  Women's  City  Club  Magazine 
thanks  each  advertiser  and  each  member  who  came  to  the 
Club  on  those  two  gala  days. 

1^  Like  a  kaleidoscope,  the  world  picture  changes  hourly. 
New  needs  for  service  to  relieve  human  suffering  de- 
velop. Red  Cross  becomes  increasingly  important.  Train- 
ing for  other  services,  simple  in  themselves  but  complicated 
and  demanding  of  a  technique  as  they  relate  to  the  life  of 
the  group  in  the  fast  changing  mechanical  machinery  of 
a  war  era,  become  necessary,  and  the  National  League 
initiates,  detachment  after  detachment  as  the  need  arises. 
This  month  training  in  home  hygiene  is  to  start,  and  en- 
rollment is  asked  to  include  all  who  have  not  already 
brought  themselves  up  to  date  in  preparing  for  emergencies 
which  are  not  probable  but  are  possible. 

^  The  New  Members  Tea  on  May  nineteenth  had  a 
warmth  of  feeling  quite  unique.  The  new  members 
felt  a  wecome,  which  came  from  initiation  into  a  group 
idealistically  brought  together,  and  the  sponsors  felt  a 
justifiable  pride  in  the  presenting  of  friends  worthy  of  a 
part  in  a  service  organization.  The  "returning"  members 
expressed  a  gladness  at  being  once  again  "in  the  fold." 
Altogether  there  was  a  sense  of  happiness  not  always 
present  in  gatherings  today.  One  remark  overheard 
prompts  this  editorial  —  "I'd  have  joined  long  ago  if  I'd 
dreamed  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  needed 


me.  I  only  knew  I  didn't  need  the  Women's  City  Club  for 
I  belong  to  too  many  clubs  as  it  is."  One  wonders  how 
many  others  in  the  community  feel  this  way,  and  how 
many  would  become  interested  in  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  if  they  knew  they  were  really  needed. 
They  really  are!  Every  new  member  and  every  returning 
member  is  needed  for  her  own  self.  Every  dollar  of  dues 
means  added  security  to  a  service  group  obligated  by  an 
emergency  to  give  shelter  (rent  free)  to  its  various 
branches  of  activity.  The  name  "Women's  City  Club"  is 
merely  that  of  the  house  in  which  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  resides.  Every  present  member  of  the 
National  League  can  render  a  service  especially  important 
at  this  time  by  sponsoring  a  friend  for  membership  in  an 
organization  which  is  being  daily  called  up  to  render  vol- 
unteer service  which  dues  make  possible. 

^  Quietly,  without  fanfare,  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  has,  in  this  world  emergency,  estab- 
lished one  by  one  its  detachments  of  training,  as  its  con- 
stitution bids  it  to.  First  the  Red  Cross  calls  came,  and 
the  room  on  the  Second  Floor  which  for  so  many  years 
had  been  used  for  recreation,  lectures  and  programs, 
became  the  schoolroom  for  knitting  and  sewing,  knitting 
and  sewing  according  to  Red  Cross  specifications  and  the 
League  garments  went  to  headquarters  without  a  single 
discard  for  poor  work.  Then  came  General  Marshal's  call 
to  America  for  recreation  centers  for  men  in  service  in 
communities  adjacent  to  cantonments  and  while  other 
groups  made  plans  for  future  such  centers,  the  National 
League  instantly  responded  with  a  club  room  ideally  com- 
prised, by  turning  over  the  auditorium  of  its  clubhouse 
for  the  first  National  Defenders"  Club  of  this  new  era. 
A  new  generation  of  "canteen"  workers  is  now  being 
trained  in  a  branch  of  service  exclusively  emergency,  and 
the  seriousness  of  mobilization  for  these  members  of  the 
League  is  recognized  by  the  men  themselves  who  comment 
"you  ladies  are  as  military  as  we  are."  Next  came  the 
call  for  a  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  Detach- 
ment in  the  Red  Cn->ss  Roll  Call  of  San  Francisco  and  a 
League  team  was  soon  organized.  The  spirit  of  these 
particular  volunteers  deserves  especial  praise,  for  "the 
district"  to  which  they  were  allotted  was  an  undramatic 
one  and  might  in  other  hands  have  been  a  bit  slighted. 
Now  comes  the  call  from  the  Red  Cross  for  training  in 
Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick.  Not  any  one  of 
us  can  afford  to  miss  this  opportunity  to  train  along  these 
lines  at  this  time.  To  our  very  dcwr  comes  the  teacher, 
and  it  is  expected  that  the  first  Detachment  of  this  branch 
of  service  will  be  followed  by  many  others. 

With  this  outline  of  things  done,  it  is  evident  that  the 
preceding  years  of  a  volunteer  service  program  for  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  in  California  have 
been  justified,  for  they  now  show  the  value  of  prepared- 
ness in  that  the  League  in  its  own  beautiful  home  i"s  as 
its  motto  says,  ready  to  welcome  every  legitimate  call  for 
service  "to  God,  to  Q>untry,  to  Home." 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JUNE.   19  M 


LAND  OF  THE 

TALL  REDWOODS 


by  Aubrey  Drury 


The  Big  Tree  at  Elh,  Grove.  Frame  Creek,  Redwoods  State  Par\.  This  gimit 

Coast  Redwood  is  one  of  the  largest  m  the  Redwood  region,  being  seventeen 

feet  eight  inches,  breast  high,  in  diameter.   Tibbitts  Photo. 


^  With  summer  here,  travel  into 
the  Redwood  region  of  north- 
western California  is  well  under  way. 
The  popularity  of  this  area,  of  course, 
is  largely  due  to  its  best-known  fea- 
ture, the  primeval  Redwood  belt. 

Public  recognition  has  come  to  the 
Redwoods  because  of  their  outstand- 
ing distinction.  Tallest  of  trees,  they 
are  utterly  unique — living  wonders  of 
the  world. 

These  majestic  trees  ( Sequoia  serw 
pervirens),  many  of  them  attaining  a 
height  of  more  than  350  feet,  are 
remnants  of  a  species  once  widespread, 
that  was  dispersed  in  far  lands,  thou- 
sands of  years  ago.  Now  the  Red- 
woods grow  nowhere  else  than  in  our 
Coast  Range  and  in  the  Eel  River  re- 
gion, and  north  of  Eureka,  they  at- 
tain their  grandest  altitude.  Theodore 
Roosevelt  called  the  Redwoods  "living 
monuments  of  beauty." 

With  these  primitive  woodlands, 
sand-bordered  rivers,  rugged  mountain 
ranges  and  a  picturesque  coastline — 
all  linked  by  a  system  of  splendid 
highways — our  northwestern  counties 
are  a  recreation  realm  possessing  un- 
usually diversified  attractions.  The 
mild,  equable  clmiate  encourages  out- 
ings, amid  scenic  surroundings. 

The  famous  Redwood  Highway 
(here  U.  S.  101)  traverses  the  entire 
length  of  the  region,  and  for  many 
miles  it  leads  amid  the  mighty  Red- 

JUNE,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


woods.  For  80  miles  the  Redwood 
Highway  follows  the  Eel  River,  and 
for  60  miles  it  skirts  the  Pacific,  ii 
Humboldt  County  and  in  Del  Nort;. 
neighboring  county  to  the  north. 

Along  the  Red  wax!  Highway  arc 
the  Humboldt  Redwoods  State  Park 
and  the  Prairie  Creek  Redwoods  State 
Park,  the  one  south  and  the  other 
north  of  Eureka.  Farther  north  is  the 
Del  Norte  Coast  Park,  with  Redwood 
groves  close  to  the  sea:  and  still  be- 
yond, about  five  miles  northeast  of 
Crescent  City,  is  the  Mill  Creek  Red 
woods  State  Park,  in  the  scenic  Smith 
River  region.  It  is  hoped  that  this 
Park  will  be  rounded  out  this  year 
by  the  acquisition  of  the  next  unit  of 
the  forest,  now  under  option  to  th; 
State  Park  Commission. 

In  the  North  Dyerville  Flat,  in  the 
Humboldt  Redwoods  State  Park, 
stands  the  world's  tallest  tree,  ?64 
feet  high,  and  many  of  its  forest  com- 
panions are  almost  as  tall.  Just  north 
of  Dyerville  is  "The  Avenue  of  the 
""Giants,"  another  unit  of  which  is  to 
be  added  to  the  State  Park  system, 
according  to  present  plans. 

Each  year  the  wildflowers  attract 
more  and  more  people  who  journey 
through  Marin,  Sonoma,  Mendocino, 
Humboldt  and  Del  Norte  counties, 
particularly  to  see  the  azaleas  in  bloom 
(around  Trinidad  they  are  usually  at 
their  best).  The  rhodtxlendrons  (Rose 
Bay)   are  later  in  blooming  than  the 


Across  South  Fork,  of  the  Eel  River  from  the  Redwood  Highway,  m  Humboldt 
Redwoods  State  Par\,  is  the  mdgnz|icent  Gdrderi  Club  of  America  Redwood 
Grove,  donated  to  the  State  of  California  b_v  this  nation-wide  organization. 


azalea,  but  are  usually  at  their  best  in 
early  June.  Between  Klamath  and  Cres- 
cent City  there  are  to  be  seen  fine 
displays  of  this  spectacular  rose  and 
rose-lavender  blossom,  and  in  southern 
Humboldt  County  and  around  Eureka 
many  are  to  be  seen.  In  the  deep  Red- 
waod  forest  shade,  and  along  the  side 
roads    leading    from    the    Redwcxxi 


Highway,  too,  they  are  to  be  found 
in  their  glory.  Along  the  Mend(xino 
coast,  too,  in  the  region  of  Fort  Bragg 
and  at  Fickle  Hill,  this  popular  bloom 
is  to  he  seen  in  profusion.  Flowers 
of  more  mcxlcst  aspect,  but  no  less  in- 
teresting, are  to  be  found  all  over  the 
Redwtxxl  region,  to  delight  the  heart 
of  the  traveler. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JUNE,   1941 


EXPLORING 

IN 
SAN  FRANCISCO 

by  Mrs.  Walter  R.  Jones 


^  This  year  when  many  visitors  return  to  San  Francisco 
in  quest  of  adventure,  why  not  take  them  on  another 
Voyage  of  Discovery  to  some  of  the  places  they  passed  by 
on  the  last  trip?  May  we  suggest  starting  from  the  Women's 
City  Club  and  visiting: 

.  .  .  The  Million  Dollar  Jade  Room  in  a  world-famous 
shop  on  Post  Street  near  Stockton  Street.  Many  pieces, 
2,000  years  old,  found  in  tombs  of  emperors  of  ancient 
dynasties  are  on  exhibition.  There  are  4^  shades  in  the 
collection.  The  fine  jades  are  ten  times  as  precious  as  pearls 
and  fifty  times  as  rare  as  diamonds. 

.  .  .  The  Pioneer  Days  Museum  on  the  main  floor  of  the 
Wells  Fargo  Bank  on  Montgomery  and  Market  Streets.  Of 
particular  interest  is  the  scale  on  which  55  million  dollars 
worth  of  gold  dust  was  weighed;  a  replica  of  the  golden 
spike  driven  by  Leland  Stanford  when  the  first  transcon- 
tinental railroad  took  the  place  of  the  covered  wagon  and 
the  pony  express;  the  Old  Hangtown  stage  coach  used  on 
the  Overland  Trail. 

.  .  .  The  panoramic  map  of  California  —  200  yards 
long  —  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Ferry  Building. 

.  .  .  Hunters'  Point  Dry  Docks  —  where  the  largest 
ships  of  the  United  States  Navy  and  the  merchant  marine 
may  be  reconditioned.  (The  pungent  odor  from  the  shrimp 
fisheries  along  the  beach  will  probably  tempt  you  to  try 
this  California  delicacy.) 

.  .  .  Potrero  Hill  where  the  Molokani  colony  of  "milk 
drinkers"  from  Czarist  Russia  still  cling  to  their  native 
customs  and  costumes.  Sunday  morning  is  the  suggested 
time  for  visiting  this  section. 

....  The  ancient  Ceremonial  Archery  Games  played 
on  Sunday  afternoons  by  Japanese  in  national  costumes  in 
the  eucalyptus  forest  behind  the  University  of  California 
Hospital  on  Parnassus  Heights  near  Third  Avenue. 

.  .  .  The  stainless  steel  statue  of  Sun  Yat  Sen,  founder 
of  the  Chinese  Republic  in  St.  Mary's  Park,  on  California 
Street  near  Grant  Avenue. 

.  .  .  The  Narrowest  Building  in  San  Francisco  —  in  a 
tiny  Oriental  bazaar  on  Grant  Avenue  near  Jackson  Street. 


.  .  .  The  Chinese  Mandarin  Theatre  on  Grant  Avenue 
near  Jackson  Street.  Continuous  performances  are  given 
between  seven  thirty  p.m.  and  twelve  thirty  a.m. 

...  A  walk  from  China  to  Italy  by  crossing  the  street 
from  Grant  Avenue  to  Columbus  Avenue. 

.  .  .  The  church  in  the  Latin  Quarter  at  Columbus 
Avenue  and  Vallejo  Street  where  the  walls  are  adorned 
with  murals  telling  the  legends  of  Saint  Francis  of  Assisi. 

.  .  .  The  many  restaurants  that  specialize  in  crepe  su- 
zettes,  scallopini,  crab  cioppino,  polenta,  fritto  misto.  saba- 
yon,  abalone,  pizza,  or  chile  rellenos. 

.  .  .  The  collection  of  ship  models  in  the  Pavilion  at 
Aquatic  Park  —  in  the  "ship  that  never  leaves  the  bay" — • 
end  of  Polk  Street.  The  story  of  the  Lost  Atlantis  is 
depicted  in  the  brilliantly  colored  murals. 

...  In  the  grassy  parks  along  the  Marina  try  "rolling 
the  cheese"  with  the  Italian  boys.  If  your  skill  is  greater 
than  theirs  your  reward  will  be  a  supply  plentiful  enough 
for  many  buffet  suppers. 

.  .  .  The  Miniature  Light  House  at  Yacht  Harbor 
adjoining  Saint  Francis  Yacht  Club  House  on  the  Marina. 
The  30-foot  tower  is  built  from  tomb  stones  found  in  an 
abandoned  Lone  Mountain  cemetery. 

.  .  .  The  Veterans'  Memorial  Building  on  Van  Ness 
Avenue  and  McAllister  Street.  In  the  auditorium  are 
the  eight  Brangwyn  Murals  which  formerly  hung  in  the 
rotunda  of  the  Palace  of  Fine  Arts  on  the  Marina.  In 
the  Trophy  Room  a  light  burns  perpetually  over  the 
bronze  urn  containing  earth  from  four  cemeteries  in 
France  where  American  soldiers  lie  sleeping  in  poppy-cov- 
ered fields. 

.  .  .  The  Flower  Market  at  5  th  and  Howard  Streets 
where  early  each  morning  the  florists  meet  to  bid  for 
prized  blossoms. 

.  .  .  The  monument  to  Robert  Louis  Stevenson  in 
Portsmouth  Square  where  the  beloved  author  sat  daily 
listening  to  the  tales  of  sailors  from  the  seven  seas.  A  little 
bronze  galleon  atop  the  granite  shaft  holds  Long  John 
Silver  and  his  pirate  crew  ready  to  sail  on  a  fanciful  cruise 
to  "Treasure  Island."  Inscribed  on  the  memorial  are  the 
words  of  Stevenson's  Christmas  sermon :  "To  be  honest; 
to  be  kind;  to  earn  a  little;  to  spend  a  little  less;  to  make 
upon  the  whole  a  family  happier  for  his  presence;  to 
renounce  when  that  shall  be  necessary  and  not  be  embit- 
tered; to  keep  a  few  friends  and  these  without  capitula- 
tion. Above  all,  on  this  same  grim  condition  to  keep 
friends  with  himself  —  here  is  a  task  for  all  that  a  man 
has  of  fortitude  and  delicacy." 

.  .  .  Breath-taking  views  from  the  top  of  Coit  Tower 
on  Telegraph  Hill;  and  from  the  parapet  in  Sutro  Gardens 
overlooking  the  Pacific. 

.  .  .  The  Dueling  Ground  of  1859  on  Lake  Merced 
Boulevard  where  in  the  foggy  dawn  Judge  David  S. 
Terry,  Chief  Justice  of  California  Supreme  Court,  fatally 
wounded  United  States  Senator  David  C.  Broderick  in  a 
"pictols  for  two"  battle  —  the        /Continued  on  page  16 


JUNE,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


NATIONAL 

DEFENDERS' 

CLUB 

MAIL  BAG 


Editor's  J^ote: 

Since  Its  opening  three  months  ago  the  J^ational  De- 
fenders' Club  has  served  many  men  from  many  units  of 
the  mihtary  service.  Every  branch  of  the  armed  forces  has 
been  represented. 

Some  of  the  men  who  came  have  gone  —  transferred  to 
duty  elsewhere  or  continuing  on  their  way  to  distant  posts. 
From  some  of  them  have  come  notes  of  appreciation  of  thi 
friendly  service  rendered  them  while  in  their  T^ational 
Defenders  Club.  From  relatives  to  whom  the  men  have 
written  on  club  stationery  have  come  messages  that  only 
relatives  can  write  when  they  learn  from  their  own  boys 
that  there  is  such  an  organization  as  ours  —  now  fully 
functioning  for  the'  service  of  Uncle  Sam's  enlisted  men. 

Public  relations  and  morale  officers  have  ta}{en  time  to 
send  ivord  of  the  place  which  the  T^atioyial  Defenders' 
Club  is  filling  —  they  have  learned  it  from  their  men,  as 
well  as  first  hand. 

The  T^atwnal  Defenders'  Club  page  this  month  shares 
with  our  Magazine  readers  some  of  the  communications 
which  have  been  received. 

PUBLIC  RELATIONS  OFFICE 
FORT  ORD,  CALIFORNIA 

May  16.  1941 
"In  behalf  of  the  men  of  the  cast  of  the  '"WIZARD  OF 
ORD  I  wish  to  extend  our  thanks  and  appreciation  to 
you  and  the  members  of  the  J^ational  Defenders'  Club 
for  the  luncheon  on  Friday,  May  9th.  All  of  the  men  were 
delighted  with  your  hospitality,  and  many  of  them  told  me 
that  It  ivas  the  best  and  "nicest  meal"  to  which  they  as 
soldiers  had  been  invited. 

"We  all  \now  the  fine  wor\  the  l^ational  Defenders' 
Club  is  doing  for  the  enlisted  personnel,  and  oncers  and 
men  not  only  appreciate  it,  but  wish  you  and  your  fellow 
members  every  success. 

Sincdrely, 

(Signed )   Fran}{  Dorn, 
Major  F.  A.. 
Public  Relations  Officer 

HEADS^UARTERS  SEVEHTH  DIVISIOH 

OFFICE  OF  THE  COMMAHDIHG  GEHERAL 

FORT  ORD.  CALIFORHiA 

May  n.  1941. 

"I  am  sure  you  would  be  pleased  to  hear  of  the  reaction 
of  Major  Dorn  and  his  flock,  to  the  treatment  they  received. 

"I  think,  your  luncheon  and  their  contact  with  the  J^a- 
tional  Defenders'  Club  loas  the  highlight  of  the  trip. 


"I  am  so  impressed  with  the  work,  you  are  doing  that, 
with  your  permission.  I  am  going  to  refer  all  women's  clubs 
to  you  when  the  opportunity  arises. 

"Tours  sincerely, 

(Signed)     "R.  M.  Caull^iTis, 
"Lieut.  Colonel,  J3rd  Infantry. 
"Division  Morale  Officer." 


From  a  town  in  Illinois  a  mother  wrote: 

"I  received  with  surprise  your  lovely  letter.  'Words  can- 
not express  our  happiness  and  gratefulness  in  i^nou^ing  the 
consideration  and  kindness  which  you  are  showing  our 
son,  at  your  Club. 

"It  surely  is  wonderful  that  the  boys  in  uniform  have 
such  a  pleasant  place  to  go,  with  all  the  facilities  that 
you  have,  which  our  son  has  told  us  about  and  I  read 
about  in  the  "Club  Magazine"  which  you  so  kindly  sent 
me.  It  gives  us  a  better  idea. 

"Our  son  writes  that  he  is  made  to  feel  so  u'elco^ne  and 
that  his  friends  are  also,  so  that  he  does  not  feel  so  lonely 
so  far  from  home. 

"Once  again  I  wish  to  thank  >""  fo^  writing  to  us,  tell- 
ing us  our  boy  was  well  and  happy,  after  talking  to  you. 
May  God  bless  you  and  your  companions  for  the  wor\  you 
are  doing." 

Gratefully  yours. 


From  the  U.  S.  A.  T.  'Washington,  at  sea,  en  route  to 

Honolulu,  a  private  in  the  engineers  company,  wrote 

back: 

"I  wish  to  express  my  appreciation,  and  I  am  sure  every 

soldier  who  visits  your  Club  must  feel  the  same,  for  the 

welcome  and  the  splendid  facilities  made  available  to  us 

soldiers  through  your  Rational  Defenders'  Club. 

"Although  my  stay  in  San  Francisco  was  short,  you  can- 
not realize  how  much  it  really  meant  to  me  and  to  all  of 
us  to  \now  that  organizations  such  as  yours  are  see\ing 
to  provide  recreation  and  to  help  us  who  are  in  the  service 
of  the  United  States  Army.  J^avy  or  Marine  Corps." 
Sincerely, 


From  a  Santa  Monica  father,  who  is  also  an  author: 

"At  the  suggestion  of  my  son,  who  is  stationed  at  Ft. 
Scott,  I  am  mailing  you  a  copy  of  my  new  hook,  ^ 
WROTE  A  jOURHAL,  in  the  hope  that  you  will  give 
It  a  place  in  the  library  of  your  Club. 

"I  am  offering  the  book  with  my  cowiplinients. 

"Mv  .son  seems  to  be  making  good  itse  of  the  accommo- 
dations offered  by  your  Club,  and  mentions  it  with  en- 
thiisiasm  in  the  letters  he  u'rites  home." 

With  best  wishes.  I  am 


From  an  Illinois  man  u'ho  u'lshed  help  with  a  letter  to 
he  sent  to  Europe: 

"It  was  with  great  pleasure  that  I  received  vour  letter 
and  I  a/ipreciate  it  very  much.  I  u'ish  to  express  my  thanl^s 
to  the  lady  who  gave  her  time  and  was  willing  to  give  her 
services  to  me.  I  u'lll  visit  the  Cub  again  soon  a»id  bring 
some  bdvs  with  me." 

ijincerelv  vours 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JUNE.   1941 


11 


POETRY      PAGE Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


The  House  Next  Door 

Over  the  roof  of  the  house  next  door  I  look  otF  on  the  Bay. 
A  path  leads  straight  through  the  Golden  Gate  .  .  .  my 

spirit  steps  away. 
On  ships  that  leisurely  swim  the  seas,  bales  of  my  thoughts 

are  sent; 
I  stretch  my  hands,  my  heartstrings,  to  the  mystic  Orient. 

The  languid  iigure  of  Tamalpais,  asleep  in  the  distant  air, 
Has  become  my  most  familiar  friend:  even  her  dreams  I 

share. 
Over  the  roof  of  the  house  next  door  the  burdened  wind 

intones, — 
Bears  my  good  night  beyond  my  sight,  to  the  fog-hid  Faral- 

lones. 

Under  the  roof  of  the  house  next  door  a  child  died  yes- 
terday. 

They  carried  a  coffin,  white  and  small,  down  the  path,  and 
away. 

I  do  not  know  my  neighbor's  name;  I  dare  not  ring  her  bell. 

My  friends  are  clouds  and  mountain  tops.  .  .  .  And  have  I 
chosen  well? 

— CL.^R,^  Maxwell  T.^FT. 


Another  Way 

I  lay  in  silence  dead.    A  woman  came 

And  laid  a  rose  upon  my  breast  and  said. 

"May  God  be  merciful."    She  spoke  my   name, 
And  added,  "It  is  strange  to  think  him  dead. 

"He  loved  me  well  enough,  but  "twas  his  way 
To  speak  it  lightly."    Then,  beneath  her  breath: 

"Besides" —  I  knew  what  further  she  would  say. 
But  then  a  footfall  broke  my  dream  of  death. 

Today  the  words  are  mine.   I  lay  the  rose 

Upon  her  breast,  and  speak  her  name,  and  deem 

It  strange  indeed  that  she  is  dead.    God  knows 
I  had  more  pleasure  in  the  other  dream. 

— Ambrose  Bierce. 


Creation 

God  dreamed  —  the  suns  sprang  flaming  into  place, 
And  sailing  worlds  with  many  a  venturous  race. 
He  woke  —  His  smile  alone  illumined  space. 

— Ambrose  Bierce. 


Ploughman 

The  frost  bit  deeper 

Than  the  plough,  and  hard, 

And   driving  through   skin 

Like  a  broken  shard 

Of  steel  that  carried 

An  icy  spell. 

Drew   from   the   nostrils 

The  sense  of  smell. 

But  the  man  who  bent. 
Gripping  the  handles. 
Saw  the  far  sun  lift 
A  thousand  candles; 
Saw^  the  sun  tipped. 
Like  a  sack  of  gold 
Of  its  glinting  coins. 
On  the  frosty  mold. 

But  hour  upon  hour 
The  sun  rose  higher. 
Its  gaunt  flames  surging 
Like  the  man's  desire  — 
And  the  tireless  man, 
Now  a  prophet,  drew 
His  hopes  in  visions 
Of  the  things  that  grew: 

He  saw  the  sower 
And  he  saw  him  stride. 
Saw  the  seed  flung  far, 
And  the  seed  flung  wide; 
He  saw  the  sun  lean 
To  the  springing  grain. 
Saw  the  suckling  blades 
In  the  kindly  rain.   .  .   . 

He  saw  men  reaping. 
And  he  saw  men  plod  — 
He  saw  in  himself 
A  disciple  of  God! 
Prophet  and  seer-wise. 
He  saw  the  world  drawn 
In  the  pattern  laid 
Where  the  plough  had  gone! 


— V.  James  Chr.\sta. 


Ambrose  Bierce  was  horn  in  Ohio  in  1842.  of  T^ew  England  parenuige.  He  served  as  private  and  then  as  officer,  through  the 
Civi!  War.  Except  for  a  few  years  in  England,  the  remainder  of  his  hfe  was  spent  in  California.  U'here  as  critic  a^ui  journalist 
he  became  the  mental  aristocrat  of  the  West.  In  1912  his  collected  u>oi-i^  in  verse  and  prose  was  published  in  13  volumes,  and 
lu'o  years  later  he  went  to  Mexico  and  disappeared,  his  fate  being  still  a  mystery. 

Clara  Maxwell  Taft  formerly  resided  in  the  East  Bav.  and  noit^  lives  m  Carmel.  This  poem  appeared  in  the  California  Writers' 
Clubs  "West  Winds"  for  1925. 


V.  James  Chrasta  is  a  young  farmer,   who  lives  at  Los  Molinos.     His   poems  began  to   find   publication   while  he 
school,  and  he  has  since  appeared  in  such  magazines  as  the  American  Mercury.  The  Forum,  etc. 


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JUNE.  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN 
READING 

The  Nine  Days  Wonder:  b_\  John  Mase- 
field.  The  Macmillan  Company,  $1.25. 
Reviewed  by  Marion  Leale. 

The  R.  a.  F.  in  Action  (Macmillan 
Company.  $2.00).  Reviewed  by  Vir- 
ginia Chilton. 

A  Man  Arose;  b>  Cecil  Roberts.  Fore- 
word by  Wendell  Willkie.  (Macmil- 
lan, New  York,  1941.)  Price  $1.00. 
Reviewed  by  Miss  Edith  Hecht. 

4S^  Out  of  the  last  war  came  the  epic 
"Gallipoli"  by  John  Masefield.  Out  of 
this  war  comes  another  outstanding  piece 
of  literature  by  the  same  author,  "The 
Nine  Days  Wonder."  To  have  achieved 
an  historical  record  with  perspective  while 
the  story  is  still  of  its  own  generafon.  to 
tell  it  so  unemotionally  and  correctly  that 
the  highest  peak  of  drama  is  reached  is  a 
triumph  given  to  few  writers.  Added  to 
this  intellectual  quality  is  a  literary  talent 
which  vividly  portrays  the  wonder  of  the 
"lifting"  and  subtly  sets  forth  the  char- 
acter of  the  gallant  British  people  which 
sustained  them  so  truly  in  the  hour  of  their 
need.  "The  people  of  this  island  have 
never  cared  much  for  the  headlines  of  the 
Press:  in  their  dumb  way  they  have  cared 
a  good  deal  for  what  will  look  well  in 
a  ballad." 

The  nautical  picture  of  the  "lifting" 
as  depicted  by  Mr.  Masefield  is  thrilling 
in  its  accuracy  and  sympathetic  recital. 
From  the  pen  of  England's  Poet  Laureate 
the  story  becomes  graphic  and  dramatic. 
Many  have  told  the  story  before,  much  has 
been  written  of  it.  but  "The  Nine  Days 
Wonder."  in  its  short  fifty  pages  of  print, 
will  live  long  afte;'  the  other  accounts  have 
been  forgotten. 

The  tender  recital  of  a  great  moment 
in  Britain's  history  is  best  summed  up  in 
Mr.  Masefield's  own  words  —  the  last  para- 
graph  of   "The   Nine   Days   Wonder": 

"It  is  hard  to  think  of  those  dark  for- 
mations on  the  sand,  waiting  in  the  rain 
of  death,  without  the  knowledge,  that 
Hope  and  Help  are  stronger  things  than 
death.  Hope  and  Help  came  together  in 
their  power  into  the  minds  of  thou.sands 
of  simple  men,  who  went  out  in  the  Op- 
eration Dynamo  and  plucked  them  from 
ruin." 

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^  As  soars  the  English  skylark  in  tri- 
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"A  man  arose,  in  England  sired 
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"Of  lineage  proud,  of  blood  inspired 
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past. 

"In  those  sweet  years  we  can  recall 
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"Sometimes  in  loneliness  in  lands  afar, 
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Elisa  May  Willard 

Another  beloved  member,  who  came 
with  us  to  our  present  club  home,  has 
joined  the  silent  majority.  Miss  Elisa  May 
Willard  slipped  quietly  away  on  the  25th 
of  April. 

Our  LIBRARY  will  live  on  and  on,  as 
a  Memorial  to  her  and  to  the  devoted 
assistants  and  the  many,  many  VOLUN- 
TEERS whom  she  inspired. 

Mrs.  Hamilton,  first  Chairman  in  the 
new  clubhouse,  turned  the  entire  respon- 
sibility to  Miss  Willard.  who  may  be  cred- 
ited with  the  planning  for  the  creation  of 
our  splendid  LIBRARY.  The  choice  and 
purchase  of  the  books,  their  installation 
and  the  many  details  of  the  library  organ- 
ization came  under  her  wise  direction. 
Bringing  experience  from  the  well-known 
Pittsburgh  Library,  Miss  Willard  trained 
her  assistants  and  the  volunteers  to  meet 
our  needs  most  effectively.  Fourteen  years 
she  headed  the  department  and  always  was 
ready  to  assist  in  any  important  questions. 

Miss  Willard's  six  years  as  a  Board 
Member,  1926-1932,  came  over  a  period 
of  years  when  momentous  questions  often 
required  careful  decisions  and  always  her 
commentaries  were  wise  and  just,  and  al- 
ways helpful. 

Another  of  her  interests  —  THE  BOOK 
MART,  has  become  an  annual  event,  eag- 
erly anticipated  by  the  Club  and  its  friends. 

These  sentences,  chosen  from  a  personal 
letter  to  a  friend,  reveal  her  sincerity  and 
seemingly  explain  her  quality  of  leader- 
ship. "I  believe  very  strongly  that  the 
real  nature  of  a  person  comes  through,  in 
some  mysterious  way,  and  makes  itself  felt 
in  everything  she  does.  It  is  the  some- 
thing behind  what  she  says  that  shines 
through  and  gives  a  richer  meaning  to 
what  she  says." 

The  Club  is  glad  and  proud  to  remem- 
ber that  their  Miss  Willard  also  created 
the  remarkable  Library  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Garden  Club.  She  has  given  years 
of  devoted  ser\'ice  to  the  reconstruction 
of  the  Century  Club  Library.  Lest  one 
should  feel  that  her  interest  lay  solely 
with  books,  it  is  interesting  that,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  League  for  Women  Voters,  she 
has  been  for  a  score  of  years  on  the  Dance 
Hall  committee  of  the  San  Francisco  Cen- 
ter. A  graduate  of  Smith  College,  class 
of  1895,  she  was  the  con.stant  inspiration 
of  the  group  of  alumnae  residing  in  this 
neighborhood. 

Graciously,  all  her  co-workers  and  friends 
unite  in  attesting  to  the  old  phrase,  "No 
praise  is  too  great  to  bestow  on  one  who 
gave  so  unreservedly,  so  unselfishly,  and 
so  generously  of  her  ability  to  share  her 
great  gifts  for  the  enrichment  of  humanity," 


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"satisfaction   usual   among   gentlemen"    lor 
avenging  an   insult. 

.  .  .  The  picnic  grounds  in  the  Sig- 
mund  Stern  Memorial  Grove  —  on  19th 
Avenue  and  Sloat  Boulevard.  Barbecue 
pits  are  conveniently  arranged  for  your 
"wienie   roasts." 

.     The    Rainbow    Falls    below    the 


Celtic  Cross  —  north  of  Main  Drive  in 
Golden  Gate  Park.  Electric  lights  hidden 
in  the  cliff  color  the  spray  as  it  drops  in 
the  fern  bordered  pool. 

.  .  .  The  Lane  of  Historic  Trees  mark- 
ing the  path  to  the  Pioneer  Log  Cabin 
south  of  the  main  drive  in  Golden  Gate 
Park.  The  thirteen  original  colonies  are 
commemorated.  Of  special  interest  is  the 
tree  from  Thomas  Jefferson's  grave  and 
the  cedar  from  Valley  Forge. 

...  If  the  nostalgia  for  foreign  travel 
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mance.  pageantry,  music,  and  poetry  will 
be  recalled  as  you  stroll  leisurely  around 
the  Concourse  in  Golden  Gate  Park.  Start 
with  a  refreshing  cup  of  tea  in  the  Jap- 
anese Garden.  Make  a  wish  as  you  cross 
the  Wishing  Bridge.  Suddenly  you  are  in 
the  Italy  of  Verdi:  the  Ireland  of  Robert 
Emmet;  the  Germany  of  Goethe  and  Schil- 
ler; the  Spam  of  Cervantes;  the  Scotland 
of  "Bobby  Burns."  Then  you  may  rest 
comfortably  on  the  marble  benches  in  the 
cool,  green  glade  of  the  Engl  sh  Gardens 
of  Shakespeare's  Flowers,  located  near  the 
Academy  of  Sciences  Building  and  the 
Aquarium  in  Golden  Gate  Park.  Every 
tree,  shrub,  and  flower  mentioned  in  the 
bard's  works  is  growing  here.  An  ivy  cov- 
ered brick  wall  holds  tablets  bearing  quota- 
tions and  in  the  center  is  a  bronse  bust 
of  Shakespeare  —  a  gift  from  the  Mayor 
of    Stratford-on-Avon. 

.  .  .  Coming  out  onto  the  Concourse 
again  you  stand  in  awe  before  the  towering 
white  marble  monument  to  Francis  Scott 
Key — the  first  memorial  ever  erected  to  the 
inspired  author  of  "The  Star  Spangled 
Banner."  Patriotism  and  love  for  your 
country  surge  within  you  —  your  heart 
beats  faster  and  you  offer  a  prayer  of 
gratitude  for  the  blessings  that  are  yours 
in  this  "land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of 
the  brave." 

.  .  .  Looking  across  the  Park  to  Prayer 
Book  Cross,  dedicated  to  Sir  Francis 
Drake,  you  remember  that  nearly  350 
years  ago  that  intrepid  explorer  was  the 
first  white  man  to  navigate  this  coast.  A 
curtain  of  fog  hid  the  entrance  to  the 
Golden  Gate  so  the  "Golden  Hinde"  sailed 
20  miles  farther  north  to  a  place  now 
called  "Drake's  Bay."  There  a  "Plate  of 
Brasse  was  nailed  to  a  great  and  firme 
post."  In  1936  a  young  boy,  browsing 
in  that  vicinity  discovered  this  same  "plate 
of  brasse"  under  a  chunk  of  rock.  When 
its  authenticity  had  been  proved  he  re- 
ceived $3500  for  his  fund. 

Who  knows,  perhaps  you,  too,  during 
your  explorations  may  discover  treasures 
little  dreamed  of  by  the  Argonauts  of  old. 
At  least,  in  your  journeys  you  will  have 
enriched  your  life  with  memories  of  the 
long,  long  past  —  and  with  a  vision  of  a 
bright  and  promising  future  in  "San  Fran- 
cisco,  the   City  of   Enchantment." 


Stone  House 

The  "Stone  House"  in  Manor,  Marin 
County,  a  moderate  priced  rest  home  for 
business  and  professional  women,  announces 
that  arrangements  for  room  reservations 
should  be  made  through  Miss  M.  Johnson, 
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appearing  in  our  last  issue  the  telephone 
number  was  incorrectly  given. 


JUNE,  1941  —WOMEN'S  CITY 


Book  Review  Dinner 

^     Juliet,  in  blithe   assurance  to  Romeo: 
"What's  in   a    name?   that   which   we 

call  a  rose. 
By    any   other    name   would    smell    as 

sweet." 
Like  words  might  be  spoken  about  the 
novel,  "Priest  Island."  which  Mrs.  T.  A. 
Stoddard  will  review  this  month.  Its  name 
does  not  half  convey  the  exquisite  fabric 
of  this  novel  by  E.  L.  Grant  Watron.  the 
eminent  English  naturalist.  With  its  plot 
strikingly  dramatic  yet  wholesome,  with 
nothing  of  the  war.  with  its  setting,  a  t  ny 
island  resting  in  the  undulating  brightness 
between  the  sea  and  the  sky,  with  its  tone, 
as  delicate,  yet  warm  and  real  as  the  sh  m- 
mer  of  sunlight  on  the  waves,  this  gracious 
and  lovely  novel  is  a  blessed  balm  for  our 
hearts  and  minds  in  these  terrible  days. 
The  Book  Review  Dinner  is  at  6  oclock 
on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday, 
June  11.  in  the  National  Defenders"  Room. 

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Miss  Lillian  McCurdy 
Edy's  Grand   Ice  Cream — 

One   two-quart   ice   cream   pudding — 

Mrs.  Caria  Duncan 
Glove  Guild — 

One  pair  of  hand-made  gloves — 

M'ss  Marjorie  Mills 
Podesta  and  Baldocchi — 

Flowers — 

Miss  Xorling 
Philip  Morris  and  Company — 

One  carton  cigarettes — 

Mrs   Rae  Hamilton 

Two  humidorpacs  of  Philip  Morris — 

Miss  Irene  McKenna 

Two  flat-fifties  of  Marlboros — 

Mrs.  Merritt 
Ricklee  Furniture — 

Inlaid  Chinese  carved  magazine  stand — 

Miss  Margaret  Smith 
Dirk  Van  Erp— 

Hammered  copper  match  case  and  ash 
tray — 

Miss  Isabel  Moore 
Yosemite   Camp  and   Curry  Company — 

Flower  arrangement — 

Mrs.  Washburn 

Week-end  for  two  at  Ahwahnee — 

Mrs.  Ruth  Benjamin  Reed 

Stanford  University 

In  celebration  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  the  University,  June  .sixteenth  to  twen- 
tieth, nineteen  hundred  and  forty-one 
there  will  be  the  Symposium,  the  Forma 
Academic  Convocation,  the  Dedication  o 
the  Hoover  Library  on  War,  Revolution 
and  Peace,  the  Concert  by  the  San  Fran 
Cisco  Symphony  Orchestra. 


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Here  are  a  few  reminders  for  your 
Summer  Ha+s.  Hafs  of  every  type — 
town  styles  for  print  desses,  sparkling 
white  hats  of  all  kinds  of  straw,  white- 
wlth-dark  combinations.  Both  large 
and  tiny  hats  for  formal  afternoon 
occasions.  Or  hats  made  on  your  head 
to  suit  your  Individuality  and  costume. 

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Visiting  Friends! 

Chinese  style  slack  suits  of 
heavy  natural  Shantung 
pongee  for  vacation  or  home 
wear.  .  .  .  Too,  Chinese  style 
slack  suits  in  crepe  of  con- 
trasting colors  with  standing 
collar  and  Chinese  frog  fas- 
tenings. 

Robes  tailored  to  meet  fas- 
tidious tastes,  made  of  heavy 
Canton  crepje  in  navy  and 
maroon  with  the  facing  and 
crest  in  the  same  color. 

Also  kimonos,  bed  jackets, 
night  gowns,  pajamas  and 
lingerie.  .  .  .  All  exquisitely 
tailored  by  hand. 

An  unusual  selection  of  the 
finest  Objects  of  Art  obtain- 
able. Tell  your  visiting 
friends  about  the  colorful 
shop   of  Madame   Butterfly. 


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Institute  of 
International  Relations 

^  Amencas  decisions  in  1941  may 
shape  the  future  for  generations,  yet 
the  wisdom  to  make  those  decisions  rightly 
is  hard  to  secure.  Honest  division  of  opin- 
ion has  cut  across  part\'  lines,  uniting  Her- 
bert Hoover  and  Senator  Wheeler  in  a 
program  aimed  primarily  at  keeping  this 
country-  out  of  war,  while  ^^'end€ll  Willkie 
and  President  Roosevelt  make  British  vic- 
tory paramount.  AU  want  to  keep  out  of 
war,  and  none  wish  a  German  victory, 
but  which  way  should  we  go  if  one  of 
these  aims  must  be  sacrificed  for  the  other? 
Dare  we  >'ield  either  unless  we  have  reason- 
able assurance  that  yielding  it  will  achieve 
the  other? 

The  dilemma  which  forces  a  decision 
now  is  the  most  critical  problem  America 
has  faced  in  20  years.  It  is  bringing  a 
record-breaking  registration  to  the  Institute 
of  International  Relations  at  Mills  College, 
which  is  open  to  all  interested  persons  for 
ten  days  of  fascinating  study  and  confer- 
ence beginning  June  22.  In  anticipation 
of  the  attendance  which  the  crisis  would 
bring,  the  Institute  Committee  has  doubled 
the  number  of  Round  Tables  and  increased 
the   faculr>'   accordingly. 

Because  of  the  growing  demand  for  op- 
portunities to  study  thoroughly  the  back- 
ground of  present  problems  concerning 
Latin  America  and  the  Far  East,  Mills  Col- 
lege is  this  year  initiating  important  study 
groups  in  these  areas.  Exceptionally  able 
leadership  will  give  students  an  oppor- 
tunity to  study  cultural,  historical,  political, 
and  economic  factors  in  each  area.  Per- 
sons may  concentrate  wholly  on  either  one 
of  these  two  Workshops  or  may  combine 
them.  Members  of  each  group  will  be  full 
members  in  the  Institute  of  International 
Relations  and  will  carry  on  their  special- 
ized study  from  July  2  until  August  1. 
Leading  experts  from  the  Institute  will  re- 
main to  join  the  faculties  of  the  Workshops. 

."Ml  members  of  the  Women's  Cit)-  Club 
who  have  attended  former  Institutes  will 
find  the  same  attractions  as  in  the  past: 
(1)  An  outstanding  faculty  from  America 
and  abroad,  selected  for  knowledge,  objec- 
tivity and  interest;  (2)  opportunity  to 
meet  informally  with  facultv-  to  discuss 
questions  of  individual  interest:  (3)  un- 
scheduled afternoons  for  reading,  rest,  in- 
formal groups  On  the  lawn,  tennis,  and 
swimming:  (4)  a  well-equipped  library: 
(5)  stimulating  visits  with  old  friends  and 
new  ones. 

It  is  impossible  to  describe  tides  of  lec- 
tures in  advance,  but  questions  like  the 
following  will  claim  attention  if  history 
has  not  already  made  them  obsolete  by 
mid-June: 

1.  If  Germany  maintains  dominance  in 
Europe  should  the  United  States:   (a)  De- 


velop armed  isolation  with  self-suffident 
economy  either  alone  or  with  South  and 
Central  America?  (b)  Seek  a  modus  Vi- 
vendi with  Germany?  (c)  Follow  some 
alternative   policy? 

2.  At  what  points  is  American  democ- 
racy most  endangered  today?  (a)  How 
might  German  expansion  threaten  our 
democratic  institutions:  By  economic  pene- 
tration? By  propaganda?  By  military  in- 
vasion of  this  hemisphere?  By  causing  us 
to  use  totalitarian  methods  of  our  own  in 
the  hope  of  combatting  foreign  totalitarian- 
ism? (b)  Is  war  itself  affecting  our  dem- 
ocracy and,  if  so,  how?  Can  we  maintain 
our  civil  liberties  while  dealing  adequately 
with   fifth-column   activities? 

3.  What  major  proposals  for  post-war 
reconstruction  deserve  most  support,  and 
what  are  the  possibilities  of  these  in  case 
of  British  victory?  Germany  victory? 
"Stalemate?"  How  about  "union  of  the 
democracies"?  Revitalized  League  of  Na- 
tions? Hemispheric  regionalism?   Isolation? 

4.  Must  the  United  States  develop  a 
new  imperialism  in  order  to  prevent  the 
dominance  of  the  Axis  in  any  South  Amer- 
ican state? 

5.  Should  America  continue  her  present 
policy  in  the  Far  East?  Do  we  now  have 
a  clear  cut  policy  in  regard  to  the  war  in 
Asia? 

6.  What  light  does  the  great  religious 
and  philosophic  teaching  of  the  past  have 
to  throw  upon  the  question  of  policy  to- 
day? Have  peoples  of  other  times  faced 
questions  similar  to  ours,  or  does  today 
present  a  situation  totally  new  to  the 
world? 

Junior  Museum 

®  Girls  and  bovs  interested  in  nature 
study  and  model  building  are  invited 
to  take  part  in  the  summer  activities  to  be 
conducted  by  the  Junior  Museum.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  have  preWous  experience, 
as  the  program  is  so  arranged  that  the 
beginner  will  have  ample  opportunity  to 
learn. 

School  teachers  are  urged  to  visit  the 
Junior  Museum  with  their  classes.  Special 
conducted  tours  will  be  arranged  for  these 
groups,  until  the  close  of  the  school  term. 
Teachers  desiring  this  service  may  make 
arrangements  by  telephoning  Delaware 
8164. 

At  the  close  of  the  vacation  period,  the 
Museum  will  hold  its  annual  Science  Fair. 
The  purpose  of  this  Fair  is  to  give  the 
girls  and  boys  an  opportunity  to  exhibit 
their  endeavors  in  the  fields  of  science. 
The  1 5th  Annual  Model  Airplane  Tour- 
nament will  be  held  throughout  the  sum- 
mer, with  the  final  awards  being  made 
during  the  Science  Fair. 

The  Junior  Museum  will  be  open  10 
a.m.  to  4  p.m.  daily,  except  Sunday,  from 
June  16  to  August  30. 


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San  Juan  Bautista 
^     On    Sunday,   June    22,    old    Mission 
San   Juan   Bautista  %ill   celebrate   its 
144th  anniversary. 

Highlight  of  the  day  will  be  the  pres- 
entation of  "Lilies  of  the  Madonna,"  a 
dramatic  pageant-play  of  the  late  18th  and 
early  19th  centuries.  Written  by  Mrs. 
Lucy  Cuddy,  prominent  San  Francisco 
playwright  and  author,  the  historic  drama 
represents  a  colorful  and  charming  inter- 
lude in  the  life  of  old  Spain  in  California. 
Mrs.  Cuddy  has  written  pageant-plays  for 
San  Juan  Bautista  for  six  consecutive  years. 

Music  and  lyrics  come  from  the  pen 
of  Mrs.  Frandsca  Vallejo  McGettigan, 
well-known  composer  and  musician.  Mrs. 
McGettigan  is  a  grand-daughter  of  General 
Mariano  Vallejo.  early-day  governor  of 
California. 

Ceremonies  on  the  day  of  the  pageant 
in  little  San  Juan  Bautista.  which  lays 
claim  to  being  Cah'fornia's  most  typically 
Spanish  town,  begin  with  church  services 
in  the  chapel  of  the  Mission,  which  was 
founded  in  1797.  A  gigantic  barbecue 
in  the  Mission  Garden  will  be  given  at 
twelve  noon  on  Sunday.  Neighboring 
ranchers  from  miles  around  contribute  the 
steers  for  the  occasion. 

There  will  be  two  performances  of 
"LiUcs  of  the  Madonna" —  in  the  after- 
noon and  in  the  evening. 

San  Juan  Bautista  is  located  ninety  miles 
south  of  San  Francisco,  reached  by  Highway 
101.  branching  off  at  Chittenden  Junction. 
Train  and  bus  service  is  also  available. 

Annual  Museum  Summer  Party 

jl  Saturday  afternoon,  June  7th,  be- 
tween 1  and  4  p.m.  the  San  Francisco 
Museum  of  Art  will  hold  its  annual  Sum- 
mer exhibition  and  party  for  children.  At 
this  time,  selected  work  of  the  Spring 
classes  -viX  be  exhibited  (until  June  21) 
and  scholarships  of  1  year  each  to  the 
Cahfomia  School  of  Fine  Arts  will  be 
awarded.  Children  attending  the  Muse- 
um's Saturday  Morning  Art  Classes,  their 
friends  and  parents  will  attend.  There 
will  be  refreshments  and  entertainment. 

Children's  Summer  Art  Classes 

1^  The  San  Francisco  Museum  of  Art 
announces  a  series  of  Saturday  morn- 
ing art  classes  for  children  between  the 
ages  of  4  and  18  to  be  held  between  June 
21  and  August  2.  Classes  will  be  arranged 
so  that  all  children  may  work  with  draw- 
ing, painting  and  clay  modeling  materials. 
Classes  will  be  held  between  10  and  11:30 
a.m.  in  the  Museum  galleries  where  chang- 
ing exhibitions  are  available  for  discussions 
and  reference.  The  fee  is  10  cents  each 
Saturday.  Children  interested  should  leave 
their  names  at  the  Museum  before  June  6. 
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VOLUME  XV    •    NUMBER  6 


WOMEN'S 

CITY  CLUBI 

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JULY 

1941 

Summer   Special  —   Unlimited   Swim  Tickets  —  $2.50 

Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday   and   Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and   2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m 


COIFFURE  STYLE  SHOW  —  WALLACE  BEAUTY  SALON  —  JULY  24  —  2:30  P.  M.,  AMERICAN  ROOM 

JULY— 1941 

1 — Contract  Bridge  Instruction  and  Supervised  Play Room  208 2  p.m.  and  7  p.m. 

Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

J — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Stirvilie  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

7 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

8 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick - Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

9 — Book   Review   Dinner National  Def.  Room 6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "Amazon  Throne"  by  Bertita  Harding 

0 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surrille  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

I — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table  —  Senorita  Moya  Del  Pino,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

4 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm. 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

5 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

7 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex-   12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surnille  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

8 — French  Conversational  Class — Mine.  Oliuier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

21 — Club  Round  Table ..^ Main  Dining  Rm 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

22 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

24 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemane  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

25 — French   Conversational   Class — Mme.   Oliner   presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

28 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Senonta  Moya  Del  Pmo  presiding •. Cafeteria  .....12:15  p.m. 

Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Rm. 6:15-7:30  p.m. 

29 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

31 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding .     Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

AUGUST— 1941 

1 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 


JULY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


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Volume  XV 


July,  1941 


Number  6 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

The  Pan  American  Highway — By  Marie  L.  Darrach 8 

Bird  Life  Study  and  Its  Broadening  Influences — 

By  Joseph  J.  Webb  10 

Japanese  Buddhism — By  Frank  P.  Tebbetts  16 

Infra  Nuben  19 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar  2 

Announcements  4 

Red  Cross  Detachments  5 

Editorial  _ 7 

A  Message  to  Members,  A  Message  of  Success 11 

Poetry  Page  12 

I  Have  Been  Reading 13 


OFHCERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANaSCO 

President _ _._ , MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer - MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary _ „ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Eugene  S.   Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Garfield  Mcrner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Elisabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flicl  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 
Mrs.  C.   R.  Walter 


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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JULY,   1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  GUEST  CARDS  —  Vacation  days  and  travel  bring- 
ing many  new  contacts,  should  remind  one  of  guest 
cards  for  newly  made  friends  who  may  later  visit  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  one  dollar  guest  fee  allows  unlimited  guest  cards 
for  the  year. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  ^  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  Chairman  of  the  Thursday  Evening  Pro- 
grams has  asked  us  to  announce  that  during  the  month  of 
July  Thursday  Evening  Programs  are  to  be  discontinued. 
The  programs  will  be  resumed  again  on  August  seventh 
at  the  usual  hour  —  eight  o'clock. 

^  FOURTH  FLOOR  PATIO  —  Never  before  has  our 
patio  been  as  attractive  as  it  now  is.  We  should  like  to 
have  members  make  it  a  point  to  visit  this  lovely  spot  when 
they  are  in  the  Clubhouse,  and  enjoy  the  lovely  planting 
which  has  been  so  nicely  planned  by  Miss  Clara  SchaefFcr. 

^  MEMBERSHIP  DUES  —  July  7th  marks  the  date 
when  the  names  of  all  delinquent  members  shall  be  re- 
moved from  the  membership  files.  1940-1941  Membership 
cards  will  nc  longer  be  honored  in  the  Clubhouse.  This  is  a 
last  reminder  to  those  who  may,  through  neglect,  have 
failed  to  pay  their  dues. 

0  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  —  For  the  summer  cabin 
or  weekend  gift  —  Paper  breakfast  tray  covers  and 
napkins  with  a  cheerie  "good  morning"  —  greeting  printed 
in  one  corner.  These  sets  come  individually  packaged  — ■  are 
printed  in  two  designs  and  several  colors. 

^  WALLACE  BEAUTY  SALON  —  Miss  Helen  Wal- 
lace,  Manager,   cordially  invites  the  membership  to 

visit  her  newly  decorated  Beauty  Salon  on  the  Lower  Main 

Floor  of  the  Clubhouse.  The  Beauty  Salon  is  also  open  to 

the  public. 

^  GLOVE  MAKING  CLASSES  —  The  glove  making 
classes  will  continue  through  the  month  of  July  on 

Tuesday  afternoons  and  Thursday  afternoons  and  evenings 

in  Room  210.  Fee,  $2.00  for  instructions  —  material  extra. 

Mrs.  Earl  Tanbara,  instructor. 


^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS  —  Initiation  fee,  $5.00.  For 
the  first  time  in  the  history  of  our  organization  has  our 
initiation  fee  been  reduced  and  only  now  was  this  ruling 
passed  because  the  emergency  defense  program  calls  for 
more  and  more  volunteer  service.  Members  should  urge 
their  friends  to  join  our  groups  now  as  each  month  we  are 
being  called  upon  for  new  services. 

^  SPANISH  ROUND  TABLES  —  Senorita  Montiel, 
who  presides  at  the  Spanish  Round  Tables  on  the 
second  and  fourth  Wednesday  of  each  month  has  informed 
us  that  the  round  tables  will  be  discontinued  for  the  month 
of  July  and  the  first  part  of  August,  but  will  meet  again  on 
the  fourth  Wednesday  in  August,  namely,  August  27th. 
However,  Senorita  Moya  Del  Pino  will  hold  Spanish  Round 
Tables  during  the  summer  months  of  July  and  August,  on 
the  second  and  fourth  Mondays  in  the  Cafeteria  at  the 
lunch  hour.  Members  and  their  guests  are  invited. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER  —  South  America  is  the 
subject  for  July.  Day  by  day,  for  the  United  States, 
Canada  to  the  north,  and  South  America  to  the  south,  be- 
come closer  and  closer  "good  neighbors."  Canada  was  Mrs. 
T.  A.  Stoddard's  subject  for  discussion  in  book-reviews  a 
few  month  ago.  South  America  is  a  neighbor  of  whom  we 
have  grown  keenly  aware,  but  about  whom  we  find  we 
know  surprisingly  little.  Particularly  timely  and  important 
is  the  fascinating  and  utterly  absorbing  book  about  Brazil, 
"Amazon  Throne,"  by  Bertita  Harding,  the  brilliant  story- 
teller, who,  in  her  books  brings  to  life,  strange,  glamorous 
historical  characters.  This  picturesque  dramatic  book  is 
scholarly  in  facts,  about  the  Mad  Queen,  the  handsome 
daredevil  King,  and  the  wise  enlightened  Emperor  who, 
separately,  ruled  Brazil  for  three  generations.  The  author 
weaves  the  threads  of  their  amazing  lives  into  a  book  of 
superb  reading.  The  Book  Review  Dinner  is  at  six  o'clock, 
on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  July  9,  in  the 
National  Defenders'  Room. 


JULY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


RED  CROSS  DETACHMENTS 

^  MORE  WORK  FOR  THE  RED  CROSS  — 
At  a  meeting  at  the  Red  Cross  House,  625  Sutter 
Street,  on  Thursday,  June  19,  all  workers  were  most  cordially 
invited  to  visit  there  on  Tuesday,  July  1,  for  that  is  open 
house  day,  the  entire  building  will  be  open  for  inspection, 
and  a  most  interesting  place  it  is.  The  building  will  be  open 
from  10  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  There  are  many  different  kinds  of 
work  there  that  can  be  done  for  the  Red  Cross.  That  is  the 
place  to  go  to  make  hospital  supplies,  learn  to  be  a  member 
of  the  motor  corps,  or  a  canteen  worker,  or  there  are  many 
other  ways  of  serving. 

San  Francisco  has  a  new  quota  for  the  Red  Cross  to  be 
finished  by  December  31.  In  knitting,  the  following  gar- 
ments are  needed : 

Men's  sweaters,  2,500;  women's  sweaters,  2,500;  chil- 
dren's sweaters,  7,500;  socks,  750;  suits,  2,000;  caps,  500; 
mufflers,  200;  shawls,  500. 

A  new  item  is  "toddler  packs,"  a  package  for  the  two- 
year-old  and  for  this  knitters  will  be  interested  in  the  set 
of  four  knitted  cuffs  to  be  used  for  wrists  and  anklets  for 
little  suits  that  are  to  be  made  of  cloth.  The  cuffs  are  to  be 
made  on  sock  needles  of  fine  wool  and  three  and  a  half  inches 
long.  These  will  be  ideal  to  take  for  vacation  knitting,  small 
enough  to  go  in  a  purse  —  and  we  need  1,800  sets,  four  to  a 
set!  Please  get  busy! 

It  is  interesting  to  know  that  already  in  June  the  Red 
Cross  has  sent  out  72  cases,  about  6,000  garments,  and 
they  are  doing  about  that  per  month.  That  includes  both 
knitting  and  sewing.  For  the  new  quota  Mrs.  Coxon  says 
that  we  should  make  at  least  509  garments  a  day!  The 
quota  for  knitting  by  December  31  is  17,000  knitted  gar- 
ments. The  total  quota  is  93,290  garments. 

Room  209,  second  floor  of  our  Clubhouse  is  open  Mon- 
day through  Friday  10-4,  for  both  knitting  and  sewing. 

Stella  Huntington,  Chairman,  Knitting  Section. 

^     RED  CROSS  SEWING  SECTION  —  As  the  July 
Magazine  goes  to  press  the  Red  Cross  sewing  unit  will 
have  rounded  out  the  first  year  of  production  —  722  dresses, 
S3  skirts,  31  shirts. 


m  CLASS  IN  HOME  HYGIENE  AND  CARE  OF 
THE  SICK:  A  morning  class  in  this  work  is  already 
under  way  meeting  each  Tuesday  morning  at  9:45  in  the 
Gymnasium  of  the  Clubhouse.  This  room  has  been  furnished 
as  a  bedroom  with  all  equipment  necessary  for  complete 
care  of  a  patient.  The  instructor,  a  trained  nurse,  who  is 
giving  volunteer  service  to  the  Red  Cross,  is  very  efficiently 
training  the  group  of  members  who  have  signed  up  for  the 
twelve  weeks'  course.  We  are  planning  a  night  course  also 
for  business  women  and  on  page  7  of  this  Magazine  a  ques- 
tionnaire will  be  found  which  we  urge  members  who  may 
be  interested  to  sign  and  return  to  the  E.xecutive  Office  as 
soon  as  possible. 

^  CLASSES  IN  FIRST  AID:  A  class  in  First  Aid  is 
to  be  formed  about  the  fifteenth  of  July,  but  as  the 
Magazine  goes  to  press  before  details  can  be  arranged  it  is 
not  possible  to  give  a  complete  outUne  of  the  work,  the  exact 
dates,  or  the  hours.  We  shall  have  both  day  and  evening 
classes,  and  those  wishing  to  join  this  group  will  please 
sign  the  questionnaire  on  page  7  and  send  it  immediately 
to  the  Executive  Office. 

H  LIFE  SAVING  CLASSES  —  The  desire  of  American 
women  to  be  of  use  in  an  emergency  has  resulted  in 
the  establishment  of  classes  of  instruction  by  the  American 
Red  Cross.  As  part  of  this  emergency  program,  the  Women's 
City  Club  is  including  classes  in  hfe  saving. 

Swimmers  are  urged  to  learn  the  methods  —  standardized 
by  the  Red  Cross  and  taught  by  a  Red  Cross  examiner  — 
by  which  those  in  peril  of  drowning  may  be  rescued  with 
the  least  possible  risk  to  the  rescuer.  Swimmers  of  ordinary 
ability  should  be  prepared  in  cases  of  emergency  to  bring  a 
drowning  person  to  safety.  Swimmers  should  be  familiar 
writh  personal  water  safety  rules.  Prevention  is  of  more 
value  than  cure! 

The  course  consists  of  fifteen  hours  of  land  and  water 
drills  and  is  open  to  all  swimmers  over  18  years  of  age  who 
can  pass  the  Red  Cross  test : 

Classes  of  four  or  more  will  be  formed  upon  request. 
Inquire  at  the  Swimming  Pool  office. 


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"A  shaft  up  into  the  blue' 
for  the  long  loo\  of  history." 

Ray  Lyman  Wilbur 


The  Bells  From  Belgium 

Sing,  hells  from  Belgium  sing 
Those  Stanford  hymns  we  \now; 
Ring  carillonneur,  ring 
Your  airs  from  long  ago! 

Chime,  bells  from  Belgium,  chime 
In  hours  of  wor\  and  play : 
Time's  hope  for  man  is  time  — • 
Time's  fear,  some  man's  delay. 

Stri\e,  hells  from  Belgium,  stride 
For  freedom,  justice,  truth. 
That  east  and  west  ali\e 
Feed  Belgium's  sojig  to  youth. 

William  Leonard  Schwartz. 


EDITORIAL 


^  The  reduction  of  the  Magazine  to  twenty-one  pages  for 
the  three  months  (June,  July  and  August),  handicaps 
the  Editorial  StsfF  a  bit  for  the  Club  notes  proper  must  take 
precedence  over  other  stories  and  the  choice  of  what  ar- 
ticles can  then  be  given  space  is  not  an  easy  one.  We  have 
omitted  many  but  we  have  also  brought  to  us  stimulating 
reading.  The  celebration  of  the  Fiftieth  Anniversary'  of 
Stanford  University  and  the  dedication  of  the  Hoover  Li- 
brary' on  War,  Revolution  and  Peace  we  emphasize  in  our 
frontispiece,  and  the  poem  by  William  Leonard  Schwartz 
reminds  us  again  of  the  carillon  which  chimed  so  delightfully 
from  the  Library  tower  on  the  campus  at  the  dedication. 
The  story  by  Marie  L.  Darrach  is  likewise  timely  we  think, 
for  our  daily  life  these  days  makes  us  interested  in  the 
Western  Hemisphere  as  a  unit  as  perhaps  we  never  have 
been  before.  The  story  by  Joseph  J.  Webb  stirs  us  to  be- 
come conscious  of  bird  life  in  states  where  study  of  the 
habits  and  lives  of  many  species  is  possible  the  year  around. 
We  thank  these  writers  for  coming  to  us. 


friends  come  to  us  they  ask  questions  —  chief  among  them 
"Just  what  is  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service?" 
The  httle  booklet  which  was  compiled  not  long  ago  answers 
with  an  interesting  story  of  volunteer  service  which  has 
functioned  continuously  down  through  the  twenty-five  years 
since  the  beginning  of  the  League  during  the  last  war. 
This  history  of  the  League  is  more  thrilling  than  we  who 
have  been  close  to  it  realize,  and  our  guests  will  be  delighted 
to  know  our  background  as  we  share  with  them  the  privileges 
of  our  beautiful  Clubhouse. 

1^  The  drive  for  the  United  Service  Organizations  will 
be  officially  past  when  these  pages  are  read,  but  the 
opportunity  to  give  to  this  good  cause  will  not  be  past,  and 
those  who  have  returned  from  vacations  will  still  want  to 
add  their  "mite"  to  this  worthy  fund.  "Is  this  drive  really 
necessary"  many  have  asked.  We  of  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  can  answer  with  special  emphasis,  "It 
certainly  is,"  for  in  our  work  in  our  own  National  Defen- 
ders'  Club,  dedicated  to  recreation  for  men  in  the  services, 
we  are  daily  conscious  of  the  fact  that  no  one  organization 
can  do  it  all.  Certainly  we  as  Americans  cannot  afford  to 
handicap,  by  lack  of  funds,  six  major  organizations  which 
suddenly  are  called  upon  to  supplement  their  regular  pro- 
grams of  work  by  providing  services  for  men  in  National 
Defense. 

^  The  training  of  enlisted  men  and  selectees  will  mean 
a  new  generation  of  efficient  young  Americans  ready 
to  meet  the  services  of  a  new  world.  The  training  of 
women  must  keep  pace  with  this  education  of  men,  both 
in  the  preparation  of  National  Defense  and  in  the  duties  of 
the  post-war  era  when  sanitation  and  hygiene  will  play  an 
important  part  in  rehabilitation.  The  detachments  of  train- 
ing in  the  Clubhouse  have  proved  so  popular  that  the  de- 
mand for  more  will  be  answered  by  two  new  classes,  to 
start  in  mid-July.  The  questionnaire  below  is  for  your  use. 


QUESTIONNAIRE 

I  wish  to  join  the  Evening  Class  of  HOME  HYGIENE 

AND  CARE  OF  THE  SICK  ( ),  beginning  about 

July  15. 


^  In  February,  1939,  the  Women's  City  Club  Magazine 
paid  tribute  to  Louise  Boyd  in  an  article  written  by 
Alice  Eastwood.  Miss  Boyd  is  again  on  her  way  to  the 
North,  having  outfitted  her  own  expedition  on  a  mission  of 
importance  to  the  Government.  Her  skipper  is  Bob  Bartlett, 
who  was  also  Peary's  Captain.  Our  best  wishes  go  with 
Miss  Boyd  on  this,  her  latest  contribution  in  the  world  of 
science. 

I  wish  to  join  the  Morning  Class  in  FIRST  AID  ( ), 

^     The  out-of-doors  was  never  more  appealing  in  San     j  ^g^  to  join  the  Evening  Class  in  FIRST  AID  ( ), 

Francisco  than  now  with  the  warmth  of  summer  suns     ,      .  u     ►  t  i     i  ? 

...  ,      ,  ,         ,        .    ,       ,•  L  ,  •     ,1        beginning  about  July  1  \ 

and  without  the  togs  and  trade  winds  which  later  in  the 

season  visit  San  Francisco.  Now  is  the  time  to  urge  friends  , , 

r         r        ,  \  Name 

who  are  travelhng  to  stop  over  tor  a  tew  days  as  they  jour- 
ney North  or  South  or  West  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands  and  ,  , , 

'  ■  -T-u        Address 

to  visit  our  Clubhouse,  which  always  interests  visitors.  The 

bedrooms  are  in  excellent  order  and  each  guest  will  be  grate-     _  ,     , 

,  ,  ,       ,  ,,.,,,         ,  .        ,     ,        r   ,.         Telephone 

ful  for  the  card  which  allows  her  to  enjoy  the  hc->spitaiity 

for  which  the  Women's  City  Club  is  famous.  As  these     ,___...___...______..»__.■■■■..._._..■■.. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JULY,   1941 


THE 

PAN  AMERICAN  ■»-'-- 
HIGHWAY 


by  Marie  L.  Darrach 


^  There  are  two  definite  programs  being  planned  for 
women's  activities  in  connection  with  all  out  aid  for 
the  United  States.  The  one  is  for  participation  in  activities 
for  national  defense;  the  other  for  cooperation  in  projects 
designed  to  develop  friendly  relations  with  our  South  and 
Central  American  neighbors. 

The  importance  of  bringing  the  countries  of  the  West' 
ern  Hemisphere  into  closer  relationship,  not  only  diplo- 
matically but  on  the  basis  of  good  neighbors,  has  been 
stressed  for  some  time  and  much  spade  work  toward  hemi- 
spheric amity  has  been  done  through  inter- American  con- 
ferences, round  table  discussions,  good  will  tours,  and  free 
interchange  of  students.  In  the  program  now  being  set  up 
to  utilize  the  efforts  of  women,  these  gestures  will  be  trans- 
lated into  a  practical  project  which  will  draw  the  rank  and 
file  of  the  peoples  of  the  North,  South  and  Central  Ameri- 
can countries  into  participation  in  this  plan  for  creating 
Pan  American  solidarity. 

The  Pan  American  Highway  Association,  incorporated 
for  the  purpose  of  creating  public  opinion  in  favor  of  the 
speedy  completion  of  the  Pan  American  Highway  extend- 
ing from  Fairbanks,  Alaska,  to  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina, 
has  inaugurated  a  campaign  to  assemble  in  one  interna- 
tional organization  representative  women  of  the  twenty 
countries  through  which  the  highway  will  pass.  Construc- 
tion of  the  highway  has  long  been  considered  the  most  im- 
portant phase  in  the  large  and  comprehensive  plan  to 
establish  friendly  relations  with  the  Latin  American  coun- 
tries. Fift>'  per  cent  of  the  14,100  miles  has  already  been 
finished  and  Congress  has  just  appropriated  $20,000,000  to 
complete  the  section  between  Texas  and  the  Panama  Canal, 
as  a  measure  of  national  defense.  Completion  of  the  un- 
finished portion  of  the  highway  will  cost  approximately 
half  a  billion  dollars  available  through  appropriations  from 
the  several  governments  of  North,  South  and  Central 
America,  and  obtainable  without  loss  of  time,  only  if  an 


The  Pan  American  Highway  will  provide  land  communication  with 
T^orth  and  South  America  for  this  Mexican  Coastal  Town. 

intelligent  and  vocal  public  opinion  is  strong  enough  to 
influence  legislatures. 

So  the  function  of  this  international  group,  composed 
entirely  of  women,  will  be  to  focus  public  attention  on  the 
project,  and  keep  ever>'one  within  the  sphere  of  their  in- 
fluence informed  as  to  its  progress  and  importance.  Com- 
pletion of  the  highway  in  the  near  future  will  be  a  fitting 
climax  to  the  social  and  diplomatic  gestures  which  have 
been  made  and  are  being  made  along  "good  neighbor"  lines 
and  which  will  be  an  achievement  for  which  the  women 
assembled  in  the  organization  will  be  given  unquestioned 
credit. 

A  highway  is  a  simple  and  practical  device  for  the  pro- 
motion of  friendship  and  understanding.  The  Lincoln  High- 
way is  a  concrete  example  of  its  efficacy  in  integrating 
groups  of  people.  Prior  to  the  completion  of  the  Lincoln 
Highway  the  problems  of  the  West  were  only  partially 
understood  by  the  East.  The  attitude  of  one  section  to  the 
other  was  in  a  measure  unsympathetic,  and  neighborly  re- 
lations on  occasion,  decidedly  strained.  But  since  1915,  as 
a  result  of  its  existence  with  easy  accessible  transportation 
and  closer  communication,  we  have  become  a  homogeneous 
people.  While  railroads,  steamships,  clippers  and  airplanes 
provide  traveling  facilities  and  stimulate  an  exchange  of 
ideas  between  those  of  the  same  intellectual  and  economic 
strata,  it  takes  a  highway,  scaled  to  accommodate  the  needs 
of  all  the  people,  and  furnishing  an  inexpensive  medium  of 
travel  from  place  to  place  to  fuse  the  masses  and  amalga- 
mate the  interests  of  those  of  different  nationalities,  cus- 
toms and  language.  And  what  the  horizontal  highway 
across  the  United  States  from  East  to  West  has  done  to 
establish  sectional  amit>%  the  Pan  American  Highway 
stretching  vertically  from  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina,  will 
duplicate  by  improving  international  relations  and  integrat- 
ing North  and  South  American  cultures. 

The  several  sections  which  have  already  been  finished 


JULY,   1941 — WOMEN'S  CITY 


include  those  in  Guatemala,  Salvador,  Ecuador,  Peru, 
Chile,  and  Argentina,  and  the  portion  which  will  join 
Texas  and  the  Panama  Canal  for  which  the  President  ob- 
tained a  $20,000,000  appropriation  will  be  completed 
without  delay.  But  so  long  as  breaks  remain  in  the  high- 
way it  will  fall  far  short  of  serving  its  purposes  either  for 
national  defense  or  as  a  life  line  supplying  sustenance  for 
the  good  will  which  is  being  so  carefully  nursed. 

The  highway  is  at  present  charted  as  (1)  The  Alaskan 
Northwest  Highway,  (2)  The  Inter- American  Highway 
and  (3)  The  Pan  American  Highway.  But  the  expecta- 
tion is  that,  when  it  is  finished,  it  will  be  considered  as  a 
unit,  and  be  known  for  its  entire  14,100  miles  as  the  Pan 
American  Highway,  preserving  in  all  probability  various 
local  designations  to  identify  it  in  relaton  to  the  section 
through  which  it  passes.  For  instance  our  Cahfornia  Red- 
wood Highway  as  part  of  the  unit  would  never  lose  its 
identity,  and  that  portion  of  the  Pan  American  Highway 
called  the  Simon  Bolivar  Highway  would  always  be  known 
by  its  distinctive  name.  One  of  the  privileges  of  the  women 
members  of  the  highway  organization  will  be  the  suggest- 
ing of  names  for  the  various  sections,  and  the  preparation 
of  appropriate  and  identical  markers,  to  designate  its  inter- 
national make-up  and  furnish  information  to  the  traveller. 

Pan  American  solidarity  is  of  vital  importance  to  the 
people  of  all  the  American  Republics.  The  attack  to  which 
democracy  is  now  being  subjected  is  potentially  a  threat 
not  only  to  the  political  independence  of  the  American 
states,  but  also  to  the  economic  welfare,  the  spiritual  values 
and  the  national  cultures  of  their  people. 

Our  strength  and  the  strength  of  our  Latin  American 
neighbors  to  hold  out  against  the  forces  of  terrorism  and 
aggression  which  have  swept  across  Europe  and  are  spread- 
ing throughout  the  world  will  be  increased  only  by  a  grow- 
ing political,  economic  and  cultural  cooperation  among  the 
American  Republics.  So  the  main  activity  of  this  Pan 
American  group  of  well-informed  women  will  be  to  stress 
the  cultural,  economic,  industrial  and  agricultural  advan- 
tages which  will  accrue  to  the  individual  countries  through 
which  the  Highway  will  pass  and  to  mold  puWic  opinion 
in  favor  of  its  speedy  completion. 

The  South  American  countries  in  which  sections  of  the 
highway  are  completed  are  already  forging  ahead  along 
industrial  lines.  At  present  the  interiors  of  the  South  and 


Central  American  countries  are  for  the  most  part  unde- 
veloped industrially.  The  centers  of  population  are  only 
on  the  coast.  The  highway  will  go  through  these  coastal 
towns,  and  when  completed  will  stimulate  industrial  ac- 
tivity and  create  greater  need  for  the  natural  resources  in 
the  interior.  Connecting  laterals  with  the  main  trunk  line 
will  in  turn  open  up  vast  agricultural  areas. 

The  World  Power  Conference  estimated  that  Latin 
America  pxissesses  15  per  cent  of  the  world's  total  water 
power  resources.  And  that  the  hydro-electric  power  po- 
tential  of  South  America  alone  is  considered  greater  than 
that  of  Europe  and  about  the  same  as  that  of  North  Amer- 
ica. With  this  potentiahty  the  industriaUzation  of  all  the 
countries  of  Latin  America  is  only  a  matter  of  time  and 
depends  largely  for  speedy  materialization  on  such  aid  as 
a  completed  Pan  American  Highway  will  furnish.  And 
since  it  has  been  conceded  that  the  development  of  democ- 
racy in  South  America  will  be  assured  only  when  wide- 
spread industrialization  raises  the  standard  of  living  in 
these  countries,  the  project  of  completing  the  highway  be- 
comes one  of  supreme  importance  in  the  whole  program 
for  national  defense  and  in  the  achievement  of  Pan  Amer- 
ican sohdarity. 

When  completed  the  Highway  will  pass  through  all  the 
major  countries  of  South  America  with  the  exception  of 
Brazil,  Paraguay  and  Uruguay,  which  it  will  connect  with 
laterals.  And  as  an  agency  for  the  stimulation  of  the  good 
neighbor  policy  it  will  not  only  contribute  to  hemispheric 
amity  hut  will  improve  relations  between  the  Latin  Amer- 
ican countries  themselves.  This  linking  together  of  the 
South  American  Republics,  at  present  perilously  disunited 
because  of  conflicting  ideologies  will  do  more  than  any- 
thing else  to  reconcile  acute  differences  in  national  thought 
and  serve  to  unite  them  on  a  preference  for  democratic 
ideals.  And  in  furnishing  a  direct  line  of  communication 
with  the  western  section  of  the  United  States,  the  highway 
will  be  a  medium  of  neighborly  significance  that  neither 
Germany  nor  Japan  can  duplicate  in  their  propagandizing 
efforts  to  popularize  a  totalitarian  form  of  government. 

We  in  this  country'  are  beginning  to  realize  that  lan- 
guage, customs  and  economic  conditions  as  they  relate  to 
the  masses  are  the  real  barriers  between  us  and  a  perfect 
understanding  of  our  southern  neighbors.  We  have  tried 
to  reach  the  plain  people  with  (Continued  on  page  18 


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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JULY,   1941 


BIRD  LIFE  STUDY 

AND  ITS 

BROADENING 

INFLUENCES 

By  Joseph  J.  Webb 


^  When  a  young  man,  the  writer  camped,  fished  and 
hunted  in  the  upper  reaches  of  the  Carmel  River, 
Monterey  County,  CaHfornia.  Mountain  and  Valley  Quail, 
Band-tailed  Pigeons  and  Mourning  Doves  were  well  known, 
but  only  such  thought  was  given  to  their  habits,  habitats  or 
food  preferences  as  assisted  us  in  successfully  hunting  them. 
In  the  valley  one  recognized  Blackbirds,  Meadow  Larks, 
and  Robins,  but  not  being  game  birds  little  interest  was 
taken  in  them. 

Crows,  hawks  (all  species  of  hawks  were  merely  hawks) , 
and  owls  were  considered  harmful  and  shot  at  whenever 
within  range  of  our  gun.  Turkey  Vultures,  though  carrion 
eaters,  were  considered  legitimate  targets  for  gun  and  rifle 
practice.  No  notice  was  taken  of  warblers,  vireos,  or  any 
other  song  birds  with  the  exception  of  linnets  and  "can- 
aries." 

At  our  public  schools  botany  was  one  of  the  prescribed 
studies,  lessons  were  given  and  field  trips  taken  to  collect 
specimens  for  herbariums,  but  upon  the  subject  of  birds  and 
bird  life  teachers  were  silent. 

In  1913,  when  making  a  trip  through  Yellowstone  Park, 
I  met  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lewey.  The  doctor  was  a  member  of  a 
Chicago  Audubon  Association,  and  during  the  few  days 
we  spent  together  his  keen  interest  in  and  knowledge  of 
bird  life  aroused  a  wish  on  my  part  to  know  more  about 
our  feathered  friends. 

Learning  of  a  University  of  California  extension  course 
on  birds  and  bird  life,  to  be  given  by  Dr.  Harold  C.  Bryant, 
the  writer  enrolled  as  one  of  his  students  in  the  fall  of 
1917  and  since  then  his  field  of  study  has  gradually  extended 
until  it  includes  many  phases  of  this  fascinating  subject. 

A  beginner  for  purposes  of  identification  usually  divides 
birds  into  color  groups;  as  time  passes  it  becomes  obvious 
that  some  understanding  of  call  notes  and  song  is  essential, 
then  their  habits,  habitats,  manner  of  flight  and  food  prefer- 
ences must  be  considered.  One  associates  certain  species 
with  certain  trees,  to-wit :  the  California  Woodpecker,  and 
the  Plain  Titmouse  in  the  oaks;  theWaxwing  in  the  pepper 
or  cherry  trees,  the  Pine  Siskin  in  the  willows  and  alders 
during  spring;  the  California  Thrasher  and  the  Bell  Spar- 
row in  the  chaparral  covered  hillside,  etc.  One  observes  the 


fondness  of  the  Black-headed  Grosbeak  and  the  Western 
Tanager  for  the  toyon  and  cascara  berry.  Gradually  one 
becomes  interested  in  trees,  plants  and  flowers. 

The  fact  that  the  oaks  are  heavily  laden  with  acorns;  the 
toyon  and  the  cascara  bushes  with  thousands  of  berries, 
that  millions  of  seeds  are  scattered  far  and  wide,  stimulates 
your  mental  faculties  and  you  wonder  if  the  Supreme 
Architect  in  His  infinite  wisdom,  did  not  intend  them  to 
be  used  as  food  as  well  as  for  propagation  purposes.  Every- 
where you  find  evidence  of  nature's  bountiful  provision. 

Springs,  creeks,  creek  beds,  rivers,  lakes  and  rainfall 
come  into  your  expanding  horizon  and  there  follows  in 
natural  sequence  an  impulse  to  acquire  information  as  to 
all  phases  of  nature  which  influence  the  avian  world.  Some 
knowledge  of  altitudes  and  life  zones  is  helpful  and  neces- 
sary. Migratory  flight  passes  in  review. 

You  observe  seasonal  variation  in  plumage,  learn  how 
nature  endeavors  to  preserve  by  protective  coloring.  Con- 
sider the  Ptarmigan,  or  Arctic  Grouse,  snow  white  in 
winter  to  mottled  brown  and  white  when  the  warmth  of 
spring  melts  the  snow  and  the  brown  colored  rocks  show 
here  and  there;  the  Texas  Night  Hawk  so  difKcult  to  locate 
when  nesting,  because  of  its  protective  coloring  and  many 
other  similar  examples  will  be  recalled  by  students  of  bird 
life.  Nature's  purpose  we  know,  but  how  it  accomplishes 
this  we  do  not  know. 

Inevitably  there  comes  consideration  of  the  real  value  of 
avians,  their  place  in  the  scheme  of  things.  On  the  one  side 
you  place  economics,  on  the  other  esthetics. 

The  checks  and  balances  of  nature  are  evident,  and  when 
man  attempts  to  alter  them,  the  results  are  usually  unsatis- 
factory. How  necessary  is  a  comprehensive  study  of  fish 
and  game  management,  forests,  recreation  and  land  use 
planning,  and  not  less  important  is  research  by  well  trained 
men  who  are  free  from  political  influence.  Would  the  Pas- 
senger Pigeon  and  the  Heath  Hen  have  been  exterminated, 
would  our  forests  have  been  destroyed,  would  erosion  and 
dust  bowls  have  brought  untold  misery  if  these  subjects  had 
been  better  understood? 

Should  not  instruction  be  given  in  our  schools  about  birds 
and  bird  life,  so  that  the  younger  generation  would  grow 
into  manhood  and  womanhood  with  some  knowledge  of 
the'r  importance? 


JULY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


m 


A  MESSAGE 

TO  MEMBERS 

A  MESSAGE 

OF  SUCCESS 


^  Four  months  ago  the  National  Defenders'  Club  opened 
its  doors  to  the  men  whose  present  business  is  American 
defense.  With  the  approval  and  blessing  of  commanding 
officers  hereabouts  the  room  which  has  been  open  seven 
days  a  week  since  the  end  of  February  was  started  on  its 
way  in  the  service  of  men  in  the  ranks. 

In  those  months  more  than  eleven  hundred  men  have 
signed  the  National  Defenders'  Club  register  on  the  OC' 
casion  of  their  first  visit  to  the  Club.  Eleven  hundred  is  a 
considerable  membership  for  any  four  months"  old  organi- 
zation, unless  it  be  the  Army  or  Navy  itself.  That  figure, 
obviously  does  not  mean  that  only  eleven  hundred  men 
have  made  use  of  the  room.  The  daily  count  shows  several 
times  that  number  who  have  come  time  and  again  and  who 
continue  to  bring  with  them  new  "members"  of  the  National 
Defenders"  Club. 

From  every  side  comes  the  constantly  repeated  question 
—  is  the  Club  being  used  —  that  is  from  every  side  but 
from  the  men  themselves.  They  know  the  answer.  The  fact 
that  the  room  is  theirs  strengthens  each  week  their  knowl- 
edge of  the  growing  use  of  the  quarters  so  generously  as- 
signed them  in  the  Women"s  City  Club. 

One  question  they  ask  again  and  again.  Who  sponsors 
this  room?  Who  pays  for  it?  Does  somebody  care  that  much 
whether  we  have  a  decent  place  to  come? 

Two  boys  in  army  uniform  come  a  bit  timidly  through 
the  corridor.  They  stop  at  the  Defenders'  Club  Information 
Desk  to  register.  Newcomers  —  yes.  They  are  escorted  to 
the  lounge  where  they  are  greeted  by  one  of  the  Volunteers  in 
uniform.  They  are  shown  about  and  told  what  each  feature 
of  the  club  is.  They  smile  or  are  serious  in  making  their 
round.  At  its  completion  the  Volunteer  assures  them  that 
the  Club  is  theirs.  And  she  leaves  them  to  enjoy  it. 

Almost  without  exception  the  boys  return  to  the  desk  of 


the  officer  of  the  day  or  to  one  of  the  volunteers  on  duty 
to  ask  —  who  does  this?  —  and  to  remark  —  "It's  great." 

A  chaplain  from  a  near-by  field  drops  in  (at  the  sugges- 
tion of  a  line  officer  who  has  seen  the  Club) .  After  a  care- 
ful examination  of  the  room  and  the  library,  the  canteen 
and  the  rest  rooms,  he  comes  back  smiling  to  say  —  "This 
is  the  greatest  thing  I've  seen.  I  can't  find  a  thing  to  criti- 
cise. It's  beautiful  —  it's  useful  —  it's  vital  —  but  best 
of  all  it  has  been  planned  by  a  group  that  knows  soldier 
psychology." 

The  National  Defenders"  Club  is  a  demonstration  in 
democracy.  It  is  the  gift  of  the  membership  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  for  the  benefit  of  the  men 
who  have  been  called  to  defend  our  Nation.  It  is  an  example 
to  the  men  who  make  use  of  it;  of  the  recognition  of  one 
group  in  a  community  of  the  community's  responsibility  to 
keep  faith  with  those  men.  A  day  in  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club  reminds  one  that  America  will  be  defended 
by  a  cross-section  of  her  sons.  Tradesmen  and  mechanics, 
doctors  and  lawyers,  students  and  artisans  —  married  and 
single  — ■  with  and  without  family  ties  and  responsibilities, 
they  all  have  come  during  the  course  of  the  four  months 
that  the  National  Defenders'  Club  has  been  open.  In  their 
own  good  time  and  their  own  way  they  tell  of  their  hopes 
and  plans,  of  their  prospects  and  their  disappointments. 
They  find  in  the  Club  Rooms  —  the  contribution  of  the 
National  League  —  and  in  the  service  of  the  Volunteers 
the  nearest  substitute  for  home  that  they  have  seen  —  they 
have  taken  the  Club  to  their  hearts. 

Men  from  forty-three  states  have  been  registered  —  the 
largest  single  representation  being  from  the  city  of  Chicago, 
with  Cleveland  second. 

Uncle  Sam's  mailbox  in  the  lobby  of  the  Women's  City 
Club  shows  a  decided  upswing  of  business  in  that  depart- 
ment since  the  opening  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club  for 
there  is  a  daily  average  of  ten  letters  sent  out  by  soldiers 
and  sailors  who  find  the  Club  a  favorite  writing  place. 

They  are  long  on  air  mail  lettc-s,  too.  Stamp  sales  keep 
volunteers  busy  when  the  desks  are  all  occupied  by  letter- 
writers. 

A  newcomer  in  the  Club  watched  the  agent  for  the  Coca 
Cola  Company  restock  the  supply.  He  walked  across  the 
nxim  briskly  to  introduce  himself  as  a  former  Coca  Cola 
man  from  another  state,  now  a  Giast  artiller>'man.  The  local 
"Coke"  man  had  been  an  artillery  officer  in  World  War 
Number  One. 

There  are  exceptions  to  all  rules  —  so  the  only  time  when 
a  Volunteer  does  not  "introduce"  a  new  member  to  the 
National  Defenders'  Club  is  when  that  new  member  is  ac- 
companied by  one  who  has  been  there  before.  Then  it's  the 
soldier  or  sailor  who  acquaints  his  friend  with  "our  Club" 
— ■  "here's  where  we  read,  and  there's  where  we  eat  —  when 
we  can!"  and  so  on. 

A  measure  of  the  Club's  success  is  the  obviously  "pro- 
prietary air"'  which  those  who  have  made  use  of  it  tcel  and 
express  —  whenever  occasion  permits. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JULY,   1941 


11 


POETRY  PAGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Chinese  Orchestra 

Now  the  assembled  dragons  rear  and  roar, 
Coil  and  uncoil  a  fiery  trail  of  sound; 
Over  the  glittering,  gem-encrusted  ground 
On  livid  wings  strange  nameless  monsters  soar 
Hissing  and  batlike,  four  and  hideous  four 
Grinning  with  mindless  evil,  round  and  round 
The  incredible  mountain  peak  of  sacred  ground 
Where  stands  ,i  t.ill  pagoda,  gaunt  and  hoar. 

The  Princess  totters  on  her  gilded  feet; 
Across  a  high-bowed  bridge  of  pearl  and  jade 
A  grim  enchanter  follows  on  her  flight ; 
The  Virtuous  Prince  swings  thrice  his  magic  blade 
And  all  is  won  .  .  .  Listen  how  piercing  sweet 
The  moon-harp  laughs  across  the  scented  night: 

—Clifford  Gessler. 


Chinatown 

San  Francisco's  Chinatown 

Drowsing  on  a  hill; 

Fascinating  Chinatown 

Wooing  with  its  thrill. 

Curling  roofs  and  lacquered  doors, 

Grills  ...  a  gilded  screen 

To  shield  an  ivory  beauty 

Sleek  of  hair  with  ebon's  sheen. 

Flash  of  haughty  mandarin. 

Son  of  Heaven,  he; 

Upon  his  breast  he  proudly  wears 

In  gold  embroidery 

The  dragon  emblem  of  his  caste, 

Forbears  of  whom  to  prate; 

Descendant,  he,  of  many  who 

Have  ruled  a  kingdom  great. 

Behind  him  struts  a  pretty  girl, 

A  modern  of  his  race; 

Her  natty  bob  is  ultra  smart 

And  rouge  adorns  her  face. 

Flowers  and  fans  and  sandalwood  .  . 

Jade  and  brass  and  teak  .  .  . 

Jasmine  tea  and  lichee  nuts  .  .  . 

Tourist  hordes  who  seek 

San  Francisco's  Chinatown 

Drowsing  on  a  hill; 

Fascinating  Chinatown 

Wooing  with  its  thrill. 


Night  in  Chinatown 

Night  creeps  on  noiseless,  slippered  feet 

Through  Chinatown; 
And  in  each  narrow,  twisted  street 
Smoke-shadows  from  his  pipe  arise. 

Drift  up  and  down. 
And  screen  the  place  from  curious  eyes. 

The  barred  doors,  lining  either  side 

Of  darkened  ways. 
Are  quaint,  old,  folded  fans  that  hide 
Strange  figures  from  fantastic  tales 

Of  ancient  days. 
Of  life  and  time  that  mystery  veils. 

A  dingy  stair  climbs  out  of  sight. 

And  at  its  door 
Is  flickering  a  dim  gas  light 
That  writes,  where  wavering  shadows  fall, 

A  changing  score 
Of  characters  upon  the  wall. 

A  balcony  hangs  overhead. 

Empty  and  bare; 
Some  passing  footstep's  muffled  tread 
(A  motion  more  than  sound  it  seems) : 

And  everywhere 
The  dragon  Silence  broods  and  dreams. 

— Margaret  Montgomery. 


-Madelaine  Archer. 


Madelaine   Archer  formerly   resided 
in   Oakland. 


Clifford  Gessler,  former  literary  editor  of  the  Honolulu  Star 
Bulletin,  well  \noum  for  his  poetry  and  prose,  lives  in  Ber\eley. 

Margaret  Montgomery  lines  in  San  Bernardino. 


JULY,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN 
READING 

I'll  Sing  One  Song;  by  Wiliie  Snow  El- 
dridge.  Macmillan,  1941.  Price  $1.75. 
Reviewed  by  Jessie  Ashley. 

Letters  From  Jlm — Edited  with  a  fore- 
word by  Cecil  Roberts.  (The  Macmil- 
lan Company,  1941— $1.75.)  Re- 
viewed by  Georgea  Wiseman. 

Magic  in  a  Bottle;  by  Miitoti  Silverman. 
Macmillan  Company.  $2.50.  Reviewed 
by  F.  Faulkner. 

^  "ril  Sing  One  Song;  by  Willie  Snow 
Eldridge.  .  .  .  How  often  these  days 
at  the  Library  desk  does  one  hear  this  wail, 
"O  dear,  all  the  books  you  have  are  about 
war,  spies  and  horrors!"  Well,  here  is  a 
book  that  is  not  in  that  catagory  at  all. 

If  you  wish  to  "get  away  from  it  all," 
do  put  on  your  must  list  'Til  Sing  One 
Song"  by  Willie  Snow  Eldridge. 

It  is  not  a  long  book,  but  is  so  filled 
with  the  joy  of  living  and  the  simple 
beauties  of  hfe  that  it  will  transport  you 
for  several  hours  at  least  to  a  happier, 
saner  world. 

The  plot  —  if  plot  it  is  —  is  laid  in  a 
country  home  near  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
where  Mrs.  Eldridge,  her  husband  and 
family  of  four  live. 

In  a  very  humorous  way  she  gives  us  a 
picture  of  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  our 
year  in  the  life  of  a  happy  American  family. 

Her  vivid  descriptions  of  Derby  Week, 
lavish  breakfasts,  parties  and  picnics  bring 
to  mind  the  famed  hospitality  of  the  Blue 
Grass  Country.  All  through  the  book  you 
feel  her  happy  faculty  of  laughing  at  her- 
self and  taking  things  as  they  come  and 
making  the  best  of  them  in  the  careful 
manner  of  the  true  Southerner. 

^fe  In  a  foreword  to  this  delightful  little 
book,  Cecil  Roberts  explains  why  he 
is  permitting  the  pubHc  to  read  these 
warm,  personal  letters  from  the  boy  whom 
he  had  befriended,  and  is,  no  doubt,  still 
befriending. 

One  June  day  in  1934,  Mr.  Roberts, 
while  en  route  to  London  from  his  coun- 
try home,  lost  a  valuable  manuscript.  Upon 
his  return,  that  evening,  he  was  given 
the  manuscript  by  his  housekeeper,  who 
told  him  about  the  telegraph  boy  who  had 
found  and  brought  it  in.  The  housekeeper 
had  given  the  boy  no  reward,  but  had 
taken  his  name  and  address. 

When,  some  days  later,  Mr.  Roberts 
called  at  the  address,  he  was  greeted  by 
Jim"s  hospitable  mother,  introduced  to  the 
father,  to  two  other  sons,  and  to  Jim.  From 
that   time.   Mr.   Roberts  took   a   deep,   per- 


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sonal  interest  in  the  boy,  inviting  him  to 
his  home,  seeing  to  it  that  he  met  cultured 
people,  and  guiding,  to  some  extent,  his 
life. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  war,  Jim  was 
sent  to  Paris  in  the  same  Corps  as  Mr. 

Roberts'    friend,  Lieut.-Col.  N. ,  who 

was  in  charge  of  gasoline  supplies.  Here 
he  was  treated,  as  he  himself  writes,  as 
a  "pnje  chicken."  The  first  group  of  let- 
ters, written  to  Mr,  Roberts  who  was  then 
on  a  speaking  tour  in  America,  show  Jim, 
the   friend-maker. 

The  letters  are  full  of  exuberant  loyalty 
to  these  people  who  are  kind  to  him.  His 
French  teacher  "mothers"  him,  invites  him 
for  Sunday  teas,  picnics,  and  to  concerts. 
Obviously,  the  men  he  works  with  like 
him.  He  sings,  he  plays  the  piano,  he  has 
a  thorough  appreciation  of  food.  He  en- 
joys Paris,  and  the  beauties  of  Paris.  (In 
a  letter  written  some  time  later,  from  Eng- 
land, he  declares  his  intention  of  making 
it  one  of  his  life's  duties  to  find  again  his 
many  French   friends,  after  the  war.) 

These  first  letters  are  young  and  full 
of  the  spirit  of  adventure.  Since  Jim  did 
not  know  they  were  to  be  published,  he 
let  himself  go.  Always  entertaining,  the 
letters  are,  at  times,  of  astonishing  excel- 
lence. His  simple  prose  sings  hke  a  poem. 
His  sense  of  fun  is  always  popping  out, — 
fun   entirely  without  malice. 

After  the  fall  of  France,  Jim  managed 
to  return  to  England.  He  was  in  danger, 
but  he  can  only  hint  at  that,  due  to 
censorship. 

The  rest  of  the  letters,  written  from 
England,  show  that  Jim's  abounding  trust 
in  his  fine  world  has  been  shattered.  Bomb- 
ing horrors  leave  him  grim.  He  gets  little 
sleep.  He  worries  about  his  mother,  whose 
three  sons  are  now  "in  it."  In  the  last 
letter,  he  recognizes  that  trouble  is  coming 
in  Greece,  and  says  "it  seems  a  pity  that 
yet  another  inoffensive  nation  should  be 
degraded  by  the  filthy  Axis  methods."  No 
longer  is  Jim  the  healthy-minded,  laugh- 
ter-loving youngster.  But  he  is  not  whin- 
ing, and   he  is  in  the   fight  to  a  finish. 

One  hopes  that  Cecil  Roberts  will  give 
the  public  more  of  Jim.  It  is  a  privilege 
to  meet,  in  this  intimate  way,  a  clean, 
gifted  young  Britisher  whose  eyes  arc  clear, 
and  whose  determination  will  never  weaken. 

M  "Magic  in  a  Bottle";  by  Milton  Sil- 
verman. .  .  .  Somewhere  down  the 
ages  of  groping  for  the  answer  to  disease 
and  pain,  medical  men,  or  at  least  a  few  of 
them,  ceased  to  trust  in  the  old  proved 
remedies  like,  to  quote  the  book,  "viper's 
broth,  crab's  eyes,  and  murderer's  skull," 
and  started  to  search  for  a  specific  drug  for 
a  specific  disease.  Here  is  a  book  that  tells 
of  the  hunt  for  the  "magic  bullets"  of 
medicine:  the  specific  drugs,  from  quinine 
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speaks  of  scientific  knowledf;e  and  endless 
research  on  the  part  of  the  author;  but 
more  than  this,  the  book  deals  with  the 
men  behind  the  hunt;  and  deals  with  them 
as  the  ordinary,  humane  humans  which 
they  were;  with  their  efforts,  oversights, 
disappointments,  and  successes  as  they  over- 
came the  resistance  of  their  profession  to 
change. 

It  is  an  unfortunate  fact  that  many  of 
the  scientific  subjects  treated  from  the  lay- 
man's angle  fail  to  realize  the  possibilities 
that  lie  in  their  recounting:  but  this  story  is 
a  notable  exception.  The  author,  who  is  a 
writer  on  scientific  subjects  for  one  of  the 
San  Francisco  papers,  handles  his  subject 
in  a  manner  that  has  none  of  the  textbook 
flavor  about  it;  and  he  has  produced  a  tale 
well  worth  the  telling,  and  the  reading. 

New  Books  in  Club  Library 

NON-FICTION 

Women     of     Brit.mn;     Beatrice     Curtis 
Brown,  Ed. 

Nine  Days  Wonder;  John  Masefield. 

The  Time  is  Now;  Pierre  Van  Paassen. 

Amazon  Throne;  Bertita  Harding. 

Another   Part  of   the   Forest;   G.   B. 
Stern. 

The  Brandyw'INE;  Henry  Seidel  Canby. 

Allenby;  Sir  Archibald  Wavell. 

The  White  Cliffs;  Alice  Duer  Miller. 

The  Pattern  of  Freedom;  Bruce  L.Rich- 
mond. Ed. 

A  Man  Arose;  Cecil  Roberts. 

Sombreros  Are  Becoming;  Nancy  John- 
stone. 

The  Fun  I've  Had;  Bayard  Veiller. 

Blood,     Sweat     and     Tears;     Winston 
Churchill. 

Pan  America;  Carleton  Beals. 

The  Soong  Sisters;  Emily  Hahn. 

Lanterns  on  the  Levee;  William  Alex- 
ander Percy. 

Living  Treasure;  Ivan  T.  Sanderson. 

I'd  Live  It  Over;  Flora  Cloman. 

The  R.  a.  F,  in  Action. 

Letters  From  Jim;  Cecil  Roberts,  Ed. 

And  Beacons  Burn  Again;  Henry Jesson. 

My  First  War;  Sir  Basil  Bartlett,  Bt. 
PLAYS 

Watch  on  the  Rhine;  Lillian  Hellman. 

Arsenic  and  Old  Lace;  Joseph  Kessel- 
ring. 

The  Talley  Method;  S.  N.  Bchrman. 
FICTION 

This  Above  All;  Eric  Knight. 

No  One  Now  Will  Know;  E.  M.  Dela- 
field. 

Junior  Miss;  Sally  Benson. 

The  Neutral  Ground;  Frank  O.  Hough. 

Captain  Paul;  Edward  Ellsberg. 

When  the  Living   Strive;   Richard   La 
Piere. 

The  Captain  from  Connecticut;  C.  S. 
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Speak  No  Evil;  Mignon  G.  Eberhart. 

That  Which  Is  Hidden:  Robert  Hichens. 

The  Delamer  Curse;  Anne  Green. 

Japanese  Buddhism 

— B\  Frank  P.  Tebbetts 
^      In  the  sixth  century  of  our  era  Budd- 
hism, born  in  India  and  acclimated  in 
China,  penetrated  from  Korea  to  Japan. 

The  new  religion  found  in  the  person 
of  the  Prince  Regent  the  Constantine  of 
Japan,  a  zealous  partisan,  and  almost  im- 
mediately became  under  his  sponsorship  a 
state  system  of  worship. 

With  the  beginning  of  the  Tokugawa 
Shogunate,  Shinto  was  revived  as  a  state 
religion  and  the  official  recognition  of 
Buddhism  was  withdrawn.  Fundamentally 
tolerant  however.  Buddhism  agreed  well 
wnth  Shinto  the  ancient  worship  of  the 
Japanese  people,  and  gradually  penetrated 
the  society,  the  customs  and  the  arts,  and 
in  fact  permeated  the  very  soul  of  Japan, 
until  today  it  is  the  country's  dominant 
religious  movement. 

There  came  about  in  time,  however,  a 
very  definite  reinterpretation  of  Buddhism 
in  terms  of  the  Japanese  point  of  view. 
Shinto  and  Confucianism  both  became  in- 
terwoven with  the  religion  of  Buddha,  ef- 
fected vital  changes  in  its  concepts,  and 
eventually  the  ancient  pessimistic  doctrine 
of  India  developed  into  a  new  and  more 
adaptible  theology  in  the  human,  smiling 
and  vitalizing  Japanese  atmosphere. 

Japanese  Buddhism  as  a  result  is  an  in- 
stitution peculiar  to  the  soil  where  it  has 
flowered  and  is  directly  expressive  of  the 
progressive,  liberal  and  inherently  opti- 
mistic attitude  of  the  Japanese  people. 

The  most  important  of  the  various 
Buddhist  sects  in  Japan  is  the  Shin-shu  or 
Shin  sect.  Its  influence  upon  the  nation  is 
so  predominant  that  we  find  its  ascendency 
expressed  everywhere  in  the  Japanese 
civilization.  For  all  practical  purposes  the 
religion  of  Japan  is  that  represented  by  the 
Shin  sect  of  Buddhism.  It  has  some  21,000 
temples,  about  fifty  thousand  priests,  about 
eleven  million  perpetual  subscribers,  other 
millions  of  casual  adherents,  and  operates 
schools,  colleges,  social  welfare  institutions, 
various  relief  undertakings,  workhouses, 
medical  assistance  projects,  cooperative 
sodeties,  back  to  the  land  associations,  and 
other  corrective  and  chariablc  organizations 
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in  missioiMry  undcrukingi.  and  the  head- 
quarters  for  lU  miiaon  in  North  America 
if  Btuated  in  San  Francisco.  »ith  Bishop  R. 
Xifatraka^  as  the  chief  executive.  There 
are  about  sixty  temples  in  North  America, 
of  which  about  forty  are  in  California,  and 
about  eighty  thousand  adherents  m  the 
United  States,  of  «-hich  about  sixty  thou- 
sand are  in  California. 

The  sect  was  estabbshed  by  Saint  Shin- 
ran  in  the  thirteenth  century.  He  was 
descended  from  one  of  the  old  arvtocratic 
families  of  Japan  and  at  an  early  age  en- 
tered a  Buddhist  monastery  to  become  a 
pnest.  0\er  a  long  period  of  years,  during 
which  he  rose  to  prominence  in  his  order. 
Saint  Shinran  beciimc  di.«.vatrf£ed  with  con- 
ditions surrounding  the  religion,  which  had 
become  highly  formalued  and  introspective. 
He  attempted  reforms  and  was  banished. 
Eventually  he  rciumed  to  see  his  reforms 
realized  in  the  forming  of  a  new  sect  better 
suited  to  the  manners  and  \-iewpoint  of  the 
times.  He  was  a  good  and  saintly  man.  who 
strove  to  make  religion  a  In-ing  influence 
in  the  bves  of  common  people.  His  remains 
have  rested  in  the  beautiful  old  Honwanji 
temple  in  Kyoto  since  1 272. 

I  don't  suppose  an  appreciation  of  the 
traditions  and  influence  on  the  people  of 
this  anaent  sect  can  be  fully  understood 
without  a  visit  to  the  fountain  head  of  the 
religion.  There  in  the  atmosphere  of  an- 
bquity  and  natural  beauty,  with  the  long 
avenues  of  magnificent  cryptomerias.  the 
peaceful  old  temples,  the  sound  of  musical 
bells  rising  softly  on  the  evening  air.  aged 
priests  saying  their  prayers  in  temple  gar- 
dens, mountain  <hnnes  m  a  setting  of 
niiitchless  charm  and  eternal  serenity,  there 
must  come  to  one  much  of  the  peace  and 
tranquility  which  this  friendly  religion 
tcachesL 

Of  course  in  our  busy  and  practical  world 
the  accommodations  of  the  Shin  sect  take 
on  a  more  modem,  if  somewhat  less  saac- 
tified.  form.  The  temple  in  San  Francisco 
is  a  fine  modem  building  with  administrative 
off  CCS.  school  and  committee  rooms,  and  a 
gymnaaum  in  addition  to  the  hall  of  wor- 
f'-ip. 

Sunday  school  for  the  younger  children, 
parochial  gatherings,  the  Young  Buddhists 
Association  and  diocesan  conventions  meet 
there,  and  the  administrative  work  of  the 
pansh  and  the  diocese  are  conducted  from 
these  offices.  A  service  in  English  is  con- 
ducted every  Sunday  by  a  Caucasian 
Buddhist,  which  interested  Americaiu  will 
find  very  informative  and  in«tructive.  The 
general  public,  whether  of  Buddhist  per- 
suasion or  not,  is  cordially  invited  to  attend 
these  services. 

The  hall  of  worship,  with  its  elaborate 
gold  alur,  side  alurs.  and  highly  decorated 
altar  screen  is  most  impressive,  and  the  at- 
tendant priests  are  very  cooperative  and 
courteous  in  showing  visitors  around  and 


an<wenng  all  their  qucsoons  with  entire 
freedom  from  reserve.  The  service  is  'imiru*- 
cent  of  certain  aspects  of  the  dthciic  and 
Episcopalcan  services.  There  is  a  pnest  or 
pncjts  in  robes,  prayers  before  the  altw. 
the  burning  of  incense,  the  ringing  ol  bells, 
the  reading  of  a  gospel,  the  singing  of 
hymns,  the  preaching  of  a  sermon  from  a 
pulpit,  some  reading  from  sacred  writings, 
and  some  final  pr-iyers.  The  service  i<  <lK>rt. 
No  collection  is  l<ken  up.  And  the  (jkI  is 
stressed  that  there  is  no  idol  wnr*hip  in 
the  religion.  The  statue  of  Budda  is  pi---  -nl 
simply  as  a  reminder  as  the  statue?  nl 
sainu.  arc  pre»mt  in  Catfaobc  churcl.r^ 
Buddhists  do  not  pray  for  thincs  fur  them- 
vclvcf.  They  simply  submit  themselves  to 
the  .supreme  being  and  ask  for  guidaiKe, 
something  that  wr  could  well  take  example 
from  in  the  Christian  reUgion.  The  Shin 
sect  represents  the  extreme  point  of  evolu- 
tion toward  optimi'm  and  simpUficalion  of 
worship  in  Buddhism. 

In  It  faith  replaces  philosophy.  All  un- 
necessary forms  and  ceremonies  are  dis- 
pensed with. 

Its  gospeb  are  understandable,  its  ser- 
mnru  short  and  informative,  its  hymru 
modem  and  tuneful,  its  pohcy  and  church 
administration  up  to  date  and  practical. 

Access  to  the  Pure  Land  or  Paradise  is 
promised  after  death  to  all  men.  worthy  or 
sinners,  if  they  have  before  death  implored 
.Amida  —  Buddha  with  a  sincere  and  con- 
tnte  heart. 

The  church  organisation  in  the  United 
States  b  ,i]  the  hai^ds  of  young  men  with  a 
modern  point  of  view  toward  religious  in- 
stitutions, and  a  full  appreciabon  of  the 
importance  of  its  influence  upon  the  Japan- 
ese residents  of  Cahfomia. 

No  activity  is  more  indicative  of  this 
tendency  than  the  many  undertakings  of 
the  sect  to  inculcate  loyalty  to  the  United 
States  government  among  the  .American 
bom  Japanese,  to  encourage  good  citizen- 
ship, and  to  extend  to  the  draftees  in  the 
present  emergency  the  hearty  good  wishes, 
and  the  incentive,  for  a  conscientious  per- 
formance of  dut-.- 

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seven.  Games,  races,  prizes. 

Tuesdays  —  3:00  to  ■4:00  p.  m.  Coach- 
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Thursda>-s —  11  :M  to  11 :4Y  a.  m.  — 
Reducing  class.  It's  fun! 

Saturda>-s  —  10:30-11:30.  Girl  Scout 
swimming  classes.  They  learn  to  swim  be- 
fore camp.  They  continue  swimming  after 
camp  is  over. 

Fridays —  T:3O-9:0O  a.  m.  Men's  guest 
night.  Entertain  out-of-towners.  They  wiH 
enjoy  a  swimming  party  tremendously. 

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The  Pan  American  Highway 

(Continued  from  page  9) 
a  cultural,  economic  and  political  program 
which   we   hoped  would   be  interpreted   to 
them  by  their  intellectuals.  But  the  measure 
of  our  success  has  been  problematical. 

However  with  such  a  simple  device  for 
the  encouragement  of  neighborly  inter- 
course as  a  continuous  highway  reaching 
North  and  South  for  14,100  miles  over 
which  anyone  may  travel  cheaply  and  com- 
fortably in  the  family  jallopy,  will  go  far 
toward  solving  the  problem  of  how  to  get 
together  on   fundamentals. 

The  language  barrier  will  soon  be  down 
when  people  of  different  nationahties  meet 
often  on  the  road  and  have  common  inter- 
ests to  discuss.  In  Buenos  Aires  they  will 
begin  speaking  Portuguese  as  a  matter  of 
course;  and  in  Brazil  Spanish  will  become 
an  extra  medium  of  conversation  with  the 
masses  as  it  is  now  with  the  intellectuals. 
Just  as  in  the  United  States  we  are  dis- 
covering the  advantage  of  being  able  to 
speak  Spanish  when  we  contact  Latin 
Americans,  and  they  in  turn  are  acquiring 
English  as  a  business  and  social  asset,  so  in 
time  the  citijcnry  of  all  the  Americas  will 
become  bi-lingual,  and  the  misunderstand- 
ings so  often  created  by  interpreters  will  be 
at  an  end. 

The  need  for  the  immediate  completion 
of  the  Pan  American  Highway  as  a  na- 
tional defense  measure  is  of  course  one  of 
its  most  important  phases.  A  good  motor 
highway  over  which  heavy  equipment,  men 
and  machinery  may  be  transported  quickly 
and  easily  is  a  prime  necessity  in  our  pres- 
ent emergency.  Congress  has  already  moved 
to  complete,  without  delay,  the  sector  ap- 
proaching the  Panama  Canal  as  a  defense 
measure.  The  new  bases  in  Alaska  will  very 
soon  have  to  be  provided  with  a  comparably 
adequate  life  line. 

So  a  no  more  tangible  symbol  of  unity, 
amity  and  of  political  and  economic  har- 
mony, in  the  Western  Hemisphere  could 
be  presented  to  the  world  than  this  Pan 
American  Highway  stretching  from  the  tip 
of  Alaska  to  the  southern-most  point  in 
South  America,  and  linking  all  twenty 
countries  of  the  Western  Hemisphere.  And 
that  its  completion  without  loss  of  time  will 
be  due  to  the  combined  efforts  of  the 
women  of  the  countries  through  which  it 
passes  is  gratifying  evidence  of  an  intel- 
ligent participation  in  the  government  pro- 
gram for  national  and  civil  defense. 

JULY,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


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INFRA  NUBEM 

(''■j  Cnwled  and  penitent,  like  a  friar  dl 
orders  gray,  the  city  kneels  in  sum 
mcr  afternoons  on  the  lower  steps  of  the 
altar  hills.  Beneath  the  cassock  of  fog — a 
loosely  woven  serge — arc  hopes,  prayers, 
truth  and  gentleness.  But  also  under  that 
robe  of  gray  lurk  cunning,  greed,  pride  and 
pretense.  Like  the  merciful  mantle  of  char- 
ity, the  fog  covers  our  many  sins. 

We  who  love  the  city,  know  that  the 
gray  covering  stretched  overhead,  while  it 
dims  the  brightness  of  the  sun,  is  at  once 
our  greatest  asset  and  our  richest  blessing. 

Would  you  know  something  of  this  man- 
tle? Then  climb  the  hills;  for  the  city  Infra 
Nubcm — beneath  the  fog — is  also  a  city  set 
upon  hills.  From  some  of  the  upper  slopes 
study  this  wondrously  wrought  fabric.  Seen 
from  above  it  is  no  longer  gray  and  forbid- 
ding, but  white  as  driven  snow:  a  coverlet 
that  throws  back  into  sunlit  skies  the  genial 
warmth  of  summer  days.  Watch  it  come 
into  being  far  beyond  the  heads.  The  very 
soul  of  the  sea.  it  rises  like  a  spirit  from 
the  breast  of  the  waters.  Through  the  broad 
,i;ate  in  a  lull  flowing  tide,  it  veils  the  water 
and  the  land.  Seen  from  below,  a  level 
sweep  and  monotone  of  drab;  seen  from 
above,  a  ruflled  sea  of  light  and  shade,  a 
billowing  cradle  for  the  imperious  winds. 
Inland  it  spreads,  and  spreading,  rarer 
grows,  a  thin  gray  line,  to  die  at  last — if 
but  the  eye  could  see — upon  the  burnished 
wheat  fields  of  the  San  Joaquin. 

And  the  sun,  as  it  stands  a  moment  on 
the  water's  rim.  ere  yet  it  bids  our  western 
coast  "'good  night,"  sees  not  a  cowled  and 
sad  robed  penitent,  but  a  white  robed 
youth,  whose  silken  scarf  waves  loosely  in 
the  breeze. 

Lover  of  the  city,  is  there  no  lesson  in 
this  two-fold  aspect  of  the  fog?  Seen  in  the 
hum-drum  sweep  of  daily  life,  in  the  rush 
and  routine  of  the  business  day.  your  fel- 
low citizens  are  sombre-hued  and  unattrac- 
tive. Seen  from  a  higher  vantage  ground, 
fling  they  not  back  the  genial  warmth  of 
their  humanity,  and  the  sunlight  of  their 
truer  selves? 

And  when  the  page  of  history  shall  be 
turned,  and  all  the  sad  monotones  of  self 
are  dimmed  in  the  stretch  of  time,  the 
summed-up  efforts  of  all  will  shine  resplend- 
ent to  those  who  view  us  from  afar.  Then 
the  historian  of  our  time  and  place  will 
write  the  judgment: 

"They  wrought  well  who  all  unknown 
And  in  their  several  ways  built 
This  fair  city  around  whose  bright 
Breast  is  wreathed  a  silken  scarf 
Of  love  with  golden  threads  of  truth 
And  justice  intertwined." 

From  "The  Ephebic  Oath  and  Other 
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Summer   Special  —  Unlimited   Swim  Tickets — $2.50 

Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,    Tuesday,    Wednesday   and   Thursday,    10:30    a.    m.    to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


AUGUST— 1941 

4 — Club  Round  Table  Main  Dining  Room..6: 15-7:30  p.m. 

5 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  Gynasiutn 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

6 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid  Gymnasium  10:00  a.m.-12  m. 

7 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

French   Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  SurviUe  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday   Evening   Program  Cafeteria 8:00  p.m. 

"Social  Aspects  of  the  Recent  Changes  in  Immigration  Laws,"  by  Annie  Clo  Wat- 
son, Executive  Secretary  of  the  International  Institute  of  San  Francisco. 


11 — Club  Round  Table 


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Dining  Room. .6:15-7:30  p.i 


19 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  Gymnasiurr 

Spanish  Class  —  Senonta  del  Pino  Room  214  . 


12 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  Gymnasium  9:45-11:45  a.m. 

Spanish   Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

13 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid  Gymnasium  10:00  a.m.-12  m. 

Book  Review  Dinner National  Def.  Room  6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Keys  of  the  Kingdom,"  by  A.  J.  Cronin. 

14 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214  ....  10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Siirville  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  8:00  p.m. 

"Scenic  Wonders  of  the  United  States."  Sound  motion  pictures  in  Technicolor  pre- 
sented by  Mr,  Mervyn  Silbersten. 

16 — Vacation  Swim  Party  for  Children Swimming  Pool 10:30  a.m 

18 — Club  Round  Table  Main  Dining  Room. .6:30-7:30  p.m. 

10:00  a.m.-12  m. 

7:30  p.m 

20 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid  Gymnasium  10:00  a.m.-12  m 

21 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214  ....  10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Suruille  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m, 

Thlirsday   Evening  Program  Lounge  8:00  p.m 

"Contemporary  Architecture"  —  Illustrated  lecture  by  Professor  Michael  Goodman, 
of  the  College  of  Architecture  at  the  U.  of  C. 

22 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  Room  214 11:00  a.m 

25 — Club  Round  Table Main  Dining  Room..6: 15-7:30  p.m 

26 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  Gymnasium  9:45-11:45  a.m, 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  Room  214  7:30  p.m, 

27 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  10:00a.m.-12  m, 

28 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lera<xire  Annex 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surviile  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  8:00  p.m 

Address:  "The  Field  of  Entertainment,"  by  Eloise  Keeler. 


29 — French  Conversational  Class 


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Room  214    11:00  a.m. 


SEPTEMBER— 1941 

2 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  Gymnasium  9:45-11:45  a.m. 

Contract  Bridge  Instruction  —  Mrs.  Annis  Room  208  2:00  8i  7:00  p.m 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pmo  Room  214  7:30  p.m 

3 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  10:00  a.m.-12  m 

4 — Needlework   Guild   Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  Annex 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Bran  de  SurtJi'lIe  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m, 

Thursday  Evening   Program  Lounge  8:00  p.m, 

Musical  Program  presented  by  Dorothy  Tomson,  Soprano  and  Jackson  Perego, 
baritone. 


5 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olii'ier Room  214 


11:00  a.m. 


AUGUST,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


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Volume  XV 


August,  1941 


Number  7 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

A  House  In  Order 5 

Cultural   Relations — By  Hazel   Pedlar  Faulkner 8 

Alice   Chittenden — By   Mildred    Rosenthal 9 

Mexican    Arts — By    Santiago   Arias 10 

An  Important  Event — By  Emma  M.   McLaun'.l.n 11 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 4 

Editorial 7 

Poetry  Page 1  2 

Red    Cross 13 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President.. „ MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary _ _ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Eugene  S.   Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornslrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koahland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Gar6eld  Mcrner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Elhel   D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Eliubeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Haiel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 
Mrs.  C.   R.  Walter 


VACATION 
SWIM  PARTY 

Children...?  to  18 
Saturday  Morning 
August  16 -10:30  A.  M. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  NEW  MEMBERS:  There  is  still  room  for  more 
members  in  our  roster.  Urge  friends  to  join  now  so 
that  they  may  be  included  in  the  National  League  group 
which  is  being  looked  to  in  the  community  for  a  variety 
of  services. 

^     GUEST  CARDS:  Do  not  forget  guest  card  privi- 
leges,  $1   a  year  for  an  unlimited  number  of  guest 
cards.  Summer  months  usually  bring  visitors  to  San  Fran- 
cisco— offer  guest  cards  to  friends  while  they  are  here. 

^     RECIPROCAL  CARDS:  We  remind  those  who  are 
traveling  this  summer  of  their  reciprocal  club  privi- 
leges. Several  clubs  in  Canada  are  on  this  list. 

^     SUMMER  SWIMS:  There  is  still  another  month  for 
girls  between  14  and  18  to  take  advantage  of  the  spe- 
cial summer  rate  of  unlimited  swims  for  $2.50.  Prolong 
vacation  by  swimming  at  the  Club. 

^     CHILDREN  SWIM  PARTY :  Don't  forget  the  va- 
cation  swimming   party,   Saturday,  August    16th  at 
10:.iO.  Bring  your  friends  for  an  hour  of  fun. 

^    NEW  GIRL  SCOUT  SWIMMING  CLASSES  will 
start  August  2nd.  Beginners  at  10:.iO,  intermediates 
at  11 :00.  The  swimmers  badge  is  the  goal! 

^  NATIONAL  DEFENSE  ECONOMY  MENUS: 
In  further  cooperation  with  the  National  Defense 
Program,  Mrs.  Ashbrook  is  working  out  a  series  of  menus 
based  on  economy,  but  with  a  maximum  of  nutritional 
value.  These  menus  are  to  be  mimeographed  and  will  be 
available  in  the  Restaurant  Department  where  they  will 
be  demonstrated. 

^  SPANISH  CLASSES  FOR  THE  BUSINESS 
WOMAN :  Miss  del  Pino,  noted  Spanish  teacher  will 
hold  classes  weekly  in  the  clubhouse  on  Tuesday  evenings 
at  7:30  o'clock.  Either  beginners  or  conversational  classes 
will  be  formed,  according  to  the  reservations  made.  Please 
register  at  Executive  Office.  We  must  have  a  class  of 
twelve  pupils.  Fee,  twelve  lessons,  members  $6;  non-mem- 
bers, SV.'iO. 

^  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  are  found  new  improved 
coin  collector  folders,  for  pennies,  nickles,  and  dimes. 
These  containers  were  designed  to  modernize  the  age-old 
hobby  of  coin  collecting.  All  coins  represented  are  in  cir- 
culation or  are  available. 


^  RED  CROSS  ACTIVITIES:  Members  are  urged  to 
join  at  least  one  of  the  following  groups: 

Red  Cross  Sewing  Group:  Meets  every  weekday,  with 
the  exception  of  Saturday,  Room  209. 

Red  Cross  Knitting  Group:  Volunteer  on  duty  to  dis- 
tribute wool  and  give  instructions,  every  week  day 
with  the  exception  of  Saturday,  Room  209. 

Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  Sick:  Group  meets  every 
Tuesday  morning  in  the  Gymnasium.  Instructions 
given  by  Red  Cross  Volunteer.  (Night  class  will  be 
formed  later.) 

First  Aid  Class:  Group  meets  every  Wednesday  morn- 
ing in  the  Gymnasium.  Instructions  given  by  Red 
Cross  Volunteer.  (Night  class  will  be  formed  later.) 

Red  Cross  Life  Saving  Class:  Arrangements  may  be 
made  with  Miss  Orma  Whelan,  Instructor  in  Swim- 
ming Pool,  to  take  Red  Cross  Life  Saving  Class,  which 
is  open  to  all  swimmers  over  18  years  of  age.  Please 
call  Swimming  Pool  for  information. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  "The  Keys  of  the 
Kingdom"  by  A.  /.  Cronin  is  a  novel  that  certainly 
will  interest  the  citizens  of  San  Francisco  because  of  its 
chief  character.  Father  Francis,  whom  they  will  find 
themselves  comparing  to  their  mutual  namesake  of  Assisi. 
Kindness  and  humility  were  the  keys  to  St.  Francis'  king- 
dom. So  is  it  in  this  new  novel,  which  is  as  dramatic  as 
Hatter's  Castle,  and  as  moving  as  the  Citadel  and  more 
significant  than  either,  by  reason  of  its  powerful  spiritual 
theme. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Keys  of  the 
Kingdom"  on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  Au- 
gust 13,  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner  at  6  o'clock  in  the 
National  Defenders'  Room. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  chairman,  announces  the  following  pro- 
grams for  August:  August  7,  Address — "Social  Aspects 
of  the  Recent  Changes  in  Immigration  Laws,"  by  Annie 
Clo  Watson,  Executive  Secretary  of  the  International  In- 
stitute of  San  Francisco.  August  14 — "Scenic  Wonders 
of  the  United  States."  A  new  sound  motion  picture  pre- 
sented by  Mr.  Mervyn  D.  Silbersten  of  the  Silbersten 
Wonder  Tours.  August  21 — Illustrated  Lecture,  "Con- 
temporary Architecture,"  by  Prof.  Michael  Goodman,  Col- 
lege of  Architecture,  University  of  California.  August  28, 
Address — "The  Field  of  Entertainment  Today,"  by  Eloise 
Keeler,  playwright  and  actress.  (Eloise  Keeler  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Keeler,  well-known  California  poet  of  a 
generation  past.)  September  4 — Musical  program  pre- 
sented by  Dorothy  Thompson,  soprano  and  Jackson  Perego, 
baritone. 


AUGUST,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


A  HOUSE 
IN  ORDER 


^  At  no  time  in  the  history  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  of  CaHfornia  has  its  poHcy  of  pre- 
paredness through  training  been  proven  more  valuable 
than  in  the  present  emergency.  When  its  Clubhouse,  the 
Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco  • —  was  built,  the 
thought  was  in  the  minds  of  all  that  a  long-term  peace 
program  of  training  in  volunteer  services  was  important  in 
a  community  where  such  services  would  be  a  factor  in 
effective  community  effort.  The  Board  of  Directors  has  in 
mind  cooperation  with  existing  welfare  organizations 
through  the  development  of  the  individuals  and  also  the 
promotion  of  an  understanding  between  fellow  members, 
by  working  together  in  various  services  within  the  club 
building  itself.  This  was  in  1923. 

Suddenly,  in  1941,  the  United  States  initiated  a  Na- 
tional Defense  Program.  Citizens  throughout  the  country 
suddenly  realized  that  each  would  be  called  upon  for  some 
particular  work,  that  not  only  men  in  uniform  but  every 
adult  would  be  necessary  in  the  new  order.  The  National 
League  now  stood  in  a  unique  position.  Almost  over-night 
its  building  was  able  to  transform  itself  into  a  home  for 
units  of  training.  The  lower  main  floor,  the  first  floor  and 
the  second  floor  have  become  beehives  of  activity.  On  the 
Lower  Main  Floor  Red  Cross  classes  in  Home  Hygiene  and 


Care  of  the  Sick,  and  in  First  Aid  carry  on  in  the  Gym- 
nasium and  Life  Saving  classes  in  the  Swimming  Pool.  On 
the  First  Floor  the  beautiful  Auditorium  has  become  the 
National  Defenders'  Club.  On  the  Second  Floor,  produc- 
tion units  of  knitting  and  sewing  for  the  Red  Cross  meet 
daily  in  Room  209  while  in  other  rooms  near  by,  smaller 
groups  arc  forming  language  classes  and  looking  toward 
the  Fall  program,  a  committee  meets  to  outline  a  course 
of  education  in  the  history  and  cultural  aspects  of  South 
and  Central  America.  Thus,  suddenly,  several  thousand 
square  feet  of  the  Women's  City  Club  teem  with  volun- 
teer services  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service. 

What  does  all  this  signify?  That  the  National  League 
is  again  prepared  for  service,  attracting  to  itself  those  who 
would  support  a  program  which  has  a  fundamentally 
sound  basis.  The  control  of  activities  by  an  organization 
in  its  own  home  building  sets  a  standard  which  can  be 
maintained.  The  standard  of  the  National  League  is  high 
and  pride  of  membership  keeps  it  so.  Members  of  the  Na- 
tional League  boast  a  fine  record  of  accomplishment  in 
Volunteer  Service.  In  the  League  no  opprobrium  has  ever 
been  attached  to  that  term  which  is  often  colloquially 
tossed  about  carelessly  and  a  bit  scornfully.  Certain  rules 
of  training  have  made  this  particular  volunteer  service 
program  dependable  through  a  long  period  of  undramatic 
peace  which  has  brought  death  to  many  similar  efforts. 
Throughout  the  twenty-two  years  of  armistice,  the  League 
has  recorded  an  average  of  4000  hours  a  month.  That  is 
why  suddenly,  overnight,  these  thousands  of  hours  have 
been  multiphed  many-fold  and  three  floors  of  the  Women's 
City  Club  immediately  upon  call  buzz  with  activity. 

To  be  able  to  center  training  classes  dependent  for  their 
very  existence  on  space  as  large  as  the  Women's  City 
Club  auditorium,  on  equipment  as  expansive  as  the  Swim- 
ming Pool,  on  rooms  large  enough  to  accommodate  dozens 
at  one  time,  is  the  privilege  of  the  National  League  for 
Women's  Service  of  California.  Visitors  from  afar  are 
astonished  at  the  picture.  It  is  well  for  us  who  are  nearer 
to  it  avail  ourselves  of  its  privileges. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,   1941 


The  Tower — Ctxlifornia  School  oj  fine  Aits 


EDITORIAL 


^  The  Women's  City  Club  Magazine  brings  to  its 
readers  this  month  stories  which,  it  is  hoped,  will 
particularly  interest  them.  Today  all  eyes  are  turned  to 
the  neighbors  of  the  Southern  Continent  whose  history 
and  culture  is  only  vaguely  understood  by  many  who  on 
the  other  hand  have  studied  for  years  the  background  of 
events  in  Europe  and  other  parts  of  the  world.  To  be 
neighborly  to  people  who  speak  another  language,  one 
must  know  their  heredity.  Believing  this,  the  E.xecutivc 
Committee  of  the  League  is  arranging  a  program  designed 
to  give  the  opportunity  to  learn  of  South  America  the 
better  to  understand  South  Americans.  National  under- 
standing is  prerequisite  to  peace  —  and  peace  must  event- 
ually come  again. 

As  preface  to  such  study,  the  Magazine  brings  to  its 
readers,  wherever  they  be  on  vacation,  stories  from  the  pen 
of  experts.  The  account  of  Miss  Wright's  visit  to  the  Club 
tells  of  the  extensive  scope  of  the  State  Department,  results 
of  whose  research  are  available  to  us  for  the  asking;  Mr. 
Santiago  Arias  introduces  us  to  a  new  side  of  Mexico's 
colorful  life;  Mrs.  Alfred  McLaughlin  outlines  the  Mills 
Gillege  International  Institute  which  some  by  virtue  of 
limited  vacation  periods  were  unfortunately  forced  to  miss: 
Mildred  Rosenthal  writes  of  the  life  of  one  of  the  out- 
standing figures  in  the  works  of  art  in  San  Francisco — 
Alice  Chittenden,  a  beloved  member  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  from  its  charter  days  in  Cali- 
fornia. This  list  of  contributors,  the  Magazine  announces 
with  particular  pride. 

^  Some  one  who  knows  whereof  she  speaks  said  the 
other  day,  "I  am  giving  the  extra  pots  and  pans  from 
our  household,  the  broken  or  unused  utensils,  but  I  am 
holding  those  we  need  for  daily  use  so  that  we  shall  not 
be  forced  to  buy  for  replacement  aluminum  the  govern- 
ment contracts  will  from  now  on  continuously  need."  This 
is  "thinking  through."  The  appeal  for  assistance  in  the 
conservation  of  this  metal  so  vitally  needed  in  the  national 
emergency  must  be  heeded.  For  the  convenience  of  mem- 
bers a  basket  in  the  lobby  of  the  Clubhouse  is  available 
for  contributions  of  aluminum,  now  almost  a  precious 
metal.  Let  us  serve  in  this  instance  by  giving  in  a  material 
way. 


1^  Out  of  tragedy  comes  character  —  out  of  war  service 
comes  a  group  trained  in  service  to  one  another.  Out 
of  the  tragedy  of  the  last  war  was  born  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  of  California,  an  organiza- 
tion which  later  survived  the  undramatic  aftermath  of 
peaceful  monotony  when  other  groups  less  thinking  fell  by 
the  wayside.  As  the  League  finds  itself  the  court  of  appeal 
for  conferences  on  how  to  start  this  or  that  volunteer  pro- 
gram, or  how  to  get  the  right  volunteer  after  the  program 
is  started,  it  can  feel  itself  justified  in  the  proud  boast  that 
the  lessons  of  service  were  learned  and  maintained  by  the 
League  with  a  tenacity  and  foresight  which  bespeaks  true 
character. 

^  Mary  Ogden  Vaughan — poet,  fnend  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service — has  passed  away.  She 
who  talked  so  sparingly  and  listened  so  generously  would 
not  have  us  write  a  biography.  Her  passing  is  our  loss.  A 
most  understanding  member  in  her  quiet  way  for  many, 
many  years  much  of  her  interest  was  centered  here. 
Her  contributions  to  our  Magazine  aptly  expressed  her 
inner  spiritual  qualities  and  her  bound  book  of  poems  is 
one  of  our  library's  most  cherished  possessions.  Her  gen- 
erosity it  was  that  made  possible  the  doing  over  of  our 
Auditorium  last  year  with  the  presenting  of  the  loud- 
speaking  equipment.  Her  faith  in  our  organization — as  that 
of  many  of  our  older  members — provided  that  indefinable 
something  so  quickly  sensed  by  casual  visitor  or  new  mem- 
ber— and  strengthens  the  spirit  and  purpose  of  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service.  May  we  keep  her  ever 
in  grateful  and  affectionate  memory! 

MY  HOUR 

Dear,  this  one  hour  is  mine — this  perfect  hour! 

I'll  hft  it,  like  full  chalice,  to  my  lips. 

And  drain  its  sweetness  to  the  last  clear  drop. 

The  past  is  past,  what  has  been  I  have  borne: 

What  comes — God  helping — I  must  bear  someway. 

TcxJay,  I'll  snatch  from  niggard  hand  of  Fate 

This  jewel  fair,  this  one  white  pearl  of  pearls; 

This  rose  of  joy  I'll  gather  to  my  breast, 

Unmindful  of  the  thorns  that  compass  it. 

I'll  bridge  the  gap  that  ever  lies  between 

The  has-been,  and  the  beckoning  may-be, 

With  golden  pathway  for  my  eager  feet; 

And  if  I  pass  to  dark  despair  beyond, 

I  will  l(X)k  back  along  that  shining  way 

And  thank  God  for  the  brightness  gleaming  there. 

Then,  when  my  summons  comes  from  out  the  dark. 

And  I  have  answered,  "Here,  Lord!"  to  the  call. 

Oh,  bending  tenderly  o'er  my  poor  clay. 

Lying  so  white  and  still  amid  the  flowers. 

And  touching  with  warm  lips  mine  closely  sealed. 

Voice  for  me  then  the  words  I  fain  would  speak; 

Say  not  alone  "She's  dead!" — say  "She  has  lived!" 

^Mary  Ogden  Vaughan. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,   1941 


CULTURAL 
RELATIONS 

by  Ha2;el  Pedlar  Faulkner 


^  Plans  for  strengthening  international  understanding 
and  creating  international  good-will  were  outlined  to 
a  small  group  of  officers  and  committee  chairmen  recently 
when  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  had  as 
luncheon  guest  Dr.  Irene  Wright,  officer  of  the  United 
States  Department  of  State  in  the  division  dedicated  to 
cultural  relations. 

Dr.  Wright,  the  only  woman  member  of  the  Cultural 
Relations  section  of  the  State  Department  was  in  Califor- 
nia on  a  flying  trip  to  various  important  educational  con- 
ferences. But  she  took  time  for  a  meeting  with  a  few  Na- 
tional League  women  to  discuss  with  them  some  of  the 
things  which  have  been  outlined  by  the  Division  of  Cul- 
tural Relations  as  work  which  women  of  intelligence  and 
good-will  can  accomplish  to  great  advantage  now  as  never 
before. 

Back  in  the  Bay  Area  for  the  first  time  since  her  gradua- 
tion from  Stanford  in  1904  Dr.  Wright  spent  a  few  hours 
renewing  old  acquaintances  and  looking  for  famiHar  land- 
marks— she  hadn't  been  here  since  the  fire — and  then  she 
took  time  out  to  talk  about  the  creation  and  plans  of  her 
department.  She  pointed  out  that  the  Division  of  Cultural 
Relations  in  the  Department  of  State  has  existed — in  fact 
for  many  years — but  that  its  revitalization  followed  upon 
the  convention  of  Buenos  Aires  in  1936.  While  its  recog- 
nition of  the  obligations  of  cultural  relations  has  always 
included  the  countries  of  the  world  as  a  whole,  the  force 
of  events  and  present  circumstances  has  of  necessity 
focused  its  activity  and  effort  in  the  western  hemisphere. 
Hence  the  current  emphasis  on  cultural  relations  with  the 
other  republics  of  North  and  South  America  and  with 
Canada. 

A  four-point  program  indicated  by  Dr.  Wright  is  that 
formulated  by  Nelson  A.  Rockerfeller,  Co-ordinator  of 
Cultural  Activities  with  South  America,  in  response  to  re- 


peated requests  from  many  groups  for  advice  for  action. 
It  includes  (1)  Concerted  community  action  to  stimulate 
a  general  movement  for  popular  education  about  Central 
and  South  America  in  every  community  of  this  country; 
(2)  Concerted  community  action  to  provide  for  the  teach- 
ing of  Spanish  and  Portuguese  in  schools  and  classes  estab- 
lished for  adults;  (3)  Concerted  community  action  to  in- 
crease purchases  of  products  imported  from  the  other 
American  Republics;  (4)  Concerted  action  among  women's 
and  other  organizations  to  provide  suitable  hospitality  for 
visitors  and  to  establish  direct  and  friendly  contacts  with 
similar  groups  and  organizations  in  other  American  Re- 
publics. 

Among  the  concrete  steps  taken  to  extend  the  spirit  of 
the  four-point  program  has  to  do  with  the  exchange  of 
teachers  and  students  between  South  and  Central  Ameri- 
can universities  and  those  of  the  United  States,  a  practice 
which  has  already  been  in  effect  within  some  organizations, 
notably  the  American  Association  of  University  Women 
and  the  International  Federation  of  University  Women. 
Travel  grants  to  aid  in  the  exchange  have  made  possible 
the  visit  to  the  United  States  of  distinguished  scholars  from 
the  south,  who,  in  turn,  according  to  Dr.  Wright,  have 
taught  the  Division  of  Cultural  Relations  some  amazing 
things  about  our  own  country  and  its  scholars. 

The  philosophy  underlying  the  greatly  activated  work  of 
the  Division  of  Cultural  Relations  is  that  to  know  our 
neighbors  is  to  understand  them,  and  to  understand  them 
is  to  like  them — and  when  persons  or  nations  like  each 
other  there  are  no  differences  which  they  cannot  adjust  in 
the  spirit  of  genuine  friendship. 

The  Division  of  Cultural  Relations  is  prepared  to  aid  in 
establishing  the  program  outlined  above.  It  is  ready  to  sug- 
gest sources  of  information  which  can  form  the  basis  of 
study  and  knowledge — it  can  and  will  furnish  names  and 
itineraries  of  visiting  South  and  Central  Americans  who 
may  be  in  some  special  section  of  the  country;  it  can  sug- 
gest things  helpful  to  know  when  one  is  traveling  in  the 
other  republics  of  the  Americas.  In  short,  while  it  does  not 
take  the  initiative  in  setting  up  its  program,  it  will  co- 
operate in  all  ways  possible  where  a  community  or  a  group 
is  definitely  set  to  launch  any  phase  of  it. 

As  a  step  in  its  program  of  national  defense  by  co- 
operation with  the  Government  through  the  Division  of 
Cultural  Relations,  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  is  planning  a  series  of  lectures  for  the  fall,  to  cover 
some  or  all  of  the  countries  to  the  south  of  us,  with  bibliog- 
raphies for  preparatory  reading.  Plans  for  increased  lan- 
guage classes — in  Spanish  and  Portuguese — are  being 
contemplated  for  members  who  desire  to  undertake  their 
study. 

While  the  final  program  for  the  South  and  Central 
American  series  of  lectures  is  in  the  making,  the  attached 
bibliography  is  offered  by  the  Library  committee  as  a  basis 
for  preliminary  reading  covering  the  historical  background 
of  the  several  countries. 


AUGUST,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


ALICE  CHITTENDEN 
AND  THE  ART  SCHOOL 


j^;  Few  California  artists  have  been  as  intimately  asso- 
ciated w,ith  the  growth  of  this  state's  cultural  activities 
as  has  Alice  Chittenden.  A  student  of  the  School  of  Design, 
(later  to  b;  known  as  the  California  School  of  Fine  Arts)  in 
1878;  early  member  of  the  San  Francisco  Art  Association 
and  one  of  the  first  women  to  serve  as  juror  in  Art  Associa- 
tion shows;  teacher  in  the  Saturday  Classes  of  the  Art  School 
since  1897,  and  for  years  previous  a  member  of  its  School 
Board,  her  recent  severance  as  teacher  in  the  Art  School 
climaxes  a  career  of  unusual  interest. 

When  Alice  Chittenden  enrolled  in  the  School  of  Design. 
established  in  1874  by  the  San  Francisco  Art  Association,  it 
was  housed  in  a  loft  over  the  California  Market  on  Pine 
Street;  Virgil  WiUiams  was  the  sole  instructor.  The  institu- 
tion that  was  to  become  one  of  the  important  art  schools  in 
America  was  just  being  developed.  The  San  Francisco  Art 


by  Mildred  Rosenthal 


Association,  organized  in  1871,  was  then  concentrating  on 
the  need  for  art  education,  and  the  school  was  beginning 
to  share  the  interest  of  an  already  established  Art  Associa- 
tion gallery  and  librar>'. 

San  Francisco  as  a  center  of  business  and  social  activity 
had  been  steadily  growing,  and  a  need  for  the  cultivation  of 
art  was  beginning  to  be  felt.  To  quote  Marian  Hartwell  in 
the  Art  Association  Bulletin  for  May,  1937:  "Thirty  years 
charged  with  the  drama  of  Western  development  lay  be- 
hind .  .  .  years  in  which  a  vigorous  and  colorful  life  had 
found  its  focus  in  San  Francisco. 

Wealth  was  increasing  with  fabulous  rapidity.  The  Fairs, 
Stanfords,  and  Hopkins  occupied  Nob  Hill,  and  other 
mansions  were  being  built  that  needed  elegance  of  decora- 
tion. In  fact,  art  was  in  demand.  Of  lithographs  and  paint- 
ing there  was  already  a  supply.     (Continued  on  page  17 


Portrait  Class  when  the  .school  occupied  the  old  Mar){  Hopl{ins  residence.  Arthur  Mathews,  Instrucuir.  IH'J7. 
CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,  1941 


MEXICAN 


ARTS 


A  GREAT  TEC^rLE 


1^  Ot  all  tlu-  extensive  liiupnc  wheh  oiaO  .Kkuowled^ievl 
the  .uithoray  of  Sp.un  m  the  New  World,  no  (vn- 
tion,  \\\  nueivst  and  importance,  can  Iv  eompaivd  witli 
MeKK-o,  Thi.-<  is  true  whctlu-r  we  consider  the  variety  of 
Its  s«>il  and  clunate;  tlie  inexhaustihle  .stoivs  of  its  mineral 
wealth;  Us  scenery.  ^iMnd  and  picturos>.ivie  Ivyond  com 
paiY  or  the  character  of  its  ancient  mhahitants.  not  t>nly 
surpassinic  m  intelh^ciKV  that  of  tlie  other  American  race.*, 
Init  remindmji  us  hy  tlieir  monuments,  of  the  primitive 
civiluations  of  E>:ypt,  and  Hindustan,  and  hy  their  Arts 
and  C'raft.s.  of  tlie  .skillful  vers.itility  of  the  Sp.vnish. 

The  entiiv  artistic  soul  o(  the  Mexicans  is  still  exprciksed 
m  their  [vpular  art.  Synonymous  with  the  mi>st  exquisite 
kauty  and  idealism,  they  ivveal  the  quiet  and  patient 
spirit  oi  the  Mexican  Indian,  a  spirit  which  hai+H>rs  a  devp 
,ind  alnuvt  childish  admiration  for  K>velines#  and  an  in 
tensti-  desirv-  to  translate  tluvse  aspects  of  Natua-  which  must 
.ippeal  ti>  ihcm,  intt*  i>J\|ects  of  Ivauty,  be  they  "Saratvs," 
lacvivieivd  trays  or  piives  of  jxntcry.  Making  cicwr  u.sc  of 
all  the  c-i>lors  of  the  raiiU>ow\  tlie  native  Mexican  desi.sins 
fantastic  and  iixgcnious  ornaments,  he  creates  v)Hccts  in 
gv>ld  or  silwr  wl>oso  style  and  perfection  of  design  rivals 
the  artistry  of  the  RcnaissjiiKW  In  his  delicate  emhrv>idered 
naterials  and  in  the  gracefvil  "huipil"  (blousts)  worn  In- 
dusky  beauties;  in  the  charming  divoration  on  Tlaquepaque 
ceramics  and  \\\  the  pv>ttei->-  of  Saii  Migviel  Huapan  wluw 
Wviter  pitchci-s  ivmmd  vis  of  Mythological  eras  of  ancient 
Ciivccv;  in  the  {-K^Uvhivme  chversity  o(  "Saltitlo  Sarapos" 
and  in  the  elegaiKY  of  the  China  lA'tMaiva  or  Tehuantejxv 
cvstumes;  in  his  mastery  of  miniaturx."  and  in  his  ingenuity 
and  iamplicity  in  the  croiition  of  toys-  in  all  these  varied 
ctvations,  the  Mexican  craftsman  is  a  true  artist;  first,  last 
and  always.  Full  of  intense  symK>lisjn,  the  l\>pular  Arts  of 
Mexia>  arc  a  magiuticx~nt  histv^ry  of  a  great  ^x\>ple, 

A  visit  to  the  National  Muscvim  of  AreheoK^y  m 
Mexicv>  Caty  will  ivwal  U>  the  most  incredulous  and  s>.>phis 
ticatevl  |vrsi>n  the  imix»rtancc  given  to  the  handicrafts  by 
the  Indians'  of  the  pa"  C^nnqviest  env.  CarvevJ  and  engravvd 
on  vvstige*  ot"  their  monuments  wc  sec  the  Ivistot)-  (.»f  Art 
alongside  that  of  mediicinc.  poetry,  hairUressing.  c\.^umes, 
iv'i-ron,  et". 


It  IS  amazing  to  notice  that  each  ditfcrcnt  race  liad  its 
own  specialty  in  the  Held  of  Arts  and  Crafts,  in  the  same 
nianner  as  they  wore  diHerent  aistumes.  ate  ditferent  fixxls 
and  dressed  their  hair  in  a  dilfcant  w.iy. 

AZTECS:  The  original  A:tecs  who  were  the  last  of 
I  lie  gaMt  migrating  tribes  to  appear  on  the  Mexican  central 
plateau,  wea-  square  faced,  sturdy,  of  medium  height. 
Tlie  modern  Aztecs  are  a  fusion  of  the  original  race  and 
the  Toltecs,  The  ruins  of  these  jvople  include  the  pyra 
mids  of  Tenayuca,  Tepot:tlan,  Cholula.  etc.  Astec  a 
ligious  festivals  may  still  be  seen  on  certain  dates  in  small 
■pueblos."  Altec  Art  and  Crafts  aa-  practiced  tixJay  in 
much  the  s;ime  way  as  they  were  centuries  ago.  Tlw  A:tecs 
live  in  the  central  part  of  the  aumtry.  in  the  states  of 
Puebla.  Cuera-rv>.  Veracru:.  Hidalgo.  Tlaxcala  and  San 
Luis  Pota>ii.  Among  other  arts  they  excel  in  the  making 
of  ornamental  silver  and  silver  jewelry,  and  of  homespuns 
and  :arapes  (rugs).  The  TARASCANS  ."specialize  in  tinc 
pottery  and  ceramics.  The  MAZAHL'AS  have  for  cen 
turies  pnxluced  thiv>e  multicoload  baskets  that  we  st)  ad 
mire  when  wv  visit  tlieir  main  city,  Toluca,  on  market 
day.  The  holders  of  the  century  old  technique  of  lacquer 
making  aa-  the  members  of  a  du-sippcaring  race,  the 
MIXTECS  fn>m  Olinala. 

(.■>ne  of  the  mi^st  primitive  and  "pure"  Indian  races  lett 
in  Mexia>  is  the  TARAHl'MARAS.  Living  in  the  cold 
rvvky  mountains  of  Chihuahvui  m  caves  i)r  stone  huts,  able 
to  raise  on  the  baran  soil  only  c-om  and  pivr  cattle,  these 
(xople  aa-  very  stoic  m  their  suffering,  and  have  moaxncr, 
a  very  raa-  dignity  and  charm  which  can  be  seen  in  the 
simplicity  of  design  of  their  famous  zarapes.  easily  dis 
tmguishable  fnmi  other  ;ara|x-s,  because  of  their  invariably 
unble.iched  white  backgaxmd  dotted  with  a  few^  innocent 
and  childi.sh  little  designs  arv>und  the  corners.  They  speak 
their  own,  wry  distinctive  language  and  pt^^ess  an  ade- 
quate and  original,  if  pnmitiw,  system  of  law  and  self* 
government.  For  centuries  they  have  lived  in  misery  but 
the  pascnt  Mexican  gi>vernment  is  making  sta>ng  efforts 
to  aid  them  economically,  and  to  educate  their  childa-n. 

When  the  Spaniards  first  arrivc-d  on  the  Pacific  C^xist 
of  Mexicx>  they  wva  amazed  to  find  a  very  ixxuliar  race  of 
jx->ple.  these  wea  the  TARASCOS.  In  fact  this  ancient 
racv  has  a  mysterious  origin,  and  is  K-lieved  to  be  a-latcd 
h>  the  North  American  Indians.  When,  as  a  migrating 
tribe  they  arrived  i>n  the  shoa-s  of  Lake  R»tzcuaa>,  they 
wva-  ga-eted  by  humming  birds.  Taking  this  as  a  gvxxl 
omen  faun  their  gixls.  they  founded  their  capital,  Tzint- 
zuntzan  (which  means  humming  bird  m  tarascan)  on  that 
same  spot.  C">f  what  was  a  ix>werful  tarascan  capital  their 
now  a-mams  but  a  few  crumbling  ruins.  The  Crafts  which 
they  practiced  with  an  unsurpassed  skill  wea  unknown 
tv>  the  other  Indian  tnbcs  of  Mexicx>.  the  most  notable  of 
which  was  the  K-autiful  bird  feather  embandery.  Other 
arts  and  .sciences  that  the  Tarascans  have  devekiped  to  a 
high  degav  aa  wvavmg,  (Ci'nfin»<rd  (.m  f>«.«e  1 4 


.M'GL'Sr,   l')4l —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


ney  B.  Fay,  Professor  of  History,  Harvard  University, 
author  of  "Origins  of  the  First  World  War"  started  this 
factual  summary  with  chief  emphasis  on  Europe.  We  were 


A    7\T       T  A/i    r  C    )   r\  HT  A   iN     1^      hmught  up  to  date  on  Latin  America  by  Samuel  Guy 
yVIN       liVil    V^  iVJ.^    Vi.N    i        in^^n^  ,yn  the  Faculty  of  the  Universities  of  Pennsylvania 

EVENT 


IN  RETROSPECT 


by  Emma  M.  McLaughlin 


H     I  am  assuming  that  a  majority  of  people  know  that 

the  Institute  of  International  Relations  at  Mills  is  one 

•e  Institutifms  started  in  various  communities  by  a 

ratifm  between  The  Friends  Service  Committee  and 

iterested  lfx:al  grf)up,  and  that  its  purpose  is  — 

Ij  American  policy  is  to  be  democratic  and  unse  then 

American  peolile  must  ihinlf  through  both  the  short  term 

and  the  \ong  term  problems  of  foreign  policy.  In  the  short 

run  it  u  clear  that  the  ever-changing  course  of  military 

events  u  forcing  many  people  constantly  to  re- think,  the 

important  questions  of  our  relation  to  the  wars  in  Europe 

and  Asia.  In  the  long  run  we  must  recognize  that  when 

the   present   wars  are  over,   no   matter  what   the   result, 

America  will  have  to  ad- 

pisi  Itself  to  a  very  dif- 

■M  world  from  that  of 


tach  of  the  ¥)0  regis- 
trants, I  believe,  has  a 
different  acciunt  of  the 
proceedings.  Naturally  at 
all  times  the  type  of  mind 
and  the  type  cf  philosophy 
that  one  has  conditums  his 
final  impression.  I  think  it 
ii  a  fact  that  all  of  us  wlv) 
were  there  a  year  ago 
ffxind  this  year's  experi- 
ence built  on  the  very  con- 
structive experience  of  last 
year.  We  gathered  in  1 940 
just  as  France  had  fallen, 
and  found  at  the  Institute 
a  way  to  meet  life  and  face 
iu  hard  facts. 

There  was  a  careful 
presentation  of  the  facts  of 
the  world  as  they  are  at 
the  present  day.  Dr.  Sid- 


and  Yale. 

The  leader  of  the  Round  Table  on  Far  Eastern  Affairs 
could  not  be  with  us,  since  he  had  been  called  by  Prea- 
dent  R(X)sevelt  to  be  his  personal  representative  in  China, 
as  the  adviser  of  Chang  Kai  Shek,  so  Owen  Lattimore 
turned  to  his  associates  in  The  Institute  of  Pacific  Rela- 
tions to  take  his  place. 

As  the  Institute  proceeded  we  realized  that  the  whole 
program,  while  not  so  startling  and  controversial  as  last 
year,  was  rising  slowly  and  steadily  and  gi^nng  us  a  con- 
structive pattern  of  thought  in  this  world  of  chaos.  This 
was  particularly  noticeable  in  the  Round  Tables  in  which 
we  spent  about  one-third  of  our  time. 
ROUND  TABLES 

1.  Race   Relations  Lcjli  Anderum 

2.  The  Ge<jfiraphy  of  Raw  Materia] 

Dirtribution  — /•  O.  M.  BroeJt 

J.     Far  Eastern  Problems  _ WiUiam  Holland 

4.     Imperialism.  Past  and  Present  „ George  E.  Taylor 

^.     What  Determines  American  Foreign 

Policy?  ]ohn  W.  Matland 

6.  The  Values  and  Problems  of  Democratic 

Government  - William  S.  Hopkins 

7.  Education  and  the  Formation  of  Public  Opinion 

in    Important    Typical    Countries     (Austria. 
Pre-Hitler  Germany.  Hitler  Germany,  etc.) 

Susanne  Englemann 

8.  Proposals  for  Post- War  (Continued  on  page  15 


Vfilli  Hall— MiIIj  College    Euhmg  by  Roi  Partruige. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST.   I94I 


POETRY      PAGE Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


THE  DREAMS  OF  LONG  AGO 

From  Memory's  crowded  closet-place,  like  faded  leaves,  sometimes, 
I  gather  these  old  dreams  of  mine  and  kiss  them  o'er  with  rhymes, 
And  my  foolish  tears  upon  them  will  glisten  like  the  dew 
That  used  to  gem  the  flowers  that  the  old,  sweet  mornings  knew. 

I  know  the  faded  leaf  hath  lost  the  balm  to  soothe  again 

The  heart  that  smarts  from  sorrow's  scars  and  dagger  thrusts  of  pain. 

And  I  know  that  every  dream  of  these  will  only  bring  regret, 

Yet  'tis  sweeter  to  remember  than  it  could  be  to  forget. 

So  I  listen  to  the  murmur  of  the  brook's  enchanting  wave, 
Singing  mystic  songs  of  glory  that  the  distance  never  gave. 
And  I  watch  the  summer  rainbow  down  the  heaven's  vistas  bend. 
That  vanished  like  the  treasures  that  were  hidden  at  the  end. 

The  birds  that  sang  at  morning,  the  noon-hum  of  the  bee. 
The  trees,  the  flowers,  the  waters,  oh,  they  all  come  back  to  me; 
Come  like  the  tender  glances  that  made  sweet  my  mother's  eyes. 
And  leave  me  like  she  left  me  when  she  fled  to  Paradise. 

— John  Steven  McGroarty. 

NIGHT  TIME  IN  CALIFORNIA 

Night  time  in  California.  There's  nothing  like  it  found. 
Though  to  and  fro  you  come  and  go  and  journey  earth  around. 
The  skies  are  like  a  crystal  sea,  with  islands  made  of  stars; 
The  moon's  a  fairy  ship  that  sails  among  its  shoals  and  bars; 
And  on  that  sea  I  sit  and  look,  and  wonder  where  it  ends; 
If  I  shall  sail  its  phantom  wave,  and  where  the  journey  tends, 
And  if — in  vain  I  wonder;  let's  change  the  solemn  theme, 
For  the  nights  of  California  were  made  for  men  to  dream. 


YOUR  KISS 

When  you  are  gone,  beloved, 

I  wake  at  early  dawn 
And  kiss  the  pillow  where  your  cheek 

Once  softly  laid  upon. 

But  O — the  sense  of  loneliness 
'^hen  I  may  not  feel  your  caress! 

When  you  are  gone,  beloved, 

The  world  of  work-a-day 

Is  brightened  by  your  love  and  truth. 
And  work  is  only  play. 

But  O — the  sense  of  loneliness 
When  I  may  not  feel  your  caress! 

When  you  are  gone,  beloved, 

Your  spirit  comes  in  dreams 

And  floods  my  chamber  like  yon  star. 
So  bright  its  glory  seems. 

But  O — the  sense  of  loneliness 
When  I  may  not  feel  your  caress! 

— Henry  Walker  Noyes. 


CONFESSION 


Night  time  in  California.  The  cricket's  note  is  heard. 
And  now,  perhaps,  the  twitter  of  a  drowsy,  dreaming  bird. 
An  oar  is  splashing  yonder;  the  wakeful  frogs  reply. 
The  breeze  is  chanting  in  the  trees  a  ghostly  lullaby. 
The  moon  has  touched  with  silver  the  peaceful,  sleeping  world. 
And  in  the  weary  soul  of  man  the  flag  of  sorrow's  furled. 
'Tis  a  time  for  smiles  and  music;  'tis  a  time  for  love  divine, 
For  the  nights  of  California  are  Heav'n  this  side  the  line. 

Night  time  in  California.  Elsewhere  men  only  guess 

At  the  glory  of  the  evenings  that  are  perfect — nothing  less; 

But  here  the  nights,  returning,  are  the  wondrous  gifts  of  God — 

As  if  the  days  were  maidens  fair  with  golden  slippers  shod. 

There  is  no  cloud  to  hide  the  sky;  the  universe  is  ours. 

And  the  starlight  likes  to  look  and  laugh  in  Cupid-haunted  bowers. 

Oh,  the  restful,  peaceful  evenings!  In  them  my  soul  delights. 

For  God  loved  CaHfornia  when  He  gave  to  her  her  nights. 

^Alfred  James  Waterhouse. 

Henry  Walker  Noyes  was  a  jormer  newspaper  writer  of  San  Francisco. 

John  Steven  McGroarty,  California's  State  Poet  Laureate,  lives  at  Rancho  Chupa-Rosa,  Tujuiigd,  Calif.  For  man 


I  know  not  if  I  love  her  overmuch; 

But  this  I  know,  that  when  unto  her  face 
She  lifts  her  hand  which  rests  there  still,  a  space. 
Then  slowly  falls — 'tis  I  who  feel  the  touch; 
And  when  she  sudden  shakes  her  head,  with  such 
A  look,  I  soon  her  secret  meaning  trace. 
So  when  she  runs  I  think  'tis  I  who  race. 
Like  a  pot^r  cripple  who  has  lost  his  crutch 
I  am  if  she  is  gone,  and  when  she  goes 

I  know  not  why,  for  that  is  a  strange  art — 
As  if  myself  should  from  myself  depart. 
I  know  not  if  I  love  her  more  than  those 
Who  long  her  truth  have  known — yet  for  the  rose 
That  tints  her  lips,  tonight  I'd  give  my  heart. 

Henry  Walker  Noyes. 


years  he  has 
author   of  several  volumes   of 


been  an  editorial  writer  on  the  Los  Angeles  Times;  served  in  Congress  from    193  5   to    1939; 
poems,  prose,  and  plays,  including  the  San  Gabriel  Mission  Play, 

Alfred  J.  Waterhouse  was  horn  in  Wisconsin  in  18SS,  and  died  in  Oa\land  in  ]928.  He  was  on  the  San  Francisco  Examiner 
from  !897  to  1900;  then  went  to  J^ew  Tor\.  rctuniing  to  California  in  1904;  he  founded  a  week,l\\  Waterhouse's  Paper,  in  Sac- 
ramento, in  J  907.  He  was  associated  with,  at  different  times,  the  Stoc\ton  Mail,  Fresno  Republican,  San  Francisco  Call  and  Bul- 
letin; and  in  the  East  with  the  T\iew  Tor\  Daily  Times,  and  such  humorous  magazines  as  Puck  and  Judge.  Two  hoo\s  of  his 
poems  have  been  published.  For  three  years  prior  to  his  death  he  was  journalist  instructor  at  Sacramento  junior  College. 


12 


AUGUST,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


The  Red  Cross 

By  Stella  Huntington 

On  July  1.  1941.  our  Red  Cross  knitting 
unit  of  the  Women's  City  Club  was  one 
year  old.  What  have  we  accomplished  in 
this  year?  We  have  made  1.110  garments. 
960  being  sweaters,  the  rest  mostly  shawls 
and  socks.  Our  total  number  of  knitters  has 
been  about  1  TO.  1 59  at  the  end  of  the  year. 

One  question  often  asked  is.  "Are  you 
sure  that  the  garments  get  to  England?" 
Nothing  is  sure  in  this  changing  world,  but 
as  soon  as  a  few  cases  are  ready  in  San 
Francisco  the  Red  Cross  tells  us  they  are 
sent  to  New  Jersey  and  put  in  the  ware- 
houses there.  Then  every  ship  that  goes 
over  takes  some  cargo  for  the  Red  Cross, 
not  one  great  ship  with  only  Red  Cross 
material,  but  each  ship  has  some  and  most 
of  the  material  arrives  safely  we  are  told. 
"Why  do  we  knit?  why  not  just  buy  the 
garments?"  is  another  question  and  the 
Red  Cross  answer  to  that  is:  first,  morale, 
not  of  ourselves,  but  of  the  people  for 
whom  we  work.  In  the  early  days  of  the 
war  with  one  of  the  first  shipments  the  Red 
Cross  sent  over  it  was  found  that  they  were 
grateful  for  all  help,  they  said  thank  you 
for  all  garments,  but  when  they  received 
the  hand  made  garments,  the  things  that 
we,  the  women  of  America  had  made,  our- 
selves, for  them,  they  burst  into  tears!  And 
another  very  important  reason  is  that  the 
factories  of  this  country  are  only  large 
enough  for  our  own  needs,  they  could  not 
add  all  the  garments  that  we  make,  they 
have  not  the  men  or  the  machines.  So  we 
knit! 

A  few  days  ago  a  large  package  of  fin- 
ished work  went  over  to  the  Red  Cross 
rooms.  Mrs.  Coxon  came  over  and  looked 
at  it  and  said,  "I  want  all  of  this  for  the 
exhibit  we  are  arranging  to  show  Lady 
Halifax  what  we  are  doing,  the  work  from 
the  City  Club  is  always  so  good."  Were  we 
proud  of  our  workers! 

We  are  especially  grateful  to  our  faith- 
ful captains  who  give  a  half  day  each  week 
to  give  out  wool,  receive  the  finished  work 
and  teach  knitting.  In  the  beginning  it  was 
hard  to  find  captains,  but  more  and  more 
are  volunteering  for  service  and  we  need 
them  all. 

We  meet  on  the  second  floor  at  the  Club 
and  the  hours  are  10  to  4.  Mondays 
through  Fridays,  Room  209. 

Room  209  is  a  service  room  in  every 
way,  where  we  knit,  crochet  and  sew. 

Come  in  and  help! 


Come  to  the  Club 
and  knit! 


Announcing   summer  serrice 

FURNITURE  POUSfflNG 
IN  YOUR  HOME 

Fine  cabinet  work 

Refinishing,  repairing,  upholstering 

Furniture  and  draperies  made  to  order 

Fabrics  and  accessories 


-RiCKLEE 


907  Post  Street  at  Hyde 


Decorator's  Furniture 
at  Workshop  Prices 

GRaystone  7050 


Swim  Every  Day 
^iJ4eCLUB  POOL 


MANY  SMART  WOMEN  are  taking  advantage  ot  the  com- 
plete ser\'ice  now  being  offered  by  the  Club  Catering  Department 
for  their  teas,  cocktail  parties  or  dinners. 

Tea  sandwiches,  hors  d'oeuvres,  wedding  cakes,  birthday  cakes, 
pies  and  cookies.  .  .  .  And  for  dinner,  turkey,  chicken  or  duck  all 
stuffed  ready  to  ser\-e; 

For  jtirther  injor/nj/ion  telephone  Mrs.  Ashhrook 
GArficld  8400 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,  1941 


Mexican   Arts 

fCoiitiTiueci  from  page  10) 
metal-work,  lacqucr-ware.  They  still  fish  in 
the  primitive,  dug-out  canoes  and  with  the 
same  type  of  cobwebby  nets  used  by  their 
ancestors. 

The  TOTONACOS  of  the  region  of 
Puehla,  on  the  east  coast  of  Mexico,  are 
considered  the  finest  sculptors  of  Mexico, 
ci-.mbining  Maya  subtlety  with  Aztec  vigor. 

Last  but  not  least,  the  MAYAS,  whose 
origin  is  still  a  puzzle  to  scientists  and 
archeologists.  The  date  of  their  origin  no 
one  knows,  but  archeologists  agree  that 
this  civilization  existed  previous  to  our 
Christian  era.  They  live  in  the  Yucatan 
Peninsula  and  many  believe  that  they  came 


from  the  Orient  and  never  had  any  contact 
with  the  northerly  Indian  races.  The  mod- 
ern Mayan  Indian,  peaceful,  and  intelligent, 
is  a  mixture  of  the  old  Maya  and  the  Mexi- 
can plateau  culture.  His  physiognomy  is  dis- 
tinctive, the  face  is  a  perfect  triangle  with 
high  forehead,  arched  nose.  Everyone  has 
heard  about  the  famous  Chichen-Itza  ruins 
in  Uxmal,  which  speaks  of  the  high  degree 
of  culture  of  the  race.  Today  the  Maya 
Indians  specialize  in  the  Ait  of  filigree 
work. 

Certain  crafts  for  which  Mexico  is  famous 
today  were  brought  by  the  Spaniards  and 
taught  to  the  Indians  after  the  conquest. 
Glassblowing,  wood  carving,  leather  carving 
arc  among  the  most  popular. 


"BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


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INDEPENDENT  QUALITY  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 

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GUARDED    SO    CAREFULLY 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS  ^ 

FAMOUS  OUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you   buy  it 

Edys  Grand  he  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  City  Club. 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 


The  Mexican  government  is  encouraging 
the  Indians  to  remain  faithful  to  their  beau- 
tiful traditional  Arts  and  Crafts,  by  spon- 
soring exhibitions  and  festivals,  by  creating 
a  Museum  of  Popular  Art  in  Mexico  City, 
which  is  visited  by  the  ever  increasing 
groups  of  tourists. 

Thanks  to  modern  transportation  facili- 
ties and  the  new  Panamerican  Highway, 
Mexico  has  become  the  ideal  vacation  trip 
for  many  Americans  who  enjoy  and  appre- 
ciate primitive  beauty. 

Let  us  hope  that  the  Age  of  Machinery 
will  not  kill  the  Popular  Arts  of  Mexico. 

Introduction  to 
South  America 

A  READING  LIST 
The  following  list  of  books  on  South 
America  has  been  prepared  for  those  who 
wish  an  introduction  to  the  literature  on 
the  subject.  A  more  nearly  complete  list 
with  brief  descriptive  material  on  each  book 
will  be  found  in  a  folder  in  our  library. 
BEALS.    CARLETON;    America    South. 

19.^7. 
BEALS.  CARLETON :  The  Coming  Strug- 
gle for  Latin  America.    1938. 
CHAPMAN,    CHARLES   EDWARD: 

Colonial  Hispanic  America.   1938. 
CHAPMAN,    CHARLES   EDWARD: 

Republican  Hispanic  America.   1937. 
COESTER,  ALFRED:  Literary  History  of 

Spanish  America.   1938. 
CUTRIGHT,    PAUL    RUSSELL:     Great 
Naturalists      Explore      South      America. 
1940. 
D.A.VIES,    HOWELL    (EDITOR):    The 

South  American  Handbook.  1941. 
FOSTER,  HARRY  LA  TOURETTE:   If 

You  Go  to  South  America.  1937. 
FRANCK,  HARRY  ALVERSON:  Vaga- 
bonding Down  the  Andes.   1917. 
FREEMAN,    LEWIS    RANSOME:    Dis- 
covering  South  America.    1937. 
GREEN,  PHILIP  LEONARD:  Our  Latin 

American  Neighbors.   1941. 
HAGUE,     ELEANOR:     Latin    American 

Music.  1934. 
HERRING,  HUBERT:   Good  Neighbors. 

1941. 
INMAN,  SAMUEL  GUY:  Latin  America. 

1937. 
JONES,    TOM    BARD:    Introduction    to 

Hispanic   American    History.    1939. 
ROURKE,    THOMAS:    Man    of    Glory, 

Simon  Bolivar.   1939. 
ROYAL    INSTITUTE    OF    INTERNA- 
TIONAL AFFAIRS:  Republics  of  South 
America.   1937. 
SWEET.  WILLIAM  WARREN:  A  His- 
tory of  Latin  America.  19  29. 
WHITAKER,    JOHN    THOMPSON: 

Americas  to  the  South.  1939. 
WILLIAMS,     MARY     WILHELMINE: 
The  People  and  Politics  of  Latin  Amer- 
ica.  1930. 


AUGUST.   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


An  Important  Event 
In  Retrospect 

f  Continued  from  page  /U 

Reconstruction   ....Francii   H.   Mer- 
rick, arid  George  M.  Stratton 

9.      Problems  of  American   Foreign 

Policy  Raymor\d  Wilson 

10.  The  Social  Implications  of 

Hebrew-Christian  Tradi- 
tion    James  Muilenburg 

11.  Latin  America   and   Western 

Hemisphere  Solidarity 

Lesley  B.  Simpson 

I  can  only  speak  of  my  own  experience 
in  the  Round  Table  on  Far  Eastern  Af- 
fairs, led  by  Mr.  Holland,  International 
Research  Secretary  of  the  Institute  of  Pa- 
cific Relations.  In  no  other  year  has  it 
been  so  good,  or  had  so  many  experienced 
members  running  the  range  from  Mr.  Hol- 
land himself  to  Mrs.  Durbin.  a  young 
American  born  in  China,  graduated  from 
an  American  University,  and  recently  re- 
turned from  Chungking,  where  as  the 
wife  of  the  Correspondent  of  The  New 
York  Times,  she  was  in  a  position  to  know 
the  true  situation.  In  all  these  Round 
Tables  there  was  a  finer  scholarship  and 
leadership,  and  more  thorough  discussion 
than  I  have  ever  known. 

Every  so  often  in  life  a  sentence  or  pro- 
nouncement clarifies  the  confusion  in  our 
brains.  Dr.  J.  O.  M.  Broek.  Professor  of 
Geography,  University  of  California,  did 
this  in  regard  to  Europe,  as  he  said: 

"The  cultural  patterns  and  the  boun- 
baries  of  the  nations  of  Europe  were  set 
during  the  agricultural  eras.  \Vhen  Europe 
became  industrialized  new  boundaries  and 
new  cultural  patterns  were  necessary,  but 
the  old  ones  persisted.  Until  these  two 
ideas  are  reconciled  we  will  have  conflict 
and  confusion." 

In  the  Round  Tables  and  in  the  lectures 
some  of  the  most  valuable  contributions 
were  the  personal  experiences  of  scholars 
like  Aline  Chalufour,  a  French  woman  who 
had  just  come  from  French  Indo-China; 
Susanne  Engelmann,  German  educator  for 
20  years  preceding  Hitler,  and  Mr.  Picard, 
who  came  straight  to  us  from  England, 
where  he  had  been  since  the  collapse  of 
France.  For  nineteen  years  he  had  been  the 
Secretary  of  The  Friends  Service  Com- 
mittee in  Geneva,  and  Secretary  of  the 
organization  uniting  all  the  semi-official 
organizations  in  Geneva:  and  lastly,  Andre 
Maurois,  Member  of  the  Academic  Fran- 
caise,  celebrated  novelist  and  biographer, 
and  who  was  in  the  evacuation  of  Dunkirk 
as  attache  at  British  Headquarters. 

("Continued  on  page  18) 
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Alice  Chittenden  and 
The  Art  School 

fCuntimifii  fiom  page  9) 

The  time  was  ripe  for  the  development  of  a 
salon.  .  .  .  An  isolated  community  with  un- 
limited resources  needed  its  own  center  of 
art." 

Alice  Chittenden  soon  became  one  of 
Virgil  Williams'  pri:e  students.  Medals  for 
both  drawing  and  painting  establish  his 
recognition  of  her  abilty.  The  school  grew 
in  scope,  and  Alice  Chittenden  matured 
with  it.  The  activities  of  the  Art  Associa- 
tion had  captured  the  imagination  of  San 
Franciscans,  and  their  response  to  the  school 
was  immediate. 

In  1893  Edward  F.  Searles  deeded  the 
magnificent  Mark  Hopkins  residence  to  the 
University  of  California,  in  trust  for  the 
San  Francisco  Art  Association.  The  School 
became  known  as  the  Mar\  Hop\ms  Insti- 
tute of  Art,  and  although  the  old  residence 
was  better  suited  to  the  brilliant  receptions 
and  soirees  of  the  period  than  for  use  as 
an  institute  of  art  education,  the  school 
flourished  and  the  teaching  staff  grew. 
Yelland,  Carlson,  Narjot  joined  the  faculty 
and  left  their  impressions;  Fred  Yates  and 
other  early  California  painters  served  as  in- 
structors. Later,  when  Arthur  Mathews  be- 
came Dean,  assisted  by  Amedie  Jouillin 
and  John  Stanton,  the  school  had  earned 
its  place  as  a  recognized  center  of  art  in- 
struction. It  was  in  these  days  that  Alice 
Chittenden  served  on  the  school  board. 

Then  came  the  historic  earthquake  and 
fire  of  1906,  and  the  mansions  of  Nob 
Hill,  with  the  school  that  was  a  landmark, 
were  laid  in  ashes.  On  the  same  location  a 
simple  structure,  less  pretentious  but  better 
fitted  to  the  needs  of  an  art  institute,  ap- 
peared, and  he  school's  present  name  was 
established.  Swept  away  with  the  ruins 
were  the  taboos  of  the  earlier  pediod  and  a 
School  of  Fine  Arts,  reflecting  the  vitality 
of  a  new  era,  emerged. 

The  School  has  occupied  its  present  loca- 
tion on  Chestnut  Street  for  fourteen  years. 
It  is  too  well  known  to  San  Franciscans  and 
too  well  recognized  in  America  to  neces- 
sitate discussion  in  this  article. 

Throughout  these  years  of  growth  and 
change,  Alice  Chittenden  continued  to  play 
her  part.  She  has  observed  the  broadening 
of  vision  and  approach  to  art  teaching  from 
her  own  student  years,  when  a  life  class 
would  have  horrified  the  parents  of  the 
sentimental  young  ladies  who  studied  with 
her,  through  the  years  of  separate  life 
classes  for  men  and  women,  and  on  to  the 


large  mixed  classes  of  today.  She  has  wit- 
nessed the  transitions  and  modes  of  paint- 
ing, the  changes  in  international  relation- 
ships among  the  artists,  the  powerful  in- 
fluence of  traveling  exhibitions,  and 
through  it  all  she  has  retained  her  enthusi- 
asm and  vitality.  Indeed,  she  is,  at  present, 
an  important  member  of  the  committee  that 
is  handling  the  first  exhibition  of  the 
Alumni  Assoc'iiilioJi  of  the  Califorrtui  School 
of  Fine  Arts,  to  be  held  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Museum  of  Art  in  the  Fall. 

Alice  Chittenden  has  traveled  and 
studied  in  Europe,  exhibiting  in  Paris  as 
well  as  in  most  of  the  important  American 
exhibitions.  She  has  won  prizes,  which  in- 
clude: 

Gold  Medal  for  Flower  Painting:  San  Fran- 
cisco Exposition  of  Arts  and  Industries, 
1891. 

Two  Silver  Medals:  California  State  Fair, 
1891-92. 

Silver  Medal:  San  Francisco  Industrial  Ex- 
position, 1893. 

Silver  Medal:  California  Mid-Winter  In- 
ternational Exposition,   1894. 

Silver  Medal:  World  Columbian  Exposi- 
tion, Chicago,  1902-03. 

Silver  Medal:  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Ex- 
position of  Seattle,  1909. 

Silver  Medal:  Lewis  and  Clark  Centennial 
Exposition  of  Portland,  1905. 

Although  most  San  Franciscans  recog- 
nize Alice  Chittenden  as  a  painter  of  por- 
traits and  still  life,  she  has  devoted  part  of 
her  life,  these  past  fifty  years,  to  the  paint- 
ing of  California  wildflowers.  Exploring  the 
High  Sierra  country  by  stage  and  horse- 
back, decades  before  our  present  highways 
were  constructed,  Mrs.  Chittenden  col- 
lected dozens  of  rare  and  little-known  varie- 
ties, all  of  which  have  been  named  by 
Alice  Eastwood,  California  scientist.  Beau- 
tifully drawn,  Mrs.  Chittenden's  wildflower 
portfolios  represent  a  valuable  contribution 
both  as  art  and  science.  An  exhibition  of 
the  collection  at  a  local  museum  is  being 
arranged  for  this  Fall. 

The  Care  and  Preservation 
of  Cut  Flowers 

^  A  booklet,  giving  general  rules  and 
special  treatment  for  plant  material 
used  in  Flower  Arrangement,  published  by 
The  San  Francisco  Garden  Club,  Fairmont 
Hotel,  San  Francisco,  fifty-five  cents  post- 
paid anywhere  in  the  United  States.  The 
proceeds  will  be  given  to  The  American 
Red  Cross. 


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TREASURES 

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The  captivating  Shop  of  Madame 
Butterfly  at  430  Grant  Avenue  is 
one  of  ihe  real  points  of  interest 
in  San  Francisco  with  its  truly 
colorful  reflections  of  the  Far 
East    Late  arrivals  from  the  Ori- 

of  carvings— Birds  of  all  kinds- 
Parrots,  Kingfishers,  Macawrs, 
Canaries  and  every  imaginable 
kind  of  bird  beautifully  carved 
and  delicately  hand  painted.  Fig- 
urines of  the  Seven  Deities,  all 
exquisitely  carved  in  ivory.  Also 
Mde  Urns,  Jade  and  Rose  Quartz 
Fiaunnes  and  Objects  of  Art 
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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,   1941 


Seiiii/liiiiual 


EVEIT 

"Idea  Rendezvous"  for  home- 
makers    All -American 

Hillsdale  Ideal  Budget  House,  re- 
produced and  tastefully  furnished, 
on  our  Fifth  Floor  .  .  .  also  the 
Twentieth  Century  Rooms  featur- 
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An  Important  Event 

(Continued  from  page  11) 
These  people  came  to  us  nut  only  as 
scholars,  but  gave  us  the  results  of  their 
valuable  personal  experience  and  a  spiritual 
lesson  in  self-control  and  lack  of  bitterness, 
which  all  the  world  needs  in  this  time  of 
cnntroversy.  The  members  of  the  Institute 
ran  the  gamut  of  convictions  which  are 
rampant  in  the  world  at  the  present  day, 
Quakers,  Pacifists,  Isolationists  and  Inter- 
ventionists. These  convictions  might  have 
been  motivated  by  the  facts  presented  by 
the  speakers,  but  infinitely  more  were  the 
emotions  in  regard  to  these  convictions 
disciplined  and  controlled  by  the  associa- 
tion and  example  of  the  people  I  have  just 
mentioned,  who  could  speak  to  us  without 
bitterness.  These  same  people  with  the 
other  members  o!  the  faculty  gathered,  at 
different  times  with  informal  groups  on 
the  lawn  in  the  afternoon.  There,  in  lovely 
peaceful  surroundings,  in  the  warm  sun- 
shine, any  questions  could  be  asked  and 
different  points  of  view  threshed  out.  From 
these  informal  gatherings  were  carried 
.iway  for  the  future  some  of  our  finest 
experiences. 

The  Institute  of  International  Relations 
is  supposed  to  be  intellectual,  but  I  have 
decided  that  what  we  call  "the  high 
mom-ents"  ol  these  institutes  are  generally 
those  which  combines  the  intellectual  pres- 
entation with  a  quality  that  deeply  stirs 
our  emotions.  And  so  it  was  this  time,  when 
Andre  Maurois  spoke  on  the  lessons  from 
this  war.  With  great  artistry  plus  great 
simplicity  and  sincerity  he  spoke  of  the 
les.«ons  we  might  learn  from  the  fate  ol 
his  beloved  France.  As  I  heard  h'm  pro- 
nounce this  word  with  a  warmth  of  love 
and  devotion,  I  wished  that  I  might  have 
a  recording  of  the  different  ways  that 
P.;oples  speak  of  their  Countries  as  an  in- 
dication of  the  part  they  play  in  the  world. 
The  other  deeply  moving  occasion  was  Mr. 
Picard's  explanation  of  his  own  reactions 
to  this  war  —  a  Quaker  on  the  firing 
line.  He  did  us  the  deep  honor  of  analysing 
this  as  a  Sociologist  and  a  Psychologist  — 
as  objectively  as  though  he  himself  were 
another  person  —  the  agony  of  the  Quaker 
seeing  the  dissolution  of  the  League  of  Na- 
tions, and  as  an  Englishman  the  threat  to 
his  own  country.  He  was  too  exquisite  a 
pcr.son  to  feel  that  he  might  tell  the  Ameri- 
cans what  to  do.  There  was  no  confusion 
in  his  mind.  From  his  point  of  view  both 
the  Isolationists  and  the  Interventionists 
were  wrong. 

Another  Quaker,  Dr.  Karl  Schuh,  Pro- 
fessor of  Economics,  University  of  Pen- 
nsylvania, in  his  talks  on  Economics, 
pricked  the  balloons  of  popular  economic 
illusions,  stripped  the  economic  necessities 
of  the  world  to  their  essentials,  and  I  felt 
gave   the    greatest   lesson    when    he.    in    his 


last  talk  proved.  I  think,  that  nations  would 
be  wise  if  they  used  enlightened  self-in- 
terest in  their  dealings  with  one  another 
from   the   standpoint  of  economics. 

As  the  pattern  of  the  lectures  developed, 
and  the  work  in  the  Round  Tables  con- 
tinued with  cross-fertilization  from  one  an- 
other, we  got  to  the  consideration  of  our 
own  obligations  as  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  world. 

The  straight  militant  Pacifists  was  rep- 
resented by  Dorothy  Detzer,  Executive  Sec- 
retary of  the  Women's  International 
League  for  Peace  and  Freedom,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  Various  people  repres-snted  the 
Interventionists,  reluctant  or  otherwise. 
There  was  always  the  Quaker  point  of 
view,  and  in  addition  the  fine  thread  of 
high  spiritual  scholarship  was  carried  by 
James  Muilenburg  in  his  talks  and  his 
Round  Tables. 

Dr.  William  Hopkins,  Assistant  Profes- 
sor of  Economics  at  Stanford,  and  Chair- 
man of  the  Round  Table  on  the  Values 
and  Problems  of  Democracy;  and  John  W. 
Masland,  Instructor  in  Political  Science  at 
Stanford  University,  Specialist  in  the  an- 
alysis of  propaganda  and  pressure  groups, 
wove  into  the  pattern  which  I  have  men- 
tioned a  better  understanding  of  our  own 
selves,  and  our  obligations,  and  what  makes 
our  public  opinion;  while  Dr.  Herrick,  of 
Mills,  and  Dr.  Stratton,  of  the  University 
of  California,  analyzed  the  Proposals  for 
a  post-war  reconstruction. 

As  I  have  been  writing  this  account  I 
have  realized  how  little  the  bare  points 
give  you  an  idea  of  the  enriching  experi- 
ences —  the  experiences  of  a  combination 
of  scholastic  personages  and  the  daily  con- 
tacts, since  the  membership  varied  through 
all  walks  of  life,  from  a  Banker  and  his 
wife  taking  a  vacation  to  a  Ship's  Car- 
penter. These  daily  contacts  strengthened 
our  faith  in  the  democratic  way  of  life, 
of  fine  people  making  all  sorts  of  communi- 
ties a  better  place  to  live,  finding  at  Mills 
spiritual  and  intellectual  refreshment. 

I  think  it  is  easy  to  understand  why  the 
registration   at  Mills  is  the  highest  of  any 
of  the  many  Institutes  which  The  Friends 
Service  Committee  have  fostered.  Dr.  Rein- 
hardt  was  away   helping   Punahou   College 
of   Honolulu   celebrate   its    1 00th    annivcr-  i 
sary,  but  her  spirit   and  intelligence  is  al-  I 
ways  there  on   her  campus.  We  were  sur-  ' 
rounded  by  the  stimulation  of  her  exciting 
and  varied  Summer  School  activities,  by  the 
high    standards   which    she    always   has  set 
for  Education,  the  fine  peace  and  loveliness' 
of  her  campus. 

Whatever  else  we  may  have  achieved 
in  the  ten  days,  we  had  gained  tolerance 
and  patience,  and  learned  to  listen  to  "the 
other  side,"  leaving  with  a  sense  that  we 
were  fortified  mentally  and  spiritually  to 
meet  a  hard   future. 


AUGUST.   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


%adios .... 
Electricians 


The  Sign 

BYINGTON 


ELECTRIC  CO 


1809  FILLMORE  STREET 
Phone  WAlnut  6000    San  Francisco 

Electrical  Winng.   Fixture!  and 
Repairj 

Stmce  from  8  A.M.  to  6  P.M. 


Blanket  Cleaning 
Time  NOW! 

It  is  THRIFTY  to  cleanse  them  regularly.  They 

are   returned    SOFT  and    FLUFFY 

and   without  FADING. 

We  Speciolize  on  "KENWOODS''  and  all  fine 

types.    Expert    rebinding,    mending    on    request. 

MODERATE  CHARGES  —  PROMPT  SERVICE 

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Table  Linen,  Napkins, 

Glass  and   Dish  Towels 

■furnished  to 

Cafes,  Hotels  and  Clubs 

Coats  and  Gowns 

furnished  for  all  classes 

of  professional 

services 

GALLAND 

MERCANTILE 
LAUNDRY  COMPANY 


Eighth  and  Folsom  Streets 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
Telephone  MArket  4514 


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Christmas  Packages 
For  Britain 

^  We  are  not  rushing  the  season  —  but 
we  have  a  long  way  to  go  and  we  also  have 
received  advance  information  regarding 
many  changes  in  selection  of  gifts  and  rules 
and  regulations  due  to  obvious  reasons.  So 
here  is  a  list  of  things  that  may  be  sent  and 
those  that  may  not  be  sent: 
May  Be  Sent: 

Tobacco 

Cigarettes 

Shaving  sets  for  men 

Toilet  kits  for  women 

Flash  lights  and  batteries 

Pipes 

Pens 

Pencils 

Note  paper 

Blankets 

Clothing  for  children 

Clothing  for  adults 
May  Not  Be  Sent. 

No  food  of  any  kind 

No  candy 

No  tea 

No  coffee 

No  books 

No  magazines 

No  toys 

No  breakable  objects 
Packages  must  not  be  wrapped  and  must 
be  inspected  at  headquarters. 

TTie  blankets  and  clothing  can  be  pur- 
chased wholesale  if  the  money  is  sent  to 
Miss  Catherine  Allen.  We  shall  be  glad  to 
^ee  that  the  donor's  name  is  attached  to  each 
article 

The  deadline  for  accepting  gifts  is  Octo- 
ber 1.   1941. 

SUGGESTED  EMERGENCY  KIT  for 
girls  and  women  in  the  bombed  areas  of 
England: 

2  wash  cloths  at  5c  each $   .10 

1  cake  soap  04 

Tooth  Brush 10 

Talcum  Powder  10 

Face  Powder  10 

Lipstick  10 

Comb  05 

Writing  Paper  and  Envelopes 05 

Pencil  05 

Cigarettes  and  matches  in  tin  container     .10 

Scissors    10 

Thimble  05 

Tape 05 

Kotex  10 

*Sewing  Kit 10 

Carbolated  Vaseline  10 

Aspirin  (6  tablets  in  tin  case)  10 

Cough  Drops 01 

First  Aid  Kit  10 

$1.64 
-A  sewing  kit  containing  scissors,  thread, 
etc.,  can  be  bought  for  25c.  This  will 
eliminate  separate  item  for  scissors. 


Liisl  )lonlh  of 


(In  \EW 
Gas  Heatinff 
Equipment 

August  closes  the  Summer 
Sale  of  new  Gas  Heating 
equipment.  Now  is  your  last 
chance  to  save  10%  on  a  new 
gas  heater.  The  winter  months 
are  not  far  in  the  future,  so 
buy  now  for  the  winter's  heat- 
ing. You  will  save  10%  on  the 
cost  of  the  heater  you  select 
and  you  will  not  be  required  to 
start  lenient  budget  payments 
until  October  1. 

This  Summer  Sale  has  a 
special  appeal  to  the  prudent 
and  thrifty  buyer.  It  offers  op- 
portunity simultaneously  to  re- 
place any  old-style,  costly  and 
inefficient  heating  installation 
with  the  latest  streamlined  and 
efficient  gas  heater. 

Examine  the  new  Gas  Heat- 
ers in  your  local  Gas  Appliance 
Dealer's  showrooms  and  then 
select  the  Gas  Heater  you  need. 

■ 
See  Your  Dealer 
or  this  Company 

PACmC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  AUGUST,   1941 


U.  S.  POSTAGE 

Ic  Paid 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Permit  No.  1185 


RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 


aDIiM  OF  WOOD 

for  the  Barbecue 


Picnic   Baskets   of  split    wood    with    sturdy    cover   and 
handles.  Also  thermos  baskets. 

Salad  Bowls  in  unusual  shapes  and  designs  of  light  and 
dark  wood. 

Popcorn  Bowls  of  wood  with  long  convenient  handles. 

Salad  Servers  with  carved  or  plain  handles  in  various 
sizes. 

Ham  or  Steak  Boards  with  prongs  to  keep  meat  from 
sliding  while  being  carved. 

Wooden   Trays   and   Plates   for   serving   cold   meats   or 
sandwiches. 

Salt  and  Pepper  Shakes  from  Mexico,  hand   carved   in 
leaf  design  in  light  and  dark  wood. 

Straw   Mat   Sets   for  picnic   service,    in   blue,    natural, 
yellow,  green  and  golden  brown. 

Paper  Napkins  and  Cocktail  Coasters  to  match  on  order 
with  names  of  host  and  hostess. 

Javanese  Baby  Baskets  for  serving  fruit  at  barbecvies. 


The  mr.l]E  SHOP 

WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB— 465  POST  STREET 

The  Public  is  Invited 


Constant  new  arrivals  make  the  League  Shop  an  ever-interesting  place  to  shop 


WOMEN'S 
CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 

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San  Francisco 


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SEPTEMBER 
19      4      1 

VOLUME  XV   •    NUMBER  8 


PUBLISHED  MONTHLY  BY  WOMEN'S  CITY  (L 

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This  announcement  is  under  no  circumstances  to  be  construed  as  an  offer  oj  these 

securities  jor  sale  or  as  a  solicitation  oj  an  offer  to  buy  any  oj  such  securities. 

The  offer  is  made  only  by  means  oj  the  Offering  Prospectus. 

Pacific  Gas  and  Electric  Company 

(A  California  Corporation) 

400,000  Shares 
5%  First  Preferred  Stock 

Cumulative,  Par  Value  $25.00  per  share 

and  Installment  Subscription  Agreements  for  400,000  shares  of  such  stock 

The  ofifering  price  is  $27.00  per  share,  payable  in  full  at  the  time  of 
subscription  or  in  installments  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  de- 
scribed in  the  Installment  Subscription  Agreements  and  the  Ofifering 
Prospectus.  Such  price  is  subject  to  change  without  notice. 

Offering  Prite:  $27.00  per  share 
to  Yield  4.63% 

The  Ofifering  Prospectus  and  stock  subscription  forms  may  be  ob- 
tained upon  application  at  the  Stock  Sales  Department,  Pacific  Gas 
and  Electric  Company,  245  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  or  at  any  of 
its  Division  or  District  Ofl&ces. 

STOCK!  SALES  DEPARTMENT 

245  Market_Street,^San  Francisco 

PACIFIC     GAS     AND      ELECTRIC      COMPANY 


W  C  C  — F  2-1 

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WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


Publiahcd  Monthly 
■I    465    Port    SlTMt 


Telephone 
GArfield  8400 


Entered  as  ttcond-clam  matter  April   14,   1928,  at  the  Post  Office 
at   San   Franciaco,    California,    under    the   act   of   March    3,    1879. 

SAN  FRANOSCO 
Willid  Hickox,  Advertiaing  Manager 


VdlumeXV 


September,  1941 


Number  8 


CONTENTS 

ARTICXES 

Volunteer  Ser\ice 1 1 

Menu  Architecture — By  Julia  Lee  Wright 12-13 

Some  Chilean  Notes 14-1  5 

Marine  Exhibit — By  Jean  Scott  Frickelton 16 

Santa  Maria  Del  Ovila 17 

Heirs  of  Saint  Francis  .  .  .  We  Serve — By  Carol  Wilson 

Green 18-19 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 4 

Announcements 6-7 

Editorial 9 

Poetry  Page — By  Florence  Keene 20 

I   Have  Been   Reading 21 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANOSCO 

Ptesident _.... _.._MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President _ _MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President. MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer - MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary _ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary -MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mr. 

.  Harry  B.  Allen 

Mrs 

W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mr. 

.  H.  L.  Alves 

Mr. 

Eugene  S.    Kilgore 

Mr. 

Harold  H.  Bjorn.trom 

Mrs 

.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mr. 

.  George  Boyd 

Mrs 

M.  S.  Koshland 

Mr. 

.  Will.am  E.  Colby 

Mis. 

Marion  W.  Leale 

M,. 

>  Lotus  Coombs 

Mr. 

.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Ml. 

s  Bertha  L.  Dale 

Mr. 

.  Garield  Merner 

Mra 

.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Mis 

B  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Ml. 

Dr. 

Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mr. 

.  John  O.  Dresier 

Mis 

s  Harriet  T.  Parsona 

Mr. 

.  John  M.  E.hlemin 

Mis 

s  Esther  P.  Phillip* 
.  Elitabeth  Gray  Potter 
.  Stanley  Powell 
.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mr. 

.  Perry  Eyre 

Mr. 

Mr. 

.  Harel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Mr. 

Mr. 

.  John  A.  Flick 

Mrs 

Mri 

.  C,  J.  Goodell 

Mrs 

.  Paul  Shoup 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Walter 

^£D  CROSS  Acmims 

IN  THE  CLUBHOUSE 


Members  of  the  National  League  are  urged  to  regis- 
ter for  at  least  one  of  the  following  actiiities: 


SEWING  AND  KNITTING 

Volunteers  are  on  duty  in  Room  209  from  10  to  4 
every  week  day  Monday  through  Friday  to  give  in- 
struction in  sewing  and  knitting. 


HOME  HYGIENE  AND 
CARE  OF  THE  SICK 

New  day  and  night  classes  are  being  formed.  Twenty 
members  are  necessary  to  launch  Home  Hygiene  classes. 
Please  register  as  soon  as  possible  so  that  classes  can  be 
scheduled  by  third  week  in  September.  Nurses  from 
the  Red  Cross  will  instruct  these  groups. 

FIRST  AID  CLASSES 

Next  day  class  will  start  the  week  of  September 
22nd  and  next  night  class  will  start  Tuesday,  Septem- 
ber 16th,  at  7:30. 

LIFE  SAVING  CLASSES 

Classes  of  four  or  more  will  be  formed  upon  request 
at  the  total  cost  of  $4.50  for  each  person.  Course  con- 
sists of  15  hours'  instruction. 

As  the  need  grows  for  National  Defense  we  wish  to 
stress  the  importance  of  all  of  the  above  activities. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1 94 1 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

CALENDAR 
SEPTEMBER  1941 


Summer  Special  —  Unlimited  Swim  Tickets  —  $2.50 

Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday  and  Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


GARDEN  QUIZ  AND  TEA  25c  —  SEPTEMBER   11th 
SEPTEMBER— 1941 

2 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick Gymnasium 9:45-11:45  a.m. 

Progressive   Bbidge  Tournament Board  Room  2:00  p  m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  de!  Pino  presiding Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

3 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  10:00  a.m.-12  m. 

4— Needlework   Guild  Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8 :00  p.m. 

Musical    Program   presented   by   Dorothy   Thomson.    Soprano   and   Jackson   Perego, 
Baritone. 

5 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room 7:30  p  m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.m, 

9 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  2:00  p.m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senonta  del  Pino  presiding Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

10 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium 10:00  a.m. -12  m 

Spanish  Round  Table  —  Seiiorita  Angela  Montiel  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

Book   Review  Dinner Nat.  Defense  Room 6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.    Stoddard   will   review   "No  Life  for   a  Lady,"   by   Agnes   Morley 
Cleaveland;  "Home  is  Here,"  by  Sidney  Meller. 

11 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m 

Garden  Quiz  and  Tea Patio,  4th  Floor 3:00-5:00  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8:00  p  m 

Lecture-Recital:   "Repossessing  America"  by  Grace  Bush. 

12 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  7:30  pm 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

16 — Progressive   Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  2:00  p.m 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

Red  Cross  First  Aid  Class Gymnasium 7:00  pm 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  presiding Room  214  7:30  p.m 

17 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium 10:00  a.m.-12  m 

18 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10:00  a.m.-4:00p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  pm 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8:00  p  m 

Address:  "Safeguarding  America's  Harvests,"  by  Carlton  F.  Sturdy,  American  Can 
Company. 

19 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11:00  am. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  7:30  p  m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

23 — Progressive  Bbidge  Tournament Board  Room 2:00  p.m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  7:00   p  m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senonta  del  Pino  presiding Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

24 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  10:00  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table  —  Senonta  Angela  Montiel  presiding Mural 12:15  p  m. 

25 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Annex 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Cafeteria  8:00  p.m. 

Colored  motion  pictures:  "Glimpses  of  Old  Santa  Fe,"  Grand  Canyon  and  "So  This 
is  New  Mexico,"  by  Mr.  W.  R.  Krisman,  courtesy  Santa  Fe  Railway. 

26 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tolirnament Board  Room 7 :30  p.m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

30 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  2:00  p.m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  7:00  p.m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senonta  del  Pino  presiding Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

OCTOBER— 1941 

1 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Gymnasium  10:00  a.m. 

2 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.   Lemaire  presiding Annex  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  le  Bnm  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening   Program Cafeteria  8:00  p.m. 

"The  Women  of  the  Phihppines,"  by  Estela  R.  Sulit. 

3 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  7:30  p.m. 

Supervised  by  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

6 — Firelighting  Ceremony Lounge 8 :00  p.m. 


WUai  CG41,  9  do.  lo^  Ute 


PANTRY  SALE 

THE     TUESDAY     BEFORE     THANKSGIVING 


Wave  -^ou  Jams,  Jellies  or  Conserves? 

Wave  you  Apples,  Pears,  Avocados 
or  Pomegranates? 

Have  you  Eggs,  Honey  or  Cheese? 

Have  you  Nuts  or  Dried  Fruits? 

Have  you  Poultry  or  Produce? 

Have  you  Cakes,  Cookies,  Pies,  Bis- 
cuits,  Fruit  Cakes,  Plum  Pudding 
or  Mince  Meat? 

And  here  are  a  few  suggestions  not 
on  your  pantry  shelves:  Gourds, 
Pine  Cones,  Madrone  Branches, 
Oak  Branches,  Pine  Branches, 
Huckleberry  or  Flowers. 


Chec\  your  pantry  shelves  now  and  decide  what  you 
will  later  bring  as  your  contribution  to  the  pantry  sale. 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  GARDEN  QUIZ  TEA:  Quizzes  are  fun  and  we 
know  you  will  enjoy  our  Garden  Quiz  to  be  held  in  our 
own  fourth  floor  patio,  Thursday  afternoon,  September  1 1 
from  3  to  5  o'clock.  It  will  be  fun  finding  out  how  many 
of  the  70  different  plants  now  growing  in  the  patio  you 
can  name  and  you  may  be  the  lucky  winner  of  a  prize. 
After  the  quiz  Miss  Schaeffer  will  conduct  a  tour  of  the 
garden  and  tea  will  be  served.  Members  may  invite  guests. 
The  total  cost,  25  cents  per  person  includes  tea. 

^  CALLING  ALL  BRIDGE  FANS:  For  our  bridge- 
minded  members  and  their  friends,  we  are  introducing  a 
series  of  popular  progressive  tournaments.  These  tourna- 
ments will  be  run  every  Tuesday  at  two  in  the  afternoon 
and  every  Friday  evening  at  7:30;  each  event  to  be  pre- 
ceded by  a  short  lecture  based  on  the  new  Culbertson 
system.  There  will  be  worthwhile  prizes,  in  the  form  of 
merchandise  orders  on  our  League  Shop,  for  the  winning 
pair  at  each  event.  Bring  your  own  partner  or  one  will  be 
provided  for  you.  A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  the 
men  folk  of  our  members  to  join  the  evening  events.  The 
first  of  the  series  starts  Tuesday,  September  9.  Fee,  2') 
cents  a  corner. 

^  FIRELIGHTING:  The  Annual  Firelighting  Cere- 
mony will  be  held  on  Monday  evening,  October  6  at  eight 
o'clock  on  the  fourth  floor.  The  speaker  of  the  evening 
will  be  announced  later,  but  we  are  very  happy  to  report 
that  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton,  as  has  been  her  custom  for 
many  years,  will  light  the  fire  that  glows  in  hospitable 
welcome  to  our  many  members  and  friends. 

^  "KNITTING  BASKET":  We  have  opened  a  Wool 
Shop  on  the  balcony  of  the  League  Shop.  Miss 
Pringle,  formerly  of  Dunn  and  Pringle,  to  give  instruc- 
tion in  knitting,  will  be  at  the  shop  on  Mondays,  Wednes- 
days and  Fridays.  Miss  Pringle  has  a  lovely  stock  of  wool 
which  she  will  be  very  happy  to  show  prospective  cus- 
tomers. Wool  may  be  purchased  from  Volunteers  on  days 
that  Miss  Pringle  is  not  at  the  shop. 

^     RESTAURANT    DEPARTMENT:     Due    to    in- 
creased food  costs  there  will  be  a  slight  raise  in  price 
in  both  the  Dining  Room  and  Cafeteria. 


RED  CROSS  CLASSES 

^  HOME  HYGIENE  AND  CARE  OF  THE  SICK: 
The  first  course  of  12  classes  was  completed  on  Sep- 
tember 2,  and  a  new  group  is  to  be  formed  immediately  to 
start  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  September  16  at  1:30  p.m. 
As  this  work  has  been  received  most  enthusiastically  by 
our  members  we  shall  continue  the  classes  indefinitely  as 
long  as  there  is  the  potential  need.  We  urge  members  to 
send  in  their  names  as  soon  as  possible.  NIGHT  CLASSES 
will  start  the  third  week  in  September.  Date  to  be  an- 
nounced later. 

^  FIRST  AID  CLASSES:  The  eighth  lesson  of  our 
present  class  will  have  been  completed  as  the  Magazine 
goes  to  press,  and  our  first  group  of  ten  classes  will  finish 
their  work  on  September  17.  Another  day  class  will  follow 
immediately,  day  to  be  determined  by  registration  and  a 
NIGHT  CLASS  will  open  for  business  women  on  Tues- 
day evenings,  September  16  at  7:30  p.  m.  Please  register 
at  the  Executive  Office  as  soon  as  possible. 

^  LIFE  SAVING  CLASSES:  The  desire  of  American 
women  to  be  of  use  in  an  emergency  has  resulted  in 
the  establishment  of  classes  of  instruction  by  the  American 
Red  Cross  in  home  nursing,  first  aid,  etc. 

The  Women's  City  Club  is  including  classes  in  life 
saving.  Swimmers  are  urged  to  learn  the  methods  stan- 
dardized by  the  Red  Cross  and  taught  by  a  Red  Cross 
examiner  by  which  those  in  peril  of  drowning  may  be 
rescued  with  least  possible  peril  to  the  rescuer.  The  course 
consists  of  1  5  hours  of  land  and  water  drills  and  is  open 
to  all  over  1 8  years  of  age  who  can  pass  the  swimmer's 
test.* 

Classes  of  four  or  more  will  be  formed  upon  request  at 
the  nominal  cost  of  $4.50  each  person  during  October 
and  November. 

*The  Swimmer's  Test:  (Required  for  entrance  to  life- 
saving  course.) 

1. — Tread  water. 

2.— Float. 

3. — Swim  100  yards  using  side  stroke  and  one  other 
standard  stroke. 

4. — Plain  front  dive. 

5. — Swim  50  feet  on  back  using  legs  only. 

6. — Recover  object  in  six  to  eight  feet  of  water  by 
means  of  surface  dive. 


SEPTEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


^  HEALTH  EXAMINATIONS:  Examinations  will 
be  held  in  the  clubhouse  during  the  last  two  weeks  in 
October,  October  20  to  October  3 1  inclusive,  from  4  to  6 
o'clock  and  from  7  to  9  o'clock.  Examinations  are  not  to 
be  given  on  Saturday.  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen  is  chairman, 
assisted  by  Dr.  Alice  Bepler,  Dr.  Alma  Pennington  and 
Dr.  Florence  Fouch.  The  fee  is  $10.  A  health  examination 
blank  will  be  found  on  page  3  1  of  this  Magazine.  Members 
are  requested  to  use  these,  sending  them  to  the  Executive 
Office  as  soon  as  possible.  Unless  20  registrations  are  re- 
ceived, examinations  will  not  be  held. 

^  NATIONAL  DEFENSE  ECONOMY  MENUS: 
In  further  cooperation  with  the  National  Defense 
Program,  Mrs.  Ashbrook  is  working  out  a  series  of  menus 
based  on  economy,  but  with  a  maximum  of  nutritional 
value.  These  menus  are  to  be  mimeographed  and  will  be 
available  in  the  Restaurant  Department. 

^  BARBARA  HORDER,  director  of  "St.  Joan"  in  the 
recent  Berkeley  Festival  and  with  an  international 
background  of  speech  training  directing  and  acting  ex- 
perience is  arranging  classes  in  the  Fall  laying  particular 
stress  on  the  fundamentals  of  good  speech.  These  classes 
will  be  essentially  practical  and  will  help  those  interested 
in  radio,  public  speaking  or  play  reading. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAM:  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black,  chairman,  has  planned  the  following  programs 
for  this  month:  September  4,  Musical  Program  presented 
by  Dorothy  Thomson,  Soprano,  and  Jackson  Perego,  Bari- 
tone. September  11,  Lecture-Recital,  "Repossessing  Amer- 
ica," by  Grace  Bush.  September  18,  Address,  "Safeguard- 
ing America's  Harvests,"  by  Mr,  Carlton  F.  Sturdy  of  the 
American  Can  Company.  September  25,  Colored  Motion 
Pictures,  "Glimpses  of  Old  Santa  Fe,"  Grand  Canyon  and 
"So  This  is  New  Mexico,"  presented  by  Mr.  W.  R.  Kris- 
man  through  courtesy  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railway.  The  in- 
troductory program  for  October  will  be  an  address,  "The 
Women  of  the  Philippines,"  by  Estela  R.  Sulit,  member 
of  the  Philippine  Bar  and  Associate  Editor  of  Philippine 
Interpreter,  of  San  Francisco,  a  monthly  publication. 


^  NEW  MEMBERS:  The  Poster  Page  gives  all  neces- 
sary information  regarding  the  initiation  fee  and  pro- 
rated dues.  The  Executive  Office  will  give  any  other  in- 
formation regarding  membership,  as  well  as  mailing  out 
apphcation  cards  to  prospective  members.  Magazines  are 
also  available  t:>  members  who  may  wish  to  mail  them  to 
interested  friends.  Remember,  $5  initiation  fee  payable 
now,  and  $4.50  pro-rated  dues  payable  on  October  1.  New 
members  will  have  the  opportunity  to  immediately  enroll 
in  our  Volunteer  Service  which  is  expanding  rapidly  as 
the  need  for  national  defense  grows. 

^  LIBRARY:  A  Library  Committee  meeting  will  be 
held  on  Wednesday,  September  10,  at  2  o'clock  in  the 
Chinese  Room.  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton,  chairman,  has 
planned  to  make  this  a  joint  meeting  of  Library  Volun- 
teers and  Committee  Members.  All  Library  Volunteers 
are  invited  to  be  present  as  well  as  members  who  think 
they  might  enjoy  Volunteer  Service  in  the  Library  and 
former  Volunteers  who  have  served  over  past  years.  The 
Committee  will  welcome  ideas  and  suggestions. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  "No  Life  for  a  Lady" 
(what  an  arresting  title!)  by  Agnes  Morley  Cleave- 
land  and  "Home  is  Here"  (another  good  title)  by  Sidney 
Meller  are  two  novels  whose  very  names  bespeak  present 
and  past  Lfe  in  California,  without  stressing  the  fact  that 
both  these  books  are  captivatingly  entertaining  and  au- 
thentic; three  other  reasons  make  these  novels  appropriate 
for  September.  Both  novels  are  prize  winners.  The  first 
was  judged  the  best  in  the  new  "Life  in  America"  series; 
the  second  novel  won  the  James  D.  Phelan  Award.  Both 
novels  concern  the  truth  and  glamour  of  the  Golden  West. 
Finally,  California,  every  September,  remembers  the  day 
when,  possessing  Telegraph  Hill  in  San  Francisco,  as  well 
as  manners,  morals  and  customs  much  akin  to  the  great 
Southwest,  California  also  added  her  gifts  to  life  in  Amer- 
ica. Mrs.  Thos.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  these  two  signifi- 
cant novels  on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  Sep- 
tember 10,  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner,  6  o'clock,  in  the 
National  Defenders'  Room. 


it^on't  ijou  have 


jewelry    •    linens    •    ceramics 


for  someone  special  or  from  You 
io  You  .  .  .  smart  service  for 
after  dinner  mints,  in  brass  3.00 
exclusive  with  us. 


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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


PaUo,  Fourth  Floor — Scene  of  the  Forthcoming  Garden  ^uiz 
on  September  1 1 . 


EDITORIAL 


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^  September  marks  the  return  from  vacation.  With  re- 
freshed minds  and  bodies  we  take  up  our  tasks  where 
we  left  off  and  plan  our  fall  and  winter  activities  with  an 
enthusiasm  born  of  the  rest  and  change  of  scene  which 
vcr>'  fortunately  is  still  possible  for  us  here  in  America. 
What  do  we  find  awaiting  us  in  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service? 

With  care  and  foresight  our  Board  of  Directors  has 
planned  the  training  courses  which  the  present  era  de- 
mands of  us.  The  very  best  of  instruction  is  ours  for  the 
taking.  As  members  of  a  service  group,  we  cannot  afford 
to  let  the  opportunity  slip.  The  curriculum  is  varied  enough 
to  satisfy  all,  embracing  courses  and  classes,  lectures  and 
demonstrations  in  subjects  which  appeal  to  old  and  to 
young.  No  matter  what  difference  of  opinion  exists  among 
us  politically,  all  are  agreed  that  "it  costs  nothing  to  carry 
around  an  education"  and  that  preparedness  in  emergency 
needs  of  the  hour  is  wise  and  tremendously  important,  even 
though  we  may  never  be  called  upon  to  exercise  our  tal- 
ents. Two  diverse  duties  lie  ahead — the  one  to  perfect  our- 
selves in  the  service  which  possible — though  not  probable — 
disaster  needs  may  demand  of  us,  the  other  to  learn  of  our 
neighbors  to  the  South  so  that  we  do  not  colloquially  lump 
them  together  as  South  Americans.  Both  of  these  studies 
will  be  made  easy  for  us  in  our  own  clubhouse  where  con- 
veniently and  in  pleasurable  surroundings  we  may  fulfill 
the  purposes  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Serv- 
ice— '"the  training  and  service  of  women." 

1^  The  frontispiece  of  the  Magazine  this  month  deserves 
special  mention.  With  rare  talent  Miss  Florence  Bcnt- 
Icy  has  caught  the  spirit  of  our  patio.  Never  has  the  garden 
on  the  Fourth  Floor  hxiked  more  lovely  than  now.  It 
blooms  in  the  sunshine,  and  invites  the  birds  to  come  away 
from  the  dust  bowl  in  the  next  block  and  build  their  nests 


in  Its  leafy  branches.  Miss  Schaeffer  deserves  credit  for 
her  success  in  keeping  leaves  and  stems  unblemished  by 
pest  or  soot  and  under  our  President's  ever-gracious  plan- 
ning for  our  pleasure  as  members,  the  garden  blooms  as 
few  roof-gardens  down  town  can  or  ever  do.  The  tea  and 
quiz  on  September  eleventh  could  have  no  lovelier  setting. 

^  "What  can  I  do  to  help  the  League  right  now?  I  don't 
sew  or  knit,  I'm  no  good  at  entertaining  the  boys,  I 
really  feel  ashamed  at  my  helplessness." 

"I'm  busy  at  the  office  all  day  and  when  it  comes  to 
night  time,  I'm  just  too  tired  to  do  anything." 

"I  have  to  be  at  home  when  the  children  get  back  from 
school  but  I  wish  I  were  in  the  position  of  doing  some- 
thing for  the  club." 

To  such  members  a  specific  service  is  at  hand.  The  re- 
duction of  initiation  fee  and  payment  of  half  year  dues  for 
new  members  has  been  made  possible  at  this  time  for  the 
purpose  of  increasing  the  membership  roll.  This  extra  in- 
come to  the  League  will  make  possible  the  use  of  the  club- 
house (rent  free)  for  many  defense  activities  directly 
ahead.  Every  new  member  adds  new  interest.  Every  new- 
member  is  volunteer  service  given  by  the  sponsors.  Sup- 
pose every  present  member  sponsored  a  friend.  The  work 
of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  this  year 
would  then  double  in  effectiveness.  That  is  why  the 
Board  of  Directors  voted  the  special  ruling  for  Septem- 
ber. Let  us  go  over  the  top! 

More  and  more  are  the  facilities  of  the  clubhouse 
turned  over  to  non-incoming  producing  activities.  More 
and  more  is  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
serving  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  founded.  And  so 
more  and  more  must  we  support  the  various  departments. 
Swimming  Pool,  League  Shop,  Restaurant,  Bedrooms, 
where  volume  means  increased  funds.  Entertain  at  the 
club.  Give  guest  cards  to  visitors  from  afar.  Bring  groups 
to  the  Dining  Room.  Buy  wool  in  the  "new  Knitting  Bas- 
ket"' in  the  League  Shop. 

|p°»  "C)nce  upon  a  time"  we  made  a  gixidly  sum  at  an 
Annual  Talent  Festival.  This  year  we  hope  to  make 
a  goodly  sum  at  a  Pantry  Sale.  Now  is  the  time  to  think 
of  goodies  which  members  can  bring  as  gifts  to  be  sold. 
Anything  appropriate  for  such  a  pre-Thanksgiving  sale 
will  be  most  welcome.  Let  the  Executive  Office  know 
what  your  contribution  is  to  be. 

^j  Health  is  a  preventive  measure.  Q>ntinuousIy  we  are 
told  that  germs  flourish  in  fertile  soil  only.  At  no  time 
is  prevention  more  important  than  during  a  world  war. 
That  is  why  the  Board  of  Directors  is  again  spons<iring 
Health  Examinations  at  the  Club.  Members  in  business 
and  members  at  home  whose  health  means  cither  personal 
support  or  care  for  others  are  alike  urged  to  take  advantage 
of  this  exceptional  opportunity  at  minimum  co.'Jt. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  — SEPTEMBER,  1911 


lEW  NGMBm 


Sponsor  your  friends  while  the  ne^v 
membership  expansion  is  in  effect. 

mmim  fee  $3.00 

PRORATED  DUES  $4.50 


Initiation  fee  paid  upon  application. 
Dues  to  March  1942  payable  Octo- 
ber I  '^  Membership  expansion  is 
necessary  because  of  the  demand 
upon  our  volunteer  service. 


For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  T^ational  League 

the  initiation  fee  has  been  reduced.  Cooperation  with 

the  T^ational  Defense  Program  makes  immediate 

expansion  necessary. 


VOLUNTEER 
SERVICE 


IJI  To  list  the  860  donors  of  4,500  hours  of  volunteer 
service  each  month  would  be  impossible  for  any 
pen(xlical.  That  is  why  with  this  story  there  cannot  be 
printed  a  list  of  those  members  who  are  building  history 
for  the  National  League.  Yet  to  them  goes  the  credit  for 
a  very  substantial  program  of  activity  at  a  time  when  vol- 
unteer service,  so  long  undramatic,  has  come  into  its  own. 
To  volunteer  is  now  "the  thing  to  do."  Ever>'where  people 
are  asking  "what  can  I  do  to  help  the  defense  program?" 

As  experts  in  this  field  after  25  years  of  experience,  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  knows  that  there 
are  principles  and  rules  which  must  be  applied  if  any 
long-term  effort  of  volunteer  service  is  to  be  maintained. 
The  principles  are  altruistic  not  selfish,  the  rules  are  sim- 
ple not  personal.  This  is  why  the  approximate  5,000  hours 
each  month  continues  year  in  and  year  out  without  inter- 
ruption and  this  is  why  the  League  is  in  a  unique  position 
in  this  emergency. 

Under  the  heading  of  volunteer  service  could  very  well 
come  the  training  courses  conducted  in  the  clubhouse — 
lessons  in  Life  Saving  in  the  Swimming  Pool,  Home  Hy- 
giene and  Care  of  the  Sick,  First  Aid,  language  classes, 
studies  in  nutrition  and  other  subjects  soon  to  be  initiated, 
for  training  is  the  League's  prerequisite  for  any  volunteer 
service  at  home  or  abroad,  and  the  trainee  gives  of  her 
time  and  talent. 

To  the  casual  visitor  the  National  Defenders"  Club  is 
a  home-like  room  well  equipped  and  in  good  taste.  To  the 
trained  eye  the  organization  which  keeps  it  functioning  is 
its  interest.  Every'  call  for  service  which  the  boy  would 
take  for  granted  in  his  own  home  is  answered  with  ease. 
These  calls  range  "from  the  sublime  to  the  ridiculous," 
from  questions  as  to  church  services  to  the  supply  of  a 
collar  button  in  a  fashion  era  when  "we  don't  ordinarily 


wear  separate  collars."  To  each  the  correct  answer  alone  is 
valuable  and  to  be  correct  means  to  be  trained.  The  League 
knows  this  from  experience  in  the  war  25  years  ago.  The 
pattern  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club  is  the  same  today, 
for  the  need  of  human  beings  jerked  from  home  environ- 
ment into  groups  of  hundreds,  nay  thousands,  of  men  is 
the  same.  "The  best  substitute  for  home"  which  one  boy 
labeled  the  National  Defenders'  Club,  is  the  test  of  its 
value.  In  this  picture  the  environment  of  furnishings  plays 
a  valuable  part,  one  lives  up  to  one's  surroundings,  but 
added  to  this  factor  of  success  is  as  we  have  said,  the  efii- 
ciency  of  those  who  serve.  To  the  volunteers  goes  the  real 
credit  for  the  opinion  of  those  who  are  receiving.  Of  all 
ages  and  all  types,  of  every  denomination  and  political 
creed,  these  volunteers  of  the  National  League  fit  into  their 
niches  to  serve  efficiently  and  unselfishly  in  a  group  effort. 
Individualism  is  demoted  to  second  place.  They  serve  the 
League  which  taught  them  how  best  to  do  the  job  and 
they  serve  because  they  have  the  faith  that  by  their  deeds 
are  they  known  and  that  the  memory  of  San  Francisco's 
hospitality  in  the  minds  of  many  an  enlisted  man  is  in 
their  hands. 

The  4,500  hours  given  in  July,  1941,  is  history-.  The 
names  of  the  individual  volunteers  will  be  forgotten  if  they 
are  ever  known,  but  the  name  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  will  live  on.  For  the  loyal  trained  group 
of  750  women  in  Red  Cross  Detachments,  in  Defenders' 
Club,  in  training  courses  who  serve  in  our  name  each 
month,  we  give  thanks. 

REPORT  FOR  JULY,  1941 

Volunteers  Hours 

League  Shop  47  166f^ 

Addressing  Magazines  60  114 

Cafeteria  38  76 

Tea  Service 34  68 

Library  144  286 

Accounting  1  11 

(Notarial  Seals  Affixed — 4) 

Needlework  Guild  28  94^ 

Gardening  1  2 

Clerical  4  8 

Sewing 11  49 

Gray  Ladies  10  80 

Red  Cross  Sewing 83  26814 

Red  Cross  Knitting  145  2296 

National  Defenders'  Club 260  982 

866  4501% 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER.  1941 


MENU 
ARCHITECTURE 


BUILDING  a  menu  in  an  architec- 
tural manner  can  be  as  much  fun  as 
working  out  a  crossword  puzzle,  but 
instead  of  taking  up  time,  it  saves  time. 
Since  I've  been  using  the  Menu  Maker 
and  Menu  Chart  for  planning  my  meals, 
I've  found  that  I  can  cut  hours  from 
cooking  and  shopping  time.  And  now,  in- 
stead of  shopping  every  day,  I  shop  only 
three  or  four  times  a  week. 

Aside  from  being  a  timesaver,  menu 
architecture  makes  it  much  easier  to  serve 
well-balanced  meals  that  are  superior  not 
only  from  a  nutritional  standpoint  but  have 
a  much  better  variety  of  color,  flavor,  and 
texture  (soft  or  crisp,  smooth  or  rough, 
coarse  or  fine). 

For  instance,  a  menu  consisting  of  white 
fish,    mashed    potatoes,    buttered    turnips, 


by  Julia  Lee  Wright 


pear  and  cottage  cheese  salad,  and  cus- 
tard is  balanced  as  far  as  essentials  go,  but 
it  lacks  color,  flavor,  and  texture  contrast. 
And  when  dinner's  over,  it's  likely  that 
you  don't  feel  completely  satisfied. 

To  get  the  proper  balance  all  the  way 
around,  it  is  well  to  go  through  the  Menu 
Maker  and  select  all  the  meats  or  main 
courses  for  the  entire  week,  write  them  in 
on  the  Menu  Chart,  then  turn  to  the 
listing  of  starches  and  select  all  the  pota- 
toes, rice  or  pastes  for  the  week.  A  bright 
red,  green  or  yellow  vegetable  should  com- 
plement the  starch  course  if  the  latter  is 
wh'te.  And  if  the  potatoes  are  to  he 
mashed,  then  their  soft  texture  should  be 
offset  by  preparing  the  other  vegetable  in 
a  different  way. 

■The  salad  usually  supplies  the  crispness 
necessary  for  palatability.  Dessert,  for  a 
pleasing  finish,  should  be  rich  and  high 
in  calories  if  the  meal  is  light.  But  if  the 
meal  is  heavy,  it  is  better  to  end  wth  a 
light,  plain  dessert.  It's  wise  also  to  avoid 
repetition  of  flavors  in  the  same  meal  — 
for  instance,  serving  both  tomato  soup  and 
sliced  tomatoes,  or  a  fruit  cocktail  or  fruit 
salad  and  a  fruit  dessert. 

In  the  Notes  column  of  the  Menu  Chart, 
the  bread,  beverage,  and  shopping  and 
recipe  notes  may  be  recorded. 

By  using  a  Menu  Maker  similar  to  the 
one  suggested  here,  it  is  easy  to  get  all 
the  essentials  in  the  menu.  The  menu, 
however,  should  be  elastic  enough  to  take 
care  of  emergencies,  unplanned-for  left- 
overs, special  sales,  and  unexpected  com- 
pany. The  Menu  Maker  appearing  here  is 
just  a  bare  outline,  but  it  is  a  good  start 
and  should  help  you. 

For  my  own  use,  I  supplement  this  out- 
line by  putting  the  actual  names,  page 
numbers,  and  so  on,  of  my  favorite  recipes 
under  various  headings  or  subdivisions. 
For  example,  under  POTATOES,  Mashed, 
I  list  the  various  ways  I  like  to  serve 
mashed  potatoes,  such  as  Duchess  style, 
potato  cakes,   and  so  on. 

I  use  loose-leaf  pages  which  fit  my 
"Kitcheneering"  binder,  and  on  them  I 
paste  protruding,  clear-colored  tabs  bear- 
ing the  names  of  the  main  divisions.  If  I 
want  main  courses,  I  can  turn  to  that  head- 
ing, and  there  I  have  my  favorites  Hsted 
and  subdivided  under  beef,  cheese,  and  the 
like.    There    is    no    reason    why   a    regular 


notebook  or  file  cards  could  not  be  used 
just  as  well,  as  long  as  there  is  room  for 
adding  new  dishes  which  you  run  across 
from  time  to  time.  Menu  makers  and  charts 
may  also  be  made  up  for  breakfasts  and 
lunches,  if  these  meals  present  problems. 

Menus  for  company  meals  may  be  built 
in  the  same  way,  and  I  also  keep  a  list  of 
menus  which  I've  found  particularly  good 
for  entertaining.  After  each  menu,  I  jot 
down  the  names  of  the  guests  to  whom 
I've  served  it.  and  in  this  way  I  avoid 
serving  the  same  menu  twice  to  the  same 
guest. 

These  are  just  a  few  of  the  numerous 
ways  menu  architecture  may  be  used  to  ad- 
vantage. It  may  take  a  little  time  to  get 
started  on  this  game,  but  once  you  find  out 
the  time,  money,  and  worry  it  saves,  as 
well  as  how  much  superior  the  meals  are,  I 
doubt  if  you'll  ever  go  back  to  the  old  hit- 
or-miss  method  of  meal  planning. 

Menu  Maker 

SOUPS 
Clear 

Bouillon 

Chicken 

Consomme 

Creole 

Noodle 

Vegetable 
Cream 

Asparagus 

Bisque,  fish 

Carrot 

Celery 

Chowder 

Corn 

Pea 

Potato 

Tomato 

COCKTAILS 
Fruit 

Grape,  banana,  orange 

Melon,  grape 

Melon,  tomato 

Orange,  grape 

Peach,  pear,  banana 

Pineapple,  cherry 
Juice 

Grape,  banana 

Grape,  grapefruit  sections 

Tomato 

Tomato,  orange 

Orange,  grape 
Fish 

Shrimp,  grapefruit 

MAIN  COURSE 
Cheese 

Fondue,  vegetable 

Rarebit 

Rice  and  cheese 

Souflle 


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SEPTEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


Chicken 

Croquettes 

With  noodles 

Pie 

Shortcake 
Ecos 

Creamed 

Omelet 

Scrambled 

Stuffed 
Fish 

Cakes 

Creamed 

Croquettes 

Escalloped 

Fried 

Loaf 

With  vegetables 
Meat 

Chili  con  carne 

Chow  mcin 

Corned  beef 

Creamed  chipped  beef 

Hash 

Loaf 

Pic 

Pot  Roast 

Roast 

Sandwiches,  hot 

Sausage  with  apple 

Sausage 

Stew 
Vegetables 

Baked  beans 

Lima  beans  with  ham 

SALADS 
Fish 

Salmon,  apple 
Shrimp,  orange 
Shrimp,  vegetable 
Tuna,  egg.  pickle 
Fruit 

Apple,  banana,  orange 
Apple,  cabbage 
Apple,  date 
.■\pple.  nut.  raisin 
Apricot,  cheese 
Banana,  apple,  orange 
Banana,  peanut 
Banana,  strawberry 
Cantaloupe,  grape 
Cherrv.  cheese,  almond 
Fig,  cheese,  peanut  butter 
Peach,  cheese,  date 


Pear,  mint  jelly 
Pineapple,  orange,  cheese 

Gki.atin 

Cabbage,  celery 
Cranberry,  apple,  celery 
Grapefruit,  celery,  olive 
Pear,  pimiento,  celery 
Pineapple,  cucumber 

Vegetable 
Beet,  egg 
Cabbage,  carrot 
Carrot,  pineapple 
Cucumber,  tomato,  radish 
Lima  bean,  pickle 
Pea,  beet,  celery 
Spinach,  egg.  celery 
Tomato,  greens 

Meat 

Beef,  pickle,  celery 
Chicken,  apple,  walnut 
Corned  beef,  pickle 
Pork,  pineapple,  celery 

VEGETABLES 
Artichokes 
Asparagus 
Beans,  string 
Beets 
Broccoli 
Brussels  sprouts 
Cabbage,  creamed 
Carrots,  celery 
Cauliflower,  peas 
Celery 
Corn  fritters 
Cucumbers,  fried 
Eggplant 
Mushrooms 
Onions 
Parsnips 
Peas,  creamed 
Rutabagas,  mashed 
Sauerkraut 
.Spinach 
Squash 
Succotash 
Swiss  chard 
Tomatoes,  grilled 
Turnips 

STARCHES 

Potatoes 
.■\u  gratin 
Baked 
Boiled 


Browned 

Creamed 

Escalloped 

French  fried 

Mashed 

Par.sley 

Riced 

Shoestring 

Stuffed 
Sweet  Potatoes 

Boiled 

Candied 

Mashed 
Noodles 
Rice 

Macaroni 
Spaghetti 
Hominy 
RELISHES 
Olives 

Green 

Ripe 

Stuffed 
Radish  Roses 
SWEETS 

Conserve 

Honey 

Jam 

Jelly 

Marmalade 

DESSERTS 

Cakes 

Angel  food 

Applesauce 

Chocolate 

Marble 

Nut 

Sponge 

White 

Yellow 
Cobblers 

Apple 

Apricot 

Berry 

Cherry 

Peach 
Cookies 

Chocolate 

Hermits 

Oatmeal 

Spice 


Vanilla  nut 

Butter 

Peanut  Butter 

Molasses 

Sour  cream 

Spice 

Sugar 

Brownies 

Date  bars 

Lace  cookies 
Pies 

Apple 

Apricot 

Banana  cream 

Berry 

Butterscotch 

Cherry 

Chocolate 

Cocoanut  cream 

Custard 

Gooseberry 

Mincemeat 

Lemon 

Orange  cream 

Peach 

Pineanple  cream 

Pumnkin 

Raisin 

Rhubarb 

Straw'berry 
Puddings 

Brown  Betty 

Bavarian  cream 

Blancmange 

Custard 

Date 

Dumplings 

Floating  island 

Gelatin  whip 

Graham  cracker 

Ice  cream 

Marshmallow 

Pineapple  delight 

Plum 

Rice 

Sherbet 

Snow 

Souffle 

Sundae 

Tapioca 

Torte 
Upside-Down  Cakes 

Apricot,  prune 

Peach 

Pineapple,  cherry 


MENU  CHART 

MAIN  COURSE 

STARCHY 
VEGETABLE 

SUCCULENT 
VEGETABLE 

SALAD 

DESSERT 

NOTES 

z 
3 

Picnic 
Ham 

Mashed 

Sweet 

Potatoes 

Minted 
Whole 
Carrots 

Apple, 
Celery 
and  Nut 

Icecream 

Sandwiches 

Sauce 

Biscuits 

Butter 

Coffee,  Milk 

z 
O 
5 

Shepherd's 
Ham 
Pie 

Corn  on  the 

Cob 

Buttered 
Asparagus 

Mixed 

Fresh 

Vegetable 

Fruit 
Compote 
Cake  Slices 

Bread 

Butter 

Iced  Coffee 

3 

Deviled 
Lamb 
Chops 

Buttered 
Rice 

Fresh 
Succotash 

Stuffed 
Tomato 

Floating 

Island 
Cookies 

Cook  double 

amount  rice 

for  Wednesday 

Creamed 
Shrimps 
and  Eqqs 

Hot 

Spiced 
Beets 

Fresh 

Spinach 

Rinq 

Cucumber 
and  Onion 

Rice 

Parfait 

(Leftover) 

Tomato  Juice 
Toasted  Bread 

I 

Beef  Patties 
and  Bacon 

Broiled 

Sliced 

Potatoes 

Broiled 
Tomato 
Halves 

Banana  and 
Oranqe 

Fresh 

Berry 
Pie 

Sliced  Berries 
in  baked 
pie  shell 

CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


SOME 

CHILEAN 

NOTES 


With  the  announcement  of  the  proposed  course  of  lec- 
tures on  South  American  countries  one  of  our  members 
shared  with  us  some  letters  written  since  April  of  this  year 
by  her  son,  now  a  sttide'nt  at  the  University  of  Santiago, 
Chile.  He  is  John  Vanderburgh,  one  of  two  exchange 
graduate  students  sent  to  Chile  under  the  Cordell  Hull 
plan  for  Cultural  Kelations  with  Latin  America. 

Mr.  Vanderburgh,  who  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Rose  and  Dr. 
W.  W.  Vanderburgh,  is  a  gradiuxte  of  Stanford  University 
where  he  received  both  his  bachelor's  and  his  master's  de- 
grees. He  is  doing  research  in  Santiago  on  a  subject  leading 
to  his  thesis  for  his  doctorate. 

The  following  notes,  ta\en  at  random  from  his  letters 
throw  interesting  highlights  on  Chile  and  some  things 
Chilean.  They  are  printed  here  through  the  courtesy  of 
their  recipients. 

7^0  attempt  has  beeii  made  to  print  them  chronologically. 

(Editor's  ?iote) 

^  Chile  is  a  strange  place.  If  you  were  to  go  outside  of 
Santiago,  which  by  the  way,  is  no  more  typical  of 
Chile  than  is  New  York  of  the  United  States,  and  drive 
down  the  valley,  you  might  think  that  you  were  in  Cali- 
fornia. The  trees  are  the  same  —  even  eucalyptus.  The 
crops  are  the  same  and  the  soil  is  grey  adobe.  Then  you 
could  drive  into  the  mountains  and  still  think  that  you 
were  in  California  —  around  Techachapi.  You  could,  as 
I  did,  leave  the  road  and  walk  in  the  mountains.  There 
you  would  find  sage  brush,  tamarack,  white  thorn,  doves, 
cotton  tail  and  California  valley  quail.  If  you  can  imagine 
California  shut  off  from  the  rest  of  the  United  States  by 
distance,  language,  currency  and  tariff  barriers  you  would 
understand  perfectly  what  I  mean.  Of  course  you  would 
also  have  to  picture  it  rising  finally  from  the  effects  of 
three  hundred  years  of  colonial  misrule,  containing  a  pop- 
ulation that  lived  in  a  semi-feudal  state  up  to  1891.  You 
would  have  to  imagine  a  state  where  only  the  youngest 


generation  among  the  mass  of  population  has  had  any 
chance  for  education  and  self-improvement  and  the  great 
majority  of  the  others  have  had  only  rudiments  of  train- 
ing. You  must  see  a  state  where  the  wide  dissemination  of 
knowledge  of  health  and  hygiene  is  in  its  infancy;  a  state 
where  the  inhabitants,  both  through  ignorance  and  poverty 
have  never  learned  to  follow  a  proper  diet.  If  you  can 
picture  all  of  that  around  you,  you  know  what  Chile  is 
like. 

Don't  think  I'm  damning  this  country.  Nobody  who 
hves  here  will  do  that.  The  Yanquis  may  cuss  at  Chile  and 
the  Chileans  among  themselves,  but  woe  be  unto  the 
"tourist"  or  other  "foreigner"  who  insults  our  pet.  Those 
of  us  who  live  here  and  make  an  effort  to  know  Chile 
love  her  either  because  or  despite  her  faults.  When  you 
visit  Chile,  remember  that.  Only  her  own  children  can 
speak  harshly.  ...  If  others  attempt  it,  the  Chileans  will 
listen  politely  and  say  nothing.  The  Yanquis  will  start  a 
battle  and  tell  you  not  to  criticize  her  and  then  will  go 
off  and  cast  the  same  aspertions  while  they  are  among 
themselves.  Truly,  this  is  a  strange  land,  a  nation  that 
produces  curious  people. 

"I  see  —  quite  often  these  days.  Like  Chile  itself,  he 
grows  on  you.  When  you  get  used  to  a  few  strange  ways, 
you  find  that  there  is  a  real  human  being  underneath.  This 
holds  more  true  for  Chile  than  for  ***.  When  you  get 
used  to  receiving  rabbit  punches  on  street  cars  as  the 
passengers  fight  their  way  to  the  doors  to  get  off,  you  find 
that  the  Chileans  are  a  very  pleasant  people.  The  whole 
problem  resolves  itself  into  understanding  the  country, 
and  if  possible,  following  the  same  trends  of  thought  as 
the  inhabitants.  That  is  much  more  difficult  than  it  looks 
on  paper.  It  is  a  major  task  for  a  person  raised  in  a  civilisa- 
tion that  is  mechanical  to  the  last  degree  to  adjust  himself 
to  a  place  where  mechanical  ingenuity  is  entirely  lacking. 
***  Frankly  I  despair  of  any  real  understanding  springing 
up  between  the  two  Americas.  Tolerance  and  appreciation 
will  grow,  it  is  true,  but  understanding  is  a  different  thing 
entirely.  The  history,  background  and  general  point  of 
view  is  so  in  the  United  States  and  Latin  America,  that 
even  with  the  best  will  possible  between  them,  neither 
one  would  willingly  drop  any  of  its  civiHsation  to  take  up 
some  of  the  other.  The  mechanical  things  you  see  here, 
the  North  American  advertising  methods,  the  movies  and 
a  thousand  and  one  other  things  are  superficial  aspects  of 
our  way  of  life  that  have  been  varnished  over  theirs.  The 
whole  thing  is  like  a  thin  coating  of  ice  over  a  running 
river.  As  soon  as  a  favorable  opportunity  presents  itself, 
the  ice  will  melt  and  the  river  will  assume  its  original  ap- 
pearance. Even  while  the  ice  is  there,  the  river  is  not 
changed  but  hidden." 

The  Yale  Glee  Club  was  here  last  week,  and  in  four  days 
did  more  for  Pan-Americanism  than  a  hundred  "cultural 
missions."  The  Chileans  seem  to  have  a  deeper  apprecia- 
tion for  the  values  of  our  folk  music  than  we  have  in  the 
United  States.  C>onversely,  they  do  not  realise  the  excel- 


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lence  of  their  own,  and  have  not  done  anything  to  foster 
it.  This,  on  the  whole,  is  quite  unfortunate.  Chilean  imi- 
tations of  French,  German  and  North  American  modern- 
ism and  functionahsm  in  art,  music  and  architecture,  at  the 
best,  imitations.  Like  too  many  of  the  South  American 
nations,  or  like  ourselves  in  the  latter  half  of  the  last  cen- 
tury, they  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  foreign 
things  are  better  aesthetically  than  natural.  They  refuse 
to  face  the  fact  that  the  development  of  an  indigenous 
culture  is  much  easier  and  more  valuable  (and  more  suc- 
cessful) than  transplanting  movements  that  happen  to  be 
in  vogue  in  Paris,  Berlin  or  New  York.  In  Mexico  and 
Brazil,  on  the  contrary,  the  reverse  is  true.  Any  examina- 
tion of  the  music  of  Villa-Lonos  in  Brazil,  or  the  music  of 
Chavez  in  Mexico,  or  the  native  arts  and  crafts  of  Mexico, 
or  the  murals  and  paintings  of  Diego  Rivera  will  reveal 
the  obvious  fact  that  a  culture  that  plants  its  roots  deeply 
will  grow  slowly  but  firmly  to  something  worth  while. 

Inasmuch  as  today  is  Good  Friday  I  took  a  holiday.  I 
spent  the  morning  on  top  of  San  Cristobal,  the  highest 
mountain  in  Santiago.  The  ascent  is  almost  perpendicular. 
It  is  made  in  a  type  of  cable  car,  one  going  up  and  the 
other  going  down.  It  is  something  of  a  thrill  to  look  five 
or  six  hundred  feet  down  the  mountainside  and  realize 
that  there  is  but  one  cable  between  you  and  destruction. 
The  view,  however  from  the  top,  is  well  worth  any  ner- 
vousness you  might  feel  while  ascending.  You  can  see  all 
of  Santiago,  and  when  it  is  clear,  you  can  see  for  miles 
down  the  valley.  It  was  clear  in  the  east  this  morning, 
so  I  could  see  the  fresh  snow  on  the  Andes  that  came  with 
the  storm  we  had  last  night. 

Last  night  I  went  to  the  first  of  a  series  of  five  concerts 
in  which  will  be  played  all  of  the  symphonies  of  Beethoven. 
The  orchestra  is  first  rate,  and  the  conductor  was  excellent. 
The  best  thing  about  the  whole  affair  is  that  the  tickets 
for  the  five  concerts  cost  me  only  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  pesos.  By  Chilean  standards,  however,  this  is  fairly 
dear.  The  salary  for  a  maid  of  all  work,  for  instance, 
varies  from  eighty  to  one  hundred  and  twenty  pesos  per 
month. 

"I  thought  that  Santiago  diving  was  the  worst  in  the 
world,  but  I  have  been  assured  that  both  Buenos  Aires 
and  Rio  de  Janeiro  are  more  dangerous  and  exciting.  The 
speed  of  the  cars,  coupled  with  the  carelessness  of  the 
pedestrians,  seems  to  create  accidents  by  the  dozen. 
Scarcely  five  minutes  goes  by  that  I  fail  to  hear  one  or 
more  ambulances  in  the  street  near  my  window.  In  fact, 
accidents  and  funerals  seem  to  be  the  great  joy  of  about 
half  of  the  populace. 

"My  lunch  has  started.  The  first  course  is,  as  usual, 
soup.  I  will  eat  very  little  of  it,  as  it  is  quite  fat.  The 
meat  in  the  dish,  however,  is  very  good,  and  forms  an  ex- 
cellent appetizer  for  the  corn  and  potatoes  to  come.  The 
bread,  by  the  way,  is  wonderful  and  the  butter  is  always 
fresh.  Something  different,  today  the  corn  is  mixed  with 
navy  beans.  It  is  much  better  this  way,  though  it  is  shy  on 


salt,  and  is  devoid  of  any  other  flavor.  I  hope  we  don't  have 
quince  for  dessert;  I  get  tired  of  it  after  three  days.  Today 
is  different.  Now  I  have  mashed  potatoes  with  a  boiled 
frankfurter.  The  potatoes  are  usually  quite  good  when 
they  are  mashed.  Today  must  be  the  saint's  day  of  some 
member  of  the  family.  We  have  Tokay  grapes  for  dessert. 
They  are  fine,  as  are  all  Chilean  grapes.  The  custom  is  to 
eat  the  grapes  and  then  spit  the  seeds  on  the  plate,  making 
a  great  racket  as  you  do  it.  Now,  by  topping  it  off  with 
one  of  my  half-pound  apples,  I  have  had  a  fairly  good  meal. 

April  27th,   1941. 

"I  went  to  the  second  of  the  series  of  Beethoven  concerts 
last  night.  It  was  not  so  good  as  the  first,  but  it  was  still 
quite  creditable.  After  that  I  went  to  dinner  with  a  girl 
who  is  here  on  a  scholarship  from  some  federation  of 
women's  clubs.  If  you  look  for  it  you  can  get  wonderful 
food  here  in  Chile.  We  had  an  immense  tomato  salad, 
roast  beef  (three  large  slices  to  each  serving),  pan-browned 
potatoes,  cauliflower  au  gratin,  dessert  and  coffee.  The 
total  bill  was  47  pesos,  or  about  $1.50  U.  S.  This,  by  the 
way,  was  at  one  of  the  best  and  most  expensive  restaurants 
in  Santiago.  You  have  no  idea  what  a  relief  it  is  to  get 
away  from  corn  and  potatoes  and  steak,  to  see  a  lot  of 
green  vegetables. 

"When  I  move  I  am  going  into  the  best  residential  dis- 
trict in  town.  I  think  that  the  cost  is  prohibitive,  as  I  have 
taught  myself  to  think  in  pesos.  I  will  pay  from  one  thou- 
sand to  fifteen  hundred  pesos  monthly,  depending  on 
whether  I  can  get  a  single  room,  or  have  to  take  an  apart- 
ment. It  is  strange  how  you  get  to  think  in  this  country.  If 
anybody  were  to  offer  you  your  room  with  bath  and  three 
meals  a  day  at  the  St.  Francis  Hotel  and  were  to  charge 
you  between  thirty  and  forty-five  dollars  per  month  you 
would  probably  jump  at  it.  Well,  that  is  what  I  am  going 
to  do  here. 

"Don't  ever  let  anyone  tell  you  that  South  America  is  a 
land  where  it  is  always  hot.  It  has  been  incredibly  cold 
here  in  the  last  few  days.  Coupled  with  that,  it  has  rained 
heavily  and  we  are  still  in  the  month  of  April.  The  law 
says  that  it  doesn't  get  cold  in  Chile  until  the  first  of  May, 
so  there  has  been  no  central  heating,  cither  in  my  house 
or  in  the  library.  The  room  in  the  library,  in  which  I  have 
been  working,  is  on  the  south  side,  and  hasn't  seen  the  sun 
since  the  vernal  equinox. 

"I  hold  two  season  tickets  for  a  series  of  Beethoven  con- 
certs at  125  pesos  each.  With  pesos  at  31  to  the  dollar  that 
is  about  four  dollar  each.  One,  of  course,  I  use  for  myself. 
The  other  I  have  used  for  creating  good  relations.  You 
can  always  make  a  Chilean  very  happy  by  inviting  him  to 
a  concert  and  then  buying  him  a  dinner.  As  yet,  I  have  not 
tried  it  with  a  Chilean  girl.  The  Spanish  equivalent  of  the 
English  term  'date'  is  'compromiso'  and  the  word  frightens 
me. 

"It  gets  cold  in  Santiago.  As  yet  we  have  no  heat.  It 
was  due  today  (May  1st)  but  this  is  the  anniversary  of 
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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


MARINE 
EXHIBIT 

by  Jean  Scott  Frickelton 


^  To  San  Francisco  goes  the  distinction  of  having  the 
first  Marine  Exhibit  in  the  entire  West. 

Opened  last  May  in  picturesque  Aquatic  Park  Center, 
this  exhibition  of  ship  models,  prints,  photographs  and  old 
shipping  documents  has  already  attracted  nearly  50,000 
enthusiastic  visitors,  who  have  registered  from  all  parts 
of  the  nation  and  many  foreign  countries. 

Included  among  the  miniature  vessels  on  display  are 
valuable  and  unique  collectors'  items,  illustrating  marine 
history,  past  and  present — old  clipper  ships,  schooner 
yachts,  pilot  schooners,  cargo  steamers,  passenger  ships, 
derrick  barges  and  battleships. 

One  of  the  most  striking  of  the  model  ships  is  one  of 
the  Queen  Mary.  It  is  over  12  feet  long,  in  perfect  scale 
and  is  complete  to  the  smallest  deck  fitting.  Two  of  the 
models  are  of  large  sailing  vessels  under  full  sail.  One  is 
a  model  of  the  famous  Cape  Horn  clipper,  the  Tillie  E. 
Starbuck.  Another  is  a  model  of  the   four-masted  bark. 


Kennilwdrth,  with  figures  of  her  crew  working  on  the 
deck.  The  well-known  American  clipper  ship.  Flying 
Cloud,  is  represented  by  an  outstanding  model,  showing 
the  ship  just  dropping  anchor  with  the  crew  furling  sail, 
launching  a  boat  and  doing  other  work.  There  are  original 
clipper  ship  bills  of  lading,  the  only  copy  of  the  first  issue 
of  the  Guide,  1865,  old  prints  of  early  Pacific  Mail  liners 
and  other  rare  documents  and  pictures. 

One  purpose  of  the  exhibit  is  to  awaken  interest  in  the 
importance  of  maritime  commerce  to  this  area  and  to  point 
to  the  fact  that  the  sea  was  responsible  for  San  Francisco's 
great  growth.  In  1849,  because  of  its  harbor,  San  Fran- 
cisco became  at  once  the  center  of  gold  mining  activities. 
Then  began  its  transformation  from  a  small  village  to  the 
eminence  it  enjoys  today  as  one  of  the  world's  great  ship- 
ping  centers. 

The  Marine  Exhibit  had  its  beginning  at  the  1940  Ex- 
position on  Treasure  Island,  when  a  group  of  San  Fran- 
ciscans sponsored  a  display  of  ship  models  there.  Such 
marked  interest  was  aroused  that  it  was  determined  to 
expand  the  exhibit  and  make  it  permanent.  For  this  project 
a  committee  of  interested  citizens  was  formed,  with  Mrs. 
Alma  Spreckels  Awl  as  chairman,  and  the  work  was 
undertaken  with  the  cooperation  of  the  Junior  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  the  Marine  Exchange.  The  display  is 
located  in  Aquatic  Park  Center,  which  has  been  provided 
by  the  San  Francisco  Park  Commission. 

Future  development  of  the  project  has  been  anticipated 
by  the  formation  of  a  non-profit  corporation,  known  as  the 
San  Francisco  Museum  of  Science  and  Industry.  With  the 
Marine  Exhibit  as  the  nucleus,  it  is  hoped  ultimately  to 
build  a  more  comprehensive  museum  (similar  in  character 
to  those  of  Chicago,  New  York,  Munich  and  other  cities), 
to  include  land  and  air  trans-  (Continued  on  page  29 


J^lewest  acquisition  to  the  Marine  Mu- 
seum at  Aquatic  Par\.  is  this  old  print  of 
the  "S.S.  ]ohn  L.  Stephens,"  given  by  the 
/.  D.  and  A.  B.  Sprec\els  Company. 

Built  for  t)ie  Pacific  Mai!  Steamship 
Company  in  l^ew  lCor\  in  J  85],  the  "John 
L.  Stephens"  was  a  2500-ton  u'ooden 
paddle-wheel  steamer. 

The  "]ohn  L.  Stephens"  made  its  first 
trip  to  San  Francisco  in  1853.  The  San 
Francisco  Daily  Herald  of  Apri!  4.  of  that 
year,  states  "The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship 
Company's  neu"  steamer,  John  L.  Stephens, 
Captain  R.  Pearson,  arrived  at  an  early 
hour  yesterday  morning,  in  1 5  days  from 
Panama,  carrying  544  passc7igers." 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  among  the 
passengers  were  listed  "C.  Spreck.els,  wife 
and  infant."  This  was  Claus  Spreckels, 
founder  of  the  great  sugar  business  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  father  of  the  late  J.  D.  and 
A.  B.  Sprec\els,  whose  company  presented 
the  picture  to  the  Marine  Museum. 


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SEPTEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


SANTA  MARIA 
DEL  OVILA 


MOHTOirVE 
The  Refectory,  one 
of  the  most  imposing 
in  Spain.  Fine  ex- 
ample of  early  vault- 
ing. 14th  Century. 

^  Atop  a  knoll  overlooking  one  of  Golden  Gate  Parks 
main  drives  San  Francisco  is  to  have  one  of  the  land- 
marks of  the  Old  World  —  the  beautiful  Spanish  monas- 
tery of  Santa  Maria  del  Ovila.  Acclaimed  as  one  of  the 
world's  most  important  monuments  of  Spanish  architec- 
ture, the  art  treasure  is  of  singular  importance  to  the 
City  by  the  Golden  Gate. 

Eight  centuries  old,  the  monastery  was  brought  to  San 
Francisco  stone  by  stone  —  after  being  transferred  from 
its  original  site  on  the  banks  of  the  Tagus  River.  Those 
massive  stones,  each  one  numbered  so  that  it  can  be  re- 
placed in  its  right  position  when  the  monastery  is  rebuilt 
in  the  Park  are  now  reposing  on  the  knoUside  near  the 
Fourteenth  Avenue  entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park  where 
plans  for  their  reassembling  are  now  in  process  of  forma- 
tion. The  Monaster^'  is  the  gift  to  San  Francisco  of  Mr. 
William  Randolph  Hearst. 

In  erecting  the  monastery*  originally,  the  Cistercian  fol- 
lowers of  St.  Benedict  were  carr>'ing  the  torch  of  Chris- 
tianity to  a  Spain  in  the  hands  of  the  infidels.  In  these 
latter  days,  the  vaulted  arches  and  ribbed  walls,  the  win- 
dows and  doors,  which  through  centuries  witnessed  the 
lives  and  services  of  robed  monks,  were  carefully  removed 
from  a  country  recently  war-torn,  in  which  infidel  again 
battled  Christian.  The  group  of  buildings  which  comprise 
the  Monastery  Santa  Maria  del  Ovila  emphasizes  a  cloister, 
more  than  one  hundred  feet  square,  around  which  are 
grouped  the  traditional  monastic  units. 

Opening  in  arcades  towards  the  central  court,  the  clois- 
ter has  twenty-four  travees,  gracefully  vaulted  in  the  high 
Gothic  style  of  the  14th  century.  The  main  building,  the 


church,  IS  one  hunurtu  .iiiu  5i.\ty  icct  mng.  It  was  built 
largely  in  the  12th  and  13th  centuries  but  completed  only 
in  the  15th  century,  so  that  its  magnificent  vaults  show 
the  intricate  pattern  of  the  late  flamboyant  Gothic.  Its- 
belfry  dates  from  the  period  of  its  main  construction,  over- 
looking its  impressive  outside  portal  which  was  added' 
around  1500.  The  portal  is  in  early  Renaissance  style- 
so  ornate  that  it  is  generally  supposed  to  have  been  super 
imposed  centuries  later  on  the  unadorned  original  wall.. 

The  Monk's  Dormitor>',  with  great  arches  supporting  a 
flat  ceiling  was  built  in  the  12th  century.  Also  from  the 
12th  century  dates  the  beautiful  refectory  \^nth  its  colossal 
walls  seven  feet  thick  and  heav>',  arched  vaults,  all  solidly- 
built  in  enormous  stone  blocks. 

A  contrast  to  the  stern  beauty  of  the  mediaeval  refec- 
tory —  is  the  chapter  house,  with  its  finely  moulded  win- 
dows and  doors  and  ribbed  walls  of  the  interior,  represen- 
tative of  the  early  Gothic  style  of  the  1 5th  century. 

Buildings  of  minor  size,  but  important  to  complete  the- 
unity,  and  very  attractive  in  their  architectural  details,  are 
the  kitchen,  connected  with  the  refector>',  and  the  Gothic 
sacristy,  connected  with  the  church. 

The  site  of  the  Monastery  was  aKiut  one  hundred  miles 
from  Madrid,  and  about  thirty  from  Guadalajara.  In  the 
mountains  of  Castile,  it  had  remained  long  forgotten  and' 
when  it  was  "rediscovered"  in  1930  it  was  doing  duty  as 
a  barn,  filled  with  implements  and  hay.  No  repairs  had 
been  made  on  it  for  more  than  one  hundred  years.  The 
late  Arthur  Byne,  eminent  American  scholar  and  Spanish 
art  authority  who  "rediscovered"  the  monaster>%  charac- 
terized its  workmanship  as  the         t  Continued  on  tvige  24' 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER.  19',1 


HEIRS  OF 

SAINT  FRANCIS 

. .  .WE  SERVE ! 

by  Carol  Green  Wilson 


;^  In  a  city  named  for  the  Saint  of  Kindness,  in  a  club 
founded  on  the  ideal  of  service,  we  pause  to  consider 
■our  neighbors. 

As  thoughtful  citizens,  we  are  ever  conscious  of  the  era 
lof  emergency  which  has  engulfed  us,  our  nation,  our 
world.  Do  we  at  the  same  time  relate  preparedness  to  meet 
its  demands  with  the  day  by  day  work  of  the  82  agencies 
•u'hich  make  up  San  Francisco's  Community  Chest? 

On  October  13,  the  annual  Chest  campaign  will  begin. 
In  that  coming  month,  many  of  our  members  will  be  ring- 
ing doorbells,  tabulating  reports  and  participating  one  way 
or  another  in  the  effort  to  provide  funds  for  the  1942  work 
lof  these  82  agencies.  Before  we  begin,  it  may  be  enlighten- 
ing to  review  briefly  the  various  means  by  which  this  year- 
round  preventive  work  and  constructive  community  build- 
ing is  achieved. 

Only  that  nation  is  strong  whose  individuals  are  fit;  it 
is,  therefore,  a  primary  responsibility  of  every  citizen  to 
support  the  social  welfare  agencies  which  are  working 
towards  this  end.  In  the  August  issue  of  Fortune,  Russell 
Davenport  writes:  "They  who  have  no  faith  in  human 
nature  will  take  Hitler's  way — they  who  have  such  faith 
will  choose  the  American  way.  Through  the  application  of 
the  principles  of  the  rights  of  man,  they  will  build  upon 
their  faith  a  new  world."  And  Robert  Cutler,  President  of 
the  Community  Chests  and  Councils,  Inc.,  reminds  every 
community  in  the  United  States:  "You  are  about  to  exer- 
cise what  Raymond  Massey  has  called  'one  of  the  great 
rights  of  free  men  and  women  living  in  a  democracy — the 
right  to  care  for  your  own  people  in  your  own  free  way.'  " 

In  our  own  City  of  Saint  Francis,  there  are  manifold 
expressions  of  this  community  responsibility.  Let  me  take 
you  first  out  to  the  Babies  Aid  on  Thirtieth  Avenue  be- 
tween Balboa  and  Cabrillo.  Here  you,  through  your  Com- 
Tiiunity  Chest,  provide  the  best  of  care  for  homeless  babies 


from  the  day  of  their  birth  until  they  are  three  months 
old.  Out  on  the  porch  are  rows  of  little  white  cribs,  hung 
with  blue  drapes,  in  which  1 5  wee  mites,  some  black,  some 
brown,  some  with  blue  English  eyes,  are  basking  in  this 
autumn  sunshine.  When  they  are  ready  to  leave  the  profes- 
sional hands  which  tend  them  in  their  vital  first  three 
months,  they  will  either  be  adopted  or  placed  in  foster 
homes. 

On  Oak  Street  in  the  Baby  Hygiene  Committee  rooms 
of  the  Children's  Health  Center,  another  Community 
Chest  agency,  the  same  scientific  health  care  is  carried  on 
through  the  runabout  age.  Community  dividends  on  this 
investment  in  infant  care  have  been  pouring  in  of  late. 
Go  on  over  to  the  Children's  Agency  at  1010  Gough 
Street.  There  Miss  Catharine  Moriarty  will  tell  you 
proudly  of  fine  young  men  who  have  been  crowding  her 
office  in  these  days  of  national  emergency,  seeking  birth 
records  and  other  data  required  by  the  selective  service 
board.  Miss  Moriarty  has  found  that  almost  100%  of  her 
grown-up  wards  have  passed  the  strict  army  physical  test 
without  defect. 

Numerous  other  Chest  agencies  care  for  children  well 
or  sick.  It  is  hard  to  choose  where  to  go  next.  Possibly  out 
to  Nineteenth  Boulevard  to  call  on  Miss  Margaret  Car- 
rithers  at  the  Infant  Shelter.  Her  charges  are  a  floating 
population,  little  ones  left  in  this  garden-surrounded  nur- 
sery during  temporary  home  emergencies — 16,516  days 
care  a  year  is  provided  here. 

Most  of  these  children  we  have  seen  so  far  are  not 
physically  handicapped.  The  work  with  them  is  preven- 
tive. But  at  the  Children's  Hospital  on  California  Street 
the  Chest  helps  to  maintain  the  Little  Jim  Ward  for 
youngsters  who  have  met  early  disaster.  What  an  encour- 
aging sight  it  is  to  watch  little  victims  of  poliomyelitis 
relearning  the  use  of  withered  limbs  in  the  underwater 
gymnasium! 

We  might  drive  down  the  peninsula  to  the  old  home  of 
Senator  and  Mrs.  Stanford  and  find  there  boys  and  girls 
convalescing  from  medical  or  serious  surgical  conditions, 
some  of  them  able  to  run  about,  others  in  bed  in  the 
sunny  wards  watching  Wolo's  fantastic  animals  cavorting 
upon  the  walls. 

In  the  other  direction,  across  the  Golden  Gate  Bridge, 
in  Marin  County,  we  would  find  the  Bothin  Convalescent 
Home,  including  Hill  Farm  for  children  and  Stone  House 
for  women.  The  work  of  these  homes  is  supervised  by  the 
Pediatric  Department  of  the  University  of  California  Hos- 
pital and  in  the  homelike  charm  and  beauty  of  this  place 
those  recovering  from  illnesses  or  weary  struggles  which 
have  resulted  in  low  physical  conditions  find  rest,  care, 
rich  nourishing  food  and  the  daily  kind  of  routine  that 
sends  them  back  to  their  normal  lives  stronger  and  happier. 

In  our  summer  travels  in  various  parts  of  the  state,  we 
may  have  come  across  some  of  the  children  from  the  San 
Francisco  agencies  in  various  camps,  including  Boy  Scouts 
Girl  Scouts,  Camp  Fire  Girls,  San  Francisco  Boys  Club, 


SEPTEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


the  Girl  Reserves.  In  addition  to  the  children  regularly 
sent  by  Chest  agencies,  this  summer  the  San  Francisco 
News  and  the  Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce  made  it  pos- 
sible for  about  275  more  children  from  the  various  agencies 
to  go  to  summer  camp. 

Orphanages  today  are  in  no  sense  the  impersonal  insti' 
tutions  of  bygone  days.  They  are  human,  warm  and  home- 
like residences.  If  we  linger  long  enough  in  Marin  County 
to  visit  Sunny  Hills,  the  San  Francisco  Presbyterian 
Orphanage  and  Farm  at  San  Anselmo,  we  will  find  there 
a  home,  a  farm  and  boarding  school  all  wrapped  in  one. 
And  there  are  special  living  quarters  for  children  of  differ- 
ent ages.  There  are  cows  and  chickens  and  hogs  for  the 
boys  to  tend.  There  is  a  swimming  pool,  living  rooms  and 
club  rooms  —  everything  to  make  life  happy  and  natural. 

Back  in  San  Francisco,  Homewood  Terrace,  the  home 
for  dependent  Jewish  children,  an  effective  cottage  system 
is  in  operation.  Children  from  4  to  18  years  of  age  live  in 
small  groups  so  that  each  child  comes  to  know  intimately 
others,  as  if  in  one  family. 

This  ideal  of  preserving  home  life  for  the  dependent  or 
maladjusted  child  has  been  fundamental  in  San  Francisco's 
welfare  system  since  the  pioneer  days  when  Miss  Katherine 
Felton,  beloved  head  of  our  Associated  Charities  in  San 
Francisco  for  so  many  years,  made  it  the  pattern  for  all  her 
work.  Today's  foster  home  progam  of  the  Chest  in  large 
measure  may  be  traced  to  her  efforts. 

Another  type  of  care  deserving  appreciation  is  that 
carried  on  within  the  sheltering  walls  of  the  Convent  of 
the  Go(x]  Shepherd.  Here  the  good  Sisters  befriend  and 
guide  hundreds  of  maladjusted  adolescent  girls.  They  are 
given  V(Kational  training  which  will  enable  them  to  return 
to  the  world,  as  normal,  capable  individuals. 

Our  Community  Chest  also  assists  a  large  number  of 
young  business  girls  who  must  find  in  our  city  a  subsiituc? 


for  home  life.  Emanu-El  Residence  Club  on  Page  Street, 
provides  a  happy  home  for  Jewish  girls  with  small  incomes 
alone  in  San  Francisco.  The  Young  Women's  Christian' 
Association  offers  temporary  housing  for  transient  girls  at 
the  Sutter  Street  headquarters,  where  the  seven-story- 
building  is  ahve  night  and  day  with  leisure  time  activities, 
health  and  vocational  guidance  programs  designed  for  a: 
wide  variety  of  ages  and  needs. 

Of  course,  you  are  interested  in  boys.  Then  visit  the  San 
Francisco  Boys'  Club,  directed  for  years  by  John  C.  Neu- 
bauer,  out  in  the  Mission,  or  its  branches  in  the  Ocean- 
Avenue  and  Haight-Ashbury  districts.  This  club  grew  out 
of  a  decision  reached  by  a  group  of  worried  business  men 
in  the  Mission  50  years  ago  to  sign  a  truce  with  the  tough 
guys,  who  had  amused  themselves  breaking  gas  lamps  on 
corners,  jerking  the  doors  off  the  horse  cars  and  throwing 
stones  at  law-abiding  citinens.  Best  tribute  to  the  success  of 
the  organization  is  the  remark  of  the  captain  of  a  club  base- 
hall  team :  "Gee,  I  didn't  know  a  fellow  could  have  so  much- 
fun  without  being  arrested." 

Up  on  Potrero  Hill  in  the  Neighborhood  House,  a  plate- 
glass  window  frames  a  vi-vid  picture  of  the  south  end  of  San- 
Francisco  Bay.  In  this  cheerful  room,  we  would  be  sure  to 
find  club  meeting  or  entertainment  programs  for  both  boys 
and  girls,  men  and  women,  to  whom  San  Francisco  would 
be  a  "foreign"  city  without  the  friendly  ministrations  of 
Miss  Amelia  M.  Anderson.  Most  of  her  friends  are  Rus- 
sians, some  Spanish  and  Mexican.  Here  mothers  may  bring 
their  babies  to  the  clinic  or  leave  them  at  the  appropriately 
equipped  day  nursery  branch  of  the  Golden  Gate  Kinder- 
garten Association.  Language  and  citizenship  courses,  with- 
craft  and  toy-making  classes,  are  conducted  throughout  the 
year. 

There  is  another  great  segment  of  society  which  we  must 
not  forget.  Thousands  of  men,  wom.en  and  children  who 
are  sick  and  do  not  have  the  money  for  medical  attention 
These  are  the  people  who  receive  free  and  part-pay  care 
in  the  clinics  of  eleven  of  our  hospitals. 

Drive  by  the  worn  steps  leading  into  Stanford  Clinic  at 
the  Corner  of  Sacramento  and  Webster  Streets,  up  the 
steep  hill  topped  by  the  University  of  California  Hospital, 
or  past  a  small  stucco  building  in  the  midst  of  Chinatown, 
and  your  heart  will  be  warmed  by  the  realization  that 
Chest  funds  provide  medicine  and  equipment  to  supplement 
the  free  medical  service  rendered  by  the  ablest  of  our  city's 
physicians  and  surgeons  to  the  sallow  and  crippled  indi- 
viduals you  watch  go  in  these  doors. 

Or  perhaps  you  are  interested  in  the  rehabilitation  of  the 
permanently  handicapped  and,  if  S(,',  stop  by  and  watch 
classes  in  lip-reading  at  the  San  Francisco  Society  for  the 
Hard  of  Hearing:  or  follow  the  big  truck  to  which  you  give 
your  Gexxlwill  Bag  down  to  Howard  Street  and  see  the 
hundreds  of  handicapped  men  and  women  finding  them- 
selves, learning  a  trade  and  earning  their  living. 

This  has  been  a  random  visit  to  a  few  agencies  typical  of 
the  many  others  doing  equally  effective  work.  They  are  all 
but  an  extension  of  your  hand  I  Continued  on  page  28 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


POETRY  PAGE 


JUNIPERO  SERRA 

-Along  the  King's  Highway  we  see  you  pass, 
Grey  robed,  with  dusty  sandals  on  your  feet; 
But  Castile's  roses  scent  the  air  for  you. 
And  mocking  birds  sing  in  the  heaven's  blue. 
And  all  the  weary,  lonely  miles  arc  sweet 
With  high  resolves  to  fill  the  desert  ways. 
With  busy  peoples  happy  in  His  praise. 

And  who  are  we  that  we  should  pity  you 
Tired  of  body  —  we,  the  sick  of  stiul? 
Oh,  Father  Serra,  let  your  mission  bell 
Ring  in  our  hearts  to  tell  us  all  is  well! 
Help  us  to  make  your  California  whole! 
Let  every  lovely,  purple  mountain  peak 
Proclaim  your  Savior  whom  your  children  seek. 

Annette  McCarty. 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


THE  ANGELUS 

(Heard  at  the  Mission  Dolores,  1868^ 

Bells  of  the  Past,  whose  long-forgotten  music 

Still  fills  the  wide  expanse, 
Tingeing  the  sober  twilight  of  the  Present 

With  color  of  romance! 

I  hear  your  call,  and  see  the  sun  descending 

On  rock  and  wave  and  sand. 
As  down  the  coast  the  Mission  voices,  blending. 

Girdle  the  heathen  land. 

Within  the  circle  of  your  incantation 

No  blight  nor  mildew  falls; 
Nor  fierce  unrest,  nor  lust,  nor  low  ambition 

Passes  those  airy  walls. 

Borne  on  the  swell  of  your  long  waves  receding, 

I  touch  the  farther  Past; 
I  see  the  dying  glow  of  Spanish  glory 

The  sunset  dream  and  last! 

Before  me  rise  the  dome-shaped  Mission  towers. 

The  white  Presidio; 
The  swart  commander  in  his  leathern  jerkin, 

The  priest  in  stole  of  snow. 

Once  more  I  see  Portola's  cross  uplifting 

Above  the  setting  sun; 
And  past  the  headland,  northward,  slowly  drifting. 

The  freighted  galleon. 

O  solemn  bells!  whose  consecrated  masses 

Recall  the  faith  of  old; 
O  tinkling  bells!  that  lulled  with  twilight  music 

The  spiritual  fold! 

Your  voices  break  and  falter  in  the  darkness, — - 

Break,  falter,  and  are  still; 
And  veiled  and  mystic,  like  the  Host  descending 

The  sun  sinks  from  the  hill! 

Bret  Harte. 


Annette  McCarty  is  a  Southern  California  poet. 

Francis  Bret  Harte  was  horn  in  Albany.  T^ew  Tor\,  August  2?.  1839.  He  came,  u'ith  his  widowed  mother,  to  California  in 
1854,  and  was  by  turns  a  miner,  school  teacher,  express  messenger,  printer,  and  journalist.  He  began  to  write  when  wording  on 
"The  Golden  Era"  in  San  Francisco  as  a  compositor.  When  "Tlie  Califomian,"  edited  by  Charles  H.  Webb,  u'as  started  in  1864  as 
a  literary  newspaper,  he  was  one  of  a  group  ^including  Marl^  Twain,  Charles  Warren  Stoddard.  Webb  himself,  and  Prentice  Mul- 
ford)  who  caused  a  new  interest  in  California  other  than  mining  and  agriculture.  At  the  same  time  he  was  appointed  Secretary  of 
the  U.  S.  Branch  Mint  in  San  Francisco,  holding  the  office  till  1870.  His  great  opportunity  came  U'hen,  m  1868,  "The  Overland 
Monthly,"  u'a,';  established  by  Anton  Roman,  and  he  became  its  first  editor.  His  story.  "The  Luc\  of  Roaring  Camfi,"  u'hich  ap- 
peared in  the  second  number,  immediately  brought  him  wide  fame.  In  1871  he  u'cnt  to  >Jeui  Yor\,  and  then  to  Boston  to  reside. 
In  1878  he  was  appointed  United  States  Consul  at  Crefeld,  Germany,  and  was  transferred  to  Glasgow  in  1880,  u'here  he  remained 
until    188 J,   thereafter  mailing  his   home  in   London.   He  died  at  Camberley.  England,  May  6,   1902. 


SEPTEMBER.  1941 — WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN  READING 


Good  Neighbors;  by  Hubert  Herrings. 
Yale  University  Press.  $3.00.  Reviewed 
by  Phileta  Fitzgerald. 

lNnl.\N  ACENTS  OF  THE  OlD  FRONTIER: 
by  Flora  Warren  Seymour.  D.  Appleton 
Century  Company.  $3.50.  Reviewed  by 
Stella  Huntington. 

^  In  a  year  when  many  books  on  Latin 
America  have  appeared.  Good  Neigh- 
bors stands  above  most  of  the  others  like 
an  Andean  peak.  It  is  an  attempt  to  inter- 
pret the  twenty  independent  countries 
south  of  the  Rio  Grande  to  the  one  north 
of  it.  Since  one  book  could  not  give  a 
comprehensive  account  of  all  of  these  na- 
tions, most  of  its  pages  are  devoted  to  Ar- 
gentina. Brazil  and  Chile.  But  whether  he 
gives  one  hundred  pages  to  a  country  or 
five,  Mr.  Herring  makes  each  stand  apart, 
an  individual  with  its  own  characteristics. 
Sometimes  he  does  this  with  a  passage  of 
sheer  poetry:  somefmes  with  a  salty  ver- 
nacular phrase:  always  he  catches  the  es- 
sence of  the  country  so  that  one  knows  of 
each  "what  manner  of  land  is  this,  who 
lives  here,  what  they  think,  how  they  are 
ruled,  what  they  eat  and  how  they  get  it, 
and  what  role  they  expect  to  play  in  a 
world  in  which  Germany,  England,  Italy, 
Japan,  and  the  United  States  juggle  des- 
tiny." 

Good  Neighbors  is  the  product  of  Mr. 
Herring's  almo.^it  twenty  years  in  Latin 
America.  He  brings  to  its  writing  clear 
thinking  and  an  understanding  heart  singu- 
larly free  from  sentimentality.  Its  emphasis 
is  in  what  the  future  holds  for  the  Amer- 
icas. Mr.  Herring  gives  only  enough  of 
the  history  of  each  country  as  is  essential 
to  an  understanding  of  its  present  prob- 
lems. He  describes  it  only  to  explain  the 
effect  its  topography  and  natural  resources 
have  upon  its  economic  and  social  life. 
What  he  does  give  about  each  country 
with  remarkable  detachment  and  objectivity 
is  an  account  of  its  economic  conditions, 
the  state  of  education  and  of  the  press, 
social  conditions,  the  forces  toward  or 
away  from  democracy  in  its  government, 
the  strength  or  weakne.ss  of  the  propaganda 
agencies  within  its  borders,  its  foreign 
policy. 

The  book  closes  with  an  able  discussion 
of  the  Good  Neighbor  Policy  and  its  pos- 
sible future,  a   future  which   "is  locked  in 


the   pages   of   a   history  which   flows   too 
swiftly  for  the  comfort  of  mortal  man." 

^k  There  seems  to  have  been  no  previous 
book  on  the  Indian  Agents  of  the 
United  States  and  yet  it  is  a  most  interest- 
ing subject,  and  Mrs.  Seymour  is  well  pre- 
pared to  write  on  it.  She  was  born  in 
Cleveland,  but  spent  her  childhood  in 
Washington.  D.  C.  She  was  six  years  in 
the  United  States  Indian  Service  and  later 
was  appointed  by  the  President  as  the  first 
woman  member  of  the  Board  of  Indian 
Commissioners,  a  body  "eminent  for  intel- 
ligence and  philanthropy,"  who  visited  In- 
dian schools  and  resen.'ations  and  advised 
the  President  about  their  management.  A 
lifelong  student  of  Indians  and  Western 
history  she  has  visited  Indian  reservations 
in  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  Canada 
and  Mexico. 

To  one  who  knows  little  of  the  Indian 
except  from  "general  reading,"  the  book 
is  a  revelation  of  the  whole  Indian  prob- 
lem. As  an  old  Indian  interpreter  said,  "I 
think  there  are  three  kinds  of  people,  the 
good,  the  bad,  and  those  in  between,  like 
you  and  me." 

There  were  many  Indian  Agents,  includ- 
ing Kit  Carson,  "one  of  the  most  famous 
frontiersman  of  all  time,"  but  the  chapter 
on  General  R.  H.  Pratt  and  his  work  at  the 
Carlisle  Indian  School  is  especially  inter- 
esting. General  Pratt  was,  "the  man  with  a 
slogan,"  and  that  slogan  was,  "To  Civilize 
the  Indian,  put  him  in  the  midst  of  civiliza- 
tion. To  keep  him  civilized,  keep  him 
there."  His  great  desire  was  to  get  the 
Indian  "out  of  the  curio  class." 

The  book  is  a  study  of  the  whole  In- 
dian problem  as  well  as  the  Indian  Agents. 
Mrs.  Seymour  is  a  lawyer  as  well  as  an 
expert  on  Indian  affairs  and  you  feel  while 
reading  the  book  that  not  only  is  the  book 
sane  and  fair  but  that  she  knows  whereof 
she  speaks. 

The  Indian  agent  of  today  seems  well 
summed  up  in  the  closing  paragraph  of  the 
book:  "I  was  the  enemy  of  most  Indian 
agents  in  my  youth,"  wrote  General  Scott 
in  1928,  "but  now  they  are  of  an  entirely 
different  class  of  men,  among  whom  I  am 
proud  to  have  many  friends."  Probably 
they  will  always  continue  to  be  good  men 
and  bad  men  and  "those  in  between,  like 
you   and   me." 

An  excellent  index. 


Some  New  Books 
In  the  Library 

NON-FICTION 

Berlin  Di.^ry:  William  L.  Shirer. 

I  Like  Brazil;  Jack  Harding. 

You  Can't  Do  Business  With  Hitler; 
Douglas  Miller. 

Chile,  Land  of  Progress:  Earl  P.  Han- 
son. 

The  House  I  Knew;  Elisabeth  Neilson. 

Mission  to  the  North;  Florence  Jaffray 
Harriman. 

The  Road  of  a  Naturalist;  Donald  Cul- 
ross  Peattie. 

Colombia,  Gateway  to  South  America; 
Kathleen  RomoU. 

Sir  Richard  Burton's  Wife;  Jean  Bur- 
ton. 

Of  Men  and  Women;  Pearl  Buck. 

Good  Neighbors:  Hubert  Herring. 

Desert  Country;  Edwin  Corle. 

My  Scottish  Husband:  Lady  Neish. 

Many  Me.xicos;  Lesley  Byrd  Simpson. 

America;  David  Cushman  Coyle. 

Trousers  Will  Be  Worn;  C.  V.  R. 
Thompson. 

FICTION 

The  Land  of  Spices:  Kate  O'Brien. 
Christopher  Strange,  Ruth  Eleanor  Mc- 

Kee. 
The  Keys  of  the  Kingdom:  A.  J.  Cronin. 
.■\bove  Suspicion:  Helen  Maclnnes. 
You  Go  Your  Way:  Katharine  Brush. 
QuiNClE  BoLLlVER:  Mary  King. 
Home  is  Here;  Sidney  Meller. 
A  Toast  to  To.morrow;  Manning  Coles. 
Drink  to  Yesterday:  Manning  Coles. 
Darkness  at  Noon:  Arthur  Kocstler. 
Death  and  Ta.xes;  David  Dodge. 
Good     Night,     Sheriff:     Harrison     R, 

Steeves. 
N  or  M;  Agatha  Christie. 
The  Shy  Plutocrat;  E.  Phillips  Oppen- 

heim. 
Twin  Sombreros;  Zane  Grey. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


21 


Dear  Fellow  Members: 

Reprinted  from  Member's  Magazine  of  the 
yiationa]  League  of  Women  Voters. 

^  Many  of  us  heard  Mrs.  Wright's  radio 
speech  on  the  Battle  of  Production 
last  July  n.  One  passage  that  you  may 
have  been  impressed  with,  as  I  was,  told 
us  that: 

"Whenever  we  talk,  we  influence  people. 
The  organizers  in  political  parties  figure 
that  for  every  one  friend  gained  for  the 
party,  five  votes  will  follow.  Every  indi- 
vidual is  good  for  at  least  five  members  of 
his  family,  friends  or  neighbors  who  listen 
to  him  talk  and  can  be  persuaded  to  his 
point  of  view.  If  each  of  us  thought  of 
ourselves  as  a  poHtical  entity  of  impor- 
tance, with  five  votes  in  our  pockets,  then 
we  would  be  starting  a  chain  which  makes 
continuous  public  opinion." 

"Public  opinion,"  Lincoln  once  said,  "is 
everything.  With  it  anything  can  succeed. 
Without  it  nothing  can  succeed."  That 
means  the  foreign  policy  America  has 
adopted  cannot  succeed  unless  the  Ameri- 
can people  understand  it,  approve  it,  sup- 
port it.  League  members  have  embarked 
upon  an  effort  to  help  people  understand 
the  program  of  production  for  defense  at 
home  and  abroad. 


Not  every  good  American  understands 
what  that  program  involves  nor  what  it 
means.  Many  have  not  yet  realized  the 
terrible  necessity  that  drove  Americans  to 
undertake  it.  There  has  been  everywhere 
a  lag  in  realization  of  the  predicament  to- 
ward which  the  world  was  hastening.  If 
people  had  understood  sooner,  what  has 
come  to  pass  might  have  been  averted. 

We  are  familiar  with  the  old  couplet: 
"Of  all  sad  words  of  tongue  or  pen,  the 
saddest  are  these  'it  might  have  been!"  " 
How  poignant  those  sad  words  became 
when  too  late  people  realized  that  it  was 
not  for  lack  of  warnings  that  fate  over- 
took them  but  because  they  would  not 
listen.  There  have  been  everywhere  voices 
crying  in  the  wilderness;  Winston  Church- 
ill warned  the  French  novehst,  Andre 
Maurois  —  do  not  write  any  more  novels, 
nor  any  more  biographies,  write  one  thing 
always  with  the  same  idea,  one  thing  every 
day  and  let  that  one  thing  be:  the  French 
air  force,  once  the  greatest,  is  slipping 
back  to  fourth  or  fifth  while  Germany's 
becomes  the  best  in  the  world.  This  was 
six  years  ago,  three  years  before  Munich, 
five  years  before  Dunkirk.  Then  seven 
years  ago,  six  years  before  Sedan  and  the 
tragedy    of    the    Ardennes,    another   voice 


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cried  in  the  wilderness,  the  young  Major 
de  Gaulles  wrote  a  book  to  tell  the  army 
that  tomorrow's  war  would  be  a  war  on 
caterpillar  treads  and  that  no  Maginot 
line  could  defend  France.  That  book  did 
not  sell.  It  said  things  French  officers  did 
not  want  to  hear. 

I  recall  these  incidents  to  illustrate  what 
havoc  a  lag  in  public  understanding  may 
work.  It  is  for  you  and  me  to  discover 
what  lags  exist  among  people  in  this  coun- 
try and  to  consider  how  we  can  help  take 
up  those  lags. 

Do  you  find  people  who  do  not  yet 
realize  how  swiftly  and  imperceptibly  the 
United  States  has  been  robbed  of  its  com- 
parative isolation  by  inventions  that  destroy 
the  natural  bulwarks  we  once  enjoyed? 
Have  you  met  people  who  never  under- 
stood the  dependence  of  our  country  upon 
the  British  fleet?  Have  you  acquaintances 
who  do  not  realize  that  when  this  program 
of  defense  called  the  Lease-Lend  Act 
passed  Congress  it  became  the  nation's 
foreign  policy  by  will  of  the  people,  even 
as  war  would  be:  who  do  not  reaHze  that 
people  need  sometimes  to  abate  conflicts  of 
opinion  on  foreign  affairs  lest  they  result 
in  danger  to  the  nation?  Do  you  meet 
with  people  who  forget  that  when  dangers 
exist  they  must  be  faced  with  courage; 
that  it  is  not  by  dodging  dangers  that  we 
overcome  them?  Do  you  hear  it  said  that 
Americans  could  still  live  happily  were  the 
rest  of  the  world  to  be  dominated  by 
totalitarians? 

Are  there  people  who  tell  you  that  the 
program  of  production  for  use  here  and 
abroad  was  meant  only  as  an  easy  step 
into  war.  not  as  a  plan  that  if  it  succeeded 
was  better  than  war?  Do  you  find  skep- 
ticism that  so  novel,  so  stupendous,  so 
dangerous  a  plan  can  succeed:  doubt  that 
anything  but  war  itself  can  arouse  the 
spirit  of  national  unity  and  the  will  to 
sacrifice  without  which  such  a  plan  must 
fail? 

If  you  have  met  with  all  these  obstacles, 
as  I  have,  I  hope  you  are  as  grateful  as  I 
am  that  so  many  of  us  are  united  to  help 
overcome  them.  I  do  believe  that  thus  you 
and  I  may  help  take  up  that  lag  in  under- 
standing that  elsewhere  has  brought  the 
world  to  the  brink  of  destruction. 
Very  sincerely  yours. 

Marguerite  M.  Welles 
President. 

SEPTEMBER.  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


Coming  Events  at  the 
Legion  of  Honor 

SPECIAL  EXHIBITIONS 

Watercolors   by   Winslou/  Homer. 

(From  the  collection  of  Mrs.  Charles  R. 

Henschel.  New  York).  Through  Sep- 
tember I  3th. 

Photographs  of  Bali,  by  Philip  Hanson 
Hiss.  Opening  September  10th. 

Paintings,  by  Bessie  Lasky.  Opening 
September   10th. 

"American  Humor  in  Art."  (100  orig- 
inal cartoons  lent  by  Esquire).  Through 
September  21st. 

Oils.  Watercolors  and  Drawings,  by 
Daniel  Rhodes,  Opening  September  22nd. 

POPULAR  LECTURE 

"The  Theme  of  Music  in  the  Realm  of 
Painting."  Dr.  Stephen  S.  Kayser,  Fellow 
Associate,  Unis'ersity  of  California,  Sun- 
day. September  21st,  at  4:00  P.  M. 

LITTLE  THEATRE 
MOTION  PICTURES 

Program  announcement:  On  each  Satur- 
day at  2:30  P.  M.,  from  October  4th 
through  December  6th,  the  Museum  will 
show  a  series  of  film  selected  for  their  ar- 
tistic and  historical  importance.  Part  of  this 
series  has  been  chosen  from  the  Museum 
of  Modern  Art  Film  Library,  the  foremost 
library  of  this  kind  in  America. 
ART  COURSES 

"Propaganda  and  Patronage  in  the  Arts: 
Discussion  on  Patrons,  Past  and  Present 
and  Their  Policies."  Dr.  J.  S.  MacAgy.  Be- 
ginning September  10th  and  continuing  on 
alternate  Wednesdays  at  11:00  A.  M. 

"Italian  Painting  of  the  15th  Century: 
A  Survey  of  the  Leading  Masters  and 
Trends  of  the  Italian  Schools."  Dr.  Robert 
Ncuhaus.  Beginning  September  3rd  and 
continuing  on  alternate  Wednesdays  at 
11:00  A.  M. 
CHILDREN'S  ART  HOUR 

Creative  work  in  drawing  and  painting 
for  an  appreciation  of  the  arts  for  children 
between  the  ages  of  6-12.  Instructor,  Dr. 
].  S.  MacAgy.  Every  Saturday  morning, 
10:30  to  12:00,  beginning  September  6th. 

GALLERY  TOURS 

School,  club  or  social  groups  may  ar- 
range for  privately  conducted  tours  of  the 
Museum's  collections  by  communicating 
with  the  Education  Department,  BAyview 
4611. 
ORGAN  RECITALS 

Uda   Waldrop,  organist.   Each   Saturday 
and  Sunday,  at  3:00  P.  M. 
RADIO  PROGRAMS 

Art  Review,  by  Thomas  Carr  Howe.  Jr. 
Station  KGO.  Thursday,  September  11th, 
at  1:20  P.  M. 

Art  Broadcast,  by  Dr.  Robert  Neuhaus. 
Station  KJBS.  Time  to  be  announced. 


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Santa  Maria 
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finest   example   of   Gothic   vaulting  he   had 
seen  anywhere  in  the   world. 

Plans  for  the  rebuilding  of  the  monas- 
tery are  in  the  capable  hands  of  Miss  Julia 
Morgan,  noted  San  Francisco  architect 
who  had  much  to  do  with  the  transfer  of 
the  structure  from  Spain  to  this  country. 
M-'ss  Morgan  points  to  the  monastery's  so- 
lidity and  grace  and  the  strict  attention  to 
form,  as  laid  down  by  the  founder  of  the 
Benedictine  order.  It  is  from  these  charac- 
teristics, rather  than  ornamentation,  that 
the  monastery  derives  its  impressiveness. 
Many  of  the  units  have  been  untouched 
by  the  centuries  while  others  show  the 
marks  and  scars  of  time  and  the  wars 
which  swept  the  Tagus  region.  Work  akin 
to  archeological  excavation  consumed 
months  prior  to  the  actual  taking  down  of 
the  massive  stones,  the  marking  and  remov- 
ing of  which  took  eight  months.  It  was 
necessary  to  build  a  road  from  picturesque 
Trillo,  the  nearest  town,  before  the  dis- 
mantling could  be  done. 

Specially  built  scaffolding  was  used  to 
take  down  the  stones,  each  of  which  when 
numbered  was  boxed  or  wrapped  in  mat- 
ting and  identified  on  charts  showing  exact 
original  places.  By  muleback,  over  narrow 
gauge  railroads,  on  ferries,  and  by  truck 
they  were  taken  to  Valencia  where  they 
were  placed  aboard  ships  to  start  their 
journey  to  San  Francisco,  their  ultimate 
destination.  Eleven  shiploads  were  neces- 
sary to  complete  the  transfer.  Walter  Steil- 
berg,  San  Francisco  architect  then  asso- 
ciated with  M'ss  Julia  Morgan,  was  sent 
to  Spain  in  1931  to  supervise  the  disman- 
tling of  the  monastery,  the  numbering  of 
every  stone  and  the  safe  transportation 
here. 

In  these  days  when  world  events  tran- 
spire so  quickly,  and  the  face  of  nations 
changes  overnight  it  seems,  the  antiquity 
of  the  Monastery  of  Santa  Maria  del  Ovila 
strikes  a  reassuring  note,  once  one  is  able 
to  grasp  it.  The  chapel  and  cloister  were 
built  about  the  time  when  Columbus  was 
sailing  westward  from  Lisbon  to  discover 
a  new  world. 

When  the  men  of  Portola's  expedition 
in  1769  first  set  eyes  on  the  sandy  stretches 
which  are  today  Golden  Gate  Park,  the 
monastery  was  already  four  centuries  old. 

Construction  of  the  monastery  proper 
(except  for  the  bodega,  or  wine  cellar,  the 
one  building  not  brought  to  San  Francisco) 
was  started  in  1185.  Richard  Coeur  dc 
Lion  yet  to  start  on  the  Third  Crusade. 

Once    the   Monastery   is   reassembled,    it 


will  become  one  of  San  Francisco's  munic- 
ipal museums  in  Golden  Gate  Park,  under 
the  management  and  direction  of  the  de 
Young  Museum  Board  of  Trustees  and 
Director.  Its  rebuilding  will  be  a  three- 
year  project,  but,  as  in  its  original  setting, 
it  will  be  done  unit  by  unit.  Once  com- 
pleted the  Monastery  will  serve  not  only  as 
an  exhibit  and  art  shrine  in  itself,  but  it 
will  house  valuable  gifts  —  mediaeval  mu- 
seum pieces  exemplifying  the  work  of  the 
masters  of  the  period.  A  matchless  pair  of 
stained  glass  windows,  also  the  gift  of  Mr. 
Hearst,  priceless  tapestries,  Spanish  paint- 
ings, are  already  in  prospect. 

The  significance  of  the  erection  of  the 
Monastery  of  Santa  Maria  del  Ovila  in 
San  Francisco  is  hard  to  overestimate.  It 
will  be  a  monument  of  singular  importance 
not  only  to  California  but  to  the  entire 
western  hemisphere.  Its  great  architectural 
beauty,  offering  a  cross-section  through  the 
styles  of  five  centuries,  would  be  of  im- 
mense educational  value  for  students  of 
art,  architecture  and  history. 

It  will  be  an  inspiration  to  and  pride  of 
all  San  Franciscans  —  and  as  a  tourist  at- 
traction will  be  unequalled  anywhere  in  the 
United  States. 


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OF    DENMARK 

Polie. 
Po^iuAe 
Qnxice. 

WOMEN'S  EXERCISES 
WOMEN'S  RHYTHMICS 
PROFESSIONAL  WOMEN 
SUB-DEBS  AND  DEBS 
GIRLS'    RHYTHMICS 


We  teach  you  to  make  your  own 

hand-stitched  leather  gloves  or 

will  make  them  to  order 

RUTH  TANBARA 

465  POST  ST.  EXbrook  1858 


'  Dr.  RYBERG  ' 

C/i/ropocfy 
209  Post  St.    DOuglas  2281 

5l                     N/nt/i  F/oor                     O 

SEPTEMBER.  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


"Over  the  Rolling  Sea'  bv  Fra7ii^  V'lnmg  Smitli 

World  Famous  Marine  Painter  Exhibits  in  San  Francisco 


&  The  days  when  the  seas  were  free 
and  the  wind  and  spray  pushed  along 
our  scudding  clipper  ships  are  all  on  the 
canvasses  of  Frank  Vining  Smith,  to  be 
shown  at  Gumps  Galleries.  250  Post  St., 
September  2,  to  the  end  of  the  month. 

Frank  Vining  Smith  isn't  a  painter  of 
any  "school."  except  the  breed  of  men 
that  love  the  sea,  that  have  lived  by  the 
sea,  that  think  music  is  the  wind's  howl 
and  the  waves  thunder,  and  the  color  is  the 
changing  surface  of  the  ocean  as  clouds 
course  over  it. 

Probably  more  than  any  other  painter, 
he  has  caught  the  tang  of  the  sea.  its 
changing  shades  and  moods,  its  movement, 
and  the  excitement  of  a  clipper  with  all 
sails  set.  plowing  her  way  along.  As  a 
young  man,  Smith  watched  the  sails  grow 
and  fade  as  they  came  in  and  out  off 
Sandy  Hook.  They  got  into  his  blood,  and 
all  the  whle  h;  was  working  as  a  news- 
paper artist  on  the  Boston  Journal,  he  re- 
membered the  ships  he  loved  so  much. 
When  he  found  his  chance  to  cut  loose 
from  his  job,  he  went  back  to  the  sea. 
traveled  the  Atlantic,  did  Bermuda  in  a 
small  boat,  took  the  wheel  on  a  Gloucester 
fishing  smack,  covered  the  West  Indies 
and  most  of  the  Caribbean.  Then  he  put  it 


r.ll  on  canvas,  and  it's  coming  to  Gump's 
in  his  famous  paintings. 

There  are  twenty-one  canvasses  in  the 
o.hibit.  mostly  clipper  ships.  One  painting, 
"The  Wind's  Song."  shows  the  famous 
o!d  "Andrew  Jackson."  which  came  around 
the  horn  from  New  York  in  89  days  and 
4  hours,  to  beat  the  record  time  of  the 
famous  "Flying  Cloud."  Another,  "Run- 
ning Down  the  Easting,"  shows  the  "Sov- 
ereign of  the  Seas,"  as  she  looked  when 
she  set  the  sailing  record  from  Liverpool  to 
New  York;  13  days  and  23  hours.  Then 
there's  "Over  the  Sunlit  Sea. "  showing  the 
"Young  America,"  built  by  famous  Wil- 
liam H.  Webb. 

Smith  isn't  a  "school"  painter  because 
the  romance  and  excitement  of  ships  and 
the  sea  are  literal  qualities  to  Smith  just 
as  they  are  to  any  sailing  ship  man.  They 
are  qualities  of  the  sounds  and  smells  and 
colors  of  the  salt  waves  and  the  canvas 
spread  craft  that  swim  over  them.  Frank 
Vining  Smith's  ships  are  accurate  in  de- 
tail and  his  colors  are  the  colors  of  the 
sea.  Perhaps  that's  why  the  canvasses  he 
is  showing  at  Gump's  in  September  are 
acknowledged  to  be  .some  of  the  best  sea 
paintings  of  modern  times. 


September  Exhibit: 


PAINTINGS  OF  THE  SEA  •  by  Fran\  Vming  Smith 
at 

GUMP'S  GALLERIES 

250  POST  STREET 


!  Autumn  Hals  are  iust  what  you  need 
give  a  lift  to  your  first  fall  outfits.  .  .  . 
any  bright  ideas  in  styling  ,  ,  ,  flottering 
m  hats  for  all  types  and  oges.  Veils 
jh  and  narrow  above  the  crown  ond 
Doping  down  over  the  face  wide  ond 
I.  .  .  .  Lots  of  hats  are  made  entirely 
feathers  and  they  ore  so  soft  becouse 
ly  mold  the  head.  .  ,  ,  Velvet  hots  ore 
)wn  but  with  soft  brim.  The  styles  so  for 
i  not  too  extreme,  but  smart,  and  best 
oil,  flattering. 


Your  hats  olso  skillfully 


odeled. 


RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


233  POST  STREET 


DOuglas  8476 


SUGGESTIOnS 

FOR  THE  COLLEGE  GIRL 


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id  tie 
1  any 
ckels 


ith  pearl  buttons  a 
belt.  Made  ot  silk  brocade  ; 
pastel.  •  Butterfly  Bed  J 
or  top  for  lounging  costume.  It 
is  reversible  and  comes  in  any 
color,  lined  to  contrast,  •  Kimo- 
nos of  Silk  Brocade,  lined  through- 
out and  reversible.  Hand  embroi- 
dered crest  on  the  back.  •  Satm 
Brocade  Bed  Jackets  lined 
throughout  ■with  white  rabbit 
iur.  In  fuchsia  or  pastel.  •  Youth- 
ful short-coat  pajama  with  or 
without  tie  belt,  in  washable  silk 
brocade  with  hand-made  frogs 
and  scalloped  trim,  It  comes  in  any 
pastels  with  contrasting  trousers, 
•  Mandarin  Suits  —  Another  ro- 
mantic costume  for  leisure  hours 
is  the  Mandarin  Suit  in  rich  and 
heavy  satin,  made  with  excep- 
tionally wide  -  legged  trousers 
In  Chinese  Red,  Peking  Blue 
Porcelain  White.  Imperial  Golil 
and  Bamboo  Green.  •  Silk  Lir.- 
gerie  for  every  day  of  flowereJ 
washable  brocaded  satin  mak- 
nighties  as  glorious  as  your  be£' 
formal  frock,  Hand  mades,  -nl: 
of  them  Beautifully  rolled  edqer 
and  hand  rolled  seams.  The  -ar' 
of  bias  cut  and  fitted  slimness  : 
an  influence  in  this  lingerie  Buv 
matching  sets  with  enviable  s!:;  - 
and  panties.  Embroidery  seler 
tion  to  meet  your  taste.  Tailore:: 
or  drawn-work  or  more  elabc 
rate  effects. 

Madame  Butterdy 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER.  1941 


The  Battle  of  the  Home  Front 

^  In  the  Battle  of  the  Home  Front,  the 
women  of  Britain  have  a  vital  part  to 
play,  and  they  are  playing  it  with  out- 
standing courage  and  devotion.  To  aid 
them  in  that  task  and  to  offer  them  all 
the  cooperation  and  advice  they  may  need 
is  an  essential  part  of  the  Ministry  of 
Food. 

The  Ministry  is  responsible  for  the 
supply  and  distribution  of  raw  materials — 
no  easy  task  when  shipping  space  is  pre- 
cious and  longer  distances  have  to  be  tra- 
versed than  before  the  war.  Obviously,  in 
these  circumstances,  only  the  foodstuffs 
essential  to  health  and  well-being  can  be 
imported;  certain  things  to  which  the 
people  had  grown  accustomed  have  to  be 
done  without.  Diet  must  become  simpler, 
and  the  heavy  task  of  varying  daily  meals 
from  the  smaller  variety  of  alternatives 
falls  on  the  individual  housewife. 

It  is,  therefore,  the  Ministry's  aim  to 
teach  the  housewife  how  this  simpler  diet 
can  be  made  tastier  and  to  show  how  well- 
balanced  it  may  still  be. 

One  of  the  chief  efforts  in  this  direction 
was  the  setting  up  of  regional  Food  Ad- 
vice Centers,  described  in  an  earlier  issue 
of  Bulletins  (No.  42,  page  4).  During  the 
past  few  weeks,  12  of  these  alone  have 
answered  over  8,000  enquiries.  Particularly 
important  is  the  fact  that  the  Centers,  in 
personal  contact  with  the  housewives  of 
their  areas,  help  to  solve  local  problems 
in  a  manner  that  central  control  could 
never  achieve. 

Another  step  has  been  the  Kitchen 
Front  series  of  daily  talks  on  the  B.B.C. 
— after  the  News  Bulletins  the  most  popu- 
lar item  of  last  winter's  whole  radio   pro- 


gram. These  have  been  supplemented  by 
pages  in  the  press  devoted  to  Food  Facts, 
which  aim  to  educate  the  public  on  food 
values  and  the  ways  of  obtaining  variety 
from  simple  ingredients. 

Much  good  work,  too,  has  been  done  by 
British  Restaurants,  from  which  many  new 
recipes  have  been  seized  and  established  as 
home  favorites. 

To  provide  still  further  stimulus  to  this 
movement,  a  great  meeting  was  called  on 
July  1  5  at  London's  Royal  Institution.  At- 
tended by  members  of  more  than  70  wo- 
men's organizations  of  all  kinds,  its  object 
was  to  spread  information  likely  to  be  of 
service   to   the  housewives   of  the   country. 

In  an  introductory  speech,  Mrs.  Winston 
Churchill,  the  Chairman,  expressed  her 
conviction  that,  whatever  Britain's  past 
record  had  been,  after  the  war  this  coun- 
try, inspired  by  the  exertions  necessary  to 
overcome  the  difficulties  of  food  rationing, 
would  be  a  nation  of  cooks. 

Major  Lloyd  George  addressed  the  dele- 
gates on  behalf  of  Lord  Woolton  and  Dr. 
Edith  Summerskill,  M.  P.,  spoke  of  the 
post-war  aspect  of  this  Food  Education 
campaign  and  of  the  lasting  effect  it  is 
likely  to  have.  Within  a  few  months,  she 
said,  it  has  accomplished  what  generations 
of  doctors  could  hardly  have  achieved,  and 
at  the  same  time  has  established  machinery 
which  will  be  of  invaluable  service  when 
peace  comes.  One  example  of  this  is  the 
provision  of  pit-head  canteens  (Bulletins 
No.  47,  page  5)  which  have  so  materially 
aided  the  miners  and  their  wives. 

To  win  the  war  and  crush  the  menace 
to  world  freedom  —  that  is  Britain's  first 
object:  but  even  in  the  midst  of  this  war 
much  is  being  accomplished  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  better  days  of  peace. 


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Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  \¥liy 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  City  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


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175  Russ  Street 


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San  Francisco 


Some  Chilean  Notes 

(Continued  jrom  page  14) 

peasants  in  Petersburg  and  labor  takes  its 
holiday.  I  took  one  too  and  went  to  a 
movie.  ***  Theatres  are  strange.  There  are 
three  performances  daily  —  3:00  p.  m. 
matinee;  6:30  p.  m.  Vermouth;  10:00  or 
10:30  noches.  In  the  movies  you  have  an 
orchestral  overture  (canned),  short  sub- 
jects, intermission,  more  canned  music  and 
then  the  feature.  The  better  houses,  saints 
be   praised,   never   run  double  bills. 

"The  Instituto  (Instituto  Chileno  de  la 
Cultura  Northamericana)  is  the  organiza- 
tion supported  by  United  States  business 
men  in  Chile  for  the  purpose  of  proving 
that  we  are  not  all  barbarians.  All  of  the 
nations  have  one  of  one  kind  or  another. 
The  American  and  British  organizations 
are  the  most  popular.  The  German  organi- 
zation of  Kultur  is  not  subtle  enough  in  its 
propaganda  to  attract  any  but  the  most 
fervent  of  Chile's  home-grown  nazis.  The 
Italians  have  been  relegated  to  the  list  of 
nations  conquered  by  Germany  and  are 
practically  forgotten. 

"We  have  had  a  bit  of  trouble  in  San- 
tiago recently.  The  transportation  system, 
which  is  none  too  good  anyway,  was 
further  disrupted  by  strikes.  First,  the  bus 
drivers  went  on  strike.  This  was  compli- 
cated by  the  fact  that  they  were  striking 
in  violation  of  the  law,  to  force  the  own- 
ers to  carry  out  the  findings  of  an  arbitra- 
tion committee  (whose  decision  the  owners 
were  bound  by  law  to  accept).  The  gov- 
ernment solved  this  by  taking  over  the 
busses  and  running  them  with  policemen. 
Thus,  the  owners  were  quite  willing  to 
comply  with  the  law  to  get  their  com- 
panies back  again,  and  the  workers  stopped 
their  strikes  so  that  they  would  be  sure  of 
getting  their  jobs.  The  next  week,  yester- 
day, the  street  car  operators  were  on  strike. 
The  problem  was  solved  by  the  same 
method;  except  that  the  government 
granted  the  companies  the  right  to  increase 
fares  and  then  threatened  to  throw  all  of 
the  officers  in  jail  if  they  did  not  settle 
the  strike.  The  methods  are  somewhat 
crude,  but  quite  effective." 

"Today  is  a  North  American  holiday 
(May  30)  but  I  didn't  observe  it.  There 
are  enough  Chilean  holidays,  not  to  men- 
tion those  of  the  church,  to  keep  me  away 
from  my  work  more  than  I  should  be. 

"Yesterday  we  had  two  earthquakes  — 
one  phyiiical  and  one  financial.  The  phy- 
sical one  was  short  and  did  no  damage;  it 
scarcely  was  long  enough  to  get  the  win- 
dows (and  me)  thoroughly  rattled.  The 
financial  quake,  however,  was  a  veritable 
"terremoto."  (The  dollar  has  gone  on  the 
toboggan  and  dropped  from  31  to  25 
pesos  in  one  day.  This  means  that  there  is 
an  automatic  salary  cut  of  all  wages  of  all 


SEPTEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


North  Americans  here.  I  was  caught  with 
one  check  for  $25  and  one  dollar  bill.  I 
probably  can  get  29  pesos  in  the  free 
market  for  the  dollar  bill,  but  if  the  dollar 
does  not  go  up  before  I  have  to  cash  this 
check  of  yours,  I  am  going  to  lose  1  ?0 
pesos  on  it," 

Regarding  the  flight  of  professional  and 
scientific   men   from  Republican  Spain: 

"...  many  of  these  men  have  been 
able  to  transplant  themselves  and  their 
ideas  to  Latin  America  where  they  are  at- 
tempting to  re-create  some  of  the  culture 
that  was  destroyed. 

"Chile  has  been  fortunate  in  receiving 
some  of  these  men.  Mexico,  through  a 
wise  policy  of  fostering  their  immigration 
has  received  the  greatest  number  and  has 
put  them  to  work  in  various  capacities  so 
that  they  might  rais^e  the  pitifully  low 
Mexican   educational   standards. 

"The  United  States  has  been  loath  to 
receive  them.  Why,  I  don't  know.  We  have 
the  opportunity,  along  with  Latin  America, 
to  become  heirs  to  all  of  the  European 
culture  of  any  value  that  has  fled  before 
Hitler  to  carry  on  the  war  of  ideas  from 
other  soils,  yet  we  refuse  to  profit  by  it. 
Of  course,  we  have  received  some  men, 
such  as  Einstein,  Mann,  Salvameni  and 
others,  but  we  have  neglected  so  many.  If 
v.f  are  to  salvage  anything  of  European 
civilization  at  the  termination  of  this 
debacle,  I  believe  we  should  make  an  ef- 
fort to  nuture  it  in  a  healthier  soil  while 
the  plague  lasts.  .  .  .  However,  that  is  only 
my  opinion  and  the  opinion  of  others  of 
no  importance,  and  it  seems,  like  the  pray- 
ers of  the  wicked,  to  avail  nothing." 

"I  find  it  a  positive  joy,  rather  than 
something  to  be  accepted,  to  be  able  to 
take  a  hot  shower  with  all  the  water  I 
want  to  every  night.  Bathing  in  a  tub,  to 
my  mind,  is  nothing  more  than  an  neces- 
sary chore,  but  a  shower  is  truly  a  gift 
from  the  gods." 

"...  The  only  thing  that  has  any  real 
news  value  is  a  fact  that  is  so  ordinary  that 
it  might  be  classed  as  inevitable.  In  short. 
Spring  is  almost  here.  Spring  arrives  here 
quite  early  as  it  does  in  California.  Its  ap- 
proach is  heralded  in  the  usual  fashion, 
with  the  daffodils,  jonquils,  flowering  peach 
and  almond  blossoms  all  competing  with 
one  another  in  their  efforts  to  make  a 
smoky  city  realize  that  it  is  not  so  im- 
portant as  the  countryside. 


Sponsor 
a  new  member 


i 


Pottery,  made  in  California  in  bright  blues,  bright 
yellows  and  bright  greens,  reasonably  priced. 

Glass — Blenco  Glass  from  \^'est  Virginia  in  un- 
usual shapes  and  colors.  Also  crystal  clear  glass. 

Wooden  salad  serving  dishes  of  bass  and  maple 
in  modern  tlesign.  Also  salad  bowls  and  servers. 

Baskets  for  gathering  flowers  in  either  natural  or 
stained  wood,  artistic  in  appearance  and  sturdy 
in  construction. 

From  China,  fish  shape  bowls  for  succulent  plants 
or  cut  flowers.  .  .  .  Also  wooden  ducks  for  the  patio, 
beautifully  carved  and  lifelike  in  appearance. 

Brasses  from  Bali  and  Java,  old  hand  wrought 
temple  pieces,  all  are  individual  pieces  in  artistic 
shapes  and  sizes.  Decorative  hand  carved  Balinese 
figuresinlightanddark  wood.  (Banyan  and  mango.) 

A  complete  assortment  of  Christmas  cards  in  boxes. 
Too,  Christmas  card  books  are  now  available.  .  .  . 
Ribbons,  tags,  seals,  and  an  excellent  selection  of 
Christmas  wrapping  papers  are  now  on  display. 


m  mm  shop 


Tell  your  iioii-niember  friends  they 
too   Clin   buy  at   the   League   Shop 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER.  1941 


Entertain 
with  case. 
Let  the  Club 
Catering 
Department 
prepare  pur 

tea  sandwiches, 
Hors  d'oeuvres, 
cakes,  cookies 
or  whatever 
yon  niaj'  need. 


T    e     I     e    p     h     one 

Mrs.  Ashbrook 


G  A  r  f  i  e   I   d       8  4  0  0 


DISTI  NCTIVE 
PHOTOGRAPHIC 
PORTRAITS     • 


Heirs  of  Saint  Francis 
.  .  .  We  Serve! 

('Cinitmued  jrom  page  18J 

and  mine  in  a  neighborly  grasp.  In  an  im- 
personal way,  as  far  as  the  donors  are  con- 
cerned, they  distribute  our  coins  as  evenly 
as  possible,  yet  with  the  same  compassion 
as  the  good  Saint  Francis  scattered  his 
crumbs  to  the  birds.  We  live  in  a  compli- 
cated world  where  it  takes  training  and 
careful  planning  to  extend  even  our  charity 
with  some  degree  of  efficiency.  Perhaps  now 
if  we  look  at  it  in  the  light  of  a  personal 
responsibility  we  may  place  "first  things 
first"  in  our  city. 

For  several  years  the  Community  Chest 
goal  has  not  been  leached.  Agencies  are 
tapping  their  capital  funds  in  order  to  keep 
up  their  standards.  If  this  year  we  as  a  San 
Francisco  family  can  stand  by  each  other  to 
the  limit  of  our  capacity,  our  city  at  least 
can  present  to  the  iiat'on  a  unit  fit  in  so 
far  as  possible  to  make  a  real  contribution 
to  the  emergency  call  for  all-out  prepared- 
ness. 

This  year  we  cannot  be  guilty  of  irrespon- 
sibility toward  those  Ipss  fortunate  or  privi- 
leged than  ourselves.  To  quote  again  from 
Russell  Davenport's  splendid  vision  of  an 
international  union  of  enlightened  world 
citizens  presented  in  Fortune :  "The  concept 
of  irresponsibility  is  not  worthy  of  a  free 
people  or  of  a  people  who  believe  in  God." 
This  year  in  San  Francisco,  "United  We 
Give  To  Care  For  Our  Own."  This  accom- 
plished, we  could  echo  Mr.  Davenport  in 
our  own  sphere,  "This  would  be  Victory." 

A  Reminder 

^  These  are  times  that  try  men's  souls. 
The  summer  soldier  and  the  sunshine 
patriot  will,  in  this  crisis,  shrink  from  the 
service  of  their  country;  but  he  that  stands 
it  now  deserves  the  love  and  thanks  of  man 
and  woman.  The  harder  the  conflict  the 
more  glorious  the  triumph.  What  we  ob- 
tain too  cheap,  we  esteem  too  lightly.  It  is 
darkness  only  that  gives  everything  its 
value. — Thomas  Paine  in  "The  American 
Crisis." 


Layettes  in  Britain 

^  One  night  recently  I  was  called  out 
during  the  night  by  the  Manager  of  a 
large  hotel,  with  a  request  to  provide  cloth- 
ing for  children  rescued  from  a  torpedoed 
ship.  I  called  at  our  office  and  assisted  by 
two  Station  Guides  collected  Layettes  which 
we  received  from  America. 

With  some  trepidation  I  walked  along 
the  spacious  corridor  of  the  Hotel,  visual- 
izing hysterical  and  probably  wounded 
women,  but  was  relieved  to  have  it  other- 
wise. On  entering  the  first  room  I  found 
two  weary  and  rather  grubby  mothers 
garbed  in  sailors'  trousers  and  jumpers 
(given  them  by  kindly  sailors  on  the 
Destroyer  which  rescued  them),  bathing 
their  babies  in  the  wash  basin.  Their  tired 
faces  lit  up  at  the  sight  of  the  beautiful 
layettes  complete  down  to  the  last  safety 
pin.  and  very  soon  the  poor  little  things 
were  comfortably  clad  and  fast  asleep.  In 
each   room   it  was  the  same. 

The  mothers  were  so  genuinely  grateful 
that  I  felt  I  must  share  their  warm  feehng 
of  having  helped,  with  the  donors  of  the 
layettes  and  explained  that  th;y  were  really 
indebted  to  America  for  having  sent  them. 
They  informed  me  enthusiastically  that  it 
was  the  second  time  they  had  cause  to 
bless  America,  as  it  was  an  American  plane 
which  had  sighted  them  in  the  lifeboats 
and  sent  the  British  Destroyer  to  the  rescue. 

I  walked  home  after  midnight  under  a 
star-studded  sky,  where  a  perfect  new 
moon  hung,  and  I  felt  it  was  symbolic  of 
the  little  new  lives  which  had  been  spared 
to  help  build  what  we  hope  will  be  a 
brave  new  world. 

A.  R.  Stevenson, 
Sec.  Glasgow,   W.V.S. 

Posture  Defects 

^  Seventy-five  per  cent  of  all  high  school 
graduates  have  posture  defects  which 
hamper  normal  breathing  and  place  an  un- 
necessary strain  on  the  heart,  according  to 
doctors  of  the  Community  Chest's  Baby 
Hyg  cne   Committee. 

As  one  phase  of  its  work  the  Chest 
agency  teaches  correct  posture  to  increase 
their  infants'  chances  for  good  health 
through  life. 


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SEPTEMBER,  1941  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


Marine  Exhibit 

^Continued  jrom  page  16) 

portation,  mining,  agriculture,  and  many 
additional  types  of  industrial  and  scientific 
exhibits. 

The  museum  recently  launched  a  drive 
for  membership  of  the  following  types, 
ranging  from  $5  to  $1,000:  Donors,  Fel- 
lows, Voting  Life  Members,  Non-Voting 
Life  Members,  Non-Voting  Foundation 
Members,  Corporate  or  Company  Mem- 
bers, Contributing  Members  and  Sustaining 
Members.  Membership  and  voluntary  con- 
tributions will  sustain  all  operating  costs. 
The  building  is  provided  by  the  city  of  San 
Francisco. 

The  museum  is  open  daily,  except  Mon- 
days, from  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m.  There  is 
no  admission  charge. 

An  office  is  maintained  in  the  Merchants 
Exchange  Building.  465  California  Street, 
telephone  YUkon  1301,  with  W.  E.  Bond 
as  managing  director. 

Mrs.  Alma  Spreckels  Awl  is  chairman 
of  the  new  museum,  with  Walter  J.  Walsh 
as  president,  William  A.  Baxter,  as  secre- 
tary-treasurer, and  Edward  S.  Clark  as  di- 
rector. The  trustees  include  H.  D.  Collier. 
Frank  J.  Edoff,  J.  D.  Grant,  Edward  H. 
Heller,  Al  C.  Joy,  Jerome  Landfield,  Roger 
D.  Lapham.  F.  M.  McAuliffe,  Felix  S.  Mc- 
Ginnis,  Campbell  McGregor,  Joseph  A. 
Moore,  Jr.,  John  N.  Rosekrans,  William 
P.  Roth  and  Frank  Rice  Short. 


Modern  Technique 

^  San  Francisco  now  possesses  the  most 
modern  chiropody  office  in  California. 
The  opening  of  Dr.  Ryberg's  new  office 
at  209  Post  Street  marks  another  milestone 
in  Chiropodial  advancement.  Since  1912. 
when  Dr.  Harry  Ryberg,  Sr.,  began  prac- 
ticing, each  year  has  seen  improvement 
both  in  office  design  and  operative  tech- 
nique. Now,  by  unstinting  use  of  tile  and 
stainless  steel,  the  modern  Chiropody  office 
presents  an  appearance  comparable  to  hos- 
pital surgery. 

Sterilization  by  Autoclave  gives  full  hos- 
pital confidence.  Injection  therapy  reduces 
the  microscopic  vessels  under  such  lesions 
as:  corns,  callus,  papillomae,  etc.,  and  they 
abort  of  their  own  accord. 

From  the  fluorescent  lighting  of  the  low- 
ered ceilings  to  the  linoleum  joined  to  the 
immaculate  tile  walls  by  stainless  steel 
mouldings,  this  three  operating  room  office 
presents  the  acme  of  offices  frequented  by 
the  intclligentia  with  regards  to  their  pedic 
debilities.  Potest  Fieri. 


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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER.  1941 


How 
At  the 
League  Shop 

THE 


Kathleen  Pringle 

DIRECTOR 


Remember  the  knitting  ex- 
hibit of  Dunn  and  Pringle  at 
our  last  Advertisers'  Show — 
the  unusual  selection  of  im- 
ported and  domestic  yams? 

Miss  Pringle  is  now  at  the 
League  Shop  and  will  assist 
you  with  your  knitting  prob- 
lems. 


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Paderewski 
Testimonial  Fund 

^  Aid  to  heroic  Poles  in  Scotland  is  an 
imperative  British  relief  project.  The 
immediate  need:  Equipment  for  the  Pader- 
ewski Hospital.  The  cost;  $50,000.  Polish 
forces  in  Scotland  number  over  46,000 
men  (9,800  of  whom  are  in  the  air  force). 

Fighting  side  by  side  with  the  R.A.F., 
the  Polish  Squadrons  have  won  for  them- 
selves the  unbounded  admiration  of  all  civ- 
ilized nations.  The  Kosciuszko  Squadron 
alone  in  its  participation  in  the  defense  of 
London  and  other  British  cities,  has  hun- 
dreds of  victories  to  its  credit. 

Of  Polish  sailors,  the  First  Lord  of  the 
Admiralty  Albert  V.  Alexander  said,  on 
May  3,  1941:  "Britain  is  proud  to  join 
forces  with  the  gallant  Polish  Navy,  whose 
exploits  are  an  inspiration  to  all  engaged 
in  the  Battle  for  Freedom." 

The  Edinburgh  School  of  Medicine  has 
temporarily  loaned  space,  beds  and  equip- 
ment. But  separate  installation  is  an  urgent 
necessity.  Lt.  Col.  Prof.  Jurasz,  world  fa- 
mous Polish  surgeon,  is  in  charge,  with  a 
staff  of  Polish  medical  authorities  now  in 
Scotland. 

The  Paderewski  Hospital  serves: 

1.  Polish     women,     children,     and     men 
(civilians). 

2.  As  need  arises,  Polish  troops. 

3.  In  emergency,  the  British  public. 

To  equip  and  organize  it  to  relieve  the 
strain  on  overcrowded  British  hospital  con- 
ditions, requires  $?0,000. 

Already  $25,000  of  the  money  raised  as 
a  tribute  to  Ignace  Jan  Paderewski  on  the 
Golden  Anniversary  of  his  American  debut 
(1891-1941)  sent  to  Edinburgh  on  sug- 
gestion by  the  Paderewski  Testimonial 
Fund,  Inc.  for  this  important  project. 

Your  gift  will  help  carry  forward  what 
he  and  this  committee  began  together. 

Telegram  received  from  Mr.  Paderewski: 
Special  Immediate  Appeal  for  Polish  Hos- 
pital in  Edinburgh  Now  Most  Urgent — 
Paderewski. 

Make  all  donations  payable  to  Paderew- 
ski Testimonial  Fund,  Inc.,  465  Post  Street. 
San  Francisco. 


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CLUB  NOTES 


Thursday 
Evening  Program 

^  On  October  2nd.  Mrs.  Esrela  Romu- 
aldez  Sulit.  will  lecture  on  "The  Wo- 
men of  the  Philippines."  Mrs.  SuHt  is  a 
member  of  the  Philippine  Bar  and  is  at 
present  associate  editor  of  The  Philippine 
Interpreter.  Mrs.  Sulit  is  former  Dean  of 
the  College  of  Education,  Ccntro  Escolar 
University  which  is  the  Women's  Univer- 
sity in  the  Philippines  and  is  a  Social 
Worker  for  the  Filipino  Group  at  the  In- 
ternational Institute.  We  look  forward  with 
interest  to  her  lecture  on  The  Women  of 
the  Philippines. 

UNIFORMS 
^  Will  former  volunteers  who  have  left 
their  uniforms  at  the  Club  please  claim 
them?  After  three  months,  all  unclaimed 
uniforms  will  be  put  with  the  Club  uni- 
forms that  are  rented. 


Consumers  Interest 

1^  With  the  problem  of  production  in 
all  lines  daily  increased,  our  members 
will  be  interested  to  know  that  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  was 
represented  by  its  President  at  a  recent 
meeting  of  heads  of  organizations  called 
to  consider  consumer  problems.  Careful 
thought  by  our  members  is  asked  for  on 
the  following  five  points  that  were  pre- 
sented at  that  meeting :  ( I )  Supplies  avail- 
able to  consumers;  (2)  the  cost  of  com- 
modities, (3)  the  quahty  of  goods  on  local 
markets,  (4)  necessary  shortages,  and  (5) 
necessary  substitutes  or  alternatives.  The 
local  application  of  these  facts  and  figures 
will  be  interpreted  by  the  experts  in  the 
field  to  the  consumer  council  members  who 
will  in  turn  explain  them  to  the  members 
of  the  organizations  they  represent. 


And  So  To  Us 

^  The  following  paragraph  from  the  re- 
cent General  Director's  letter  to  the 
membership  of  the  American  Association 
of  University  Women  has  a  call  to  mem- 
bers of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  as  well: 

"The  President  of  the  United  States  has 
called  on  the  people  of  America  'to  play 
their  full  parts  .  .  .  that  our  democracy  will 
triumphantly  survive.' 

"We.  among  the  people  of  the  United 
States,  are  face  to  face  with  one  of  the 
greatest  tests  in  our  national  history.  We 
must  do  our  full  share,  to  the  extreme 
limit,  toward  strengthening  our  national 
defense.  This  requires  unity  of  strength. 
.  .  .  Schooled  in  the  fundamental  principles 
of  democracy,  doing  volunteer  ser\'ice  of 
the  best,  each  of  you  we  feel  sure  will  give 
proof  that  education  has  not  been  in  vain,, 
nor  misplaced  in  you." 


HEALTH  EXAMINATIONS 


|Dk  This  fall  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Ser\-ice  is  reviving  one  of 
its  services  which,  for  a  number  of  years, 
was  helpful  to  its  membership.  Under  Dr. 
Ethel  D.  Owen.  Health  Examinations  are 
to  be  held  during  the  latter  part  of  Oc- 
tober. For  a  period  of  not  more  than  two 
weeks.  Dr.  Owen,  assisted  by  Dr.  Alma 
Pennington,  Dr.  Alice  Bepler  and  Dr. 
Florence  Fouch,  will  conduct  the  examina- 


tions which  may  be  considered  another  link 
in  the  chain  of  National  Defense,  since 
physical  fitness  is  one.  of  the  first  steps 
toward  preparedness. 

The  examinations,  for  which  application 
blanks  appear  elsewhere  in  this  issue  of  the 
Magazine,  do  not  interfere  or  conflict  in 
any  degree  with  the  family  physician  and 
his  relation  to  his  patients.  It  is  intended 
as  a  check-up  on  the  general  condition  of 


those  members  who  apply  and  does  not  in- 
clude treatment.  Recommendations  follow- 
ing complete  examinations  are  furnished  ta 
those  who  register  for  them  and  these 
recommendations  are  given  then  to  the 
family  doctor  as  desired. 

A  fee  of  ten  dollars  covers  all  tests  and 
examinations. 

The  examinations  will  begin  the  third 
week  in  October. 


HEALTH  EXAMINATION  BLANK 

I  enclose  herewith  check  for  $10.00  to  cover  the  expense  of  the  Health  E.xamination  beginning 
October  20th,  1941,  and  continuing  two  weeks.  Further  information  as  to  tests,  hour  of  appointment, 
may  be  sent  to  the  following  address: 

T^ame _ 

Address 

Telephone   ^'lumber _ 

I  prefer  an  afternoon  Q  evening  [[]  appointment. 

•  Checks  to  be  made  payable  to  the  Women's  City  Club,    San    Francisco,    and    addressed   to    Executive    Secretary's 
Office,  Women's  City  Club,  465  Post  Street. 

•  Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen,   Chairman.  Assisted  by  Dr.   .Mice   Bcplcr.    Dr    .Mma   Pennington,  and   Dr.   Florence   Fouch. 


Mail  this  Application  to  Women's  City  Cllb,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1941 


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These  are  lamps  to  accent  your  own 
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modern,  some  arc  baroque,  and  some 
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Shades  are  hand-decorated  parchment, 
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CALENDAR 
OCTOBER   1941 


Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday  and  Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


FIRELIGHTING   CEREMONY  —  OCTOBER  6TH 
OCTOBER  —  1941  HALLOWEEN  BRIDGE  PARTY  —  OCTOBER  3 1ST 

2 — Needlework    Guild Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Bruii  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m, 

Thlirsday  Evening  Program Lounge 8  p.m, 

Address:  "The  Women  of  the  PhiHppines,"  Estela  R.  Sulit 

3 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11  a.m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m, 

6 — Firelighting  Ceremony  ..._ - Lounge 8  p.m, 

7 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

8 — Spanish  Rolind  Table  —  Senorita  Angel^i  Montiel  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner  Nat'I  Def.  Room 6  p.m 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "The  Battlers,"  by  Kylie  Tennant; 
"The  Timeless  Land,"  by  Eleanor  Dark. 

9 — French  Rolind  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding, Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Cafeteria  8  p.m. 

"An  Evening  With  the  American  Eagle  Club  in  London" 

Illustrated  with  color  motion  film  by  Mr.  Robert  H.  Hutchinson, 
American  President  of  the  Club. 

10 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Oliuier  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

14 — Course  in  Radio.  Public  Speaking  and  Drama  —  Miss  Barbara  Harder,  Instructor...  Board  Room 1:30  p.m. 

Preliminary  meeting.   10  lessons,  $10.00. 

-Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senonta  del  Pino  Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

16 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Chinese  Room 8  p.m. 

Address:  "Character  Analysis,"  by  Mrs.  Lawrence  Jennings. 

17 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

20 — Health  Examinations  —  Dr.  Ethel  Owen.  Chairman Time 4  to  6,  7  to  9  p.m. 

To  be  held  each  day  for  two  weeks.  Fee,  $10.00. 

21 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room  2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  de!  Pino Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

22 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Senorita  Angela  Mo-ntiel  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m. 

23 — French  Rolind  Table  —  Mile.  Lenuiire  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m. 

French  Roiind  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8  p.m. 

Program  presented  by  The  San  Francisco  Boys'  Club. 
Arranged  by  Mr.  John  Neubauer,  Director. 

24 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m, 

28 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2  p.m 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  Room  214 7:30  p.m, 

30 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program - Cafeteria  8  p.m. 

Address:  "Romance  of  Fabrics,"  by  Mrs.  Wilham  C.  Hammer. 

31 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m, 

Hallowe'en  Bridge  Party Cafeteria  8  p.m, 

Refreshments  and  Prizes.  Tickets,  52  cents. 


NOVEMBER  —  1941  THANKSGIVING  PANTRY  SALE  —  NOVEMBER  25th 

4 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee.  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room  8  p.m 

Spanish  Class  —  Senorita  del  Pino  Room  214 7:30  p.m 

6 — Needlework   Guild Room  214 10  a.m.  -  4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Main  Dining  Room 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  8  p.m 

Address:  "Problems  of  National  Defense,"  by 
Mr.  George  H.  Cabaniss,  Attorney-at-Law. 

7 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m, 

New  Members  Tea  Lounge 4  to  6  p.m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room  7:30  p.m. 


OCTOBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


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Volume  XV 


October,  1941 


Number  9 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

Camouflage  in  Nature  —  By  Robert  Cunmngha.m  Miller...   8 

Ideals  in  Action 10 

Green  Grow  the  Valleys  —  O!  —  By  Josephine  Martin 13 

A  Blood  Bank 1 4 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 3-4 

Editorial 7 

Poetry  Page 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading 16 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 


MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President 

MRS.  MARCUS  S,  KOSHIANn 

Second  Vice-President 

MRS.  STANLEY  POVCELL 

Third  Vice-President _ 

—MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

_.  MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary 

MISS  BERTHA  J    DALE 

..NfRS    HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mr..  H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.    Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby 

Miss  Mar.on  W.  Leale 

MiM  Lotus  Coombs 

Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Mis!  Bertha  L.  Dale 

Mrs.  Gar6cld  Merner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Alic:a  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 

Dr.  Ethel    D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Esblcman 

Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Haiel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Fliclc 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 

Mrs.  C.   R 

Walter 

to- 6e^ufe>  Ute> 

PAKTRY  SALE 

Become  a  part  of  this  annual  event  by  attend' 
ing  the  prehminary  meetings  to  be  held  on 
Thursdays  during  the  lunch  hour  in  the  Cafe' 
teria.  Chairmen  of  the  various  sections  will 
welcome  your  suggestions.  The  Pantry  Sale  is 
made  possible  through  your  contribution  of 
appropriate  pantry  products,  which  will  be 
sold  at  the  Pantry  Sale. 

Check  Carefully  the  Following  Items  Which 
You  Can  Contribute: 

JAMS  .  .  .  JELLIES  .  .  .  CONSERVES  .  .  . 
APPLES  .  .  .  PEARS  .  .  .  AVOCADOS  .  .  . 
POMEGRANATES . . .  EGGS . . .  HONEY 
. . .  CHEESE  . . .  NUTS  . . .  DRIED  FRUITS 
. . .  POULTRY  . .  .  PRODUCE  .  . .  CAKES 
.  .  .  COOKIES  .  .  .  PIES  .  .  .  BISCUITS  .  .  . 
FRUIT  CAKES  .  .  .  PLUM  PUDDINGS 
. . .  MINCE  MEAT  . . .  NUTS,  CANDY  . . . 

OTHER  SUGGESTIONS  INCLUDE 
BARBECUE  ACCESSORIES  . . .  APRONS 
.  .  .  ENAMELWARE  .  .  .  GADGETS  .  .  . 
FLOWERS  AND  GARDENS  .  .  .  ROCK 
GARDENS  .  .  .  POTS  .  .  .  GARDEN 
STICKS  .  .  .  AND  ORIGINAL  GARDEN 
UTILITY  ARTICLES  .  .  .  GOURDS  .  .  . 
PINE  CONES  .  .  .  MADRONE  OR  PINE 
BRANCHES  .  .  .  HUCKLEBERRY  .  .  . 

DECORATIVE  GREENS  FOR  THE 
HOLIDAYS 


TELEPHONE 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  OCTOBER,   1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  KNITTING  BASKET  —  Christmas  suggestions  for 
men :  Knit  a  sweater  of  Archibalds  Shetland  from  Scot- 
land, natural  and  colors;  socks  made  out  of  the  unshrinkable 
imported  sock  yarn  are  most  acceptable  and  useful  gifts. 
The  color  mixtures  are  beautiful,  of  which  there  is  a  large 
stock  in  the  shop  now. 

^  NEW  MEMBERS  —  There  is  still  time  to  come  in 
under  the  initiation  fee  of  $5.00  and  pro  rated  dues 
now  in  effect.  We  need  many  more  new  members  to  train 
in  our  rapidly  expanding  volunteer  service.  The  National 
League  is  being  depended  upon  to  supply  trained  workers 
both  for  National  Defense  and  Civilian  Defense  programs. 
Calls  for  volunteer  help  come  in  more  and  more  frequently 
as  emergency  measures  grow.  The  National  League  stands 
ready  to  supply  trained  volunteers  to  fill  the  need.  New 
members  coming  in  now  may  join  any  of  the  volunteer 
service  groups. 

^  NEW  MEMBERS'  TEA  —  An  Informal  Tea  is  to 
be  given  in  honor  of  our  new  members  on  Friday 
afternoon,  November  7th,  from  four  to  six  o'clock.  Sponsors 
of  members  are  also  invited.  Miss  Donohoe  and  the  Board 
of  Directors  will  preside. 

^  HEALTH  EXAMINATIONS:  As  the  Magazine 
goes  to  press  we  find  that  there  are  ample  registrations 
to  guarantee  the  holding  of  these  examinations  for  at  least 
the  first  week.  The  dates  are  October  20th  to  3 1st,  inclusive 
(with  the  exception  of  Saturday)  from  four  to  six  o'clock, 
and  seven  to  nine  o'clock,  and  the  fee  is  $10.00.  Dr.  Ethel 
Owen,  Chairman,  and  her  assistants,  go  to  considerable 
trouble  to  arrange  their  private  schedules  so  that  they  can 
give  the  Club  members  the  benefit  of  this  service.  We 
therefor  request  that  members  who  intend  taking  the  ex- 
amination send  their  checks  in  as  early  as  possible  after 
October  first,  so  that  plans  for  the  second  week  can  be  made. 

^  COURSE  IN  RADIO,  PUBLIC  SPEAKING,  AND 
DRAMA:  Miss  Barbara  Horder,  who  directed  St. 
Joan  in  the  Berkeley  Festival,  is  opening  classes  in 
Radio,  Public  Speaking,  and  Drama.  The  fee  is  $  1 0.00  for 
ten  lessons.  Those  interested  are  invited  to  attend  the  pre- 
liminar>'  meeting  on  Tuesday,  October  14,  1 :30  o'clock,  at 
which  time  Miss  Horder  will  explain  the  course. 


^  HALLOWEEN  BRIDGE  PARTY  —  On  the  very 
evening  of  Halloween  itself,  October  thirty-first,  we 
shall  celebrate  with  a  Bridge  Party  in  the  Cafeteria.  We 
have  not  had  a  real  large  Halloween  Party  for  several  years 
and  we  hope  the  response  by  the  membership  will  warrant 
our  again  making  this  event  an  annual  one.  The  Cafeteria 
will  be  decorated  in  true  Halloween  style,  under  the  direc' 
tion  of  Miss  Lillian  McCurdy  and  Mrs.  Henry  Annis. 
Refreshments  will  be  served,  prizes  arranged  for  each  table, 
and  altogether  a  very  delightful  evening  is  being  planned. 
Tickets,  fifty-two  cents,  including  tax. 

^  PROGRESSIVE  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENTS  at 
the  Club  are  proving  popular.  For  the  recreation  hour 
in  busy  lives  we  suggest  either  an  afternoon  or  an  evening 
tourney.  The  tournaments  themselves  are  preceded  by  a 
short  talk  on  bidding,  leads  and  play  based  on  1941  Cul- 
bertson  and  are  held  in  the  Board  Room  each  Tuesday 
afternoon  at  two  o'clock  and  each  Friday  evening  at  seven 
o'clock.  Merchandise  orders  on  our  League  Shop  are  given 
for  prizes  to  each  of  the  winning  pair.  Fee,  twenty-five 
cents. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS  —  Mrs. 
A.  P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  the  following 
schedule  for  the  month  of  October:  October  2,  Address  — 
"The  Women  of  the  Phihppines,"  by  Estela  R.  Sulit,  mem- 
ber of  the  Philippine  Bar.  On  October  9,  an  evening  with 
the  American  Eagle  Club  in  London.  Illustrated  with  color 
motion  film.  Mr.  Robert  H.  Hutchinson,  American  Presi- 
dent of  the  Club.  This  program  is  presented  in  conjunction 
with  the  English  Speaking  Union.  October  16,  Address  — 
"Character  Analysis,"  by  Mrs.  Laurence  Jennings.  Oc- 
tober 23,  a  program  to  be  presented  by  the  San  Francisco 
Boys'  Club,  arranged  by  Mr.  John  Neubauer,  Director. 
October  30,  Address  —  "Romance  of  Fabrics,"  by  Mrs. 
William  C.  Hammer.  The  introductory  program  for  Nov- 
ember will  be  an  address  —  "Problems  of  National  De- 
fense," by  Mr.  George  H.  Cabaniss,  Attorney-at-Law. 

^  PANTRY  SALE  —  To  be  held  November  25th, 
Tuesday  preceding  Thanksgiving.  We  shall  need  a 
large  supply  of  all  of  the  articles  listed  on  page  3.  Please 
check  this  list  and  plan  to  send  to  the  Club  some  of  the 
choice  things  which  your  own  pantry  shelves  hold. 


0,  FIRELIGHTING  —  The  one  function  in  the  year 
when  only  memhers  are  invited,  and  the  one  evening 
which  we  feel  is  closest  to  the  hearts  of  our  members.  The 
program  will  be  fitting  to  1941,  as  the  League  starts  its 
Fall  term  of  service.  Included  will  be  a  musical  number  and 
a  reading  by  Barbara  Horder.  Miss  Campbell  will  lead  the 
singing,  and  Mrs.  Hamilton  will  light  the  fire,  after  which 
the  usual  cider  and  doughnuts  will  be  served.  Members  are 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  Australia,  timeless 
land,  land  of  battlers,  is  the  background  of  two  deeply 
moving  novels  about  full-bodied  vital  people,  whose  life- 
stories  are  told  powerfully  and  eloquently  by  two  Aus- 
tralian women  novelists.  "The  Timeless  Land."  by  Eleanor 
Dar\  (Book-of-the-Month-Cluh  Selection)  and  "The  Bat- 
tlers," by  Kylie  Tennant,  are  important  novels  about  Aus- 
tralia. In  these  days  when  the  Pacific  Ocean  daily  grows 
"smaller,"  a  dehghtful  way  to  become  better  acquainted 
with  America's  geographical  neighbors  is  through  the  pages 
of  authentic  historical  fiction.  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stoddard 
will  discuss  these  books  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner,  on  the 
second  Wednesday  evening,  October  8,  at  six  o'clock,  in 
the  National  Defenders'  Room. 

^     IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP— Table  favors  in  patriotic 
colors.  Small  star-candles  for  place-card  markers;  large 
stars  and  twelve-inch  candles  for  centerpiece  arrangements. 
Also,  matching  red,  white,  and  blue  napkins. 

^  RED  CROSS :  Club  members  are  urged  to  join  the 
Red  Cross  classes  in  Home  Hygiene  and  First  Aid  that 
are  being  held  in  the  Clubhouse.  We  remind  those  who  are 
planning  to  take  either  Home  Hygiene  or  First  Aid  to 
register  with  their  own  club  group. 

^  RED  CROSS  KNITTING  —  Again  we  have  -little 
things"  to  make,  which  will  please  the  knitters  who 
hke  to  carry  their  knitting  wherever  they  go.  We  are  asked 
for  sets  for  the  two-year  olds,  a  tiny  sweater,  cap  and 
mittens;  there  are  some  1 500  to  be  made,  in  the  heavy  wool, 
so  they  will  go  quickly. 


WHAT  DO  YOU  PLAN 

TOBRINGTOTHECLUB 

lor  the 

Pa/ftry  Sale 


not  check  the  list 
on  page  three  and  let  us 
know  what  you  can  add 
to  our  pantry  shelves  for 
the  sale. ..Your  contnbu- 
tion  will  be  of  real  value 

to  your  Club 


DISTINCTIVE 

AND  WELL-STYLED 

GIFTS 

IN  JEWELRY 

LINENS 

CERAMICS... 

WE  INVITE  YOU 

TO  VISIT  OUR  SHOP 


Scene  of  the  Fifteenth  Annual  Fire  Lighting 
October  6,  1941 


EDITORIAL 


^  "What  does  the  Women's  City  Club  membershi]-) 
offer  new  members?"  This  is  the  question  every  one  is 
asking  now,  when  the  cost  of  joining  is  less  than  it  has  ever 
been  and  prospective  members  are  considering  what  "be- 
longing" means.  Here  is  a  partial  list:  The  full  privileges  of 
a  modern  Clubhouse  equipped  with  every  convenience  in- 
cluding swimming  pool  and  beauty  salon,  restaurant, 
lounges  and  rest-room  facilities,  library,  check  room,  card 
rooms,  and  bedrooms  —  and  the  convenience  of  a  down 
town  meeting  place  where  in  these  lovely  Fall  days,  one 
can  rest  in  the  flowering  garden  while  the  birds  twitter  and 
fly  about  among  real  trees  and  shrubs  and  the  perfume  of 
flowers  pervades.  These  facilities  in  themselves  are  enough 
to  get  one's  "full  money's  worth."  But  there  is  still  more! 
Membership  in  the  Women's  City  Club  is  really  member- 
ship in  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  Cali- 
fornia, for  the  Club  is  merely  the  name  of  the  home  of  the 
League,  And  today  as  the  League  finds  itself  the  center  of 
information  and  appeal  for  much  service  in  respect  to  the 
National  Defense  program,  membership  in  it  is  something 
every  alert  woman  should  have.  Young,  and  middle-aged 
will  find  stimulating  calls  for  various  volunteer  services  as 
they  shall  fast  develop  in  the  next  few  months.  Who  can 
predict  what  turn  these  will  take?  And  older  women  can 
feel  that  by  their  membership  support,  represented  in  dues 
and  use  of  the  various  club  departments,  they  are  "volun- 
teering" to  keep  the  club  roof  over  the  heads  of  groups  of 
fellow  members  busily  engaged  in  courses  of  training  under 
Red  Cross  and  other  teachers,  in  detachments  of  knitting 
and  sewing  both  for  home  and  abroad,  in  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  for  men  in  defense,  and  in  various  meet- 
ing groups  planning  activities  pertinent  and  necessary  in 
these  uncertain  times.  In  short,  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  at  this  very  moment  has  something  to 
offer  every  woman  within  hailing  distance  of  its  clubhouse. 

^  In  order  to  make  membership  in  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  possible  for  every  woman,  the 
Board  of  Directors  has  temporarily  lowered  the  financial 
obligation  of  an  incoming  member.  With  the  income  from 
the  former  higher  initiation  fee  thus  shut  off,  the  Pantry  Sale 
has  been  revived  with  a  definite  purpose — to  make  money. 
At  the  last  Sale  more  commodities  could  have  been  sold  had 
more  been  available  for  selling.  "I  can't  give  time  to  the 


club  services  as  I  would  like,"  is  often  overheard  in  the 
elevator.  Here  is  that  chance  to  serve!  Every  member  now 
can  and  should  think  in  terms  of  a  gift  to  the  forthcoming 
1941  Pantry  Sale.  This  Sale  is  not  until  November  25,  but 
if  it  is  to  be  the  success  it  should,  it  demands  the  whole- 
hearted support  of  those  who  can  give  to  it  some  of  the 
things  which  other  members  will  be  delighted  to  buy  on 
November  25.  Thereby  both  giver  and  buyer  will  have  the 
inner  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  the  finances  of  her  club 
are  helped  by  her  volunteer  cooperation.  This  is  the  only 
time  of  year  when  gifts  in  kind  are  asked.  Further,  it  is 
several  years  since  such  gifts  have  been  requested.  Every 
one  can  give  if  she  will,  for  the  list  is  varied  and  widespread 
enough  to  satisfy  all.  Share  with  your  club  your  bounty  in 
this  land  of  plenty.  The  club  needs  your  help.  The  club 
thanks  you  for  it. 


FIRELIGHTING 

IN  THE  LOUNGE 
OCTOBER  6 
8  O'CLOCK 


THE  FIRELIGHTING 
CEREMONY  OF  1941 
HAS  SPECIAL  MEANING 
AS  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 
FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF 
CALIFORNIA  REDEDICATES 
ITSELF  TO  SERVICE  IN  CON- 
NECTION WITH  THE  PROGRAM 
FOR  NATIONAL  AND  CIVIL 

DEFENSE. 

▼ 

Refreshments  follow  — cider  and  doughnuts 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  OCTOBER,   1941 


CAMOUFLAGE 
IN  NATURE 

by  Robert  Cunningham  Miller 

Director  California  Academy  of  Sciences 


Colohus  Mon\ey 
Group  in  the  Simson 

African  Hall, 

California  Acaderny 

of  Sciences 


^  Most  people  think  of  camouflage  as  the  painting  of 
funny  stripes  on  battleships,  and  vaguely  wonder  how 
anything  can  be  concealed  by  giving  it  the  general  color  pat- 
tern of  an  escaped  convict.  This  so-called  "dazzle  painting" 
of  ships  is,  however,  only  a  relatively  minor  phase  of  camou- 
flage, which  in  its  broader  aspects  may  be  defined  as  the  art 
and  science  of  deceiving  the  eyesight  of  an  enemy  or  victim. 

The  word  camouflage  is  a  relatively  recent  one  which  was 
added  almost  simultaneously  to  the  French  and  English 
languages  during  the  preceding  world  war.  The  French  dic- 
tionary which  served  this  writer  through  college  does  not 
contain  it,  although  its  root  is  to  be  found  there  in  the  verb 
camoufler  (slang) ,  to  deceive  or  swindle,  and  the  reflexive 
se  camoufler,  to  disguise  oneself.  A  "section  de  camouflage" 
was  organized  in  the  French  army  late  in  1915,  which 
proved  so  successful  in  concealing  gun  positions  and  obser- 
vation posts  that  the  British  followed  suit  early  in  1916  with 
the  organization  of  the  British  camouflage  service  as  a  unit 
qf  the  Royal  Engineers. 

Although  the  word  is  new,  and  the  systematic  application 
of  camouflage  a  recent  development  of  military  science,  the 
practise  itself  is  extremely  old.  In  "Macbeth"  we  have  an 
eleventh  century  example  which  is  probably  more  than 
legendary,  when  "Birnam  wood  removed  to  Dunsinane"  in 
the  form  of  branches  carried  by  Malcolm's  supporters  to 
conceal  their  advance.  The  deadfall  and  the  pitfall  are  very 
ancient  devices,  both  representing  weapons  concealed 
through  a  careful  simulation  of  nature.  Savage  tribes  prac- 


tise various  kinds  of  camouflage,  and  in  all  probability 
primitive  man  invented  means  to  conceal  himself  and  his 
works  for  purposes  of  offense  and  defense. 

But  however  early  in  human  history  camouflage  may 
have  been  practised  with  conscious  intent  to  deceive,  it  was 
used  long  before  that  in  Nature;  and  even  today  we  find  the 
best  perfected  examples,  not  on  the  battlefields  of  Europe 
nor  in  our  own  now  familiar  "war  games,"  but  among  birds 
and  animals,  reptiles,  insects  and  fish.  Regardless  of  what 
weapons  of  offense  or  defense  they  may  have  developed, 
concealment  has  remained  a  factor  of  major  importance  to 
most  kinds  of  animal  life;  and  in  the  age-old  struggle  for 
existence,  camouflage  has  been  put  to  the  acid  test.  The 
species  that  have  survived  are  those  whose  camouflage  has 
worked. 

It  is  not  to  be  assumed  for  a  moment  that  the  colors  and 
patterns  which  seem  in  themselves  most  inconspicuous  will 
afford  the  greatest  degree  of  concealment  under  field  condi- 
tions. The  iridescent  colors  of  the  humming  bird  are  quite 
at  home  among  the  flowers  which  it  frequents.  The  bizarre 
patterns,  shapes  and  colors  of  tropical  fish  which  appear  so 
striking  in  an  aquarium  may  afford  their  possessors  a  high 
degree  of  concealment  among  their  native  coral  reefs.  Few 
animals  show  more  brilliant  or  striking  coloration  than  a 
tiger  as  seen  at  the  zoo  or  as  a  rug  on  somebody's  floor;  yet 
the  tiger  is  famous  for  its  terrifying  ability  to  move  unseen 
through  the  jungle,  its  black  and  yellow  stripes  paralleling 
the  upright  strips  of  vegetation. 


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Lighting  effects  must  be  taken  account  of  in  this  connec- 
tion. Every  woman  knows  that  a  complexion  which  is  at  its 
best  in  a  softly  lighted  room  does  not  always  appear  to  such 
good  advantage  in  the  white  light  of  day;  and  the  best  that 
art  superimposed  on  nature  can  devise  looks  pretty  depress- 
ing in  the  glow  of  a  green  or  yellow  neon  sign,  or  the  fog- 
lights  of  our  bridges.  Camouflage  must  always  take  account 
of  the  situation  in  which  it  is  to  be  used. 

It  is  a  popular  misconception,  fostered  by  writers,  not  by 
artists,  that  trees  are  green  and  skies  are  blue.  Many  a  poet 
who  has  written  of  maidens  with  eyes  Hke  the  skies 
would  be  surprised,  not  to  say  startled,  if  he  actually  saw 
one.  To  verify  this,  it  is  necessary  only  to  look  out  the  win- 
dow. By  the  same  process  it  may  be  ascertained  that  leaves 
in  sunshine  are  much  more  yellow  than  green.  Many  of 
our  most  brightly  colored  birds,  the  Yellow  Warbler  or 
the  Golden  Pileolated  Warbler,  for  example,  closely  re- 
semble foliage  in  sunlight. 

Because  light  is  something  that  cannot  be  controlled, 
camouflage  that  depends  on  pattern  is  in  general  more  suc- 
cessful than  that  which  depends  on  color.  Th's  :s  true  both 
of  camouflage  in  Nature  and  as  practised  by  man.  It  was  not 
long  after  the  introduction  of  "dassle  painting"  of  ships 
that  submarine  periscopes  were  provided  with  color  filters 
to  obviate  the  effect  of  the  varied  colors.  Thereafter  camou- 
flage of  ships  became  a  matter  of  pattern  rather  than  of  color. 

In  the  Colobus  Monkeys  pictured  at  the  beginning  of  this 


article,  the  "V  for  Victory"  design  docs  not  l(H)k  like  any 
thing  that  would  tend  to  conceal  the  wearers.  Yet  I  think 
anyone  looking  at  this  photograph  will  admit  that,  whatever 
these  animals  may  be  thought  to  look  like,  they  look  much 
less  h\e  monkeys  than  if  they  lacked  the  white  cape  and 
other  markings.  This  in  itself  is  a  primar>'  principle  of 
camouflage.  The  object  must  look  like  something  different 
from  what  it  is. 

In  the  case  of  these  monkeys  we  cannot  definitely  say 
that  they  resemble  anything  else  in  Nature.  On  the  contrary, 
we  might,  in  a  manner  of  speaking,  say  that  the  "object" 
of  their  color  pattern  is  to  make  them  resemble  nothing  in 
particular.  The  strong  black  and  white  pattern  breaks  up 
the  outline  in  such  a  way  that  at  a  little  distance,  and  unless 
It  were  in  motion,  we  should  have  to  look  at  it  quite  closely 
to  be  sure  that  this  was  an  animal  at  all. 

This  principle  of  animal  coloration  was  pointed  out  by  an 
artist,  the  late  Abbott  Thayer,  who  advanced  it  as  an  ex- 
planation of  many  of  the  bold  or  curious  patterns  of  animals. 
It  is  further  the  basic  principle  of  "dazzle  painting."  The 
bold,  irregular  bands  and  stripes  so  puzzling  to  the  lay  ob- 
server are  designed  to  break  up  the  outline  of  the  object  so 
decorated,  thus  reducing  its  visibility  at  a  distance.  In  the 
case  of  dazzle  painting  of  ships,  of  course,  there  is  the  further 
intention,  once  the  ship  has  been  sighted,  of  misleading  the 
observer  as  to  its  identity,  type,  speed,  and  distance. 

Another  principle  which  Thayer  I  Continued  on  page  19 


I'u.^lihiuk,  (.hiinp  m  tlie  Sim.'ion  African  Hall.  Calijornta  Academx  of  Sciences 
CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  OCTOBER,   1941 


IDEALS 
IN  ACTION 


During  the  past  year  I  have  served  as  a  member  of  one 
of  the  Public  Relations  Committees  of  The  Community 
Chest.  The  purpose  of  the  committee  has  been  to  interest 
members  of  social  and  educational  organizations  in  the' 
wor}{  of  the  Chest  through  visits  to  its  agencies.  At  one  of 
the  first  meetings  it  was  suggested  that  the  committee  as  a 
group  li\ewise  a  visiting  go.  We  agreed  with  some  reluc- 
tance. Each  member  had  been  raised  in  San  Francisco,  each 
\new  something  about  the  agencies,  each  had  collected  for 
the  C/iest  in  the  first  years  of  its  drives,  therefore,  we 
thought  in  our  particular  case  Chest  visits  were  just  another 
thing  to  do  and  a  waste  of  time. 

However,  once  started,  we  have  not  stopped.  We  have 
seen  new  agencies  and  old  agencies,  boys'  clubs  and  girls' 
clubs,  babies  and  old  people,  health  centers  and  well  cen- 
ters. Always  warmly  greeted  bv  the  personnel,  we  have 
caught  something  of  the  atmosphere  which  stambs  each  in- 
stitution, and  w€  have  seen  how  wisely  and  efficiently  the 
fund  to  which  we  have  contributed  has  been  apportioned. 
1  can  thin\  of  nothing  of  more  interest  and  benefit  to  Club 
members  than  a  series  of  tours  to  these  agencies,  arranged 
for  by  Miss  Miriayn  Fields  of  The  Community  Chest. 

Our  attention  was  attracted  to  the  number  of  members 
of  The  Klational  League  for  Woman's  Service  whose  names 
appeared  among  those  deeply  interested  in  Chest  Agencies. 
This  is  not  surprising,  for  The  League,  throughout  the 
years,  has  remained  true  to  its  ideals.  It  has  developed  its 
Volunteer  Service,  it  has  trained  its  members  in  the  ways 
of  service,  and  it  has  responded  faithfidly  to  the  many  de- 
mands made  upon  it. 

The  following  articles  describe  some  of  the  activities  of 
The  Chest  Agencies.  They  are  of  interest,  not  only  because 
of  the  glimpse  they  give  of  the  wor\  made  possible  by  funds 
contributed  to  The  Community  Chest,  but  because  they 
show  a  few  of  the  many  fields  into  which  the  ideals  of  The 
'H.ational  League  for  Woman's  Service  are  carried  bv  its 
members. 

^Helen  Gilbert  Booth, 
(Mrs.  W.  F.  Booth,  Jr.) 


^  It  is  difficult  to  write  in  a  few  words  an  account  of  an 
organisation  founded  in  1 890,  yet  which  continues  to 
meet  present-day  problems  with  youthful  vigor  and  dili- 
gently seeks  new  frontiers  to  conquer. 

From  1890  until  1902  youthful  and  enthusiastic  volun- 
teers  learned  at  first  hand  that  happiness  could  be  brought 
to  the  families  crowded  on  the  steep  slopes  of  Telegraph 
Hill  if  some  of  their  own  privileges  were  shared. 

Thus,  in  1902,  they  enthusiastically  responded  to  the 
call  of  their  founder  on  her  return  from  hospital  training 
in  New  York.  Her  suggestions  that  a  Neighborhood  House 
with  services  similar  to  those  carried  on  in  the  Henry  Street 
Settlement  were  discussed  and  financial  help  received  from 
interested  friends. 

The  members  of  the  Women's  City  Club  must  know  full 
well  the  story  of  that  first  Neighborhood  House  on  Tele- 
graph Hill,  for  from  that  House  has  developed  every  func- 
tion of  public  health  nursing  as  known  today  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  also  many  of  the  present  activities  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Health.  None  of  these  were  known  when  Elisabeth 
Ashe  blazed  the  trail  from  the  hill  top  on  which  was 
perched  the  first  Telegraph  Hill  House  —  visiting  nurses 
—  school  nurses  —  child  welfare  conferences  —  neigh- 
borhood clinics  —  tenament  house  inspection,  yes  and 
playgrounds  and  clubs  for  boys  and  girls,  all  were  unknown 
at  that  date  in  San  Francisco.  The  doors  of  oportunity,  the 
gateway  to  health  was  symbolized  by  the  open  door  of  the 
Neighborhood  House.  That  door,  which  is  never  closed,  is 
the  entrance  to  a  home  in  the  midst  of  homes,  a  family  in 
the  midst  of  families.  The  family  is  its  unit.  Neighborliness 
is  its  life. 

Dates,  figures,  statistics  of  every  kind  are  available,  but 
to  know  the  spirit  which  underlies  it  all,  one  must  see  and 
share  in  its  activities. 

The  recent  study  made  by  the  Community  Chest  of  this 
and  the  other  Neighborhood  Houses  and  Community  Cen- 
ters develops  one  outstanding  compelling  fact,  for  it  urges 
that  in  every  crowded  district  in  San  Francisco  such  a 
center  be  provided.  Yet  in  the  past,  during  all  the  years  of 
close  cooperation  and  eff^ort  under  the  Community  Chest, 
the  annual  Chest  appeals  are  not  adequately  answered  by 
an  indiiferent  public,  thus  expenditures  have  been  curtailed 
and  the  services  and  standards  recommended  by  the  Re- 
search Commttee  as  necessary,  cannot  be  adopted  unless 
funds  for  these  eight  centers  are  obtained.  Telegraph  Hill 
Neightborhood  House  is  but  one.  We  urge  that  every 
reader  strive  to  pass  on  to  others  the  great  value  of  this 
answer  to  the  problems  of  youth.  Only  if  the  Community 
Chest  is  filled  to  overflowing  can  the  city  be  served  in 

every  district.  .  „ 

— Alice  Griffith. 

The  Jewish  Family  Service  Agency  was  established  in 
18i0.  The  objects  are  to  extend  to  needy  persons  relief  not 
available  from  other  sources,  and  to  provide  case  work 
services  designed  to  cope  with  problems  of  individual  or 
family  maladjustment. 


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Those  receiving  financial  aid  include  dependent  families 
with  children  under  care  of  the  Juvenile  Court,  the  aged 
not  eligible  to  public  pensions,  deserted  mothers,  families 
temporarily  distressed,  the  chronic  sick  who  need  special 
placement,  non-residents  in  need  of  emergency  help,  etc. 
Relief  is  given  on  the  basis  of  a  carefully  computed  budget 
scale  which  provides  for  the  essentials  of  rent,  food,  cloth- 
ing and  utilities.  Second  hand  clothing  and  furniture  do- 
nated by  the  community  are  also  distributed. 

Modest  loans  may  be  made  to  establish  families  in  self 
supporting  enterprises  where,  because  of  physical  condi- 
tions, age,  etc.,  there  is  little  prospect  of  economic  rehabili- 
tation otherwise.  Vocational  and  educational  scholarships 
are  provided  in  exceptional  cases.  In  the  summer,  children 
judged  to  be  in  need  of  vacations  for  health  or  other  reasons 
are  sent  to  camps. 

The  Agency  makes  investigations  of  applications  for  the 
placement  of  children  and  of  aged  persons  who  require 
care  away  from  their  own  families. 

In  addition  to  those  who  require  material  aid,  the  or- 
ganization provides  case  work  services  for  men  and  women 
suffering  from  mental  ill  health,  for  youngsters  wth  deep- 
seated  personality  problems,  and  families  in  danger  of  dis- 
ruption because  of  disturbed  relationships. 

The  program  is  financed  primarily  by  the  Community 
Chest.  Certain  special  services  are  made  possible  by  dona- 
tions. Approximately  eighty-five  percent  of  the  available 
funds  is  expended  for  financial  assistance  and  for  direct 
service  to  those  seeking  the  help  of  the  organization.  The 
balance  represents  expenses  incident  to  this  work. 

In  the  course  of  the  year  approximately  1500  different 

"cases"  are  aided  with  relief  and  services  in  the  effort  to 

enable  the  mal-adjusted  individual  to  attain  personal  and 

social  self  sufficiency  and  generally  to  protect  the  stability 

of  family  life.  r         r,  c 

— Jane  Barth  Sloss, 

(Mrs.  Richard  L.  Sloss) 


The  story  of  the  Children's  Hospital  is  one  of  enterprise, 
effort  and  devotion  on  the  part  of  a  few  women  inspired 
by  the  desire  to  provide  the  best  medical  aid  for  sick 
women  and  children. 

With  a  vision  of  ever  increasing  usefulness,  these  women, 
pioneers  in  the  field,  in  March  1875,  incorporated  the  fu- 
ture hospital  as  the  "Pacific  Dispensary."  The  objects  of 
the  Dispensary  were  similar  to  those  of  the  present  Hos- 
pital which  are,  the  care  of  sick  women  and  children, 
assistance  to  women  in  the  study  and  practice  of  medicine 
and  surgery,  and  the  higher  education  and  training  of 
nurses. 

This  was  the  first  Training  School  for  Nurses  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Its  students  and  graduates  have  ever  since 
been  known  for  their  skill  as  nurses  and  their  kindly  care 
of  patients. 

The  "Hospital  for  Children  and  Training  Sch(X)l  for 
Nurses"   followed   in    1S85   when   the   "Dispensary"  was 


reincorporated  as  a  hospital  for  the  care  of  women  and 
children.  The  Hospital  started  with  six  beds  in  what  is  now 
a  dcjwntown  district,  but  rapid  gro\^th  necessitated  many 
moves  which  would  be  interesting  to  follow  if  space  were 
allowed. 

In  1887  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Gray,  friends  of  the 
Hospital,  gave  fifty  varas  of  the  present  site,  California 
and  Maple  Streets,  for  a  new  building.  On  this  site, 
through  the  generosity  of  friends  in  gifts  and  bequests, 
the  fruitful  struggles  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  the 
able  help  of  the  Auxiliary,  the  present  institution  consists 
of  several  buildings  having  beds  for  200  patients  and  the 
space-consuming  modern  hospital  equipment.  There  is  still 
constant  need  of  new  buildings  and  new  equipment  to 
keep  abreast  of  the  developments  in  the  science  of  medidne. 

The  Children's  Hospital  has  always  been  a  non-profit 
institution,  any  profit  from  private  patients  being  used  with 
the  funds  from  the  Community  Chest  for  the  care  of  those 
unable  to  pay  for  themselves. 

While  both  women  and  children  are  cared  for,  the 
care  of  children  has  predominated.  As  the  years  have 
passed,  many  children  have  been  made  happy  and  well  in 
"Little  Jim  Ward." 

The  ideal  of  the  group  of  women  who  founded  the 
Children's  Hospital  continues  to  be  the  aim  of  those  con- 
cerned with  the  operation  of  the  Hospital  today;  to  main- 
tain an  atmosphere  of  human  sympathy  and  friendliness 
and  to  keep  step  with  the  developments  of  modern  medical 

science.  .  .  ^    _. 

— Mabel  L.  Pierce. 


The  cool  smell  of  tall  redwtxjds,  the  warm  smell  of  sun 
on  brown  earth,  the  green  of  deep  forests  and  the  gold  of 
shining  hillsides  against  the  blue  sky.  Gay  games  under 
the  trees,  swimming  in  the  big  pool,  walking  in  the  woods, 
"Cookie's"  wonderful  meals,  simple  services  in  the  little 
chapel,  singing  and  dancing  after  supper,  reading,  handi- 
craft, and  long  healthful  nights  of  sleep.  For  forty  years 
such  visions  have  been  coming  back  to  those  who  have 
ever  experienced  St.  Dorothy's  Rest. 

Forty  years  ago  this  summer,  the  little  train  chugged  its 
way  up  into  the  redwoods,  with  the  first  load  of  eager,  shy, 
enthusiastic,  noisy,  quiet,  lame,  blind,  frail,  convalescent 
children.  And  now  forty  years  later,  by  bus,  station  wagon, 
or  ordinary  car,  similar  groups  of  excited  youngsters  from 
five  to  fourteen  years,  who  otherwise  would  be  playing  in 
the  city  streets,  travel  up  into  the  tall  trees,  to  be  greeted 
and  cared  for,  guided,  healed  and  watched  over,  through 
many  happy  weeks. 

Primarily  a  summer  home  for  convalescent  children, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  St.  Dorothy's 
welcomes  every  child.  There  is  no  bar  of  race  or  creed. 
The  only  bar  is  lack  of  space  for  all  the  children  St. 
Dorothy's  would  like  to  take.  However,  the  rustic  but 
comfortable  cottages  house  about  i  Continued  on  page  18 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  OCTOBER,   1941 


POETRY  PAGE 


From  AN  INVOCATION 

TO  THE  SEA 

The  sea!  The  sea! 
Who  loveth  not  its  blue  sublimity? 
Its  lips  implore,  with  endless  moan, 
The  wanderer  to  strands  unknown! 
Aye,  "tis  the  cry  of  Fate,  forever  calUng 

To  men  and  dynasties  and  nations  proud, 
The  voice  of  destiny,  imperious  falling 

Amidst  earth's  blindly  herded  crowd. 
To  challenge  men,  to  charge  them  steer 

Upon  the  westering  sun's  gold  path  of  fire. 
To  bid  them  stifle  joy  and  fear 

And  all  save  wandering's  wild  desire! 
Ia),  how  It  rolls  around  the  sphere, 

Thumping  at  all  the  granite  gateways  strong. 
Waking  the  sleeping  cities,  shouting  high 

The  watchword  Progress!  to  the  chosen  throng 
The  race  shall  on  though  men  go  forth  and  die! 
Intonating  deep  and  hollow 
Cries  the  sea-voice:  "Spirits,  follow! 
Follow  through  the  flying  foam. 

Follow  through  the  roaring  gale. 
Waste  of  tide  shall  be  your  home. 

Warring  blasts  shall  swell  your  sail!" 

— Charles  Keeler. 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 

DEATH,  SCARCELY  NEED 
I  TROUBLE  THEE 

Such  peace  is  on  this  great  pine  wood, 

Such  moonlight  on  the  sea. 
Such  running  rhythms  on  the  night 

That  frontiers  cease  to  be. 

Flesh  has  no  longer  surface. 

Wind  cleanses  it  as  air. 
It  feels  like  wings,  it  has  no  weight, 

Light  pierces  everywhere. 

There  is  no  place  for  sin  to  hide, 

No  place  by  pain  controlled. 
Nothing  is  there  that  hate  can  touch. 

Nothing  that  love  can  hold. 

I  measure  by  the  tallest  tree, 

Holding  my  two  hands  high, 
Till  brushing  past  the  topmost  plume 

They  cup  beneath  the  sky. 

Facing  the  shore  I  spread  wide  arms 

That  lengthen  without  end; 
The  ocean  rolls  against  my  breast. 

Nor  does  my  being  bend. 

I  curve  them  and  they  ring  the  moon. 

Night  star  and  star  of  day. 
And  every  other  globed  thing 

God  made  to  light  the  way. 

Death,  scarcely  need  I  trouble  thee  — - 

So  close  my  Future  lies. 
So  vast  a  confirmation  speaks 

In  wind  and  sea  and  skies. 

— Charlotte  Kellogg. 

LONELINESS 

Dawn,  and  the  v^'hite  dunes  lying 
Wide  and  free  to  the  sky  — ■ 
Dawn,  and  the  light  mist  flying 
Swiftly  by. 

White  dawn,  and  the  sea  sand  singing 
To  the  wind  of  the  cool  green  sea  — • 
Dawn  —  and  your  joyous  winging 
To  me! 

Night;  and  the  grim  shore  lying 
Gray  to  a  somber  moon  — 
Night !  One  lone  seagull  crying 
Over  the  dune. 

Gray  night,  and  a  silence  clinging 
To  the  Dunes  and  the  lonely  shore  — 
Night  —  I  shall  know  your  singing 
Never  more! 

^Harry  Noyes  Pratt. 


Charles  Augustus  Keeler  was  born  in  Mi]wau\ee.  "Wis.,  in  I87J  and  died  in  Ber\eley  in  J937.  He  was  the  author  of  many  hoo\s 
of  poems  and  prose  and  contributed  to  many  publications.  He  made  a  tour  around  the  world  in  a  recital  of  original  poems  in  191112, 
and  was  with  the  Harriman  Expedxtion  to  Alas\a  in  1899. 

Charlotte  Hoffman  Kellogg  was  educated  in  the  L/niversity  of  California,  She  was  the  wife  of  the  late  Dr.  Vernon  L.  Kellogg. 
scientist.  She  worked  in  occupied  Belgium  as  member  of  the  California  Commodities  Commission  for  relief  in  Belgium  I9i6-i9,  and 
ivas  speaker  for  the  U.  S.  Food  Administration  in  1917.  The  above  is  from  her  boo\  of  poems,  "Pacific  Light,"  published  in  1939- 
Harry  Noyes  Pratt  is  director  of  the  E.  B.  Croc\er  Art  Gallery  at  Sacramento;  formerly  oicner-editor  of  the  Lodi  Post:  editor  The 
Overland  Monthly,   ;923-25;  art  editor.  S.  F.  Chronicle,  1922, 


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OCTOBER,   1941  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


GREEN 
GROW  THE 
VALLEYS-O! 

by  Josephine  Martin 

^  That  was  the  favorite  ballad  of  the 
early  California  pioneers;  tradition  has 
it  that  it  was  a  corruption  of  this  song  that 
produced  the  word  "Gringo"  applied  by 
the  natives  to  the  first  famihes  of  '49. 

Our  valleys  are  still  green,  particularly 
those  valleys  where  the  vegetables  are 
grown  for  our  overflowing  markets.  And  as 
I  survey  these  products  of  the  soil,  week 
after  week,  I  wonder  at  the  patience  of 
those  who  continue  to  toil  over  Mother 
Earth,  bringing  forth  good  foods  that  the 
great  majority  of  the  population  ignores. 

Marketing  is  my  business;  early  every 
morning  I  am  in  the  produce  district  look- 
ing over  the  fruits  and  vegetables  that  have 
come  in  overnight.  That  information  is 
later  condensed  into  a  radio  program.  And 
since  I  have  been  following  this  course  now 
for  some  six  years,  I  think  I  may  be  per- 
mitted to  say  that  I  know  my  onions! 

But  I  know  so  many  other  good  foods, 
too;  knowledge  that  is  apparently  known 
only  to  me  and  the  thrifty  Italians  and 
Chinese.  They  alone  use  and  enjoy  so  many 
of  these  delicious  foods  that  could  add  so 
much  to  our  routine  menus,  and,  inci 
dentally,  could  save  us  money  in  our  mar 
keting. 

But  how  many  people  know  the  delect 
able  qualities  of  rappini?  Turnip  tops  .  . 
gently  boiled  for  a  few  minutes  in  salted 
water,  then  stirred  into  the  pan  where  de- 
lectable pork  chops  have  been  cooked,  and 
allowed  to  accumulate  succulence  and 
flavor. 

As  for  our  salad  bowls,  how  very  much 
there  is  in  the  markets  waiting  to  jump  in 
and  join  the  eternal  head-lettuce-and-tomato 
combination!  There  is  the  dagger-like  leaf 
of  the  common  dandelion  which  will  add 
that  tangy  touch  of  flavor,  just  bordering 
on  the  bitter,  but  Oh  so  stimulating,  and 
as  my  Italian  friends  at  the  markets  assure 
me  "Ver'  good  for  the  stomaaach!" 

The  hostess  who  serves  Romaine  lettuce 
and  Roquefort  dressing  pats  herself  on  the 
back  for  her  culinary  sophistication.  But 
why  stop  there?  There  is  the  delicate  field 
salad  (expensive,  but  worth  it!),  the  Oak- 
Leaf  lettuce,  Australian  butter  lettuce,  and 
now  we  have  the  cultivated  cress  at  long 
last,  which  is  permitted  to  be  sold  with  the 
blessing  of  the  Department  of  Health. 

But  in  addition  to  this  ignoring  of  the 
lesser    known    vegetables.    I    have    another 


complaint  against  my  sex.  It's  their  amaj- 
ing  tendency  when  they  go  marketing  to 
buy  enthusiastically  when  the  vegetables 
are  high  in  price,  and  later  on,  when  they 
are  just  as  good,  but  a  tenth  the  price,  to 
ignore  them  completely. 

Now  that's  a  state  of  aff^airs  that  the  de- 
fense emergency  is  going  to  take  care  of, 
we  may  be  sure  of  that.  With  the  canners 
and  frozen-foods  packers  in  the  fields  at 
the  opening  of  every  season,  buying  right 
and  left  at  as  good  a  price  or  even  better 
than  the  wholesalers  can  offer,  women  are 
going  to  reflect  a  bit  sorrowfully  upon  the 
string  beans,  for  instance,  that  they  turned 
down  at  three  cents  a  pound,  the  lima 
beans  they  passed  by  because  "they're  such 
a  nuisance  to  shell,"  and  the  delectable 
kohlrabi,  neglected  because  "it's  so  hard  to 
peel!" 

We're  going  to  buy  more  green  vege- 
tables because  of  the  education  we're  get- 
ting in  the  matter  of  nutrition;  we're  going 
to  prepare  them  properly  and  we're  not 
going  to  waste  them  .  .  .  thanks  to  the  in- 
creasing screams  from  the  suffering  pocket- 
book. 

But  most  of  all,  I  hope  we're  going  to 
broaden  our  knowledge  and  increase  our 
repertoire  of  cookery.  We'll  do  more  than 
just  look   at   the   cardoni,    the   borage,   the 


mustard  greens  and  sorrell,  we'll  use  them. 
The  recipes  will  probably  come  from  our 
Italian  friends  or  the  man  from  whom  we 
purchase  our  vegetables,  or  perhaps  the 
Chinese  peddler  who  mends  the  cane-seated 
chairs! 

We  can  learn  so  much  from  the  Chinese 
such  as  cooking  the  delectable  sugar  peas 
and  eating  them  pods  and  all  .  .  .  bean 
sprouts,  and  Chinese  cabbage.  Yes,  there 
are  many  other  trophies  to  bring  home 
from  Chinatown  in  addition  to  the  Canton 
ware  and  preserved  ginger. 

And  if  it  were  not  for  the  Chinese  and 
Japanese  the  persimmon  growers  might  well 
go  out  of  business  altogether,  for  they  are 
the  great  buyers  of  this  exotic  fruit.  They 
too  are  almost  the  sole  users  of  the  Kelsey 
plums  when  they  come  into  our  markets: 
green  as  grass  and  hard  as  Pharoah's  heart, 
but  the  Chinese  pickle  and  preserve  them. 

Many  a  time  in  the  past  when  I  have 
seen  loads  of  good  food  come  into  the  mar- 
kets and  then  seen  loads  of  it  go  out  to  the 
hog  raisers  because  of  no  buyers  I  have 
thought  "The  day  may  come  when  we  will 
wish  we  might  buy  that  good  spinach  at  the 
price  they're  asking  today.  .  .  ."  So,  in  the 
light  of  present  events  I'm  thinking  of 
changing  my  name  to  Cassandra,  in  honor 
of  the   prophetess  whom  nobody  believed. 


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A  Blood  Bank  —  A  Next 
Step  In  National  Defense 

('Editor's  "Hfitt:  The  following  material 
was  supplied  by  Dr.  ]ohn  R.  Upton.) 

^  For  many  years  various  groups  have 
discussed  the  need  of  a  city-wide  Blood 
Bank  for  San  Francisco.  A  year  and  a  half 
ago  a  Blood  Bank  was  started  at  the  San 
Francisco  Hospital  for  the  patients  resident 
therein. 

British  Relief  Assists 

About  this  time,  it  was  learned  that  the 
Medical  Department  of  the  British  War 
Relief  was  planning  to  start  a  center  to  pre- 
pare dried  plasma  for  shipment  to  Great 
Britain  and  it  was  thought  advisable,  for 
the  good  of  both  projects,  that  they  work  in 
unison.  This  plan  was  approved  by  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  County  Society 
and  by  the  British  War  ReHef  Association, 
under  its  medical  director,  John  R.  Upton. 
A  new  committee  was  formed,  consisting  of 
DeWitt  K.  Burnham,  chairman;  Edmund 
Butler,  Chauncey  Leake,  Curtis  Smith  and 
John  R.  Upton,  secretary-treasurer. 

The  first  problem  was  one  of  financing. 
The  Medical  Department  of  the  British 
War  Relief  Association  had  already  been 
promised  fifteen  thousand  dollars  from  the 
W.  G.  Irwin  Trust  Fund  for  their  Plasma 
Center.  When  the  Irwin  Estate  was  inter- 
viewed about  the  combination  of  the  two 
projects,  the  trustees  were  pleased  to  have 
the  money  used  to  buy  all  the  equipment 
needed  for  the  new  laboratory  at  2180 
Washington  Street,  which  you  will  recollect 
is  the  former  Irwin  home.  In  view  of  this 
initial  generous  donaf'on  the  project  has 
been  named  the  Irniin  Memorial  Blood 
lian\  of  the  San  Francisco  County  Medical 
Society.  The  County  Medical  Society  offered 
the  Bank  free  rent,  and  appropriated  five 
hundred  dollars  for  removal  of  the  library 
stacks  and  for  partial  alterations  to  the 
rooms  chosen.  A  budget  was  drawn  up 
showing  that  at  hast  thirty-six  thousand 
dollars  would  be  requiied  to  finance  the 
Blood  Bank  and  Plasma  Center  for  the  first 
year. 

Equipment  Is  Ordered 

However,  becaus-e  of  great  public  interest 
as  well  as  the  urgent  need  for  dried  plasma 
abroad,  plus  the  interest  in  this  commodity 
to  our  own  Army  and  Navy,  the  commitee 
proceeded  with  its  plans.  The  laboratory  is 


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already  under  construction  and  all  the 
equipment,  including  autoclaves  and  a 
$3,000  Desivac  machine,  have  been  set  up. 
Incidentally,  this  Desivac  machine  will  be 
the  first  one  of  its  kind  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

A  voluntary  Technical  Committee  to 
operate  the  laboratory  has  been  appointed, 
consisting  of  H.  A.  Wyckoff,  chief;  A.  M. 
Moody.  Karl  Meyer,  and  Qayton  G.  Lyon. 
These  men  have  given  much  time  and 
thought  to  the  project. 

The  regular  paid  staff  of  the  laboratory 
will  consist  of  a  head  technician,  assistant 
technician,  two  part-time  doctors  and  a 
nurse  to  assist  in  drawing  blood:  a  full-time 
secretary  and  a  caretaker  who  will  also  be 
responsible  for  releasing  blood  from  the 
Bank  at  night. 

The  method  of  operation  of  our  Blood 
Bank  follows:  At  the  start  of  service,  some 
large  public-spirited  group  was  asked  to 
donate  100  pints  of  blood.  This  blood  was 
taken  by  the  closed  citrate  method  in  special 
donors"  rooms  at  the  Society.  Bloods  were 
typed,  Wassermanns  determined,  and  then 
stored  in  an  icebox  at  4  degrees  centigrade. 
When  a  transfusion  is  required  in  any  of  the 
San  Francisco  hospitals,  the  patient  will  be 
typed  at  the  hospital,  and  the  Blood  Bank 
will  be  telephoned  for  a  pint  of  blood  of 
the  designated  type.  This  will  be  sent  by 
special  messenger,  together  with  "pilot 
tubes"  of  cells  and  serum  for  cross  matching, 
which  in  every  case  must  be  done  to  check 
the  typing.  If  cross  matching  is  satisfactory, 
the  transfusion  will  be  given  by  the  closed 
method,  thus  insuring  a  sterile  procedure 
from  donor  to  recipient.  Then,  at  a  later, 
convenient  time,  a  donor,  either  a  member 
of  the  family  or  a  professional  (as  the  pa- 
tient chooses)  will  be  sent  to  the  Blood 
Bank  to  replace  the  pint  of  blood.  The 
patient  will  pay  a  small  service  charge  of 
five  or  six  dollars,  which  is  actually  much 
less  than  is  now  spent  merely  on  multiple 
typings  alone,  in  order  to  find  a  proper 
donor.  If  a  professional  donor  is  sent,  the 
Blood  Bank  will  select  the  type  desired,  in 
order  to  maintain  an  adequate  supply  of 
that  type  of  blood. 

Donors  Are  Ready 
The  British  War  Relief  Association  al- 
ready has  a  long  list  of  donors  who  are 
eager  to  give  their  blood  to  help  England. 
These  bloods  are  prepared  at  first  in  the 
manner  described  above;  all  are  held  for  a 
number  of  days  in  order  to  keep  the  Blood 
Bank  well  stocked.  As  blood  accumulates  in 
any  one  type,  the  least  recent  will  be  re- 
moved from  the  main  Blood  Bank,  the 
plasma  separated,  frozen  and  dried  to  a 
powder  by  the  Desivac  machine.  TTie  major 
portion  of  the  dried  plasma  will  then  be 
turned  over  to  the  British  War  Relief  As- 
sociation, to  be  shipped  by  the  Red  Cross 
to  Great  Britain.  A  part  of  each  batch  of 
dried  pla'^ma,  however,  will  be  reserved  at 
the   Blond    Bank,   to   create    a    reservoir   of 


dried  blood  for  any  local  disaster.  In  case  of 
a  national  emergency,  the  entire  output  of 
our  plant  will  be  immediately  available  for 
use  of  our  armed  forces. 

Research  work  will  gradually  assume 
larger  proportions  after  the  Blood  Bank  is 
functioning  smoothly,  and  provis'ons  for 
expansion  into  the  manufacture  of  immune 
sera  have  been  contemplated. 

This  timely,  nonprofit  community  project, 
will  make  transfusions  more  readily  avail- 
able here,  will  aid  the  British  and  may  be- 
come an  integral  part  of  our  national  de- 
fense program. 

Speech,  Radio,  Drama: 

A  course  of  practical  study  of  Speech, 
Radio  and  Drama  will  be  given  by  Miss 
Barbara  Horder  beginning  on  October  14. 
Miss  Horder  has  had  wide  experience  in 
directing  acting  and  speech  work.  She  is 
a  graduate  of  the  Central  School  of  Speech 
Training.  London,  and  studied  with  Elsie 
Fogerty.  the  foremost  authority  in  England 
on  speech  and  voice  training.  She  has  had 
many  years  on  the  stage,  including  the  Sybil 
Thorndike  Company  and  the  Birmingham 
Repertory  Company,  the  International 
Theatre  Festival  in  Paris,  and  many  Lon- 
don productions,  also  with  the  British 
Broadcasting  Company.  Later  in  Van- 
couver, Canada.  Miss  Horder  ran  a  studio 
for  voice  and  drama  and  adjudicated  for 
the  Canadian  Musical  Festival  and  the 
Canadian  Dominion  Drama  Festival. 

She  played  with  Laurence  Olivier  and 
Vivian  Leigh  in  their  Broadway  production 
of  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  and  lately  directed 
"St.  Joan"  and  played  Ohvia  in  "Twelfth 
Night"  for  the  Berkeley  Festival  at  the 
Greek  Theatre  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. It  is  suggested  that  the  first  three 
sessions  be  devoted  to  the  study  of  the  fun- 
damentals of  good  speech  and  that  after  that 
the  class  be  divided  into  two  groups,  one  for 
those  primarily  interested  in  Public  Speak- 
ing and  Radio  and  one  for  Drama  and  play 
reading. 

In  these  days  when  women  are  doing  so 
much  public  and  national  work,  good  speech 
and  a  well  developed  voice  are  great  assets. 
These  classes  by  discussion  and  demonstra- 
tion will  tackle  the  practical  problems  con- 
nected with  this  work,  such  as  breath  con- 
trol, how  to  face  a  microphone,  confidence 
in  public  speaking,  placing  and  developing 
the  best  tones  in  the  voice,  and  allied  sub- 
jects. 

It  is  hoped  to  start  the  classes  on  October 
1  4th,  and  members  are  asked  to  register  at 
the  Executive  Office  and  state  which  time  is 
most  suitable,  as  in  addition  to  morning  or 
afternoon  cla.s.ses,  a  class  could  be  formed  in 
the  evening  for  business  women.  Further 
details  will  be  announced  on  the  notice 
board. 

Course  of  ten  lessons,  $10.00;  non-mem- 
bers, $12.50. 


The  Autumn  Hats  are  iust  whot  you  need 
to  give  a  lift  to  your  first  fall  outfits.  .  .  . 
Many  bright  ideas  in  styling  .  .  .  flattering 
brim  hats  for  all  types  ond  ages.  Veils 
high  and  norrow  abo»e  the  crown  and 
swooping  down  over  the  face  wide  and 
full.  .  .  .  Lots  of  hats  are  made  entirely 
of  feathers  and  they  are  so  soft  because 
they  mold  the  head.  .  .  .  Velvet  hats  ore 
shown  but  with  soft  brim.  The  styles  so  for 
are  not  too  extreme,  but  smart,  and  best 
of  all,   flottering. 

Your  hats  also  skillfully  remodeled. 

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FOR  THE  MEN— Customed  tail- 
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Jackets  of  the  finest  silk  Any 
one  of  these  is  an  ideal  gii* 
for  even  the  most  exacting  man 

FOR  THE  CHILDREN  —  Dainty 
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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  OCTOBER,  1941 


I  HAVE  BEEN  READING 


Anybody's  Gold:  The  story  of  California's 
mining  towns;  by  Joseph  Henry  Jack- 
son. Illustrated  by  E.  H.  Suydam. 
Appleton  ■  Century.  $5.  Reviewed  by 
Ruth  Mills  Levin. 


^  "Anybody's  Gold"  is  the  history  of 
the  average  miner,  his  hardship  or 
good  fortune  in  the  early  California  gold 
rush  days.  Mr.  Jackson  hastens  to  explain 
that    the    "early    days"    means    the    Fifties, 


"Call  for 

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which  was  really  the  most  important  por- 
tion of  the  era,  although  the  discovery  of 
gold  at  Sutter's  mill  took  place  in  1849. 
This  event  received  scant  notice  from 
America  at  large  for  several  years.  During 
this  time  the  gold  was  anybody's  who  had 
the  initiative  and  enterprise  to  pick,  shovel 
or  pan,  because  nobody  could  plan  to 
whom  the  land  belonged. 

The  Prologue  sets  the  picture  by  giving 
a  thumb-nail  sketch  of  life  in  California 
under  Spanish  and  Mexican  rule.  The  vast 
ranchos,  the  gracious  living  of  the  Spanish 
dons,  the  padres  and  the  missions  all  began 
to  change  with  the  arrival  of  the  American 
pioneers.  These  people  came  to  seek  land 
and  new  homes,  rather  than  gold,  and  were 
usually  solid,  respectable  citizens,  not  pic- 
turesque adventurers  or  fortune-hunters. 

Although  the  discovery  of  gold  made 
radical  and  dramatic  changes  in  the  Cah- 
fornia  scene,  the  type  of  settler  was  the 
same  for  many  years:  younger  men  from 
all  walks  of  life  who  gladly  braved  hard- 
ship, back-breaking  toil,  and  often  disillu- 
sion to  seek  the  magic  metal.  The  author 
has  drawn  upon  diaries  of  obscure  persons, 
newspapers  and  journals  for  his  narrative 
and  descriptions.  The  diary  of  one,  Hiram 
Pierce,  furnishes  many  interesting  details 
about  his  journey  to  California  via  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama.  His  account  of  life  in 
the  "diggings"  is  far  from  a  picaresque  tale 
of  a  roistering  existence.  From  Dame  Shir- 
ley (Louise  Ameha  Knapp  Smith)  and 
Mrs.  Josiah  Royce  the  reader  learns  of  a 
woman's  life  in  the  California  mining 
towns. 

Certainly  it  would  be  impossible  to  write 
of  this  period  without  mentioning  Sutter, 
Bidwell,  Lola  Montez,  Sam  Brannan  or 
Joaquin  Murieta.  These  famous  personali- 
ties form  the  colorful  background  for  the 
everyday  persons  who  relate  the  grotesque, 
fantastic  and  often  pathetic  story  of  their 
everyday  lives.  Because  of  the  stability  and 
persistence  of  these  last,  the  mines  "came 
of  age"  and  society  became  organised  with 
the  ultimate  result  of  more  orderly  living. 

The  second  section  of  the  book  is  de- 
voted to  descriptions  of  the  mining  towns, 
ghost  towns  and  landmarks  as  they  are  to- 
day. The  author's  intention  in  pointing  out 
places  of  interest  to  tourist  and  visitor,  is 
to  bring  the  story  up-to-date. 

The  beautiful  illustrations  are  the  work 
of  the  late  E.  H.  Suydam,  whose  work  is 
familiar  to  most  readers  through  "San 
Francisco — a  Pageant"  and  "Hawaii:  Isles 
of  Enchantment."  There  is  a  goodly  num- 
ber of  full-page  drawings  of  towns  and 
places  mentioned  in  the  text,  as  well  as 
three  interesting  sketch  maps  of  the  Cen- 
tral, Southern  and  Northern  mines  . 

For  those  of  us  who  have  the  flair  for  re- 
search, an  excellent  reading  list  is  ap- 
pended. Mr.  Jackson  explains  that  most  of 


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the  material  is  available  through  bookstores 
or  public  libraries.  There  is  also  an  index. 
"Anybody's  Gold"  is  interesting  because 
of  the  emphasis  upon  the  average  man  and 
woman,  and  their  contributions  to  our  state. 
The  fluent  style,  excellent  illustrations  and 
wealth  of  detail  will  enrich  the  reader's 
knowledge  of  California  history,  and  stimu- 
late enthusiasm  for  further  study  of  this 
fascinating  subject. 

Some  New  Books  in  the  Library 

NON-FICTION 

BtRLiN  Diary;  Wilham  L.  Shirer. 

I  Like  Brazil;  Jack  Harding. 

You  Can't  Do  Business  With  Hitler; 
Douglas  Miller. 

Chile.  Land  of  Progress;  Earl  P.  Han- 
son. 

The  House  I  Knew;  Elisabeth  Neilson. 

Mission  to  the  North;  Florence  Jaflray 
Harriman. 

The  Road  of  a  Naturalist;  Donald  Cul- 
ross  Peattie. 

Colombia.  Gateway  to  South  America; 
Kathleen  Romoli. 

Sir  Richard  Burtons  Wife;  Jean  Bur- 
ton. 

Of  Men  and  Women;  Pearl  Buck. 

Good  Neighbors;  Hubert  Herring. 

FICTION 

The  Land  of  Spices;  Kate  O'Brien. 
Christopher  Strange;  Ruth  Eleanor  Mc- 

Kee. 
The  Keys  of  the  Kingdom;  A.  J.  Cronin. 
Above  Suspicion;  Helen  Maclnnes. 
You  Go  Your  Way;  Katharine  Brush. 
QuiNCiE  Bolliver;  Mary  King. 

An  Open  Letter 

Dear  Members; 

In  the  course  of  daily  events,  world-wide 
in  scope,  one  little  word  is  constantly 
chanted — "Why?"  "and  why"  "Oh,  why"; 
"but  why?" 

Down  in  the  Women's  City  Club  pool 
we  have  a  "why"  of  our  own.  We  don't 
know  the  answer.  You,  dear  members,  do. 

With  great  pride  and  pleasure  guests  are 
shown  the  pool.  They  are  impressed  by  its 
beauty.  They  are  enthusiastic  over  the  op- 
portunity of  swimming  here.  They  do  swim. 
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But  the  members?  They  agree  whole 
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delighted  to  speak  of  it  as  "our  pool"  but — 
they  do  not  swim!  Why? 

Hair?  Time?  Ability?  Health? 

Their  guests  have  hair,  find  time,  develop 
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Think  it  over,  dear  members.  Perhaps 
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Ideals  In  Action 

(Continued  from   page   11) 

thirty,  and  as  some  come  for  only  one 
week,  some  for  two,  and  some  for  longer, 
there  is  a  chance  during  the  twelve  to  four- 
teen weeks  that  St.  Dorothy's  is  open,  for 
many  more  to  experience  and  benefit  by 
the  unusually  lovely  atmosphere  of  the 
place.  Responsible  for  this  atmosphere  dur- 
ing all  these  years  is  Mrs.  James  Otis  Lin- 
coln, who  with  her  late  husband,  the  Rev- 
erend Dr.  Lincoln,  founded  St.  Dorothy's 
Rest  in  memory  of  their  little  daughter 
Dorothy.  Every  summer  approximately  two 
hundred  children  and  seventy-five  adults 
enjoy  its  warm  hospitality  and  gain  in 
health  and  happiness  under  its  homelike 
roofs  and  guardian  trees.  To  all  who  not 
only  love  children,  but  recognize  their  im- 
portance in  the  future  of  the  world,  St. 
Dorothy's  makes  its  appeal  as  a  small  but 
valuable  stepping  stone  towards  that  better 
future. 

— Harriet  T.  Parsons. 


Suppose  you  were  asked  by  a  young 
mother,  "Where  can  I  leave  my  child  all 
day?  I  must  go  to  work."  One  of  the  best 
answers  you  could  give  would  be:  "In  a 
nursery  school  of  the  Golden  Gate  Kinder- 
garten Association."  An  agency  of  the 
Community  Chest,  this  organization  has 
for  many  years  pioneered  in  the  care  of  the 
Pre  School  child.  Kindergartens  for  under- 
privileged children  in  various  parts  of  town 
were  its  specialty.  As  the  need  was  demon- 
strated, the  School  Department  incorporated 
them,  until  some  years  ago  kindergartens 
became  an  accepted  part  of  the  educa- 
tional system.  At  this  point,  always  em- 
phasizing the  care  of  needy  children,  the 
Association  adapted  its  work  to  the  sound- 
est methods  being  developed  by  psycholo- 
gists and  educators  for  the  care  of  the 
very  young  child.  The  well  child  was  only 
part  of  the  goal.  The  "whole  child"  was 
the  real  concern,  a  healthy  child,  of  good 
habits,  who  could  adjust  himself  easily  to 
the  many  new  situations  a  youngster  must 
meet  in  the  course  of  developing  into  a 
well-integrated  human  being. 

This  is  the  aim  and  contribution  of  the 
Association  to  the  community:  to  provide 
for  the  child  of  the  working  mother,  a 
place,  with  plenty  of  indoor  and  outdoor 
space,  under  safe  and  hygienic  housing 
conditions,  to  provide  play  materials,  to 
help  a  child's  whole  body  and  whole  self 
to  develop,  to  provide  enough  teachers  to 
guide  group  living,  and  develop  wholesome 
habits. 

In  order  that  the  good  work  so  done 
shall  carry  over  into  the  home,  many  con- 
ferences are  held  with  parents  and  a  fine 
understanding  results  from  this  aspect  of 
the  program. 


Because  of  the  flexibdity  of  the  Associa- 
tion, projects  have  been  worked  out  jointly 
with  other  organizations  such  as  the  Infant 
Shelter,  neighborhood  centers,  and,  lately, 
in  the  Chinese  community,  and  on  parental 
co-operation. 

In  all  this  the  Association  has  been  up- 
held by  the  devotion  of  its  long  time  presi- 
dent. Miss  'Virginia  Fitch,  by  gifts  in  the 
past  of  loyal  friends,  by  contributions  of 
parents,  regulated  under  good  case  work 
methods,  and  with  the  support  of  com- 
munity minded  donors  to  the  Community 
Chest.  The  Golden  Gate  Kindergarten  As- 
sociation, in  return,  holds  as  its  highest 
aim,  the  practical  application  of  the  most 
progressive  thought  to  the  guidance  of  the 
child,  who,  because  of  economic  necessity, 
must  be  entru.sted  to  its  care. 

— Ruth  Alexander. 
(Mrs.   Edgar  Alexander) 


In  the  hills,  toward  the  southern  bound- 
ary of  San  Francisco,  there  is  a  district  that 
can  be  reached  easily  enough  by  street  car 
and  bus  but  which  still  retains  a  sense  of 
the  open  country.  The  houses  are  few  and 
far  apart.  The  air  is  warmer  and  clearer 
here  than  in  sections  of  the  city  less  shel- 
tered from  the  ocean  winds  and  fog.  It  is 
tranquil  and  quiet  and  here  in  March. 
1932,  San  Francisco's  Convent  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  opened  its  doors  and  quietly  be- 
gan to  write  another  chapter  in  the  order's 
long  history  of  human  salvage. 

In  accordance  with  the  general  rules  of 
the  order,  the  convent  is  devoted  to  restor- 
ing to  socially  useful  lives  girls  and  young 
women  whose  faulty  environment  has  led 
them  into  immoral  practices  of  one  kind  or 
another,  into  minor  and  even  major  crimes. 
Placements  in  the  school  are  made  by  juve- 
nile courts  throughout  California,  by  social 
agencies,  and  by  parents  or  guardians.  There 
are  no  discriminations  as  to  race,  social  his- 
tory or  religion.  The  only  exception  made 
is  in  the  case  of  the  feeble-minded,  who  are 
not  admitted. 

Tolerance,  kindness  and  love  are,  in 
short,  the  mainspring  of  their  work.  In 
their  tolerance  the  Sisters  find  the  wisdom 
that  enables  them  to  stand  by  while  the  in- 
dividual discovers  her  own  shortcomings, 
works  out  her  own  solutions,  gradually  im- 
poses on  herself  the  self-discipline  that  is 
infinitely  more  effective  and  lasting  than 
any  discipline  imposed  from  without.  Of 
this  theory  and  method  there  may  be  con- 
siderable criticism  but  its  results  are  the 
acid  test  of  its  worth. 

Most  of  the  girls  ultimately  marry  and 
have  children.  Practically  all  of  them  keep 
in  touch  with  the  Sisters  by  writing  and 
visiting  them  occasionally,  for  they  look 
upon  the  Convent  of  the  Good  Shepherd 
not,  as  a  place  of  restraint,  but  as  a  shel- 


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tered  haven  in  which  they  learned   needed 
lessons  of  self-guidance  and  self-discipline. 
— Elena  Eyre  Madison, 

(Mrs.  Marshal  Madison) 

Thirty-two  years — from  the  summer  of 
1909  to  1941  is  a  long  span  for  the  life  of 
any  committee.  Such,  however,  is  the  rec- 
ord of  the  still  active  Baby  Hygiene  Com- 
mittee of  the  American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Women. 

Had  there  not  been  recurring  new  ideas 
and  activities  making  real  contributions  to 
the  life  of  the  Community,  such  a  Com- 
mittee automatically  would  have  ceased  to 
exist. 

The  fact  that  today,  as  in  the  past,  new 
recruits  from  the  San  Francisco  Bay  Branch 
of  the  Association  seek  appointment  as  vol- 
unteer workers  at  the  Health  Center  is  a 
healthy  sign  and  an  indication  that  the  vital 
ideal  of  Service  that  brought  the  Commit- 
tee into  being  still  persists. 

Some  of  the  most  distinguished  women 
in  his  city  have  been  active  volunteers  in 
this  work.  Many  of  these  early  workers 
have  gone  on  to  other  Community  activi- 
ties, but  as  these  women  have  passed  out  of 
the  picture  younger  women  immediately 
have  stepped  into  their  places  and  have 
brought  equally  intelligent  thought  and  new 
ideas  to  the  work. 

The  present  activities  at  the  Health  Cen- 
ter at  754  Oak  Street  are  of  more  interest, 
in  this  story,  than  a  hisory  of  the  past. 

Four  days  a  week  —  from  Tuesday 
through  Friday  —  the  Health  Education 
program  includes:  (1)  Infant  feeding  guid- 
ance; (2)  Runabout  or  Preschool  confer- 
ences, affording  a  wide  range  of  advice;  (3) 
Lectures  by  trained  psychologists  on  habit 
formation  and  a  play-school  for  the  chil- 
dren during  the  lecture  hours;  (4)  Dental 
examination  and  advice;  (5)  Posture 
classes;  (6)  Vaccination  against  small  pox 
and  innocultion  against  diphtheria  as  well 
as  Schick  tests  for  every  child  that  is  regis- 
tered. 

A  fund  in  memory  of  Dr.  Adelaide 
Brown  recently  has  been  established  for  the 
purchase  of  serum  for  immunization  against 
whooping  cough.  This,  we  believe,  is  the 
only  free  service  of  its  kind  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Some  of  the  mothers,  however,  pay 
for  the  cost  of  the  serum,  thus  helping  to 
keep  the  memorial  fund  partially  self-sup- 
porting. The  service  of  the  physician  is 
voluntary  as  are  all  the  medical  services  at 
the  Health  Center. 

Evening  conferences  for  young  fathers 
have  been  a  recent  and  successful  under- 
taking, proving  that  the  American  home  is 
a  co-operative  institution. 

With  the  startling  revelation  that  so 
many  of  the  selectees  for  the  Army  have 
postural  defects,  a  new  emphasis  is  now 
placed  on  this  work  at  the  Center.  The 
physicians  no  longer  wait  to  refer  only  the 


runabout  age  group  to  the  structural 
hygienist.  The  infants  are  thoroughly  ex- 
amined and  the  mother  is  given  instruction^ 
for  necessary  corrective  exercises  and 
manipulation  for  the  small  baby. 

Originally  the  work  was  financed  by  pri- 
vate subscriptions,  but  since  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Community  Chest  it  has  been 
one  of  its  agencies. 

A  staff  of  eight  physicians,  one  dentist 
and  twenty-five  lay  workers,  all  giving  their 
services,  make  possible  a  stupendous  service 
record.  Two  psychologists  and  one  nurse 
are   salaried. 

The  1940  record  shows  that  approxi- 
mately 2,000  individuals  visited  the  Health 
Center,  making  over  11,000  visits. 

New  babies  enrolled,  175;  total  registra- 
tion, 326;  visits,  2,458;  new  runabouts  en- 
rolled, 199;  total  registration,  844;  total 
visits,  7,029;  total  adults  enrolled  (lectures), 
612:  total  visits,  1,855. 

— Elise  W.  Graupner, 
(Mrs.  Adolphus  E.  Graupner) 

Camouflage 
In  Nature 

('Continued  from  page  9) 

pointed  out,  which  is  of  even  wider  appli- 
cability, is  that  of  "counter-shading."  He 
demonstrated  by  ingenious  experiments  that 
an  animal  which  is  colored  dark  above  and 
lighter  underneath  has  much  lower  visibility 
at  a  distance  than  if  it  were  uniformly  colored, 
whether  black  or  brown  or  gray  or  mottled. 
The  theory  is  briefly  that  the  dark  upper 
surface  absorbs  hght  while  the  lighter  under 
surface  reflects  light.  Thus  the  effect  from 
a  distance  is  that  of  a  uniform  coloration, 
blending  with  the  landscape.  In  contrast, 
an  animal  that  actually  is  uniformly  colored 
all  over,  however  neutral  its  shade,  stands 
out  in  silhouette  against  its  background. 
Inasmuch  as  a  majority  of  birds  and  animals 
are  lighter  beneath  than  above,  counter- 
shading  seems  to  be  a  principle  of  conceal- 
ing coloration  of  very  wide  application.  In 
military  practise  it  may  be  noted  that  dazzle 
painting  has  tended  to  give  way  to  more 
subtle  types  of  camouflage. 

In  the  picture  of  the  Bushbuck  accom- 
panying this  article,  both  of  the  foregoing 
principles  are  illustrated.  The  does  in  the 
foreground  are  counter-shaded.  If  in  doubt 
that  they  are  actually  lighter  underneath, 
turn  the  picture  upside  down.  The  white 
markings  on  the  face,  breast  and  legs  of  the 
buck  at  the  left  of  the  picture  illustrate  the 
obliterative  effect  of  white  blotches  on  a 
dark  background. 

There  are  other  principles  of  camouflage 
in  Nature,  too  numerous  and  complex  to 
mention  here.  But  the  ones  we  have  pointed 
out  arc  basic  to  any  understanding  of  the 
concealing  coloration  of  animals,  or  to 
camouflage  as  practised  in  military  science. 


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m  sums 


The  principal  purpose  of  modern 
lighting  is  to  provide  eye-comfort 
illumination.  A  comforting  light 
soothes  irritated  nerves.  Also  it  stops 
facial  scowls  and  squints  caused  by 
eyes  straining  to  see  better  in  im- 
proper light. 

Here  are  four  standard  rules  for 
correct  home  lighting: 

1.  Be  sure  your  light  is  sufficient 
for  the  task  at  hand. 

2.  Avoid   Glare  —  all    lamp  bulbs 
should  be  shaded. 

3.  Avoid  Contrasts — have  enough 
light  in  enough  places. 

4.  There  should  be  Correct  Direc- 
tion of  Light  to  avoid  shadows. 

Follow  these  rules  and  observe  the 
immediate  improvement  when  the 
family  reads,  works  or  plays. 


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THUGS 
for  the  HOME 


Broiling  Sticks  of  Bamboo  for  individual  servings  for  your  cocktail 
parties.  Just  the  thing  for  broiling  chicken  livers,  squares  of 
beef  or  olives. 

Knitting  and  Sewing  Baskets  from  Hawaii  in  unusual  shapes  and 
sizes — all  hand  made  of  Lahala. 

Lahala  place  mats  11x17  hand  woven  in  broad  fiber. 

Glass  Jackets  of  Lahala  in  broad  and  narrow  weave. 

Wooden  Salad  Bowls  as  gift  packages,  with  servers  and  jars  of  Herb 
Seasoning,  Herb  Jellies  and  Herb  Vinegar  .  .  .  also  individual 
jars  of  Mint,  Sage,  Thyme,  Basil  and  Vinegar. 

Cocoanut  Shell  Ladles  for  serving  spaghetti  or  beans — ideal  for  an 

informal  "after  the  game"  buffet. 
Salad  Servers  with  carved  or  plain  handles  in  various  sizes. 

Ham  or  Steak  JBoards  with  prongs  to  keep  meat  from  sliding 
while  being  carved. 

Wooden   frays  and  Plates  for  serving  cold   meats  or  sandwiches. 

Salt  and  Pepper  Shakes  from  Mexico,  hand  carved  in  leaf  design 
in  light  and  dark  wood. 

PaperNapkins  and  Cocktail  Coasters  to  match,onorder,  with  names 
of  host  and  hostess. 

Selected  Wools  for  Knitting  and  Woolen  Goods  for  Suiting.  Direct 
importation  from  Edinburgh. 

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Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday  and  Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


Room  214 11  a.m. 

Cafeteria 2 :30  p.m. 

Lounge 4-6  p.m. 


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NOVEMBER,   1941 

4 — Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  and  Drama Chinese  Room 2  p.m. 

Miss  Barbara  Horder,  Instructor.   10  lessons,  $10.00. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Ann-s Board  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class  —  Mi.ss  Marui  del  Pino Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

5 — Lessons  in  Contract  Bridge  Bidding.  Mrs.  H.  £.  Annis,  Instructor Board  Room 11  a.m. 

8  lessons  $2.00.  Reservations  in  advance. 

6— Needlework  Guild Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening   Program Cafeteria 8  p.m. 

Address:  "Problems  of  National  Defense."  by 
M -.  George  H.  Cabaniss,  Attornr-v-at-Law. 

7 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding 

Lecture:  "The  Place  of  Canned  Goods  in  National  Nutrition" 

Bv  M  ss  Katherine  Smith.  Washington,  D.  C.  (Members  and  guests  invited) 

New  Members'  Tea 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

11 — Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  and  Drama.  Miss  Barbara  Horder Chinese  Room 2  p.m. 

Progressive  Brid(;e  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Ann:s Board  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Maria  del  Pino Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

12 — Lessons  in  Contract  Bridge  Bidding.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis.  Instructor.  8  lessons  $2.00 Board  Room 11  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Montie! Cafeteria 12 :  15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner Nat'l  Def.  Room 6  p.m. 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "Between  the  Acts"  by  Virginia  Woolf. 

13 — French  Round  Table — Mlie.  Lemaire  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table — Mlie.  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8  p.m. 

An  Hour  of  Music,  by  Enid  Henley  Jr.,  Violinist  and  Klea  Grand,  Soprano. 

14 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

18— Pantry   Sale Cafeteria 11  a.m.-9  p.m. 

Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  and  Drama.  Miss  Barbara  Horder Chinese  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Maria  del  Pino Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mr.s.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

19 — Lessons  in  Contract  Bridge  Bidding.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis,  Instructor Board  Room 11  a.m. 

20 — Thanksgiving  Day  Dinner— $1.50  per  person Main  Dining  Room 2-8  p.m. 

Turkey  carved  at  table  $1.75  per  person. 

21 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee.  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

25 Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  and  Drama.  Miss  Barbara  Horder Chinese  Room 2  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2  p.m. 

Spanish  Class — Mi,s5  Maria  del  Pino Room  214 7:30  p.m. 

26 — Lessons  in  Contract  Bridge  Bidding — Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis,  Instructor Board  Room 11  a.m. 

Spanish  Round  Table — Senorita  Montiel  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

27 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m. 

Faench  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Symphony  Tea — Honoring  Monsieur  and  Madame  Pierre  Monteux  and  members  of  San 

Francisco   Symphony  Orchestra Lounge 4-6  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program Lounge 8  p.m. 

Spirit  of  America — Musical  Program  arranged  by  Miss  Emilie  Lancel 

Special  Thanksgiving  Luncheon  ($1.00  per  person) Cafeteria  11:30  a.m-l:30  p.m. 

Special  Thanksgiving  Luncheon  ($1.25  per  person) Main  Dining  Room. 12  Noon-2  p.m. 

Special  Thanksgiving  Dinner  ($1.50  per  person) Main  Dining  Room. ...5:30-8:30  p.m. 

28 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 


DECEMBER,   1941 

2 — Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  and  Drama.  Miss  Barbara  Horder Chinese  Room 2  p.m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2  p.m 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Maria  de!  Pino  presiding Room  214 7:30  p.m 

3 — Lessons  in  Contract  Bridge  Bidding — Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis,  Instructor Board  Room     11  a.m 

4 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program — Concert  by  Harmonic  Ensemble,  Jrma  Randolph,  Director  Lounge 8  p.m 

5 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier  presiding Room  214 , 11  a.m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m 


NOVEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


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Volume  XV 


November,  1941 


Number  10 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

Eat  With  Pleasure — By  Kathenne  R.  Smith 10 

Program — Grand  National  Livestock  Exposition 11 

Music  in  Our  Lives — By  Esther  Powell 12 

Holiday  Decorations — By  Lois  Martin  Overlach 13 

Mural  Painting  Gintributes — By  Lloyd  M.  Bowers 14 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 4-5 

Editorial 7 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service 16 

Poetry  Page — Edited  by  Florence  Keene 19 

I  Have  Been  Reading 21 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANaSCO 

President..   MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President -MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice  President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer _ MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary _ _ _ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mri.  H,  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Eugene  S.   Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Manon  W.  Leale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Garfield  Merner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Elisabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Hasel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J,  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Sboup 
Mrs.  C.   R.  Walter 


PANTRY 
SALE 


Have  you  sent  in  your  con- 
tributions for  the  Pantry 
Sale?  If  not— Here  are  a  few 
suggestions : 

JAMS  .  .  .  JELLIES  .  .  .  CONSERVES  .  .  . 
APPLES  . .  .  PEARS  .  .  .  AVOCADOS  .  . . 
POMEGRANATES  . . .  EGGS  . . .  HONEY 
. . .  CHEESE  . . .  NUTS  . . .  DRIED  FRUITS 
.  .  .  POULTRY  .  .  .  PRODUCE  .  . .  CAKES 
. .  .  COOKIES  .  .  .  PIES  .  .  .  BISCUITS  .  .  . 
FRUIT  CAKES  .  .  .  PLUM  PUDDINGS 
. . .  MINCE  MEAT  . . .  NUTS,  CANDY  . . . 

OTHER  SUGGESTIONS  INCLUDE 
BARBECUE  ACCESSORIES . . .  APRONS 
.  .  .  ENAMELWARE  .  .  .  GADGETS  .  .  . 
FLOWERS  AND  GARDENS  .  .  .  ROCK 
GARDENS  .  .  .  POTS  .  .  .  GARDEN 
STICKS  .  .  .  AND  ORIGINAL  GARDEN 
UTILITY  ARTICLES  .  .  .  GOURDS  .  .  . 
PINE  CONES  .  .  .  MADRONE  OR  PINE 
BRANCHES  .  .  .  HUCKLEBERRY  .  .  . 

DECORATIVE  GREENS  FOR  THE 
HOLIDAYS 

Please  plan  to  have  your 

pantry  products  at  the  Club  not 

later  than  Thursday 

NOVEMBER 


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CLUB  M.AGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER.   1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  NEW  MEMBERS'  TEA:  A  tea  in  honor  of  new 
members  is  to  be  held  on  November  7th  on  the  Fourth 
Floor  of  the  Clubhouse  from  four  to  six  o'clock.  Miss 
Donohoe  and  the  Board  of  Directors  will  preside.  Spon- 
sors of  new  members  are  also  cordially  invited  to  attend. 

^  ANNUAL  SYMPHONY  TEA:  In  honor  of  Mon- 
sieur and  Madame  Monteux  and  the  San  Francisco 
Symphony  Orchestra.  To  be  held  on  Thursday  afternoon, 
November  27,  from  4  to  6  o'clock  in  the  Lounge  of  the 
Clubhouse.  This  Annual  Function,  which  has  become  such 
an  integral  part  of  our  program,  is  looked  forward  to  with 
keen  anticipation  by  our  members.  Members  may  bring 
guests.  Tea,  .^f  cents. 

^  LIBRARY:  The  Library  Committee  wishes  to  re- 
mind new  members  that  the  Club  maintains  a  Library 
on  the  Fourth  Floor.  Membership  in  the  Club  entitles  you 
to  the  use  of  this  Library  without  payment  of  a  deposit. 
The  Library  is  staffed  entirely  by  Volunteers  who  will  be 
glad  to  show  it  to  you  and  assist  you  in  selecting  books  to 
take  home 

^  NEW  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP:  For  the  Coffee 
Table  —  Matches  in  long  folders  covered  in  gayly 
striped  silk.  Also,  gift  box  matches  in  smart  modern  design. 
Mirror  coasters  —  packaged  in  sets  or  sold  singly  for 
flower  arrangements,  figurine  bases,  or  miniature  screens. 

^  KNITTING  BASKET:  "A  Million  Sweaters  by 
Christmas!"  Include  in  your  knitting  a  sweater  for  an 
American  soldier.  Regulation  yarn,  needles  and  instruc- 
tions may  be  obtained  at  the  Knitting  Basket.  The  cost  is 
very  nominal  to  insure  a  successful  campaign. 

^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS  AS  CHRISTMAS  PRES- 
ENTS: What  could  be  a  more  thoughtful  Christmas 
gift  than  a  new  membership  in  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service.  A  gift  that  will  bring  joy  all  year  'round; 
joy  in  the  use  of  the  Clubhouse,  and  joy  in  giving  useful 
service  in  the  many  worthwhile  activities  of  our  various 
Volunteer  Departments.  Members  are  reminded  now  to 
think  of  new  memberships  as  Christmas  gifts. 

^  DRAMA,  PUBLIC  SPEAKING  AND  RADIO: 
Under  the  auspices  of  the  Club,  Miss  Barbara  Horder 
is  holding  classes  in  Drama,  Public  Speaking  and  Radio 
every  Tuesday  afternoon  at  2  o'clock  in  the  Chinese 
Room.  The  course  of  ten  lessons  is  $10.00,  and  although 
Miss  Horder  has  started  her  group,  she  will  be  happy  to 
interview  others  who  may  wish  to  form  another  class,  either 
for  the  day  or  evening. 


^  SPECIAL  LUNCHEON  AND  DINNER  on  No- 
vember 27th:  Will  be  served  on  Thursday,  Novem- 
ber 27th,  in  the  Main  Dining  Room  for  those  who  wish  to 
celebrate  the  original  date  of  Thanksgiving  Day  which  has 
always  been  observed  on  the  last  Thursday  in  November. 
Luncheon,  $1.25  a  plate.  Dinner,  $1.50  a  plate. 

The  Thursday  Evening  Program  which  is  to  be  held  on 
the  same  evening  will  carry  out  the  thought  of  Thanksgiv- 
ing Day,  and  is  to  be  presented  by  Miss  Emilie  Lancel 
under  the  title  of  "The  Spirit  of  America."  Miss  Lancel 
will  read  Longfellow's  "Building  of  the  Ship"  —  a  vision 
of  one  hundred  years  ago  just  as  vital  today.  The  progress 
of  Democracy  will  be  followed  through  in  song  and  reading 
from  1789,  the  date  of  Washington's  inaugural,  to  our  day. 
Miss  Lancel  will  be  assisted  by  a  vocal  ensemble,  a  male 
quartet  and  soloists  from  her  own  studio.  Reservations 
should  be  made  in  advance  by  those  wishing  to  dine  at  the 
Clubhouse,  so  that  reserved  seats  may  be  held  for  the 
program. 

A  special  Cafeteria  luncheon  will  be  served  from  11 :30 
a.  m.  to  1  :30  p.  m.  $1.00  a  plate  on  this  day,  November 
27th. 

^  NOVEMBER  AT  THE  CLUBHOUSE  —  "The 
Pantry  Sale,"  "New  Member's  Tea,"  "Symphony 
Tea,"  "Red  Cross  Classes,"  "Thanksgiving"!  With  so 
many  activities  to  participate  in,  a  half  hour's  relaxation 
now  and  then  will  go  far  toward  increasing  one's  enjoy- 
ment in  and  capacity  for  serving.  There  is  no  better  way  to 
relax  than  to  swim. 

Members  will  find  it  stimulating  to  come  to  the  lower 
main  floor  for  a  swim  before  lunch,  after  bridge  or  a  class, 
between  engagements.  Swimming  is  excellent  for  the  figure 
and — what  is  of  more  importance — it's  good  for  the  mind! 

Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Thursday:  10:30 
a.  m.-12:30  and  2:30  p.  m.-6:30. 

Friday  and  Saturday:  3-9  p.  m.  and  10-4  p.  m. 

^  THANKSGIVING  DAY,  November  20th:  A  spe- 
cial dinner  will  be  served  in  the  Main  Dining  Room 
from  2  o'clock  to  8  o'clock.  Dinner,  $1.50  a  plate.  If 
turkey  is  to  be  carved  at  the  table  $1.75  a  plate.  Reserva- 
tions should  be  made  in  advance.  Private  dining  rooms 
available  for  large  groups. 

^  NATIONAL  NUTRITION  on  November  7  at  2:30 
in  the  Cafeteria.  Miss  Katherine  R.  Smith  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  will  give  a  lecture  on  "The  Place  of  Canned 
Goods  in  National  Nutrition."  This  widely  known  lecturer 
comes  at  an  opportune  time  to  our  Club.  Members  and 
guests  are  invited. 


NOVEMBER.   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


-  PANTRY  SALE  —  Tuesday,  November  18th,  just 
two  days  before  Thanksgiving,  and  a  wonderful  oppor- 
tunity to  lighten  your  burden  on  Thanksgiving  Day  by 
purchasing  just  those  extra  things  that  are  so  necessary  to 
make  a  dinner  successful.  Come  prepared  for  surprises,  as 
we  expect  many  unusual  condiments  and  very  special 
recipes. 

^  RED  CROSS:  Knitting  and  Sewing  detachments 
continue  to  serve  loyally  and  continue  to  turn  out  an 
amazing  amount  of  work,  but  we  need  still  more  workers 
on  certain  days.  Volunteers  who  are  interested  in  helping 
are  asked  to  report  to  Mrs.  Henry  Alves,  who  is  on  duty 
each  Tuesday,  in  Room  209. 

^  LANGUAGE  CLASSES  fe?  LANGUAGE  ROUND 
TABLES:  French  and  Spanish  language  classes  and 
round  tables  continue  to  meet  weekly.  Call  Executive  Office 
for  information  regarding  lessons  and  check  Club  Calendar 
for  round  table  luncheon  and  dinner  meetings. 

^  GLOVE  MAKING  CLASSES  — The  glove  making 
classes  will  continue  through  the  month  of  November 
on  Tuesday  afternoons  and  Thursday  afternoons  and  eve- 
nings in  Room  210.  Fee,  $2.00  for  instructions — material 
extra.  Mrs.  Earl  Tanhara,  instructor. 

H  RED  CROSS  FIRST  AID  CLASSES:  We  shall 
organize  another  First  Aid  Class  just  as  soon  as  our 
registration  reaches  thirty  for  the  class.  Red  Cross  instruc- 
tors are  in  great  demand  and  classes  of  fewer  than  thirty 
cannot  be  undertaken.  Please  register  for  either  day  or 
evening  classes  at  the  Executive  Office. 

^  HOWS  YOUR  BRIDGE?  Test  your  skill  and  en- 
joy a  pleasant  afternoon  or  evening  in  our  next  Popu- 
lar Tournament.  These  tournaments  are  run  each  Tuesday 
afternoon  at  two  o'clock  and  each  Friday  evening  at  seven- 
thirty.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents. 


g|  EMPLOYEES'  CHRISTMAS  FUND:  Cards  are 
to  be  mailed  to  the  membership  the  last  week  in  Nc 
vember.  It  is  hoped  that  every  member  will  avail  herself  of 
the  opportunity  of  showing  her  appreciation  of  the  loyal 
staff  who  serve. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  the  following  pro- 
grams for  this  month:  November  6,  Address  —  "Prob- 
lems of  National  Defense,"  by  Mr.  George  H.  Cabaniss, 
Attorney-at-Law.  November  \?<,  An  Hour  of  Music,  by 
Enid  Henley,  Jr.,  Violinist,  and  Klea  Orand,  Soprano.  No- 
vember 20th  being  Thanksgiving  Day  there  will  be  no 
program.  November  27,  Thanksgiving  program  "The  Spirit 
of  America,"  presented  by  Emilie  Lancel  in  reading  and 
song  with  vocal  ensemble,  male  quartet  and  soloists.  De- 
cember 4th,  Concert  by  Harmonic  Ensemble,  Irma  Ran- 
dolpy.  Director,  sponsored  by  California  Federation  of 
Music  Cluh.s 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  Every  woman  every- 
where lost  a  friend  the  day  Virginia  Woolf  died.  If 
ever  a  woman  spoke  in  clear  brave  voice  as  a  champion  for 
women's  high  important  place  on  earth  and  their  God-given 
right  to  hold  that  place  against  all  odds,  she  is  Virginia 
Woolf,  the  sole  indisputable  genius  among  contemporary 
women-of-letters.  Virginia  Woolf  has  left  a  shelf  of  six- 
teen volumes  that  enrich  our  literature  in  a  very  special 
way.  As  long  as  English  is  read  her  voice  will  go  on.  It  is 
with  a  sort  of  reverence  that  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will 
discuss  Mrs.  Woolf's  last  book,  "Between  the  Acts,"  com- 
pleted just  before  her  death,  the  book  in  which  once  more 
Virginia  Woolf  says  the  unsayable.  The  Book  Review 
Dinner  will  be  at  6  o'clock,  on  the  second  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, November  12,  1941,  in  the  National  Defenders' 
Room. 

^     BRIDGE:     Class  in  bidding   1941    Conventions  — 
8  weeks,  $2.00.  Advance  registration  is  required  since 
it  is  necessary  to  have  a  minimum  of  four  tables  in  order  to 
make  the  course  practical. 


G  I  R  T  S  .  .   .  QE  R  T  A  I  N   ^J  O     BE 
RECEIVED    WITH    EXTRA    PLEASURE 


JEWELRY  •  LINENS  •  CERAMICS  •  LEATHER 

CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER.   1941 


HOLIDAY  DECORATIONS 


O,  say,  can  yoii  sev,  by  ihe  flawn's  early  light, 
Tfhat  so  proudly  ue  hailed  at  the  tirilight^s  last  gleaming. 
Whose  broad  stripes  and  bright  stars,  thro"  the  perilous  fight 
O'er  the  ramparts  we  iratrhed,  icere  so  gallantly  streaming? 
And  the  rocket's  red  glare,  the  bombs  bursting  in  air. 
Cave  proof  through  Ihe  night  that  our  flag  was  still  there. 
O,  say,  does  that  star-spangled  banner  yet  ivave 
O'er  the  land  of  Ihe  free  and  the  home  cf  the  brave? 


EDITORIAL 


1^  November  means  Thanksgiving  to  us  Americans.  The 
date  has  been  proven  unimportant  but  the  spirit  of 
the  day  has  not.  To  Hve  in  a  land  still  free  and  with  equal 
opportunity  for  all  is  a  blessing  vouchsafed  to  relatively  few 
of  the  children  of  men  today  in  a  world  torn  by  bitterness 
and  aggression.  The  land  of  the  free  is  called  upon  to  be 
the  land  of  the  brave  as  perhaps  never  before.  Brave  men 
are  needed  to  stand  for  the  ideals  for  which  our  forefathers 
fought,  brave  men  to  face  the  uncertainties  of  tomorrow 
and  to  bear  its  baptism  of  fire  with  courage,  brave  men  to 
promote  the  principles  of  tolerance  and  learn  of  its  lessons. 
With  humbleness  we  thank  the  Almighty  for  our  dear  land 
blessed  with  the  plenty  which  the  Pilgrims  recognized  and 
which  is  ours  to  cherish  and  to  preserve  for  our  children 
and  our  children's  children  and  to  share  with  the  nations 
less  fortunate  than  we. 

Come,  ye  thankful  people,  come. 
Raise  the  song  of  harvest — home: 
All  is  safely  gathered  in, 
Ere  the  winter  storms  begin; 
God,  our  Maker,  doth  provide 
For  our  wants  to  be  supplied; 
Come  to  God's  own  temple,  come, 
Raise  the  song  of  harvest — home. 

— H.  ALhORD. 


^  As  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  gets 
into  its  stride  in  National  Defense,  more  and  more 
enrollments  are  needed.  This  means  more  and  more  new 
members  must  be  invited  to  join.  With  this  in  mind,  the 
lowered  emergency  initiation  fee  of  five  dollars  was  passed 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  last  February.  At  this  peri(xl  of 
the  fiscal  year,  the  total  obhgation  for  new  members  of 
initiation  fee  and  dues  is  nine  dollars  and  a  half.  Many 
women  interested  in  furthering  the  program  of  the  National 
League  are  waiting  to  be  asked  to  join.  Every  new  member 
means  increased  interest  and  increased  financial  supp<:)rt  for 
a  program  which  is  proving  itself  of  definite  value  in  a 
world  confused  and  baflled.  The  experience  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  in  World  War  Number  One 
was  dramatic,  its  service  since  then  in  the  interim  of  peace 
has  been  equally  valuable  but  less  dramatic.  In  a  new  era 
it  once  more  finds  itself  "news,"  but  the  difference  is  that 
now  its  experience  of  the  past  has  added  dependability  and 
technique  to  a  desire  to  be  of  service.  The  result  is  effi' 
ciency.  Membership  in  the  ranks  of  such  an  organisation  is 
something  to  be  cherished.  In  the  glory  of  the  whole  each 
unit  shines,  and  all  who  belong  may  have  the  satisfaction 
of  knowing  that  in  their  name  fellow-members  are  serving 
"for  God,  for  Country,  for  Home." 

^  The  Pantr>'  Sale  brings  consumer  and  producer  to- 
gether for  the  benefit  of  the  club  exchequer.  Some  one 
has  asked  if  gifts  are  limited  to  things  which  can  be  used 
later  on,  such  as  jellies  and  jams.  Not  at  all!  Anything  for 
delicatessen  or  bakery  shelf,  anything  for  cuisine  or  dining 
table,  anything  for  decorative  effect  of  a  festive  board  will 
be  gratefully  received  by  the  Committee.  Dainties  for  today 
and  tomorrow  are  asked.  Every  gift  adds  to  the  proceeds. 
The  list  of  suggested  items  appears  elsewhere  in  the  Maga- 
zine. On  November  1 8th  the  Pantry  Sale's  success  will  de- 
pend equally  upon  those  who  have  given  of  their  art  of 
axiking  and  thtjsc  who  have  come  to  buy  for  their  pantry 
shelves. 

^  On  October  fifteenth  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
passed  away.  Mrs.  Timothy  Hopkins  will  be  remembered 
by  most  for  her  interest  in  and  philanthrophy  for  Stanford 
University,  but  to  us  in  the  League  her  service  in  the  Na- 
tional Defenders'  Club  in  the  last  war  and  her  later  interest 
on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  at  .■;.V^  Kearny  Street  ( 1920- 192. -i)  will 
long  be  an  inspiration  to  us  who  follow  after. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER.   1941 


NEW  MEMBERS'  TEA 

NOVEMBER     7 

First  impressions  are  important.  This  tea  in  honor  of 
new  members  gives  opportunity  to  introduce  the  club- 
house facilities  to  those  who  have  been  sponsored  for 
membership.  The  various  departments  of  the  build- 
ing will  be  open  for  inspection  and  the  privileges  of 
each  will  be  explained  by  volunteers.  The  President 
and  Board  of  Directors  will  be  present  to  greet  those 
who  have  joined  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  of  California  since  a  similar  tea  last  May.  As 
the  purposes  and  Ideals  of  the  League  are  being 
brought  Into  action  In  this  national  crisis,  this  organi- 
zation is  particularly  happy  to  welcome  on  this  occa- 
sion those  who  come  to  share  Its  program  of  Service 
and  Co-operation. 

SYMPHONY  TEA 

NOVEMBER    27 

Each  year  it  is  the  pleasure  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  to  welcome  to  its  Clubhouse,  the 
Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco,  Monsieur  and 
Madame  Monteux  and  members  of  the  San  Francisco 
Symphony  Orchestra.  Each  year  those  who  greet 
these  guests  are  rewarded  with  a  happy  afternoon 
with  friends  and  are  charmed  with  word  of  the  sum- 
mer vacation  of  Monsieur  and  Madame  Monteux,  as 
brought  to  us  by  Madame  Monteux.  Once  again  on 
November  twenty-seventh  we  look  forward  to  a  tea 
of  a  pattern  we  have  grown  to  love. 


NOVEMBER,  1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


COME 
TO 
THE 

CLUB 


NOV. 


WE  PAHTRy  SALE 
NOVEMBER 


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18 


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Eleven  to  nine  o'clock 


For  many  months  members  have  set  aside  the  day 
when  they  will  provide  the  Club  with  the  finest  of  their 
culinary  talents.  We  have  already  received  a  wonder- 
fully generous  supply  of  non-perishable  food  products, 
together  with  pledges  for  many  dainty  surprises  which 
must  be  brought  at  the  last  minute. 

Jams,  Jellies,  Conserves,  Cakes,  Cookies,  Pies,  Fruit 
Cake,  Plum  Puddings,  Nuts,  Fruits,  Mince  Meat,  Eggs, 
Honey,  Cheese,  Candy,  Gadgets  for  the  Kitchen, 
Table  Decorations  and  Everything  Imaginable. 

Plan  now  to  enjoy  the  day  at  the  Club.  Plan  too,  to  take 
advantage  of  this  opportunity  by  laying  In  a  supply  of 
the  many  delicious  foodstuffs  offered  for  sale.  .  .  . 
Remember,  each  contributor  Is  staking  her  culinary 
genius  on  the  success  of  the  Pantry  Sale. . . .  Don't  let 
them  down.  Plan  now  to  come  and  plan  to  do  your  part 
to  make  this  Pantry  Sale  a  real  success. 


plan  to  have  luncheon  and  dinner  at  the  Club 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER,  1941 


been  harvested  at  the  peak  of  their  freshness  and  put  into 


EAT  WITH 
PLEASURE 

by  Katherine  R.  Smith 


^  Today  our  nation  is  becoming  more  conscious  of  the 
fact  that  improved  nutrition  should  reach  into  every 
community  and  every  home.  We  are  told  that  poor  nutri- 
tion isn't  always  the  result  of  a  lack  of  funds  to  purchase 
the  right  foods;  part  of  our  population  has  suificient  food 
but  does  not  select  it  properly. 

Most  people,  I  believe,  want  to  eat  what  is  best  for  them, 
but  they  want  to  eat  food  that  they  enjoy.  They  prefer  to 
eat  good  food  without  giving  too  much  thought  to  its  various 
constituents.  The  homemaker  has  the  responsibility  of  plan- 
ning a  well-selected  diet  and  seeing  that  the  foods  are  pre- 
pared for  both  optimum  nutrition  and  optmium  appetite 
appeal. 

This  sounds  like  a  tremendous  job,  and  it  is  just  that.  The 
planning  of  three  meals  a  day  —  every  day  —  is  a  task  for 
anyone,  and  when  you  add  to  that  the  responsibility  of 
seeing  that  the  family  gets  the  correct  foods,  it  is,  I  believe 
you  will  agree,  an  even  bigger  job.  However,  I  feel  that  if 
we  follow  a  few  simple  rules  in  menu  planning  we  will 
find  we  have  the  necessary  food  elements  xxathout  thinking 
of  them  separately. 

Let  us  review  what  leading  nutritionists  tell  us  we  should 
include  in  our  daily  diet : 

Milk:  1  quart  for  each  child,  1  pint  for  each  adult. 

Leafy,  green  or  yellow  vegetable:  1  serving  or  more. 

Citrus  fruits,  tomatoes,  or  fruit  or  vegetable  high  in  vita- 
min C:  1  serving  or  more. 

Potatoes,  other  vegetables,  or  fruit:  2  or  more  servings. 

Eggs:  1  each  day,  if  possible,  or  at  least  3  a  week. 

Lean  meat,  poultry,  fish :  1  or  more  servings. 

Cereals  and  bread:  2  servings  or  more. 

Some  fat  and  some  sweeta 

Planning  the  daily  diet  to  meet  these  requirements  can 
be  made  easier  by  using  canned  foods.  We  all  know  that 
canned  foods  are  economical  and  convenient.  There  is  no 
waste,  no  need  for  preparation  through  tedious  peeling, 
paring,  or  coring.  We  know  further  that  they  compare  fav- 
orably in  nutritive  value  with  other  cooked  foods.  For 
canned  foods  are  just  fresh  foods  cooked — foods  that  have 


By  using  canned  foods  you  can  bring  variety  into  your 
menus  because  there  are  more  than  350  kinds  and  combina- 
tions of  foods  available  in  cans.  These  include:  vegetables, 
76;  fruits,  48;  fruit  and  vegetable  juices,  20;  fish  and  shell- 
fish, 34;  meats,  30;  soups,  60  or  more.  Besides,  many  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  specialties  and  entrees  are  canned.  You  could 
have  a  difi^erent  kind  of  canned  food  for  every  day  of  the 
year,  and  not  exhaust  the  possibilities. 

Now  to  get  to  our  job  of  planning  an  appetizing,  well- 
balanced  diet.  If  it  seems  difiicult  to  use  the  daily  require- 
ment of  milk,  just  remember  that  drinking  it  is  not  the  only 
way  to  get  this  beneficial  food  into  your  system.  Why  not 
use  some  in  sauces  to  make  creamed  foods,  or  in  the  form 
of  cheese?  Canned  foods  combined  with  cream  sauce  or 
cheese  make  excellent  scalloped  and  casserole  dishes.  Serve 
a  canned  cream  soup  or  use  it  in  baked  foods. 

For  the  leafy,  green  or  yellow  vegetable,  just  check  over 
the  canned  vegetables  that  fit  into  this  group  on  sale  in  your 
neighborhood  grocery.  You  will  be  surprised  how  many 
there  are  —  asparagus,  green  and  wax  beans,  peas,  spinach 
and  other  greens,  carrots,  corn,  sweet  potatoes,  pumpkin  and 
squash,  just  to  name  a  few. 

Serve  them  buttered,  creamed  and  in  combination  with 
other  foods.  Be  sure  to  serve  the  liquid;  it,  too,  is  nutritious. 
To  butter  canned  vegetables,  drain  the  liquid  into  a  sauce 
pan  and  reduce,  by  rapid  boiling,  to  about  half.  Add  the 
vegetable,  butter,  and  salt  and  pepper  to  suit  taste.  Cook 
only  long  enough  to  heat  through.  The  liquid  may  he  re- 
duced, too,  and  used  in  sauce  for  creaming  vegetables  and 
in  making  casseroles  and  scalloped  foods.  For  variety  as 
well  as  for  good  health  combine  chilled  canned  vegetables 
with  crisp  salad  greens  for  a  tossed  salad. 

It  is  a  simple  thing  to  get  food  with  high  vitamin  C  con- 
tent into  the  daily  menu.  Many  like  to  start  their  breakfast 
with  it,  but  it  can  be  just  as  palatable  and  appropriate  for 
any  meal.  It  may  be  in  the  form  of  canned  orange,  grape- 
fruit, pineapple,  or  tomato  juice,  or  a  mixture  of  juices;  or 
it  may  be  served  simply  as  a  fruit  or  vegetable.  Again,  re- 
member that  it  may  be  served  alone  or  in  combination  with 
other  foods. 

For  the  other  vegetables  or  fruits,  the  canning  industry, 
as  I  have  already  indicated,  offers  a  very  wide  selection  that 
will  suit  each  individual's  requirements. 

Do  remember,  too,  that  there  are  more  ways  of  serving  an 
egg  than  by  boiling  or  frying.  Most  of  us  get  more  eggs, 
unconsciously,  than  we  realize.  They  are  used  in  salads, 
baked  foods,  and  desserts.  I  have  rarely  heard  of  a  family 
objecting  to  an  upside-down  cake  made  with  eggs  in  the 
cake  part  and  a  favorite  canned  fruit  mixture  for  the  bot- 
tom (or  top) .  Here  is  a  hint  for  the  next  upside-down  cake : 
Add  a  half  orange  in  thin  slices  (leave  the  rind  on)  to  the 
canned  fruit.  Another  hint:  Try  baking  it  in  a  ring  mold  or 
an  angelfood  cake  pan.  Serve  it  at  the  table  with  whipped 
cream  piled  in  the  center.  Please  the  eye  as  well  as  the  taste. 

In  choosing  the  lean  meat,  (Continued  on  page  28) 


NOVEMBER,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


LIVESTOCK 

EXPOSITION 

PROGRAM 


^  The  Grand  National  Livestock  Exposition  —  Cream 
of  the  livestock  world's  show  herds.  A  horse  show 
of  national  caliber.  A  rodeo  with  the  country's  top  ranking 
performers  competing.  Cash  premiums  and  awards  of  more 
than  $72,000. 

Add  to  all  these,  glittering  arena  entertainment  and  you 
have  this  inaugural  national  livestock  exposition,  to  be  held 
in  San  Francisco's  new  $2,500,000  "Cow  Palace,"  from 
November  15-22. 

And,  while  everyone  agrees  that  it  will  be  a  great  show, 
a  deeper  significance  is  attached  to  the  Exposition.  This 
has  to  do  with  the  world's  desperate  need  for  more  meats, 
dairy  products  and  fats. 

George  N.  Keyston,  president  of  No.  lA  District  Agri- 
cultural Association,  the  State  of  California  agency  spon- 
soring the  Exposition,  declared  today  that  the  Grand  Na- 
tional will  play  a  "vital  part"  in  the  Government's  nation- 
wide campaign  to  produce  less  cotton  and  wheat  and  more 
livestock. 

"Secretary  of  Agriculture  Wickard  has  said  that  ftxad 
will  win  this  war  and  write  the  peace,"  said  Keyston.  "The 


Secretary's  program  assumes  gargantuan  proportions  when 
we  realize  that  he  has  asked  the  nation's  farmers  to  increase 
their  1942  production  of  beef,  dairy  products,  pork  and 
lard  all  the  way  from  11  to  15  percent. 

"The  livestock  man  has  two  ways  in  which  to  increase 
his  production,"  Keyston  continued.  "He  may  breed,  buy  or 
feed  more  animals,  or  he  may  increase  the  quality  of  his 
herd.  The  latter  is  by  far  the  most  economical  and  beneficial 
manner  of  insuring  this  increase. 

"The  average  agriculturist  does  not  have  time  to  travel 
all  over  the  West  in  search  of  seed  stock  to  improve  his 
herds.  Here  is  where  the  livestock  exposition  plays  a  vital 
role.  At  the  exposition  he  will  find  collected  the  finest  seed 
stock  in  the  country.  With  little  time  or  expense  wasted, 
he  may  choose  the  animals  he  wants  to  fit  his  own  par- 
ticular needs." 

Meanwhile,  livestock  producers  all  over  the  nation  have 
been  sending  in  their  entries  for  the  Grand  National,  R.  J. 
Welch,  manager  of  the  livestock  division  revealed.  To  date, 
$47,341  in  cash  awards  have  been  posted  for  the  livestock 
division  alone.  Of  special  interest  to  dairymen  is  the  State 
Herd  classification  which  has  been  added  to  all  the  other 
classes  ordinarily  seen  in  a  livestock  show.  Cash  awards  of 
$500  for  each  of  the  dairy  breeds,  Holstein-Friesian,  Jer- 
seys, Guernseys  and  Ayrshires  have  been  posted  in  the 
State  herd  class.  There  is  no  additional  entry  fee  for  this 
class,  and  it  is  proving  an  added  incentive  for  dairymen 
who  ordinarily  do  not  enter  into  show  competition. 

Another  feature  of  the  Grand  National  Livestock  Ex- 
position will  be  the  auction  sale.  Beginning  at  9  A.  M., 
Wednesday,  November  19,  there  will  be  an  auction  sale 
of  individuals  and  pens  of  five  registered  Hereford  bulls 
and  heifers.  At  9  A.  M.,  Thursday,  November  20,  there 
will  be  an  auction  sale  of  fat  and  feeder  cattle,  fat  hogs  and 
sheep.   Colonel  Fred  Reppert  will  conduct  the  auctions. 

With  $18,000  in  cash  awards      (Continued  on  [^dge  24) 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER,   1941 


MUSIC 

IN  OUR  LIVES 
TODAY 


bv  Esther  l\nvcll 


1^  As  tlu-  U>41  jc,>#4>n  ot  oivr.i  Jr.iws  lo  ,i  v-K\-;i.-  witli 
(XTtonnanccs  which  on  vvotl  Kust  ot"  artistic  triumphs 
and  capacity  houses,  one  may  pause  in  rctnv<poct  and  ask 
why  it  is  that  music  plays  such  an  imj-n^rtant  part  in  our 
hws  tixlay.  The  answer  is  a  simple  one.  It  is  Ivcause  in  this 
war  torn  world,  with  it  horr\irs  and  hittenu-ss,  music  which 
a\osnii;<.'#  no  race  or  cived  giKS  sublimely  on  it  way,  sriviny; 
us  Kauty  and  aniras^'  and  ho|X'  t\ir  the  tuturc.  This  is 
detinitely  evidenced  by  the  incaMsc  in  attendance  at  the 
opera  and  concerts  offered  all  over  the  country-.  Music  will 
tide  us  thtxHis;li  the  mixxJs  and  anxieties  which  may  Iv 
ahead  of  us  all  tor  tliere  is  rhytlim  in  the  pulse  beat  and 
\vc  long  in  imagination  to  Iv  part  ot"  music,  ewn  though 
v\v  are  only  listeners.  Howvver,  it  is  and  always  has  Ivcn 
taken  tor  granted  as  pan  of  our  lives,  without  a  rvalication 
of  how  essential  it  is.  for  it  givs  along  Iv-side  us  through 
our  joys  and  si>rrows  froni  childhixxl  on. 

Then  there  is  the  more  practical  side  of  li.iving  an  out 
standing  scas^Mi  of  opera  and  symphony.  The  folKnving 
n-soKition  passed  by  the  IVxirvl  of  Directors  of  the  Chamber 
of  C<Mnmerce  avently  sivaks  for  itself: 

WHEREAS;  the  San  Francisai  Ofvra  Company,  ivp 


iiwntiiig  three  hundred  piincipals.  chorus  incmbers, 
ballet  dancers,  mu.sicians  and  technicians,  is  celebrating 
Its  nineteenth  anniversary  with  a  thirty  one  jx-rformance 
txHir  ot  the  Paeitic  Ctxist,  thereby  bringing  great  distinc- 
tion to  San  Francisai  and  the  music  and  cultural  center 
of  the  West:  and 

WHEREAS,  the  aMupany  has  visited  the  Pacitic 
Noithwesc.  bringing  grand  o[x-ra  by  a  major  company 
to  such  cities  as  Seattle  and  Portl.md  for  the  fii-st  time  in 
moa-  than  a  decade;  anvi 

WHEREAS,  the  season  in  San  Francisco  brings 
lluHis,uids  o(  tuit  of  town  visitors  and  stimulates  all  lines 
oi  business  and  trade 

THEREFORE.  BE  IF  RESOLXED  that  the  Bvurd" 
o\  Oiivctors  of  the  San  Francisco  Chamlvr  of  Commerce 
commend  the  San  Francisai  0|x-ra  Assix-iation  on  its 
.K-hievements.  and  ui-ge  business  firms  and  the  public  to 
give  every  nieasuiv  of  suppirt  and  help  to  the  further- 
ance of  its  success. 

While  the  opera  sea.svMi  still  lingers  in  our  memory  an- 
other musical  ta-at  awaits  us  as  our  symplxmy  season  opens 
on  December  ^.  And  then  wv  must  not  forget  other  music 
gamp's  fonning  stepping  stones  to  our  musical  pwgrcss. 
There  arc  many  of  them.  To  mention  a  tew,  there  is  the 
San  Francisco  Conservatiir>'  of  Music,  the  Pacific  Musical 
S^viety,  San  Francisai  Mu.sical  Club.  The  C<imposcrs' 
Forum.  CAimmunity  Music  Scluxil.  the  S,in  Francisai  String 
Quartet  and  San  Francisai  Trio  and  the  Wixxivx-ind  En- 
semble. All  are  playing  a  [wrt  in  the  music  pattern  of  our 
city  and  developing  high  standards  of  music  appreciation 
which  is  a  great  stimulus  to  the  larger  music  grou|-^  and 
s;\vs  to  attain  the  high  standard  of  ix-rfection  which  they 
have  achieved. 

And  S!0  let  us  Ix-  grateful  and  proud  that  we  are  a  music 
center  and  that  we  have  such  a  fine  season  o(  symphony  and 
o(x-ra  Ixvause  it  is  a  definite  contribution  to  our  civic  and 
spiritual  life. 


FRllWY  .\FTERNOON 

December  ^ 
December  1 2 
Januar>'       ^ 


!;?0 


January' 

January 

February- 

Febrviary 

February 

March 
March 
March 
April 


Opunino  Concerts 

MiRi.\Nt  SoLoviEFF.  Violiiiist 

looR  Str.\\\insky.  Guest  Conductor  . 

16 OrCHESTR.\L  PRO(.;R.\Kt     . 

2> N.\OL'M  BuxnER,  "VioHnist 

o ~iNO  FR.^NCESa^TTl,  Violinist 

20 Ch.\rlej;  O'Coxnell.  Guest  Conductor 

2"' Four  Pi.\xo  Ensemble  . 

IWLIES  ER.\NT;.  RfPOLPH  C.\NI.  ElK^ENE  LIST.  I 

t^ Orchestr.\l  Pri.xir.\m    . 

20 X'lapimir  HoROwrr:.  Pianist 

27 Artir  Rubinstein.  Piani,st 

17 Closing  Concerts 


S.\TUROAV  EVENING  -  S:.^0 

December  6 
December  1.^ 
January"  10 
Januarv-  17 
January  24 
Februar>'  7 
February  21 
.       .       .       February-  28 


ROBERT  scHKirr: 


March  7 

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NOVEMBER,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


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MURAL 

PAINTING 

CONTRIBUTES 

by  Lloyd  Meiere  Bowers 


1^  Every  American  woman  should  be  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  our  men  in  service.  I  know  every  member 
of  The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  must  be  par- 
ticularly so,  with  the  Defenders'  Club  in  our  Auditorium 
such  a  good  example  of  what  can  be  done.  Those  of  us 
who  are  in  personal  contact  with  our  "Defenders"  must 
be  gratified  by  their  constant  expression  of  appreciation  of 
what  the  Club  means  to  them.  Every  one  must  realize  the 
importance  on  the  morale  of  our  Army  and  Navy  of  the 
atmosphere  that  surrounds  the  leisure  time  of  the  men  in 
uniform.  With  the  dominant  decorative  note  in  The  De- 
fenders' Club  the  curtain  which  was  designed  by  my  sister, 
Hildreth  Meiere,  and  given  to  the  Club  in  memory  of  our 
mother,  Mrs.  Ernest  Meiere,  I  have  been  asked  to  speak  of 
her  contribution  to  the  Defense  program.  The  story  could 
be  far  more  ably  told  but  not  more  pridefuUy. 

Her  artistic  achievements,  among  them  the  Nebraska 
State  Capitol,  the  Academy  of  Sciences  Building  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  the  Jewish  Synagogue  in  New  York  City, 
and  recent  decorations  for  the  Municipal  Center  Building 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  are  too  numerous  to  name  here. 
They  make  an  impressive  Ust  but  it  is  another  slant  of  her 
work  — •  her  organization  of  group  work  —  that  I  think 
is  so  interesting  at  this  particular  time  when  there  is  the 
need  for  every  one  in  the  country  to  do  something  accord- 
ing to  his  or  her  own  particular  talent. 

During  the  past  winter,  my  sister  and  a  group  of  mural 
painters  designed,  executed,  and  donated  five  murals  for 
the  new  Army  YMCA  in  Anniston,  Alabama,  where  many 
of  the  New  York  troops  were  stationed.  It  was  their  united 
contribution  to  the  Defense  Program.  When  my  sister 
asked  what  type  of  decoration  was  wanted,  she  received 


the  following  wire  which  I  think  is  priceless  and  well  worth 
quoting,  "We  would  like  one  mural  to  depict  the  Spiritual, 
Educational,  Social  and  Physical  aspects  of  the  Youth  Pro- 
gram, with  a  touch  of  Patriotism."  Rather  a  large  order, 
but  beautifully  solved,  for  the  bleak  walls  came  to  life.  The 
map  of  the  United  States  shows  the  nine  Army  Corps 
Areas  shadowed  by  the  American  eagle.  Done  in  simple, 
harmonious  and  rather  grayed  color,  it  is  a  very  stunning 
decoration.  The  success  of  these  murals  caused  the  YMCA 
to  engage  substantially  the  same  artists  to  decorate  their 
new  Social  Hall  at  the  Navy  YMCA  at  Norfolk,  Virginia. 
This  undertaking  was  a  formidable  one,  involving  eight 
large  historic  paintings  and  two  smaller  ones.  The  artists 
could  not  afford  to  do  this  job  gratis,  so  they  asked  for  and 
received  a  modest  sum  which  defrayed  the  actual  costs  of 
material,  with  a  token  payment  to  each  artist  based  on  the 
time  he  had  actually  spent  on  the  job.  Some  were  able  to 
devote  only  a  few  hours  now  and  then  to  the  work,  while 
others  painted  early  and  late  during  the  month  of  June. 
The  time-card  showed  seven  hundred  and  fifty  hours  spent 
on  the  execution  of  the  actual  paintings.  (The  time  on  the 
research  and  the  making  of  the  sketches  was  not  counted.) 
My  sister  told  me  it  was  an  interesting  and  collaborative 
effort.  Each  artist  did  what  he  was  asked  to  do,  whether 
on  his  own  design  or  some  one  else's,  and  prompted  by  a 
genuinely  patriotic  motive  of  service,  the  work  went  for- 
ward in  a  spirit  of  comradeship  and  good-will  that  made  it 
a  pleasure  for  all  concerned.  The  ten  paintings,  done  di- 
rectly on  Walltex,  give  some  of  the  high  spots  in  the  history 
of  Norfolk  and  its  immediate  vicinity.  Selected  from  a 
book  published  at  the  time  of  the  1936  Bicentennial  they 
depict: 


NOVEMBER,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Pocohontas  Saving  the  Life  of  Capt.  John  Smith,  The 
Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  The  Visit  of  La- 
fayette, Farraguts  Training  School  on  the  U.  S.  S  Alert, 
The  Raising  of  the  Confederate  Flag,  The  Battle  of  the 
Monitor  and  the  Merrimac,  The  Capitol  at  Williamsburg 
Qimpletcd,  Stephen  Decatur  and  Chaplain  Adams  Lay 
Out  the  Fortifications  of  the  Chesapeake,  Map  of  Norfolk 
and  Vicinity,  Seals  of  Norfolk  and  the  YMCA. 

While  the  Battle  of  the  "Monitor""  and  the  ■"Merrimac"' 
was  an  obvious  subject  to  choose  for  one  of  the  Murals,  my 
sister  had  a  further  interest  in  its  execution  for  she  is  the 
eldest  great-grandchild  of  Admiral  Franklin  Buchanan  who 
commanded  the  Merrimac  in  the  first  day's  fight.  A  photo- 
graph of  this  painting  published  in  a  New  York  paper, 
mentioned  her  relationship  to  the  ""Merrimac""  Commander. 
Mrs.  John  Worden,  of  Newport,  R.  L,  saw  the  article  and 
called  on  my  sister  in  her  studio.  She  is  the  widow  of  a 
grandson  of  the  commander  of  the  Monitor.  Last  month 
Hildreth  christened  a  destroyer  ""The  Buchanan,"  the  sec- 
ond one  named  in  honor  of  our  great  grandfather.  (The 
first  Buchanan  was  one  of  the  fifty  destroyers  turned  over 
to  the  British.) 

Another  interest  of  my  sister  for  the  welfare  of  the  men 
in  uniform  is  Chaplain  equipment.  Working  through 
""Friends  of  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors  Committee"  (Mr. 
Thos.  J.  Watson,  Chairman),  she  has  organized  the  artists 


to  submit  sketches  for  small  folding  altar  pieces  that  lend 
dignity,  beauty,  and  a  religious  atmosphere  to  the  religious 
services.  These  designs  are  in  accordance  with  the  precepts 
of  the  denominations  represented  in  our  armed  forces. 
E.xecuted  on  wotid,  with  gilded  jesso,  the  one  designed  by 
Hildreth  for  the  Jewish  services  has  great  beauty,  simplicity, 
and  richness. 

I  have  seen  this  group  of  irtists  in  action,  and  was 
privileged  to  work  with  them  in  R<Kkefeller  Center,  a  year 
ago  last  June.  (I  painted  the  plain  part.)  In  the  days  of 
France's  desperate  need  they  donated  their  time  and  dec- 
orated the  French  Cafe,  and  the  English  Bar  in  the  Plasa. 
Their  fee  was  an  ambulance  for  France,  delivered  however 
to  England.  These  artists  worked,  not  when  they  felt  like 
it,  but  at  the  only  time  available — when  the  restaurants 
were  closed,  from  midnight  to  seven  A.  M.  In  less  than  ten 
days,  or  nights,  rather,  both  jobs  were  done.  Through  my 
sister's  effort  two  mobile  feeding  units  were  sent  to  Eng- 
land (one  in  memory  of  Mr.  Ernest  Peixoto) . 

There  is  much  to  do,  and  organized  effort  achieves  the 
best  results.  Though  we  may  not  all  have  outstanding 
talents,  as  these  mural  painters  have,  we  all  have  time  that 
we  can  give.  We  belong  to  an  organization  which  has  an 
enviable  reputation,  for  its  valuable  service  during  the 
World  War  —  The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service. 
Through  its  activities  the  time  we  can  give  in  this  National 
Emergency  will  be  well  directed. 


CI.UB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER.   1941 


NATIONAL   LEAGUE    FOR    WOMAN^S    SERVICE    OF    CALIFORNIA 


The  Questionnaire 
Explained... 


In  1917  every  member  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  was  enrolled  in  the  services  of  the  hour  according 
to  her  training  and  her  interests.  The  questionnaire  she 
signed  was  her  pledge  to  do  her  "bit,"  if  and  as  the  need 
should  arise.  The  aggregate  of  that  enrollment  was  a  tre- 
mendous force  for  service.  Out  of  it  grew  ten  National  De- 
fenders' Clubs,  classes  in  training  in  diverse  subjects  in  com- 
munities throughout  the  State  and  Nation,  and  a  survey  of 
potential  woman  power  which  later  supplemented  every 
department  of  the  Council  of  Defense  and  American  Red 
Cross. 

Now,  twenty-five  years  later,  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  of  California  again  calls  upon  its  member- 
ship for  enrollment  as  to  personal  qualification  for  help  in  a 
National  Defense  program.  Again  every  member  will  be 
needed,  but  today  not  every  member  is  known  to  the  Board 
of  Directors.  Each  member  becomes  the  more  valuable  as 
her  talent  is  brought  into  play.  The  questionnaire  on  the  op- 
posite page  will  point  the  way  to  the  right  person  for  the  right 
service  as  the  League  responds  to  one  after  another  of  the 
defense  calls. 

If  a  member  feels  she  cannot  give  personal  service,  she 
can  perhaps  lend  equipment  for  use  in  possible  emergen- 
cies ahead  or  assistance  in  ways  not  yet  foreseen,  and  cer- 
tainly she  can  be  of  help  in  making  the  survey  of  the  organi- 
zation complete.  It  is  earnestly  hoped  that  every  present 
member  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  will 
answer  the  questionnaire  on  the  opposite  page,  sign  and  re- 
turn it  immediately  to  465  Post  Street.  This  will  be  her  im- 
mediate contribution  to  the  reputation  of  the  National  League 
which  is  responding  so  efficiently  in  the  present  crisis,  as 
upon  experience  it  builds  its  plan  of  training  for  whatever 
may  come. 


SERVICE  ENROLLMENT  BLANK 
NATIONAL   LEAGUE   FOR   WOMAN^S   SERVICE   OF   CALIFORNIA 

State  Headquarters,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
IN  SIGNING  THIS  ENROLLMENT  BLANK,  I  ACCEPT  THE  MORAL  OBLIGATION  WHICH  IT  IMPLIES 


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County Date  of  Joining.. 

/  Husband's  Name , 


Name /Widow  

(Write  name  in  full,  giving  surname  first)  J 

(^  Separated  Divorced  

Address  Telephone  

Birthplace Are  You  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Husband Is  Your  Husband  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Father Is  Your  Father  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Mother Is  Your  Mother  Naturalized? 

Age Physical  Handicaps  

Vaccinated When Inoculated  against  typhoid When 

Husband's  Occupation Number  of  Children Children  under  21. 


EXPERIENCE 

(Write  your  present  occupation  on  first  line) 

Kind  of  Position 

Paid  or 
Volunteer 

Where 

Length  of  Service  (Dates) 

References 

Grammar 


EDUCATION 
High  Private  Technical College  Degree 

Name  Name  N.ime  Name 


.Date.. 


Profession Degree Date 

Such  as  Actress,  Architect,  Artist,  Civil  Engineer,  Dentist,  Journalist,  Lawyer,  Librarian,  Musician.  Physician,  Scientist 
Surgeon,  Surveyor,  Teacher,  Trained  Nurse,  Undertaker,  etc.) 


Sign  for  a  definite  department  of  work 

If  needed,  can  you  give  full  time? Part  time? Number  of  Hours Morn.,  Aft.,  Evening 

Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sun. 

(Cross  out  what  you  cannot  give) 

Can  you  go  to  any  locality  where  your  services  are  needed? Preference 


AFFILIATION 

Clubs 

Organizations 

Fraternal  Orders 

Union 

Patriotic  Societies 

Equipment  owned  which  might  be  a\ail.il>lc  in  emergency — such  as  Adding  Machine,  Aeroplane,  Automobile,  Lalxjr-Savin^ 

Devices,  Motor  Boat,  Radio  Receiving  Sets,  Radio  Sending  Sets,  Telephone,  Typewriter,  etc.,  etc 

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SERVICE  AND  TRAINING 

Answer  these  questions  by  placing  the  mark  indicated  after  the  proper  subjects 
-I  am  expert.  X — I  am  able  to  do. 


Administrative  Work 

Business  Manager 

Forewoman 

Housekeeper 

Office  Manager 

Secretary 

Superintendent 

Supervisor 


Agriculture 

Berry  Picking 

Dairying  or  Farming 

Fruit  Picking 

Gardening  or  Poultry  Raising 


\viation 

Pilot 
Stewardess 


Commercial  Art 

Drafting 
Drawing 
Engraving 
Lithographing 
Map  Making 
Photography 
Poster  Making 
Short  Hand 


communication 

Signalling 
Switch  Board 
Telegraphy 
Wireless 


)ay  Service 
Day 

Janitor 
Untrained 


domestic  Service 

Care  of  Children 

Companion 

Cook 

General  Housework 

Governess 

Laundress 

Maid 

Seamstress 

Waitress 


inance 

Budget  Making 
Fund  Raising 
Insurance 


bod 

Canteen  Ser\'ice 

Railroad 

Recreational 

Industrial 

Purchasing 


Dietetics 
Demonstrating 
Lecturing  or  Teaching 
Domestic  Science 


Government  Work 

City 

County 

State 


Federal 

Army 

Customs 

Navy 

Postal 


Hand  Work 

Basketry 
Embroidering 
Knitting 
Sewing 


Industry 

Canning 
Draying 
Factory  Work 
Laundry  Work 
Shop  Work 


Hotel 
Mercantile 
Restaurant 
Salesmanship 


Bookbinding 
Linotyping 
Newspaper  Work 
Printing 
Proofreading 


Garment  Making 

Dressmaking 
Piece  Work 

House 

Shop 
Tailoring 


Interpreting 

French 

Italian 

Spanish 

German 

Hungarian 

Danish 

Finnish 

Greek 

Norwegian 

Polish 

Russian 

Swedish 


Chinese 
Japanese 


Laboratory 

Chemistry 
Dentistry 
Pharmacy 


Mechanics 

Driving 

Aeroplane 

Automobile 

Elevator 

Motor  Boat 

Radio 

Street  Car 


Office  Work 

Economics 

Accounting 

Banking 

Bookkeeping 

Statistics 

Stenography 


General 

Calculating  Machines 

Card  Cataloging 

Cash  Register 

Clerical  Work 

Filing 

Switchboard 


Transcribing 

Dictaphone 

Mimeograph 

Multigraph 

Stenography 

Stenotype 

Typewriting 


Publicity 

Advertising 
Platform  Speaking 
Public  Speaking 
Radio  Speaking 
Reporting 
Writing 


Public  Welfare 

Americanization 


Care  of  Sick 

Trained 

Practical 


O — I  want  to  learn. 

Children's  Work 
Boarding  Homes 
Day  Nursery 
Orphanage 


Factory  or  Community 
Welfare 


Housing 

Inspecting 

Statistics 


Patrol 


Knowledge  of  Engine 

Electrical 

Gas 

Steam 


Public  Health 


Social  Work 
Case  Work 

Distribution  of  Supplies 
Home  Visiting 


Training  of  the  Handicapped 

Braille 

Occupation  Therapy 


Recreation 

National  Defenders'  Club 
Drilling 

Physical  Training 
Playgrounds 


Entertainment 

Dramatics 

Singing 

Reading 

Music 


Surveys 


Red  Cross 

Ambulance 
First  Aid 
Home  Hygiene 
Surgical  Dressings 


Transportation 

Express 
Traffic 
Railroad 
Steamship 


If  necessary  to  obtain  paid  position,  state  remuneration  required  

Signature '.... 

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POETRY  PAGE 


DERELICTS 

He  is  gone;  the  sad,  the  homeless  one! 

Gapper  his  skin  as  a  foreign  sun. 

He  that  was  washed  on  a  ship's  tall  spar 

More  dead  than  alive  through  the  wind-choked  bar  .  .  . 

So  many  a  day  and  year  it  seems 

He  walked  in  moody  shadow  dreams, 

A  creature  of  water  and  broken  foam 

Whose  tongue  could  name  neither  kinsmen  nor  home. 

On  stormy  nights  he  would  hug  the  shore 

As  though  wind  and  water  held  a  door 

Greener  than  lashings  spumed  to  the  skies 

That  he  would  unlock  to  his  brooding  eyes.  .  . 

We  of  the  village  heard  him  shout; 

Deeper  the  tide  rips  closed  about. 

Scarce  could  we  see  the  unflung  hand 

For  wind  and  water  and  rolling  sand. 

But  twisted  in  sea  weed,  riding  the  gale 

Were  splintered  spar  and  a  ragged  sail! 

— Clare  Aven  Thomson. 

PRESCIENCE 

The  fishing  village  rubbed  its  eyes  again 

And  peered  out  early  —  whaler  John  was  due. 

.  .  .  His  young  bride  said  that  night,  "Tomorrow,  then," 

But  his  old  dog  howled  eerily  —  Tige  l{new'. 

— Jo  Hartman. 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 

SAN  FRANCISCO  BAY  AT  NIGHT 

What  will  the  night  reveal? 
What  magnitude 
Of  countless  fisher  eyes  .  .  . 
Of  bright  foam  spewed 

From  maw  of  freighter  .  .  .  yawl  .  .  . 
From  silver  net? 
What  colors  subtly  run 
Chrysoprase  to  jet 

Will  sparkle  in  the  mist 
(Sharp-spun  as  thistle) 
To  liner  of  the  night 
Or  ferry  whistle? 

Who  shall  give  answer 
To  the  sum  of  these 
Is  lover  of  vast 
Interminable  seas! 

^Clare  Aven  Thomson. 

HEIMWEH 

Beneath  the  graceful  pepper  tree, 
Beside  the  pleasant  vine. 
My  heart  is  longing  for  the  sea 
And  for  a  wind-blown  pine. 

The  mocking  birds  in  coverts  high 
Of  things  seductive  sing. 
But  give  to  me  the  keening  cr>' 
Of  gulls  upon  the  wing. 

I  know  when  fading  tones  attest 
The  twilight  from  afar 
That  over  Tamalpais'  crest 
There  scintillates  a  star. 

O  happy  Southland,  summer  sweet, 
To  love  thee  is  my  fate ! 
But  more  I  love  the  tides  that  beat 
Across  the  Golden  Gate. 

— Martha  Trent  Tyler. 


SKY-FIRE 

The  sun  is  dropped  into  the  sea.  But  yet 
The  cosmic  fires  redden  in  the  skies 
To  burn  the  beauty  of  another  day 
Upon  the  heaven's  altars,  as  it  dies. 

So,  when  at  last  my  soul  has  gone  the  way 
Of  all  suns,  and  is  swallowed  in  the  sea. 
Will  there  be  something  I  have  thought,  or  said. 
Or  done,  burn  on  like  sky-fire,  after  me? 

— Robert  Waldrop. 


Clare  Aven  Tho.mson.  formerly  of  Aberdeen.  Wash.,  has  lived  in  San  Francisco  for  the  1^.(1  twelve  years,  and  has  an  antique  shop 
on  Divisadero  Street.  She  has  had  poems  in  many  leading  periodicals.  •  Martha  Trent  Tyler  lived  in  San  Francisco  for  a  time. 
returning  to  her  former  home,  Birming/idm.  Alabama,  several  years  ago.  •  Jo  Hartman  is  a  San  Francisco  poet  whose  wor}{  has 
appeared  m  i'er.se  magazines.  •  Robert  Waldrop  is  the  nephew  of  Uda  Waldrop  and  the  great  grandson  of  Capt.  Henry  Delano 
Fitch,  whose  courtship  and  marnage  to  Josefa  CarriUo  was  one  of  early  California's  hi.^toniral  rotnunces  ^Henry  Fitch  was  later  given 
a  gram  of  land  by  the  Mexican  goiemment,  on  a  part  of  which  the  town  of  Heald.sbtirg  now  stands).  He  iforJ^ed  for  Sherman  (f 
Clay  m   San  Francisco,   then   uent   to  l^ew  Tor\  City  as  a  radio  announcer  for  KPO. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER.   1941 


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CHRISTMAS  TREES 


ZifieciaUsf.  tlUi.  4feaA.  — 

spread  the  spirit  of  Christmas! 
Place  these  clever  trees  on  your 
mantel,  your  tables!  Let  them 
shine  from  your  windows,  carry- 
ing beyond  your  home  the  mes- 
sage that  you're  celebrating  our 
beloved,  traditional,  American 
Christmas! 

4-Candle  Tree,  complete 

with  dripless  candles 50c 

7-Candle  Tree,  complete 

with  dripless  candles 75c 

10-Candle  Tree,  complete 

with  dripless  candles 1.15 

Extra  Candles,  25  cents  doz. 

TOYS,  FIRST  FLOOR  ANNEX 
CITY  OF  PARIS 


Rag  Bag 

My  grandmother's  rag  bag  "begat"  my 
dolls.  My  mother's  rag  bag  produced  my 
early  school  clothes,  and  my  rag  bag  grew 
into  rugs  for  our  first  home  when  I  was  a 
bride.  Today  I  have  no  rag  bag. 

Is  it  because  there  is  always  someone 
needing  what  I  cast  off  or  is  it  because  I 
have  nothing  worth  putting  in  a  bag? 
Were  there  fewer  people  waiting  for  hand- 
medowns  in  the  old  days  or  did  we  have 
more  things  worth  saving? 

Could  it  be  that  we  have  lost  the  art  of 
saving?  Frankly,  I  think  so.  Not  long  ago 
a  woman  brought  forth  a  broken  button 
and  interrupted  a  bridge  game  to  ask  if 
anybody  had  one  to  match.  Of  course  no 
one  did.  Years  ago  we  would  all  have  gone 
home,  looked  in  our  button  bags  and  some 
one  of  us  would  have  found  the  duplicate. 

I  immediately  wanted  to  cut  off  all  the 
buttons  from  my  husband's  clothes  and 
start  a  collection  of  assorted  varieties.  For- 
tunately, for  him,  my  husband  had  taken 
his  clothes  and  flown  home.  And  my  clothes 
have  zippers.  Anyway,  the  request  made  me 
pause  and  think. 

The  more  I  pondered  the  more  clearly  I 
realized  that  my  entire  wardrobe  belonged 
in  a  rag  bag,  but  even  if  I  put  in  there  I  no 
longer  knew  how  to  utilize  it.  I  blushed 
with  shame  and  silently  asked  my  grand- 
mother's forgiveness. 

I  have  forgotten  how  to  make  rugs;  on 
Calle  Florida  there  are  those  charming 
Mary  Lou  dolls;  I  can  buy  Junior's  clothes 
so  much  better  than  I  can  make  them  and 
sister  has  outgrown  any  such  homemade 
ideas.  Isn't  it  a  pity?  And  I  use  new  ma- 
terials for  the  Red  Cross. 

I  tried  to  remember  what  had  happened 
to  my  old  clothes  for  the  past  few  years 
and  a  strange  procession  of  maids,  cooks 
and  porteros  walked  off  in  my  memory,  in 
my  clothes,  with  hardly  a  thank  you.  Surely 
some  one  could  have  used  them  to  better 
advantage,  my  mother  for  instance. 

In  our  attic  at  home  there  were  trunks 
full  of  Cinderella  possibilities,  boxes  of  lace, 
odd  bits  of  ribbon.  On  rainy  days  we  could 
always  dress  up  to  our  heart's  content.  Re- 
member how  Scarlett  O'Hara  saved  the 
plantation  and  caught  a  husband  in  old 
green  velvet  portieres? 

And  we  haven't  even  a  rag  bag,  much  less 
a  trunk  full  of  treasures.  We  can't  even 
find  a  bit  of  string  when  we  want  to  tie  up 
a  package. 

Perhaps  apartment  living  has  made  stor- 


age space  scarce.  Maybe  travelling  has  made 
extra  trunks  a  burden.  Maybe  we  wear  our 
clothes  longer.  Maybe  we  are  more  extrava- 
gant. 

I  am  sure  we  give  away  too  thoughtlessly, 
instead  of  handing  out  last  year's  model  to 
the  mucama  just  because  she  is  on  hand, 
why  not  make  an  effort  to  find  the  person 
who  can  use  it  to  advantage,  the  group 
which  is  calling  for  contributions  or  the 
agency  which  handles  charity?  Why  not 
make  something  out  of  the  cast-offs  our- 
selves? Vogue  patterns  offers  lots  of  inter- 
esting combinations. 

Why  not?  Because  we  are  lazy,  restless 
and  otherwise  engaged.  It  requires  patience, 
time  and  solitude  to  produce  worthwhile 
results  and  most  of  us  are  never  at  home. 
It  is  not  fashionable  to  be  thrifty  in  Buenos 
Aires,  it  isn't  customary  to  cut  down  or 
make  over.  Working  alone,  at  home,  isn't 
done. 

With  a  shortage  of  silk  stockings  looming 
in  the  U.  S.  I  begin  to  take  fresh  hope. 
Wearing  cotton  stockings,  or  no  stockings 
at  all,  maybe  we  will  dispense  with  hats  and 
gloves  and  return  to  the  rag  bag  era.  I'm 
going  to  start  mine  tomorrow.  Today  I 
have  a  tea  and  a  cocktail  party. 

— Lavender  and  Old  Lace. 

From    "The    Bulletin    Board"    of    the 

American  Women's  Club,  Buenos  Aires, 

Argentina. 

A  Small  Fossil 
Footstep 

A  frightened  footfall  on  the  strand 

A  fragile  step  upon  the  beach; 

Aeons  ago  you  touched  the  sand 

And  left  this  imprint  here,  to  teach 

Races  unborn  your  history  and  kind. 

Poor,  startled  thing,  were  you  too  late 

To  save  yourself  from  doom  most  wild? 

Or  were  you  running  to  your  mater; 

Or  after  some  poor,  weaker  thing 

To  eat,  and  then  be  satisfied? 

Were  you  as  gay  as  bird  on  wing 

Or  doomed  to  die  in  agony? 

Your  tread  so  lightly  left  on  shore 

Has  hardened  since  to  mountain  stone. 

How  can  I  puzzle  any  more 

About  that  day  so  far  dim  gone 

When  you  soft  touched  the  yielding  ground 

With  joy,  fear,  fright;  I  do  not  know. 

The  past  is  silent,  void  of  sound, 

And  you  are  naught  so  long  ago. 

— Edith  Hecht. 


NOVEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


I  HAVE  BEEN  READING 


The  Missing  Half;  by  Augusta  HuieU 
Seaman.  D.  Appleton-Ccntury  Company, 
Inc.  $2.00.  Reviewed  by  Philcta  Fitz- 
gerald. 

The  Luck  of  the  Comstocks;  a  story  of 
Block  Island;  by  Maribelle  Cormac\  and 
William  P.  Alexander.  Appleton-Cen- 
tury.  $2.00.  Reviewed  by  Stella  Hunting- 
ton. 

Hi(;hway  to  Valour:  by  Margaret  Duley. 
The  MacMillan  Company.  $2.?0.  Re- 
viewed by  Grace  Noble  Johnson. 

^  When  Midge,  Don  and  Janet  moved 
with  Mother  and  Cramp  into  an  old  man- 
sion built  by  a  several  times  great  uncle 
in  the  early  seventeen  hundreds,  they  moved 
right  into  the  middle  of  a  mystery  story 
that  will  delight  older  boys  and  girls.  Midge 
is  too  young  to  be  trusted  with  the  secret 
but  Don  and  Janet  set  themselves  to  solving 
the  mystery.  For  if  they  succeed  they  may 
prove  that  the  property  belongs  to  Cramp 
and  not  to  cantankerous  old  Cousin  Eze- 
kiel.  The  mystery  is  finally  solved  but  not 
as  one  expects  and  not  without  the  help  of 
everyone  including  Midge.  Even  Tarby. 
the  cocker  spaniel,  contributes  his  share. 
Before  the  solution  there  is  a  secret  stair- 
way, a  tunnel,  the  queer  feud  between 
Cramp  and  Cousin  Zeke,  strange  noises  in 
the  attic  at  night,  the  ruined  drawing 
room,  the  Gilbert  Stuart  portrait  of  great- 
great  aunt  Peace,  the  journal  of  great-great 
uncle  Thomas  which  throws  some  light  on 
the  mutilated  deed  and  finally  the  deed 
itself  only  half  of  which  can  be  found. 

Mrs.  Seaman  has  made  this  type  of 
mystery  story  for  children  her  distinct 
province.  The  story,  like  her  earlier  ones, 
is  a  wholesome  one  with  no  horrors  to 
disturb  the  imagination  of  an  over-sensitive 
child.  At  the  same  time  it  has  all  the  ele- 
ments that  delight  children.  There  is  plenty 
of  action  in  the  mystery  which  keeps  one 
on  the  edge  of  one's  chair  as  it  unfolds: 
there  is  a  well-knit  plot  with  everything 
falling  into  its  place  logically  in  the  way 
children  love  and  still  with  surprise  after 
surprise  so  that  even  the  most  blase  little 
follower  of  gangster  movies  and  radio  hor- 
ror serials  can  discover  the  joys  of  reading. 
The  story  has  humor  and  best  of  all  the 
characters  are  delightfully  real  and  human. 
Moreover,  the  author  insinuates  a  soupcon 
of  American  history  but  since  it  is  an  in- 
tegral part  of  the  mystery  the  young  reader 
will  not  suspect  that  he  is  being  instructed. 

"The  Missing  Half "  will  be  a  great  find 
for  those  who  are  looking  for  a  Christmas 
gift    for   the    child   "who    has   everything." 


^  Christmas  is  coming,  will  be  here  be- 
fore you  know  it!  If  you  have  a  young- 
ster of  twelve  to  fifteen  on  your  list  the 
above  book  is  sure  to  give  pleasure. 

Maribelle  Cormack,  co-author  with  Wil- 
liam P.  Alexander  of  the  Luck,  oj  the  Com- 
stodj-s  reports  that  the  maunscript  was 
checked  for  accuracy  by  a  sea  captain,  an 
astronomy  professor,  an  archaeologist,  and 
a  botanist.  "Attention  Quiz  Kids." 

Miss  Cormack  is  a  native  of  Buffalo. 
New  York.  She  has  been  an  assistant  at 
the  Buffalo  Museum  of  Science  and  is  now 
working  in  the  Park  Museum  at  Providence, 
Rhode  Island.  Mr.  Alexander  is  also  a 
museum  worker  and  the  two  have  written 
several  books  together  before  this  one. 

Heather  Comstocks  father  dies  in  the 
Isle  of  Wight,  leaving  her  without  relatives 


there  and  for  heritage  only  the  LUCK,  a 
schooner  that  has  belonged  to  the  family 
for  generations.  With  a  crew  of  old  sailors 
and  Heather  herself  as  skipper  they  cross 
the  Atlantic  and  arrive  in  a  dreadful  storm 
at  Block  Island,  off  the  coast  of  Rhode 
Island,  where  Heather's  grandfather  is  the 
lighthouse-keeper.  There  begins  a  story  of 
adventure    and   exploration   that   is    full   of 


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thrills  as  well  as  information,  including  the 
story  of  the  New  England  hurricane  of  a 
few  years  ago;  you  almost  feel  that  you 
have  lived  through  that  hurricane  in  that 
chapter!  The  story  ends  with  the  finding 
of  a  real  treasure  and  is  a  most  satisfactory 
book  for  young  people. 

^  The  setting  of  "The  Highway  to 
Valour""  —  is  Newfoundland  —  and 
throughout  the  story  one  feels  the  challenge 
of  the  sea,  the  rocky  shores  and  the  storms. 
Miss  Duley,  the  author,  was  born  in  St. 
John"s  and  has  lived  there  most  of  her  life, 
which  accounts  perhaps  for  the  vivid  des- 
criptions that  gave  to  this  reader  a  feeling 
of  its  ruggedness  and  austerity.  Perhaps 
too,  it  also  accounts  for  her  taking  us  back 
to  the  more  fundamental  meaning  of  life, 
which  she  expresses  in  simple,  terse  sen- 
tences. There  is  a  touch  of  the  mystic,  too, 
because  Mageila,  the  heroine,  is  the  seventh 
daughter  of  a  seventh  daughter,  with  the 
gift  of  healing  in  her  hands. 

A  tragedy  destroys  Mageila's  home,  her 
parents,  and  with  them  her  confidence  in 
herself,  and  "The  Highway  to  Valour""  is 
her  journey  back  to  meeting  and  conquering 
life.  On  this  journey  she  is  helped  by  in- 
teresting and  individual  characters  —  one 
of  them  is  Mrs.  Slater,  a  woman  "with  a 
bump  on  her  back  from  stooping  for  her 
own  maintenance.""  Then  her  grandfather. 
Captain  Dilke,  who  considered  himself  "in 
his  late  prime  at  eighty-two."  Trevor  Mor- 
gan, of  the  English  Civil  Service,  who  falls 
in  love  with  Mageila,  and  as  she  responds  to 
this  love,  she  recaptures  her  ability  to  heal. 
This  romance  is  a  little  out  of  the  ordinary 
as  it  carries  with  it  —  besides  a  great  depth 
of  affection  —  a  dignity  and  a  restraint 
which  is  sustained  to  the  end. 

The  part  of  the  book  where  Mageila  is 
a  governess  in  the  Kirke  household  intro- 
duces other  interesting  characters  —  Mrs. 
Kirke,  Moira,  and  that  dear  old  dog  Brin, 
who,  despite  his  age  and  infirmities,  "is 
always  a  gentleman." 

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story,  which  will  hold  your  interest  from 
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California  Palace 

of  the  Legion  of  Honor 

The  California  Palace  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor  announces  the  following  program  of 
exhibitions   and   events   for   November: 

SPECIAL   EXHIBITIONS 

Old  Master  Drawings  from  the  Collec- 
tion of  Le  Roy  M.  Backus.  Through  No- 
vember 14th. 

Manners  and  Modes  of  Yesterday:  A 
Pageant  of  Fashion  from  Pre-Civil  War 
Days  to  1890;  fifty  wood  carvings.  Through 
November  14th. 

Original  Illustrations  and  Caricatures  by 
Arthur  Szyk.  Through  November  14th. 

E.\hibition  of  Paintings  and  Sculpture 
Sponsored  by  the  Society  for  Sanity  in  Art. 
Opening  November  1st. 

History  in  the  Making:  One  Hundred 
Wood  Engravings  by  American  Artists  of 
the  Nineteenth  Century.  Opening  Novem 
ber  15th. 

1 3  Watercolurists.  Opening  November 
15  th. 

Eugene  Herman:  "Time  and  the  Monu- 
ments" (A  Decorative  Mural  with  Pre- 
liminary Sketches).  Opening  November 
17th. 

POPULAR  LECTURES 

"A  New  Art  Horizon:  South  America." 
Dr.  Grace  L.  McCann  Morley.  Director, 
San  Francisco  Museum  of  Art.  Sunday. 
November  2nd.  at  4:00  p.  m. 

"Color  and  Form."  Mr.  Rudolph  Schaef  • 
fer.  Director,  Schaeffer  Studios.  Sunday, 
November  16th,  at  4:00  p.  m. 

"Some  Parallels  Between  Great  Art  and 
Great  Music."  Mr.  Alexander  Fried,  Music 
and  Art  Critic,  San  Francisco  Examiner. 
Sunday,  November  30th,  at  4:00  p.  m. 

GALLERY  TALKS 

"Techniques  in  Old  Master  Drawings." 
Dr.  Robert  Neuhaus.  Sunday,  November 
9th,  at  4:00  p.  m. 

"Eugene  Herman:  Painter  of  Nostalgia." 
Dr.  Jermayne  MacAgy.  Sunday,  November 
23rd,  at  4:00  p.  m. 

LITTLE  THEATER 

Motion  Pictures  —  Every  Saturday  at 
2:00  p.  m.  Admission  free. 

Nov.  1 — Fail  of  the  House  of  Usher. 
directed  by  Jean  Epstein  (1928). 

Nov.  8 — The  Passion  of  Joan  of  Arc. 
directed  by  Carl  T.  Dreyer  (1928). 

Nov.  1  5 — Rien  Slue  Les  Heures.  directed 
by  Alberto  Cavalcanti  (1926).  Berlin,  the 
Symphony  of  a  Great  City,  directed  bv 
Walter  Ruttmann   (1927). 

Nov.  22 — Chang,  directed  and  photo- 
graphed by  Merian  C.  Cooper  and  Ernest 
B.  Shiedsack  (1927). 

Nov.  29 — Hight  Mail,  produced  by  Basil 
Wright  and  Harry  Watt  (1936).  Rhapsody 
in  Steel,  directed  by  F.  Lylc  Goldman 
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posted,  the  Grand  National  Horse  Show 
IS  expected  to  attract  the  finest  animals  in 
the  country.  S.  E.  "Sammy"  Kramer,  found- 
er and  for  many  years  the  manager  of  the 
Santa  Barbara  horse  show,  has  been  se- 
lected as  its  manager,  and  has  announced 
a  full  division  of  72  classes  —  with  eight 
.$1,000  and  three  $500  division  stakes,  and 
$135  posted  for  each  of  the  classes. 

In  the  rodeo  division  the  country's  top 
ranking  performers  will  compete  for  $7,555 
in  cash  prizes.  Principal  rodeo  divisions 
will  be:  bareback  broncs,  saddle  broncs, 
Brahma  bull  riding,  steer  wrestling,  and 
calf  roping.  Harry  Rowel!,  of  Hayward, 
California,  and  Leo  J.  Cremer,  of  Big 
Timber,  Montana,  have  been  appointed 
rodeo  stock  contractors. 

Besides  the  horse  show  and  rodeo  pro- 
gram, the  Association  will  present  a  full 
show  of  the  most  spectacular  arena  acts 
and  features. 

Setting  for  the  Grand  National  Live- 
stock Exposition  is  the  magnificent,  new 
$2,500,000  "Cow  Palace,"  situated  in  Visi- 
tacion  Valley,  just  outside  of  the  city  limits 
of  San  Francisco.  This  huge  stadium,  with- 
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1 2,000  people.  Livestock  men  agree  it  is 
the  finest  show  building  anywhere  in  the 
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The  Red  Cross  unit  has  been  functioning 
almost  sixteen  months.  A  splendid  job  has 
been  done  by  both  the  knitting  and  sewing 
groups.  However,  we  need  many  more 
workers  for  sewing.  Just  think,  what  could 
be  accomplished  were  each  one  of  you  to 
try  to  interest  another  member  in  this  work. 
Leave  your  names  and  telephone  num- 
bers at  the  Executive  Office  if  you  are 
willing  to  help. 

Monday,    Mrs.    J.    E.    Fisher    works    on 
men's  and  boys'  shirts. 

Tuesday,    Miss    Catherine    Allen    is    ir 
charge. 

Wednesday    and  Thursday  chairmen  are 
needed. 

Friday,     Mrs.     Margaret     Smith     is     in 
charge. 

— Eva  Alves.  Chairman  of  Sewing. 


THiUKSGIfllG 
IT  HOME 


Do  you  know  you  can  or- 
der many  delicacies  from 
the  Restaurant  Depart- 
ment — 

Hors  d'Oeuvres 

for  Cocktails 
* 

Turkeys  Roasted 

to  order  with 

stuffing  and  gravy 
• 

Salad  Rings 

Pumpkin  Pies 

Mince  Pies 

* 

Plum  Puddings 

* 

Fruit  Cakes 

Ik- 
Molded  Ices 


Catering 
Department 

Women's  City  Olub 

larfield  841111 


NOVEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Fall  Tables  Show 

World's  Great  Crystal  Designs 

^fe  New  York  has  its  Fashion  Futures  to 
introduce  and  dramatize  what  women 
will  wear  immediately  after  that  great  Fash- 
ion Show.  San  Francisco  has  its  table  set- 
ting exhibit  at  Gump"s  to  dramat  ze  new 
trends  just  before  the  holiday  season.  And 
whereas  New  York's  show  may  be  en- 
livened by  the  sparkle  of  a  diamond  garter, 
San  Francisco's  event  for  this  Fall,  Novem- 
ber 4  through  November  8.  has  its  special 
feature. 

This  year  the  Steuben  Glass  Company  is 
presenting  in  Gump's  Galleries  its  "Designs 
in  Glass,"  one  of  the  most  beautiful  groups 
of  creations  in  crystal  ever  conceived  here- 
tofore shown  in  museums,  and  now  shown 
in  the  West  for  the  first  time.  It  was  in 
19.18  that  this  group  was  first  completed 
and  the  astounded  world  realized  that  great 
art  could  be  so  beautifully  rendered  by 
the  craftsmen  in  crystal.  Twenty-seven 
urns,   va.ses,   and   bowls   represent  as   many 


outstanding  contemporary  artists,  including 
such  famous  painters  as  Matisse,  Raoul 
Duffy,  Grant  Wood,  Salvador  Dali.  Thomas 
Benton,  and  Marie  Laurencin. 

Inspired  by  this  glittering  exhibit, 
Gump's  thirty-six  decorated  tables  will 
focus  around  three  tables  influenced  by  the 
Steuben  glass  designs  of  Thomas  Benton  (a 
grape  festival  table):  John  Steuart  Curry  (a 
harvest  table);  and  Duncan  Grant  (wood- 
land table).  In  addition  to  these  crystal- 
inspired  tables  will  be  others,  a  Bohemian 
table  reminiscent  of  the  Europe  of  Franz 
Joseph,  an  eagle  table  in  red,  white  and 
blue,  a  Chinese  table,  and  many  others  in- 
troducing startling  new  ideas  and  table- 
ware trends. 

The  move  toward  all  glass  table  settings 
Will  be  dramatized  in  three  separate  settings 
using  glass  plates  as  well  as  stemware.  One 
of  these  will  be  an  all-Steuben  creation. 

All  tables  will  be  bright  with  the  floral 
art  of  Podesta  ii  Baldocchi.  The  show 
goes  on  Tuesday,  November  4,  lasts  all 
week,  and  all  San  Francisco  is  invited. 


Recent  Anhals  from  the  Orient 

New  shipment  of  hanJ-wuvcn  slippers  from  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands.  .  .  .  Pastel  shades;  sizes  from  children's 
tu  adult's. 

Rinf;s  set  with  semi-precious  stones,  and  containing; 
mysterious  secret  drawer. 

Camphor-wood  chest  for  flat  silver.  Accommodates  101) 
pieces  and  preserves  tliem  from  tarnish. 


The  SEA  CAPTAIN'S   CHEST 


Phone  GArfield  0850       451  Post  Street 


San  Francisco 


Khoda  on  the  roof 


Here  are  a  few  reminders  for  your  winter 
Hots.  Town  styles  with  a  touch  of  fur  to 
tie  in  with  your  fur  coat.  Larger  hats  with 
the  new  pleated  brim,  which  is  very  soft 
and  flattering,  giving  height  where  needed. 
Snoods  of  sheer  veiling  is  a  change,  but  not 
extreme,  it  gets  away  from  the  severe  look 
in  the  bock  of  your  hat. 


Hats  made  on   your   head   to  suit  your  in- 
dividuality  and   costume. 

Your  hats  also  skillfully  remodeled. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 

233  POST  STREET          f          DOuglas  8476 

Christmas 
Suggestions 

The  captivating  shop  of  Madam< 
Butterfly  is  Hteraliy  teeming  wit] 
'worth-'while  suggestions  for  ih' 
early  gift  buyer. 


Recent  importations  include  hun- 
dreds of  bolts  of  the  finest  silks 
in  fascinating  colors.  ...  To  our 
many  patrons,  whose  custom  it 
has  been  to  give  hand-tailored 
kimonos,  pajamas  and  bed  jack- 
ets at  Christmas  time,  may  be 
suggest  you  place  your  orders 
now  for  deliveries  before  Decem- 
ber 10. 

■ 
Precious  Stones,  Objects  of  Art, 
Ivory  Figurines,  Ivory  Birds, 
Cloisonne,  Pewter,  Bowls  for 
flower  arrangements  and  all  of 
the  finer  luxury  gifts  from  the 
Orient. 

■ 

Just  look  and  see  the  advance 
showing  of  distinctive  and  indi- 
vidual gifts  for  Christmas. 

Madame  Butterfly 

^30  Grant  Avenue  —  San  Francisco 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  NOVEMBER,   1941 


25 


CHALLENGING  YOU 
CLUB  WOMEN 

Women's  cluhs  must  face  responsibilities  —  or  ohlivion  — 

says  this  newspaper  commentator,  whose  widely  syndicated 

column  appraised  the  Federation's  Program  Boo\  as  "the 

answer  to  every  woman's  prayer 


^  Recent  SOS  signals  from  imperiled 
Democracy  have  galvanized  all  wo- 
men's groups  into  action.  What  can  we  do? 
Leaving  the  small  fry  out  of  this — and  by 
small  fry  I  mean  those  clubs  which  exist 
only  for  their  own  pleasure  and  improve- 
ment —  all  organizations  are  leaving  ado- 
lescence. From  this  time  on  they  must  as- 
sume mature  responsibilities  or  degenerate 
into  complete  impotence  and  futility. 

I  suppose  every  one  has  her  pet  notions 
about  what  the  reforms  shall  be.  Mine  can 
he  boiled  won  to  two  words: 
De-frost 
De-bunk 

The  frigidaire  attitude  is  passee.  The  day 
when  it  was  considered  a  social  achievement 
to  belong  to  a  national  organization  has 
ended  since  new  ones  are  being  formed  at 
a  rate  swift  enough  to  make  your  head 
swim.  Feeling  and  acting  "exclusive"  does 
not  fit  into  our  concept  of  Democracy  any 
more  —  or  what  is  meant  by  the  talk  we 
hear  about  all-out  aid. 

So  the  first  business  of  the  housecleaning 
brigade  will  be  to  sweep  out  certain 
mouldy  ideas  on  club  enlargement.  Re- 
cruits should  be  invited  to  join  for  one 
reason    only:    because    a    particular    organ- 


ization offers  the  best  medium  through 
which  they  can  make  a  contribution  to 
their  community  or  nation,  by  permitting 
them  to  work  with  other  women  of  similar 
aims. 

We  should  dust  off  the  old  objectives 
and  see  whether  they  are  good  enough 
to  serve  us  in  the  future;  open  up  win- 
dows to  let  light  into  the  dark  corners 
where  our  useless  prejudices  are  hid,  and 
pitch  out  of  those  same  windows  "the 
club  woman  mind"  which,  in  its  typical 
attitudes,  is  just  about  the  most  undemo- 
cratic mind  you'll  find  between  here  and 
Berchtesgaden.  Let  me  hasten  to  explain 
that  it  isn't  the  natural  normal  mind  of 
the  average  American  woman,  but  some- 
thing she's  had  foisted  upon  her.  I'm  con- 
vinced she  doesn't  like  it  even  while  de- 
fending it  most  hotly.  Artificial  poses  be- 
ing easiest  to  discard,  it  won't  be  missed 
long. 

The  process  of  de-frosting  may  require 
some  ruthless  self  discipline.  However, 
since  our  major  objective  is  the  strength- 
ening of  Democracy,  we  may  as  well  start 
using  more  democratic  principles  in  our 
group  activities.  There  are  unlimited,  un- 
tapped   sources    of    feminine    energy    and 


Your  C/lfff  Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Oty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


Ph  one: 


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San  Francisco 


leadership  in  the  land,  which  could  literally 
change  the  world  if  women  now  barred 
from  clubs  might  be  coaxed  into  them.  It 
will  be  hard  going  in  some  cases  because 
the  more  intelligent  are  skittish  of  our 
deadly  dull  routines;  others  are  timid  about 
taking  responsibility;  still  others  simply 
aren't  asked. 

Corsages,  luncheons,  banquets,  the  usual 
feminine  folderol,  must  be  soft  pedaled,  for 
they  waste  both  money  and  energy.  We  eat 
too  much  and  too  often.  Clubs  exist  for  a 
purpose  or  they  had  better  not  exist  at  all, 
so  the  very  first  duty  is  to  define  our  a'ms. 

Assuming  ourselves  to  be  alert  women, 
those  aims  must  be  more  admirable  and  un- 
selfish than  the  preservation  of  a  group. 
Unless  we  give  something  to  society,  society 
has  the  right  to  scorn  and  ignore  us.  After 
the  present  crisis  has  passed  my  guess  is 
that  a  good  many  old  motives  will  be  swept 
away.  The  club  that  keeps  its  prestige  will 
be  the  one  that  practices  Democracy  within 
its  own  ranks  and  justifies  its  existence  with 
good  works  as  well  as  large  membership 
rolls. 

De-bunking  —  meaning  Hterally  getting 
rid  of  buncombe — is  a  nasty  business  when 
applied  to  the  other  person.  De-bunking 
ourselves,  however,  may  prove  an  excellent 
device  for  development.  It  takes  courage  to 
look  at  your  own  faults  and  resolve  to  cor- 
rect them  and  clubs  now  face  the  ordeal. 
It's  either  that  or  ultimate  oblivion. 

The  mechanism  of  organization  has 
grown  so  ponderous  we're  bogged  down  in 
routine  quagmires.  Thousands  of  useful 
women  are  occupied  wholly  with  attending 
to  club  machinery.  Everybody  oils  the 
wheels  and  it's  so  fascinating  watching 
them  go  round,  we  don't  notice  that  we're 
moving  only  in  circles. 

For  example,  parliamentary  rules,  which 
are  helpful  for  large  conventions,  are 
dragged  in  by  the  heels  every  time  three 
or  four  come  together  to  discuss  neighbor- 
hood needs  and  as  usual  smother  every  idea 
they  touch.  Thus  the  letter,  rather  than  the 
spirit,  of  the  law  absorbs  us.  and  in  many 
groups  we  find  no  vital  spark  of  inspira- 
tion, no  clarification  of  controversial  ques- 
tions, no  creative  thinking. 

There  is  little  to  appeal  to  younger  wo- 
men whose  experience  with  college  and 
with  life  has  taught  them  to  face  facts.  Yes, 
they  want  something  real,  and  far  too  many 
clubs  give  them  moonshine,  in  the  form 
of  abstractions,  cultural  pep.  or  unattain- 
able visionary  goals.  Young  people  want  to 
have  a  part  in  determining  the  policies  of 
the  group  to  which  they  belong,  and  in 
discussing  problems  affecting  them  in  gen- 
eral, 

I  think  the  time  is  here  when  organi- 
zations which  have  served  their  purpose  or 
that  have  no  worthy  purpose  to  serve 
.should  di.sband.  thereby  releasing  active  but 

NOVEMBER.   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


loyal  members   for  work  in   other  groups. 

I  am  very  glad  to  see  that  the  Business 
and  Professional  Women  put  new  emphasis 
on  community  needs,  because  the  most 
conspicuous  fault  of  the  average  club  is  its 
desire  to  spread  over  too  much  territory. 
Instead  of  doing  one  thing  well,  we  half- 
do  a  hundred. 

We  may  and  should  stand  for  national 
reforms  but  unless  we  can  point  to  im- 
provements in  our  communities,  we  have 
failed  both  as  citizens  and  as  club  members. 
Making  Democracy  work  at  home  means 
precisely  what  it  says.  Therefore,  if  you 
live  in  Wichita,  Kansas,  or  Boise  City, 
Idaho,  your  first  duty  is  to  see  that  free- 
dom and  justice  exist  there  instead  of  dash- 
ing around  trying  to  set  them  up  in  Weft 
Virginia  or  Timbuctoo.  Ignorance,  intoler- 
ance, disease,  poverty,  injustice,  and  crime 
are  rooted  deep  in  every  part  of  our  coun- 
try. We  won't  get  rid  of  them  unless  we 
start  right  where  every  clean-up  must  begin 
— in  our  own  neighborhoods.  If  all  the 
little  local  dangers  to  human  dignity  and 
freedom  were  removed,  we  could  be  less 
fearful  about  its  larger  ultimate  safety. 

This,  then,  is  what  I  feel  about  women",^ 
clubs.  I  believe  we  ought  to  stop  being  cogs 
in  machines  and  become  women  once  more, 
women  whose  hearts  are  set  on  making  a 
better  world. 

I  should  like  to  see  fewer  fine  club  houses 
erected  for  our  own  edification  and  more 
recreational  centers  built  for  young  people 
— centers  such  as  we  are  now  providing  for 
young  men  in  training  camps.  Every  com- 
munity has  a  crime  problem  because  or- 
ganizations of  both  sexes  have  failed  to 
provide  wholesome  places  of  amusement  for 
boys  and  girls  who  often  drift  into  evil 
ways  through  sheer  boredom,  and  because 
we  women  are  such  a  bunch  of  Mrs.  Jelly- 
bys  we  will  work  feverishly  to  save  the 
world  while  we  let  our  own  children  go  to 
the  devil. 

And  did  you  ever  hear  so  much  talk 
about  co-operation?  I  hope  after  the  war  is 
over  large  groups  will  have  learned  to  work 
together  for  certain  noble  causes  in  which 
all  club  women  believe,  such  as  better  in- 
ternational understanding,  a  permanent 
peace  structure,  a  more  adequate  educa- 
tional system,  and  the  promotion  of  better 
ethical  and  moral  standards  for  our  nation. 
In  these  campaigns  we  cannot  afford  to 
divorce  our  efforts.  Nor  do  I  th  nk  wc  can 
forever  remain  separated  from  men  whose 
objectives  are  the  same.  When  Democracy 
is  saved  —  God  speed  the  day  —  may  it 
not  be  possible  to  perfect  a  union  of  mascu- 
line and  feminine  groups  working  for 
similar  aims?  I  hope  I  shall  live  to  witness 
the  marriage.  —  Reprinted  from  Indcf^end- 
ent  Woman,  September.  l'}4l. 


Holiday 
Decoration 

^Continued  from  page  li) 

house  —  rows  of  them  on  a  window  ledge 
tucked  in  among  small  cones,  giving  a 
greeting  to  all  who  pass.  Candles  on  the 
mantelpiece:  candles  on  the  table;  some 
in  their  own  individual  holders,  while  the 
center  of  a  wreath  becomes  a  holder  for  a 
group  of  candles  of  varying  heights, 

A  more  frivolous  approach  to  decorating 
is  the  use  of  tinsel,  cellophane,  and  Christ- 
mas tree   ornaments  carried    from  the  tree 


to  the  table,  garlands,  and  mantels.  A 
group  of  highly  colored  balls  tucked  into 
the  loop  of  a  garland,  piled  high  on  the 
dining  table  wherever  a  touch  of  hghtness 
and   color  is  needed. 

We  have  a  wealth  of  native  pine  cones 
to  work  with,  and  among  the  larger  ones 
arc  the  long  slender  sugar  pine,  the  heavy 
digger  and  Coulter  with  their  hooked  tips, 
the  redwood  from  the  high  Sierras  (similar 
to  those  of  the  coast  redwood  but  larger), 
the  symmetrical  cone  of  the  Jeffrey,  and  the 
open  yellow.  A  combination  of  these  in  a 
basket  by  the  fireside  is  decorative  and  adds 
a  sudden    sparkle  to  your  fire   and   spirits. 


Investments  can 
pull  together 


en   thoujih   it   has   prown,   an   estate 

that  has  been  allowed  to  follow  its  own 
course  is  not  apt  to  be  as  stronp  as  one 
uilt  to  a  plan. 

Such  a  plan  should  show  you  the  way  to 
make  one  kind  of  investment  hack  up 
another.  It  should  enable  you  to  have 
funds  available  to  meet  special  court  fees 
and  administration  expenses  at  a  time  of 
property  transfer — a  provision  that  often 
adds  years  to  the  life  of  the  estate. 

Estate  planning  is  an  important  function 
of  the  Trust  Department  of  this  bank, 
where  all  estates,  regardless  of  size,  re- 
ceive the  guidance  of  senior  trust  officers, 

.\n  idea  of  the  value  of  modern  trust 
sersice  in  times  of  uncertainty  is  given 
in  the  booklet,  "Your  Estate  and  How  to 
Conserve  It."  Write  for  a  copy,  or  tele- 
phone sutler  ,31,'il.  No  obligation  will  he 
involv 


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TOPAZ 


November   Birthstone 


Above,  a  handwrought  14  kt. 
gold  Topaz  ring  (photographed 
actual  size)  (Fed.  tax  incl.)  $66.00 

Other  Topaz  rings  in  gold  as 
low  as  $11.00.  Topaz  bracelets 
from  $27.50.  Also  unusual  val- 
ues in  Topaz  brooches,  neck- 
laces, earrings  ...  all  attractive- 
ly mounted  in  the  modern 
manner  or  in  romantic  antique 
trends. 

You  will  be  amazed  by  Philip 
Klein's  large  selection  of  loose 
Topaz  .  .  .  handsome  stones  from 
Brazil,  Ceylon  and  Siberia  cov- 
ering a  color  range  from  pale 
yellow  to  deep,  golden  brown. 

Select  the  perfect  gift  from  our 
world  renowned  collection  of 
every  known  gem.  Let  our  ex- 
pert craftsmen  assure  you  of 
exclusiveness  by  designing  a 
mounting  to  reflect  your  per- 
sonal taste. 

•Order    early     for    Christmas. 


Philip  Klein 

MANUFACTURING  JEWELERS 
Genuine  Stones  Only  •    Est.  1895 

519  GRANT  AVE. 

In  the  Heart  of  Chinatown 


Eat  With  Pleasure 

f Continued  from  page  JO,/ 

poultry  or  fish  for  the  day,  we  again  find 
a  wide  selection  available  in  cans.  What"? 
necessary  is  to  vary  the  menu  by  preparing 
different  and  attractive  foods  so  that  the 
family  doesn't  feel  it  is  getting  "the  same 
old  thing."  It  is  a  good  thing  for  the  bud- 
get, too,  to  think  of  canned  meat,  poultry, 
and  fish  for  this  purpose,  because  a  pound 
can  is  a  pound  of  food  with  no  waste. 

I  think  that  you  will  agree  that  once  we 
have  learned  the  general  requirements  we 
can  have  good  and  tasty  food  that  fills  our 
daily  nutrition  needs  without  thinking  too 
much  about  it.  We  can  have  interesting,  ap- 
petite-tempting food  that  IS  a  pleasure  to 
eat. 

Building  daily  menus  to  include  the  foods 
given  in  the  outline  may  be  a  bit  difficult  at 
first,  but  many  of  us  arc  eating  these  same 
foods  without  realizing  it.  It  is  a  good  idea 
to  check  up  and  see  if  we  are  getting  the 
foods  we  should,  and  if  we  follow  the  out- 
line a  few  times  in  planning  meals,  it  soon 
becomes  habit.  Be  sure  that  there  is  variety 
in  the  menus  and  the  method  of  serving  the 
food.  Have  foods  of  different  textures  for 
each  meal,  different  shapes,  and  of  different 
colors.  Many  people  do  not  seem  to  realize 
that  meals  ought  to  appeal  both  to  the  eye 
and  to  the  taste.  There's  a  world  of  differ- 
ence between  the  satisfaction  one  gets  from 
a  drcssed-up  dish  and  from  the  same  food 
scr\-ed  plain.  How  uninteresting  a  meal  is  if 
we  serve  poultry  which  is  white,  along  with 
mashed  potatoes,  cauliflower,  and  creamed 
onions.  I'll  grant  this  is  an  extreme  example. 
Uninteresting,  too,  is  the  meal  with  round 
meat  balls,  round  potatoes,  and  round  Brus- 
sels sprouts.  And  every  meal  needs  some- 
thing crisp. 

Here  are  menus  for  a  day  following  the 
rules  given.  They  furnish  just  one  example 
of  many  possible  menu  combinations  for 
cvery-day  meals. 

Brea\fast 

Canned  Stewed  Prunes   (or  other  fruit) 

Whole-grain,  or  enriched  Cereal  with  Milk 

or  Light  Cream 

Toast  Preserves 

Coffee 
Milk  or  Cocoa  (for  children) 

Luncheon 

Combined  Creamed  Corn  and  Mushroom 

Soup 

Salmon  Salad  on  Crisp  Greens 

Pineapple  Sherbet 
Tea  Milk  (for  children) 


Dinner 

Chilled  Tomato  Juice 

Roast  Beet  Baked  Potatoes 

Creamed  Spinach 

Buttered   Shoestring   Carrots 

Celery  Curls 

Fruit  Compote  Cookies 

Coffee  Milk    (for   children) 

Once  again  I  should  like  to  repeat  that 
care  in  food  preparation  should  be  used.  It 
is  possible  to  purchase  the  finest  of  foods 
and  then  ruin  them  in  the  kitchen.  Add 
individuality  to  foods,  prepare  them  in  the 
best  and  most  interesting  ways,  and  then 
enjoy  them. 

London  Convalesces 

By  Di.ANA  Forbes-Robertson 

Diana  Forbes-Robertson  is.  of  course,  a 
daughter  of  the  eminent  British  actor.  Sir 
Johnston  Forbes-Robertson,  who  died  in 
1937.  She  is  married  to  Vincent  Sheean, 
distinguished  American  jourruiUst  and 
author.  If  the  foUowing  article  sounds  a 
bit  "breathless"  this  is  understandable,  as 
Mrs.  Sheean  has  popped  in  from  London 
by  trans- Atlantic  clipper.  Incidentally,  as 
may  be  observed  by  reading  below,  she  is 
an  author  in  her  own  right. 

1^  "What  is  the  first  thing  a  woman  does 
after  a  bombing?"  I  was  asked  this  by 
a  woman  at  La  Guardia  airport  almost  the 
very  minute  after  I  arrived  from  London, 

"She  has  her  hair  fixed,  and  buys 
flowers,"  I  replied. 

This  may  seem  a  frivolous  answ-er,  but 
unless  death  and  destruction  have  actually 
come  to  your  own  family  and  home,  it  may 
be  difficult  to  realize  how  true  this  is  in  its 
broad  sense.  You  do  something  small,  or- 
dinary and  reassuring. 

The  kind  of  questions  that  people  have 
asked  me  have  so  often  been  about  the 
small  details  of  life  in  London  in  war-time. 
Everyone  is  familiar  now  with  the  essential 
facts  of  war  life,  whether  they  have  been 
experienced  or  not — the  organization  of 
Air  Raid  Precautions,  the  Fire  Brigade,  the 
shelters;  the  fundamental  feelings  that 
everyone  has  of  fear,  or  being  able  to  get 
through  it  all  in  spite  of  fear,  the  determina- 
tion to  win. 

A  BIT  SHAKY— BUT! 
But  what  happens  after  you  have  been 
bombed  out?  If  you  have  money  you  spend 
the  rest  of  the  night  at  a  hotel,  or  you  may 
go  to  a  friend's  house,  and  sit  talking  rather 
shakily,  probably  drinking  tea  or  quaffing 
a  stiff  drink.  If  you  have  "nowhere"  to  go 
there  is  the  nearest  rest-centre,  usually  aji 
old  school,  and  there  you  can  have  a  bed 


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and  a  meal,  and  get  medical  attention  if 
you  need  it.  And  when  you  are  rested,  the 
billeting  officer  comes  to  take  particulars, 
and  to  find  you  a  temporary  home  in 
someone's  house.  My,  how  friendly  people 
are! 

Telephones  and  telegraph  are  usually 
affected  in  a  bombing,  sometimes  only  in 
limited  localities,  so  that  one  exchange  in 
London  may  be  able  to  telephone  to  another 
far  off,  but  not  to  the  neighboring  area.  It 
all  depends  upon  what  has  been  hit.  and 
where.  Families  implore  each  other  to  com- 
municate immediately  after  a  bombing — 
"you  know  how  I  worry,  dear" — although 
the  Government  asks  you  to  leave  the 
wires  free  of  personal  messages.  Often 
telegraphing  is  an  impossibility  anyway. 

THE  DOUGHTY  HOUSEWIFE 
Life  in  a  London  house  or  flat  is  very 
complicated  nowadays,  and  many  people 
have  moved  to  hotels.  To  organize  your 
food  problems  intelligently  for  the  week  it 
is  necessary  to  have  patience  and  some  in- 
genuity. The  morning  is  spent  going  from 
.shop  to  shop,  getting  in  one  place  what  you 
couldn't  find  in  the  one  before.  You  are 
registered  with  one  specific  dealer  for  meat, 
sugar,  butter,  bacon,  etc. — and  all  the  other 
rationed  foods — unless  you  have  a  travel- 
lers' ration  book,  which  enables  you  to  shop 
at  any  store,  but  you  can  only  get  this  by 
proving  that  it  is  necessary  for  your  work 
to  travel  from  place  to  place. 

Apart  from  the  problem  of  food  the 
housewife  has  difficulties  getting  domestic 
help,  as  essential  industries  are  calling  up 
all  the  able-bodied  women  who  register,  and 
most  girls  are  eager  to  be  working  more 
actively  for  defence.  And  the  morning  after 
a  bombing  when,  perhaps,  the  gas-mains 
have  been  hit,  and  the  water-mains  as  well, 
and  the  lights  have  gone,  and  there  is  glass 
all  over  the  house  and  dust  in  everything. 
and  the  telephone  won't  work,  and  the  milk 
is  late  because  the  dairy  has  been  bombed 
— then,  there  is  no  more  discouraging  job 
than  a  housewife's! 

Hotel  life  is,  of  course,  easier;  for  the 
guests,  that  is,  not  for  the  management. 
Some  of  the  big  hotels  like  the  Savoy  and 
the  Dorchester  are  doing  a  more  energetic 
business  than  ever  before,  especially  those 
that  have  a  steel  and  concrete  construction. 
Food  is  plentiful  but  if  you  examine  the 
menu,  which  at  first  sight  looks  incredibly 
lavish,  you  sec  that  disguised  under  beauti- 
ful names  you  have  almost  entirely  unra- 
tioned  foods,  and  very  little  meat.  Included 
in  unrationed  foods  are  game,  liver,  sea 
foods,  sausage  meat. 

PRESSING— AND  DEPRESSING 
In  all  its  small  details  life  is  more  com- 
plicated.  Laundries   and   dry  cleaners  take 
much  longer,  and  sometimes  the  shortage  of 
chemicals  for  cleaning  produces  some  de- 


pressing results  in  a  favorite  dress.  Trans- 
port in  all  forms  is  curtailed,  there  are 
fewer  trains  running,  and  they  are  fuller 
and  slower.  When  you  arrive  at  the  station 
the  porters  are  very  scarce,  and  very,  very, 
old.  But  don't  let  any  one  of  these  oldsters 
think  that  you  think  he's  decrepit! 

The  buses  and  underground  seem  normal, 
but  they  are  enormously  reduced  in  num- 
ber. The  thinning  out  of  people  in  London 
has  reduced  the  crowds  that  want  to  use 
them.  Taxis  during  the  daytime  are  plenti- 
ful, but  at  night  in  the  mysterious  blackout 
the  melancholy  cry  of  "Taxi"  "Taxi"  can 
be  heard — often  hopelessly — up  and  down 
the  streets  of  the  West  End.  Too  often 
your  plaintive  cry  is  greeted  with  a  derisive 
chuckle  by  those  who  have  decided  to  walk 
it,  and  feel  so  superior. 

London  has  changed  a  lot  in  appearance. 
I  had  read  every  account  of  destruction  by 
bombing  before  I  got  there  a  few  months 
ago,  but  having  been  born  and  brought  up 
there  I  suppose  the  picture  of  London  as  I 
had  known  it  for  so  long  was  too  indelibly 
printed  to  allow  me  to  imagine  completely 
what  it  would  look  like  after  the  months  of 
last  winter's  bombings.  It  was  a  shock  to  see 
familiar  streets  showing  holes  where  shops 
that  were  like  old   friends  had  once  stood. 


A  VISION  OF  DELIGHT 

There  are  oh!  so  many  changes,  not  only 
in  the  physical  appearance  of  London,  but 
in  habits  and  costumes  of  people.  Women 
these  days  are  dressed  usually  in  suits,  and 
seldom  wear  hats,  but  sometimes  a  lovely 
apparition  in  full  peace-time  regaha  of 
flower  hat  and  veil  and  little  tiptoeing  heels 
is  seen  tripping  through  the  West  End, 
and  people  turn  and  look  half  in  pleasure 
and  half  in  dislike.  There  are,  of  course, 
many  uniforms  in  the  streets,  and  among 
them  soldiers  of  the  Allied  forces  in  uni- 
forms quickly  becoming  more  familiar  arc 
very  prominent  and  usually  receive  smiles 
and  half  glances  of  recognition  wherever 
they  go. 

But  the  main  thing  that  you  notice  about 
the  look  of  London  after  you  have  got  used 
to  the  results  of  bombing — if  you  ever  do 
get  used  to  them — is  the  emptiness.  There 
are  none  of  those  enormous,  hooting  jams 
of  buses  and  taxis  and  cars  that  used  to 
make  you  late  for  appointments.  There  are 
not  the  pushing  crowds  along  the  busy 
shopping  streets.  People  are  either  too  busy, 
or  they  have  gone  away.  And  that  is  the 
essential  about  war-time  Londoners  now. 

Tou  are  either  wor\ing  as  \ou  have  never 
wor\ed  before,  or  vou  are  not  there. 


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Barnyard  Philosophy 

By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 
^      In    the   diary   of   an    early    California 
official    appears    this    delectable    para- 
graph: 

"I  have  found  it  so  difficult  to  procure  a 
few  eggs  when  required  that  I  have  at  last 
gone  to  keeping  hens.  I  purchased  six  of 
an  Indian  woman  for  six  dollars  and  a 
rooster  for  fifty  cents.  On  asking  the  woman 
why  she  charged  only  half  price  for  the 
rooster,  she  replied  that  the  fellow  laid  no 
eggs,  and  as  for  his  crowing,  that  did  no- 
body any  good.  Sounder  reasons  than  these 
could  not  be  furnished  in  a  much  higher 
place  than  a  hen  coop.  The  habits  of  these 
hens  are  a  little  singular.  They  are  per- 
fectly tame  and  as  much  at  home  in  the 
kitchen  as  the  cook.  ***  Neither  she  nor 
any  of  her  feathered  sisters  cackle  when 
they  leave  the  nest.  They  don't  seem  to 
think  that  anything  worth  making  an  ado 
about  has  come  to  pass.  The  rooster,  it  is 
true,  perks  up  a  little  and  perhaps  feels  a 
feather  taller.  But  this  is  the  naievity  of  his 
sex.  There  are  a  great  many  who  crow  over 
what  others  have  done." 

Rostand,  whose  inimitable  "Chanticleer" 
delighted  the  world  a  few  decades  ago. 
might  have  read  this  paragraph  and  found 
inspiration  for  his  novel  presentation  of  the 
vanities  and  foibles  of  humanity  through 
their  counterparts  in  the  barnyard. 

Those  who  crow  over  what  others  have 
done  are  as  numerous  now  as  they  were  in 
1 846  when  the  above  paragraph  was  writ- 
ten. And  fortunately  for  the  scheme  of 
things  and  the  perpetuation  of  the  race, 
there  are  quite  as  many  in  proportion  who 
go  on  about  their  allotted  tasks  without  un- 
due cackling  every  time  they  achieve  what 
they  set  out  to  do. 

It  is  not  always  true  in  life  however,  that 
the  person  who  does  the  crowing  brings 
only  half  as  much  in  the  open  market.  It 
has  been  the  history  of  the  world  that  he 
often  passes  for  the  real  thing,  while  the 
consistent  worker  labors  unrecognized  or 
acclaimed. 

But  that  is  one  of  the  chances  which 
make  life  interesting  and  the  living  of  it 
worth  while. 

Ploughman  to  His  Nag 

Wake  up!  The  day  has  come! 
There's  work  to  do  and  sod  to  turn. 
You'll  rest  when  the  sun's  down, 
And  you'll  have  what  oats  you  earn! 

What's  this?  Moonbeams.  like  straw. 
Arc  burred  to  your  coat,  and  these  must 
Be  tatters  of  cloud  on  your  flank. 
On  your  hooves,  is  this  star  dust? 

Whoow  there!  Fold  down  your  wings! 
They're  for  the  night,  and  it's  dawn  now. 
Come  on,  Pegasus,  take  the  bit! 
This  day,  you  and  I  must  plow. 

— Hildreth  Meiere. 


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BRING  YOUR   FRIENDS 


STATEMENT  OF  OWNERSHIP.  MANAGE- 
MENT. CIRCULATION.  ETC..  REQUIRED 
BY  THE  ACT  OF  CONGRESS  OF  AUGUST 
24,  1912.  AND  MARCH  3,  1933- 
Of  Women's  City  Club  Magazine,  published 
monthly  at  San  Francisco.  Cal..  for  October  1,  1941. 
State  of  California.  i 

City  and  \  ss. 

County  of  San  Francisco,     j 

Before  me.  a  Notary  Public  in  a 
and  county  aforesaid,  personally 
Hickox.  wno.  having  been  duly  sw 
law,  deposes  and  says  that  he  is  the  bu 
ger  of  the  Women's  City  Club  Magazine  and  that 
the  following  is  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and 
belief,  a  true  statement  of  the  ownership,  manage- 
ment (and  if  a  daily  paper,  the  circulation),  etc.. 
of  the  aforesaid  publication  for  the  date  shown  in 
the  above  caption,  required  by  the  Act  of  August 
24,  19i:.  as  amended  by  the  Act  of  March  3. 
1933,  embodied  in  section  537,  Postal  Laws  and 
Regulations,    printed   on   the  reverse  of  this   form. 


nd  for  the  State 

appeared   Willis 

according  to 


to  wit: 

1.  That  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  publisher, 
editor,  managing  editor,  and  business  managers  are; 
Publisher,  Women's  City  Club.  San  Francisco, 
California;  Editor  Pro  Tem.,  Miss  Marion  W. 
Leale.  San  Francisco;  Business  Manager.  Willis 
Hickox.   San  Francisco. 

2.  That  the  owner  is:  (If  owned  by  a  corpora- 
tion, its  name  and  address  must  be  stated  and  also 
immediately  thereunder  the  names  and  addresses 
of  stockholders  owning  or  holding  one  per  cent 
or  more  of  total  amount  of  stock.  If  not  owned 
by  a  corporation,  the  names  and  addresses  of  the 
individual  owners  must  be  given.  If  owned  by  a 
firm,  company,  or  other  unincorporated  concern,  its 
name  and  address,  as  well  as  those  of  each  indi- 
vidual member,  must  be  given). 

Women's  City  Clnb.  San  Francisco.  California. 

President,  Mrs.  Katharine  Donohoe,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Recording  Secretary.  Miss  Frances  Hall.  Palo 
Alto,  California. 

Treasurer,  Miss  Marion  W.  Lealc,  San  Francisco. 
California. 

3-  That  the  known  bondholders,  mortgagees, 
and  other  security  holders  owning  or  holding  1 
per  cent  or  more  of  total  amount  of  bonds,  mort- 
gages,  or  other  securities  are: 

None. 

WILLIS  HICKOX.  Business  Manager. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this  sixth 
day  of  October.   1941. 

(Seal)      BERTHA  RIESE  ADLER. 
Notary  Public  in  and  for  the  City  and  County  of 

San  Francisco.  State  of  California. 

(My  commission  expires  May  27.  1942.) 


NOVEMBER,    1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


special 


On  November  18, 1H1 

In  cooperation  with  the  Pantry  Sale,  the  Cafeteria 
will  share  with  those  who  come  the  recipes  of  dishes 
especially  arranged  for  this  occasion.  These  recipes 
have  often  been  requested  but  never  before  given 
out,  and  those  who  are  discriminating  will,  we  are 
sure,  be  delighted  to  be  given  this  opportunity  to 
secure  them.  The  following  menus  for  luncheon,  tea 
and  dinner  will  include  the  recipes  of  the  special 
dishes  served  at  each  particular  hour,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  members  when  they  come  to  the  Pantry 
Sale  will  plan  to  entertain  their  friends  by  dining 
there. 

Luncheon — 11  to  1:45  o'clock 
Carrot  Timbale  with  Turkey  a  la  King 

This  timbale  is  unique! 

Broiled  Fresh  Salmon  with  Anchovy  Butter 

Green  Salad  Bowl 

Dessert  and  Beverage 


Tea  —  3:30  to  5  o'clock 
Tea  with  Special  Tea  Biscuits  and  Buns 


fi 


Dinner  —  5:30  to  7  o'clock 

Roulade  of  Beef  with  Mushroom  Sauce 

Baked  Halibut  Bonne  Tomme 

Dessert  and  Beverage 


Your  Heating 

Worries  Are  Over 

with  Modern 


e 

Eijuipnient 

Prepare  for  this  winter  and  all  future 
winters  by  installing  modern  Gas 
Heating  equipment.  This  is  a  prac- 
tical way  to  end  your  worries  atx)ut 
the  winter  fuel  supply.  A  variety  of 
highly  efficient  and  economical  house 
heating  appliances  await  your  selec- 
tion. 

Thousands  of  small  homes  are  en- 
joying the  comforting  warmth  of  a 
floor  furnace.  It  provides  ideal,  in- 
stant heat  at  low  cost.  The  wall-type 
floor  furnace  is  proving  popular  and 
smart  in  new  homes.  Both  types  are 
quiet  and  dependable  and  operate  at 
low  cost. 

Basement  furnaces  are  available 
that  provide  controlled  heat  by  the 
adjustment  of  a  thermostat  or  snap 
of  a  button.  The  latest  model  blower 
type  furnace  filters  all  warmed  air 
that  circulates  through  the  house. 

And  for  quick  heat  in  just  a  room 
or  two,  the  best  and  cheapest  solu- 
tion of  house-heating  problems  is  the 
reliable  circulating  heater. 

Be  sure  and  visit  your  nearest  gas 
appliance  dealer  and  examine  the 
new  house  heaters.  Noxc  is  the  time 
to  buy. 


See  Your  Dealer  or 

PACIFIC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


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Wooden  Salad  Bowls  as  gift  packages,  with  servers  and  jars  of  Herb 
Seasoning,  Herb  Jellies  and  Herb  Vinegar  .  .  .  also  individual 
jars  of  Mint,  Sage,  Thyme,  Basil  and  Vinegar. 

Selected  Wools  for  Knitting  and  Woolen  Goods  for  Suiting.  Direct 
iinportation  from  Edinburgh. 

Glass  Jackets  of  Lahala  in  broad  and  narrow  weave. 
Paper  Napkins  and  Cocktail  Coasters  to  match,  on  order,  with  names 
of  host  and  hostess. 

Broiling  Sticks  of  Bamboo  for  individual  servings  for  your  cocktail 
parties.  Just  the  thing  for  broiling  chicken  livers,  squares  of 
beef  or  olives. 

Wooden  Trays  and  Plates  for  serWng  cold   meats  or  sandwiches. 

Salt  and  Pepper  Shakes  from  Mexico,  hand  carved  in  leaf  design 
in  light  and  dark  wood. 

Salad  Servers  with  carved  or  plain  handles  in  various  sizes. 

Knitting  and  Sewing  Baskets  from  Hawaii  in  unusual  shapes  and 
sizes — all  hand  made  of  Lahala. 

Cocoanut  Shell  Ladles  for  serving  spaghetti  or  beans — ideal  for  an 
informal  ^*after  the  game"  buffet. 

Lahala  place  mats  11x17  hand  woven  in  broad  fiber. 

Ham  or  Steak  Boards  with  prongs  to  keep  meat  from  sliding 
while  being  carved. 


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Volume  XV 


December,  1941 


Number  1 1 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Christmas  Comes  to  the  Club — By  Virginia  Chilton 11 

On  the  King's  Highway — By  Marie  Hic/^s  Davidson 12 

Christmas  in  Yosemite — By  Mary  Ourry  Tresidder 14 

The  Institute   of  Pacific  Relations  and  the   National   Emer- 
gency— By  John  H.  Oak,ie 16 

A  Christmas  Pilot — By  June  Richardson   Lucas 17 

Have  You  Ever? — By  Philippine  Schmidt  Rettcnmayer 18 

Heirloom   Stuff— By  The  Ricklees 24 

DEPARTMENTS 

National    League   for  Woman's   Service 3-4 

Calendar 5 

Announcements 6-7 

Editorial 9 

Poetry  Page 19 

Club  Activities 31 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President _ MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President _ MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Eugene  S.   Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjornstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  Boyd  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  William  E.  Colby  Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Mrs.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Miss  Bertha  L.  Dale  Mrs.  Garfield  Mcrner 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Dr.  Ethel    D.  Owen 

Mrs.  John  O.  Dresser  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshlcman  Miss  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs.  Perry  Eyre  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  Ha:el  Pedlar  Faulkner  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Mrs.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup 
Mrs.  C.   R.  Walter 


Have  you  sent  it  in? 

Are  there  questions  about  it 
Avhich  you  wish  to  ask? 

Will  you  help  the  League 
to  analyse  its  membership 
as  to  interests  and  qualifi- 
cations? 

Will  you  promote  the  pro- 
gram by  filling  out  part  or 
all  of  the  chart  printed  on 
the  opposite  page? 

The  League's  service  to  the 
Council  of  Civilian  De- 
fense and  the  American 
Red  Cross  \vill  be  forward- 
ed by  your  cooperation  in 
this  instance. 


FOR  FULL  EXPLANATION,  SEE  PAGE  16 
OF  THE  NOVEMBER  MAGAZINE. 
For  personal  explanation,  call  at  the  Executive  office. 


DECEMBER,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


SERVICE  ENROLLMENT  BLANK 

NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR   WOMAN^S  SERVICE  OF   CALIFORNIA 

State  Headquarters,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
IN  SIGNING  THIS  ENROLLMENT  BLANK,  I  ACCEPT  THE  MORAL  OBLIGATION  WHICH  IT  IMPLIES 


City 


County Date  of  Joining 

/Husband's  Name , 

N^"^^ ;-: ry;:-:-: ,■; (Widow 

(Write  name  in  full,  giving  surname  first)  J 

(^Separated  Divorced  , 

Address  Telephone  

Birthplace Are  You  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Husband Is  Your  Husband  Naturalized.' 

Birthplace  of  Father Is  Your  Father  Naturalized.' 

Birthplace  of  Mother Is  Your  Mother  Naturalized? 

Age Physical  Handicaps  

Vaccinated When Inoculated  against  typhoid When 

Husband's  Occupation Number  of  Children Children  under  21. 


EXPERIENCE 

(Write  your  present  occupation  on  first  line) 

Kind  of  Position 

Paid  or 
Volunteer 

Where 

Length  of  Service  (Dates) 

References 

Grammar High 

Name 


Private 

Name  Name 


EDUCATION 

.  Technical College  Degree 

Name  Name 


.Date.. 


Profession Degree Date 

Such  as  Actress,  Architect,  Artist,  Civil  Engineer,  Dentist,  Journalist,  Lawyer,  Librarian,  Musician,  Physician,  Scientist, 
Surgeon,  Surveyor,  Teacher,  Trained  Nurse,  Undertaker,  etc.) 


Sign  for  a  definite  department  of  work 

If  needed,  can  you  give  full  time? Part  time? Number  of  Hours Morn.,  Aft.,  Evening. 

Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sun. 

(Cross  out  what  you  cannot  give) 

Can  you  go  to  any  locality  where  your  services  are  needed?  Preference 


AFFILIATION 

Clubs 

Organiz.itions 

Fraternal  Orders 

Union 

Patriotic  Societies 

Equipment  owned  which  might  be  available  in  emergency — such  as  Adding  Machine,  Aeroplane,  Automobile,  Labor-Saving 

Devices,  Motor  Boat,  Radio  Receiving  Sets,  Radio  Sending  Sets,  Telephone,  Typewriter,  etc.,  etc 

MAIL  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN  S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 

(OVER) 


SERVICE  AND  TRAINING 

Answer  these  questions  by  placing  the  mark  indicated  after  the  proper  subjects 
V— I  am  expert.  X — I  am  able  to  do. 


Administrative  Work 

Business  Manager 

Forewoman 

Housekeeper 

Office  Manager 

Secretary 

Superintendent 

Supervisor 


Agriculture 

Berry  Picking 

Dairying  or  Farming 

Fruit  Picking 

Gardening  or  Poultry  Raising 


Aviation 

Pilot 
Stewardess 


Commercial  Art 

Drafting 
Drawing 
Engraving 
Lithographing 
Map  Making 
Photography 
Poster  Making 
Short  Hand 


Communication 

Signalling 
Switch  Board 
Telegraphy 
Wireless 


Day  Service 

Day 

Janitor 

Untrained 


Domestic  Service 
Care  of  Children 
Companion 
Cook 

General  Housework 
Governess 
Laundress 
Maid 

Seamstress 
Waitress 


Finance 

Budget  Making 
Fund  Raising 
Insurance 


Food 
Canteen  Service 
Railroad 
Recreational 
Industrial 
Purchasing 


Dietetics 
Demonstrating 
Lecturing  or  Teaching 
Domestic  Science 


Government  Work 

City 

County 

State 


Federal 

Army 

Customs 

Navy 

Postal 


Hand  Work 
Basketry 
Embroidering 
Knitting 
Sewing 


Industry 

Canning 
Draying 
Factory  Work 
Laundry  Work 
Shop  Work 


Hotel 
Mercantile 
Restaurant 
Salesmanship 


Bookbinding 
Linotyping  , 
Newspaper  Work 
Printing 
Proofreading 


Garment  Making 

Dressmaking 
Piece  Work 

House 

Shop 
Tailoring 


Interpreting 

French 

Italian 

Spanish 

German 

Hungarian 

Danish 

Finnish 

Greek 

Norwegian 

Polish 

Russian 

Swedish 


Chinese 
Japanese 


Laboratory 

Chemistry 
Dentistry 
Pharmacy 


Mechanics 

Driving 

Aeroplane 

Automobile 

Elevator 

Motor  Boat 

Radio 

Street  Car 


Office  Work 

Economics 

Accounting 

Banking 

Bookkeeping 

Statistics 

Stenography 


O — I  want  to  learn. 

Children's  Work 
Boarding  Homes 
Day  Nursery 
Orphanage 


Factory  or  Community 
Welfare 


Housing 

Inspecting 

Statistics 


Knowledge  of  Engine 

Electrical 

Gas 

Steam 


Public  Health 


General 

Calculating  Machines 

Card  Cataloging 

Cash  Register 

Clerical  Work 

Filing 

Switchboard 


Transcribing 

Dictaphone 

Mimeograph 

Multigraph 

Stenography 

Stenotype 

Typewriting 


Publicity 

Advertising 
Platform  Speaking 
Public  Speaking 
Radio  Speaking 
Reporting 
Writing 


Public  Welfare 

Americanization 


Care  of  Sick 

Trained 

Practical 


Social  Work 
Case  Work 

Distribution  of  Supplies 
Home  Visiting 


Training  of  the  Handicapped 

Braille 

Occupation  Therapy 


Recreation 

National  Defenders'  Club 
Drilling 

Physical  Training 
Playgrounds 


Entertainment 

Dramatics 

Singing 

Reading 

Music 


Surveys 


Red  Cross 

Ambulance 
First  Aid 
Home  Hygiene 
Surgical  Dressings 


Transportation 

Express 
Traffic 
Railroad 
Steamship 


If  necessary  to  obtain  paid  position,  state  remuneration  required  

Signature _ 

MAIL  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 

(OVER) 


J^OMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

::alendar 
december  i94i 


Swimming  Pool  Hours: 

Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday  and  Thursday,    10:30   a.   m.   to 

12:30  p.  m.  and  2:30  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Friday  3  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Tuesday  from  5:30  to 

6:30  p.  m.  and  Friday  from  5:30  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


ECEMBER,  1941 


CHILDREN'S   CHRISTMAS   PARTY   —   DECEMBER    13th 


2 — Course  in  Radio.   Plblic  Speaking  and  Drama Room  208 1:30  p.m. 

Miss  Barbara  Harder.  Instructor 

Spanish  Class  —  Miss  Maria  del  Pino  Room  214  7:30  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tolrnament.  Pnzes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.m. 

Red  Cross  Class  Advanced  First  Aid.  (5  weeks"  course) Chinese  Room 7:30  p.m. 

4 — Needlework   Glild  Room  214  10  a.m. -4  p.m. 

French  Rolnd  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Rolnd  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Lounge  8:00  p.m. 

Concert  By  Harmonic  Ensemble  —  Irnia  Randolph.  Director 
Sponsored  by  Cahfornia  Federation  of  Music  Clubs 

5 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

9 — Course  in  Radio.  Public  Speaking  and  Dra.ma  Room  208 1:30  p.m. 

Miss  Barbara  Harder.  Instructor. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.m. 

10 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Senorita  Montiel.  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

Book   Review   Dinner  National  Def.  Room  6:00  p.m. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review;   "Windswept."  by  Mary  Ellen  Chase  and 

"Saratoga  Trunk,"  by  Edna  Ferber. 

11 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  8:00  p.m. 

"Andean  Sketches."  with  Exhibition  by  Mr.  Jorge  Wilson- Walker, 

Chancellor  to  the  Chilian  Consulate  in  San  Frandsco. 

12 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,   presiding Room  214  11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tourna.ment.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

13 — Children's  Christmas  Party  _ Cafeteria  2:30  p.m. 

Program — Christmas  Tree  and  Santa  Claus.  Admission.  75  cents,  including 
refreshments. 

16 — Course  in  Radio,  Public  Speaking  a.nd  Drama 

Miss  Barbara  Harder.  Instructor. 

Special   PreChristmas  Luncheon  —  .$1.00 

Special  Pre-Christmas  Luncheon  —  $1.25.  (Please  make  reservations  in  advance) 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.m 

Christmas  Carols  will  be  sung  during  luncheon  hour. 

Special  Pre-Christmas  Dinner  —  $1.50.  Program  following Miin  Dining  Room  ....  5:30-8  p.m 

Program  following 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presid-ng  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Mnin  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

19 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  P'-o.-n  714  11:00  a,m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p. 

23 — Course  in  Radio.  Public  Speaking  and  Drama  Room  208 1:30  p.m 

Mi.ss  Barbara  Horder.  Instructor. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.m 

25 — Special  Christmas  Day  Dinner  —  $1.50  M.-in  Oinini  Room  2-8  p.m 

$1.75  if  turkey  carved  at  table.   (Please  make  reserv-ations  in  ativai.jc) 

26 — French  0)nversational  Class  '^o-r-  ""l  '  11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  £.  Annis Bo.ird  Room 7:30  p.m. 

30 — Pro<;ressive  Brid(;.e  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p. 

ANUARY,  1942 

2 — French  Conversational  Class  '^->o—  '•14 11:00  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 7:30  p.m. 

6 — Twelfth  Night  Dinner  and  Program  —  $1.25  per  person Cci:t;ria  6:30  p.m. 

Program  arranged  by  Miss  Barbara  Harder. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.  m. 


Room  208 1:30  p.m. 

i^-f-t--;,   11:30-1:30  p.m 

Main  Dining  Room.. 12  Noon-2  p.m. 


XUB  MAGAZINE  —  DECEMBER.   1941 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  CHILDREN'S  PARTIES:  Birthday  parties,  club 
parties,  out-of-town  guest  parties  are  always  success- 
ful and  so  easily  given  when  those  parties  are  swimming 
parties. 

The  problem  of  entertainment  is  simplified  by  the  chil- 
dren themselves.  Shushing  too  boisterous  spirits  is  unnec- 
essary. Everyone,  including  the  chaperone,  has  fun. 

Ten  swim  tickets  ($3.25)  may  be  purchased  and  used 
for  children's  groups.  Make  the  next  party  a  Swimming 
Party! 

^  CHRISTMAS  DAY:  A  Special  Christmas  Day  din- 
ner will  be  served  in  the  Main  Dining  Room  from  two  to 
eight  o'clock.  Dinner  $1.50  per  plate.  Private  dining  room 
will  be  provided  for  large  groups.  If  turkey  carved  at  table 
$1.75  per  plate. 

^  CHRISTMAS  DECORATIONS:  To  greet  our 
guests  on  Tuesday,  December  16,  the  day  of  our  Pre- 
Christmas  luncheon  and  dinner,  the  clubhouse  will  be  in 
gala  Christmas  array.  Although  we  do  not  want  to  make 
any  prediction,  we  can  promise  that  the  decorations  will  be 
beautiful  and  original,  as  usual.  Members  are  invited  to 
extend  the  hospitality  of  the  clubhouse  to  their  friends  dur- 
ing the  holiday  season. 

^  CHRISTMAS  NOVELTIES  IN  THE  LEAGUE 
SHOP:  Groups  of  modern  angels  for  table  settings 
made  of  painted  gourds.  Also,  Santa  Claus  sweetmeat 
boxes — clusters  of  vivid  colored  metallic  paper  cirnucopias 
for  the  Christmas  tree.  Fancy  molded  candles — in  the 
shapes  of  trees,  Santas,  sets  of  snow  boys,  and  stars. 

^     KNITTING  BASKET:  A  Christmas  gift  unsurpassed 
for  the  girl  who  wears  sweaters  and  skirts.  A  box 
from  Scotland  with  tweed  enough  for  a  skirt  and  Shetland 
for  a  sweater  in  heavenly  pastels  and  deeper  shades. 

^  CHRISTMAS  GIFTS  FROM  THE  POOL:  En- 
closed in  a  gay  holiday  card,  tied  with  a  silver  ribbon 
and  a  sprig  of  mistletoe,  a  swimming  lesson  ticket  becomes 
the  perfect  gift — surprising,  delightfully  appreciated. 

A  six-lesson  course  for  members  is  $6.00,  for  guests 
$8.00 — admission  included. 

The  Swimming  Pool  and  Christmas  combination  may  be 
a  new  idea  to  you  but  it  is  a  good  one! 

^     GIFTS  TO  PANTRY  SALE:  As  it  is  difficult  to 
thank  every  member  who  contributed  to  the  Pantry 
Sale,  the  committee  takes  this  way  of  thanking  every  one 
who  helped  make  the  Pantry  Sale  a  success. 


^  MEMBERS'  CHRISTMAS  PARTY:  On  Tuesday 
evening,  December  16,  a  special  Christmas  dinner  will 
be  served  followed  by  a  program.  Details  are  not  complete 
as  the  Magazine  goes  to  press,  but  a  delightful  evening  is 
promised.  Members  making  reservations  for  dinner  will 
have  a  special  reserved  section  for  the  program.  Members 
attending  the  program  only,  may  bring  guests.  Dinner 
$1.50  per  plate. 

^  PRE-CHRISTMAS  LUNCH :  To  be  served  on  Tues- 
day, December  16,  in  both  Main  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria.  Carols  will  be  sung  by  a  group  of  Girl  Scouts 
during  the  lunch  hour,  and  the  clubhouse  will  be  in  gala 
Christmas  array  for  this  occasion.  Luncheon,  Main  Dining 
Room,  $1.25  per  plate;  Cafeteria,  $1.00  per  plate.  Please 
make  reservations  for  Main  Dining  Room  luncheon  in 
advance. 

^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS  FOR  CHRISTMAS :  A  gift 
made  possible  to  many  this  year  by  our  Special  Initia- 
tion Fee  and  pro-rated  dues.  The  office  will  arrange  to  have 
membership  cards  sent  out  by  special  delivery  on  Christmas 
Day,  with  one  of  our  lovely  etchings  of  the  Fourth  Floor 
patio,  as  a  Christmas  card.  This  can  be  signed  beforehand 
by  the  donor. 

^  BOOKS  AND  MAGAZINES  FOR  CHRISTMAS 
GIFTS :  We  shall  be  very  glad  to  place  your  order  for 
books  and  magazines.  Lists  of  magazines  showing  club  com- 
binations are  available  at  the  Information  Desk,  Fourth 
Floor.  Orders  for  books  will  also  be  taken  at  Information 
Desk,  where  latest  publishers'  catalogues  may  be  found. 
All  revenue  from  sales  of  either  books  or  magazines  revert 
to  the  library  fund. 

^  EMPLOYEES'  CHRISTMAS  FUND:  Cards  have 
been  mailed  out  to  the  members  reminding  them  of 
their  yearly  contribution  to  the  Employees'  Fund.  We  urge 
prompt  response  so  that  distribution  may  be  made  well  he- 
fore  Christmas.  This  is  an  opportunity  for  the  membership 
to  show  their  appreciation  to  a  very  loyal  staff,  many  of 
whom  have  been  with  us  since  the  opening  of  the  club- 
house. 

^     NOMINATING  COMMITTEE:  Appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Directors,  at  its  last  meeting,  invites  sug- 
gestions for  Board  Members.  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell,  Chair- 


DECEMBER,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


^  CHILDREN'S  CHRISTMAS  PARTY:  A  Toy  Tea 
will  be  given  for  children  on  Saturday  afternoon, 
December  13,  in  the  cafeteria.  Each  child  is  requested  ti 
iring  a  gift  along  with  him  for  under-privileged  children, 
vrapped  and  labeled  so  that  it  will  reach  the  proper  aged 
hild  intact.  There  will  be  a  program,  a  Christmas  tree 
vith  a  real  live  Santa  Claus,  favors  and  refreshments  after- 
vards.  Tickets  75c. 

I  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT:  There  are  still 
available  for  Christmas  gifts  several  of  the  delight- 
ully  wrapped  jellies  and  preserves  that  were  displayed  at 
lur  Pantr>'  Sale.  One  of  the  attractive  combinations  of 
sllies  is  the  package  containing  three  molds — rose  gera- 
lium,  marjoram  and  mint.  Fruit  cakes,  plum  puddings,  and 
>hristmas  cookies  will  be  made  to  order.  All  orders  should 
e  placed  before  December  20.  Fruit  cakes  $1.00  a  pound, 
ilum  pudding  $1  a  pound  and  Christmas  cookies  60c  a 
lound.  Remember  that  any  one  of  these  makes  a  delight- 
ul  Christmas  gift. 

I  RED  CROSS— CLASSES  IN  FIRST  AID,  HOME 
HYGIENE  AND  CARE  OF  THE  SICK:  New 
lasses  are  to  be  organized  immediately  following  the 
Christmas  holidays.  It  is  vital,  in  view  of  the  National 
Emergency,  that  as  many  women  as  possible  equip  them- 
elves  for  this  work.  Our  evening  First  Aid  group  which 
las  just  completed  the  preliminary  course  is  to  continue 
n  into  the  advanced  work.  This  group  recognizes  the  im- 
lortance  of  Red  Cross  training,  and  we  hope  our  new  en- 
ollment  will  prove  that  many  more  of  our  members  also 
ealize  the  necessity  for  skilled  and  trained  workers  in 
ase  of  disaster.  Fill  out  your  questionnaire  on  Page  J,  the 
1st  column  lists  "Red  Cross."  Be  sure  to  mark  it  plainly. 

I  QUESTIONNAIRE:  For  the  second  time  the  Na- 
tional League  questionnaire  appears  in  the  Magazine, 
nd  we  urge  each  and  every  member  to  make  a  point  of 
lling  it  out.  It  is  very  necessary,  in  order  to  plan  our  Na- 
ional  Defense  program,  that  we  have  the  information 
sked  for  in  this  questionnaire. 


^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  Home  for  Christmas! 
Home,  our  own  American  scene  is  the  theme  of  Mrs. 
T.  A.  Stoddard's  book-discussion  for  December.  Home, 
the  American  Scene,  on  the  windy,  rocky  coast  of  Maine, 
in  romantic  picturesque  New  Orleans,  in  glittering,  fash- 
ionable Saratoga,  as  that  scene  was  lived  and  loved  in  the 
1880's  by  tart,  tacitern,  honorable  Americans;  gracious, 
careless  Americans;  ruthless,  elegant  gambling  Americans 
— the  plush  and  iron  of  America's  fateful  past  is  pictured 
and  shown  to  be  vital  in  two  very  notable  novels:  "Wind- 
swept" by  Mary  Ellen  Chase,  "Saratoga  Trunk"  by  Edna 
Ferber.  The  Book  Review  Dinner  will  be  held  at  6  o'clock 
on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  December  10,  in 
the  National  Defenders'  Room. 

^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:  Mrs.  A. 
P.  Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  the  following  pro- 
grams for  this  month:  December  4,  Concert  by  Harmonic 
Ensemble,  Irma  Randolph,  Director,  sponsored  by  Cali- 
fornia Federation  of  Music  Clubs.  December  11,  "Andean 
Sketches"  with  exhibition  by  Mr.  Jorge  Wilson- Walker, 
Chancellor  to  the  Chilean  Consulate  in  San  Francisco.  The 
program  will  be  discontinued  until  after  the  holiday 
season. 

^  TWELFTH  NIGHT:  Under  the  direction  of  Bar- 
bara Horder,  a  Twelfth  Night  Dinner  program  will 
be  celebrated  at  the  clubhouse  on  Tuesday,  January  6. 
Dinner  will  be  $1.25  a  plate — reservations  in  advance.  This 
announcement  is  an  invitation  to  those  who  are  interested 
in  participating  in  this  as  well  as  in  future  similar  produc- 
tions in  the  clubhouse. 

^  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENTS:  How  many  of  our 
bridge  fans  are  up  on  the  new  conventions?  Our 
Popular  Tournaments  are  prefaced  with  short  talks  on 
1941  Culbertson.  Spend  a  pleasant  afternoon  or  evening 
with  pleasant  players  and  learn  the  new  conventions.  Tues- 
day afternoons  at  2  and  Friday  evenings  at  7:30.  Prizes. 
Fee  25  c. 


3  I  F,  T  S  .  .   .  QE  R  T  A  I  N  ||T  O     BE 
DECEIVED    WITH    EXTRA    PLEASURE 


EWELRY  •  LINENS  •  CERAMICS  •  LEATHER 

;lub  magazine  —  December,  1941 


XT- 

•  HOLIDAY  DECORATIONS 


A  Christmas  Scene  Etching  b_v  Alexander  Stern 


EDITORIAL 


Hark  the  Herald  Angels  Sing 

Hark!  the  herald  angels  sing 
Glor>'  to  the  new-born  King; 
Peace  and  earth,  and  mercy  mild, 
God  and  sinners  reconcil'd! 
Joyful  all  ye  nations,  rise. 
Join  the  triumph  of  the  skies; 
With  th"  angelic  host  proclaim 
Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem. 
Hark!  the  herald  angels  sing 


push  ahead  in  a  confused  era,  because  we  know  that  some 
day,  somehow,  the  ultimate  goal  will  be  attained.  The  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  bids  you  a  Merry 
Christmas — in  the  real  meaning  of  the  phrase. 

1^1  New  members  are  bringing  new  life  to  the  stream  of 
volunteer  service  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service.  The  tea  in  their  honor  was  a  highlight  in  our  pro- 
gram this  year.  There  was  a  distinct  feeling  of  happy  com- 
panionship of  young  and  older.  There  can  be  no  end  to  the 
accomplishments  of  this  organization  if  daily  our  friends 
are  brought  into  membership.  That  is  why  the  financial 
obligation  has  been  reduced  this  year.  Have  you  a  friend 
who  would  like  to  join?  You  cannot  then  afford  to  miss  the 
opportunity  to  invite  her  at  a  time  when  she  will  get  full 
value  for  her  nine  dollars  and  a  half. 

^  The  Holiday  programs  which  the  Board  of  Directors 
have  planned  for  our  pleasure  are  varied  purposely  to 
interest  all  ages.  The  gaiety  of  the  beautiful  clubhouse  will 
be  enhanced  by  the  decorations  which  members  and  staff 
have  made  possible  for  us.  The  cuisine  is  one  of  the  best, 
and  with  pride  we  can  plan  holiday  entertainment  as  appre- 
ciation of  the  efforts  made  in  our  behalf. 


Glory  to  the  New-Born  King! 

^  Once  again  we  approach  a  Chnstmas  Day  in  a  world 
torn  with  sorrow  and  suffering,  with  international 
agreements  so  complicated  that  once-enemies  are  allies,  and 
once-friends,  bitter  enemies.  Under  such  circumstances  has 
the  holiday  on  the  twenty-fifth  of  December  any  real  mean- 
ing, we  cannot  help  but  ask.  The  answer  is  positive  and 
reassuring,  for  love  and  forbearance  must  eventually  tri- 
umph if  man  is  to  survive,  and  the  spirit  of  Christmas  is 
that  love  and  charity  to  which  we  Christian  nations  cling. 

In  the  past  few  months  the  meaning  of  volunteer  service 
has  come  to  public  notice  as  it  has  not  for  years  past.  People 
are  surprised  to  find  that  its  results  are  based  not  upon  indi- 
vidual selfishness,  but  rather  upon  group  effort  where  lovs 
and  forbearance  together  spell  its  success.  The  spiritual 
grov.th  of  each  volunteer  is  the  pay  she  receives.  Bound  up 
in  the  si.x  thousand  hours  of  detailed  services  given  through 
the  National  League  for  Women's  Service  last  month  is  the 
training  of  the  individual,  conscious  or  unconscious,  which 
makes  for  her  eflBcicncy  in  the  community  effort.  The 
League,  through  its  twenty-five  years  of  experience,  knows 
that  training  is  not  confined  to  a  course  set  down  as  such, 
but  is  often  the  self-discipline  demanded  in  group  work. 
Its  reward  is  peace  of  soul. 

Christmas  approaches!  As  in  our  prayers  we  remember 
those  in  sadness  and  in  sorrow,  we  are  grateful  that  in  the 
League  the  meaning  of  this  holy  day  gives  us  courage  to 


^  So  quietly  is  the  clubhouse  redecorated  for  special 
occasions  such  as  the  Pantry  Sale,  and  so  quietly  with 
the  wave  of  a  wand  does  it  return  to  normal,  that  we  are 
prone  to  forget,  or  at  any  rate  we  take  for  granted  the 
thought  and  work  of  the  committees  who  plan  for  our 
pleasure  and  the  staff  who  carry  out  the  orders  so  effi- 
ciently. This  is  to  thank  those  who  brought  forth  the 
Pantry  Sale  and  for  our  enjoyment  are  now  arranging  the 
Christmas  decorations  and  programs. 

^  In  the  spirit  of  Chnstmas,  the  Junior  Chamber  of 
Commerce  has  announced  its  plan  to  bring  "Christmas 
Joy  for  a  Soldier  Boy"  as  its  committee  is  called. 

The  purpose  of  the  project  is  to  get  local  families,  in- 
dividuals or  groups  to  sponsor  some  Soldier  boy  or  boys 
over  the  Christmas  holiday.  The  sponsorship  entails  no 
personal  obligation  upon  the  part  of  the  sponsor;  the 
theory  is  to  feature  the  idea  of  Christmas  as  against  the 
monetary  value  of  the  gifts  sent. 

The  morale  office  of  the  Army  is  listing  the  names  of 
those  boys,  who  because  they  have  no  famihes,  or  are  too 
distant  from  their  home  communities,  will  be  in  the  camps 
over  the  holiday. 

As  San  Francisco  showed  its  cooperative  spirit  at 
Thanksgiving  s<j  it  will  at  Christmas,  and  the  committee 
"Christmas  Joy  for  a  S<ildier  Boy"  will  be  one  of  the 
avenues  for  this  cooperation. 


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CHRISTMAS 
COMES  TO 
THE  CLUB 

by  Virginia  Chilton 


1^  There  was  a  stirring  in  the  fibers  of  the  place,  a  feel- 
ing of  something  about  to  happen,  something  exciting 
and  pleasurable,  that  puzzled  the  Door  as  he  sw.oing  to  and 
fro  to  let  the  hurr>'ing  people  pass.  He  glanced  at  his 
friend,  the  Lantern,  they  had  seen  a  lot  together,  those 
two,  giving  greeting  to  all  who  entered  and  speeding  the 
parting  guest.  Famous  people  had  touched  him,  and  though 
he  tried  to  hide  it,  he  felt  somewhat  superior  to  his  friend 
who  had  only  a  bowing  acquaintance,  so  to  speak,  with  the 
great.  Yes,  they  had  many  memories  and  many  things  to 
talk  over  during  the  long  watches  of  the  night  when  their 
duties  were  done.  He'd  ask  him  about  it  tonight,  for  the 
lazy  fellow  slept  all  day.  In  the  meantime,  he'd  listen  to 
the  snatches  of  conversation  that  drifted  by  as  he  swung 
open-and-shut,  open-and-shut  and  see  if  he  could  catch 
anything  which  might  explain  this  peculiar  feeling  he  had. 

'" not  even  looked  at  my  list." 

" —  —  the  most  divine  hankies!" 

" what  on  earth  to  get  John." 

Something  began  to  stir  in  his  memory.  He'd  heard 
these  phrases  before,  and  it  seemed  to  him  that  always 
they  were  accompanied  by  this  feeling  of  anticipation,  of 
surpressed  excitement.  He  looked  at  the  faces  passing  him; 
they  were  gayer,  more  animated  than  usual.  Then  he 
caught  a  word  that  made  it  all  clear  to  him : 

'" —  —  Christmas." 

So  that  was  it!  How  slow  he'd  been  not  to  remember, 
when  it  was  his  favorite  time  of  all.  Then  it  was  that  he 
wore  his  cluster  of  fragrant  greens  or  the  more  formal  knot 
of  brown  pine  cones;  but  whichever  they  gave  him  to  wear, 
he  always  had  his  gay  red  bow,  and  how  it  cheered  him 
to  hear  the  nice  things  people  said  about  him.  Most  of  the 
year  they  took  him  for  granted,  pushed  right  by  him  as 
though  he  didn't  even  exist;  but  not  when  he  wore  his 
Christmas  suit,  indeed  not!  It  was  good  for  a  fellow  to 
get  some  attention  once  in  a  while,  bucked  him  up,  it  did. 


He  glanced  again  at  his  friend,  the  Lantern,  and  unshed 
he'd  wake  up  early  for  once,  so  he  could  tell  him  the 
big  news  .  .   . 

The  Lantern  was  as  excited  as  the  Door  had  been. 
Soon  he'd  be  able  to  look  down  on  the  happy  throngs  as 
they  passed  by  in  holiday  attire,  their  arms  full  of  pack- 
ages, gay  words  on  their  lips.  Though  he  didn't  have  a  red 
bow  or  greens  hke  his  friend,  the  Door,  he  always  shone 
his  brightest  at  this  season  and  did  his  best  to  give  everyone 
a  warm  greeting.  Then,  too,  he  and  his  cousins,  the  Lights, 
were  always  the  first  to  pass  along  any  news  of  interest 
in  the  Club.  So  he'd  have  lots  to  tell  his  friend  who  hadn't 
the  close  connections  that  the  Light  family  had.  Even 
though  he  might  not  come  in  such  intimate  contact  with  the 
great,  his  life  had  its  compensations. 

The  Clock  was  the  first  to  hear  the  news  in  the  Lobby 
and  remembered  with  a  thrill  the  green  garlands  and  the 
bronze  pine  cones  that  had  been  her  Christmas  dresses  in 
former  years.  What  would  they  give  her  to  wear  this  year? 
Perhaps  a  silver  spangled  creation,  or  a  gown  trimmed  in 
red,  she'd  heard  colors  was  all       l  Continued  on  fwge  26) 


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ON  THE 

KING'S 

HIGHWAY 

by  Marie  Hicks  Davidson 


^  Drawn  together  by  some  indefinable  chemistry  and  a 
similarity  of  tastes,  they  had  spent  many  pleasant 
evenings  together — Ivan,  the  draftee  of  Russian  descent; 
Tony,  second  generation  of  Italian  vineyardists,  and 
George,  whose  family  had  farmed  Iowa  acres  for  mofe 
than  a  hundred  years. 

Natural,  then,  that  Christmas  Eve  they  were  again 
together.  They  had  the  afternoon  and  evening  free  of 
duty — to  do  as  they  pleased.  The  prospect  was  cheerless. 
Early  dusk  and  they  had  found  nothing  more  entertaining 
than  a  roadside  canteen  just  out  of  Camp  Ord. 

A  juke  box  was  playing  stridently  and  the  air  was  full 
of  cigarette  smoke  and  stalcness.  Each  in  his  own  way  was 
fighting  homesickness,  each  trying  to  hide  the  nostalgia 
which  drew  him  back  into  his  early  boyhood.  A  little  San 
Francisco'born  Japanese,  who  had  been  peeling  potatoes  all 
day  in  the  commissary  department,  happening  by,  wished 
them  "Merry  Christmas." 

"Thank  you,  Moto.  And  Merry  Christmas  to  you," 
responded  Ivan,  recalling  for  a  moment  that  Japan  and 
Russia  were  ancient  enemies;  forgetting  it  in  the  warmth 
of  Moto's  broad  smile. 

"Let's  get  out  of  here,"  suggested  George.  "I  know  a 
place  up  the  road  where  there's  better  music  and  some 
pretty  girls.  Maybe  wine  and  beer.  Anyway,  this  is  pretty 
grim — for  Christmas  Eve.  Let's  get  going." 

In  the  clear,  bracing  air  they  walked  briskly  northward, 
covering  miles,  speaking  now  and  then,  humming  popular 
songs,  smoking  innumerable  cigarettes. 

"Hell  of  a  way  to  spend  Christmas  Eve,"  commented 
George,  the  vocative.  "At  home,  now,  back  in  Iowa,  they'll 
be  trimming  the  tree.  My  sister'll  be  singing  Holy  T^ight 
and  mother'll  be  fussing  about  tomorrow's  dinner.  The  gang 
will  be  at  the  country  club,  and — 

"The  gang  will  not  be  at  the  country  club,"  reminded 
Tony.  "The  gang  will  be  just  as  we  are — in  the  draft"  .  .  . 

"That's  right,"  put  in  Ivan.  "This  is  different  from  any 
Christmas  we  ever  knew — any  of  us.  Look,  the  Star"  .  .  . 

He  pointed  to  the  sky,  where  the  evening  star  swung 
out  over  the  Pacific  Ocean  on  a  horizon  clear  of  trees.  The 


late  afternoon  fog  had  lifted  and  cold  was  settling,  giving 
off  a  blue  glow  in  the  west. 

"Let's  pretend,"  said  Ivan,  the  whimsical  one,  who  never 
could  speak  in  commonplace,  but  must  fall  into  poetic 
expression  and  fantasy  .  .  .  "Let's  pretend  we're  the  Three 
Wise  Men  .  .  .  and  follow  the  Star." 

"But  that  star's  in  the  west.  Dope,  and  the  Three  Wise 
Men,  if  I  rightly  recall  my  Sunday  school  lessons,  saw  the 
Star  in  the  east,"  laughed  George,  the  literal. 

"Never  mind,"  chimed  Tony.  "These  are  different  times 
and  we're  on  the  other  side  of  the  globe  from  Bethlehem 
of  Judea.  Yes.  Let's  pretend.  But  just  the  same  we  don't 
want  to  miss  that  place  we're  headed  for.  I  could  do  with 
a  mug  of  beer  or  a  glass  of  wine,  or  a  pretty  doll  to  amuse 
me"  .  .  . 

He  skipped  to  the  side  of  the  road,  plucked  a  handful 
of  tarweed  and  thrust  it  under  George's  nose.  "Here's 
myrrh  and  frankincense." 

"And  here,"  echoed  Ivan,  finding  alongside  a  bit  of 
stunted  pine,  "here's  sandalwood."  They  laughed  at  their 
joke  and  fell  into  a  trot.  A  Hmousine  passed  them  and 
offered  a  ride,  which  they  refused. 

"No,  madam;  thank  you  just  the  same.  We're  Three 
Wise  Men,  and  we're  following  the  Star." 

"Probably  the  Colonel's  Lady,"  suggested  Tony.  "She'll 
think  we're  nuts,  or  blotto." 

"We  should  worry.  We're  following  the  Star  .  .  .  Oh, 
say,  can  you  see  ...  by  the  dawn's  early  light — only  it's 
dusk,  not  dawn."  Again  they  laughed  with  the  carefree  joy 
of  youth  and  health  .  .  .  and  a  bit  of  a  furlough. 

Then  a  strange  thing  happened.  A  faint  wail,  as  of  a 
young  baby  cut  across  the  silence  left  by  the  departing 
automobile. 

George  stopped  his  jogtrot  dance  and  cupped  hand  to 
ear.  "Did  you  hear  that?"  he  queried,  suddenly  shaken 
from  their  make-believe  of  Magi  and  Star. 

"It's  just  a  coyote,"  said  Tony,  recalling  the  vineyards 
and  open  acres  of  his  father's  home  in  the  Napa  'Valley. 

"Coyote,  my  eye,"  responded  George.  "It's  a  baby.  A 
lost  child,  maybe." 

"Well,  whatever  it  is,  we'll  find  it.  Who's  afraid  of  the 
big,  bad  wolf?  Come  on.  It's  over  that  way.  I  think  the 
road  bends  here." 

Adventure  beckoned  and  they  forgot  their  nostalgia  and 
the  play  which  they  had  enacted  to  help  them  over  a  bad 
time.  Perhaps  it  was  a  kidnapper  and  a  little  victim,  sug' 
gested  Tony. 

The  tiny  wail  became  more  insistent  as  they  pressed  on. 

In  a  few  moments  they  found  her  and  her  child  ...  by 
the  roadside.  .  .  . 

"There  was  no  room  for  us  at  the  motel,"  she  whispered. 
"And  so  my  husband  took  the  car  and  went  to  get  a 
doctor  or  someone  to  help  us.  And  when  he  was  gone  the 
baby  was  born." 

"We  are  soldiers  from  Fort  Ord,  Madame,  but  if  you'll 
tell  us  what  to  do  we'll  try  to  help  you."  .  .  . 


DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


"Wrap  the  bahy  in  your  coat  or  stimething.  He  ought  to 
have  had  swaddhng  clothes,  but  they're  in  the  car  .  .  .  and 
Joe,  that's  my  husband,  took  the  car  to  find  help  for  us." 
Three  coats  were  stripped  from  three  young  bodies  in  the 
same  instant.  One  was  placed  under  her  head;  another 
around  the  child,  now  wailing  lustily,  and  another  over  the 
mother's  feet. 

"We'll  go  back  to  Ord;  they  have  doctors  there;  and 
we'll  fetch  someone  in  a  little  while,"  said  George. 

"No,  don't  leave  me  alone,"  she  pleaded.  "Stay  until  my 
husband  comes,  please.  I'm  sure  he'll  come  soon.  " 

"Look,"  said  Ivan.  "The  Star  .  .  .  and  the  sheep  grazing 
over  there.  There  must  be  a  sheepherder's  cabin  some- 
where about." 

Tony  sprang  like  a  deer  and  leaped  over  the  rim  of  the 
sand  dune.  "I'll  find  someone." 

Presently  the  mother  slept  and  the  baby,  warmed  by  the 
coat,  ceased  its  wailing.  Silence  closed  about  them. 
"I  think  she's  dead,"  whispered  George. 
She  opened  her  eyes  and  smiled  wanly.  "No,  just  tired. 
We  came  a  long  way.  I  guess  you'd  call  us  Okies.  We 
thought  we'd  get  to  a  town  in  time.  I'm  sure  Joseph  will 
be  here  soon."  .  . 

"Yes,  Lady.  Don't  worr>'.  We'll  stay  until  he  comes," 
soothed  George,  who  had  within  the  year  seen  the  ex- 
quisite care  given  to  a  sister  who  had  gladdened  his  family 
with  a  man-child.  She  had  been  surrounded  by  day  and 
night  nurses  and  two  physicians  of  highest  repute  had 
helped  the  little  one  into  the  world.  There  had  been  gas 
and  oxygen  tanks  and  all  the  mercies  of  modern  science. 
They  had  been  so  careful;  cleanliness  had  been  a  cult  and 
germs  a  terror  to  them.  .  .  .  This  girl  by  the  roadside 
looked  into  the  open  sky  and  found  a  smile  to  give  them 
courage. 

They  heard  the  rattle  of  an  ancient  car,  and  Joe,  white- 
faced  and  lean,  leaped  from  it. 
"Mary,"  he  called. 

"Yes,  Joe.  The  baby  is  born  and  three  young  soldiers 
have  been  with  me.  One  has  gone  for  help  to  a  sheep- 
herder's  cabin." 

"I  was  afraid  to  go  farther  because  the  gas  was  giving 
out,"  the  young  father  explained.  "I  couldn't  bear  to  think 
of  you  here  alone.  I  should  have  taken  you  with  me.  I 
came  back  to  get  you." 

Then  it  was  that  Tony  returned.  "I  found  a  kind 
couple  in  a  cabin  over  there.  They  are  coming  with  a 
wheelbarrow  and  the  woman  and  child  will  be  taken  to 
their  place.  They're  building  a  fire  and  everything  will  be 
ready.  They'll  be  here  in  a  few  minutes."  He  looked  at  his 
watch.  George  could  have  sworn  that  tears  were  on  Tony's 
face. 

Joe  knelt  and  kissed  his  son.  And  then  he  slipped  his 
arm  under  his  wife's  head.  "I'm  mighty  obliged  to  you, 
young  fellows.  I'm  sure  that  we'll  be  all  right  now,  if  you 
want  to  get  on  your  way." 


"We'll  wait  until  the  sheepherder  and  his  wife  get 
here."  said  Ivan.  "  They  may  need  help  to  get  her  over  the 
sand  dunes." 

It  was  well  they  waited,  for  the  improvised  stretcher 
was  difficult  to  manage  through  sand  and  underbrush. 
They  were  glad  when  they  came  to  the  cabin  and  had  laid 
the  mother  and  child  in  the  clean  warm  bed.  They  assured 
Joe  that  they  would  call  upon  him  and  his  little  family  as 
soon  as  they  had  another  leave  from  camp. 

Before  midnight  they  were  again  on  the  road.  El  Camino 
Real,  the  Californians  called  it.  .  .  .  The  King's  Highway. 
As  they  departed  the  cabin  George  asked  the  shepherd 
where  he  and  his  wife  would  sleep,  the  mother  and  child 
having  the  only  bed.  "In  the  barn  in  the  manger,"  replied 
the  Basque  herder  in  a  matter-of-fact  tone.  "It's  dr>'  and 
warm  and  Wife  and  I  don't  mind." 

On  that  note  they  took  their  leave  of  the  little  group, 
the  Soldiers  Three:  Ivan,  the  dreamer,  Tony,  who  loved 
to  laugh,  and  George,  distillation  of  a  hundred  years  of 
American  ideology. 

"Well,  what  now?"  asked  George,  first  to  break  the 
spell. 

"The  night  is  still  young,"  suggested  Tony.  "What  about 
those  dolls  and  that  wine  and  dancing?  They  don't  seem 
so  desirable?  No?  Shall  we  go  somewhere  to  midnight 
Mass?  To  San  Francisco,  maybe?  Or  to  Carmel?" 

"I'm  going  hack  to  camp,"  replied  Ivan,  his  eyes  misty 
and  somber  from  all  he  had  been  through,  "and  write  to 
my  mother.  I  shall  tell  her  many  things  that  I  never  before 
thought  of." 

"I  do  not  know  much  about  a  midnight  Mass,  Tony.  So 
if  you  don't  mind,  I  should  like  to  go  back  to  camp  and 
write  to  my  mother  and  my  dad  and  tell  them  not  to  feel 
too  badly  about  my  being  in  the  draft  because  I've  learned 
that  a  home  is  a  wonderful  place  to  be  born  in." 

"Aren't  you  afraid  that  will  make  them  sad?"  asked 
Tony.  "Won't  they  think  you're  lonesome  and  homesick?" 
"No,"  replied  George.  "I  think  not.  Not  my  mother  and 
my  dad.  Or  any  others.  Parents  have  courage.  Will  you 
ever  forget  that  girl's  smile  as  we  jounced  her  over  those 
dunes?  Or  Joe  carrying  that  mite  of  a  baby  and  holding 
Mary's  hand  as  he  trudged?  No,  my  letter  will  not  make 
my  mother  sad.  When  my  dad  wishes  my  mother  a  Merry 
Chistmas  tomorrow  morning  she  will  smile  like  Mar>'  did 
at  Joe  when  they  finally  got  that  baby  washed  and  laid  him 
by  her  side." 

"And  I"  mused  Ivan,  who  spoke  poesy  when  he  was 
most  serious,  "shall  also  write  that  I  think  every  soldier's 
mother  has  this  Christmas  given  a  great  gift  to  America." 
Back  in  camp  at  Fort  Ord  they  kept  their  own  counsel. 
If  the  Sergeant  and  the  Colonel  wondered  a  bit  at  the  early 
return  of  the  Soldiers  Three  who  had  so  bravely  started  on 
a  night  of  roistering,  they  asked  no  questions. 

For  soldiers  have  long,  long  thoughts  on  Christmas  Eve 
— and  a  Colonel  and  a  Top-Sergeant,  mayhap,  have  their 
own  memories. 


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CHRISTMAS 

IN 
YOSEMITE 

by  Mary  Curry  Tresidder 


T/ic  Sl^i  House — Badger  Pass,  1.  oseimte 


^  Christmas  in  Yosemite,  where  snow  crystals  bloom  on 
the  dark  evergreens,  lends  variety  and  the  zest  of  con- 
trast to  the  California  that  is  so  often  depicted  as  a  land 
of  sunshine  and  flowers,  where  poinscttias  and  bougain- 
villea  give  the  lie  to  Father  Winter. 

Indeed,  Christmas  in  Yosemite  really  gives  California 
something  very  special  in  the  way  of  Christmases.  To  the 
sense  of  mystery,  of  tender  religious  feeling  inherent  in 
the  day  are  added  other  strands.  The  bringing  in  of  the 
Yule  log  in  the  dusk  of  Christmas  Eve  has  a  Druid  flavor 
most  fitting  among  much  forests.  There  is  the  richness  of 
pageantry  in  the  Bracebridge  dinner.  The  Valley  is  a  glor- 
ious setting  for  whatever  you  may  wish  to  do,  whether  to 
wander  along  the  river  in  the  winter  sunshine,  or  to 
watch  one  or  another  of  the  snow  sports,  or  to  take  part 
in  them  yourself.  But  the  thing  that  gives  the  winter  holi- 
days their  greatest  delight  is  the  life  and  vigor  and  laughter 
of  the  young  things  bursting  with  energy  and  fun,  who 
whirl  in  from  one  enthralling  pastime  and  out  to  take  part 
in  another. 

At  times,  when  the  Christmas  reservations  are  going 
through  the  mill,  it  seems  that  half  of  California  craves  a 
Christmas  in  the  snows  of  Yosemite.  "The  children  have 
never  seen  snow,"  writes  a  Californian  born  and  bred.  Or 
it  may  be,  "We  decided  that  we  wanted  a  real  old-fash- 
ioned Christmas  again,  like  those  we  used  to  have  back 
East."  Eventually,  the  waiting-list  is  worked  through,  and 
the  uncertain  ones  who  have  six  different  reservations  at 
six  different  places  are  reduced  to  a  minimum,  and  we  are 
ready  for  the  outside  limit  of  what  we  can  take. 

To  me  the  Christmas  season  really  begins  with  that  day 
near  the  winter  solstice  when  a  few  of  us  go  out  to  take 
the  bird  census.  All  over  the  country  that  is  done,  from 
cities  and  towns  and  hamlets.  It  is  sponsored  by  the  Audu- 
bon Society,   and   I  believe  it  commemorates  Audubon's 


birthday.  It  brings  to  mind  St.  Francis  of  Assisi  and  his 
Canticle  of  the  Sun : 

"Praised  be  my  Lord  with  all  his  creatures  .  .  . 
Praised  be  my  Lord  for  our  brother  the  wind, 
and  for  air  and  cloud,  calms  and  all  weather,  by  which 
thou  upholdest  in  life  all  creatures." 

Even  on  a  gray  day — and  still  more  on  a  bright  morn- 
ing— it  always  amazes  me  that  there  are  such  flocks  of 
kinglets  or  pine  siskins,  with  such  a  twittering  and  calling 
of  chickadees,  and  so  many  flashes  of  blue-jay  color  through 
the  winter  world.  A  goshawk  perches  motionless  on  the 
blasted  top  of  a  white  fir,  and  nuthatches  call  their  nasal 
"wang-wang-wang"  across  the  frozen  surface  of  Mirror 
Lake.  A  water-ouzel  may  skim  down  the  dark  waters  of 
Tenaya  Creek  or  the  Merced  River;  to  hear  its  song  is 
one  of  the  most  exciting  possibilities  of  the  day.  Winter 
birds  are  not  conspicuous;  you  must  get  out  of  your  car 
and  away  from  the  roads  to  find  many  of  them. 

Most  of  my  Christmases  for  twenty  years  have  been 
spent  in  Yosemite,  so  that  the  thought  of  the  season 
merges  inextricably  with  the  place.  I  suppose  it  is  wishful 
thinking  that  blots  out  those  dismaying  occasions  when  it 
rained  on  Christmas  Eve;  the  snows  of  yesteryear  survive 
in  memory  at  least!  For  this  composite  of  Christmas  Days 
past  and  to  come,  then,  we  will  postulate  nothing  less  than 
perfection.  It  has  snowed  off  and  on  during  December,  so 
that  Badger  Pass  has  several  feet  of  snow,  enough  for  good 
skiing;  in  between  storms  it  has  been  clear  and  cold,  to  put 
the  ice  at  the  skating  rink  in  prime  condition. 

For  Christmas  Eve  itself  we  will  schedule  a  light  snow- 
fall, just  as  Santa  Claus'  sleigh  comes  jingling  over  the  snow 
to  Yosemite  Lodge  or  the  Ahwahnee,  laden  with  toys  and 
candy  for  the  youthful  visitors.  Later  that  evening  we  have 
our  own  community  Christmas  tree,  a  high  point  of  the 
celebration.  Some  of  us  look  backward  to  those  Christmas 


DECEMBER,  1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Eves  when  we  all  crowded  into  the  old  Sentinel  Hotel, 
which  is  no  more,  with  a  couple  of  dozen  children  as  the 
center  of  attraction.  Now  there  are  a  hundred  or  more 
youngsters  waiting  eargerly  for  Santa's  arrival  at  the  big 
fireplace  in  the  Camp  Curry  dining  room.  They  come  up 
shyly  to  see  Santa  Claus  and  get  their  presents,  some  of 
them  half-afraid  of  such  a  bewhiskered  gentleman  (since 
we  don't  have  one  on  every  street  corner  for  a  month  be- 
forehand!), others  flirting  mildly.  Nancy  wheels  her  doll- 
buggy  up  and  down;  Joe,  a  Uttle  Indian  boy,  goes  into 
silent  ecstasy  with  his  eyes  practically  bulging  out  of  his 
head  over  his  big  red  wagon;  Jimmy,  who  only  yesterday 
was  in  Une  for  the  wooly  bear  or  dog  of  the  yearhngs,  now 
is  grown  up  enough  to  rate  a  pair  of  skis. 

There  is  a  midnight  Mass  in  the  little  village  chapel.  By 
that  time  the  storm  is  over  and  the  stars  are  out.  "Silent 
night,  holy  night  ..."  rings  through  our  thoughts. 

We  have  the  fun  of  our  own  tree  on  Chnstmas  Day 
in  the  morning,  after  the  carol-singers  have  passed  with 
their  "Joy  to  the  World!"  Neighbors  drop  in  with  a  holi- 
day greeting,  while  the  Yule  log  burns  on. 

The  families  with  children  have  each  a  tree  of  their 
own,  and  after  breakfast-time  the  entrances  and  lawns  are 
full  of  children  tumbling  in  and  out  in  snow  suits,  with 
gay  caps  and  mittens,  ducking  among  the  trees  outside  with 
snowballs  for  the  unwar>',  or  building  up  a  marvelous  snow 
man,  or  trying  out  the  new  red  sled. 

Notwithstanding  all  the  e.xcitement  within  doors,  be  sure 
to  look  out  on  Christmas  morning  to  the  heights,  where 
the  sun  makes  a  halo  behind  the  freshly  powered  trees  on 
the  rim;  "beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of 
Him  that  bringeth  good  tidings."  The  clear,  cold  night  after 
the  storm  has  painted  Yosemite  Falls  on  the  cliff  in  long 
strokes  of  frozen  mist  and 
icicles  that  fall  as  the  sun 
strikes  them.  The  meadows 
through  the  Valley  are 
gleaming  expanses  where 
the  frost  has  cracked  the 
moisture  from  the  snow  and 
brought  out  hoary  crystals; 
the  trees  belong  in  a  spun- 
sugar  fairyland. 

Along  the  river  banks  the 
ice  may  look  thick  enough 
to  bear  one's  weigh,  but  be- 
ware! In  the  center  only  a 
film  covers  the  depths.  How- 
ever, the  skating  rink  should 
be  gay  on  Christmas  morn- 
ing, with  the  rhythm  and 
color  of  swiftly  moving  fig- 
ures. That  and  the  toboggan 
slide  and  the  picturesque 
dog  teams  and  cutters  are 
all  over  at  the  foot  of  Gla- 
cier Point,  on  the  wintr>' 
side  of  the  Valley,  while  the 


Ahwahnee  and  Yosemite  Lodge  are  in  the  sunshine.  As 
for  me,  I  will  take  Badger  Pass  and  my  skis,  for  that  is 
my  passion,  and  by  no  means  a  secret  one. 

Off  to  Badger  Pass,  then,  by  noon;  the  Badger  Pass  Ski 
Lodge  is  in  a  sheltered  basin  just  off  the  Glacier  Point  Road, 
about  three  thousand  feet  above  the  floor  of  the  Yosemite 
Valley.  It  is  favorably  located  for  snow,  where  the  mois- 
ture-bearing westerly  winds  strike  the  uplands  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada,  and  Christmas  usually  finds  some  snow  there, 
even  though  the  longer  runs  may  not  yet  be  open. 

Good  snow  is  the  best  Christmas  gift  I  can  be  blessed 
with,  and  we  will  assume  that  I  get  it  and  celebrate  ac- 
cordingly, with  the  aid  of  the  upski  or  one  of  the  rope 
tows.  Lunch  in  the  sun  on  the  porch  is  a  brief  interlude, 
or,  perhaps,  the  bright  day  and  powder  snow  may  lure  us 
to  take  a  sandwich  and  go  over  on  Tempo  Dome. 

I  could  go  writing  indefinitely  on  the  subject  of  skiing, 
but  I  had  better  return  to  Christmas  Day.  The  climax  of 
our  Christmas  in  Yosemite  comes  with  the  pageant  of  the 
Bracebridge  dinner,  which  has  been  held  each  year  since 
the  Ahwahnee  was  built  in  1927.  It  is  a  country  festival 
adapted  from  Washington  Irving's  "Sketchbook"  picture 
of  such  a  Christmas  in  eighteenth  century  England. 

It  takes  place  in  the  great  dining  hall,  which  is  hung 
with  pennons  and  decked  with  wreaths  and  rondels,  fra- 
grant with  greens  and  spicy  odors.  As  the  procession  makes 
its  way  with  pomp  and  circumstance  to  the  Squire's  table, 
set  in  the  alcove  at  the  north  end,  the  music  weaves  a 
tapestry  of  Christmas  memories. 

As  each  course  is  presented,  the  singers  march  down  the 
long  aisle,  preceding  the  htter         i  Continued  on  page  29) 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  DECEMBER.   1941 


THE  INSTITUTE  OF 

PACIFIC  RELATIONS 

AND 

THE  NATIONAL 

EMERGENCY 

by  John  H.  Oakie 

^  San  Franciscans,  perhaps  more  than  residents  of  inland 
cities,  appreciate  the  importance  of  accurate  informa- 
tion on  the  problems  that  have  churned  the  Pacific  to  vio- 
lent strife.  The  Orient's  response  to  the  impact  of  Western 
civilization  has  been  a  rapid,  dynamic  and  robust  growth 
of  industry,  population,  commerce  and  nationalism.  The 
Orient's  insistent  bid  for  a  larger  place  in  an  economic, 
social  and  political  world  dominated  by  the  West  has  been 
the  major  concern  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific  Relations. 

The  men  and  women  who  organized  the  Institute  of 
Pacific  Relations  in  1925  were  confronted  by  a  factual 
situation  which  demonstrated  the  full  force  of  Thomas 
Hobbes'  dictum  that  "Knowledge  Is  Power."  The  after- 
math of  the  first  world  war  showed  the  Far  East  to  be  no 
longer  the  passive  subject  of  Western  exploration,  instruc- 
tion and  exploitation  that  it  had  been  before.  Japan,  con- 
scious of  her  expanded  military  and  economic  power,  was 
seeking  advantages  in  China.  China,  already  on  the  road 
to  unification,  was  striving  to  throw  off  the  unequal 
treaties  and  to  find  way  of  resisting  Japan.  Both  had  been 
rebuffed  by  the  United  States  Oriental  exclusion  law  of 
1924.  On  these  matters  there  was  little  information — not 
enough  on  which  to  base  intelligent  discussion  or  wise 
decision.  Th^Tnstitute  of  Pacific  Relations,  therefore,  was 
founded  in  order  to  throw  the  spotlight  of  objective 
research  and  education  upon  the  peoples  of  the  Pacific. 

Leaders  in  public  life  throughout  the  Pacific  area  coun- 
tries have  given  generously  of  time,  energy  and  funds  to 
establish  the  Institute  of  Pacific  Relations  on  a  sound  and 


I 


Robert  Gordon  Sproul 


Ra\  Lyman  Wi!bi. 


socially  useful  basis.  Through  their  efforts,  the  Intitute  now 
comprises  eleven  separate  and  completely  independent  na- 
tional bodies  in  as  many  different  countries  having  interests 
in  the  Pacific.  The  programs  of  research  and  conference 
discussion  that  they  carry  forward  in  cooperation  with 
each  other,  are  correlated  through  an  international  secre- 
tariat toward  the  budget  of  which  each  of  the  national 
bodies  contibutes.  In  all  other  matters,  however,  including 
the  improvement  of  public  information  in  the  several  coun- 
tries and  the  preparation  of  informative  papers,  each  na- 
tional body  shapes  its  program  with  regard  only  to  the 
needs  and  interests  of  its  own  constituency. 

The  American  Council  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific  Rela- 
tions has  regional  divisions  in  San  Francisco,  New  York, 
Chicago,  Seattle,  Los  Angeles  and  Honolulu.  Through 
their  membership  contributions  American  men  and  women 
in  all  walks  of  life  support  a  program  of  research  and 
education  through  conferences,  public  meetings,  discussion 
groups,  and  assistance  to  organizations  and  institutions 
interested  in  the  study  of  Pacific  affairs. 

In  San  Francisco,  the  program  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific 
Relations  has  had  distinguished  leadership.  The  late  Wal- 
lace M.  Alexander,  President  Ray  Lyman  Wilbur,  Mr. 
Alfred  I.  Esberg  and  Mrs.  Alfred  McLaughlin  were  among 
the  founders  of  the  American  Council  of  the  Institute  of 
Pacific  Relations.  President  Robert  Gordon  Sproul  is  chair- 
man of  the  Southern  California  division  and  a  member  of 
the  executive  committee  for  the  San  Francisco  Bay  area. 

The  national  roster  of  the  American  Council  is  a  roster 
of  American  leadership  on  matters  pertaining  to  American 
interests  in  the  Pacific.  Rear  Admiral  Harry  E.  Yarnell, 
Ambassador  Joseph  C.  Grew,  Henry  R.  Luce,  Henry  A. 
Wallace,  Alfred  M.  Landon,  Thomas  W.  Lamont,  Henry 
Morgenthau,  Jr.,  H.  V.  Kaltenborn  and  Frank  C.  Atherton 
are  some  of  the  hundreds  of  statesmen,  journalists,  busi- 
ness men,  scholars  and  professional  men  and  women  who 
make  up  the  American  Council. 

After  seventeen  years  of  diligent  research  and  education 
in  which  it  was  almost  alone  in  stressing  the  importance  of 
more  and  more  information  on  the  Pacific  peoples  as  a 
basis  for  national  policy  and  public  opinion,  the  Institute 
of  Pacific  Relations  is  on  the  ( Continued  on  page  28) 


DECEMBER,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


A 

CHRISTMAS 

PILOT 

by  June  Richardson  Lucas 


Time — Christmas  Eve.  1941 
Place — The  Bay  of  the  City  of  Saint  Francis 
^  The  Convoy  was  a  large  one  and  the 
seas  were  heavy.  A  young  Norwegian 
boy  stood  watch  on  the  bow  of  one  of  the 
smaller  freighters  on  the  edge  of  the  group 
of  ships  ploughing  through  the  storm. 
Martin  Hepburn  was  not  afraid:  he  had 
the  stoical  bravery  of  his  race:  as  he 
watched  the  wide  grey  skies,  he  noted  the 
distance  that  mountainous  waves  had  pit 
between  his  ship  and  the  guarding  destroy- 
er. The  wind  was  from  the  north,  from  the 
land  of  ice  and  snow:  the  winter  seas  were 
always  cruel,  but  this  moment  they  held  the 
sudden  unknown  treachery  of  enemy  sub- 
marines. But  Martin  loved  the  sea,  so  beau- 
tiful, so  proud  always,  whether  the  majesty 
of  a  storm  swept  the  dark  stretches  of  water 
or  whether  a  tranquil  blue  "floor"  moved 
slowly  ahead  of  his  quiet  ship.  No,  he  had 
never  been  afraid;  as  h^  stood  there  he 
remembered  what  he  had  said  to  his  mother 
after  his  first  long  voyage.  "The  sea  is  won- 
derful. Mother:  it  makes  me  believe  I  can 
outlive  death."  That  had  frightened  her  a 
little,  but  he  had  laughed  at  her  anxious 
face.  She  had  never  wanted  him  on  the  sea. 

Then  too,  he  loved  the  ships.  His  father 
had  taken  him  once  on  the  freighter  he 
captained;  Martin  was  only  a  little  boy  but 
he  never  forgot  the  cargo:  the  mighty 
cedar  and  spruce  trees  chained  to  the  for- 
ward deck;  he  remembered  the  smell  of 
them  when  the  seas  broke  over  them  and 
the  wind  carried  the  fragrance  of  the  deep 
woods  back  to  him  as  he  stood  with  his 
father  on  the  bridge.  He  learned  much 
about  people  and  lands  from  the  cargoes 
on   his  father's  ship. 

Now  he  was  learning  to  be  a  mate  on 
this  freighter  and  some  day  he  would  be 
a  captain  like  his  father:  tried  and  trust  d 
because  he  too,  would  bring  his  cargoes 
safely  to  port.  As  he  stood  in  the  icy  wind 
watching  the  darkness  come  from  the  .sea 
and  sky;  snow  and  ice  made  the  Convoy 
look  like  phantom  ships:  he  thought  of  the 
cargo  on  that  ship — a  Christmas  Cargo — 
he  had  watched   the  loading  of  it  and   he 


knew  the  great  cases  were  filled  with  help 
for  the  old  and  sick,  and  the  children.  Yes. 
and  there  was  blood  for  the  wounded;  that 
seemed  like  a  miracle  to  Martin.  He  wished 
his  mother  had  lived  to  see  him  on  a 
ship  with  such  an  important  cargo.  She 
would  not  have  believed  about  the  blood 
at  first  but  he  would  have  convinced  h?r 
with  the  loading  chart  of  the  big  cases. 
But  Martin  was  anxious  for  that  cargo  as 
he  watched  the  distance  grow  between  the 
bow  where  he  stood  and  the  sturdy  de- 
stroyer. Tomorrow  would  be  the  day  before 
Christmas  and  they  would  reach  their  port 
and  safety:  he  would  get  warm  and  cele- 
brate by  sending  a  cable  to  his  father  in 
far  off  San  Francisco. 

Then  a  sea  gull  swooped  down,  po:sed  in 
the  charged  expectant  air  near  Martin;  he 
was  not  startled,  he  knew  they  must  be 
nearer  port  than  he  thought.  If  night 
would  come  quickly  the  cargo  would  be 
safer! 

Martin  must  have  dozed  off,  in  spite  of 
the  bitter  cold  and  the  fact  that  he  was 
standing  with  one  hand  on  the  ice-covered 
rail  which  froze  his  stiffened  fingers  even 
through  the  heavy  mittens;  for  when  he 
opened  his  eyes  the  sun  was  shining  in  his 
face,  the  freighter  was  riding  gently  at 
anchor  in  the  most  beautiful  little  harbor 
Martin  had  ever  seen.  He  thought  it  was 
his  own  ship  and  yet  it  seemed  changed. 
He  looked  up  at  the  bridge;  it  was  empty. 
He  must  have  slept  long:  h<;  did  not  re- 
member this  harbor  but  Norway  had  so 
many — there  was  a  fjord  at  the  base  of 
every  mountain:  it  must  be  a  safe  port  and 
everyone  had  gone  ashore.  As  he  hurried 
over  the  side  of  the  ice-covered  ship  and 
landed  on  the  floating  platform,  he  heard 
his  name:  there  she  was  smiling  and  calling, 
"Oh,  Martin,  I  knew  you  would  get  here 
safely,  my  boy,  my  boy." 

As  his  mother  held  him  in  her  arms, 
Martin  looked  around  him:  yes,  a  perfect 
harbor:  above,  the  snow-covered  precipices 
of  mighty  rock;  below,  the  village  twink- 
ling like  fairyland  in  the  soft  whiteness  of 
winter;  he  was  home  again  in  his  beautiful 


Norway — his  country  was  not  dead — and 
his  mother?  Then  Martin  remembered — 
She  had  been  dead  three  years,  three  long 
years:  he  had  been  almost  glad  because  of 
many  terrible  happenings.  He  put  his  arms 
around  her  and  looked  into  her  glad  eyes. 
"How  did  I  get  here.  Mother?" 
"Oh,  son,  the  great  Pilot  brought  you 
in." 

Then  Martin  knew  he  had  outlived 
death. 

***** 

The  long  grey  days  had  passed  slowly 
since  the  sturdy  freighter  had  left  the 
canal:  the  warmth  and  beauty  of  the  South- 
ern seas  seemed  far  behind  as  Captain  Ere 
Hepburn  watched  the  dark  waters  into 
which  a  young  golden  moon  had  set:  there 
was  a  cold  north  wind  blowing  down  the 
coast  bringing  heavy  seas.  But  that  would 
subside,  then  the  long  roll  in  fog  and  mist 
as  they  approached  th»  Golden  Gate.  The 
Captain  knew  the  course  well;  for  years  he 
had  carried  cargoes  from  Vancouver,  Ore- 
gon and  California  to  Glasgow,  Liverpool 
and  Manchester.  He  loved  the  sea,  the  sky, 
day  and  night,  whatever  the  weather.  He 
even  enjoyed  the  small  hurricanes  in  the 
Caribbean  Sea  in  August:  he  always 
watched  a  certain  great  planet  hanging  like 
a  golden  lantern  in  the  night  sky:  he  never 
failed  to  call  his  passengers  to  the  bridge  to 
share  with  him  the  beauty  of  the  Southern 
Cross  as  it  slipped  over  the  edge  of  the 
world. 

But  now  it  was  all  different — dangers  no 
captain  could  foresee  lurked  in  the  shining 
waters.  He  had  no  passengers — and  his 
ship  could  carry  twelve:  it  had  been  a 
lonely  voyage.  Eric  Hepburn's  mind  was 
full  of  questions.  Would  he  ever  carry  an- 
^Continued  on  page  20) 


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17 


HAVE  YOU  EVER? 

by  Philippine  Schmidt  Rettenmayer 


^  Have  you  ever  gone  on  a  "seren- 
dipity"? It  is  one  for  the  Book — 
described  by  Robert  Louis  Stevenson  as 
"going  in  quest  of  one  particular  object — 
returning  with  several  much  more  desirable 
— having  entirely  forgotten  the  reason  for 
the  trek."  This  great  experience  will  be 
yours  when  you  step  into  one  of  the  most 
provocative  and  scintillating  "Quartier  des 
Arts."  Here  are  gathered  the  outstanding 
products  of  our  California  artist-craftsmen, 
who  use  for  the  most  part  materials  which 
Mother  Earth  has  provided  within  the 
boundaries  of  this  glorious  state.  The  clay 
and  the  pigments  used  in  making  ceramics 
like  those  of  Gertrud  and  Otto  Natiler  are 
procured  here.  The  Natzlers  chose  to  make 
their  home  in  California,  to  live  in  what 
we  call  "creature-comfort"  so  that  their  en- 
tire time  could  be  given  to  the  design,  cre- 
ation and  perfection  of  ceramics.  Gertrud  is 
the  potter  whose  work  is  recognized  by  the 
delicacy  of  line  and  form  and  the  thinness 
of  the  wall  structure.  Otto,  the  experi- 
menter, produces  the  colors  and  glazes.  It  is 
notable  that  they  are  the  only  California 
artists  to  receive  an  award  this  year  from 
the  Syracuse  Museum  of  Art,  to  which  all 
potters  and  ceramists  throughout  the 
United  States  submit  their  choicest  pieces; 
these,  when  accepted,  form  a  traveling  ex- 
hibition— finding    their    way    into    all    im- 


portant museums. 

Adolf  Odorfer,  the  ceramic  sculptor,  has 
been  a  "wheel-potter"  in  his  native  Aus- 
tria. His  travels  took  him  to  Brazil  and  to 
Mexico,  where  he  worked  in  his  chosen 
field  and  at  odd  jobs,  like  sheep-herding, 
all  experiences  adding  to  his  store  of  knowl- 
edge and  enhancing  his  present  works. 
Here  in  California  he  has  been  able  through 
stimuli  provided  by  enthusiastic  recognition 
of  his  talent  and  finely  drawn  humor,  to 
give  us  a  smile,  with  his  gamboling  lambs, 
rams,  lions  and  llama.  His  figures  remind 
us  of  the  choicest  bits  we  were  privileged 
to  see,  which  came  out  of  the  famous 
Wiener  Werkstaette.  There  are,  too,  the 
delightfully  dignified  peasants,  and  other 
sculptures  both  varied  and   humorous. 

To  Miss  Jessie  E.  Daggett  are  we  in- 
debted for  the  clever  use  of  jute,  linen,  and 
sisal  which  entails  such  careful  preparation. 
The  colors,  the  weft,  the  quality  of  matt 
and  its  attendant  sheen  all  play  such  an 
important  part  in  arriving  at  the  desired 
result,  to  produce  for  our  tables  the  dra- 
matic or  subdued  backgrounds  for  our  mod- 
ern  ceramics. 

Often  we  have  heard  it  said  that  the 
unopened  regions  for  the  pioneers  no 
longer  exist.  We  in  the  United  States  and 
in  this  northern  hemisphere  have  surveyed 
and  mapped  every  square   mile  by  foot  or 


mwm  nmmm 

for  your  Christmas  Gift  this  year 

The  Bowl  Shop  introduces  new  designs  of  pewter  for  the  Holidays. 

Our  styles  are  individual  and  are  made  to  order  in  our  own  plant  in 

Hongkong. 

For  over  one  thousand  years  the  Chinese 
have  used  pewter  dishes.  Pewter,  because 
of  its  richness  of  texture  and  neutrality 
of  color,  fits  perfectly  into  any  color 
scheme.  Pewter  is  more  decorated  than 
silver,  yet  considerably  less  expensive. 
We  import  only  the  finest  grade  of 
pewter,  and  quality  pewter  will  not 
tarnish. 

We  also  import  large  assortments  of 
pottery  bowls  and  figurines  for  flower 
arranging. 

THE  BO^VL  SHOP 

953  Grant  Avenue 


by  airplane.  We  forget  that  through  science 
new  materials  are  presented  and  new  meth- 
ods of  use  of  basic  materials  challenge 
those  who,  perhaps  being  pioneers  at  heart, 
would  have  left  their  homes  to  develop  the 
far  west,  now  can,  and  do,  remain  close  to 
their  experimental  laboratories,  to  pioneer 
in  the  fields  of  chemistry,  engineering,  and 
keep  abreast  of  all  new  technological  de- 
velopments. The  California  craftsmen  are, 
for  this  reason,  pioneers.  They  feel  the 
challenge  in  using  the  knowledge,  the 
artistry,  and  materials  which  have  come  to 
us  through  the  ages,  concomitant  with  the 
constantly  enlarged  range  of  basic  materials 
— plastics  and  fibres. 

They  model  any  substance — they  weave 
any  fibre — they  use  untried  combinations 
of  various  mediums,  fearlessly. 

Virginia  and  Phil  Paradise  have  opened 
new  delights  in  the  use  of  pottery  and 
color  in  daily  life,  for  they  are  tireless  in 
their  experiments  with  techniques.  The 
background  for  this  rests  in  Phil  Paradise's 
training  as  a  painter,  in  which  field  he  is 
well  known. 

It  is  a  natural  outgrowth  of  circum- 
stances that  the  use  of  new  materials  and 
design  in  one  field  will  effect  the  use  of 
all  objects  juxtaposed.  Our  homes  grow 
simpler  in  line,  the  elegance  of  fine  damask 
and  lace,  delicately  designed  and  over- 
ornamented  china  and  glass  and  their  care, 
are  out  of  keeping  with  this  simplified 
mode.  A  mode  created  of  necessity,  which 
alters  the  entire  home-making  equipment. 
Just  as  each  "period,"  at  the  time  called 
"Modern  and  contemporary,"  has  become  a 
"Period,"  say,  of  Louis  VII  or  Rococo,  etc., 
it  is  accepted  that  all  primitive  and  peasant 
styles  have  been  dictated  by  the  exigency 
of  need,  limited  material  and  equipment. 
For  this  reason,  Ernest  Amberg  and 
Hugh  Hirth  have  gathered  together  for  us 
— our  friends,  and  all  the  world — "the  best 
by  the  best  of  today."  If  anyone  should 
say  there  is  a  dearth  of  new  things  for 
Christmas  giving,  tell  them  that  nothing  is 
newer,  finer  in  design,  and  attention-hold- 
ing than  any  one  object  to  be  had  here. 

The  jewelry  created  for  men  and  women 
by  Margaret  de  Patta  is  of  the  most  metic- 
ulous workmanship.  Apprenticing  herself  to 
a  Swiss  watchmaker  for  several  years  gave 
her  the  training  so  evident  in  perfection  of 
detail  and  manipulation  of  metals.  Her 
designs  are  the  result  of  a  rare  talent  and 
long  and  serious  study.  To  attain  an  archi' 
tectural  balance  and  not  become  overpower- 
ing, to  evolve  a  daintiness  compatible  to 
the  person  for  whom  the  bibelot  is  intend- 
ed, are  not  only  her  problems  but  her  pride. 
You  will  find  the  largest  and  most  compre- 
hensive collection  of  her  pieces  in  cases  as 
original  as  her  designs. 

{Co-atmutd.  on  page  25J 

DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


POETRY  PAGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


O  LITTLE  TOWN  OF  BETHLEHEM 

O  little  town  of  Bethlehem, 

How  still  we  see  thee  lie! 
Above  thy  deep  and  dreamless  sleep 

The  silent  stars  go  by; 
Yet  in  thy  dark  streets  shineth 

The  everlasting  Light; 
The  hopes  and  fears  of  all  the  years 

Are  met  in  thee  tonight. 

For  Christ  is  born  of  Mary 

And,  gathered  all  above, 
While  mortals  sleep,  the  angels  keep 

Their  watch  of  wondering  love. 

0  morning  stars,  together 
Proclaim  the  holy  birth! 

And  praises  sing  to  God  the  King, 
And  peace  to  men  on  earth. 

How  silently,  how  silently. 

The  wondrous  gift  is  given! 
So  God  imparts  to  human  hearts 

The  blessings  of  His  heaven. 
No  car  may  hear  His  coming, 

But  in  this  world  of  sin, 
Where  meek  souls  will  receive  Him  still, 

The  dear  Christ  enters  in. 

O  holy  Child  of  Bethlehem! 

Descend  to  us,  we  pray; 
Cast  out  our  sin,  and  enter  in. 

Be  born  in  us  today. 
We  hear  the  Christmas  angels 

The  great  glad  tidings  tell; 
Oh  come  to  us,  abide  with  us, 

Our  Lord  Emmanuel! 

— Phillips  Brooks. 

AS  THE  WISE  MEN  PRAYED 

1  was  never  one  for  garrulous  display — 
I  can  only  worship  in  a  silent  way; 

Easier  to  flaunt  a  wreath 
Flecked  with  tinsel  flame, 
Than  in  lowly  penitence 
Kneel  to  speak  His  name. 

Lucent  was  the  star  which  piloted  the  three 
To  the  holy  pallet :  not  a  travesty. 

Its  transcendent  splendor  tied 

Tongues  which  strove  to  call 

Out  in  adoration.  That 

Glow  has  me  in  thrall. 

— Byrd  Weyler  Kellogg. 


NO  WINTER 

(San  Francisco) 

Here  is  no  frost  proclaiming  winter's  coming, 
But  only  rain,  that  elsewhere  might  be  of  spring. 
Slants  on  the  roofs,  or  on  the  windows  drumming, 
Of  winter  tells  no  incontestible  thing. 

Only  the  early  darkness  encroaching  slowly 
On  peopled  streets,  or  fingering  a  room 
In  ritual  wise,  awesome  and  yet  unholy, 
Persuades  the  reluctant  spirit  into  gloom. 

And  mornings  grey  with  never  the  weaponed  brightness 
Of  ice-edged  winds  or  snow  that  grimly  ploughs 
The  air,  or  else  in  bubble-breathing  lightness 
Settles  precariously  on  naked  boughs. 

Anomalous  season,  ever  violating 

The  chilly  cycle  that  alone  fulfills 

Man's  need,  and  leaves  him  stricken  and  awaiting 

The  first  green  shadowing  on  distant  hills. 

—Flora  J.  Arnstein. 


Byrd  Weyler  KELLOnr,  is  editor  of  the  Womans  Page  of  the  Santa  Rosa  "Pre.w  Democrat."  and  founder  and  editor  of  the  "Redwood 

Empire  Woman,"  publi-ihed  in  Santa  Rosa. 

Phillips  Brooks  was  born  in  Boston.  Mass..  in  /83J.  and  died  in  189.-!.  He  became  rector  of  Trinity  Church  in  Boston  in  1869,  and 

bishop  of  Mas.sachusetts  in  1891.  He  published  many  volumes  of  .sermon.s  and  was  the  author  of  several  favorite  hymns. 

Flora  J.  Arnstein  is  a  resident  of  San  Francisco.  The  above  poem  appeared   in  ■Poetry. "  A  group  of  her  poems  are  included  in 

the  antholoRv.   "California   Poets.  '   published   by   Henry   Harrison  in   1932. 


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HEARD    AT   THE    BRIDGE    TABLE. 


NEW  CARDS  OF  CALIFORNIA  SCENES 

in  free-hand  water  color:  Pepper  Trees  .  .  .  blossoming 
meadows  of  Marin  .  .  .  familiar  bits  of  Carmel  and 
Monterey  .  .  .  Golden  Gate  at  Sunset. 

R.e4HincLe^  Sao*eUu .  .  .  SMART  NEW 

"^  LAPEL  ORNAMENTS 

Tor  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls"  .  .  . 

(a  silver  fob  with  heart  locket  clapper) 
'For  Thee  I  Pine"  .  .  . 

(Pine  Tree  in  gold  with  little  heart  dangles) 

"Telling  it  to  the  Daisy"  .  .  .  (Spin  the  petal  around  and  pray  that  it  stops  at  "yes") 

"My   Heart    is    an    Open    Book" (Picture  frame  pin) 

"U,  S.   Property  ...  No  Trespassing" (If  your  heart  is  in  the  draft!) 

THE   SEA   CAPTAIN'S   CHEST 


451  Post  Street 


San  Francisco 


Phone  GArfield  0850 


Jams  and  Jellies  of  Special  Recipe 

Delightlnlly  Packed  and  Ready  for 

I  XMiS  1 

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(■Continued  ]rom  page  17) 

other  cargo  safely  from  this  West  Coast, 
which  had  so  much,  to  the  River  Clyde, 
where  so  much  was  needed?  He  knew  no 
fear;  he  was  bred  for  the  sea;  Haugesen, 
Norway,  was  his  home  port.  To  be  sure,  he 
did  not  know  whether  he  would  ever  see 
it  again,  but — then  his  own  deep  anxiety 
rolled  over  him  just  as  a  giant  wave  broke 
over  the  bow.  At  San  Pedro  he  had  picked 
up  some  news:  Martin's  ship  was  missing 
from  a  convoy,  and  there  was  no  word  yet 
of  Captain  and  crew. 

Eric  Hepburn  had  been  proud  of  his 
young  son  when  he  chose  the  sea — just  as 
proud  as  he  had  been  of  Karl,  who  had 
done  so  brilliantly  at  the  great  university 
at  Oslo.  His  sons  wer«  worth  all  the  years 
of  loneliness  on  this  bridge;  they  were 
good  boys;  they  had  cared  for  their  mother 
like  grown  men  while  he  was  at  sea.  But 
now — poor  Anna — she  had  always  begged 
him  not  to  encourage  Martin  to  go  to  sea, 
but  he  had  to  be  honest  with  himself;  he 
had  wanted  Martin  to  follow  the  traditions 
of  the  ships  his  family  had  served  for  gen- 
erations; and  now  perhaps  he  was  lost  in 
the  North  Atlantic.  For  the  first  time  since 
his  faithful  wife  had  died,  Eric  Hepburn 
was  glad  she  was  not  sitting  alone  in  Nor- 
way, knitting  and  praying,  waiting  for  news 
of  their  sons;  now  she  would  never  have 
to  know  Martin,  her  baby  always,  had  gone 
the  way  of  the  sea:  and  poor  Karl,  was  he 
safe — a  prisoner  these  many  months  in  the 
enemy's  hands?  For  a  second  the  Captain's 
keen  eyes  were  blurred. 

"Are  they  not  all  the  jeas  of  God?  Oh 
farther,  farther  sail."  Captain  Hepburn 
stopped  short  his  slow  steps  and  looked 
into  the  darkness  of  the  deck  behind  his 
bridge.  His  first  mate  was  due  in  a  moment; 
the  young  boy  at  the  wheel  was  silent  as 
always.  Eric  Hepburn  did  not  speak.  Sev- 
eral times  since  leaving  San  Pedro  he  had 
felt  that  someone  was  pacing  the  bridge 
with  him — it  was  when  Martin  and  Karl 
filled  his  thoughts.  Now  he  had  heard  the 
strange  beautiful  words — surely  he  had 
heard  them.  He  was  not  a  fanciful  man,  but 
sound  and  practical;  he  must  be  very  tired 
if  he  was  imagining  voices;  he  knew  men 
got   that   way   sometimes. 

Then  suddenly  Petersen  was  beside  him. 
"All    right,    Cap'n,   I'll   take    over.   You 
shouldn't  have   the  long  watches.   Svensen 
is  better — no  fever." 

"Well,  he  can  work  tomorrow.  I'll  lay 
off  a  bit  longer  so  as  I  can  be  about  when 
we  enter  harbor.  We'll  make  San  Francisco 
tomorrow  evening." 

"Don't  trust  the  pilots,  do  you,  Cap'n?" 
and  Petersen  laughed;  he  knew  Eric  Hep- 
burn never  liked  to  leave  his  bridge  when 
harbor  or  canal  pilots  came  aboard. 

"It's  the  ship,  Petersen — it  isn't  the  pilot 
I    mind,   but    if   anything   goes   wrong    my 


DECEMBER,   1941— WOMEN'S  CITY 


ship  will  obey  me  quicker  than  a  stranger." 
***** 

The  fog  lifted  just  as  the  freighter  en- 
tered the  outer  bay:  a  harbor  pilot  was  on 
Captain  Hepburn's  glass-enclosed  bridge: 
Petersen  was  at  the  wheel,  smiling  in  the 
dark,  for  he  knew  his  Captain  was  on  the 
open  bridge  deck  above  ready  to  shout  an 
order  through  the  tube  if  the  pilot  hesi- 
tated too  long  in  giving  the  course. 

Eric  Hepburn  was  watching  the  lights 
of  the  great  bridge  arch  the  darkness:  it 
was  difficult  to  tell  where  the  bright  stars 
ended  and  the  street  lights  began  to  climh 
over  the  hills:  and  yet,  were  they  as  bright 
as  usual?  He  often  entered  that  harbor  on 
Christmas  Eve,  and  he  remembered  it  as 
gayer,  more  glowing.  Was  this  beautiful 
city  to  grow  dark:  were  all  these  hills  to 
flame  under  bombs?  God  forbid.  Eric  Hep- 
burn was  not  a  rel'gious  man;  his  Anna 
had  had  great  faith:  she  used  to  say  she 
could  not  have  borne  the  sea  without  her 
faith:  for  him  the  sea  reconciled  him  to  his 
lack  of  faith:  perhaps  there  were  unseen 
forces  somewhere — some  great  power  like 
his  Anna's  God  might  inters-ene  and  save 
this  great  city,  save  even  his  Martin.  He 
looked  at  the  lovely  city  on  her  jewelled 
hills,  the  bay  edged  with  lights,  and  other 
ships  moving  across  the  dark  waters  making 
patterns  of  their  own.  He  had  always  want- 
ed to  bring  Martin  into  this  wonderful  bay 
— well,  it  was  probably  too  late  for  that: 
he  really  had  little  hope:  Anna  had  been 
right — the  sea  took  too  much  from  men 
while  they  lived,  and  in  the  end  it  gave 
them  death.  No,  that  was  not  quite  fair  to 
the  sea:  most  ships  had  a  square  chance:  it 
was  evil  men  who  were  planting  death  in 
the  seas  these  terrible  days.  He  sighed 
deeply — if  only  Martin  is  lucky,  I'll  see 
him  again:  if  not  the  sea  will  be  kinder  than 
poor  Karl's  prison. 

The  ship  was  barely  moving;  across  their 
clear  path  floated  a  tiny  plume  of  fog;  then 
Captain  Hepburn  saw  that  he  was  not 
alone:  two  figures  leaned  against  the  rail 
near  him. 

"That  you,  Svensen?"  Eric  Hepburn's 
voice  was  not  quite  steady,  but  he  did  not 
move.  The  figures  turned  slowly  toward 
him,  and  he  remembered  as  long  as  he  lived 
what  he  saw  before  him. 

The  priest  was  not  very  tall,  his  figure 
sturdy,  his  face,  circled  by  the  brown  cowl 
of  his  robe,  was  sad  and  tender.  Close  to 
him  with  his  arm  around  the  priest's  shoul- 
ders stood  Martin.  Yes,  there  could  be  no 
mistake.  Before  a  word  was  spoken,  the 
Captain  knew  it  was  Martin,  his  big  shoul- 
ders, his  fair  hair  blowing  in  the  wind,  his 
lips  smiling. 

"It's  all  right.  Captain,"  the  priest  spoke 
softly.  "You  didn't  know  we  were  aboard. 
But  we  won't  cause  any  trouble." 

"Who  arc  you?"  At  least  Eric  Hepburn 
always  thought  he   asked  the  question. 


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"Oh,  I  am  just  the  little  poor  man  of 
Assisi,  Brother  Francis  by  name.  I  always 
come  here  to  my  city  Christmas  Eve  to 
meet  some  human  need  of  sorrow  or  of 
doubt.  Martin  came  along  because  he 
thought  you  would  be  coming  into  port." 
If  Martin  had  not  spoken  just  then. 
Captain  Hepburn  would  have  been  sure  he 
was  losing  his  grip  on  everything  around 
him.  But  he  heard  the  deep-toned  pilot's 
bell  and  Martin's  voice. 

"Isn't  it  wonderful.  Father?  Mother 
used  to  read  us  the  legend  of  Brother 
Francis,  but  he  is  real,  just  as  real  as  I  am 
— only  he's  a  Saint!"  (Martin  was  always 
like  that,  sort  of  sure.)  "Ever  since  the 
'Sub'  got  us  yesterday,  I  have  been  trying 
to  let  you  know  that  I  am  safe  with  Mother. 
I  remembered  your  schedule  and  when 
Saint  Francis  said  he  was  coming  into  har- 
bor with  you,  I  jumped  at  the  chance  to 
come  along." 

Eric  Hepburn  stood  motionless:  his  cold 
hands  gripped  the  railing.  He  could  see  the 
lights  of  the  city;  he  could  hear  the  sw'sh 
of  the  water  against  the  sides  of  his  slowly 
moving  ship,  and  yet  here  they  stood  close 
to  him,  and  it  was  Martin's  voice.  If  he 
could  only  touch  him  and  be  sure — Martin 
safe  and  happy,  not  at  the  bottom  of  the 
North  Atlantic,  but  coming  into  this  lovely 
harbor  as  he  had  always  dreamed  of  bring- 
ing him.  The  Captain  did  not  believe  in 
miracles  or  ghosts:  he  believed  in  a  staunch 
ship,  in  winds  and  tides,  and  in  Anna  and 
their  sons! 

Eric  Hepburn  cleared  his  throat.  "I  am 
glad  you  are  safe,  Martin,  my  boy:  you 
must  have  been  picked  up  quickly."  Then 
he  knew  suddenly  that  those  words  didn't 
make  sense.  He  peered  at  Martin  through 
the  veil  of  mist — surely  there  stood  his  son 
who  loved  life  on  the  sea.  Then  he  realized 
that  the   little  priest   was   speaking. 

"There  is  no  safety  in  this  world  we  can 
see.  Captain;  the  sky,  the  lands,  the  seas 
are  filled  with  hate;  yes,  even  the  hearts  of 
men  keep  crowding  all  love  and  beauty  to 
the  very  rim  of  eternity  across  the  seas  of 
God." 

Captain  Hepburn  breathed  deeply — if  he 
needed  proof,  here  it  was — those  words  he 
had  heard  on  his  bridge  last  night — the  seas 
of  God. 

"As  the  great  poet  of  this  rich  land  said, 
wc  must  sail  farther,  Captain,  farther. 
There  is  so  much  lost!  These  bloody  years! 
What  waste,  what  waste!  I,  too,  met  de- 
feat; I  lived  through  anguished  years,  en- 
dured agonies  and  fought  evil  as  best  I 
could." 

Eric  Hepburn  stepped  nearer  to  Brother 
Francis,  but  before  he  could  touch  him 
Martin  asked  in  a  gentle  voice,  "But  what 
is  the  gain,  little  Saint?" 

"I  do  not  know,  surely,  my  son;  maybe 
the  fight  is  all — and  yet  the  world  grows 
better:  there  are  seas  beyond  the  seas  you 


DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


know;  even  though  wc  die  and  die,  we 
must  still  push  on,  pity  the  bitter  of  heart, 
forgive  even  the  torturers  of  our  souls,  love 
with  our  whole  strength  and  stand  erect 
with   freedom." 

There  was  silence.  Then  the  Captain 
heard  his  own  voice;  "You  are  not  lost, 
Martin?" 

"Indeed  I  am  not,  sir.  1  landed  easily  on 
the  safest  shore  because  the  Great  Pilot 
brought  me  in."  (Eric  Hepburn  saw  the 
beautiful  smile  on  the  lips  of  Saint  Fran- 
cis.) "And  Mother  kept  her  word — she  was 
right  there." 

Brother  Francis  laughed  softly.  "Martin 
loves  his  last  harbor,  Captain.  He's  a  fine 
sailor.  I  needed  his  courage  with  me  this 
night,  I  wanted  to  be  sure  the  lights  of 
my  city  are  still  burning,  this  city  of  my 
love  and  prayers.  Then  I  knew  you  wanted 
him  to  see  her  in  all  her  beauty  with  this 
perfect   harbor  at  her  feet." 

Captain  Hepburn  wanted  to  ask  so  many 
questions — Could  the  little  Saint  give  him 
news  of  Karl?  Did  Anna  know  their  be- 
loved elder  son  was  in  prison?  He  tried  to 
speak,  but  his  lack  of  faith  in  any  of  this 
strange  hour  choked  him  —  the  figures 
seem-;d   dimmer. 

"But  how  shall  I  know  I  have  seen  you, 
Martin,  my  son?"  He  felt  he  cried  out 
those  words. 

Then  Martin  laughed  as  he  used  to  do 
years  ago  when  his  father  would  toss  him 
high  up  above  his  head,  then  catch  and 
hold   him    tight. 

"You'll  know.  Father,  before  you  leave 
this  ship.  I'm  not  joking.  You  will  hear 
from  dear  old  Karl  when  you  get  in,  and 
then  you  will  know  for  keeps." 

Then  suddenly  Captain  Hepburn  could 
only  see  the  city  glistening  on  her  hills;  he 
was  alone  and  the  mist  was  gone. 

Eric  Hepburn  never  remembered  how 
long  it  took  to  dock — he  must  have  seen 
the  pilot  before  he  left  the  ship,  but  as  he 
looked  about  his  familiar  cabin  nothing 
seemed  real — the  usual  noises  of  tying  up 
to  the  wharf,  men's  voices,  the  sound  of 
bells  in  the  distance — none  of  it  was  real — 
only  Martin  and  the  little  Saint  seemed  to 
matter — only  the  letter  from  Karl  he 
clutched  in  his  hand  was  real;  he  could 
not  explain  how  it  had  reached  him;  he 
only  knew  his  eyes  had  read  Karl's  good 
news;  he  was  alive  and  in  England! 
***** 

Petersen  looked  at  the  newspapers  before 
he  brought  them  to  the  Captain's  quarters 
— the  news  was  all  bad — Martin  Hepburn's 
ship  was  gone  and  now  the  official  report 
of  the  casualties  destroyed  all  hope — no 
one  on  board  was  saved.  Captain  Hepburn 
had  not  seemed  quite  himself  when  he 
snatched  the  mail — yes,  he  did  snatch  it 
from  the  company's  agent  when  he  brought 
it  aboard.  How  would  he  take  this  news  of 
young  Martin? 


Petersen  touched  his  cap  at  the  door. 
Captain  Hepburn  was  standing  by  his  desk 
looking  through  the  port  window  at  the 
dawn  coming  rapidly  from  behind  Mt. 
Diablo.  Before  Petersen  could  put  the 
papers  on  the  desk,  Eric  Hepburn  said 
slowly,  "Thanks,  Petersen.  Yes,  I  know; 
Martin  is  lost  with  all  his  crew,  but  he  is 
safe,  absolutely  safe.  He's  left  Hitler's  seas 
behind  him  forever." 

"What  do  you  mean,  Cap'n?  How  do 
you  know?  Who  brought  him  in?"  Petersen 
was   nervous. 

Now  Captain  Hepburn  was  watching  the 
full  glory  of  the  sunrise;  he  didn't  look  at 
Petersen   as  he  answered,   "A   better  Pilot 


than  we've  ever  had  aboard,  Petersen;  yes, 
the  greatest  Pilot  of  them  all." 

Petersen  tiptoed  awkwardly  out  of  the 
cabin.  Poor  Cap'n — it's  terrible  for  him; 
and  Christmas  at  that.  He  don't  sound 
right;  he  ain't  never  had  no  use  for  pilots. 
I  think  I'll  get  the  pastor  to  come  aboard. 
Religion  is  a  bit  of  a  bracer  sometimes;  he's 
got  a  lot  of  Hitler's  seas  to  sail  yet;  Martin 
or  no  Martin!" 

But  Eric  Hepburn,  watching  Christmas 
Day  born  once  more,  knew  that  the  little 
Saint  and  happy  Martin  had  told  the 
truth;  only  the  seas  of  God  are  safe;  only 
the  seas  of  God,  and  Martin  had  crossed 
them. 


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HEIRLOOM  STUFF 


By  The  Ricklees 


ffi  Garlands,  red  berries  and  pine  cones 
on  the  mantel,  ligtited  wreaths  in  the 
windows,  and  a  glowing  fire  on  the  hearth 
— all  the  setting  for  the  usual  Christmas: 
but  none  of  the  trimmings  could  make  the 
familiar  holiday  of  it  this  year.  Mother  is 
very  aware  of  the  strangeness  as  she  looks 
around  at  her  little  circle.  Other  Christ- 
mases  have  been  times  for  memories — this 
year  is  a  time  for  looking  forward  resolute- 
ly, if  a  little  fearfully. 

Johnny,  rather  self-conscious  in  his  uni- 
form, will  be  going  back  to  camp  tomorrow, 
and  Mother  wonders  whether  his  under- 
wear is  warm  enough.  Mary  watches  the 
mail  for  the  notice  that  her  college  unit  has 
completed  its  drive  for  an  ambulance.  Bill 
— well,  the  last  letter  from  him  came  from 
some  spot  undesignated,  by  censor's  order. 
In  his  place  at  the  fire  is  the  little  English 
boy,  Vernon,  who  is  spending  his  first 
Christmas  away  from  home  and  who  keeps 
turning  over  and  over  in  his  hands  a  spray 
of  English  holly. 

"How  uprooted  he  must  feel!"  Mother 
thinks  as  she  watches  him  with  a  sudden 
rush  of  sympathy  and  understanding. 
Within  a  month  she,  too,  will  be  leaving 
the  old  home  which  has  seemed  her  refuge 
all  her  life.  It  is  too  big  now.  An  apart- 
ment is  much  more  sensible  till  the  children 
come   home    again. 

Mary's  eyes,  as  well  as  her  mother's, 
have  been  watching  Vernon  and  his  holly, 
so  it  is  not  just  coincidence  that  prompts 
her  question:  "Johnny,  when  you  pack 
your  kit.  what  do  you  put  in  that  is  un- 
necessary but  very,  very  important?" 

"Unnecessary,  but  imp — ?  Oh,  I  get  you. 
You  mean  something  like  this,"  and  Johnny 
pulls  two  penknives  from  his  pocket.  "I 
carry  both  of  these.  You  see,  this  one  was 
Dad's.  He  gave  it  to  me  when  I  was  just 
a  kid.  The  spring's  a  little  weak,  but  it 
travels  with  me.  Of  course,  when  I  need 
to  cut  something  tough,  I  use  the  new  one. 
They  make  them  stronger  now.  I  bet  I 
know  what  Mary's  pocket-piece  will  be. 
Somebody's  picture,  eh  what?  Better  get 
shatter-proof  glass  before  you  carry  it  over 
your  heart;  that's  better  than  the  old  kind, 
too." 

"That'll  do  for  you.  Bub.  Your  turn. 
Mom.  We're  all  going  to  travel  light.  I 
take  it." 

"Oh.  1  can  take  a  van  load.  But  I  cer- 
tainly do  have  to  pick  and  choose.  I 
haven't  really  faced  the  job  yet,  but  most  of 
this  big  old  stuff  can't  go.  Let's  do  it  to- 
gether, right  here  and  now.  Then  it  won't 
be  just  'Mother's  apartment,'  but  a  bit  of 
home  for  each  of  us.  I'll  make  first  choice. 


The  old  piano  is  much  too  big,  but  the 
radio  can  go.  Thank  goodness,  the  new 
case  doesn't  look  like  a  glorified  radiator 
cover.  Weren't  they  ugly  at  first!  What's 
yours,  Mary?" 

"Do  you  dare  trust  me.  Mom?  I'm  the 
modernist  that  insisted  on  that  heavy  up- 
holstered stuff.  You  were  a  good  sport  and 
let  me  have  it.  but  you  must  have  hated  it 
all  along.  I  admit  now  it  looks  as  if  it  had 
been  designed  by  a  tractor  manufacturer.  I 
won't  wish  that  on  the  new  apartment. 
How  about  the  breakfast  room  furniture? 
It's  new.  too.  but  on  really  good  lines. 
French  Provincial,  isn't  it?  And  it's  the 
right  size  for  the  dining  room.  Som-ehow, 
it's  like  you.  Mom,  dignified  without  being 
stiff.  That's  a  compliment,  if  you  like. 
Your  turn,  Johnny." 

"Is  this  a  hunt  for  new  things  that  are 
better  than  old  ones?  Well,  there's  the  elec- 
tric refrigerator.  And  how  about  that  nest 
of  tables  Bill  had  made  for  you  last  Christ- 
mas? They're  what  I  call  swell  lookers,  and 
goodness  knows  they're  useful.  By  the  way, 
I  turned  one  of  them  up  the  other  day  and 
found  the  man  who  made  them  had  cut  his 
name  and  initials  on  the  under  side. 
Thought  his  work  might  outlive  him,  per- 
haps. The  old  chaps  who  used  to  make 
heirloom  stuff  did  that,  didn't  they?  Mod- 
ern heirloom  stuff,  eh?  Remember  the  wob- 
bly little  tables  that  Grandmother  had? 
It's  nice  to  think  we  go  our  ancestors  one 
better  on  some  things.  We've  made  mess 
enough  in  other  ways.  Hey!  Vernon's  not 
selected  for  the  new  place.  Come  on,  young 
fellow,  what  will  you  take?" 

For  a  moment  the  boy  looks  startled  as 
attention  focuses  on  him,  but  there  is  no 
hesitation  in  his  choice.  "I  think,  if  you 
please,  we  will  take  the  big  chair.  It  is 
like  the  one  Pater  always  sat  in  at  home." 

"Indeed  we  will,  Vernon.  I'm  glad  you 
speak  for  one  old  thing,  though  even  that 
will  have  to  get  a  new  dress.  They  tell  me 
linens,  as  well  as  small  boys,  are  still  com- 
ing to  us  from  England.  Old  patterns  and 
new  fabrics.  We  could  make  a  Christmas 
parable  out  of  that.  Maybe  this  terrible 
world  we  are  in  will  have  its  own  share  of 
fine  things  to  bequeath  to  the  next  genera- 
tion, after  all.  Well,  speaking  of  new 
things,  according  to  that  new  electric  clock 
that  never  loses  a  minute,  it  is  time  for  the 
radio  carols — more  good  old  things  out  of 
new  cases.  Those  are  like  home,  too,  Ver- 
non. And  remember,  children,  that  the 
comma  comes  after  'merry'." 

"God  rest  you  merry,  Gentlemen;  let 
nothing  you  dismay." 


DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Have  You  Ever? 

f Continued  from  page  !8> 
You  will  find  for  your  own  home  and 
the  homes  of  others  Christmas  decor  by 
Mike  Sharp,  who  is  an  "Untouchable""  in 
his  assembly  of  our  native  plant  life,  par- 
ticularly when  it  has  reached  maturity  as 
cones  and  seed  pods.  If  you  have  friends  or 
relatives  in  the  East,  where  Christmas 
wreaths  and  greens  are  so  greatly  cherished 
and  so  hard  to  get,  a  garland  of  one  of  the 
perennial  wreaths  or  Christmas  candle- 
sticks would  be  unforgettable.  Among  the 
new  ideas  is  the  '"Goodie  Wreath,"  a 
Christmas  conceit  to  please  oldsters  and 
youngsters  alike.  Do,  when  window  shop- 
ping, open  the  door  to  the  place  where  you 
will  find  the  unusual,  and  experience  the 
thrill  of  meeting  two  young  men  whose  one 
idea  is  to  help  other  artists  present  their 
wares  to  an  appreciative  public. 

Our  part  is  to  be  the  "go-between,"  to 
bring  about  the  use  and  enjoyment  in  our 
homes  of  those  objects  of  use  and  beauty 
which,  through  association  become  integral 
parts  and  joy-giving  adjuncts  of  our  daily 
lives. 

A  Christmas  Meditation 

^     ""My  starting-point,  oddly,  is  in  these 
verses  by  George  Meredith: 

'f^ot  till  the  fire  is  dying  in  the  grate. 
Loo\  we  for  any  l^inship  with  the  stars. 

Christmas,  which  began  with  the  stars,  is 
for  many  a  festival  of  the  hearth.  It  is  a 
day  warm  with  the  associations  of  family 
life  and  of  intimate  friendships.  We  do 
not  notice  the  brightness  of  the  stars  wh:le 
we  look  deep  into  the  happy  fires  of  home. 

■'The  next  stage  of  Christmas  feeling 
comes  when  our  own  hearth-fire  flickers  or 
burns  low.  Those  who  made  Christmas  for 
us  in  our  youth  are  gone.  Those  for  whom 
wc  made  Christmas  in  their  youth  are 
scattered.  Memories  of  lost  Christmases 
sadden  this  one.  So  few  are  here,  where 
once  we  had  so  many.  We  'dread  the  holi- 
days," get  through  Christmas  as  best  we 
may,  and  are  reheved  when  the  saving 
work  of  the  next  day  rescues  us  from 
thoughts. 

"And  then  comes  the  next  stage.  Lifting 
our  eyes  from  ■  the  ashes  on  the  hearth, 
suddenly  we  know  our  kinship  with  the 
stars.  How  meagre,  we  exclaim,  how  mean 
must  have  been  our  spirits  to  identify 
Christmas  only  with  ourselves  and  our 
own!  Its  wide-'ilung  significance  now  wid- 
ens our  poor  vision.  Its  profound  meaning 
deepens  our  shallow  thoughts. 

"On  one  day,  at  least,  wc  do 

our  little  part  by  losing  our  private  lives 
and  thoughts  in  those  of  others.  On  this 
day  there  is  no  stranger.  Everybody  is  our 
mother  or  father  or  child  or  friend."" 

— Anne  C.  E.  Allinson. 


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Christmas  Comes 
To  the  Club 

^Continued  ^rom  page  11} 

the  rage  this  year.  Whatever  it  was,  she 
was  sure  it  would  be  becoming;  so,  full  of 
eager  anticipation,  she  hastened  to  tell 
those  distant  relatives  of  hers,  and  of  the 
Light  family,  the  Elevators,  to  spread 
the  news  throughout  the  building.  People 
wondered  sometimes,  when  she  called  the 
Elevators,  "cousin,"  but  they  all  had  the 
same  grandfather,  Old  Electricity;  and 
though  it  was  a  comparatively  new  family, 
already  it  was  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
world.  She  was  proud  to  belong  to  it. 

The  Third  Floor  received  the  news  with 
joy,  but  with  less  surprise  than  had  the 
others,  for  they  had  known  for  some  time 
that  something  festive  was  in  the  air.  The 
Stove  had  let  her  delicious  aromas  abroad 
since  before  Thanksgiving  and  the  Cafe- 
teria had  already  had  a  sort  of  dress  re- 
hearsal in  the  Pantry  Sale;  nothing  like 
as  gay  as  it  would  be  later  but  it  had 
been  a  beautiful  party  and  she  had  been 
proud  to  wear  the  dress  they  had  given 
her.  What  would  this  one  be  like?  Gar- 
lands, probably,  for  they  suited  her  dignity, 
but  would  they  be  gold  or  silver,  or  spicy 
greens?  She  remembered  the  time  they 
gave  her  beautiful  Delia  Robbia  wreaths 
to  wear  and  another  time  when  each  of 
her  tables  had  borne  red  candles  rising 
from  a  wreath  of  holly  berries.  Each  year 
her  dress  seemed  more  beautiful  than  the 
year  before  and  knowing  she  had  but  a 
short  time  to  wait  she  smiled  in  expecta- 
t  on  and  delight. 

The  Dining  Room  hoped  she"d  have 
her  little  Christmas  tree  with  its  shiny  orna- 
ments and  knew  she  would  sparkle  with 
the  warmth  of  hospitality  and  happy  laugh- 
ter. She  loved  all  her  guests,  but  perhaps 
her  favorite  ones  were  those  who  came  to 
her  Christmas  Dinner  and  to  the  Children's 
Party.  Those  days  especially,  she  knew  she 
had  helped  to  bring  happiness  to  others 
and  the  thought  gave  her  a  warm  feeling. 

In  the  American  Room  they  had  a  lot 
of  things  to  talk  about  when  the  news 
came  to  them.  There  were  so  many  of 
them  that  had  seen  Christmas  come  many, 
many  times,  and  they  loved  to  tell  again 
each  year  their  stories  of  the  customs  in 
their  old  houses  before  they  came  to  the 
Club  to  live.  The  Mirror  had  reflected 
many  a  happy  face  with  rosy  cheeks  and 
sparkling  eyes,  in  his  day.  He  was  not  one 
to  give  away  the  secrets  which  those  eyes 
had  confided  to  him,  but  he  could  tell 
them    many   a  story   if  he  would. 


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The  Clock  told  them  at;ain  of  how  Old 
St,  Nick  had  often  asked  him  the  time,  as 
he  packed  his  bag  of  toys  and  prepared 
to  go  on  to  his  next  stop  and  of  the  little 
white-clad  figures,  slipping  silently  down 
the  stairs  to  get  a  stolen  glimpse  of  what 
Santa  had  left  for  them.  Sometimes  he 
had  frightened  them  with  an  extra  loud 
"tick"  just  so  he  could  hear  their  sup- 
pressed giggles  as  they  tumbled  over  one 
another  in  their  haste  to  get  back  up  the 
stairs  to  safety.  Though  most  of  them  in 
the  room  were  very  old,  they  still  enjoyed 
each  Christmas  as  it  came  and  welcomed 
each  succeeding  Christmas  Tree,  as  she 
stood  in  their  doorway  looking  through 
the  archways,  toward  her  larger  sister  in 
the    Lounge, 

The  crackling  Fire  in  the  Lounge  leaped 
higher  as  he  thought  of  the  beauty  he 
would  soon  behold,  for  he  too,  loved  the 
Big  Tree,  Each  year  she  seemed  more 
beautiful  and  he  loved  to  make  his  Hght 
sparkle  in  her  silvery  balls  and  the  shin- 
ning Star  she  wore  as  a  diadem.  He  loved 
too,  the  tinkle  of  the  cups  and  the  bits  of 
conservation  he  caught  when  a  group 
gathered  to  rest  after  shopping  or  com- 
pare notes  on  holiday  plans.  It  was  all  so 
cozy  and  homelike:  and  if  there  was  any- 
thing the  Fire  liked  especially  it  was  a  cozy, 
homelike  atmosphere. 

The  Mirror  in  the  Library  was  perhaps 
the  happiest — of  all,  for  she  loved  to  give 
back  the  beauty  and  joy  which  was  given 
to  her,  and  each  year  waited  eagerly  to  see 
what  her  gift  might  be.  Sometimes  they 
gave  her  natural  greens,  sometimes  frosted 
branches  or  golden  leaves:  but  she  thought 
her  happiest  Christmas  was  the  one  when 
they  had  given  her  the  Holy  Child  with 
Mary,  His  Mother  and  the  gentle  St, 
Joseph,  What  a  joy  it  had  been  to  reflect 
the  calm  and  peace  of  that  scene!  She  had 
felt  like  the  Angel  in  St,  Luke's  Gospel, 
who  said  to  the  Shepherds,  "Fear  not:  for, 
behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great 
joy,"  She  hoped  they  would  let  her  bring 
that  message  again  this  year,  when  the 
world  was  in  such  need  of  joy;  but  what- 
ever scene  they  gave  her  to  reflect,  she 
would  do  it  faithfully,  glad  to  do  her 
little  bit  to  bring  happiness  to  those  who 
came  to  her. 

So  Christmas  comes,  with  its  many 
thoughts.  The  glistening  Star,  symbol  of 
Hope,  the  gay  little  flame  of  the  candle  of 
Faith,  and  the  pungent  incense  of  pine 
houghs  have  their  separate  meanings  for 
each  of  us  but  all  serve  to  unite  us  in 
that  intangible  bond  of  peace  and  good- 
will— the  Christmas  Spirit. 


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Gilts  for  Christmas 

The  colorful  shop  of  Madame 
Butterfly  is  now  literally 
teeming  with  fascinating 
gifts  for  Christmas, 

FOR  WOMEN  —  Metallic 
House  Coats,  Pajamas, 
ravishing  Negligees  and 
Kimonos,  beautifully  fash- 
ioned Nightgowns  and  Slips 
from  the  finest  silks. 

PRECIOUS  STONES  and 
IVORY  are  the  finest  obtain- 
able. Each  piece  has  been 
personally  selected  from  out- 
standing craftsmen  in  the 
Orient  and  would  satisfy  the 
demands  of  the  most  exact- 
ing collector. 

HANDKERCHIEFS  always 
make  an  acceptable  gift,  and 
the  selection  of  really  fine 
hankies  now  on  display  at 
the  Shop  of  Madame  Butter- 
fly is  really  worth  seeing. 


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Mashed   Sweet   Potatoes 

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New   Peas  Glazed    Banana   Squash 

Creamed   Silver  Onions 

Dinner  Rolls 

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Institute  of 
Pacific  Relations 

(Continued  from  page  16) 

firing  line.  TTie  issues  now  confronting  the 
United  States  in  the  Pacific  are  precisely 
those  with  which  the  organization  has  been 
concerned  for  nearly  twenty  years.  While  a 
few  staff  members  and  associates  of  the 
American  Council  have  been  drafted  for 
special  service,  the  research  structure  is 
being  held  intact  in  order  that  its  resources 
may  be  directly  applied  to  the  problems  on 
which  the  administration  wants  to  be  in- 
formed. 

In  public  discussion  of  foreign  policy  is- 
sues, the  Institute  of  Pacific  Relations  is 
making  one  of  its  greatest  contributions  to 
national  thinking  on  the  Pacific.  Through 
newspapers,  periodicals,  professional  com- 
mentators, and  radio,  the  products  of  Insti- 
tute research  are  brought  to  bear  on  the 
issues  before  the  American  people.  All  of 
the  questions  that  have  to  be  dealt  with  in 
extending  constructive  aid  to  China,  or  in 
applying  economic  pressure  to  Japan,  or  in 
formulating  a  policy  toward  Southeast  Asia 
can  be  answered  in  part  or  in  whole  from 
the  published  materials  of  the  Institute  of 
Pacific  Relations.  These  materials  are  avail- 
able to  all  who  discuss  or  organize  the  dis- 
cussion of  Pacific  area  problems. 

These  two  main  functions:  to  assist  the 
administration  in  the  collection  and  an- 
alysis of  data,  and  to  keep  the  public 
informed  of  the  problems  and  issues  in  the 
Pacific  constitute  the  mainstem  of  the 
American  Council's  program  in  this  na- 
tional emergency.  Neither  subordinate  to, 
nor  unconnected  with  the  American  Coun- 
cil's program  is  the  international  program 
of  maintaining  lines  of  communication 
open  to  the  far-seeing  leaders  everywhere 
who  believe  that  the  power  to  be  gained 
from  a  fuller  knowledge  of  human  affairs 
will  at  last  be  sufficient  to  solve  problems 
and  reduce  frictions  without  recourse  to 
force. 

Every  aspect  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific 
Relations  program  is  represented  in  the 
activities  of  the  San  Francisco  Bay  Region 
Division  with  headquarters  at  260  Cali- 
fornia Street  in  San  Francisco.  The  main 
emphasis  there  is  upon  the  adaptaton  of 
research  materials  to  the  needs  of  the  lay 
citizen.  The  open-shelf  library  is  open  to 
all  interested  persons  and  the  staff  stands 
ready  to  satisfy  every  reasonable  demand 
upon  its  time  and  attention.  The  Institute 
of  Pacific  Relations  is  fully  supported  by 
individuals  within  the  community;  its  serv- 
ice is  rendered  to  the  community  as  a 
whole. 


TWELFTH 
NIGHT 

Tuesday,  January  6th,  1942 
M.25  DINNER 


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lET 


Epiphany  Cake  and  Mulled 
Wine  will  precede  the  dinner 

Cranberry  and  Orange  Cocktail 

Cream  of  Fresh   Mushroom  Soup 

Roast  Baron  of  Beef 

Yorkshire  Pudding 
Spinach  Menenegere 

Dinner  Rolls 

Mixed  Greens 
With  Special  Dressing 

Melba  Toast 

hlot  Steamed  Pudding 
With  Brandy  Sauce 

Demi  Tasse 


a— 


lET 


RESERVATIONS  SHOULD  BE 
MADE  IN  ADVANCE 


DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


Christinas   in   Yosemite 

^Continued  from  page  IS) 

with  its  gaily  adorned  burden  which  the 
stalwart  serving-men  carry  for  the  Squire's 
approval. 

"The  boar's  head  in  hand  bear  I, 
Bedecked  with  thyme  and  rosemary  .  .  ." 
The  men's  voices  ring  out  in  one  song 
after  another  that  carries  us  back  through 
the  years.  In  a  quiet  moment  the  thrill  of 
"Noel"  holds  us  under  its  spell.  At  last 
the  flaming  wassail  bowl  is  borne  on  high 
to  end  the  feast. 

The  dancing  afterward  is  quite  informal. 
One  of  the  nicest  things  about  the  Christ- 
mas party  is  the  number  of  families  that 
come  for  it,  so  there  are  many  family 
groups  looking  on  from  the  borders  of 
the  room,  while  father  and  daughter  tread 
a  measure  or  a  college  youth  steps  out  with 
his   younger   sister. 

Firefall  from   Glacier  Point   at  midnight 
puts    a    period    to    the    day;    we   linger    to 
look   up  at  the  stars,   thankful  for 
"Bread,  kingdoms,  stars. 
And  sky  that  holds  them  all." 


Some  New  Books 
In  the  Club  Library 

NON-FICTION 
Inside  Latin  America:  John  Gunther. 
What  Mein  Kampf  Means  to  America: 

Francis  Hackett. 
That  Day  Alone;  Pierre  van  Paassen. 
Native  American:  Ray  Stannard  Baker. 
No    Other    Road    to    Freedom:    Leland 

Stowe. 
Looking  for  Trouble;  Virginia  Cowlcs. 
My  New  Order:  Adolf  Hitler. 
No    Life    for    a    Lady:    Agnes    Morley 

Cleaveland. 
Reveille     in     Washington;     Margaret 

Leech. 
The  Red  Decade;  Eugene  Lyons. 
Strictly  Personal;  W.  Somerset  Maug- 
ham. 
Big  Family:  Bellamy  Partridge. 
Pattern      of      Conquest;     Joseph     C. 

Harsch. 
The  Ground  We  Stand  On;  John  Dos 
Passos. 

FICTION 
Now,  Voyager;  Olive  Higgins  Prouty. 
The  New  Hope;  Joseph  C.  and  Freeman 

Lincoln. 
Mrs.  Appleyard's  Year:  Louise  Andrews 

Kent. 
Not  Ji  ST  TO  Remember;  Alice  Ross 

Colver. 
Between  the  Acts;  Virginia  Woolf. 
Tapiola's  Brave  Regiment;  Robert 

Nathan. 
Saratoga  Trunk;  Edna  Ferber 
The  Wilsons;  Christopher  La  Farge. 


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to  conserve  and  control  materials  which 
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Britain  is  unable  to  manufacture  suffi- 
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From  the  outbreak  of  war,  the  British 
people  had  to  reduce  their  consumption  of 
sugar,  tea,  fats,  meat  and  bacon;  motor 
fuel  was  strictly  rationed  and  no  new  pri- 
vate cars  could  be  bought — unless  they 
were  to  be  used  for  the  war  effort. 

Meanwhile  retail  prices  were  rising.  The 
depreciation  of  sterling  in  terms  of  dollars 
and  increased  freight  rates  and  marine  in- 
surance contributed  to  this,  as  well  as  the 
pressure  on  consumption  goods.  The  cost 
of  living  rose  to  30%  above  the  pre-war 
level.  This  led  to  a  demand  for  higher 
wages.  The  wage  bill  has  risen  about  $400,- 
000,000  since  1939. 

To  counteract  the  spiral  of  rising  wages 
and  prices  the  Government  subsidized  es- 
sential food  stuffs  to  the  tune  of  about 
$400,000,000  a  year.  Maximum  prices  were 
fixed  for  many  consumption  goods,  and 
schemes  are  being  worked  out  for  the 
stabilization  of  transport  and  public  utility 
services. 

A  Prices  of  Goods  Act  was  introduced 
in  the  early  months  of  the  war.  Under  this 
Act  the  Board  of  Trade — acting  on  the 
advice  of  a  Central  Price  Regulation  Com- 
mittee— has  powers  to  regulate  the  prices 
of  certain  goods.  In  July  the  Goods  and 
Services  (price  control)  Bill  was  passed. 
This  is  mainly  an  enabling  act:  it  gives 
powers  to  the  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  to  fix  prices,  from  time  to  time,  for 
any  kind  of  goods,  other  than  food,  or  to 
fix  maximum  percentage  margins  of  profit 
for  manufacturers,  wholesalers  and  retail- 
ers. These  powers  will  be  used — to  begin 
with  at  any  rate — for  dealing  with  a  com- 


paratively restricted  range  of  essential 
goods,  such  as  clothing,  boots  and  shoes 
and  so  on,  for  which  maximum  prices  can 
be  readily  fixed.  The  earlier  Prices  of 
Goods  Act  will  continue  to  apply  to  other 
goods. 

WAGES  NOT  REGULATED 
Wages,  however,  have  not  been  regu- 
lated. The  Government  is  endeavouring  to 
convince  workers  that  their  real  wages  will 
remain  stabilized  if  they  refrain  from  seek- 
ing higher  money  wages,  and  has  issued  an 
explanation  of  its  policy.  The  pinch  is  not 
in  money,  but  in  goods  available  to  be 
bought. 

Meanwhile  the  Government  is  making 
every  possible  effort  to  meet  the  greatly 
increased  national  expenditure.  The  "Bat- 
tle of  the  Gap"  continues.  This  allusion  is 
to  the  sum  of  $2,000,000,000  which  the 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  estimated  in 
his  budget  speech  last  April  to  be  the  po- 
tential inflationary  gap  between  income 
and  expenditure  in  the  current  financial 
year. 

Direct  taxation  has  been  drastically  in- 
creased, savings  have  been  encouraged  in 
every  possible  way,  the  output  of  goods 
not  essential  to  the  war  effort  has  been 
restricted,  and  a  scheme  based  on  the 
"Keynes"  plan  has  been  incorporated  in 
the  new  budget.  This  plan  is  sometimes 
described  as  "forced"  saving.  A  percent- 
age of  income  of  all  taxpayers  is  collected 
by  the  government  not  as  taxation  but  as 
a  loan  repayable  after  the  end  of  the  war. 
This  reduces  the  demand  for  consumption 
goods  while  at  the  same  time  increasing 
the  government  resources.  It  insures,  in 
other  words,  that  the  money  will  be  spent 
on  the  war  effort  and  not  on  luxuries.  All 
these  measures  will  help  to  close  the  gap. 

— Reprinted   from   Bulietins 
from  Britain. 


IN  CHESTER  CATHEDRAL 

Give  me  a  good  digestion,  Lord, 
And  also  something  to  digest. 
Give  me  a  healthy  body.  Lord, 
With  sense  to  keep  it  at   its  best. 

Give  me  a  healthy  mind,  good  Lord, 
To  keep  the  pure  and  good  in  sight; 
Which,  seeing  sin  is  not  appalled 
But  finds  a  way  to  set  it  right. 

Give  me  a  mind  that  is  not  bored 
That  does  not  whimper,  whine  nor  sigh 
Don't  let  me  worry  over  much 
About  that  fussy  thing  called  "I." 

Give  me  a  sense  of  humor.  Lord, 
Give  me  the  grace  to  see  a  joke; 
To  get  some  happiness  from  life. 
And  pass  it  on  to  other  folk. 


DECEMBER,   1941  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


ONE 
$18.75 
BOND 

feeds  a 

soldier  for 

43  day^ 


U.  S.  Defense 
Savings  Bonds 

cost  from  $18.^5  to  $10,000.  ar 
in  10-12  years,  redeemable  foi 
and  up.  Put  them  on  your  mc 
budget.  Inquire  at  either  office  o 
bank. 

W^ells  Fargo  Office 
Market  at  Montgomery 


/ 


Eslablishid  18)2 


Wells  Fargo  Bank 
&  Union  Trust  Co. 


SAN  FRANCISCO 

Mrmiir  F.  D.  I.  C. 


CLUB 

ACTIVITIES 

^  GUEST  CARDS:  May  be  issued  to 
.'riends  who  are  in  town  for  a  few 
dny:  of  Christmas  shopping  and  who  will 
iird  the  clubhouse  a  convenience.  Remem- 
ber an  out-of-town  guest  is  always  a  poten- 
tial member. 

^  GLOVE-MAKING  CLASS:  Why 
not  make  a  lovely  pair  of  gloves  for 
Christmas?  There  is  still  time,  as  Mrs.  Tan- 
bara  will  continue  her  classes  through  the 
holiday  season.  Three  lessons  are  all  that  is 
necessary  to  learn  this  interesting  work.  In- 
structions $2,  materials  extra.  Classes  meet 
Tuesday  and  Thursday  afternoons  at  1 :00 
p.  m.  and  Thursday  evenings  at  7:00  p.  m. 
in  Room   210. 

^  SPANISH  CLASSES:  Miss  Marie 
del  Pino  has  completed  her  first  eve- 
ning course  of  twelve  lessons  and  will  con- 
tinue on  with  this  group  in  conversational 
Spanish  after  the  Christmas  holidays.  Miss 
del  Pino  will  be  very  happy  to  organize 
beginners"  classes  or  advanced  classes  either 
afternoon  or  evening,  provided  that  a 
minimum  of  ten  sign  for  the  course.  Mem- 
bers" fee — $6.00  for  twelve  lessons;  Non- 
Members.  $7.50   for  twelve  lessons. 

^  NEEDLEWORK  GUILD:  There  will 
be  one  meeting  of  the  Needlework 
Guild  in  December.  This  will  be  held  on 
the  first  Thursday,  December  4.  Because 
the  first  Thursday  in  January  falls  on  a 
holiday,  the  January  meetings  will  be  held 
on  January  8,  1?  and  29. 

^  RED  CROSS  KNITTING:  Before 
the  beginning  of  1942  we  expect  to 
have  finished  2,000  knitted  garments  for 
the  American  Red  Cross.  When  you  stop 
to  think  that  each  garment  has  been  made, 
stitch  by  careful  stitch,  you  realise  the  size 
of  that  total.  We  are  most  grateful  to  our 
captains  and  their  substitutes  who  by  their 
faithful  service  have  made  this  work  possi- 
ble, also  to  each  and  every  one  of  our  pa- 
tient knitters.  May  their  own  Christmas  be 
the  happier  for  this  good  work,  well  done. 
Work  will  continue  as  usual  during  Decem- 
ber in  Room  209. 


(iifts  for 


Nothing  brings  deeper  appre- 
ciation at  Xmas  than  a  gift  of 
definite  and  lasting  utility.  An 
electrical  appliance  is  the  per- 
fect gift.  It  is  smart  and  mod- 
ern besides  being  practical  and 
dependable  in  use. 

Solve  your  most  perplexing 
gift  problems  this  Xmas  by  a 
visit  to  your  local  electric  ap- 
pliance dealer.  You  will  find 
a  wide  variety  of  new  and 
handsome  appliances  from 
which  to  make  your  selection. 
You  will  find  beautiful  lamps 
which  are  styled  for  decora- 
tion and  which  will  at  the 
same  time  provide  comforting 
sight-saving  light.  For  the 
busy  hostess  many  attractive 
buffet  accessories  are  available. 
There  is  an  electrical  gift  suit- 
able for  any  person. 

Be  wise  and  give  electrical 
gifts  this  Xmas. 


See  Your  DealeY  or 
this  Company 

PACIFIC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  IJECEMBER,   1941 


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U.  S.  POSTAGE 

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VW  Hand  Blocked  Linen  Smocks,  Garden  Ac  s,  Glass 

Flower    Containers,    Decorative    Porcelaii  Table 

Mats,   Wooden    Salad    Sets,   and   everything  ible   to 
make  Christmas  shopping  a  pleasure. 


■^  Decorative  Papers,  Seals 
and  Ribbons  make  your 
gift  packages  distinctive.  A 
wide  choice  for  your  selec- 
tion now  at  the  League  Shop. 


^  Baskets  always  make  a 
fascinating  gift.  Wood 
Baskets,  L^lnch  Baskets, 
Picnic  Baskets,  Flower  Bas- 
kets, Imported  Baskets, 
Domestic  Baskets  .  •  •  Bas- 
kets for  all  purposes. 


^  This  year  the  League  Shop  has  an  exclusive  line  of  un- 
usual Christmas  Cards.  Some  old-fashioned,  others  mod- 
ern .  .  .  all  are  really  distinctive  and  original. 


•^  The  League  Shop  is  for- 
tunate in  still  having 
many  Pacific  Area  imports 
.  .  .  Siamese  Old  Brass  Tem- 
ple Dishes  and  Candlesticks. 
Textiles  and  Wood  Carvings 
from  Bali  and  antique  Java- 
nese Brasses  are  a  few  of  our 
exclusive  imports. 


^  For  the  Children:  Dolls, 
Trains,  Sand  Toys,  Sail 
Boats,  Woolly  Animals,  Doll 
House  Furniture  and  many 
other  things.  All  toys  at  the 
League  Shop  are  sturdy  and 
distinctive,  having  been 
carefully  selected  for  our 
patrons. 


^  Attractive  gift   boxes   of  imported   tweed  yardage   for   a 
sport  skirt  together  with  matching   Scottish  yarns   for 
a  sweater.  Also  an  excellent  selection  of  imported  yarns  for 
sweaters,  bed  jackets,  sox,  or  baby  things. 

#  The  lEiBO  SHOP  ^ 

All  gift  packages  are  distinctively  and  attractively  wrapped 


WOMEN 


MAGAZINE 


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JANUARY 
19      4      2 

VOLUME  XV   •    NUMBER  12 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

MAGAZINE 


Published  Monthly 
•t    465    Port    Street 


Telephone 
GArfield  8400 


Entered  as  second-class  matter  April  14,   1928,  at  the  Port  Oflke 
at   San   Francisco,    California,    under    the    act   of   March    3,    1879. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 
Willis  F]ickox,   Advertising  Manager 


Volume  XV  January,  1942 


Number  K 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

National  Defense  Program — By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faul\ner 10 

Council  of  Civilian  Defense 16 

Red  Cross 17 

DEPARTMENTS 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service  Enrollment  Blank....   3 

Calendar 5 

Announcements 6 

Editorial 9 

Poetry  Page  13 

I  Have  Been  Reading 14 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANOSCO 

President MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  MACONDRAY  LUNDBORG 

Treasurer MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs 

Harry  B.  Allen 

Mrs 

.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs 

H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs 

.  Eugene  S.   Kilgorc 

Mr. 

Harold  H.  Bjornstrom 

Mr 

.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs 

George  Boyd 

Mrs 

.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs 

William  E.  Colby 

M.s 

s  Marion  W.  Lealc 

M.s 

Lotus  Coombs 

Mr 

.  Macondray  Lundborg 

Mis 

Bertha  L.  Dale 

Mr 

.  Garfield  Merner 

Mrs 

Duncan  H.  Davis 

Mis 

s  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mis 

Katharine  Donohoe 

Dr. 

Ethel   D.  Owen 

Mrs 

John  O.  Dresser 

Mis 

s  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs 

John  M.  Eshleman 

Mis 

s  Esther  P.  Phillips 

Mrs 

Perry  Eyre 

Mr 

.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs 

Haiel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Mr 

.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs 

John  A.  Flick 

Mr 

.  J.  P.  Rettenmayer 

Mrs 

.C.J.  Goodell 

Mr 

.  Paul  Shoup 

Mrs.  C. 

R 

Walter 

ATTENTION 
MEMBERS! 

Please  fill  out  and  re- 
turn the  blank  on  the 
opposite  page  no  mat- 
ter what  other  enroll- 
ment blank  you  may 
have  filled.  This  is  the 
National  League's  only 
way  of  knowing  what 
services  its  members 
can  render  or  are  ren- 
dering at  present. 


JANUARY.   1942  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


SERVICE  ENROLLMENT  BLANK 
NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR   WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF   CALIFORNIA 

State  Headquarters,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
IN  SIGNING  THIS  ENROLLMENT  BLANK,  I  ACCEPT  THE  MORAL  OBLIGATION  WHICH  IT  IMPLIES 

City 

Name 


(Write  name  in  full,  giving  surname  first) 


County Date  of  Joining 

! Husband's  Name 
Widow  
Separated  Divorced  

Address  Telephone  

Birthplace Are  You  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Husband Is  Your  Husband  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Father Is  Your  Father  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Mother Is  Your  Mother  Naturalized? 

Age Physical  Handicaps  

Vaccinated When Inoculated  against  typhoid When 

Husband's  Occupation _ Number  of  Children Children  under  21. 


EXPERIENCE 

(Write  your  present  occupation  on  first  line) 

Kind  of  Position 

Paid  or 
Volunteer 

Where 

Length  of  Service  (Dates) 

References 

EDUCATION 

Grammar High Private Technical College  Degree  Date 

Name  Name  Name  Name  Name 

Profession Degree Date 

Such  as  Actress.  Architect,  Artist,  Civil  Engineer,  Dentist,  Journalist,  Lawyer,  Librarian,  Musician,  Physician,  Scientist, 
Surgeon,  Surveyor,  Teacher,  Trained  Nurse,  Undertaker,  etc.) 


Sign  for  a  definite  department  of  work 

If  needed,  can  you  give  full  time? Part  time? Number  of  Hours Morn.,  Aft.,  Evening. 

Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sun. 

{Cross  out  what  you  cannot  give) 

Can  you  go  to  any  locality  where  your  sers'ices  are  needed? Preference 


AFFILIATION 

Clubs 

Organizations 

Fraternal  Orders 

Union 

Patriotic  Societies 

Equipment  owned  which  might  be  available  in  emergency — such  as  Adding  Machine,  Aeroplane,  Automobile,  Labor-Saving 

Devices,  Motor  Boat,  Radio  Receiving  Sets,  Radio  Sending  Sets,  Telephone,  Typewriter,  etc.,  etc 

MAIL  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOM AN  S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 

(OVER) 


Answer 
V — I  am  expert. 


SERVICE  AND  TRAINING 

these  questions  by  placing  the  mark  indicated  after  the  proper  subjects. 

X — I  am  able  to  do.  O — I  want  to  learn. 


Administrative  Work 
Business  Manager 
Forewoman 
Housekeeper 
Office  Manager 
Secretary 
Superintendent 
Supervisor 


Agriculture 
Berry  Picking 
Dairying  or  Farming 
Fruit  Picking 
Gardening  or  Poultry  Raising 


Aviation 

Pilot 
Stewardess 


Commercial  Art 

Drafting 
Drawing 
Engraving 
Lithographing 
Map  Making 
Photography 
Poster  Making 
Short  Hand 


Communication 

Signalling 
Switch  Board 
Telegraphy 
Wireless 


Day  Service 

Day 

Janitor 

Untrained 


Domestic  Service 
Care  of  Children 
Companion 
Cook 

General  Housework 
Governess 
Laundress 
Maid 

Seamstress 
Waitress 


Finance 

Budget  Making 
Fund  Raising 
Insurance 


Food 

Canteen  Service 

Railroad 

Recreational 

Industrial 

Purchasing 


Dietetics 
Demonstrating 
Lecturing  or  Teaching 
Domestic  Science 


Government  Work 
City 
County 
State 


Federal 

Army 

Customs 

Navy 

Postal 


Hand  Work 

Basketry 
Embroidering 
Knitting 
Sewing 


Industry 

Canning 
Draying 
Factory  Work 
Laundry  Work 
Shop  Work 


Hotel 
Mercantile 
Restaurant 
Salesmanship 


Bookbinding 
Linotyping 
Newspaper  Work 
Printing 
Proofreading 


Garment  Making 
Dressmaking 
Piece  Work 

House 

Shop 
Tailoring 


Interpreting 
French 
Italian 
Spanish 
German 
Hungarian 
Danish 
Finnish 
Greek 
Norwegian 
Polish 
Russian 
Swedish 


Chinese 
Japanese 


Laboratory 

Chemistry 
Dentistry 
Pharmacy 


Mechanics 
Driving 
Aeroplane 
Automobile 
Elevator 
Motor  Boat 
Radio 
Street  Car 


Office  Work 

Economics 

Accounting 

Banking 

Bookkeeping 

Statistics 

Stenography 


General 

Calculating  Machines 

Card  Cataloging 

Cash  Register 

Clerical  Work 

Filing 

Switchboard 


Transcribing 

Dictaphone 

Mimeograph 

Multigraph 

Stenography 

Stenotype 

Typewriting 


Publicity 

Advertising 
Platform  Speaking 
Public  Speaking 
Radio  Speaking 
Reporting 
Writing 


Public  Welfare 

Americanization 


Care  of  Sick 

Trained 

Practical 


Children's  Work 
Boarding  Homes 
Day  Nursery 
Orphanage 


Factory  or  Community 
Welfare 


Housing 

Inspecting 

Statistics 


Patrol 


Knowledge  of  Engine 

Electrical 

Gas 

Steam 


Public  Health 


Social  Work 
Case  Work 

Distribution  of  Supplies 
Home  Visiting 


Training  of  the  Handicapped 

Braille 

Occupation  Therapy 


Recreation 

National  Defenders'  Club 
Drilling 

Physical  Training 
Playgrounds 


Entertainment 

Dramatics 

Singing 

Reading 

Music 


Surveys 


Red  Cross 
Ambulance 
First  Aid 
Home  Hygiene 
Surgical  Dressings 


Transportation 
Express 
Traffic 
Railroad 
Steamship 


If  necessary  to  obtain  paid  position,  state  remuneration  required : 

Signature 

MAIL  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 

(OVER) 


WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

CALENDAR 
JANUARY   1942 


SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Friday  5  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  2  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Puol  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room.  2  and  7  p.  m. 


TWELFTH  NIGHT  DINNER  —  JANUARY  6th 
JANUARY,  1942  ANNUAL  ELECTION  —  JANUARY  12th 

1 — New  Year's  Day  Dinner  —  $1.2T  a  plate  Main  Dining  Room.  .5  -  7:30  p.  m. 

2 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee.  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Card  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m. 

3— Spanish  Classes  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino - Room  214  2:00  -  4:00  p.  m. 

Beginner's  Spanish:  12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial  Spanish:  6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 

Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2:00  p.  m. 

6 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament,  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Anni.s Board  Room  2:00  p.  m. 

Twelfth  Night  Dinner  —  $1.25  a  plate Cafeteria 5:30-7:30  p.  m. 

Program  during  Dinner  Hour. 

7 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

(Course  of  eleven  lessons  on  Wednesday  and  Friday  evenings) 

8 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid Chinese  Room. 10:00  a.  m.-12  noon 

(Course  of  eleven  lessons  on  Thursday  mornings) 

Needlework   Guild  Room  214.. 10:00  a.  m.  •  4:00  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  !e  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p. 

9 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Oimier.  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.  m, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m, 

10 — Spanish  Classes  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino  Room  214 2:00  -  4:00  p.  m. 

Beginners:    12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial:  6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 

Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m 

12 — Annual  Election — Board  of  Directors Clubhouse 9:00  a.  m.-6:00  p.  m, 

13 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room 2:00  p.  m, 

14 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

Book   Review   Dinner   Nat.  Def.  Room  5:30  p.  m 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "London  Pride,"  by  PhyUis  Bottome. 

15 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  !e  Brun  de  Surviile,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m, 

16 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Oiiuier,  presiding  Room  214  11:00  a.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m, 

17— Spanish  Class  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino  Room  214  2:00  -  4:00  p.  m. 

Beginners:   12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial:  6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 

Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2:00  p.  m 

20 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes:  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room  2:00  p.  m 

22 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemuire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surviile.  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m 

23 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Card  Room 7:30  p.  m, 

Mens  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m 

French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Oliuier,  presiding Room  214  11:00  a.  m 

24-— Spanish  Class  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino  Room  214  2:00  -  4:00  p.  m 

Beginners:   12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial:  6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 

Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2:00  p.  m, 

27 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis 2:00  p.  m 

28 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino  Cafeteria  12:15  p 

29 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214..10:00  a.  m.  -  4:00  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  Lemnire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  le  Brun  de  Sumille,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m 

30 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11:00  a.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Card  Room 7:30  p.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m 

31 — Spanish  Classes  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino  Room  214  2:00  -  4:00  p.  m 

Beginners:   12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial;  6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 
Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2:00  p.  m, 

FEBRUARY,  1942  BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR  —  FEBRUARY  17  AND  18 

3 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Board  Room  2:00  p.  m 

5 — Needlework   Guild  Room  214  10  a.  ni,  -  4  p.  m, 

French  Roi'ND  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  de  Brun  de  Surviile.  presiding  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m 

6 — French  Conversational  Class  Room  214 11:00  a.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Card  Room 7:50  p.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pooi 5:00  -  9:00  p.  m 

7 — Spanish  Classes  —  Mi.w  Moya  del  Pino  Room  214  2:00  -  4:00  p.  m 

Beginners:   12  lessons.  Members,  $6.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50. 
Commercial:   6  lessons.  Members,  $3.00;  Non-Members,  $3.75. 
Swimming  Pool  10:00  a.  m.  -  2:00  p.  m, 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  CLUBHOUSE  USE:  If  members  are  caught  down- 
town during  warning  signals,  remember  that  your 
Clubhouse  is  a  place  of  refuge  either  night  or  day.  Every 
precaution  has  been  taken  to  make  the  Clubhouse  as  safe 
as  possible.  Out-of-town  members  are  urged  to  use  our 
bedrooms.  They  will  find  every  convenience  at  their  dis- 
posal. We  have  kits  equipped  with  necessary  over-night 
articles.  Business  women,  delayed  by  emergency  work, 
should  find  this  service  especially  valuable.  Breakfast  can 
be  served  in  one's  room  if  desired. 

^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS:  As  the  National  League 
steps  into  the  present  emergency  with  its  program  of 
service,  there  are,  we  are  certain,  many  women  who  are 
anxious  to  join  our  ranks.  Members  are  urged  to  suggest 
membership  to  their  friends.  Our  initiation  fee  is  still  $5.00. 

H  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER  —  NEW  TIME :  Begin- 
ning with  the  New  Yc;ir,  new  hours,  ^  :30-7  :.iO  o'clock, 
have  been  set  for  the  Book  Review  Dinner.  The  dinner  will 
be  served  at  five-thirty  instead  of  six  o'clock  in  the  National 
Defenders"  Room,  and  the  review  will  close  at  seven-thirty. 
The  change  of  time  enables  the  members  to  carry  on  this  Club 
activity  as  usual,  and  also  to  comply  with  the  early  closing 
hours  now  in  order  in  San  Francisco.  Mrs.  Thos.  A.  Stod- 
dard will  review  "London  Pride,"  a  rare  and  beautiful  new- 
novel  about  an  heroic  little  boy,  written  with  impassioned 
sympathy  by  Phyllis  Bottome.  Time  and  place:  5  :30  to  7:30 
o'clock  on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday,  January 
14,  1942,  in  the  National  Defenders'  Room. 


^  ANNUAL  ELECTION,  Monday,  January  12th: 
Ballots  may  be  mailed  in  or  dropped  into  the  ballot 
box  in  the  Lobby  of  the  Clubhouse  either  before  or  on  the 
twelfth  day  of  January.  All  ballots  should  be  marked  and 
placed  in  a  plain  sealed  envelope  with  name  and  address 
carefully  written  on  outside.  Each  year  the  volunteers  have 
some  difficulty  deciphering  names  and  each  year  there  are 
some  ballots  sent  in  without  names.  As  there  is  a  fine  of 
twenty-five  cents  added  to  the  dues  bills  of  all  members 
who  do  not  vote,  we  are  urging  the  membership  to  write 
their  names  plainly. 

^  EMPLOYEES"  FUND :  —  The  Staif  of  the  Women's 
City  Club  expresses  sincere  thanks  to  the  members  who 
have  made  contributions  to  the  Employees'  Fund  which  per- 
mitted the  distribution  of  the  bonus  before  Christmas  Day. 
This  year,  especially,  with  the  many  demands  upon  every- 
one, the  employees  more  than  ever  appreciate  the  contribu- 
tions. 

^     RED  CROSS  FIRST  AID  CLASSES  to  start  on 
Thursday  morning,  January  8  at  10  o'clock.  Miss  Mar>' 
C.  Rixford  will  he  the  instructor. 

Night  classes  are  to  start  on  Wednesday  evening,  January 
7,  and  will  be  held  every  Wednesday  and  Friday  evening 
at  7:30  o'clock  for  eleven  meetings.  Members  are  urged  to 
sign  up  immediately. 

^     FRENCH  LANGUAGE  CLASSES  AND  ROUND 

TABLES:  Our  French  Classes  v.'ill  continue  as  usual 

as  well  as  our  Thursday  noon  and  evening  Round  Tables. 


f^lC096 9  Look  through  your  library  shelves 
.  .  .  Select  the  books  you  will  never  hove  occasion  to  read 
again . . .  Bundle  them  together  and  bring  them  to  the  Club  as 
soon  as  possible  ...  By  so  doing  you  will  assure  the  success  of 

THE  BOOK  MART,  FEBRUARY  17-18.  THANK  YOU! 


JANUARY,   1942  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


^  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:  We  re- 
gret to  announce  that  "for  the  duration,"  the  Thurs- 
day Evening  Programs  vAW  have  to  be  discontinued.  In 
their  place,  however,  occasional  afternoon  programs  under 
the  same  chairmanship  will  be  substituted. 

To  Mrs.  Black,  who  has  been  chairman  of  this  activity 
since  "Kearny  Street  days,"  we  extend  our  sincere  appre- 
ciation. Her  zeal  in  bringing  to  us  these  excellent  and 
varied  programs  over  the  years  has  been  one  of  the  finest 
volunteer  services  given  by  a  single  member.  We  shall  miss 
these  weekly  evening  gatherings  and  shall  hope  that  events 
vAW  so  shape  themselves  that  once  again  "Thursday  Evening 
Programs"  will  be  an  item  in  our  monthly  calendar. 

^  SPANISH  CLASSES  AND  ROUND  TABLES; 
Miss  Moya  del  Pino  will  open  classes  in  Spanish  on 
Saturday  afternoons  starting  January  17,  1942.  A  beginners" 
class  of  12  lessons  will  be  held  from  2  to  3  o'clock.  Fee, 
members  $6.00,  and  non-members  $7.50.  A  class  of  six  les- 
sons in  Business  Spanish,  or  as  Miss  del  Pino  terms  it, 
"Spanish  etiquette  in  letter  writing,"  will  be  held  from  3  to 
4  o'clock.  Fee,  members,  $3.00,  and  non-members,  $3.75. 
Miss  del  Pino  will  also  conduct  Spanish  Round  Tables  on 
the  second  and  fourth  Wednesday  of  each  month  at  the 
noon  hour  in  the  Cafeteria.  Members  are  invited  to  join  this 
group.  They  may  also  bring  their  friends. 

^  VOLUNTEER  SERVICE:  The  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  of  California  is  being  called 
upon  to  serve  in  many  branches  of  Civil  Defense  and  in 
many  emergencies.  We  are  trained  and  ready  as  has  been 
proved  by  our  immediate  response  to  innumerable  urgent 
calls  for  service.  Those  members  who  have  not  yet  sent  in 
their  questionnaires  are  urged  to  send  them  in  as  soon  as 
possible  so  that  they  may  be  properly  classified.  Your  al- 
legiance to  the  National  League  today  is  of  paramount 
importance. 

H     KNITTING  BASKET,  LEAGUE  SHOP:   Imported 
and  domestic  yarns  of  the  finest  quality  suitable  for 
sweaters  and  socks  for  the  boys  in  Service. 


^  CONTRACT  BRIDGE :  For  mental  relaxation  dur- 
ing these  tense  times  when  we  are  all  doing  our  bit, 
spend  a  couple  of  hours  at  our  pleasant  popular  Bridge 
Tournaments.  Each  Tuesday  at  2 :00  P.  M.  and  each  Fri- 
day evening  at  7:30.  Prizes.  Fee,  twenty-five  cents. 

^  PAST  AND  PRESENT  BOARD  MEMBERS' 
LUNCHEON,  to  be  held  on  Tuesday,  Januar>'  27, 
when  incoming  Board  Members  will  be  welcomed  and 
those  retiring,  after  their  term  of  service,  will  be  very 
reluctantly  released  from  duty.  More  than  ever  we  shall 
need  the  leadership  of  this  fine  group  of  women,  whose 
far-sightedness  has  kept  us  prepared  and  ready  for  the 
difiicult  days  ahead.  The  National  League  stands  as  al- 
ways on  the  front  line  of  service,  and  our  Board  of  Direc- 
tors in  their  untiring  service  have  set  the  pace  that  all  of 
us  should  follow. 

^  SWIMMING  POOL :  Another  activity,  that  in  view 
of  present  events,  has  been  curtailed.  The  Pool  will  be 
open  on  Friday  evenings  from  5  to  9  o'clock.  Men's  Guest 
Night,  and  on  Saturday,  from  10  o'clock  to  2  o'clock.  This 
will  allow  its  use  by  business  women  who  need  to  keep  their 
muscles  in  trim  and  by  the  children  who  have  been  used 
to  swimming  once  a  week.  We  shall  also  be  glad  to  open 
the  Pool  for  specific  purposes  or  for  groups  who  will  guar- 
antee fifty  swimmers  at  one  time.  We  ask  the  cooperation  of 
our  membership  in  use  of  the  Pool  during  the  hours  listed 
above. 

^     GLOVE  MAKING  CLASSES:     These  will  be  held 
afternoons   only   until   further   notice.   Tuesday  and 
Thursday  afternoons  at  1  o'clock  in  Room  210.  Three  les- 
sons with  complete  instructions,  $2.00;  materials  extra. 

^  TWELFTH  NIGHT:  Our  annual  celebration  of 
Twelfth  Night  is  to  be  held  on  Tuesday,  January  6. 
Dinner  will  be  served  at  5:30  o'clock.  An  interesting  eve- 
ning is  planned.  Dinner  $1.25  per  plate.  Please  make  reser- 
vations in  advance. 


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utteAedt  a*uL  lodfol  iM^po^  lUouMi  044A.  iJtop~ 

Mtatf  tUa  HBiu  4fe<vi  /told  utucJi  J04f  catti  Ita^p^pinei^.  ^o^  all! 

i4*ice^ieLf 

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CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JANUARY,   1942 


Christmas  at  long  last!  ignite  at  home  with  Barbara  MacGavin,  photographed 
b>i  the  San  Francisco  l<lews. 


THE  HEART  AND  HOME  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  opened  Christ- 
mas Day  to  the  first  Island  evacuees  that  arrived  in  San  Francisco.  Numerically  a 
small  group  of  mothers  and  little  children,  it  revivified  the  true  spirit  of  Christmas 
to  all  those  who  served  that  meniorable  day.  It  will  he  the  privilege  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service,  in  full  cooperation  with  the  American  Red  Cross  and 
the  United  States  Forces  to  maintain  a  receiving  depot  for  "the  duration" — no  greater 
opportunity  to  serve  God,  Country  and  Home  can  be  ours. 

KATHARINE  DONOHOE 


EDITORIAL 


1^  Happy  New  Year!  A  hollow  phrase  in  one  sense, 
hut  full  of  meaning  in  another.  Happy  because  it  gives 
up  opportunity  to  wish  for  each  other  a  year  happy  in 
new  opportunity  to  hope  that  before  the  year  shall  pass, 
the  ethical  standards  for  which  the  Christian  world  fights 
will  triumph  over  the  satanic  forces  of  evil  thinking  which 
would  put  the  majority  of  mankind  into  bondage.  For  all 
our  readers  we  pray  this  happy  new  year  will  bring  the 
peace  that  will  never  again  be  broken. 

1^  Questionnaires,  enrollment  blanks,  forms  of  every  kind 
abound  these  days.  To  clarify  the  situation  for  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  members,  let  us  explain 
that  all  citizens  should  register  with  the  Council  of  Civilian 
Defense  once.  If  one  has  registered  at  any  fire  or  police 
station  or  anywhere  else  where  the  Council  pf  Defense 
blank  is  available,  one  such  enrollment  is  all  that  is  re- 
quired, for  a  master  file  is  being  made  of  all  such  cards. 
Secondly,  members  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  should  fill  out  and  return  immediately  the  blank  on 
page  ....  of  this  number  of  the  magazine.  This  is  most  im- 
portant, for  it  enables  us  to  know  what  each  member  is 
doing,  can  do,  or  cannot  do.  The  last  group  should  be 
known  so  that  the  League  may  list  those  upon  whom  it 
may  count.  Please  th^n,  enroll  twice — once  with  the  blank 
appearing  on  page  ....  and  once  on  the  blank  of  the  Council 
of   Civihan   Defense   which  includes  the   finger-printing. 

^  Responsibility  of  ownership  brings  to  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  an  opportunity  for 
service  which  is  outstanding.  Unheralded  and  unsung,  this 
organization  has  been  found  with  lamps  burning.  Imme- 
diately and  without  warning  the  Clubhouse,  which  it  has 
built,  has  in  the  past  year  become  a  mecca  for  those  who 
need  help  —  calls  from  Army  and  Navy,  from  Council 
of  Civilian  Defense  and  American  Red  Cross  have  been 
answered  quietly  and  with  the  efficiency  which  long  years 
of  training  has  made  possible.  "Volunteer"  is  an  old  word 
to  us  of  this  organization,  training  is  as  familiar.  Members 
for  many  months  past  have  been  grouped  into  classes  under 
Red  Cross  auspices  on  Second  Floor  and  Lower  Main 
Floor.  A  National  Defenders'  Club  fashioned  on  the  ex- 
perience of  twenty  years  ago  has  served  thousands  of  men 
and  trained  hundreds  of  volunteers  in  this  branch.  Response 
to  Council  of  Civilian  Defense  has  given  intelligent  regis- 
trars for  the  enrollment  so  quickly  made  at  the  headquar- 
ters at  >?2  Market  Street.  Finger-printing  and  enrollment 
for  the  onvcnicnce  of  neighbors  on  Post  Street  and  of  Na- 


tional League  members  has  been  expertly  carried  on  in 
the  foyer  of  the  Clubhouse.  Shelter  for  those  leaving 
Honolulu  under  the  fearful  stress  of  war  and  desolation 
has  been  given  on  short  notice.  Every  day  brings  new  op- 
portunity for  the  service  which  has  bound  us  together  in 
the  League  with  a  common  purpose.  The  Spirit  of  the 
Season  has  been  a  motivating  power  for  the  service  given 
by  members  and  staff  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service. 

^  As  we  watch  our  Clubhouse  fast  becoming  the  center 
of  activity  for  the  mutual  protection  of  the  neighborhood, 
as  we  hear  ourselves  called  Navy  Center  No.  1  for  the 
temporary  housing  of  the  Honolulu  evacuees  and  as  we 
receive  from  General  de  Witt  thanks  for  cooperation  with 
Army  plans  for  men  in  Alaska,  as  we  respond  to  calls  for 
a  local  center  for  Council  of  Civilian  Defense  enrollment 
and  are  listed  as  approved  for  an  Air  Raid  Shelter,  we 
know  that  the  National  League  has  builded  wisely  and 
well.  Membership  in  this  band  of  volunteers,  always  a 
cherished  privilege  to  women  of  vision,  suddenly  be- 
comes  a  coveted  possession  for  all  who  may  now  join. 
Never  has  the  League  had  a  public  drive  for  funds. 
Dues  are  its  only  regular  source  of  income  for  the 
fixed  charges  and  cost  of  operation  of  a  down-town 
building  which  now  gathers  into  itself  more  and  more 
services  for  "God,  for  Country,  for  Home."  A  steady 
stream  of  new  members  must  bring  and  is  bringing  the 
wherewithal  for  this  service  given  by  a  building.  It  is  a 
very  large  contribution  which  the  National  League  is  mak- 
ing, this  turning  over  of  a  fireproof  structure  in  the  heart 
of  a  busy  metropolitan  area  to  Government  branches  and 
American  Red  Cross  for  specific  purposes  so  vitally  im- 
portant to  women  as  custodians  of  the  spiritual  values 
variously  labeled  morale,  recreation,  relief.  Let  us  bring 
into  membership  all  who  by  their  support  shall  make  it 
possible  for  us  to  continue  to  open  wide  the  doors  of  our 
beautiful  Clubhouse  to  those  suddenly  by  the  fortunes  of 
war  made  needy  and  less  fortunate.  These  women  and 
children  might  indeed  be  ourselves. 

^     An  important  explanation  of  poUcy! 

Once  you  have  signed  for  one  service  in  a  community, 
do  not  substitute  for  another.  A  more  dramatic  and  seem- 
ingly important  job  may  suddenly  appear,  but  always  re- 
member that  the  service  you  leave  has  to  be  done  and  your 
absence  has  to  be  filled,  so  that  the  machinery  of  which  you 
have  been  apart  is  handicapped  because  you  have  gone 
elsewhere.  Every  service  now  in  operation  is  important. 
When  you  sign  for  any  new  service,  be  sure  it  is  an  added 
service  in  your  life,  not  a  substituted  one. 
^  The  blacking  out  of  a  Clubhouse  such  as  ours  is  no 
mean  task,  and  our  President's  foresight  and  untiring  ef- 
fort to  make  as  much  as  possible  of  the  seven  stories  avail- 
able for  use  during  this  emergency  deserves  appreciation 
from  us  all.  The  indefatigable  and  reliable  cooperation  of 
the  staff  is  once  again  evidenced. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  I ANUARY.    1942 


NATIONAL 
DEFENSE 

PROGRAM 
OF 
THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 
FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

by  Ha2,el  Pedlar  Faulkner 


^  With  this  issue  of  the  magazine  a  new  year  is  on  its 
way.  At  its  beginning  the  membership  of  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  is  invited  to  take  stock 
of  the  place  of  its  organization. 

This  is  particularly  timely  because  this  issue  of  January, 
1942,  marks  the  end  of  the  first  month  of  its  service  under 
wartime  conditions.  Organized  twenty-four  years  ago  for 
the  training  and  service  of  women  "for  God;  for  Country; 
for  Home,"  the  National  League  maintained  its  ideal  of 
volunteer  service  during  the  undramatic  years  of  peace. 
Without  fanfare  and  without  hurrahing  it  went  steadily 
about  its  business  of  serving  its  community  and  its  mem- 
bers, establishing  for  the  latter  the  building  we  love  as  the 
Women's  City  Club,  and  making  its  payments  "on  the 
line"  when  it  came  to  interest,  taxes  and  community  obli- 
gations. 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  has  con- 
tributed trained  workers  for  every  Community  Chest  cam- 
paign, for  various  social  welfare  and  health  agencies,  for 
the  Red  Cross  through  its  Gray  Ladies  and  other  depart- 
ments. It  has  cooperated  with  all  authorized  or  established 
organizations  having  need  of  its  guidance  or  knowledge. 
In  short,  through  the  daily  and  monthly  carrying  on  of  the 
tradition  of  service  set  in  the  days  of  the  first  World  War 
it  has  met  the  impact  of  the  first  month  of  this  war  with  an 
experienced  personnel  and  a  leadership  trained  in  the  de- 
mands of  emergency  situations  as  well  as  in  routine  duties. 

Recalling  its  protracted  service  for  enlisted  men  in  1917 
and  1918  the  National  League  heard  the  call  of  the  Army 
Chief  of  Staff  for  suitable  recreation  and  morale  aid  for 


the  earliest  selectees  who  came  to  the  Bay  Area.  The  Navy 
also  welcomed  offers  of  assistance.  Four  months  before  any 
local  official  provision  was  made  for  the  men  who  had  been 
called  from  their  homes  and  shops  to  the  training  centers 
hereabouts,  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
opened  the  National  Defenders'  Club  in  the  auditorium  of 
the  Women's  City  Club.  A  separate  street  number  and 
entrance  to  the  building  were  provided. 

Furniture  was  contributed  in  some  cases  by  former  De- 
fenders' Club  volunteers  and  by  other  members  and  friends 
of  the  National  League.  The  National  Defenders'  Club 
quickly  took  shape  —  the  auditorium  became  a  room  of 
color  and  light,  with  books,  games,  music  — a  club  where 
the  men  in  the  uniforms  of  Uncle  Sam's  services  could  en- 
joy themselves  in  their  leisure  hours. 

In  the  months  since  the  opening  of  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club  more  than  fifteen  thousand  men  have  made 
It  their  "home  away  from  home."  Its  services  to  soldiers, 
sailors,  marines,  air  corps  men  and  men  in  the  merchant 
marine  schools  have  been  legion.  A  record  of  them  includes 
all  of  the  things  that  the  boys  and  men  in  one's  family  ask 
for  — •  from  shaving  equipment  and  pressing  irons,  to  ad- 
vice and  approval  concerning  Mother's  Day  and  Christmas 
gifts  and  the  all-important  —  when  do  we  eat? 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  has  given 
rent,  water,  heat  and  light  to  this  National  Defenders' 
Club.  Every  other  expense  attached  to  its  establishment 
and  operation  and  its  special  "party"  occasions  —  Thanks- 
giving, and  Christmas  —  have  been  met  by  personal  dona- 
tions from  volunteers  and  their  friends. 


JANUARY,   1942  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


Because  of  the  success  of  the  National  Defenders"  Club 
at  449  Post  Street,  San  Francisco,  other  communities  have 
sent  committees  seeking  advice,  and  visits  to  Watsonvillc, 
Fort  McQuaide,  Salmas,  Fort  Ord,  Hamilton  Field,  Point 
Reyes  —  in  answer  to  requests  —  have  been  made.  Equip- 
ment, games,  books,  magazines  by  the  crate,  have  been  sent 
to  various  posts,  from  Alaska  to  the  Philippines,  extras  for 
the  use  of  the  hostesses  at  Ord  have  been  provided,  such  as 
potted  trees  for  enormous  day-rooms,  which  otherwise  were 
devoid  of  any  furnishings. 

In  July,  1941,  on  invitation  the  League  was  asked  to 
confer  with  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Temple  of  Re- 
ligion— an  organization  continuing  from  Exposition  days — 
for  betterment  of  understanding  between  various  sects  and 
for  furtherance  of  practical  application  of  religious  prin- 
ciples. The  experience  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  and  the  atmosphere  of  the  National  Defenders' 
Club  attracted  this  group  and  two  conferences  held  here 
at  the  Clubhouse  led  to  valuable  help  in  the  morale  pro- 
gram for  men  "off  duty."  For  example,  the  Temple  of  Re- 
hgion  surveyed  the  field  of  recreation  facilities  for  men  on 
leave  and  printed  and  distributed  throughout  the  churches 
and  organizations  on  its  hst,  ten  thousand  brochures;  spe- 
cial privileges  for  the  men  of  the  National  Defenders"  Club 
such  as  swimming  and  gymnasium  facilities  —  were  of- 
fered at  the  Concordia  Club;  also  tickets  to  Rotary  and 
Kiwanis  Club  luncheons  and  individual  help  in  solving 
some  of  the  men's  personal  problems. 

With  the  declaration  of  war  a  month  ago,  the  National 
Defenders"  Club  assumes  new  importance  in  the  lives  of 
the  men  who  use  it.  Its  value  and  significance  as  a  war 
service  are  increasing  daily. 

While  the  National  Defenders"  Club  has  been  growing 
and  serving,  the  National  League  has  had  other  facets  of 
service  in  National  Defense  while  its  training  and  educa- 
tion of  members  has  gone  steadily  forward.  The  Sewing 
and  Knitting  Detachments  of  the  Red  Cross  pre-dated  all 
other  defense  services  of  the  organization.  Fine  warm  gar- 
ments have  been  made  to  the  standard  of  perfection  proper 
for  an  organization  which  honestly  believes  in  training. 
Forty-five  thousand  hours  of  service  have  been  given.  Also 
in  cooperation  with  the  Red  Cross,  courses  in  Home  Care 
of  the  Sick  and  in  First  Aid  have  gone  forward  both  day 
and  evening  in  the  gymnasium. 

When  the  Red  Cross  prepared  to  open  its  canteen  for 
volunteer  headquarters  at  625  Sutter  Street,  a  committee 
waited  upon  the  National  League  for  advice  and  service, 
which  were  most  willingly  given.  In  the  discouragement  of 
"fake"  motar  corps  and  nursing  courses  the  Red  Cross, 
National  League  Defense  Qimmittee  and  the  Nurses'  Asso- 
ciation have  worked  closely  together.  The  cooperation  of 
the  Red  Cross  and  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
of  California  has  been  happy  and  mutually  valuable  these 
many  months. 

At  the  request  of  the  San  Francisco  Council  of  Civil 
Defense,  on  September  18,  1941,  representative  of  twenty- 


nine  organizations  met  at  the  Mark  Hopkins,  the  Junior 
League  presiding.  As  a  result  of  this  meeting  1 1 50  air-raid 
wardens  were  enrolled,  the  quota  set  at  that  time.  The 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  provided  its  share 
of  young  women  for  this  service  and  stands  ready  to  sup- 
plement any  vacancies  which  later  may  occur. 

The  National  Defense  Committee  of  the  League  has 
paid  visits  to  those  in  authority  at  Letterman  General  Hos- 
pital, U.  S.  Marine  and  Veterans'  Hospitals  and  have  con- 
firmed the  need  for  occupational  as  well  as  recreational 
therapy  and  also  for  braille  teachers.  Classes  in  all  of 
these,  conducted  as  part  of  the  League's  earlier  war-time 
effort  will  be  started  soon  at  the  Clubhouse. 

With  the  rapid  developments  in  the  theater  of  war 
volunteers  who  have  served  in  the  canteen  and  the  cafeteria 
of  the  building  realize  as  they  may  not  have  at  first  that 
mass  feeding  and  catering  in  emergency  demands  addi- 
tional training.  Their  services  to  date  offer  a  firm  basis  for 
needed  training  which  the  National  League  is  preparing  to 
initiate. 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  California 
stands  in  a  unique  position  among  service  groups  in  that  it 
operates  its  own  building  and  it  has  demonstrated  in  part 
already  —  in  cases  of  real  emergency  it  can  put  the  facili- 
ties of  a  nine-story  structure  immediately  into  active 
service. 

Our  President  has  surveyed  the  building  from  seventh 
floor  to  sub  basement  and  because  of  her  foresight  the 
League  was  prepared  for  this  extra  contribution. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  JANUARY.    1942 


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JANUARY,    1942  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


POETRY  PAGE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


AFTERGLOW 

As  light  will  linger  on  the  sea 
After  the  sun  has  sunk  below. 
So  truth's  divine  reflected  glow 
May  tinge  the  world's  obscurity'; 

And  from  the  dusk  which  bounds  our  years 
May  shine  an  undiscovered  sun, 
Blazing  a  message,  still  unwon. 
That  holds  the  meaning  of  the  spheres. 

—Stanton  A.  Coblentz 


PRAYER  ON  THE  COTSWOLDS 
.  .  .  ENGLAND 

Lord,  though  a  cloudless  moon  be  hung 

Above  the  hill. 

There  is  a  broad  snow-blanket  flung 

On  crag  and  ghyll. 

And  every  shepherd's  roof  and  fold  lies  white 

And  ver>'  naked  in  the  frozen  light. 

The  flocks  are  on  the  moors.  They  are  our  food. 
There  is  no  shelter  here,  no  shadowed  wood. 
Thou  art  a  shepherd  too, 
The  planes  come  soon, 
God  of  all  shepherd  folk. 
Conceal  Thy  moon! 

^Kate  Rennie  Archer. 


NIGHT  SILENCE 

Nights  I  have  known  —  and  stars,  but  never  one 

Like  this  that  now  in  gracious  mood  lets  down 
Through  twilit  pools  of  shadow  and  of  sun 

A  canopy  of  silence  on  the  town. 
Now  blooms  one  star  with  something  less  than  Hght, 

And  something  more  than  peace  the  shadows  hold; 
No  breath  of  wind  stirs  even;  and  the  flight 

Of  homing  wings  is  here  a  thought  untold. 

This  is  not  night  — •  it  is  cool  hands  that  bless; 

Such  quietness  comes  not  of  dusk  alone. 
From  some  far  world  infinite  kindliness 

Slips  like  a  silver  mist  into  our  own; 
And  with  it  dreams,  that  make  the  silence  sing 

Less  of  the  night  than  of  remembering. 

— Helen  Frazee-Bower. 


RING  OUT,  WILD  BELLS 

Ring  out,  wild  bells,  to  the  wild  sky, 
The  flying  cloud,  the  frosty'  light; 
The  year  is  dying  in  the  night; 

Ring  out,  wild  bells,  and  let  him  die. 

Ring  out  the  old,  ring  in  the  new; 

Ring,  happy  bells,  across  the  snow; 

The  year  is  going,  let  him  go; 
Ring  out  the  false,  ring  in  the  true. 

Ring  out  the  grief  that  saps  the  mind, 
For  those  that  here  we  see  no  more; 
Ring  out  the  feud  of  rich  and  poor, 

Ring  in  redress  to  all  mankind. 

Ring  out  a  slowly  dying  cause. 

The  ancient  forms  of  party  strife; 
Ring  in  the  nobler  modes  of  life, 

With  sweeter  manners,  purer  laws. 

Ring  out  the  want,  the  care,  the  sin. 
The  faithless  coldness  of  the  times; 
Ring  out,  ring  out  my  mournful  rhymes, 

But  ring  the  fuller  minstrel  in. 

Ring  out  false  pride  in  place  and  blood. 

The  civic  slander  and  the  spite; 

Ring  in  the  love  of  truth  and  right. 
Ring  in  the  common  love  of  good. 

Ring  out  old  shapes  of  foul  disease; 

Ring  out  the  narrowing  lust  of  gold; 

Ring  out  the  thousand  wars  of  old. 
Ring  in  the  thousand  years  of  peace. 

Ring  in  the  valiant  man  and  free. 

The  larger  heart,  the  kindlier  hand; 
Ring  out  the  darkness  of  the  land, 

Ring  in  the  Christ  that  is  to  be. 

—Alfred,  Lord  Tennyson. 


Stanton  Coblentz  is  editor  and  onmer  of  "Wmgs."  a  magazine  of  verse  and  head  of  the  Wings  Press  of  Tvjfu'  forl^  and  Mill 

Valley.  He  is  the  author  of  many  boo([s.  including  poetry,  prose,  semi-scientific  fiction  and  Californ-a  history,  and  has  compiled  tu'O 

anthologies.  "Modern  American  Lyrics,"  and  "Modern  British  Lyrics."  He  spent  a  number  of  years  in  AJeu»  Tor^  City,  but  his  home 

is  now  m  Mill  Vallev. 

Kate  Rennie  Archer  ^Mrs.  Douglas  Archer)  came  to  America  from  Scotland  fourteen  years  ago  with  her  husband  and  son.  and 

resides  in  San  Francisco.  Several  collections  of  her  poems  have  been   published.   "Petals  of  the  Guelder-Rose"  coining  recently  from 

the  Gilliclf  Press.  Berkeley.  She  saw  Army  service  m  the  first  World  War,  as  a  Red  Cross  driver  and  in  hospitals  and  canteens.  The 

above  poem  u'on  first  lyric  prize  at  last  year's  annual  Oakland  Tribune  Poets'  dinner. 

Helen  FrazeeBower  lives  in  Los  Angeles.  Her  poems  have  been    widely   published.   She   is  a   cousin   o/   the   late   Vachel   Lindsay. 


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Destroyer;  by  Steve  Fisher.  Appleton- 
Century.  $2.00.  Reviewed  by  Ruth  M. 
Levin. 

F.alYe's  Folly;  bv  Elizabeth  Corbctt.  D. 
Appleton-Century  Company.  $2.50.  Re- 
viewed by  H.  D.  F. 

The  Drum  Goes  De.^d;  by  Bess  Streeter 
Aidricb.D.  Appleton-Century  Company. 
$1.00.  Reviewed  by  Florence  Bentley. 

Good  Old  Summer  Days,  by  Richmond 
Barrett.  D.  Appleton-Century  Company. 
$3.50.  Reviewed  by  Florence  Bentley. 

^  Here  is  a  fast  moving  tale  of  adven- 
ture, intrigue  and  war  in  the  Canal 
Zone.  It  is  a  realistic  account  of  an  obso- 
lete American  destroyer  under  fire,  of 
secret  air  bases  off  the  coast  of  Cristobal, 
and  the  struggle  between  Nazi  agents  and 
American  secret  service. 

The  love  story  contains  the  somewhat 
trite  formula  of  girl  correspondent,  disil- 
lusioned writer,  and  brave  young  naval 
officer;  the  villain  is,  of  course,  a  Nazi 
agent.  .The  triangle,  however,  is  almost  ob- 
scured by  the  description  of  air  raids  and 
sea  battles.  The  "love  interest"  is  a  minor 
consideration  in  this  grim  narrative.  The 
plot  moves  to  a  dramatic  climax  and  ends 
on  a  subdued  note  with  the  heroine  and 
the  blinded  hero  united.  The  brave  but 
embittered  novelist  embarks  upon  a  danger- 
ous and  desperate  mission. 

In  the  light  of  recent  events,  this  story 
might  be  of  interest  because  of  the  pro- 
phetic note.  This  story  opens  as  the  United 
States  declares  war  on  Germany,  Italy  and 
Japan  because  of  an  attack  on  the  Panama 
Canal.  The  novel  was  completed  long  before 
December  7,  1941. 

&>,  Elizabeth  Corbett,  the  Middle  West- 
ern  writer,  whose  list  of  novels  is  a 
long  one,  has  added  another  to  the  collec- 
tion which  includes  "The  Young  Mrs. 
Meigs."  "The  Langworthy  Family,"  and 
many  more  with  the  completion  of  "Faye's 
Folly"  —  one  of  the  output  of  holiday 
books  from  D.  Appleton-Century  Com- 
pany. 

As  in  her  previous  writing.  Miss  Corbett 
writes  her  story  around  a  family,  whose 
only  daughter,  Sheba  Faye  is  a  daughter 
of  the  1860's.  Frederick  Faye,  who  built 
the  midwest  home  known  as  "Faye's  Folly" 
for  his  bride,  and  his  daughter  share  a  love 
of  the  soil  of  Illinois  and  the  prairie  land, 
as  well  as  a  skill  in  farming. 

The  tale  deals  with  events  in  West  Sy- 
racuse in  Northwestern  Illinois  in  the  his- 
toric days  of  1864  —  during  the  final 
months  of  the  Civil  War  and  the  death 
of  President  Lincoln  —  of  the  time  when 
the    thunder    of    Sherman's    march    to    the 


Sea  was  heard  across  Illinois  and  when 
political  battles  as  sharply  drawn  as  the 
mil  tary  occupied  the  citizens  who  were  not 
in   the  ranks. 

Captain   Jim   Warner,   a   townsman   who 


Khoda  on  the  roof 


Beginning  this  month  you  will  see 
straws  and  fabrics  —  and  yards 
and  yards  of  veiling  over  alll  Gay 
nevr  hats  to  suit  many  needs  and 
tastes.  Won't  you  come  in  some 
time  soon  and  see  the  new  collec- 
tion, also  bring  in  your  last 
season's  hats  and  let  me  remodel 
them    into    the    newest    creations. 

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served  in  the  Union  ranks  is  the  major 
interest  in  Sheba's  life  —  and  what  hap- 
pens to  them  and  to  Warner's  domestic 
problems  make  the  theme  of  the  story. 

Skillfully  limned  characters  of  Grand- 
mother Faye  and  Grandfather  Hughes  add 
to  the  story's  interest.  It  makes  entertain- 
ing but  not  taxing  reading  for  times  be- 
tween blackouts. 

^  In  her  familiar  field  of  small-town 
hfc  in  America,  Mrs.  Aldrich  has 
written  "The  Drum  Goes  Dead, "  a  short 
Christmas  story  of  great  charm.  The  tale 
concerns  every-day  events  in  Bellfield,  a 
midwestern  town,  with  particular  emphasis 
on  the  problems  of  Richard  Lanning.  the 
local  bank  cashier. 

It  is  nearing  Christmas.  Lite  in  the  Lan- 
ning family  is  progressing  normally,  ex- 
cept for  the  noticeabl;  fact  that  "Dad 
doesn't  look  very  Christmasy.  ' 

Perhaps  Richard  Lanning  could  not  be 
expected  to  look  the  part  due  to  the  world 
in  general,  his  position  in  particular.  Com- 
ments on  his  un-Christmasy  countenance 
result  eventually  in  a  novel  scheme, 
whereby  Mr.  Lanning  regains  his  holiday 
humour  and  goes  off  to  the  High  School 
for   his   usual   appearance   as   Santa    Claus. 

The  story  is  beautifully  and  simply  writ- 
ten, and  its  readers  will  find  themselves 
feeling  "Christmasy"  too. 

^k  Nostalgic-minded  Americans,  and  the 
ladies  in  particular,  will  find  much 
joy  in  reminiscing  with  this  author.  "Good 
Old  Summer  Days.  "  takes  us  to  Newport, 
Saratoga,  Bar  Harbor,  Narragansett  Pier 
and  Long  Branch:  America's  most  fashion- 
able resorts  of  the  day. 

The  book  is  well  written  and  most  com- 
plete, with  entrancing  details  of  those 
"chef-d'oeuvres  of  nature,"  and  quite  "ce- 
lestial b;ings "  who  were  living  in  these 
famed  spots.  One  finds  that  ladies  wore 
heavy  veils  for  tennis,  petticoats  em- 
broidered with  plump  cupids  playing  lyres, 
and  a  trace  of  accent  if  possible. 

Great  balls  and  receptions,  lawsuits  and 
scandals,  arc  all  delightfully  related  by  the 
witty  Mr.  Barrett,  and  one  must  mention. 
too,  the  many  excellent  photographs.  In 
these  times  one  may  well  relish  dwelling 
for  a  few  hours  in  the  past,  a  past  which 
now  seems  a  thousand  years  ago. 


San  Francisco  Chapter  of  the  American 
Red  Cross  is  training  NURSE'S  AIDES  to 
work  under  graduate  nurses  in  civilian 
hospitals  and  health  agencies.  For  com- 
plete details,  visit  or  phone  one  or  the 
other  of  these  headquarters: 

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YOU  CAN'T 

HELP 

INHALING 


YOU  CAN 
But  HELP  YOUR 
THROAT 


SMOKING  S  MORE  FUN  when  you're  not  worried  by  throat 
irritation  or  ""smoker's  cough."  It's  natural  to  inhale,  sometimes.  All 
smokers  do.  And  inhaling  increases  the  CHANCE  of  irritation  to  your 
sensitive  nose  and  throat.  But  —  note  this  vital  difference!  Eminent 
doctors  compared  the  five  leading  cigarettes  .  .  .  and  report  that: 

THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  LEADING  BRANDS  AVERAGED 
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Council  of  Civilian  Defense 

^  San  Francisco  is  heeding  the  cry  "Vol- 
unteer for  Victory."  Thousands  of 
people  in  all  walks  of  life  have  answered 
America's  call  for  civihan  defense  volun- 
teers by  registering  at  the  official  head- 
quarters for  registration,  53  2  Market  Street, 
at  Sansome  Street.  According  to  Francis 
Carroll,  in  charge  of  the  volunteer  office, 
over  ten  thousand  registrants  are  now  being 
classified  by  volunteer  workers  in  that  office 
for  placement  and  training.  Upon  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  official  headquarters  ten  days 
ago,  Mr.  Carroll  explained: 

"The  objective  of  this  office  is  to  pro- 
vide a  well  informed  clearing  house  for  all 
volunteer  services,  as  well  as  a  registration 
bureau,  placement  service  and  training  con- 
tacts, for  any  and  all  citizens.  As  the  offi- 
cial volunteer  office  of  the  San  Francisco 
Civilian  Defense  program,  it  will  be  called 
upon  to  provide  whatever  classification  and 
numbers  of  workers  the  safety  and  protec- 
tion of  the  lives  and  property  of  our  city 
may  demand." 

The  official  headquarters  were  opened  at 
532  Market  Street  two  weeks  ago  with 
Mrs.  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt,  Assistant  Di- 
rector of  the  Office  for  Civilian  Defense, 
present.  Mrs.  Roosevelt  said  there  was  a 
need  for  at  least  75,000  volunteer  workers 
in  San  Francisco. 

The  necessity  for  coordinating  the  im- 
portant volunteer  registration,  placement 
and  training  program  has  been  made  by 
centralizing  responsibility  at  the  official 
headquarters  under  the  directorship  of 
Margaret  S.  Post.  All  cards  signed  by 
civilians  at  police  or  fire  stations  through- 
out the  city,  excepting  the  cards  of  regis- 
trants immediately  classified  for  air-raid 
warden,  fire  auxiliary  or  police  auxiliary 
services,  are  forwarded  to  the  central  office 
for  the  purpose  of  providing  placement  or 
essential  training  for  every  able-bodied 
civilian  defense  worker. 

Registrations  are  still  being  received  at 
police  and  fire  stations.  It  is  not  the  object 
of  the  central  office  to  discontinue  registra- 
tion at  other  places  in  the  city  but  rather 
to  encourage  that  practice  by  the  opening 
of  additional  registration  offices,  but  all 
under  the  supervision  of  trained  registrars 
responsible  to  the  central  office.  Registra- 
tion is  also  being  accomplished  through  the 
cooperation  of  many  business  firms,  labor 
organizations,  clubs  and  other  organiza- 
tions. 

An  alphabetical  index,  containing  the 
names,  addresses,  telephone  numbers,  regis- 
tration numbers  and  occupations  of  all  reg- 
istrants is  in  the  course  of  preparation  in 
the  central  office  and  when  completed  it 
will  be  currently  maintained  so  that  in  an 
emergency  qualified  workers  for  any  par- 
ticular .service  may  be  selected  immediately. 


JANUARY,   1942  — WOMEN'S  CITY 


An  administrative  personnel  of  about  1 50 
persons,  including  many  women  from  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Ser\'ice,  is 
working  daily  at  the  volunteer  office  and 
elsewhere,  receiving  registrations  and  clas- 
sifying the  volunteers  for  placement  or 
training. 

Although  about  50,000  registrations 
cards  have  been  signed  to  date,  nearly 
40,000  of  these  registrations  are  essential 
to  fill  the  quota  for  civilian  protection  per- 
sonnel, that  is,  for  police  and  fire  auxiliary 
and  air-raid  warden  service,  and  as  roof 
watchers.  Accordingly,  it  is  important  that 
at  least  25,000  more  civilians  register  im- 
mediately. 

The  volunteer  office  expects  to  find  a 
place  for  everyone  enrolled  to  sers'e  the 
United  States  on  the  home  front.  The  op- 
portunity to  serve  voluntanly  is  being  given 
to  all  residents  of  the  city.  Civilians  who 
are  not  now  qualified  for  any  particular 
task  will  eventually  find  their  proper  places 
in  the  defense  picture  provided  they  regis- 
ter. This  is  the  job  of  the  placement  and 
training  committee  of  the  volunteer  office, 
headed  by  Mrs.  Effingham  B.  Sutton.  If  a 
registrants  cannot  presently  be  placed, 
training  will  be  offered  to  qualify  the  reg- 
istrant for  some  necessary  work. 

In  this  hour  of  dire  emergency  for  this 
nation  and  this  community,  the  public  of 
San  Francisco  must  not  and  will  not  fail 
to  heed  the  cry  "America  Calls."  Register 
now  at  the  official  headquarters  of  Civilian 
Defense  Volunteer  Office,  532  Market 
Street,  at  Sansome. 

Red  Cross  Nurse's  Aides 

^  A  call  to  arms  for  a  totally  new  type 
of  defense  training  was  issued  to 
women  of  San  Francisco  in  December, 
when  Red  Cross  gave  the  green  light  to  a 
training  program  for  2500  Nurse's  Aides. 

The  Nurse's  Aides  —  100,000  in  the 
nation,  15,000  in  the  West  —  w;ll  be 
trained  and  put  to  work  as  Red  Cross 
volunteers  as  the  result  of  a  specific  re- 
quest by  Fiorclla  H.  LaGuardia.  U.  S.  Di 
rector  of  Civilian  Defense. 

Need  for  the  women  trainees,  who  will 
do  non-technical  work  in  hospitals  and 
health  agencies  under  graduate  nurses. 
arose  when  the  flow  of  nurses  from  civilian 
to  army  and  navy  hospitals  began. 

Dr.  J.  C.  Geigcr,  San  Francisco  health 
director,  is  chairman  of  the  Nurse's  Aide 
committee  for  this  area.  The  director,  in 
charge  of  enrolling,  training,  and  phcinf! 
the  Aides  is  Miss  Ethel  Kelsey,  who  has  a 
wealth  of  background  in  nursing  and  teach- 
ing. Miss  Kelsey  is  a  member  of  the  San 
Francisco's  Women's  City  Club. 

"Nurse's  Aides  trained  by  Red  Crosi 
will  work  as  volunteers,"  Dr.  Geiger 
pointed  out  when  he  announced  the  drive 
for  enrollments.  "We  will  not  be  teaching 


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them  so  that  they  can  supplant  the  paid 
hospital  workers.  Rather  they  will  supple- 
ment th^m." 

To  qualify  as  Aides,  women  must  be  be- 
tween the  ages  of  18  and  50  years,  must 
hj  in  ;;ood  phyjcal  condition,  have  a  high 
school  education.  Their  training  course  of 
£0  hours  w  11  be  divided  between  classroom 
and  hospital  practice  work. 

First  classes  will  open  early  in  January, 
and  women  who  wish  to  take  part  in  na- 
tional defense  as  Nurse's  Aides  from  the 
very  beg  nning  of  the  program  here  should 
enroll  this  week  at  the  Red  Cross  Chapter 
House  at  1136  Eddy  Street  or  at  Red 
Cross  Volunteer  Headquarters  at  625 
Sutter  Street. 

Program  For  January 

^     The   California   Palace  of  the   Legion 
of     Honor,     San     Francisco,    has    an- 
nounced   the    following    program    for   Jan- 
uary: 

SPECIAL  EXHIBITIONS 

Accessions  of  1941.  Opening  January 
6th. 

Paintings  and  Prints  by  Mcta  C.  Hendel 
Opening  January  6. 

Drawings  and  Monotypes,  by  Frank  Van 
Sloun.  Opening  January  15th. 

Printings  and  Drawings,  by  Saul  Rabino. 
Opening  January   15th. 

Painters  as  Ballet  Designers  (Circulated 
by  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art).  Opening 
January   19th 

The  Art  of  Children:  An  Exhibition  of 
the  Work  of  Children  in  the  Saturday 
Morning    Classes.    Through   January    14th. 

Animals  in   Art.  Through  January. 

Days   of   Real    Sport:    Sixty   Wood    En- 
gravings Illustrating  the  Sports  of  the  Vic- 
torian Period.  Through  January. 
LITTLE  THEATRE 

Motion  Pictures.  Admission  free. 

On  each  Saturday  at  2:00  p.  m.,  from 
J;inuary  10th  through  June  27th.  the  Mu- 
seum will  show  a  series  of  films  selected 
for  their  artistic  and  historical  importance. 
Part  of  this  series  has  been  chosen  from 
the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  Film  Library, 
the  foremo  t  Library  of  its  kind  in  Amer- 
ica. 
ART  COURSES  —  ADMISSION  FREE 

"Knoiu  Tour  Exhibitions"  (Discussions 
on  the  Special  Exhibitions  Held  at  Mu- 
seum) —  Every  Wednesday  morning  at 
10:30,  beginning  January  7th.  Dr.  Jer- 
mayne  MacAgy. 

"The  Collector.?'  Club"  (Collectors, 
whether  of  art-objects,  sea  shells,  drift- 
wood, bric-a-brac,  or  what-have-you,  are 
invited  to  bring  in  their  items  to  these 
meetings  for  critical  discussion  on  their 
artistic  worth  and  personal  value.  Everyone, 
collector  or  not,  is  invited  to  attend.)  Every 
Friday  morning  at  10:30,  beginning  Janu 
ary  9th.  Dr.  Jermayne  MacAgy. 


Table  Linen,  Napkins, 
Glass  and  Dish  Towels 

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Cafes,  Hotels  and  Clubs 

Coats  and  Gowns 

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ELECTION  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

OF  THE 

NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

1942  -  1945 


The  Annual  Election  for  the  Board  of  Directors  by  the  League  Membership  will  be  held 
between  the  hours  of  9;00  a.  m.  and  6:00  p.  m.,  Monday.  January  12,  1942. 

The  Nominating  Committee  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  (founder  of  the 
Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco)  submits  the  following  names  as  candidates  for  the 
Board  of  Directors,  to  be  voted  upon  at  the  Annual  Election,  Monday,  January  12th. 

Those  not  voting  in  person  may  mail  ballot  in  sealed  envelope  with  name  on  outside  in 
time  to  reach  the  office  on  or  before  January  12th. 

Article  8.  Constitution  and  By-Laws:  "There  shall  be  a  fine  of  twenty-five  cents  imposed 
upon  each  member  who  fails  to  vote  in  the  annual  election." 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 
NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

RETURN  THIS  BALLOT  ON  OR  BEFORE  JANUARY  12   1942 
VOTE  FOR  ELEVEN 

MISS  FLORENCE  BENTLEY D 

MRS.  GEORGE  L.  CADWALADER D 

MRS.  SELAH  CHAMBERLAIN D 

MRS.  C.  J.  GOODELL D 

MISS  MARIAN  HUNTINGTON D 

MRS.  GERALD  D.  KENNEDY D 

MISS  JANINE  LAZARD : D 

MISS  ALICIA  MOSGROVE D 

MRS.  WARREN  OLNEY,  JR D 

DR.  ETHEL  D.  OWEN D 

MISS  ESTHER  B.  PHILLIPS D 

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Volume  XVI 


February.  1942 


Number  1 


C  O  N  T  E  N  T  S 
ARTICLES 

Victory  Gardens  for  San  Francisco— By  Clara  M.  Schaeffer..lO 

Nutrition  Looks  Ahead — By  Charlotte  Sloan 11 

Hospitality  to  Evacuees 14 

Exploring  in  San  Francisco — By  Mrs.  Waller  R.  Jones 18 

DEPARTMENTS 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service  Enrollment  Blank 3 

Calendar - 5 

Announcements 6-' 

Editorial 9 

Poetry  Page - 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading 13 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DO.N'OHOE 

First  Vice-PresideiU MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.   MACO.VDRAY  LUNDBORO 

Treasurer MRS.  LEO  V.  KORBEL 

Recording  Secretary MISS   BERTHA   J.    DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary  MRS.   HAZEL  PEDLAR   FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.   Harrv   B.    .Mien  Mis.s  Mari.in   Huntington 

Mr.  H.   L.   Alves  .Mrs.   Gerald  D.   Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Bentley  Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjomstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.   Korbel 

Mrs.  George  L.  Cadwalader  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  Selah  Chamberlain  Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Miss  Marion  W.   Leale 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale  Mrs.  Macondrav  Lundborg 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Mrs.  Warren  Olnev,  Jr. 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.   Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Walter 


FEBRUARY,   1942  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


SERVICE  ENROLLMENT  BLANK 
NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR   WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF   CALIFORNIA 

State  Headquarters,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
IN  SIGNING  THIS  ENROLLMENT  BLANK,  I  ACCEPT  THE  MORAL  OBLIGATION  WHICH  IT  IMPLIES 


City County Date  of  Joining 

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Address  Telephone  

Birthplace Are  You  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Husband Is  Your  Husband  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Father ; Is  Your  Father  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Mother Is  Your  Mother  Naturalized? 

Age Physical  Handicaps  

Vaccinated When Inoculated  against  typhoid When 

Husband's  Occupation Number  of  Children Children  under  21. 


EXPERIENCE 

(Write  your  present  occupation  on  first  line) 


Kind  of  Position 

Piid  or 
Volunteer 

Where 

Length  of  Service  (Dates) 

References 

EDUCATION 

Grammar  High  Private  Technical College  Degree  Date 

Name  Name  Name  Name  Name 

Profession Degree Date 

Such  as  Actress,  Architect,  Artist,  Civil  Engineer,  Dentist,  Journalist,  Lawyer,  Librarian,  Musician,  Physician,  Scientist, 
Surgeon,  Sur\'eyor,  Teacher,  Trained  Nurse,  Undertaker,  etc.) 


Sign  for  a  definite  department  of  work 

If  needed,  can  you  give  full  time? Part  time? Number  of  Hours Morn..  Aft.,  Evening. 

Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sun. 

(Cross  out  what  you  cannot  give) 

Can  you  go  to  any  locality  where  your  ser\ices  are  needed? Preference 


AFFILIATION 

Clubs 

Organizations 

Fraternal  Orders 

Union 

Patriotic  Societies 

Equipment  owned  which  might  be  available  in  emergency — such  as  Adding  Machine,  Aeroplane,  Automobile,  Labor-Saving 

Devices,  Motor  Boat,  Radio  Receiving  Sets,  Radio  Sending  Sets,  Telephone,  Typewriter,  etc.,  etc 

MAIL  TO  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 

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Answer 
V — I  am  expert. 


SERVICE  AND  TRAINING 

these  questions  by  placing  the  iBark  indicated  after  the  proper  subjects. 

X — I  am  able  to  do.  O — I  want  to  learn. 


Administrative  Work 

Business  Manager 

Forewoman 

Housekeeper 

Office  Manager 

Secretary 

Superintendent 

Supervisor 


Agriculture 

Berry  Picking 

Dairying  or  Farming 

Fruit  Picking 

Gardening  or  Poultry  Raising 


Aviation 
Pilot 
Stewardess 


Commercial  Art 

Drafting 
Drawing 
Engraving 
Lithographing 
Map  Making 
Photography 
Poster  Making 
Short  Hand 


Communication 

Signalling 
Switch  Board 
Telegraphy 
Wireless 


Day  Service 
Day 
Janitor 
Untrained 


Domestic  Service 
Care  of  Children 
Companion 
Cook 

General  Housework 
Governess 
Laundress 
Maid 
Seamstress 
Waitress 


Finance 

Budget  Making 
Fund  Raising 
Insurance 


Food 

Canteen  Service 

Railroad 

Recreational 

Industrial 

Purchasing 


Dietetics 
Demonstrating 
Lecturing  or  Teaching 
Domestic  Science 


Government  Work 

City 

County 

State 


Federal 

Army 

Customs 

Navy 

Postal 


Hand  Work 

Basketry 
Embroidering 
Knitting 
Sewing 


Industry 

Canning 
Draying 
Factory  Work 
Laundry  Work 
Shop  Work 


Hotel 
Mercantile 
Restaurant 
Salesmanship 


Bookbinding 
Linotyping 
Newspaper  Work 
Printing 
Proofreading 


Garment  Making 

Dressmaking 
Piece  Work 

House 

Shop 
Tailoring 


Interpreting 

French 

Italian 

Spanish 

German 

Hungarian 

Danish 

Finnish 

Greek 

Norwegian 

Polish 

Russian 

Swedish 


Chinese 
Japanese 


Laboratory 

Chemistry 
Dentistry 
Pharmacy 


Mechanics 
Driving 
Aeroplane 
Automobile 
Elevator 
Motor  Boat 
Radio 
Street  Car 


Office  Work 

Economics 

Accounting 

Banking 

Bookkeeping 

Statistics 

Stenography 


General 

Calculating  Machines 

Card  Cataloging 

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Braille 

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WOMEN'S 

CITY 

CLUBI 

C  A  L  E 

N  D  A  R 

FEBRUARY 

1942 

SW  IMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Friday  5  p.  in.  to  9  y.  ni.  and  Saturday  10  a.  ni.  to  2  p.  ni. 

Men's  Guest  Nifiht  in  Swimminp  Pool  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  |i.  ni. 

Leaf;ue  Briiljre —  E\ery  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


FEBRUARY,  1942  BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR— FEBRUARY  17  AND  18 

3 — Progressive  Bridge  Toi  knamem.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  .\nnis.  Instructor Board  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

,S — Needlework  Guild Room  214 10  a.  m.-4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

6 — French   Conversational  Class — A/me.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swim.ming  Pool. _ 5.9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  2.S  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis,  Instructor Card  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

7 — Swimming  Pool. _ _ _ 10  a.  m.-2  p.  m. 

Spanish  Classes — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding _ _ Room  214 2-4  p.  m. 

Beginners'  Class,  2-3  p.  m.;  Business  S[)anish,  3-4  p.  m. 

10 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament _ Board  Room    1:30  p.  m. 

11 — Spanish  Round  Table — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

Book   Review   Dinner Nat.  Def.  Room 5:30  p.  m. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "Dragon  Seed,"  by  Pearl  S.  Buck. 
12 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding „ Cafeteria 12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding _ _ Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

1,3 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5-9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Card  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

14 — Swimming  Pool _ _ _ 10  a.  m.-2  p.  m. 

V'ALENTiNE  BRIDGE  PARTY — Dessert  will  be  served  at  1:30  p.  m.  Tickets  50c American  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding _ Room  214 2-4  p.  m. 

17 — Book  Mart  and  Rag  Fair _ _ _ Lower  Main  Floor.  11  a.  m.-9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament _ _ Board  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

18 — Book  Mart  and  Rag  Fair _ _ Lower  Main  Floor. 11  a.  m.-9  p.  m. 

19 — Needlework  Guild _ — _ Room  214 10  a.  m.-4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding _ Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

20 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool. _ 5-9  p.  m. 

Progressive    Bridge    Tournament Card  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

21 — Swimming  Pool _ 10  a.  m.-2  p.  m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding _ _ Room  214 2-4  p.  m. 

24 — Progressive  Bridge  Toi  rnament _ _ Board  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

25 — Spanish  Round  Tarle — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding _ Cafeteria 12:15  p.  m. 

26 — French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding _ Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

27 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ _ Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool _ 5-9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament _ _ Card  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

28 — Swimming  Pooi _ 10  a.  m.-2  p.  m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding Room  214 2-4  p.  m. 

MARCH,  1942  ANNUAL  MEETING— MARCH  10,  12:30  P.  M. 

3 — Progressive  Bkiix.e  Toi  rnament.  Prizes.  Fee,  2.5  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis,  Instructor Board  Room 1:30  p.  m 

5 — NEEni.EWOHK  Gi  ii.n _ Room  214 10  a.  m.-4  p.  m 

French  Round  Table — Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding _ _ Cafeteria 12:45  p.  m 

French  Round  Table — Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding _ Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m, 

6 — French  Conversational  Class — Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool. _ _ _ - 5-9  p.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament _ _ - Card  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

7 — Swimming  Pool _ _ _ 10  a.  m.-2  p.  m. 

Spanish  Class — Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding _ Room  214 2-4  p.  m. 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,   1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS  IN  THE  NATIONAL 
LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALI- 
FORNIA: An  organization  which  grew  out  of  the  last 
war  now  steps  into  the  present  day  emergencies,  its  rank 
and  file  prepared,  mobilized,  with  dozens  of  trained  vol- 
unteers already  in  many  of  the  National  Defense  activities. 
It  welcomes  too,  the  new  members  who  come  in  for  train- 
ing and  who  are  being  quickly  absorbed  into  diversified 
programs.  Initiation  fee  $5.00  and  dues  to  March,  1943 — 
$9.00 — a  small  amount  indeed  considering  what  affiliation 
with  National  League  means.  Sponsorship  by  three  mem- 
liers  is  necessary  before  one  may  be  enlisted  in  the  ranks. 

^  DUES:  Bills  for  dues  will  be  mailed  on  February 
15th.  Prompt  payment  will  relieve  the  Club  of  extra 
expense  of  second  notices.  Volunteers  will  be  in  the  Lobby 
each  day  after  February  15th  to  accommodate  members 
who  wish  to  pay  their  dues  in  the  Clubhouse. 

^  ANNUAL  MEETING:  The  Annual  Meeting  which 
alternates  each  year  between  noon  and  evening  meet- 
ings will  be  held  this  year  at  the  noon  hour  on  Tuesday, 
March  10th  in  the  Cafeteria.  Cafeteria  Service  from 
11:30  to  12:30.  Reports  will  be  read  promptly  at  12:30 
o'clock. 

^  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  QUESTIONNAIRE:  These 
questionnaires  must  be  filled  out  by  members  who 
wish  to  be  called  into  the  Volunteer  Service  for  National 
Defense.  This  will  greatly  facilitate  efforts  to  find  the 
right  person  for  the  right  place.  Questionnaires  are  being 
carefully  analyzed  and  files  are  being  compiled  so  that 
the  constant  calls  for  assistance  by  the  Council  of  Civil 
Defense  may  be  quickly  filled.  Members  are  urged  to  fill 
out  a  questionnaire  immediately.  Volunteers  are  at  tables 
in  the  Lobby  each  day  to  lend  assistance  in  filling  out 
these  forms. 


^  BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR:  This  Annual 
event  is  to  be  held  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  Feb- 
ruary 17th  and  18th.  We  shall  need  many  books  this  year 
to  supply  the  demand  of  those  who  wish  to  keep  their  men 
in  service  supplied  with  reading  matter.  Magazines,  such 
as  Fortune.  National  Geographic,  Esquire,  The  New 
Yorker,  Punch,  Life,  etc.,  that  appeal  to  men  will  be 
greatly  needed.  White  elephants  of  all  kinds,  in  fact,  any- 
thing but  clothing  and  furniture  will  be  accepted.  Articles 
may  be  left  at  the  main  desk  and  books  may  be  dropped 
in  the  large  Book  Mart  receptacle  in  the  Lobby.  If  mem- 
bers cannot  deliver  their  gifts,  we  shall  be  glad  to  send 
for  them.  Please  make  arrangements  for  pick-up  through 
the  Executive  Office. 

V  VALENTINE  BRIDGE  PARTY:  On  Saturday  after- 
noon, February  14,  at  1:30  o'clock,  a  dessert  Valen- 
tine Bridge  Party  will  be  held  in  the  American  Room. 
Tickets  will  be  50c  and  dessert  is  to  be  served  promptly 
at  1:30  so  that  bridge  may  start  early.  Cards  and  score 
pads  will  be  furnished  by  the  Club.  Please  make  reserva- 
tions well  in  advance.  Miss  Lillian  McCurdy,  Chairman. 

^  ANNUAL  ELECTION:  By  vote  of  the  membership 
on  January  12th.  the  following  Board  members  were 
elected  to  the  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  term 
1942-1945:  Miss  Florence  Bentley,  Mrs.  George  L.  Cad- 
walader,  Mrs.  Selah  Chamberlain,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell, 
Miss  Marian  Huntington,  Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy.  Miss 
Janine  Lazard,  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove,  Mrs.  Warren  Olney. 
Jr.;  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen.  Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips. 

^  GLOVE  MAKING  CLASSES:  These  will  be  held 
afternoons  only  until  further  notice.  Tuesday  and 
Thursday  afternoons  at  1 :00  o'clock,  in  Room  210.  Three 
lessons,  with  complete  instructions,  $2.00;  materials 
extra. 


FEBRUARY,  1942  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


V  LA.\GLAGE  CLASSES  AND  KOUND  TABLES: 
Classes  in  both  French  and  Spanish  are  being  con- 
ducted \\eekl\  at  the  Clubhouse.  Mile.  Marie  Lemaire. 
French  instructor;  Mme.  Rose  Olivier,  conversational 
French.  Senorita  Moya  del  Pino.  Spanish  instructor. 
French  Round  tables  are  held  each  Thursday  at  the  noon 
hour,  cafeteria  luncheon.  Mile.  Lemaire  presiding.  Span- 
ish Round  tables  on  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  the 
noon  hour,  cafeteria  luncheon,  Senorita  del  Pino  presid- 
ing. French  Round  tables  are  held  each  Thursday  at  the 
dinner  hour.  Main  Dining  Room.  Mile.  Le  Brun  de  Sur- 
ville  presiding. 

^  THE  SWIMMING  POOL:  With  the  many  new  and 
necessary  Defense  jobs  increasing  the  energy  output 
of  each  one  of  us.  health — good  health — is  of  vital  im- 
portance. To  offset  the  tension  of  a  week's  worry  and 
work,  take  an  hour  on  Friday,  or  Saturday,  and  SWIM. 
But.  you  say.  you  are  too  tired.  Then — SWIM!  The  re- 
laxation of  swimming  is  restful  and — paradoxically — 
stimulating.  A  regular  swim  once  a  week  will  aid  you  in 
the  new  responsibilities  war  has  thrust  upon  you.  Re- 
member the  pool  hours:  Friday,  5  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.; 
Saturday.  10  a.  m.  to  2  p.  m.  SWIM! 

^  CONTRACT  BRIDGE:  All  work  and  no  play 
makes  Jill  a  dull  girl.  During  war-time  contract 
bridge  forms  an  ideal  means  for  relaxing.  Progressive 
tournament?,  preceded  by  a  brush-up  lesson,  are  held 
each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  1  :30  in  the  Board  Room  and 
Friday  evening  at  7:30  in  the  Card  Room.  Prizes.  Fee 
25  cents. 


^  RED  CROSS  ACTIVITIES:  First  Aid  Classes  both 
day  and  evening  are  now  under  way.  Other  classes 
will  be  formed  upon  request  of  members.  We  urge  all 
members  to  join  classes  in  the  Clubhouse. 

Classes  in  Nutrition  —  Of  vital  interest  now  that  cer- 
tain food  shortages  are  imminent.  One  class  is  already 
under  way  and  others  will  be  formed  upon  registration  of 
members.  Please  register  at  Executive  Office  for  both  F'irst 
Aid  and  Nutrition. 

Red  Cross  Sewing  and  Knitting  groups  meet  each  day 
in  Room  208  on  the  second  floor  —  Mrs.  Henry  .\lves. 
Chairman  of  Sewing;  Miss  Stella  Huntington.  Chairman 
of  Knitting. 

^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  China  regards  the  dra- 
gon as  a  symbol  of  power,  prosperity  and  peace. 
Pearl  S.  Buck,  has  entitled  her  powerful  new  novel, 
"Dragon  Seed."  Only  Pearl  S.  Buck,  winner  of  the  Nobel 
Prize,  could  have  written  this  moving  story  of  the  plain 
people  of  the  Good  Earth,  living  close  to  the  Chine.se 
soil,  but  a  soil  non-trodden  by  the  heel  of  the  invader, 
yet  a  soil  so  fertile  that  the  seed,  there  planted,  brings 
forth  a  race  of  heroes.  Mrs.  Thos.  A.  Stoddard  will  re- 
view "Dragon  Seed"  at  the  book  review  dinner  at  5:30 
o'clock  ( note  new  time  I  on  the  second  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, February  11.  in  the  National  Defenders'  Room. 

^     IN  THE  LEAGLE  SHOP:  There  is  a  splendid  selec- 
tion of  Valentine  cards  and  a  wide  choice  of  inexpen- 
sive, useful  and  attractive  gifts  for  Valentine's  Da\ . 


DISTINCTIVE 

WELL-STYLED 

ACCESSORIES 

JEWELRY 

LINENS 

CERAMICS... 

WE  INVITE  YOU 

TO  VISIT  OUR  SHOP 

CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,    1942 


Xld-*"« 


Book  Mart  and  Rag  fair 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  February  17-18 


THE  TENTH  ANNUAL  BOOK  MART  has  a  two-fold  interest; 
interest  to  Book-Lovers  who  will  find  there  real  treasures — first 
editions,  unusual  volumes,  classics  and  the  lighter  literature, 
and  interest  for  those  who  will  give  from  their  own  book-shelves  so 
that  their  gifts  may  accrue  to  the  good  of  the  Club  treasury.  In  new 
and  novel  setting  the  1942  Book  Mart  gives  opportunity  for  members 
to  meet  at  a  Club  function  which  has  grown  to  be  an  annual  event 
most  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all  who  love  a  day  spent  in  the  peaceful 
world  of  good  books. 

TEA  WILL  BE  SERVED  EACH  AFTERNOON  .  .  .  PRICE  35  CENT.S 


EDITORIAL 


^  Volume  XVI  of  the  Women's  City  Club  Magazine 
comes  to  its  readers  in  a  new  dress  —  the  cover  of 
Number  1  of  Volume  XVI  announces  a  name  familiar  but 
different.  Because  this  change  comes  about  as  a  result  of 
special  activity  on  the  part  of  the  National  League,  we 
feel  that  this  is  an  appropriate  time  for  us  to  share  with 
our  readers  what  our  survey  has  shown  to  be  the  "aims 
and  purposes"  of  the  major  organizations  in  the  field  of 
defense  and  to  point  out  to  them  where  their  loyalties 
must  needs  be.  Because  of  a  policy  established  twenty- 
five  years  ago  and  consistently  pursued  ever  since,  the 
League  surveys  its  path  of  volunteer  service  to  prevent 
overlapping  or  wastefulness  of  effort.  This  policy  is  par- 
ticularly important  at  this  time,  when  as  a  united  America 
we  must  face  foes  who  themselves  allow  of  no  difference 
of  opinion  which  might  impede  their  strength  of  con- 
quest. 

As  private  citizens  of  a  United  States  which  is  at  war. 
we  are  responsible  to  just  four  governmental  agencies — 
Army.  Navy.  Council  of  Civilian  Defense.  American  Red 
Cross.  The  President  of  the  United  States  is  the  legal  head 
of  these  common  defense  vehicles.  There  are  no  others! 
Support  of  these  four  institutions,  loyalty  to  their  de- 
clared purposes  is  our  only  safety. 

Recognizing  this,  the  National  League  for  Vt'oman"s 
Service  has  given  to  each  of  these  the  trained  volunteer 
services  of  its  membership  as  occasion  has  demanded  and 
has  further  provided  training  for  future  services  as  the 
demand  for  such  training  has  arisen.  Detachments  of 
knitting  and  sewing  under  Red  Cross.  National  Defenders' 
Club  for  men  in  the  armed  forces  with  the  enthusiastic 
endorsement  of  Army  and  Navy  and  Marine  offi?ials. 
courses  in  First  Aid  and  Home  Hygiene  and  Nutrition 
under  Red  Cross  teachers,  training  in  registration  and 
fingerprinting  under  Council  of  (Civilian  Defense  in- 
structors. Center  for  evacuees  from  Honolulu — these  are 
but  the  beginning  of  a  program  which  the  League  is 
equipped  to  develop  as  the  war  proceeds.  Members  may 


know  that  instruction  at  all  times  will  be  official  and 
will  be  maintained  at  the  standard  of  the  past  which 
has  successfully  brought  the  League  to  the  forefront  in 
the  present  field  of  volunteer  service.  They  will  also  be 
assured  that  any  service  the  League  will  give  will  be 
definitely  under  these  four  major  governmental  agencies, 
in  whose  strength  rests  our  security  as  Americans.  Let  us 
have  no  criticism  in  our  hearts  or  on  our  tongues  for 
these  four  branches  of  service,  but  rather  make  allowance 
for  the  volunteers  who  occasionally  represent  them,  volun- 
teers who  are  eager  but  untrained.  Let  us  remember  al- 
ways that  the  militar\'  forces  are  our  shield  and  the 
Council  of  Defense  and  American  Red  Cross  are  our  coat 
of  mail.  As  trained  volunteers,  as  volunteers  guided  by  a 
group  of  women  who  survey  all  requests  for  service  be- 
fore they  send  us  forth,  let  us,  as  our  motto  puts  it.  lead 
the  way  to  a  concerted  effort  "for  God  for  Country  for 
Home." 

^  "Nowhere"  is  a  broad  term  and  yet  we  feel  confident 
in  saying  that  "nowhere  else''  does  a  group  of 
women  own  and  operate  a  building  entirely  devoted  to 
service.  The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of 
California  named  its  home  at  465  Post  Street  the 
Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco.  There  since  the 
beginning  of  1941  it  has  served  men  in  the  services,  now 
serves  evacuees,  and  may  later  serve  citizens  who  may 
seek  air  raid  shelter.  There  it  will  continue  to  train  for 
services  to  Council  of  Civilian  Defense  and  to  Red  Cross. 
The  League  invites  to  membership  those  who  by  their  dues 
will  aid  in  paying  the  taxes  for  this  Clubhouse  which  will 
increase  as  defense  costs  mount  and  who  are  willing  to 
learn  the  rules  of  group  effort  in  rendering  efficient  the 
volunteer  service  which  will  be  needed  in  the  months  to 
come  if  we  are  to  win  this  war.  The  building  of  our 
beautiful  Clubhouse  is  justified  as  never  before,  for  it 
now  serves  the  community  in  a  unique  way.  "Nowhere 
else." 

^  Volunteer  Service  is  paid.  Its  currency  is  the  satis- 
faction of  giving,  not  receiving.  So  it  comes  to  pass 
that  the  volunteer  senices  of  the  past  month  at  "449" 
and  "465."  given  by  members  and  staff  of  the  Clubhouse 
have  been  paid  for  in  full  measure.  Those  who  have 
been  served  have  eagerly  asked  who  their  hostesses  were, 
and  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  has  been 
rewarded  by  the  acquiring  of  new  friends  and  has  grown 
in  stature  by  the  "things  of  the  spirit." 


ifou.  uiiU  ne4je/i  Itcute,  occcuUxut  to.  fiecux  aXf^iin. . .  liundle.  tUe*H 
totfeiUe/i,  (UiA  L^iHtf.  tUe^n  to-  tke  QUJ)'  Cui  ixiO*i  al  poi-i^^i^. . . 
/itf  do  dcUtUf.  t^044.  colli  ai444ne.  tlte.  iucced^,  o^ 

lUe.  Book  Ma^t,  <^eJfA44<i/uf,  17 -iS.    ^Ucuik  you,! 


CLUB   MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,    1942 


f  ictory  (larilens 
for 
San  Mmlm 

By  Clara  M.  Schaeffer 


^  Yes.  the  Victory  Garden  in  San  Francisco  ma)  be- 
come a  vital  need.  From  material  just  released  from 
the  office  of  Civilian  Defense,  we  read  as  follows:  "If  we 
are  to  feed  our  armed  forces  and  civilian  population 
according  to  the  standards  of  good  nutrition,  and  in  addi- 
tion supply  food  in  increasing  quantities  to  our  allies, 
we  must  produce  more  vegetables  and  fruit — not  only 
commercially  but  in  home  gardens  and  as  school  and 
community  projects."  The  point  is  stressed  that  there  be 
no  garden  hysteria  as  there  was  in  1917  and  1918  when 
parks  and  lawns  were  plowed  up  and  ornamental  gar- 
dens destroyed  as  it  is  recognized  that  home  and  munici- 
pal flower  gardens  are  most  important  at  this  time. 

As  we  go  to  press  there  is  in  the  making  a  well  thought 
out  program  of  Victory  Gardens  for  San  Francisco.  Mr. 
John  G.  Brucato  is  giving  his  volunteer  service  as  Di- 
rector of  this  activity  of  local  Civilian  Defense.  He  is 
preparing  a  very  comprehensive  pamphlet  on  vegetable 
gardening  in  San  Francisco  written  in  simple  language 
designed  for  the  amateur  gardener,  whether  he  wishes  to 
plant  a  garden  of  vegetables  only  or  to  supplement  his 
present  flower  garden  with  vegetables  which  can  be  used 
ornamentally  as  well  as  a  source  of  food  for  the  family. 
Copies  of  this  booklet  will  be  available  at  the  club  office 
on  request  addressed  to  Miss  Clara  Schaeffer  who  will 
also  be  glad  to  supply  further  details  of  the  Victory 
Garden  program. 

So  that  we  might  give  you  at  this  time  some  idea  of 
the  best  vegetables  for  growing  in  San  Francisco  we  ob- 
tained the  following  list  from  the  Ferry-Morse  Seed  Com- 
pany: Beet,  Broccoli,  Cabbage.  Carrot,  Celery.  Chicory. 
Collards.  Cucumber.  Endive.  Kale.  Leek.  Lettuce.  Mus- 
tard. Onion,  Parsley.  Parsnip.  Radish.  Spinach.  Squash. 
Swiss  Chard.  Tomato,  Rutabaga,  Beans  and  Peas.  Lack 
of  space  prevents  giving  names  of  best  types  but  we  have 
this  information  for  you.  An  interesting  example  of  what 
was  actually  grown  in  San  Francisco  was  a  report  of 
results  from  a  vacant  lot  planting  made  in  the  Westwood 
Highlands    district    last    summer:    Cabbages     (red    and 


green).  Parsnips,  Turnips,  Chard.  Potatoes,  String 
Beans,  Carrots  (very  large).  Tomatoes.  Parsley,  Summer 
Squash.  Artichokes,  Chives,  Onions  and  Garlic  (very 
large).  Lettuce,  Cucumbers  (very  large),  Radishes 
(wormy),  Zucchini  (very  large)  and  Dill.  This  was  a 
"week-end"  garden  with  watering  and  attention  only 
once  a  week.  Tomatoes  were  about  the  only  plants  which 
suffered  from  lack  of  water.  \^'e  consider  this  a  splendid 
showing. 

You  say  you  have  merely  a  small  garden,  a  roof  gar- 
den, or  only  space  for  a  few  boxes  or  tubs.  There  is 
still  no  reason  why  you  cannot  grow  most  of  the  herbs 
and  many  of  the  leafy  vegetables.  Lettuce,  Chard,  On- 
ions, Spinach.  Parsley  and  many  others  can  be  grown 
successfully  in  as  little  as  five  inches  of  good  soil.  "Suc- 
cessfully" is  a  very  important  word  in  relation  to  the 
Victory  Garden  planting  program.  Make  your  plan  for 
a  rotation  of  crops  for  the  whole  year,  plant  only  what 
will  grow  best  in  your  own  locality  and  what  you  will 
have  a  use  for  as  it  is  important  not  to  waste  seed,  give 
proper  care  and  carry  through  to  harvesting.  Your  nur- 
sery catalogs  contain  valuable  information,  the  January 
issue  of  Sunset  has  a  splendid  article  and  suggestions,  as 
have  other  garden  magazines,  and  the  local  Civilian  De- 
fense program  for  Victory  Gardens  will  very  shortly  be 
under  way.  We  plan  to  keep  you  advised  from  month  to 
month  and  Miss  Schaeffer  will  be  glad  to  give  her  advice 
if  you  will  communicate  with  her  at  the  club. 

In  closing  we  would  like  to  quote  from  a  letter  re- 
cently received  from  England  to  give  an  idea  of  what 
women  are  doing  on  the  land  in  England:  "It  is  interest- 
ing to  see  the  cropping  of  the  farms  this  year.  Up  until 
the  war  most  of  the  farms  around  here  were  grass  farms. 
Now  they  have  had  to  plow  up  much  of  their  land  and 
they  have  been  richly  rewarded  this  harvest  for  never 
have  I  seen  such  crops.  But  of  course  labor  was  short  so 
Margaret  and  I  put  our  services  at  the  disposal  of  a 
neighbor  farmer.  We  drove  his  tractor,  a  Fordson,  and 
helped  load  and  stack.  And  certainly  felt  we  had  earned 
"a  night's  repose"  as  sometimes  with  this  double  summer 
work  we  found  ourselves  working  from  6:00  A.  M.  to  11 
p.  M.  .  .  .  Things  are  not  so  changed  from  last  year  ex- 
cept that  we  now  automatically  black  out.  ^  e  have  gotten 
used  to  rationing  of  food,  finding  that  we  really  have 
sufficient  to  live  the  simple  life.  In  fact  I  think  we  in 
many  ways  are  better  for  it  and  I  for  one  feel  not  in 
the  least  attracted  by  really  rich  food,  but  I  should  like 
plenty  of  bread  spread  with  good  farmhouse  butter  so 
that  you  can  taste  the  butter.  .  .  .  For  us  it  is  good  to  be 
in  England  in  these  times.  Every  minute  of  life  seems  to 
be  intensified,  and  so  to  speak  we  squeeze  the  orange 
dry.  And  talking  of  oranges,  Margaret  and  I  actually 
had  one  each  the  other  day.  the  first  for  8  months  and 
did  we  enjoy  them.  We  made  quite  a  ceremony  of  it  and 
certainly  we  had  never  tasted  a  sweeter  juicier  orange. 
\X  hat  a  lot  of  things  we  took       (Continued  on  page  18) 


FEBRUARY.   1942  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


IllTRITIfll 


Ey  Charlotte  Sloan 


^  A  good  many  years  ago  Julian  Huxley  remarked 
confidently  that  if  he  could  dictate  the  food  con- 
sumption of  a  people  for  one  generation,  he  could  add 
a  cubit  to  their  height  and  improve  their  health  by 
one-half. 

Not  many  of  us  would  care  to 
make  ourselves  18  inches  taller 
than  we  now  are.  but  most  of  us 
would  be  quite  agreeable  to  im- 
proving our  health  by  50  per  cent. 
And  we  have  it  in  our  power  to 
accomplish  this,  for  ourselves  and 
for  all  our  countrymen,  by  look- 
ing ahead  in  our  planning  and 
teaching  of  nutrition. 

There  is  just  one  way  of  raising 
the  standard  of  health  of  all 
.America:  that  is  by  raising  the 
standard  of  health  of  each  Ameri- 
can. To  do  that  we  need  the  united 
planning  and  effort  of  every  in- 
di\idual.  every  family,  every  com- 
munity, every  state,  working  with 
our  national  government. 

We  have  available  right  now 
the  knowledge  that  would  make  it 
possible  for  us  to  wipe  out  com- 
pletely the  deficiency  diseases  that 
ravage  great  groups  of  our  popu- 
lation. It  is  a  national  disgrace  that  there  should  be 
400.000  cases  of  pellagra  annually  in  this  country.  And 
the  number  of  borderline  cases  of  pellagra  and  other 
food-deficiency  diseases  is  uncounted.  Not  only  is  it  a 
disgrace:  it  is  an  extravagant  waste  of  human  power  to 
let  this  condition  exist.  Our  nation  needs  every  unit  of 
man  power  and  woman  power  available;  it  must  not  be 
wasted  in  illness  and  disease  due  to  lack  of  proper  food. 

The  health  of  America  is  in  the  hands  of  the  women. 
Every  mother  who  markets  and  plans  and  cooks  or  super- 


THE  ADEQUATE  DIET 

AS  RECOMMENDED  BY  THE 

NATIONAL  NUTRITION 

COUNCIL 


Milk 
1  pt.  or  more  for  each  adult. 
1  qt.  or  at  least  3  glasses  for  each  child 

Vegetables 
1  serving  of  potato. 

1  serving  green  or  yellow  vegetables. 

2  or  more  servings  of  other  vegetables 

Fruits 
1  citrus  fruit  or  tomato. 
1  or  more  serving  other  fruits. 


vises  the  cooking  of  meals  for  her  family  carries  the 
master-key  to  the  health  and  strength  and  energy  of  that 
family.  She  is  doing  a  good  job.  She  can  do  a  better  jol). 
if  she  is  willing  to  leani  the  few  simple  points  that  make 
the  difference  between  a  passable  diet  and  an  optimum 
one. 

Every  woman  in  every  walk  of  life  needs  to  know  all 
she  can  about  really  good  nutrition.  Those  women  wh* 
are  blessed  with  intelligence  and  education  and  enough 
money  to  buy  good  nutrition  for  themselves  and  their 
families  can  help  to  spread  the  hows  and  whys  of  better 
nutrition  to  others. 

\^'e  need  to  know  not  only  what  to  buy  and  how  to 
prepare  and  serve  the  foods  that  our  own  families  should 
have.  We  shall  do  well  to  understand  the  inter-relation 
of  the  problem  of  nutrition  with  that  of  production  on 
farms  and  ranches  and  in  manufacturing  plants.  We 
should  recognize  the  need  for  greatly  increased  produc- 
tion of  vitamin-rich  fruits  and  vegetables.  We  shall  un- 
doubtedly learn  to  substitute  less  expensive  foods  for 
higher-priced  ones,  as  our  buying  power  shrinks. 

We  must  understand  something  of  the  problems  of  dis- 
tribution and  transportation,  and 
adjust  our  own  demands  to  the 
needs  of  the  nation. 

"Nutrition."  says  Dr.  Nina  Sim- 
monds  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia Medical  Center,  "is  a  social,, 
agricultural,  industrial,  and  eco- 
nomic problem,  and  an  educa- 
tional one  as  well."'  It  is  a  subject 
that  is  at  the  same  time  simple  and 
complex.  Always  it  is  fascinating^ 
for  always  it  is  looking  ahead  to  a 
stronger,  healthier,  greater  .Amer- 


Eggs 
1  each  day  or  at  least  3  a  week. 


Meat.  Cheese,  Fish  or  Beans 
1  or  more  serving. 

Cereals  or  Bread 
3  servings — all  whole  grain. 

Butter 
3  servings. 

Other  Foods 

To  satisfy  appetities  and  supplv  caloric 

needs. 


The  essential  facts  necessary  to- 
accomplish  our  objective  are  few 
in  number,  but  very  important  tO' 
the  final  outcome  of  our  effort  tO' 
produce  a  healthier  America. 

Every  housewife,  as  well  as 
every  purveyor  of  food  should 
know  the  requirements  for  an  ade- 
(|uate  diet.  All  should  know  that 
there  is  need  for  an  effort  of  will 
on  the  part  of  the  individual  to  change  his  food  habits- 
.And  all  should  know  that  an  adequate  diet  is  necessary 
regardless  of  the  amount  of  money  available  to  secure  it. 
Let  us  then  look  once  more  at  the  pattern  for  an  ade- 
quate diet,  then  check  our  own  diet  to  see  how  well  we 
conform.  In  whatever  way  we  deviate  from  this  diet  we 
should  ascertain  from  reliable  sources  just  how  much 
deviation  is  possible  and  what  possible  substitutions  are 
available.  For  remember,  our  bodies  were  never  intended 
as  storage  houses,  and  \\v  (Continueil  on  paf^e  18) 


CLUB  MAGAZINE  —  FEBRUARY,   1942 


Astraphobe 
The  Ballad  of  Don  Quixote 

I  ride  along  fantastic  roads 

through  desolate  nightmare  lands 
Where  every  tree  is  an  idiot  thing, 

that  laughs  and  claps  its  hands. 
Far  and  faint,  as  in  other  world, 

I  see  the  towns  of  men. 
And  I  wait  till  they  weary  of  their  scorn 

and  call  me  back  again. 
For  my  tilting  was  all  at  windmill  sails, 

in  the  days  of  the  giants'  mirth. 
And  lo,  the  windmills  are  giants. 

and  the  giants  gone  from  the  earth! 
The  very  dragons  that  shook  the  sky 

lie  heavy  asleep  and  blind. 
And  the  windmills  move  monotonously, 

with  never  a  changing  wind. 
This  rusty  armor  bears  the  light 

and  the  laughter  of  the  world 
My  tattered  standard  blows  alone, 

with  the  flags  of  the  nations  furled. 
In  my  heart  there  is  nothing  but  pity  left, 

for  the  race  that  might  be  free 
But  bows  to  the  fantom  dragons  yet 

too  black  and  too  great  to  see. 
I  wait  on  the  utmost  evening  hills, 

where  the  sky  like  my  flag  is  torn. 
Till  the  last  tnie  night  of  all  the  earth 

shall  sound  on  the  last  thin  horn. 

— Edward  S.  Sullivan. 


POETRY  PAGE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Words 

A  ploughman  says  that  words 

Are  old  leaves  drifting 
Into  the  air;  a  frail  sound  heard. 
As  leaves  are  heard 

When  they  go  swirling  downward. 
Or  hover  like  a  questing  bird. 

Yet  I  believe  that  words  go  on  forever. 

A  lovely  one  will  always  glow. 
The  words  of  beauty  in  their  true  proportion 

Develop  slender  roots  and  grow. 

But  ugly  words  and  bitter  words  have  talons 

They  pierce  and  tear  a  soul  apart, 
And  ever  after  leave  a  scar  that  widens 

And  slowly  breaks  a  gentle,  trusting  heart. 

— Ina  Draper  DeFoe. 


Sunny  Morning 

When  I  awake,  though  shades  be  drawn 
Against  the  thinnest  chink  of  day, 

I  know  if,  hunting  heaven,  dawn 

Dropped  down  a  veil  of  gold  or  gray. 

Fragilities  of  board  and  brick 
Can  never  stem  the  oceaned  glow 

From  warming  wings  and  blooms  and  quick 
Thawed  throbbings  in  the  soil  below — 

That  shimmers  in  like  burnished  breath 
And  whispers  me  the  world  has  won. 

From  night's  dim  imminence  of  death, 
A  new  reprieve  of  honeyed  sun. 


-LoRi  Petri. 


My  Mother  Was  a  Dancer 

My  mother  was  a  dancer. 

But  gave  to  me  no  grace; 
My  legacy  of  love  from  her — 

Firm  feet  and  wistful  face. 

And  firmness  may  be  godly 

And  wistfulness  be  sweet ; 
But   I   would   give  them  both  to  have 

My  mother's  fairy  feet. 

^Edith  Daley. 


Ina  Draper  DeFoe  is  one  oj  the  Santa  Rosa  group  oj  poets  whose  ivork  has  appeared  in  many  publications.  The  above  poem  was  pub- 
lished in  the  Seattle  Star. 

LoRi  Petri  (Mrs.  Louis  Podesta),  formerly  of  San  Francisco,  now  re.sides  in  Kentfield.  A  book  of  her  poems,  "Fools  or  Gods,"  nas 
published  in  1929.  Her  poem  on  this  page  appeared  in  the  New  York  verse  magazine.  Voices. 

Edith  Daley  (Mrs.  Frederic  Hammond  Daley)  is  San  Jose  City  Librarian.  Tim  books  of  her  poems  have  been  published,  the  second, 
"Silver  Twilight,"  in  1940. 
Edward  S.  Sullivan  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  San  Francisco. 


I  HIVE  IIGE\  RE\DI1 


Pattern  of  Mexico;  fey  Clifford  Geasler. 
Reviewed  by  Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen. 

^     My  test  of  a  travel  book  is:   Does  it 
take  me  traveling? 

In  his  most  recent  book,  ''Pattern  of 
Mexico,"  Clifford  Gessler  has  achieved  this 
every  step  of  the  way.  In  fact,  I  consider  it 
my  sixth  January  in  Mexico.  It  is  an  easy 
task  to  absorb  beauty  in  another  land  but 
to  bring  it  back  alive  in  black  and  white 
is  something  else. 

The  Mexico  we  are  made  to  experience 
is  a  living,  palpitating  adventure  and  not 
the  blurb  of  a  Tourist  Travel  Folder.  To 
gain  this  reality  the  author  had  to  possess 
that  rare  gift  of  being  at  one  with  the 
country.  The  Mexican  nature  is  one  of 
emotional  sensitiveness.  This  cannot  be 
analyzed  in  the  ordinary  sense.  For  to  take 
it  apart  and  put  it  together  again  is  as 
impossible  as  to  dissect  a  fragrant  flower, 
in  order  to  enjoy  its  perfume. 

The  greater  part  of  the  book  tells  of 
their  wanderings  and  describes  the  coun- 
try and  the  people.  The  last  quarter  is 
most  valuable  for  it  is  here  that  Mr.  Gess- 
ler has  summarized  the  relationship  be- 
tween the  United  States  and  Mexico.  The 
chapter  entitled  "Uncle  Sam's  Shadow" 
should  be  read  and  re-read.  It  is  only  part 
of  a  fine  survey  of  important  economic 
problems  and  their  possible  solutions. 

This  book  will  take  its  place  among  the 
influences  working  towards  a  finer  under- 
standing between  the  many  peoples  of  our 
two    countries. 


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^  Since  the  past  Magazine  went  to  print, 
another  chapter  has  been  written  in 
the  history  of  the  National  Defense  Pro- 
gram of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  of  California. 

On  Friday  the  19th  of  December,  Lieut. 
Commander  McKinley,  Morale  Officer  of 
the  Twelfth  Naval  District,  asked  the 
League  if  it  could  provide  accommodations 
for  the  first  group  of  evacuees  from  Hono- 
lulu soon  to  arrive  until  such  time  as  the 
Red  Cross  could  clear  the  records  for  the 
housing  or  transportation  of  these  women 
and  children.  The  arrival  hour  was  still  a 
secret  but  the  call  was  urgent.  Hourly  con- 
ferences with  Navy  and  Red  Cross  in  the 
next  twenty-four  hours  resulted  in  the  es- 
tablishment of  Navy  Receiving  center  No.  1 
at  the  Women's  City  Club  Centre.  Lower 
Main  Floor  rooms  were  put  into  emergency 
order  to  meet  the  particular  needs  of  the 
occasion  and  on  the  Third  Floor  cafeteria 
facilities  were  set  aside  for  the  meals  to  be 
served  for  which  the  Red  Cross  would  pay 
and  which  the  League  would  provide. 

At  8:15  Christmas  morning  two  words 
came  over  the  wire  from  the  Navy  Office, 
''Ten  o'clock."  The  boats  were  safely  under 
the  bridge  and  in  a  landlocked  harbor.  All 
was  well!  At  10  o'clock  eighteen  members 
of  the  National  League  were  at  Pier  26. 
Under  orders  of  the  Red  Cross  their  motors 
were  loaded  with  passengers  for  Receiving 
Center  No.  1.  The  air  was  crisp  and  the 
babies  were  cold,  but  not  a  complaint  was 
heard  as  the  motors  whisked  along  the 
Embarcadero  and  up  to  Post  Street.  Jann 
and  his  loyal  crew  waited  on  the  sidewalk 
at  the  Women's  City  Club.  All  Christmas 
Day  motors  unloaded  and  reloaded  women 
and  children,  suitcases  and  small  grips  at 
the  clubhouse,  and  thankful  women  ( most 
of  them  pregnant  and  all  with  small  chil- 
dren clinging  to  their  slacks  or  skirts)  re- 
sponded to  the  subtle  influence  of  hospital- 
ity and  unselfish  service.  Out  of  the  bleak 
December  air,  they  came  into  the  warmth  of 
comfort  and  the  experience  helped  to  blot 
out,  temporarily  at  least,  the  havoc  and  de- 
struction from  which  they  had  fled. 

In  this  account  the  human  sidelights,  so 
much  a  part  of  the  picture,  must  be  omitted, 
but  the  service  of  that  day  should  be  written 
down  as  unique.  No  other  evacuation  can 
be  the  same.  Those  who  had  left  home  on 
an  hour's  notice  on  those  first  boats  to  leave 
Pearl  Harbor  were  different  from  those  who 
have  followed  and  will  follow  later.  Their 
bravery  made  Christmas  happy  for  the  vol- 
unteers who  were  privileged  to  serve  them. 

Statistically  Evacuation  No.  1  meant  that 
for  eight  hours,  twenty-five  volunteers  were 
on    duty,   eighteen   motor   cars   were   flying 


form  dock  to  club,  thence  to  railroad  or 
transbay  or  peninsula  or  residence  section 
of  San  Francisco.  Four  porters  were  carry- 
ing the  worldly  belongings  of  evacuees  and 
also  the  babies  whose  mothers  with  a  sigh 
of  relief  had  handed  them  into  friendly  arms. 
Two  elevator  men  were  smilingly  on  duty, 
and  two  telephone  girls  were  switching  calls 
in  a  continuous  flow,  two  of  the  swimming 
pool  staff  were  supervising  the  showers- 
which  refreshed  travel-worn  guests.  To 
enumerate  the  individual  services  of  the 
twenty-five  volunteers  on  duty  throughout 
the  clubhouse  would  take  too  long,  but  the 
value  of  the  years  of  training  of  the  National 
League  for  Women's  Service  was  never 
better  illustrated.  Each  member  was  given 
her  post,  a  post  she  peculiarly  filled.  The 
result  was  a  harmoniuos  group  effort  which 
looked  easy  and  which  spelled  success.  The 
group  effort  included  motor  car  service 
(drivers  and  those  who  routed  them)  the 
receiving  volunteers  for  check  room,  play- 
room, clothing  department  and  fitting  room, 
nursery  units,  cafeteria,  and  last  and  perhaps 
most  unselfish  of  all,  service  given  by 
three  volunteers  who  sat  in  hotel  rooms 
Christmas  night  with  sick  babies  while 
mothers  went  to  claim  luggage  at  the  dock, 
and  service  by  one  volunteer  who  all  the 
next  day  cared  for  a  small  child  whose 
baby  sister  had  been  taken  to  the  hospital 
the  night  before.  Special  word  should  here 
be  said  of  the  Doctor  and  Nurse  and  corps 
of  professional  social  workers  who  so  gen- 
erously gave  to  the  Red  Cross  of  their  time 
and  talent  all  day  long  and  'way  into  the 
night  to  put  the  case  records  in  perfect  order 
and  who  returned  the  next  day  to  solve  the 
problems  of  half  a  dozen  women  who  came 
to  "465"  from  personal  homes  where  friends 
had  taken  them  the  day  before. 

So  quietly  and  happily  were  the  evacuees 
"cleared"  on  Christmas  Day  that  Navy  and 
Red  Cross  were  eager  to  continue  the  Wo- 
men's City  Club  as  a  Receiving  Center  for 
further  evacuations  and  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  volunteers  for  further  ser- 
vice, and  on  New  Year's  Eve  the  call  came 
again. 

This  time  on  twenty-four  hour  request, 
ninety  cars  from  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  were  on  the  Embarcadero 
with  Red  Cross  stickers  on  their  windshield. 
After  other  cars  and  buses  had  been  des- 
patched, these  volunteers  drove  to  and  fro 
in  the  city  for  nine  hours  carrying  women 
and  children  to  various  Receiving  Centers 
or  to  personal  accommodations.  This  time 
at  the  clubhouse  fifty-two  volunteers  were 
on  duty  eight  to  twelve  hours,  staff  as  before 
gave  volunteer  service  in  "extras"  demanded, 
and  on  New  Year's  Day  itself  and  on  the 


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ilay  following  three  motors  were  busy  for 
lijilit  hours.  This  Evacuation  No.  2,  holils 
the  record  to  date  for  nienil)ers,  as  258 
women  and  approximately  600  children  were 
received    at    the   clubhouse. 

Evacuation  number  three  was  arrival 
at  night  and  as  most  of  those  who  came  on 
this  boat  had  personal  friends  in  San  Fran- 
cisco or  could  be  routed  East  immediately, 
ordy  three  families  came  to  the  Women's 
City  Club.  However,  volunteer  services  were 
maintained  by  Red  Cross  nurse  and  three 
social  workers  and  by  ten  League  members 
and  four  of  the  staff. 

Evacuation  number  four  will  follow  and 
will  find  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  prepared  and  waiting.  Training 
does  count  and  the  League  has  lived  up  to 
its  tradition  of  efficiency  in  this  its  latest 
service  to   National  Defense. 

Thornton  Wilder — 

Because  we  feel  that  it  wilt  be  of  especial 
interest  to  those  who  heard  Mr.  Wilder 
when  he  came  to  the  ITomen's  City  Club  n 
jew  years  ago.  we  reprint  this  story  as  it 
appeared  in  the  November  issue  of  The  Eng- 
lish-Speaking World. — Editor's  Note. 

^  The  English-Speaking  Union  gave  a 
luncheon  at  Grosvenor  House,  Park 
Lane,  on  Wednesday,  October  1st,  in  hon- 
our of  Mr.  Thornton  Wilder.  Mr.  H.  G. 
Wells  presided. 

Among  those  who  were  present  were: 
Viscount  Maugham  (formerly  Lord  Chan- 
cellor), Lord  Greene  (Master  of  the  Rolls) 
and  Lady  Greene.  Viscountess  Snowden. 
Viscountess  Rhondda  (Editor  Time  and 
Tide),  Lady  Colefax,  Lady  Kemsley, 
Professor  D.  Nichol  Smith  (Professor  of 
English  Literature,  University  of  Oxford). 
Dr.  .Julian  and  Mrs.  Huxley,  Mr.  Desmond 
MacCarthy,  Mr.  D.  L.  Murray  ( Editor 
Times  Literary  Supplement) ,  Mr.  J.  Wilson 
Harris  (Editor  Spectator),  Mr.  B.  Kingsley 
Martin  (  Editor  jVeic  Statesman  and  Nation  ) . 
Mr.  Richard  Church,  Major  Francis  Yeats- 
Rrown,  Captain  Hamish  Hamilton,  Col. 
N.  G.  Thwaites:  Lady  Grenfell,  Dame 
P.lizabeth  Cadbury,  Professor  A.  L.  Good- 
hart  (Professor  of  Jurisprudence,  Univer 
sity  of  Oxford),  Squadron-Leader  Eric 
Errington,  M.P.,  the  Dean  of  Rochester. 
Mr.  Franklin  C.  Gowen  (Secretary  of  tb>- 
U.  S.  Embassy  to  Poland,  Belgium,  Ho! 
land,  Norway,  Yugoslavia,  and  Czechoslo- 
vakia), Mr.  James  Somerville  (U.  S.  Em- 
bassy), Mr.  Dorsey  Gassaway  Fisher  (U.  S. 
Embassy),  Mr.  Alan  N.  Steyne  (U.  S.  Em 
bassy),  Mr.  Donald  B.  Calder  (  U.  S.  Vice 
(Consul),  (Colonel  Sir  Hugh  Turnbull  ((^oin 
missioner  of  Police,  City  of  London),  Sir 
Philip  Pilditch.  Sir  William  Arbiithnol 
Lane,  the  Hon.  Edward  Sackville-West.  \1t. 
Mallorv     Browne.     Mr.     Walter     Graebn.r. 


Beginning  this  month  you  will  see 
straws  and  fabrics  —  and  yards 
and  yards  of  veiling  over  all!  Gay 
new  hats  to  suit  many  needs  and 
tastes.  Won't  you  come  in  some 
time  soon  and  see  the  new  collec- 
tion, also  bring  in  your  last 
season's  hats  and  let  me  remodel 
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smartest  shops,  or  better  yet, 
arrange  a  shopping  tour  — 
and  don't  forget  to  include 
the  colorful  shop  of  Madanne 
Butterfly.  It  is  literally  filled 
with  the  unusually  beautiful 
gifts  from  the  Orient.  Lovely 
silks  of  all  kinds,  exquisitely 
fashioned  into  luxurious  cre- 
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Hostess  Jackets,  Silk  Coats 
for  men  and  just  everything 
m  silk  for  those  who  demand 
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Hand-carved  objects  of  art 
m  jade,  rose-quartz,  agate 
and  coral.  .  .  .  Also  Colored 
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smokers  do.  And  inhaling  increases  the  CHANCE  of  irritation  to  your 
sensitive  nose  and  throat.  But  —  note  this  vital  difference.'  Eminent 
doctors  compared  the  five  leading  cigarettes  .  .  .  and  report  that: 

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when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

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A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  speaker  and 
Chairman  was  proposed  by  the  Hon.  Mrs. 
Alfred  Lyttelton,  Acting  Chairman  of  the 
Union. 

Extracts  from  Mr.  Thornton  Wilder's 
speech  follow. 

Of  the  Present  Understatement  in 
English  Life 

After  the  first  days  of  mere  emotion — 
naive,  American  emotion — the  newly  ar- 
rived American  becomes  aware  of  another 
thing:  the  absence  from  public  and  private 
discussion  of  all  rhetoric,  all  emotional 
emphasis,  of  cant.  I  confess  to  you  that 
at  first,  for  a  time,  it  not  only  bewildered 
me,  but  even  raised  some  distrust.  Only  by 
attentive  listening,  listening  not  only  to  the 
words,  but  to  the  thing  behind  the  words, 
was  one  finally  persuaded  that  all  the  im- 
plications of  the  situation  were  not  missing. 

Surely  one  of  the  principal  exercises  of 
life  is  just  this:  to  listen  to  those  about  us, 
and  to  the  great  figures  and  great  epochs 
of  the  past,  appraising  the  way  in  which 
each  one  confronted  that  aspect  of  life 
which  admits  no  circumvention,  the  sheer 
stone  wall  of  destiny.  In  persons  one  can 
divine  this  reaction  even  in  the  smallest 
occasions  of  the  daily  life.  We  see  how  in 
the  Middle  Ages  the  individual  in  such 
conjunctures  effaced  himself  and  took  ref- 
uge in  the  anonymity  of  the  soul  under  the 
great  arches  of  the  doctrinal  system ;  and 
how  in  antiquity  many  removed  themselves 
into  an  elevated  withdrawn  calm. 

But  here,  under  ordeal,  the  result  has 
been  still  different. 

At  times  I  have  felt  like  a  passer-by  who 
has  strayed,  by  accident,  upon  some  stage, 
where  a  performance  is  taking  place.  The 
action  of  the  play  is  highly  dramatic:  lives 
and  destinies  are  at  stake;  but  no  voice  is 
raised  in  anxiety  or  elation.  And  then  I 
realize  that  I  have  arrived  late;  that  earlier 
in  the  action  these  personages  must  have 
been  shown  undergoing  an  initiation  into 
some  high  order.  The  oneness  achieved  in 
that  scene  had  been  so  deep  that  it  could 
not  be  alluded  to  in  words.  Back  has 
flowed  the  daily  life,  and  only  the  atten- 
tive eye  can  catch  the  unspoken  messages 
of  fellowship  that  pass  unremittingly 
through  the  air  between  those  who  shoulder 
to  shoulder  have  committed  themselves  to 
unshakeable  resolution  and  to  a  confidence 
that  needs  no  emphasis  to  reaffirm  itself. 
On  the  United  States  and  How  it 
Arrives  at  Decisions 

Among  the  many  reasons  for  divisions  of 
opinion  in  the  United  States  there  is  one 
that  even  we  Americans  often  forget:  the 
mixture  of  races  and  national  inheritances. 
When  the  Conscription  Bill  was  passed  so 
abruptly    and    organized    into    action    with 


FEBRUARY,  1942  —  WOMEN'S  CITY 


such  speed,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
young  men  registered  and  numhers  were 
drawn  from  a  whirlinp  container  in  Wash- 
ington. All  men  bearing  a  number  ending, 
I  think,  in  seven-six  were  to  leave  at  once 
for  camp.  The  names  of  the  first  selectees 
were  published  in  the  paper  and  the  atten- 
tion of  the  whole  country  was  arrested  in 
surprise.  It  showed  a  thing  we  were  always 
in  danger  of  forgetting.  There  were  Mor- 
iarty,  McPhail,  Horowitz,  and  Schumann; 
there  were  sprinklings  of  Hobsons  and 
Adamses,  and  there  were  Soderbloom. 
Avonzino  and  Stepanchik:  there  were 
Aguilera  and  Terashima  and  Kwang  Ling. 

But  not  only  do  these  diverse  strains  live 
side  by  side;  there  are  many  millions  of 
Americans  whose  blood  contains  a  number 
of  them  pulling  in  various  ways  within 
themselves. 

From  the  chameleon  and  the  centipede 
may  be  expected  some  moments  of  irresolu- 
tion denied  to  the  Arabian  steed. 

Of  .\meric.\  and  the  Various  Ki.nds  of 
Individualism 

Every  human  being  is  happy  to  claim 
that  he  has  a  sense  of  humor  and  that  he 
has  common  sense,  and  every  nation  is  con- 
vinced that  it  is  the  most  '"individualistic," 
the  Spaniards,  particularly.  In  reading 
Goethe's  Conversations  with  Eckermann 
the  other  day,  I  came  across  the  phrase: 
'■Respect  for  the  liberty  of  the  individual 
was  Germany's  gift  to  Europe."  The  Ger- 
mans, having  with  agony  obtained  the  lib- 
erty of  the  religious  conscience,  consigned 
the  liberties  of  the  civil  man  into  the  hands 
of  princes,  and  even  their  greatest  thinker 
— musing  on  the  French  Revolution — 
thought  that  perhaps  that  is  where  they 
should   remain. 

.\merica"s  kind  of  individualism  is  of 
still  a  different  kind. 

For  over  four  centuries  America  has 
been  a  kind  of  magnet  that  has  drawn  from 
ail  parts  of  the  world  those  who  were  foot- 
loose, or  particularly  sensible  of  restraint. 
those  who  least  felt  themselves  expressed  in 
the  forms  which  are  the  home,  the  church 
and  the  stale.  With  them  came  the  adven- 
turers, the  criminals,  side  by  side  with  the 
Utopians  and  the  dreamers  of  new  worlds. 
These  attributes  are  inheritable.  It  is  very 
interesting  to  live  about  San  Francisco 
Bay.  for  that  country  represents  a  still  fur- 
ther natural  selection  from  among  the  foot 
loose.  It  was  not  only  the  discovery  of  gold 
that  peopled  the  Pacific  Coast:  it  was  also 
irritability  under  authority. 

The  troubles  with  morals  in  the  camps 
which  have  been  reported  lately  should 
be  considereii  with  some  indulgence  in  the 
light  of  this  historical  element.  A  private 
solilier  is  by  definition  all  instrument.  It  is 
a  slavery  which  only  the  loftiest  motivation 
can  justify.  All  the  accnnuilaterl  civil  liber 


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ties  that  man  has  sought  in  five  thousand 
years  are  stripped  away.  How  vital  and 
near  in  a  soldier's  mind  must  be  the  jus- 
tification for  these  restraints,  and  particu- 
larly for  these  descendants  of  the  fretful, 
the  visionary  and  the  adventurer. 

The  American  knows  what  social  vetoes 
are.  His  organizing  aptitude  has  long  since 
confirmed  him  in  the  decalogue  as  it  has 
in  the  red  and  green  lights  of  traffic  man- 
agement. He  may  from  high  spirits  break 
past  a  red  light,  but  he  is  always  pro- 
foundly shocked  when  he  sees  another  do 
it.  But  to  submit  to  a  restraint  he  must 
have  the  sense  of  having  organized  and  im- 
posed the  restraint  himself.  His  vote  has 
elected  the  sheriff  and  his  vote  has  insti- 
tuted  the  traffic  lights. 

When  the  American  has  felt  in  every 
inch  of  his  being  that  the  extirpation  of 
dictatorships  is  a  thing  that  he  has  willed 
for  himself,  he  too,  can  make  that  reversal 
of  history — from  freeman  to  instrument. 

Victory  Gardens  for 
San  Francisco 

(Continued  jrom  page  10) 
lor  granted  in  the  old  days.  (And  since  this 
I  have  made  several  pots  of  excellent  mar- 
malade from  the  peel  of  the  said  oranges, 
plus  a  cider  apple  with  a  rather  bitter  peel 
and  rose  hips  from  the  hedges.  The  good 
old  English  marmalade  is  very  difficult  to 
get  so  this  homemade  concoction  seems  par- 
ticularly good.)"  The  women  of  England 
are  doing  their  share  and  more  and  doing 
it  bravely  and  with  flying  colors.  If  our 
Victory  Gardens  will  even  in  a  small  meas- 
ure carry  out  their  intent  let  none  of  us 
hesitate  to  make  them  a  truly  vital  and 
successful  part  of  the  Civilian  Defense  pro- 


Nutrition  Looks  Ahead 

(Continued  from  page  11) 
need    these   foods   daily.   Another   point   to 
note  is  that  most  of  us  need  three  meals  a 
day — not  one  or  two. 

This  basic  diet  may  looks  like  a  lot  of 
food  to  some.  Others  may  feel  that  it  is 
"fattening."  Both  will  be  wrong.  But  this 
basic  diet  will  insure  enough  protein  of 
good  quality,  enough  calcium,  and  enough 
of  each  of  the  vitamins  for  health.  The  total 
calories  are  about  enough  for  the  basic  re- 
quirements of  the  average  woman,  so  can 
be  called  definitely  low  calorie — if  one  has 
to  watch  one's  weight.  Much  too  low  calorie 
for  women  today  who  are  rushing  around 
doing  all  kinds  of  Defense  work.  These 
women  need  many  calories  more  in  the 
form  of  fats  and  sugars  with  which  this 
diet  can  then  be  garnished  so  that  it  will 
provide  us  with  three  meals  a  day  in  our 
usually  accepted  form. 


Exploring  in 
San  Francisco 

By  Mrs.   If' alter  R.  Jones 

^  This  year  when  many  visitors  in  the 
Services  come  to  San  Francisco  do  you 
know  how  to  direct  them  on  a  Voyage  of 
Discovery?  Here  are  some  suggestions  for 
your  tour. 

.  .  .  The  Million  Dollar  Jade  Room  in  a 
world-famous  shop  on  Post  Street  near 
Stockton  Street.  Many  pieces,  2,000  years 
old,  found  in  tombs  of  emperors  of  ancient 
dynasties  are  on  exhibition.  There  are  45 
shades  in  the  collection.  The  fine  jades  are 
ten  times  as  precious  as  pearls  and  fifty 
times  as  rare  as  diamonds. 

.  .  .  The  Pioneer  Days  Museum  on  the 
main  floor  of  the  Wells  Fargo  Bank  on 
Montgomery  and  Market  Streets.  Of  par- 
ticular interest  is  the  scale  on  which  55 
million  dollars  worth  of  gold  dust  was 
weighed ;  a  replica  of  the  golden  spike 
driven  by  Leland  Stanford  when  the  first 
transcontinental  railroad  took  the  place  of 
the  covered  wagon  and  the  pony  express : 
the  Old  Hangtown  stage  coach  used  on  the 
Overland   Trail. 

.  .  .  The  panoramic  map  of  California — 
200  yards  long — on  the  second  floor  of  the 
Ferry  Building. 

.  .  .  Hunters'  Point  Dry  Docks — where 
the  largest  ships  of  the  United  States  Navy 
and  the  merchant  marine  may  be  recondi- 
tioned. (The  pungent  odor  from  the  shrimp 
fisheries  along  the  beach  will  probably 
tempt  you  to  try  this  California  delicacy.) 

.  .  .  Potrero  Hill  where  the  Molokani 
colony  of  "milk  drinkers"  from  Czarist 
Russia  still  cling  to  their  native  customs 
and  costumes.  Sunday  morning  is  the  sug- 
gested time  for  visiting  this  section. 

.  .  .  The  ancient  Ceremonial  Archery 
Games  played  on  Sunday  afternoons  by 
Japanese  in  national  costumes  in  the  euca- 
lyptus forest  behind  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia Hospital  on  Parnassus  Heights  near 
Third  Avenue. 

.  .  .  The  stainless  steel  statue  of  Sun  Yat 
Sen,  founder  of  the  Chinese  Republic  in  St. 
Mary's  Park,  on  California  Street  near 
Grant  Avenue. 

.  .  .  The  Narrowest  Building  in  San 
Francisco — in  a  tiny  Oriental  bazaar  on 
Grant  Avenue  near  Jackson  Street. 

.  .  .  The  Chinese  Mandarin  Theatre  on 
Grant  Avenue  near  Jackson  Street.  Con- 
tinuous performances  are  given  between 
7:30  p.  m.  and  12:30  a.  m. 

...  A  walk  from  China  to  Italy  by 
crossing  the  street  from  Grant  Avenue  to 
Columbus  Ayenue. 

.  .  .  The  church  in  the  Latin  Quarter  at 
Columbus  Avenue  and  Vallejn  Street  where 


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the  walls  are  adorned  with   murals  telliiip 
the  legends  of  Saint  Francis  of  Assisi. 

.  .  .  The  many  restaurants  that  specialize 
in  crepe  suzettes,  scallopini.  crah  cioppino, 
polenta,  fritto  misto.  sahaynn.  al)alonp, 
pizza,  or  chile  rellenos. 

.  .  .  The  collection  of  ship  models  in  the 
Pavilion  at  Aquatic  Park — in  the  "ship  that 
never  leaves  the  bay" — end  of  Polk  Street. 
The  story  of  the  Lost  Atlantis  is  depicted 
in  the  brilliantly  colored  murals. 

.  .  .  The  Miniature  Lipht  House  at  Vacht 
Harbor  adjoining  Saint  Francis  Yacht 
Club  House  on  the  Marina.  The  .30foot 
tower  is  built  from  tomb  stones  found  in  an 
abandoned  Lone  Mountain   cemetery. 

.  .  .  The  Veterans'  Memorial  Building  on 
\'aii  .Ness  Avenue  and  .McAllister  Street. 
Tn  the  auditorium  are  the  eight  Brangwyn 
Murals  which  formerly  hung  in  the  rotunda 
of  the  Palace  of  Fine  Arts  on  the  Marina. 
In  the  Trophy  Room  a  light  Inirns  per- 
petually over  the  bronze  urn  containing 
earth  from  four  cemeteries  in  France  where 
.American  soldiers  lie  sleeping  in  poppy- 
covered  fields. 

.  .  .  The  Flower  Market  at  Fifth  and 
Howard  Streets  where  early  each  morning 
the  florists  meet  to  bid  for  prized  blossoms. 

.  .  .  The  monument  to  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson  in  Portsmouth  Square  where  the 
beloved  author  sat  daily  listening  to  the 
tales  of  sailors  from  the  seven  seas.  A  little 
bronze  galleon  atop  the  granite  shaft  holds 
Long  John  Silver  and  his  pirate  crew  ready 
to  sail  on  a  fanciful  cruise  to  "Treasure 
Island."  Inscribed  on  the  memorial  are  the 
words  of  Stevenson's  Christmas  sermon: 
"To  be  honest;  to  be  kind:  to  earn  a  little: 
to  spend  a  little  less:  to  make  upon  the 
whole  a  family  happier  for  his  presence:  to 
renounce  when  that  shall  be  necessary  and 
not  be  embittered:  to  keep  a  few  friends 
and  these  without  capitulation.  Above  all, 
on  this  same  grim  condition  to  keep 
friends  with  himself — here  is  a  task  for  all 
that  a  man  has  of  fortitude  and  delicacy." 

.  .  .  Breath-taking  views  from  the  top  of 
Coit  Tower  on  Telegraph  Hill;  and  from 
the  parapet  in  Sutro  Gardens  overlooking 
the  Pacific. 

.  .  .  The  Dueling  (".round  of  18.S')  on 
Lake  Merced  Boulevard  where  in  the  foggy 
dawn  Judge  David  S.  Terry,  Chief  Justice 
of  California  Supreme  Court,  fatally 
wounded  United  States  Senator  David  C. 
Broderick  in  a  "pistols  for  two"  battle — the 
"satisfaction  usual  among  gentlemen"  for 
avenging  an  insult 

.  .  .  The  picnic  grounds  in  the  .Signumd 
.Stern  Memorial  Grove — on  19th  .Avenue 
and  Sloat  Boulevard.  Barbecue  pits  are  con- 
veniently arranged  for  your  "wienie  rna--Is." 


.  .  .  The  Rainl)mv  Falls  below  the  Celtic 
Cross — north  of  Main  Drive  in  Golden  (iate 
Park.  F.lectric  lights  hidden  in  the  cliff 
color  the  spray  as  it  dro[)s  in  the  fern 
bordered  pool. 

.  .  .  The  Lane  of  Historic  Trees  mark- 
ing the  path  to  the  Pioneer  Log  Cabin 
south  of  the  main  drive  in  Golden  Gate 
Park.  The  thirteen  original  colonies  are 
commemorated.  Of  special  interest  is  the 
tree  from  Thomas  Jefferson's  grave  and 
the  cedar  from  Valley  Forge. 

...  If  the  nostalgia  for  foreign  travel 
lures  you  the  Old  World  of  color,  romance, 
pageantry,  music,  and  poetry  will  be  re- 
called as  you  stroll  leisurely  around  the 
(Concourse  in  Golden  Gate  Park.  When 
weary  with  sight-seeing  you  may  rest  com- 
fortably on  the  marble  benches  in  the  cool, 
green  glade  of  the  English  Gardens  of 
Shakespeare's  Flowers,  located  near  the 
Academy  of  Sciences  Building  and  the 
Aquarium  in  Golden  Gate  Park.  Every  tree, 
shrub,  and  flower  mentioned  in  the  bard's 
works  is  growing  here.  An  ivy  covered 
brick  wall  holds  tablets  bearing  quotations 
and  in  the  center  is  a  bronze  bust  of 
Shakespeare — a  gift  from  the  Mayor  of 
.Stratford-on-.Avon. 

.  .  .  Coming  out  onto  the  Concourse 
again  you  stand  in  awe  before  the  towering 
white  marble  monument  to  Francis  Scott 
Key — the  lirst  memorial  ever  erected  to  the 
inspired  author  of  "The  .Star  Spangled 
Banner."  Patriotism  and  love  for  your 
country  surge  within  you — your  heart  beats 
faster  and  you  offer  a  prayer  of  gratitude 
for  the  blessings  that  are  yours  in  this 
"land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the 
brave." 

.  .  .  Looking  across  the  Park  to  Prayer 
Book  Cross,  dedicated  to  Sir  Francis 
Drake,  you  remember  that  nearly  350  years 
ago  that  intre|)id  explorer  was  the  lirst 
white  man  to  navigate  this  coast.  A  cur- 
tain of  fog  hid  the  entrance  to  the  Golilen 
Gate  so  the  "Golden  Hinde"  sailed  20  miles 
farther  north  to  a  place  now  called 
"Drake's  Bay."  There  a  "Plate  of  Brasse 
was  nailed  to  a  great  and  firme  post."  In 
19.36  a  young  boy,  browsing  in  that  vicinity 
discovered  this  same  "plate  of  brasse" 
under  a  chunk  of  rock.  When  its  authentic- 
ity had  been  proved  he  received  $.3,500  for 
his  Hnd. 

V^'hii  knows,  perhaps  you,  too,  during 
your  explorations  may  discover  treasures 
little  dreamed  of  by  the  ArgonautJ^  of  old. 
At  least,  in  your  journeys  you  will  have 
enriched  your  life  with  memories  of  the 
long,  long  past — and  with  a  vision  of  a 
bright  and  promising  future  in  ".San  Fran 
ci-^cn.  the  (!ity  of  F.nchantment." 


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SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Friday  5  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  2  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge — Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


MARCH  —  1942 

2 — Red  Cross  Class  in  Nutrition — Mrs.  Charlotte  Sloan.  Instructor _—     Room  209 10; 

3 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents;  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m. 

5 — Needlework  Guild  _ _ Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Roind  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding. _ Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m, 

Thursday  Evening  Program _ _ _ Cafeteria 7:30  p.m 

Two  films  of  sound  motion  pictures  in  color  of  "Glacier  National  Park," 
presented  by  the  Great  Northern  Railway. 

6 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Card  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5-9  p.m. 

7 — Swimming  Pool  _ 10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

10 — Annual  Meeting  —  Reports  will  be  read  promptly  at  12:30  p.m Cafeteria  Service..  .11:30-12:30  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m. 

11 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

Book  Review  Dinner - - - Nat.  Defenders'  Room  ....  5:30  p.m. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "Breakfast  with  the  Niko  Lides,"  by  Rumer  Godden. 

Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid — Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips,  Instructor..... _ _ Room  209 7  p.m. 

Course  of  10  lessons  twice  weekly,  Monday  and  Thursday  evenings. 

12 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding  _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding _ Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

13 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mmc.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 H  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool _ - - - 5-9  p.m. 

14 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

16 — Red  Cross  Class  in  First  Aid — Miss  Mary  Rixford,  Instructor Room  209 10  a.m. 

Course  of  10  lessons  on  Monday  and  Wednesday  mornings. 

17 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m. 

19 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  _ Lounge  7:30  p.m. 

Song  Recital:  Evelyn  Carvello.  coloratura  soprano.  Presented  by  Alvina  Heuer  Willson. 

20 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

"Wings  to  Your  Speech"  —  Miss  Emilie  Lancel 

Course  of  6  lessons:  Members,  $5.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50.  Friday  Mornings Chinese  Room. .11:15  to  12:15  p.m. 

Course  of  6  lessons:  Members,  $5.00;  Non-Members,  $7.50.  Friday  Evenings Chinese  Room 5:15  to  6:15  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Card  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.m. 

21 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.m. 

24 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Board  Room 1:30  p.m. 

25 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  Moya  del  Pino,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

26 — French  Round  Table  —  Mite.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

27 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

"Wings  to  Your  Speech"  — MiVs  Emilie  Lancel ^Chinese  Room... .11:15  to  12:15  p.m. 

/  Chinese  Room 5:15  to  6:15  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Card  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.m. 

28 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

31 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m. 


APRIL  —  1942 

2 — Needlework  (k  ild  Room  214 10  a.m.-4  p.m 

French  Round  Tahle  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

3 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m, 

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Wings  to  -^our  Speech   -Miss  Emdie  Lancel j  Chinese  Room 5:15  to  6:15  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Card  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p 

4 — Swimming  Pool  - 10  a.m.-2  p.m 

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March,  1942 


Number  2 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

The  Ten  Big  Jobs  Ahead  for  the  Women  of  America. 

As  outlined  by  Lew  Richardson 9 

Conservation  and  War  —  By  Marie  L.  Darrach _ 10 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar  2 

.\nnouncements  _ 4-5 

Editorial  7 

Poetrj-  Page _ 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading  13 


Pay 

Your  dues 
promptly! 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  WO.MEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   K.\THARINE    DO.N'OHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S    KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  ELGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer MISS  EMMA  NOOXAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA   J.   DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.   HAZEL  PEDLAR   F.AULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.   Allen  Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alv«  Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Bentlcy  Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjomslrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  L.  Cadwalader  Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  Selah  Chamberlain  Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Mis.s  Lotus  Coombs  Nliss  Marion  W.  Lcale 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale  Mi.ss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  .Mrs.  Warren  OIncy.  Jr. 

.Mrs.   John  M.   Eshleman  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Walter 


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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MARCH,  1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  ANNUAL  MEETING:  We  expect  a  large  attendance 
this  year,  as  we  know  our  members  are  anxious  to 

hear  of  future  plans  for  the  National  League,  as  well  as 
past  achievements.  The  Annual  Meeting  offers  an  oppor- 
tunity to  the  membership  to  get  a  real  picture  of  the  place 
the  National  League  fills  in  this  war-time  emergency  and 
the  reports  we  feel  sure,  will  spur  each  and  everyone 
to  greater  effort  to  do  her  part  as  a  member  of  the  League 
in  our  ever-widening  program  of  Volunteer  Service. 

The  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  noon  hour.  Cafeteria 
service.  Luncheon  hour  from  11:30  to  12:30.  Reports 
promptly  at  12:30  p.  m. 

•  BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR:  We  wish  to  ex- 
press our  sincere  appreciation  to  the  members  who 

contributed  so  generously  to  our  Tenth  Annual  Book 
Mart  and  Rag  Fair.  A  goodly  number  of  unusual  books 
were  collected  and  the  "White  Elephant"  department 
offered  a  variety  of  bargains  that  were  quickly  snapped 
up.  The  Lower  Main  Floor  proved  adequate  to  our  needs 
and  the  freshly-decorated  rooms  added  a  gay  note  to  this 
always  colorful  event.  Miss  ('atherine  Allen.  Chairman. 

•  NEW  MEMBERSHIPS :     The  beginning  of  the  fiscal 
year  is  the  time  to  think  of  new  memberships  in  the 

National  League.  We  hope  members  will  suggest  to  friends 
who  they  feel  would  enjoy  affiliation  with  our  group  that 
they  join  at  this  time.  Our  watchword,  "service."  should 
appeal  to  the  type  of  woman  who  is  anxious  to  take  her 
part  in  the  vital  struggle  that  lies  ahead. 

"k  DUES:  Members  are  urged  to  send  checks  for  their 
dues  as  promptly  as  possible.  This  will  obviate  the 
expense  of  second  notices,  as  well  as  clear  the  way  for  the 
ever-increasing  responsibilities  which  the  National  League 
is  assuming  in  the  present  war-time  emergency. 

•  CONTRACT  BRIDGE:     With  war  work  taking  most 
of  our  time,  some  form  of  relaxation  is  necessary. 

We  recommend  Contract  Bridge.  Progressive  tournaments, 
preceded  by  a  short  talk  on  Culbertson.  are  held  each 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  1 :30  in  the  Chinese  Room  and  each 
Friday  evening  at  7:30  in  the  Chinese  Room.  Prizes.  Fee, 
twenty-five  cents. 

•  THE  COMMUNITY  CHEST  has  issued  instructions 
on  how   to  organize  Block  Neighbor  Clubs  for  De- 
fense. These  are  posted  in  the  Clubhouse  for  members' 
convenience. 


•  ELECTION  OF  OFFICERS:     At  its  meeting  held  on 
Monday.  February  16th.  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service  elected  the  follow- 
ing officers  to  serve  for  the  fiscal  year  1942-1943. 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe President 

Mrs.  Marcus  S.  Koshland First  Vice-President 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell Second  Vice-President 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore Third  Vice-President 

Miss  Emma  Noonan Treasurer 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale Recording  Secretary 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner Corresponding  Secretary 

•  MEDICAL  EXAMINATIONS:     As  keeping  fit  is  of 
vital   importance  in   National   Defense,   the  staff  of 

doctors  who  generously  give  their  time  each  Fall  to  carry 
out  our  medical  examination  program  have  agreed  to 
hold  these  examinations  again  for  members  in  April.  The 
fee  is  $10.00,  and  the  examination  will  be  over  a  period 
of  two  weeks  in  April,  starting  April  13th,  and  continuing 
through  April  26th.  The  hours  are  4:00  to  6:00  p.  m.  and 
7:00  to  9:00  p.  m..  each  week  day,  with  the  exception  of 
Saturday.  An  application  for  registration  will  be  found 
on  page  5  of  this  issue  of  the  Magazine.  \^  e  request  that 
members  send  their  applications  in  as  quickly  as  possible 
as  the  program  cannot  be  carried  through  unless  at  least 
twenty-five  persons  register.  The  Health  Examinations 
regularly  held  by  the  League  assume  a  new  value  this 
year. 

•k  QUESTIONNAIRES:  Again  we  urge  each  member 
to  fill  out  the  questionnaire  of  the  National  League. 
A  filing  system  is  being  installed  which  quickly  classifies 
each  member's  qualifications,  so  that  when  a  call  for 
service  comes  to  us  we  shall  be  in  a  position  to  fill  it  at 
almost  a  moment's  notice.  We  have  done  our  part  to 
facilitate  the  placement  of  service  and  we  sincerely  hope 
that  each  and  every  member  will  cooperate  by  immedi- 
ately sending  in  her  completed  questionnaire. 

k     RED  CROSS  —  For  those  who  have  been  a  part  of 
the   National   League   Lhiits  of   Red   Cross   work  in 
Rooms  208  and  209.  current  information  will  be  posted 
regularly  on  the  doors  of  these  two  rooms. 

•  GUEST  CARDS:     A  reminder  that  the  one-dollar 
guest  card  privilege  is  still  in  effect.  When  sending  in 

check  for  dues  an  additional  dollar  added  to  this  amount 
will  give  the  privilege  of  an  unlimited  number  of  guest 
cards  for  the  entire  vear. 


4 


MARCH,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  nOOK  J{t:\  lEW   DI.NNEK:  India,  lliis  month.  March. 
I  Cliina.  last  month  i.  is  tlie  l>ack°;round  of  the  novel 

selected  by  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  for  review.  India  has  a 
vital  meaning  for  China  and  for  America,  today:  just  as 
the  visit  in  February  of  Generalissimo  Chiang  Kai-Shek 
to  the  capital  of  India  is  one  of  the  most  significant  in  the 
history  of  the  world.  RL'MER  GODDEN.  remembered  as 
the  author  of  "Black  Narcissus."  penetrates  the  mysterious 
hidden  life  of  India,  and  reveals  it  in  a  story  of  tense 
mounting  excitement,  a  story  shimmering  with  the  sensi- 
tive i)eauty.  and  the  elusive  wit  of  her  prose,  in  the  novel 
with  the  odd  name:  "Breakfast  with  the  Niko  Lides."  The 
dinner  will  be  on  the  evening  of  the  second  Wednesday. 
March  11th.  at  5:30  o'clock,  in  the  National  Defenders" 
Room. 

•  RED  CROSS  CLASSES  —  Nutrition:  Mrs.  Charlotte 
Sloan,  instructor,  every  Monday  morning  10  to  12, 

and  everv  Thursdav  afternoon  2  to  4.  in  Room  209.  The 
course  of  ten  lessons  started  on  February  27.  but  the  first 
lesson  may  be  made  up.  and  members  who  have  not 
registered  may  come  in  to  the  second  lesson. 

Evening  First  Aid  Class  will  start  on  Wednesday. 
March  11,  at  7:00  p.  m.  Miss  Esther  Phillips,  instructor. 
This  group  will  meet  on  Monday  and  Thursday  evenings 
each  week  for  five  consecutive  weeks.  Members  are  asked 
to  please  register  in  advance  before  March  1 1. 

Day  First  Aid  Class  will  immediately  follow  upon 
completion  of  our  present  class,  the  closing  date  of  which 
is  March  12.  Members  interested  should  register  imme- 
diately. The  new  class  will  meet  twice  a  week  on  Mondays 
and  Wednesdays.  10-12,  first  meeting  on  March  16.  Miss 
Mary  Rixford.  instructor. 

•  INTHELE.AGUESHOP:     Identification  necklace— 
a  lucite  chain  or  leather  strip — to  order  with  name, 

address  and  telephone  number. 


•  THLKSUA^    ENEMNG  FROGHA.MS:     Mr.-.  A.  P. 
Black.  (Chairman,  announces  that  these  programs  will 

be  held  every  other  Thursday  evening  starting  in  March 
and  until  further  notice.  The  programs  will  start  at  7:30 
p.  m.  as  with  summer  months  approaching  and  now  that 
daylight  saving  is  in  effect  this  earlier  hour  will  enable 
the  audience  to  reach  home  before  a  l)lackout  may  occur. 
The  first  program  to  be  held  on  March  5.  will  be  two  films 
of  sound  motion  pictures  in  color  of  Glacier  National 
Park  presented  by  Great  Northern  Railway.  On  March  19, 
a  song  recital.  Evelyn  Corvello.  Coloratura  Soprano,  pre- 
sented by  Alvina  Heuer  Willson. 

•  WINGS  TO  YOUR  SPEECH  —  The  Six  Talks  to  be 
given  by  Emilie  Lancel  at  the  Women's  City  Club 

from  March  20  -  April  24  are  a  condensed  analysis  of 
speech  functioning  on  which  Miss  Lancel  is  an  authority. 

Miss  Lancel's  career  began  at  the  age  of  four  when  a 
tiny  mite  with  snapping  eyes  recited  "Les  Fables  de  I^ 
Fontaine,"  to  marveling  friends  in  the  salon  of  her  grand- 
mother. Mme.  Lancel.  At  nineteen.  Miss  Lancel  made  her 
debut  as  a  reader,  and  at  twenty-three  her  operatic  deb^t 
under  the  baton  of  Paul  Steindorf . 

Years  in  opera  and  concert  have  matured  an  art  of  in- 
terpretation and  developed  a  comprehensive  grasp  of  voice 
problems  which  qualify  Miss  Lancel  to  speak  on  her  sub- 
ject. "Wing  to  your  Speech."'  Fee,  six  lessons:  Members, 
S5.00;  Non-Members.  $7.50. 

•  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT:     Catering  avail- 
able from  your  Club  for  your  Easter  parties  at  home: 

Molded  Salads 

Hors  d'Oeuvres 

Special  Tea  Sandwiches 

Easter  Pastries 

Coffee  Cakes  — •  Scones  —  Rolls 

•  KNITTING  BASKET:  In  two  days  you  can  knit  a 
jacket  of  rickrak  braid  to  wear  with  summer  dresses. 

The  cost  is  nominal  —  the  colors  bright  and  gav. 


HEALTH  EXAMINATION  BLANK 

I  enclose  herewith  check  for  $10.00  to  cover  the  expense  of  the  Health  Examination  beginning; 
April  13th,  1942,  and  continuing  two  weeks.  Further  information  as  to  tests,  hour  of  appointment, 
may  be  sent  to  the  following  address: 

J^ame _ 

Address 

Telephone   T^umber 

I  prefer  an  afternoon  Q  evening  □  appointment. 

•  Checks  to  be  made  payable  to  the  Women's  City  Club,    San    Francisco,    and    addressed   to    Executive    Secretary's 
Office,  Women's  City  Club,  46?  Post  Street. 

•  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen.  Chairman.  Assisted  by  Dr.   Alice  Bcpler,   Dr.   Alma   Pennington,  and   Dr.   Florence   Fouch. 

Mail  this  Application  to  Wo.mens  City  Club,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Promise  of  Easter  —  The  Hamrnon  Gallery  in  the  Clubhouse 


EDITORIAL 


*  Modern  methods  of  obtaining  by  force  what  con- 
ferences fail  to  provide  brings  about  necessary  prep- 
arations for  the  safety  of  innocent  as  weU  as  of  guilty. 
To  a  President  and  a  Board  such  as  ours  comes  then  this 
>ear  peculiar  cares  from  which  many  would  turn  away. 
At  no  time  in  our  history  have  we  asked  our  officers  to 
assume  greater  responsibility :  at  no  time  have  we  im- 
posed upon  a  President  more  self-sacrifice  than  in  this 
era  of  uncertaint\ .  ^  e  owe  to  Miss  Donohoe  and  her  loyal 
Board  of  Directors  our  solemn  thanks  for  their  unselfish 
leadership  as  they  guide  us  bravely  into  a  year  of  un- 
precedented service  in  a  building  devoted  to  the  cause  for 
which  the  National  League  for  \^  Oman's  Service  was 
founded  a  quarter  of  a  centur)  ago. 

*  The  Annual  Meeting  which  alternates  as  to  time — 
noon  and  evening — falls  this  year  into  the  day  hour. 

No  hlack-outs  need  interfere  with  attendance.  The  record 
of  the  past  year  is  an  interesting  one  and  reports  of  it  will 
lie  stimulating.  The  pledges  for  future  service  are  a  chal- 
lenge to  our  organization,  which  is  strong  only  as  its 
members  are  loyal  and  cooperative.  We  have  quoted  be- 
fore and  we  do  so  again  one  of  these  members  who  said 
■'I  make  it  a  practice  to  go  to  all  annual  meetings  of  or- 
ganizations to  which  I  belong.  I  feel  it  is  valuable  to  me 
to  learn  what  others  are  doing  in  my  name  and  I  feel  it  is 
fair  to  them  to  learn  of  their  achievements.  By  my  pres- 
ence I  thank  my  fellow  members  for  their  committee 
.service."  We  hope  that  March  twentieth  will  find  us  all 
present  together  in  the  cafeteria  at  the  noon  hour,  to  listen 
to  the  year's  history  of  Volunteer  Service  in  the  National 
League. 

"k     \a  a  new  fiscal  year  opens  and  we  "take  stock."  the 

National  League  for  Woman's  Service  finds  among 

its  assets  the  earned   reputation   for  united  group  cfTort 


quietly  and  unselfishly  put  forth.  Those  members  who 
have  trained  in  the  various  courses  at  the  Clubhouse  are 
the  richer  for  their  knowledge  and  are  prepared  for  the 
emergencies  which  may  find  others  disquieted.  Those  who 
have  served  in  tlie  National  Defenders'  Club  have  learned 
the  technique  of  operating  a  room  for  men  who  come  not 
for  entertainment  but  for  the  privilege  in  their  "leave" 
hours  of  doing  as  they  please  when  they  please  without 
orders  from  commanding  officer.  Those  who  have  served 
"evacuees"'  have  been  taught  the  lesson  of  "first  things 
first"  as  they  mingled  with  women  and  children  grateful 
for  the  warm  hospitality  which  the  Clubhouse  afforded, 
hospitality  all  the  more  potent  in  contrast  to  the  scenes  left 
behind  and  the  later  voyage  across  a  Pacific  turbulent  with 
war  dangers.  Those  members  who  have  maintained  the 
steady  course  of  volunteer  service  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  Women's  City  Club  and  in  the  various  ac- 
tivities of  the  League  itself  have  to  their  credit  the  training 
wliich  equips  them  for  united  effort. 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  is  rich  in- 
deed in  its  membership ! 

•k  The  service  of  a  building  as  a  possible  shelter  is  the 
privilege  of  the  Women's  City  (]lub.  There  are  still 
some  few  plans  unfulfilled  for  the  convenience  and  safety 
of  those  who  may  be  "caught"  at  "465''  but  the  foresight 
of  our  President  and  the  cooperation  of  our  Board  of 
Directors  and  staff  and  members  have  already  put  the 
(Clubhouse  into  condition  for  possible  emergency.  Hours 
of  conference  with  Air  Raid  Wardens.  Police  and  Fire 
officials  keep  the  club  informed  of  the  latest  forms  of 
preparedness,  and  members  who  come  to  the  Club  for 
group  gatherings  may  know  that  everything  possible  is 
being  done  for  their  safe  keeping.  Preparedness  does  not 
bring  about  disaster;  rather  does  it  teach  us  to  meet  it 
\\ith  calm  and  courage. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MARCH.  1942 


ANNUAL   MEETING 


OF   THE 


NATIONAL  LEAGUE   FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

OF   CALIFORNIA 

WILL   BE   HELD   AT  465    POST  STREET 

TUESDAY,    MARCH    10 
LUNCH — CAFETERIA,    11:30  TO   12:30  O'CLOCK 

REPORTS   PROMPTLY   12:30   O'CLOCK 

• 

MEMBERS    ARE    URGED    TO    ATTEND 


THE  TEi\  Dili  JOBS  1HE4D 
FOR  THE  W«ME.\  OF  mUU 

As  outlined  by  Lou  Richardson. 
Director  of  Group  Activities  of  Civilian  Defense. 


if  \\  oman"s  work  in  this  war  is  a  matter  of  steadfast, 
continued  cooperation  in  those  fields  for  which  we  are 
best  suited.  \\  hether  our  contribution  is  dramatic  and 
spectacular,  or  whether  it  is  quiet  and  unobtrusive,  does 
not  add  or  detract  one  iota  from  its  importance. 

That  each  of  us  may  assume  our  share  intelligently,  the 
major  jobs  for  the  women  of  America  have  been  sum- 
marized. Some  of  them,  you  of  the  National  League  for 
\^  Oman's  Service  have  alreadv  assumed  as  an  organiza- 
tion —  an  organization  through  which  you  have  proved 
with  pride  the  value  of  cooperative  volunteer  service  both 
in  peace  and  war. 

If.  individually,  you  have  not  already  found  your  niche 
in  the  cooperative  effort  which  we  women  must  put  for- 
ward to  help  win  this  war.  you  are  urged  to  take  imme- 
diate steps  in  the  direction  which  your  skills  and  abilities 
best  fit  you. 

1.  Enlist  as  individuals  in  the  local  volunteer  offices 
of  Civilian  Defense:  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  as  this  article 
goes  to  press,  enrollment  will  be  nearly  completed.  Reg- 
istration is  necessary  in  order  that  when  disaster  comes 
each  person  can  be  quickly  assigned  a  place.  If  you  have 
not  enlisted,  do  so  at  once.  For  your  convenience,  there  is 
a  Civilian  Defense  registration  desk  in  the  lobby  of  your 
Clubhouse.  Dont  lie  discouraged  if  you  find  few  skills 
listed  on  the  enrollment  blank  for  which  you  are  fitted. 
.\fter  registration  you  will  be  called  for  an  interview  at 
which  vour  best  capabilities  will  be  discussed  and  put  to 
work. 

2.  See  to  it  that  every  man.  woman  and  child  in  this 
country  has.  and  eats  the  ri^ht  food:  Every  woman  must 
begin  at  home  with  her  own  family  to  put  into  practice 
the  principles  of  good  nutrition.  This  means  a  serious 
study  of  nutrition  and  of  the  changing  of  many  habits  of 
food  selection  and  pre[)aration.  Read  and  study  the  nutri- 
tion articles  in  the  women's  magazines.  Join  a  defense 
class  in  nutrition.  Then,  armed  with  the  newer  knowledge 
of  nutrition,  spread  the  gospel  to  other  women.  Organized 
effort  must  be  made  to  get  the  benefits  of  the  science  of 
nutrition  extended  to  public  eating  places.  The  school 
lunch  project  is  a  good  start  in  this  direction.  It  is  also 
of  immense  importance  that  women  should  cooperate  with 
local  and  national  agencies  to  see  that  people  everywhere 


have  enough  to  eat.  And  finall).  we  must  be  prepared  to 
meet  the  problems  of  emergency  feeding. 

3.  Begin  now  to  build  a  new  America  through  the 
children:  The  first  step  is  to  give  every  child  in  this 
country  a  feeling  of  security.  Remember  that  many  factors 
enter  into  "security."  No  child  is  "secure"  who  suffers 
from  a  lack  of  adequate  housing,  food,  clothing  or  recrea- 
tion. Beginning  with  our  own  children  and  the  children  of 
the  neighborhood,  we  must  work  to  understand  the  prob- 
lems of  all  children.  It  is  but  a  step  from  family  and 
neighborhood  to  work  with  the  recognized  agencies  for 
child  welfare.  All  women  must  extend  their  interest  and 
help  to  every  child  everywhere. 

4.  Be  prepared  to  take  care  of  the  sick  and  the  aged 
in  order  to  release  nurses  to  care  for  uar  casualties:  The 
professional  way  to  perform  any  task  is  the  easiest  way. 
If  you  know  how  to  turn  a  patient  in  bed  as  a  trained 
nurse  does,  if  you  can  give  a  proper  bed  bath,  you  will 
not  only  make  vour  patient  more  comfortable  but  you  will 
conserve  your  own  strength.  Defense  agencies  are  pre- 
pared to  train  those  who  wish  In  learn  professional  home 
nursing. 

We  women  must  also  work  with  public  health  agencies 
for  better  health  and  sanitation.  And  further  we  must  see 
to  it  that  each  of  us.  as  individuals,  keeps  fit. 

5.  Make  a  determined  drive  to  prevent  accidents  in 
home  and  on  highways:  Because  people  are  confused 
and  jittery,  now.  more  than  ever,  there  will  be  accidents. 
And  now.  less  than  ever,  can  we  afford  them.  See  that 
your  household  e(|uipment  is  not  hazardous.  Drive  care- 
fully. Keep  your  head.  Train  your  children  to  keep  theirs. 
Don't  take  chances. 

6.  Save!  Save!  Save!  Salvage  everything  that  can  be 
used.  If  you  have  no  use  for  a  thing,  give  it  to  a  relief 
organization.  Don't  store  unused  articles  in  closets  and 
attics,  thereby  increasing  the  fire  hazard  in  case  of 
disaster.  .And  when  it  comes  to  buving.  be  an  intelligent 
consumer.  Learn  everything  you  can  about  substitute  ma- 
terials. The  women's  magazines  and  many  women's  or- 
ganizations are  studying  consumer  problems.  Keep  up 
with  them. 

7.  I.eurn  a  new  skill:  I'rimariK  this  should  be  a 
skill  which  contributes  to  defense  (Continued  on  page  14 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MARCH.  1942 


MD  WIR 


By  Marie  L.  Darrach 


if  Of  all  human  activities,  warfare  is  the  most  wasteful 
of  materials  snatched  from  the  earth,  as  well  as  the 
most  wasteful  of  lives 

So  war  conservation  becomes  a  matter  of  saving  ones 
country 

Conservation  and  war  seldom  go  together,  ^'ar  destroys 
men  and  material  thrown  into  battle ;  it  also  ruins  the 
lands  and  forests  and  destroys  the  livelihood  of  people 
dependent  upon  them.  And  to  counteract  this  devastation, 
our  efforts  for  conservation  and  restoration  must  be  syn- 
chronized with  the  destruction  caused  by  war.  We  can"i 
forget  it  for  a  moment.  It  is  part  of  our  defense. 

Conservation  Week.  March  7th  to  14th,  comes  this  year 
with  the  world  at  total  war.  And  the  word  conservation 
has  a  connotation  more  crystal  clear  to  the  people  of  the 
nation  than  ever  before.  Hitherto,  defining  conservation 
as  the  wise  use  of  our  natural  resources  has  been  unsat- 
isfactory, inasmuch  as  no  responsibility  for  maintaining 
the  supply  was  stated  or  implied.  And  clarification  of  this 
definition  was  usually  necessary,  since  various  groups 
were  constantly  clouding  the  issue  by  disagreeing  as  to 
just  what  was  meant  by  a  wise  use  of  our  natural  re- 
sources. To  the  academic  conservationist  it  meant  one 
thing,  to  the  sportsman  another;  the  forester  failed  to 
see  eye  to  eye  with  the  lumberman:  and  the  ideas  of  the 
expert  agriculturist  differed  from  those  of  the  farmer.  As 
a  result  the  public,  upon  which  an  all-out  program  for 
conservation  depends  for  complete  success,  remained  with 
only  a  hazy  understanding  of  what  its  responsibility  was 
in  the  matter  of  conserving  our  natural  resources  for 
future  generations. 

But  this  year  conservation  means  something  very  tangi- 
ble to  nearly  every  man.  woman  and  child  in  the  country. 
Saving  for  war  essentials  has  a  more  universal  appeal 
than  conserving  for  posterity.  To  use  wisely  and  to  save, 
that  America  may  have  what  it  needs  to  ward  off  destruc- 
tion, provokes  no  argument  and  needs  no  interpretation 
by  representatives  of  different  schools  of  thought.  It  pre- 
sents an  obligation  that  has  been  accepted  by  every  loyal 


citizen  of  the  United  States.  The  discipline  of  conserving 
automobile  tires  has  done  much  to  clear  the  public  mind 
as  to  individual  responsibility  in  connection  with  natural 
resources,  and  as  time  goes  on  there  will  be  other  lessons 
to  emphasize  this  obligation  of  each  one  of  us  to  support 
a  program  of  planned  conservation. 

Much  of  the  freedom  for  which  we  are  now  fighting 
stems  from  the  possession  of  great  natural  wealth,  and 
keeping  these  resources  intact  will  give  strength  and 
stamina  to  a  nation  at  war.  From  soil  comes  food  and 
from  food  comes  strength,  so  doing  our  utmost  to  conserve 
the  soil,  becomes,  at  the  moment,  the  paramount  duty  of 
every  American  whether  or  not  he  be  an  agriculturist. 
And  just  what  each  one  can  do  in  the  various  fields  of 
conservation  endeavor,  to  contribute  his  quota  to  the  total 
strength  of  a  nation  at  war  will  be  demonstrated  during 
the  eighth  annual  observance  of  Conservation  Week,  which 
this  year  will  also  serve  to  concentrate  attention  on  plans 
for  a  year-round  program  in  preparation  for  peace-time 
rehabilitation. 

Women  in  particular  have  become  alert  to  a  recreative 
philosophy.  As  natural  reconstructionists.  they  are  inter- 
ested in  the  restoration  of  renewable  resources  and  are 
beginning  to  plan  and  work  now  in  anticipation  of  the 
world-wide  socio-economic  leadership  this  nation  will 
assume. 

Both  individually,  and  in  organized  groups,  thev  have 
been  gravely  concerned  for  years  with  the  solution  of 
serious  social  problems  which  have  threatened  to  sap  our 
national  strength.  A  situation  demanding  a  greater  under- 
standing of  our  forest  resources  in  relation  to  the  popula- 
tion has  been  created  in  depleted  forest  areas,  where  the 
resources  to  sustain  the  population  have  been  gradually 
shrinking.  These  rural  slums  have  furnished  a  real  chal- 
lenge to  conservation-conscious  women  who  foresee  that 
the  social  problem  already  existing  will  be  intensified  by 
the  certainty  of  further  depletion  of  the  forests  to  meet 
the  needs  of  war. 

War  increases  most  peace-time  uses  of  wood,  in  addition 
to  developing  many  specific  military  and  naval  uses. 
Buildings  for  a  division  of  approximately  17.000  men 
occupy  one  square  mile.  And  for  each  enlisted  man. 
housed  in  barracks,  fifteen  hundred  feet  of  lumber  is 
required,  according  to  the  National  Lumber  Manufactur- 
ers" Association.  The  whole  program  will  call  for  four 
and  one-half  billion  feet  of  lumber.  Forests  also  produce 
wood  for  many  war  essentials,  such  as  cantonments,  de- 
fense housing,  factories,  pontoon  bridges,  gunstocks.  ships, 
and  docks,  and  special  types  of  wood  are  needed  for  air- 
planes, high  explosives,  and  as  charcoal  for  gas  masks. 
It  is  obvious  that  something  should  be  done  to  forestall 
the  results  of  this  enormous  drain  on  our  forests  during 
these  years  when  meeting  and  defeating  the  enemy  is 
essential  to  our  future  existence.  And  replenishing  our 
forests  for  the  future  would  seem  like  a  suitable  con- 
servation job  for  women  who  are  asking  —  "What  can 


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MARCH,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


I  do  to  help  keep  up  the  strength  of  the  nation  besides 
providing  nutritious  food  for  my  family,  contributing  to 
the  morale  of  the  men  of  the  armed  forces,  buying  de- 
fense stamps  and  bonds,  and  supporting  the  Red  Cross? 

Participation  in  a  conservation  activity  is  the  answer 
to  this  query.  One  concrete  project,  aimed  to  restore  trees 
to  the  depleted  slopes  of  California,  has  been  inaugurated 
by  the  Lnited  States  Forest  Service,  and  alreadv  such 
organizations  as  the  Sportswomen's  Club  of  San  Francisco 
and  San  Jose,  the  (-alifoniia  Federation  of  Women's 
(^lubs  and  the  McCloud  (Cal.i  \S'omen"s  Club  have  sub- 
scribed for  the  planting  of  over  one  hundred  thousand 
pine  seedlings.  Regional  Forester  S.  B.  Show  says:  "'When 
this  lumber  is  harvested  it  will  produce  415  six-room 
houses.  These  Penny  Pine  Plantations,  costing  a  penny  a 
tree,  will  meet  an  immediate  conservation  need  by  re- 
habilitating forest  areas,  denuded  by  fires,  disease  and 
insect  depredations,  which  will  again  provide  scenic 
beauty,  a  habitat  for  wild  life,  and  a  retreat  for  recrea- 
tion, as  well  as  counteracting  the  drain  on  lumlier  re- 
sources caused  by  the  demands  of  war.  A  twenty-acre 
project  —  the  minimum  area  which  may  be  sponsored  by 
an  organization  approximates  ten  city  blocks,  contains 
nine  thousand  trees  and  takes  nine  thousand  pennies  to 
plant  it. 

We  have  grown  accustomed  to  considering  the  billions 
of  dollars  which  are  being  put  into  armament  for  the 
.Army  and  Navy;  and  are  familiar  with  the  staggering 
production  goals  along  agricultural   lines  for   1942:   but 


we  have  heard  less  about  the  scope  and  importance  of 
Conservation  objectives,  not  only  for  1942  and  the  dura- 
tion of  the  war.  but  to  provide  for  the  social  and  economic 
welfare  of  future  generations  which  are  no  less  impres- 
sive. And  equally  as  vital  to  National  Defense. 

Conservation  like  Charity  begins  at  home.  And  while  it 
is  important  for  us  to  co-operate  with  government  agencies 
in  these  larger  programs,  it  is  also  essential  that  each 
woman  initiate  some  activity  of  her  own.  Those  who  live 
in  the  country  seem  to  have  more  opportunities  for  con- 
servation effort  —  but  in  the  cities  there  is  also  much  to 
be  done.  The  obligation  of  the  city  dweller  is  to  help  in 
conserving  human  resources  by  helping  to  build  health, 
develop  physical  fitness  and  increase  social  well  being, 
and  also  to  carry  forward  the  Conservation  movement  by 
assisting  in  the  enforcement  of  protective  regulations  for 
parks,  beaches  and  playgrounds:  planting  trees,  flowers 
and  shrubs:  feeding  the  birds:  studying  conservation  and 
informing  others  :  supplementing  the  splendid  work  of  the 
teachers  in  the  primary  and  secondary  schools  by  dis- 
cussing conservation  with  the  children ;  aiding  in  the 
observance  of  .Arbor  Day.  Bird  Dav  and  similar  occasions 
for  emphasizing  the  objectives  of  Conservation:  partici- 
pating in  at  least  one  program  during  Conservation  Week: 
and  becoming  a  subscriber  to  the  work  of  the  California 
('onservation  Council  under  whose  auspices  (Conservation 
Week  is  held,  and  attending  the  annual  (Conservation 
Conference  directed  each  year  by  its  President.  Miss 
Pearl  Chase. 


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J   ffnwiwH.  ir, 

^n|H 

From  "Anthology  for  Ancestors^'' 
XV 

Page  Brown  was  enamored  of  Sevilla"s 

Giralda  Tower:  The  Loo  Clioo  brought  him  around 

the  Horn  to  San  Francisco  and  later  when 

opportunity  came  to  him  he  modeled  the 

ferry  clock  tower  after  the  Giralda 

bringing  old  Spain 

to  the  bayshore  again 

Deluded  by  the  seeming  permanence 

of  granite  he  had  chiseled  on  his  gravestone  the 

epitaph  of  Sir  Christopher  Wren 

which  was  in  St.  Paul's  "Wouldst  thou 

behold  his  monument?  Look  about  thee!" 

What  of  Seville  now  and  the  scatterings 

of  London  and  St.  Paul's  and  Page  Brown's  bones? 

But  still  stands  here  our  Ferry  Tower 
stalk-stiff  as  unopened  strawflower 
grown  from  a  bird-dropped  seed 
off  migratory  feathers  shed 

— Virginia  Russ. 


poEm  mi 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 

Spring  Landscape 

The  rasp  of  freckled  leaf 
Across  the  harsh 
Rough  green  of  reedy  leaf. 
The  stippled  marsh. 
\^1iere  lie  the  underwater 
Things  that  quiver: 
Now  speckled  sun.  and  clear 
Bright  river 

Slipping  across  the  mottled 
Stones  and  sand. 
Where  thrushes  silver-throttled 
Hymn  the  land  — 
And  underneath  the  amber- 
Dappled  wing 

The  skyward-tipping  wind  .  .  . 
And  March  is  Spring! 

— Dora  Hagemeyer. 
Never  Hurt  the  Proud 

Never  hurt  the  proud 
Lest  the  wound  stay 
Long  ages  through 
Like  a  mark  in  clay 
Till  the  soul  is  old. 
Till  the  clay  is  stone. 
And  till  love  is  gone. 

Speak  against  the  wind. 
Or  on  humble  sand 
Write  the  cruel  word : 
Waves  will  understand. 
Swiftly  they  will  come 
To  wash  the  spirit  clean 
Of  mad  thought  and  mean. 

Never  hurt  the  proud, 
For  not  every  pride 
Is  so  firm  in  power 
That  it  can  deride 
Even  its  own  wound. 
Oh.  let  love  alone 
Be  graven  on  the  stone. 

— Marguerite  Wilkinson. 


ViRCiiMA  Russ  (Mrs.  August  Youngreen).  jiirmerly  of  Berkeley  and  San  Francisco,  now  lives  in  Lucerne.  Lake  County.  She  is  an  inter- 
preter of  ballet  dances  and  has  originated  Western  dances.  She  is  the  great-granddaughter  oj  Immanuel  Charles  Christian  Russ.  uho 
came  to  Calijornia  in  1847  and  ivho  founded  the  Russ  House.  The  above  poem  is  from  her  book.  "Salt  and  Seeds.''  recently  published  by 
the  Zenith  Press  of  San  Leandro. 

Dora  Hagemever  (Mrs.  Hard  Comstock)  came  to  California  from  New  Zealand,  icilh  her  parents,  in  1915.  She  lived  in  Berkeley  for  a 
few  years,  but  since  1924  has  resided  in  Carmet.  Six  volumes  of  her  poems  have  been  published,  one  in  AVic  Zealand.  She  ivas  poetry 
editor  of  the  Carmel  Pine  Cone  for  several  years. 

Marguerite  (Bigelow)  Wilkinson  teas  born  in  Canada  in  1883.  and  died  in  1928.  She  began  selling  poems  and  sketches  while  slill  in 
college  (Northwestern  University),  and  after  graduation  came  to  California  and  continued  her  writing.  In  1909  she  married  James  G. 
IP ilkinson,  an  instructor  in  the  San  Diego  Stale  Normal  School.  In  1916  they  went  to  Neic  York,  Mr.  Wilkinson  becoming  principal  of 
the  Roosevelt  School  in  New  Rochelle.  For  several  years  she  served  as  leading  critic  of  poetry  for  the  Neic  York  Times.  In  1919  her  book. 
"New  Voices."  received  high  praise,  the  London  Spectator  saying:  "A  most  remarkable  book  has  been  written  by  an  .imerican.  .  .  . 
what  is  in  the  critic's  opinion  the  most  remarkable  volume  of  criticism  of  modern  poetry  and  perhaps  of  poetry  in  general  that  has  as 
yet  appeared." 


MARCH,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


The  Great  Seal  of 
The  United  States 

•ff  When  the  Thirteen  Colonies  of  Great 
Britain  declared  themselves  independ- 
ent stales,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Thomas 
Jefferson  and  John  Adams  were  appointed 
a  committee  '"to  prepare  a  devise  for  a 
great  seal  for  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica." In  60  days  the  committee  reported,  but 
the  recommenilatinns  were  not  adopted  and 
much  legislation  followed  on  it.  In  1782 
the  seal  was  adopted  which  was  satisfactory 
to  the  members  of  Congress.  However,  this 
device  was  succeeded  by  another  in  188.5 
which  is  used  today.  The  olive  branch  and 
arrows  denote  the  power  of  peace  and  war 
exclusively  vested  in  Congress,  which  body 
is  typified  by  the  eagle.  The  escutcheon  is 
borne  on  the  breast  of  the  eagle  without 
any  supporters  to  denote  that  the  United 
States  ought  to  rely  on  its  own  virtues.  The 
constellation  means  a  new  state  taking  its 
place  and  rank  among  the  others  in  the 
Union.  (Obverse)  The  pyramid  signifies 
strength  and  duration.  The  eye  over  it  and 
the  motto,  allude  to  the  many  and  single 
interpositions  of  Providence  in  favor  of  the 
American  cause.  The  date  below  is  that  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence,  1776,  and 
the  words  under  it  signify  the  beginning 
of  the  new  American  era  which  commences 
from  that  date.  (Reverse) 

The  great  Seal  is  in  the  custody  of  the 
Secretary  of  State,  by  whose  authority  it  is 
impressed  upon  executive  papers. 


I\'eu:  Books 
In  the  Library 

Three  Companion  Pieces Margery  Sharp 

A  Leaf  in  the  Storm Lin  Yutang 

Storm George  Sleivarl 

Botany  Bay Nurtlhoff  and  Hall 

The  Empty   Room Charles  Morgan 

Four  Years  in  Paradise Osa  Johnson 

Tomorrow  Will  Come E.  M.  Almedigen 

Where  Stands  a  Winged  Sentry.... 

Margaret  Kennedy 

Hotel  Splendide. Luduig  Bemelmans 

Opinions  of  Oliver  .\llston  Van  W  yet;  Brooks 

Spenlove  in  Arcady William  McFee 

Destroyer. Sieve  Fisher 

The  Anchored  Heart Ida  Treat 

Genessee  Fever Carl  (farmer 

The  Charles Arthur  Bernon  Tourtellot 

The  Doctors   Mayo Helen  Clapesultle 

Money  in  the  Bank P.  G.  W  odehouse 

Young  .\mes 9  alter  D.  Edmonds 

Is  Tomorrow  Hitler's?..//.  R.  Knickerhmker 

Total  F^pionage. Carl  Reis 

Pied  Piper A'et>i7  Shute 

London  Pride. Phyllis  Boltome 

Ivory  Mischief Arthur  Meeker,  Jr. 

Frenchman's  Creek Daphne  DuManrirr 

Northridge   Rectory Angela   ThirkrII 


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economy  by  cooking  with  a 
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lielp  you  save  time,  money 
and  vitamins.  The  need  for 
food  saving  grows  daily. 
And  housewives  today  are 
thinking  in  terms  of  cutting 
costs  and  greater  efficiency 
in  the  kitchen. 

Too  much  stress  cannot 
be  placed  on  the  necessity 
of  preserving  health-giving 
vitamins  in  the  preparation 
of  vegetables  and  meats. 
Vitamins  are  saved  only  by 
efficient  cooking.  A  mod- 
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For  the  If  omen  of  America 

(Continued  from  page  9) 

and  to  the  welfare  of  others.  One  such  is 
first  aid.  If  you  are  an  earner,  consider 
what  other  skill  you  can  acquire  in  prepara- 
tion of  the  discontinuation  of  your  jnli 
tlirough  a  wartime  slowing  down  of  busi- 
ness. 

8.  Study  deeply  and  thoroughly  into  him 
a  true  democracy  junctions:  Good  govern- 
ment begins  with  the  individual  citizen  — 
and  the  citizens  must  be  informed.  As 
women,  we  must  take  a  deeper  interest  in 
local  government.  We  must  work  together 
for  the  good  of  all.  There  could  be  no  better 
time  to  organize  classes  to  study  local,  state 
and  national  government.  If  your  interest  in 
politics  is  real  but  has  been  of  the  arm 
chair  variety,  put  it  to  work  —  become 
active  in  your  community. 

9.  Adopt  en  masse  the  men  and  boys  of 
our  armed  forces:  You  of  the  National 
League  are  already  organized  for  this  pur- 
pose. In  this  war,  as  in  the  last,  your  De- 
fenders" Club  is  ''the  next  best  thing  to 
home"  in  the  mind  of  many  a  boy.  Those 
of  you  who  would  like  to  go  further  and 
invite  boys  to  your  homes  should  register 
with  the  director  of  the  Defenders"  Chili. 
And  still  another  method  of  adoption  is 
the  writing  of  frequent  friendly  letters,  gifts 
of  cigarettes  and  the  sending  of  hometown 
papers  to  the  boys  in  camp. 

10.  Build  morale  through  old-fashioned 
neighborliness  and  old-fashioned  religion: 
As  a  measure  of  safety  alone,  friendly  rela- 
tions with  your  neighbors  may  reap  rich  re- 
wards in  the  event  of  disaster.  And  let  us 
each  in  our  own  way  practice  the  virtues  of 
Faith,  Hope  and  Charity  and  turn  to  God  in 
the  earnest  searching  of  our  hearts  through 
prayer. 


Gardens  Instead  of 
Automobiles 

■^f  "His  garden  will  be  a  challenge  to  the 
man  who  finds  himself  limited  in  the 
use  of  his  automobile  this  season.  There  it 
is,  some  hundred  bushels  of  soil  which  is 
alive  and  vibrant  and  which,  when  tickled 
with  a  hoe,  will  laugh  with  harvest  of 
vitamin-loaded  vegetables,  mouth-watering 
fruit,  sweet-smelling  roses  and  armfuls  of 
annuals,  but  if  left  alone,  will  clothe  itself 
with  dandelions,  pigweed  and  purslane. 
While  growing  vegetables  or  flowers,  this 
garden  can  grow  also  serenity,  peace  of 
mind  —  even,  indeed,  a  better  understand- 
ing of  human  nature,  for  it  can  help  the 
gardener  to  know  himself."  (Horticulture, 
Vol.  XX,  No.  2,  January  15th,  1942). 

We  are  very  glad  to  quote  the  above  as 
our  Victorv  Garden  item  for  this  month. 


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Latest  News  of 
The  Blood  Bank 

tf     My  Dear  Editor: 

I  am  afraid  the  time  is  too  short  ade- 
jualely  to  prepare  a  report  for  your  coming 
lournal  hut  I  should  like  to  give  you  a  few 
ispects  which  may  be  of  interest  to  your 
eaders  and  at  the  same  time  keep  the  tre- 
nendous  life-saving  value  of  the  Blood  Bank 
)efore  the  eyes  of  your  public. 

Certainly  if  ever  there  was  a  need  for 
)lood  plasma,  that  need  was  graphically 
ihown  on  December  7th  when  seven  hun- 
Ired  and  fifty  units  of  blood  and  blood 
ilasma  were  given  in  that  one  day  alone; 
ind  within  the  next  ten  days,  one  thousand 
our  hundred  and  fifty  units  were  given  to 
)adly  wounded  armed  forces  and  civilians 
)f  Honolulu.  Within  thirty  days  after  the 
Pearl  Harbor  tragedy,  several  thousand 
seople  went  to  the  Honolulu  blood  bank 
ind  gave  their  donations.  It  was  one  of  the 
nost  striking  and  stirring  medical  experi- 
jnces  that  has  yet  been  portrayed.  This,  I 
nention,  just  to  show  what  we  have  been 
jreparing  for  here  in  San  Francisco  for  the 
ast  year,  and  it  is  with  pardonable  pride 
hat  we  also  report  evergrowing  expansion 
)f  our  own  Blood  Bank.  Last  month  alone, 
)ver  five  hundred  units  of  blood  at  a  non- 
irofit  charge  were  sent  to  hospitals  of  San 
francisco  and  the  Bay  Area. 

Donors  for  the  Red  Cross  Procurement 
"enter  have  already  gone  over  the  two 
housand  mark  in  the  relatively  few  days 
hat  we  have  been  operating.  I  am  very 
jroud  of  the  response  of  our  people  but  we 
nust  never  be  .satisfied  with  what  has  hap- 
sened  but  must  work  harder  than  ever  to 
neet  the  ever-present  threat  which  this  war 
irings  to  our  shores. 

May  I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  you 
ind  your  Committee  of  the  Women's  City 
Hub  for  the  kindly  and  untiring  assi.stance 
hat  you  have  proffered  in  the  past,  and  to 
longralulate  you  on  the  fine  work  which  has 
jeen  accomplished  at  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club. 

Yours  most  sincerely, 

JoH.N  R.  Upton,  M.  D. 

The  Nurses'  Bazaar 

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1942,  from  10  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  Nurses' 
Home,  Sacramento  and  Maple  Streets.  40 
jer  cent  of  proceeds  will  go  to  Irwin  Blood 
Bank.  There  will  be  raffled  a  $50.00  Defense 
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FAMOUS  OUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you  buy  it 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 


Edys  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Womerfs  City  Club. 


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LET  THE  CLUB  CATERING  DEPARTMENT 
PREPARE  YOUR  TEA  SANDWICHES,  HORS 
D'OEUVRES,  CAKES,  COOKIES  OR  WHAT- 
EVER YOU  MAY  NEED. 

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TeUphoni  GArfield  8400 


Red  Cross  in  War 

•^  "War  has  been  thrust  upon  us  —  a 
terrible  war.  Men  are  going  out  to  light 
for  victory  and  for  peace.  Men  are  going 
out  to  die.  They  will  march  across  the  open 
land.  They  will  go  down  the  highways  of 
the  seas  in  ships.  They  will  arch  the  sky- 
ways of  the  night,  that  liberty  may  live. 

"In  the  wake  of  war,  sorrow  and  want 
will  lay  icy  fingers  on  homes  and  hearts. 
Some  will  be  left  to  mourn,  some  to  miss  the 
supporting  arms  of  husband  or  father  or 
brother.  Sorrow  and  destruction  and  need 
are  inevitable  followers  of  war.  and  the 
labor  pains  of  the  birth  of  victory  and 
peace. 

"Now  we  are  one  nation,  one  family,  one 
brotherhood.  As  the  head  and  heart  share 
the  pain  and  feel  the  danger  from  the  limbs 
and  members  of  the  body,  so  we  are  one  in 
need,  and  one  in  protection. 

"How  can  the  oneness  be  insured,  this 
protection  be  justified,  our  duty  be  fulfilled, 
our  charities  be  all-encompassing?  Through 
the  institution  of  the  American  Red  Cross. 

"It  is  ours  —  our  own. 

"It  is  'red'  because  it  is  burning  charity. 
It  is  the  'cross'  because  it  is  the  symbol  of 
mercy. 

"Let  us  belong  to  it,  contribute  to  it,  up- 
hold it,  give  to  it  throbbing  life,  that 
through  it  we  may  in  our  charity  bring  vic- 
tory and  in  our  victory  bring  peace. 

"JOHN  J.  CANTWELL, 
"Archbishop  of  Los  Angeles." 
The  Tidings 
Jan.  30,  1942.  Los  Angeles. 


/  Do  It  Unto  Thee 

Lord  to  all  pots  and  pans  and  things. 

Since  I've  no  time  to  be 

A  saint  by  doing  lovely  things. 

Or  n'atching  late  icith  Thee, 

Or  dreaming  in   the  dawnlight, 

Or  storming  heaven's  gates. 

Make  me  a  saint  by  getting  meals 

And  tcashing  up  the  plates. 

Although  I  must  have  Martha's  hands, 

I  have  a  Mary  mind. 

And  when  I  black  the  boots  and  shoes. 

Thy  sandals.  Lord,  I  find. 

I  think  of  how  they  trod  the  earth, 

What  time  I  scrub  the  floor; 

Accept  this  meditation.  Lord. 

1  haven't  time  for  more. 

Warm  all  the  kitchen  with  Thy  love, 
.4nd  light  it  with  Thy  peace: 
Forgive  me  all  worrying 
And  make  all  grumbling  cease. 
Thou  who  didst  love  to  give  men  food 
In  room  or  by  the  sea. 
Accept  this  service  that  I  do, 
I  do  it  unto  Thee. 


MARCH,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Defense  Gardens 

B\  Dowr.i)  G.  RoHEBTS 

■if  Thi?  S|irin{;  all  of  us  who  can  should 
plant  Defense  Vegetable  Gardens.  "De- 
fense Gardens"  is  more  than  a  slogan  —  it 
is  a  duty.  Vegetables  are  easy  to  prow  and 
with  a  little  attention,  the  results  can  be 
very  pratifyinp.  Fresh  vepetables  picked 
from  your  own  garden  just  before  usin" 
are  much  more  tasty  and  more  healthful, 
and  you  can  get  healthy  exercise  making 
and  caring  for  your  garden. 

Here  are  a  few  simple  steps  to  be  taken: 

First:  Pick  the  Site.  The  vegetable  garden 

should   be   fairly   level,  but   with   adequate 

drainage.  It  should  get  plenty  of  sun  —  this 

is  important  for  good  vegetables. 

Second :  Prepare  the  Soil.  The  soil  should 
be  spaded  deep  and  raked  so  that  all  clods 
are  broken  and  the  soil  is  flocculent.  If  the 
soil  tends  to  be  hea\7  and  forms  clods, 
there  are  two  courses  that  may  be  followed. 
One  is  to  have  the  soil  analyzed  and  foUow 
the  directions  of  the  analyst.  The  other 
course  is  to  add  some  soil  conditioner  such 
as  Gypsum  to  the  soil.  This  last  course  will 
generally  help  ailing  soils.  A  good  fertilizer 
should  be  added  and  cultivated  into  the  soil 
to  give  the  plants  something  to  feed  on. 

Preparation  of  the  soil  is  very  important 
as  it  will  mean  the  difference  between 
stunted  plants  and  healthy,  thriving  ones. 
Third:  Mark  the  rows  off  evenly  in 
straight  lines  and  plant  the  seeds  as  directed 
on  the  back  of  the  seed  packets. 
The  Seeds: 

It  is  good  economy  to  buy  only  the  best 
seeds  and  other  necessities  for  your  garden 
as  it  will  pay  in  the  long  run.  Good  tools 
and  proper  tools  for  the  job  are  absolute 
necessities  for  satisfactory  results.  If  the 
seeds  are  planted  early  in  the  season  while 
the  soil  is  constantly  quite  damp  and  cold, 
it  is  good  insurance  to  treat  the  seeds  with 
one  of  the  mercury  compounds  to  prevent 
"damping  off." 

Some  varieties  of  vegetables  are  hard  to 
start  out  in  the  open  and  should  be  starteil 
under  glass  or  can  be  purchased  in  flats 
and  set  out  as  small  plants.  Your  garden 
supply  dealer  can  advise  you  best  on  this 
point. 

Vegetable  gardens  should  be  watered 
often  and  kept  free  from  weeds.  Cultivation 
produces  better  vegetables  with  less  water. 
.\  little  care  will  pay  big  dividends.  If 
snails  or  sow-bugs  attack  your  garden,  apply 
some  Pcstex,  or  if  insects  attack  spray  with 
one  of  the  new  Rotenone-Pyrethrum  sprays, 
^ou  can  replant  your  garden  as  you  need  to 
and  have  new  vegetables  constantly  grow- 
inp. 


YOU  CAN'T 

HELP 

INHALING 


YOU  CAN 
Sat  HELP  YOUR 
THROAT 


SMOKING'S  MORE  FUN  when  you're  not  worried  by  throat 
irritation  or  "smoker's  cough."  It's  natural  to  inhale,  sometimes.  All 
smokers  do.  And  inhaling  increases  the  CHANCE  of  irritation  to  your 
sensitive  nose  and  throat.  But  —  note  this  vital  difference!  Eminent 
doctors  compared  the  five  leading  cigarettes  .  .  .  and  report  that: 

THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  LEADING  BRANDS  AVERAGED 
MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  AS  IRRITANT  AS  THE  AMAZINGLY 
DIFFERENT  PHILIP  MORRIS  —  AN  IRRITANT  EFFECT  WHICH 
LASTED  MORE  THAN  FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG!* 


"Call  for 

PHILIP  MORRIS 

America's  finest  Cigarette 

Tune  In  on  Johnny  Presents  over  Stations  KQW,  SUNDAY, 
8:00  P.M.:  TUESDAY,  KPO,  8:30  P.M.  and  FRIDAY,  KQW, 
8:30  P.M. 


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Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Qty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MARCH,  1942 


Guide  to 
Shops  and 
Service 


We  teach  you  to  make  your  own 

hand-stitched  leather  gloves  or 

will  make  them  to  order. 

RUTH  TANBARA 

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The  smartest  in  Stick  Reed  or 
Rattan  Furniture  made  to  your 
order.  ...  Or  to  be  selected  from 
a  complete  selection. 

ART  RATTAN  WORKS 

422  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco 
East  I2th  St.  &  24th  Ave.,  Oakland 


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RADIO  AND  ELECTRIC  CO. 

Kcidio  Sales  and  Repairs 

Locksmiths 

664  Post  Street     TUxedo  1600 


Anna  Klumpke 

•^  Within  the  month  San  Francisco  has 
lost  a  talented  citizen  in  the  death  of 
Miss  Anna  Klumpke.  The  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  did  honor  to  this  dis- 
tinguished artist  during  her  lifetime  and  the 
Women'sCity  Club  Magazine  proudly  shared 
with  its  readers  stories  from  the  pen  of  this 
famous  woman.  We  print  a  few  facts  of  her 
life,  knowing  that  our  readers  will  be  grate- 
ful to  us. 

Miss  Klumpke,  as  were  her  two  distin- 
guished sisters,  Dr.  Dorothea  Klumpke 
Roberts  and  Julia  Klumpke,  was  born  in 
San  Francisco.  She  went  from  here  to 
Paris  where  she  was  a  pupil  and  friend  of 
the  Great  French  artist,  Rosa  Bonheur.  She 
was  honored  abroad  as  well  as  at  home  for 
her  portraits  and  her  biography  of  her 
friend  and  teacher.  In  addition  to  the  bi- 
ography, "Rosa  Bonheur,  Her  Life  and 
Works,"  Miss  Klumpke  was  also  the  author 
of  "Memoirs  of  An  Artist,"  published  in 
1940. 

Many  of  her  paintings  now  hang  in 
European  and  American  museums. 

In  1924  Miss  Klumpke  was  awarded  the 
(^ross  of  the  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor  and  was  promoted  to  Officier  in  1936. 

Known  for  her  generosity.  Miss  Klumpke 
converted  the  French  chateau  which  Rosa 
Bunheur  had  given  her  into  a  convalescent 
home  for  French  soldiers  wounded  and 
paralyzed  during  the  first  World  War. 

In  1940  Miss  Klumpke  was  honored  by 
the  Women's  Board  of  the  Golden  Gate 
International  Exposition  as  California's 
most  distinguished  woman  artist. 

Throughout  the  years.  Miss  Klumpke  was 
an  interested  and  generous  member  of  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service, 
whose  membership  is  so  much  the  loser  by 
her  passing. 

New 

Red  Cross 
Training  Classes 

•^  As  the  membership  have  responded  so 
well  to  the  National  League  Red  Cross 
Units  operating  in  the  Clubhouse,  several 
new  classes  are  to  be  started  in  March. 

First  Aid  —  both  day  and  evening.  Miss 
Mary  Rixford,  instructor,  day  classes  — 
Miss  Esther  Phillips,  instructor,  evening 
classes. 

Advanced  First  Aid  Classes  will  also  be 
given  both  day  and  evening. 

Nutrition  —  Day  classes  —  Miss  Char- 
lotte Sloan,  instructor.  A  night  class  will 
he  started  immediately  upon  registration  of 
twenty  or  more  members. 

Members  are  urged  to  register  at  Execu- 
tive Office  for  the  classes  that  they  wish  to 
take,  so  that  when  one  class  fills  up  we 
can  then  arrange  to  form  another  class  as 
soon  as  possible. 


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with  your  Income 
Tax  problems! 

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Save-the- 
Redwoods 

Send  10  cents  each  for  these 
altraclively  illustrated  pam- 
phlets: "A  Living  Link  in 
History."  by  John  C.  Mer- 


Flowersofthc  Redwood  Region,"  by  W  illis 
L.  Jepson  ...  •  The  Story  Told  by  a  Fallen 
Redwood."  by  Emanuel  Frilz  ...'  Redwoods 
of  the  Past."  by  Ralph  W.  Chaney.  All  lour 
pamphlets  free  to  new  members— send  $2  for 
UDual  membership  (or  $10  for  contributing 
membership). 

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5:30  P.  M.  to  8:00  P.  M. 

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Salad  Buifet 

•  *  * 
lellied  Tomato  Bouillon 

Cream  of  Fresh  Pea  Soup 

•  *  * 

Broiled  One-Half  Spring  Chicken 

with  Currant  Jelly 

Roast  Duckling  with  Dressing 

and  Apple  Sauce 

Grilled  Lamb  Chops  with  Mint  Jelly 

Baked  Sugar  Cured  Ham  with 

Orange  Sauce 

•  *  • 

Parsley  Buttered  New  Potatoes 

Mashed  Potatoes 

Fresh  Asparagus,  HoUandaise 

Fresh  Garden  Peas 

•  •  * 

Hot  Dinner  Rolls 

Special  Easter  Pastry 

Ice  Cream  or  Sherbet 

Fresh  Strawberry  Parfait 

•  *  • 
Coffee 


I'riiiiDscd   Courses  of  Study  Si/inificanl   in 
II  <ir  Time  .  .  .  For  Men  and  Women 

\.  EDUCATION  TO  STABILIZE  THE 
FAMILY  AND  .STRENGTHEN  THE 
COMMUNITY 

1.  Child  Dkvei.oi'me.nt  —  Dr.  Mary 
Woods  Bennett  and  Assoc;iates. 

2.  CiviLiA.N  Defense  Courses  —  In- 
rludinf;  First  .\id  and  Home  Nursin;;. 
Dr.  Eleanor  Nelson  and  Assoctates. 

.!.  Cdmmimty  Problems  in  Housinc. 
AND  Building  —  Dr.  Alfred  Neii- 
meyer;  Richard  J.  Neutra,  Architect: 
Dr.  Catherine  Bauer  of  Washington 
and  San  Francisco,  and  Associates. 

4.  .Juvenile  Delinquency  as  a  Com- 
MUMTY  Problem  • —  Howard  Wells 
and  StafiF. 

.i.  Recreational  Leadership  —  Lois 
Carrell  and  Staff. 

If  orkshops  in 

6.  Adult  Education  —  John  E.  Car- 
penter and  StaiT. 

7.  Education  for  Marriage  and  Family 
Living  —  Dr.  Ray  E.  Baber,  Pomona 
College,  and  Staff. 

8.  Radio  Broadcastnc  with  James  Mor- 
t;an  of  San  Francisco,  Director;  Alice 
Monahan,  Associate. 

II.  LA  MAISON  FRANCAISE 
Faculty  of  the  French  House  includes: 
Andre  Maurois  of  the  French  Academy: 
Mme.  Madeleine  Milhaud  of  Paris: 
Rene  Belle,  University  of  Southern 
'California;  Dr.  Elizabeth  Creed,  and 
Dr.  A.  Cecile  Reau.  French  House  pro- 
vides a  wide  selection  of  courses  in 
French  language  and  literature  as  well 
as  the  advantages  of  living  and  study- 
ing in  a  French  atmosphere. 

HI.     CREATIVE  ARTS 

Music  —  Luther  B.  Marchant;  Darius 
Milhaud,  composer;  Abby  Whiteside 
of  New  York:  Everett  B.  Helm. 
Concerts  twice  a  week  by  Budapest 
-String  Quartet;  members  will  give  in- 
struction in  violin,  viola,  violoncello, 
and  ensemble. 

Arts  and  Crafis  in  Daily  Life  and  Mod- 
ern Eihicalion:  Basic  (irafts.  Weaving, 
Pottery.  Metal  Work,  Jewelry.  Photog- 
raphy, Interiors  of  the  Mo<lern  Home, 
(irowlh  and  (Character  of  Modern  Art, 
Painting  ami  Drawing  for  Artist  and 
Amateur. 

Staff  of  AiniTican  and  I.alin-Aini-ri- 
can  artists,  including  F.  Carlton  Ball, 
KrniiKi  .1.  McCall.  Alfre.l  Neumeyer. 
Ian   Reiner,  lingo  Steccali,  anil  others. 


Khoda  on  the  roof 


Beginning  this  month  you  will  see 
straws  and  fabrics  —  and  yards 
and  yards  of  veiling  over  all!  Gay 
new  hats  to  suit  many  needs  and 
tastes.  Won't  you  come  in  some 
time  soon  and  see  the  new  collec- 
tion, also  bring  in  your  last 
season's  hats  and  let  me  remodel 
them   into    the    newest    creations. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


233  POST  STREET 


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REDUCTIONS 
20  to  50% 

The  most  exquisite  selection 
of  Oriental  Objects  of  Art 
are  now  on  sale  at  drastic 
reductions.  The  luxurious 
beauty  of  these  pieces  can- 
not be  over-emphasized. 

Cloissone  Smoking  Sets. 
Chinese  Enamel  Smoking 
Sets,  Cloissone  Pigeon  Blood 
Lamps.  Ivory  Lamps,  Peking 
Glass  Ware,  Bowls  and 
Flower  Receptacles,  Beauti- 
ful Chinese  Cabinets  inlaid 
with  precious  stones.  Egg 
Shell  Bowls  and  many  indi- 
vidual pieces. 

Make  it  a  point  to  see  this 
delightful  selection  of  Ori- 
ental Objects  of  Art  now  on 
display. 

■ 

Madame  Butterfly 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MARCH,  1942 


KETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 


SPRING 
THINGS 

Flower  Pots  in  different  shapes  and  sizes 
of  gldzed  Persian  Pottery. 

Copper  Watering  Pots  for  indoor  plants 
and  window  boxes. 

Imported  and  domestic  figures  for  flower 
arrangements,  also  pin-point  flower 
holders. 

Vari-colored  cactus  fibre  twine  for  tying 
flowers. 

Bowls  —  glass,  pottery  and  metal  bowls 
in  distinctively  new  styles  and  designs. 

Flower  Baskets,  Garden  Baskets,  Lunch 
Baskets,  Baskets  of  all  kinds. 

Late  arrivals  include 

Unusual  old  Brasses  from  Egypt,  China 

and  Persia 

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APRIL   CALENDAR 


SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Friday  5  p.  ni.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  2  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


APRIL  —  1942 

2 — Needlework  Guild  _ Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

3 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m, 

Wings  to  Your  Speech  —  Miss  Emilie  Lancet Chinese  Room.. ..11:15  &  5:15  p.m, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ 5-9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 

Prize.s.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

4 — Swimming   Pool  _ 10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

7 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m 

8 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  del  Pino,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m 

Book    Review    Dinner   _ Nat'l  Def.  Room  5:30  p.m 

Mrs.  T.  a.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Moon  is  Down"  —  by  John  Steinbeck. 

9 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  pre.uding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

10 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m 

Wings  to  Your  Speech  —  Miss  Emilie  Lancel  Chinese  Room  ..  11:15  8C  5:15  p.m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m 

Songs  and  Readings  —  Arranged  by  Emilie  Lancel _ Loimge  7:30  p.m. 

11 — Swimming  Pool  _ 10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

Children's  Easter  Swim  Party 11  a.m 

Prizes,  Swim.  35  cents;   Luncheon.  40  cents. 

13 — Medical   Examinations    4  -  6  &  7  -  9  p.m. 

14 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m. 

16 — Needlework    Guild   Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m, 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Lomige  7:30  p.m. 

Address  —  hy  Ehzaheth  Doyle  Parker,  "The  Hills  of  San  Francisco."' 

17 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m 

Wings  to  Your  Speech  —  Miss  Emilie  Lancel  Chinese  Room  ..  11:15  &  5:15  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5-9  p.m 

Progressive   Bridge  Tournament   Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m, 

18 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m, 

21 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m. 

22 — Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  del  Pino  Cafeteria  12:15  p 

23 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria 12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

New    Members'    Tea    Lounge  4  to  6  p.m 

24 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11  a.m 

Wings  to  Your  Speech  —  Miss  Emilie  Lancel Chinese  Room  ..  11:15  &  5:15  p.m, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m 

2.5 — Swimming    Pooi 10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

28 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m. 

.30 — French  Round  Table  —  Mite.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Thursday  Evening  Program  ; Cafeteria 7:30  p.m 

"Scenes  from   Nature  in  Their  Natural   Colors,"  by  Walter  W.  Bradley,  California 
State  Mineralopist. 

MAY  —  1942 

1 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5-9  p.m, 

2 — Swimming  Pooi 10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

S^Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m 

7 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m, 

8 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5-9  p.m, 

') — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 


APRIL,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


N ATI ONAL    LEAGUE 
for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

MAGAZINE 


Published  Monthly 
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Entered  as  second-class  matter  April  14,  1928,  at  the  Post  Office 

at  San  Francisco,  California,  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1879. 

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Volume  X\  I 


April.  1942 


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CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Excerpts  of  History  of  the  National  League  for 

Woman's  Ser\ice  of  California. 8 

Floor  hy  Floor  _ 16 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar _ 2 

Announcements  4-.5 

Editorial    _ 7 

Poetry  Page  12 

I  Have  Been  Readinf;  13 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vicc-I'rcsidcnt .MRS.  EUGENES.  KII.GORE 

Trca.surcr MISS  EMMA  NOON  AN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA   J.   DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen  Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Benllcy  Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  Bjomstrom  Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  L.  Cadwalader  Mrs.  .M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  Sclah  Chamberlain  Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  lx)tus  Coombs  Miss  Marion  W.  Lealc 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale  Mi.ss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis  Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs.  John  M.   F.shlcman  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick  Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton  Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Waller 


NEW 

MEMBERS 

TEA 

* 

THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON 
APRIL  -  23 

4  to  6  O'CLOCK 


THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 
OF  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 
FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 
WILL    BE     HOSTESSES 


NEW  MEMBERS  AND  THEIR 

SPONSORS  ARE  CORDIALLY 

INVITED  TO  ATTEND 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  APRIL,    1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


^  FROM  THE  TREASURY  DEPARTMENT  AT  WASHINGTON  * 

"Women  know  that  to  preserve  American  liberties  total  National  Defense  is  necessary.  They  know 
that  National  Defense  costs  money,  a  lot  of  money.  They  know  that  everyone  will  have  to  help  pay 
the  bill.  That  is  one  reason  for  lending  money  to  the  Government  by  investing  in  United  States  De- 
fense Savings  Bonds. 

"They  have  been  told  that  by  buying  Defense  Savings  Bonds  they  will  help  prevent  runaway  prices. 
Many  of  them  remember  how  the  cost  of  living  doubled  during  the  last  World  War  and  are  anxious 
to  avoid  making  the  same  mistakes  again.  We  can  keep  the  cost  of  living  down  by  putting  some  of 
our  increased  earnings  into  Defense  Savings  Bonds  instead  of  ispending  them.  Spending  money  at 
this  time,  on  things  like  radios,  refrigerators  and  automobiles  which  are  getting  scarce  because  they 
are  made  of  raw  materials  needed  for  National  Defense,  has  the  effect  of  bidding  up  prices.  Higher 
prices  lead  to  higher  wages.  This  is  the  road  to  in'lation.  We  are  on  that  road  already.  The  time  to 
stop  spending  and  start  saving  is  right  now. 

"These  are  two  reasons  why  investing  now  in  Defense  Bonds,  we  show  that  we  believe  in  America's 
future.  When  peace  comes,  and  the  gigantic  National  Defense  industries  change  back  into  manufac- 
turers of  refrigerators  and  automobiles  and  other  consumer  goods,  there  is  bound  to  be  a  time  dur- 
ing the  readjustment  when  men  are  thrown  out  of  work.  If  we  have  enough  money  then  to  buy  con- 
sumer goods,  that  will  help  to  start  the  wheels  of  peace-time  industry  turning  once  more.  The  money 
that  we  have  saved  will  also  help  to  tide  us  over  hard  times  or  emergencies. 

"In  short,  the  wise  and  patriotic  thing  to  do  right  now,  is  to  postpone  some  of  our  purchases  until 
after  the  War — to  make  the  goods  we  have  on  hand  do  for  as  long  as  we  can.  Far  more  important 
than  anything  else  right  now  is  to  preserve  this  Democracy  of  ours.  What  fun  would  a  new  radio  be, 
for  example,  if  this  country  no  longer  had  freedom  of  speech." 


•  NEW  MEMBERS  TEA:  Honoring  new  members 
and  reinstated  members,  a  tea  will  be  held  on  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  April  23rd  from  four  to  six  o'clock.  The 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  National  League  will  be  host- 
esses. Sponsors  of  new  members  are  also  cordially  invited. 

•  NEW  MEMBERS :  The  National  League  is  enjoying 
its  well  earned  "place  in  the  sun,"  with  trained  Volun- 
teers ready  for  immediate  service  whatever  the  call  may 
be.  We  are  sure  there  are  many  women  who  admire  our 
organization,  and  who  perhaps  with  a  little  urging  would 
be  happy  to  join  in  our  work.  Now  is  the  time  to  bring  in 
new  members,  not  only  is  it  the  beginning  of  our  fiscal 
year,  but  it  is  also  the  beginning  of  many  new  branches 
of  Service.  The  special  initiation  fee  for  this  year  is  $5.00, 
dues  $9.00.  Fourteen  dollars  completes  all  obligations  to 
March  L  1943. 

•  CONTRACT  BRIDGE:  With  pleasant  surroundings 
and  friendly  players  our  Progressive  Bridge  tourna- 
ments offer  an  escape  from  the  long  war  work  days.  They 
are  preceded  by  a  short  brush-up  Culbertson  lesson  and 
are  held  each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  1 :30  and  each  Friday 
evening  at  7:30.  Prizes.  Fee.  twenty-five  cents. 

•  CLASSES   IN   RED   CROSS:     We  have   classes   in 


•  DUES:     Second    notices    have   been    mailed    to    all 
those  who  have  not  yet  paid  their  dues  for  the  current 

fiscal  year.  April  15th  is  the  delinquent  date  and  we  urge 
that  members  who  have  overlooked  sending  their  checks, 
do  so  at  once.  Prompt  payment  obviates  a  great  deal  of 
clerical  work  as  well  as  expense  to  the  Club.  We  shall 
appreciate  immediate  response. 

•  EASTER  SWIM  PARTY:     April  11th  at  11  o'clock 
is  the  party  hour  for  the  children  in  the  Swimming 

Pool.  There  will  be  games  and  races  and  prizes  and  fun. 
At  12:30  there  will  be  a  luncheon  in  the  Cafeteria.  Some 
children  will  come  for  the  swim.  Some  children  will  come 
for  the  luncheon.  Most  children,  we  hope,  will  come  for 
both.  Swim  and  luncheon.  75  cents.  Make  reservations 
now. 

•  THURSDAY    EVENING   PROGRAM:     Songs   and 
Readings  arranged  by  Emilie  Lancel  will  be  given 

Friday.  April  10th.  at  7:30.  instead  of  on  Thursday. 

Mrs.  A.  P.  Black,  Chairman,  announces  an  address  by 
Elizabeth  Doyle  Parker.  "The  Hills  of  San  Francisco." 
and  a  brief  address  by  Ching-Wah  Lee.  "The  Garden  in 
the  Park."  for  April  16th.  at  7:30  p.  m. 

On  April  30th,  at  7:30  p.  m.,  a  program  of  colored 


First  Aid  —  day  and  evening:  Advanced  First  Aid —  slides,  entitled  "Scenes  From  Nature  in  Their  Natural 
day  and  evening;  Nutrition  —  day.  Other  groups  will  be  Colors."'  will  be  given  by  Mr.  Walter  W.  Bradley.  Cali- 
formed  as  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  members  register,      fornia  State  Mineralogist. 


APRIL,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


k     MEDICAL  EXAMINATIONS:     Start  on  April  13th 
and  will  be  held  each  week  day.  with  the  exception  of 
Saturday,  through  April  26th.  The  hours  are  4  to  6  and 
r  to  9  p.  m. 

Perfect  health  is  vital  to  National  Defense  and  we  offer 
)ur  members  this  opportunity  to  undergo  a  complete 
;heck-up  by  a  group  of  leading  doctors  who  have  gener- 
)usly  pledged  their  time  for  this  work.  The  fee  is  $10.00. 
ncluding  all  expense.  Twenty-five  registrations  must  be 
•eceived  or  the  examinations  cannot  be  given.  We  urge 
ill  those  who  have  postponed  registering  to  do  so  as  soon 
is  possible  as  the  doctors  must  arrange  their  schedules 
;arly  in  the  month. 

1^  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  John  Steinbeck's  new 
novel.  "The  Moon  is  Down"  (title  from  '■Macbeth'") 
vas  both  the  lamb  and  the  lion  of  March,  in  the  world 
)f  creative  writing.  This  superb  story,  told  in  a  hushed 
one.  but  tense  and  vibrant  was  published  as  a  very  small 
lovel  in  the  first  days  of  the  month.  On  the  last  day  of 
he  month,  this  gentle  lamb,  the  novel,  became  a  lion. 
)pening  on  Broadway.  Why?  Because  the  author,  not  only 
I  novelist  as  well  as  a  playwright,  above  all,  is  an  artist 
)f  deep  understanding  perception.  So  luckily  has  he  de- 
jicted  the  theme  closest  to  our  hearts  today:  "A  free 
)rave  people  is  inconquerable."  that  his  lamb,  the  novel 
md  his  lion,  the  play  create  in  us  such  great  intellectual 
md  emotional  experience  that  our  hearts  and  minds  broke 
he  lingering  threads  of  complacency  and  grow  resolute 
or  victory.  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  this  dramatic 
lOvel  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner  at  5:30  o'clock  on  the 
second  Wednesday,  .^pril  8.  in  the  National  Defenders' 
■{oom. 

k    IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP:     From  Java.  Bali,  and  the 
Philippines,  we  have  just  received  hand  woven  grass 
)ags  —  in  all  shapes  and  sizes.  These  bags  are  excellent 
or  shopping,  knitting  or  sewing. 


"k  RED  CROSS:  The  Red  Cross  Sewing  group  is  meet- 
ing regularly  every  week  day,  with  the  exception  of 
Saturday,  in  Room  208.  A  new  supply  of  materials  has 
just  been  received,  and  a  chairman  has  been  appointed 
for  each  day.  Members  are  invited  to  join  any  one  of 
these  groups. 

•  VOLUNTEER    SERVICE:    We    are    proud    of    our 
record  of  Volunteer  Service  as  every  month  the  total 

hours  increase.  The  Annual  Meeting  report  showed  a 
total  of  73,000  hours  last  year.  This  Volunteer  Service 
record  covered  a  variety  of  work  both  in  and  out  of  the 
(Clubhouse,  but  if  all  of  the  hours  of  work  being  done  in 
Civil  Defense  activities  in  the  community  by  our  mem- 
liers  could  have  been  compiled,  we  know  the  total  would 
have  been  very  much  higher.  It  is  almost  impossible  how- 
ever to  keep  a  record  of  this  kind.  The  significant  point 
is  that  many  of  our  members  who  are  successfully  carry- 
ing on  various  Volunteer  programs  received  their  training 
with  us,  learned  valuable  lessons  in  group  work,  learned 
leadership  of  groups.  \^'e  know  this  and  are  happy  that 
our  training  has  prepared  so  many  women  to  meet  effici- 
ently and  calmly  the  needs  of  today,  a  today  when  women 
as  well  as  men,  stand  in  the  front  line  of  defense. 

•  EMERGENCY  LINEN:  We  shall  need  many  sup- 
plies for  our  First  Aid  Center,  which  is  being  estab- 
lished on  the  Lower  Main  Floor,  and  will  appreciate  it  if 
our  members  will  make  it  a  point  to  send  in  any  of  the 
following  articles  which  they  may  have: 

Old  pillow  slips,  sheets,  linen,  towels  or  blankets,  pil- 
lows, large  or  small.  We  shall  also  need  some  new  sheets 
72x108  and  63x90. 

The  First  Aid  Center  is  to  be  used  in  connection  with 
our  Air  Raid  Shelter  and  the  cooperation  of  our  member- 
ship is  urgently  requested.  Mrs.  E.  S.  Kilgore.  Chairman, 
First  Aid  Center. 


HEALTH  EXAMINATION'  BLANK 

I  enclose  herewith  check  for  $10.00  to  cover  the  expense  of  the  Health  Examination  beginning 
April  13th,  1942,  and  continuing  two  weeks.  Further  information  as  to  tests,  hour  of  appointment, 
may  be  sent  to  the  following  address: 

T^ame _ 

Address 

Telephone  7<iumher 

I  prefer  an  afternoon  □  evening  □  appointment. 

•  Checks  to  be  made  payable  to  the  Women's  City  Club,    San    Francisco,    and    addressed   to    Executive    Secretary's 
Office,  Women's  City  Club,  465  Post  Street. 

•  Dr.  Ethel   D.  Owen,  Chairman.  Assisted  by  Dr.  Alice   Bcpler,   Dr.   Alma   Pennington,  and   Dr.    Florence   Fouch. 

Mail  this  Application  to  Wo.mens  City  Club,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
OR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  APRIL,   1942 


THE  FRANC  PIERCE  HAMMON  MEMORIAL  W  INDOW 

At  the  west  end  of  the  Hammon  Gallery  on  the  Fourth  Floor 

of  the  Clubhouse 


EDITORIAL 


r  In  an  emergency  the  reaction  of  the  individual  is  the 
result  of  native  talents  forced  into  play,  and  if  the 
motional  and  intellectual  control  of  these  talents  has 
een  trained  to  conform  to  the  needs  of  a  group,  the 
esult  is  as  it  should  be.  Since  its  origin,  the  National 
,eague  for  Woman's  Service  has  recognized  the  im- 
ortance  of  training  for  group  effort  and  this  is  why  the 
«ague  is  outstanding  in  its  response  to  the  present  emer- 
ency  and  why  it  is  found  prepared  to  act  effectively  and 
rith  spirit.  The  history  of  its  quarter  century  of  service 
hould  be  retold  and  the  April  number  of  the  Magazine 
as  gathered  together  stories  written  down  the  quarter 
entury  of  the  League's  history.  As  we  quote  excerpts 
nly.  we  leave  the  imagination  of  the  reader  to  amplify 
ie  outline. 

THE  CORNERSTONE 

'.xccrpl  from  Address  m/ide  by  Mrs.  S.  G.  Chapmun  at 
the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  the  Clubhouse 

t     You  have  heard  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 

Service  —  the  past  and  the  present  —  of  the  service 

I'hich  has  made  it  all  possible  —  service  of  many,  not 

f  a  few. 

You  have  heard  how  this  great  building  was  financed 

I  six  weeks'  time,  how  it  rises  with  every  modern  equip- 
lent  to  care  for  our  physical  needs. 

I  see  us  now  a  great  army  of  women  —  6000  strong  — '■ 
loving  forward  into  the  future  with  resolute  spirit,  with 
ervice  in  our  hearts,  high  ideals  in  our  souls,  volunteers 

II  a  community  which  needs  our  help.  Such  an  army 
hould  be  housed  in  a  dignified  manner,  for  are  we  not 
3  entertain  women  of  other  nations  who  have  these  same 
deals,  are  we  not  to  meet  women  of  our  own  land,  east 
nd  west,  and  bid  them  welcome,  and  must  we  not  gather 
sgetlier  to  talk  over  our  local  problems  and  learn  of  and 
rom  each  other? 

The  future  then  holds  many  promises.  In  reverence  we 
ay  the  cornerstone  of  the  Women's  City  Club  of  San 
"rancisco!  Conceived  in  idealism,  moulded  in  service, 
emented  in  friendship! 

(Mrs.  S.  G.  i  May  Elcenia  Chapman 

Third  and  Fifth  President, 
Nutioniil  f^eague  for  llOman's  Service. 


SERVICE 

Poem  W  rilteri  for  the  Cortierstone 

Born  of  a  nation's  call.  \ou  sjjrang. 

Full  grown,  to  meet  cruel  needs 

Of  War.  You  worked,  you  wept,  you  sang 

Through  days  and  months  of  tragic  deeds  — 

You  learned  through  tears  to  serve. 

The  weary  price  of  comradeship  you  paid 
Gladly.  That  blood-red  bond 
Between  man  and  man  was  firmly  made 
By  your  myriad  common  tasks  well  done  — 
You  learned  with  joy  to  serve. 

Far  from  ghastly  scenes  of  war.  you  toiled 

Steadily.  The  bitter  pain 

From  distant  muck  of  battle  field  was  foiled 

By  your  brave  hearts.  Faith  smothered  hate  insane — 

You  learned  uith  love  to  serve. 

The  tumult  ceased,  and  then  you  saw 

The  miracle.  The  old.  old  magic 

Wrought  by  service,  free  from  selfish  flaw, 

Bound  all  who  worked  together  — 

You  had  learned  to  serve  each  other! 

By  that  radiant  vision,  you  are  held 

Closely.  Shoulder  to  shoulder  you  stand. 

Whatever  the  need,  or  when,  none  can  fortell. 

But  here  the  cornerstone  of  every  plan 

Is  service,  service  ol  fellow  man. 

Jlne  Richardson  Lucas. 

Second  President  of 
The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 

if  By  way  of  emphasis  the  Editor  repeats  that  the  his- 
tory of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of 
California  as  printed  in  this  number  of  the  Magazine,  is 
largely  made  up  of  committee  reports,  some  of  them 
written  and  printed  years  ago.  others  printed  now  for  the 
first  time.  The  style  of  these  units  varies  with  that  of  the 
writer,  professional  or  amateur  as  the  case  may  be,  and  it 
is  hoped  interest  in  these  authentic  records  will  surmount 
any  possible  criticism  of  the  literary  value  of  the  story 
as  a  whole. 


OR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  APRIL,    1942 


EXCERPTS  OF  HISTORY 
OF  THE  MTIOML  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAS'S  SERVICE 

OF  CALIFORMA 


The  Beginning 

This  historical  sketch  is  by  way  of  answer 
to  a  question  which  has  been  asked  so 
often  that  it  is  ahnost  a  legend  with  an 
interrogation  mark  after  it. 

'"How  did  you  do  it?"  Meaning,  the 
home  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service.  The  physical  aspect  of  the  Wom- 
en's City  Club  of  San  Francisco  excites 
admiration  and  exclamation.  But  the  spiri- 
tual values,  the  intangibles,  so  arrest  the 
attention  of  the  visitor  that  he  almost 
invariable  question  is  "How?" 

Not  "Why?"  Nor  "When."  The  answers 
to  those  are  apparent.  ^Tiy  and  When.  The 
War,  primarily. 

But  "How"  is  another  story. 

So,  at  this  time,  it  is  meet  that  the  his- 
tory, the  Epic,  be  presented.  For  the  Club 
is  after  all,  but  an  aggregate  of  talent,  an 
epitome  of  the  urge  and  the  instinct  to 
serve,  a  preservation  and  perpetuation  of  a 
beautiful  thing  which  flowered  and  in  its 
flowering  became  conscious  that  it  was  too 
beautiful  to  die. 

Early  in  the  summer  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  moved  into  the  City 
Club  where  Volunteer  Service  waited  upon 
her.  She  was  one  of  the  first  to  ask  the 
now  standardized  question,  "How  did  you 
do  it." 

Since  then  many  men  and  women  of 
many  countries  and  professions  have  passed 
under  the  arch  on  which  is  inscribed  the 
letters,  "465  Post  Street,"  and  all  have 
evinced  the  same  eager  and  inquring  in- 
terest. 

It  is  an  impersonal  history,  this  log  of 
the  City  Club,  with  names  and  titles  kept  as 
much  in  the  background  as  is  possible  in 
an  institution  which  functions  through  bu- 
reaus and  committees. 


It  was  the  privilege  of  this  writer,  the 
present  editor  of  the  Women's  City  Club 
Magazine,  away  back  in  1917,  when  she  was 
a  reporter  and  the  National  League  for 
Womans  Service  was  but  a  few  weeks  old 
in  San  Francisco,  to  be  sent  by  her  news- 
paper to  interview  the  women  who  were 
mobilizing.  She  went  to  a  loft  at  the  corner 
of  Sutter  and  Stockton  street,  and  asked 
the  "officer  of  the  day"  for  a  list  of  names 
of  those  who  were  in  the  forefront  of  the 
organization. 

"But  we  do  not  want  names  published, 
if  you  please.  We  are  all  for  one  and  one 
for  all.  We  are  just  the  women  of  America, 
the  women  of  San  Francisco." 

"But  a  newspaper  story  is  no  good  with- 
out names,"  said  the  persistent  reporter. 
"Committees  and  groups,  now,  wont  you 
tell  me  the  personnel  of  your  several  com- 
mittees? I  cannot  go  back  to  my  office  and 
say  'A  group  of  women  and  girls  are  gath- 
ered at  such  and  such  a  place  making 
bandages  and  woolen  helmets.'  It  may  be 
cricket,  but  it  isn't  journalism." 

The  result  of  the  verbal  tilt  was  a  com- 
plete rout  for  the  reporter.  The  only  names 
she  had  for  her  "Story"  were  of  the  women 
whom  she  knew  by  sight. 

So,  down  the  years,  the  policy  has  re- 
mained. The  cause  is  infinitely  greater  than 
any  personality.  The  army  is  more  important 
than  the  general,  and  the  thing  for  which 
the  army  stands  is  the  greatest  of  all  in 
the  final  analysis. 

Of  course  there  were  heroines,  women 
whose  selflessness  should  be  sung  by  a 
modern  Homer.  But  they  wouldn't  want  it 
so.  That  is  part  of  their  gallantry.  Some 
have  since  died.  Others  have  moved  on  to 
other  interests  and  subsequent  enthusiasms, 
coming  but  occasionally  to  the  City  Club, 
the  old   stamping   ground   to  join   in   Club 


festivals,  as  the  annual  Fire  Lighting,  or 
anniversaries  dear  to  their  individual  recol- 
lections. 

But  mostly  the  original  group  are  still 
active.  New  workers  are  assimiliated  so 
gradually  that  the  process  in  impercepitble. 
But  a  comparison  of,  say  a  Volunteer  Serv- 
ice platoon  of  last  year  and  this  will  reveal 
many  new  names.  That  is  as  it  should  be, 
say  the  founders  of  the  City  Club.  That  is 
what  Rupert  Brooke  suggested  when  he 
sang  of  the  sweet  sleep  in  Flanders  Field 
if  others  pick  up  the  torch. 

When  the  Magazine  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  was  launched 
in  February  of  1927  it  contained  this  fore- 
word: 

"The  Women's  City  Club  is  one  of  the 
victories  of  1918,  the  year  of  Peace.  The 
story  of  how  it  came  to  be  built,  of  the 
patriotism  of  the  women  who  founded  the 
National  Defenders'  Clubs,  of  the  transla- 
tion of  those  institutions,  after  they  had 
served  their  purpose  magnificently,  into  a 
center  for  women,  of  the  inspiration  and 
daring  which  eventually  impelled  this  same 
group  to  erect  an  enduring  monument,  of, 
for  and  by  women,  is  one  of  the  thrilling 
climaxes  of  San  Francisco's  participation 
in  the  war." 

Organization  of  Counties 

The  League  enrolled,  mobilized,  tabu- 
lated, trained,  used  and  lent  the  feminine 
population,  and  all  the  service  served  and 
every  county  counted.  Of  course,  other  or- 
ganizations were  doing  definite  and  most 
efficient  pieces  of  war  work  before  the  , 
League  was  establishd  in  California:  but 
our  plan  was  to  tabulate  any  service  and 
all  service  that  women  could  offer  any- 
where,   to    "enroll    the   woman    power,"    to 


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cooperate  with  all  other  groups  by  tiiminf: 
over  to  them  any  specific  aids,  and  in  turn 
to  fill  up  the  vacancies  and  take  up  the 
excess  ourselves. 

It  was  on  May  16,  1917,  that  Katherine 
Phillips  Edson,  National  Organizer  for  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service, 
called  a  meeting  at  the  Woman's  Athletic 
Club  in  San  Francisco  to  greet  and  to  hear 
Mrs.  .\lice  McKay  Kelley  who  had  been 
designated  "Organizer  for  California.''  Miss 
Julia  George  was  the  secretary  pro  tern  at 
this  meeting.  Mrs.  Duncan  McDuffiie,  ac- 
cepted the  position  of  State  Chairman  the 
latter  part  of  May,  1917,  and  proceeded  to 
open  offices  on  Post  Street,  to  call  general 
and  special  meetings,  and  to  confer  with 
county  leaders. 

Obviously  out  of  the  first  perusal  of  the 
enrollments  as  turned  in  to  the  County 
Chairmen  of  her  Vice  Chairmen  came  the 
opportunity  to  get  suitable  department 
chairmen  through  the  revelation  of  "the 
right  woman  for  each  service"  which  was 
the  ideal  of  the  League.  For  example  one 
of  the  first  enroUers  in  Santa  Clara  County, 
Miss  Ora  Rounds,  was  traind  in  research 
methods,  and  she  made  a  complete  survey 
of  the  industries,  clubs,  employment  bu- 
reaus, offices  and  private  agencies  of  the 
whole  county,  with  an  authentic  statement 
of  each  large  employer  (canneries  or  other- 
wise) as  to  the  number  of  women  employed, 
the  number  of  men,  and  the  possibility  of 
replacement  by  women  when  the  men  were 
called  out. 

And  oh!  those  enrollments!  Those  great 
outlines  which  told  everything  in  the  world 
about  us  except  our  exact  ages,  and  re- 
vealed not  only  our  prated  talents  but  our 
prideful  hopes.  For  we  gave  what  talents 
we  had,  and  probed  for  those  that  were 
latent  and  even  offered  to  train  aspirants 
for  talents  which  they  had  not.  Enrollment, 
service,  training,  placing!  Hundreds  of 
women!  Of  course  at  first  they  all  wanted 
to  go  overseas,  and  no  small  part  of  the 
County  Chairman's  job  was  to  teach  that 
woman's  place  was  here  at  home.  Then, 
foiled  in  their  fervor  for  France,  they  all 
wanted  to  go  to  San  Francisco,  and  it  was 
sometimes  very  hard  to  keep  them  in  the 
counties  where  the  need  was  not  dramatic. 
However,  thousands  were  organized  at  last: 
hospitality  groups,  club  and  canteen  work- 
ers; cooking  classes  for  food  substitutes: 
first  aid  classes  as  an  outlet  to  pent-up 
sympathies;  stenography  classes  and  office 
methods;  even  classes  in  automobile  me- 
chanics. 

We  were  all  ready  with  the  woman  power, 
anil  many  of  our  registrants  did  take  the 
places  of  men  as  they  mobilized,  and  it 
was  the  local  training  group  in  the  small 
town  that  often  make  this  possible.  Of 
course,  loo,  some  of  our  women  did  go  to 


France  with  great  honor  to  the  League  in 
the  expert  services  rendered. 

The  unique  foundation  of  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  made  up  an  absorbing 
part  of  the  service  in  several  counties,  and 
was  an  outstanding  feature  of  the  League's 
work.  There  were,  however,  other  unique 
features  of  which  a  few  were  canning 
kitchens  in  San  Mateo  County;  interpreting 
in  German  and  Italian  for  the  Police  De- 
partment in  Oakland;  the  entire  motor 
corps  service  for  Associated  Charities  of 
San  Francisco  during  the  influenza  epi- 
demic; excess  fruit  collection;  estimated  1 
ton,  in  Santa  Clara  County,  with  special 
permit  from  the  Food  Administration  for 
the  use  of  sugar  to  preserve  these  fruit 
donations  and  distribute  from  six  volunteer 
canning  stations  to  the  Defenders'  Clubs 
and  Hospitals. 

The  recorded  history  of  the  League  states 
"From  the  beginning  the  policy  of  the 
State  Committee  was  not  to  urge  organiza- 
tion upon  any  county.  In  many,  such  fine 
work  was  being  done  under  the  already 
existing  organizations  that  the  League  con- 
sidered it  unwise  to  divide  the  interest." 
However,  the  enrollments  of  the  League 
were  an  invaluable  aid  to  all  the  war-work 
organizations  whether  locally  functioning  or 
not.  We  could  and  did  certainly  place  the 
fit,  and  if  the  satisfaction  that  came  from 
such  successes  was  somewhat  tempered  by 
the  difficulty  of  finding  of  the  unfit  and  the 
untrained,  the  zeal  and  pathetic  persistency 
of  the  unemployable  made  a  lasting  impres- 
sion on  the  officers  of  the  League  and 
resulted  in  the  establishment  of  the  Voca- 
tional Guidance  Bureau.  County  organiza- 
tion revealed  possibilities  of  varied  service, 
necessity  of  training  for  service,  importance 
of  specialization  for  local  needs,  and  joy 
in  fruition  of  duties  well  done,  especially  by 
the  "home-woman.''  Moreover,  it  raised  to 
the  position  of  dignified  value  some  of  the 
homely  talents  which  had  become  tem- 
porarily eclipsed  by  more  spectacular  ad- 
ventures for  women  and  it  undoubtedly 
contributed  to  a  more  sane  evaluation  of 
the  whole  sphere  of  woman's  service. 

333  Kearny  Street 

The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
established  its  so-called  "Peace"  Club  work 
at  3.S.3  Kearny  Street  on  the  l.Sth  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1919. 

The  first  year  might  be  called  the  year  of 
adjustment  of  war  ideals  and  relationships 
to  the  peace  club,  the  building  up  of  a 
nucleus  of  club  membership.  Over  6,500 
members  of  the  old  League  were  circular- 
ized for  membership.  No  one  knew  how 
many  would  want  to  carry  on  in  a  service 
to  each  other  and  to  the  community.  That 
had  to  be  discovered  but  the  Board  felt 
that  women  wanted  this. 


Those  responsible  realized  that  while  much 
had  been  accomplished  for  the  government, 
the  public  and  the  men  of  the  service,  the 
peculiarly  great  mission  fulfilled  had  been 
the  awakening  of  the  women — the  offering 
and  directing  of  their  volunteer  service, 
the  establishment  of  a  common  interest 
and  a  common  meeting  ground  for  all 
women  who  could  either  give  or  receive 
service  *  *  *  the  accomplishment  of  the 
League  has  been  built  solely  through  the 
personal  service  of  women  who  formed  its 
membership. 

The  problem  that  faced  the  Board  of 
Directors  at  Kearny  Street  was  how  to 
make  those  two  groups  merge  into  one  big 
self-supporting  self-sustaining  service.  The 
great  need  was  members  with  dues  and 
volunteer  service  held  steady  so  that  we 
could  enlarge  our  service  rather  than  mul- 
tiply our  luxuries  as  a  club.  "333''  was  a 
service  challenge  and  a  financial  strain.  To 
give  the  service  we  had  to  have  equip- 
ment, space,  good  food,  stimulating  lec- 
tures, books,  time  for  contact.  To  get  a 
membership  large  enough  to  push  the  two 
types  of  work  together,  we  had  to  think  of 
more  space  and  a  different  location  —  a 
building,  forsooth,  that  would  adequately 
house  the  hundreds  of  women  who  had 
learned  to  serve  each  other  and  who  wanted 
in  a  simple  democratic  fashion  to  keep  up 
through  service  a  contact  among  women  in 
San  Francisco.  333  Kearny  was  a  sort  of 
"melting  pot"  of  the  new  venture. 

We  had  all  the  necessary  growing  pains, 
all  the  usual  quota  of  discouraging  friends 
who  said  it  couldn't  be  done.  The  day  to 
day  work  of  making  two  floors  of  an 
office  building  look  and  act  like  a  club 
for  women  and  pay  its  bills  called  out  every 
talent  we  had  or  didn't  have!  As  you  read 
the  minutes  of  the  board  and  executive 
meetings  of  those  years  you  realize  how 
blessed  we  were  then  as  now.  We  had  all 
sorts  of  women  interested  in  all  kinds  of 
angles  of  the  new  venture,  learning  to 
trust  each  other  through  service.  333  Kearny 
was  a  small  group,  1500,  compared  to  our 
great  membership  of  today.  We  hammered 
at  curtain  rods,  smashed  our  thumbs,  and 
we  covered  uncomfortable  bumpy  chairs 
with  gorgeous  creton  fit  for  a  queen,  we 
accepted  all  white  elephant  gifts  of  tables 
and  clocks  or  what  not  and  made  them  look 
like  the  very  thing  we  wanted!  We  often 
went  straight  to  the  kitchen  for  a  bran 
muffin  if  some  careless  volunteer  behind  the 
counter  said  they  were  all  gone!  We  pre- 
tended our  rows  of  battered  books  repre- 
sented the  nucleus  of  a  great  library.  We 
tried  on  hats  in  the  shop  and  always  found 
them  becoming.  We  knew  each  other  and 
we  believed  in  each  other.  "3.33  Kearny 
StriTt"  were  the  years  when  our  faith  grew 
and  grew. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  APRIL,   1942 


Financing  the  Building  Project 

The  original  Building  Committee  ap- 
pointed in  1920,  after  a  preliminary  survey, 
reported  to  the  Board  on  recommending 
building  or  otherwise  acquiring  a  club- 
house and  outlining  a  plan  or  organization. 

This  plan,  with  a  few  changes,  was 
adopted.  It  comprised  a  Central  Committee 
of  the  Building  Project,  of  which  the 
chairmen  of  the  various  sub-committees  — 
Building,  Furnishing,  Finance,  Revenue, 
Publicity  —  were  members,  with  the  Presi- 
dent as  Chairman,  and  included  the  ap- 
pointment of  a  Manager  of  the  Building 
Project  as  chief  executive  to  co-ordinate 
the  work  of  these  committees.  A  board  of 
thirty-one  members  was  too  unwieldly  an 
instrument  to  undertake  a  work  requiring 
qiick  decision  and  prompt  action  and  the 
Central  Committee  was  given  power  to 
act. 

Two  plans  presented  themselves  —  buy- 
ing and  remodeling  to  suit  our  needs,  or 
acquiring  a  lot  and  building  a  new  club- 
house. After  an  exhaustive  survey  the  first 
of  these  was  discarded,  either  because  the 
property  was  not  well  located  or  because 
tlie  necessary  alterations  were  too  costly. 

Early  in  these  proceedings  the  Finance 
Committee  developed  the  fact  that  if  the 
dues  were  to  be  kept  at  ?6.00  the  building 
must  be  income  producing  —  it  must  be 
used  to  capacity  and  therefore  must  be  lo- 
cated where  it  would  be  easily  accessible  to 
the  members.  Within  a  .stone's  throw  of 
Union  Square  was  the  ideal,  but  this  meant 
within  the  area  of  the  highest  priced  prop- 
erty in  the  city  and  seemed  prohibitive. 
Nothing  daunted,  the  Building  Committee 
outlined  its  minimum  needs,  submitted  them 
to  an  architect  and  a  rough  plan  with  ap- 
proximate cost  was  given  to  the  Finance 
Committee  to  work  out. 

After  much  figuring  and  consultation 
with  realtors  as  to  the  rent  that  might 
reasonably  be  expected  from  shops  on  the 
ground  floor,  with  hotel  experts  as  to  the 
rent  of  rooms  and  probable  income  from 
restaurant  and  other  departments,  with 
business  executives  as  to  management  and 
maintenance,  a  satisfactory  income  state- 
ment was  developed.  This  was  submitted 
to  men  of  wide  experience  in  these  lines, 
worked  over  again  and  again,  checked  and 
re-checked  by  experts  and  finally  pro- 
nounced safe.  This  statement  was  then 
taken  to  the  bank  where  it  was  subjected 
to  a  merciless  analysis  and  again  it  was 
pronounced  safe.  The  outcome  of  these  con- 
versations with  the  bank  was  their  agree- 
ment to  take  a  S600,000  first  mortgage  bond 
issue  and  to  place  for  us  a  $200,000  second 
mortgage  if  the  National  League  for  Wo- 
man's Service  would  raise  the  remaining 
$200,000. 

Because  of  the  iirobable  sales  resistance 


to  club  bonds  and  because  the  Finance 
Conunittee  considered  it  better  business  to 
keep  club  activities  separate  from  building 
ownership,  the  Post  Investment  Company 
was  organized.  The  stock  of  this  company, 
representing  ownership  of  the  building, 
was  to  be  acquired  by  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Sen'ice  out  of  earnings. 

An  option  was  taken  on  a  lot  and  the 
Finance  Committee  turned  its  attention  to 
devising  ways  and  means  of  raising  its 
quota.  Two  plans  were  discussed — the  sale 
of  stock  to  the  members,  making  them 
partners  in  the  enterprise,  and  the  sale  of 
debenture  bonds,  making  them  creditors. 
After  much  discussion  the  former  was 
abandoned  because  of  stockholders  liabil- 
ity and  its  probable  affect  on  sales,  and  the 
latter  was  recommended.  The  Board  of 
Directors  became  the  Bond  Selling  Com- 
mittee, each  member  making  up  a  team, 
and  an  enthusiastic  and  aggressive  cam- 
paign carried  on.  A  spirit  of  enthusiasm 
resulted  in  the  bond  issue  being  oversold  in 
six  weeks. 

The  stipulated  $200,000  having  been 
subscribed,  the  Finance  Committee  re- 
sumed its  conversations  with  the  bank.  All 
its  efforts  were  now  bent  upon  having  the 
best  possible  terms  for  the  payment  of  the 
first  mortgage  bonds  written  into  the  in- 
denture. These  were  to  be  serial  bonds 
falling  due  at  statd  periods.  To  put  the 
first  payments  off  as  far  as  possible  and  to 
make  them  as  small  as  possible,  so  that  the 
club  might  be  in  its  full  earning  stride  be- 
fore any  considerable  amount  was  needed 
took  every  bit  of  finesse  and  persuasion  of 
which  the  committee  was  capable.  The 
bank  was  in  complete  sympathy  with  the 
project  but  the  restrictions  of  banking  laws 
had  to  be  complied  with.  At  last  the  time 
and  amount  of  payments  were  worked  out 
satisfactorily  to  both. 

Then  followed  nerve-shattering  days  with 
the  Corporation  Commissioner  and  the  State 
Banking  Commissioner,  explaining  our- 
selves, our  project  and  defending  our  figures. 
Permission  was  sought  from  the  former  for 
the  issuance  of  both  bond  issues,  and  from 
the  latter  authorization  to  make  the  senior 
issue  legal  for  savings  bank  investment. 

The  income  statement  was  based  on  a 
membership  of  6000  and  a  campaign  for 
members  was  waged,  parelleling  in  enthu- 
siasm the  bond  selling  campaign.  That  we 
had  made  no  mistake  in  believing  that  San 
Francisco  women  were  ready  for  a  Women's 
City  Club  was  evidenced  by  the  fact  that 
the  membership  doubled  in  three  weeks  and 
redoubled  in  another  three  weeks.  The  in- 
vitations received  from  the  last  3000  mem- 
bers furnished  the  first  working  capital  for 
salary,  surveyors'  fees,  building  permits  and 
the  first  payment  on  the  lot. 

While  all  this  feverish  activity  was  go- 
ing forward  the  date  of  the  expiration  of 


the  option  loomed  and  we  were  not  ready 
to  exercise  it.  An  extension  was  sought  l)ut 
another  offer  was  in  the  hands  of  the 
owner's  agent  and  we  were  unsuccessful. 
It  was  the  last  day,  Saturday,  a  business 
half  holiday  and  there  was  no  time  to 
reach  the  Board.  In  this  extremity  one  of 
the  members  out  of  her  deep  interest  in 
tlie  project  put  up  her  personal  securities 
and  arranged  a  loan  of  SIO.ODO.  The  first 
payment  was  made  and  the  lot  was  ours. 

An  interesting  fact  in  connection  with 
this  lot  is  that  it  was  brought  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  original  building  committee 
during  its  preliminary  survey  and  dis- 
carded without  discussion  as  being  beyond 
our  wildest  dreams.  It  just  did  not  seem 
possible  to  handle  a  $190,000  proposition 
with  $1,500  in  the  treasury!  We  paid  $30,- 
000  for  our  conservatism  or  lack  of  vision 
for  the  lot  cost  us  $220,000  a  year  later. 

Early  the  following  week  the  Board  ex- 
ecuted a  joint  note  and  the  temporary  loan 
was  paid  off. 

The  financing  having  been  completed, 
the  Building  Committee  engaged  an  archi- 
tect and  started  work  on  the  final  plans. 
Thereafter  the  work  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee became  somewhat  drab  —  holding 
down  costs,  checking  expenditures,  bud- 
geting for  the  Furnishing  Committee,  and 
other  necessary  drudgery.  Looking  back 
now  on  the  completed  job,  the  Finance 
Committee  realizes  it  had  a  rare  privilege 
and  a  real  thrill  in  raising  and  spending 
81,000,000,  nothing  comparable  to  which 
will  ever  again  be  within  the  experience 
of  its  members. 


The  Interim 


The  period  between  wars  has  been  interim 
for  the  League  when  the  good  of  a  sad 
experince  (World  War  No.  1)  has  been 
continued  on  into  years  of  training  of 
volunteers  who  might  be  called  upon  for  a 
second  period  of  intense  activity  (ironically 
enough  this  has  proved  to  be  World  War 
No.  2.)  The  years  at  "333  Kearny  Street" 
had  proven  that  volunteers  would  train  in 
peace  time  and  would  serve  together  with  a 
common  purpose  and  ideal.  The  Building 
Project  had  proven  that  women  could  fi- 
nance a  million  dollar  project  on  business- 
like terms  and  the  first  five  years  at  "465" 
had  shown  that  the  terms  were  proper,  for 
$100,000  had  been  amortized  and  all  in- 
terest and  operating  costs  had  been  met. 
Then  came  the  Depression  when  through  no 
fault  of  its  own  the  National  League  suf- 
fered the  fate  of  other  landlords  and  when 
reorganization  was  necessary  to  meet  new 
conditions.  The  "solid  rock"  of  the  organi- 
zation now  saved  the  home.  We  quote  from 
the  magazine  of  that  day  "One  of  the  solid 
rocks  upon  which  the  Women's  City  Club 


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is   liiiill    is    the   spirit   of   voliiiitrer   service. 

As  punctually,  refiularly  anil  as  earnestly 
as  if  they  were  "on  the  payroll'  the  women 
of  the  clerical,  shop  and  restaurant  forces 
report  on,  serve  their  allotted  time  and  take 
orders  for  the  next  shift.  It  is  almost  rhy- 
thmic in  its  motion,  this  moving  of  the 
volunteers  in  their  prescribed  orbits.  Each 
unit  clicks  into  place  each  day  with  re^ri- 
mental  precision  and  the  halls,  library,  cafe- 
teria and  lounpe  blossom  -wilh  the  colorful 
uniforms  that  distinguish  these  volunteers." 
This  noble  army  of  volunteers  rose  to  the 
occasion,  raised  their  own  clues,  and  be- 
came an  example  of  unselfish  and  united 
devotion  which  motivated  the  entire  or- 
ganization plan  and  set  the  League  on  its 
new  course  of  ''earning  once  again  the 
building  it  loved."'  Year  after  year  the  hours 
of  volunteer  service  piled  up,  20,000  in  a 
twelvemonth.  The  trained  went  forth  to 
Boards  in  Social  service  fields,  the  trainees 
fell  into  line  under  captains  in  turn  grouped 
into  committees.  A  Board  of  Directors  of 
thirty-one  members,  representing  all  sects 
and  creeds  and  political  parties  in  order  to 
keep  the  organization  nonsectarian  and  non- 
political,  steered  the  organization  to  develop 
its  policies  along  construction  lines. 

Finally,  1940,  and  the  war  clouds  of 
Europe  casting  shadows  over  the  Americas! 
An  organization  which  is  born  in  war-time 
recognizes  the  symptoms  even  though 
they  be  clothed  in  modern  guise,  and  the 
National  League  began  its  Red  Cross 
classes,  its  National  Defenders'  Club,  its 
service  enrollment  blank  long  before  anyone 
else  was  aware  that  the  handwriting  was 
already  on  the  wall.  Is  it  any  wonder  that 
the  1941  report  of  the  volunteer  committee 
showed  73,000  hours. 


The  Present 


This  chafiter  of  the  history  of  the  Na- 
tional League  falls  into  two  parts  which 
overlap  and  yet  have  their  own  individual 
function.  One,  the  clubhouse  for  use  ami 
delight  of  the  4,S00  members,  the  other  the 
service  of  the  organization  which  owns  the 
home.  The  reports  of  the  1941  annual  meet- 
ing lately  held  can  be  extracted  as  follows: 

Kor  the  building  itself,  794  guest  cards 
and  82  reciprocal  cards  were  issued,  many 
dozen  organizations  used  the  facilities  of 
the  clubhouse,  ll.W  transient  guests  made 
use  of  the  bedrooms,  the  restaurant  served 
107,000  meals,  the  League  Shop  added  a 
Knitting  Basket  to  its  services  and  carried 
a  gift  stock  of  unusual  merit  for  those  who 
are  fastidious  buyers,  the  Swimming  Pool 
hail  407.'?  swims,  with  6ii  lessons.  For  the 
Library  its  purpose  for  1941  is  best  told  in 
this  extract  from  its  annual  report:  '"This 
year  it  has  seemed  important  to  emphasize 
in  our  report  the  purpose  of  the  Library  as 


it  has  a  place  in  our  war  defense  effort. 
Never  before  has  there  been  a  war  in  which 
words  written,  spoken  and  whispered,  have 
been  used  so  largely  and  so  effectively  as  in 
this  one.  The  first  weapon  the  aggressor 
nations  have  used  almost  everywhere  has 
been  propaganda.  Libraries,  even  our  small 
one,  can  counter-attack  by  giving  their 
members  the  truth  as  we  can  find  it  re- 
ganling  the  purposes  and  plans  of  the  ag- 
gressor nations,  the  way  of  life  in  these 
nations  and  in  the  conquered  countries,  the 
issues  involved  in  this  war,  the  ideas,  the 
ideals  and  the  way  of  life  in  our  own 
country  and  in  the  countries  of  our  allies. 
To  do  this  has  been  the  first  interest  of 
our  library  committee  during  the  past  year. 
Its  second  interest  has  been  to  contribute  its 
small  share  to  the  maintenance  of  civilian 
morale  by  providing  reading  material  which 
will  give  temporary  escape  for  minds  and 
bodies  overtired  by  added  duties  and  to  re- 
vive spirits  too  heavily  burdened.  2870  bor- 
rowers, 396  volumes  acquired  of  which 
244  were  fiction,  152  nonfiction. " 

Repairs  and  renewals  were  necessarily 
accomplished  as  emergency  needs  of  the 
particular  hour  arose,  and  the  Executives 
of  the  Staff  gave  freely  of  their  time  to 
promote  the  efficiency  of  the  Women's  City 
Club  departments  so  that  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  could  itself 
volunteer  in  community  fields  without  inter- 
ference with  those  who  in  other  activities 
would  visit  its  building. 

The  second  part  of  this  chapter  of  history 
embraces  the  National  Defense  Service,  re- 
ported as  follows: 

The  report  of  this  particular  committee  is 
not  a  matter  of  statistics,  fine  though  they 
be,  but  rather  a  summary  of  subtle  accom- 
plishments necessarily  silent  which  must 
remain  untold  until  after  the  Emergency. 
There  are.  however,  certain  facts  which 
should  be  reported  now  and  told  with 
pride. 

First  of  these  is  the  Detachments  of  Red 
Cross  knitting  and  sewing  in  rooms  on  the 
Second  Floor  of  the  (Clubhouse.  Established 
in  1940  these  grew  in  numbers  and  output 
increasingly  in  1941,  and  the  200  members, 
justifiably  proud  of  the  detailed  work  ac- 
complished, now  stand  ready  and  trained 
to  answer  the  next  call  from  Red  Cross. 
The  work  of  this  group  has  received  high 
praise  as  outstanding  even  among  many 
thousands  of  similar  garments  turned  in, 
and  as  the  Red  Cross  proceeds  this  unit 
is  assured  priority. 

As  a  second  defense  service,  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  was  established  by  the 
League  on  February  22,  1941,  in  the  audi- 
torium of  the  Clubhouse.  In  conference  with 
city  and  welfare  organization  officials,  the 
need  for  a  downtown  clubroom  for  service 
men  had  been  by  January,  1941,  proven 
necessary    beyond     doubt.     The     National 


League  was  the  oidy  organization  unham- 
pered by  red  tape  which  could  immediately 
act,  and  the  National  Defenders'  Club  was 
within  a  fortnight  opened  and  ready  to 
serve.  The  pattern  of  the  room  was  the 
pattern  of  the  then  National  Defenders' 
Club  of  1918,  but  was  to  be  ffexible  to  meet 
present-day  needs.  After  one  year  of  opera- 
tion the  pattern  remains  the  same,  exempli- 
fication of  the  unchanging  needs  of  men 
under  duress,  and  tribute  to  the  volunteers 
who  serve  undramatically  that  this  particu- 
lar type  of  recreation  may  be  given.  The 
statistics  of  the  room  follow:  .Approximately 
4000  men  have  signed  the  register  and 
20,000  visitors  have  been  received.  48  states 
have  been  represented.  Over  3677  volunteers 
have  ser\ed  14,53.5  hours  (52  volunteers 
having  earned  their  pins  with  100  hours 
of  service  in  the  room),  4  parties  have  been 
given  to  the  men  (Memorial  Day,  Thanks- 
giving, Christmas  and  the  First-Birthday 
celebration  on  February  twenty-first),  at 
which  gatherings  an  average  of  250  men 
have  come  'home"  as  they  express  it.  In 
its  clubhouse,  the  Women's  City  Club,  the 
National  League  has  furnished  rent,  water, 
heat  and  light  and  janitor  service  for  this 
Service  as  for  others  in  its  building,  and 
volunteers  serving  in  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club  together  with  their  friends 
have  furnished  and  equipped  the  room  and 
financed  its  operation  to  the  amount  of 
83,096.36.  On  December  31,  1941,  all  bills 
had  been  paid,  no  mean  accomplishment 
after  10  months  of  operation.  No  repair 
work  has  been  necessary  despite  constant 
use  of  the  room  by  the  men.  a  tribute  to 
our  American  youth. 

98  lockers  have  been  rented  and  re-rented 
and  are  the  home-link  for  men  in  the  far 
quarters  of  the  globe.  Hundreds  of  letters 
and  many  telegrams  are  received  for  the 
boys  monthly  and  "449"  is  the  official  ad- 
dress of  at  least  50,  while  check-room  facili- 
ties hold  in  safe-keeping  laundry  and  per- 
sonal treasure  (sometimes  now  for  weeks 
at  a  time)   of  many  more. 

A  book  called  "Special  Interests"  has 
been  the  means  of  distributing  intelligently 
the  many  generous  gifts  of  tickets  to  opera, 
concerts,  dances  and  motor  rides  which 
members  and  friends  have  brought  to  the 
room. 

Dinners  at  homes  during  the  holidays 
were  arranged  for  many  boy.s,  but  this 
service  on  declaration  of  war  was  virtually 
abandoned  due  to  the  uncertainty  of  definite 
"leaves." 

A  library  of  over  1000  volumes  has  been 
donated  and  expertly  catalogued.  Several 
hundred  cartons  of  magazines  (segregated, 
labeled  and  neatly  marked)  have  been  sent 
to  .Army.  Navy,  Air  on  transport,  boat  and 
plane,  and  many  packages  of  games,  records, 
books,  and  magazines  have  been  shared 
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II 


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To  a  Tree  in  Bloom 

There  is  no  silence  lovelier  than  the  one 
That  flowers  upon  a  flowering  tree  at  night. 
There  is  no  stillness  known  beneath  the  sun 
That  is  so  strange  to  bear,  nor  half  so  white. 
If  I  had  all  that  silence  in  my  heart. 
What  yet  unfinished  heavens  I  could  sing! 
My  words  lift  up  and  tremble  to  depart. 
Then  die  in  air.  from  too  much  uttering. 
It  must  have  been  beneath  a  tree  like  this 
An  angel  sought  a  girl  in  Galilee. 
While  she  looked  up  and  pondered  how  the  kiss 
Of  God  had  come  with  wings  and  mystery. 
It  may  be  that  a  single  petal  fell. 
Heavy  with  sorrow  that  it  could  not  tell. 

HiLDEGARDE  FlANNER. 

Like  a  Lantern  Burning 

When  I  have  forgotten  the  sight  of  black  moors  lying 

Stark  in  the  winter's  rain. 

And  the  frosted  leaf,  and  the  bent  bush  of  heather. 

And  my  heart's  pain : 

Then  will  I  come  to  remember  where  the  birds  are  cryins 

By  the  lake's  dark  shield. 

Your  love  like  a  lantern  burning 

In  a  lonely  field. 

— Hele.x  Louise  Jorze. 


POETRY  PAGE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 

Rhododendrons  in  the  Park 

Rhododendrons  gleaming  through  the  eucalyptus  trees 
Like  a  flash  of  happiness  athwart  a  hungry  heart; 

Humming  birds  a-fluttering.  the  droning  of  the  bees, 

And  just  a  block  or  so  away  there  roars  the  busy  mart. 

But  nothing  matters  very  much ;  the  soul  is  put  at  ease — 
Rhododendrons  gleaming  through  the  eucalyptus  trees! 

White  and  pink  and  flaming  red.  a-smiling  in  the  sun. 

Yet  they're  just  as  happy  there  a-smiling  in  the  shade: 
Scenting  all  the  woodland  when  the  golden  day  is  done. 

Smiling  in  the  darkness,  too,  alone,  but  unafraid. 

Sending  forth  a  message  on  the  evening's  gentle  breeze- 
Rhododendrons  gleaming  through  the  eucalyptus  trees! 

Riiododendrons — happiness !  Eucalyptus — sad ! 

Blending  of  emotions  brings  a  softening  content; 
Nothing  is  so  very  good  and  nothing's  very  bad. 

Buds  and  eucalyptus  trees,  combined,  are  heaven-sent. 

Petals  fall  and  someone  whispers:  "See!  A  fairy  flees!" 
Rhododendrons  gleaming  through  the  eucalyptus  trees. 


— Miles  Overholt. 
The  Lost  City 

Towers  of  ivory,  roofs  of  jade. 
Sapphire  gate  in  a  wall  of  gold: 
Bright  was  the  city  our  fair  dreams  made, 
Ere  we  grew  fearful  and  tired  and  old. 

Riot  of  color  and  breath  of  Spring. 
Tulip  and  pansy  and  lilac  tree. 
Petals  brushed  by  a  butterfly's  wing. 
Cooled  by  a  breeze  from  the  silver  sea; 

Sails  of  silk  by  a  pearl-white  beach. 
Shallow  stream  where  the  rushes  lean. 
Purple  of  grape  and  rose  of  peach. 
Flash  of  feathers,  crimson  and  green ; 

Towers  of  ivory,  roofs  of  jade. 
Crumbled  and  broken  and  gray  with  mold. 
Hidden  in  forests  where  dim  trails  fade. 
Now  we've  grown  fearful  and  tired  and  old. 

— Sarah  Hammond  Kelly. 


(June)  Hildecarde  Planner  (Mrs.  Frederick  Monhoff)  lives  in  Altadena.  She  in  the  author  oj  several  hooks  of  poems  and  plays.  She 
began  writing  poetry  tchile  attending  the  University  of  California,  winning  the  Emily  Chamberlain  Cook  prize  for  poetry  in  1920.  The 
above  is  the  title  poem  of  her  book  of  verse,  "A  Tree  in  Bloom." 

Helen  Louise  Jorze  was  formerly  a  resident  of  Lodi,  but  now  lives  in  the  Northwest.  She  pulilislied  a  honk  of  poems  about  ten  years  ago. 

Miles  Overholt,  a  San  Francisco  newspaper  poet,  went  East  several  years  ago. 

Sarah  Hammond  Kelly  (Mrs.  Charles  B.  Allen)  lives  in  Berkeley,  and  has  been  active  in  Sonoma  County  and  East  Bay  poet  groups. 
The  above  poem  (which  was  inspired  by  thoughts  of  Angkor-Vat)  was  published  in  the  University  of  California  Chronicle. 


APRIL,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


I  HAVE  i;Ee.\  imm . . . 


Gautama  the  Enlightened  and  Other 
Verse;  by  John  Masefield.  The  Mac- 
millan  Company.  S1.60.  Reviewed  by- 
Florence  Keene. 

House  in  the  Dust;  by  Doris  Leslie.  The 
Macmillan  Company.  $2.50.  Reviewed 
hy  Hawthorne  Smith. 

Somethi-NC  We.nt  Wrong:  A  Summation  of 
Modern  History;  by  Leicis  Browne.  Re- 
viewed by  Ida  J.  Lord. 

The  Silver  Toes  of  Fatima  and  Other 
Stories;  by  Edith  Hecht.  Reviewed  by 
Kathryn  Kilgore. 

"Seven  Tempest";  by  Vaughan  W ilkins. 
The  Macmillan  Co.  S2.75.  Reviewed  by 
Ida  G.  Isham. 

Pictures  in  the  Hallway;  by  Sean  0' 
Casey.  The  Macmillan  Company.  S2.75. 
Reviewed  by  Helen  M.  Bruner. 

■^  "Gautama  the  Enlightened  and  Other 
Verse,"  by  John  Masefield.  .  .  .  John 
Masefield  in  his  biography  of  his  New  Jer- 
sey carpet-making  days,  "In  the  Mill,"  pub- 
lished last  year,  told  of  his  entering  a  new 
world  "where  incredible  beauty  was  daily 
bread  and  breath  of  life"  when  he  began 
companioning  himself  with  the  great  poets. 
".  .  .  it  seemed  boundless  in  liberty,  inex- 
haustible in  riches,  deathless  in  beauty, 
eternal  in  delight."  That  joy  and  love  still 
pervades  all  that  he  writes,  his  mind  still 
"a  kingdom  is."  And  Gautama  the  Enlight- 
ened, whom  he  endeavored  to  emulate  in 
those  earnest  young  days,  evidently  still 
sheds  some  light  on  his  path,  for  the  title 
poem  of  his  new  volume  of  four  long  poems 
is  "Gautama  the  Enlightened,"  and  begins 
with  these  characteristic  lines: 

Invocation 
O  Master  of   the  Calmness,  come 
Forth  from  the  shadow  of  the  tree. 
Gladden  the  joyless  who  are  dumb 
And  make  the  blind  to  see. 
That,  in  the  tiger  in  his  rage, 
And  in  the  summer  fly 
Alike,  in  struggle  on  his  stage 
A  brother  passes  by, 
Till,  from  the  fires  of  the  art 
There  fla^h  the  perfect  ring. 
Or  through  the  violet's  golden  heart 
He  pa.ss  into  the  Spring. 

The  second  poem,  "Shopping  in  Oxford," 
illumines  the  market  place,  bringing  to  the 
reader  something  of  the  joy  of  the  crafts- 
man back  of  the  thing  he  creates,  and  the 
magic  and  wonder  of  the  article  created  that 
has  fallen  to  the  realm  of  the  commonplace 
in  our  minds. 


Others  have  told  her  power,  who  have 

known. 
.\  vagrant,  I,  not  rightfully  her  own. 
Who  draw  from  her  not  Learning,  hav- 
ing  none. 
But  yet  the  kindness  shared  by  every- 
one. 
The  grace  ami  beauty  scattered  up  and 

down. 
And  this  in  special,  single  to  the  town. 
That  those  within  her  shops  in  courtesy 
Repay  the  buyers  whatsoe'er  they  buy. 
The  third  poem  tells  the  tale  of  "Mahda- 
ma's  Quest,"  and  is  imbued  with  all  the 
atmosphere  fitting  for  such  a  legend. 
The    last    poem,    "An    Art    Worker''    is    a 
modern  story  of  an  artist's  days  as  related 
by  the  artist's  model,  a  very  admiring,  hu- 
man, and  cooperating  partner  in  living  the 
artist's  dream  and  in  his  artist's  world: 


Painters,  sculptors,  engravers. 
All  of  the  salt  with  savours, 
Writers  of  verse  and  prose. 
Men  whom  nobody  knows 
Except  ourselves,  who  are  sure 
That  they  will  grow  and  endure. 
We,  who  are  young,  contain 


FILLGI  LEAF  LODGE 

on  beautiful  Fallen  Leaf  Lake 

Announces  the  addition  of  a  fine  new  Lodge  build- 
ing— the  ver-y  best  in  resort  accommodations. 

This  summer  make  your  vacation  a  real  adventure. 
Peaks  to  climb,  lakes  to  fish  and  miles  of  trails  to  hike 
or  ride  through  high  Sierra  country.  Campfires  and 
moonlight  expeditions  and  jolly  new  friendships. 
Excellent  meals.  These  are  just 
a  part  of  the  pleasures. 

Accommodations  at  the  Lodge 
are  American  Plan.  Nearby  at 
the  Camp  are  delightfully  lo- 
cated housekeeping  cabins. 

For   Information   Address 

FtlXEIIieiFlilllliE,lni;. 

Fallen  Leai  P.  O. 
Lake  Tahoe  California 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  APRIL,   1942 


The  new  germ  in  the  brain 
Whose  influence  will  be 
The  new  time's  ecstasy 
Of  greater  joy  to  live 
Radiant  and  positive 
Spite  of  the  mumbling  mass 
Of  John  ox  and  jack  ass. 

There's  none,  of  the  Jules"  set, 

Whose  face  you  would  forget. 

Each  soul  is  set  to  say 

The  new  word  the  new  way. 

And  what  is  the  new  word 

But  April  to  the  bird? 

A  statement  of  delight 

In  life  and  love  and  light? 

That  Art  in  everyone 

Is  something  of  the  Sun, 

Delighting,  cheering,  living, 

Exalting  and  forgiving. 

Colouring,  making  glad. 

Leaving  the  dead,  the  mad. 

The  sick,  the  sour,  the  sad. 

First  to  the  medicine  maker. 

Then,  to  the  undertaker. 

For  all  those  five  and  Art 

Are  all  the  poles  apart. 

-if  'House  in  the  Dust,"  by  Doris  Leslie. 
.  .  .  Out  of  the  dust  of  a  bombed  home, 
on  an  old  street  in  London  rises  the  memory 
of  a  Victorian  childhood  for  Jennifer  Drew. 
Her  memory  recreates  top  hats,  canes, 
■cobble    stone    streets    and    carriages    and 


Beginning  this  month  you  will  see 
straws  and  fabrics  —  and  yards 
and  yards  of  veiling  over  all!  Gay 
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tastes.  Won't  you  come  in  some 
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season's  hats  and  let  me  remodel 
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RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 

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weaves  its  way  through  the  pattern  of  her 
early  life,  a  lonely,  strict  life  with  her  father 
and  stepmother. 

It  is  England  about  1880  and  a  typical 
middle  class  family.  At  the  home  of  her 
free  living,  fun  loving  friends,  the  O'Con- 
nors, she  finds  many  hours  of  happiness  in 
learning  to  play  the  piano  and  to  appre- 
ciate good  music. 

After  the  unforgetable  occasion  of  being 
presented  at  court,  romance  rushes  into 
her  life.  At  a  ball  given  by  her  older  half 
sisters  she  meets  two  young  men,  both  gay 
and  charming,  who  play  important  roles  in 
her  life's  story. 

Junnifer's  life  was  happy,  but  also  sad, 
and  the  reader  cannot  help  but  admire  and 
love  her,   for  her  loyalty   and   courage. 

House  in  the  Dust  is  skillfully  written. 
It  is  stimulating  and  filled  with  human  in- 
terest and  delightful  descriptions;  a  book 
well  worth  reading. 

if  "Something  Went  Wrong,"  by  Lewis 
Browne.  ...  A  popular  magazine  of 
literature  has  referred  to  this  book  as  "The 
Anatomy  of  Frustration,"  which  expresses 
very  well  what  the  writer  has  accomplished. 
The  world's  vital  events,  as  Lewis  Browne 
considers  them,  are  set  forth  in  terse  and 
pointed  writing.  Starting  with  the  steam- 
pump  invented  by  James  Watt  in  1776,  this 
marks  "the  spot  where  mankind  turned  a 
corner  and  veered  into  the  road  to  now-a- 
days."  The  machines  invented  since  then 
and  the  business  methods  of  handling  them 
are  the  great  factors,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
author,  for  the  world's  downward  trend. 
Psychology  has  failed  to  keep  up  with 
Technology  and  the  manner  of  thinking  of 
our  great  leaders  has  lagged  too  far  behind 
needs  in  the  lives  of  people. 

Depressions,  revolutions,  wars  and  desires 
of  countries  to  get  control  of  other  lands 
are  described.  The  characters  who  were 
vital  in  the  different  phases  of  this  conglam- 
oration  of  events  stand  out  as  forces  which 
have  brought  us  where  we  are  today.  The 
picture-maps  that  are  shown  in  many  of  the 
chapters  are  intriguing  and  the  pithy  com- 
ments about  the  geography  of  certain  coun- 
tries entertaining.  The  chapter  headings 
also  express  much  that  is  in  the  mind  of  the 
author;  for  instance,  "The  Religion  of  Man- 
chesterism,"  "The  Plague  of  Nations,"  and 
"A  Man  with  a  Plan,"  referring  to  Robert 
Owen,  who  for  forty  years  lectured  to  work- 
men on  his  idylic  Socialism  and  then  at  the 
age  of  82  took  up  Spiritualism. 

Definitions  of  words  in  the  book  are  also 
worth  noting.  "Treaty"  is  a  derivation  from 
Iracto,  meaning  to  drag  violently,  which  he 
applies  to  the  Versailles  Conferences. 
"Masser"  mean-dough  to  be  kneaded.  And 
"Lords  "  were  "loaf-wards"  or  bread-keepers. 

The  book  is  worthy  of  careful   reading 


and  constructive  reflection.  While  many 
may  not  agree  that  all  of  the  facts  narrated 
by  the  author  have  been  the  causes  for  the 
effects  of  today,  yet  no  doubt  they  have  con- 
tributed one  way  or  another.  We  do  know- 
that  where  the  actions  of  nations  and  in- 
dividuals in  high  places  are  fraught  with 
greed  and  selfishness,  the  common  people 
suffer,  world  progress  is  not  made  and  good 
government  is  retarded.  .\s  a  reference  book 
of  the  world's  events  from  "Watt  to  What?" 
this  should  have  a  place  in  every  library. 

if  "The  Silver  Toes  of  Fatima  and  Other 
Stories,"  by  Edith  Hecht.  .  .  .  This  vol- 
ume, full  of  "memories  of  days  that  were," 
is  a  collection  of  tales  from  the  gay  90's. 
They  are  pre-war,  war-time,  and  post-war 
stories.  They  are  tragic,  humorous,  dra- 
matic. Most  of  them  are  mere  impressions  of 
people  and  situations.  Some  are  not  more 
than  two  or  three  paragraphs  in  length — 
perhaps  somewhat  bare  in  spots,  but,  at  any 
rate,  not  lacking  in  strength  and  vividness. 
This  is  the  author's  first  volume  of  short 
stories.  Miss  Hecht  is  primarily  a  poetess 
and,  therefore,  at  times  one  feels  that  she 
is  trying  hard  to  put  into  prose  thoughts 
and  ideas  and  situations  which  she  could 
express  quite  easily  and  fluently  in  verse. 

if  "Seven  Tempest,"  by  Vaughan  Wilkins. 
.  .  .  Out  of  war-torn  England  comes  an- 
other romantic  novel  from  the  pen  of  the 
author  of  "And  So  —  Victoria" ;  the  Eng- 
lish-American, Vaughan  Wilkins.  The  era  is 
the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  — 
the  locale  —  England  —  Wales  —  the 
North  Atlantic  —  Germany  —  Denmark 
—  and  Belgium. 

The  class  struggle  between  those  born  to 
privilege  and  those  they  so  thoughtlessly 
ruled,  furnishes  the  motive  for  all  the  vindic- 
tive torture  heaped  upon  the  head  of  an 
innocent  mythical  cousin  of  the  unpopular 
Queen  Victoria  by  Seven  Tempest;  a  man 
bitter  against  the  ruling  class  because  of  six 
adolescent  years  of  cold-blooded  commer- 
cial exploitation. 

Anne  Louise,  Duchess  of  Limburg,  of 
the  House  of  Saxe-Coburg,  in  an  attempt 
to  escape  an  unwelcome  marriage  arranged 
by  her  Uncle  Leopold,  1st  King  of  Bel- 
gium, falls  into  the  hands  of  Seven,  who 
sees  a  chance  to  let  a  representative  of 
royalty  find  out  from  personal  experience 
how  her  subjects  live. 

This  course  of  education  takes  the  six- 
teen-year-old princess  across  the  Atlantic 
in  the  hold  of  a  cargo  boat,  which  burns  at 
sea,  and  back  to  a  foreign  port  on  a  rescue 
ship,  still  in  the  hands  of  Tempest.  Here, 
Uncle  Leopold's  agents  find  her.  and  ab- 
duct her.  Anne  Louise's  remarkable  odessy 
ends  in  her  beloved  Lecques  through  the 
timely    aid    of    another    cousin,    Albert    of 


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SaxeCoburg,  ami  Seven's  power  to  dictate 
terms  to  King  Leopold. 

Seven  Tempest  is  an  exciting  adventure 
story,  with  interest  sustained  right  up  to 
page  four  hundred  and  fifty-eight,  where 
you  are  left  to  guess  whether  the  much- 
sinned-against  Princess  marries  the  hero- 
villain  or  remains  single. 

■^  How  delightful  to  begin  a  book  about 
an  Irish  lad  growing  up  in  Dublin,  a 
book  dressed  in  a  green  cover  with  a  bright 
green  dust  jacket,  on  St.  Patrick's  Day. 
.\nd  how  fitting. 

Stories  of  a  young  boy's  struggle  to  make 
his  way  in  the  world,  even  the  tale  of  just 
the  growing  up  of  a  boy,  are  always  inter- 
esting reading.  But  if  that  boy  is  Irish  with 
the  Irish  mysticism  and  poetic  feeling  a 
part  of  him,  poetry  and  mysticism  are  his 
life.  Think  of  a  little  boy.  taken  for  a  treat 
to  visit  the  big  prison,  sitting  waiting  for 
his  uncle  to  take  him  home,  forcing  himself 
to  remember  a  poem  about  home  to  shut 
out  of  his  mind  the  horror  of  the  fancies 
that  come  to  him  after  seeing  the  con- 
demned house. 

We  see  Johnny  Casside  growing  up,  at 
work  and  at  play.  A  Dublin  of  poverty, 
grime  and  cold,  is  his  environment.  He 
finds  beauty  there,  however,  and  always  he 
can  shut  out  ugliness  and  horror  with  the 
poetry  and  beauty  in  his  mind. 

As  he  gets  along  toward  manhood,  books 
become  his  passion.  So  greedy  is  he  for 
them  he  can  even  convince  himself  that 
it  is  all  right  for  him  to  steal  a  copy  of 
Milton's  poems,  he  needs  it  so  badly.  Or 
he  can  read  for  hour  after  hour,  straining 
his  eyes  in  the  feeble  lamp  light,  wearing 
several  coats,  two  pairs  of  trousers,  and  a 
muffler  or  two,  to  keep  out  some  of  the  cold, 
longing  for  a  cup  of  hot  tea  but  with  no 
fire  to  heat  the  water  for  it. 

Yet  books  and  poetry,  cold  and  grime. 
are  by  no  means  all  of  Johnny's  life.  The 
sight  of  slim,  black-stockinged  legs,  or  the 
edge  of  a  white  petticoat,  set  his  heart  to 
beating  faster.  He  can  fight  and  swear  with 
the  best  of  them  in  a  street  brawl.  Or  he 
can  answer  back  his  employer  with  impu- 
dence and  hastily  give  up  his  job  before  he 
is  fired,  just  like  any  cocky  lad. 

These  biographical  episodes  of  Johnny 
Casside's  youth  typify  what  the  Irish  are 
to  most  of  us:  full  of  poetry,  love  of  beauty, 
mysticism;  quick  and  enthusiastic  fighters; 
eager  to  explore  new  ideas;  ready  with  help 
and  sympathy;  and  above  all  imbued  with 
a  deep  love  for  Ireland  and  all  things  Irish. 

The  author,  Sean  O'Casey,  has  won  a 
place  for  himself  in  the  world  of  the  theatre. 
He  is  the  author  of  several  ver>'  beautiful 
and  successful  plays.  This  is  the  second  of 
his  autobiographical  books;  it  continues 
"I  Knock  at  the  Door,"  sketches  of  the 
chiblhoofi  of  the  same  Johnnv  Casside. 


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First  Floor 
■fr  The  entrance  is  made  beautiful  by  the 
hand-carved  teakwood  door  and  arch- 
way given  as  a  memorial  by  an  anonymous 
donor.  The  arcade  is  lined  with  attractive 
bronze  showcases.  At  the  left,  just  before 
the  elevators,  is  the  League  Shop. 

Next  to  the  Shop  are  the  telephone 
booths.  At  the  end  of  the  entrance  arcade 
and  between  the  three  elevators  are  the  en- 
trance doors  to  the  auditorium,  for  the 
duration  given  over  to  the  National  De- 
fenders" Club.  The  beautiful  curtain  is  the 
gift  of  the  Meiere  family  in  memory  of 
Mrs.  Ernest  Meiere,  a  former  member  of 
the  board.  The  curtain  was  designed  by 
Miss  Hildreth  Meiere  and  painted  under 
her  supervision  at  her  Herter  looms  in 
New  York.  The  boxes  are  a  charming  fea- 
ture of  this  room. 

Lower  Main  Floor 

Here  is  the  Swimming  Pool  and  the  many 
delightful  cubicles  so  perfectly  arranged 
for  a  Receiving  Center  for  Evacuees  and 
for  Air  Raid  Shelter. 

Second  Floor 

Directly  opposite  the  elevators  the  Peas- 
ant Shop  with  its  gay  colored  garments, 
the  Magazine  Room  beyond,  the  Chinese 
Room  with  its  gold  colored  walls,  rooms 
for  Red  Cross  Detachments  and  training 
courses,  rooms  for  study  groups  and  sewing 
sections,  and  rooms  for  tenant  organizations, 
English  Speaking  Union,  Grade  Teachers, 
Girl  Scouts. 

Third  Floor 

The  elevators  now  bring  one  to  the  cor- 
ridor lounge  from  which  the  three  private 


dining  rooms,  the  main  dining  room  on 
the  Post  Street  side,  and  the  steam  tables 
and  cafeteria  are  reached.  The  private  din- 
ing room  on  the  west  is  furnished  in  memory 
of  the  ten  National  Defenders'  Clubs  of 
California  of  the  World  War  No.  1. 

The  private  dining  room  on  the  east  has 
beautiful  murals  executed  by  the  California 
School  of  Fine  Arts.  The  kitchen  runs  from 
the  Post  Street  side  to  the  sunny  steam 
table  room.  The  kitchen  has  the  latest 
equipment  devoted  to  cuisine.  There  are  no 
partitions,  except  the  actual  storeroom 
walls,  so  that  the  ventilation  is  unusual. 
The  stove  is  a  model  one ;  the  salad,  bakery 
and  butcher  shops  each  have  their  own  ice 
boxes  with  automatic  refrigeration;  and  the 
kitchen  steam  tables,  the  silver  cupboards 
that  lock,  and  the  cupboards  for  the  Cope- 
land  china  complete  this  equipment. 


In  the  service  dining  room  is  the  painting 
"Helen,"'  by  Matteo  Sandona,  gift  of  the 
artist,  and  the  painting  "Springtime  in 
Saratoga,"  by  Theodor^e  Wores,  gift  of 
Mrs.  Wores.  In  the  Annex  is  the  painting  of 
"Roses,"  by  Alice  Chittenden,  gift  of  the 
artist. 

The  cafeteria  has  the  small  roof  gardens 
at  the  sides  so  that  a  table  in  the  open  air 
and  sunlight  is  always  possible.  The  foun- 
tain for  drinking  water  is  a  charming  fea- 
ture of  this  room. 

Fourth  Floor 

The  main  lounge  gallery  has  the  beautiful 
Franc  Pierce  Hammon  Memorial  Window 
at  the  west  end,  executed  by  Arthur  Mat- 
thews, and  given  by  League  members  and 
friends.    The    light    from    this    window    is 


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caught  by  the  Echo  Window  at  the  east 
end  of  the  gallery,  adding  to  the  beauty  of 
the  Memorial  Window.  The  Echo  Window 
is  the  gift  of  Miss  Persis  Coleman.  Turning 
to  the  right  of  the  elevators,  one  finds  the 
American  Room  with  its  imported  English 
landscape  paper  and  its  period  furniture, 
and  opening  on  the  roof  garden  with  the 
beautiful  Stackpole  Fountain,  the  gift  of 
Mrs.  Marcus  Koshland. 

The  small  room  on  the  right  of  the  en- 
trance to  the  American  Room  is  the  Presi- 
dent's Office.  At  the  end  of  the  gallery  is 
the  bookkeei>er"s  room  on  the  left,  the 
Executive  Secretary's  on  the  right.  The  hall 
leading  to  the  main  lounge  contains  the 
telephone  and  check  rooms  on  the  left,  and 
the  spacious  dressing  rooms  and  volunteer 
locker  rooms  on  the  right.  The  library  is 
the  room  on  the  west,  flooded  with  sunlight; 
the  main  lounge  is  on  the  Post  street  side. 
Here  the  memorial  fireplace  with  its  beau- 
tiful hand  carving  of  the  seal  of  the  League 
is  the  gift  of  Mrs.  Leon  Guggenheim,  and  at 
the  opposite  end  of  the  room  the  painting 
of  Mrs.  Herbert  Hoover,  the  gift  of  the 
artist,  Peter  Ilyin.  On  the  small  corridor 
to  the  right  of  the  lounge  one  finds  the  dig- 
nified Board  Room  and  the  Card  Room 
with  its  lovely  furnishings. 

Fifth,  Si.xth  and  Seventh  Floors 

These  are  the  bedroom  floors  for  club 
members  and  guests.  There  are  ninety-eight 
rooms  in  all,  fifty  with  baths.  A  proportion 
of  the  total  number  of  rooms  is  kept  for 
transient  use  of  members  and  reciprocal 
guests.  All  rooms  have  stationary  wash- 
stands  and  exceptionally  large  closets.  Each 
floor  has  two  public  showers  and  two  public 
bathrooms,  also  a  service  room  where  a 
member  may  wash  and  iron  small  articles  at 
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with  cantonments  throughout  Northern 
California  (one  large  shipment  of  games 
and  reading  matter  on  one  occasion  hav- 
ing gone  as  far  as  Alaska  and  others  to 
Australia).  The  magazine  table  of  $80.00 
worth  of  subscriptions  provides  in  the  N. 
D.  C.  a  splendid  list  of  current  periodicals, 
while  others  hold  duplicates  to  be  taken 
away  by  any  visitor. 

The    third    definite    contribution    of    the 
League  to   the  National   Defense  program 
was   the   turning   over  of   the   Lower   Main 
Floor    facilities    to    be    used    as    receiving 
center  for  Navy  and  Red  Cross  for  evacu- 
ations from   the   Islands  in  the  Far  East. 
The  particular  arrangement  of  this   Lower 
Floor   has   made   it   the   pattern   for   other 
cities  as  well  as  other  local  quarters.  The 
cubicle  unit  (a  "happenstance")  has  proven 
of  peculiar  value  for  individual  interviewing 
and    isolated   child-care,   and   the   one-time 
gymnasium  an  ideal  spot  for  playroom  and 
relaxation.  The  happy  association  together 
under  one  roof  of   Navy  officials   and   per- 
sonnel, Red  Cross  workers  (Reception,  So- 
cial workers.  Nurses  and  Doctors),  of  Trav- 
elers"   Aid   and    Transportation   representa- 
tives,   of    Boy    .Scouts,    together    with    the 
volunteers  and  staff  of  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  has  made  for   eight 
evacuations  a  refuge  of  peace  and  warmth, 
of    hospitality    for    many    weary,    war-har- 
assed  women  and  children.   The  statistics 
of  this   branch   of  service  of   the   National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  are  as  follows: 
8   evacuations,    on    December   25    and   31, 
1941,  January  6,  21,  and  29,  February  1,  7, 
and  March  1,  1942.  326  volunteers  served 
2.307  hours;   438  meals    (food   paid  for  by 
Red  Cross  and  cooked  and  served  by  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service)  served; 
many  babies  cared  for,  many  mothers  rested 
and  refreshed;  172  groups  of  luggage  safely 
housed    and    delivered;    130    motors    drove 
under   Red   Cross   direction   evacuees   from 
Embarcadero    to    points    in    San   Francisco 
and  East  Bay  and  Peninsula.  Immediate  and 
unselfish    response    of    each    volunteer    to 
these  evacuation  calls,  most  of  which  have 
come  on  holidays  and  Sundays,  has  earned 
for  the  League  an  enviable  reputation. 

The  fourth  contribution  of  the  League 
to  the  Defense  program  has  been  the  regis- 
tration of  Civilians  for  Council  of  Civilian 
Defense.  465  Post  Street  was  one  of  the 
first  centers  for  this  service  and  because  of 
the  excellency  of  the  taking  of  the  card 
record,  12  trained  volunteers  were  sent  to 
the  Headquarters  of  the  Volunteer  Office  of 
Civilian  Defense  and  in  the  first  busy  days 
at  that  Headquarters  rendered  most  valu- 
able service.  Continuing  on,  these  and 
other  members  have  served  in  enrollment 
training  and  at  placement  desks  at  these 
headquarters  and  are  the  dependable  group 
which    has    maintained    continuity    where 


others  have  dropped  out.  The  equipment 
for  this  enrollment  of  civilians  is  still  in 
the  clubhouse  (finger  printing  and  all),  and 
volunteers  are  still  available  for  this  service 
to  members  and  those  who  wish  to  come  to 
the  lobby. 

The  fifth  contribution  to  be  listed,  but  in 
chronological  sequence  really  the  second, 
is  the  preparation  of  the  Clubhouse  as  air- 
raid shelter.  Long  before  others  were  told  to 
prepare,  our  President  had  looked  at  the 
Clubhouse  with  eyes  which  saw  its  probable 
use  as  such  a  shelter.  Almost  immediately 
then  as  orders  came  for  this  or  that  measure 
of  protection,  action  was  immediately 
possible,  and  later  as  methods  changed 
and  substitutes  had  to  be  provided,  the 
Defense  Committees  found  Miss  Donohoe's 
knowledge  up-to-date  and  of  valuable  as- 
sistance. The  two  wardens  appointed,  the 
police  and  firemen  sent  to  survey  the 
building,  reported  the  Lower  Floor  of  the 
Women's  City  Club  a  valuable  asset  for 
such  a  purpose.  Equipment  for  the  protec- 
tion of  guests  living  in  the  building  and 
those  who  may  seek  shelter  from  the  street 
has  been  bought,  and  "black-out"  and  safety 
measures  are  continuously  being  studied 
and  provided. 

An  emergency  fund  has  grown  up  from 
the  interest  of  friends  in  appreciation  of 
the  spirit  which  initiated  services  without 
counting  the  cost.  This  fund  to  date  (apart 
from  the  funds  donated  for  the  operation 
of  the  National  Defenders'  Club)  totals 
12,100.00,  including  $1000.00  from  the  May 
Treat  Morreson  Trust  Fund,  $1000.00  from 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Heller,  $50.00  from  Mrs.  Gardiner. 
Not  least  of  the  services  of  any  group  of 
property  holders  to  the  Defense  program 
today  is  the  contribution  of  taxes  and  main- 
tenance of  semi-public  buildings.  The  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  stands 
unique  locally  and  probably  nationally  in 
that  at  this  time  it  maintains  a  building 
devoted  to  volunteer  service  for  the  com- 
munity and  the  nation. 

The  approval  of  the  record  of  the  unsel- 
fish service  of  the  past  year  is  evidenced  by 
the  increasing  number  of  appeals  from 
Military  and  Government  agencies  for 
trained  and  efficient  cooperation  from  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service.  1941 
has  been  a  training  period  of  real  signi- 
ficance. 

Consultation  with  Military,  Civilian  De- 
fense and  Red  Cross  officials  determine  the 
services  of  the  building  proper  and  the 
greatest  good  of  the  greatest  number  is 
constantly  considered.  As  decentralization 
of  Red  Cross  activities  proceed  and  train- 
ing classes  in  neighborhood  centers  develop, 
more  and  more  will  the  Women's  City  Club 
building  stand  unique  in  maintaining  quar- 
ters to  be  used  for  services  which  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  can 
alone  contribute. 


APRIL,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


tl)  Membership 
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A  club  for  less  dues  and  lower  ini- 
tiation fee  than  any  club  ol 
similar  stature  in  the  country. 

Pl  library  of  over  3000  volumes  ex- 
pertly selected  without  extra  fee 
for  its  use  and  with  writing  desks 
with  dignified  stationery  for  the 
asking. 

A  sunlit  lounge  for  relaxation  and 
refreshment  with  "tea  at  tiffin." 

A  restaurant  department  of  su- 
preme cuisine  for  personal  use 
and  for  entertaining. 

A.  swimming  pool  for  continuing 
health  so  important  for  "the  dur- 
ation" where  the  instructor  is 
available  to  teach  the  latest  in 
lifesaving  and  emergency  meth- 
ods. 

Bedrooms  for  my  own  use  and  for 
those  to  whom  I  may  give  guest 
cards. 

A.  magazine  dignified  in  appear- 
ance, with  stories  by  the  best 
local  writers  and  with  news  of 
the  National  League  for  Wom- 
an's Service  which  is  now  in  the 
forefront  of  war  activities. 

Expert  teachers  in  classrooms  in 
the  Clubhouse  winch  are  com- 
fortably equipped  and  lighted. 

A  League  Shop  where  gifts  speci- 
ally selected  save  me  "hours  of 
shopping." 

Opportunity  to  serve  in  fields  con- 
genial to  me  and  stimulating  to 
my  talents. 

The  privilege  of  entertaining  my 
friends  in  a  Clubhouse  manned 
by  a  staff  eager  to  serve  me. 

Facts  I  Should  know 

The  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  was  organized  in  Cali- 
fornia May  16,  1917. 

The  Women's  City  Club  is  the 
name  of  the  home  of  the  League 
and  is  located  at  465  Post  Street, 
San  Francisco. 

The  dues  of  the  League  are  nine 
dollars  a  year  and  the  fiscal  year 
begins  on  March  first. 

The  initiation  fee  this  year  because 
of  the  emergency  has  been  re- 
duced to  five  dollars. 

There  is  no  membership  commit- 
tee. Three  members  must  en- 
dorse a  new  member  with  letters 
of  sponsorship. 


PKKSIDKNTS  OF  THE   NATIONAL 

LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 
OF  CALIFORNIA 

Mrs.  Duncan  McDuffie 1917-1920 

Mrs.  J.  Richardson  Lucas 19201921 

Mrs.  S.  (;.  Chapman _ 19211922 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hogue  Moore. 1922-1924 

Mrs.  S.  G.  Chapman 19241927 

Mrs.  Cleaveland  Forbes 1927-1928 

Mrs.  A.  P.  Black. 1928-1929 

Miss  Marion  W.  Leale. 1929-1933 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe. 19331940 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman. 19401941 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoa 1941-1943 

RECIPROCAL   CLUBS   IN   THE 

UNITED  STATES 

Aknin.  Ohio:  Women's  City  Cluli:  30  South 

High  St. 
Bii'.liin.  .V/«.«.vacAu.se«.s ;  Women's  City  Club: 

40  Beacon  St. 
(.hicago.  Illinois:  Chicapo   Women's   CUili: 

72  E.  11th  St. 
(Chicago.  Illinois:  Women's  City  Club:   410 

S.  Michigan  Ave. 
C.leieland.     Ohio:     Women's     City     Club: 

Bulkley  Bldg..  1.501  Euclid  Ave. 
Detroit.    Michigan:    Women's    City    Club: 

2110  Park  Avenue. 
Uiilulh.    Minn.;     Duluth    Woman's    Club: 

2400  E.  Superior  St. 
Grand    Rupitls,    Michigan:    Women's    City 

Club ;  2.S4  E.  Fulton  St. 
Indianapolis.  Indiana:   Indianapolis   Propy- 

laeum:  1410  N.  Delaware  St. 
AansHs    City,    Mo.:    Women's    City    (ilub: 

1111   Grand  Avenue. 
Lincoln.  .\eh.:  Women's  Club. 
Little  Rock.  .Arkansas:   Little  Rock   Wom- 
en's City  Club. 
Milwaukee.  K is.:  {'My  Club  of  Milwaukee: 

710  N.  Plankinpton  Ave. 
.Veic  York  City.  A'.  )'.;  Women's  City  Club: 

International    Bldp..    Rockefeller   Center. 

20  W.  .51st  St. 
Veil    York  City.  .\ .   1.;  American  Women's 

Assn.:  353  W.  57th  St. 
Philadelphia.    Pa.:     Women's    City    Club: 

1622  Locust  Street. 
Pittsburgh.  Pa.:  Women's  City  Club:   Wil- 
liam Penn  Hotel. 
Providence.   R.   I.:    Providence    Plantations 

Club.  Abbot  Park  Place. 
Si.  Paul.  Minn.:    Women's  City  Club:   345 

Minnesota  Street. 
It  ashington.   D.    (,.:    Women's    City   (!lub: 

I'ift  .lackson  Place. 

CLUBS  ABROAD 
Australia.    Melhourne  ■  Victoria:     Qw.unhy 

Club.  271  Collins  St. 
fSuenos    .-tires:    .American    Women's    Club: 

.San  Martin  967. 
Mexico     City.     I).     /■■..•      Inlernucional      I)r 

Myjeres:   Calle   Humboldt    No.   47. 
Mnnlreal.  Canada:  The  Themis  Club.  1.3.S6 

Sherbrook  St..  W. 
\  iincomer,  B.  C:  The  Georgian  (!lub:  543 
S.vmour  St. 


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Ideal  for  sun  bathing. 

Balinese  Straw  Bags  with  flat  wood  base,' hand  painted  in  vivid  con- 
trasting blues,  greens  and  yellows.  Truly  Balinese  in  appearance. 
Two  convenient  sizes  8  x  10  and  10  x  16. 

Reed  Shopping  Bags  from  Java,  with  convenient  handles,  woven 
with  light  and  dark  brown  grass  in  Batik  designs. 

BELLS— Nautch  Girl  Bells  worn  by  dancing  girls  in  the  temples  of 
India.  May  be  worn  as  belts,  necklaces,  bracelets  or  for  the  hair,  in 
double  and  single  strands.  .  .  Also  strings  of  larger  bells  for  hangings. 

Old  Solid  Brass  Bowls  and  Trays  from  Java  for  flower  or  fruit  ar- 
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Salad  Servers  from  Bali  hand  carved  in  sea  horse,  goose  and  gander 
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Friday  5  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  ra.  to  2  p.  m. 

Wednesday —  11  a.  m.  to  12  Noon  —  3:30  p.  m.  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 


MAY  —  1942 

1- 


-French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  _ Room  214 11  a.  m, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool _ _ 5  -  9  p. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  —  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents Chinese  Room 7:30  p 

2— SvpiMMiNG  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p. 

4 — Advanced  First  Aid  —  Mrs.  Esther  Phillips.  Instructor Room  209  7:00  p.  m, 

5 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p. 

7 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria       12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m, 

8 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11a. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pooi 5  -  9  p.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m 

9 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m, 

12 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.  m 

13 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Gymnasium  and  Swimming  (See  announcement)  Gymnasium  10  -  12 

Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  del  Pino,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p. 

Book  Review  Dinner  Nat'l  Def.  Room 5:30  p. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Moon  is  Down,"  By  John  Steinbeck 

14 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

"Scenes  from  Nature  in  their  Original  Colors,"  By  If  alter  W.  Bradley, 
California  State  Mineralogist 

15 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ 5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

16 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

19— ADVERTISERS'  SHOW  _ Fourth  Floor  ...  11  a.  m.  -  9  p.  m. 

Fashion  Show  Luncheon  Main  Dining  Room  12  Noon 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.  m. 

20 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Gymnasium  and  Swimming Gymnasium 10  -  12 

ADVERTISERS'  SHOW  Fourth  Floor 11  a.  m.  -  9  p.  m. 

Fashion  .Show  Luncheon  Main  Dining  Room  12  Noon 

21 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

22 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

23 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

26 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

27 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Gymnasium  and  Swimming  Gymnasium 10  -  12 

Spanish  Round  Table  —  Miss  del  Pino,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

28 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

Colored  Motion  Pictures  of  South  Africa  —  By  Mr.  C.  E.  Stahl 

29 — French  Conversational  Cla.'^s  —  Mme.  Olivier,  pre.iiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

30 — Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.  m. 

JUNE  —  1942 

2 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.  m. 

3 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Gynnasium  and  Swimming  Gymnasium  10  -  12 

4 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m, 

5 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ 5  -  9  p.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p. 

6 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m 


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Volume  X\  I 


May.  1942 


Number  4 


CONTENTS 
IRTICLES 

The  Spirit  Carries  Through 9 


A  YosEMiTE  National  Park  Vacation 
By  Mary  Curry  Tresidder  


Fashion  Goes  to  War.  By  Betty  Marx  Shadinger 11 

Ersatz  Isn't  American.  By  Thomas  Ailken,  Jr 12 

Flowers  and  Their  Important  Role  in  the 

Drama  of  War  _ 13 


Home  Means  More  Than  Ever.  By  Julia  T.  Lee 
Decorative  Fabrics  and  Defe.nse 


OEPARTMENTS 

Calendar  _ 2 

.\nnouncements  4-5 

Editoriai 7 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DON'OHOE 

Firet  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHL.\ND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGE.NE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer MISS  E.MMA   NOO.N'AN 

Recording  SecreUry MISS   BERTHA    J.    DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  H.^ZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs. 

Harry  B.   Allen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs 

H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss 

Florence  Beniley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgorc 

Mrs. 

Harold  H.   Bjomstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs. 

George  L.  Cadwalader 

ilrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs. 

Selah  Chamberbin 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss 

Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  \V.   l.eale 

Miss 

Bertha  J.   Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs. 

Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss 

Katharine  Donohoe 

.Mrs.  Warren  OIney.  Jr. 

Mrs 

John  M.   Kshleman 

Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs 

Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs 

John  A.   Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs 

C.   J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs 

W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Walter 

EIGHTH 

ADVERTISERS' 

SHOW 

* 

TUESDAY 

and 

WEDNESDAY 
MAY  19-20 

HAM.  to  9  P.M. 


New  displays,  new  exhibits,  new  table 
settings,  new  floral  decorations,  rare  china 
and  pewter,  interior  decorations,  fashion 
reviews  ...  all  carefully  prepared  by  the 
advertisers  in  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  Magazine.  An  education 
of  things  to  come.  Don't  miss  the  Eighth 
Advertisers'  Show. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY,   1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


*  AD  SHOW:    We  think  an  Advertisers'  Show  in  the 
present  emergency  is  a  feat,  indeed  —  and  such  an 

original  show  is  being  planned.  We  shall  keep  details  as 
a  complete  surprise.  However,  we  can  say  that  the  Show 
is  to  be  held  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  May  19th  and 
20th,  on  the  Fourth  Floor  of  our  Clubhouse.  A  Fashion 
Show  luncheon  will  be  given  on  the  Third  Floor  on  the 
19th  and  members  are  requested  to  make  reservations  for 
luncheon  in  advance.  Passes  for  friends  may  be  obtained 
beforehand  at  the  Main  Desk.  Members  may  be  accom- 
panied by  as  many  friends  as  they  choose  to  bring. 

'k  DUES:  Delinquent  members  are  being  telephoned  to 
individually  this  month  and  we  urge  immediate  re- 
sponse, as  last  year's  membership  cards  will  not  be  hon- 
ored after  May  15th.  If  there  is  any  question  to  be  asked 
or  information  given,  please  consult  the  Executive  Office. 
Also,  a  report  of  any  change  of  address  will  facilitate 
members  receiving  their  Magazines. 

•  "KEEP  FIT"  CLASS:   Beginning  Wednesday.  May 
13th.  from  10:00  to  10:45  a.m.  a  class  in  callisthenics 

will  be  held  for  members  in  the  gymnasium.  Lower  Main 
Floor  of  the  Women's  City  Club.  Following  the  exercises 
and  games,  the  Swimming  Pool  v\ill  be  open  for  one  hour 
of  swimming,  that  is.  from  11:00  a.m.  to  12:00  o'clock. 
Forty  cents  admission  includes  both  gymnasium  and  . 
swimming.  Register  at  the  Executive  Office. 


•  PROGRESSIVE  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENTS:    That 
Bridge  is  one  of  the  best  ways  to  relax  from  the  hard 

work  of  these  anxious  war  days  is  shown  by  the  increased 
attendance  of  our  members  and  their  friends  at  our 
Popular  Progressive  Bridge  Tournaments.  These  tourna- 
ments are  held  each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  1:30  and  each 
Friday  evening  at  7:30.  Each  tournament  is  preceded  by 
a  short  talk  on  the  new  Culbertson  bidding.  Prizes.  Fee, 
25  cents. 

•  THE   SWIMMING    POOL:     Beginning   Wednesday, 
May   13th,  the  Swimming  Pool  will  be  open  from 

11:00  a.m.  to  12:00  o'clock,  and  from  3:30  to  6:30  p.m. 
Friday  night  swim  parties  will  delight  your  guests,  chil- 
dren and  adults  alike. 

•  NEW  MEMBERSHIP:    The  Tea  in  honor  of  new 
memliers    which    was   held    on    April    23rd    proved, 

beyond  doubt,  the  growing  interest  in  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service.  We  know  the  new  members  who 
were  our  guests,  together  with  their  sponsors,  will  be  only 
too  anxious  to  interest  friends  in  joining,  and  their  spon- 
sors must  indeed  he  proud  to  have  been  instrumental  in' 
furthering  the  program  of  the  League  which  the  influx 
of  such  a  fine  group  of  new  members  will  undoubtedly 
accomplish.  The  initiation  fee  is  still  $5.00  and  the  mem- 
bership is  still  open.  The  start  of  the  fiscal  year  is  a  very 
good  time  to  join  in  our  program. 


MAY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


k  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard's 
Book  Review  Dinner,  Wednesday,  April  8th,  was 
jnavoidably  cancelled.  As  Mrs.  Stoddard  is  to  review  the 
<ame  hook  this  month,  we  shall  repeat  her  former  an- 
louncement  as  follows:  John  Steinbeck's  new  novel.  "The 
^loon  Is  Down"  (title  from  '"Macbeth"),  was  both  the 
laml)  and  the  lion  of  March,  in  the  world  of  creative 
ivriting.  This  superb  story,  told  in  a  hushed  tone,  liut 
:ense  and  vibrant,  was  published  as  a  very  small  novel 
in  the  first  days  of  the  month.  On  the  last  day  of  the 
nonth.  this  gentle  lamb,  the  novel,  became  a  lion,  open- 
ng  on  Broadwav.  \^hy?  Because  the  author,  not  only  a 
lovelist  as  well  as  a  playwright,  above  all,  is  an  artist 
)f  deep  understanding  and  perception.  So  luckily  has  he 
lepicted  the  theme  closest  to  our  hearts  today:  "A  free 
)rave  people  is  inconquerable,"  that  his  lamb,  the  novel, 
md  his  lion,  the  play,  create  in  us  such  great  intellectual 
ind  emotional  experience  that  our  hearts  and  minds 
)reak  the  lingering  threads  of  complacency  and  grow 
esolute  for  victory. 

The  Book  Dinner  will  be  held  as  usual  on  the  second 
Wednesday  at  5:.30  o'clock  in  the  National  Defenders' 
■{oom.  Please  make  reservations  in  advance.  Dinner  $1.00 
I  plate. 

k  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAM:  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black,  Chairman  of  the  Thursday  Evening  Programs, 
uinounces  the  following  programs  for  the  month  of  May: 
"Scenes  from  Nature  in  Their  Original  Colors"  by  Walter 
V.  Bradley.  California  State  Mineralogist,  for  May  14.  at 
':30  p.m.  On  May  28th  at  7:30  p.m..  Mr.  C.  E.  Stahl  will 
)resent  Colored  Motion  Pictures  of  South  Africa. 

^  RED  CROSS  CLASSES:  First-Aid  Classes  to  be  held 
weekly.  Advanced  First-Aid  Class  —  evenings,  to 
tart  May  4th  at  7:00  o'clock:  Miss  Esther  Phillips,  In- 
tructor.  Beginners'  First-Aid  Class  to  start  Wednesday 
norning.  May  20th.  at  10:00  o'clock,  provided  a  sufficient 
lumber  of  members  register. 


•  RED   CROSS:    Knitting  and  Sewing — Miss  Stella 
Huntington.   Chairman   of   Red  Cross  Knitting,   has 

asked  that  we  announce  that  she  has  plenty  of  wool  and 
will  be  in  Room  210  each  week  day  from  10:00  a.  m. 
to  4:00  p.m.  to  give  out  this  wool.  She  asks  that  knitters 
please  try  to  come  in  at  that  time.  There  is  a  rush  call  for 
mufflers  and  we  urge  all  knitters  to  respond.  Mrs.  Alves. 
(Miairman  of  Sewing  Section,  has  sewing  to  keep  her 
group  busy  and  the  Sewing  Section  in  Room  208  is  open 
every  week  day  from  10:00  a.  m.  to  4:00  p.  m.,  with  the 
exception  of  Saturday.  Members  are  urged  to  join  one  of 
these  weekday  groups.  All  members  are  welcome. 

•  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT:    Due  to  the  rising 
costs  in  commodities  there  will  be  a  slight  increase 

in  the  cost  of  meals  in  the  Dining  Room.  We  trust  that 
our  members  will  bear  with  us  and  that  patronage  in 
the  Restaurant  Department  will  continue  to  be  as  fine 
as  it  has  been  in  the  past.  We  are  sure  that  our  menus 
compare  more  than  favorably  with  other  restaurants  and 
all  agree  that  the  food  is  excellent.  Members  can  help 
this  department  immeasurably  if  they  will  plan  to  do 
their  entertaining  at  their  own  Clubhouse.  Call  Mrs. 
Ashbrook  for  prices  and  menus. 

•  NUTRITION    CLASSES:   Nutrition   Class   will   start 
during  third  week  in  May.  at  10:00  a.m.  Exact  day 

to  be  determined  later.  (Members  interested  in  nutrition 
are  asked  to  send  their  names  to  Executive  Office  so  that 
they  can  be  notified.  I 

The  above  classes  are  open  to  members  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service.  All  members  are  invited 
to  join  any  one  of  the  above  classes  even  though  they  have 
not  previously  registered. 

•  NEW  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP:    Personalized  postal 
cards   in   white  or  colors,   with  contrasting  borders. 

Sold  in  packages  or  attractive  gift  boxes.  Also  note  paper 
in  various  sizes  and  shapes,  smartly  boxed. 


.  .  .  Come  to  the  Show  .  .  .  Bring  a  Friend  .  .  . 


Name 
Address 
Guest  of 


EIGHTH  ADVERTISERS'  SHOW 
WOIVIENS  CITY  CLUB 

May  19  and  20 


EIGHTH  ADVERTISERS'  SHOW 
WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

May  19  and  20 


Name 


OR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY,   1942 


Glimpses  of  Former  Shows 


EDITORIAL 


k  'Why  are  we  having  it?"  This  was  answered  very 
definitely  at  the  meeting  of  representatives  of  the 
Advertisers  of  the  National  League  for  \^  Oman's  Service 
Magazine  in  the  American  l^oom  a  few  days  ago.  The  "it" 
vas  the  Eighth  Advertisers"  Show  and  the  Editor  was  in- 
tructed  to  pass  on  to  our  readers  the  reasons  why  '"it"  is 
o  he  held  in  this  year  of  war.  First  of  all  the  advertisers 
vere  insistent  that  to  break  the  continuity  of  this  well- 
•stahlished  tradition  would  he  very  bad  for  the  morale 
)f  all  concerned.  Each  representative  had  something  to 
ay  about  his  own  particular  business.  Podesta  &  Bal- 
locchi  stressed  the  value  of  the  beauty  of  flowers  to  the 
;ouls  of  men  engaged  in  this  world  s  struggle  for  abun- 
lance  of  life;  Gump  &  Company  emphasized  the  unpre- 
lictable  development  of  American  creative  genius  in 
)ro\  iding  not  substitutes  for  familiar,  well  established 
Tierchandise  but  rather  new  arts  and  designs  and  new 
Tiedia:  Mr.  Sands  and  Ricklee  told  of  new  values  of 
Irapery  and  materials  and  new  needs  of  caring  for  old 
urniture  where  replacement  would  grow  more  and  more 
mpossible;  O'Connor  MofTatt  and  City  of  Paris  stressed 
lie  importance  of  fashion  in  morale  of  those  at  home  and 
)f  those  returning  home  on  leave  and  spoke  of  the  new 
nodes  of  materials  hitherto  neglected  by  Society,  cotton 
:t  al ;  Edys  and  Bell-Brook  spoke  expertly  of  the  ration- 
ng  problem  and  the  nutrition  value  of  their  products  and 
linted  at  new  angles  of  their  particular  businesses  to  be 
revealed  at  the  Show;  Yosemite  outlined  summer  tours 
■nost  interesting  for  those  who  usually  vacation  farther 
ifield  but  who  now  face  tire  curtailment;  Wells  Fargo 
Rank  told  of  their  service  in  the  War  Bond  Sale  and 
promised  valuable  information  for  visitors  to  the  Show. 
rhus  conference  unanimously  agreed  that  the  Show  must 
»o  on  and  a  Committee  of  Three  was  appointed  to  |)lati 
;he  details.  The  group  voted  to  concentrate  the  exhibits 
3n  liie  Fourth  Floor  of  the  Clubhouse  and  to  arrange  for 
;ntertainment  at  noon  on  the  nineteenth  and  for  a  draw- 
ing of  prizes  on  the  evening  of  the  twentieth. 

With  such  spirit  evidenced  on  the  part  of  the  Adver- 
;isers  themselves,  members  of  the  League  cannot  afford  to 
Fail  in  appreciation.  Every  member  should  avail  herself 
Df  the  o[)porIunitv  to  entertain  at  the  (ihibhonse  on  two 


gala  days,  to  share  with  her  friends  a  Show  unequaled 
anywhere  in  the  country  for  beauty  of  background,  for 
beauty  of  exhibits  and  for  spirit  of  family  loyaltv  between 
those  who  make  possible  the  Magazine  and  those  who 
enjoy  its  pages.  No  member  can  afford  to  miss  the  Eighth 
Advertisers'  Show  on  May  nineteenth  and  twentieth  in  a 
year  when  American  business  stands  the  test  of  initiative 
and  courage. 

"k  There  are  obvious  ways  of  helping  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  in  this  emergency. 
There  are  the  dramatic  and  personal  volunteer  services 
familiar  to  us  all.  But  there  are  many  subtle  and  many  un- 
heralded services  which  are  just  as  important  but  which 
unfortunately  are  sometimes  overlooked.  Willingness  to 
telephone  to  other  members  when  calls  must  be  sent  out, 
and  willingness  to  serve  at  registration  booth  or  sugar- 
rationing  center  are  cases  in  point.  If  a  member  wishes  to 
serve  in  some  such  way,  please  let  her  tell  the  Executive 
Office.  The  telephone  chain  which  is  meeting  special  needs 
now  is  basic  in  the  success  of  the  present  program.  The 
73.000  hours  of  service  of  the  past  year  is  token  of  what 
the  League  can  accomplish  with  the  support  of  its 
membership  trained  to  efficient  cooperative  effort. 

■k  In  these  days  when  war  savings  stamps  are  such  an 
integral  part  of  our  economic  life,  it  is  appropriate 
that  we  remind  our  members  that  these  stamps  are  avail- 
able at  the  Front  Office.  As  a  nation,  we  must  finance  the 
war  to  defend  our  way  of  civilization.  .\s  individuals  and 
as  an  organization,  we  must  safeguard  our  future.  The 
Defense  Saving  Plan  is  the  method  set  up  by  the  Treasury 
Department  by  which  both  objectives  will  be  attained. 

if  The  Editorial  page  in  the  May  number  of  this  Maga- 
zine should  carry  a  reminder  to  its  readers  that  this  is 
the  most  advantageous  lime  of  year  for  new  members  to 
join.  For  the  new  member,  this  is  the  lime  when  a  year's 
dues  buys  a  full  year,  for  the  fiscal  year  is  March  to 
March.  To  the  organization,  new  members  mean  increased 
usefulness  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY,    1942 


Eighth 

ADVERTISERS'  SHOW 


MAY  ....19- 20 

TUESDAY- --WEDNESDAY 


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MAGAZINE 

COME  TO  THE  CLUB 
BRING  YOUR  FRIENDS 

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MAY.   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


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CMRIGS  THROUGH 


-k     An  editorial  in  the  April.   1937  Magazine,  has  this 
opening  statement:  ""Third  Advertisers"  Show!  V^'hen 
one  can  write  that,  the  idea  is  here  to  stay." 

This  May.  1942  Magazine  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  is  dedicated  to  the  EIGHTH  Advertisers" 
Show  —  and  many  of  the  advertisers  whose  wares  were 
featured  in  the  earlier  announcement  are  among  today's 
advertisers  —  ready  to  participate  in  the  1942  Show. 

That  statement  is  more  significant  than  may  appear  on 
first  reading.  For  it  means  that  advertising  in  the  Na- 
tional League  Magazine  yields  returns,  or  it  would  not  be 
there.  Of  so  much  we  can  be  absolutely  certain. 

During  the  past  few  years  funds  spent  for  advertising 
nationally  and  locally  have  increased  amazingly.  Their 
distribution  has  shifted  in  many  instances.  Manufacturers 
and  merchants  have  learned  that  goods  which  sell  best  are 
goods  which  are  known  about  by  people  who  buy.  Despite 
the  increased  outlay  for  advertising  firms  and  individuals 
want  to  know  where  their  funds  pay  best.  In  the  budgeting 
of  money  for  printing  they  want  to  put  their  monev 
where  it  will  yield  best  returns.  It  is 
gratifying  therefore  to  know  that  the 
membership  of  the  National  League 
through  the  Magazine,  offers  a  profitable 
investment  for  those  men  and  women 
whose  business  is  catering  to  the  public. 

If  you  want  special  information  about 
travel  or  furniture,  interiors  or  foods, 
clothes  or  jewelry — in  short,  if  you  seek 
guidance  in  buying  —  in  which  style, 
rjuality.  and  price  are  combined  —  you 
have  now.  as  you  have  since  the  first 
.Advertisers'  Show  in  19.35  —  only  to 
read  the  advertisements  in  your  maga- 
zine. 

And  once  a  year  —  generally  in  April, 
but  this  year  in  May  —  we  members  of 
the  National  League  have  opportunity 
to  meet  face  to  face  representatives  of 
the  firms  whose  products  we  covet,  to 
see  how  eager  they  are  to  know  what  we 
want   —   and   to   discover   how   j)lease<l 


they  are  to  meet  the  women  who  benefit  by  their  adver- 
tising. 

The  National  League  .Advertisers'  Show  is  unique  in 
merchandising  history.  It  is  not  a  fashion  show,  aimed  to 
point  up  a  certain  style  —  it  is  not  a  ""benefit'"  in  the 
money-raising  sense.  It  is  rather  a  recognition  by  the 
advertisers  themselves  of  a  ""Hand-Picked  '  market  —  a 
rare  opportunity  for  personal  contacts  —  a  show  which 
the  advertisers  themselves  tpke  over. 

Displavs  are  presented  as  an  expression  of  the  finest 
kind  of  reciprocity.  Merchants  make  visible  to  the 
League's  four  thousand  members  and  their  guests  the 
articles  which  their  written  advertisements  proclaim. 

W  hat  printed  wedding  advertisement  is  ever  so  alluring 
as  the  bridal  display  Kefore  the  librar>"s  full-length  mir- 
ror? What  ""copy"  of  summer  furniture  ever  captures  the 
spirit  of  garden  or  pool  as  does  that  placed  in  our  ter- 
raced garden,  around  our  own  pool  and  fountain?  Have 
travel  advertisements  I  in  days  when  travel  is  possible  i 
ever  had  the  appeal  that  an  exhibit  assembled  from 
Hawaii  or  the  Mediterranean  countries  —  with  appropri- 
ate luggage  included  —  does?  And  how  can  one  really 
"taste"'  the  delicacy  and  goodness  of  candies  and  black 
raspberry  ice  cream  —  just  by  reading  of  them?  But  the 
memory  of  all  these  and  more  attractions  of  past  Adver- 
tisers" Shows  lingers  on  and  carries  over  from  other  years, 
to  whet  the  appetite  and  stimulate  the  interest  and  appre- 
ciation of  this  years  Show. 

\^'ith  war  priorities  in  evidence  in  many  lines,  we  may 
miss  this  year  some  of  the  beautiful  things  enjoyed  hereto- 
fore. But  we  can  appreciate  fine  gold  and  silver.  We  can 
still  have  good  things  to  eat  and  drink  —  and  smoke.  .\nd 
exhibits  of  flowers  and  table  arrangements  of  plants  and 
textiles,  will  be  there.  f Continued  on  papr  10 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY.   1942 


\ 


umm  PiK 


By  Mary  Curry  Tresidder 


if  The  war  will  change  vacation  habits  this  year.  There 
will  be  some,  of  course,  who  won't  be  able  to  take 
their  regular  vacations  because  of  war  work,  but  the  great 
majority  will  doubtless  heed  the  advice  of  our  first  lady, 
who  frankly  expressed  her  views  on  vacations  in  a  recent 
article  in  the  Cosmopolitan.  "I  am  a  great  believer,  even 
in  times  like  these,  in  trying  to  stick  to  things  which  give 
recreation  and  joy  in  living.  Everyone  should  have  some 
holiday  if  he  is  to  give  the  maximum  of  his  ability  to  his 
work.  .  .  .  Get  a  change  when  you  need  it." 

However,  our  vacations  will  be  chosen  more  with  an 
eye  to  proper  rest  and  recreation  than  ever  before.  We 
want  to  go  back  to  our  jobs  thoroughly  rested  and  ready, 
both  physically  and  mentally,  to  pursue  our  tasks  with 
renewed  energy. 

This  year,  instead  of  flitting  about  from  place  to  place 
as  so  many  of  us  have  done  in  the  past,  we  will  probably 
alight  some  one  place  and  spend  our  vacation  there. 

Conservation  of  tires  and  autos  will  play  an  important 
part  in  the  selection  of  a  vacation  spot.  Many  who  have 
never  traveled  before  without  a  car  will  travel  by  train, 
by  plane,  and  by  bus,  and  they  will  select  places  for  a 
vacation  which  are  easily  accessible  by  such  transporta- 
tion facilities.  Close-at-home  vacations  will  become  the 
general  rule. 

We  in  California  are  fortunate  in  having  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  vacation  lands  in  the  world  right  in  our 
own  back  yard.  I  refer,  of  course,  to  Yosemite  National 
Park,  which  is  central  to  all  California  and  is  easily  ac- 
cessible by  broad  paved  highway  and  by  rail. 

Yosemite  National  Park  offers  the  vacationist  a  wide 
variety  of  healthful  outdoor  sports,  plentiful  sunshine  and 
plenty  of  good  clean  mountain  air,  entertainment  for  old 
and  young,  natural  beauty  almost  beyond  belief,  and — 


best  of  all — the  complete  change  of  environment  that's  so 
essential  if  a  vacation  is  to  be  a  vacation  in  the  real  sense 
of  the  word. 

The  park  is  a  place  where  you  can  take  the  whole 
family  and  be  certain  that  everyone  from  granddad  to  the 
three-year-old  will  have  a  good  time  and  return  rested, 
refreshed  and  inspired  by  the  outing. 

There  are  as  many  thing  to  do  in  Yosemite  as  there  are 
sights  to  see — that's  why  it's  the  perfect  vacation  spot. 
And  most  of  the  recreational  facilities  are  concentrated 
in  the  relatively  small  area  of  Yosemite  Valley  where 
they're  convenient  to  all.  No  need  for  the  vacationist  to 
pile  up  car  mileage — everything  is  within  easy  walking 
distance. 

If  you  enjoy  horseback  riding,  you'll  love  the  park.  On 
the  floor  of  Yosemite  Valley  alone  there  are  more  than 
25  miles  of  oiled  bridle  paths;  while  in  the  Yosemite  High 
Sierra,  some  700  miles  of  well  marked  trails  invite  adven- 
ture by  saddle.  During  the  vacation  season  there  are 
special  saddle  features  to  interest  all:  appetizing  horse- 
back breakfasts  cooked  by  a  cowboy  chef  and  served  on 
the  banks  of  the  Merced  River;  moonlight  horseback 
barbecues  at  El  Capitan  Bend;  novice  rides  with  a  guide; 
children's  group  rides;  and  the  ever-popular  Burro  Picnic 
for  the  younger  children. 

When  you  think  you've  ridden  all  you  wanted  to  in  the 
Valley,  you  can  join  a  saddle  trip  to  the  top  of  Yosemite 
Falls,  or  to  Half  Dome,  or  to  Vernal  and  Nevada  Falls. 
Better  still,  if  you  have  the  time  and  opportunity,  take  a 
six-day  all-expense  saddle  trip  through  the  high  country, 
staying  over  night  at  each  of  the  five  permanent  camps 
in  as  many  distinctive  mountain  settings.  You  will  find 
this  wilderness  area  a  storehouse  of  scenic  beauty — deep 
forests  of  evergreen,  cloud-swept  peaks,  meadows  of  wild 
flowers,  waterfalls  and  waterwheels,  living  glaciers,  jewel- 
like lakes,  and  tumbling  mountain  streams  clear  as 
crystal. 

Those  who  like  to  swim  have  a  choice  of  two  outdoor 
swimming  pools  in  Yosemite  Valley,  one  at  Yosemite 
Lodge  and  one  at  Camp  Curry,  in  addition  to  the  Merced 
River  whose  waters  are  cool  but  invigorating.  By  mid- 
summer, as  the  water  level  lowers,  white,  sandy  beaches 
appear  along  the  river  to  attract  sun  bathers. 

Golfers  can  improve  their  iron  shots  on  the  tricky 
mashie  course  on  the  grounds  of  The  Ahwahnee  in  Yose- 
mite Valley;  or  by  motoring  to  historic  Wawona,  a  short 
distance  away,  they  can  enjoy  a  day  of  golfing  on  one  of 
California's  finest  mountain  courses.  And  it's  a  great 
satisfaction  to  drive  off  at  these  elevations  where  a  ball 
travels  ten  to  twenty  yards  farther  than  at  sea  level. 

There  are  many  other  sports,  too,  to  provide  healthful 
recreation  for  vacationists:  bicycling,  hiking,  badminton, 
tennis,  and  trout  fishing — to  name  a  few.  Older  children 
usually  join  the  Grizzly  t.lub  and  take  part  in  such  ac- 
tivities as  marshmallow  roasts,  treasure  hunts,  swimming 
meets,  hikes  and  saddle  trips.       (Continued  on  page  18 


MAY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


a. 


m  TO  wi 


By  Betty  Marx  Shadinger 


'k  With  a  silhouette  that's  "frozen"  .  .  .  lengtlis  and 
widths  that  are  prescrihed  .  .  .  with  styles  adjusted 
to  the  limits  of  Government  regulation,  and  advertised 
strangely  as  "no  smarter  than  those  you  wore  last  year" 
.  .  .  Fashion  is  going  to  war!  Do  we  in  the  fashion  busi- 
ness think  this  is  a  gloomy  picture?  Surprisingly  enougii 
...NO! 

In  the  first  place,  American  designers  have  always  been 
best  at  those  livable,  well-loved  classics  that  are  serenely 
simple.  And  American  women  have  always  looked  their 
best  in  these  peculiarly  American  clothes.  So  .  .  .  when 
the  Government  requirements  begin  to  step  into  your  life 
about  next  fall  .  .  .  dont  be  surprised  to  find  yourself 
looking  lovelier  than  ever. 

At  this  writing,  "Government  regulations'  are  yet  nebu- 
lous. And  don't  expect  to  see  these  regulations  in  effect 
prior  to  Fall  Openings,  since  most  summer  merchandise 
has  been  contracted  for  prior  to  "freezing"  orders.  Still, 
in  general,  what  can  be  expected  of  from  "U.  S.  Govern- 
ment Approved"  fashion,  come  fall? 

A  "frozen"  silhouette.  That  should  delight  you.  In  the 
first  place,  was  there  ever  a  silhouette  more  becoming 
than  the  slim,  naturally  curved  lines  of  today?  Thank 
heaven  these  orders  didn't  come  in  an  era  of  waistlines 
drooping  about  the  hips  ...  or  skirts  exposing  too  much 
knee.  Then  too,  here's  Federal  assurance  that  your  fa- 
vorite last  fall's  suit  won't  be  suddenly  outdated  by  a  new 
fillip  of  fashion. 

Skirt  lengths,  we  expect,  will  remain  about  "as  is"'  .  .  . 
adjusted,  within  a  range  of  a  few  inches,  to  whatever's 
most  becoming  to  you. 

Regulation  of  skirt  widths  undoubtedly  indicates  the 
exit  of  the  dirndl,  of  llared-back  coats,  of  ballerina  skirts, 
"for  the  duration."  To  these,  as  well  as  to  gloriously 
wide  and  feminine  sleeves,  to  hooded  evening  wraps,  to 
everything  that's  widely  flaring  .  .  .  it's  "Au  revoir.  but 
not  goodbye." 

L'ncle  Sam  may  go  on  to  delete  wool  interlinings.  and 
|jatch  pockets.  And  if  Uncle  Sam  wants  it  that  way  .  .  . 
it's  fine! 

\\  liat's  left  of  your  wardrobe?  I'lentv!  Plent\  of  won- 
derful, feminine  things,  plenty  of  suits,  and  shirtmakers 
and  soft  dresses.  We  have  it  on  the  authority  of  Violet 
HarlGeigcr.  of  the  (!ity  of  Paris  Gown  Salon! 


The  new  clothes  won't  be  mannish.  Simple  lines  don't 
mean  hard  lines.  The  super-tailored  masculine  angle  is 
being  well  taken  care  of  by  our  men  in  uniform  .  .  .  and 
what  woman  wants  to  go  into  competition  w  itii  the  Army. 
Navy  and  Marines? 

Imaginative  use  of  color  in  two  tones  will  take  the 
place  of  interest  in  tucks  and  gathers  and  so  forth. 

Evening  clothes  may  possibly  be  shorter,  with  a  new 
interest  in  the  intriguing  mid-calf  length. 

Depend  upon  it  .  .  .  you'll  find  yourself  falling  in 
love  with  the  new  street-length,  after-dark  clothes.  They 
promise  to  be  nothing  short  of  spectacular  in  their  use  of 
sheer  fabrics,  lacy  lingerie  effects,  and  all-around  oompli. 
You'll  be  wearing  them  for  their  "femme  fatale"  (lattery, 
and  because,  when  your  man's  in  uniform,  it's  more  com- 
fortable, somehow,  to  be  in  short  dress. 

Amazing  ingenuity  is  already  being  shown  in  molding 
exciting,  new-looking  clothes  out  of  less  than  three  yards 
of  material  per  dress.  These  point  up  detail,  contrived 
drapery,  and  color  contrast. 

.Mrs.  Geiger  looks  for  a  fresh  approach  to  the  business 
of  jewels,  gloves,  and  headgear.  The  exclamation  point 
of  a  simple  dress  may  be  a  plastic  clip  (involving  no 
precious  metal)  or  a  romantically  wonderful  hat.  Hat, 
shoe,  glove,  and  jewelry  designers  are  already  bringing 
out  an  inventive  lot  of  things.  You  may  be  seeing  plastic 
shoes,  duplicating  a  patent-leather  effect,  before  this  mat- 
ter's done  with ! 

Other  than  this.  American  women  will  turn  to  classics 
.  .  .  ageless,  timeless,  forever  treasured. 

Is  that  so  black  a  picture? 

On  the  distaff  side,  the  position  of  the  American  cou- 
tourier  .  .  .  the  specialist  in  superb  designing  and  styling 
...  is  going  to  be  most  difficult. 

Designers  who  have  made  free  use  of  opulent  lengths 
of  fabrics,  who've  come  to  be  known  by  a  luxuriously 
draped  shoulder  line,  or  remarkably  engineered  skirt 
drapery  .  .  .  where  will  they  go  from  here?  "Government 
regulations"  will  seriously  hamper  the  lines  they  have 
trademarked  for  their  own. 

Too.  women  accustomed  to  languid!)  dismissing  a 
myriad  of  styles  as  "not  what  I  had  in  mind"  .  .  .  may 
be  forced  to  a  new  appreciation  of  pre-war  America's 
department  stores. 

The  fabulous  variety  simply  may  not  he  there  .  .  .  once 
we're  meeting  the  Government's  requirements. 

The  1912  Fashion  business,  by  regulating  itself,  by 
l>erversely  asking  customers  NOT  to  buy.  will  be  saving 
not  alone  the  fabrics  so  necessary  to  the  armed  forces. 
It  is  hoped  that  these  methods  will  stretch  .America's 
clothing  the  farthest  .  .  .  and  thus  forestall  the  expensive, 
involved  business  of  a  "clothes  ration." 

So  we  give  you  the  Fashion  of  1912  ...  no  longer  a 
changeable  will-o-the-wisp  .  .  .  today's  fashion  is  a  down- 
to-earth  industry  with  its  sleeves  rolled  up.  helping  to 
win  the  war. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY.   1942 


T 


By  Thomas  Aitketi,  Jr. 


i(  It's  time  to  realize  one  fact  about  Americans.  It  is 
time  because  this  trutli  will  effect  how  we  live  during 
this  war  and  after  it.  We  should  know  much  of  this.  There 
is  one  thing  we  will  do  the  same  way  we  did  in  the  last 
war,  the  same  way  we  ha\e  always  done  it.  when  it  was 
necessary.  We  aren't  going  to  replace  lost  goods  with 
""substitutes";  we  are  going  to  fill  their  spots  with  "'re- 
placements." There's  a  difference.  A  substitute  is  some- 
thing almost  as  good.  A  replacement  is  something  dif- 
ferent which  does  much  the  same  job.  A  substitute  is 
'"ersatz.  "  And  ersatz  isn't  an  American  word. 

We  have  a  peculiar  abhorrence  of  accepting  shoddy 
substitutes.  If  we  like  champagne  and  we  can't  get  good 
champagne,  we'll  drink  beer.  If  we  like  wool  and  we 
can't  get  good  wool,  we'll  wear  good  cotton.  We  won't 
use  peach  juice  for  sugar.  If  we  can't  get  sugar,  we'll  do 
without.  We  would  rather  do  it  that  way.  That's  why  the 
last  war  developed  so  many  new  goods  that  became  a 
standard  part  of  our  lives  when  the  peace  came,  and  that's 
why  this  war  will  do  the  same.  Rather  than  steel  ourselves 
to  second-rate  quality,  well  look  at  first-rate  replacements 
with  eager  interest. 

Recently,  a  store  we  know  did  a  remodeling  job.  The 
supply  of  available  metal  was  very  small.  Rather  than 
patch  things  up  with  a  little  metal  and  whatever  else 
would  be  needed  to  fill  out  the  job,  they  turned  entirely 
to  wood  and  glass.  They  didn't  try  to  make  wood  and 
glass  do  the  work  of  metal.  They  didn't  want  an  ersatz 
job.  They  made  their  design  for  wood  and  glass,  forgot 
entirely  about  metal,  and  went  after  a  top-quality  result 
in  two  beautiful  but  different  mediums. 

^  herever  we  have  seen   metal   go   out.   we   have  seen 


something  else  come  into  its  own.  Chromium  and  alumi- 
num trays  used  to  be  very  much  in  demand.  They  were 
reasonable,  light,  strong  and  decorative.  They  went  out. 
We  watched  for  new  trays.  \^'ould  they  be  substitutes, 
something  that  tried  to  look  like  metal,  something  de- 
signed as  metal  would  be,  or  would  they  be  other  materials 
realizing  their  own  usefulness  and  beauty?  We  saw  new 
trays  in  wood.  Not  wood  painted  or  carved  to  look  like 
metal ;  these  trays  had  a  new  beauty.  The  fine  wood  grain 
was  dramatized.  Designs  were  inlaid.  Other  trays  came 
in  glass,  not  plain  glass  that  would  break  on  the  corner 
of  a  table,  but  flexiglas,  something  tough,  strong  and  new. 

Sometime  ago  we  were  presented  with  a  threat  of  an 
ersatz  suit  for  men,  something  that  would  "do  just  as 
well."  Without  cuffs,  lap;ls  or  vest,  it  looked  more  than 
morbid  modeled  by  a  nameless  gentleman  whose  expres- 
sion did  little  to  put  the  outfit  across  with  vain  males. 
Well,  the  Victory  suit  is  here.  It  has  three  basic  changes. 
No  cuffs.  Service  uniforms  get  along  very  well  without 
them,  as  evening  clothes  always  have!  No  pleats.  Men 
have  kidded  pleats  ever  since  they  came  in.  They're  glad 
to  see  them  go.  No  vests  with  double-breasted  suits.  Many 
men  never  did  wear  vests  \v  ith  double-breasted  suits.  Most 
men  hate  vests  anyway.  The  new  suit  is  not  a  substitute. 
It's  an  improvement.  We're  waiting  for  the  Victory  shirt 
with  a  loose  collar.  If  we  get  it,  they'll  never  put  the  old 
yoke  around  our  necks  again. 

Perhaps  such  things  seem  trivial.  They  are  not.  They 
are  not  because  with  such  an  attitude  we  can  turn  a  fresh 
vision  on  the  material  things  we  will  live  with  throughout 
the  war.  These  things  will  be  new  and  dynamic  and  inter- 
esting, not  dull  and  ragged  at  the  edges. 

When  the  struggle  is  ended  we'll  find  the  scenery 
changed  by  our  own  ingenuity.  The  last  war  ended  and 
our  streets  filled  with  automobiles.  This  one  will  end  and 
our  skies  will  fill  with  planes;  glass  and  plastics  will 
enrich  our  homes;  and  metals  will  be,  too,  used  as  they 
never  have  been  used  before,  for  production  facilities 
will  be  great  and  many  skillful  welders  will  be  at  hand 
to  make  metals  into  shapes  impossible  for  other  strong 
materials. 

Realizing  this,  we  won't  "just  tr)  to  get  along  with  what 
we  have."  We'll  window  shop  with  keener  interest.  \^  hen 
we  see  something  different,  we'll  know  it's  newer,  prob- 
alilv  better.  It  will  be  American,  not  ""ersatz." 


MAY.   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


m  THEIR  IJIPORTliW 
ROLE  L\  THE  DRDIA 
OF  WAR 

Courtesy  of  Podesta  &  Baldocchi 


•k  These  are  troubled  days,  and  we  are  faced  with  the 
discords  of  a  chaotic  world.  But  the  Master  in  His 
infinite  wisdom  has  given  us  flowers  .  .  .  symbols  of  faith 
and  courage  .  .  .  colorful  notes  of  harmony  that  tone 
down  the  discords  of  war-time  living.  Flowers  are  an  im- 
portant part  of  life  in  peace  time,  but  they  are  even  more 
essential  in  times  like  these.  The  beauty  of  flowers  brings 
solace  to  hearts  that  are  sad;  their  color  and  warmth 
bring  cheer  to  homes  that  are  empty;  their  living  loveli- 
ness is  indicative  of  life  and  hope  eternal.  Out  of  the 
darkness  of  the  earth  itself  come  these  living  expressions 
of  beauty.  A  sign  to  us  that  life  and  beauty  will  endure, 
and  that  the  "good  will  inherit  the  earth." 

The  cycle  of  life  would  be  incomplete  without  flowers. 
For.  beginning  with  the  arrival  of  a  child — the  mother 
receives  congratulatory  messages  accompanied  by  flowers. 
At  all  important  events,  such  as  anniversaries,  birthdays, 
and  family  gatherings,  flowers  take  part  in  the  celebra- 
tion. When  the  bride  and  goom  say  "I  do."  the  moment 
is  enhanced  by  the  beauty  and  fragrance  of  flowers.  And 
their  spirit  of  peace  and  serenitv  bring  sacred  beauty  to 
attend  last  rites. 

Yes.  flowers  have  their  jjlace.  their  \erv  definite  place, 
in  the  lives  of  all.  Their  subtle  influence  for  good  in  the 
home  .  .  .  their  cheering  presence  in  the  office  .  .  .  their 
smiling  faces  in  the  sick  room  .  .  .  and  their  happy  faculty 
of  adequately  .saying  the  things  mere  words  cannot. 
Flowers  have  always  been  the  gracious  way  to  say  "thank 
you."'  The  cherished  way  to  say  "I  have  not  forgotten  our 
anniversary."  The  merry  way  to  say  "a  happy  birthday." 
The  thoughtful  way  to  exj)ress  sympathy.  Flowers,  always 
welcome  .  .  .  alwa)s  the  gift  of  perfect  taste. 


It  is  interesting  to  know  that  from  the  earliest  periods, 
man  has  applied  flowers  to  ceremonial  purposes,  and  then 
later  began  to  consider  them  as  essential  to  his  domestic 
life.  The  ancient  Egyptians,  off'ered  the  finest  fruit  and 
the  finest  flowers  to  the  gods,  and  used  perfumes  at  all 
their  sacred  festivals.  But  they  were  also  lavish  in  their 
use  of  flowers  at  their  private  entertainments,  and  on  all 
occasions  of  their  every-diy  life.  At  a  reception  given  by 
an  Egyptian  noble,  it  was  customary  for  each  guest  to  be 
presented  with  a  lotus  flower  when  entering  the  room. 
Garlands  of  crocus  and  saffron  would  be  entwined  around 
the  wine  cups,  and  flowers  were  strewn  over  and  under  the 
tables.  It  is  said  when  Antony  supped  with  Cleopatra,  the 
luxury-loving  Queen  of  Egypt,  the  floors  of  the  rooms 
were  usually  covered  with  fragrant  flowers. 

Moderns,  too.  appreciate  the  beauty  of  flowers.  This  is 
proved  by  the  thousands  who  pause  in  their  busy  day  to 
admire  the  exquisite  displays  in  the  windows  of  Podesta  & 
Baldocchi's  world-famous  shop.  In  these  windows,  flower 
containers  delightfully  display  flowers  in  a  distinctive 
fashion.  A  white  pottery  rooster  proudly  stands  in  a 
chartreuse  green  bowl  surrounded  by  yellow-  tulips  and 
yellow  African  daisies.  The  figure  of  a  choir  singer  in 
pottery  becomes  ethereal  surrounded  by  yellow  iris,  coral 
colored  tulips  and  white  carnations.  Figurines  of  every 
description  .  .  .  amusing  creations  for  birthday  remem- 
brances .  .  .  interesting  motifs  for  all  occasions  ...  all 
distinctively  designed  to  enhance  the  loveliness  of  Podesta 
&  Baldocchi  flowers,  that  remain  as  a  lasting  reminder  of 
the  donor's  good  taste  and  ihoughtfulness. 

Flowers  speak  a  common  language.  The  dahlia,  for  in- 
stance, has  an  international  history.  It  was  first  found  in 
Mexico,  then  developed  in  Spain,  and  named  after  a 
Swedish  botanist.  The  dahlia  was  cultivated  further  in 
France  and  introduced  into  England  by  wives  of  statesmen 
during  years  of  historical  importance.  Just  as  flowers  are 
important  in  the  lives  of  individuals,  they  might  some  day 
be  an  important  link  in  the  rliain  of  international  under- 
standing and  peace. 

Our  world  is  hurried  and  hectic.  We  have  little  time  to 
pause  in  the  rush  of  a  day.  to  drink  in  the  l)eauty  of  clouds 
as  they  drift  by  in  the  sky:  or  to  look  over  the  broad 
expanse  of  Bay  and  Ocean  to  reflect  upon  the  breadth  and 
de|)th  of  life  .  .  .  but.  there's  one  part  of  nature's  great 
scheme  that  can  always  be  a  part  of  our  daily  lives  .  .  . 
and  that's  flowers. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY.    1942 


Paris 
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in  San  Francisco 
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CITY  OF  PARIS 

■ 

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In  our  smart  new  Beauty  Salon 
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the  New  York  Salon,  on  your 
beauty  and  makeup  problems. 
With  the  flare  of  brilliance  in 
costumes  this  season,  it  is  impor- 
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Home  Means 
More  Than  Ever 

— Julia  T.  Lee 

•ff  This  is  no  time  to  let  it  down.  More 
than  ever  we  need  its  comfort  and  cheer 
to  keep  us  steady  in  these  days  of  tension. 
We  shall  learn  to  go  without  many  luxuries 
to  which  we  have  been  accustomed.  We 
shall  adjust  ourselves  to  many  substitutes; 
but  for  home,  whether  it  is  a  house,  an 
apartment  or  merely  a  room,  there  is  no 
successful  substitute.  Let  us  make  a  special 
effort  to  keep  its  atmosphere  happy  and 
brave. 

These  homes  of  ours  represent  the  very 
life  that  America  is  fighting  to  preserve. 
Let  us  try  to  keep  them  gallant  like  the 
Corregidor  flag.  This  is  one  of  the  im- 
portant things  we  can  do  to  steady  the 
morale  of  ourselves  and  the  people  who 
come  into  our  home.  There  is  a  tonic 
quality  in  fresh  color  and  in  a  "cared  for," 
well-groomed  look.  There  is  genuine  restora- 
tive in  an  atmosphere  of  normal  comfort. 
Moderate  expenditures  to  this  end  justify 
themselves  in  rested  nerves  and  braced 
spirits. 

This  is  a  good  time  to  do  over  the  shabby 
sofa,  to  put  a  gay  slip  cover  on  the  faded 
bedroom  chair,  to  restore  the  beautiful  pol- 
ish of  mahogany  and  walnut,  and  conceal  the 
grim  suggestions  of  blacked  out  windows 
with  new  or  freshly  cleaned  draperies  ...  a 
good  lime  to  make  the  most  and  the  best 
of  what  we  have.  Try  the  effect  of  an  extra 
lamp.  See  what  it  does  to  your  spirits  to  add 
some  bit  of  loveliness  or  comfort  to  cheer 
the  end  of  a  weary  day.  See  how  your  eye 
turns  to  it  as  you  enter  your  door. 

So,  new  while  we  can,  let's  answer  so  far 
as  we  can,  a  cardinal  need  today — American 
homes  better  than  usual  in  a  time  of  un- 
usual stress,  American  homes  worth  sharing 
in  simple  hospitality,  American  homes 
worth  fighting  to  preserve. 

During  this  war  emergency  there  are  go- 
ing to  be  many  hastily  built  houses  for  de- 
fense workers.  In  their  furnishing,  one 
hopes  that  they  will  be  homes  and  not  mere 
standardized  shelters.  In  our  cities  there 
will  be  much  cheap  furnishing  of  heretofore 
unfurnished  apartments  and  rooms  to  ac- 
commodate the  people  who  have  left  other 
homes  to  enter  war  industries.  Many  of 
these  will  be  tasteless,  meaningless  and 
ugly.  They  could  be  simple,  basic  and  taste- 
ful at  no  greater  cost,  but  the  people  who 
do  them  will  not  know  how  or  care.  The 
effect  will  be  discouraging  to  individuals 
and  families  who  have  taste  and  have  come 
from  some  atmosphere  of  homeiness.  In 
the  chaos  of  "Chesterfield  sets"  and  weird 
color  combinations  many  people  will  pass 
uneasy   leisure   or   rest   hours. 

Yes,  home  means  more  than  ever.  This 
is  no  time  for  any  of  us  to  let  it  down. 


r^ut  them  on  your  monthly 
budget  —  for  patriotism 
and  thrift. U.S. War  Bonds 
(Series  E)  come  in  conven- 
ient sizes,  as  follows: 

You  Pay    You  Receive     You 
Now       In  10  Years      Earn 


$18.75 

37.50 

75.00 

375.00 

750.00 


$25.00 

50.00 

100.00 

500.00 

1000.00 


$6.25 

12.50 

25.00 

125.00 

250.00 


W^ar  Savings  Bonds  &  Stamps 

on  sale  at  all  banks 

anil  post  offices. 


Estahlishtd  1852 


\ 


Wells  Fargo  Bank 
&  Union  Trust  Co. 


SAN  FRANCISCO 


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Memiir  F.  D.  I.  C. 


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MAY,    1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Decoi  alive  Fabrics 
And  Defense 

— By  Maurice  Sands 

■^  Complaints  regarding  items  no  longer 
available  are  rapidly  being  replaced  by 
expressions  of  pride  that  we  have  so  much 
that  can  be  of  use.  This  is  the  American 
attitude  today  in  every  field. 

The  conversion  of  mills  and  raw  materials 
to  war  production  has  somewhat  curtailed 
the  output  of  the  number  of  new  fabrics 
being  placed  on  the  market:  a  good  thing 
in  the  minds  of  many  of  us  who  have  be- 
come so  utterly  confused  by  hundreds  of 
patterns  that  a  sensible  selection  has  been 
impossible.  The  "field  day"'  for  anyone  wish- 
ing to  spend  weeks  of  "choosey  hunting" 
for  half  a  yard  of  fabric  to  recover  a  chair 
seat  is  ever.  There  are  more  useful  ways  to 
keep  from  being  bored.  The  decoration  of 
our  homes  has,  overnight,  passed  out  of 
the  field  of  entertainment  into  that  of  every- 
day necessity.  Changes  are  now  made  when 
existing  items  become  shabby  or  a  definite 
boost  in  morale  seems  imperative. 

In  the  upper  brackets  of  imported  fabrics 
for  both  upholstering  and  drapery  use,  there 
are  sufficient  stocks  on  hand  to  meet  all  de- 
mands for  some  time  to  come.  Importations 
are  continuing  to  arrive  from  Great  Britain 
with  every  boat;  in  some  cases  delivery  is 
received  from  England  as  quickly  as  those 
delayed  in  our  American  mills. 

A  groat  number  of  the  cotton  fabrics  such 
as  muslin,  denim,  and  textures  are  no  longer 
available  inasmuch  as  stocks  have  been 
"frozen"'  and  manufacture  for  civilian  con- 
sumption discontinued.  This  limitation  will 
not  be  seriously  felt  by  the  average  person. 
For  washable  types  of  curtains  there  are 
numerous  light-weight  fabrics  in  great  quan- 
tities still  available. 

The  ""luxury  types" — raw  silks,  taffetas, 
satins,  and  pure-silk  damasks  —  are  no 
longer  being  manufactured  in  any  quantity, 
but  agiin  there  are  ample  stocks  made  up. 

Great  strides  are  being  made  in  "syn- 
thetics"— that  is,  fabrics  made  from  wood 
pulp,  from  vegetable  fibres,  etc.  These  are 
in  many  cases  far  more  durable  than  silk, 
cotton,  or  wool,  and  the  next  few  months 
are  goiii^;  to  bring  about  many  new  products. 

Wherever  possible,  old  fabrics  should  be 
rejuvenated  through  cleaning,  patching  and 
mending.  In  upholstery  covers,  where  a 
portion  has  become  badly  worn,  the  under 
side  of  cushions,  or  the  outside  back,  can 
be  tak.Mi  off  and  placed  to  better  advantage 
where  the  wear  was  more  severe.  Chairs 
and  sofas  can  be  cleaned  at  home  with  the 
"foam  cleaners"  or  regular  cleaning  (luid, 
or  they  can  be  sent  out  and  made  to  look 
quite  new  again  by  the  plants  specializing 
in  such  work.  This  cleaning  should  not  be 
put  off  too  long  until  the  piece  is  too  badly 
soiled  to  permit  a  real  freshening. 

Draperies  can  be  turned  so  that  the  faded 


edges  vie  placed  at  the  back  of  the  panels 
next  to  the  wall.  They  can  be  cleaned  pro- 
fessionally quite  satisfactorily  providing 
they  are  not  allowed  to  burn  badly  in  the 
sun.  In  such  cases  the  fabric  usually  disin- 
tegrates when  subjected  to  cleaning  fluids. 
We  should  all  keep  our  homes  looking 
inviting  and  livable  but  it  is  most  certainly 
not  gojd  taste  nor  sensible  to  have  this  up- 
keep be  our  foremost  interest. 

Mills  College  Offering  Unique 
Summer  Opportunities  for 
Foreign  Language  Students 

■^  Good  news  for  members  of  the  French 
and  Spanish  Round  Tables  and  Conver- 
sation Classes  within  the  National  League 
for  Woman"s  Service  comes  with  the  an- 
nouncement of  plans  for  the  opening  of  La 
Maison  Francaise  and  Casa  Pan-Americana 
as  features  of  the  Mills  College  summer 
session  this  year. 

On  the  Mills  campus,  from  June  28th  to 


.\ugust  8th,  students  of  French  and  Spanish 
I  with  those  who  wish  to  study  Portuguese) 
will  have  opportunity  to  live  in  the  atmos- 
phere amid  the  surroundings  of  the  French 
House  and  the  house  in  which  Pan-Amer- 
ican groups  will  reside.  Distinguished 
French,  Spanish,  and  Portuguese  scholars 
and  diplomats,  artists  and  musicians  will  be 
in  residence,  conducting  classes,  lectures  or 
just  getting  acquainted  with  students  en- 
rolled. 

M.  Andre  Maurois,  of  the  French  Aca- 
demy; Mme.  Madeleine  Milhaud.  of  Paris; 
Rene  Belle,  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia; Dr.  A.  Cecile  Reau  and  Dr.  Eliza- 
beth Creed  will  comprise  the  faculty  of 
Maison  Francaise;  while  Dr.  Samuel  Guy 
Inman  will  head  the  staff  conducting  the 
Pan-American  workshop  in  Casa  Pan- 
Americana.  Dr.  Dominic  Rotunda,  professor 
of  Spanish  at  Mills  will  direct  the  Spanish 
teaching,  while  members  of  the  Brazilian 
staff  will  teach  Portuguese  both  for  begin- 
ners and  advanced  students. 


FilLLP  im  LODliE 

on  beautiful  Fallen  Leaf  Lake 

Announces  the  addition  of  a  fine  ne-w  Lodge  build- 
ing— the  ver"y  best  in  resort  accommodations. 

This  summer  make  "your  vacation  a  real  adventure. 
Peaks  to  climb,  lakes  to  fish  and  miles  of  trails  to  hike 
or  ride  through  high  Sierra  country.  Campfires  and 
moonlight  expeditions  and  joll"y  ne"w  friendships. 
Excellent  meals.  These  are  just 
a  part  of  the  pleasures. 

Accommodations  at  the  Lodge 
are  American  Plan.  Nearb^y  at 
the  Camp  are  delightfully  lo- 
cated housekeeping  cabins. 


For  Information  Address 

FitLLEMElFLOD(iR.lnc. 

Fallen  Leai  P.  O. 
Lake  Tahoe  Caliiomia 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY,   1942 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke — you  can't  help   inhaling!   BUT  .  .  .  you   cun  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority  . .  .  facts 
reported   by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREHES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
PHILIP 


MORE,     SUCH     IRRITATION 


TRASTED     PHILIP     MORRIS  — AND,     WHAT'S 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  inarvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

AtOR£  PLEASURE  IN  EVERY  PUfF  - 
PLUS  PROTECTION.' 

Call  for 

PHILIP  MORRIS 

AMERICA'S  f//fest  CIGARETTE! 


Your 


CM 


Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Qty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


Ph  one: 


HE.  7272 


175  Russ  Street 


songmfi'pfiRin 


San  Francisco 


Marin  Tour 

•jf     House  and  Garden  Tour,  Marin  County, 
for  benefit  of  Alice  Eastwood  fund,  will 
1)6   held  Tuesday,  May  5th,   from    1    to   6 
o'clock. 

The  following  four  beautiful  gardens  and 
homes  will  he  opened  for  the  tour:  Mrs. 
Jose  Moya,  Mrs.  Frederick  Beaver,  Mrs. 
P'rank  Howard  Allen  and  Mrs.  Jerome  Tal- 
lant.  Tea  will  be  served  at  the  Tallant 
gardens.  Tickets  are  $1.00  each  and  the 
earnings  will  be  given  to  the  Alice  East- 
wood Fund.  Station-wagons  will  meet  the 
bus  at  the  Ross  Fire  House. 

Childish  Appreciation 

(Editor's  Note:  The  jollowing  notes 
were  sent  by  Miss  Hilda  Julian  Jones  to 
Miss  Elsie  Kraffl.  The  simple  expressions 
of  appreciation  of  America  by  these  British 
children  evacuated  to  Bedfordshire  from  a 
London  County  School  tcill  be  of  interest  to 
our  readers.  They  uere  written  at  school 
with  no  help  jrom  their  seniors.) 

Memorial    Hall 
Tottemhoe 
Dunstable,  Beds. 
May  12.  1041. 

Dear  Friends  in  America: 

I  am  glad  having  the  opportunity  of  writ- 
ing to  you.  I  am  a  girl  of  eleven  years  old. 
1  am  evacuated  from  London  into  the  coun- 
try. Th''  place  I  am  staying  at  is  called 
Tottemhoe.  I  have  got  one  of  the  best  billets 
you  could  wish  for.  I  have  been  down  here 
for  two  years  now.  We  have  got  a  most 
lovely  school  I  do  not  mean  the  school  it- 
self, but  the  children  and  teachers  in  it. 
We  have  got  a  dear  little  wireless  at  our 
school  which  we  have  drill  from  and  cur- 
rant affairs.  Tottemhoe  is  a  delightful  little 
village  and  so  are  some  of  the  people  in  it. 
1  hope  that  the  war  will  soon  be  over  so  that 
we  can  all  go  back  to  London  again.  We 
are  all  very  very  grateful  for  you  helping  us 
to  win  the  war.  My  mother  and  father  come 
to  see  me  every  fortnight.  Then  they  bring 
chocolate  and  sweets  for  me  and  my  brother 
Richard  who  is  nine  years  old.  We  cannot 
get  many  sweets  and  chocolate  now  that  the 
war  is  on.  I  am  glad  that  we  can  feel  you 
are  a  real  friend  to  us.  I  hope  you  will  find 
my  letter  interesting.  Will  you  write  back 
please.  We  have  only  two  classes  of  children 
down  here.  With  sixteen  in  each  class.  In 
London  we  had  a  great  big  school  with 
differant  departments.  We  had  an  infants 
department,  A  Junior  girls  department.  A 
senior  girls  department,  and  a  senior  boys 
department.  With  seven  classes  in  each  de- 
partment I  think.  We  had  about  six  hun- 
dred children.  Well  Christmas  is  drawing 
near.  We  hope  you  all  will  have  a  happy 
('hristmas.  1  wonder  what  the  new  year  will 
bring.  1  hope  it  will  bring  us  good  luck.  I 


MAY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


do  not  think  there  is  much  more  I  can  say 
except  keep  smiling  with  your  chins  up. 

With  love 

Yours  faithfully 

Jl.NE  Pentney. 
Memorial    Hall 
Tottemhoe 
Dunstahle 
512-41. 

Dear  Friends  in  America, 

1  hope  you  all  are  well.  Now  the  best 
thing  to  do  is  to  send  you  congratulations 
for  great  things  you  have  done  for  Eng- 
land if  it  was  not  for  you  we  have 
been  in  diseress  becouse  the  germans  might 
have  been  ruling  England.  One  of  my  big 
sisters  had  some  nice  things  from  you. 
When  we  were  going  to  be  evacuated  I  was 
fetched  from  my  aunties  and  mother  told 
me  that  I  was  going  for  my  holidays  in  the 
country.  When  it  was  peace-time  I  had 
never  heard  of  a  bomb.  When  we  were 
taken  to  our  billets  the  people  were  very 
nice  and  they  still  are  now,  when  I  came 
down  here  it  was  the  first  time  I  had  ever 
heard  of  America  but  many  of  us  say, 
"U.S.A."  For  short  and  in  a  lot  of  places 
even  children  put  on  walls  some  times  it  is 
put  on  posts  this  is  what  it  is  V,  for  Vic- 
tory and  there  is  another  one.  Save  for 
Victory,  but  they  are  not  about  so  much 
now.  Jerry  is  not  over  here  much  now,  if 
a  boy  has  a  Fright  with  another  boy  the  one 
which  looses  they  say  he  has  had  the 
"whites"  perhaps  that  is  what  Jerry  has 
got,  let  us  hope  he  has,  so  best  and  a 
happy  Christmas. 

With 
yours  affectionately 

From  John  Smith. 
Memorial    Hall 
Tottemhoe 
Dunstable 
5-12-41. 

Dear  Friends  in  .'\merica, 

I  am  writing  this  letter  to  thank  you  for 
all  you  have  done  for  our  dear  country.  All 
the  warships,  aeroplanes  etc  to  fight  our 
enemy.  I  am  evacuated  from  London,  and 
am  in  a  village  called  Tottemhoe.  It  is  a 
very  ptelty  village.  All  along  one  side  of 
Tottemhoe  is  a  range  of  hills  called  The 
Knolles.  When  you  stand  on  top  of  the 
knolles  as  far  as  the  eye  can  see  are  fields 
and  hills.  One  of  the  main  roads  of  Tottem- 
hoe is  called  Castle  Hill  Road,  and  the 
people  say  that  up  the  Knolles  were  the 
British,  Saxon  and  Norman  camps.  They 
used  to  light  fires  to  watch  for  the  enemy. 
There  is  also  a  row  of  beech  trees  called 
the  seven  kings,  and  under  each  tree  is  a 
King.  In  the  summer  when  the  corn  is 
ripening,  and  the  red  poppies  are  mixed  be- 
tween them.  The  green  grass,  and  the  cattle 
grazing,   nobody   would   think   there   was   a 


III 


BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


SOLD  ONLY  BY 
INDEPENDENT  QUALITY  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 


8th  and  Howard  Streets 


Phone  UNderhill  4242 


GUARDED    SO 

,  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  OUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you   buy  it 


CAREFULLY 

9. 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 


Edys  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  C'ij  Club. 


R 


ICKLEE 


—      907  POST  STREET 


GRaystone  7050 


Ricklee  will  repair,  upholster  and  reiinish  your  fur- 
niture. .  .  Ricklee  will  find  the  new  piece  you  want, 
if  it  can  be  found  —  rug,  lamp,  bed,  table,  etc.  .  .  . 
Ricklee  designs  and  makes  to  order  special  pieces  to 
fit  special  needs  and  places. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  MAY,   1942 


Here  are  a  few^  reminders  for  your  Sum- 
mer Hats.  Hats  of  every  type  are  worn 
this  season,  and  best  of  all,  your  type 
is  among  them.  Town  styles  to  be  worn 
with  the  soft  wool  suits  can  be  either 
large  or  small.  Sparkling  white  hats  of 
all  kinds  of  straws  or  white  with  dark 
combination.  Both  large  and  tiny  hats 
for  formal  afternoon  occasions.  Also 
your  hats  skilfully  remodeled  into  the 
newest  styles. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


233  POST  STREET 


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man's Investment  Talks  for  Wo- 
men ...  342  Russ  Building,  on 
Thursdays,  May  7  and  May  14, 
at  eleven  o'clock.  Request  details 
— there  is  no  charge. 

908  Russ  Building 
Telephone  DOuglas  2232 


from  Podesta  &  Baldocchi 
—  extra  in  quality  and 
prestige — are  always  more 
appreciated,  yet  cost  no 
more! 

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war  on.  The  cold  old  winter  is  setting  in 
now,  and  everybody  has  thick  coats  on,  and 
are  well  wrapped  up.  We  have  two  teachers 
one  is  called  Miss  Jones  she  is  the  head- 
mistress and  Miss  Rhodes. 

My  daddy  is  a  soldier  and  has  gone 
abroad.  Our  real  school  in  London  is  called 
The  Burghley.  Our  school  down  here  is 
called  the  Memorial  Hall  because  it  is  in 
memory  of  the  soldiers  who  lost  their  lives 
in  the  last  Great  War. 

I  can't  express  my  gratitude  towards  you 
ill  helping  our  country  in  the  time  of  great 
need. 

With  much  Love 

I  remain 
yours  affectionately, 

Joan  Smith. 

A  Yosemite 

National  Park  Vacation 

(Continued  from  page  10) 
The  younger  children  find  amusement  at 
The  Camp  Curry  Kiddie  Camp,  which  is 
complete  with  swings,  teeters,  slides,  sand 
pile,  play  house,  hammocks  and  a  tiny  green 
electric  train  that  carries  passengers.  Chil- 
dren's recreational  activities  are  supervised 
by  experienced  attendants. 

One  might  think  from  this  enumeration 
of  the  many  things  to  do  while  on  a  vacation 
in  YoJemite  that  there  wouldn't  be  much 
time  lett  to  see  the  grand  sights  for  which 
the  park  is  noted — to  walk  in  the  shade  of 
Giant  Sequoias  which  were  mature  when 
Christ  was  born,  trees  thirty  to  ninety  feet 
in  circumference — to  survey  the  lOOmile 
panorama  of  the  crest  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
from  Glacier  Point,  and  to  look  straight 
down  into  Yosemite  Valley  more  than  3200 
feet  below — to  stand  at  the  foot  of  El 
Capitan,  world's  greatest  granite  monolith, 
and  study  its  fascinating  sculpturings — to 
wander  through  the  wild  flower  gardens  in 
back  of  the  Museum  and  while  there  watch 
an  Indian  Demonstration  or  perhaps  listen 
to  a  geology  talk  on  the  creation  of  the 
Yosemite — to  visit  Mirror  Lake  at  sunrise 
when  the  quiet  waters  of  the  lake  make  a 
perfect  reflecting  surface  —  to  picnic  at 
Happy  Isles,  "meeting  place  of  the  waters" 
— to  watch  the  rainbows  play  on  Bridal  Veil 
Fall  in  late  afternoon — to  walk  up  to  the 
bridge  at  the  foot  of  Yosemite  Falls,  nearly 
a  vertical  half  mile  of  falling  water — to  visit 
Indian  Caves,  Fern  Spring,  El  Capitan 
Meadow,  the  Fish  Hatchery,  Le  Conte 
Memorial,  and  other  places  of  interest  in 
Yosemite  Valley — to  watch  the  Firefal)  as 
it  streams  down  from  the  edge  of  Glacier 
Point  high  above  in  a  glorious  fiery  cascade. 
But  somehow  or  other  you  usually  manage 
to  find  time  to  see  and  do  everything  during 
your  stay,  so  that  you  can  truthfully  say 
upon  your  return,  "We've  never  spent  such 
a  wonderful  vacation  as  we  did  in  Yosemite 
National  Park." 


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though  it  may  lack,  some  of  its  customary 
lightness  of  heart.  So  the  swim  suits  and 
the  play  clothes  and  the  spectator  sports 
can  be  previewed  and  adniireil.  with  the 
assurance  that  life  can  go  on  and  be  liner, 
because  of  the  threat  to  it. 

The  Advertisers  in  the  National  League 
Magazine  will  do  their  part  for  the  Eighth 
.\nnual  Advertisers"  Show.  Will  you  do 
yours?  For  you,  as  a  member,  have  a 
definite  part.  Advertising  to  be  successful 
is  like  a  good  fight  —  it  takes  two  to  make 
it.  So  you'll  be  expected  to  be  there  each 
rlay,  if  possible,  and  with  a  new  group  of 
friends  each  day.  Your  friends  are  as  im- 
portant to  the  success  of  the  show  as  you 
are  —  almost.  So  see  to  it  that  they  come, 
too,  won't  you?  Besides,  you'll  be  doing 
them  a  favor,  as  well  as  the  Magazine  — 
for  you'll  be  letting  them  enjoy  the  satis- 
faction that  a  successful  Advertisers"  Show 
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A  Reminder 

if  The  Red  Cross  Blood  Procurement 
Center  has  moved  to  new  and  very 
f'harming  quarters  at  2415  Jones  street  cor- 
ner of  Chestnut  street,  in  the  School  for 
Fine  Arts.  There  is  urgent  need  for  more 
blood  donors.  In  order  to  fill  San  Fran- 
cisco's quota,  two  hundred  people  must 
volunteer  and  donate  their  blood  every  day. 
The  urgency  and  magnitude  of  this  under- 
taking demands  the  immediate  cooperation 
of  patriotic  citizens.  The  dried  plasma  is 
used  to  save  the  lives  of  the  men  of  the 
.\rmy  and  Na\y  which  might  otherwise  be 
lost.  A  supply  of  plasma  is  kept  in  reserve 
by  the  .Vrmy,  where  it  can  be  called  upon  by 
the  Red  Cross,  as  are  other  Army  medical 
supplies,  in  case  of  civilian  disasters  that 
might  cause  severe  injuries  to  many  people. 
The  procedure  is  painless,  the  actual  giving 
of  the  pint  of  blood  only  takes  five  minutes, 
and  a  fareful  .study  of  all  known  records 
prove  that  it  is  a  harmless  procedure  for 
the  healthy  adult.  We  cannot  see  the  men 
of  our  Army  and  Navy  go  into  the  dangers 
of  war  without  an  adequate  means  for  the 
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Ingerson  and  George  Denison,  the  Eng- 
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son.  will  give  a  concert  in  the  Little  Theater 
(if  the  Presentation  Convent.  281  Masonir 
Avenue  at  Turk  Street,  on  Sunday  after- 
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ly is  perishable  and  can  be  kept 
safely  only  by  dependable  re- 
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The  Government  has  speci- 
fied that  the  maintenance  of 
good  health  requires  a  daily 
diet  of  dairy  products,  eggs, 
fruits,  vegetables  and  cereals. 
These  foods  need  constant  re- 
frigeration to  prevent  loss  of 
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NATI ONAL    LEAGU  E 

SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

Friday  5  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m.  and  Saturday  10  a.  m.  to  2  p.  m. 

JUNE    CALENDAR 

Wednesday— 11  a.  m.  to  12  Noon  — 3:30  p.  m.  to  6:30  p.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  —  Friday  from  5  to  9  p.  m. 

League  Bridge  —  Every  Tuesday,  Card  Room,  2  and  7  p.  m. 

JUNE  —  1942 

2 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  —  Mm.  H.  E.  Annis.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents ^     Chinese  Room 1:30  p, 

3 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning _ _ _ _ Gymnasium 10-  11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool 11-12  a.m.;  3:30-6:30  p, 

Keep  Fit  Class  —  Evening  — Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

4 — Needlework  Guild  _ _ Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Survitle,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

5 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  . _ _ Room  214  11  a.  m, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ _ 5  -  9  p.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m, 

6 — Swimming  Pool  _. _ 10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

9 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m, 

10 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  _ _ _ Gymnasium 10-  11  a 

Swimming  Pool  ... _ _ _ _ 11-12  a.m.;  3:30-6:30  p.  m, 

Keep  Fit  Class  —  Evening  _ _ _ Gymnasium 5:30 -6  p.  m 

Book  Review  Dinner  _ _.    Nat.  Defenders'  Room  ....  5:30  p.  m 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "The  Song  of  Bernadette,"  by  Franz  Werfel. 

11 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Siiriille.  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m, 

Thursday  Evening  Program  _ _ _ American  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

Song  Recital  by  Stella  Eyn,  Soprano:  Mrs.  Albert  Rappaport,  Pianist. 

12 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ 5-  9  p.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m, 

13 — Swimming  Pool  _ _ 10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

16 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ „ Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m, 

17 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  Gymnasium 10  -  11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  ..._ .'. _ 11-  12  a.m.;  3:30-6:30  p. 

Keep  Fit  Class  —  Evening  Gymnasium 5:30 -6  p.  m, 

18 — Needlework  Guild  _ _ Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m 

Thursd.ay  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  7:30  p.  m 

Social  Service  Program,  presented  by  the  Salvation  Army.  Motion  Picture,  in  Tech- 
nicolor, "Behind  the  Red  Shield."  John  B.  Hughes,  Commentator. 
Address,  with  special  music.  Miss  Elizabeth  Bish. 

19 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11a 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m 

20 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m 

23 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  - _ Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m, 

24 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  Gymnasium  10  -  11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  a.m.;  3:30-6:30  p 

Keep  Fit  Class  —  Evening  _ Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m 

25 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m 

Thursd.ay  Evening  Program  Cafeteria  7:30  p.  m, 

Address:  "Rare  Books  in  the  San  Francisco  Sutro  Library" 
Exhibition  of  Books.  Miss  Helen  Bruner,  Librarian. 

26— French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool _ 5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

27 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

30— Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 


JULY  —  1942 

1— Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning Gymnasium 10  -  11  a.  m 

Swimming  Pool  11  .  12  a.  m.;  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m 

Keep  Fit  Class  —  Evening  _ Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m, 

2— Needlework  Guild  _ _ Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m 

3— French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m 


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CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

Eighth  Advertisers'  Show  

8 

The  Avenue  of  the  Giants.  By  Aubrey  Drury  

10 

The  Institute  of  International  Relations 

AT  Mills  College 

11 

Details  of  Women's  Army  Au.xiliary  Corps 

18 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar  

2 

Announcements  

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Editorial 

7 

Poetry  Pace  

12 

I  Have  Been  Reading 

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OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA   J.   DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.   HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs.  Harry  B.  AUen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Benlley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 
Mrs.  Uo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  Harold  H.   Bjomstrom 

Mrs.  George  L.  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  Selah  Chamberlain 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Bertha  J.   Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonm 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 

Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs.   John  M.   Kshleman 

Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.   John  A.   Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 
Mrs.   Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  C.   1.  Goodell 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Waller 

FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE - 

-JUNE,   1942 

GOOD 
HEALTH 

a  major  factor  in 

sustained  defense 
*••* 

EAT  WELL 

balanced,  nutritious  meals 

SLEEP  WELL 

regular     hours 

EXERCISE 

••*• 

AttUe  QluL... 

SWIMMING 

Wednesdays^lltol2N.;3:30to6:30P.I 

Fridays       5  to  9  P.M. 
Saturdays  10  A.M.  to  2  P.M. 

GYMNASTICS 

Wednesdays -10  to  11  A.M. 
5:30  to  6  P.M. 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  FIRST  AID  CENTER:  Supplies  are  needed  for 
our  First  Aid  Center,  which   is  on  the  Lower  Main 

Floor,  and  we  will  appreciate  it  if  our  members  will  make 
it  a  point  to  send  in  any  of  the  following  articles 
which  they  may  have:  Old  pillow  slips,  sheets,  linen, 
towels  or  blankets,  pillows,  large  or  small.  We  shall  also 
need  some  new  sheets.  72x108  and  63x90. 

-k  RED  CROSS  CLASSES:  We  are  happy  to  announce 
the  following  Red  Cross  Classes,  to  start  in  June: 

Nutrition — Friday  morning.  June  5th,  at  10  o'clock — 
to  meet  every  Tuesday  and  Friday  for  five  weeks. 

Nutrition — Tuesday  evening.  June  9th.  at  7  o'clock — 
to  meet  every  Tuesday  and  Thursday  for  five  weeks. 

Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick  —  Tuesday 
morning.  June  2nd,  at  10  o'clock — to  meet  every  Tuesday 
morning  for  ten  weeks. 

FiRST-AiD  Classes  —  Both  day  and  evening  will  be 
started  just  as  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  members 
have  registered. 

•  VOLUNTEER  SERVICE:  We  are  getting  so  many 
calls  lately  for  Volunteer  Service  outside  the  Club- 
house that  we  again  remind  members  who  have  not  filled 
out  their  questionnaire  to  do  so  at  once.  We  need  the  in- 
formation contained  in  the  completed  questionnaire  as  it 
will  greatly  facilitate  our  prompt  response  to  calls  for 
Volunteer  Service. 


•  RED  CROSS:  Knitting  and  Sewing  —  Miss  Stella 
Huntington,  Chairman  of  Red  Cross  Knitting,  an- 
nounces that  the  Red  Cross  is  asking  especially  for  large 
sweaters  for  both  men  and  women.  Also  for  children's 
sweaters.  Work  must  be  returned  in  three  to  five  weeks, 
except  for  the  very  large  sweaters.  Everything  is  war 
work  now.  Room  210  is  open  Monday  through  Friday  from 
10  A.  M.  to  4  P.  M.  The  Sewing  Section  meets  in  Room 
208  every  week-day  from  10  A.  M.  to  4  P.  M.,  Monday 
through  Saturday.  Members  are  urged  to  join  one  of  these 
week-day  groups.  All  members  are  welcome. 

•k  GUEST  CARDS:  As  summer  months  usually  bring 
guests  from  afar,  we  wish  to  remind  our  members  of 
tlieir  unlimited  guest  card  privilege.  Many  members  have 
already  availed  themselves  of  guest  card  privileges  by 
paying  a  flat  fee  of  $1.00.  This  is  merely  a  reminder  to 
those  who  have  not  done  so. 

•  "KEEP  FIT"  CLASS:     On  Wednesdays  from  10:00 
to  10:45  A.  M.,  a  class  in  callisthenics  will  be  held  for 

members  in  the  gymnasium.  Lower  Main  Floor.  Women's 
City  Club.  Because  the  business  woman  also  needs 
exercise,  we  are  starting  a  class  for  them  on  Wednesdays 
from  5:30  to  6:00,  to  be  followed  by  a  swim.  Register 
now.  Class  and  swim  are  included  in  the  forty  cents  ad- 


JUNE,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  BOOK    REVIEW     DL\i\EK:     Franz    Werfel.    great 
novelist  and  hunted  refugee,  has  given  this  harried 

world  a  beautiful  gift.  Werfel,  a  Jew,  has  written  a  mag- 
nificent novel  in  matchless  prose  about  Bemadette  Sou- 
birous.  the  Roman  C!atholic  Saint  of  Lourdes.  "The  Song 
of  Bemadette."  this  novel,  dwells  not  on  the  miraculous 
healings,  but  on  the  beauty  and  the  strength  of  the  human 
spirit  indwelling  in  mankind,  that  alone  gives  reason  and 
hope  to  human  existence.  This  eventful  human  story  is  an 
exultant  song  of  hope.  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  discuss 
this  beautiful  book  on  the  second  Wednesday  evening. 
June  10.  following  the  dinner  at  5:30  o'clock,  in  the  Na- 
tional Defenders"  Room. 

•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAM:     Mrs.  A.   P. 
Black.  Chairman  of  the  Thursday  Evening  Programs. 

announces  the  following  programs  for  the  month  of  June. 
A  song  recital  by  Stella  Eyn.  soprano,  accompanied  at 
the  piano  by  Mrs.  Albert  Rappaport,  will  be  presented  on 
June  11,  at  7:30  P.  M.  On  June  18.  at  7:30  P.  M..  the  Sal- 
vation Army  will  present  a  Social  Service  Program.  It 
will  consist  of  a  motion  picture  in  Technicolor,  entitled. 
■'Behind  the  Red  Shield."  with  John  B.  Hughes,  com- 
mentator, and  an  Address,  with  special  music,  by  Miss 
Elizabeth  Bish.  On  June  25.  at  7:.S0  P.  M.,  there  will  be 
an  exhibition  of  rare  books  from  the  San  Francisco  Sutro 
Library.  Miss  Helen  Bruner,  librarian,  will  give  an  ad- 
dress. 

•  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENT:  The  anxieties,  worries 
and  overwork  of  these  war-driven  days  need  an  oc- 
casional release.  Our  popular  contract  bridge  tournaments 
offer  a  pleasant  diversion.  The  tournaments,  preceded  by 
a  short  talk  on  the  new  Culbertson  bidding,  are  held  each 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  1:30  and  each  Friday  evening  at 
7:30.  25  cents  a  corner.  Prizes. 

•  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  has  just  received  a  spendid 
selection  of  floral  print  enclosure  cards  for  all  oc- 
casions. Also  place  cards,  tallies  and  gift  wrappings. 

•  SPANISH  ROUND  TABLE:     Miss  Moya  del  Pino, 
who  has  been  conducting  our  Spanish  Round  Tables 

on  the  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  each  month,  will 
be  away  from  the  city  during  the  months  of  June.  JuK. 
and  August.  Miss  del  Pino  is  planning  to  resume  her 
Hound  Tables  in  September. 


•  LIBRARY  VACATION  SPECIAL  OFFER:     From 
June    first    to    August    thirty-first    members    leaving 

town  for  the  summer  may  take  six  "fourteen  day"  books 
from  the  library  at  one  time  instead  of  the  usual  four. 
These  books  may  be  kept  for  six  weeks  and  returned  to 
the  Library  by  mail  or  in  person.  A  member  wishing  to 
take  advantage  of  this  offer  will  please  tell  the  volunteer 
at  the  time  she  takes  the  books  that  she  wishes  to  take 
advantage  of  the  Vacation  Special.  New  books  that  are 
not  renewable  are  not  included  in  this  offer  but  a  member 
may  have  one  for  the  usual  seven-  or  ten-day  period  as 
well  as  her  six  vacation  books. 

•  AD  SHOW  DOOR  PRIZES :     The  following  numbers 
are  still  unclaimed:  Peasant  Dress  Shop  —  29979, 

29313.  29953.  Amberg-Hirth  —  29382,  29291.  29582.  If 
the  first  number  in  each  series  is  not  claimed  within  30 
days  the  person  holding  either  the  second  or  the  third 
number  is  eligible  for  the  prize.  Prizes  won  the  night  of 
the  drawmg  were:  Philip  Morris  and  S.  G.  Gumps  — 
Miss  Lillian  McCurdy:  Podesta  &  Baldocchi  —  Mrs. 
Martha  Eckert ;  Ricklee  —  Miss  Virginia  Fitch ;  League 
Shop  —  Mr.  J.  Boyle:  Fallen  Leaf  Lodge  —  Miss  Jean 
Mcintosh. 

•  THE  S\SiIMMING  POOL:     Club  members  have  a 
source  of  pleasure  and  exercise  to  compensate  for 

restricted  vacations,  for  having  to  remain  at  home  this 
summer  on-account-of-because.  Although  not  under  a 
blazing  sun,  the  pool  is  iieautiful  and  the  mind  and  body 
do  respond  to  the  stimulation  of  swimming  at  465  Post 
Street  as  well  as  elsewhere.  Stay-at-homes — swim. 

•  THE  KNITTING  BASKET:     Imported  materials  for 
suits  and  coats  are  hard  to  find.  The  Knitting  Basket 

has  a  great  many  samples  to  choose  from  —  some  with 
varns  for  matching  sweaters. 

•  WILL  THE  PERSON  who  left  furs  in  the  check  room 
on  the  Fourth  Floor  of  the  Clubhouse  on  May  19, 

please  claim  the  same  at  the  Executive  Office? 

if     DUES:     There  are  still  a  number  of  members  who 
have  not  responded  to  our  last  notification  telling  them 
that  their  dues  remain  unpaid.  We  would  greatly  appre- 
ciate hearing  from  them  immediately. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,  1942 


A  part  of  City  of  Paris'  participation 
at  our  Eighth  Advertisers'  Show 


EDITORIAL 


if  The  Eighth  Advertisers'  Show  has  added  another  star 
in  the  crown  of  tlie  National  League  for  \^  onian"s 
Service  Magazine.  Peculiarly  bright  because  of  a  back- 
ground of  sober  dark  reality  of  war.  the  Show  had  a 
sincere  and  dignified  character  which  betokened  quality. 
Each  exhibit  was  carefully  planned  and  delightfully 
executed.  The  number  of  units  was  less  than  in  shows  of 
more  affluent  years  but  the  merchandising  was  never  more 
perfect.  The  Magazine  takes  this  opportunity  to  thank  its 
advertisers  for  a  Show  par  excellence. 

•k  One  after  another  services  made  necessary  by  the 
present  emergency  have  been  undertaken  by  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  because,  as  a  service 
group,  it  is  unique  in  the  owning  of  its  own  building  — 
The  Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco.  Classes  of  in- 
struction under  Red  Cross  teachers,  National  Defenders" 
Club  operated  entirely  by  League  members.  Receiving 
Center  for  Evacuees  from  the  Pacific  Islands  under  super- 
vision of  Navy  and  Red  Cross,  aided  by  National  League 
have  used  more  and  more  room  in  the  Clubhouse.  But 
none  of  these  special  services  have  encroached  on  the 
privileges  of  members  and  guests,  and  as  summer  ap- 
proaches we  are  reminded  of  a  service  which,  with  tire 
rationing  and  diminished  long-distance  vacationing  and 
black-out  possibilities,  will  be  valuable  as  never  before  to 
our  members.  This  service  is  the  unlimited  guest-card 
privilege  which  is  available  for  one  dollar  for  the  fiscal 
year.  Under  this  ruling  a  member  may  share  with  her 
friends  from  afar  her  Clubhouse  which  is  so  conveniently 
located  down-town  and  which  has  all  the  comforts  of 
home,  including  an  all-night  kit  for  the  convenience  of 
anyone  staying  unexpectedly.  Army  and  Navy  wives  will 
feel  the  proverbial  hospitality  of  the  West  when  Guest 
Cards  are  thus  issued  to  them  ;  suburban  and  long-distance 
visitors  will  appreciate  sincerely  the  haven  of  peace  at 
465  Post  Street  after  a  busy  day  in  San  Francisco : 
daughters  will  be  grateful  for  the  privilege  of  staying  over 
night  in  their  mothers'  Clubhouse  now  that  motoring  back 
home  again  after  a  day  in  town  affords  complications.  The 
bedrooms  in  summer  are  in  demand  for  these  guests,  and 
every  member  should  avail  herself  of  the  opportunity  to 
be  hostess  to  her  friends  from  afar,  when  they  may  visit 
the  city  famous  for  its  hospitality. 

*     Because  of  its  relationship  to  one  of  our  advertisers. 

an  announcement  belongs  on  the  editorial  page  which 

might  not  otherwise  be  here.  Philip  Morris  and  Company 


has  consistently  recognized  the  particular  nature  of  our 
organization  and  its  program  of  service  and  has  co- 
operated with  us  on  many  occasions.  Following  the  show 
just  past.  Philip  Morris  offers  special  rates  for  cigarettes 
ordered  through  us  to  be  mailed  to  Service  Men.  as  fol- 
lows: To  Service  Men  overseas  (example.  China,  Aus- 
tralia, Ireland ),  85c.  To  Service  Men  in  the  United  States 
or  American  Territory  (example.  Alaska,  and  the  Hawai- 
ian Isles  I.  inquire  at  the  National  Defenders'  Club. 

Rates  are  applicable  in  lots  of  ten  cartons  but  members 
may  order  one  or  more  cartons  through  the  Club.  And  the 
Magazine  asks  that  orders  be  sent  with  accurate  ad- 
dresses for  the  addressees  and  that  cash  payment  accom- 
pany each  order  placed  with  the  Club.  This  is  an  oppor- 
tunity to  assure  delivery  of  "'smokes"  without  loss  in 
transit,  for  under  this  arrangement  the  Philip  Morris 
Company  assumes  all  risks. 

•k  As  the  National  League  for  \^'oman's  Service  pursues 
its  steady  course  in  a  community  teeming  with  war 
preparations,  it  is  attracting  to  itself  many  who  in  peace 
time  passed  it  by  as  operator  of  a  woman's  Clubhouse  and 
nothing  more.  These  new  members  are  finding,  to  their 
surprise,  an  organization  trained  and  capable,  with  a 
volunteer  program  demanding  efficiency  and  group  under- 
standing which  challenges  the  best  in  each  individual.  In 
order  that  the  greatest  good  may  now  be  accomplished, 
the  membership  should  be  available  to  the  greatest  num- 
ber the  Clubhouse  can  accommodate.  This  is  why  the 
Board  of  Directors  voted  an  emergency  initiation  fee  of 
five  dollars.  Now.  near  the  beginning  of  a  fiscal  year,  is 
the  best  time  to  join.  What  a  tremendous  power  for  good 
would  the  League  be  if  each  present  member  would  this 
month  interest  one  new  member!  Five  plus  nine  means 
fourteen,  initiation  fee  plus  dues  is  this  figure.  Will  you, 
a  member,  do  your  bit  of  volunteer  service  this  way  by 
bringing  in  one  new  member?  The  summer  use  of  the 
Clubhouse  will  be  a  real  privilege  to  this  friend  of  yours. 

•k  The  news  of  the  passing  of  Mrs.  Louis  J.  Carl  brings 
sorrow  to  the  National  League  for  Roman's  Service. 
Mrs.  Carl  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  from 
1925  to  1928.  She  was  (-hairman  of  Volunteers  when  the 
League  moved  into  its  beautiful  new  clubhouse  on  Post 
Street,  the  Women's  City  Club.  Her  devotion  to  the  spirit 
of  the  organization  was  in  large  measure  responsible  for 
the  establishment  of  serious,  trained  volunteer  service  at 
that  time,  and  under  her  leadership  the  various  groups 
developed  and  became  the  standard  for  the  future. 

After  an  absence  from  active  service  because  of  more 
pressing  duties,  ^^rs.  Carl  returned  as  a  volunteer  to  the 
National  Defenders'  Club  and  her  fine  spirit  and  high 
courage  in  that  room  helped  to  create  the  subtle  friendly 
home  atmosphere  which  the  boys  so  much  appreciate.  Her 
example  will  spur  us  on  to  a  further  service  - —  "for 
God.  for  Country,  for  Home."' 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,   1942 


EIGHTH 


■^  In  line  with  the  times,  let's  dip  into  the  bag  of  popu- 
lar songs  and  choose  one  for  a  theme  song  to  sum  up 
the  Eighth  Advertisers'  Show.  Here  it  is  —  with  slight 
paraphrasing  -—  the  popular  Treasury  tune  —  "We  did 
it  before  —  and  we  did  it  again ;  and  we  will  do  it  again !" 

And  we  certainly  did.  We.  meaning  the  advertisers, 
aided  and  abetted  by  our  membership.  For  the  eighth  an- 
nual Advertisers'  Show  called  out  the  finest  in  the  displays 
and  brought  out  a  good  attendance  of  our  membership. 

The  spirit  of  the  times  was  much  in  evidence.  Stream- 
lining of  space  made  necessary  because  of  the  War  de- 
mands on  our  building  was  met  by  corresponding  sim- 
plicity of  displays.  But  there  was  no  lessening  of  quality. 
Notwithstanding  that  the  exhibits  were  confined  to  the 
fourth  floor,  instead  of  being  spread  over  two  or  three 
floors  as  in  other  days  —  there  was  no  sense  of  limitation 
in  what  we  saw.  And  the  beauty  of  the  days  —  warm  for 
San  Francisco  —  made  the  opening  of  French  doors  from 
the  American  room  on  to  the  garden  and  the  pool  an 
added  attraction.  High  temperature  added  the  final  item 
of  desirability  to  the  fascinating  display  of  summer 
styles  which  the  City  of  Paris  presented,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  our  own  member,  Mrs.  Violet  Hart-Geiger,  and 
increased  their  undeniable  charm. 

Signs  of  the  times  appeared  in  many  of  the  models 
shown.  Frocks  for  morning  and  street  wear,  for  business 
—  defense  business,  if  you  please  —  for  the  cocktail  and 
dinner  hours,  which  mean  minutes  of  snatched  joys  these 
days  —  all  reminded  the  elated  audience  of  the  serious- 
ness of  the  season  as  well  as  the  beauty  of  the  apparel 
shown. 

And  of  course,  the  bridal  note  was  struck,  for  about 
the  most  prolific  crop  these  days  is  the  crop  of  brides  — 
Army,  Navy,  runaway  —  the  "triangle"  bride  and  lastly 


the  conventional  bride  who  this  year  can  (and  may  have 
to)  be  ravishingly  lovely  in  a  cotton  swiss  bridal  gown 
and  cap,  with  long  flowing  tulle  veil  were  all  represented. 

While  so  far  we  have  not  worked  out  the  answer  to  va- 
cations for  this  summer,  there  were  enticing  things  to  re- 
mind us  that  vacation  time  is  still  before  us  —  if  and 
when  we  can  get  away.  The  Hammon  Gallery  —  always 
a  beauty  spot  in  the  Women's  City  Club  —  took  on 
added  lustre  for  the  Advertisers'  Show  —  with  the  pine- 
coned-decked  reminder  of  the  beauty  of  Fallen  Leaf  and 
the  Lake  Tahoe  region  featured  at  the  east  end.  and  the 
awe-inspiring  views  of  the  Yosemite  at  the  west  end  — 
suggesting  the  geographical  range  attainable  as  always  — 
if  we  can  "make  the  grades"  this  year  with  rationed  tires 
and  possibly  even  rationed  bus  seats! 

In  keeping  with  the  spirit  of  the  Gallery  was  the  at- 
tractive sun-dial  (whose  hour  figures  were  marked  with 
pots  of  ivy ! )  which  centered  the  City  of  Paris  vacation 
play  suit  display  —  and  the  two  beautiful  table  arrange- 
ments of  those  master-craftsmen,  Amberg-Hirth.  Their 
green  table,  with  its  refreshing  green  linen,  its  knotted 
lace  doilies  and  the  cool  glassware,  wore  its  diadem  of 
gypsophila  in  truly  regal  fashion!  One  could  forget  too 
hot  weather  with  such  a  table  in  view! 

How  natural  it  seemed  to  see  the  bride  before  the 
library  mirror  —  and  what  a  secret  thrill  it  gave  all  of 
us  —  age  no  bar  —  to  "welcome"  the  smart  young  Ensign 
bridegroom  this  year!  One  almost  wished  to  dress  up  in 
the  lacy  white  frock  which  was  displayed  near  the  bridal 
party  —  sort  of  a  wedding  invitation  to  wear  it,  it  seemed. 
And  the  ermine  —  that's  another  story  —  but  it  had  all 
the  earmarks  of  fine  quality  and  chic  which  are  character- 
istic of  Schneider  Brothers"  Furs. 


JUNE,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Characteristically 

An  Outstanding 

Exhibit  By 

Fodesta  &  Baldocchi 


The  Lounge  this  year  was  used  for  the  excellent  and 
delicious  displays  of  foods  —  Edy's  almond  ice  cream 
which  was  given  in  generous  samples,  the  dairy  products 
and  the  other  foods  which  are  so  vital  to  today's  program 
of  national  service  and  defense  —  they  were  there  in 
tempting  array.  Johnny  —  of  Philip  Morris  fame  —  must 
have  been  called  into  the  army  —  he  was  absent  this  year, 
but  his  cigarettes,  always  favorites  in  the  Advertisers' 
Show  were  distributed  generously  as  always,  both  in 
the  Lounge  and  at  the  Fashion  Show  Tea.  No  excuse  for 
inadequate  black-outs  now.  after  we  saw  the  P.G.&E.'s 
black-out  hints! 

Attractive  gowns  and  hats,  smart  gloves.  jewelr\  ll.at 
made  one  regret  again  the  necessity  for  luxury  taxes,  and 
a  score  of  other  exhibits  drew  enthusiastic  visitors  during 
the  two  days  and  evenings. 

Maurice  Sands'  interior  decoration  —  the  brilliant  red 
chairs  with  the  gold  .screen  in  the  little  telej)hone  room  in 
the  corridor,  the  beautiful  Chinese  embroidery  from  the 
Sea  (Captain's  Chest,  the  irresistible  furniture  and  hang- 
ings —  original  designs  and  workmanship  —  which  are 
the  Ricklee  exhibit  always  —  these  and  more,  one  passed 
on  the  way  to  the  American  Room,  which  is  always  a 
shrine  of  beauty. 

Table  arrangements  by  Gump,  indescribably  lovely 
compositions  of  silver,  linen,  glassware  and  fine  china  — 
with  such  flowers  as  only  Podesta  and  Baldocchi  can  ar- 
range from  California's  wealth  of  flowers,  and  the  rich- 
ness of  beauty  of  the  mantle  altar,  suggesting  wedding 
decoration  possibilities  with  the  aisles  of  cool  maiden- 
hair in  floor  baskets  and  the  vases  of  velvety  pink  rhodo- 
dendrons! We  hope  you  did  not  miss  them. 


Our  own  League  Shop  —  always  stocked  with  the  un- 
usual in  imported  articles  —  which  will  be  fewer  and 
fewer  for  some  time  to  come,  no  doubt  —  and  offering 
sturdy  Philippine  screens  and  baskets,  with  the  Knitting 
Basket's  spinning  wheel  and  hanks  of  wool  —  had  an 
exhibit  second  to  none  in  appeal  and  charm. 

This  year's  .Advertisers'  Show  served  to  remind  our 
memliership  as  a  whole  of  two  facts  which  make  such  a 
display  significant.  The  first  was  more  apparent  this 
\ear  than  ever  before,  for  times  are  more  difficult,  tensions 
are  greater,  and  demands  and  regulations  on  merchants 
are  increasing.  Nevertheless  those  individuals  and  firms 
w  ho  find  a  satisfactory  medium  for  advertising  in  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service  Magazine  w rought  for 
our  members  and  their  guests  spots  of  beauty  that  we  shall 
not  soon  forget  — -  and  that  we  will  almost  without  fail 
recall  from  memory  as  days  laden  with  great  import  pass. 

The  other  thing  that  this  Show  —  as  does  each  special 
occasion  within  the  Club  remind  us  of  —  is  the  trained 
volunteer  service  of  our  own  members,  the  cornerstone  of 
our  National  League.  This  19  12  Fashion  Show  Tea.  staged 
in  unusual  surroundings,  was  served  by  a  canteen  group 
—  some  of  whom  were  on  duty  at  such  an  affair  for  the 
first  time  after  serving  in  the  NU(;.  others  of  whom  had 
trained  for  community  work  in  the  days  of  the  first  W  orld 
Vi  ar.  In  crisp,  fresh  uniforms,  each  with  her  special  duty, 
the  group  which  made  the  tea  service  a  record  per- 
formance, were  repeating  the  devoted  service  of  scores  of 
other  members,  who  were  on  duly  not  only  during  the 
two  days  of  the  show,  but  before  and  afterward,  rounding 
out  their  contribution  to  the  thousands  of  hours  of  volun- 
teer service  which  our  members  have  given  each  year. 

Our  Advertisers  always  add     (Continued  on  Pape  16 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,  1942 


OFM 


by  Aubrey  Drury 

■A'  The  ancient  Redwood  forest,  called  the  Avenue  of  the 
Giants,  bordering  U.  S.  Highway  101  north  of  High 
Rock  near  Dyerville.  Humboldt  County.  California,  is  im- 
mediately in  the  path  of  lumbering  operations.  The  Save- 
the-Redwoods  League  is  seeking  to  rescue  the  parts  of  this 
forest  not  yet  protected  in  the  State  Park  System. 

Logging  is  actively  under  way  on  a  tract  of  1 10  acres  in 
the  northwestern  corner  of  this  area,  originally  part  of  the 
preservation  project. 

It  is  manifest  that  if  the  rest  of  the  Avenue  of  the  Giants 
forest  is  to  be  saved  before  it  is  too  late,  the  program  of 
the  Save-the-Redwoods  League  is  urgent. 

SAVING  THE  REDWOODS 
As  the  Los  Angeles  Times  says  editorially:  Absorbed 
as  they  are  in  the  victorious  prosecution  of  the  war  that 
is  to  decide  whether  they  are  to  remain  a  free  people. 
.Americans  all  have  the  same  interest  in  preserving  their 
great  natural  heritages  they  had  in  times  of  peace.  It  is 
well,  therefore,  that  we  heed  the  renewed  warnings  of  the 
Save-the-Redwoods  League  that  two  of  the  noblest,  most 
accessible  and  most  cherished  northern  California  forests 
of  coastal  tree  giants  —  the  "Avenue  of  the  Giants"  in 
Humboldt  Countv  and  the  ^lill  Creek  Grove  in  Del  Norte 


Sunshine  sifts  through  the  great  Reilwoods  along 

"The  Avenue  of  the  Giants"  north  oj 

Dyerville.  Humboldt  County. 


Amid  the  giant  Redwoods  in  Bull  Creek  Hui.  Uumbuldi 
Redwoods  State  Parti.  "The  Avenue  of  the  Giants" 

is  in  tliis  vicinity. 

Countv  -  -  are  tiireatened  with  destruction  by  lumbering 
interests. 

The  lumbermen  are  willing  that  these  wooded  tracts  be 
parts  of  the  State  Park  System,  have  cooperatively  re- 
frained from  operations  therein  while  the  League  has  been 
trving  to  raise  funds  for  their  purchase. 

Money  to  match  the  $50,000  the  State  itself  is  ready  to 
expend  has  not  been  forthcoming,  however;  the  companies 
will  not  wait  indefinitely.  Private  subscriptions  in  State 
and  nation  are  imperatively  needed  if  the  beloved  trees 
are  to  be  saved  for  the  centuries.  Contributions  should  be 
sent  to  the  League.  250  Administration  Building.  Uni- 
versity of  California.  Berkeley. 

The  Redwoods  are  of  the  very  soul  of  California.  In  the 
sun-flecked  twilight  of  their  towering  colonnades  lies 
escape  from  realities  men  never  before  so  needed.  George 
Sterling  put  it  into  beautiful  words: 

"Oh,  trees!  So  vast,  so  calm! 
Softly  ye  lay 
On  heart  and  mind  today 
The  unpurchasable  balm." 


JUNE,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


THE  IISTITIITE 

OF  iiTEUitTioyi  mmm 

k1  MILLS  COLLEGE 


•k  How  does  the  Atlantic  Charter  compare 
with  President  U  ilson's  Fourteen  Points 
and  the  Pope's  Five  Points?  Not  easy  to 
answer,  this  will  be  one  of  many  questions 
thoughtfully  discussed  by  experienced  and 
informed  men  and  women  at  the  Mills  Insti- 
tute of  International  Relations,  June  28  to 
Jul)  8.  1942.  At  a  time  when  scarcely  a  home 
in  our  country  goes  untouched  by  war  and 
when  many  are  being  disrupted,  when  mil- 
lions of  refugees  are  being  created  in  large 
areas  of  the  world,  the  Institute  proposes  to 
focus  constructive  thought  on  the  serious 
problems  of  post-war  rehabilitation. 

Because  men  are  sometimes  too  closely  in- 
\  olved  in  current  struggles  and  crises,  women 
have  an  even  greater  responsibility  to  be  well 
informed,  to  retain  perspective,  and  to  be 
prepared,  when  war  is  over,  to  participate 
wisely  and  with  coolness  in  the  post-war  re- 
construction which  must  follow.  Indicative 
of  women's  interest  in  the  1941  Institute,  is 
llie  fact  that  over  300  attended  the  session. 
This  summer,  with  increased  necessity  for  us 
to  fulfill  our  responsibilities  as  citizens  and 
as  members  of  a  struggling  but  emerging 
world  society,  the  Institute  offers  the  factual 
information  and  democratic  method  of  dis- 
cussion which  seems  more  precious  this  sum- 
mer than  ever  before. 

Dr.  Karl  Polanyi.  now  of  Bennington  Col- 
lege, Vermont,  has  been  added  to  the  Insti- 
tute faculty  since  the  printing  of  the  May 
issue  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  Magazine.  His  information  stems 
from  a  European  background  of  writing, 
study,  and  activity  in  liberal  political  move- 
ments of  Ontral  Europe:  he  was  the  founder 
of  the  Hungarian  Student  Movement,  a  par- 
licijiant  in  the  revolution  which  established 
the  Hungarian  Republic.  A  refugee  from  the 
rising  communis!  tide  in  Hungary,  he  settled 


in  Vienna,  making  an  intensive  study  of  history  and  economics,  and 
writing  for  journals,  one  of  which  was  the  Christian  Science  Monitor. 
Under  the  pressure  of  Austrian  fascism,  which  he  opposed,  he  was 
forced  to  leave  for  England,  where  he  lectured  at  Oxford  and  other 
leading  universities. 

Another  recently  appointed  lecturer  at  the  Institute  is  Dr.  May- 
nard  C.  Krueger  of  the  University  of  Chicago.  Frequently  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Round  Table  of  the  Air,  Dr.  Krueger's  field  is 
economics  and  political  science. 

-:;-        -;:-        *        * 

In  the  field  of  education,  women  leaders  will  participate:  Miss 
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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,  1942 


POETRY  PAGE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


From  "Exile''' 

Here  where  tlie  season  s\\iftly  turns 

Its  great  wheel  forward  while  there  burns 

Red  in  the  redwood  trees; 
And  while  the  eucalyptus  climbs 
Above  the  palm  trees  and  the  limes 

By  Californian  seas. 

I  think  of  England  —  and  there  wakes 
Pain  like  wild  roses  in  her  brakes. 

A  pain  as  dear  as  they. 
That  digs  its  roots  in  English  earth. 
And  brings  an  English  flow  er  to  birth 

Six  thousand  miles  away. 


And  so  beside  the  Golden  Gate 
A  gate  of  purer  gold  I  wait. 

A  more  resplendent  wall 
Than  London's  —  daring  now  to  lift 
My  voice  to  praise  God's  bitter  gift. 

Exile,  the  best  of  all. 

— Theodore  May.nard. 


Words 

0  words.  0  words,  and  shall  you  rule 
The  world?     What  is  it  but  the  tongue 
That  doth  proclaim  a  man  a  fool. 
So  that  his  best  songs  go  unsung. 
So  that  his  dreams  are  sent  to  school 
And  all  die  young. 

There  pass  the  traveling  dreams,  and  these 
My  soul  adores  —  my  words  condemn  — 
Oh.  I  would  fall  upon  my  knees 
To  kiss  their  golden  garments'  hem. 
Yet  words  do  lie  in  wait  to  seize 
And  murder  them. 

Tonight  the  swinging  stars  shall  plumb 
The  silence  of  the  sky.     And  herds 
Of  plumed  w  inds  like  huntsmen  come 
To  hunt  with  dreams  the  restless  birds. 
Tonight  the  moon  shall  strike  you  dumb. 
0  words.  0  words.  .  .  . 

— Stella  Benson. 


Silent  Hour 

In  this  drear  interim 

Of  days  disconsolate,  remote  from  thee, 

I  deem  it  were  enough  of  happiness 

To  sit  once  more  beside  thee,  and  to  see 

Thy  patient  fingers  press 

The  clay  whereon,  still  inchoate  and  dim. 

Wavers  the  face  of  some  fair  satyress. 

Or  dancer's  form,  or  goddess  revenant 

From  deep  antiquity: 

To  watch  throughout  the  sunned  or  lamplit  hour 

Thy  tireless  toil  intent — 

Speaking  no  word,  while  on  my  heart  again 

Full-tided  love  draws  back  in  every  vein 

Like  a  dark  sea  through  caverns  refluent; 

But  deepens  still  the  fountains  of  its  power. 

Thus,  thus  to  wait,  with  eyes 

That  love  thy  drooping  hair,  thy  bended  brow. 

\^  hile  the  hour  becomes  an  everlasting  Now  : 

Till  all  the  silence  opens  into  flower — 

Till  some  great  rose  of  wonder  and  surprise 

In  secret,  sudden  bloom 

With  magic  fragrance  overbrims  the  room. 

— Clark  Ashton  Smith. 


Moonfloiver 

A  yellow  dahlia  crests  the  hillside 

To  the  croon 

Of  startled  w inds  —  the  while  a  lanquid  loon 

Reflects:     "No  cultivated   flower  could   grow  there. 

But  the  moon ! " 

— Paul  Jans. 


Theodore  Maynard  ivas  born  in  India,  of  missionary  parents,  and  was  educated  in  England  and  America.  He  taught  in  Calijornia  for 
a  time,  and  uas  later  appointed  head  of  the  English  Department  of  Georgetown  University.  In  addition  to  two  anthologies,  he  has  pub- 
lished volumes  of  verse,  essays,  and  a  novel. 

Stella  Benson  (Mrs.  J.  C.  O'Gorman  Anderson)  was  born  in  England,  and  spent  most  of  her  girlhood  in  Switzerland  and  Southern 
France.  After  social  work  during  the  World  War  she  came  to  America  in  1918.  She  worked  for  a  time  in  San  Francisco,  did  tutoring  at 
the  University  of  California,  then  returned  to  England.  She  is  best  known  as  a  novelist.  .4  volume  of  her  poems,  "Twenty''  was  pub- 
lislwd  in  1918. 

Clark  Ashton  Smith  liies  in  Auburn,  and  is  one  of  the  better  known  California  poets.  He  is  the  author  of  several  books  of  verse,  the 
first  of  which,  "The  Star-T reader''  was  published  by  A.  M.  Robertson  in  1912.  The  above  poem  appeared  in  a  recent  issue  of  "Wings." 

Pail  Jans  is  a  young  Los  .Angeles  poet,  who  visits  San  Francisco  fretjuently.  The  above  poem  appeared  in  "Westward." 


JUNE,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


IHiVEBEE\REiDI\(i... 


And  Now  Tomorrow  ;  by  Rachel  Field.  The 
Macmillan  Company.  Price  S2.75.  Re- 
viewed by  Phileta  Fitzgerald. 

Canada  Mo\xs  North;  by  Richard  Finnie. 
The  Macmillan  Co.  Price  $3.50.  Revievred 
by  Clara  B.  Dills. 

\ll  ELCOME  Soldier;  by  Clark  McMeekin. 
D.  .\ppleton-Century  Co.  S2..S0.  Reviewed 
by  Marion  O.  Borrow?. 

Happv  Ever  .\fter;  by  Beatrice  Kean  Sey- 
mour. The  Macmillan  Co.  Price  $2.15. 
Re%iewed  by  Mr>.  E.  J.  Turkington. 

■ff  In  ".A.nd  Now  Tomorrow,"  Rachel 
Field  chooses  as  the  locale  of  her  story 
an  American  mill  town  in  the  twenties  and 
early  thirties  of  this  century.  The  love  story, 
tragic  and  happy  in  turn,  of  her  heroine, 
Emily  Blair,  is  set  against  the  industrial 
strife  of  the  early  depression  years.  How- 
ever this  is  far  from  being  the  usual  labor 
propaganda  novel  with  its  blacks  all  black 
and  its  whites  all  whiter  than  drifted  snow. 
For  the  story  is  seen  through  the  eyes  of 
Emily,  whose  father  was  the  eldest  son  of 
the  Blairs,  who  for  generation*  had  owned 
the  mills  and  whose  mother  was  a  beautiful 
Polish  mill-hand.  So  that  Emily  never  be- 
longed wholly  on  one  side  of  the  fence  or 
the  other.  With  her  delicate  sensibility  she 
could  not  only  love  and  understand  Aunt 
Em  and  Uncle  Wallace  and  their  outmoded 
patriarchal  attitude  toward  their  employees, 
but  she  could  also  understand  young  Jo 
Kellys  idealistic  devotion  to  helping  the 
underdog  and  Doctor  Merek  \'ance,  bom 
Vancovich,  with  his  more  practical  ap- 
proach to  their  problems. 

Life  seemed  to  promise  everything  to 
Emily  when  on  her  twenty-first  birthday 
her  engagement  to  Harry  Collins  was  an- 
nounced. For  Harry  would  be  an  entirely 
suitable  husband  for  the  Blair  heiress  and 
besides  Emily  loved  him  ecstatically  and  in 
the  beginning  Harry  loved  her  as  devotedly. 
But  Emily's  personal  tragedy  which  made  it 
necessary  to  postpone  her  marriage,  came 
at  the  same  time  as  the  depression  and  the 
labor  troubles  at  the  mills.  Blinded  by  her 
concentration  on  her  own  troubles,  Emily 
did  not  see  that  her  sister  Janice  had  taken 
her  place  in  Harry's  heart.  .Mrs.  Field's  story 
is  Emily's  awakening  to  the  problems  about 
her  and  the  part  Jo  Kelly  and  Doctor  Vance 
played  in  her  awakening. 

"And  Now  Tomorrow"  is  a  completely 
.\merican  story  —  as  .American  as  the  Field 
family,  one  of  whose  distinguished  members 
Rachel  Field  was.  Much  of  the  history  of 
the  Fields  is  given  in  ".\ll  This,  and 
Heaven    Too."    Mrs.    Field's    Iremendouslv 


successful  novel  of  1938.  Of  Rachel  Field 
it  is  difficult  to  write  at  this  time  for  her 
untimely  death  in  March  of  this  year  came 
when  she  had  the  promise  of  many  years  of 
productive  work  ahead.  She  had  distin- 
guished herself  as  a  poet,  a  writer  of 
children's  books  and  as  a  novelist.  ".And 
Now  Tomorrow"  adds  to  her  stature  as 
a  novelist  and  it  is  with  a  deep  sense  of 
loss  that  one  puts  it  down  knowing  that  it 
is  Rachel  Field's  last  work. 

•j(  Timely  and  factual,  but  altogether  fas- 
cinating, most  aptly  describes  Richard 
Finnie's  latest  book  on  the  Northwest  Ter- 
ritories of  Canada.  The  title  of  this  remark- 
able volume,  '"Canada  Moves  North," 
is  appropriate  in  that  it  carries  the  full  im- 
port of  the  message  that  the  author  at- 
tempts to  convey. 

Born  in  the  Yukon  at  Dawson,  Mr.  Finnie 
has,  for  years,  been  an  explorer  and  traveler 
over  these  snow  plains,  reaching  from  the 
waters  of  the  far  North  to  Saskatchewan 
and  Alberta  on  the  South  and  from  Hudson 
Bay   on   the   East  to  .\laska   on   the   West. 

Clear  cut  English  and  an  unbiased  mind 
have  made  this  a  valuable  record  of  the 
development  of  a  part  of  North  America, 
about  which  little  is  known  and  less  writ- 
ten. Believing  that  Canadians  as  a  whole 
have  scant  knowledge  of  about  one  half  of 
their  country,  and  that  their  school  texts 
grossly  misrepresent  this  Northwest  coun- 
try, Mr.  Finnie  has  tried  to  show  wherein 
they  have  erred. 

The  fascinating  tale  of  the  early  ex- 
plorers, fur  traders  and  whalers  who  were 
responsible  for  the  opening  up  of  this  un- 
known land  is  well  told  and  backed  up  by 
authentic  documents  that  hold  with  his 
opinions.  The  Hudson's  Bay  Company,  with 
its  widespread  influence  and  paternalistic 
attitude  towards  the  Indians  and  Eskimos, 
with  whom  they  have  traded,  and  do  still, 
is  authentically  and  fairly  described.  Fol- 
lowing chapters  explain  the  reason  for  the 
antipathy  of  the  Catholic  and  .Anglican  Mis- 
sionaries for  the  work  each  has  accom- 
plished. It  is  a  fact  that  the  Catholics  are 
firmly  entrenched  among  the  Indians  and 
the  .Anglican  churchmen  among  the  scat- 
tered tribes  of  Eskimo*.  Among  the  native 
converts  of  both  churches,  this  jealousy  is 
not  understood,  but  the  truth  remains  that 
both  have  done  excellent  work  and  have 
suffered  many  real  hardships. 

The  vast  historic  background  that  the 
author  has  sketched  offers  a  vivid  picture 
of  the  latent  possibilities  of  this  rich  region, 
teeming    with    virgin    forests,    undeveloped 


mines  of  gold  and  radium  and  oil  wells- 
that  may  some  day  be  Canada's  greatest 
asset 

Air  travel  now  offers  the  easiest  means 
of  transportation  to  these  out  of  the  way 
places  of  undeveloped  wealth  that  surely 
will  lure  men  to  them.  Siberian  Russia  has 
already  opened  up  its  Arctic  harbours  and 
has  worked  its  mines  and  cut  timber  for 
use  in  Russian  factories.  W  by  cannot 
Canada  do  this,  likewise,  for  industrial  ad- 
vancement? 

Canadian  authorities  believe  with  the 
author  that  science,  literature  and  the  arts 
might  flourish  in  Northern  Canada  as  they 
do  in  Northern  Europe  if  given  encourage- 
ment. Should  this  e\er  occur,  the  contribu- 
tion of  the  natives  might  add  materially  to 
the  future  intellectual  wealth  of  the  world. 
A  wise  revision  of  the  Canadian  Educational 
System  is  the  first  step  at  encouraging 
Indian  and  Eskimo  artists  to  re%ive  their 
ancient  arts  of  music,  dancing,  singine  and 
wTiting.  This  movement  might  also  become 
the  nucleus  of  an  indigenous  culture. 

After  this  war  ends,  a  healthy  forward- 
looking  program  is  the  prophetic  vision 
held  by  Mr.  Finnie  for  our  neighbors  to  the 
north. 

i(  '"Welcome  Soldier"  is  a  story  in  con- 
trasts:  contrasts  in  conditions  existing 
during  World  War  I  and  the  present  con- 
flict. The  scene  is  laid  in  a  small  town  in 
Kentucky,  where  we  find  our  heroine,  Mary 
Louise  Nel-son,  a  sentimental  girl  of  seven- 
teen, engaged  in  canteen  work,  together 
with  her  friends,  Jennie,  Bess,  and  Suzanne. 

-At  the  canteen,  Mary  Louise,  better 
known  as  Lou,  meets  a  young  officer  from 
the  nearby  camp,  and  indulges  in  a  flirta- 
tion which  means  much  more  to  her  than- 
to  the  young  Lieutenant  Andy  Bennett,  who 
marries  an  old  sweetheart,  just  before  sail- 
ing for  France.  This,  of  course,  is  quite 
unknown  to  Lou  who  continues  to  write- 
him  sentimental  letters.  When  he  is  reported 
■"missing,  belie\e<i  killed,"  Lou  mourns  him 
as  a  lover,  wears  a  large  diamond  on  her 
left  hand,  and  allows  her  friends  to  assume 
that  they  had  been  engaged. 

Time   passes  on,  and   World  War  No.   2 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,  1942 


15 


WttHS  m  hUN 
WITHOUT  YOUR  CAR! 


Every  kind  of  recre- 
ation —  golf,  ten- 
nis, badminton, 
bicycling,  hiking, 
field  trips,  pack 
trips. 


NOWHERE  ELSE  SO  MANY  THINGS  TO  SEE  AND 

DO— WITHOUT  ADDING  UP  TIRE  MILEAGE! 
Forget  your  cor  if  you  like  —  Yosemite's  easily 
reached  by  train  or  bus.  Just  the  place  for  the 
whole  family  to  vacation,  especiolly  this  Summer! 
A  wide  range  of  accommodations  and  rotes — but 
moke  your  reservations  early. 

YOSEMITE  PARK   AND  CURRY  CO. 
San  Francisco  or  Los  Angeles 


come.*  aloni;.  We  see  the  same  excitement 
among  the  young  folks  of  another  genera- 
tion, and  the  same  interest  in  the  training 
camps.  Andy  Bennett,  very  much  alive,  is 
now  a  temporary  Colonel  at  the  Camp.  His 
son  Drew,  a  lieutenant  in  the  same  Com- 
pany meets  Lou,  now  a  plump  old  maid 
devoted  to  good  works,  bridge  and  entertain- 
ing. She  is  attracted  to  the  boy  and  when 
she  finally  knows  whose  son  he  is,  realizes 
that  her  lie  has  found  her  out. 

Colonel  Andy  is  a  keen,  ambitious  soldier, 
but  rather  a  stuffed  shirt.  How  he  meets 
Lou  again  and  also  suffers  bitter  disap- 
pointment in  his  ambitions,  will  be  learnt 
when  the  book  is  read. 

The  characters  are  well  drawn,  especially 
those  of  old  Cousin  Arabella,  who  remem- 
bers and  mixes  up  the  love  affairs  of  three 
generations  and  the  rather  pathetic  little 
jeweler,  Fred  Keeler,  who  remembers  Lou 
from  her  Peter  Thompson  sailor  suit  days. 

*  This  latest  novel  by  Beatrice  Kean  Sey- 
mour is  a  study  of  the  ironies  inherent 
in  human  character.  The  heroine,  Brenda 
Martindale,  belongs  to  an  era  in  which  she 
was  born,  in  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety  on  the  western  shore  of  Thirlmere  in 
the  beautiful  Wordsworth  Lake  country,  a 
country  of  misty  moors  and  sunsets  in  a 
quiet  sky.  Here  her  sheltered  girlhood  was 
spent  v.ith  a  governess  and  a  widowed 
father.  In  the  light  of  what  followed,  the 
author's  title  for  the  novel  "Happy  Ever 
After"  has  a  touching  irony.  The  story,  a 
wry  inversion  of  the  old  fairy-tale,  is  an 
engrossing  and  dramatic  one  of  many-sided 
human  condicts.  The  characters  are  por- 
trayed with  a  vividness  that  gives  the  story 
an  absorbing  interest.  At  nineteen  years  of 
age  Brenda  Martindale,  beneath  whose  sur- 
face softness  was  a  vein  of  iron,  marries 
Luke  Slretford,  a  young  man  of  whom  she 
knew  little  save  that  he  had  good  looks  and 
charm,  and  that  she  loved  him.  Luke  Stret- 
ford,  a  man  of  naturally  weak  but  violent 
nature,  proves  while  on  the  honeymoon  on 
the  Riveria,  to  be  an  incurable  gambler. 
Later  it  is  disclosed  to  Brenda  that  Luke's 
mother,  Isoble,  possessing  a  strong  mother 
fixation,  keeps  him  bound  to  her  by  finan- 
cial means  and  systematic  pampering.  The 
malign  influences  of  these  obsessions  of 
husband  and  mother-in-law  exerted  on 
Brenda's  life  and  that  of  the  young  daughter. 
Dale,  make  up  the  main  threads  of  the 
story.  \  second  striking  part  of  the  novel, 
which  the  author  has  divided  into  four 
books,  is  the  development  of  character  in 
the  child  Dale,  a  child  of  great  physical 
beauty  but  with  qualities  inherited  from 
father  and  grandmother  that  are  intolerable 
and  devastating.  When  Brenda  Martindale, 
hiding  from  Luke,  makes  a  new  home  for 
herself  in  Devon,  Dale,  young  as  she  is, 
takes  charge  and  gives  out  that  her  mother 


is  a  widow  causing  complications  that  later 
bring  disaster. 

A  Prologue  to  this  ironic  picture  leads  to 
the  final  climax  in  the  lives  of  these  vital 
characters  that  the  author  has  portrayed 
with  such  smoothness  and  polish  and  in 
"Happy  Ever  After"  gives  the  reader  an 
extremely  interesting  and  readable  story. 

The  Institute  of 
International  Relations 

(Continued  from  Page  ID 

of  pre-Hitler  Germany  and  her  experience 
in  Germany  after  the  Nazi  stamp  was  set 
upon  educational  processes ;  Miss  Ruth 
Franklin  with  her  interests  in  social  studies, 
Latin  American  relations,  and  Pacific  re- 
lations. 

The  important  area  of  race  relations, 
present  and  future,  will  be  contributed  to 
by  Miss  Leila  Anderson,  general  secretary 
of  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  at  the  University  of 
California  at  Berkeley,  who  has  spent  many 
years  in  the  Deep  South  and  has  studied 
race  relations  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands  and 
Mexico. 

Norman  F.  Coleman,  widely  traveled  in 
the  Orient  and  member  of  the  American 
Council  of  the  Institute  of  Pacific  Rela- 
tions, will  contribute  to  our  outlook  in  the 
Pacific. 

Hans  Simons,  fonner  director  of  the 
.\cademy  of  Political  Science  in  Berlin, 
member  of  the  German  delegation  to  Ver- 
sailles (1919),  is  an  outstanding  jurist  and 
authority  on  international  law.  He  is  now  a 
member  of  the  graduate  faculty  of  the 
New  School  for  Social  Research,  New  York. 
*      *      * 

Because  the  Institute  wishes  above  all  to 
serve  the  San  Francisco  Bay  community,  it 
is  hoped  that  many  members  of  organiza- 
tions like  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service,  will  attend.  Only  where  there  is 
such  participation  can  the  Institute  most 
effectively  be  of  service,  as  it  brings  out- 
standing leaders  from  other  countries  and 
other  sections  of  this  country. 

Recent  warm  days  remind  us  that  all  need 
not  be  work  at  the  Institute.  The  outdoor 
swinmiing  pool  of  the  college  is  open  to 
Institute  members;  tennis  courts,  riding 
trails,  and  other  recreational  facilities  may 
be  enjoyed. 

Special  attention  should  be  called  to  the 
evening  meetings  of  the  Institute,  held  at 
Lisser  Hall,  on  the  Mills  campus,  and  at 
International  House  in  Berkeley. 

The  final  program  containing  the  daily 
schedule,  a  complete  listing  of  the  evening 
topics,  and  faculty  information,  may  be  ob- 
tained by  writing  to  Allen  H.  Barr,  Execu- 
tive Secretary,  Institute  of  International  Re- 
lations, Mills  College.  Oakland.  California. 

JUNE,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Legion  of  Honor 

i(     The  California  Palace  of  the  Lepion  of 
Honor    has    announced    the    following 
special  exhibitions  for  June: 

Salvador  Dali 

(Circulated  by  the  Museum  of  Modern 
Art) 

Ending  June  14. 

Vanity  Fair  Show 

Opening  June  16. 

.\rt  of  Childre.n  from 

Saturday  Art  Classes 

Opening  June  15. 

Impressionist  Exhibition 

From  Museum's  Permanent  Collection 

Opening  June  15. 

The  boat  models,  formerly  in  the  Marine 
Museum  at  Aquatic  Park,  are  now  on  ex- 
hibit at  the  California  Palace  of  the  Legion 
of  Honor. 

LITTLE  THEATRE 

Each  Saturday  -.- 2:30  P.  M. 

Motion  Pictures  —  Admission  Free 

June  6  —  Georges  Melies;  Magician  and 
film  pioneer,  1861-1938.  Five  short  trick 
films,  introducing  fantasy  to  the  screen. 

June  13  —  An  Outline  of  Non-Fictional 
Film  History  of  documentary  film. 

June  20  —  ''Graft"'  —  documentary  film* 
showing  activities  of  nomadic  Persian  tribe. 

June  27  —  'The  City"  —  documentary 
film  showing  contrast  between  a  poorly 
planned  and  well  planned  film. 

"The  Plow  that  Broke  the  Plains"  —  dra- 
matic presentation  of  the  special  and  eco- 
nomic history  of  America's  great  plains. 

ART  COURSES 
.\dmission  Free 

"Know  Your  Exhibitions''  (Discussions 
on  the  Special  Exhibitions  held  at  the  Mu- 
seum) —  every  Wednesday  morning  at 
10:30.  Dr.  Jermayne  Mac.\gy. 

Saturday  Morning  Children's  Art  Classes 
suspended  during  month  of  June.  Registra- 
tions open  for  outdoor  sketching  classes  for 
July  and  August.  For  information,  call  BAy- 
view  5610. 

GALLERY  TOURS 
Schools,  clubs  or  social  groups  may  ar- 
range for  privately  conducted  tours  of  the 
Museum's  permanent  collections  and  special 
eiihihitions  by  communicating  with  the  Edu- 
cational Department.  B.'Xyview  5610. 


('lub  Catering  Service 

•ff     Do   you   know   that   from   the  Catering 
Department  of  the  Club  you  may  carry 
home  suppers  for  two  for  less  than  you  can 
prepare  them  at  home. 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT...  you  can  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority  . . .  facts 

reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREHES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   F_^  TIMES  AS  LONG! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  Bui  thai  atone  is  not  enough.'  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

MORE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERY  PUff  - 
PLUS  PROTECTION! 


Call  for 


PHILIP  MORRIS 


AMERICA'S  Fi/teSt  CIGARETTE! 


Your 


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Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Gty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


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Advertisers'  Show 

(Continued  from  Page  9) 

one  more  generous  gesture  to  the  annual 
Show  —  in  their  donation  of  door  prizes 
which  are  drawn  for  on  the  second  night 
of  the  event.  This  year  was  no  exception  — 
and  the  drawing  of  prizes  made  a  merry 
ending  for  another  successful  Show. 

This  strictly  advertisers"  feature  was 
handled  this  year  as  it  has  been  in  the 
past,  by  the  genial  chairman  of  the  Adver- 
tisers" Committee,  Mr.  Norman  Marcus. 

The  process  of  "making  magic"  varies  a 
hit,  but  the  results  of  the  Advertisers" 
Show  drawings  are  just  as  startling.  In- 
stead of  releasing  white  doves  and  rabbits 
when  he  withdrew  his  hands  from  the  box 
of  little  brown  tickets,  Mr.  Marcus  and  his 
aides  made  possible  the  release  of  such  desir- 
able objects  as  an  orchid — put  up  in  Podesta 
&  Baldocchi"s  matchless  fashion:  or  a  piece 
of  pottery,  a  leaf  plate  donated  by  Gump's 
—  or  a  colorful  apron  contributed  by  the 
Peasant  Shop  in  the  building.  Another 
drawing  — and  the  holder  of  the  lucky 
tickets  could  claim  a  two-day  week-end  at 
Fallen  Leaf  Lake  —  sure  enough  —  you 
read  it  right;  or  a  carton  of  favorite  do- 
nated Philip  Morris  cigarettes,  even  a  tray 
set  of  exquisite  craftsmanship. 

Eight  lucky  holders  of  tickets  were  given 
each  a  pot  of  maidenhair  fern  —  the  same 
that  was  admired  in  the  American  Room 
(hiring  the  show. 


•k  THE  FOLLOWING,  from  the  pen  of 
our  beloved  Mrs.  Julia  Moran,  will  be 
read  with  interest  by  the  many  friends  who 
miss  this  gallant  ninety-three-year-old  mem- 
ber who  made  her  home  for  so  many  years 
at  the  Women"s  City  Club.  The  poem  was 
written  by  Mrs.  Moran  many  years  ago 
when  she  lived  near  the  Solano  County 
wheat  fields  and  observed  the  little  incident 
which  drew  forth  this  thought. 

From  the  topmost  branch  of  a  tall  rose  tree 

A  blackbird  sang  to  a  honey-bee. 

His  notes  rang  out  so  clear  and  high. 

They  reached  almost  to  the  cloudless  sky. 

The  busy  bee  listened,  but  said  not  a  word ; 

He  gave  no  sign  that  he  even  heard 

One  note  from  the  throat  of  the  red-winged 

bird. 
■"No  soul  for  music,"'  the  blackbird  said, 
'"His  life  is  all  spent  for  honey  and  bread."' 
Then  away  he  flew  o'er  a  field  of  wheat 
And  left  the  bee  with  his  flowers  so  sweet. 
In  the  proud  conceit  of  his  own  great  learn- 
ing 
He  lost  the  soft  music  the  bee  was  humming. 


Khoda  on  the  roof 


Here  are  a  fevr  reminders  for  your  Sum- 
mer Hats.  Hats  oi  every  type  are  worn 
this  season,  and  best  of  all,  your  type 
is  among  them.  To'wn  styles  to  be  worn 
with  the  soft  w^ool  suits  can  be  either 
large  or  small.  Sparkling  white  hats  of 
all  kinds  of  straws  or  white  with  dark 
combination.  Both  large  and  tiny  hats 
for  formal  afternoon  occasions.  Also 
your  hats  skilfully  remodeled  into  the 
newest  styles. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


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a  complete  selection. 

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Save-the- 
Red-woods 

Send  10  cents  each  for  these 
attractively  illustrated  palD' 
phlets:  "A  Living  Link  in 
History,"  by  John  C.  Mer- 
riam...  Trees.  Shrubs  and 
Flowers  of  the  Redwood  Region,"  by  Willis 
L.  Jepson  ...  •  The  Story  Told  by  a  Fallen 
Redwood."  by  Emanuel  Fritz  ...'  Redwoods 
of  the  Past."  by  Ralph  W.  Chaney.  All  lour 
pamphlets  free  to  new  members-send  $2  for 
annual  membership  (or  $10  for  contributmg 
membership). 
SAVE-THE-REDWOODS  LEAGUE 

250  Administration  Building, 
University  of  California,  Berkeley,  Calif. 


JUNE,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


San  Francisco  War  Chest 

y^  San  Francisco  ha?  formed  a  pipantic 
War  Chest!  That  is  the  surprising  an- 
nouncement just  niaJe,  which  means  that 
there  will  be  no  further  drives  for  funds  to 
support  either  local  welfare  organizations  or 
war  service  agencies  until  the  mammoth 
drive  is  held  this  fall. 

Mr.  Charles  R.  Blyth  has  been  appointed 
president  of  the  San  Francisco  War  Chest, 
and  plans  are  going  forward  rapidly  toward 
complete  campaign  organization. 

Under  the  new  arrangement  there  will  1)p 
no  Community  Chest  campaign  this  fall 
since  the  Chest  has  been  asked  to  partici- 
pate in  the  unified  campaign.  Other  organi- 
zations which  have  applied  to  become  a  part 
of  the  dramatic  appeal  are  the  United 
Service  Organizations,  British,  Chinese.  Rus- 
sian War  Relief  Associations,  War  Prison- 
ers' Aid,  and  the  Queen  Wilhelmina  Fund. 

According  to  President  Blyth,  the  War 
Chest  idea  has  proven  a  tremendous  suc- 
cess in  other  cities,  and  in  Canada,  to  raise 
funds  economically  and  efficiently  for  or- 
ganizations cooperating  in  the  war  effort  at 
home  or  abroad. 

A  campaign  goal  has  not  been  set,  but  it 
is  believed  the  figure  will  be  the  highest  in 
the  history  of  .San  Francisco  and  that  thou- 
sands of  men  and  women  from  all  walks  of 
life  will  serve  as  volunteers  for  the  spec- 
tacular city-wide  appeal. 

Strength,  Not  Sweetness 

if     Let's  just  see  what  we  are  doing  for 
the  country   when  we  are  rationed   to 

8  oz.  of  sugar  a  week:  Well,  for  one  thing. 

the  saving  in  sugar  imports  amounts  to  the 

huge  total  of  .570,000  tons  a  year.  114  ships 

would    have   been    required    to    bring    that 

much  sugar  to  this  country. 

Instead,  those  114  .ships  are  made  avail- 
able for  bringing  what  we  need  most  to- 
day, planes,  guns,  tanks,  shells.  .  .  .  That 
is   to   say,  strength,   not  sweetness.   Inci- 
dentally, the  money  saved  by  the  public 
in     refraining     from     buying     the     extra 
sugar    amounts    to    over    X2 1,000,000    — 
enough  to  buy  two  fully  equipped  battle- 
ships and  three  cruisers  as  well. 
*     *     * 
DATA  FOR  THE  DOUBTFUL 
Over   1,000,000   tons   of   sugar   consumed 

annually  in  the  homes  of  this  country. 
A   cargo-ship    of   .S,000   tons   cargo-space 

has  been  assumed. 

4d  per  lb.  =  average  price  of  sugar. 

£8,000,000  =  approximate  cost  of  a  battle- 
ship. 

£1,900,000  =:  approximate  cost  of  a  cruiser 
(8-in.  guns). 

£1,500,000  =  approximate  cost  of  a  cruiser 
(6-in.  puns). 
Editor's.  Note:   The  above  is  an   excerpl 

from  a  bnnklet  issued  Ity  The  Minislery  oj 

Injornuiliun  and  puhlished  in  Great  Britain 

in  1942.  Its  application  for  tis  is  olnious  ul 

this  time. 

FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JUNE,  1942 


II 


BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


SOLD  ONLY  BY 
INDEPENDENT  QUALITY  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 


8th  and  Howard  Streets 


Phone  UNderhill  4242 


CAREFULLY 


GUARDED    SO 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  QUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness     W ^^^^ ^W  GRAND 
wherever  you  buy  it     ^^F~       ^ICE  CREAM 

EdYi  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  d'y  Club. 


Bea*Uif,  Salon 


HELEN  WALLACE 

Announces  the  opening  of  her  new 

^ecUu^A^iXi    "T^E  AMERICAN  STi'LE  ROOM  under  the 
'     direction  of  the  outstanding  hair  stylist,  COLLI. 

Twelve  \i\Jxcient  Operators  in  the  Deb  Shop 

Wigs,  transfi)rmati«ns  and  toupes  and  all  kinds  of  hair  goods  made  by  specialists. 

TWO   GROUND   FLOOR   ENTRANCES 

170  GEARY  STREET  and  MAIDEN  LANE 

Telephone  SUtter  5095 

Formerly  at  the  Women's  City  Club  Building 


Make  your  Gas 

and  Electric 

Appliances 

Last  for  the 

Duration 


Gas  and  electric  appli- 
ances are  going  off  the 
market.  The  demands  of 
our  nation's  war  efforts  for 
the  critical  materials  going 
into  these  household  con- 
veniences take  precedence. 
Because  of  the  material 
shortage  and  the  necessity 
for  conservation,  it  be- 
hooves every  householder 
to  see  to  it  that  the  family's 
appliances  are  made  to  last 
for  the  duration. 

Examine  your  appli- 
ances. Oil  the  electrical 
motors  and  see  that  every 
appliance  is  functioning 
properly.  If  repairs  are  nec- 
essary, attend  to  them  at 
once  while  stocks  of  fac- 
tory-made parts  are  avail- 
able. 

If  you  are  unable  to 
make  the  repairs  yourself, 
ask  at  any  local  P.  G.  &  E. 
Company  office  for  names 
and  addresses  of  author- 
ized repair  dealers  in  your 
neighborhood. 

See  Your  Authorized  Service 

and  Repair  Dealer 

"He  Knows  His  Business" 

PACIFIC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


Details  of  Women  s 
Army  Auxiliary  Corps 

*  Mrs.  ■«  illiam  P.  Hobby,  of  Houston. 
Texas,  former  Chief  of  the  Women's  In- 
terests Section  of  the  Bureau  of  Public  Rela- 
tions of  the  War  Department,  was  sworn  in 
today,  in  the  presence  of  the  Secretary  of 
War  and  other  officials,  as  Director  of  the 
Women's  Army  Auxiliary  Corps. 

Organization  of  the  Corps,  which  was 
authorized  when  President  Roosevelt  signed 
the  bill  for  its  creation,  introduced  by  Rep- 
resentative Edith  Nourse  Rogers,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, will  begin  immediately,  the  Hon- 
orable Henry  L.  Stimson,  Secretary  of  War, 
announced. 

The  purpose  of  the  Corps,  the  first  of  its 
kind  in  American  military  history,  is  to  en- 
list women  volunteers  for  military  service 
with  the  Army  to  replace,  and  release  for 
combat  service  enlisted  men  who  are  now 
performing  certain  non-combatant  duties. 
The  Corps,  while  not  a  component  part 
of  the  Army,  is  the  only  women's  organiza- 
tion, except  the  Army  Nurse  Corps,  author- 
ized by  law  to  serve  with  the  Armed  Forces. 
Units  of  the  Corps  may  be  called  upon  to 
serve  in  Zones  of  Operations,  as  well  as  in 
the  Continental  United  States:  but  only  in 
non-combat  duties.  It  will  not  be  used  to 
replace  the  Civil  Service  Employees  now 
working  for  the  War  Department. 

Ultimately,  the  Corps  will  take  over  the 
major  part  of  the  Aircraft  Warning  Service, 
numerous  Army  administrative  duties  and 
whatever  other  suitable  tasks  its  members 
can  fulfill.  It  will  be  under  military  dis- 
cipline, with  uniforms  and  insignia,  living 
quarters,  food,  and  medical  and  dental 
treatment  provided  by  the  Government. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  bill,  the  Corps 
may  be  expanded  to  a  total  of  150,000 
women,  if  and  when  necessary.  General  en- 
rollment will  not  begin  until  after  an  Officer 
and  Non-Commissioned  Officer  cadre  has 
been  trained,  a  matter  of  approximately  3 
months.  Formation  of  this  Officer  cadre  will 
begin  at  once. 

The  procedure  of  application  and  selec- 
tion is  as  follows: 

Officer  candidates  must  be  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  between  the  ages  of  21  and 
45.  They  may  be  married  or  single.  They 
must  have  had  at  least  a  high  school  educa- 
tion, be  in  good  health,  and  of  excellent 
character. 

In  order  to  secure  a  representative  group 
of  women  from  the  entire  United  States,  re- 
cruiting is  to  be  on  a  regional  or  Corps 
Area  basis.  No  applications  sent  to  Wash- 
ington can  be  given  consideration. 

Applications  must  be  obtained,  in  person, 
from  the  local  recruiting  station  and  when 
properly  filled  out,  must  be  returned,  in 
person  or  by  mail,  to  the  appropriate  main 
recruiting  station. 


The  women  whose  applications  are  satis- 
factory will  then  be  notified  as  to  the  time 
and  place  of  examinations.  The  applications 
of  those  who  pass  these  preliminary  tests 
will  be  sent  on  to  the  proper  Corps  Area, 
where  they  will  be  examined  and  sifted  by 
a  Recruiting  Officer  and  two  women  as- 
sistants. 

Each  one  of  the  nine  Corps  Areas  will 
recommend  at  least  sixty  candidates  for 
final  consideration.  In  addition  to  the  recom- 
mendations made  by  the  Corps  .\rea.  Officer 
Candidates  will  be  recruited  from  among 
the  volunteers  who  have  served  with  the 
Aircraft  Warning  Service.  The  War  Depart- 
ment will  make  the  final  selection  of  the 
approximately  450  candidates.  These  women 
will  be  sent  to  the  First  Officer  Training 
School,  to  be  located  at  Fort  Des  Moines, 
Iowa. 

Fort  Des  Moines  is  a  military  post  in  the 
Seventh  Corps  Area.  The  existing  Induc- 
tion Center  and  Reception  Center  will  be 
moved  from  the  post.  The  reservation,  near 
the  city  of  Des  Moines,  consists  of  640 
acres  and  has  facilities  which,  with  certain 
expansions,  can  accommodate  5,000  women. 
The  Commandant  of  the  School  will  be 
Colonel  Don  C.  Faith,  Infantry. 

The  Liaison  Officer  between  the  Corps 
and  the  War  Department  will  be  Major 
Harold  P.  Tasker,  Coast  Artillery  Corps. 

The  candidates  will  remain  at  Fort  Des 
Moines  for  eight  weeks  of  intensive  train- 
ing, which  will  concentrate  on  leadership, 
administration,  and  military  procedure, 
^'hile  in  training  the  candidate  will  be  paid 
S50  a  month. 

The  candidates  who  most  successfully 
complete  the  course  will  be  appointed  offi- 
cers in  the  Corps  with  rank  determined  by 
their  performance  in  the  Training  Center. 
This  group  will  include  the  Assistant  Direc- 
tors, all  of  whom  will  be  promoted  from 
the  ranks  of  the  commissioned  officers 
rather  than  appointed.  Other  candidates 
who  successfully  complete  this  course  will 
be  given  certificates  of  capacity  for  future 
promotion  when  vacancies  occur.  Others 
will  remain  in  the  service  as  Auxiliaries. 
The  first  group  of  officers  will  be  im- 
mediately put  in  charge  of  the  training  of 
the  first  unit  of  Auxiliaries  which  will  then, 
and  NOT  before  then,  be  enrolled.  The  only 
Auxiliaries  enrolled  prior  to  the  opening 
of  the  Replacement  Training  Center  will  be 
about  200  who  will  be  recruited  for  duty  as 
a  Station  Complement. 

After  this  original  Officer-Candidate  group 
has  been  selected  and  trained,  there  will  be 
NO  general  recruiting  for  officer-candidates 
as  such.  Promotion  will  be  from  the  ranks. 
General  recruiting  for  these  Auxiliaries 
(corresponding  to  Privates  in  the  Army), 
will  commence  in  about  three  months  and 
will  be  handled  by  the  regular  recruiting 
stations,    .\pplicants    for    enrollment    must 


JUNE,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


meet  the  same  requirements  as  to  citizen- 
ship, ape,  excellent  character,  and  physical 
fitness  as  the  first  Officer-Candidates,  with 
the  exception  that  they  are  not  required  to 
he  at  least  high  school  graduates. 

For  the  present  this  recruiting  will  be 
restricted  to  700  per  month,  and  the  ma- 
jority of  these  Auxiliaries  will  be  enrolled 
on  their  civilian  occupational  basis.  All 
will  be  required  to  complete  a  basic  course 
of  four  weeks.  A  certain  percentage  will 
then  be  selected  for  Specialists  Schools, 
and,  if  successful,  will  be  appointed  to  the 
various  Specialist  grades. 

Volunteers  now  working  with  the  Air- 
craft Warning  Service  will  be  permitted  to 
enroll  as  rapidly  as  training  facilities  be- 
come available.  After  receiving  basic  train- 
ing they  will,  as  a  rule,  be  returned  to  their 
previous  aircraft  warning  work,  to  continue 
as  full  time  members  of  the  Corps. 

The  compensation  will  be  as  follows: 

The  Director  will  receive  S3,000  a  year 
plus  subsistence  allowance  of  sixty  cents  a 
day  and  SlOO  a  month  quarters  allowance. 
The  Assistant  Directors  will  receive  S2,400 
a  year,  plus  the  same  subsistence  allow- 
ance, and  a  quarters  allowance  of  S80. 

Officers  may  be  appointed  in  the  follow- 
ing grades: 

First  Officer,  $166.67  per  month,  plus  al- 
lowance of  -840  per  month  for  quarters  and 
sixty  cents  per  day  for  subsistence:  Second 
Officer,  S131.2.5  per  month,  plus  the  same 
food  and  quarters  allowances;  and  Third 
Officer  at  S125  per  month,  plus  the  allow- 
ances. 

In  the  non-commissioned  grades.  Aux- 
iliaries may  hold  the  rank  of  First  Leader 
at  S72  per  month :  Leader  at  S60  per 
month:  or  Junior  Leader,  at  S54  per  month. 

An  .Auxiliary  will  receive  821  per  month 
for  the  first  four  months  and  S30  per  month 
thereafter.  They  may  also  be  graded  as 
First  Class  Specialist,  with  SIS  per  month 
in  addition  to  base  pay:  Second  Class 
Specialist,  SIO  per  month  in  addition  to 
base  pay:  or  Third  Class  .Specialist,  S.S  per 
month  in  addition  to  base  pay. 

Kvery  member  of  the  Women's  Army 
Auxiliary  Corps  will  wear  the  appropriate 
uniform,  insignia,  and  accessories  supplied 
l)y  the  Government. 

The  term  of  service  is  for  one  year  and 
may  be  extended  by  the  Secretary  of  War 
for  the  duration  of  the  war,  and  for  not 
more  than  six  months  thereafter. 

The  Secretary  of  War  may  discharge  any 
member  for  cause,  disability,  or  for  the 
I'onvcnience  of  the  Government. 

I  pon  application,  members  of  the  Corps 
may  be  given  an  honorable  discharge  in 
case  of  personal  reasons  of  an  emergency 
character.  Each  such  case  will  be  decicied 
on  its  own  merits. 

All  members  of  the  Corp-;  are  entitled  to 
all  benefits  to  which  civilian  employees  are 


entitled  under  the  United  States  Employees' 
Compensation  Act.  Members  also  receive 
all  the  benefits  provided  by  the  Soldiers" 
and  Sailors'  Civil  Relief  Act  of  1940.  Mem- 
hers  of  the  Corps  are  entitled  to  thirty 
day.s"  leave  per  year.  Enrollment  in  the 
Women's  Army  Auxiliary  Corps  does  not 
cancel  Civil  Service  status. 

For  further  information  about  the  Wom- 
en's Army  Auxiliary  Corps,  the  prospective 
applicant  is  advised  to  consult  her  local 
recruiting  station  which  will  have  the  ap- 
plication  blanks   and   information   folders. 

Appticant'i.  iiho  have  already  sen!  appli- 
cations to  the  W ar  Department,  are  ailviseil 
to  resubmit  them  to  their  nearest  Army 
Recruiting  Station. 

Poem.  "High  Flight  " 

i(  First  war  poem  selected  by  Archibald 
MacLeish  and  Joseph  Auslander,  noted 
poets  and  Library  of  Congress  officials,  to 
rank  along  with  World  War  I  masterpieces 
is  "High  Flight,"  written  by  John  Gillespie 
Magee,  Jr..  before  he  was  killed  in  action 
with  the  Royal  Canadian  Air  Force  in  De- 
cember. 

"High  Flight"  shares  a  case  with  Ru[iert 
Brooke's  "The  Soldier"  and  John  McCrae's 
"In  Flanders  Field"  in  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress exhibit  of  "Poems  of  Faith  and  Free- 
dom," just  opened. 

Permission  has  been  given  by  Magee's 
parents,  the  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  G.  Magee 
of  Wa.shington,  D.  C,  for  the  posting  of 
their  son's  sonnet  in  all  pilot  training  cen- 
ters of  the  British  Empire. 

The  poem  follows: 
"Oh,  I  have  slipped  the  surly  bonds  of  earth 

And  danced  the  skies  on  laughter-silvered 
wings 
Sunward  I've  climbed  and  joined  the  tum- 
bling mirth 

Of  sun-split  clouds — and  done  a  hundred 
things 
You  have  not  dreamed  of  —  wheeled  and 
soared  and  swung 

High  in  the  sunlit  silence.  Hov'ring  there 
I've   chased   the   shouting   wind   along   and 
fiung 

My  eager  craft  through  footless  halls  nl 


L  p.  up  the  long  delirious,  burning  blue 
I've  topped  the  wind-swept  heights  willi 
easy  grace 
Where  never  lark,  or  even  eagle  flew. 
And,  while  with  silent,  lifting  mind  I'v 
trod 
The  high  untrespassed  sanctity  of  space. 
Put  out  my  hand,  and  touched  the  face 

of  God." 
Before  he  joined  the  Canadian  Air  Foni- 
in  November,  1940,  Magee  had  publisbcil 
from  his  own  press  a  book  of  verse  writlm 
while  he  was  a  student  at  Avon  Old  Farin> 
School  in  Connecticut.  His  father,  for  many 
years  a  missionary,  came  to  Washington 
from  Boston  about  a  year  ago  to  be  As 
sistant  Rector  at  St.  Thomas  Episcopal 
Chmrh.  His  mother  is  English-born. 


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life,  should  be  renovated  at  least  once  in  two 
years.  We  Cleanse,  Steam.  Sterillie  and  FLUFF 
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White   Brass  Covered   Bowls  for  candies  or  nuts. 

Old   Brass   Candlesticks   from   Java,    Siam   and   China. 

Pewter  and   Copper  Trays  for  cakes  or  sandwiches. 

Copper   and   Pewter"  Coffee    Sets    with   enamel    lining. 
(Sugar,  creamer  and  coffee  pot) 

Javanese  Brass  Bowls  in  different  shapes  and  sizes.  .  .  . 
Rich  and  decorative  for  fruit  or  flower  decorations. 

Covered  Pottery  Soup  Bowls  (inside  of  contrasting  color). 

An  interesting  selection  of  old  imported  textiles  at  rea- 
sonable prices. 

Salad  Bowls  of  light  or  dark  wood . . .  Cold  Meat  or  Relish 
Trays  carved  in  bamboo  leaf  design  .  .  .  also  Hand  Carved 
Salad  Servers. 

See  the  many  new  and  interesting  things 
now  on  display. 

The  LEM  SHOP 

WOMAN'S  CITY  CLUB  BUILDING,  465  POST  STREET 


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NATI 0  N AL     LEAG  U  E 

SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

Wednesday  ~  11-12  a.  m.:  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 
Thursday —  3:30-5:30  p.  m. 

JULY    CALENDAR 

Friday  —  5-^  p.  m.  (Men's  Guest  Nicht) 

Saturday  —  10  to  2 

Leafiue  Bridf;e  —  Every  Tuesday  —  Card  Room  —  2  and  7  p.  m. 

SWIMMING  POOL  NOW  OPEN  FOUR  DAYS  A  WEEK 
JULY,  1942 

1 — Keep  Fit  Class 

Swimming  Pool  

2— Needlework  Guild  Room  214 

French  Rol  nd  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria 


Morni 


Gymn 


10-11 

11-12  and  3:30-6:30 

10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 

12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30-5:30 

Keep  Fit  Class  and  Swim  —  Evening, Gymnasium  and  Pool 5:30-6:30 

3 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11  a.m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5-9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  —  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m 

7 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  - Board  Room 1:30  p.m. 

8— Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  Gymnasium 10-11  a.m, 

Swimming  Pooi 11-12  and  3:30-6:30  p.m, 

Book   Review   Dinner  National  Def.  Room  5:30  p.m 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  will  review:  "Commandos,"  by  Elliott  Arnold 

9 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Roind  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  .^iirville,  pre-nding  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m 

Swim  JUNG  Pooi 3:30-530 

Keep  Fit  Class  and  Swim  —  Evening  ;- Gymnasium  and  Pool  ....  5:30-6:30 

Thursday  Evening  Program:  Musical  Program  Arranged  by  Mr.  Douglas  Thompson 

10 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5-9    p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m, 

11 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p. 

14 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Board  Room  1:30  p.m, 

15 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning Gymnasuim  10:00-11:00  a. 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  and  3:30-6:30  p.m 

lf> — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  .'■^urville,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m 

Swimming  Pool 3:30  -  5:30 

Keep  Fit  Class  and  Swim  —  Evening  Gymnasium  and  Pool  ....  5:30-6:30 

Thursday  Evening  Program 

"Ship  Building  Programs  on  the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  Problems  That  Arise  There- 
from," an  address  by  Mr.  D.  W.  Ferhout,  Chief  of  Plant  Engineering  Section 

17 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11  a.m 

Men's  Gi  est  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m 

18 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

21 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Board  Room 1:30  p, 

22 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  Gymnasium  10-11 

Swimming  Pooi 11-12  and  3:30-6:30 

23 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  South  Room 7:30  p.m. 

Program   presented  by  San  Francisco   Recreation   Department — 
Josephine  D.  Randall,  Superintendent. 

Swimming  Pooi 3:30-5:30 

Keep  Fit  Class  and  Swim  —  Evening Gymnasium  and  Pool  ....  5:30-6:30 

24 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 

25 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

28 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Board  Room  1:30  p.m. 

29 — Keep  Fit  Class  —  Morning  Gymnasium  10-11 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  and  3:30-6:30 

.30— Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  ..._ Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.m. 

Thursd.\y  Evening  Program  South  Room  7:30  p.m. 

New   Colored  Sound   Films  of  Carlsbad  Cavern,  Southern   California  and   San   Diego 
Zoo,  presented  by  Mr.  William  R.  Krisman  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railway. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30-5:30 

Keep  Fit  Class  and  Swim  —  Evening Gymnasium  and  Pool    .  5:30  -  6:30 

31 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  5  -  9  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 


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\  olume  X\  I 


July.  1942 


Number  6 


CONTENTS 


A  Community  Center  and  a  Champion  Builder. 
by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner _ _ 


Archery — .\n  Ideal  Sport.  By  Ediih  M.  Lindsay _ 11 

Old  Ri  iiber  Goes  .\ll-Olt.  Sy  F.  J.  Bruguiere 12 

DEPART.MENTS 

Calendar _ 2 

Announcements  _...4-5 

Editorial _ _ 7 

PoEi  RY  Pace  ._ _ _ _ 13 

I  Have  Been  Reading 14 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WO.MEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGENE  S    KII.GORE 

Treasurer MISS  EMMA  NOOXAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.   DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs. 

Harry  B.   Allen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs 

H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss 

Florence  Benlley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs. 

Harold  H.  Bjomstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs. 

George  L.  Cadwalader 

Mrs  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs. 

Sclah  Chamberlain 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss 

Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.   Leale 

Miss 

Bertha  J.  Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs. 

Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss 

Katharine  Donohoe 

-Mrs.  Warren  Olney.  Jr. 

.Mrs. 

John  M.    Eshleman 

Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

.Mrs. 

Hazel  PedUr  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs. 

John  A.   nick 

Miss  Esther  B.   Phillips 

Mrs 

C     I    Goodell 

Mrs.   Elizabeth   Gray  Potter 

Mr.. 

^y    B,  Hamilton 

Mrs.  Stanlrv  I'nwll 

Mrs.  C.  R.  Walter 

JUST  OUT 

*  The  first  SUGAR  BAGS 
on  the  market  are  now 
available  on  the  fourth 
floor   of   the   clubhouse. 

*  These  individual  sugar 
bags  of  red,  white  and 
blue,  with  the  National 
League  emblem  have 
scored  a  direct  hit. 

*  Interesting,  colorful,  patri- 
otic—they  are  a  practical 
solution  of  sugar  rationing. 

*  Be  a  popular  guest- 
bring  your  own  sugar  — 
and  carry  it  in  a  stylish 
National  League  Sugar  Bag. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JULY,  1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  SUGAR  BAGS:   Useful  and  attractive,  delightful  for 
oneself  or  as  a  gift  are  now  available  at  the  Club- 
house. Price  40  cents. 

•  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENTS:     There  is  nothing  like 
a  game  to  relieve  the  pressure  of  work  and  worry  of 

these  war-driven  days.  Our  popular  progressive  Bridge 
tournaments  offer  this  relaxation.  They  are  held  each 
Tuesday  afternoon  at  one-thirty  and  each  Friday  evening 
at  seven-thirty.  Prizes.  Fee.  25  cents. 

•  SWIMMING  POOL  AND  KEEP-FIT  CLASSES:  To 
meet  the  growing  demand  for  more  hours  in  which 

to  swim  we  are  opening  the  Pool  Wednesday  morning, 
11:00  to  12:00;  Wednesday  afternoon,  3:30  to  6:30; 
Thursday  afternoon,  3:30  to  5:30;  Friday,  5:00  to  9:00 
p.m.,  and  Saturday,  10:00  to  2:00. 

Classes  in  elementary  gymnastics,  simple  exercise  rou- 
tines, are  held  Wednesday,  10:00  to  11:00  a.m..  and 
Thursday.  5:30  to  6:00,  followed  by  a  short  swim. 

•  GUEST  CARDS:     Members  are  reminded  that  their 
yearly,  unlimited  guest  card  privilege  is  especially 

useful  this  year  for  their  out-of-town  friends  who  ordi- 
narily would  drive  to  San  Francisco  several  times  during 
the  summer  months,  but  because  of  curtailment  of  tires 
may  have  to  plan  to  stay  in  town  a  week  or  two  when  they 
do  come.  The  City  Club  offers  all  of  the  facilities  of  a 
hotel  plus  countless  other  conveniences.  We  suggest  use 
of  guest  cards  this  summer. 


•  NEW  MEMBERS :     Many  women  would  become  in- 
terested in  joining  the  National  League  for  Woman's 

Service  of  California  if  they  only  knew  more  about  us  and 
the  various  activities  that  we  are  carrying  on.  So  that  our 
present  members  may  be  informed  of  our  plans,  meetings 
are  to  be  held  each  Tuesday  afternoon  and  evening  in  the 
Clubhouse,  to  which  San  Francisco  members  are  being 
invited  first,  other  counties  to  follow.  We  are  going 
through  the  list  alphabetically;  however  if  it  should  not 
be  possible  for  a  member  to  come  to  the  meeting  on  the 
date  designated  for  her.  she  may  attend  on  any  Tuesday 
afternoon  or  evening  which  she  finds  convenient.  Our 
organization  is  growing  by  leaps  and  bounds,  our  plans 
are  inspiring  and  we  know  that  more  and  more  women 
will  be  eager  to  join  our  ranks. 

•  DELINQUENT  MEMBERS:     Our  last  reminder  of 
unpaid  dues  has  been  sent  to  those  who  have  not  paid 

their  1942  dues.  From  July  1st  only  1942  membership 
cards  will  be  acceptable.  Any  member  presenting  a  1941 
membership  card  will  be  requested  by  the  elevator 
operator  to  go  to  the  Executive  Office. 

•  SUNDAY  EVENING  BUFFET  SUPPERS:  Until 
further  notice  Buffet  Suppers  will  be  served  on  Sun- 
day evenings  between  the  hours  of  5:30  and  7:30.  Our 
Volunteers,  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Donohoe,  have 
taken  over  the  entire  service.  The  suppers  are  proving  a 
great  success  and  growing  more  popular  every  week. 
Members  are  urged  to  come  and  bring  their  friends. 
Supper  is  ninety  cents  a  plate. 


JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  RED    CROSS    KNITTING:     We    are    expecting    a 
large  shipment  of  Khaki  yarn   in  "soon,"  and  will 

need:  Helmets;  Turtleneck  sweaters,  two  sizes;  and 
mufflers.  There  are  new  directions  for  the  turtleneck 
sweater,  they  are  to  be  made  in  sections  and  sewed  up. 
Red  Cross  directions  for  the  Army  and  Navy  work  must 
be  followed  exactly.  The  work  for  the  Army  must  be 
finished  by  August  1 5. 

We  also  need  seaboat  stockings  and  sweaters  for  men, 
women  and  children.  Please  return  work  promptly;  a 
child's  sweater  should  be  returned  in  three  weeks,  five 
weeks  the  outside  limit.  Think  of  the  work  in  terms  of 
balls  knitted.  Some  exceptional  knitters  do  a  ball  a  day, 
most  can  surely  do  a  ball  or  two  a  week.  A  sweater  in 
your  knitting  bag  does  not  keep  one  of  our  boys  warm! 

The  Red  Cross  has  given  us  a  few  rules,  please  learn 
to  remember  them. 

1st.  Size  of  neck,  must  be  9  inches  for  a  child's  sweater. 

2nd.  See  that  casting  off  of  ribbing  is  bound  off  Knit 
2  —  Purl  2. 

3rd.    Do  not  press. 

4th.  Do  not  forget  to  sew  on  labels,  sew  at  each  end 
only,  not  on  the  sides. 

The  Women's  City  Club  has  already  turned  in  to  the 
Red  Cross  over  3.000  garments.  Let  us  keep  up  the  good 
w^ork. 

if  RED  CROSS  CLASSES:  Enthusiasm  runs  high  in 
all  of  our  Red  Cross  classes  and  pupils  arrive  each 
day  in  a  rush  of  anticipation  eager  to  prove  that  they 
know  their  lesson  thoroughly,  and  eager  to  progress  to 
the  next  step  in  this  new  and  interesting  work.  Our  Home 
Hygiene  Room  (a  model  set  up  down  to  the  last  pin 
standardized  to  Red  Cross  rules  (.  and  our  Nutrition 
classes  bringing  such  entirely  new  ideas  of  properly 
balanced  meals  that  one  wishes  every  housewife  could  be 
compelled  to  take  these  instructions. 

•  LEAGUE  SHOP:      Strings  of  Nautch-girl  bells  worn 
by  the  dancing  girls  in  the  temples  of  India  are  fine 

vacation  accessories.  In  America  these  bells  are  used  as 
belts,  necklaces,  bracelets  or  hair  ornaments. 

•  VACATION  READING:     May  we  remind  members 
that  until  August  thirty-first,  those  leaving  town  for 

the  summer  may  take  six  "fourteen  day"  books  from  the 
library  at  one  time  instead  of  the  usual  four.  These  books 
may  be  kept  for  six  weeks  and  returned  to  the  Library  by 
mail  or  in  person.  \  member  wishing  to  take  advantage 
of  the  offer  is  requested  to  tell  the  Volunteer  at  the  time 
she  takes  the  books  that  she  wishes  them  on  the  Vacation 
Special  Offer.  New  books  that  are  not  renewable  are  not 
included  in  this  offer  but  a  member  may  have  one  for  the 
usual  seven-  or  ten-day  period  as  well  as  her  vacation 
books. 


•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAM:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black.  Chairman  of  the  Thursday  Evening  Programs, 

announces  the  following  programs  for  the  month  of  July: 
Musical  Program  arranged  by  Mr.  Douglas  Thompson 
for  July  9th.  at  7:30  p.  m.  On  July  16th.  an  address  will 
be  given  by  Mr.  D.  W.  Fernhout.  Chief  of  Plant  Engi- 
neering Section,  on  the  subject  '"Ship  building  programs 
on  the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  problems  that  arise  there- 
from. "  He  will  point  out  the  part  that  women  can  play 
in  building  a  spirit  of  cooperation.  On  July  23.  a  pro- 
gram will  be  presented  by  Josephine  D.  Randall,  Superin- 
tendent. Recreation  Department,  at  7:30  p.  m.  New 
Colored  Sound  Films  of  Carlsbad  Cavern.  Southern  Cali- 
fornia and  San  Diego  Zoo  will  be  presented  by  Mr.  Wil- 
liam R.  Krisman  of  Santa  Fe  Railway  on  July  30.  at  7:30. 

•  BOOK  REVIEW    DINNER:    "The  Commandos."  a 
novel  by  Elliott  Arnold,  is  to  be  reviewed  by  Mrs. 

T.  A.  Stoddard  July  8th  at  5:30  o'clock  in  the  National 
Defenders"  Room.  This  is  a  thrilling  story  about  Com- 
mandos raids  and  information  on  training  and  organiza- 
tion of  Commandos  forces  all  over  the  world.  This  book 
is  as  timely  as  a  radio  bulletin  and  beautifully  written. 
It  is  a  story  of  today's  war  with  authentic  scenes  vouched 
for  by  the  author. 

-k  BEDROOMS:  During  these  unpredictable  days,  out- 
of-town  members  may  find  themselves  forced  to  re- 
main in  San  Francisco  over  night.  Our  bedrooms  are  al- 
ways available  and  night  kits  may  be  had  for  a  nominal 
cost  of  fifty  cents. 

•  EMERGENCY  LINEN:     We  shall  need  many  sup- 
plies for  our  First  Aid  Center,  which  is  being  estab- 

jisiied  on  the  Lower  Main  Floor,  and  will  appreciate  it  if 
our  members  will  make  it  a  point  to  send  in  any  of  the 
following  articles  which  they  may  have: 

Old  pillow  slips,  sheets,  linen,  towels  or  blankets,  pil- 
lows, large  or  small.  We  shall  also  need  some  new  sheets 
72x108  and  63x90. 

The  First  Aid  Center  is  to  be  used  in  connection  with 
our  Air  Raid  Shelter  and  the  cooperation  of  our  member- 
ship is  urgently  requested.  Mrs.  E.  S.  Kilgore.  ('hairman. 
First  Aid  Center. 

•  FLOWERS  AND  GREENS  FOR  THE  CLUBHOUSE : 

Vi  e  do  hope  that  when  our  "Garden  Minded  "  out-of- 
town  members  come  to  San  Francisco  by  motor,  that  they 
will  think  of  their  clubhouse  and  bring  us  some  flowers 
and  greens  for  the  Lounge  floors.  More  than  ever  must  we 
keep  our  clubhouse  gay  and  homelike  for  those  who  come 
to  us  for  rest  and  relaxation  after  long  and  wearv  hours 
in  W  ar  Emergencv  Work. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JULY.    1942 


San  Francisco  —  Looking  South  from  Telegraph  Hill 


EDITORIAL 


under  the  chairmanship  of  Mrs.  C.  O.  G.  Miller  were  kept 
busy  with  orders  for  this  very  same  attractive  and  prac- 
tical bag.  The  art  of  being  the  perfect  guest  today  at 
another's  home  at  tea  is  simple  indeed,  if  the  sugar-bag 
is  at  hand.  Be  sure  to  see  the  little  red.  white  and  blue  one 
for  you  will  want  to  order  one  for  yourself  and  one  for  a 
friend,  we  feel  sure.  Made  by  volunteers,  proceeds  from 
their  sale  will  help  to  swell  the  War  Emergency  Fund  of 
tlie  National  Leasue. 


ir  July!  Usually  the  month  of  vacations  abroad,  this 
year,  vacations  at  home.  This  being  so,  Californians 
are  blessed  with  the  native  beauty  of  a  land  of  plenty, 
and  the  calls  which  come  for  agricultural  help  or  indus- 
trial cooperation  are  easy  to  answer  in  such  a  State.  While 
so  much  of  the  world  lies  in  ruin  and  desolation,  summer 
in  California  can  be  in  pleasant  fields  or  by  quiet  streams. 
Thought  of  all  this  makes  us  humble  indeed  as  we  ask 
ourselves  why  we  are  allowed  to  be  more  fortunate  than 
our  fellow-  men.  We  set  ourselves  the  task  of  being 
worthy  of  it  by  keeping  thankful  hearts  and  by  doing 
our  bit  in  defense  of  the  freedom  we  have  been  allowed 
to  enjoy. 

"k  As  the  phrase  "keep  fit"  meets  the  ear  and  the  eye,  the 
League  feels  proud  to  offer  its  members  many  avenues 
for  this  requirement.  The  keep-fit  classes  in  conjunction 
with  the  Swimming  Pool  which  were  initiated  last  month 
have  proved  most  popular,  and  the  attendant  increased 
use  of  the  Pool  has  brought  about  a  change  in  schedule 
so  that  more  may  be  accommodated.  Under  Miss  Whelan's 
expert  direction,  members  can  exercise  and  at  the  same 
time  play,  which  is  not  always  the  case  when  one  is  doing 
what  is  "good  for  us."  The  Pool  is  one  of  the  finest,  and 
the  hours  spent  in  it  are  vacation-at-home  under  ideal 
conditions. 

if  With  the  changing  world  and  the  calling  to  the  colors 
of  one  classification  after  another,  the  staffing  of  a 
(Clubhouse  of  such  magnitude  as  the  Women's  City  Club 
offers  problems  which  the  leadership  strives  to  solve 
with  the  least  '"disconbobulation''  of  the  membership.  In- 
dulgence is  asked,  and  patience  too.  as  services  at  one 
time  or  another  are  rendered  willingly  but  a  bit  awk- 
wardly. The  Sunday  Night  Suppers,  staffed  by  Volun- 
teers, have  met  with  generous  appreciation  and  the  "new 
idea"  bids  fair  to  prove  one  of  the  blessings  which  come 
out  of  adversity,  as  the  Sunday  Evening  Hour  becomes 
more  and  more  popular  in  the  Clubhouse. 

•k  Sugar  bags!  Neat  little  red.  white  and  blue  shields 
with  the  familiar  crest  of  the  National  League  for 
W  Oman's  Service  were  the  first  on  the  market  last  week 
when  they  were  put  on  sale  at  the  Clubhou.se.  Already 
they  are  proving  as  popular  in  this  era  as  they  were  "in 
the  last  war"  when  a  committee  of  exjiert  needle  workers 


ir  \^  e  quote  from  "The  Queen,"  a  London  Magazine, 
an  excerpt  from  an  article  sent  in  by  the  author.  Mary 
Margaret  Lynch,  who  visited  us  a  year  ago.  We  are  sure 
the  story  will  interest  our  members  who  have  made  pos- 
sible the  program  of  the  National  League  of  which  it 
speaks,  a  program  initiated  in  advance  of  the  declaration 
of  war  and  which  has  been  consistently  maintained  and 
expanded: 

"The  ability  of  Californians  to  accomplish  much  work 
with  apparent  ease  almost  overwhelms  me.  In  California. 
I  met  men  and  women  who  were  carrying  two  full-time 
tasks — one  a  civilian  life  and  the  other  a  voluntary  con- 
tribution either  for  National  Defence  or  for  British  War 
Relief.  I  saw  this  in  Los  Angeles  and  Hollvwood.  where 
the  girls  in  offices,  the  girls  in  motion-picture  studios  and 
the  stars  on  the  sets  were  all  knitting.  I  saw  it  in  the  self- 
lessness of  the  work  carried  on  by  members  of  the  Na- 
tional League  for  Woman's  Service,  in  San  Francisco. 

"The  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  Cali- 
fornia was  founded  during  the  last  war.  and  in  the  years 
between  two  wars  members  have  not  lost  sight  of  the  pur- 
pose for  which  it  was  founded — to  give  service  in  a  ca- 
pacity in  which  no  other  group  functioned,  in  an  emer- 
gency. In  February.  194L  when  the  drive  for  recreational 
facilities  for  men  in  the  armed  forces  was  only  begin- 
ning, the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  had  in 
operation  a  recreation  room  and  canteen,  planned  and 
supported  entirely  by  their  organization. 

"Miss  Marian  Leale.  Director  of  the  Defence  Programme 
and  a  Past-President  of  the  League,  and  Mrs.  Faulkner, 
the  Publicity  Director,  told  me  the  story  of  their  organi- 
zation as  we  lunched  in  the  Women's  City  Club,  the 
League  headquarters  in  San  Francisco.  The  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service.  Miss  Leale  said,  was  in- 
spired by  the  work  of  the  Voluntary  Aid  Detachment 
founded  in  England  in  1914-.  Grace  Parker  made  a  study 
of  the  V.A.D.  which  encouraged  Miss  .^nne  Morgan  to 
organize  a  similar  group  in  the  United  States  in  1917. 

"The  afternoon  spent  with  Miss  Leale  and  Mrs.  Faulk- 
ner in  visiting  the  League  headquarters  and  the  recreation 
centre,  was  quite  the  most  interesting  of  my  stay  in  San 
Francisco.  I  shall  always  be  grateful  to  Mrs.  Perrin.  of 
the  California  Information  Service  in  New  York,  and 
Miss  Woodard.  her  associate  in  San  Franci.sco.  who  made 
it  possible  for  me  to  learn  something  of  the  fine  purpose 
of  the  National  League  for  \^  oman's  Service." 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JULY,   1942 


WHAT  CAN  I  DO? 

One  of  Ti^i^o 
It's  Up  to  You  ! 


YOUR  SERVICE  TO  THE  N.  L.  W.  S. 
IS   SERVICE  TO  YOUR  COUNTRY 


ONE:  Bring  in  a  Neiv 
Member! 

or 

T^VO:  Contribute  to  our 
War  Emergency 
Fund! 

THIS     IS    YOUR    CALL    FOR    ACTION 


A  CALL  for  ACTION 


The  past  year  has  seen  a  re-birth  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  of  Cahfornia.  Suddenly  after  years  of  train- 
inf^  it  is  in  action.  Its  contribution  to  the  present  War  Emer- 
gency has  been  as  a  group.  In  varying  fields  its  members,  m 
the  name  of  the  whole,  have  rendered  senice.  The  time  has 
now  come  to  tell  the  story  in  panorama  to  those  who  by  their 
membership  in  the  League  have  made  the  program  possible. 
In  groups,  chosen  alphabetically  for  convenience,  our  Presi- 
dent is  calling  us  together.  As  the  letters  of  invitation  arrive, 
it  is  hoped  each  member  will  plan  to  accept. 

The  purpose  of  all  this  is  three-fold;  first  to  report  to  the 
membership  details  which  larger  meetings  preclude,  secondly 
to  show  personally  to  each  member  the  set-up  of  the  war 
emergency  units  in  the  Clubhouse,  thirdly  to  ask  cooperation 
in  putting  1942  "over  the  top"  by  the  sponsorship  by  each 
present  member  of  one  new  member  or  the  direct  contribu- 
tion of  a  gift  to  the  War  Emergency  Fund  of  the  National 
League. 

No  member  can  afford  to  miss  the  meeting  to  which  she  is 
to  be  invited.  San  Francisco  members,  nearer  to  the  Club- 
house, will  be  called  first;  but  no  member  will  in  the  end  be 
overlooked.  Explanation  of  proposed  plan  will  prove  it  feasible 
and  easy  of  accomplishment,  if  every  member  responds. 


1  Community  Center 

and 

1  Champion  Builder 

by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


ir  The  sound  of  a  carpenter's  hammer  and  the  swish 
of  rotary  floor-sanding  machines  alternated  with  the 
sound  of  catgut  on  rubber  and  the  calls  of  tennis  players 
at  the  Berkeley  Tennis  Club  whither  one  had  been  di- 
rected to  talk  with  Tom  Stow — self-styled  "Laughingly 
called  the  manager." 

Tom  Stow's  name  is  known  wherever  good  tennis  is 
played  —  he  has  been  for  eleven  years  a  tennis  coach.  His 
list  of  pupils  is  a  formidable  one  —  it  begins  alphabeti- 
cally and  professionally  with  Budge.  Donald  —  and  that 
name  is  enough  to  start  any  group  of  tennis  enthusiasts 
talking.   The   list   doesn't   end   there,   by   any   manner   of 


Tom  Stow,  inventor  of  tennis  stroke  dctetope 


means,  not  even  when  it  comes  to  champions.  For  on  this 
year's  Tennis  books,  the  national  woman  singles  cham- 
pion is  Sarah  Palfrey  Cooke,  of  Boston  —  and  she  is  a 
Stow  pupil.  More  than  that,  she  had  been  figuring  in 
national  tennis  matches  for  a  decade  without  attaining 
the  singles'  champion  crown.  She  heard  about  Tom  Stow, 
—  placed  herself  under  his  direction  —  changed  her 
entire  style  of  play  under  his  tutelage  —  and  returned  to 
the  National  matches  this  year  to  win  the  coveted  honor. 
Mrs.  Cooke  hails  from  Boston. 

Her  transformed  style  of  play  fitted  so  well  with  that 
of  a  San  Francisco  girl.  Margaret  Osborne  —  also  a  Stow 
pupil  —  that  the  two  won  the  doubles  in  the  women's 
national  championship  matches  this  season.  Mr.  Stow- 
quietly  suggests  that  the  girl  to  watch  as  the  probable 
vanquisher  of  Sarah  Palfrey  Cooke  when  she  is  beaten 
for  her  national  title  will  be  this  San  Francisco  girl, 
Margaret  Osborne! 

And  in  the  Junior  class  Tom  Stow  has  had  a  hand  in 
making  champions.  According  to  the  record,  San  Fran- 
cisco really  should  do  something  about  giving  him  a 
distinguished  service  badge  (or  something?).  For  he  has 
handed  to  this  city  three  champions.  Beside  the  National 
doubles  woman  player,  they  are  Dorothy  Schofield.  a 
fifteen-year-old  player  who  defeated  Dorothy  Head,  six- 
teen-year-old Alameda  player  for  the  title;  Harry  Likas. 
who  took  over  the  title  of  junior  hard-court  champion 
from  Budge  Pattee  of  Los  Angeles  —  this  year.  Not  a  bad 
record  for  State  championships  —  three  out  of  four  re- 
cently contested  for  at  the  California  Club  Courts  in  San 
Francisco. 

Dorothy  Head,  of  Alameda,  and  Tom  Brown,  Uni- 
versity of  California  star,  both  made  their  way  to  the 
finals,  only  to  be  defeated  by  other  Stow  players! 

Right  here  it  might  be  well  to  mention  that  Mr.  Stow 
has  been  tennis  coach  at  the  University  of  California  at 
Berkeley  for  ten  years  —  a  fact  which  might  forgivably 
be  overlooked  by  an  ardent  Stanfordite.  He  himself  was  a 
collegiate  doubles  champion  in  1927  when  as  captain  of 
the  California  Tennis  team  he  and  Edward  "Bud" 
Chandler  won  the  national  intercollegiate  doubles  title. 

This  might  be  continued  indefinitely  since  there  are 
sixteen  or  eighteen  other  promising  young  people  who 
have  been  coached  by  Mr.  Stow  in  the  last  year  or  two. 
But  perhaps  the  above  will  indicate  just  how  much  of  a 
person  in  the  Tennis  field  is  Tom  Stow  of  Berkeley.  There 
is  another  side  to  this  modest  man.  Like  other  real  sports 
men.  his  coaching  for  and  philosophy  of  competition  has 
very  real  basic  values.  Just  to  win  titles  isn't  his  major 
interest  by  any  manner  of  means.  His  paramount  aim  is  to 
develop  good  sports  in  the  best  sense  of  that  term  — 
young  men  and  women  who  put  all  they  have  into  what 
they  are  doing,  who  take  defeat  gracefully,  who  determine 
to  do  even  better  next  time.  He  sees  tennis  as  an  admirable 
channel  through  which  to  teach  these  values.  And  he  sees 
in  addition  that  such  teaching   (Continued  on   Page  16 


JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


k  Ideal 
Sport 

by  Edith  M.  Lindsay- 
Associate  Professor  Physical 
Education.  Mills  College 


"k  The  word  "archery"  brings  memories  to  many  of  us 
of  tales  of  Robin  Hood.  William  Tell,  the  American 
Indians  and  ancient  wars.  ^  ith  the  acceptance  of  fire- 
arms as  weapons,  archery  was  relegated  to  the  realm  of 
sport.  But  until  recent  times,  it  has  not  enjoyed  the  same 
popularity  as  other  sports.  Vt  ith  increased  interest  in 
sports  in  general  and  especially  in  individual  sports. 
archery  is  fast  developing  its  rightful  place  along  with 
tennis  and  golf.  Hundreds  of  archers  in  this  country  par- 
ticipate in  local,  state,  sectional  and  national  archery 
tournaments.  Schools,  camps,  colleges  and  cities  are  de- 
veloping archery  as  one  of  their  activities. 

What  are  some  of  the  reasons  for  this  growth  of  inter- 
est? .\rchery  is  an  activity  wonderfully  adapted  to 
persons  of  all  ages.  Many  individuals  enjoy  making  their 
own  archery  tackle.  Equipment  today  is  far  superior  and 
more  efficient  than  formerly.  Archery  is  not  as  strenuous 
as  tennis  and  team  sports.  It  develops  muscle  coordination 
resulting  in  improved  poise,  grace  and  better  posture.  It 
has  a  romance  and  tradition  that  few  other  sports  share. 

-Another  reason  for  the  growth  of  interest  in  archery 
is  that  a  modern  method  of  shooting  called  the  "relaxed 
method"  has  been  developed.  The  technique  of  shooting 
is  now  ea.sier  to  learn  and  more  fun  to  do.  The  basic  and 
important  concept  of  this  method  is  freedom  from  strain, 
tension,  and  regidity.  The  archer's  position  on  the  shoot- 
ing line  is  easy  and  natural.  Any  part  of  the  body  out  of 
alignment  as  a  twisted  body,  a  forward  head  or  a  high  or 
low  elbow  will  spoil  the  shot.  The  muscles  of  the  shoul- 
ders and  upper  back  do  the  actual  work  but  all  the 
muscles  of  the  body  assist  in  proper  alignment. 

Good  form  in  shooting  must  be  developed  to  the  point 
of  perfection  with  attention  focused  in  the  smallest  de- 
tails. Shooting  is  the  performance  of  a  series  of  acts  called 
the  fundamental  archery  techniques.  A  very  brief  state- 
ment is  given  of  some  of  the  important  points  in  the 
technique. 


1.  Correct  standing  position  with  one  side  of  the  body, 
generally  the  left,  aligned  with  the  gold.  The  body  must 
he  held  in  an  erect,  good  position  free  from  strain.  The 
head  is  turned,  as  on  a  pivot,  as  far  as  possible  toward  the 
target.  The  bow  is  held  loosely  in  the  left  hand. 

2.  Nocking  the  arrow  by  placing  the  arrow  on  the 
left  hand  side  of  the  bow. 

■i.  Drawing  or  spreading  the  bow  the  length  of  the 
arrow  by  moving  the  arms  in  opposite  directions.  Out- 
ward pressure  by  the  heel  of  the  left  hand  against  the 
bow  straightens  this  aim  with  position.  The  right  hand 
draws  a  definite  "'anchor  point."  on  the  jawbone,  which 
must  be  the  same  for  every  shot.  The  next  essential  is 
establishing  a  point  of  aim  at  which  to  sight,  in  order  to 
have  the  arrow  hit  the  target. 

4.  The  Release  is  allowing  the  string  to  roll  oflF  the 
fingers  of  the  right  hand.  Both  arms  in  the  "follow 
through"  after  the  shot  move  slightly  on  the  straight  in 
the  draw,  the  left  hand  toward  the  target  and  the  right 
hand  along  the  jawbone.  The  movement  must  be  relaxed 
and  smooth. 

5.  Holding  the  position  until  the  arrow  hits  the  target 
will  develop  greater  accuracy  in  shooting. 

In  observing  the  technique  of  archers,  one  notes  a 
seeming  difference  in  methods  of  shooting.  However,  on 
closer  analysis  one  realizes  the  basic  fundamentals  essen- 
tial to  success  are  common  to  all.  Individual  variations 
are  of  a  minor  nature  and  are  peculiar  to  each  individual. 

.■\rchery  is  a  sport  of  skill  which  means  well  coordi- 
nated muscles  carefully  controlled  by  an  active  mind.  A 
skillful  archer  displays  graceful  and  seemingly  effortless 
muscular  coordination  and  movement  in  shooting.  To 
attain  this  goal  means  practice  —  practice  in  shooting 
every  arrow  in  the  same  easy,  graceful  manner. 

.\rchery  is  an  activitv  that  is  (Continued  on  I'aiie  18 


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OLD  RimiEER 


kUM 


by  F.  J.  Bruguiere 


•k  They  tell  a  story  about  a  man  who 
was  asked  to  contribute  his  bit  in 
the  current  drive  for  salvage  rubber. 
It  seems  one  of  the  neighborhood 
youngsters  who  was  out  collecting  con- 
tacted this  character  and  asked  for  his 
rubber  contribution.  After  wandering 
vaguely  around  his  house  and  poking 
into  a  few  closets  the  man  came  up 
with  a  total  of  practically  nothing. 
Still  wanting  to  do  his  bit  he  sat  down 
and  wrote  a  check  for  sixty  dollars  and 
gave  it  to  the  boy. 

"What's  this.  Mister?"  queried  the 
puzzled  youth. 

"Son.  just  take  that  down  to  the 
bank  and  try  to  get  it  cashed  and  you'll 
find  it's  got  more  rubber  in  it  than 
anything  you've  collected  yet." 

But  at  that,  rubber  checks,  rubber 
necks  and  a  rubber  of  bridge  are  about 
the  only  things  of  an  elastic  nature  your 
Uncle  Sam  can't  use.  Anything  else 
goes — and  how  it's  going?  The  salvage 
stock  piles  in  the  nation's  service  sta- 
tion yards  are  growing  by  leaps  and 
bounce.  One  service  station  in  the 
East  Bay  region  collected  over  thirty 
old  tire  carcasses  before  the  drive  was 
four  days  old.  Another  made  a  collec- 
tion of  a  dozen  rubber  dolls,  the  result 
of  a  drive  on  the  part  of  neighborhood 
youngsters.  As  the  drive  gathers  mo- 
mentum, stories  like  these  are  piling 
up  with  the  rapidity  of  the  rubber 
stocks  themselves. 

Service  station  men  are  cooperating 
in  full  measure,  not  only  by  acting  as 
receiving     agents     for     the     salvage 


rubber,  but  in  helping  stimulate  collections  for  their  respective  stations. 
If  you  drive  into  any  station  these  days,  chances  are  you'll  not  only  be 
asked  "Fill  it  up?"  or  "How  many?"  but  "Have  you  got  any  old  rubber 
you  can  bring  down  here?" 

Of  course,  unless  you're  a  hermit,  you  probably  know  all  about  this 
great  drive  to  help  "Bounce  the  Axis."  Newspapers,  radio,  outdoor  adver- 
tising, everyone  of  these  agencies  are  going  "all  out"  to  help  get  all  the 
rubber  out  of  the  great  American  Home.  Now,  as  the  maker  of  that  home, 
it  would  seem  that  the  American  Housewife  is  the  key  "man"  in  this  whole 
affair.  She  it  is  who  knows  where  Junior's  old  rubber  toys  are,  where  Sis 
put  the  big  rubber  doll  she  outgrew  two  years  ago;  in  short  where  most 
of  the  old  rubber  around  the  house  is  located. 

Every  American  home  maker  worthy  of  her  salt  is  a  natural  bom 
"saver."  What  woman  would  throw  anything  away,  if  she  thought  it 
might  come  in  handy  some  day?  And  so  far  as  the  old  hot  water  bottle, 
the  bath  tub  spray,  and  numberless  other  elastic  items  are  concerned,  that 
day  is  at  hand. 

And,  too,  there's  another  phase  of  this  great  campaign  to  get  in  the  old 
rubber  which  should  appeal  strongly  to  the  average  American  housewife. 
It  gives  her  a  heaven-sent  opportunity  to  get  her  house  in  order;  to  clean 
out  the  closets  (a  favorite  pastime  of  any  red-blooded  housewife), 
straighten  up  the  attic  and  perhaps  get  a  sweeping  look  at  the  basement. 
There's  really  no  end  to  the  possibilities  here! 

Now,  although  the  subject  has  been  touched  upon  in  a  few  hundred 
thousand  well  chosen  words  during  the  past  week  or  so,  let's  take  another 
look  at  what  this  rubber  drive  aims  to  do.  The  President  sounded  the  key- 
note in  his  address  which  set  the  collection  drive  off  the  mark.  It's  simply 
that  there  is  a  lot  of  used  rubber  in  the  U.  S.  which  can  be  salvaged  and 
used  again  to  make  articles  that  soldiers  and  civilians  need.  In  many  cases, 
reclaimed  rubber  will  release  natural  rubber  for  essential  uses.  Look  at 
such  a  face-saving  device  as  the  gas  mask.  Everyone  knows  that  more  gas 
masks  are  needed  on  the  West  Coast,  particularly.  But  perhaps  you  didn't 
know  that  every  gas  mask  requires  about  two  pounds  of  rubber.  Now  it 
takes  approximately  two  pounds  of  old  rubber  to  make  one  pound  of 
reclaimed  rubber.  So  you  can  see  that  about  sixteen  pounds  of  scrap  rubber 
would  release  natural  rubber  to  make  gas  masks     (Continued  on  Pa^e  18 


XiKUllKCUlAft   r~  ^^  .J 


JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


POETRY  PAGE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


A  Sonoma  County  Fairy  Tale 

The  hop  fields  all  have  turned  to  white 
With  miles  and  miles  of  training  string. 
And — if  you'll  listen — in  the  night. 
You'll  hear  the  hop  field  fairies  sing! 

They  thrum  upon  the  taut  white  twine 
As  one  might  on  a  great  guitar. 
And  sing:  "Oh.  little  tender  vine, 
Come  up  tonight  where  fairies  are." 

"Climh  up  upon  this  cloud  of  mist. 
That  men  have  fastened  to  the  ground. 
Come  up  and  keep  your  yearly  tryst. 
With  sun  and  wind,  and  light  and  sound." 

A  few  weeks,  and  these  fields  of  white. 
Will  he  a  fragrant,  fluttering  screen. 
For  every  string  that  stands  upright 
Will  wear  a  coat  of  living  green. 

But  when  swift  human  hands  have  stripped 
These  gracious  vines  before  fall  rain. 
When    hops   are    picked,    and   baled,    and 
These  fields  will  all  be  drab  again. 

The  poles  will  stand,  a  lonely'  row, 
\'nien  fields  and  fairies  have  to  part. 
For  every  hop  bale  has.  you  know. 
A  fairv  hidden  in  its  heart. 


hipped 


- — Joy  O'Hara. 


To  An  Oriole 

How  falls  it.  oriole,  thou  hast  come  to  fly 

In  tropic  splendor  through  our  Northern  sky? 

At  some  glad  moment  was  it  nature's  choice 
To  dower  a  scrap  of  sunset  with  a  voice? 

Or  did  some  orange  tulip,  flaked  with  black. 
In  some  forgotten  garden,  ages  back. 

Yearning  toward  Heaven  until  its  wish  was  heard. 
Desire  unspeakably  to  be  a  bird? 

— Edgar  Fawcktt. 


Manzanilas 

From  the  majesty  and  mystery  and  might  of  all  the  North 

In  its  silence  and  its  honor  and  its  pride, 

\^  hen  South  again  you  turn. 

You  are  like  enough  to  learn 

This  world  is  very  long  as  well  as  wide. 

When  you  meet  the  Sacramento  in  the  copper-colored  hills 

With  its  Iron  Canyon  washed  in  morning  gold. 

\^'hat  perhaps  you  did  not  know 

May  strike  you  like  a  blow  — 

This  world  is  very  new  as  well  as  old. 

There  is  mystery  in  cedar,  there  is  music  in  the  pine. 

There  is  magic  where  the  scarlet  maples  run. 

But  as  strange  a  spell  \\'\\\  hold  \  ou 

All  unreasoned  and  enfold  you 

From  the  blue-green  manzanitas  in  the  sun. 

The  apple  trees  of  Grand  Pre  and  the  orchards  of  the 

North 
May  charm  you  where  the  tide  of  Fundy  spills. 
Yet  another  magic  takes  you 
When  another  morning  wakes  you 
Where  the  manzanitas  dot  their  barren  hills. 

When  you  sight  the  open  valley  \shere  the  palms  and  oaks 

begin 
And  snowy  Lassen  rises  from  the  plain. 
There  is  something  in  your  heart 
That  will  make  it  stop  and  start. 
At  the  sight  of  manzanitas  once  again. 

Thev  will  sing  vou  songs  of  passes  where  the  high  Sierras 

lift. 
Thev  will  tell  you  old-time  stories  of  the  trail. 
No  day  will  be  too  long 
As  you  listen  to  their  song. 
And  find  a  new  enchantment  in  each  tale. 

There  is  rapture  waiting  for  \ou  at  the  rim  of  all  the 

world. 
There  is  medicine  no  pharmacy  distils. 
There  is  all  of  time  before  you 
And  only  heaven  o'er  you. 
Where  the  manzanita.*  call  you  to  the  hills. 

You  shall  see  the  desert  sunrise,  and  the  skies  of  turquoise 

blue 
On  mountains  made  of  lavender  and  rose. 
And  the  fever  of  the  quest 
Shall  be  fjuieted  to  rest 
In  a  spaciousness  that  only  freedom  knows. 

You  shall  watch  the  starry  splendor  from  a  blanket  on  the 

ground. 
The  hosts  of  glory  marching  by  your  fire. 
And  the  stillness  and  the  vast 
Vi  ill  reveal  to  you  at  last. 
How  simple  in  tlie  end  is  soul's  desire. 

—  Bi.iss  Cakman. 


Joy  O'Hara  (pen  name  oj  Apnes  Stephens  [Mrs.  Ben]  Farquur)  is  city  clerk  and  tax  collector  of  Santa  R<isn.  anil  formerly  office  man- 
after  for  a  Sonoma  County  hop  merchant  and  exporter.  Her  poems  and  articles  hare  appeared  in  many  publications. 

Edgar  Fawcett  was  born  in  i\eic  York  City  in  1847  and  died  in  London.  England,  in  1904.  He  teas  a  novelist,  poet,  and  dramatist.  He 
spent  a  few  years  in  San  Francisco,  at  ichich  time  some  of  his  writings  were  published  in  the  ".Argonaut." 

Bl.iss  Carman  was  horn  in  Canada,  in  1861.  and  receiied  many  honors  from  his  native  country  in  his  later  years,  among  them  the  aitard 
oj  the  medal  oj  poel  laureate  of  Canada  in  1928:  but  the  United  States  was  his  home  for  many  years,  his  mother  having  been  a  native 
of  Neic  England.  He  died  in  Connecticut  in  1929.  a  week  after  returning  from  a  trip  through  the  West.  When  Carman  and  his  friend 
Richard  Hovey  brought  out  their  series  of  "Songs  from    Vagahnndia."  their  verse  "immediately  become  the  ritual  of  a  cult." 


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I  HAVE  BEEN  READIiG... 


The  Problems  of  Lasting  Peace;  by  Her- 
bert Hoover  and  Hugh  Gibson.  Double- 
day,  Doran  and  Company.  Price,  S2.00. 
Reviewed  by  Phileta  Fitzgerald. 

if  While  Americans  are  bending  every 
effort  toward  winning  the  war,  the 
thoughtful  among  us  are  asking  ourselves 
what  it  will  avail  us  if  we  lose  the  peace 
as  we  did  following  World  War  I.  In  the 
Problems  of  Lasting  Peace,  Herbert  Hoover 
and  Hugh  Gibson  present  an  analysis  of 
the  problems  we  shall  have  to  face  if  we 
are  to  have  peace  which  can  give  promise 
of  being  enduring.  They  point  out  that 
while  nations  may  blunder  into  war  they 
cannot  blunder  into  peace;  that  careful 
planning  for  a  just  and  lasting  peace  must 
be  made:  that  unless  we  start  thinking 
about  and  deciding  upon  our  peace  terms 
now  we  cannot  meet  the  problems  which 
will  arise  at  the  peace  table. 

In  an  examination  of  the  forces  which 
move  men  and  nations,  Messrs.  Hoover  and 
Gibson  arrive  at  the  conclusion  that  there 
are  seven  dynamic  ones  which  tend  toward 
war  and  peace.  They  are  (U  ideologies, 
(2)  economic  pressures,  13)  nationalism, 
(4)  militarianism,  (5)  imperialism,  (6)  the 
complexes  of  fear,  hate  and  revenge,  and 
(7)  the  will  to  peace.  Tracing  these  forces 
historically  they  show  that  when  the  forces 
which  incline  toward  peace  are  in  the 
ascendancy  there  is  peace;  when  those 
which  incline  toward  war  are  strongest  war 
breaks  out.  As  an  illustration,  they  point 
out  that  the  situation  in  Western  Europe 
which  resulted  in  World  War  I  was  in  ex- 
istance  at  all  times  from  1870  to  1914  yet 
for  over  forty  years  the  will  to  peace  was 
stronger  than  the  forces  tending  toward  war 
and  so  peace  endured.  Thus  our  problem 
at  the  end  of  the  present  war  will  be  to 
formulate  peace  terms  which  will  give  some 
assurance  that  the  will  to  peace  will  be 
implemented  so  that  it  may  prevail  over 
the  destructive  forces. 

While  the  authors  do  not  set  up  a  blue 
print  for  the  peace  terms:  indeed  they  feel 
that  this  is  impossible  at  the  present  time: 
they  do  analyze  the  attempts  to  preserve 
peace  after  Versailles:  they  point  out  that  the 
successes,  for  there  have  been  successes, 
and  the  failures  with  the  causes  of  these 
failures.  Most  heartening  of  all  they  show 
that  the  world  has  had  some  experience 
with  peace  making  which  can  be  used  as  a 
guide.  Moreover  it  is  their  contention  that 
we  can  only  learn  through  trial  and  error 
and  that  while  we  have  never  had  a  com- 
pletely successful  peace  treaty  we  are  more 
likely  to  attain  one  guided  by  the  experi- 
I       ence  of  history  even  though  it  be  the  his- 


tory of  errors  to  be  avoided  than  by  starry- 
eyed  utopianism.  Taking  up  specific  prob- 
lems the  authors  give  concrete  suggestions 
for  nullifying  or  at  least  allaying  the 
destructive  action  of  the  first  six  dynamic 
forces  referred  to  earlier  and  then  discuss 
the  various  proposed  plans  for  implementing 
the  seventh,  the  will  to  peace,  with  argu- 
ments for  and  against  each  plan.  They  end 
with  very  practical  suggestions  for  the 
method  of  peace  negotiations  which  they 
believe  will  give  some  assurance  that  the 
will  to  peace  shall  not  be  overshadowed  at 
the  peace  table  by  hate,  fear  and  revenge. 
Messrs.  Hoover  and  Gibson  bring  to  their 
study  the  experience  of  their  long  dis- 
tinguished public  careers.  They  illuminate 
it  with  a  scholarly  analysis  of  the  problem 
under  discussion.  Most  of  all  the  clarity 
and  vividness  of  their  language,  their  cut- 
ting away  of  any  extraneous  detail  and  the 
rather  unique  method  they  use  to  keep  their 
premises  constantly  before  their  reader  so 
that  he  may  follow  their  conclusions  make 
this  book  easy  even  for  people  of  quite 
limited  education  to  read  and  understand. 
And  it  must  be  widely  read  and  widely 
discussed,  for  peace  when  it  comes  will 
have  been  purchased  at  too  high  a  price  to 
be  allowed  to  perish. 

New  Books  in  the 
Club  Library 

Non-Fiction 

Only  the  Stars  Are  A'eulraL  h\  Quentin 
Reynolds. 

The  Last  Time  I  Saw  Paris,  by  Elliot 
Paul. 

Cross  Creek,  by  Marjorie  Kinnan  Raw- 
lings. 

/.  Too,  Have  Lived  in  Arcadia,  by  Mrs. 
Belloo  Lowndes. 

Moscow  War  Diary,  by  Alexander  Werth. 
Fiction 

The  Song  of  Bernadelte.  by  Franz  Werfel. 

Vnlil  the  Day  Break,  by  Louis  Bromfield. 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis,  by  Sally  Benson. 

Seventeenth  Summer,  by  Maureen  Daly. 

The  Hour  Before  the  Daivn,  by  W.Somer- 
set Maugham. 

JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


4  Call 

■k     Dear  Memliers  of  the  Western  Collepe 
Association : 

It  has  been  called  to  my  attention  by 
member  institutions  of  the  Western  College 
Association  that  in  some  cases,  as  a  result 
of  manpower  needs  for  war  service  in  the 
armed  forces  and  supporting  industries, 
hiph  school  seniors  qualified  for  university 
work  and  professional  careers  are  being 
advised  to  forego  college  and  to  enter  upon 
war  service  of  some  kind  immediately  upon 
graduation.  While  it  seems  highly  improb 
able  that  such  advice  is  being  given  at  many 
high  schools,  the  problem  involveil  is  so 
im|)ortant  that  I  am  taking  the  liberty  of 
calling  it  to  the  attention  of  all  high  school 
administrators  in  the  state,  in  the  hope  that 
they  may  wish  to  oSFer  advice  to  their 
student  counselors. 

The  real  bottleneck  in  our  war  effort  is, 
and  will  increasingly  be.  not  man  power 
per  se,  but  trained  man  power.  We  are  al- 
ready faced  with  serious  shortages  in  medi- 
cine, dentistry,  nursing,  the  various  branches 
of  engineering,  and  many  technical  occupa- 
tions which  require  considerable  periods 
of  training  on  the  college  or  university 
level.  Army  and  Navy  officials  inform  us 
that  they  need  more  men  with  sound  train- 
ing in  higher  mathematics  and  the  physical 
sciences  which  will  prepare  them  for  posi- 
tions of  leadership  in  the  highly  mechanized 
warfare  with  which  we  must  meet  the  Axis 
powers.  It  is  essential,  therefore,  that  every 
individual  who  has  the  requisite  mind  and 
character  be  urged  to  continue  his  educa- 
tion up  to  the  moment  that  his  country  finds 
it  necessary  to  call  him,  in  order  that  he 
may  be  able  to  render  the  most  effective 
service  of  which  he  is  capable. 

High  school  counselors  are  in  a  position 
to  see  that  this  need  is  called  to  the  atten- 
tion of  all  outstanding  senior  men,  and  I 
might  add  of  outstanding  senior  women,  in 
their  schools.  It  is  already  becoming  neces- 
sary to  substitute  women  with  the  requisite 
science  training  as  technicians  in  industrial 


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NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke— you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT ...  you  can  help  your  throat. 
You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority . . .  facts 
reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 
IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREnES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED  PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN  FjVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
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better  tasting! 

MORE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERY  PUFF  - 
PLUS  PROTECT/ON! 


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th  best  personal  regards. 

1  am 

Sincerely  yours, 

Robert  G.  Sproi'l. 
President  of  the  Wester 
College  Association. 

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can  be  a  very  real  contribution  to  a  com- 
munity whose  homes  and  families  are  its 
chief  assets. 

That  is  the  reason  he  has  taken  over  the 
Berkeley  Tennis  Club  —  nestling  at  the  foot 
of  the  Claremont  hills  in  Berkeley,  at  the 
end  of  the  bus  and  train  line  —  within 
walking  distance  of  a  thousand  homes 
whose  residents  have  a  community  pride 
and  loyalty  which  makes  the  area  almost 
unique. 

That  is  the  reason  for  the  hammer  blows 
and  the  refurbishing  and  the  landscaping 
of  the  old  Berkeley  Tennis  Club  —  whose 
fame  reached  its  peak  in  the  '20s  but 
whose  lustre  has  dimmed  since  the  days 
when  the  champion  Helens  kept  its  name 
and  fame  before  the  public.  Tom  Stow  has 
taken  over  the  club  to  make  it  a  community 
recreation  center  for  a  much  increased 
membership  and  as  a  contribution  to  the 
national  call  for  keeping  as  physically  fit 
and  mentally  serene — as  possible. 

Logically,  he  began  with  the  external  ap- 
liearance  of  the  Club.  The  ten  tennis  courts 
are  in  good  shape  —  the  fences  have  been 
given  a  new  coat  of  paint  —  a  group  of 
youngsters  painted  2,000  square  feet  of 
fence  in  two  days  —  the  shrubbery  into 
which  they  fit  has  been  trimmed  and  the 
gorgeous  red  geraniums  which  are  the 
"trade  mark"  of  the  Berkeley  Tennis  Club 
—  florally  speaking  —  never  were  more 
lieantiful.  They  will  be  preserved  regardless 
of  other  remodeling  and  redecoration. 
Lawn  chairs,  tables  and  parasols  all  have 
lieen  done  over  to  fit  into  the  1942  picture. 
The  ball  room,  corridors,  and  second  floor 
recreation  room  are  being  resanded  and  re- 
painted —  a  cool,  blue  green  which  will  be 
repeated  in  the  new  furnshings  which  will 
adorn  the  rooms.  New  showers  have  been 
installed  —  new  porches  added  —  a  glass 
enclosed  one  on  the  second  floor  will  in- 
crease the  floor  space  of  the  club  ap- 
preciably. Dances,  community  sings,  bridge 
games,  ping  pong  tournaments,  all  will  be 
provided  along  with  the  always  popular 
tennis  —  in  the  effort  to  give  Berkeley  and 
the  metropolitan  area  a  suitable  recreation 
center.  Private  support  and  effort  will  go 
into  the  transformation  of  the  Berkeley 
Tennis  Club  and  the  result  will  be  the 
insuring  of  a  model  community  center  for 
the  membership  —  a  place  where  the  chil- 
dren of  the  family  may  enjoy  their  games 
while  the  young  people  contend  on  the  ten- 
nis courts  or  enjoy  the  dance  floor  and  the 
parents  do  as  they  please  —  wherever  they 
can  find  room. 

''With  tire  rationing  and  lack  of  trans- 
portation," says  Mr.  Stow,  "we'll  need  more 
and  more  to  provide  adequate  accommoda- 
tions    for    family    recreation    outside    the 


homes  as  well  as  in.  Here  in  the  Berkeley 
Tennis  Club  we  have  an  unequalled  oppor- 
tunity to  give  to  our  members  just  that  sort 
of  a  set-up.  And  in  doing  it,  we'll  have  the 
comfortable  feeling  that  we  are  contribut- 
ing by  so  much  to  the  whole  war  effort.  As 
we  secure  our  own  pleasure  in  these  times, 
we'll  feel  more  of  an  obligation  to  con- 
tribute to  every  effort  to  guarantee  the 
pleasure  and  comfort  of  men  in  the  armed 
forces.  That's  a  certainty." 

The  Berkeley  Tennis  Club  is  making  a 
contribution  to  the  entertainment  of  the 
men  in  the  armed  forces  hereabouts,  by 
turning  over  its  ball  room  for  service  men's 
dances  and  by  issuing  Club  guest  cards 
to  the  olTicers  stationed  hereabouts. 

Oh,  yes  —  it  has  done  another  thing 
toward  community  service  —  it  has  installed 
a  Boys"  Scout  troop  headquarters  there  — 
thus  giving  some  of  its  one  hundred  junior 
members  who  belong  to  the  troop  a  new 
concept  of  community  service. 


Tidily  Cleared  Up 

■^  "Most  people  who  come  to  London  are 
interested  to  see  the  bomb  damage. 
This  is  not  morbidity,  but  a  genuine  wish 
to  see  how  London  has  'taken  it.'  For  the 
few  morbid  ones  there  is  disappointment, 
for  a  great  many  of  the  bombed  sites  are 
now  tidily  cleared  up,  and  there  is  literally 
nothing  to  see.  The  lull  in  raiding  has 
helped  us  to  catch  up  with  the  work,  but 
there  have  been  times  during  the  Blilz 
when  it  has  been  of  vital  importance  to  get 
a  particular  clearance  job  done  quickly. 
After  the  heavy  raid  of  May  last  year,  for 
instance,  some  of  the  main  east-to-west 
roads  through  the  City  of  London  were 
blocked.  The  men  put  their  backs  into  it, 
demolished  the  dangerous  buildings  and 
cleared  away  the  debris.  Within  nine  days 
these  important  traffic  routes  were  open 
again. 

"Where  does  all  the  debris  go?  It's  hitting 
back  at  the  enemy.  Millions  of  bricks  have 
gone  to  build  war  factories  and  water  basins 
for  beating  Firebomb  Fritz.  Thousands  of 
tons  of  iron  and  steel  have  gone  into  mu- 
nitions. Many  of  the  RAF  planes  which 
bomb  Germany  take  off  from  runways  made 
partly  from  London  debris.  There  is  hardly 
anything  which  cannot  be  put  to  some  use. 
Many  thousands  of  tons  of  rubble  are  being 
dumped  on  the  London  County  Council's 
open  spaces  at  Hackney  Marsh  to  raise  the 
level  and  prevent  it  from  being  flooded  at 
times.  Thus  the  Battle  of  London  has  helped 
to  win  a  new  playing  field  for  future  gener- 
ations of  Londoners." 


JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Serve  —  In  Silence  — 

And  Cheerfully     — orna  Whela.n 

if  Women  of  America  responded  to  tlie 
challenge  of  Pearl  Harbor  by  imme- 
diate and  wholehearted  volunteer  service. 
Hours  of  recreation  were  discarded  for 
hours  of  trainint;  in  the  utterly  new  and 
vital  work  of  a  Nation  at  War.  The  or- 
dinary business  of  livinf;  was  telescoped  so 
that  new  duties  and  responsibilities  might 
be  taken  over.  The  need  for  service  was 
met  by  service. 

After  a  little  while,  because  contacts  and 
work  were  so  different  and  exciting  and 
rather  frightening  another  necessity  be- 
came apparent  —  not  only  to  serve  but  to 
serve  in  silence.  There  are  times,  perhaps, 
when  that  is  rather  difficult  to  do  but  it  is 
such  a  very  big  part  of  the  job.  It  can  be 
done,  and  it  must  be  done,  through  dis- 
cipline. 

As  the  months  go  by,  added  to  the 
physical  fatigue  of  labor  —  unaccustomed 
labor  —  is  the  nervous  strain  of  waiting. 
To  carry  on  successfully,  to  get  the  most  out 
of  working  together  as  a  unit  another 
quality  must  characterize  service  —  cheer- 
fulness. 

During  the  last  war.  through  the  years 
of  peace,  in  the  present  crisis  the  Alph;\ 
and  Omega  of  the  Woman's  City  Club  has 
been  and  is  Volunteer  Service.  One  of  the 
essential  factors  early  recognized  and  in- 
culcated in  the  development  of  this,  your 
organization,  was  physical  fitness.  To  work 
well  and  to  work  with  others  cannot  be 
successfully  carried  on  with  jangled  nerves, 
a  malnourished  body,  no  matter  how  bril- 
liant the  mind  nor  willing  the  spirit.  The 
greatest  capacity  in  activity  and  thought 
(and  anything  short  of  the  greatest  capacity 
will  not  be  enough )  cannot  be  reached 
through  the  medium  of  a  sluggish,  un- 
cared-for body  any  more  than  the  best  re- 
sults can  be  obtained  from  a  bomber,  care- 
lessly overhauled  at  the  end  of  a  (light  by  a 
ground  crew  whose  thoughts  are  elsewhere. 
Nuts  and  bolts  have  to  be  tightened,  gas 
and  oil  changed  and  checked,  minor  ad- 
justments made  here  and  there.  Just  so  do 
muscles  have  to  be  kept  toned,  blood  kept 
clear  and  strong,  a  continuous  source  of 
energy  provided  to  meet  the  excess  demaml 
made  of  everyone. 

There  is  no  place  for  waste  in  our  lives 
today.  Yet,  what  greater  waste  is  there  than 
overlooking  the  value  of  physical  fitness 
upon  which  depends  not  only  the  kind  of 
service  you  give,  but  service  itself.  A  day 
can  be  most  exhausting  but  giving  a  place 
in  the  week's  routine  to  regular  hours  of 
sleep,  balanced  meals,  exercise  and  recrea- 
tion will  insure  and  is  the  only  insurance 
of  long-continued  effort.  Our  goal  is  befori- 
us  —  and  upon  the  means  depend  the  re- 
sults. Train  for  service,  discipline  for 
silence,  keep  tit   for  cheerfulness. 


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MANY  SMART  WOMEN  are  taking  advantage  of  the  complete 
service  now  being  offered  by  the  Club  Catering  Department  for  their 
teas,  cocktail  parties  or  dinners. 

Tea  sandwiches,  hors  d'oeuvres,  wedding  cakes,  birthday  cakes,  pies 
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particularly  adapted  to  women.  The  bow 
and  arrows  are  fitted  to  each  individual's 
strength  and  ability.  Feminine  charm  is 
enhanced  by  the  grace  of  the  bending  bow. 
the  mysteries  of  the  arrow  flying  through 
the  air.  and  the  attractive  colorful  feathers 
and  targets.  For  this  reason,  women  unable 
to  participate  in  more  vigorous  sports  are 
enjoying  the  stimulation  and  fun  of  archery. 

Women  archers  shoot  on  a  grass  range 
irom  various  distances  ranging  from  sixty 
yards  to  thirty  yards.  Targets  are  placed  at 
one  end  of  the  range  and  consist  of  a  .straw- 
butt  tightly  wound,  a  tripod,  and  a  target 
face  forty-eight  inches  in  diameter.  This 
latter  is  brightly  painted  in  concentric 
rings  of  red,  blue,  black  and  white  around 
a  circle  of  gold,  the  bull's  eye.  Each  ring 
has  a  different  score  value:  gold  9:  red  7: 
blue  5;  black  3:  and  white  1  point.  The 
object  of  course,  is  to  hit  the  bull's  eye. 
Bows  are  made  of  yew  and  lemon  wood, 
the  former  most  generally  recommended. 

The  average  woman  draws  a  bow  between 
twenty  five  and  thirty  pounds — that  is  the 
amount  of  pull  required  to  draw  the  bow 
the  length  of  the  arrow.  The  important 
point  to  remember  when  selecting  a  bow  is 
to  see  that  the  weight  of  the  bow  is  ad- 
justed to  the  strength  of  the  individual  that 
-he  may  handle  it  with  ease.  It  is  not  neces- 
sary to  shoot  a  heavy  bow  to  make  a  high 
score.  The  length  of  the  arrows  also  must 
be  adjusted  to  the  draw  of  the  individual. 
Arrows  vary  from  24  to  28  inches  in  length. 
Proper  selection  and  care  of  archery  tackle 
are  essential.  Good  scores  are  partially  de- 
pendent on  good  equipment. 

Archery  provides  many  thrills  for  both 
tlie  beginner  and  the  seasoned  archer.  For 
t!ie  former  a  bull's  eye  elicits  squeals  of  de- 
light and  a  flush  of  success.  For  the  latter, 
a  perfect  end  of  six  golds  gives  the  thrill 
of  reaching  the  goal  she  has  striven  to  at- 
tain. 

The  present  national  stress  on  total  fit- 
ness for  every  person  means  that  each  ol  us 
must  make  an  analysis  of  her  own  condition. 
Exercise  in  the  fresh  sunshine  with  pleasant 
companions  is  essential  for  maintaining 
emotional  stability.  For  the  improvement 
and  maintenance  of  our  physical  and  mental 
welfare,  archery  ranks  high  among  sports 
as  an  ideal  activity. 

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SPECIAL  EXHIBITIONS 

V.i.MTY  F.4IR:  A  survey  of  styles  in 
women's  headdress  and  adornment  through 
the  ages.  Closing  July  16th. 

A.NCESTRAL    SoURCES    OF    MODERN     P.ilNT- 

liNC.  fCirculated  by  the  Museum  of  Modem 
Art).  Opening  July  15th. 

P-\INTINCS  BY  AmEBIC^X  IMPRESSIONISTS. 
Through  July, 

PoRTR-\iTS  OF  Children.  Opening  July 
2nd. 

Old  Masters  From  the  Permanent  and 
Loan  Collections.  Through  July. 

Lectures  on  Current  Exhibitions  — 
Special  Lecture  on  Vanity  Fair,  4:00  p.  m. 

July  11th  —  "The  l'$e  of  Cosmetics 
Through  the  Ages,"  by  Beatrice  Hamilton, 
Elizabeth  Arden  Representative  ( Courtesy 
of  Ransohoffs). 

Each  \^'ednesday  at  10:30  a.  m.  —  Dr. 
Jermayne  MacAgy: 

July  1st:  "The  Renaissance  and  Its  Ideals 
as  Reflected  in  If' omen's  Portraits  of  the 
Period." 

July  8th:  "Grandeur  and  Adornment." 

July  15th:  "Changing  Modes  in  Women's 
Hair  Styles  During  the  Last  150  Years." 

July  22nd:  "What  Is  Old  in  Modern 
Art?" 

July  29th:  ''Van  Gogh  and  the  Past." 
CHILDREN'S  ART  CLASS 

Beginning  July  11th,  Outdoor  Sketching 
classes  will  be  held  for  children,  5  to  12 
years  of  age,  each  Saturday  morning  from 
10:30  to  12:00.  There  is  no  charge  to  at- 
tend. For  information,  call  the  Educational 
Department,  BAyview  5610. 

Old  Rubber  Goes  Ail-Out 

(Continued  irum  Page  12) 
to  cover  a  family  of  four. 

And  what  about  tires?  Will  the  nation's 
rubber  salvage  pile  be  high  enough  to 
boost  the  family  bus  back  on  the  road — or 
keep  it  rolling  for  the  duration?  That  de- 
pends, of  course,  on  how  successful  the 
drive  for  your  old  rubber  and  mine  turns 
out  to  be.  But  just  to  give  you  an  idea  of 
what  this  reclaimed  rubber  can  do  in  the 
automotive  line,  consider  the  fact  that  in 
Los  Angeles  they  collected  750,000  pounds 
of  salvage  rubber  before  the  actual  start  of 
the  rubber  drive.  This  amount  of  salvage 
rubber  —  reclaimed  —  is  enough  to  retread 
63,000  tires.  From  this  you  can  get  a  rough 
idea  of  how  much  salvage  rubber  must  be 
collected  before  the  tire  situation  is  in  any 
way  eased  off.  Besides,  in  every  instance, 
the  military  must  come  first.  So  it's  very 
much  up  to  Mr.  and  Airs.  John  Q.  Citizen 
as  to  how  much  driving  they  will  be  doing 
in  the  future.  To  keep  "em  roUing,  the  old 
rubber  must  be  rolled  out — all  of  it — so  if 
you  have  not  as  yet  made  your  contribution, 
do  so  todav. 


JULY,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Mills  College  Confers 
Honorary  Degrees 

if  Four  San  Francisco  women,  leaders  in 
community  sertice,  were  signally  hon- 
ored recently  at  the  annual  Decree  Day 
ceremony  at  Mills  College.  As  part  of  the 
College"*  observance  of  its  ninety  years  of 
educational  ser^ice  to  the  nation,  the  honor- 
ary Master  of  Arts  Degree  was  conferred 
on  Mrs.  .\lfred  McLaughlin.  Mrs.  Leonora 
Wood  .Armsby.  Mrs.  J.  Richardson  Lucas 
and  Mrs.  M.  C.  Sloss.  .\  lifth  degree.  Doctor 
of  Humane  Letters,  was  conferred  in  ab- 
sentia on  an  alumna  of  Mills.  Mrs.  Jade 
Wong  ^u.  of  the  class  of  1922,  now  en- 
gaged in  educational  work  in  Kowloon. 
China. 

In  choosing  the  four  Califomians  for 
special  honors,  the  Trusters  and  President 
of  Mills  College  selected  those  whose 
service  to  their  community  have  been  in 
cultural  fields  as  well  as  in  the  field  of 
citizen.«hip.  Each  of  the  four  has  made  a 
distinguished  contribution  in  a  special  area. 

The  citations  accompanying  the  confer- 
rinc  of  the  degrees  were: 

EMMA  MOFFAT  McLAUGHLl.N.  neigh 
bar.  student,  practical  idealist.  For  your 
prophetic  vision  of  a  federation  of  frienrl- 
ship  in  the  Pacific,  for  your  years  of  build- 
ing that  vision  into  reality,  for  your  gal- 
lantry in  the  fare  of  temporary  failure,  and 
for  your  example  of  courage,  faith,  and  un- 
remitting loyalty  to  the  ideals  of  American 
democracy  universally  applied. 

JADE  WONG  WL.  Beloved  undergrad 
uate  at  Mills  College.  Successful  master  of 
arts  at  the  University  of  Michigan.  For 
twenty  years,  a  leader  in  education  for 
women  in  Canton.  Hongkong,  and  Kowloon. 
For  what  you  have  done  in  your  native  land 
to  direct,  nourish,  and  inspire  girlhood 
and  womanhood  to  creative  citizenship  in 
the  most  difficult  era  of  your  country's  long 
history. 

JLNE  RICHARDSON  LLCAS.  daughter 
of  an  era  that  has  ilemanded  much  of  its 
women,  you  have  given  generously  of  your- 
self and  of  your  wide  knowledge  to  school, 
to  church  and  to  community,  through  your 
writing  and  lecturing  in  those  fields  of 
thought  and  work  where  women  have  a 
part  in  democratic  life  you  have  heighteneil 
their  standards  as  parent*,  as  thinkers,  ami 
as  citizens. 

HATTIE  HECHT  SLOSS.  citizen  alike  of 
Boston  and  San  Francisco,  triumphantly 
happy  as  daughter,  wife,  and  mother,  the 
gifts  of  philanthropy  and  culture  witii 
which  you  have  enriched  your  western  home 
have  belittled  no  family  relationship,  while 
they  enlarged  the  ideal  of  a  woman's  crea- 


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iiodem    lieniwrati" 


LEONORA  WOOD  ARMSBY.  in  our 
preoccupied  port  city,  many  still  strive  to 
l>e  artists  in  music  because  of  your  per- 
sonal encouragement.  In  our  deification  of 
mechanics  and  [>ower.  many  hold  their  faith 
in  things  of  the  spirit  because  of  your  ex- 
ample. In  the  noise  of  battle  and  the  thun- 
iler  of  explosion,  comity  remains  a  nearer 
possibility  because  of  the  symphonic  har- 
mony of  a  great  orchestra  which  your  con- 
secrated effort  make^  a  continued  and  living 
achievement. 

A  Suggestion  For 
Additional  Safety 

—Ethel  D.  Owe.v.  M.  D. 

■fr  In  these  hazardous  times  it  is  gratifying 
to  know  that  the  medical  profession 
and  entire  hospital  staff~  are  making  de- 
tailed preparations  to  meet  any  emergency 
which  may  arise.  Rehearsals  for  disaster 
have  been  held  repeatedly  in  the  hospitals. 

One  of  the  most  disturbing  things  in 
times  of  urgency  is  delay.  Sometimes  even 
in  the  most  smoothly  functioning  organiza- 
tions certain  delays  are  inevitable.  Lost 
moments  sometimes  mean  lost  lives.  As  is 
generally  known  blood  plasma  is  used  ex- 
tensively in  the  treatment  of  war-time  casu- 
alties. It  is  readily  available  and  may  be 
quickly  administered.  However,  there  are 
certain  kinds  of  accidents  in  which  the 
transfusion  of  whole  blood  is  the  procedure 
of  choice.  Before  whole  blood  can  be  used 
for  transfu-iion  the  blood  type  of  the  patient 
must  be  known.  Typing  the  blood  takes  a 
considerable  length  of  time,  forty-five  min- 
utes, to  be  exact,  with  the  practice  team 
of  one  hospital. 

Many  of  you  have  donated  blood  to  tht- 
blood  bank  and  therefore  have  had  your 
blood  typed.  If  this  information  could  be 
recorded  on  your  identification  disk*  it 
might  prove  to  be  of  great  value.  In  the 
armed  forces  the  blood  types  of  the  men 
are  known  and  recorded.  This  is  civilian 
war.  If  you  have  not  been  a  donor  to  a 
blood  bank  or  if  you  have  not  had  oc- 
casion to  have  your  blood  typed,  this  can  be 
done  by  requesting  your  physician  to  give 
you  a  note  to  a  laboratory. 

.No  public  arrangement  for  this  service  is 
(lossible  at  this  time.  The  number  of  people 
working  in  laboratories  could  not  handle  a 
city  wide  service  of  this  kind  now.  However 
private  individuals  may  easily  secure  this 
important  information  for  themselves.  This 
is  an  ailditional  reason  why  donation  to  a 
blood  bank  is  of  value  now.  It  is  especially 
important  that  the  record  be  placed  on  an 
identification  disk  because  those  who  need 
tran«fu*ion  will  usually  not  be  able  to  give 
any  information  about  themselves. 


Make  your  Gas 

and  Electric 

Appliances 

Last  for  the 

Duration 


Gas  and  electric  appli- 
ances are  going  off  the 
market.  The  demands  of 
our  nation's  war  efforts  for 
the  critical  materials  going 
into  these  household  con- 
veniences take  precedence. 
Because  of  the  material 
shortage  and  the  necessity' 
for  conservation,  it  be- 
hooves every  householder 
to  see  to  it  that  the  family's 
appliances  are  made  to  last 
for  the  duration. 

Examine  your  appli- 
ances. Oil  the  electrical 
motors  and  see  that  every 
appliance  is  functioning 
properly.  If  repairs  are  nec- 
essary, attend  to  them  at 
once  while  stocks  of  fac- 
tory-made parts  are  avail- 
able. 

If  you  are  unable  to 
make  the  repairs  yourself, 
ask  at  any  local  P.  G.  &  E. 
Company  office  for  names 
and  addresses  of  author- 
ized repair  dealers  in  your 
neighborhood. 

See  Your  Authorized  Service 

and  Repair  Dealer 

"He  Knows  His  Business" 

PACmC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


FOR   W  O.M.\.NS  SERSICE  —  JULY.   1942 


S*io  RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 

and  uUe^e'itUu^  HtUu^  piOfft 


m\  and  m\ 


COCOANUT  SHELL  LADLES  for  barbecue  dinners,  buflfet  sup- 
pers or  for  picnics. 

SALAD  SERVERS  from  Bali  hand  carved  in  sea  horse,  goose  and 
gander  and  fish  designs  in  blond  wood. 

OLD  SOLID  BRASS  BOWLS  AND  TRAYS  from  Java  for  flower 
or  fruit  arrangements. 

BELLS — Nautch  Girl  Bells  worn  by  dancing  girls  in  the  temples  of 
India.  May  be  (worn  as  belts,  necklaces,  bracelets  or  for  the 
hair,  in  double  and  single  strands.  .  .  Also  strings  of  larger  bells 
for  hangings. 

REED  [[SHOPPING  IBAGS  |from  Java,  with  convenient  handles, 
woven  >vith  light  and  dark  brown  grass  in  Batik  designs. 

BALINESE  STRAW  BAGS  with  flat  wood  base,  hand  painted  in 
vivid  contrasting  blues,  greens  and  yellows.  Truly  Balinese  in 
appearance.  Tmo  convenient  sizes  8  x  10  and  10  x  16. 

JAVANESE  STRAW  MATS— 4  x  6  feet,  finely  woven  with  colorful 
decorative  designs.  May  be  used  for  the  table  or  as  floor  cov- 
erings—  Ideal  for  sun  bathing. 


The  mm  SHOP 

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AUGUST    CALENDAR 


SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Wednesday  —  11-12;  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday  —  3:30-5:30  p.  m. 

Friday  —  5-9  p.  m.  (Men's  Guest  Night) 

Saturday  —  10  to  2 


SWIMMING  POOL  NOW  OPEN  FOUR  DAYS  A  WEEK 
AUGUST  —  1942 

1 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.  m. 

4 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m. 

Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

5 — Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium 10-  II  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  11  -  12  &  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

6 — Needlework    Guild   Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday   Evening   Program   South  Room  7:30  p.  m. 

Address:  "Norway  Occupied  but  Unconquered,"  with  colored  film  —  ''Colorful  Nor- 
way," by  Mr.  Peter  Myrvold,  West  Coast  Manager  of  the  Norwegian  American  Line. 

7 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11a, 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

8 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.  m. 

11 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  — _ _ Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Extra  Membership  Meeting  (for  members  who  missed  their  Tuesday  Meeting) Room  209... .2:30  p.m.  &  7:30  p.m. 

12 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  11  -  12  &  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Book    Review    Dinner   National  Def.  Room  ....  5:30  p.  m. 

Mrs.  Beatrice  S.  Stoddard  will  review:  "And  Now,  Tomorrow,"  by  Rachel  Field,  and 
"The  Seagull  Cry,"  by  Robert  Nathan. 

13 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m, 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasiimi 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  South  Room  7:30  p.  m. 

Address:  "Civilian  Defense  in  San  Francisco,"  by  Mr.  W.  A.  Wieland, 
Principal  of  Galileo  High  School. 

14 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

15 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.  m, 

18 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  _ _ Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m 

19 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  11  -  12  &  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m 

20 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m 

Thursday  Evening  Program  South  Room  7:30  p.  m 

Address:    "The  Story  of   Alice   in    Wonderland,"   with    Exhibition   of   rare   associated 
material  —  by  Mr.  Flodden  W.  Heron,  President,  Literary  Anniversary  Club. 

21 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5  -  9  p.  m, 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

22 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m 

25 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m 

26 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium  10-  II  a.  m 

Swimming  Pool  _ II  -  12  Si  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m 

27 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

Swimming  Pool 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m, 

Thursday  Evening  Program  South  Room  7:30  p.  m 

Address:   "The  Personality  of  Your  Home,"  by  Mr.  Maurice  Sands,  Member  of  the 

American  Institute  of  Decorators. 

28 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pooi 5  -  9  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

29 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.  m. 

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XVI 


August,  1942 


Number  7 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

A  Plea  for  the  Preservation  of  a  Magnificent 
Azalea  Grove  in  Humboldt  Colnty. 
By  Miss  Alice  Easiuood 9 

Peace  Over  the  Andes.  Excerpts  from  Letters 10 

Role  of  the  Museum  in  Wartime. 

By  Robert  Cunningham  Miller 12 

A  Letter  from  London 15 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements    4-5 

Editorial  _ 7 

Poetry  Page  14 

The  Jobs  We  Do.  By  Esther  B.  Phillips 16 

Bv-Laws  of  The  National  League  for 


Woman's  Service 


.18 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WO.MEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  S.\N  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer .' MISS   EMMA  NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA   J.   DALE 

Corresponding  SecreUry MRS.   HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs. 

Harry  B.  Aden 

Mrss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs. 

H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss 

Florence  Beniley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs 

Harold  H.   Bjomstrom 

.Mrs.  Uo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs. 

George  L.  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs 

Sclah  Chamberlain 

Miss  Janine  hazard 

Miss 

Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.   Leale 

Miss 

Bertha  J.   Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs. 

Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss 

Katharine  Donohoe 

.Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs. 

John  M.   F.shlcman 

Dr    Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs. 

Hazel  PedUr  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs. 

John  A.   Fliclc 

Miss  Esther  B.   Phillips 

Mrs. 

C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs. 

W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Walter 

GOOD 
HEALTH 

a  major  factor  in 

sustained  defense 
**** 

EAT  WELL 

balanced,  nutritious  meals 

SLEEP  WELL 


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ours 


EXERCISE 

•••• 

Attk&euif. 

SWIMMING 

Wednesdays-mo12N.;3:30to6:30P. 
Thursdays  3:30  to  5:30  P.M. 
Fridays  5  to  9  P.M. 

Saturdays  10  A.M.  to  2  P.M. 

GYMNASTICS 

Wednesdays-lOtoll  A.M. 
Thursdays     5:30  to  6  P.M. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,   1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  FRUIT  FOR  CANNING  OR  DRYING:     We  can  use 

fruit  for  canning  or  drying  and  would  greatly  appre- 
ciate it,  if  members  who  have  fruit  will  let  us  know. 
Please  communicate  with  the  Executive  Office  so  that  ar- 
rangements can  be  made  to  pick  up  the  fruit,  if  it  is  not 
possible  to  bring  it  in. 

•  SUNDAY    EVENING    SUPPERS:     An    innovation 
that   has   met   with    instant   success.    Buffet   suppers 

served  by  our  own  Volunteers.  Imagine  being  greeted  by 
one's  own  Club  President  exemplifying  The  National 
League  Volunteer  Service  as  she  sets  the  pace  for  others 
to  follow.  More  and  more  members  are  taking  advantage 
of  this  delightful  way  to  entertain  their  families  and 
guests. 

if  GUEST  CARDS:  We  are  extending  three  months' 
guest  cards  to  the  wives  of  Army  and  Navy  officers 
who  expect  to  be  in  San  Francisco  temporarily.  Names 
and  rank  must  be  submitted  in  each  case  before  the  card 
is  issued.  There  will  be  no  charge  for  this  type  of  guest 
card.  Army  and  Navy  wives  who  reside  in  San  Francisco 
permanently  (a  year's  residence  is  considered  permanent) 
must  pay  dues,  but  the  initiation  fee  for  them  is  waived. 

•  SWIMMING  POOL :     To  extend  the  benefits  of  group 
swimming  to  the  youngsters  who  did  not  go  to  camp 

summer,  and  to  continue  the  instruction  received  by  those 
who  did,  a  beginners'  class  for  girls  over  seven  years  of 
age  will  be  given  at  10:30;  an  intermediate  class,  at  11  :00 
a.  m.  every  Saturday,  starting  August  22nd,  1942. 

Classes  in  elementary  gymnastics,  simple  exercise  rou- 
tines, are  held  Wednesday,  10:00  to  11:00  a.  m.,  and 
Thursday.  5:.30  to  6:00,  followed  by  a  short  swim. 

•  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  has  many  things  for  outdoor 
entertaining  that  are  useful  and  distinctive;  wooden 

salads  bowls  and  plates  of  unusual  design ;  also  a  green 
and  yellow  pottery  luncheon  set  to  give  charm  to  a  simple 
meal. 

•  KNITTING   BASKET:     For   the   future    generation 
there  is  here  a  generous  supply  of  softy  baby  wool 

with  designs  for  sweaters  and  blankets  that  are  different 
and  useful. 


•  EXTRA  MEMBERSHIP  MEETING:     AUGUST  11: 

We  are  holding  two  extra  membership  meetings  for 
those  San  Francisco  members  who  were  not  able  to  attend 
the  Tuesday  meetings  which  have  been  held  for  the  past 
five  Tuesdays.  These  meetings  will  be  held  on  Tuesday, 
August  1 1.  at  2 :30  p.  m..  and  at  7 :30  p.  m.  Miss  Donohoe, 
presiding. 

•  RED  CROSS  CLASSES:  We  shall  be  starting  Fall 
classes  in  First  Aid,  Advanced  First  Aid  and  Nutri- 
tion and  urge  members  who  have  not  yet  signed  up  for 
this  work  to  do  so  t'lis  month  so  that  our  instructors  may 
have  ample  time  to  arrange  their  schedules.  When  regis- 
tering, please  signify  the  time  and  day  of  week  when  it 
will  be  most  convenient  to  come.  We  shall  arrange  both 
day  and  evening  classes  to  start  in  September. 

•  RED    CROSS   SERVICE:     The   Red   Cross   Sewing 
group  is  meeting  regularly  every  day  of  the  week, 

with  the  exception  of  Sunday,  in  Room  208.  Now  that 
Mrs.  Benjaman  has  taken  over  Thursdays  there  is  a  chair- 
man for  each  day.  There  is  a  good  supply  of  materials  on 
hand  from  which  convalescent  robes  and  pajamas  are 
being  made.  Members  are  invited  to  join  any  one  of  these 
groups. 

•  RED  CROSS  KNITTING:     The  Red  Cross  is  asking 
now  —  all  in  olive  drab  for  the  Army  —  for  V- 

neck  sleeveless  sweaters ;  turtle  neck,  with  sleeves, 
size  36  and  40;  helmets;  mufflers,  72  inches  long,  11 
inches  wide,  on  No.  6  needles ;  wristlets,  on  No.  3  sock 
needles,  but  using  the  sweater  wool.  The  greatest  demand 
is  for  the  turtle  neck,  in  the  large  size,  experienced  knit- 
ters please  do  those ;  business  girls  can  do  the  wristlets  as 
they  are  easy  to  carry  around,  and  the  ladies  who  like  to 
listen  to  the  radio  please  do  mufflers.  All  are  greatly 
needed. 

Also  a  scarf  for  the  Navy,  knitted  on  a  round  needle. 
No.  3.  or  5  sock  needles  No.  3,  in  the  sock  wool,  dark 
blue.  We  cannot  supply  the  round  needles,  but  many 
people  have  them.  For  the  Navy  too,  there  are  socks  and 
rifle  mitts  in  the  dark  blue. 

And  we  have  lots  more  knitting,  especially  sweaters  for 
men,  women  and  children.  There  is  plenty  of  wool  to 
keep  us  all  busy  for  a  long  time. 


AUGUST,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  THLHSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black.  Chairman  of  the  Thursday  Evening  Programs. 

announces  the  following  programs:  On  .August  6th.  at 
7:30  p.  m..  an  address.  "Norway  Occupied  but  Uncon- 
quered."  with  colored  film.  "Colorful  Norway,"  will  be 
presented  by  Mr.  Peter  Myrvold.  formerly  journalist  and 
editorial  writer  on  Norwegian  newspapers;  at  present 
West  Coast  Manager  of  the  Norwegian  .America  Line. 
Mr.  W.  A.  W  ieland.  principal  of  Galileo  High  School 
will  present  an  address.  "Civilian  Defense  in  San  Fran- 
cisco"' on  August  13th  at  7:30  p.  m.  On  .August  20th.  at 
the  same  time,  there  will  be  an  address.  "The  Story  of 
Alice  in  Wonderland."  by  Mr.  Flodden  W.  Heron.  Presi- 
dent Literary  .Anniversary  Club,  with  an  exhibition  of 
rare  associated  material.  "The  Personality  of  Your 
Home"  will  be  the  address  given  by  Mr.  Maurice  Sands, 
a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Decorators,  on 
August  27th.  at  7:30  p.  m. 

•  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER  —  LAST  UNTIL  OC- 
TOBER:     Rachel    Field    and    Robert    Nathan    are 

writers  whose  names  have  become  synonymous  with  good 
reading.  Because  of  Admission  Day  and  Labor  Day.  there 
will  be  no  meeting  of  the  Book  Review  Group  in  Septem- 
ber, Mrs.  Beatrice  Stoddard  has  selected  the  novels:  ".And 
Now  Tomorrow."  by  Miss  Field,  and  "The  Seagull  Cry." 
by  Mr.  Nathan,  as  the  books  to  be  reviewed  in  August. 
Both  novels  are  exquisite  prose,  and  concern  those  loyal- 
ties in  life  which  endure,  steadfast  and  inviolate,  and  both 
novels  are  heart-warming  love  stories.  These  books,  both, 
especially  stimulate  encouraging  thoughts  for  today  — 
and  for  tomorrow,  when  the  Book  Review  Group  will  re- 
sume its  Dinner  Meetings,  as  usual,  again  in  October.  The 
dinner  and  review  will  be  on  the  evening  of  the  second 
Wednesday.  .August  12.  at  5:30  oclock.  in  the  National 
Defenders'  Room. 

•  FALL  LIP-READING  CLASSES  will  start  in  Sep- 
tember, under  the  direction  of  Miss  Kate  Morphy. 

The  day  class  will  be  held  on  Thursday  mornings  for  12 
weeks,  the  first  lesson  to  be  on  September  17  at  10:30 
a.  m..  and  the  evening  class  will  be  held  on  Tuesday 
evenings,  the  first  lesson  to  be  on  September  15  at  7:.30 
p.  m. 

•  LIBRARY  HOURS:     The  library  is  open  from  10:00 
a.  m.  until  9:00  p.  m.  every  day.  except  Sundays  and 

holidays.  No  books  may  be  taken  from  the  library  except 
during  these  hours.  Members  wi.shing  to  return  books 
while  the  library  is  closed  may  do  so  by  leaving  them 
at  the  hotel  desk  on  the  first  floor. 

•  CONTRACT  BRIDGE  is  a  fascinating  game.  It  offers 
one  of  the  best  escapes  from  the  hard  work  and  wor- 
ries of  these  war  days.  Our  popular  progressive  tourna- 
ments are  held  each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  1  :30  and  each 
Friday  evening  at  7:30.  Prizes.  Fee.  25  cents. 


*  LIP  RE.AUING:  Have  you  ever  waved  goodbye  to 
a  friend  from  the  train  and  then  wondered  at  the  last 
parting  remark  that  was  made  as  the  train  started  mov- 
ing? .A  little  knowledge  of  lip  reading  would  have  been 
very  helpful  there.  Did  you  ever  miss  the  last  minute 
instructions  that  were  called  out  just  as  the  meeting  was 
breaking  up  and  the  noise  of  moving  chairs  and  the  mur- 
muring of  many  tongues  made  it  difficult  to  hear?  Again 
a  familiarity  with  lip  reading  would  have  been  useful. 
And  what  is  lip  reading?  Lip  Reading  is  the  art  of  under- 
standing the  spoken  word  by  watching  the  movements  of 
the  speaker's  mouth. 

These  facts  were  discovered  during  the  past  few  months 
by  a  small  group  of  members  who  attended  an  experi- 
mental class  in  lip  reading.  The  purpose  of  the  class  was 
to  learn  the  usefulness  of  lip  reading,  not  only  to  the 
hard  of  hearing  and  the  deaf,  but  to  persons  with  normal 
hearings,  particularly  in  extraordinary  emergencies;  such 
as  during  possible  bombings,  when  the  noise  of  the  ex- 
plosions would  be  deafening.  It  was  found  that  first  aiders 
and  nurses  would  find  it  useful  in  understanding  injured 
persons  too  weak  to  speak  above  a  whisper.  The  group 
also  learned  how  to  help  the  hard  of  hearing  or  deaf  per- 
son in  conversation ;  the  many  rehabilitative  facilities 
available  for  the  newly  deafened  from  automobile,  indus- 
trial and  war  accidents.  It  was  further  observed  that  per- 
sons with  normal  hearing  often  respond  to  the  training 
in  lip  reading  quicker  than  persons  with  defective  hear- 
ing. This  is  due  to  the  strain  that  a  hard-of -hearing  person 
subjects  himself  in  understanding  speech  :  and  also  proves 
that  as  soon  as  a  person  realizes  he  has  hearing  difficulty 
he  should  take  up  lip  reading  before  the  strain  of  under- 
standing the  spoken  word  becomes  too  great. 

Believing  the  project  to  be  extremely  useful  and  prac- 
tical in  a  world  of  increasing  deafness,  the  course  in  Lip 
Reading  for  Emergency  will  be  offered  again  in  Sep- 
tember to  the  membership  at  large.  There  will  be  eight 
meetings  and  a  visit  to  the  San  Francisco  Society  for  the 
Hard  of  Hearing,  whose  headquarters  are  only  three 
blocks  from  the  Women's  City  Club.  Visits  to  other  in- 
stitutions of  interest  in  relation  to  the  course  will  be 
arranged  according  to  the  pleasure  of  the  group.  At  the 
third  and  fourth  meetings,  a  silent  motion  picture,  using 
a  life  situation.  "The  Family  Dinner."  will  be  used  as  the 
basis  of  the  lessons.  The  shortness  of  the  course  precludes 
the  possibility  of  all  becoming  perfect  lip  readers,  but  is 
intended  to  show  its  advantages  and  reveal  the  individual 
abilities  and  the  way  to  go  about  becoming  more  practical 
lip  readers  according  to  the  individual  need  and  interest. 


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EDITORIAL 


*  There  is  a  variety  of  interest  of  stories  in  this  Number 
of  the  \^'omen's  City  Club  Magazine  presented  espe- 
cially for  those  who  by  force  of  circumstance  are  this  year 
vacationing  at  home.  Prof.  Miller  writes  from  the  Academy 
of  Sciences,  the  ever-exciting  spot  in  Golden  Gate  Park 
where  children  and  adults  find  the  hours  on  wings  as  they 
watch  the  movements  of  fish  and  reptile  and  animal  life 
in  general.  From  Chile  comes  a  story  written  with  the 
charm  of  first  impressions  from  the  pen  of  the  son  of  one 
of  our  members.  Carol  Green  Wilson,  a  youth  who  is 
on  the  staff  of  the  Embassy  in  Santiago,  a  branch 
of  our  government  which  is  so  important  in  the  future 
peace  of  the  world  in  its  promotion  of  mutual  under- 
standing of  the  Americas  through  mutual  knowledge 
of  the  culture  and  ideals  of  the  various  nations  of  the 
\^'estern  Hemisphere.  From  the  facile  pen  of  Miss  Alice 
Eastwood  comes  the  story  of  the  Azalea  Grove  near  Areata 
which  we  feel  sure  every  member  who  has  ever  visited  it 
will  want  to  have  a  share  in  preserving  for  future  genera- 
tions. If  the  Persian  proverb  be  true  that  "the  eye  sees 
what  the  eye  bringeth  to  the  seeing."  surely  Miss  Eastwood 
sees  for  us.  and  we  are  delighted  that  she  has  generously 
shared  what  she  has  seen.  The  first-hand  story  of  Canter- 
bury, terrible  as  it  is.  is  told  quietly  and  heroically  (as 
those  who  know  the  author  would  expect  i  and  brings  to 
us  graphically  the  destruction  of  civilians  and  civilian 
life  which  this  incredible  war  continues  to  bring  about. 
.\t  the  same  time  the  letter  reflects  the  courage  of  the 
Briton  under  fire.  Each  story  in  this  August  Number  is 
evidence  that  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
has  contributors  of  which  it  may  be  proud.  We  present 
them  to  our  readers  with  justified  pride. 

'A'  Intelligent  foresight  in  planning  training  courses  has 
kept  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  for  the 
past  twenty-five  years  just  a  step  ahead  of  the  times.  .As  a 
result  the  National  League  for  Women's  Service  has.  in 
emergencies,  been  instantly  readv  to  act.  It  is  hut  natural 
then  that  now  with  communal  feeding  at  least  a  possi- 
bility of  the  future  the  National  League  should  be  be- 
ginning its  training  of  volunteers  alon?  this  line.  Those 
who  have  made  thousands  of  sandwiches  and  brewed 
thousands    of   cups    of   cofTee    during   the    past    eighteen 


months  in  the  National  Defenders'  Club  have  learned  the 
practical  side  of  this  service.  Those  who  have  fed  the 
evacuees  have  been  introduced  to  another  phase  of  cater- 
ing. Those  who  have  served  at  the  Sunday-night  suppers 
have  been  introduced  to  the  mammoth  kitchen  of  the  Club- 
house and  have  been  introduced  to  service  in  large  figures. 
Latterly,  the  picking,  transportation  and  preparing  of 
apricots  has  brought  the  League  up-to-date  once  again. 
How  especially  delicious  will  the  apricot  jam  taste  at  the 
Clubhouse  next  winter  because  fellow  members  have 
worked  in  our  behalf.  All  of  these  newer  volunteer  services 
are  bringing  us  closer  together  in  mutual  helpfulness. 

"k  The  attendance  at  meetings  called  in  June  and  July 
for  the  purpose  of  hearing  the  details  of  the  present 
program  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  has 
been  more  than  gratifying.  The  individual  personal  in- 
terest of  each  member  who  has  attended  as  a  token  of  the 
success  of  the  present  plan  to  increase  the  membership 
and  to  build  for  the  future  when  the  League  will  be  called 
upon  for  more  and  more  volunteer  service.  The  gay  red, 
white,  and  blue  screen  in  the  Lobby  of  the  Clubhouse 
shows  the  thermometer  rising  steadily  toward  the  goal, 
proof  that  this  organization  attracts  and  receives  the  sup- 
port of  a  large  group  of  responsible  women  in  California 
who  believe  that  trained  volunteer  service  for  which  the 
League  stands  differentiates  itself  from  well-meaning  but 
sometimes  irresponsible  effort.  Members  who  to  date  have 
been  invited  to  the  Tuesday  meetings  and  have  not  been 
able  to  respond  are  now  invited  to  attend  a  meeting  on 
August  eleventh.  Those  who  have  come  in  June  and  July 
and  have  seen  the  National  Defenders'  Club  and  Evacua- 
tion Receiving  Center  have  been  loud  in  their  praise  of 
what  has  been  done  in  the  Clubhouse.  As  one  member  ex- 
pressed it.  "the  Clubhouse  was  builded  better  than  we 
knew.''  To  see  how  each  corner  has  been  speciallv  adapted 
for  a  particular  service  is  to  believe  that  the  building  has 
an  unique- purpose.  Every  member  will  be  proud  of  her 
part  in  the  program  when  she  realizes  what  her  very 
membership  means  to  us  all. 

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Clubhouse. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST.   1942 


Miss  Alice  Eastwood,  Curator  of  Botany, 
California  Academy  of  Sciences 


i  Flea  for  the 
PRESERl  1TI0\  OF  i 
M1GI\FI(E\T  iZilEi 
GROVE  l\  HHIBOLDT 


by  Alice  Eastwood 


if  This  has  been  known  as  probably  the  finest  grove  of 
Azaleas  in  California  and  is  now  threatened  with 
destruction.  Already  bushes  have  been  torn  up  and  lie 
dead  upon  the  ground.  This  thirty  acres  contains  the 
finest  array  of  these  beautiful  fragrant  shrubs  that  I  have 
ever  seen.  Both  the  bright  rosy  variety  and  the  lovely 
white  ones  grow  together  and  some  are  more  than  twenty 
feet  high  and  in  places  are  so  close  together  as  to  make 
progress  difficult.  Trails  would  be  needed  to  thread  the 
maze.  The  season  seems  to  be  unusually  long.  They  begin 
to  bloom  in  May.  \V  hen  I  saw  them  this  year,  the  middle 
of  July,  some  were  past  blooming,  others  were  in  full 
bloom  and  a  few  still  in  bud.  Other  trees  and  shrubs 
characteristic  of  Northern  California  add  to  the  interest. 
The  Grand  fir.  Abies  grandis.  the  Tideland  or  Sitka 
spruce.  Picea  Sitchensis.  found  only  in  these  northern 
counties  are  there,  also  the  Douglas  fir,  big-leaf  maple, 
madrone.   California  bav  or  laurel,  wax  mvrtle.  bridal 


wreath,  twin-berry,  cascara,  hazel,  wild  current.  Salal. 
blackberry,  thimbleberry,  salmon  berry,  the  blue  Cali- 
foniia  lilac,  manzanitas  and  huckleberry.  The  California 
lilac  is  most  beautiful  when  the  azaleas  also  are  in  bloom. 
What  a  glorious  sight  it  must  be. 

This  grove  lies  about  five  miles  north  of  Areata  and 
is  reached  by  a  side  road  that  branches  off  at  the  bridge 
over  Mad  River  and  extends  two  miles  to  the  azaleas.  It 
would  be  an  added  attraction  on  the  grand  Redwood 
Highway  of  which  California  is  so  proud  and  which  has 
been  made  possible  by  the  munificent  gifts  of  generous 
donors. 

\^'e  who  are  especially  interested  in  preserving  for  the 
future  such  beautiful  places  characteristic  of  California 
are  working  to  preserve  this  one  now  and  hope  with  the 
help  of  other  lovers  of  California's  flowers,  shrubs  and 
trees  to  save  it  from  its  imminent  threatened  destruction. 

Will  vou  help  us  individuallv  and  also  as  a  club,  with 
contributions?  Six  thousand  dollars  is  the  price  asked  and 
the  State  has  alreadv  agreed  to  give  half.  Three  thousand 
dollars  should  not  be  impossible  to  raise  even  in  these 
times.  Send  contributions  to  Mr.  Aubrev  Drury.  Save-the- 
Redwoods  League.  250  Administration  Building.  Univer- 
sity of  California.  Berkeley.  California.  Be  sure  to  specify 
the  Azalea  Grove  as  the  reason  for  the  donation. 


Dr.  \^'illis  L.  Jepsoii.  Professor  of  Botany.  Emeritus. 
University  of  California.  Berkeley:  author  of  A  Flora  of 
California  and  many  otiier  authoritative  botanical  works: 
Councillor  of  the  Save-the-Redwoods  League,  recently 
wrote:  "The  delicacy  of  its  large  corollas,  the  floriferous 
character  of  the  shrubs,  the  fragrance  of  the  flowers,  lend 
to  our  Western  Azalea  of  the  Redwood  belt,  as  it  grows 
along  streams,  or  in  moist  flats,  an  engaging  charm.  It  is 
our  only  species,  and  has  a  peculiar  interest  for  us  in 
geological  history,  in  that  it  represents  a  life-link  with 
the  main  group  of  Azaleas — some  .3.3  species  in  south- 
eastern Asia  and  some  16  species  in  the  southeastern 
United  States." 

Dr.  John  (-.  Merriam.  President  of  the  Save-the-Red- 
woods  League,  writes:  "I  hope  that  the  League  will  find 
l!ie  way  to  carry  out  this  important  project." 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,  1942 


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(Excerpts  from  letters  itritten  to  one  of  our  members  by 
her  son  in  Santiago.  Chile) 


"A  On  Januar)  5.  liiSO.  the  Brig  Oriental.  Captain  Wil- 
liam Talbot  in  command,  sailing  from  East  Machias. 
Maine,  to  California,  "came  to  off  the  mouth  of  the 
harbor  of  Valparaiso  about  nine  p.  m.  and  stood  off.  it 
being  too  dark  to  enter."  A  twenty-one-year-old  passenger 
entered  in  his  log  the  next  morning:  "All  hands  ashore 
to  see  the  Elephant  in  Valparaiso.  This  city  from  the 
harbor  appears  small,  and  the  mountains  appear  to  hang 
over  it;  but  when  ashore  it  has  the  appearance  of  civili- 
zation. The  streets  are  wide  and  paved,  the  stores  are 
large  and  commodious.  People  of  all  nations  throng  the 
streets,  thousands  of  them  on  their  way  to  the  enchanting 
region  of  California.  There  is  said  to  be  more  shipping 
here  at  present  than  ever  was  known  before  —  about 
thirty  American  vessels,  also  the  sloop  of  war  Vandalin. 
Most  of  the  business  is  done  by  English  and  American 
people." 

Ninety  years  later,  on  October  15,  1940,  another 
twenty-one-year-old  adventurer,  the  great-grandson  of 
that  earlier  log-keeper,  arrived  in  Valparaiso  as  an  Ex- 
change Scholar  from  Stanford  University  en  route  to  the 
Catholic  University  in  Santiago.  He  wrote:  "We  arrived 
to  find  that  it  was  the  celebration  of  the  100th  anniver- 
sary of  the  Chilean  merchant  marine.  We  were  greeted 
■with  a  21 -gun  salute  and  a  blare  of  sirens  and  whistles 
that  almost  made  us  think  we  were  arriving  in  a  be- 
leaguered British  port  under  heavy  shell  fire,  instead  of  a 
■quiet  little  port  almost  ten  thousand  miles  from  the  scene 
of  battle.  It  was  fun  to  get  in  on  the  celebration,  and  we 
saw  some  real  old-time  sailing  vessels  and  side-wheelers 
put  into  commission  for  the  occasion." 

The  first  traveler  and  his  companion  on  the  long  voy- 
age around  the  Horn  had  "many  a  time  cursed  their  hard 
fate,  not  from  ill  usage  of  the  officers  or  any  on  board, 
but  to  think  they  could  be  so  blinded  by  that  ever-temp- 
ting word  GOLD,  as  to  permit  themselves  to  be  prisoned 
on  board  a  small  vessel  overstocked  with  passengers  for 


six  months."  George  Oborne  Wilson  had  journeyed  on 
to  participate  in  a  pioneer  industry  —  lumber  —  as  Cali- 
fornia was  emerging  from  her  pastoral  Spanish  days  to 
mature  in  a  period  of  world  history  singularly  free  from 
major  conflict.  Lloyd  Macy  Wilson,  his  great-grandson, 
was  born  a  few  months  after  Armistice  had  stilled  the  guns 
which  had  shattered  the  peace  of  the  intermediate  genera- 
tion. Now  as  he  set  forth  as  a  Good  Will  Scholar  he  was 
already  finding  in  South  American  contacts  a  friendliness 
suggestive  of  a  vital  need  in  this  new  chaotic  period  in 
which  insane  POWER  has  superseded  even  GOLD  in 
blinding  nations  as  well  as  individuals. 

\^'aiting  in  Valparaiso  was  a  welcome  party,  headed 
by  the  brother  of  the  Chilean  Exchange  Student  whom 
Lloyd  had  met  in  New  York  and  started  on  his  cross-con- 
tinent jouniey  for  a  year's  study  at  Stanford.  As  his  host" 
drove  him  up  over  the  coast  range  on  the  way  to  Santiago, 
he  "could  have  sworn  that  we  were  driving  through  the 
hills  somewhere  near  San  Francisco  —  poppies  along  the 
road,  green  hillsides  dotted  with  eucalyptus  ...  I  feU 
every  minute  that  we  should  round  a  comer  and  find  our- 
selves dropping  down  on  the  Stanford  Campus.  Then  in 
the  distance  the  higher  outline  of  the  Andes  began  to  ap- 
pear, and  it  became  evident  that  here  was  a  setting  iar 
different  from  anything  at  home.  .  .  .  Just  at  dusk  wp 
dropped  onto  the  flat  a  few  miles  from  Santiago.  I  had  a 
notion  that  Santiago  was  in  the  midst  of  a  valley  similar 
to  Sacramento.  But  when  you  consider  that  the  whole 
width  of  Chile  at  this  point  is  less  than  150  miles,  you 
realize  that  such  is  impossible.  The  central  valley  is  a 
narrow  strip,  with  the  foothills  of  both  the  coast  range 
and  the  Andes  jutting  out  into  it  and  at  times  almost 
meeting  each  other  to  cut  off  the  valley  completely. 

"Santiago  is  a  fascinating  city  —  so  new  and  yet  so 
very  old.  Ancient  street  cars  compete  with  modern  omni- 
busses  —  the  latest  model  cars  have  to  honk  their  way 
through  narrow  streets  filled  with  horsedrawn  carts  and 
burros  laden  with  wares  for  the  local  markets;  new  and 
ultra-modern  offices  and  hotels  look  out  over  ancient 
hovels  that  hardly  seem  fit  to  live  in.  .  .  . 

"The  government  is  going  into  the  housing  business, 
providing  low  cost  housing  for  the  workers.  Using  sand 
and  cement  with  just  enough  wood  for  flooring  and  win- 
dows, they  are  erecting  sturdy  two-  and  three-room  cot- 
tages for  as  little  as  25.000  pesos  ($800) .  These  they  will 
sell  to  workers  at  90  pesos  a  month,  so  that  by  paying 
about  what  they  would  otherwise  in  rent,  they  will  own 
their  own  homes." 

Summer  vacation  —  January,  February,  and  March  — 
offered  an  opportunity  to  see  South  Chile.  Because  of  a 
special  research  project,  the  Chilean  Minister  of  Educa- 
tion arranged  that  Lloyd  should  make  a  boat  trip  to  the 
seldom-visited  island  territory  south  of  Puerto  Montt. 
"When  we  arrived  at  one  small  island  I  decided  to  get 
off  and  have  a  look  around.  The  boat  had  to  make  a  circle 
of  the  island,  with  a  stop  on  the  other  side.  The  distance 


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The  Library  of 

the  newly  opened 

Instilulo  Chileno 

.\orte  AmerKano 

de  Cultura 


across  was  only  about  13  km.  and  there  was  ample  time 
to  walk  and  catch  it  on  the  other  side.  The  captain  laugh- 
ingly gave  permission  and  off  I  went.  .  .  .  Before  long  I 
met  one  of  the  natives.  VtTiile  at  first  we  walked  in  silence. 
I  finally  managed  to  get  a  conversation  going,  and  was 
able  to  find  out  some  interesting  details  of  the  strangely 
separated  life  these  people  live.  ...  He  invited  me  to  his 
house  to  have  lunch,  but  it  was  off  the  route.  I  hurried  on 
to  catch  the  boat,  only  to  find  I  had  an  hour  to  spare  on 
the  other  side.  .  .  .  The  reception  I  received  on  board  was 
tremendous.  Being  the  only  Gringo,  all  my  actions  were 
naturally  of  interest  to  the  Chileans,  but  to  have  anyone 
get  off  and  walk  was  just  too  much.  .  .  . 

"When  we  arrived  at  Pureto  Ayesen  I  discovered  a 
small  naval  boat  which  had  brought  the  Ministers  of  Ag- 
riculture and  Colonization  on  an  inspection  tour.  I  de- 
cided I  would  like  to  have  a  look  at  it.  and  also  ask  where 
I  could  find  the  Ministers.  Nobody  saying  no.  I  went 
aboard,  and  found  the  commander.  He  invited  me  in  to 
have  tea  —  we  talked  awhile  —  he  invited  me  to  go  with 
them  and  here  I  ami  Just  as  simple  as  all  that.  Honestly. 
I  just  can't  believe  that  all  that  has  happened  to  me  is 
true.  But  here  I  am.  sailing  the  blue  waters  of  the  abso- 
lutely calm  Pacific,  sunshine  and  sea  breezes,  and  unin- 
habited, unexplored  islands  on  all  sides.  .  .  .  The  sea  is 
like  a  lake  filled  with  densely  forested  islands  ranging  in 
.size  from  mere  rocks  to  mountainous  isles  covering  many 
square  miles  and  always  in  the  background  are  the  snow- 
capped peaks  of  the  Andes,  here  only  five  or  six  thousand 
feet  high,  but  rising  directly  from  the  water's  edge." 

Many  times  in  the  two  years  he  has  been  in  Chile 
Lloyd  has  fulfilled  his  ambition  to  see  more  of  the  won- 
ders of  the.se  Andean  peaks,  climbing  Volcan  Osorno.  the 
dominating  peak  of  the  Chilean  Lake  region  in  spite  of  a 
sudden  unexpected  blizzard. 

In  April  of  the  present  year  he  joined  a  group  of  seven 
other   young   staff  members   of  the   American   Embassy 


( where  he  has  been  employed  since  returning  from  the 
trip  to  South  Chile)  on  mule  back  from  Portillo  to  the 
.Argentine  border  "to  the  pass  where  the  magnificent 
Christ  of  the  Andes  looks  out  over  Chile  and  .Argentina, 
dedicated  to  the  lasting  peace  between  the  two  countries. 
On  the  windswept  pass  are  located  two  meteorological 
stations  where  five  men  keep  a  lonely  vigil  the  year 
around,  completely  isolated  from  the  rest  of  the  world 
Except  for  the  brief  months  of  summer  when  an  occasional 
party  of  tourists  manage  to  make  the  ascent." 

More  recentlv.  a  Chilean  holiday  in  June  found  him 
■"climbing  into  the  green  foothills,  with  the  rugged  snow- 
capped peaks  of  the  .Andes  always  in  the  background,  en- 
joying the  company  of  a  really  cosmopolitan  group  fa 
Swiss,  his  .Austrian  refugee  wife,  born  in  France,  an 
Englishman  married  to  a  German  and  their  three-year-old 
son,  technically  a  Chilean).  I  realized  all  the  more 
strongly  just  how  lucky  I  am  to  be  enjoying  one  of  the 
few  remaining  jieaceful  spots  on  the  earth  —  and  at  the 
same  time  it  brought  home  to  me  the  utter  futility  of  the 
awful  struggle  going  on  in  the  world.  That  is.  utterly 
futile,  unless  we  can  learn  the  fundamental  lessons  of 
world  domination  tempered  with  understanding  and  kind- 
ness —  the  only  hope  that  seems  left  if  we  are  to  avoid 
having  this  happen  again  in  another  twenty-five  years." 

These  letters  have  not  all  been  filled  with  physical 
adventure.  Pages  of  them  have  recorded  the  efforts  to- 
ward better  understanding  between  our  two  nations  being 
put  forth  by  the  Division  of  Cultural  Relations  of  the 
Embassy  and  by  the  Institute  Chileno  Norte  .Americano 
de  Cultura.  a  student  center  in  Santiago  sponsored  in 
part  by  the  Coordinator's  office.  Need  for  books,  period- 
icals, and  good  films,  as  well  as  more  active  support  for 
the  student  exchange  program  are  among  the  requests 
pointing  out  opportunities  for  the  Pan-.American-minded 
at  home  to  help  toward  constructive  good  will.  One  such 
letter  says.  "The  Coordinator  is  (Continued  on  pape  19 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,   1942 


ROLE  OF 
THE  MUSH 
i  Wl  TIME 

by 

Robert  Cunningham  Miller 


Director,  Museum  and  Steinhart  Aquarium. 
California  Academy  of  Sciences 


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Part  oj  an  Exhibit  on  "Nutrition  for  ITartime  Needs" 


"k  Museums  are  of  numerous  kinds — art.  anthropo- 
logical, commercial,  historical,  nautical,  natural  his- 
tory, to  mention  only  a  few.  Vlhile  this  article  is  written 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  science  museum,  the  impact  of 
war  tends  to  emphasize  similarities  rather  than  differ- 
ences: and  indeed  there  is  a  very  real  sense  in  which  all 
museums  are  alike. 

Although  we  sense  this  common  element,  it  is  not  easy 
to  define.  A  cynic  might  suggest  dustiness  or  fustiness  as 
being  the  character  in  question.  A  museum  director  would 
be  likely  to  arm  himself  with  the  dictionary,  not  to  throw 
at  the  cynic,  but  to  support  his  thesis  that  museums  are 
alike  in  being  "temples  of  the  Muses."  But  perhaps  this 
is  too  optimistic  a  view.  The  best  answer,  in  the  opinion 
of  this  writer,  has  been  given  by  Mr.  F.  Lambert,  the  dis- 
tinguished director  of  the  Walker  Art  Gallery  in  Liver- 
pool, who  has  said: 

"If  we  are  to  win  the  peace  that  will  some  day  follow 
the  War.  we  who  are  responsible  for  public  property  of 
this  kind  must  emerge  from  the  conflict  with  something 
from  the  past  to  hand  over  to  the  future." 

The  last  ten  words  of  this  quotation  perhaps  define  the 
thing  we  seek  —  the  characteristic  that  museums  of  art. 
science,  history  and  the  so-called  "useful  arts"  have  in 
common,  and  which  becomes  particularly  impressive  and 
important  in  time  of  war. 

The  outbreak  of  war  in  the  Pacific  brought  to  the  staffs 
of  all  museums  on  this  coast  three  very  pressing  prob- 
lems: 

1.  Safety  of  the  collections. 

2.  Safety  of  the  public  when  in  or  about  the  museum 
buildings. 


3.  Modification  of  the  museum  program  to  best  serve 
the  war  effort. 

With  no  intention  of  debating  the  relative  importance 
of  items  1  and  2  above,  that  is  undoubtedly  the  order  in 
which  they  would  occur  to  the  museum  personnel,  if  for 
no  other  reason  than  that  safety  of  the  collections  is  a 
round-the-clock  responsibility,  while  the  public  is  on 
hand  only  six  or  seven  hours  a  day. 

The  suddenness  with  which  we  were  precipitated  into 
war.  and  the  imminence  of  possible  attack  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  called  for  immediate  action.  There  was  little  of  the 
atmosphere  of  a  temple  of  the  Muses  about  this  institu- 
tion the  day  that  war  was  declared.  With  every  individual 
eager  to  do  his  share,  before  5  p.  m.  on  December  8  every 
employee  of  the  Museum  and  Aquarium  had  received 
typed  air-raid  instructions,  fire  extinguishers  had  been 
inspected,  boxes  or  sacks  of  sand  placed  on  the  roofs  and 
at  strategic  points  throughout  the  buildings,  and  last  but 
far  from  least,  more  than  5.000  of  the  most  valuable  ob- 
jects in  the  museum  had  been  moved  to  the  safest  place 
that  was  immediately  available. 

Blackout  precautions  were  also  taken.  The  first  black- 
out did  reveal  a  few  stray  beams  of  light,  notably  a  Mazda 
bulb  which  burns  in  the  cage  of  the  Gila  monster  to  bring 
him  the  warmth  and  comfort  of  his  native  Arizona  desert, 
and  a  similar  light  in  the  cage  of  a  Central  American  boa 
constrictor.  Now  the  Gila  monster  takes  his  air-raids  be- 
hind an  opaque  screen,  and  visiting  airmen  desiring  to 
see  our  boa  constrictor  all  lighted  up  will  have  to  come 
in  through  the  front  door  between  the  hours  of  10:00  a.  m. 
and  5:00  p.  m..  like  anybody  else. 

Subsequent  precautions  involved  shifting  most  evening 

AUGUST,   1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


meetings  to  the  afternoon;  acquiring  a  supply  of  plywood 
to  board  up  possible  broken  windows,  and  canvas  to  cover 
any  shattered  skylights:  and  the  micro-filming  of  18.000 
pages  of  records,  going  clear  back  to  the  minutes  of  the 
first  meeting  of  the  Academy  on  April  4,  1853. 

Precautions  for  the  safety  of  the  public  in  event  of  an 
air-raid  were  worked  out  with  the  cooperation  of  the  San 
Francisco  Fire  Department.  The  general  nature  of  such 
precautions  is  too  well  known  to  need  discussion  here: 
but  it  may  be  pointed  out  that  museums  present  a  peculiar 
problem  because  of  the  large  amount  of  glass  normally 
present.  In  cleaning  up  the  Bristol  Museum  after  a  bomb- 
ing, 70  tons  of  broken  glass  were  removed.  Safety  of  the 
public  requires  finding  or  preparing  places  in  the  build- 
ings where  people  can  congregate  and  be  safe  from  flying 
glass. 

When  all  reasonable  preparations  of  this  character 
have  been  made  for  the  protection  of  museum  properties 
and  for  the  personal  safety  of  visitors  in  event  of  a 
bombing,  the  staff  becomes  free  to  devote  attention  to 
ways  and  means  of  promoting  the  war  effort.  I  suppose 
every  museum  in  America  has  modified  its  program  in 
greater  or  less  degree  to  this  end :  and  the  aggregate  in- 
fluence of  this  efTort.  while  impossible  to  evaluate,  must 
be  tremendous. 

In  this  Musum  immediate  steps  were  taken  to  educate 
the  public  in  the  handling  of  incendiary  bombs.  A  poster 
exhibit  was  set  up  in  the  Museum,  and  the  January  issue 
of  the  Academy  News  Letter,  containing  a  carefully  pre- 
pared article  on  "Bombs  and  What  to  Do  About  Them." 
was  distributed  free  to  Museum  visitors. 

Next  came  an  exhibit  on  "Nutrition  for  Wartime 
Needs,"  which  was  prepared  by  the  Museum  staff  in  co- 
operation with  the  Northern  California  Public  Health 
Association  and  the  \^'estern  Branch  of  the  American 
Public  Health  .Association.  This,  a  portable  exhibit,  has 
been  shown  in  Palo  Alto.  San  Jose,  and  Seattle,  and  is  at 
the  lime  of  this  writing  again  on  exhibit  in  the  Academy's 
Museum  in  Golden  Gate  Park.  The  April  issue  of  the 
News  Letter  was  devoted  to  practical  information  on  nu- 
trition and  it  also  was  freely  distributed.  Readers  of  this 
magazine  may  still  obtain  copies  on  request. 

Camouflage  is  a  subject  of  great  interest  at  the  present 
time,  and  most  museums  in  the  Bay  Region  have  featured 
exhibits  along  this  line.  As  the  present  writer  pointed  out 
in  an  article  in  the  October  issue  of  the  Women  s  City 
Club  Magazine,  the  jiriiiciples  of  camouflage  were  de- 
veloped through  study  of  nature  and  the  methods  by 
which  animals  conceal  themselves  for  purposes  of  of- 
fense or  defense.  The  dioramas  in  a  natural  history 
museum  afford  an  excellent  study  both  of  camouflage  in 
nature  and  of  means  of  realistically  reproducing  natural 
objects  and  natural  scenery. 

In  emphasizing  these  specific  educational  undertakings, 
we  must  not  forget  the  intangible  but  highly  important 


contribution  that  museums  make  in  a  general  way  to  war- 
time morale.  The  rubber  shortage,  transportation  diffi- 
culties, and  pressure  of  work  prevent  people  from  getting 
away  on  extended  trips  and  require  them  to  exploit  the 
resources  nearer  home.  Persons  now  visit  museums  on 
their  own  account,  who  in  normal  times  rarely  came  near 
such  institutions  except  when  showing  visitors  the  sights 
of  the  city.  Soldiers  and  sailors,  on  their  limited  leaves 
and  with  restricted  funds,  find  pleasure  and  profit  in 
visiting  these  free  public  institutions. 

This  afternoon,  just  before  I  began  the  writing  of  this 
article,  I  was  discussing  with  Mr.  Tose,  the  head  of  our 
Department  of  Exhibits,  the  rearrangement  of  certain 
cases  in  the  Museum,  when  two  sailors  approached  and 
engaged  us  in  conversation.  The  elder,  a  man  of  about 
forty,  remarked.  "We  are  just  back  from  Midway.  It  is  a 
pleasant  experience  to  look  at  these  peaceful  scenes  of 
outdoor  life."  The  younger  said.  "When  we  come  back 
to  .America,  we  see  what  we  are  fighting  for." 

Being  burdened  with  a  meditative  turn  of  mind.  I  could 
not  avoid  the  slightly  melancholy  reflection  that  to  the 
older  man  the  museum  represented  an  escape,  while  to 
the  younger  it  was  a  portion  of  his  "brave  new  world." 
Nevertheless,  for  each,  the  museum  held  something  that 
was  significant — again  to  quote  Mr.  Lambert.  "Something 
from  the  past  to  hand  over  to  the  future." 


The  Ajiican  l)ih  I)i/\.  an  Ulitslnttiiin  oj  Camouila^c  in  \tilure 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,  1942 


POETRY  PAGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Who  Takes  Land 

Who  takes  land 
With  stumps  and  trees 
And  clears  it.  one  by  one, 
Of  these; 

Who  turns  over. 
Clod  by  clod. 
The  stubborn,  old 
Root-rifled  sod ; 

Who  wrests  from  fields. 
That  grudge  the  giving. 
A  place  and  sustenance 
For  living; 

His  should  be 
The  clarion  pitch. 
The  carven  and  exalted 

Niche ; 

His.  the  shouts 
Of  acclamation ; 
His.  the  reverence 
Of  a  nation. 

— Ethkl  Romig  Fuller. 


From  "Maurine" 

If  all  the  ships  I  have  at  sea 
Should  come  a-sailing  home  to  mc. 
Ah,  well!  the  harbor  could  not  hold 
So  many  sails  as  there  would  be 
If  all  my  ships  came  in  from  sea. 

If  half  my  ships  came  home  from  sea. 
And  brought  their  precious  freight  to  me, 
Ah,  well!  I  should  have  wealth  as  great 
As  any  king  who  sits  in  state  — 
So  rich  the  treasures  that  would  be 
In  half  my  ships  now  out  at  sea. 

If  just  one  ship  I  have  at  sea 

Should  come  a-sailing  home  to  me. 

Ah,  well !  the  storm  clouds  then  might  frown: 

For  if  the  others  all  went  down 

Still  rich  and  proud  and  glad  Fd  be. 

If  that  one  ship  came  back  to  me. 

If  that  one  ship  went  down  at  sea. 

And  all  the  others  came  to  me. 

Weighed  down  with  gems  and  wealth  untold. 

With  glory,  honor,  riches,  gold. 

The  poorest  soul  on  earth  Fd  be 

If  that  one  ship  came  not  to  me. 

0  skies  be  calm!  0  winds  blow  free — 
Blow  all  my  ships  safe  home  to  me. 
But  if  thou  sendest  some  awrack 
To  never  more  come  sailing  back. 
Send  any, — all,  that  skim  the  sea 
But  bring  my  love-ship  home  to  me. 

— Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox. 


Youth's  Songs 

They  lift  upon  the  first  rush  of  bright  wings 

Into  the  heaven  of  singing;  and  they  dare 

To  glimpse  unseen  and  utter  tacit  things. 

And  with  unstained  hands  from  the  temple  tear 

The  inmost  veil  to  find  if  truth  be  there. 

They  chant  in  darkness  with  unbated  breath 

The  age-old  exorcisms  of  despair — 

How  may  we  sing  who  once  have  walked  with  death? 

0  Poet,  Poet,  lingering,  lingering  late 

To  dream  fulfillment  of  star-high  desire. 

A  little  longer  and  in  vain  vou  wait 

The  flush  of  mystery,  the  cloak  of  fire; 

Youth's  songs  have  wings,  but  after  words  shall  be 

As  gray  leaves  fallen  to  the  wild  white  sea. 

— Maxwell  Anderson. 


Ethel  Romic  Fuller  (Mrs.  Charles  E.  Fuller)  spent  a  few  years  in  Carmel,  returning  to  her  home,  Portland,  Oregon.  She  has  published 
ttvo  books  of  poems,  and  is  verse  editor  of  the  Portland  Oregonian.  Her  work  has  appeared  in  many  leading  national  publications,  and 
anthologies. 

Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox  uas  born  in  Wisconsin  in  7855,  and  most  of  her  life  was  spent  in  or  near  Neiv  York.  She  lived  in  Southern 
California  the  later  years  of  her  life,  and  died  in  1919,  in  England. 

Maxwell  Anderson  was  an  instructor  in  the  English  Department  at  Stanford  University,  where  he  received  his  M.A.,  in  1914.  He  wrote 
jor  the  San  Francisco  Herald,  Chronicle,  and  Bulletin,  until  1918.  He  is  the  author  of  a  book  of  poems,  "You  Who  Hare  Dreams,"  and 
of  many  plays,  receiving  the  Pulitzer  prize  for  his  play.  "Both   Your  Houses."  in  W.H.'i.  His  home  is  in  New  York  City. 


AUGUST.   1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


A  Letter  From  London 

•ff  You  will  think  —  and  quite  rightly  — 
that  I  got  out  of  the  frying-pan  into 
the  fire.  It  is  a  miracle  that  I  am  alive  to 
tell  the  tale  of  the  Blitz  on  Canterbury. 

George  was  awake  when  the  siren  soundeil 
at  about  4  o'clock  accompanied  almost  at 
once  by  the  hooter  which  went  when  planes 
were  within  10  miles  of  Canterbury.  He 
didn't  call  me  as  we  had  heard  this  often 
during  our  stay,  but  went  into  the  dining 
room  to  look  out  the  window.  He  saw  but 
one  searchlight.  Then  he  went  to  the  door 
leading  to  the  garden  and  had  no  sooner 
stepped  out  when  he  saw  the  fields  in  front 
of  the  house  a  sea  of  torchlight  flames  — 
hundreds  of  flares  or  incendiaries  lighted 
up  the  fields  and  beautiful  trees.  Then  in 
no  more  than  a  minute  the  first  bomb  fell. 
He  was  blown  back  through  the  door  which 
he  managed  to  slam  behind  him.  (He  had 
great  difficulty  in  breathing  —  was  panting 
for  hours  and  wasn't  recovered  from  this 
until  tea-time  the  next  day.  We  realized 
then  it  was  the  blast.) 

By  that  time  I  was  awake  and  had  run 
downstairs.  I  looked  through  the  window 
and  saw  the  fields  which  looked  more  like 
an  inferno  than  anything  else  one  could 
imagine.  By  this  time  the  bombs  were  fall- 
ing all  around  us,  and  I  grabbed  George 
by  the  hand  and  made  for  the  broom  closet 
under  the  stairs  where  there  was  just  room 
for  the  two  of  us.  There  was  a  dugout, 
covered  by  a  few  feet  of  earth  in  the  field 
just  outside  the  garden  but  we  didn't  have 
time  to  get  to  it.  Well,  there  we  lay  prone 
on  the  floor,  our  heads  under  the  wooden 
stairs  and  said  our  prayers.  We  could  hear 
the  sizzling  of  the  dozens  of  incendiaries 
all  about,  and  several  times  poked  our 
heads  out  of  the  door  to  see  if  the  kitchen 
was  on  fire. 

The  sound  was  horrible  and  the  air  filled 
with  the  horrid  smell  of  dynamite  and  with 
dirt  from  the  plaster  that  fell  from  the 
walls  and  ceilings  in  the  house.  (We  are 
just  below  the  brow  of  a  hill  on  which  lay 
one  of  the  main  roads  in  Canterbury.)  We 
were  about  10-15  minutes  walk  from  the 
center,  which  was  the  Cathedral. 

The  planes  came  over  the  hill  and 
swooped  down  over  us  —  dive-bombing  as 
they  went.  (Irashing  explosions  were  almost 
continuous  anri  it  was  terrifying  to  hear 
that  whine  of  the  bomb  and  to  await  that 
moment  before  knowing  if  it  was  a  release 
of  incendiaries  or  H.E.'s.  The  house  was 
rocking  and  swaying,  and  this  went  on  for 
about  an  hour  and  a  half,  with  short  lulls 
in  our  own  guns  when  our  planes  were 
about.  But  Jerry  had  everything  very  niucli 
his  own  way.  We  had  a  big  gun  just  out- 
side the  garden  in  our  field  and  this  shook 
the  groun<l  as  it  fired.  Along  the  field  went 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smote — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT  .  .  .  you  can  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority  .  .  .  facts 
reported   by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREHES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough.'  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

MORE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERy  PUFF  - 
PIUS  PROTECTION! 


Call  for 


PHILIP  MORRIS 


AMERICA'S  f//ieSt  CIGARETTE! 


Your 


C/ifb 


Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Gty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,   1942 


a  line  of  land  mines  which  were  touched 
off  and  left  a  deep  trench. 

In  the  midst  of  the  raid  the  husband  of 
our  cook  came  in  to  see  if  we  were  all  right 
and  to  know  if  his  wife  and  daughter  were 
with  us.  Their  house,  with  about  6  others 
in  a  row  just  beyond  our  garden  had  all 
been  set  on  fire,  and  Mrs.  Jarves,  who  was 
a  warden,  had  taken  all  her  neighbors  to 
shelter  in  the  Bishop  of  Dover's  place,  just 


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with  the  soft  wool  suits  can  be  either 
large  or  small.  Sparkling  white  hats  of 
all  kinds  of  straws  or  white  with  dark 
combination.  Both  large  and  tiny  hats 
for  formal  afternoon  occasions.  Also 
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newest  styles. 

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across  the  street.  All  of  these  houses  were 
gutted  by  fire,  but  as  soon  as  they  were  hit 
the  fire  warden  came  and  got  all  of  the 
furniture  and  belonging  out  and  into  our 
garden. 

Just  over  the  fence  from  these  houses 
stood  the  garage  with  the  owner's  car  and 
George's  little  Austin.  Though  only  ten 
yards  separated  the  burning  houses  from 
the  garage  and  though  an  incendiary  fell 
within  a  foot  of  the  garage,  and  the  doors 
at  each  end  were  blown  open  by  blast,  the 
garage  and  cars  were  untouched. 

At  three-thirty  we  finally  emerged  from 
our  shelter,  which  was  no  real  shelter,  just 
a  closet.  We  set  at  the  front  door  watching 
the  whole  of  Canterbury  in  flames.  Great 
explosions  were  heard  as  delayed  bombs 
went  off,  places  were  blasted  and  great 
buildings,  one  a  church  tower,  fell  crash- 
ing. I  made  tea  for  the  few  that  turned  up: 
the  chief  warden  was  one  who  had  spent 
the  whole  time  on  top  of  the  hill  while  the 
dive-bombing  went  on.  How  these  people 
have  the  courage  is  beyond  me.  Well,  he 
said  the  glass  of  whiskey  George  gave  him 
put  new  life  into  him.  I  expected  many  in- 
jured would  be  brought  into  our  house, 
which  was  one  that  was  listed  to  take 
people,  but  by  a  miracle  the  casualties  in 
our  part  were  not  high  and  no  one  was 
brought,  though  many  came  to  see  if  we 
were  all  right. 

As  soon  as  it  was  light  we  looked  about 
the  garden.  A  number  of  incendiaries  were 
all  about,  one  almost  touching  the  house. 
Rut  the  fields  in  front!  Great  bomb  craters 
the  size  of  a  big  house  were  all  about.  Out 
of  a  herd  of  eight  fine  cows,  only  three  were 
left  alive.  George  walked  past  them  and 
saw  the  dead  ones.  Their  skin  was  peeled 
off,  all  their  innards  blown  out,  and  no  sign 
of  blood.  It  must  have  been  the  blast.  Of 
the  two  beautiful  horses  only  one  was 
visible.  The  other  had  just  vanished. 

George  Jr.  has  just  come,  having  been 
down  for  his  car  and  the  rest  of  our  things 
and  says  there  were  29  H.  E.  bombs  fell  in 
the  five  acres  in  front  of  the  house.  Isn't 
it  a  miracle  we  escaped?  Almost  every  win- 
dow in  the  house  was  shattered,  fragments 
going  either  in  the  house  or  garden.  The 
next  morning  at  eight  the  gardener  turned 
up  with  tomatoes  I  had  ordered.  He  cleared 
wheelbarrow  loads  of  glass  away. 

Well,  with  shopping  district  destroyed, 
water,  gas  and  electricity  cut  off  and  the 
house  a  mess,  we  decided  we  were  nothing 
but  a  burden  on  the  community  so  decided 
to  get  out.  In  no  time,  all  kinds  of  relief 
were  at  hand  and  everything  was  wonder- 
fully managed.  We  couldn't  help  by  stay- 
ing and  the  house  was  in  good  hands  with 
Mrs.  Jarves  there.  She  wouldn't  sleep  in 
the  house,  but  went  outside  the  town,  so 
George  tells  me.  We  felt  we  couldn't  stand 
another  raid  and  as  the  Cathedral  itself  was 
sti!l   standing,   we  were   afraid   they  would 


come  back  to  finish  the  job.  They  did  so 
on  Monday  night  and  dropped  mostly  in- 
cendiaries, so  it  was  good  we  got  out. 

We  were  utterly  exhausted,  but  packed 
most  of  our  things  and  got  the  4.9  train  to 
London  —  very  crowded,  but  we  didn't 
mind  that.  We  drove  through  part  of  the 
town  on  the  way  to  the  station,  past  the 
part  pictured  in  the  newspapers,  which  was 
just  across  the  street  from  my  good  dentist, 
whose  house  was  merely  walls.  A  number  of 
soldiers  were  at  work  clearing  the  wreck- 
age; one  found  a  very  scared  rabbit  as  we 
passed.  The  soldiers  were  throwing  bricks 
in  through  the  window  of  my  dentist's  office. 
No  sign  of  his  equipment,  of  course,  and  I 
don't  know  if  he  or  his  family  sursived. 
Funny  enough  I  told  him  that  I  was  giving 
myself  three  quiet  months  in  which  to  get 
this  work  done  that  I  had  started  over  and 
over,  but  every  time  I  got  started  the  bombs 
begin  to  fall  or  trains  stop,  as  happened  in 
M.illorca,  then  in  Lisbon,  with  the  train. 

We  got  to  London  at  6:30  and  fell  into 
the  Grosvenor  Hotel,  where  we  slept  for  9 
hours.  We  had  telegraphed  George  and  he 
got  7  days'  leave.  He  had  just  spent  7  days 
with  us,  including  the  previous  week-end. 
Along  he  came  at  11  that  evening,  Tuesday; 
great  reunion. 

The  Tuesday  we  went  to  the  Bank  —  we 
had  just  paid  the  month's  rent  in  advance. 
Then  had  lunch  with  friends  —  a  very  in- 
teresting young  South  African  flyer,  who 
was  most  interested  in  this  book  that 
George  still  hopes  to  write.  Once  again  he 
had  just  settled  down  to  it!  Then  I  had  a 
most  important  interview  with  the  Friends 
Committee,  which  I  have  been  waiting  to 
see. 

We  got  an  invitation  to  come  to  George's 
brother-in-law's  farm  —  his  sister  died 
recently  and  so  we  decided  to  come  to 
Warwickshire.  We  all  love  it  here,  especially 
young  George.  It  is  such  heavenly  country. 
So  yesterday  George  went  down  to  Canter- 
bury to  get  his  car  and  we  came  here.  We 
got  off  at  Banbury  and  almost  didn't  get 
here  as  we  couldn't  get  anyone  to  bring  us, 
due  to  petrol  shortage.  Georgie  arrived  back 
at  midnight  with  radio-gramophone  attach- 
ment. I  think  we  shall  stay  down  here  for 
sometime. 

I  didn't  tell  you  that  the  second  night  in 
London  we  had  an  alarm  and,  believe  me, 
we  rushed  down  the  six  floors  to  get  under 
the  stairs.  Quite  unashamed!  But  this  was 
one  night  and  how  the  Londoners  stood  it 
for  months.  It  has  always  seemed  marvelous 
to  me  and  now  more  than  ever,  of  course. 

Well,  here  we  are  in  a  most  peaceful 
setting.  I  am  in  the  garden  and  believe  me 
it  is  good  to  be  here;  also  to  have  our 
George  with  us.  He  brought  your  telegram 
from  Canterbury. 

Thank  you  dear  ones  for  your  concern 
for  us.     And  now  my  love  to  you  all. 

DiNA. 


AUGUST,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


The  Jobs  We  Do 

— BY  ESTHER  B.  PHILLIPS 

■^  The  report  of  our  Cliairnian  of  Volun- 
teer Service  for  June,  1942,  is  interest- 
ing. I  read  it  at  our  July  Directors'  meetinj;. 
Then  I  re-read  it.  Then  I  read  it  again. 
"Say!  Our  members  ought  to  see  this.  The 
jobs  we  do.  The  number.  The  variety.  The 
quality.  Miss  Leale,  can't  this  go  into  the 
August  magazine?"  And  here  is  the  list  of 
the  June  "jobs,"  with  explanatory  com- 
ment: 

Gray  Ladies:  14  volunteers;  96  hours  of 
service.  They  go  to  the  Letterinan  and 
Marine  Hospitals,  and  to  the  City  and 
County  Hospital.  They  read  to  the  sick,  play 
games  with  the  convalescent,  write  letters 
for  those  too  sick  to  write  to  their  friends, 
et  cetera.  They  do  one  of  the  "spiritual 
works  of  mercy"  mentioned  in  the  New 
Testament. 

League  Shop:  38  volunteers:  135  hours 
of  service.  They  sell  goods  to  you  from  our 
own  shop. 

Magazine  Addressing:  66  volunteers:  164 
hours  of  service.  Your  Club  Magazine  comes 
to  you  each  month  addressed  to  you  by  a 
member. 

Cafeteria:  63  volunteers:  126  hours  of 
service.  They  will  serve  you  your  luncheon 
six  days  a  week. 

Tea  Senice:  32  volunteers;  76  hours  of 
service.  Tea  in  the  lounge  3:30  to  5,  six 
days  a  week.  Come  and  have  some.  (This  is 
a  lovely  job.  I'd  like  it  if  I  ever  become  a 
lady  of  leisure.) 

Library:  142  volunteers:  286  hours  of 
service.  You  check  out  and  return  your  club 
library  books  to  these  members. 

Lihrary  Administration :  14  volunteers :  42 
hours  of  service.  They  select,  catalog,  clean 
and  mend  our  books. 

Garden:  6  volunteers:  12'/^  hours  •{ 
service.  Come,  look  at  their  handiwork,  in 
our  Patio  Garden! 

Setving:  14  volunteers;  51  hours  of  serv- 
ice. They  mend  our  curtains,  our  table  linen, 
our  house  linens,  make  aprons,  and  make 
themselves  amazingly  useful.  Dear  ladies.  I 
hate  to  sew.  I  marvel  at  your  pertinacity 
and  your  beautiful  stitchery. 

Needlewmk  Guild:  24  volunteers:  74 
hours  of  service.  They  make  clothes  which 
they  give  to  the  poor  children  of  our  own 
country.  "Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto 
me"  is  written  in  their  hearts. 

Red  Cross  Sewing:  .50  volunteers:  567'/2 
hours  of  service.  Who  knows  where  and  to 
whom  go  the  dresses,  coals,  shirts,  clothes 
of  every  description  marie  by  these  volun- 
teers? 

Red  Cross  Knitting:  226  volunteers;  4063 
hours  of  service.  Your  son,  your  niece,  your 
nephew,  your  neighbor  may  have  a  warm 
sweater  or  scarf  a  Club  member  knitteil. 

National  Defender's  Club:  420  volunteers! 
1.581    hours    of    srrvice.    They    wait    on    the 


youth  of  our  nation  who,  far  from  home, 
awaiting  goodness  knows  what,  find  a 
haven  of  refuge  in  the  beautiful  Clubroom 
we  maintain  for  enlisted  men. 

Civilian  Defense:  20  volunteers:  54  hours 
of  service.  These  volunteers  responded  to 
calls  for  help  from  our  Civilian  Defense 
Administration. 

Evacuees:  86  volunteers:  455  hours  of 
service.  Our  own  fellow-citizens,  sent  home 
from  danger  zones,  find  our  whole  Lower 
Main  Floor  fitted  up  beautifully  for  their 
comfort  and  convenience.  Come,  look  at  the 
playroom  for  children  and  our  First  Aid 
Station.  Diil  you  know  that  on  Christmas 
Day  we  gave  hospitality  to  over  500  women 
and  children  from  Honolulu?  With  a 
Christmas  tree? 


Motor  Drives:  9  volunteers;  54  hours  of 
service.  Yes,  even  with  a  rubber  shortage, 
army  nurses  who  had  never  been  in  San 
Francisco  before,  were  entitled  to  a  trip  be- 
fore sailing  to  the  Pacific  front.  These  mem- 
bers gave  them  a  beauty! 

Letters  to  Members:  48  volunteers;  96 
hours  of  service.  These  volunteers  addressed 
letters  to  delinquent  or  resigning  members 
and  .sent  out  notices  of  membership  meet- 
ings during  July  and  August.  You'll  get  a 
letter  soon,  telling  you  of  the  meetings. 

Telephone:  100  volunteers;  807  hours  of 
service.  They  telephoned  members  about 
the  study  classes.  They  telephoned  at  the 
request  of  the  Council  of  Civilian  Defense, 
reminding  citizens  of  the  safety  bond  issue. 

Sunday  Mght  Suppers:  25  volunteers;  75 


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hours  of  service.  They  serve  you  a  delicious 
buffet  supper  every  Sunday  evening  from 
5:30  to  7:30.  Won"t  you  bring  some  guests 
next  Sunday? 

Are  you  pood  at  arithmetic?  I  add  this 
up  to  make  8815  hours  of  service  given  l)y 
1397  loyal,  unselfish  members  who  add  to 
their  own  happiness  and  make  many  friends 
in  serving  others.  June,  a  typical  month, 
hut  you  may  be  sure  July  saw  calls  for 
more  service  and  a  response  from  our  mem- 
bers. 

By-Laws  of  The  National 
Leascue  for  Woman's  Service 

■^  The  By-Laws  of  this  corporation,  as 
revised  at  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Directors,  held  on  October  22, 
1923,  and  as  amended  by  said  Board  of 
Directors  at  its  meeting  on  May  18,  1942. 
A'ame  Article  I 

The  name  of   this   organization   shall   be 
THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR 
WOMAN'S  SERVICE. 
STATE  OF  CALIFORNIA. 
Object  Article  II 

The  object  of  this  organization  shall  be 
to  offer  opportunities  for  the  guidance,  the 
training  and  the  development  of  women 
through  its  various  departments  of  service 
to  women.  The  headquarters  of  the  organi- 
zation shall  be  known  as  the  Women's  City 
Club  of  San  Francisco. 
Membership       Article  III 

.■^ny  woman  may  become  a  member  of  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service,  in- 
cluding the  Women's  City  Club  of  San 
Francisco  and  all  other  activities,  upon 
written  application  accompanied  by  letters 
from  three  members  of  the  League  duly 
filed  with  the  Executive  Secretary.  Names, 
addresses  and  endorsers  of  all  new  mem- 
bers shall  be  posted  on  the  l)ulletin  boards 
of  the  Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco 
for  thirty  days.  The  membership  of  the 
League  shall  be  limited  to  eight  thousand, 
five  hundred.  When  the  membership  shall 
have  attained  eight  thousand,  five  hundred, 
a  waiting  list  shall  be  made  and  the  names 
of  the  applicants  for  membership  shall  be 
placed  on  this  list.  As  vacancies  occur  in 
the  membership  list,  applicants  whose  names 
are  on  the  waiting  list  shall  be  notified  in 
the  order  in  which  their  names  appear  on 
the  waiting  list.  Such  notification  shall  be 
given  by  letter  from  the  Executive  Secre- 
tary. If  not  acknowledged  within  fifteen 
days  from  date  of  mailing,  the  membership 
shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  declined. 
Initiation  fee  and  dues  shall  be  payable  on 
becoming  a  member,  as  provided  in  Article 
IV,  sections  1  and  2.  Members  are  entitled 
to  vote,  to  hold  office,  to  participate  in  all 
activities  of  the  League  and  to  use  all 
League  and  Club  facilities. 

Membership  Dues         Article  I\' 

Section  1.  Beginning  March  1.  1923,  there 
shall  be  an  initiation  fee  of  $25.00. 

Section  2.  Annual  dues  shall  be  nine  dol- 
lars a  year,  the  fiscal  year  being  from 
March  1st  to  March  1st.  Dues  shall  be  pay- 
able in  full  on  March  1st.  Members  joining 
after  September  1st  of  any  year  shall  pay 
dues  of  S4.50  for  the  balance  of  the  current 
fiscal  year  in  which  such  member  joins,  and 
thereafter  shall  pay  the  regular  annual  dues. 
Section  3.  Notice  that  dues  are  payable 
on  March  1st  shall  be  mailed  by  the  Execu- 


tive Secretary  to  each  member  on  or  before 
February  15th.  On  March  15th,  a  second 
notice,  quoting  this  section  of  Article  IV, 
shall  be  mailed  to  those  members  whose 
dues  are  then  unpaid.  No  further  notice 
shall  be  required  and  proof  of  mailing  shall 
be  deemed  conclusive  that  such  notices 
were  received  by  members.  All  members 
whose  dues  are  unpaid  April  1st  shall  be 
held  delinquent.  Delinquent  members  shall 
be  eligible  to  rejoin  the  League  in  the  same 
manner  and  upon  the  same  conditions  as 
new  members. 

Section  4.  Any  member  may  resign  from 
the  League  by  sending  in  a  written  resigna- 
tion, provided,  however,  that  such  written 
resignation  shall  be  accepted  only  after  pay- 
ment of  her  dues  for  the  current  fiscal  year. 

Section  .5.  A  member  may  be  suspended 
or  expelled  for  cause  by  a  three-quarters 
vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  provided,  a 
written  copy  of  the  charges  shall  have  been 
sent  to  such  member  one  month  previous  to 
action.  Such  member  may  demand  a  hearing 
before  the  Board  and  shall  then  be  heard 
prior  to  action  upon  the  charges.  Objections 
to  applicants  to  membership  shall  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Board  in  writing. 

Section  6.  Neither  the  initiation  fee  here- 
after nor  the  annual  dues  sha'l  be  increased 
except  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members 
present  and  voting  at  a  regularly  called 
meeting.  Notice  of  any  proposed  increase 
hereafter  must  be  sent  to  each  member  of 
the  League  at  least  ten  days  previous  to 
the  meeting  at  which  action  on  such  pro- 
posed increase  is  taken. 
Officers  Article  V 

Section  1.  The  officers  shall  be  President, 
First  Vice-President,  Second  Vice-President, 
Third  Vice-President,  Recording  Secretary, 
Corresponding  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Section  2.  There  shall  be  the  following 
Standing  Committees:  Training  and  Educa 
tion,  Finance,  Publicity,  Program  and  En 
tertainment.  Library,  House,  Reciprocal  Re 
lations.  The  Board  of  Directors  may  estab 
lish  other  Standing  Committees  at  any  meet 
ing,  regular  or  special.  The  President  shal 
appoint  chairmen  of  Standing  Committees 
during  March  of  each  year  and  thereafter 
as  the  need  arises.  Each  chairman  shall  ap- 
point the  members  of  her  committee  with 
the  approval  of  the  President.  The  officers 
shall  constitute  the  Executive  Committee 
which  shall  meet  at  the  call  of  the  Presi- 
dent to  consider  such  matters  pertaining  to 
the  business  and  interests  of  the  League  as 
the  President  may  place  before  it.  The 
Board  of  Directors  shall,  in  the  exercise  of 
its  discretion,  specify  from  time  to  time  the 
powers  and  duties  of  Standing  Committees 
together  with  the  number  constituting  each 
committee. 
Board  of  Directors  Article  VI 

Section  I.  There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Di- 
rectors, consisting  of  thirty-one  members, 
which  shall  conduct  the  business  and  have 
general  charge  of  affairs  of  the  organization. 
No  person  receiving  a  salary  from  this  or- 
ganization shall  be  eligible  to  election  to  the 
Board  of  Directors. 

Section  2.  The  President  with  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Executive  Committee  and 
approval  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  ap- 
point an  Executive  Secretary. 

Section  3.  The  Executive  Secretary  shall 
be  the  executive  officer  of  the  Board  and 
under  its  direction  shall  have  general  over- 
sight of  all  departments  and  activities  of 
the  League. 

Section  4.  A  Board  member  absent  from 
three  regular  meetings  in  succession  with- 
out   sufficient    excuse    shall,    after    written 


AUGUST,  1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


notification    from    the    President,   be    auto- 
matically dropped  from  the  Board. 

Article  VII 
Electum  of  Members  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  and  Officers 

Section  1.  The  Directors  of  the  organiza- 
tion shall  he  elected  hy  ballot  of  the  active 
mpml>ershi[)  of  the  organization  at  the  an- 
nual election.  .\l  the  first  election  eleven 
directors  shall  be  elected  for  one  year,  ten 
directors  for  two  years,  and  ten  directors 
for  three  years.  Thereafter  at  each  annual 
election  the  successors  to  the  directors 
whose  terms  shall  expire  in  that  year  shall 
be  elected  to  hold  oflice  for  a  term  of  three 
years.  Vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board 
shall  be  filled  by  the  vote  of  the  Board. 

Section  2.  The  President  shall  appoint  a 
nominating  committee  consisting  of  five 
members  of  the  League,  two  months  prior 
to  the  annual  election.  This  committee  shall 
post  a  list  of  nominations  for  election  to 
the  Board  of  Directors  on  the  bulletin  board 
of  the  League  heailquarters  at  least  five 
weeks  prior  to  the  annual  election.  Other 
nominations  may  he  made  in  writing  by  any 
fifteen  members  of  the  organization,  which 
nominations  must  be  posted  on  the  bulletin 
board  at  League  headquarters  at  least  three 
weeks  prior  to  the  annual  election.  The 
persons  receiving  the  highest  number  of 
votes  shall  be  considered  elected  to  the 
Board  of  Directors. 

Section  3.  Forthwith,  upon  receipt  of  the 
written  report  of  the  Election  Committee  as 
to  the  result  of  the  annual  election,  the 
President  shall  appoint  a  nominating  com- 
mittee of  five  members  from  the  Board  of 
Directors  for  the  purpose  of  presenting 
nominations  for  the  officers  of  the  League. 
Said  Committee  shall  present  such  nomina- 
tions to  the  Board  of  Directors  at  its  first 
regular  meeting  following  said  annual  elec- 
tion and  said  nominations  thereupon  shall 
be  voted  upon  and  the  officers  so  elected 
shall  immediately  assume  their  respective 
offices. 
Annual  Election        .Artjcle  VIII 

The  annual  election  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors by  the  League  Membership  shall  be 
held  on  the  second  Tuesday  in  February  of 
each  year  at  the  League  headquarters  be- 
tween the  hours  of  9  a.  m.  and  6  p.  m. 
Signed  ballots  may  be  sent  by  mail.  One 
week  prior  to  the  election  the  President 
shall  appoint  an  Election  Committee  con- 
sisting of  three  members  of  the  League.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Election  Committee 
to  provide  a  ballot  box  and  printed  ballots 
and  to  make  a  written  return  of  the  results 
of  the  election  to  the  President  and  Execu- 
tive .Secretary.  There  shall  be  a  fine  of 
twenty-five  cents  imposed  on  each  member 
who  fails  to  vote  at  the  annual  election. 
Meetings  .^BTitl.E  IX 

Section  I.  The  annual  meeting  of  the 
League  shall  take  place  during  the  month 
of  March  on  such  a  day  and  at  such  a  time 
and  place  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent. Notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  such 
meeting  shall  he  given  U(>on  the  bulletin 
boaril  at  the  League  headquarters  and  hy 
such  other  public  notice  as  the  President 
shall  deem  advisal)le,  at  least  ten  days  in 
advance  of  such  meeting.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  chairman  of  each  Standing 
(Committee  to  present  to  such  meeting  a 
report  to  he  filed  simultaneously  with  the 
Executive  .Secretary. 

Section  2.  Meetings  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors shall  be  held  on  the  second  Monday 
of  each  month.  Notice  shall  not  be  neces- 
sary for  regular  meetings  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  Scrcn   rneniher\   tif  the  Hoard  of 


Directors  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 

Section    3.    The    President    may    call    a 
special   meeting  of  the  Board  at  any  time 
and   must   do   so    upon    request   in    writing 
from  five  members  of  the  Board. 
Amendments       Article  X 

Excepting  in  regard  to  provisions  relating 
to  dues  and  initiation  fees,  these  By-Laws 
may  be  amended  by  a  majority  vote  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  voting  at  any  regular 
meeting  or  sfiecial  meeting,  provided  that 
before  an  amendment  is  adopted  notice 
shall  have  been  given  in  either  of  the  fol- 
lowing methods:  (a)  notice  by  a  member 
of  the  Board  to  the  members  of  the  Boanl 
assembled  in  a  regular  meeting  of  her  in- 
tention to  propose  an  amendment  to  a  par- 
ticular article  and  section  to  be  voted  on 
at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board; 
or  (b)  with  the  notice  of  a  special  meeting 
of  the  Board,  written  notice  to  all  members 
of  the  Board  that  amendments  to  specified 
articles  of  the  By-Laws  will  be  proposed 
and  voted  on  at  the  special  meeting. 
Article  XI 

This  organization  shall  be  governeil  hy 
Robert's  "Rules  of  Order." 

Peace  Over  the  Andes 

(Continued  from  Page  II) 
supplying  us  with  Spanish  soundtracked 
movies  in  16mm  which  will  form  a  per- 
manent part  of  our  film  library  here.  At 
the  same  time  we  can  use  any  and  all 
silent  or  English  sound  movies  on  a  loan 
or  gift  basis,  using  them  here  for  two  or 
three  months,  then  either  returning  them 
directly  to  the  source  or  forwarding  them 
for  use  in  other  Embassies.  Any  good  films 
are  in  demand,  but  especially  those  which 
.show  interesting  views  of  life  and  scenery 
in  the  United  States." 

Reporting  a  conversation  with  a  Chilean 
friend,  Lloyd  sums  up  the  importance  of 
proving  our  assertions  of  good  will  with 
convincing  evidence  of  long-range  post-war 
planning:  "Until  we  can  convince  them 
that  we  are  sincere,  that  they  will  gain  by 
supporting  us,  and  that,  more  than  anything 
else,  we  are  interested  in  their  friendship 
and  in  them  as  individuals  entirely  apart 
from  their  ability  to  help  us  win  the  war, 
we  will  never  have  any  mea.sure  of  support 
or  solidarity." 

Sealed  Lips 

•ff  Leo  Whitney  of  the  Cliff  House  has 
devised  a  card  which  is  placed  on  every 
table  in  the  dining  room  out  there.  It  re- 
minds guests  that  for  eighty  years  visitors 
have  been  sitting  at  those  windows  watching 
the  movement  of  ships  and  it  cautions 
them:  "When  we  leave  here  let  us  seal  our 
lips  that  no  untimely  words  of  ours  may 
lead  to  the  destruction  of  the  ships  you 
have  seen,  to  mass  murder  of  our  troops, 
our  sons,  bound  overseas,  to  the  sinking  of 
precious  ships  and  priceless  cargoes,  to  thi- 
undoing  of  well  laid  plans:  and  in  the  enil, 
perhaps,  contribute  to  the  loss  of  this  war. 
These  few  words,  thoughtlessly  spoken, 
shorlwaved  to  the  enemy  could  do  just 
that:  "Convoy  Sailed  Today." 


Enlist  your  Gas 

and  Electric 

Appliances 

for  the 

Duration 


Let  your  household  appliances 
serve  like  home  soldiers  dur- 
ing the  war's  duration.  And 
see  that,  like  good  soldiers, 
they  receive  the  utmost  in  care 
and  attention  in  order  that 
they  may  serve  you  at  all  times 
at  the  height  of  efficiency. 

Manufacture  of  new  appli- 
ances has  been  drastically  cur- 
tailed as  a  war  necessity.  This 
emergency  measure  creates  a 
situation  which  makes  your  ap- 
pliances more  important  than 
ever,  since  there  will  be  no 
replacements  soon.  They  must 
be  made  to  last. 

If  you  are  of  a  mechanical  turn 
of  mind  and  can  make  your 
own  repairs,  so  much  the  bet- 
ter. If  you  are  not,  any  P.  G. 
and  E.  Company  office  gladly 
will  supply  you  with  the  name 
of  an  Authorized  Service  and 
Repair  Dealer  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. Follow  his  advice 
and  "duration-ize  "  your  appli- 
ances with  timely  repairs  and 
maintenance. 


J^.^.ajc/Jg, 

PAOnC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


BUY   WAR   BONDS 
AND  STAMPS 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  AUGUST,  1942 


RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 


m\  and  mk 


COCOANUT  SHELL  LADLES  for  barbecue  dinners,  buffet  sup- 
pers or  for  picnics. 

SALAD  SERVERS  from  Bali  hand  carved  in  sea  horse,  goose  and 
gander  and  fish  designs  in  blond  wood. 

OLD  SOLID  BR.\SS  fBOWLS!  AND  TRAYS  from  Java  for  flower 
or  fruit  arrangements. 

BELLS — Nautch  Girl  Bells  worn  by  dancing  girls  in  the  temples  of 
India.  May  be  Morn  as  belts,  necklaces,  bracelets  or  for  the 
hair,  in  double  and  single  strands.  . .  Also  strings  of  larger  bells 
for  hangings. 

REED  SHOPPING  BAGS  from  Java,  Math  convenient  handles, 
woven  with  light  and  dark'hrown  grass  in  Batik  designs. 

BALINESE  STRA\^  BAGS  ^*ith  flat  wood  base,  hand  painted  in 
vivid  contrasting  blues,  greens  and  yellows.  Truly  Balinese  in 
appearance.  Two  convenient  sizes  8  x  10  and  10  x  16. 

JAVANESE  STRAW  ^L4TS— 4  x  6  feet,  finely  woven  with  colorful 
decorative  designs.  May  be  used  for  the  table  or  as  floor  cov- 
erings— Ideal  for  sun  bathing. 


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SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Wednesday  —  11-12;  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday  —  3:30-5:30  p.  ni. 

Friday  —  (Men's  Guest  Night)  3:30-7:30  p.  m.  (Starting  Sept.  11) 

Saturday  —10-2. 


OPERA  TEA  —  SEPTEMBER  25TH 
SEPTEMBER 

1 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Prizes.  Fee,  25  Cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis. 

2— Swimming  Pool  11-12  &  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 

3 — Needlework  Guild  _ Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Thursd.w  Evening  Program  Cafeteria 7  p.  m. 

Colored  motion  pictures:   "Color  Tour  of  Marvelous  Marin"  and  "Marin  Mobilizes," 
presented  hy  Mr.  William  Fusselman,  of  Marvelous  Marin,  Inc. 

4 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  . Room  214 11  a.  m 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  _ 5  -  9  p.  m 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p, 

5 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

8 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m 

9 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.  m 

Swimming  Pool  _ 11-12  &  3:30-6:30  p.  m, 

Spanish  Round  Table  _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

10 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m 

Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m, 

Thursd.^y  Evening  Program  Chinese  Room  7  p.  m, 

Lecture:  "The  Symbolism  of  the  Great  Seal  of  the  United  States," 
by  Mrs.  M.  B.  Johnson. 

11 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding _ Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive   Bridge  Tournament   Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

12 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

15 — Progressive   Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Lip  Reading  ("lass  Gymnasium 7:30  p.  m. 

16 — Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium 10  -  11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  8C  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 

Nutrition  Class — Mrs.  Henry  Alves Room  209 10  a.  m. 

17 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  EMning  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swim5iing  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursd.w  Evening  Program  _ Chinese  Room  7  p.  m. 

.\ddress  by  Mr.  Julean  Arnold:  "What  We  Should  Do  About  China." 

Lip  Reading  Class  Gymnasium  10:30  a.  m. 

18 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

-Progressive   Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

19 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

22 — Progressive   Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

23 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium  10-11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  &  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 

Spanish  Round  Table  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

24 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville.  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  Chinese  Room  7  p.  m. 

Address:  "The  Japanese  Menace,"  by  Mr.  Jan  Henrik  Marsman. 

25 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  7:30  p.  m. 

Tea  in  Honor  of  Mr.  Gaetano  Merola  and  Founders  of  San  Francisco  Opera  Assn.     Lounge  4  -  6  p.  m. 

26 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

29 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

30— Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pooi ; n-12  &  3:30-6:30  p.  m. 


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Volume  XVI  September.  1942 


Number  8 


CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Memo:  To  National  League  Members  and  Men  in 

Uniform  —  By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  9 

Inter- American  Affairs  —  By  Hobart  C.  Montee  10 

War  Chest  —  By  Mrs.  Robert  P.  Ballard 12 

Opera  in  War  Time  —  By  Mrs.  Slanley  Puitell 13 

Public  Information  Service  15 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar  2 

Announcements  4-5 

Editorial   7 

Poetry  Page  —  Edited  by  Florence  Keene 14 

I  Have  Been  Reading  17 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President MISS   KATHARINE   DONOHOli 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  VicePresident.- MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  VicePresident MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KlLGORh 

Treasurer MISS  EMMA   NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.   HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs. 

Harry  B.  Allen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs 

H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kermedy 

Miss 

Florence  Benlley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgorc 

Mr«. 

Harold  H.   Bjomstrom 

Mrs.  Uo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs. 

George  U  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs. 

Selah  ChamberUin 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss 

Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.   Leale 

Miss 

Bertha  J.  Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs. 

Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss 

Katharine  Donohoe 

Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs. 

John  M.   F^hlcman 

Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs. 

Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.   Parsons 

Mrs. 

John  A.   Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs. 

C.  J.  Coodell 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs. 

W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  SUnley  Powell 

Mrs.  a  R.  Walter 

Your  Services 
Are  Needed 

+ 

Enlist  for  training 
as  a  Nurses' Aide 

with  tlie 

American  Red 

Cross 

+ 

One  thousand 
Nurses'  Aides 
needed  by 
January  first 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,   1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


*  NEW  MEMBERS:  An  opportune  time  to  interest 
our  friends  in  membership,  because  under  a  new  rul- 
ing passed  by  the  Board  of  Directors  half-year  dues  for 
new  members  are  allowable  as  of  September  1st.  Any  one 
joining  after  that  date  pays  $4.50  for  the  balance  of  the 
fiscal  year.  This  plus  the  special  initiation  fee  of  $5.00 
of  1942  is  a  total  sum  of  $9.50.  For  this  nominal  figure 
one  may  at  this  time  become  a  full-fledged  member  of  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  of  California, 
which  membership  means  immediate  participation  in  our 
many  and  varied  volunteer  services  in  the  Clubhouse  as 
well  as  participation  in  the  community  services  we  are 
daily  being  called  upon  to  give.  Our  volunteers  are  filling 
many  posts,  and  members  are  urged  to  interest  friends 
who  may  be  seeking  just  the  outlets  of  service  that  we 
are  constantly  filling,  .\fter  years  of  quietly  carrying  on 
our  program  of  training  women  in  volunteer  service,  the 
National  League  has  come  into  its  own  and  without  fan- 
fare of  trumpets  meets  each  call  for  service  promptly  and 
efficient! v.  We  feel  that  it  is  a  privilege  to  wear  the  National 
League  Emblem  ard  we  know  that  countless  women  will 
be  proud  to  join  our  rank^.  Application  cards  are  avail- 
able in  any  Club  department. 

*  LIBRARY    VOLUNTEERS:     \^  e    need    additional 
Library  Volunteers  as  substitutes  for  both  day  and 

evening  service.  Previous  library  experience  is  not  neces- 
sary, although  this  is  a  service  which  does  require  train- 
ing, the  training  is  given  by  one  of  our  own  volunteers 
at  the  library  desk.  If  you  are  interested  in  serving  in 
the  library  please  communicate  with  the  Executive  Office 
and  arrangements  will  be  made  for  giving  you  the  neces- 
sary number  of  hours  required  before  you  are  qualified 
to  take  the  desk  alone. 

•  RED  CROSS  KNITTING: 

Keep  on  knitting,  knitting,  knitting 

For  "Our  Boys"  are  flitting,  flitting. 
Help  to  keep  them  warm  and  dry 
Winter  days  are  drawing  nigh. 
The  Red  Cross  has  plentv  of  olive  drab  wool  and  thev 
still  need  turtle-neck  sweaters,  scarfs,  wristlets  and  hel- 
mets. 

•  RED    CROSS   CLASSES:     Sign   up    immediately    if 
vou  have  not  already  done  so  for  Beginners'  First 

Aid.  Advanced  First  Aid  and  Nutrition  so  that  classes 
may  be  started  by  the  second  week  in  September.  Both 
day  and  evening  classes  are  being  arranged.  In  view  of 
the  dimout  regulation  evening  classes  will  be  held  as  early 
as  possible.  Wlien  registering,  please  state  whether  day 
or  evening  is  most  convenient. 


•  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  BRANCH  OF  THE  NEEDLE- 
\^'ORK  GUILD :     This  group  meets  every  first,  third 

and  fifth  Thursday  at  the  Clubhouse  in  Room  214,  A 
lovely  array  of  children's  dresses,  night  gowns,  hand- 
crocheted,  crib  blankets  and  countless  other  articles  have 
been  made  and  are  being  carefully  wrapped  and  stored 
away  ready  for  the  Needlework  Guild  yearly  Ingathering, 
Miss  Isabel  Moore,  chairman  of  this  branch,  which  was 
organized  in  memory  of  Mrs.  John  Leale.  would  like  very 
much  to  enroll  many  more  in  this  sewing  group,  as  well 
as  to  interest  those  who  may  wish  to  make  contributions. 
There  are  at  present  dozens  of  little  girls'  dresses  ready 
that  have  been  made  from  remnants  of  materials  sent  in 
or  left  over  from  uniforms  or  other  sewing  projects.  If  one 
can  not  sew  themselves,  they  can  be  of  just  as  great  help 
by  donating  materials  for  this  work.  All  materials  must 
be  new.  but  even  very  short  lengths  can  be  utilized  in  com- 
binations or  as  trimming.  Completed  garments  are  on 
exhibition  at  each  meeting. 

•  LIBRARY  COMMITTEE:     A  meeting  of  the  Library 
Committee  and  the  Library  Volunteers  will  be  held 

on  Wednesday,  September  16th.  at  2:30  p.  m.  All  Library 
Volunteers,  both  past  and  present,  are  requested  to  at- 
tend. Any  member  who  is  interested  in  serving  as  a  Library 
Volunteer  is  also  cordially  invited  to  this  meeting.  We  are 
always  happy  to  meet  '"book  minded"  members  and  have 
them  learn  how  our  committee  and  our  staff'  of  volunteer 
librarians  co-operate  in  maintaining  the  library  for  the 
pleasure  and  profit  to  all.  Please  consult  the  bulletin  board 
on  the  main  floor  on  Wednesday.  September  16th.  for  the 
room  in  which  the  meeting  will  be  held. 

-k  OPERA  TEA:  To  celebrate  the  20th  Anniversary 
of  the  founding  of  the  Opera  Association,  a  tea  will 
be  given  on  Friday  afternoon.  September  25th.  from  4  to 
6  o'clock,  in  honor  of  Mr.  Gaetano  Merola  and  the  Foun- 
ders of  the  San  Francisco  Opera  Association.  Members 
and  guests  are  cordially  invited  to  attend.  Miss  Donohoe 
will  be  assisted  iji  receiving  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 
Tea  will  be  forty  cents. 

•  PRISON  AID  CENTER:     Undoubtedly  many  of  our 
members  will  be  anxious  to  register  for  the  Center, 

operated  by  the  Pacific  Area  of  the  National  Red  Cross 
under  the  chairmanship  of  Mrs.  Henry  Potter  Russell. 

•  NURSES"  AIDES :     Nurses'  Aides  are  greatly  needed 
and  all  members  of  the  National  League  who  are 

free  to  take  this  course  of  training  are  requested  to  get  in 
touch  with  the  Executive  Office  of  the  Clubhouse  for  de- 
tailed information. 

SEPTEMBER,   1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  THE  SWIMMING  POOL:  One  characteristic  of 
normality  is  a  facility  to  adjust  quickly  —  and  with- 
out too  much  effort  —  to  change.  This  ability  to  adjust, 
always  a  marked  quality  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service,  has  never  been  so  apparent  as  now. 

The  Swimming  Pool  hours  have  been  changed  from 
time  to  time  in  accordance  with  the  wishes  of  the  mem- 
bers as  evidenced  bv  their  patronage.  Once  again  — 
because  the  attendance  suggests  it  and  because  of  the  ap- 
proaching early  dusk  with  its  potential  blackout,  we  are 
changing  the  hours  of  our  Friday  Night  Family  Swims. 
The  pool,  beginning  September  IL  1942.  will  open  from 
3:30  p.  m.  to  7:30  p.  m.  The  other  hours  remain  as  be- 
fore: Wednesday.  11  to  12.  3:.3n  to  6:30:  Thursday.  3:30 
to  5:. 30:  Saturday.  10  to  2. 

To  those  of  our  members  who  regret  the  shortened 
schedule,  may  we  say  that  these  hours  are  determined  by 
the  number  of  members  who  swim.  Swim  more  and  the 
hours  will  be  increased. 

•  LIP    READING   CLASSES:      Instructor.    Miss   Kate 
Morphv.  Classes  start  on  Tuesday  evening.  September 

15th.  at  7:30  p.  m.  and  Thursday  morning.  September 
17th.  at  10:30  a.  m.  These  classes  are  being  given  as  part 
of  our  ^S'ar  Emergency  Program  more  as  a  preparedness 
measure  for  future  help  in  rehabilitation  than  actuallv 
for  education  of  those  whose  hearing  is  impaired.  All 
members  are  welcome,  there  is  no  fee  and  Miss  Morphy 
is  volunteering  her  time  to  this  work  in  view  of  the  an- 
ticipated need  for  trained  volunteers  in  this  field.  We  hope 
that  there  will  be  a  fine  response  as  this  work  will  un- 
doubtedly be  another  valuable  service  which  the  National 
League  will  be  equipped  to  render  when  the  call  comes. 

•  CROSS  WORD  PUZZLE  SCRAP  BOOKS:     Volun- 
teers are  busy  clipping  cross  word  puzzles  from  all 

the  papers  and  pasting  them  in  large  scrap  books,  attrac- 
tively tied  and  decorated.  These  books  are  to  be  put 
aboard  transports  for  the  men  in  service  to  while  away 
the  lonesome,  tedious  hours.  Rut  the  need  is  for  more 
puzzles.  We  shall  appreciate  help  from  our  members  in 
gathering  these  puzzles  and  bringing  them  to  the  Execu- 
tive Office  of  the  Clubhouse. 

•  HRIDGE  TOURNAMENT:  HeUl  in  pleasant  sur- 
roundings with  friendly  players,  we  recommend  our  Pop- 
ular Progressive  Bridge  tournaments  as  a  short  diversion 
from  the  work  and  worries  of  today's  war-torn  world. 
Preceded  by  a  short  Culbertson  bidding  lesson,  these 
tournaments  are  held  each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  one-thirty 
and  Friday  evening  at  seven-thirty.  Prizes.  Fee.  2.5  cents. 

•  RED  CROSS  SEWING:  There  has  been  a  rail  for 
60.000  ditty  bags  to  be  made  within  the  next  few- 
weeks.  They  are  very  simple  and  easy  to  make,  and  as  The 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  is  trying  to  make 
as  many  as  possible,  we  can  use  all  the  help  that  our 
members  can  give  to  this  necessary  and  useful  service. 


•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black  has  planned  the  following  programs  for  this 

month.  On  September  3rd.  color  motion  pictures  will  be 
presented  by  Mr.  William  Fusselman  of  Marvelous  Mrain, 
Inc.  —  Color  Tour  of  Marvelous  Marin  ;  Marin  Mobilizes. 
On  September  10th.  a  lecture  will  be  given  by  Mrs.  M.  B. 
Johnson.  "The  Symbolism  of  the  Great  Seal  of  the  L'nited 
States."  On  Se[)tember  17th.  "What  We  Should  Do  About 
China"  is  the  title  of  the  address  which  will  be  presented 
by  Mr.  Julean  Arnold.  And  the  last  program  of  the  month 
will  be  an  address  given  by  Mr.  Jan  flenrik  Marsman. 
entitled  "The  Japanese  Menace."  on  SejJtember  24th. 
Starting  in  October,  and  continuing  until  further  notice, 
the  Thursday  Evening  Programs  will  be  held  twice  a 
month  on  the  second  and  fourth  Thursdays  of  each  month. 

•  KEEP  FIT  CLASS  Bending,  stretching,  twisting, 
deep  breathing,  have  revealed  to  members  of  the  exer- 
cise class  the  many  muscles  long  unused  —  the  amazing 
capacity  of  the  lungs  when  a  good  deep  breath  is  taken. 
From  the  many  exercises  given  each  week,  the  members 
choose  those  most  beneficial  to  themselves  to  use  as  daily 
routines  for  the  development  of  poise,  mental  and  phy- 
sical. Enrollment  in  these  classes  is  still  open:  Wednes- 
day. 10  to  11  a.  m.:  Thursday.  5:30  to  6  p.  m. 

•  LANGUAGE   CLASSES   AND   ROUND   TABLES: 
French  and  Spanish  classes  and  Round  Tables  will. 

we  are  sure,  gain  a  new  impetus  now  that  the  Fall  months 
are  approaching.  Lessons  in  both  of  these  languages  can 
he  arranged  to  suit  the  convenience  of  the  pupils  and 
classes  in  other  languages  can  also  be  arranged  if  mem- 
bers will  let  us  know  their  preference.  French  Round 
Tables  are  held  every  Thursday  and  Spanish  Round 
Tables  will  be  resumed  this  month  on  the  2nd  and  4th 
Wednesdays. 

■*■  BEDROOMS:  Our  bedrooms  are  rapidlv  filling  up 
with  permanent  guests,  and  although  we  shall  always 
keep  a  certain  number  of  transient  rooms,  we  do  wish 
to  remind  members  who  may  be  planning  to  live  at  the 
Clubhouse  this  Winter,  that  reservations  should  be  made 
as  soon  as  possible.  Our  Clubhouse,  we  have  been  told, 
is  one  of  the  safest  buildings  in  San  Francisco  in  case  of 
disaster.  Our  disaster  precautions  have  been  very  care- 
fully planned  and  the  best  eiiuipment  possible  has  been 
iiislallfd. 

•  HOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:     Mrs.  Beatrice  Stoddard 
wishes  to  announce  that  there  will  be  a  vacation  in 

September  for  the  Book  Review  Dinner.  The  regular  date, 
the  second  V^ednesday.  will  be  resumed  in  October  when 
the  Fall  Course  will  open.  Tho.se  who  follow  these  re- 
\iews  may  anticipate  as  usual  the  very  "latest  off  the 
press"  during  the  Winter  months. 

•  LEAGUE  SHOP:     We  have  hand-woven  baskets  of 
natural  reeds  with  design  woven  in  darker  grasses. 

Excellent  for  shopping,  knitting  or  sewing. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,  1942 


Through  the  Glass  Door 
on  the  Fourth  Floor  of  the  Clubhouse 


EDITORIAL 


if  September  is  the  month  in  which,  after  a  restful  vaca- 
tion, we  set  the  tempo  for  our  winter  activities  and 
courses  of  study.  \^  ith  this  in  mind  we  present  articles 
which  we  believe  will  be  of  particular  interest,  ^e  are 
fortunate  in  having  Mr.  Montee.  who  represents  the  Office 
of  the  Co-Ordinator  of  Inter-American  Affairs,  under  Nel- 
son Rockefeller,  bring  us  authoritatively  the  facts  of  that 
most  vital  work.  In  our  casual  conversations  we  talk  much 
of  the  need  of  mutual  understanding  among  the  nations 
of  the  American  continents.  Mr.  Montee  will  bring  to  us 
the  factual  knowledge  which  will  lead  to  this  mutual 
respect.  Along  local  lines  we  present  in  this  September 
number  the  cultural,  charity  and  training  aspects  in  three 
stories:  the  forthcoming  opera  season  adapted  to  a  year 
extraordinaire,  the  ^ar  Chest  so  vital  in  the  welfare  of 
our  community,  the  Nurses'  .Aid  courses.  For  these.  Mrs. 
Powell,  our  First  Vice-President,  answers  the  question 
"Why  Opera  in  \^ar  Time?"  Mrs.  Bullard  explains  most 
lucidly  the  set-up  of  a  Chest  more  important  to  our 
present  and  future  life  than  any  one  project  we  as  civilians 
have  ever  been  obligated  to  maintain,  and.  thirdly.  Mr. 
Stewart  forcefully  places  before  us  the  next  paramount 
need  for  training.  Just  as  we.  the  women  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, have  answered  each  appeal  for  volunteer  service 
and  training  as  it  has  been  made  to  us  by  the  Red  Cross 
and  Office  of  Civilian  Defense,  so  now  will  we  come  for- 
ward one  thousand  strong  to  answer  this  latest  call  for 
Nurses"  .Aids.  \\  omen  of  historv  have  tended  the  sick  and 
the  dying,  women  of  today  will,  we  feel  sure,  train  that 
they  may  lessen  the  sufferings  of  mankind  by  their  minis- 
trations to  those  caught  in  the  hideous  pattern  of  modern 
war. 

if  March  through  .August  —  half  of  the  fiscal  year  gone. 
That  is  why  the  By-Laws  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  admit,  as  of  September  first,  half-year 
dues  for  new  members.  That  is  why  this  month  is  espe- 
cially important  for  those  wishing  to  join  the  National 
League.  On  September  first  the  new  member  this  year 
•  and  perhaps  never  again,  for  after  this  year  the  special 
initiation  fee  may  be  no  morel,  pays  a  total  of  nine  dol- 
lars and  a  half  (five  dollar  initiation  fee  plus  four  and  a 
half  dollar  dues  i .  This  is  an  amount  absurdly  low  for 
such  privileges  as  the  National  League  offers  them.  The 
organization  stands  in  the  forefront  of  those  doing  big 
things  of  the  hour.  To  be  a  member  in  its  ranks  and  sup- 


port its  program  is  in  itself  well  worth  the  dues  price. 
But  added  to  this  are  the  privileges  of  a  Clubhouse  so 
situated  and  so  equipped  as  to  be  counted  among  the 
finest  in  the  country.  Every  member  can  at  all  times  be 
proud  to  invite  to  membership  her  best  friend,  but  we 
urge  her  especially  to  do  it  now  in  September  when  that 
friend  can  join  for  nine  dollars  and  a  half.  By  the  begin- 
ning of  the  next  fiscal  year.  March  first,  it  may  be  too 
late,  for  there  may  be  a  waiting  list  by  then  if  "every 
member  a  member"  has  its  way  this  Fall. 

ir  Those  of  us  who  had  the  rare  privilege  of  hearing  the 
lecture  of  Mr.  Masefield  when  he  came  to  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  on  January  9.  1936.  will 
always  remember  it  as  one  of  the  outstanding  moments  in 
the  history  of  the  Clubhouse.  That  evening  we  met  a 
friend  across  the  footlights  of  our  auditorium,  a  friend 
who  understood  us  because  his  British  heart  embraced  the 
world  of  men.  Last  month,  through  Mr.  O'Day's  an- 
nouncement in  The  Recorder,  we  learned  with  sorrow  of 
the  loss  of  Mr.  Masefield's  son.  Mr.  O'Day  has  expressed 
our  thoughts  far  better  than  we  could.  We  have  asked  his 
permission  to  reprint  his  words  and  he  has  graciously 
consented. 


The  Laureate's  Loss 

Jf  ord  carrn'  the  other  day  that  John  Masefield's  only 
son  had  been  "killed  in  action  far  from  home."  Kipling, 
you  recall,  lost  a  boy  in  that  Other  /T  ar. 

.Many  sons  have  been  lost  This  Time,  and  many  more 
ttill  be  lost,  all  precious.  Yet  tve  can  spare  a  few  uoments 
for  the  lost  son  of  the  British  poet  laureate. 

IT e  offer  the  hand  of  sympathy  to  you.  John  .Masefield. 
because  ue  are  in  your  debt,  and  tlwu^h  nuist  of  us  hate 
never  met  you  except  between  book  coiers.  you  are  our 
friend  because  you  have  given  us  so  much  happiness. 
John,  your  .Muse  is  not  a  starry-eyed  vestal  virgin,  but  a 
chaste  matron,  and  your  strength  in  the  art  of  poetry  has 
been  us  the  strength  of  ten  because  your  heart  is  pure. 

)  our  boy  had  a  good  father.  John  .Masefield,  and  surety 
hi-  was  proud  of  you.  Sow  your  pride  in  him  is  not  merely 
crystallized  but  transfigured. 

If  it  be  God's  will  that  .^ome  of  us  must  know  your 
sorrow,  we  shall  pray  for  the  bravery  ice  know  to  be  in 
you. 

Reprinted  from  Thk  Recordkr. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER.   1942 


FOR  GOD 

FOR  COUNTRY 

FOR  HOME 


HE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  for  Woman's  Service 
was  organized  in  the  last  war  and  supplemented 
the  work  of  the  military  forces,  Army  and  Navy, 
and  of  the  Council  of  Defense  and  the  American 
Red  Cross.  In  training  volunteers  to  work  more 
ethciently  as  individuals  and  as  part  of  a  group,  the  League 
established  a  most  enviable  reputation.  No  service  for  which  it 
was  asked,  went  unanswered.  Then  came  the  Armistice  and 
through  the  quarter  of  a  century  which  followed,  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  maintained  a  peace  service  steadily 
and  uninterruptedly  which  community  welfare  and  charity  de- 
pended for  reliability. 

»  We  are  now  engaged  in  a  war  more  demanding  than  any 
previous  cataclysm.  Individual  independence  must  for  the  time 
being  be  submerged  in  one  united  front,  ready  to  go  forth  to 
meet  an  enemy  prepared,  efficient,  and  personifying  the  forces 
which  must  be  put  down  at  all  costs.  Again  the  National  League 
turns  to  a  war  program  as  it  finds  itself  called  upon  to  open  its 
Clubhouse  to  men  in  service,  to  evacuees,  and  to  training 
classes  of  all  kinds. 

»  If  we  are  to  succeed  in  our  program  of  helpfulness  once  again 
to  Army,  Navy,  Civilian  Defense  Council  and  Red  Cross,  we 
must  have  the  cooperation  of  every  member.  There  is  one  way 
this  cooperation  can  immediately  best  express  itself.  Each  mem- 
ber can  bring  into  membership  one  new  member.  Then,  with  a 
history  of  unselfish  effort,  with  a  Clubhouse  of  useful  propor- 
tions, there  is  nothing  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  of  California  cannot  accomplish. 


WAR    EMERGENCY    PROGRAM 


SEPTEMBER,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Memo  to 


iational  leai^ue 
Members  and  Men 
In  Uniform 

By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


■A"  See  and  know  your  own  organization.  That  has  been 
the  keynote  of  a  series  of  membership  meetings  which 
have  been  in  progress  during  the  past  two  months  in  The 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service.  It  is  a  program 
which  has  been  undertaken  as  a  result  and  in  response  to 
the  demands  for  increasing  service  on  the  part  of  the  Na- 
tional League  membership.  So,  in  this  series  of  weekly 
gatherings,  presided  over  by  the  President  and  the  Di- 
rector of  the\^'ar  Activities  program  of  the  National  League, 
many  of  our  members  have  had  a  new  vision  of  what  the 
National  League  is  doing  —  and  what  it  is  prepared  to 
do  to  meet  increasing  needs  as  the  war  emergency  grows. 

Not  the  least  striking  service  offered  by  the  National 
League  has  been  the  establishment  and  operation  of  the 
National  Defenders"  Club  for  the  men  in  the  rank?  of 
Uncle  Sams  fighting  forces. 

This  week  the  club  starts  on  its  nineteenth  month  of 
service  for  men  of  the  armed  forces  and  the  fighting 
ships. 

Eighteen  months  ago  —  on  February  21.  1941  —  to  be 
exact  —  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  ob- 
served with  official  ceremony  the  opening  of  the  first  club 
in  San  Francisco  devoted  exclusively  to  the  service  of 
men  in  uniform.  Ranking  officials  of  the  Army.  Navy 
and  Marine  Corjjs  came  to  look  the  club  over  —  and  to 
give  their  official  blessing  to  the  needed  undertaking. 

The  auditorium  of  our  building  had  been  fitted  up  for 
use  —  furnished  and  equipped  with  man's-sized  furniture 
and  quick  canteen  facilities  to  offer  to  the  first  detach- 
ments of  selectees  and  enlistees  a  recreation  center,  a 
study  corner,  a  place  in  which  to  read,  write,  relax,  sleep 
if  desired  —  to  play  pool,  billiards,  ping  pong  —  chess 
or  checkers,  to  piece  together  jig-saw  puzzles,  and  when 
one  w'anted  to  do  so,  to  enjoy  an  hour  of  one's  favorite 
Victrola  records  or  listen  to  the  radio.  In  addition  to  this 
—  there  was  the  canteen,  where  the  favorite  sandwich  soon 
became  known  as  the  "minesweep  special"  —  the  days 
the  fleet  was  in  ■ — and  "concussion  pads"  when  the  jeep 
drivers  had  a  day  off  to  enjoy  the  comforts  of  a  home 
away  from  home. 

Over  the  counter  of  the  canteen  which,   like  the  club 


room,  has  been  open  and  staffed  every  day  in  the  week 
for  the  past  eighteen  months,  the  stories  of  joys  and  re- 
grets, hopes  yes  —  and  sometimes  fears  —  have  been 
related  to  understanding  listeners  so  that  hundreds  and 
hundreds  of  men  have  gone  from  San  Francisco  with  a 
recollection  of  friendliness  and  hospitality  which  could 
be  furnished  on  so  large  a  scale  under  no  other  circum- 
stances. 

Volunteering  for  service  in  the  National  Defenders' 
Club  has  been  a  growing  group  of  National  League  mem- 
bers who  take  their  duties  seriously.  How  much  they  con- 
tribute to  the  men  in  uniform  may  be  gleaned  by  a  look 
at  the  record  (for  just  one  month)  of  volunteers  and 
hours  served.  In  this  eighteenth  month  of  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  there  were  407  volunteers  giving  1567 
hours  of  service.  Three  crews  a  day  —  the  first  from 
11  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  —  the  second  from  3  to  6  p.  m..  and 
the  last  from  6  to  10  p.  m.  • —  number  from  four  to  six 
volunteers  each  —  women  who  check  in  and  out  with  mili- 
tary regularity  and  with  few  substitutions  in  the  lists, 
and  then  only  for  imperative  and  important  reasons. 
More  than  three  hundred  and  fifty  women  a  month  who 
take  their  service  regularly  and  effectively,  whether  it  be 
in  making  sandwiches,  handing  out  writing  paper,  hunt- 
ing up  or  checking  out  library  books,  registering  new- 
comers and  greeting  repeaters  at  the  information  desk  — 
selling  stamps,  getting  out  the  electric  iron  or  the  razors, 
which  are  often  in  demand  —  or  maybe  just  listening  to 
a  homesick  or  lonesome  man  in  uniform  who  at  the 
moment  wants  more  than  anything  else  in  the  world  to 
have  someone  meet  him  as  in  individual  who  had  a  life 
of  his  own  before  he  was  inducted  into  military  service  — 
and  who  looks  forward  to  that  great  day  when  he'll  go 
back  to  that  life. 

"Pretty  swell  —  who's  is  this  place."  is  a  question 
which  the  outside  Information  desk  in  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club  is  often  asked.  "You  mean  the  women  do  it 
themselves  —  without  any  public  funds?" 

The  answer  to  that  question  is  one  of  the  items  in  the 
club  operation  that  occasions  much  pride.  For  the  Na- 
tional Defenders'  (^lub.  housed  in  the  .\uditorium.  through 
the  generosity  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  acting  for  the 
membership  of  the  League,  is  paying  its  own  way.  En- 
thusiastic members  and  friends  contribute  gladly  to  its 
maintenance  as  a  recognition  of  its  successful  organiza- 
tion and  conduct. 

To  the  occasional  soldier  or  sailor  who  may  say  "It's 
too  quiet  for  me.'"  a  thousand  voices  of  other  servicemen 
reply  —  "Gee.  it's  great  to  find  a  place  where  you  aren't 
falling  over  other  men  —  where  a  fellow  can  be  himself 
without  having  constantly  to  dodge  food  or  entertain- 
ment!" 

An  Army  chaplain,  commenting  on  the  National  De- 
fenders" Club  recently  remarked  that  the  men  who  enjov 
its  facilities  are  the  men  who  will  doubtless  be  giving 
most  thought  to  the  (C.ontimivd  on  pnpr  16 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,   1942 


AFFAIRS 


By  Hobart  C.  Montee 


"A  To  attempt  to  discuss  the  activities  of  the  Coordina- 
tor of  Inter-American  Affairs  without  mentioning  the 
Coordinator  of  Information  and  the  Office  of  Facts  and 
Figures,  would  be  to  give  you  the  same  kind  of  picture 
of  our  government's  psychological  warfare  effort  that  any 
one  of  the  three  blind  men  gave  after  their  examination 
of  the  elephant. 

We  were  three  organizations  back  in  those  hectic  days. 
Remembering  some  of  our  plans  and  hopes,  we  were 
pretty  blind  too  at  times.  We  did  have  sufficient  sight, 
however,  to  see  that,  while  we  had  three  basically  differ- 
ent problems  on  the  home  front,  the  actual  and  probable 
combat  fronts,  and  the  all-American  supply  front,  the 
problems  of  all  three  were  closely  related  and  must  be 
closely  coordinated. 

Insofar  as  the  dissemination  of  information  concerning 
the  United  States'  defense  efforts  —  and  later  the  war 
efforts  —  was  involved  in  Federal  Government  activity, 
this  government  divided  the  world  into  three  parts.  Thus 
it  made  a  piker  out  of  Caesar.  In  our  three  divisions  the 
Office  of  Facts  and  Figures  was  made  responsible  for  dis- 
semination of  defense  and  war  information  on  the  Home 
Front,  or  within  the  United  States  itself.  Responsibility 
for  dissemination  of  information  concerning  the  United 
States  in  all  foreign  countries  outside  the  Western  Hemi- 
sphere, was  given  to  the  Coordinator  of  Information.  Re- 
sponsibility for  similar  activities  throughout  the  Latin- 
American  Republics  was  retained  in  the  Office  of  the  Co- 
ordinator of  Inter-American  Affairs. 

I  use  the  word  "retained"  advisedly,  for  the  Office  of 
the  Coordinator  of  Inter-American  Affairs  was  much  the 
senior  of  the  other  two  organizations  in  point  of  time.  It 
had  been  set  up  just  a  year  earlier,  and  had  been  in  opera- 
tion during  that  time.  Furthermore,  the  Office  of  the  Co- 


ordinator of  Inter-American  Affairs  had  a  much  broader 
scope  of  activity  than  either  of  the  other  two  organiza- 
tions. They  were  primarily  charged  with  the  dissemination 
of  information.  That  was  and  is  the  important  phase  of 
the  activity  of  the  Coordinator  of  Inter-American  Affairs, 
but  it  is  only  one  of  its  many  activities. 

As  reflected  on  the  organization  chart,  the  Office  of  the 
Coordinator  of  Inter-American  Affairs  has  divided  its 
activities  into  four  distinct  fields.  These  are:  Commercial, 
financial,  cultural  and  what  has  been  termed  "communi- 
cations." The  latter,  of  course,  includes  short-wave  radio. 

In  all  four  fields  plans  were  laid  from  the  first  which 
considered  both  the  emergency  and  the  long-range  aspects 
of  this  hemisphere's  problems.  As  Mr.  Nelson  Rockefeller 
remarked  at  the  time  he  was  called  upon  to  organize 
these  efforts,  it  seemed  clear  that  unless  consideration  was 
given  to  the  post-war  effort  of  the  emergency  program 
on  the  commercial  and  cultural  life  of  the  American  Re- 
publics, measures  might  be  taken  which  would  result  in 
an  adverse  reaction  after  the  crisis.  In  such  case,  the 
emergency  measures  would,  in  the  long  run.  do  more 
harm  than  good. 

In  this  particular  agency  of  the  government,  we  can 
now  look  back  upon  almost  exactly  two  years  of  opera- 
tion. That  is  not  a  long  time  for  the  life  of  an  effort 
wliich.  of  necessity,  must  be  as  broad  in  scope  and  em- 
brace as  many  complicated  problems  as  this  one  must. 
It  is  long  enough,  however,  to  have  afforded  some  crys- 
tallization of  the  many  and  varied  problems  which  change 
in  vital  aspects  almost  from  day  to  day. 

In  the  commercial  and  financial  field,  the  Coordinator 
sought  to  aid  in  strengthening  the  other  American  Re- 
publics against  the  shocks  of  the  European  war.  By  the 
time  this  organization  came  into  being  the  war  had  been 
in  progress  almost  a  year.  Export  markets  were  even  then 
seriously  curtailed — imports  drastically  reduced,  and  ex- 
change positions  seriously  weakened.  All  combined  to 
make  the  Latin-American  Republics  (many  of  them 
largely  dependent  upon  a  single  crop)  vulnerable  to 
economic  and  social  pressure.  We  had  seen  all  too  many 
cases  where  the  Axis  powers  had  used  social  and  economic 
pressure  as  preliminary  steps  to  political  penetration. 

Cooperating  closely  with  the  Department  of  State  and 
other  existing  agencies  of  the  Government,  the  Coordi- 
nator laid  down  an  eight-point  program  as  a  start  toward 
relieving  the  pressure  upon  our  Latin-American  neigh- 
bors, while  at  the  same  time  strengthening  our  own  posi- 
tion in  national  defense.  This  program  provides  for  the 
following: 

1.  Stimulation  of  imports  from  Latin-America  for  the 
purpose  of  developing  dollar  exchange. 

2.  Loans  were  granted  to  a  number  of  Latin-American 
governments  to  tide  them  over  crises  in  foreign  exchange 
resulting  from  the  war,  and  to  make  up  for  loss  of  mar- 
kets and  huge  surplusses. 


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3.  Steps  to  insure  the  availability  of  essential  goods 
needed  after  the  European  supply  was  cut  off. 

4.  Strenuous  efforts  to  maintain  adequate  shipping 
facilities  for  moving  essential  Inter-American  trade  at 
costs  not  excessive  in  the  light  of  a  world  crisis. 

5.  Formulation  of  an  Inter-American  air  policy  to 
govern  problems  of  air  transportation  among  the  .Ameri- 
can Republics. 

6.  Cooperation  with  United  States  commercial  firms 
active  in  the  other  American  Republics. 

7.  Creation  of  an  agency  for  supplying  marketing 
counsel  to  merchants  interested  in  Inter-American  trade. 

8.  Merchandising  studies  of  Central  and  South  Ameri- 
can markets,  of  raw.  semi-manufactured  and  manufac- 
tured products,  with  a  view  to  assisting  our  neighbor  pro- 
ducers and  to  ascertain  all  possible  sources  of  materials. 

The  principal  objective  of  the  Coordinator's  program 
in  the  fields  of  cultural  relations  and  communications  has 
been  and  is  to  develop  and  strengthen  mutual  understand- 
ing, appreciation  and  sympathy  between  the  peoples  of 
the  American  Republics.  This  part  of  the  program  is 
based  upon  our  governments  realization  that  no  amount 
of  national  defense  effort  or  expenditures  in  the  commer- 
cial and  military  areas  can  be  fully  effective  unless  there 
is  a  parallel  program  directed  toward  fostering  active 
and  enduring  friendship. 

As  a  first  step  toward  realization  of  this  objective  the 
Coordinators  office  made  a  careful  analysis  of  .Axis  prop- 
aganda, the  techniques  employed  in  disseminating  it  in 
Latin-America,  and  its  effect  on  the  people  of  those 
countries. 

With  this  data  in  hand  the  Coordinator  set  up  machin- 
ery to  combat  and  overcome  the  effects  of  that  propa- 
ganda. This  involved  the  use  of  motion  pictures,  radio 
and  news  to  Latin-America  and  from  there  to  this  country. 

In  the  field  of  motion  pictures  steps  were  taken  to  in- 
clude more  Latin-.American  material  in  our  newsreels  and 
other  types  of  films  for  audiences  in  this  country,  and  for 
production  of  more  and  better  educational,  non-commer- 
cial  pictures  with   themes  of  Latin-.American  interest. 

In  radio,  we  started  almost  from  scratch.  .Although 
a  number  of  government  and  radio  executives  had  periodi- 
cally expressed  concern  over  the  amount  and  nature  of 
Axis  propaganda  directed  toward  Latin-.America,  little 
or  nothing  was  done  about  it  prior  to  the  outbreak  of  war 
in  Europe.  And  during  the  first  year  of  that  war  short- 
wave broadcasting  was  more  an  engineering  experiment 
or  hobby  than  a  business. 

Immediately  this  organization  was  set  up,  steps  were 
taken  to  improve  mechanical  facilities  for  broadcasting 
to  Latin-America  and  arrangements  were  made  for  wide- 
spread re-broadcast  over  domestic  stations  within  the 
American  Republics  of  material  short  waved  from  here. 


Programs  utilizing  educational  material,  presenting  basic 
training  in  the  languages  of  the  .Americas,  and  featuring 
topics,  personalities,  interests  and  achievements  from  all 
participating  countries  were  emphasized. 

.As  for  news,  we  have  attempted  at  all  times  to  tell  the 
truth,  nothing  but  the  truth,  though  at  times  the  truth 
hurt.  We  have  attempted  at  all  times,  in  both  news  and 
entertainment  programs,  to  mirror  accurately  the  life 
and  events  in  the  United  States.  We  believe  it  is  the  best 
policy  and  the  only  policy  worth  maintaining.  We  don't 
have  to  lie.  It's  our  way  of  life  and  any  way  of  life  or 
any  national  policy  that  requires  lying  to  sustain  it  is 
not  worth  saving. 

Hand  in  hand  with  this  radio  presentation  of  daily  life 
in  the  United  States,  the  Coordinator's  office  has  made 
effective  a  program  embracing  long-range  measures  to 
preserve  and  foster  hemisphere  solidarity  after  the  war. 
The  fundamental  understanding  underlying  such  unity 
must  be  created  through  the  encouragement  of  interchange 
in  the  fields  of  education,  arts,  sciences,  music,  sports,  etc. 

In  the  field  of  education  this  organization  has  cooper- 
ated with  educators  and  institutions  in  development  of 
textbooks  providing  more  adequate  instruction  in  the  lan- 
guage, history,  jurisprudence,  art.  economic  and  social 
backgrounds  of  the  various  Republics.  Assistance  is  being 
given  to  colleges  and  universities  which  are  developing 
special  departments  for  the  study  of  American  Republics. 

The  ("oordinator's  office  has  fostered  a  wider  exchange 
of  professors,  graduate  students  and  creative  workers  of 
recognized  ability  between  the  Liiited  Stales  and  other 
American  Republics. 

Valuable  assistance  has  been  given  in  obtaining  a  wider 
diffusion  of  appreciation  of  the  arts  of  the  Americas 
through  fostering  of  exhibitions,  interchange  of  artists, 
and  by  concerts  and  plays. 

Before  the  entrance  of  any  of  the  .American  Republics 
into  the  war.  the  Coordinator's  office  stimulated  interest 
in  national  athletics  of  the  various  Republics  through 
exchange  of  teams  in  various  sports.  Travel  between  the 
Republics  was  encouraged  in  every  way  possible  as  a 
simple  and  sure  means  of  increasing  understanding  be- 
tween peoples. 

It  should  be  emphasized  here  that  the  Coordinator  has 
proceeded  from  the  first  on  the  principle  that  there  should 
be  no  promotion  of  cultural  unity  under  the  domination 
of  any  one  Republic.  Each  country  and  people  is  guardian 
of  great  historical  values  which  come  from  the  same  great 
source,  and  which  it  seeks  to  preserve  and  expand.  Each 
natioti  values  its  own  cultural  history  and  is  determined 
to  defend  it.  The  keynote  of  this  organization's  policy  in 
this  regard  was  sounded  by  Mr.  Rockefeller  when  he  said: 

"In  seeking  to  protect  them,  we  are  determined  to 
respect  the  differences,  the  individual  cultures,  which 
cause  each  of  the  Republics  to  take  pride  in  the  strength 
of  its  own  independence.  " 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,   1942 


WAR 


By  Mrs.  Robert  P.  Bullard 


•k  San  Francisco  is  mobilizing  for  the  greatest  welfare 
drive  in  her  history!  $3,120,000!  That  is  the  goal  of 
the  San  Francisco  War  Chest  appeal  which  will  open  on 
October  10th. 

The  dramatic  campaign  will  raise  funds  for  11  great 
organizations  providing  vitally  needed  health  and  welfare 
services  on  both  the  war  and  home  fronts. 

The  single  campaign  automaticallv  eliminates  any 
other  campaign  for  funds  for  the  coming  year,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Red  Cross  which  will  conduct  a  spring 
appeal  under  Presidential  proclamation. 

The  organizations  to  be  financed  by  the  War  Chest  are: 
USO.  United  China  Relief.  Russian  War  Relief.  British 
War  Relief  Association.  Greek  War  Relief  Association. 
Navy  Relief  Society.  Polish  War  Relief.  War  Prisoners 
Aid.  Free  French  Committee.  Queen  Wilhelmina  Fund 
and  the  74  agencies  of  the  Communitv  Chest. 

It  is  estimated  that  by  combining  all  appeals,  campaign 
and  administration  costs  will  be  cut  two-thirds.  The  uni- 
fied campaign  idea  will  also  save  the  time  and  energy  of 
those  thousands  of  women  who  volunteer  for  each  and 
every  campaign  that  comes  along,  to  say  nothing  of  con- 
tributors who  are  continually  harassed  for  contributions. 
Practically  all  major  cities  on  the  coast  have  adopted  the 
War  Chest  idea  as  the  sensible  way  for  a  city  to  meet  its 
responsibilities  both  at  home  and  abroad  on  a  fair  and 
expedient  basis. 

Though  the  idea  of  the  War  Chest  is  new  to  San  Fran- 
cisco, the  manner  in  which  all  forces  are  marshaling  their 
strength  behind  the  campaign  indicates  that  by  October 
every  civic-minded  citizen  will  be  playing  a  role  in  the 
city-wide  effort. 

With  a  goal  almost  twice  as  high  as  the  usual  Com- 
munity Chest  drive.  San  Francisco  women  will  play  major 
roles  in  the  appeal.  Mrs.  William  Lister  Rogers  and  Mrs. 
Clarence  Coonan  have  been  made  co-chairmen  of  the  resi- 
dential divisions  to  mobilize  more  than  2300  women  in 
every  part  of  the  city. 


Mrs.  John  G.  Baldwin  has  been  made  chairman  of  the 
Social.  Educational  and  Religious  organizations  com- 
mittee under  the  Public  Relations  Committee.  Mrs.  Bald- 
win's sub-committees  will  contact  648  clubs  throughout 
the  city.  Each  club  is  being  asked  to  appoint  a  War  Chest 
representative  from  its  own  membership.  The  represen- 
tative will  be  in  direct  contact  with  the  War  Chest  and 
serve  as  a  liaison  officer  to  bring  the  story  of  the  War 
Chest  to  her  fellow  members. 

According  to  Charles  C.  Hannah,  general  campaign 
chairman,  "a  successful  War  Chest  drive  will  save  count- 
less thousands  of  men.  women  and  children  from  death 
and  starvation." 

Hannah  referred  to  the  Greek  War  Relief  Association, 
one  of  the  participating  Chest  agencies,  as  typical  of  all 
eleven  in  point  of  view  of  human  need. 

"The  Greek  people,  one  of  the  first  to  oppose  Hitler 
and  thus  give  us  more  time,  are  now  dying  at  the  rate  of 
over  a  thousand  a  day!" 

"We  don't  pretend  that  a  successful  campaign  here  in 
San  Francisco  will  eliminate  starvation  in  Greece,  but  we 
do  know  that  if  we  succeed  in  doing  our  part  to  put  the 
Greek  national  campaign  over  the  top  we  will  save  many 
thousands  from  starvation.  In  what  other  work  could 
there  be  greater  satisfaction?"  the  chairman  asked. 

The  74  agencies  of  the  Community  Chest  represent  the 
"home  front"  in  the  drive.  Though  mass  re-employment 
has  eliminated  much  of  the  burden  of  supplying  relief, 
the  agencies  of  the  Community  Chest  are  now  being  called 
upon  to  supply  new  war-time  services  of  every  descrip- 
tion. 

As  an  example,  not  only  Chest  supported,  but  all  San 
Francisco  hospitals  are  being  forced  to  equip  themselves 
for  disaster  emergencies.  This  vital  work  has  been  pushed 
at  the  hospitals'  own  expense  and  has  been  carried  out 
without  disrupting  normal  services.  In  spite  of  returning 
employment,  many  persons  still  lack  reserves  sufficient 
to  cover  medical  expense,  and  as  a  result,  during  the  past 
year  hospital  clinics  financed  by  the  Chest  have  recorded 
more  than  500.000  visits. 

"We  must  expand  the  emergency  facilities  of  all  our 
hospitals."  Chairman  Hannah  said  at  a  recent  meeting, 
"and  likewise  we  must  bulwark  our  youth  organizations  to 
fight  delinquency;  strengthen  our  family  welfare  agencies 
to  prevent  family  breakdown:  and  support  our  child  care 
institutions  which  must  protect  those  who  cannot  protect 
themselves." 

The  great  appeal  will  get  under  way  October  10th, 
Chinese  Independence  Day.  The  Rice  Bowl  Party,  a  fa- 
miliar tradition  with  San  Franciscans,  becomes  the  Chi- 
nese Rice  Bowl  Party  for  the  San  Francisco  War  Chest. 
The  Party  in  Chinatown  will  begin  on  the  evening  of  the 
10th.  directly  after  the  colorful  dragon  parade  up  Market 
Street. 

Several  of  the  nation's  largest    (Continued  on  page  18 


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OPGRi 


By  Mrs.  Stanley  Poivell 


•k     In  the  rotunda  of  our  City  Hall  is  the  following  in- 
scription: 

"O  glorious  city  of  our  hearts  that  has  not 
been  tried  and  found  wanting.  Go  thou  with 
like  spirit  and  make  the  future  thine." 

That  to  me  is  the  spirit  of  San  Francisco  —  the  spirit 
which  makes  us  want  to  carry  on  with  the  cultural  things 
which  give  our  city  distinction  and  make  for  civilization 
as  against  harharism.  Does  not  the  enemy  wish  us  to  say 
farewell  to  heauty.  culture  and  spiritual  things  and  are 
we  not  fighting  their  battle  when  we  do  not  fight  to  main- 
tain these  major  activities  in  music  and  art.  In  a  recent 
commencement  exercise  at  one  of  our  universities  the 
speaker  said  that  we  make  the  fatal  error  of  deeming  cul- 
ture to  be  a  thing  for  the  idle  hour  rather  than  a  principle 
of  life.  It  is  also  well  to  remember  at  this  time  that  wars 
do  not  last  forever,  but  music  does. 

The  majority  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Opera 
Association  are  deep  in  war  work  of  some  kind  and  yet 
they  are  giving  of  their  time  and  effort  in  helping  main- 
tain the  Opera  Association,  because  they  know  it  is  a 
definite  financial  asset  as  well  as  a  cultural  one.  Besides 
aiding  in  the  morale  in  war  times  the  opera  stimulates 
shops,  hotels  and  definitely  contributes  towards  the  main- 
tenance of  our  symphony  orchestra  which  has  lent  so 
much  added  prestige  to  San  Francisco.  \X'hen  all  this  is 
done,  the  money  spent  goes  right  back  into  circulation  — 
also  into  channels  that  have  no  other  source  of  income. 

The  opera  season  opens  this  year  on  October  9th. 
probably  with  Aida. 

The  repertoire  for  this  year  is  to  be  of  a  more  popular 


nature.  There  are  to  be  two  operas  sung  in  English.  The 
regular  season  includes  such  operas  as  .Aida.  Carmen.  Der 
Fledermaus,  The  Love  of  Three  Kings.  La  Traviata. 
Bartered  Bride.  Le  Coq  D"or.  Faust,  The  Masked  Ball. 
Manon  and  Daughter  of  the  Regiment — with  many  fine 
artists. 

The  popular  series  will  include  Aeda.  Lucia.  Barber 
of  Seville  and  Faust. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  ballet  will  appear  many 
times  this  year,  which  also  adds  gaiety  to  our  season. 

The  whole  tone  of  the  season  itself  will  be  of  a  more 
popular  and  democratic  nature.  It  will  be  a  come-as-you- 
please  season,  which  means  that  people  need  not  bother 
to  dress  if  they  do  not  care  to. 

This  year  the  San  Francisco  Opera  Guild  hopes  to  use 
their  funds  to  purchase  unsold  higher  priced  seats  and 
sell  them  at  a  very  low  cost  to  men  in  the  service.  In  this 
way  the  Guild  will  be  aiding  in  the  defrayal  of  expense 
of  the  opera  season  as  well  as  making  it  possible  for 
service  men  to  enjoy  the  opera. 

\^  ith  an  enthusiastic  response  from  our  guarantors 
and  season  subscribers,  heartily  endorsed  by  our  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  and  with  rent  free  of  the  Opera  House 
from  the  city,  w'e  should  make  this,  our  twentieth  season, 
a  banner  year.  Let  us  make  our  interest  widespread  with 
the  true  spirit  which  has  always  been  San  Francisco  and 
move  forward  with  courage,  vision  and  understanding  so 
that  we  may  pre.serve  our  opera  and  so  that  men  in  the 
service  who  are  passing  through  our  city  may  come  and 
enjoy  it  and  remember  it  as  a  symbol  of  a  part  of  our 
civilization  for  which  they  are  fighting. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,   1942 


13 


mm  PAfiE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


A  Calif  ornian  Speaks 

We  are  the  children  of  the  pioneers. 
Wlio  once  saw  muskets  taken  from  the  wall 
With  no  word  spoken  and  no  woman's  tears. 
Saw  strong  men  striding  to  the  door,  and  all 
Hoarding  their  powder.  They  once  sprang  awake 
And  heard  starved  pumas  prowling  by  the  door. 
They  knew  the  jangle  covered  wagons  make 
Which  cross  the  ford  and  scramble  to  the  shore. 
We  have  the  patience  of  a  rock-crowned  hill. 
We  have  the  salt  tide  beating  in  our  blood. 
This  is  our  land  and  hold  to  it  we  will 
As  through  the  years  have  gaunt  sequoias  stood. 
Who  in  this  hour  but  dares  to  fight  or  wait? 
Only  a  noble  heart  deserves  a  noble  state. 

— Beulah  May. 

Autumn  and  Spring 

Autumn  is  sister  to  the  Spring, 
Linked  by  the  hands  of  blossoming: 
From  falling  leaf  to  risen  flower. 
Across  the  span  of  a  white  hour. 
Rapture  to  rapture,  flame  to  flame. 
The  burning  beauty  is  the  same 
That  flickers  in  Octobers  eyes 
And  lifts  again  to  April  skies. 
Winter  is  but  a  fleet,  white  dream. 
Below  the  snow,  the  laden  stream 
Of  life  moves  on  with  seed  and  spore. 
Immortal  is  the  harvest  store. 
No  leaf  is  lost,  no  beauty  dies. 
In  all  the  bright,  expectant  eyes 
Of  Autumn  flowers,  there  is  no  dread. 
No  frosty  fear  of  being  dead. 
They  flare  in  a  triumphant  blaze. 
A  forecast  beauty  lights  their  days. 
And  with  a  golden  faith  they  fling 
The  petaled  torch  onward  to  Spring. 
Autumn  is  sister  to  the  Spring, 
Linked  bv  the  hands  of  blossoming: 
From  falling  leaf  to  risen  flower. 
Across  the  span  of  a  white  hour. 

— JUI.TA  COOI.EY  AlTROCCHI. 


From  "The  Winds  of  Chaos" 

There  could  be 
Only  one  end  unless  the  swirling  vapors 
Of  the  Blind  Ages  would  return,  and  drown 
Our  cities  and  our  fleets,  and  quench  our  tapers. 
Then  faintly  I  could  see 
Over  the  wave,  the  meadow  and  the  town, 
A  mighty,  pointed  symbol  settling  down, 
A  Titan  V,  a  "V"  for  Victory; 
And,  as  I  meditated 
Upon  that  sign,  ghostly  against  the  west 
But  mounting  steeply  to  the  zodiac's  crest. 
It  spoke  ol  triumph  long  foreseen  and  fated: 
Though  not  a  conquest  made  by  swords  alone. 
Nor  by  the  teeth  of  steel  and  dynamite. 
The  hands  and  hearts  of  slaves  may  found  a  throne. 
And  arrogance  rear  castles  in  the  night, 
\et  only  love  and  faith  may  lift  a  light 
Above  the  storm-blown  ages;  only  truth 
Rises,  still  glorious,  when  the  smoke  has  cleared: 
And  all  the  kingdoms  trodden  without  ruth. 
The  crumbling  capitols  and  vineyards  sheared. 
Are  marks  of  the  destroyer's  own  defeat; 
And  he  who  brings  himself,  with  head  unbowed. 
To  view  his  roofless  house,  his  withered  wheat; 
And  he  who  hastens,  when  the  poison  cloud 
Has  billowed  away,  to  sow  his  field  anew. 
And  light  the  smothered  hearth-fire;  he  who  aims 
To  build  more  wisely,  lest  the  swallowing  flames 
Should  ever  again  pursue; 
And  he  who.  from  old  ashen  tragedy. 
Leaps  up.  though  scarred,  with  glistening  eyes  to  see 
The  charts  of  new  majestic  mansions  drawn. 
The  architecture  of  a  nobler  dawn  — 
To  him,  and  him  alone,  is  given  victory. 

— Stanton  A.  Coblentz. 

Vineyard  Cycle 

The  rolling  hills  of  Asti  cradle  vines 
Whose  summer  green  is  restful  to  the  eye; 
And  then  in  Autumn  when  a  scarlet  dye 
Has  touched  the  vineyards  into  gay  designs 
Like  rugs  of  Navajo,  all  down  the  lines 
Of  boxes,  pickers  sing.  The  wild  geese  cry 
Their  southward  way  along  the  cloudless  sky 
And  purple  grapes  are  crushed  to  claret  wines. 

But  soon  each  vine  must  loose  its  crimson  cloak; 
The  frost  will  feather  every  branch  some  day; 
The  workmen  come  to  prune  and  burn  the  brush. 
And  little  lonely,  wistful  ghosts  of  smoke. 
On  wine-sharp  wind  will  whisper,  dying  —  say: 
"There  will  be  Spring  —  and  other  grapes  to  crush." 

— Amy  Bower. 


Beulah  May  lives  in  Santu  Ana.  where  she  manages  an  orange  grove  and  for  several  years,  until  recently,  edited  a  poetry  column  in 
the  Santa  Ana  Register.  She  is  a  sculptor,  as  well  as  a  poet,  and  illustrated  her  hooh  ol  poems.  "Buccaneer's  Gold."  which  was  pub- 
lished in  1935.  She  is  the  collector  for  the  Historical  Collection  of  California  Poets  In  the  Huntington  Library.  The  above  poem  ap- 
peared in  the  Los  Angeles  Times. 

Julia  Cooley  Altrocchi  (Mrs.  Rudolph  Altrocchi)  lives  in  Berkeley,  and  is  president  of  the  Calif urnin  Writers  Club.  She  received  the 
Silver  Medal  of  the  Commonwealth  Club  for  her  "Snoiv  Covered  Wagons"  in  1937.  "Wolves  Against  the  Moon"  (a  historical  novel) 
appeared  in  1940.  Her  first  book- of  poems  was  published  (at  the  age  ol  U)  by  Harper  and  Brother,  ivith  a  foreword  by  Richard  Le 
Gallienne.  The  poem  on  this  page  was  reprinted  from  The  Stratford  Monthly  in  "Braithumite's  Anthology  for  1925." 

Stanton  A.  Coblentz,  editor  of  Wings,  lives  in  Mill  Valley.  The  above  extract  is  the  concluding  lines  of  his  recent  outstanding  book, 
'Wirids  of  Chaos"  in  which  he  covers  the  panorama  of  the  European  phase  of  the  war.  through  the  medium  of  about  twenty  character 
studies. 


Amy  (McCausland)  Bower  lives  in  Santa  Rosa.  She  is  a  great  niece  of  the  lute  Luther  Burbank.  The  above  poem   was 
issue  of  Sonnet  Sequences. 


in   the  .August 


SEPTEMBER,    1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


PI  BLIC  l\FORHniO\  SERVICE 


Miss  Margaret  Zane.  member  oj  the  Nationul  League  for 

ffomaris  Service.  Graduate  of  the  Red  Cross 

Nurses'  Aide  Course  in  Redtvood  City. 


■jf  A  direct  challenge  to  the  women  of 
San  Francisco  —  as  to  whether  they  are 
willing  to  make  what  will  be  a  heavy  con- 
tribution in  time  and  service  to  the  na- 
tional welfare  and  the  war  effort  or  not  — 
is  seen  in  the  call  which  has  been  issued 
for  at  least  1,000  and  preferably  2,000 
women  to  enroll  as  Nurses'  Aides. 

San  Francisco  is  not  the  only  city  in 
which  a  steady  depletion  of  nursing  services 
in  hospitals  and  health  departments  has 
created  a  critical  situation  which  only  such 
volunteer  service  as  qualified  Nurses'  Aides 
can  solve.  It  is  a  national  situation  which 
is  daily  becoming  more  acute  and  has  led 
to  the  designation  of  the  week  of  Septem- 
ber l.?th  to  19th  as  Nurses'  Aide  week. 
During  this  period  local  and  national  atten- 
tion  will   be  given   the  problem. 

Meanwhile,  in  San  Francisco,  the  Red 
Cross,  which  has  supervision  of  training  of 
Nurses'  Aides  and  the  San  Francisco  Ci- 
vilian Defense  Council  are  endeavoring  to 
bring  the  vital  need  to  the  attention  of  all 
women  from    18  to  .SO  years  of  age,  and  to 


offer  them  the  challenge  which  this  service 
presents. 

Why  should  there  be  this  need  for  so 
many  women  to  volunteer  for  service  in 
hospitals  and  clinics?  Simply  because  the 
armed  forces  of  the  nation  are  calling,  and 
getting,  nurses  by  the  thousands.  They  get 
them  from  the  ranks  of  registered  and  ac- 
tive nurses,  which  means  from  the  hos- 
pitals in  large  part.  These  women  must  be 
replaced,  unless  we  are  willing  to  see  the 
civilian  population  go  uncared  for  and  later 
unless  we  want  our  wounded  fighters  to 
return  to  ho.spital  beds  unattended  by  the 
ministrations  of  competent  nurses. 

Most  of  us  have  a  good  idea  of  the 
competence  and  ability  of  our  registered 
nurses.  They  are  highly  competent,  anil 
they  have  spent  not  only  hours,  weeks  anrl 
months,  but  years,  in  acquiring  their  skill. 
We  cannot  replace  them  overnight  with 
trained  nurses,  but  we  can  help  them  in 
their  duties  by  supplying  women  who  can 
do  the  more  simple  parts  of  her  duties, 
thus  making   it   possible  for  the  registered 


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for 
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Our  homes  now  are  a  part 
of  the  battle  front.  Nearly  all 
of  us  are  working  or  studying, 
trying  to  participate  in  some 
phase  of  the  war's  activities. 
That's  why  our  eyes  need  the 
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With  Better  Lighting  natu- 
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and  that  make  seeing  difficult. 
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will  be  an  important  millinery  season. 
Alter  the  summer  months  of  soft-Oow' 
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women  will  be  ready  for  hats  to  match 
up  with  their  new  Fall  outfits.  The  hats 
this  season  are  designed  with  care  and 
thought,  with  a  view  of  producing  hats 
for  all  types  from  the  very  youthful  to 
the  mature,  from  the  dashing  to  the 
conservative.  The  Fall  collection  is  one 
of  which  we  feel  justly  proud.  Also,  ii 
you  have  your  lelt  hats  you  would  like 
remodeled  to  wear  now,  bring  them  up 
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nurse  to  apply  her  skill  in  caring  for  more 
patients. 

The  duties  of  the  Nurses'  Aide  require 
some  skill  and  more  practice.  That  is  why 
a  fairly  rigorous  traininf;  period  of  80  hours 
is  demanded  before  the  qualifications  have 
been  met.  This  training  is  done  in  hos- 
pitals under  the  direct  supervision  of  those 
assigned  to  the  task  by  the  Red  Cross. 
Each  Aide  works  under  the  supervision  of 
a  nurse  and  acts  as  the  assistant  to  the 
nurse  at  all  times.  It  does  not  supplant  the 
work  done  by  other  paid  workers  in  hos- 
pitals, so  that  there  can  be  no  thought  in 
anyone's  mind  that  performing  this  volun- 
teer duty  is  robbing  a  worker  of  needed 
wages. 

A  partial  list  of  the  duties  of  a  Nurses' 
.Aide  may  be  some  guide  as  to  the  nature 
of  the  work  involved.  It  also  indicates  even 
to  anyone  who  is  unfamiliar  with  hospital 
procedure  why  such  services,  performed  by 
a  volunteer,  can  give  needed  time  to  a 
busy  registered  nurse  to  attend  more  pa- 
tients. Her  are  some  of  the  listed  duties: 
Make  beds,  assemble  bath  materials,  give 
patients  personal  attention  by  taking  care 
of  flowers,  fruit,  personal  effects;  help  to 
keep  the  ward  room  neat  and  clean ;  put 
away  supplies:  take  care  of  the  linen 
closet;  clean  equipment  trays  and  take  care 
of  rubber  goods;  give  baths;  take  patients 
to  and  from  treatment  rooms;  chaperone 
and  drape  patients  for  the  doctor's  exami- 
nation;  take  temperature  and  pulse. 

Not  only  may  Nurses'  Aides  be  called 
upon  for  hospital  service,  but  our  clinics 
may  also  call  upon  their  time  for  such 
services  as  dressing  and  undressing  chil- 
dren, weighing  and  measuring  patients, 
keep  clinical  equipment  clean  and  in  order, 
keep  records  and  obtain  needed  informa- 
tion. 

Requirements  for  membership  in  the 
Volunteer  Nurses"  Aide  Corp  are  simple. 
The  corps  is  open  to  women  from  18  years 
to  50  years  of  age.  They  must  be  in  good 
physical  condition.  They  must  complete  an 
80-hour  course  of  instruction  and  training 
and  finally  they  must  stand  ready  to  ren- 
der at  least  150  hours  of  active  service 
each  calendar  year,  preferably  during  a 
three-month  period.  And,  of  course,  should 
military  and  war  necessity  demand,  they 
would  be  expected  to  serve  as  needed  to 
meet   the  emergency. 

The  completion  of  the  course  of  training 
brings  with  it  the  really  coveted  armband 
for  the  Nurses'  Aid  Corp,  which  can  be 
awarded  by  the  Civilian  Defense  office  only 
to  qualified  persons.  This  is  a  red  cross 
on  the  white  triangle  within  a  blue  circle. 

The  Nurses'  Aide  program  is  a  colabora- 
tion  of  the  U.  S.  Office  of  Civilian  Defense 
and  the  American  Red  Cross.  Recruiting 
is  done  for  the  Corp  by  both  the  Red  Cross 


and  Civilian  Defense,  while  the  responsi- 
bility for  the  training  and  placement  for 
duty  is  in  the  hands  of  the  American  Red 
Cross.  Both  agencies,  of  course,  work  in 
complete  harmony  on  this  program,  and  it 
is  usual  for  the  placement  of  graduates  to 
be  worked  out  by  the  Emergency  Medical 
Service  of  Civilian  Defense  with  the  Red 
Cross. 

While  a  few  small  classes  of  women 
have  already  been  trained  and  graduated  in 
San  Francisco,  the  numbers  which  have 
been  recruited  for  the  Nurses'  Aide  Corp 
in  this  city  is  pitifully  small.  Where  there 
are  now  tens  of  women  training  or  in 
service,  we  need  hundreds  —  to  be  fol- 
lowed by  other  hundreds  to  make  up  at 
least  1,000  or  double  that  number. 

Truthfully,  being  a  Nurses'  Aide  means 
"letting  yourself  in  for  a  lot  of  work." 
But,  it  is  the  feeling  of  our  leaders  of 
women  that  when  women  understand  that 
by  rendering  this  service  and  work,  they 
are  multiplying  the  ability  of  the  already 
overworked  nurses  to  care  for  more  pa- 
tients, they  will  respond.  It  is  not  glamorous 
work  —  it  is  useful  work;  it  is  humani- 
tarian, and  it  is  just  a  part  of  the  price 
being  asked  of  women  everywhere  to  in- 
sure that  our  Freedom  shall  not  perish. 

If  you  have  thought,  and  said,  "I  want 
to  do  something  really  useful  in  this  war," 
then  consider  the  call  and  set  your  foot 
determinedly  on  the  road  to  become  a 
Nurses'  Aide. 


To  National 

League  Members  and 

Men  in  Uniform 

(Continued  from  page  9) 

reorganization  of  the  world  after  the  war 
is  over.  "The  men  who  want  time  to  think 
and  to  enjoy  a  bit  of  quiet  in  pleasant  sur- 
roundings have  been  pretty  much  over- 
looked in  many  places — but  certainly  not  by 
the  NDC." 

And  while  officers  concerned  with  suit- 
able recreation  centers  for  men  in  the  San 
Francisco  area  seek  continually  for  the  an- 
swers— a  letter  comes  from  out  in  the  Pa- 
cific War  area  from  a  sailor  speaking  for 
a  group  of  boys  who  were  among  the  earli- 
est and  the  most  constant  users  of  the  Na- 
tional Defenders'  Club  when  it  was  very 
young. 

"Remember  us — we're  the  first  unit  you 
sent  out  to  this  war" — (they  left  just  a  year 
ago)  "and  we  keep  thinking  how  swell  it 
will  be  when  we  come  back  again — with 
our  Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars  ribbons — 
and  our  rates  as  petty  officers  in  several 
fields." 

For  God,  For  Country,  For  Home  — 
through  service  to  the  Armed  Forces  of  the 
United  Nations,  the  NDC  is  on  the  job. 


SEPTEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


I MW 


ThikiyFirst  Star;  by  James  A.B.  Scherer. 
G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons.  $3.50.  Reviewed  by 
Cari)l  Green  Wilson. 

■^  With  patriotism  the  keynote  of  our 
day,  the  interpretation  of  the  part 
played  by  a  brilliant  woman  in  the  drama 
of  California's  claim  to  the  thirty-first  star 
on  the  national  flag  has  special  significance 
for  members  of  the  League  for  Woman's 
Service.  Jessie  Benton  Fremont,  described 
by  the  author  in  his  introduction,  "'as  charm- 
ing as  she  was  talented  and  as  patriotic 
as  she  was  brave,  stood  in  the  wings 
throughout  the  most  critical  years  (1846- 
1864).  and  we  could  not  wish  a  better  stage 
director,  for  she  could  say  literally  of  the 
variegated  scenes,  'All  of  which  I  saw,  and 
a  part  of  which  I  was.' " 

Dr.  Scherer  has  focused  the  light  of  his- 
torical research  on  seven  personalities  whose 
careers  dominated  the  struggles  for  Cali- 
fornia, and  in  so  doing  has  brought  into 
vivid  action  pictures  six  men  and  one 
woman  who  helped  ilirect  the  course  of  his- 
tory, iowarcl  each  of  them  Jessie  Fremont 
hail  some  relationship.  Her  father,  Thomas 
Benton  Hart,  Mi.ssouri's  first  Senator,  was 
largely  responsible  for  the  famous  Expedi- 
tions, led  by  her  husband,  John  Charles 
Fremont,  which  gave  him  the  title  of  "Path- 
finder of  the  West""  and  led  to  making  Cali- 
fornia "known  in  a  way  which  aroused  and 
enlisted  our  people  and  led  directly  to  its 
being  acquired." 

Dr.  William  Gwin,  later  Fremont's  col- 
league when  the  two  journeyed  to  Wash- 
ington as  California's  first  Senators,  ar- 
rived in  San  Francisco  from  New  Orleans 
as  a  fellow  passenger  of  Mrs.  Fremont  on 
the  long  steamer  trip  from  Panama  in  1849. 

In  the  hospitable  drawing  room  of  the 
Fremonts'     Monterey     home,     "its     white- 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT...  you  can  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority . .  .  facts 
reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREHES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG ! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

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because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

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A  good  blanket  is  expensive— and  NOW  diffi- 
cult to  obtain.  It  SHOULD  be  cleansed  "CARE- 
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the  better  the  iob  we  can  do. 

Rebinding  and  mending  also 

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washed  adobe  walls  hung  with  color  prints, 
the  windows  curtained  with  brocade,  and  a 
huKe  grizzly  rug  fronting  the  fireplace," 
"Miss  Jessie"  learned  the  ins  and  outs  of 
the  struggle  toward  Statehood.  It  was  here 
that  she  received  fifteen  delgates  to  the 
(Constitutional  Convention  who  had  heard 
that  Senator  Benton  was  endangering  his 
political  career  back  in  Missouri  by  oppos- 
ing slavery,  men  who  came  proudly  to 
"hear  'Tom  Benton's  daughter'  belaud  her 
father."  Within  a  week  that  Convention  had 
passed  an  amendment  to  the  Bill  of  Rights 
declaring  that  "neither  slavery  nor  involun- 
tary servitude,  unless  for  the  punishment 
of  crimes,  shall  ever  be  tolerated  in  this 
State." 

And  so  it  was  that  when  Jessie  Benton 
Fremont,  wife  of  a  would-be  Senator,  sat 
in  the  galleries  of  the  Senate  Chambers  in 
Washington  a  year  later,  she  applauded 
Daniel  Webster  in  the  Great  Debate  which 
lost  him  his  chance  for  the  Presidency  but 
won  California's  admission  as  a  free  State. 
Dr.  Scherer  traces  with  understanding 
pen  and  appreciation  of  the  revealing 
human  incidents  that  underlie  all  history 
the  dramatic  years  which  followed,  years 
when  the  issue  of  slavery  rocked  the  nation 
and  wrote  tragedy  for  so  many.  One  of  his 
most  telling  chapters  deals  with  the  special 
tragedy  of  General  Albert  Sidney  Johnston, 
who  arrived  in  San  Francisco  in  January  of 
1861  to  take  command  of  the  Department 
of  the  Pacific,  in  time  to  check  an  incipient 
effort  of  a  society  of  thirty  Southern  sym- 
[lathizers  to  carry  California  out  of  the 
Union.  When  the  storm  really  broke  and 
his  own  State  loyalty  forced  him  to  obey  his 
conscience  and  the  West  Point  teaching  of 
his  day  regarding  State  rights  as  he  re- 
signed his  command  and  returned  to  follow 
Lee,  it  was  Jessie  Fremont  "who  understood 
him  perfectly." 

Throughout  all  these  stormy  years,  during 
part  of  which  her  husband  was  the  first 
Republican  nominee  for  President  of  the 
United  States,  it  was  the  privilege  of  this 
Virginia-born  daughter  of  "Old  Bullion"  to 
meet  and  understand  national  leaders  of 
varying  shades  of  thought,  but  perhaps  no 
one  of  them  more  truly  endeared  himself 
than  the  frail  young  man,  Thomas  Starr 
King,  who  came  to  California  to  devote  to 
the  cause  of  the  Union  his  last  full  measure 
of  devotion.  It  was  in  a  sheltered  spot  under 
the  laurel  bushes  of  the  Fremonts'  new 
home  on  Black  Point  that  he  found  the 
needful  privacy  to  prepare  the  sermons  and 
patriotic  lectures  which  are  largely  credited 
with  influencing  public  opinion  to  the  ex- 
tent of  saving  California  to  the  Union,  and 
in  recognition  of  which  his  statue  graces 
the  rotunda  of  the  National  Capitol. 


BUY 

WAR 

STAMPS 

and 
BONDS 

ON  SALE 
AT  THE 
LOBBY 
DESK 
AT  THE 
WOMEN'S 
CITY  CLUB 


I 


SEPTEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


The  Jobs  We  Do: 
A  Postscript 

— BY  ESTUEK  B.  PHILLIPS 

if  The  August  issue  of  our  Magazine 
summarized,  with  explanatory  com- 
ments, the  many  kiniis  and  hours  of  service 
given  during  June,  1942,  by  our  members 
to  local  activities  of  the  Club,  and  to  units 
of  the  Club  engaged  in  activties  of  nation- 
wide scope.  I  concluded  with  the  suggestion 
that  the  month  of  July  would  probably  see 
"calls  for  more  ser\ice  and  a  response  from 
our  members." 

It  is  gratifying  to  find  one"s  self  a  sound 
prophet.  That  is  my  pleasant  position  now. 
The  report  of  the  Volunteer  Ser%ice  of  our 
members  during  July,  1942,  contains  all  of 
the  types  of  service  contained  in  the  June 
report  and  has  these  interesting  additions: 

PICKING  .\ND  PREP.\RIN'G  APRI 
COTS  FOR  CANNING  FOR  CLUB  USE: 
15  members.  32  hours  of  service.  I  feel  sure 
these  apricots  will  have  an  unusually  good 
flavor.  Don't  you  agree? 

PASTING  AND  BINDING  CROSS 
WORD  PUZZLE  SCRAP  BOOKS  for  use 
by  soldiers :  1  \'olunteer,  10  hours  of  ser\ice. 
I  presume  that  the  soldiers  will  use  these 
on  transports  or  in  hospitals.  I  wonder  who 
thought  of  this? 

MAKING  BAGS  FOR  SUGAR  LUMPS: 
1  Volunteer,  20  hours  of  service.  These  are 
gay  little  baps  to  slip  in  your  purse.  They 
are  sold  at  the  Club  and  are  sure  to  in- 
crease your  popularity  with  your  friends 
and  acquaintances.  Price:  40  cents. 

RENT  REGISTRARS:  26  Volunteers,  91 
hours  of  service.  This  is  for  aid  in  civilian 
defense  and  for  e\acuees. 

A.SSISTANTS  IN  CLUB  SWIMMING 
POOL:  8  Volunteers,  28  hours  of  service. 
Our  pool  is  open  4  days  a  week.  We  have 
two  "Keep  Fit"  classes  weekly.  (Treat  your- 
self to  a  swim.) 

ACCOUNTING  DEPARTMENT:  3  Vol- 
unteers, 10  hours  of  service.  Occasionally 
we  need  to  supplement  our  employed  staff. 
We  are  fortunate  to  have  experienced  mem- 
bers who  can  give  their  time. 

NOTARIAL  SEALS:  1  Notary,  2  seals 
attached.  This  is  a  semi-professional  service. 

RED  CROSS  INSPECTION  TOUR:  19 
Wilunteers,  19  hours  of  service.  During 
July,  Red  Cross  officials  from  Washington, 
D.  C,  who  were  visiting  in  San  Francisco 
made  a  tour  of  our  building.  They  were 
particularly  interested  in  our  First-Aiil 
Unit,  our  Air-Raid  Shelter,  and  in  our 
Center  for  Evacuees.  Their  complimenl- 
were  indeed  gratifying. 

A  call  to  service,  dear  members!  Serve! 
Serve  by  bringing  in  a  new  member  who 
will  ser\e! 


War  Chest  (Continued  from  page  12) 
cities  have  already  conducted  War  Chest 
appeals  with  great  success.  Those  cities 
which  fail  to  place  appeals  on  a  wartime 
basis  of  unification  have  found  it  difficult 
to  raise  funds  so  urgently  needed. 

Enthusiasm  for  the  appeal  is  mounting 
by  the  hour.  Volunteer  workers  in  every 
capacity  are  taking  a  different  view  of  this 
campaign  realizing  that  the  amount  needed 
is  much  greater  this  year.  But  those  already 
at  work  are  not  thinking  alone  of  the  dol- 
lars, or  the  hours  involved.  They  are  think- 
ing of  the  satisfaction  which  will  rightly 
be  theirs  when  the  job  is  done.  San  Fran- 
cisco will  then  have  discharged  her  obliga- 


tion to  our  fighting  men  and  our  allies. 
They  shall  have  strengthened  our  own 
health  and  welfare  organizations  for  an- 
other year  of  war. 

Last  Minute  News 

if  .\s  we  go  to  press  plans  are  progress- 
ing for  the  League's  participation  in 
the  San  Francisco  War  Show  sponsored  by 
the  Winthe-War  Committee  and  the  San 
Francisco  Civilian  Defense  Council  on  the 
occasion  of  the  rededication  of  Union 
Square  on  September  12  and  13.  Members 
are  urged  to  watch  the  daily  newspapers 
for  details  and  to  visit  the  Square  on  one 
ijf  those  davs. 


Ill 


BEST  BUY"  BELL-BROOK  MILK 


SOLD  ONLY  BY 
INDEPENDENT  QUALITY  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,  INC. 


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Phone  UNderhill  4242 


GUARDED    SO 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  QUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you   buy  it 


CAREFULLY 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 


Edy"!  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusively  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Womei^s  CiSy  Club. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  SEPTEMBER,   1942 


RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 


Bells! 


If  you  are  not  as  yet  a  collector  of  bells,  we  think  you  will  be  when  you  see 
the  fascinating  selection  of  authentic  bells  now  on  display  at  the  League  Shop. 

BASQUE  COW  BELLS 

PERSIAN  BIRD  BELLS 

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN  GLASS  DINNER  BELLS 

ITALIAN  HIGHLY  FINISHED  BRASS  BELLS 

INDIAN  TEMPLE  BELLS  —  NAUTCH  GIRL  BELLS 

PERSIAN  DONKEY  BELLS  —  PERSIAN  CAMEL  BELLS 

PORTUGUESE  COW  BELLS  AND  PORTUGUESE  HORSE  BELLS 

BALINESE  TEMPLE  BELLS,  BALINESE  HAND-CARVED  BELLS  OF 
WOOD 

GREEK  (Small)  COW  BELLS  (in  strings  of  three;  graduated  sizes) 

JAVANESE  WATER  BUFFALO  BELLS  WITH  VARIOUS  MOTIFS 
INSCRIBED,  JAVANESE  HAWKER  BELLS,  JAVANESE  BULLOCK 
BELLS,  JAVANESE  TEMPLE  BELLS  (in  strings  of  three  or  individual 
bells) 

While  many  of  these  bells,  because  of  their  unique  shapes,  beautiful  carvings 
or  rustic  plainness  might  appear  to  be  made  for  tourist  allure,  the  fact 
remains  that  all  were  made  to  serve  the  needs  of  the  countries  from  which 

they  came. 

The  mm  SHOP 

WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB  BUILDING,  465  POST  STREET 

Tell  your  friends  that  they,  too,  may  buy  at  the  League  Shop 


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NATI O  NAL 

LEAG  U  E 

for   WOMAN'S 

SERVICE 

OCTOBER    CALENDAR 

LAST  MINUTE  NEWS 

Due  to  war  conditions  it  has  been  found  neces- 
sary to  discontinue  service  in  the  Main  Dining 
Room.  Cafeteria  Service  will  be  available  both 
day  and  evening. 


OCTOBER,  1942 


FIRELIGHTING   CEREMONY 


OCTOBER   13TH 


1 — Needlework    Guild   - Room  214 10  a.in.-4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mite.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  _ Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool - 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

2 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

3 — Swimming   Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

6 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Annis Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

7 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10  -  U  a.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  - 11-12  and  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

8 — French  Round  Table  — ■  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding _ Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room  6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool — 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasiimi 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program:  "Stamp  Collecting — a  Hobby  of  Kings  That  Combines  His- 
tory, Science  and  the  Arts,"  with  a  stamp  exhibit,  presented  by  Miss  Elsie  Lohbiiinner.    Chinese    Room 7  p.m. 

9 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

10 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

13 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Firei.ichtinc  Ceremony Lounge  7:30  p.  m. 

14 — Nutrition  Class  —  Mrs.  Henry  Alves  Chinese  Room  10  a.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gynasium 10  -  12 

Swimming  Pool  _ 11-12  and  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Book  Review  Dinner  Nat.  Defenders  Room  ....  5:30  p.  m. 

Mrs.  Beatrice  S.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Cup  and  the  Sword,"  by 
Alice  Tisdale  Hobart. 
15 — Needlework    Guild   Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  _ Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program:    An  Address — "The  Literature  of  Latin-America  in  English 

Translation,"  by  Mr.  Luis  Monguio _ Chinese    Room 7  p.m. 

16 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

17 — Swimming    Pool   10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

20 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

Beginners"  First  Aid — Miss  Esther  Phillips  Room  209  7-9  p.  m. 

21 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool 11-12  and  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

22— French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  _ 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

23 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

24 — Swimming   Pool   10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

27 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room  1  p.  m. 

28 — Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 10-  11  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  11-12  and  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

29 — Needlework    Guild   Room  214  10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Main  Dining  Room 6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

30 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

31 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

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CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Forest  Protection.  By  Marie  L.  Uarrach 9 

San    Franci'ico   War   Show 10-11 

The  War  Chest  I«  Here 15 

DEP.4RT.MENTS 

Calendar 2 

Announcements 4-.S 

Eilitorial 7 

Poetry  Pape  —  Edited  by  Florence  Keene 12 

1  Have  Been  Reading 13 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WO.MEN'S  CITY  CLUB 

OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Picsident - _ MISS  KATHARINE   DONOHOH 

First  Vice-President....- _ _ MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President _MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President _ MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer _MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs. 

Harry  B.   Allen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs 

H.  L.  Alves 

.Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miu 

Florence  Bentley 

Mrs.   Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mn. 

Harold  H.   Bjonutrom 

Mrs.   Uo  V.  Korbel 

Mr.. 

George  L.  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs. 

Sclah  Ch&mberlain 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss 

Lotus  Coomtx 

Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss 

Bertha  J.  Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs. 

Duncan  H.  Daris 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss 

Katharine  Donohoe 

Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs. 

John  M    Eshleman 

Dr  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrv 

Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs. 

John  A.   Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs. 

C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs. 

W.  B.  Hamilton 

\''-«    Stanley  Powell 

Mn.  C  R.  Walter 

PANTRY 
SALE 


IF  YOU  HAVE  NOT  ALREADY  MADE 
ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  YOUR  CON- 
TRIBUTIONS TO  THE  PANTRY  SALE 
—  HERE  ARE  A  FEW  SUGGESTIONS 

JAMS  .  .  .  JELLIES  .  .  .  CONSERVES  .  .  . 
APPLES  .  .  .  PEARS  .  .  .  AVOCADOS  .  .  . 
POMEGRANATES  .  .  EGGS  .  .  HONEY 
.  .  .  CHEESE  .  .  .  NUTS  .  .  .  DRIED 
FRUITS  .  .  .  POULTRY  .  .  .  PRODUCE 
.  .  .  CAKES  .  .  .  COOKIES  .  .  .  PIES  .  .  . 
BISCUITS  .  .  .  FRUIT  CAKES  .  .  .  PLUM 
PUDDINGS  .  .  .  MINCE  MEAT  .  .  . 
NUTS,  CANDY  .  .  . 

Other  Siiggestiotis  Include:  BARBECUE 
ACCESSORIES  .  .  .  APRONS  .  .  .  ENAM- 
ELWARE  .  .  .  GADGETS  .  .  .  FLOWERS 
AND  GARDENS  .  .  .  ROCK  GARDENS 
.  .  .  POTS  .  .  .  GARDEN  STICKS  .  .  . 
AND  ORIGINAL  GARDEN  UTILITY 
ARTICLES  .  .  .  GOURDS  .  .  .  PINE 
CONES  .  .  .  MADRONE  OR  PINE 
BRANCHES  .  .  .  HUCKLEBERRY  .  .  . 
DECORATIVE  GREENS  FOR  THE 
HOLIDAYS 

FOOD  AND  RECIPES  APPROPRIATE 
TO  THE  WAR  EMERGENCY 

Please  plan  to  have  your  pantry  products 
at  the  Club  uell  he\ore 

NOVEMBER 


24 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER.   19^2 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  PANTRY  SALE:     November  24;  share  your  larder 
with  your  cluh  is  the  idea  underlying  preliminary 

announcements  of  plans  for  a  November  pantry  sale. 
With  all  of  us  busier  than  usual  and  each  of  us  doing 
something  different,  perhaps,  in  the  way  of  preparing  for 
Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  in  the  way  of  cooking,  the 
Pantry  Sale  will  offer  an  ex-^ellent  opportunity  to  obtain 
choice  foods  in  exchange  for  your  own  contributions  to 
the  general  stock.  And  in  every  instance  the  National 
League  will  profit  from  the  transaction. 

•  NEW  MEMBERS:  Have  you  brought  in  that  new 
member  each  of  us  is  asked  to  sponsor?  The  pro- 
rated dues  of  $4.50  (until  March  1,  1943,  plus  the  Five 
Dollar  initiation  fee,  make  the  entire  financial  obligation 
for  six-months'  membership  privileges  in  the  League 
$9.50  only.  We  cannot  show  a  friend  a  greater  courtesy 
than  by  inviting  her  for  that  amount  of  money  to  share  in 
the  program  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
NOW. 

•  TOYS  FOR  EVACUEES:     We  are  very  grateful  for 
the  toys  that  have  been  sent  in  by  members  to  our 

Evacuation  Center,  and  doubly  appreciative  of  the  toys 
which  the  children  from  several  of  the  Public  Schools  in 
San  Francisco  have  so  unselfishly  given.  Our  stock  of 
these  things  is  being  rapidly  depleted  however,  as  the 
children  who  come  to  us  from  overseas  are  so  delighted 
with  them  that  they  usually  select  some  particularly  ap- 
pealing toy  to  take  away. 


^  RED  CROSS  KNITTING:  The  knitting  goes  merrily 
on.  Those  of  you  who  are  making  the  Navy  scarfs 
should  come  in  to  see  them  modeled.  And  the  Red  Cross 
is  crying  for  them.  If  our  Service  wool  is  low  and  you 
are  asked  to  knit  a  red  or  green  or  brown  sweater  do  not 
think  you  are  not  doing  something  for  our  country.  Re- 
member how  San  Francisco's  cool,  foggy  breezes  strike 
our  tropical  cousins  from  Hawaii. 

•  SEWERS  ARE  NEEDED  to  make  the  gay  little  sugar 
bags  which  the  League  has  been  putting  out  since 

sugar  rationing  became  a  fact.  There  are  calls  for  more 
than  we  have  ready  at  the  moment.  So  here  is  a  chance 
for  members  who  do  dainty  hand  work  to  give  a  needed 
service. 

if  HALLOWE'EN  will  not  pass  unnoticed  this  year 
even  though  there  is  a  war.  With  plans  for  its  ob- 
servance in  the  making,  members  are  asked  to  watch  the 
Club  Bulletin  Board  for  details.  The  Hallowe'en  party 
offers  a  good  opportunity  for  entertaining  friends. 

•  RED  CROSS  SEWING:     For  the  time  being  the  de- 
mand for  ditty  bags  has  been  fulfilled,  thanks  to  the 

response  of  our  members.  Now  our  sewing  will  be  the 
making  of  such  garments  as  skirts,  blouses  and  pajamas. 

•  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP:     Cocoanut  shell  spoons 
from   Ceylon.   Ideal   for  serving  baked  beans   or  a 

macaroni  dish  at  the  barbecue  or  buffet  supper. 


OCTOBER,   1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black,  chairman,  has  planned  the  following  programs 

for  this  month.  On  October  8th.  at  7:00  p  m..  in  the 
Chinese  Room.  Miss  Elsie  Lohbiunner.  affiliated  with  the 
California  Collection  Club,  will  present.  "Stamp  Col- 
lecting —  a  Hobbv  of  Kings  that  Combines  History. 
Science  and  the  Arts."  with  a  stamp  exhibit.  "The  Litera- 
ture of  Latin-America  in  English  Translation"  is  the  title 
of  an  address  which  will  be  given  by  Mr.  Luis  Monguio. 
instructor  in  Spanish,  at  Mills  College.  This  will  be  pre- 
sented October  15th  at  7:00  p.  m..  in  the  Chinese  Room. 

•  SWnnHNG  POOL:     Because  of  the  shortened  and 
consequently  crowded  schedule  of  private  lessons,  we 

ask  that  prospective  pupils  make  appointments  several 
days  in  advance.  Appointments  not  kept  and  not  can- 
celled will  be  charged  for. 

Although  children  are  always  welcome,  their  favorite 
swim-time  is  Saturday  morning,  when  swimming  is  aug- 
mented by  coaching  and  games. 

Friday  night  swims,  followed  by  dinner,  have  become 
a  part  of  the  weekly  routine  for  some  of  our  members.  It 
is  a  habit  well  worth  cultivating.  It's  fun  for  the  entire 
family. 

•  BRIDGE    TOURNAMENTS:     In    England.    Bridge 
has  proven  to  be  one  of  the  most  popular  means  of 

relaxtions  and  recreation  for  both  the  military  and 
civilian  workers.  The  mental  stimulus  is  an  antidote  for 
the  complexities  of  their  present  everyday  life.  We  recom- 
mend our  bridge  tournaments  as  a  respite  from  our  own 
everyday  problems.  Our  tournaments  are  held  each  Tues- 
day afternoon  at  one-thirty  and  each  Friday  evening  at 
seven-thirty.  Each  tournament  is  preceded  by  a  short  talk 
on  Culbertson  bidding  conventions.  Fee.  25  cents.  Prizes. 

•  LIBRARY  NOTES:   Will  the  member  who  borrowed 
"Etiquette."  by  Emily  Post,  please  return  it  to  the 

library?  The  copy  which  is  out  is  the  one  which  belongs 
on  the  reference  shelf  and  it  is  in  demand.  We  should  also 
like  to  have  returned  to  the  library  several  volumes  of 
the  poems  of  Edna  St.  Vincent  Mil  lay.  which  are  long 
overdue.  These  books,  addressed  to  the  Library  Com- 
mittee, may  be  returned  to  the  hotel  desk  on  the  First 
Floor. 


•  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:     Califomians.  here  is  a 
book  of  our  own  —  "The  Cup  and  the  Sword,"  by 

Alice  Tisdale  Hobart.  This  fine,  full  novel  about  a  great 
American  industry,  the  wine-growing  of  California,  red- 
olent of  the  earth,  hot  w'ith  the  sun  of  California  valleys, 
cool  and  peaceful  with  the  shade  of  the  tree-sheltered 
houses  and  patios,  tenderly,  passionately  and  brilliantly 
presents  the  lives  and  loves  of  four  generations  of  one 
American  family.  Mrs.  Beatrice  Stoddard  will  open  the 
Fall  season  with  a  review  of  this  stimulating,  rewarding 
novel.  The  date  is  the  second  Wednesday  evening,  October 
14th.  at  5:30  p.  m..  at  the  Book  Review  Dinner,  in  the 
National  Defenders"  Room. 

•  FIRST  AID  CLASSES:  Beginners' First  Aid  Classes 
start  October  20th  at  7:0:1  p.  m.  One  ma'  ot  expe"t  to 
put  First  Aid  to  practical  use  right  now.  but  one  never 
knows  when  a  basic  knowledge  of  it  may  be  the  most  im- 
portant thing  in  our  lives.  It  behooves  us,  especially  now. 
to  be  prepared.  For  those  who  took  the  course  when  it  was 
first  given  at  our  clubhouse  over  a  year  ago.  this  is  a 
chance  to  brush  up  on  First  Aid  by  taking  it  as  a  refresher 
course.  Members  are  requested  to  purchase  their  text 
books  at  the  clubhouse  in  advance  and  be  prepared  on 
the  first  two  chapters. 

it  OPERA  LIBRETTOS:  The  library  has  librettos  of 
most  of  the  operas  to  be  presented  by  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Opera  Association  this  year.  These  librettos  may  be 
used  in  the  library.  It  will  add  greatly  to  the  enjoyment 
of  the  opera  if  those  planning  to  attend  read  the  librettos 
of  operas  they  are  to  hear  before  going  to  the  perform- 
ances. 

•  NUTRITION  COURSE:     Some  do  not  realize  the 
importance  of  the  balancing  of  food  values  in  these 

days  of  curtailments  of  food  supplies.  This  course,  which 
starts  October  14th  at  10  a.  m..  tells  us  how.  why  and 
where  to  find  the  essential  foods  our  families  need.  Study 
nutrition  so  you  can  stay  fit. 

•  LOST  ARTICLES:     Members  and  guests  in  the  Club 
have  a  way  of  losing  things.  A  miscellany  of  lost 

articles  is  in  the  Executive  office  awaiting  claimants.  If 
you  have  lost  something,  a  call  to  the  Executive  office  may 
be  the  means  of  reclaiming  it. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER,   1942 


A  New  Picture  of  the  Women's  City  Club.  Home  of  the 
National  Defenders'  Club 


EDITORIAL 


"A  The  San  Francisco  War  Show  has  come  and  gone. 
The  National  League  for  \^  oman's  Service  was  one 
of  the  exhibitors.  On  another  page  we  have  written  the 
history  of  this  unique  show.  Now  editorially  we  comment 
on  its  significance.  When,  two  weeks  before,  representa- 
tives of  organizations  doing  active  war  work  were  gatii- 
ered  together  on  the  Mezzanine  Floor  of  the  Union  Square 
Garage  to  hear  the  outline  of  a  War  Show  in  which  San 
Francisco  would  show  to  the  world  its  preparedness 
equipment  and  schedule,  we  had  visions  of  a  good  idea 
too  hurriedly  to  he  developed  to  be  truly  successful.  But 
we  forgot  that  the  participants  on  this  occasion  were 
emergency  experts.  From  then  on  as  each  succeeding  day 
we  visited  the  garage,  we  saw  miracles  accomplished. 
Miles  of  gray  walls  painted  white  over  niglit.  fluorescent 
lamps  in  place  in  a  few  hours,  engineers,  painters,  elec- 
tricians, carpenters — co-ordination  at  its  highest  peak. 
Overhead  the  horticulturists  and  path-makers.  Finally  the 
telephone  and  furniture  and  office  equipment  men.  The 
scene  for  the  Show  with  the  wave  of  a  wand  ready  on 
time! 

No  less  miraculous  the  assembling  of  exhibits.  Post 
Street  blocked  oflf  one  hour,  lined  with  Army  equipment 
the  next.  Empty  square  feet  of  solid  concrete  one  minute, 
cartons  and  exhibit  material  the  next.  In  twenty-four 
hours  over  forty  exhibits. beautifully  assembled  and  ready 
for  the  inspection  of  San  Francisco. 

If  the  experience  of  one  exhibitor,  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service,  is  typical,  then  San  Francisco  need 
not  fear  its  war  unity.  Courtesy,  co-operation,  neighbor- 
liness.  interest  in  what  the  other  fellow  was  doing,  and  a 
desire  to  put  on  the  best  show  possible  was  conspicuous! \ 
evident.  The  Executive  Office  of  the  Show  could  always 
be  reached  and  was  invariably  helpful.  The  Show  moved 
into  the  building  in  twenty-four  hours.  The  Army  moved 
out  in  twentv  minutes,  the  Navy  likewise,  and  the  National 
League  for  \\  oman"s  Service,  not  to  be  outdone,  in  half 
an  hour.  In  tw'o  hours  the  empty  spaces  underground 
awaited  the  business  for  which  they  were  made — the 
garaging  of  civilian  automobiles.  A  stranger  might  ask — 
"was  all  this  trouble  worth  while?"  It  certainly  was.  for 
it  found  San  I'rancisco  prepared — Army,  Navy.  Red  Cross 
and  civilian  organizations.  They  learned  of  each  other 
and  they  learned  that  with  llie  present  need  for  uiiiu  tlie\ 
were  ready. 


i<  W  hen  the  Board  of  Directors  discussed  the  advisabil- 
it)  of  a  Pantry  Sale  this  year  the  consensus  of  opinion 
was  that  this  historic  festival  should  not  be  interrupted. 
T'-c  Doard  felt  the  educational  feature  present  in  the 
showing  of  what  creative  ability  could  do  with  sugar- 
rationing  and  other  such  restrictions  as  may  develop 
would  be  a  challenge  to  our  membership.  Those  who  give 
new  recipes  and  new  ideas  will  be  helping  the  Club; 
tliose  who  come  later  to  buy  will  be  helping  the  Club  and 
themselves.  And  so  it  was  decided  unanimously  to  carry 
0:1  the  Pantry  Sale,  not  as  usual  but  as  unusual  as  fertile 
brains  could  devise.  There  are  six  weeks  to  prepare.  Let 
each  member  begin  to  think  what  she  may  contribute  to 
the  Pantry  Sale. 

"k  October  and  the  rededication  of  our  lares  and  penates ! 
The  building  which  was  built  for  service  has  come 
into  its  own  this  1942.  As  it  houses  Red  Cross  and  Civilian 
Defense  activities,  as  it  entertains  men  in  the  Services, 
as  it  opens  its  wide  front  door  to  evacuees  from  Honolulu, 
it  fulfills  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  founded — service! 
Volunteers  in  rainbow  uniforms  of  their  own  choosing 
comfortably  go  about  their  businesses.  Guests  arrive  for 
overnight,  and  women  from  afar  assigned  to  government 
work  in  San  Francisco  seek  the  shelter  of  a  beautiful  and 
quiet  clubhouse  within  walking  distance  of  their  new 
offices.  Appropriately  as  perhaps  never  with  the  same 
intensity  before,  we  celebrate  the  firelighting  ceremony 
in  the  Lounge  on  Mondav   evening.  October  12th. 

Vkr  Every  day  not  one  but  many  members  approach  the 
Chairman  of  the  War  Program  of  the  National  League 
with  the  question.  "Vi  hat  can  I  do  to  help?"  Conversation 
brings  out  individual  interests  which  oftentimes  give  the 
answer,  but  there  is  one  immediate  answer  which  is  com- 
mon to  all.  Every  member,  each  member  can  help  first 
and  foremost  by  bringing  in  one  new  member.  The  build- 
ing, the  program,  the  services  are  entirely  dependent  on 
each  members  effort  in  this  direction.  Have  you  re- 
sponded? If  not.  do  not  delay:  for  the  program  of  which 
you  are  so  proud  cannot  be  maintained  without  your  per- 
sonal help  in  this  one  particular. 

•k  The  Magazine  has  proudi\  boasted  eight  wonderful 
Advertisers'  Shows  which  have  proven  that  our  group 
of  advertisers  is  one  happy  family,  together  with  the 
membership  of  the  National  League.  The  War  Show  at 
Union  Square  found  the  same  cooperation  present. 
F'odesta  &  Baldocchi  lent  eijuipment  and  gave  service  no 
money  could  buy.  the  spinet  from  Harold  Pracht  was  the 
envy  of  all  musicians.  Brunswick  Balke's  billiard  table 
was  admired  by  all  and  the  beautiful  rugs  from  the  Austin 
Studio  gave  "the  last  touch"  to  the  National  Defenders' 
(^lub  part  of  our  exhibit.  The  screens  which  added  color 
to  our  exhibit  were  painted  by  Maundrell  &  Bowen.  To 
these  firms  we  extend  our  appreciative  thanks. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER,   1942 


FIREUGHTING 

IN     THE     LOUNGE 

OCTOBER  13-7:30  O'CLOCK 


THE  FIREUGHTING  CEREMONY  FOR  1942  HAS  SPECIAL  MEANING  AS 
THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  OF  CALIFORNIA 
REDEDICATES  ITSELF  TO  SERVICE  IN  A  PROGRAM  OF  WAR  TO  THE 
ARMY,  THE  NAVY,  THE  COUNCIL  OF  CIVILIAN  DEFENSE  AND  RED  CROSS 


by  Marie  L.  Darrach 


*  Our  country  is  in  greater  danger  today  than  at  any 
time  in  its  history.  So  are  our  forests.  And  any  one, 
who  through  carelessness  with  a  burning  match,  a  glow- 
ing cigarette  or  a  smoldering  campfire,  contributes  to  the 
chance  of  their  destruction  is  aiding  the  axis. 

Protection  of  California's  forests  has  now  become  more 
than  mere  conservation  of  one  of  the  state's  natural  re- 
sources— the  keeping  of  timber  for  wise  commercial  use. 
and  the  preservation  of  a  haven  of  solitude  and  beauty 
for  the  present  generation,  and  its  perpetuation  for  pos- 
terity. Because  the  public  forest  lands  are  today  playing 
a  vital  role  as  the  source  of  material  necessary  for  victory, 
it  has  become  the  patriotic  duty  of  every  citizen  to  be 
individually  active  in  guarding  them  from  the  hazards  of 
fire.  Because  of  the  shortage  of  steel,  wood  is  now  in 
great  demand  for  building  airplanes,  ships,  patrol  boats, 
cantonments,  lend-lease  supplies,  and  many  other  war- 
time needs,  and  Regional  Forester  S.  B.  Snow  says  that 
unless  man's  carelessness  with  matches,  cigarettes  and 
campfires  is  drastically  curbed,  the  Nation's  war  efforts 
may  be  seriously  crippled  by  a  shortage  of  timber  and 
other  forest  products. 

The  California  Conservation  Council,  of  which  Miss 
Pearl  Chase  is  President,  has  for  a  long  time  sponsored 
a  year-round  educational  program — complete  with  realis- 
tic moving  pictures  to  illustrate  the  havoc  resulting  from 
forest  fires — to  emphasize  the  importance  of  individual 
participation  in  the  efforts  of  the  U.  S.  Forest  Service 
to  reduce  the  number  of  man-caused  fires  which  devastate 
our  National  Parks  and  their  environs  annually.  The 
Forestry  Service  maintains  a  trained  corps  of  rangers 
who  patrol  the  forests,  build  fire  lanes,  and  man  look-out 
towers  for  the  detection  of  fires  and  to  provide  for  defense 
against  them.  But  the  support  and  co-operation  of  the 
puliiic  is  imperative  if  these  governmental  activities  are 
to  be  effective.  So  the  California  Conservation  Ciouncii, 
through  its  members  and  co-ordinating  agencies,  are  con- 
tinuing to  supplement  the  work  of  the  U.  S.  Forestry 
Department  by  urging  that  every  man.  woman  and  child 
within   the  confines   of   the  state   recognize  his   responsi- 


bilit).  and  exercise  intelligence  and  vigilance  to  the  end 
that  our  timber  land  be  protected. 

It  is  stated  authoritatively  that  during  the  past  summer 
sixty-five  percent  of  the  forest  fires  were  man-caused — a 
fact  which  failed  to  rouse  the  citizenry  to  any  great 
heights  of  indignation  or  alarm.  But  the  recent  report 
that  an  enemy  plane  had  dropped  incendiary  bombs  in 
an  Oregon  forest  with  the  intent  to  destroy  essential  war 
material  was  denounced  by  every  resident  of  the  West 
Coast  as  an  act  of  sabotage.  And  yet  in  terms  of  damage 
to  the  war  effort,  a  careless  American  tossing  an  unextin- 
guished cigarette  may  do  as  much  harm  as  an  enemy  Jap 
with  an  incendiary  bomb. 

Lieutenant  General  John  L.  DeW  itt.  in  charge  of  West- 
ern Defense  Command,  lists  a  number  of  reasons  why 
every  loyal  citizen  should  take  part  in  the  effort  to  pre- 
vent forest  fires.  He  says  that  smoke-palls  from  these  fires 
along  coastal  areas  limit  visibility  for  defensive  air  and 
sea  patrols  and  invite  off-shore  operations  by  the  enemy. 
That  smoke  haze  reduces  visibilitv  from  aircraft  warning 
stations  and  fire  look-outs.  That  many  defense  plants  and 
military  establishments  are  located  in  or  adjacent  to  forest 
areas  and  might  be  damaged  or  destroyed  by  major  con- 
flagrations. That  forest  fires  reduce  the  output  of  lumber 
and  other  essential  forest  products  which  now  go  directly 
into  war  effort.  That  fires  destroy  livestock  grazing  ranges, 
w  hich  produce  beef,  mutton,  hides  and  w  ool  for  lend-lease 
and  food-for-freedom  goals.  That  fires  destroy  the  forest 
and  chaparral  cover  of  mountain  watersheds,  and  cause 
serious  flood  damage  to  war  industries,  agricultural  lands 
and  communities.  Fire-scorched  watersheds  are  unable  to 
yield  regulated  water  flow  for  irrigation,  home  use  and 
industrial  hydro-electric  power  production.  Communica- 
tion, transportation  systems  and  power  lines  vital  to  war 
industry  may  be  destroyed.  Forest  fires  also  serve  as 
beacons  for  the  enemy.  W  ar  production  is  slowed  down 
when  men  in  defense  plants,  on  farms,  and  in  military 
camps  are  drafted  to  help  fight  huge  conflagrations.  Out- 
door recreation  is  reduced  by  forest  fires,  which  also  de- 
stroy the  scenic  attractions  which  contribute  so  definitely 
to  public  welfare  and  morale  during  wartime.  All  these 
reasons  sum  up  to  the  fact  that  forest  fires  delay  victory. 
Translated  into  terms  of  our  wartime  needs  and  the  essen- 
tials for  winning  the  war.  by  General  DeWitt.  they  simply 
emphasize  what  the  California  Conservation  Council,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Miss  Pearl  Chase,  has  been  stressing 
for  years  in  its  educational  program.  To  make  the  people 
of  the  state  conservation-minded  has  been  its  main  pur- 
pose for  a  long  time.  And  now  when  the  need  of  an  intel- 
ligent public,  acting  along  these  lines,  is  so  obvious  the 
organization,  in  conjunction  with  the  U.  S.  Forest  Service, 
is  again  pointing  out  the  imjjortance  of  a  careful  and 
vigilant  observance  of  the  fundamentals  of  fire  protection 
on  the  part  of  our  citizens.  Thus  they  contribute  iheir 
quota  to  the  effort  to  bring  the  war  to  a  speedy  and  suc- 
cessful close. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER,    1942 


L 


Exhibit  of  the  IVational  League  for   W  Oman's  Service.  In  the  foreground,  a  corner  of  the  National  De- 
fenders' Club.  In  the  background.  th4'  Evacuat-on  Center. 

m  nm\m  war  show 


"A'  "I  didn't  go  to  the  War  Show.  Tell  me  about  it." 
Having  heard  this  repeatedly  we  tell  the  story  from 
the  beginning.  The  completion  of  the  largest  underground 
garage  in  the  country  was  in  itself  too  dramatic  an  en- 
gineering feat  to  let  pass  unnoticed  by  the  people  of  San 
Francisco  who  had  watched  the  enterprise  with  such  in- 
terest. To  let  it  become  private  property  without  a  public 
reception  was  another  impossibility,  for  the  public  who 
had  given  up  the  park  in  the  sunshine  for  many  months 
were  entitled  to  see  why  they  had  been  asked  to  sacrifice 
this  privilege. 

What  form  of  opening  ceremonies  would  be  appropriate 
was  the  next  question.  The  War  Show  was  the  answer. 
The  War  Committee  and  the  Civilian  Defense  Committee 
defined  its  scope.  The  Army  and  Navy  and  organizations 
already  engaged  in  war  work  were  to  be  the  only  ex- 
hibitors. Space  on  the  "Second  Floor  Down"  was  allo- 
cated as  requested  but  details  were  left  to  each  unit  to 
work  out.  There  was  no  attempt  to  corrolate.  Each  was  to 
tell  the  community  of  San  Francisco  what  it  was  actually 


doing  and  what  it  was  prepared  to  do.  The  show  was  an- 
nounced to  the  participants  on  August  twenty-seventh. 
Two  weeks  later.  September  12  and  13  the  Show  was  on! 

But  before  we  tell  of  the  Show  itself,  let  us  pause  to 
speak  of  the  fairy  wand  which  waved  over  Union  Square 
and  planted  huge  yews  in  stately  dignity  around  the  re- 
instated Dewey  Monument  and  sowed  grass  under  pro- 
tecting yellow  straw  so  that  the  fat  gray  pigeons  could 
not  feast  as  they  wanted.  (The  people  had  provided  fod- 
der through  many  months.  They  could  do  so  a  bit  longer, 
so  the  Park  Commission  thought. )  Blue  ageratum  and 
yellow  marguerites  brought  color  to  the  scene  of  box 
iiorder  and  feathery  green.  And  all  moved  in  over-night 
—  literally  as  well  as  figuratively  —  for  as  we  left  the 
clubhouse  one  night  brown  earth  covered  the  square  and 
hundreds  of  boxes  of  plants  blocked  the  sidewalk,  and  as 
we  returned  next  morning  yellow  straw  covered  the  earth 
and  spraying  water  spouts  made  rainbows  in  the  sunlight. 

On  Friday,  the  eleventh.  Army  and  Navy  trucks  un- 
loaded huge  pieces  of  equipment  too  large  to  go  into  the 


OCTOBER,   1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


garage.  A  huge  bomber  spread  its  wings  across  the  Post 
Street  entrance.  Guns  and  machines  leaped  out  of  printed 
blue  prints  and  San  Francisco  found  itself  aghast  before 
the  war  machinery  actually  present  around  the  huge 
square.  Down  the  entrances  hurried  lorries  of  every  kind, 
trucks,  station-wagons,  furnishings,  equipment  —  every- 
thing pertaining  to  war  preparedness.  On  the  first  floor 
where  the  finishing  touches  of  a  modern  garage  had  in  the 
past  twentv-four  hours  been  added,  only  the  booth  for  the 
sale  of  \^  ar  Bonds  was  allowed  —  a  spot-light  position 
thus  provided  for  the  provision  for  the  wherewithal  for 
more  and  more  guns  and  more  and  more  war  effort.  To 
the  Second  Floor  came  the  exhibitors,  each  busy  ex- 
clusively with  its  own  effort  to  put  its  best  foot  forward 
to  show  the  world  that  San  Francisco  knows  there  is  a 
war. 

On  Saturday  morning  the  Dewey  Monument  was  re- 
dedicated  with  appropriate  ceremony.  At  noon  the  finish- 
ing touches  to  the  Show  were  given.  At  one  o'clock  the 
thousands  of  spectators  poured  in  past  the  ribbon  which 
had  been  cut  at  the  Geary  Street  entrance. 

Were  you  there,  dear  reader?  If  not.  we  cannot  bring 
you  the  picture.  You  had  to  see  to  believe  that  so  much 


was  actually  being  done  in  Army,  Navy,  Red  Cross  and 
Civilian  Defense.  \^'e  wandered  through  Red  Ooss  ex- 
hibits by  the  block,  literally  one  whole  aisle  a  block  long 
was  taken  up  with  Red  Cross  divisions  of  work  and  ac- 
tivities. We  saw  mounted  units  of  clever  horsewomen 
prepared  to  reach  wounded  in  the  trails  along  the  Coast 
Range,  we  saw  upholstering  and  sewing  and  knitting  and 
first  aid  and  medical,  we  saw  disaster  equipment  and 
war-time  implements.  We  visited  the  Women's  Ambulance 
and  Defense  Corps  of  America,  the  A.  W.  V.  S.,  the 
Civilian  Defense  agencies  many  in  number,  the  U.  S.  0.. 
the  San  Francisco  Men's  Service  League,  the  Salvation 
Army,  the  Scouts,  the  Blood  Banks,  the  Fire  Department 
exhibits.  Of  course,  the  two  outstanding  units  were  at  the 
East  and  West  ends  where  Army  and  Navy  brought 
enough  equipment  to  prove  their  point  that  those  who 
criticize  fail  to  know  the  facts.  And  over  in  one  corner, 
we  wandered  back  to  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  exhibit  where  gay  yellow  walls  and  standards  of 
yellow  marigolds  linked  by  yellow  ribbon  outlined  the 
Exhibit  that  greeted  us  in  friendly  welcome  to  war  services 
which  fortunately  for  us  could  bring  a  certain  promise  of 
peace  if  we  but  cling  to  the  thought  that  human  beings 
mobilized  into  common  defense  can  still  be  individuals. 


AnothiT  ris/ii  slioii  iii^  ihr  minialurr  I'lti)  Room  of  the  Eiacuutivn  Conit 
FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER,   1942 


POETRl  PifiE 

Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


Anthem 

Give  thanks  for  this:  the  splendid,  rising  sun! 
The  god  who  fails  us  not  from  day  to  day. 
Hymned  in  the  glowing  east,  his  hour  begun 
Whose  golden  arms  have  swept  the  night  away! 
One  with  the  forest's  antiphonal  choir. 
One  with  the  surges  of  the  shining  sea. 
One  with  a  paean  rising  high  and  higher 
In  crystal  throats,  from  tree  to  waking  tree, 
Rise  for  the  anthem  worthy  to  be  sung! 
Join  the  deep  terrestrial  tones  in  flight! 
Mingle  with  myriad  voices  caught  and  flung 
In  ecstasy  toward  the  lord  of  light. 
Merged  in  a  mighty  diapason  hurled 
From  sea  to  sea.  across  the  waking  world! 

— Eric  Wilson  Barker. 
The  Celestial  Surgeon 

If  I  have  faltered  more  or  less 
In  my  great  task  of  happiness ; 
If  I  have  moved  among  my  race 
And  shown  no  glorious  morning  face; 
If  beams  from  happy  human  eyes 
Have  moved  me  not :  if  morning  skies, 
Books,  and  my  food,  and  summer  rain 
Knocked  on  my  sullen  heart  in  vain — 
Lord.  Thy  most  pointed  pleasure  take 
And  stab  my  spirit  broad  awake : 
Or.  Lord,  if  too  obdurate  I. 
Choose  Thou,  before  that  spirit  die. 
A  piercing  pain,  a  killing  sin. 
And  to  my  dead  heart  run  them  in ! 

— Robert  Loiis  Stevenson. 
Comrades 

I  asked  from  Life  a  sign 
To  prove  himself  divine; 
Behold,  the  while  I  spoke. 
An  evening  primrose  woke, 
And  through  the  purple  sky 
A  homing  bird  went  by. 
And  out  a  planet  shone — 
Then  Life  and  I  walked  on 
Into  the  silent  night 
As  two  old  cronies  might. 

— Charles  Granger  Blanden. 


Canticle 

You  have  become 

A  part  of  the  water: 
One  with  the  river 
And  one  with  the  sea ; 

\et  something  at  dawning, 

And  something  at  twilight, 
Is  bringing  you  back  again, 

Closer  to  me. 

Once  you  were  here 

And  I  loved  you  and  held  you ; 
Felt  the  dear  form 
That  your  spirit  possessed. 

Now  you  are  part 

Of  the  night  wind  that  called  you. 
And  each  passing  breeze 

Leaves  me  feeling  caressed. 

Love  was  imperfect 

When  earth-bound  and  weary ; 
Tangled  and  caught 
In  the  trappings  of  flesh. 

Now  vou  have  proof 

Of  the  beauty  and  freedom 
Waiting  for  love 

When  released  from  the  mesh. 

Soar  with  the  wind 

And  descend  with  a  shadow! 
Sunlight  and  starlight 
Shall  bring  me  your  smile. 

Oh.  my  beloved. 

I  am  not  grieving — 
I  shall  be  with  you 

After  a  while. 

— Eugenia  T.  Finn. 


Surf  Fisherman 

He  does  not  sit.  nor  find  a  shady  place 
Beneath  a  tree,  beside  a  languorous  river. 
To  drone  and  dream  and  watch  the  quiet  quiver 
His  line  makes  on  the  water's  placid  face. 
Out  in  the  broiling  sun  he  takes  his  stand. 
Or  where  the  fog  blows  cold  or  is  a  cloud. 
Where  rocks  are  barren  and  the  sea  is  loud. 
And  casts  a  long  line  from  the  treeless  sand. 

Big-booted,  swarthy,  looking  for  great  game. 

He  casts  his  leaden  line  and  reels  it  in 

And  baits,  and  casts  it  to  the  sea  again 

To  hook  a  fine  fish  flashing  like  a  flame. 

And  if  he  dreams,  his  dreams  are  strong  with  strife 

And  peopled  with  the  ocean's  teeming  life. 

— Lawrence  Estavan. 


I 


Eric  Wilson  Barkepi  is  a  resident  of  San  Francisco.  The  above  poem  is  from  "The  Planetary  Heart,"  his  first  book  of  poems,  just  pub- 
lished, which  carries  a  foreuord  by  Benjamin  DeCasseres  and  an   introduction  by  John  Cotvper  Pouys. 

Robert  Louis  Stevenson  uas  born  in  Scotland  in  1850.  He  died  in  1894.  and  his  last  resting  place  is  in  Samoa.  San  Francisco,  among 
other  places,  cherishes  his  memory,  and  the  fact  that  he  resided  here  jor  a  lime. 

Charles  Granger  Blanden  teas  born  in  Marengo.  III.,  in  1857,  and  died  in  San  Diego  in  1933.  A  book  of  his  poems  was  published  by 
Paul  Elder  in  1905. 

Eugenia  T.  Finn  (Mrs.  Walter  E.  Finn)  lives  in  San  Francisco.  She  has  had  published  two  collections  of  verse,  and  her  writings  have 
appeared  in  numerous  publications — the  above  poem  in  the  Los  Angeles  Saturday  Night. 

Lawrence  Estavan.  a  San  Franciscan,  writes  poems,  articles,  and  short  stories,  and  is  a  contributor  to  the  San  Francisco  Chronicle. 
He  was  editor  of  ".4  History  of  the  San  Francisco  Theatre,"  a  project  of  the  Work  Projects  Administration. 


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I  \\m  MM  REIDI\G 


The  LiELTtNANT's  Ladv;  6)  Be.'.s  Slreeter 
Aldrich.  D.  Appleton-Century  Company. 
$2.00.  Reviewed  by  Mrs.  William  J.  Lin- 
denberger. 

Happiness  Road;  by  Alice  Hegan  Rice. 
D.  Appleton-Century  Company.  $1.50.  Re- 
viewed by  Helen  M.  Bruner. 

Measire  of  a  Man;  by  Dora  Aydelulle. 
D.  .Appleton-Ontury  Company.  S2.00.  Re- 
viewed by  Phileta  Fitzgerald. 

if  The  scene  of  this  story  is  laid  in  the 
west  in  the  late  1860"s,  durinp  the  In- 
dian uprisings  which  followed  the  Civil 
War.  It  purports  to  be  the  fictionized  ver- 
sion of  a  diary  kept  by  the  Lady  of  the  title 
role,  but  since  there  are  no  direct  quota- 
tions, it  may  well  be  that  the  diary  itself  is 
part  of  the  fiction.  The  Lady  is  most  modern 
in  her  behavior,  pursuing  her  Lieutenant,  a 
young  officer  of  the  regular  army  —  into 
the  wilds  of  the  Indian  country,  and  there- 
after sharing  with  him  precarious  adven- 
tures as  he  is  ordered  from  post  to  post 
westward  along  the  Missouri  River,  al- 
ways farther  from  civilization. 

The  descriptions  of  isolated  army  posts 
on  the  frontier,  and  of  the  long  and  arduous 
Irips  on  primitive  river  steamers,  which 
were  often  grounded,  sunk,  or  attacked  by 
Indians,  hold  the  attention  and  form  the 
most  noteworthy  part  of  the  book.  The 
touch  of  artistry  which  in  "A  Lantern  In 
Hfr  Hand."  by  the  same  author,  made  the 
pioneers  of  the  prairie  states  live  and 
l)reathe  again,  is  lacking.  There  is  too  evi- 
dent an  effort  to  capture  the  feeling  of  the 
period  by  a  repetitious  use  of  antimacassars, 
fainting  spells,  and  manteaux.  However, 
viewed  as  a  story  pure  and  simple,  it  will 
give  pleasure  to  those  who  enjoy  the  un- 
folding of  a  rather  unusual  romance. 

In  a  day  when  many  readers  are  weary 
of  the  tendency  of  current  fiction  toward 
a  background  of  the  present  war,  which  al- 
ready occupies  our  minds  to  the  exclusion 
r)f  most  normal  interests  and  amusements, 
perhaps  "Lieutenant's  Lady"  has  its  place 
and  will  provide  several  hours  of  respite 
for  those  who  seek  it.  Indian  methods 
of  warfare,  grim  and  bloody  though  they 
seemed  at  the  time,  somehow  pale  into  in- 
significance now,  and  the  impression  left  is 
that  of  a  pleasant  love  story,  rather  than 
another  tale  of  fighting. 

if  Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch  is 
part  of  the  heritage  of  all  American 
children.  Through  it  many  of  us  learned 
that  fun,  happiness,  a  full  life  do  not  neces- 
sarily come  with  comfortable  living.  Alice 
Hegan  Rice,  its  author,  died  a  few  months 
ago.  Rut  before  her  death  she  finished  Ha[i- 


piness  Rfiad  which,  along  with  lirr  My 
Pillow  Book,  give  us  much  of  her  philosophy 
of  life.  Cale  Young  Rice,  her  husband,  says 
that  she  counted  herself  a  happy,  for- 
tunate woman  while  to  him  she  was  the 
rarest  being  he  has  ever  known. 

In  Happiness  Road,  brief  essays  on  sub- 
jects like  Duty,  Discipline,  Work,  Patience, 
.Solitude,  Simplicity,  Friendship  put  the 
homely  truths  about  things  like  these  into 
simple  words.  It  is  good  to  have  someone 
like  Mrs.  Rice  reaffirm  in  a  simple  un- 
ashamed way  these  fundamental  principles 
of  Christian  living. 

•i(  Measure  of  a  Man  is  a  pleasant  story  of 
the  gentler  aspects  of  life  in  a  prairie 
town  in  the  nineties.  It  can  hardly  be  called 
a  novel  for  there  is  no  plot  and  the  only 
conflict.  Papa,  versus  the  changing  economic 
conditions,  is  never  resolved.  The  Measure 
of  a  Man  is  to  be  a  "good  provider."  This 
Papa  succeeds  in  doing  for  two  hundred 
and  fifty  pages.  What  happens  after  "finis" 
the  author  does  not  concern  herself  with 
but  one  reader,  at  least,  who  grew  very 
fond  of  Papa  is  really  very  worried  about 
it. 

Much  of  the  decency,  dignity  and  fine- 
ness which  went  into  the  making  of  Ameri- 
can life  of  the  period  appears  in  the  pages 
of  this  book.  If  you  remember  watching 
the  wrigglers  in  a  rain  water  barrel,  if  you 
ever  had  a  beau  who  wore  a  pale  blue  satin 
ascot  tie,  if  you  were  ever  allowed  to  stay 
up  till  midnight  to  watch  a  night  blooming 
Cereus  open,  this  is  your  book.  For  the 
most  part  the  period  is  accurately  described. 
It  is  carping  criticism  to  point  out  that  the 
village  seamstress  came  in  only  every  year 
or  so.  Nonsense,  Mrs.  Aydelotte!  In  a 
family  with  three  daughters?  She  came  in 
twice  every  year,  spring  and  fall,  and 
stayed  at  least  two  weeks  and  was  absolute 
ruler  of  the  household  while  she  was  there 
with  Mamma  and  the  older  girls  ripping  out 
hems  of  the  dresses  and  petticoats  that  were 
to  be  "let  down"  and  even  the  youngest 
girl  set  to  pulling  out  basting  threads.  And 
the  "spare  room"  was  a  chamber  of  horrors 
while  it  lasted  with  the  dress  form  down 
from  the  attic  and  the  whole  room  a  foam 
of  half-finished  garments  waiting  to  be 
tried  on. 


America  s   Yesterdays 
In  Fiction 

if  More  than  a  struggle  for  freedom  from 
oppression,  more  than  striving  for 
economic  security  went  into  the  making  of 
the  country  wc  love  and  serve  today.  Those 
who  went  before  us  left  us  a  treasure  which 


we  call  the  American  ideal.  It  is  our  task 
to  hand  it  on  unsullied  to  those  who  come 
after  us.  To  understand  that  ideal  we  must 
know  what  went  into  its  making. 

Recently  many  of  our  novelists  have  gone 
to  the  history  of  our  country  for  their  in- 
spiration and  from  their  novels  we  get  a 
picture  of  the  America  of  yesterday.  We 
are  appending  a  list  of  these  novels  which 
we  have  in  our  own  Club  library.  Only 
novels  published  since  1935  have  been  in- 
cluded except  in  a  few  instances  where  the 
subject  is  of  especial  interest  toCalifomians 
or  where  the  importance  of  the  novelist 
made  it  necessary  to  include  him.  Here  is 
America  of  yesterday  as  seen  through  the 
eyes  of  the  novelist  of  today. 

Kenneth  Roberts: 

.\rundel 

Northwest  Passage 

Rabble  in  Arms 

Oliver  Wiswell 
F.  Van  Wyck  Mason: 

Stars  on  the  Sea 
Elizabeth  Page: 

Tree  of  Liberty 
Walter  D.  Edmonds: 

Chad  Hanna 

Drums  Along  the  Mohawk 

Rome  Haul 

Young  .\mes 
Howard  Fast: 

The  Last  Frontier 

The  I'nvanquished 
John  Upton  Terrell: 

Plume  Rouge 
Bruce  Lancaster: 

Guns  of   Burgoyne 
Inglis  Fletcher: 

Raleigh's  Eden 
John  Jennings: 

Next  to  Valour 

Gentleman  Ranker 
Cecil  Scott  Forester: 

The  Captain  from  Connecticut 

Captain  Horatio  Hornblower 
Clements  Ripley: 

Clear  for  Action 
Vardis  Fisher: 

Children  of  Go<l 

City  of  Illusion 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER,  1942 


Your 

Electric  Fnses 

jire  Important 


It  is  inconvenient  to  have  a 
fuse  blowout  at  any  time.  It  is 
especially  embarrassing  when 
you  have  guests  in  for  the  eve- 
ning and  the  room  suddenly 
goes  black.  And  while  fum- 
bling and  groping  for  another 
light,  you  wonder  if  you  are 
stocked  with  replacement 
fuses. 

Electric  fuses  act  as  safety 
valves  to  protect  your  home 
wiring  and  appliances.  Blow- 
outs are  caused  by  overloads, 
short  circuits,  or  too  many  ap- 
pliances operating  on  a  single 
circuit.  Learn  what  to  do  when 
your  lights  go  out.  This  Com- 
pany has  issued  a  booklet  en- 
titled "A  Guide  to  Gas  and 
Electric  Service  in  the  Home." 
It  is  available  free  at  any  P.  G. 
and  E.  office. 

Prepare  for  the  emergency 
of  a  fuse  blowout  by  having 
an  adequate  supply  of  fuses 
on  hand  —  and  readily  acces- 
sible. You  can  replace  a  fuse 
yourself.  By  doing  this  you 
will  help  the  war  effort  —  you 
will  save  wear  on  tires  of  serv- 
ice trucks.  Every  truck  we  op- 
erate is  needed  in  the  mainte- 
nance work  to  assure  delivery 
of  electric  power  to  vital  war 
industries. 


PACinC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


BUY  WAR   BONDS 
AND  STAMPS 

WCC  110-1042 


America  s  Y esterdays 
In  Fiction  (Continued) 

Ben  Ames  Williams: 

Come  Spring 
Carl  Carmer: 

Genessee  Fever 
Edna  Ferber: 
Cimarron 
Come  and  Get  It 
Saratoga  Trunk 
Show  Boat 
Louis  Bromfield: 
The  Farm 
Possession 
Early  Autumn 
Maurine  Whipple: 

The  Giant  Joshua 
Edward  Ellsberg: 

Captain   Paul 
Emerson  Hough: 

The  Covered  Wafion 
North  of  '36 
Frank  0.  Hough: 
The  Neutral  Ground 
Renown 
Clark  McMeekin: 

Reckon  with  the  River 
Show  Me  a  Land 
John  Weld: 

The  Pardners 
Josephine  Pinckney: 

Hilton  Head 
Rachel  Field: 

.Ml  This,  and  Heaven  Too 
Time  Out  of  Mind 
Robert  Graves: 

Proceed,  Sergeant  Lamb 
Philip  Van  Doren  Stern: 
The  Drums  of  Morning 
Fitzroy  Davis: 
Quicksilver 
Darwin  Teilheit: 

Trouble  Is  My  Master 
Vivien  R.  Bretherton: 

The  Rock  and  the  Wind 
Margaret  Mitchell: 

Gone  with  the  Wind 
James  Boyd: 

Drums 
\^illa  Gather: 

Death  Comes  to  the  Archbishop 
Sapphira  and  the  Slave  Girl 
Walter  Van  Tilburg  Clark: 

The  0\-Bow  Incident 
Clyde  Brion  Davis: 

Nebraska  Coast 
.\nne  B.  Fisher: 

Cathedral  in  the  Sun 
Esther  Forbes: 

Paradise 
Joseph  Hergesheimer: 
Java  Head 
The  Foolscap  Rose 


Laura  Krey: 

And  Tell  of  Time 

On  the  Long  Tide 
Ruth  Eleanor  McKee: 

Christopher  Strange 

The  Lord's  Anointed 
Mrs.  Fremont  Older: 

Love  Stories  of  Old  California 
Conrad  Richter: 

The  Trees 

Sea  of  Grass 
George  R.  Stewart: 

East  of  the  Giants 
Gertrude  Atherton: 

The  Conqueror 

Rezanov 
Virginia  Stivers  Bartlett: 

Mistress  of  Monterey 
Archie  Binns: 

The  Land  Is  Bright 
Frank  Norris: 

The  Octopus 

The  Pit 
Stewart  Edward  White: 

Stampede 

Folded  Hills 

Long  Rifle 

Ranchero. 

An  Invitation 
To  Members 

if  "Turn  Back  the  Clock"  will  be  the 
theme  of  Open  House  at  Goodwill  In- 
dustries, October  20,  21,  and  22.  Guests 
will  be  entertained  in  a  room  fragrant  with 
associations  of  bygone  days.  The  gleam  of 
old  pressed  glass,  the  shine  of  silver  and 
china  that  graced  tables  of  other  days,  the 
charm  of  old  furniture — these  and  many 
other  objects  will  give  the  room  an  au- 
thentic air  of  other  times. 

Even  the  hostesses  will  fit  into  the  back- 
ground, wearing  old  fashioned  dresses. 
Members  of  the  Goodwill  BDard  of  Direc- 
tors and  representatives  of  clubs  and  or- 
ganizations will  serve  as  hostesses. 

The  entertainment  will  also  be  in  keep- 
ing with  the  theme.  On  October  20,  Mr. 
Eugene  Fulton,  well-known  musician,  will 
sing  the  songs  that  Grandma  thrilled  to. 
Mr.  Gene  Cardinal,  popular  singer,  will 
create  a  "down  south"  atmosphere  of  old 
times  with  Stephen  Foster  songs.  On  Thurs- 
day, the  Recreation  Commission  will  pre- 
sent an  appropriate  program. 

Special  exhibits  on  the  theme  of  con- 
servation— in  particular,  a  \  for  \  ictory 
exhibit  —  will  be  scattered  throughout  the 
building  to  stress  the  part  Goodwill  Indus- 
tries is  playing  in  the  war  effort.  Members 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  will  act  as  guides 
on  these  tours. 

\  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  mem- 
bers of  the  Women's  City  Club  to  visit  the 
Goodwill  Industries  during  Open  House. 

OCTOBER,   1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


The  War  Chest  Is  Here! 

if     Of  6000  volunteer  workers  signed  up  to 
conilurt    the   whirlwind    drive   for   $3,- 
120,000  for  the  San  Francisco  War  Chest, 
nearly  4000  are  women! 

This  amazing  record  augers  well  for  the 
success  of  the  campaign  which  officially 
opens  October  10  and  is  an  evidence  of 
women's  determination  that  the  morale  of 
our  folks  at  home  and  of  our  boys  at  the 
front  shall  be  maintained  at  a  level  essen- 
tial to  victorious  prosecution  of  the  war. 

That  the  two  go  hand  in  hand  is  recog- 
nized by  the  mothers,  wives  and  sweethearts 
of  our  armed  forces.  They  have  been  quick 
to  realize  that  our  soldiers,  sailors  and 
marines  must  carry  the  comforting  thought 
that  their  loved  ones  are  being  cared  for 
at  home,  .^uch  peace  of  mind  cannot  heln 
but  bolster  the  morale  of  this  nation's  fight- 
ing men. 

President  Franklin  Delano  Roosevelt  has 
emphasized  this  fact  repeatedly.  He  ex- 
pressed his  view  recently  in  a  letter  to  the 
head  of  the  United  Service  Organizations, 
one  of  the  participants  in  the  local  vselfare 
campaign.  The  President  wrote: 

"Not  by  machines  alone  will  we  win  this 
war. 

"L  nitedly.  unstintingly  and  without  in 
terruplion  or  delay,  we  have  solemnly  prom- 
ised to  give  our  men  a  mounting  tide  of 
guns,  tanks,   planes  and  ships. 

"We  shall  keep  that  promise,  and  one 
promise  more  —  that  we  shall  preserve  for 
them,  wherever  they  may  be  and  without 
regard  to  race,  creed  or  color,  the  moral  and 
spiritual  values  of  the  democratic  ideals 
and  freedoms  for  which  they  are  now  fight- 
ing. 

"Because  the  L  SO  is  unitedly  dedicated 
to  that  high  purpose  and  because  that  higli 
purpose  is  a  vital  part  of  the  job  of  win- 
ning this  war.  the  USO  should  be  supported 
by  everybody  —  cheerfully,  generously  and 
now." 

The  USO.  like  the  nine  other  war  wel- 
fare agencies  to  benefit  by  San  Francisco's 
generosity,  operate  more  than  700  clubs  and 
units  for  social  activities,  entertainment, 
reading,  writing  letters  and  genera!  recrea- 
tion. They  give  the  men  in  uniform  a  big 
time  show  every  two  weeks  at  some  230 
army  posts  and  naval  stations.  USO  follows 
the  flap  wherever  the  Army  or  Navy  may 
.lirert. 

W  hen  the  Japanese  struck  their  cowardly 
blow  at  Pearl  Harbor,  the  .American  Navy 
suffered  greater  loss  of  life  than  in  the 
Spanish-.\merican  War  and  World  War 
One.  combined. 

Through  the  medium  of  the  War  Chest, 
the  Navy  Relief  Society  will  give  prompt 
and  effective  financial  assistance  to  dis- 
tressed orphans,  widows  and  mothers  of 
our    men    in    the    Navy,    Coast    Guard    and 


Marines  whose  lives  have  been  lost  in  the 
service  of  their  country. 

Nor  do  we  intend  to  forget  the  most 
lonely  man  in  the  world  —  the  prisoner  of 
war.  .American  boys,  accustomed  to  a  higher 
standard  of  living  than  any  nation  apd  now 
pri.soners  of  war,  must  face  a  cheerless, 
spirit-breaking  world  unless  WE  remember 
them. 

.\nd  we  are  remembering  them.  This 
third  participant  in  the  War  Chest,  the  War 
Prisoners"  Aid  Committee,  is  doing  a  great 
job.  Faced  with  idleness,  loneliness,  stagna- 
tion of  mind  and  spirit  and  body,  our  boys 
in  prison  camps  are  being  helped  by  the 
Committee  through  International  agree- 
ment. Representatives  of  the  Committee 
have  access  to  the  camps  and  supply  book*, 
games,  phonographs,  musical  instruments, 
sports  equipment  and  materials  for  hobbies. 

These  three  agencies  look  after  .American 
boys  on  the  war  front.  But  in  addition,  the 
Chest  will  give  financial  aid  to  the  tortured 
Chinese:  medical  and  surgical  equipment 
to  the  indominable  Russians;  medical 
equipment  to  the  gallant  Poles:  food,  cloth- 


ing, shelter  and  medical  aid  to  thousands  of 
Dutch  refugees  and  similar  aid  to  the  Free 
French  who  will  not  admit  defeat. 

.At  home,  the  War  Chest  intends  to  keep 
in  operation  the  74  agencies  of  the  Com 
munily  Chest.  We  are  a  target  city.  Al 
ready  our  hospitals,  child  care,  family  wel 
fare  and  youth  agencies  are  meeting  de 
mands  for  more  aid  and  service  than  a 
any  time  since  the  darkest  days  of  the  de 
pression. 

Undoubtedly  our  women  say: 

"We  must  keep  San  Francisco  strong 
within.  We  must  conquer  on  the  home  front 
just  as  our  boys  are  bound  to  conquer  on 
the  war  front. 

"We  must  care  for  the  aged,  the  lame 
and  the  halt.  We  must  keep  our  homes  in- 
tact. We  must  curb  juvenile  delinquency 
and  crime,  which  become  aggravated  in 
times  of  war. 

"We  must  aid  distressed  families  and 
mend  broken  homes.'' 

That's  why  nearly  4,000  volunteer  workers 
out  of  6000  signed  up  for  the  .San  Fran- 
cisco War  Chest  Campaign  are  women! 


Are  you  busy  enough  to 
use  this  mailing  service? 


schedule.*,  or  to  compete  with  December's  Christ- 
mas shopping  crow  ds  —  here's  a  service  for  you. 

Buy  your  gifts  now  —  selecting  leisurely  from  com- 
plete stocks.  Leave  your  purchases  here,  with  in- 
structions to  mail  them  in  time  to  arrive  before 
Christmas.  Our  mailing  department  will  do  the  rest, 
and  vou  will  be  free  to  carrv  on  vour  wartime 
duties.  We  suggest  vou  look  into  this  service  now. 


GUHIPS 

250     POST     STREET 
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Hats  are  a  forecast  of  wrhat  vre  believe 
will  be  an  important  millinery  season. 
Aiter  the  summer  months  oi  soft-flow- 
ered and  ribbon  trims,  by  September 
vromen  vrill  be  ready  for  hats  to  match 
up  with  their  new  Fall  outfits.  The  hats 
this  season  are  designed  with  care  and 
thought,  with  a  view^  of  producing  hats 
for  all  types  from  the  very  youthful  to 
the  mature,  from  the  dashing  to  the 
conservative.  The  Fall  collection  is  one 
of  virhich  vre  feel  justly  proud.  Also,  if 
you  have  your  felt  hats  you  would  like 
remodeled  to  wear  now,  bring  them  up 
and  I  will  make  them  into  the  newest 
styles. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


233  POST  STREET 


DOuglas  8476 


The  smartest  in  fur  creations, 
made  to  your  order.  ...  Or  to  be 
selected  from  a  complete  selection. 

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American  Nurses  in  Britain 
Get  the  Feel  of  a  New  Land 

Walks  in  tlie  Norlli  Irish  Countryside 
Between  Duties  and  Leave  From  the  Hos- 
pital to  Visit  London  Are  Among  their  Re- 
wards. 

— By  Tania  Long 
Wireless  to  The  New'  York  Times 

ic  London,  Aug.  15 — Average  American 
girls  such  as  you  might  meet  almost 
anywhere  make  up  the  first  contingent  of 
American  Army  nurses  to  come  to  Europe. 
Few  of  the  group  now  in  Northern  Ireland 
can  tell  you  exactly  why  they  joined  the 
Army  and  asked  for  foreign  service.  It 
wasn't  for  adventure  alone — although  they 
considered  their  trip  an  adventure  that  they 
would  never  forget.  It  was  not  for  glamour, 
either,  for  they  knew  there  is  little  glamour 
in  modern  war.  It  was  perhaps  quite  simply 
that  they  knew  some  one  had  to  do  the  job 
of  nursing  American  soldiers  and  they  made 
it  their  job. 

Since  the  day  when  the  first  group  set 
foot  on  British  soil  many  more  nurses  wear- 
ing smart  blue  uniforms  and  cocky  little 
forage  caps  have  arrived  in  these  islands. 
They  have  been  placed  in  hospitals  all  over 
the  country.  Wherever  American  troops 
move,  nurses  follow.  But  until  recently, 
when  the  first  few  were  given  leave,  they 
were  still  unknown  to  London.  They  had 
been  too  busy. 

Take  Second  Lieutenant  Margaret  Brod- 
erick,  a  New  Hampshire  girl  who  had  been 
working  in  a  hospital  in  Akron,  Ohio.  When 
she  and  her  companions  first  arrived  in 
January  she  worked  from  ten  to  twelve 
hours  a  day  cleaning  up  and  getting  ready 
the  hospital  which  has  been  taken  over  for 
American  troops. 

Then  there  were  her  own  quarters  in  an 
old  barracks  next  door  to  make  homelike. 
They  were  bare  and  cold,  but  in  a  few 
weeks,  after  scouring  a  nearby  town  for 
pictures,  knickknacks  and  a  few  bright  cush- 
ions, she  had  made  a  comfortable  home 
for  herself  until  the  time  comes  when  she 
can  return  to  her  real  home  back  across 
the  ocean. 

A  Nurse's  Day 

Now  that  the  hospital  is  running  smoothly 
her  duties  are  somewhat  relaxed,  and,  with 
warm  weather,  life  is  pleasant.  Her  day 
begins  at  6:15  a.  m.  Breakfast  is  at  any 
time  up  to  7  a.  m.,  when  she  goes  on  duty 
in  the  surgical  ward.  Here  her  tasks  are 
similar  to  those  in  any  hospital,  and,  except 


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for  the  fact  that  her  patients  are  mostly 
British,  it  would  be  just  like  home.  So  far 
Margaret  has  seen  only  a  few  minor  Ameri- 
can casualties.  Until  the  entire  hospital 
space  is  required  by  United  States  troops 
it  is  being  used  for  British  as  well. 

Nurse  Broderick  lunches  in  the  nurses' 
mess  and  after  2  p.  m.  is  oflF  duty  until  next 
morning.  Occasionally,  she  has  to  do  twelve 
hours  of  night  duty.  She  admits  that  she 
doesn't  have  to  work  very  hard  at  present. 
But  she  believes  that  the  time  will  come 
when  her  leisure  in  the  afternoons  will  long 
be  forgotten,  and  until  then  she  wants  to 
enjoy  herself  all  she  can. 

There  is  plenty  to  do.  Margaret,  an  at- 
tractive brunette,  rooms  with  two  other 
Army  nurses.  Vera  Thompson,  a  redhead 
from  Evansville,  Ind.,  and  Florence  Mc- 
Bride,  a  blonde  from  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
Together  they  roam  the  Irish  lanes  —  on 
long  walks  that  last  until  supper  time.  They 
e-xplore  quaint  little  villages  and  make 
friends  with  the  children,  who  ask  them  all 
about  the  United  States  and  want  to  know 
if  they've  seen  their  Uncle  Dennis  in  Bos- 
ton. Or  they  play  tennis  or  golf  near  by,  or 
get  up  a  game  of  basketball  with  other 
nurses.  Sometimes  when  there  has  been  a 
late  party  the  night  before  they  just  sleep. 
Blackout  "Blacker" 

There  is  always  enough  doing  to  keep 
American  Army  nurses  from  getting  home- 
sick, and  there  isn't  one  who  is  sorry  she 
volunteered  to  go  abroad.  There  were  lots 
of  things  to  get  used  to,  nevertheless.  The 
blackout  was  somewhat  blacker  than  they 
had  expected.  It  rained  more  than  they  ever 
thought  possible.  Accents  were  different. 
There  is  no  place  where  one  can  pop  in  for 
a  sandwich  or  an  ice-cream  soda.  Unless 
one  eats  a  meal  at  regular  hours  one  doesn't 
get  fed. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  nurses  in  Nortli- 
em  Ireland  have  come  to  love  the  country- 
side, with  its  soft,  rolling  green  hills  and 
its  people  quick  to  smile  and  be  friendly. 
One  of  the  things  that  have  impressed  them 
most  is  the  way  every  one  on  the  roads  in 
Ireland  greets  them. 

Like  all  human  beings  who  haven't  under- 
gone an  air  raid.  Army  nurses  are  curious 
and  a  little  bit  awed  by  the  thought  of  one. 
They  know  that  before  the  war  is  over  they 
will  probably  have  experienced  enough  to 
make  stay-at-home  friends'  hair  stand  up 
straight.  They  quite  expect  to  be  in  the 
thick  of  things  when  the  time  comes,  and 
they  wish  they  could  have  their  bomb  bap- 
tism over  and  done  with. 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

If  you  smoke — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT  .  .  .  you  cjti  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority . .  .  facts 
reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREnES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN  FjVE  TIMES  AS  LONG! 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  thai  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  belter  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

MORE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERV  PUTT  - 
PLUS  PROTECTION! 

Call  for 

PHILIP  MORRIS 

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Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  Qty  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  docs 
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Thoroughly  renovated  and  NEW  LIKE  FLUF- 
FINESS  and  RESILIENCE  RESTORED  —  Re- 
modeling —  Recovering  —  Moderate  Charges. 
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Washington  Letter 

—By  Hazei,  Whit.-mcek  Vandenbebc. 
n  ashington  in  Uniform  .  .  . 

i(  My  spring  visit  to  the  Nation's  Capital 
certainly  made  me  uniform-conscious. 
Uniforms,  uniforms,  everywhere,  almost  as 
many  among  the  women  as  the  men.  And 
very  confusing  to  the  uninitiated.  "Who  are 
these  women  wearing  the  peaked  khaki 
hats  with  their  khaki  uniforms"  brought 
forth  the  information  that  these  were  the 
British  ATS,  the  oldest  of  England's  war- 
time feminine  army.  They  are  among  the 
many  English  women  doing  clerical  work 
for  the  Army  here.  In  England  they  have 
been  acting  as  gunners,  dispatch  messen- 
gers and  cooks.  Those  manning  anti-aircraft 
guns  wear  slacks.  I  was  told.  The  W.^ACS 
are  the  American  version  of  the  ATS. 

By  far  the  smartest  uniforms  are  those 
worn  by  the  WA.\FS  (Women's  Auxiliary 
.\ir  Force).  It's  in  the  blue-gray  of  the  RAF 
with  the  ranks  showing  on  their  sleeves 
and  shoulder-boards.  Their  jaunty  hats  are 
peaked  like  the  ATS. 

And  who  are  those  in  the  tailored  navy 
lilue  with  the  tricorn  hats?  WRENS,  I'm 
told,  members  of  the  Women's  Royal  Naval 
Service  (the  extra  "e"  is  just  for  euphony). 
Their  ranks,  similar  to  that  of  the  navy, 
are  worn  on  their  sleeves,  and  brass  buttons 
fasten  their  double-breasted  jackets.  For 
summer  they  wear  white  with  matching 
tailored  hats  of  felt. 

The  only  way  you  can  distinguish  be- 
tween the  CWACS  and  the  ATS  is  by  that 
brown  shoulder  mark  with  the  word  "Can- 
ada" in  a  semi-circle  on  the  shoulder.  There 
are  a  great  many  of  these  Canadian  war- 
workers  in  Washington  taking  the  places 
of  women  who  cannot  leave  England. 

You  have  probably  read  about  the  Ameri- 
can WAACs  summer  uniform  of  khaki, 
with  the  insignia  of  Pallas  Athene,  goddess 
of  wisdom  and  victory,  on  the  lapel.  You 
can't  miss  their  tall-crowned  foreign  legion 
caps  with  the  straight  bill.  The  winter  uni- 
form is  to  be  olive  drab  in  two  different 
shades  for  coat  and  skirt.  I'm  told  that  soon 
there  will  be  feminine  blue  jackets,  not  the 
Yeomenettes  of  the  last  war,  but  an  organi- 
zation comparable  to  the  WAACS.  You,  as 
I,  may  not  realize  that  already  there  are 
over  160,000  women  working  for  the  Army 
and  the  Navy  in  Civil  Service  jobs.  So  all 
this  fan  flare  is  not  new  "stuff. " 

Besides  the  U.  S.  WAACS'  uniform,  the 
OCD,  Office  of  Civilian  Defense,  has  six  dif- 
ferent types  of  uniforms  for  its  women 
workers.  The  AWVS,  American  Women's 
Voluntary  Service,  also  has  its  workers 
garbed  in  many  different  varieties.  Like- 
wise, the  Red  Cross.  Even  the  air-raid  war- 
dens have  their  own  insignia. 

I've  given  up  trying  to  learn  the  answers 


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CITY  CLUB 


OCTOBER,    1942  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


to  the  hundreds  of  different  uniforms  among 
the  men.  As  one  columnist  says,  "Courage, 
Washington,  this  is  War."  —  Reprinted 
from  Women's  City  Club.  Grand  Rapids 
Bulletin  jnr  Septemher. 


Exhibits  and  Special  Events 
For  October 

if     The    California   Palace   of   the   Legion 

of  Honor  has  announced  the  following 
schedule  of  exhihitions  and  special   e\'ents 
for  October: 
Art  in  War: 

Opening  October  15 
Bronzes  by  Herbert  Haseltine: 

Opening  October  6 
Chinese  Sculpture: 

Opening  October  20 
Movies  in  the  Making: 

Through  October  12 
Water  Colors  by  Stanley  Wood: 

Through  October  20 
Sculpture  for  Children: 

Through  October 

PERMANENT  EXHIBITIONS 

The  Mildred  Anna  Williams  Collection  of 
Paintings,  Sculpture,  Tapestries  and  Furni- 
ture. 

The  Collis  Potter  Huntington  Memorial 
Collection  of  18th  Century  French  Paint- 
ings, Sculpture,  Tapestries,  Furniture  and 
Porcelain. 

The  Alma  Spreckels  Awl  Collection  of 
Sculpture  and  Drawings,  by  August  Rodin. 

GALLERY  TOURS 

Clubs,  Schools,  or  Social  Groups  may 
arrange  for  privately  conducted  tours  of 
the  Museum's  permanent  collections  and 
special  exhibitions.  For  information,  call 
the  Educational  Department,  BA>'\iew 
.5610. 

MOTION  PICTURE  SERIES 

Each  Saturday  at  2:.30  p.  m.  Admission 
Vree. 

October   3— BEAU  BRUMMEL 

With  John  Barrymore. 

October  10— STELLA  DALLAS 

With     Ronald    Colman    and 
Lois  Moran. 

October  17— THE  STRONG  MAN 
With  Harry  Langdon. 

October  24— UNDERWORLD 

With  George  Bancroft. 

October  31— THE  WIND 

With  Lillian  Gish. 


BELL-BROOK  MILK  IS 
HEALTHFUL,  DELICIOUS! 

Milk  is  a  "must"  for  our  wartime  nutri- 
tion. Ask  for  Bell-Brook  Milk  —  and 
enjoy  the  richer,  finer  flavor  of  this  bal- 
anced blend  of  Jersey,  Guernsey,  Hol- 
stein  and  Ayrshire  milk. 

SOLD  ONLY  BY 
QUALITY  INDEPENDENT  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIES,INC. 

8th  and  Howard  Streets      UNderhill  4242 


GUARDED    SO 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  OUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness 
wherever  you  buy  it 


CAREFULLY 


GRAND 
ICE  CREAM 

Edfs  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusiveiy  in  the  Dining  Room  and 


Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  Ciij  Club. 


MANY  SMART  WOMEN  are  taking  advantage  of  the  complete 
service  now  being  offered  by  the  Club  Catering  Department  for  their 
teas,  cocktail  parties  or  dinners. 

Tea  sandwiches,  hors  d'oeuvres,  wedding  cakes,  birthday  cakes,  pies 
and  cookies  .  . .  also  turkey,  chicken  or  duck  all  stuffed  ready  to  serve. 

For  further  inforniiilioii  telephone 

M^.  AM^Mok . . .  QA^ieU  8400 


FOR  WOM.A.N'S  SERVICE  —  OCTOBER.   1942 


RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 

IS  IS  IS  IS  A  jy  a  a  /y  a  o^  a  '  a  ' 


CHRISTMIS  GIFTS 

for  men  in  service  must  he 
in  the  mail  not  later  than 
November  ist. 

Nlay  we  suggest  you  come  in  and 
see  the  many  interesting  things 
for  service  men  now  on  display. 

The  LMGIIE  SHOP 

WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB  BUILDING,  465  POST  STREET 

Tell  your  friends  that  they,  too,  may  buy  at  the  League  Shop 


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MAGAZINE 


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Vol.  XVI  ♦  No.  10 


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PUBLISHED  BY  THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 
WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB  •  465  POST  ST.  •  SAN  FRANCISCO  •  PRICE  15c 


NATI O  NAL    LEAG  U  E 

SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

Wednesday  —  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday  —  3:30  ■  5:30  p.  m. 

NOVEMBER    CALENDAR 

Friday  —  (Men's  Guest  Night)  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 
Saturday  —  10-2. 

3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

will   review:   "Argentina,  The  Life     National  Dcf.  Room  6  p.  m. 


PANTRY  SALE  —  NOVEMBER  24TH  —  NEW  MEMBERS'  TEA 

NOVEMBER  —  1942 

3 — Progressive  Bruim  T(ii  iinamkm  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

4 — Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

5 — Needlework    Gi  ild    Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  tie  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria  6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep   Fit   Class  Gymnasiimi 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program:  Address  by  Consul-General  of  Brazil.  Mr.  Anniha  Ide  Sahoia     Chinese  Room  7  p.  m. 

— "Brazil  at  War." 

6 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Oliiier.  pre.sidijig  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  —  Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

7 — Swimming  Pooi 10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

10 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

11 — Swimming  Pooi 

Rook   Review   Dinner  —  Mrs.   Beatrice  S.   Stodda 
Story  of  a  Nation,"  by  John  W.  White. 

12 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding  Cafeteria  6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

13 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

14 — Swimming    Pooi 10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

17 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

18 — Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

19 — Needlework  Guild  : Room  214 10  a.  m.  -  4  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding  Cafeteria  12:15  p.  m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria  6:15  p.  m. 

Swimming  Pooi 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class  Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program  :  Address  by  Miss  Julia  Vinter  Hansen,  Senior  Astronomer  Chinese  Room  7  p.  m. 

of  the  Royal  Observatory  of  Copenhagen  —  "The  Spirit  of  Denmark." 

20 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214 11  a.  m. 

Men's  Gue.st  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

21 — Swimming    Pooi 10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

2-1 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament  Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

PANTRY  SALE  Main  Dining  Rm.Il  a.  m.  -  9  p.  m. 

New  Me-MBErs'  Tea  Lounge  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

25 — Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

27 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding  Room  214  11  a.  m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room  7:30  p.  m. 

28 — Swimming  Pooi 10  a.  m.  •  2  p.  m. 


SYMPHONY  TEA  —  DECEMBER  1ST 


NOVEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


SERVICE  ENROLLMENT  BLANK 

NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR   WOMAN^S  SERVICE  OF   CALIFORNIA 

State  Headquarters,  465  Post  Street,  San  Francisco 
IN  SIGNING  THIS  ENROLLMENT  BLANK,  I  ACCEPT  THE  MORAL  OBLIGATION  WHICH  IT  IMPLIES 


City County Date  of  Joining 

i Husband's  Name 
Widow  
Separated  Divorced  

Address  Telephone  

Birthplace Are  You  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Husband Is  Your  Husband  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Father Is  Your  Father  Naturalized? 

Birthplace  of  Mother Is  Your  Mother  Naturalized? 

Age Physical  Handicaps  

Vaccinated When Inoculated  against  typhoid When 

Husband's  Occupation ..Number  of  Children Children  under  21. 


EXPERIENCE 

(Write  your  present  occupation  on  first  line) 

Kind  of  Position 

P.iid  or 

Volunteer 

Where 

Length  of  Service  (Dates) 

References 

EDUCATION 

Grammar High  Private  Technical College  Degree  Date 

Name  Name  Name  Name  Name 

Profession Degree Date 

Such  as  Actress,  Architect,  Artist,  Civil  Engineer,  Dentist,  Journalist,  Lawyer,  Librarian,  Musician,  Physician,  Scientist, 
Surgeon,  Surveyor,  Teacher,  Trained  Nurse,  Undertaker,  etc.) 


Sign  for  a  definite  department  of  work  —  CAFETERIA,  etc. 

If  needed,  can  you  give  full  time? Part  time? Number  of  Hoius Morn.,  Aft.,  Evening. 

Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sun. 

(Cross  out  what  you  cannot  give) 

Can  you  go  to  any  locality  where  your  services  are  needed? Preference 


AFFILIATION 

Clubs 

Organizations 

Fraternal  Orders 

Union 

Patriotic  Societies 

Ecjuipment  owned  which  might  be  available  in  emergency  —  such  as  Adding  Machine,  Automobile,  L.ilxir-Sa\ing  Devices, 

Motor  Boat,  Radio  Receiving  Sets,  Radio  Sending  Sets,  Telephone,   Typewriter,  etc.,  etc 

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SERVICE  AND  TRAINING 

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V — I  am  expert.  X — I  am  able  to  do.  O — I  want  to  learn. 


Administrative  Work 

Business  Manager 

Forewoman 

Housekeeper 

Office  Manager 

Secretary 

Superintendent 

Supervisor 


Agriculture 
Berry  Picking 
Dairying  or  Farming 
Fruit  Picking 
Gardening  or  Poultry  Raising 


Aviation 

Pilot 
Stewardess 


Commercial  Art 

Drafting 
Drawing 
Engraving 
Lithographing 
Map  Making 
Photography 
Poster  Making 
Short  Hand 


Communication 

Signalling 
Switch  Board 
Telegraphy 
Wireless 


Day  Service 
Day 
Janitor 
Untrained 


Domestic  Service 
Care  of  Children 
Companion 
Cook 

General  Housework 

Governess 

Laundress 

Maid 

Seamstress 

Waitress 


Finance 

Budget  Making 
Fund  Raising 

Insurance 


Food 

Canteen  Service 

Railroad 

Recreational 

Industrial 

Purchasing 


Dietetics 
Demonstrating 
Lecturing  or  Teaching 
Domestic  Science 


Government  Work 
City 
County 
State 


Federal 

Army 

Customs 

Navy 

Postal 


Hand  Work 
Basketry 
Embroidering 
Knitting 
Sewing 


Industry 

Canning 
Draying 
Factory  Work 
Laundry  Work 
Shop  Work 


Hotel 
Mercantile 
Restaurant 
Salesmanship 


Bookbinding 
Linotyping 
Newspaper  Work 
Printing 
Proofreading 


Garment  Making 

Dressmaking 
Piece  Work 

House 

Shop 
Tailoring 


Interpreting 

French 

Italian 

Spanish 

German 

Hungarian 

Danish 

Finnish 

Greek 

Norwegian 

Polish 

Russian 

Swedish 


Chinese 
Japanese 


Laboratory 

Chemistry 
Dentistry 
Pharmacy 


Mechanics 

Driving 

Aeroplane 

Automobile 

Elevator 

Motor  Boat 

Radio 

Street  Car 


Office  Work 

Economics 

Accounting 

Banking 

Bookkeeping 

Statistics 

Stenography 


General 

Calculating  Machines 

Card  Cataloging 

Cash  Register 

Clerical  Work 

Filing 

Switchboard 


Transcribing 

Dictaphone 

Mimeograph 

Multigraph 

Stenography 

Stenotype 

Typewriting 


Publicity 

Advertising 
Platform  Speaking 
Public  Speaking 
Radio  Speaking 
Reporting 
Writing 


Public  Welfare 

Americanization 


Care  of  Sick 

Trained 

Practical 


Children's  Work 
Boarding  Homes 
Day  Nursery 
Orphanage 


Factory  or  Community 
Welfare 


Housing 
Inspecting 

Statistics 


Patrol 


Knowledge  of  Engine 

Electrical 

Gas 

Steam 


Public  Health 


Social  Work 
Case  Work 

Distribution  of  Supplies 
Home  Visiting 


Training  of  the  Handicapped 

Braille 

Occupation  Therapy 


Recreation 

National  Defenders'  Club 
Drilling 

Physical  Training 
Playgrounds 


Entertainment 

Dramatics 

Singing 

Reading 

Music 


Surveys 


Red  Cross 

Ambulance 
First  Aid 
Home  Hygiene 
Surgical  Dressings 


Transportation 

Express 
Traffic 
Railroad 
Steamship 


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CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Thanksgiving,  1942.     By  Gertrude  York  Christy  10 

That  Other  War-time  Thanksgiving. 

By  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  11 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar    2 

Service  Enrolhnenl  Blank  3-4 

Announcenient.s  _ 6-7 

Editorial  9 

Poetry  Page 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading  1.3 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President ...MISS  KATHARINE   DONOHOi; 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President _ _..MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treasurer _ _....MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary -MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary _MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 


Mrs.  Harry  B.  Allen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Bcntley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.   Bjomstrom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  U  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mrs.  Selah  Chimberlain 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Bertha  J,  Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Davis 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 

Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs.   John  M.   Eshleman 

Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  PedUr  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  A.   Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 
Mrs.   Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  SUnley  Powell 

Mrs.  C. 

R.  Walter 

FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 

—  NOVEMBER,   1942 

WHAT   CAN 

/  give  for  the 
PANTRY  SALE? 


Here  are  a  few 
SUGGESTIONS 

FRUIT  IN  SEASON  <  FRUIT  DRIED. 
CANNED,  CONSERVES  y  NUTS  — 
PECANS,  ALMONDS,  WALNUTS  i 
SPECIAL  PIES  —  PUMPKIN,  APPLE, 
MINCE  y  CHEESE,  HONEY,  EGGS 
i  TURKEY  or  CHICKEN,  DRESSING, 
CRANBERRY  SAUCE,  MINCEMEAT, 
FRUIT  PUDDINGS,  FRUIT  CAKES  y 
CANDIES  y  GADGETS  FOR  THE 
KITCHEN  y  DECORATIONS  for 
TABLE,  for  GIFT,  for  HOLIDAY  y 
IDEAS  AND  RECIPES  APPROPRIATE 
TO  THE  WAR  EMERGENCY. 


Please  arrange  lo  have  your  things  at  the  Club 

as  early  as  possible.  Remember  the 

Ja/e  of  the  PANTRY  SALE. 

NOVEMBER 

24 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


*  PANTRY  SALE:  Our  regular  annual  functions  must 
not  be  forgotten  even  in  times  of  stress  such  as  these  days 
are  bringing  into  our  lives.  It  is  stimulating  to  approach 
our  Ninth  Pantry  Sale  with  a  feeling  of  confidence  in  its 
success  knowing  that  more  than  ever  our  members  will 
realize  that  their  cooperation  is  necessary  for  its  success. 
A  list  of  items  needed  may  be  found  on  page  5  of  this 
issue  of  the  Magazine  and  we  urge  each  and  every  mem- 
ber to  contribute  something  from  her  pantry  shelf,  some 
bit  of  handiwork,  or  her  finest  in  confections.  A  gala 
occasion  —  the  date,  November  24th,  the  hours:  11  a.  m. 
to  9  p.  m.,  the  place:  Main  Dining  Room. 

•  NEW  MEMBERSHIP:     With  half-year  dues,  $4.50 
and  special  initiation  fee.  $5.00,  it  is  now  possible 

to  become  a  member  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  for  the  small  amount  of  $9.50.  Many  women  are 
taking  advantage  of  this  low  entrance  fee  to  join  our 
ranks  and  become  active  in  our  volunteer  service.  As 
defense  work  gains  momentum  the  need  for  efficient  volun- 
teers increases.  The  National  League  ofl'ers  training  to 
women  along  many  and  varied  lines  and  National  League 
trained  volunteers  are  outstanding  today  in  innumerable 
posts  throughout  the  City's  many  war-time  efforts.  It  is  a 
privilege  to  wear  the  pin  denoting  100  hours  of  Volun- 
teer Service,  as  well  as  a  pleasure  to  be  an  integral  part 
of  such  an  organization.  Members  are  urged  to  interest 
their  friends  in  the  real  purposes  of  the  League  so  that  it 
may  continue  to  successfully  carry  on  our  service  pro- 
gram. 

•  THE  WEDNESDAY  MORNING  KEEP  FIT  CLASS 
AND  SWIM  HOUR  is  discontinued  October  31.  The 

Pool  will  remain  open  the  afternoons  of 

Wednesday 3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Friday 3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Saturday 10:00  -  2:00  p.  m. 

•  IN  THE  LEAGUE  SHOP  there  is  a  complete  selec- 
tion of  Christmas  cards,  enclosure  tags,  papers  and 

ribbons.  Make  your  purchases  early  while  the  assortment 
is  varied. 


-k  NEW  MEMBERS"  TEA:  To  be  held  on  the  after- 
noon of  the  Pantry  Sale,  Tuesday,  November  24th, 
on  the  Lounge  Floor  of  the  Clubhouse.  Sponsors  of  new 
members  are  also  cordially  invited  to  attend.  Miss  Kath- 
arine Donohoe,  assisted  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  will 
preside.  Tea  will  be  served  from  3:30  to  5:30  o'clock. 

•  VOLUNTEER    SERVICE   IN   THE    CAFETERIA: 
Members  are  urged  to  give  Volunteer  Service  in  this 

department  by  signing  on  Page  3,  on  the  Service  Enroll- 
ment Blank.  Hours:  11-2  and  5:30  to  7:30,  daily  except 
Sunday. 

•  FRENCH  AND  SPANISH  LANGUAGE  CLASSES: 
Mile.  Marie  Lemaire  will  arrange  either  class  lessons 

or  private  lessons  in  French  at  a  time  convenient  to  the 
pupils. 

Mme.  Rose  Olivier  holds  French  Conversational  classes 
every  Friday  morning  in  Room  212.  Members  may  reg- 
ister for  their  classes  in  advance  or  drop  in  any  Friday 
morning  at  eleven  o'clock. 

Senorita  Moya  del  Pino  will  arrange  classes  on  Tues- 
day evenings,  provided  a  sufficient  number  of  pupils 
register. 

Members  may  call  the  Executive  office  for  information 
regarding  fees  for  all  of  the  above  language  classes. 

•  CONTRACT  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENTS:  In  a  game 
of  cards  you  relax  and  have  a  short  escape  from  all 

worries.  A  couple  of  hours  at  bridge  is  a  pleasant  inter- 
lude. Our  popular  progressive  tournaments  (preceded  by 
a  short  talk  on  Culbertson  bidding  conventions)  are  held 
each  Tuesday  afternoon  at  one-thirty  and  each  Friday 
evening  at  seven-thirty.  Men  are  welcome  Friday  evenings. 
Prizes.  Fee,  25  cents. 

•  RED  CROSS  SEWING:     Members  may  help  us  fill 
our  quota  for  the  Red  Cross  by  making  dresses  and 

blouses  this  month.  Room  208,  our  official  Red  Cross 
Sewing  Room,  is  open  each  day  of  the  week,  except  Sun- 
days, from  10:00  a.  m.  to  4:00  p.  m.  Any  day,  any  time, 
vou  will  be  more  than  welcome. 


NOVEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  NEEDLEWORK  GUILD:  At  the  last  Ingathering 
of  the  Needlework  Guild,  the  Woman's  City  Club  Sec- 
tion turned  in  201  garments.  This  was  made  possible  by 
the  generous  contributions  of  those  who  sew  together  with 
those  other  members  of  the  Club  who  provide  the  where- 
withal. This  Section  meets  twice  a  month  throughout  the 
year,  first  and  third  Thursdays  and  will  be  very  happy  to 
have  others  join,  either  to  sew  or  to  contribute  toward  a 
fund  to  buy  materials. 

•  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER :  "Argentina  —  The  Life 
Story  of  a  Nation,"  by  John  W.  White,  will  be  re- 
viewed by  Mrs.  Beatrice  Stoddard  this  next  month,  No- 
vember. Mr.  White,  out  of  his  twenty-five  years  of  life  and 
experience  in  South  America,  has  written  the  best  in- 
formed book  about  Argentina  —  Past  and  Present  —  for 
the  purpose  of  clarifying  for  North  Americans  the  reasons 
by  which  we  may  understand  a  great  nation  with  whom 
we  must  find  a  basis  of  friendship  —  a  book  smoothly 
flowing,  picturesque  and  above  all,  accurate.  The  Book 
Review  Dinner,  Cafeteria  Service,  will  be  at  5:30  o'clock, 
on  the  second  Wednesday  evening,  November  11,  in  the 
National  Defenders'  Room. 

•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black,  Chairman,  has  planned  tTie  following  programs 

for  this  month.  On  November  5th,  at  7:00  p.  m.,  in  the 
Chinese  Room,  an  address  by  Consul  General  of  Brazil. 
Mr.  Annibal  de  Saboia:  "Brazil  at  War." 

On  November  19th.  an  address,  "The  Spirit  of  Den- 
mark," will  be  given  by  Miss  Julia  Vinter  Hansen,  Senior 
Astronomer  of  the  Royal  Observatory  of  Copenhagen. 


-k  RED  CROSS  KNITTING:  For  the  month  of  Sep- 
tember we  turned  over  to  the  Red  Cross  288  knitted 
garments,  making  our  total  for  the  year,  1,796.  The  Red 
Cross  is  still  asking  for  more  of  the  turtle-neck  sweaters 
and  the  helmets  for  the  Army,  and  there  is  lots  of  khaki 
wool  to  keep  us  busy.  The  quota  is  filled  for  the  wristlets 
and  mufflers  in  khaki  and  the  Red  Cross  has  no  more  blue 
wool  for  the  Navy  scarfs.  One  of  our  members,  who 
recently  sprained  her  ankle,  sent  word  that  she  could  still 
knit;  we  sent  her  wool  for  the  turtle-neck  sweater  and  she 
returned  a  beautiful  sweater  in  a  week!  Knitters  know 
that  this  is  quite  an  achievement.  They  also  serve  who 
only  sit  and  knit.  We  also  have  some  wool  for  sweaters 
for  children  and  cardigans  for  both  men  and  women.  The 
cardigans  are  such  a  joy  to  our  neighbors  from  Hawaii; 
"down  there"  they  find  it  hard  to  believe  that  anybody 
wants  a  coat  or  sweater,  but  they  learn  this  is  true  and 
change  their  minds  very  quickly  when  they  arrive  at  San 
P'rancisco  on  a  foggy  day. 

•  LIBRARY  NOTES:  We  are  indebted  to  a  member 
in  Hawaii  who  sent  three  most  welcome  new  books 
to  the  Club  Library.  Unfortunately  the  return  address 
could  not  be  deciphered  because  it  was  blurred.  We  take 
this  means  of  telling  this  loyal  member  that  the  books 
were  received  and  of  thanking  her  for  them  most  sin- 
cerely. Will  she  be  good  enough  to  write  and  tell  us  her 
name  so  that  we  may  enter  it  in  our  gift  book  and  also 
send  her  a  more  personal  word  of  thanks  than  this?  It  is 
gratifying  to  know  that  neither  distance  nor  war  stands 
between  this  member  and  her  loyalty  to  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service. 


SYMPHONY  TEA 

honoring 

MONSIEUR  AND  MADAME  MONTEUX 

AND  MEMBERS  OF  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 
SYMPHONY  ORCHESTRA 

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  i  —  4  TO  6  O'CLOCK 

IN  THE  LOUNGE 


MEMBERS  AND  GUESTS 


TEA:     .^5  CENTS 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  NOVEMBER,  1942 


Festival  Decoration,  By  Miss  Clara  Scott 


EDITORIAL 


■k  Thanksgiving  for  what?  The  Pilgrim  Fathers,  through 
sacrifice,  came  to  freedom  of  worship,  to  freedom  of 
spirit.  In  answer  to  prayer  the  earth  had  yielded  fruit.  So 
the  first  Thanksgiving  Day.  Again  today,  Americans  can 
approach  the  Thanksgiving  table  of  bounty,  sure  that  the 
fruits  of  the  earth  will  yield,  can  raise  thankful  voices 
that  freedoms  which  other  nations  have  been  denied  can 
still  be  theirs  and  can  praise  God  for  blessings  which 
come  when  men  can.  as  individuals,  mould  their  own  des- 
tiny. \^'ith  thankful  hearts  we  praise  God  that  we  were 
born  Americans. 

We.  of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service,  are 
thankful  for  the  freedom  which  defines  our  services. 
They  can  still  be  volunteer.  They  can  still  be  of  our  own 
selection.  Gratitude  fills  our  hearts  as  we  serve  those  less 
fortunate  than  ourselves  whose  homes  have  been  snatched 
away,  as  we  serve  those  in  the  fighting  forces  who  go 
forth  to  meet  the  enemy  that  we  may  live,  and  as  we  pre- 
pare to  serve  as  loyal  workers  in  various  volunteer  fields 
of  service  later  to  unfold. 

*  "It  is  with  great  pride  that  I  am  standing  here,  as  my 
sister  gave  the  Fireplace  in  memory  of  her  husband, 
her  two  sons  and  all  the  boys  who  gave  up  their  lives  in 
the  last  war.  I  know  if  she  were  standing  in  my  place  she 
would  utter  the  prayer  that  is  in  all  our  hearts,  for  the 
return  of  most  of  the  boys  who  are  now  fighting  for  our 
freedom  and  the  freedom  of  the  whole  world." 

W  ith  these  words  Mrs.  Koshland  accepted  our  Presi- 
dent's introduction  at  the  Firelighting  on  October  17th. 
As  we  listened  further  to  her  portrayal  of  the  history  of 
the  building  of  a  permanent  home  for  our  service  organi- 
zation, the  Women's  City  Club  of  San  Francisco,  we 
realized  anew  the  responsibility  of  our  heritage.  The 
vision  and  courage  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  the 
Building  Committee  of  1926,  the  fine  support  of  a  mem- 
bership devoting  pioneer  years  in  a  new  clubhouse  to  a 
program  of  unselfish  effort  were  sketched  by  our  Vice 
President  with  the  simplicity  of  a  fine  etching  and  when 
our  President  introduced  Mrs.  Koshland's  daughter.  Mrs. 
SI  OSS.  and  granddaughter.  Mrs.  Lowe,  the  symbolism  of 
the  thread  of  continuity  of  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  brought  to  the  Twelfth  Firelighting 
Ceremony  a  rededicalion  of  particular  emphasis.  After  a 
quartei  of  a  century  of  volunteer  service  the  National 
League  is  entering  into  a  period  of  expanded  growth 
brought  about  by  a  global  war.  ^X  ith  the  taper  rolled  by 
our  loyal  Jann  and  given  into  the  hands  of  Mrs.  Hamilton 


once  again,  with  a  fire  lighted  In  the  third  generation  of 
our  founders  we  stood  in  the  firelight  and  sang  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner  with  a  rededication  in  our  hearts.  "For 
God.  For  (.ountry.  For  Home." 

"k  Last  year  we  were  four  thousand  strong,  this  year 
we  are  hoping  to  add  many  friends  as  we  march  on  in 
service  growing  more  and  more  necessary  and  more  and 
more  demanding.  Last  month  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye 
we  found  ourselves  becoming  cafeteria  volunteers  at  the 
dinner  as  well  as  the  noon  hour.  Fortune  smiled  upon  the 
League  as  she  found  immediate  use  of  a  steam-table  other 
organizations  will  envy  us.  There  is  room  for  many  volun- 
teers, but  only  for  such  as  are  willing  to  do  with  fine 
spirit  the  "little  things''  of  such  a  service.  As  "the  crews" 
grow  and  as  the  patrons  increase  opportunities  will  un- 
fold for  training  in  the  communal  feeding  program  which 
may  be  ahead  of  us  all.  Phrases  such  as  these  are  nebulous 
to  most,  but  to  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
they  already  take  shape  in  this  latest  link  in  the  chain  of 
war  services. 

if  With  the  passing  of  Mrs.  Paul  Shoup.  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  has  lost  a  friend  who 
from  "Kearny  Street  days"  has  loyally  served  in  many 
ways.  As  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  from  1925 
to  1931.  1932  to  1938  and  1939  to  1941  she  helped 
in  the  important  days  when  the  decision  was  made  to 
house  it  permanently  in  the  Women's  City  Club.  Later, 
as  chairman  of  committees,  she  directed  with  patient  and 
self-sacrificing  zeal  many  of  the  activities  which  were  the 
very  life-blood  of  the  organization.  We  cannot  think  of 
Mrs.  Shoup  without  a  feeling  of  thankfulness  that  we 
were  blessed  in  having  her  loyal  service  with  us.  We  shall 
miss  her  cheerful  greeting,  as  she  came  to  the  Vt  omen's 
City  Club,  to  attend  our  Board  meetings  or  those  of  the 
Girl  Scouts,  whose  regional  Board  member  she  was. 

i(  When  one  day  in  1926.  a  last  contribution  "to  go  over 
the  top"  was  needed  for  the  building  of  the  Women's 
City  Club,  the  door  opened  into  the  Executive  Office  and 
Dr.  Dorothea  Roberts,  just  returned  from  Paris,  came  in 
to  buy  that  block  of  debentures.  When  in  1930.  the  first 
Talent  Festival  was  being  planned  in  the  new  Clubhouse. 
Dr.  Roberts  sent  from  far  away  Paris  her  book,  "Isaac 
Roberts'  Atlas  of  52  Regions.  A  Guide  to  Herschel's 
Fields."  When  in  1932-33  "depression"  hit  the  United 
States  and  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
needed  its  members'  help.  Dr.  Roberts  sent  her  bonds  back 
as  a  gift  to  help  the  Club.  Throughout  the  years,  at  long 
distance,  her  appreciation  of  the  volunteer  service  of  her 
fellow  members  in  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  in  California  has  been  an  incentive  to  those  who 
lived  nearer  the  (!lubhouse.  When,  on  October  6.  1912. 
Dorothea  Klum|)ke  Roberts  passed  away,  the  National 
league  for  W  oniau's  Service  knew  that  it  had  lost  a 
friend. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  NOVEMBER.   1942 


THilMSGIVIKIi 
1942* 


by  Gertrude  York  Christy 


*  At  first  thought  it  would  seem  there  is  little  to  be 
thankful  for  in  this  year  of  our  Lord,  1942.  Our 
country  is  at  War.  Many  luxuries  and  even  necessities 
must  be  given  up.  Some  of  us  must  work  long  hours  at 
unaccustomed  labor.  Many  of  us  must  go  to  another  part 
of  the  world  and  live  in  a  very  different  manner  from 
what  we  had  planned.  And,  worst  of  all,  we  must  give  up 
our  husbands  and  our  sons  in  defense  of  our  country  and 
our  way  of  life. 

What  had  those  Pilgrims  to  be  thankful  for  that  first 
Thanksgiving?  So  many  had  died  that  first  terrible 
winter,  but  in  the  summer  abundant  crops  were  produced. 
The  friendly  Indians  taught  the  settlers  how  to  grow  the 
corn  and  potatoes,  which  were  to  become  the  mainstay 
of  their  diet.  They  were  able  to  kill  the  deer,  bear,  wild 
turkeys,  and  other  wild  birds  and  animals. 

They  had  gathered  and  dried  berries  and  other  wild 
fruit,  so  there  was  much  for  which  to  be  thankful. 

As  one  thinks  of  the  immense  amount  of  labor  in- 
volved in  the  preparation  of  that  first  Thanksgiving  feast, 
one  wonders  if  the  poor  housewife  had  time  to  do  any- 
thing else;  but,  at  least,  she  was  sure  that  the  food  pre- 
pared had  the  elements  put  there  by  the  sun  and  earth 
which  would  nourish  her  family. 

Many  of  our  foods  have  been  altered  so  much  that  the 
housewife  knows  little  about  them  and  must  learn  more 
about  their  composition,  what  they  do  for  the  body  and 
what  ones  may  replace  others.  Many  are  wondering  if  it 
is  possible  to  be  well  nourished  on  two  and  one-half 
pounds  of  meat  per  week.  Can  the  body  exist  on  a  half 
pound  of  sugar  per  week?  Can  other  foods  be  safely  sub- 
stituted? Why  are  the  stores  and  bakeries  offering  "en- 


riched "  flour  and  bread?  Bread  is  supposed  to  be  the 
staff  of  life,  why  is  it  necessary  to  "enrich"  it?  What  is 
all  the  furor  about  vitamins  being  "protective  foods?" 
Isn't  the  food  we  have  always  used  good  enough?  We 
grew  up  on  it,  didn't  we? 

Just  take  a  look  around  at  the  human  specimens.  Our 
soldier  boys  are  a  good  looking  lot.  They  had  to  be 
healthy  or  they  could  not  get  into  the  service.  What  about 
the  large  number  rejected  from  defects  due  to  malnu- 
trition? Our  girls  in  uniform  are  also  handsome.  We 
haven't  heard  so  much  about  the  girls  who  were  rejected. 
One  wonders  if  the  hundreds  of  dollars  spent  every  year 
on  cosmetics  is  necessary  to  cover  up  a  faulty  complexion 
or  signs  of  anemia.  As  for  older  people,  how  many  have 
the  complexion,  figure,  posture  or  poise  of  the  well-nour- 
ished individual?  A  few  are  so  thin  they  look  as  if  tuber- 
culosis were  waiting  around  the  corner;  but  many  others 
have  as  many  curves  and  bulges  as  a  barrage  balloon. 
And  what  about  their  teeth  and  that  tired  feeling  one 
hears  so  much  about? 

The  scientists  know  the  answers  to  most  of  these  prob- 
lems, but  either  through  poverty,  ignorance  or  wilfulness 
we  go  on  our  way  blaming  someone  besides  ourselves 
for  "the  ills  that  flesh  is  heir  to."  If  there  ever  was  a 
time  when  men,  women  and  children  needed  to  know  the 
gospel  of  good  nutrition,  it  is  today. 

Our  enemies,  in  the  past,  have  been  more  far-seeing 
about  food  than  have  we.  For  many  years  before  the  War, 
German  scientists  studied  the  foods  of  other  peoples  and 
their  resistance  to  hardship  and  privation.  The  scientists 
were  so  impressed  with  the  hardihood  of  the  Chinese 
people,  on  their  diet  of  soybeans  that  soybeans  were 
planted  in  many  parts  of  Germany.  The  soybean  was 
incorporated  into  the  diet  of  the  German  people  in 
soups,  sausages,  bread  and  in  many  other  things.  The 
results  were  carefully  studied  in  the  stamina  of  their 
soldiers.  Some  have  gone  so  far  as  to  say  the  soybean  may 
be  Hitler's  secret  weapon. 

All  German  soil  was  studied  and  agriculture  so  planned 
as  to  yield  the  most  food  value  for  the  time  and  money 
expended.  Farmers  were  asked  to  plant  certain  crops. 
Housewives  were  instructed  how  to  use  the  products,  how 
to  eliminate  waste  of  all  kinds  and  how  to  "save  for  the 
Fatherland." 

What  were  we  doing  at  that  time?  Our  unplanned 
agriculture  produced  such  abundance  that  we  ploughed 
up  ever  third  row,  killed  our  little  pigs  and  paid  farmers 
not  to  grow  what  they  could.  We  also  continued  to  devote 
large  acreages  to  non-food  crops  as  tobacco  and  cotton. 
There  was  little  concerted  effort  to  teach  housewives  what 
to  do.  Many  homemakers  had  had  no  training  in  food 
preparation  by  their  mothers,  and  had  such  heavy  sched- 
ules at  school  they  could  not  crowd  in  the  home  economics 
courses  offered  as  electives.  The  results  have  been  shown 
in  the  malnutrition  of  our  rejected  men  and  much  of  the 
poor  health  (Continued  on  page  16 


NOVEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


THAT 
OTHER 
WAR- 
TIME 
THAMSUVIIIi 


by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 


•k     November  —  and  Thanksgiving  on  the  way! 

With  all  of  the  regulation  activities  of  other  such 
holidays  in  the  offing  —  with  some  restrictions  necessarily 
but  willingly  imposed,  one's  mind  reverts  temporarily  to 
that  other  recent  wartime  Thanksgiving  season  —  to  the 
months  of  1917  when  the  United  States  was  at  war — 
for  the  first  time  engaged  in  an  international  conflict  of 
world-wide  scope.  And  to  the  months  that  followed  up 
to  the  Thanksgiving  of  1918  —  truly  a  season  of  Thanks- 
giving for  the  world  and  for  us  in  the  brief  but  high 
headlines  of  the  San  Francisco  Chronicle  —  "GREAT 
WAR  OVER." 

That  news  followed  months  of  anguish  and  uncertainty 
—  of  defeats  and  losses  —  of  speculation  and  guessing 
on  the  part  of  much  of  the  world  concerning  what  was 
to  come.  It  climaxed  news  of  an  unofficial  ultimatum  to 
Berlin  to  "surrender  or  die"  and  the  startling  informa- 
tion of  the  Kaiser's  abdication  on  November  1 .  So  eager 
was  the  world  for  the  finish  of  the  war  after  that  news 
and  the  less  startling  announcement  that  Emperor  Charles 
of  Austria-Hungary  would  do  likewise  —  that  San  Fran- 
cisco's official  leaders  did  not  bother  to  check  the  story 
of  the  signing  of  an  armistice  on  November  7.  but  pre- 
pared to  celebrate  even  to  donning  hats  and  coats  for 
the  procession  from  the  City  Hall. 

On  Sunday.  November  10.  Golden  Gate  Park  band  fans 
were  obliged  to  wear  flu  masks  while  listening  to  the  con- 
cert —  masks  which  were  officially  laid  aside  eleven  days 
later.  The  Red  Cross  workroom  on  Stockton  Street,  near 
Sutter,  was  changed  overnight  into  an  emergency  hospital 
for  flu  cases. 

W  hile  a  housing  shortage  was  noted  and  the  prices  of 


eggs  skyrocketed,  the  arrival  and  departure  of  passenger 
steamers  for  Honolulu  and  Hongkong,  Manila  and  Ba- 
tavia  were  listed  in  the  maritime  columns  of  the  dailies. 

The  answer  to  the  Society  Editor's  query,  "Where  has 
the  Social  Butterfly  Gone?"  was  found  in  part  in  the  ad- 
vertisement of  the  "Yeowoman's  Uniforms"  —  Norfolk 
jacket,  ankle-length,  straight  skirt,  high  shoes,  all  topped 
off  with  a  high-crown,  sailor  brim  "yeowoman's  hat."  The 
butterflies  —  or  some  of  them  —  were  in  the  Navy  then. 

With  the  declaration  that  the  "Kaiser's  Fall  Ends 
Sway  of  World  Scourge"  the  London  Daily  Express  was 
declaring  triumphantly  "the  ends  of  the  world  will  be 
brought  together  by  aerial  transportation  (we  might  have 
added  And  How ! )  and  the  first  San  Francisco  to  Seattle 
air  mail  was  inaugurated. 

It  took  three  cents  to  write  a  letter  to  a  soldier  or 
sailor  here  at  home  —  but  only  two  cents  if  he  was  over- 
seas! On  November  15,  the  national  censorship  on  news 
was  lifted,  so  it  became  open  season  for  all  kinds  of 
items  concerning  the  peace  conference  and  Germany's 
future. 

Organization  was  complete  for  the  first  United  War 
Work  campaign  for  financing  work  for  America's  fighting 
men.  The  six  participants  —  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association.  Young  NX'omen's  Christian  Association.  Na- 
tional Catholic  War  Council,  Salvation  Army,  Jewish 
Welfare  Board.  War  Camp  Community  Service  and  the 
American  Library  Association  —  asked  San  Francisco 
for  one  and  one-half  million  dollars  for  the  work.  It  was 
subscribed. 

All  this  was  a  climax  to  the  year  preceding  in  which  a 
closing  Congress  had  appropriated  (Continiu'd  on  page  18 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  NOVEMBER.  1942 


POETRY  PIGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


The  Roivan-Tree 

Whisper  it  softly  .  .  . 

Today  and  today 
Peter  and  Michael 
And  Tim  are  at  play. 

These  are  my  paintings 

And  these  are  my  songs ; 
(Her  hair  the  color 

Of  old  Kubla's  gongs!) 
Let  life  be  hitter 

Or  let  life  be  fine  .  .  . 
Small  Peter  and  Tim 

And  Michael  .  .  .  are  mine! 

Poor  as  a  peasant 

Be  those  who  have  gold — 
They  shall  grow  lonely 

And  tiiey  shall  grow  old! 
All  of  their  knowledge 

Can  not  make  them  wise 
As  dreams  in  the  depths 

Of  Peter's  young  eyes. 

Whisper  it  softly. 

And  slow  .  .  .like  a  hymn  .  .  . 
Now  he  have  Peter. 

And  Michael,  and  Tim. 

— Don  Farran. 


Black  Mustard 

This  is  the  living  gold  the  padres  brought 

To  whet  their  sauces. 
And  here  it  grew  up  with  the  creed  they  taught, 

And  lightly  tosses 
Its  truth  beyond  the  walls  wherein  they  wrought 

With  beads  and  crosses. 

The  Conquerors  who  filched  away 
No  richer  wealth  from  vale  and  hill 
Are  gone,  all  gone  who  used  to  pray 
Or  brutalize,  and  flowers  spill 
Their  marvel  in  the  winds  today 
And  gild  the  groves  the  ranchers  till. 

Between  the  mellow  sea  and  bone 
Of  gray  sierras  spread,  the  seed 
Of  this,  the  yellow  cross,  has  grown 
And  multiplied  beyond  the  need; 
A  nebula  of  grace  was  sown 
By  patrons  of  an  humble  weed. 

With  purple  curtains  for  a  shield 
Night  sets  the  starry  daylight  by. 
And  through  her  shadow  is  revealed 
A  borrowed  glory  lifted  high 
Where,  heaven-wide  and  deep,  a  field 
Of  mustard  twinkles  in  the  sky. 

This  is  the  sovereign  gold  the  padres  brought 

To  whet  their  sauces. 
And  here  it  flourished  with  the  creed  they  taught, 

And  gaily  tosses 
Its  token  down  the  fields  wherein  they  wrought 

With  bells  and  crosses. 

— John  Kearns. 


The  Cherished  Hour 

I  serve  the  dinner  nice  and  hot. 
Bring  in  the  steaming  coffee  pot — 
Then  we  sit  down,  just  you  and  I. 
You.  so  tired,  but  with  a  sigh 
Of  deep  content.  The  lights  are  lit. 
The  curtains  drawn:  we  two  then  sit 
And  eat  and  speak  of  trivial  things. 
Of  just  the  days  small  happenings. 
Of  what  a  chance-met  friend  has  said 
Or  bit  of  news  that  you  have  read. 
And  then  I  say  a  word  or  two 
About  the  little  things  I  do. 
At  last  I  bring  a  sweet  surprise 
And  you  look  up  with  tender  eyes. 
I  think  I  wait  the  whole  day  through 
For  just  this  one  dear  hour  with  you. 

— Emilie  Pfister. 


Supperless  To  Bed 

I  left  unmade  the  oaten  bread. 
I  left  unsewed  the  long  white  seam; 
"Take  shame  thou  lazybones."  they  said, 
"Tis  good-for-nothings  sit  and  dream." 

How  can  they  hear,  whose  ears  are  sealed — 
How  can  they  see,  whose  eyes  are  dull — 
Dream-music,  faint  on  burn  and  field. 
Dream-gardens,  still  and  beautiful? 

And  when  obedience  I  bring. 
And  sew  my  seam  and  bake  my  bread. 
How  can  they  know,  that  shivering. 
My  soul  goes  supperless  to  bed! 

— Mary  Virginia  Provines. 


Don  Fabban  was  a  member  oj  ihe  C.alijmnia  Writers  Club  for  several  years  although  he  lived  in  Iowa.  The  above  poem  was  in  the 
Club's  1925  year  book. 

Emilie  Pfister  (Mrs.  Henry  P'isier)  lives  in  Santa  Rosa. 

John  Kearns  was  a  resident  of  San  Bernardino  in  1929.  Later,  he  went  to  Jacksonville.  III.,  where  he  edited  a  poetry  column,  ''Magic 
Light,"  for  the  Jacksonville  Regis^ter. 

Mary  Virginia  Provines  is  head  cataloguer  in  the  Fresno  County  Free  Library.  Her  third  book,  "Bright  Heritage,"  received  the  Com- 
moaweahk  Club's  medal  for  the  most  outstanding  juvenile  book  by  a  California  author,  in  1940. 


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I  HIVE  BEE.\  READIU 


Br\zii.  Unof.k  Vargas;  by  Karl  Loeuen- 
slcin.  The  Macmillan  Co.  S2.75.  Reviewed 
by  Virginia  Chilton. 

Alaska  Under  Arms;  6y  Jean  Poller.  The 
Macmillan  Company.  $2.00.  Reviewed  by 
Mrs.  B.  J.  Smith. 

Drivin'  Woman;  by  Elizabeth  Picketl  Che- 
valier. Macmillan  Co.,  New  York,  1942. 
S2.T5.  Reviewed  by  Ruth  M.  Levin. 

The  Horn  of  Life;  by  Gerlrude  Alherlon. 
D.  .\ppleton-Century  Co.  S2.50.  Reviewed 
by  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner. 

Enemy  Oitpost;  by  James  .^axon  Childers. 
New  York,  D.  Appleton-Century  Com- 
pany, 1942.  82.00.  Reviewed  by  Margaret 
Girdner. 

The  YoiNC  Matriarch;  fey  G.  B.  Stern. 
The  Macmillan  Company.  S.S.OO.  Re- 
viewed by  Stella  Huntington. 

Frontier  By  Air;  by  Alice  Rogers  Hager. 
The  Macmillan  Co.  S3.50.  Reviewed  by 
Florence   Bentley. 

Then  We  Shall  Hear  Si.ncinc;  fcy  Siorm 
Jamison.  The  Macmillan  Co.  S2..50.  Re- 
viewed by  Jessie  D.  Ashley. 

La  Qii.ntrala;  Ay  Magdalena  Pelil.  S2.00. 
Reviewed  by  Mrs.  E.  J.  Turkington. 

One  Small  Candle;  by  Cecil  Roberts.  The 
Macmillan  Co.  Price,  82.50.  Reviewed  by 
Helen  Dunne. 

Co.NDiTioNS  OF  Peace;  by  Edtiard  Hallett 
Carr.  The  Macmillan  Co.  S2.50.  Reviewed 
by  Helen  M.  Bruner. 

RrssiA  AND  THE  Fi  TIRE;  by  George  Douglas 
Howard  Cole.  The  Macmillan  Co.  S2.00. 
Reviewed  by  Helen  M.  Bruner. 

Brazil  Under  Vargas 

if  "Brazil  Under  Vargas"  is  a  book  to  be 
read  thoughtfully.  It  will  not  appeal  to 
the  reader  who  likes  his  history  and  politics 
sugar-coated  but  to  the  one  who  is  willing 
to  make  an  intelligent  effort  to  understand 
our  largest  Southern  neighbor  it  will  be  of 
great  interest. 

Dr.  Loewenstein  is  well  qualified  to  write 
on  the  subject,  both  as  an  international 
lawyer  and  as  one  who  has  made  a  study 
of  government  from  all  angles.  He  knows 
dictatorships  from  personal  experience 
under  Hitler  and  his  evaluation  of  Vargas 
is  interesting  and  somewhat  comforting  to 
the  reader  who  fears  any  dictatorship,  as 
being  only  another  form  of  Naziism.  While 
finding  much  to  admire  in  the  Vargas  rule. 


he  iloes  not  hesitate  to  tell  the  truth  about 
its  high-handed  methods  and  the  abuses 
which  are  inevitable  under  such  a  regime. 
Vi  hat  this  book  would  mean  to  one  fa- 
miliar with  the  subject  this  reviewer  is  not 
qualified  to  judge  but  to  one  almost  totally 
ignorant  of  it  or  possessing  only  the  knowl- 
edge gained  by  reading  the  newspapers  it 
is  a  rich  Held  of  information. 

.\laska  Under  Arms 

if  Jean  Potter  was  sent  as  reporter  to 
Alaska  by  the  magazine,  Fortune,  and 
her  book,  ""Alaska  Under  Arms.""  is  the  re- 
sult of  her  study  there.  It  was  completed 
the  day  the  Aleutian  Islands  were  attacked 
by  Japan,  so  its  information  is  indeed 
timely.  Miss  Potter  met  and  reports  on  the 
governor  and  the  civil  government,  its  mis- 
takes and  its  difficulties.  She  visited  army 
posts  and  navy  bases  and  gives  a  vivid  pic- 
ture of  civilian  aviation  and  its  pilots  be- 
fore the  war.  Roads  and  railroads  and  their 
importance  to  exports  and  imports  are 
clearly  presented.  And  the  author  fully 
develops  the  importance  of  the  radio  in 
the  isolated  north. 

The  book  is  full  of  interesting  descrip- 
tions of  the  men  who  have  developed 
Alaska  and  are  directing  the  great  war 
work  that  is  going  on.  It  depicts  Alaska  as 
a  "land  without  people"  but  capable  of 
supporting  many:  a  land  without  enough 
farms  but  able  to  grow  more  food:  a  land 
where  ""many  changes  are  being  effected 
.  .  .  today  and  many  more  must  occur  as 
the  war  goes  on,  for  the  global  character 
of  the  conflict  has  suddenly  transformed  the 
Territory  from  a  remote  byway  into  one  of 
the  most  fateful  crossroads  of  the  entire 
war  world."  The  map  gives  a  satisfactory 
picture  of  the  position  and  relation  of 
.Alaska  to  its  neighbors,  especially  as  the 
airplane   flies. 

Drivin"  Woman 

if  This  dramatic  story  unfolds  against  the 
colorful  background  of  \  irginia  during 
the  Reconstruction  era  following  the  (iivil 
War.  The  Kentucky  bluegrass  country.  New 
York  City  of  the  "80"s  and  '90's  —  with  a 
brief  interlude  on  the  Mississippi  river- 
boats  and  .New  Orleans.  Interwoven  with 
the  love  story  is  high  adventure  in  the  New 
York  stock  exchange,  at  tobacco  auctions 
on  a  ""hogshead  market.""  and  the  bitter 
struggles  between  the  farmers  of  the  South 
and   the  industrialists  of  the  East. 

.\merica   Moncure,  who  was  "more  oak 


than  vine,""  realized  as  the  ancestral  Vir- 
ginia home  rose  in  flames  at  the  hands  of 
Yankee  raiders  that  she  would  be  forced  to 
find  a  new  way  of  life  and  livelihood  for 
her  mother,  her  sisters  and  herself.  Mar- 
riage to  magnetic,  selfish  Fant  .\nnable 
brought  disillusion  and  hardship  —  but  also 
opportunities  to  fulfill  her  ambition  as  an 
independent  tobacco  farmer.  How  she  over- 
came the  confines  of  convention,  seeming 
disgrace  and  social  ostracism  by  her  loyalty 
and  industry,  raised  her  children  and  guided 
the  destinies  of  her  family,  is  a  moving  and 
often  an  exciting  story. 

This  narrative  lacks  definite  plot,  but  is 
rich  in  detail  and  incident.  The  characters 
are  well-defined  and  picturesque,  although 
this  reviewer  feels  that  the  author  herself 
was  dominated  by  the  dynamic  heroine  and 
the  fascinating  Annable  —  to  the  neglect 
of  other  characters  who  were  equally  inter- 
esting in  minor  roles.  Altogether,  this  novel 
is  entertaining  and  convincing,  both  in 
character-delineation  background  and  in 
episode. 

The  Horn  of  Life 

if     What  use  —  what  reason  for  peculiar 
gifts  if  one  was  to  be  at  the  mercy  of 
such  accidents  as  time,  environment,  what 
not? 

With  that  question  continually  seething  in 
the  mind  of  Lynn  Randolph,  chief  charac- 
ter of  ""The  Horn  of  Life,""  Gertrude  Ather- 
ton  has  added  another  to  her  list  of  novels 
of  San  Francisco.  The  latest  contribution 
to  her  library  of  historical  pictures  has  just 
been  published  and  increases  materially 
one's  admiration  for  Mrs.  Atherton"s  skill 
as  the  depicter  of  an  era.  Beginning  with 
■"Rezanov""  and  "The  Splendid  Idle  Forties" 
and  ending  with  ""The  House  of  Lee"'  her 
California  novels  present  a  social  history  of 
San  Francisco. 

"The  Horn  of  Life""  is  the  story  of  Lynn 
Randolph,  who  from  early  childhood  was  an 
enigma  to  her  friends,  and  doubly  so  after 
her  return  from  three  years  in  France  dur- 
ing V^orld  W  ar  I.  Obsessed  with  a  love  for 
her  native  city  la  love  which  reflects  that 
of  her  creator,  Mrs.  .Atherton)  Lynn  chafes 
under  the  inertia  and  the  blindness  of  San 


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Francisco  leaders  who  fail  to  see  what  is 
happening  to  the  city  in  the  early  "203. 
Her  determination  to  do  something  about  it 
and  her  consequent  entry  into  the  business 
world  make  the  novel's  action.  With  the 
vitality  and  skill  which  are  characteristically 
hers,  Mrs.  Athertoii  weaves  into  the  story 
enough  of  San  Francisco's  history  and 
personages  to  give  it  a  reality  which  makes 
much  of  its  content  a  bit  prophetic. 

Three  men,  widely  different  in  outlook, 
background  and  interest  figure  in  Lynn's 
life  as  Mrs.  Atherton  portrays  it. 

Since  Lynn  herself  had  no  easy  time  de- 
ciding which  one  she  would  or  should 
marry,  the  reader  will  find  himself  puzzled 
right  to  the  end,  a  fact  which  adds  to  the 
enjoyment  of  the  book. 

Enemy  Outpost 

■^  Adventure,  intrigue  and  romance  make 
this  an  exciting  story  guaranteed  to 
hold  your  interest  to  the  last  as  it  tells  of 
the  attempts  of  Nazi  sabateurs  to  dynamite 
American  industry. 

"Mike  Kilpatrick,  young  American  news- 
paperman, goes  into  the  Canadian  wilder- 
ness on  the  trail  of  Nazi  agents  who  have 
been  blowing  up  vital  defense  plants  in  the 
United  States.  His  search  takes  him  to  the 
Moose  Club,  a  private  hunting  and  fishing 
lodge,  where  he  meets  Sally  McDonald. 
Immediately  attracted  to  each  other,  Mike 
and  Sally  join  forces  against  the  dangers 
of  the  wilderness  and  of  the  brutal  and 
elusive  enemy  they  have  determined  to 
find." 

Although  not  really  to  be  classified  as  a 
"who  dun-it,"  ENEMY  OUTPOST  will  in- 
terest both  mystery  and  western  readers. 

The  Young  Matriarch 
■^  "In  1929,  Aunt  Elsa  exultantly  wrote 
on  a  postcard  to  Berthe  Czelovar,  her 
Parisian  sister-in-law:  'And  next  year  there 
will  be  a  baby  in  China!'  "  This  is  the  first 
sentence  in  the  book  and  the  keynote  to 
the  whole  story,  for  it  is  entirely  concerned 
with  the  doings  of  the  Rakonitz  family, 
that  remarkable  clan  scattered  all  over  the 
world.  Thousands  of  babies  were  born  in 
China  that  year,  of  course,  but  to  her  only 
that  one,  another  member  of  the  Rakonitz 
clan.  The  family  is  the  thing  that  stands  out 
in  the  book,  no  one  person,  just  a  family, 
made  up  of  many  bits,  the  good  and  the 
bad,  a  very  human  document.  Any  one  who 
enjoys  following  out  a  "family  tree"  will 
enjoy  this  book. 

Miss  Stern  has  returned  to  the  family  of 
one  of  her  earlier  books,  The  Matriarch, 
and  the  Rakonitz  family  of  a  younger  gen- 
eration is  here.  "Miss  Stern  never  did  any- 
thing better  than  the  dinner  party  where 
Annette  appars  as  a  'bride,'  and  which  con- 
veys the  quintessential  flavor  of  the  family." 
The  people  who  enjoyed  The  Matriarch, 
will  welcome  this  book. 


Frontier  By  Air 

■^  In  her  second  book  devoted  to  the 
development  of  aviation  in  South 
America,  Mrs.  Hager  has  written  an  enter- 
taining and  most  definitely  eye-opening  ac- 
count of  the  Brazilian  people,  and  their 
present  "March  to  the  West."  Her  pre- 
liminary talks  with  Brazil's  dynamic  Presi- 
dent Getulio  Vargas,  make  clear  the  dom- 
inant role  of  aviation  in  this  drive  towards 
new  frontiers  .  .  .  "with  all  the  heroic  im- 
plications of.  our  own  westward  trek  one 
hundred  years  ago." 

The  author  and  her  fine  photographer 
Jackie  Martin,  fly  west  from  Rio,  and  later 
up  the  Amazon  river  in  the  north;  through 
these  great  remote  areas,  rich  in  potential 
resources.  It  is  a  land  of  contrasts,  with 
bright  new  airports  and  trams  rejuvenating, 
for  instance,  that  legendary,  palatial  ghost- 
town  of  Manaos.  From  thriving  new  com- 
munities and  ranches,  the  author  passes 
the  dreaded  swamp  lands,  then  huge  mate 
farms,  then  the  glorious  Iguassii  falls, 
whose  towering  mists  may  already  be  seen 
as  the  thundering  waters  are  first  heard 
...  ten  miles  away.  Despite  recent  de- 
velopment, the  chain  of  airports  is  well 
equipped,  and  evidently  the  most  important 
feature. 

Since  the  days  of  the  great  Brazilian  air- 
pioneer  Santos-Dumont,  aviation  has  be- 
come, Vargas  declares,  one  of  the  most 
vital  factors  in  continental  security;  and 
air  transport  is  the  link  of  many  hereto- 
fore inaccessible  districts.  Brazilians  are 
most  definitely  air-minded,  and  send  stu- 
dents to  the  United  States  for  added  tech- 
nical experience.  Also,  there  are  much 
appreciated  American  experts  now  in 
Brazil. 

The  compelling  aerial  slant  and  match- 
less photographs,  provide  for  the  reader  a 
captivating  travel-book,  up-to-date  informa- 
tion about  Brazil,  and  extravagant  notions 
about  moving  there  directly. 

Then  We  Shall  Hear  Singing 
if     "Then  We  Shall  Hear  Singing,"  while 
not  unusual   in   theme,  is  unusual   in 
treatment. 

The  scene  is  a  German  conquered  Pro- 
tectorate, where  the  inhabitants  had  been  a 
free,  happy,  hard  working  people.  Now, 
the  blight  has  fallen  and  they  are  sullen 
and  resentful,  clinging  to  their  memories  of 
the  years  of  freedom,  memories  which  hide 
themselves  in  a  cup  —  a  piece  of  stone, 
even  the  very  earth  and  grass. 

Into  this  country  of  innocent  people,  the 
Dictator  sends  a  fiend  incarnate,  a  scientist 
who  thinks  he  has  discovered  a  way  of 
destroying  the  higher  functions  of  the  mind 
without  affecting  the  body  in  any  way,  thus 
making  docile  obedient  slaves  who  would 
breed  and  lead  simple  monotonous  lives 
like  animals. 


The  experiment  was  started  in  a  small 
remote  village,  where  the  finest  men  were  ,, 
operated  on  first  followed  by  every  man, 
woman  and  child,  with  the  exception  of 
Anna,  a  very  old  woman  whom  the  doctor 
considered  of  no  importance  as  she  would 
die  soon  any  way.  "She  alone  was  left  with 
memories."  She  saw  the  children  growing 
up  in  ignorance,  not  allowed  to  speak  their 
own  language  or  sing  their  own  songs, 
"for  songs  are  as  dangerous  as  rifles." 

Poor  Old  Anna  clung  to  her  memories 
knowing  that  even  though  you  take  every 
other  weapon  away  from  a  people  but  leave 
its  memories,  you  will  be  defeated  in  the 
end.  What  finally  happens  proves  her  right. 

La  Quintrala 

if  The  theme  of  this  surprising  novel  is 
based  on  the  tragic  sinister  story  of  a 
strangely  beautiful  woman  known  in  the 
chronicles  of  Chilean  history  as  "La  Quin- 
trala." The  plot  is  laid  in  Chile  in  the  days 
after  the  Conquisitadores  had  finished  their 
work  and  is  a  study  of  the  peculiar  psy- 
chology of  a  criminal.  Dona  Catalina  de 
los  Rios,  half  Indian  by  birth  and  im- 
mensely wealthy,  who  whipped  her  slaves 
and  brought  great  suffering  to  her  domes- 
tics. The  tale  of  the  life  of  this  rich  and 
cruel  woman  is  vividly  told  by  the  author 
and  furnishes  dramatic  and  colorful  read- 
ing. The  author,  Magdalena  Petit,  has 
through  her  study,  imagination  and  vision, 
penetrated  the  soul  of  this  fascinating 
woman  and  given  the  reader  a  surprising 
story  of  intrigue,  witchcraft,  and  torture. 
Beginning  with  the  murder  of  her  own 
father  when  she  was  but  sixteen  years  old, 
her  crimes  multiply  and  make  the  tale  of 
her  trials  melodramatic  with  her  father 
confessor  playing  an  important  role  in  his 
efforts  to  subdue  her  fiery  .soul.  In  contrast 
to  the  story's  somber  plot  the  reader  is 
made  aware  of  the  quiet  and  beautiful 
landscapes  of  central  Chile  overshadowed 
by  the  towering  Andes. 

The  author,  Magdalena  Petit,  was  born 
in  Peiiaflor,  a  little  town  near  Santiago, 
Chile,  and  educated  in  Santiago.  "La  Quin- 
trala" is  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  of 
South  American  novels.  The  work  became 
a  best  seller  in  Chile  and  Argentina.  The 
book  is  distinctive  as  a  work  of  literature 
and  is  thrilling  in  its  content. 

One  Small  Candle 

if  This  last  novel  by  Cecil  Roberts  is  not 
for  the  grim  realist  but  decidedly  for 
the  reader  who  can  look  at  this  world  of 
"blood  and  sweat  and  tears"  and  say  with 
defiance  and  with  faith:  there  is  not  enough 
darkness  in  all  the  world  to  put  out  the 
light  of  one  small  candle. 

The  plot  of  a  highly  romantic  novel  usu- 
ally suffers  in  synopsis,  so  perhaps  it  will 
be  sufficient  to  say  that  this  is  the  story  of 
the  conflicting  loyalties   that  make  up   the 


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love  story  of  Charles  Woodfall.  a  yoiiii!: 
English  physician,  and  Laura  Lanier.  It  is 
told  with  insight  and  tenderness.  Then 
there  are  several  minor  dramas,  each  vividly 
told  and  abounding  with  fascinating  char- 
acters. 

The  plot  moves  swiftly  against  a  back- 
ground of  marvellous  geographic  range. 
From  peaceful  Henley-on-Thames  to  fabu- 
lous Lake  Witterwittee,  on  to  Venice,  to 
Vienna  at  Christmas  time,  and  finally  to 
Chateau  Colo,  a  great  estate  in  Poland. 
There  are  beautiful  and  vivid  pen  pictures 
all  along  the  way. 

The  timing  is  effective.  The  plot  de- 
velops in  those  far  oflf  days  of  peace,  but 
closes  with  a  devastating  picture  of  un- 
happy Poland  stricken  so  suddenly  with  all 
the  horrors  of  war. 

Besides  the  main  characters,  there  is  a 
whole  gallery  of  unforgettable  people.  A 
few  of  these  are  Dr.  Wyndham  Woodfall. 
arrogant  Great-Aunt  Woodfall.  hospitable 
Aunt  Janet,  and  the  members  of  the  princely 
Korwienski  family. 

If  now  and  then  the  events  are  a  trifle 
too  patly  arranged,  no  great  damage  is  done. 
You  accept  the  detours  from  strict  nlausa- 
bility  because  they  still  fit  under  the  code 
of  romanticism. 

CojJniTIONS  OF  Pe.^ce 

•^  Most  of  us  cannot  help  thinking  about 
what  kind  of  a  world  we  are  going  to 
have  when  the  war  is  over.  These  two  books 
discu.'^s  what  kind  of  a  world  a  historian 
and  an  economist  think  we  must  have.  Mr. 
Carr,  professor  of  international  politics  in 
the  University  College  of  Wales,  describes 
the  historical  background  of  the  war.  He 
explains  the  moral  attitude  of  people  in 
these  days  toward  ideas  which  have  seemed 
fundamental  in  the  lives  of  many  of  us  for 
generations,  although  we  can  seldom  ex- 
plain them  except  in  generalities.  The  spirit 
of  cooperation,  built  up  by  the  war,  must 
be  carried  over  into  the  peace  and  utilized 
by  the  leaders,  he  says.  Industry,  housing, 
transportation,  every  day  matters  like  these, 
must  be  replanned.  This  is  in  addition  to 
the  role  English  speaking  peoples  will  have 
to  play  in  post-war  Europe.  Problems  like 
these,  with  their  solution,  are  discussed  by 
Professor  Carr. 

Rissi.\  AND  Tiu;  Future 
•^  Mr.  Cole,  whom  we  know  as  a  writer 
of  mystery  stories  in  collaboration  with 
his  wife,  is  a  distinguished  English  econ 
omist.  He  feels  that  socialism  is  the  only 
solution  for  the  postwar  world  and  that  it 
is  bound  to  come;  the  era  of  capitalism  i'^ 
at  an  end.  He  gives  us  the  outline  of 
Europe  as  he  sees  it  under  social  demo- 
cratic leadership  and  iliscusses  in  detail 
the  practicability  of  the  suggestions  he  out- 
lines. Both  are  interesting  and  thought- 
provoking  books. 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT . . .  you  can  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority .  .  .  facts 
reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREnES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG  I 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
belter  tasting! 

mXE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERy  PUff  - 
PIUS  PROTECTION! 


Call  for 

PHILIP  MORRIS 


AMERICA'S  fmest  CIGARETTE! 


Your 


C/i/Jlf 


Demands  the  Best! 


That  Is  Why 


Our  milk  is  now  being  served  by  your  Women's  City  Club.  Selected 
because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  does 
solve  your  Milk  problems. 

Sold  by  Independent  Food  Stores.  There  are  several  in  your  neigh- 
borhood. 


HE.  7272 


175  Russ  Street 


San  Francisco 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  NOVEMBER,  1942 


The  hats  this  season  are  designed  with 
care  and  thought,  with  a  view  oi  pro- 
ducing  hats  ior  all  types  from  the  very 
youthful  to  the  mature,  from  the  dash- 
ing to  the  conservative.  The  Winter 
collection  is  one  of  which  we  feel  justly 
proud.  Also,  if  you  have  your  felt  hats 
you  would  like  remodeled  to  wear  now, 
bring  them  up  and  I  will  make  them 
into  the  new^est  styles. 

RHODA  ON  THE  ROOF 


233  POST  STREET 


DOugiss  8476 


The   smartest   in   <ur 

creations. 

made  to  your  order.  . 

.  .  Or  to  be 

selected  from  a  complete  selection. 

SCHNEIDER 

BROS. 

455      POST      S 

T  R  E  E  T 

I  uum  I 

MAIiTAIMD 

SKILLED  WOMEN  WORKERS 

• 

686 -22nd  Ave.  •  SKyline  1349 


Come  to  the 

PANTRY     SALE 
NOVEMBER     24 


Thanksgiving,  1942 

(Continued  from  Page  10) 
of  middle  age.  What  are  we  doing  about  it? 

The  government  is  now  making  an  effort 
to  have  more  food  produced  and  to  help 
the  homemaker  to  learn  something  about 
the  composition  of  food,  a  working  knowl- 
edge of  the  different  food  groups,  the  foods 
in  each  group  which  are  relatively  cheap 
or  expensive  and  planning  healthful  meals 
according  to  a  strict  budget. 

Just  now  there  is  a  great  hue  and  cry 
about  schools  teaching  "frills"  to  the  detri- 
ment of  the  fundamentals.  Who  shall  de- 
cide what  are  the  fundamentals?  No  one 
would  say  that  reading,  writing  and  mathe- 
matics are  not  fundamentals.  They  are  the 
foundation  of  our  citizenship  and  necessary 
for  the  job  of  every  man  and  woman.  But 
what  about  learning  the  fundamentals  of 
life  itself? 

What  everyone  needs  to  know  about 
heredity  and  the  nourishment  and  care  of 
our  bodies  to  make  us  fit  to  work  and  de- 
fend our  country  should  be  our  first  study. 
This  most  fundamental  training  should  not 
be  haphazard  or  left  to  the  home  or  various 
social  or  philanthropic  agencies.  It  is  only 
by  this  means  that  our  people  may  be  able 
to  liecome  the  great  nation  we  think  we  are. 

War  Chest 

■^  Food  for  the  mouths  of  starving  people 
in  Poland,  Greece  and  China! 

Medicines  and  supplies  for  the  fighting 
men  and  women  of  Britain,  Russia,  and  the 
Fighting  French! 

Aid  for  our  own  men  in  uniform,  and 
protection  of  our  own  city. 

All  of  these  things  will  be  made  possible 
through  contributions  of  generous  San 
Franciscans  to  the  War  Chest  appeal  whicli 
is  now  in  its  second  week  of  solicitation. 

Although  no  complete  audit  of  the  funds 
collected  to  date  has  been  made,  tremen- 
dous gains  have  been  recorded  by  labor, 
large  business  concerns,  and  individual 
donors.  Campaign  leaders  believe  that  if 
the  trend  is  maintained  the  goal  of  $3,- 
120,000,  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
city,  will  be  reached. 

On  October  26th,  4000  more  women  will 
take  the  field,  covering  the  residential  areas 
of  the  city.  Indications  are  that  housewives 
and  mothers,  recognizing  the  importance  of 
the  all-out  appeal  for  home  front  and  war 
front  aid,  will  contribute  in  addition  to 
their  husbands'  donations  made  at  their 
offices  or  unions. 

A  donation  to  the  War  Chest  supports 
the  work  of  the  following  local,  national 
and  international  organizations:  Community 
Chest,  U.S.O.,  United  China  Relief,  British 
War  Relief,  War  Prisoners  Aid,  Greek  Re- 
lief, Dutch  War  Relief,  Navy  Relief,  Polish 
War  Relief,  Fighting  French  and  Russian 
War  Relief. 


POOL  A  STAMP 
WIN  A  BOND 

VICTORY 

Sweepstakes 

* 

Each  25c  stamp 
you  put  in  the 
pool  entitles  you 
to  a  chance  to 

WIN  A 

$25  BOND 

* 

Pools  will  be  held 

at  the  Lunch  Hour 

each  Tuesday  in 

November 

WOMEN^S 
CITY  CLUB 


NOVEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


II 


American  Thanksgiving  Days 

•^  Eiiitor"s  Note:  Believinf£  that  our  reail- 
ers  will  be  interested  in  a  full  list  of 
Thankspiving  Days  fixed  by  presidential 
proclamation.  Prof.  E.  I.  McCormac  has 
kindly  sent  us  the  following  data: 

Washington  —  ITSy,  Thursday,  Novem- 
ber 26:  1795,  Thursday,  February  19. 

John  Adiims  —  1798,  Wednesday,  May  9: 
1799,  Thursday,  .\pril  25. 

Jefferson  —  None. 

Miidisun  ( by  request,  on  account  of  war 
conditions)  ^  1812,  third  Thursday  in 
.August:  1813,  second  Thursday  in  Septem- 
ber: 1815,  Thursday,  January  12:  181.5. 
second  Thursday  in  .\pril. 

None  between  Madison  and  Lincoln. 

Lincoln  —  1862,  "next  weekly  religious 
meeting":  186.3,  Thursday,  August  6;  1863, 
last  Thursday  in  November. 

Since  Lincoln,  presidents  have  (with  one 
exception),  selected  the  last  Thursday  in 
November,  until  Roosevelt,  at  the  reque-st  of 
business  men  who  hoped  thereby  to  in- 
crease their  sales,  put  it  a  week  earlier. 
The  exception  was  that  .\ndrew  Johnson's 
first  proclamation  fixed  the  date  as  the  first 
Thursday  in  December. 

This  is  a  complete  list,  taken  from  official 
records. 

Any  president  is  free  to  select  any  day 
he  likes,  or  omit  a  proclamation  altogether. 
Presidential  proclamations  on  this  subject 
are  mere  recommendations,  and  have  no 
legal  significance.  It  is  a  governor's  procla- 
mation which  makes  a  given  date  a  legal 
holiday  and  binding  in  his  state.  By  custom 
merely  governors,  until  recently,  have  pro 
claimed  the  day  named  by  the  President. 

A  Prospective  Member 
For  The  N.D.C. 

•^  The  National  Defenders"  Club  has  a 
new  and  very  ardent  mascot  member. 
He  is  seven-year-old  Roger  Owyang,  who 
lives  at  Walnut  Grove,  California.  Roger 
has  some  young  cousins  here  in  San  Fran- 
cisco's Chinatown.  Two  of  them,  Alice  and 
Donald  Tong  have  visited  the  club  several 
times  or  should  we  say  at  any  time  that 
they  could  |)ersuade  their  sailor  friend 
"Buss"  to  take  them.  When  Roger  came 
for  a  visit  with  his  cousins,  he  soon  heard 
of  that  wonderful  club.  So  when  the  sailor 
friend  came  for  a  little  visit  with  the  Tong 
children,  a  new  boyish  smile  greeted  him. 
It  was  Roger  with  a  childish  request  to 
visit  the  club.  The  sailor  thought  a  pro. 
offered  nickel  to  each  of  the  kills  instead, 
would  satisfy;  the  kids  thought  otherwise. 
It  seemed  unusual  to  "Bus.s"  that  his  little 
Chinese  pals  always  understood  English 
perfectly  except  for  just  one  word.  In  fact, 
he  was  of  the  opinion  that  "no"  was  the 
same  in  any  language.  Alice,  Donald,  and 
Roger  were  evidently  being  brought  up  in  a 


BELL-BROOK  MILK  IS 
HEALTHFUL,  OELICIOUS! 

Milk  is  a  "must"  for  our  wartime  nutri- 
tion. Ask  for  Bell-Brook  Milk  —  and 
enjoy  the  richer,  finer  flavor  of  this  bal- 
anced blend  of  Jersey,  Guernsey,  Hol- 
stein  and  Ayrshire  milk, 

SOLD  ONLY  BY 
QUALITY  INDEPENDENT  GROCERS 

BELL-BROOK  DAIRIESJNC. 

8th  and  Howard  Streets      UNderhiil  4242 


CAREFULLY 


GUARDED    SO 

.  .  .  TO  INSURE  ITS 
FAMOUS  OUALITY 

The  same 
extra  goodness     W  ^^M^ ^%  (kVLh^Ati 
wherever  you   buy  it     fl^^~        ^ \Vi.  CREAM 

Edy'i  Grand  Ice  Cream  is  served  exclusiveiy  in  the  Dining  Room  and 
Cafeteria  of  the  Women's  C-'\  Club. 


different  school  of  thought:  they  must  vi-it 
the  club  and  right  now.  And  it  wasn't  long 
before  they  had  their  uTiiformed  "liiro" 
taking  them  there. 

\DC  evidently  proved  to  be  all  that 
Donald  and  Alice  had  told  Roger  it  would 
be.  The  visit  seems  to  have  been  one  of 
tliose  outstanding  events  in  his  youthful 
life.  For,  upon  returning  home,  Roger 
wrote  a  letter  in  childish  fashion  that  he 
just  must  have  another  visit  to  that  wonder- 
ful club,  and  we  surmise,  to  sit  proudly  at 
the  canteen  with  real  soldiers  and  sailors 
and  receive  attention  and  smiles  and  ice 
cream  from  some  friendly  hostess  there. 
"Buss" 


Don' I  Let  This 
Happen  To  Ls 

—  MY    I'F.TKR    KH.\FT,  of  Toft, 

Grandson  of  one  of  our  members. 
•^     Once  I  heard  of  a  strange  land  far  away. 
This  land  was  Egypt,  the  land  of  big 
pyramids,  the  Sjiliinxs  and  the  camels. 

Long,  long  ago  there  were  many  kings  in 
Egypt,  and  each  king  had  many  slaves. 

There  will  be  more  slaves,  not  only  in 
Egypt,  but  all  over  the  world,  and  Dictators 
— not  kings — unless  Hitler  and  the  Japs  are 
stopped. 

Buy  Defense  .Stamps  an<l  our  boys  will 
do  the  rest! 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  NOVEMBER,  1942 


17 


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Glass  and  Dish  Towel'^ 

furnished  to 

Cafes,  Hotels  and  Clubs 

Coats  and  Gowns 

furnished  for  all  classes 

of  professional 

services 

GALLAND 

MERCANTILE 
LAUNDRY  COMPANY 


Eighth  and  Folsom  Streets 
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The  Sign 

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Phone  WAlnut  6000  San  Francisco 

Electrical  Wiring,  Fixtures  and 
Repairs 

Service  from  8  A.  M.  to  6  P.  M. 


Holiday  Cleaning  1 

Due  to   LABOR  AND   DELIVERY   SITUATION- 
SEND  EARLY— AND  ALLOW  PLENTY  OF  TIME 

Why  not  let  SPECIALISTS  clean  your  Curtains 

(Draperies- odorless     Dry    Cleaned)— Blankets. 

Comforters,     Lace-Silk    and     Chenille    Spreads, 

Bed   and   Sofa    Pillows. 

SUPERIOR 

BLANKET  AND   CURTAIN 

CLEANING  WORKS 

Since  l?23 

HEmlocic  I33(  I  iO  Fourteenth  Street 


That  Other 

War-Time  Thanksgiving 

(Continued  from  Page  11) 
twenty-one  billions  of  dollars  —  thirteen 
of  those  billions  to  equip  our  nation's 
forces  and  establish  a  Merchant  Marine 
—  and  seven  billions  for  our  allies.  Great 
emphasis  was  laid  on  the  statement  that 
our  normal  governmental  expenditures 
were  about  one  million  as  against  the 
thirteen  billions  voted  for  the  war. 

From  New  York's  Madison  Square 
Garden  rose  the  voices  of  Mayor  John  P. 
Mitchell  and  Col.  "Teddy'  Roosevelt,  de- 
manding that  the  United  States  take  no 
part  in  promoting  "a  gold-brick  peace." 
In  off-hours,  former  President  Roosevelt 
took  time  out  to  write  to  Mrs.  Alice 
Redyke,  of  Paterson,  New  Jersey,  mother 
of  five  sons  in  the  Army,  while  the  original 
Senator  La  Follette  was  still  decrying 
America's    participation    in    the   war. 

"We'll  get  em"'  became  the  Army's  1917 
slogan,  after  the  German  defeat  at  Ver- 
dun, and  the  country  took  what  comfort 
it  could  from  the  news  that  the  September 
I -boat  losses  were  the  lowest  yet  and  that 
American  war  losses  as  a  whole  were 
lower  than  had  been  thought. 

The  army  got  a  break  in  the  invention  by 
J.  C.  LeVin,  manager  of  New  Haven's  Hotel 
Taft  of  the  first  army  field  kitchen,  which 
enabled  two  cooks  to  prepare  six  thousand 
meals  a  day  —  three  squares  for  2,000  men 
each,  and  to  provide  1000  men  with  a  cup 
of  fresh  coffee  every  ten  minutes.  The 
kitchen  was  operated  by  steam,  with  a  10 
horsepower  boiler,  and  its  two  90-gallon 
stew  pans  or  Dutch  oven  stew  kettles,  and 
two  50-gallon  urns  for  coffee  made  it  pos- 
silile  for  2  cooks  to  replace  20  kitchen  units 
of  80  men  and  four  horses  formerly  needed 
to  furnish  as  much  food.  Its  inventor  named 
the  new  equipment  the  Taft  Army  Field 
Kitchen  and  his  ingenuity  made  it  possible 
for  the  "chow"  to  keep  up  with  or  ahead  of 
the  army  —  instead  of  the  army  having  to 
await  its  arrival. 

Red  Cross  aid  to  unoccupied  Belgium  was 
followed  by  the  President's  appeal  for  sv.f- 
fering  Syrians,  Rumanians  and  Armenians, 
and  his  plea  to  the  voters  of  the  nation  to 
approve  the  equal  suffrage  amendment. 

The  arrival  of  the  first  American  troops 
in  the  trenches  in  October,  1917.  was  fol- 
lowed before  long  by  calls  from  Food  Ad- 
ministrator Herbert  Hoover  to  conserve 
sugar,  wheat  and  meat.  Rationing  of  sugar 
and  the  move  to  curb  rising  food  prices  put 
a  crimp  in  the  confectionery  business  and 
raised  the  price  of  candy,  while  beef  prices 
fell  from  25  and  27  cents  to  17  and  22  cents 
for  choice  ribs. 

While  Sir  Harry  Lauder  made  his  fare- 
well tour  in  behalf  of  war  funds,  and  the 
society  pages  announced  the  exit  of  social 
extravagance  and  the  propriety  of  knitting, 


war  talks,  bridge  and  dancing  as  social 
pastime.  Secretary  of  War  Newton  D.  Baker 
was  condemning  the  use  of  "outside  in- 
fluence" in  seeking  commissions  for  the 
army  and  the  school  authorities  of  New 
York  City  were  alarmed  at  the  falling  at- 
tendance in  the  high  schools  due  to  the 
lure  of  $13  a  week  wages  for  "high  school 
graduates  who  had  no  other  qualifications." 
An  8%  "excess  profits  tax  on  business" 
was  written  into  the  tax  bill,  with  the  ex- 
planation that  it  would  not  apply  to  the 
salaries  o{  Congress,  "since  Congress  is  no 
business  and  is  not  conducted  for  profit." 
A  Munich  paper  was  stating  boldly  that 
"aerial  raids  on  undefended  cities  are 
neither  wise  nor  moral,"  at  the  same  time 
that  German  propagandists,  denied  the 
channels  of  American  newspapers,  were 
fostering  effectively  their  "rumor  poison" 
campaign.  Not  least  effective  of  the  stories 
they  whispered  had  to  do  with  Japan's  pre- 
paration for  declaring  war  on  the  United 
States.  The  Navy  were  called  to  man  and 
command  Army  transports,  following  the 
sinking  of  one. 

Liberty  bond  campaigns  were  attracting 
the  attention  of  buyers  all  over  the  country, 
with  the  final  calls  resulting  in  over-sub- 
scription in  each  instance. 

A  captured  German  U-boat,  the  U-C-5, 
was  brought  over  to  New  York  in  three 
sections,  reassembled  and  set  up  in  Central 
Park  as  a  sales  stand  for  Liberty  Bond 
crews.  Across  the  deck  of  the  110-foot  long 
and  11-foot  beam  boat  whose  task  had  been 
to  strew  allied  sea  lanes  with  mines  before 
it  was  captured  in  June,  1917,  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  Liberty  Bonds  were  sold,  to 
swell  the  funds  available  for  the  final 
destruction  of  the  German   Navy. 

Alongside  it  was  one  of  the  earliest  of 
the  British  tanks,  still  encrusted  with  its 
coat  of  Flanders  mud  —  a  silent  but 
forcible  reminder  of  the  part  it  had  per- 
formed in  the  great  conflict. 

Foreign  language  newspapers  were  mak- 
ing great  contributions  to  the  Liberty  Loan 
appeals,  Mati  Hari  had  been  executed  for 
her  part  in  a  giant  spy-ring  and  a  young 
West  Pointer,  whose  service  extended  from 
San  Francisco  to  China,  the  Philippines, 
Mexico  and  tlien  the  southern  States  with 
France  as  the  next  post  of  duty  was  re- 
fused a  leave  to  marry  a  patient  fiancee 
in  New  York.  His  friends  stood  by  with 
the  suggestion  of  a  telephone  wedding,  so 
as  far  back  as  1917  the  Army  was  doing  it 
that  way,  when  Lieut.  James  O.  Taylor,  of 
the  165th  Alabama  Infantry,  married  Miss 
Ruby  R.  Knight,  of  New  York,  over  the 
long  distance  telephone  wires  —  the  first 
wedding  of  its  kind! 

In  the  weeks  and  months  preceding  both 
those  war-time  Thanksgivings  of  1917  and 
1918  sounded  the  oft-repeated  admonition 
—  Do  Your  Christmas  Shopping  E».rly  — 
not  a  bad  idea  for  1942! 


NOVEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


San  Francisco 
Symphony  Orchestra 

•if  A  prospectus  recently  issued  announces 
details  of  the  coniinf;  season  of  the 
San  Francisco  Symphony  Orchestra,  the 
orchestra's  thirty-tirst,  and  its  eifihth  under 
the  leadership  of  Pierre  Monteux. 

As  is  customary,  the  regular  Opera  House 
concerts  will  be  divided  into  two  series  of 
twelve  Friday  afternoon  concerts  and 
twelve  Saturday  evening  concerts  at  which 
the  Friday  programs  are  repeated,  with 
reduced  [irices.  The  opening  pair  will  be 
given  December  4th  and  5th,  and  the  clos- 
ing concerts  April  16-17. 

Guest  artists  announced  by  Mrs.  Leonora 
Wood  Armsby,  president  and  managing 
director,  are  .Albert  Spalding,  favorite 
.\merican  violinist  who  will  make  his  first 
local  appearance  in  many  seasons,  and  the 
sensational  new  Chilean  pianist,  Claudio 
.\rrau,  who  electrified  eastern  audiences 
last  year  and  will  make  his  first  and  only 
Pacific  Coast  appearances  this  season  with 
the  Symphony.  .\lso  among  pianists  listed 
are  Sergei  Rachmaninoff,  the  perennial  and 
always  welcome  visitor,  .\mparo  Iturbi,  who 
will  appear  under  the  baton  of  her  dis- 
tinguished and  well-known  brother,  Jose 
Iturbi,  and  Laura  Dubman,  brilliant  young 
San  Franciscan.  The  only  vocal  soloist 
scheduled  is  Dorothy  Maynor,  the  incom- 
parable negro  soprano,  whose  San  Fran- 
cisco debut  with  the  orchestra  two  years 
ago  is  vividly  remembered. 

Monteux  has  been  spending  the  summer 
conducting  concerts  in  Chicago  and  Phila- 
delphia, also  studying  scores  at  his  farm  in 
Maine.  He  reports  plans  for  many  inter- 
esting novelties  and   revivals. 

In  addition  to  the  regular  Opera  House 
.series,  the  orchestra  is  listed  for  five  con- 
certs in  the  Civic  Auditorium,  presented  by 
the  .\rt  Commission,  who  will  also  sponsor 
six  performances  of  the  Ballet  Theater  in 
the  Opera  House,  using  the  complete  Sym- 
phony. The  Auditorium  concerts  will  fea- 
ture Leopold  Stokowski  as  guest  conductor 
for  the  opening  event,  Marian  Anderson, 
negro  contralto,  Jan  Peerce,  the  tenor  sen- 
sation of  the  present  San  Francisco  Opera 
season.  Rise  Stevens,  American  star  of 
opera  and  screen,  also  a  performance  of 
Handel's  "The  Messiah."  Particular  interest 
attends  the  Ballet  Theater  performances. 
This  new  com|iany  has  never  appeared  in 
San  Francisco.  Heralded  as  offering  the 
finest  in  Russian  ballet,  all  of  the  26  ballets 
making  up  its  repertoire  are  new  to  the 
United  States. 

Other  activities  of  the  orchestra  this 
season  will  be  four  young  people's  concerts 
in  the  Opera  House  under  the  direction  of 
Rudolph  (Janz,  ten  .Sunday  evening  broad- 
casts for  the  Standard  Symphony  Hour,  as 
well  as  concerts  in  Sacramento  and  Fresno. 


In  announcing  the  Orchestra's  plans,  Mrs. 
Armsby  stated: 

"In  these  years  of  startling  changes  in 
our  world's  affairs,  music  has  assumed  a 
new  value.  This  is  apparent  when  we 
notice  the  men  and  women  of  the  .\rmed 
Forces  who  have  become  an  integral  part 
(if  our  audience. 

■"The  spirit  of  these  men  and  women 
lingers  on  after  we  have  bid  them  God 
speed,  'to  give  the  last  full  measure  of 
their  devotion.'  Many  of  our  sailors  and 
soldiers  write  us  letters  of  appreciation 
which  speak  eloquently  of  how  much  music 
means  in  the  dull  watches  at  sea  or  through 
the  weary  hours  of  duty  at  far-away  posts. 
These  letters  make  us  aware  of  our  in- 
creasing responsibilities  toward  American 
youth,  which  relies  on  us  to  keep  alive  the 
nation's  spiritual  heritage.  With  a  single- 
ness   of    purpose   we    approach    our    task." 

From  present  indications  the  Orchestra 
faces  one  of  the  most  successful  seasons 
in  its  history.  Howard  Skinner,  business 
manager,  reports  an  unusually  heavy  de- 
mand for  season  tickets,  particularly  among 
members  of  the  San  Francisco  Symphony 
Forum,  which  represents  the  student  groups 
at  the  University  of  California,  Stanford, 
and  other  bay  area  colleges.  All  in  all,  ap- 
parently the  Symphony  will  again  prove  to 
be  the  center  of  San  Francisco's  social  and 
cultural  winter  season. 


DIMER 


THERE  WILL  BE  A 
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Dinner 

in  ik 

Clubhouse 


Details    to   be    announced 
later  on  the  Bulletin  board 


lour  Us  Mtk^ 

Ei|iiipiiieiit 
Mt  iltteiitioii 


The  first  chill  of  vi-inter  cold  is 
with  us.  Naturally,  our  thoughts 
turn  to  the  necessity  of  home  and 
apartment  heating.  This  is  a  good 
time  to  check  up  on  Gas  Heating 
equipment.  If  repairs  are  neces- 
sary, have  them  made  at  once. 
Usually  the  removal  of  dust  and 
rust   is  sufficient. 

We  offer  the  following  four 
suggestions  for  cleaning  your  Gas 
Heaters: 

( 1 )  Take  off  the  grill  on  your 
wall  register  or  floor  furnace. 
Have  a  cardboard  carton 
handy  and  go  to  work  with  a 
brush  or  vacuum  cleaner.  A 
pancake  turner  will  lift  out 
heavy  dirt. 

(2)  Have  you  a  forced-air  fur- 
nace? "Then  take  out  the  filter 
pads.  Clean  them  thoroughly 
and  replace  with  new  pads. 
Each  fall  have  a  heating  dealer 
check  over  the  furnace,  fan, 
motor,  controls  and  pilot 
light. 

(3)  Examine  the  vent  pipe  that 
connects  your  gas  heating 
equipment  to  the  flue.  If  it  is 
rusted  out,  have  it  replaced. 

(  A )  Watch  room  temperature  and 
save  gas.  Overheating  is  not 
healthy.  Be  economical  in  the 
use  of  gas  at  all  times. 

With  a  little  care  your  Gas 
Heating  devices  easily  can  be  made 
to  give  you  excellent  service  for 
many  years  to  come. 


PAOnC  GAS  and  ELECTRIC 
COMPANY 


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AND  STAMPS 

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THE 

CLUB 


NOV. 
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U.  S.  POSTAGE 

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San  Francisco,  Caiif. 
Permit  No.  U85 


RETURN  POSTAGE  GUARANTEED 


THE  PANTRY  SALE 
NOl/EMBER 

Eleven  to  Nine  o'clock 


This  year  more  fhan  ever  before  members  have 
generously  given  of  their  time  and  talents  to  insure 
the   success   of  our  forthcoming   PANTRY  SALE. 

Fruits  in  Season:  Fruits  Dried,  Canned,  Conserves 
•  Nuts:  Pecans,  Almonds,  Walnuts  •  Special  Pies: 
Pumpkin,  Apple,  Mince  •  Cheese,  Honey,  Eggs  • 
Turkey,  Chicken,  Dressing,  Cranberry  Sauce,  Mince 
Meat,  Fruit  Puddings,  Fruit  Cakes  •  Candies  •  Gad- 
gets for  the  Kitchen  •  Decorations  for  Table,  for 
Gift,  for  Holiday  •  Ideas  and  Recipes  Appropri- 
ate to  the  War  Emergency. 

Because  of  wartime  restrictions,  many  contributors 
have  denied  themselves  to  assure  the  success  of 
the  Pantry  Sale.  Don't  fail  them.  Come  to  the  Club. 
Bring  your  friends.  Have  an  enjoyable  time.  Buy 
for  your  Thanksgiving  table.  Take  advantage  of 
this  opportunity  —  stock  your  pantry  shelves  with 
a  goodly  supply  of  the  finest  of  delicacies.  Thus  you 
do  your  part  to  make  this  Pantry  Sale  a  real  success. 


plan  to  have  luncheon  and  dinner  at  the  Club 


DECEMIIER 

19  4  2 


Vol.  XVI  ♦No.  11 


JN  ATI  O  NAL  LEAG  U  E 
for  WOMAN'S  SERVICE 
DECEMBER     CALENDAR 


SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

Wednesday  —  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday  —  3:30  ■  5:30  p.  m. 

Friday  —  (Men's  Guest  Night)  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Saturday  —  10  -  2. 


DECEMBER,  1942 


CHILDREN'S  CHRISTMAS  PARTY  —  DECEMBER  12TH 


1 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room  1:30  p.  m. 

Symphony   Tea   Lounge  4  -  6p.  tn. 


.3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 


2 — Swimming  Pool  

3 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214 10  a.m.  -4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria   6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  „ 3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program:  lUustrated  Lecture,  "A  field  in  Africa,"  by  Mr.  Frank  Tose.     Chinese  Room  7p.m. 


-French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding.. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament 


Room  214  11  a.m. 

3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

Chinese  Room  1:30  p.m. 


.3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 
5:30  p.  m. 


5 — Swimming  Pool  

8 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament , 

9 — Swimming  Pool  _ _ _ 

Book  Review  Dinner N.  D.  R.. 

Mrs.  T.  H.  Stoddard  will  review  "The  Three  Bamboos"  by  Robert  Standish. 

10 — French   Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire.  pre.uding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mlh.  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding. _ Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium  5:30  -  6p.  m. 

11 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Men's  Guesi  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 3:30-  7:30p.m. 

Progressive    Bridge   Tournament Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 


12 — Swimming  Pool  

Children's  Chrlstmas  Party 


15 — Progressive   Bridge 
16 — Swimming  Pool  


Program   and  Refreshments  —  Tickets   75c 

Toi  iiNAMENT Chinese  Room 


10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 

M.  D.  R 2:30  p.m. 


1:30  p.m. 

3:30-  6:30  p.m. 

17 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.m.  -4  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding. _ Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium 5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

Special  Pre-Christmas  Luncheon  —  $1.10  a  plate Cafeteria 11:30-  1:30  p.m. 

Special  Pre-Christmas  Dinner  —  $1.10  a  plate Cafeteria 5:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

18 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 11  a.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 7:30  p.  m. 

19 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

22 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

23 — Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

24 — French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding. Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.  m. 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasium  5:30  -  6  p.  m. 

25— Christmas  Day  Dinner  — $1.50  a  plate. M.  D.  R. 4:30  -  7:30  p.m. 

26 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.  m.  -  2  p.  m. 

29 — Progressive   Bridge    Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.  m. 

30 — Swimming  Pool _ 3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

31 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m. 


JANUARY,  1943 

1 — New  Year's  Day  Dinner  —  $1.50  a  plate.. 


M.  D.  R 4:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 

DECEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


N ATI ONAL    LEAGUE 
for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

MAGAZINE 


Publiahed  Monthly 
■  t  465  Po«t  SlFMt 


CAr6cld  S400 


Yearly  Subscription  Rate  50^ 

Emtered  aKMcond-class  matter  April  14,  1928,  at  the  Post  Office 

at  San  Francisco,  California,  under  the  act  of  >larch  3,  1879. 

SAN  FRANCISCO 

Willis  Hickox,  Advertising  Manager 


\  olume  X\  I 


December.  1942 


Number  11 


CONTENTS 

ARTICLES 

Mine  Eyes  Have  Seen  the  Glory. 

By  Marie  Hicks  Davidson _ 9 

Christmas  Day        _ _ 10 

Christmas  Bells.    By  June  Richardson  Lucas 11 

DEP.ARTMENTS 

Calendar _ _ _ _ _  2 

Announcements  4-5 

Editorial _ _ _ 7 

Poetry  Page.  Edited  by  Florence  Keene 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading _ _ 13 


OFFICERS  OF  TIIE  WO.MEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  S.\N  FRANCISCO 


President 

First  Vice-President 

Second  Vice-President- 

Third  Vice-President 

Treasurer 

Recording  Secretary — 


-MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 
-MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

..._ MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 


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Corresponding  Secretary „ 

_MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

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BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

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Mr».  Marry  B.  AUen 

Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrj.  H.  L.  Alves 

Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

* 

Miu  Florence  Evutley 

Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

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Mra.  Hirold  H.  BjornjUom 

Mrs.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

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Mre.  George  h.  Cadwalader 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Koshland 

Mra.  Selah  Chimberlain 

Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs 

Miss  Marion  W.  Leak 

* 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale 

Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

♦ 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Dsris 

Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe 

Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman 

Dr  Ethel  D.  Owen 

♦ 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner 

Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mrs.  John  A.  Flick 

Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mrs.  C  J.  Goodell 

Mrs.   Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

■V 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 

Mrs.  Stanley  Powell 

Mn.  C.  R-  Walter 

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PERFECT  GIFT 

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MEMBERSHIP 

IN  THE 

NATIONAL 

LEAGUE 

FOR  WOMAN'S 

SERVICE 


A  GIFT  THAT  WILL 
BE     ENJOYED 

THROUGHTOUT  THE 
ENTIRE     YEAR 

• 
AN    EXPRESSION 
OF      LASTING 
FRIENDSHIP 


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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  DECEMBER,  1942 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  CHRISTMAS  DECORATIONS:     Although  our  dec- 
orations will  be  modest  this  year,  they  will  as  always 

express  the  kindly  spirit  of  hospitality  for  which  the 
Clubhouse  of  the  National  League  has  become  so  widely 
known.  We  expect  to  be  dressed  in  our  Christmas  best 
on  Thursday.  December  17th.  the  day  of  our  Pre-Christ- 
mas  luncheon  and  dinner.  Members  are  urged  to  extend 
the  hospitality  of  the  Clubhouse  to  their  friends  during 
the  Christmas  season. 

•  CHRISTMAS  D.\Y:     A  special  Christmas  Day  Din- 
ner f buffet  style!  will  be  served  in  the  Main  Dining 

Room  from  four-thirty  to  seven-thirty.  We  urge  members 
to  reserve  tables  in  advance,  as  due  to  the  great  success  of 
our  Thanksgiving  Day  Dinner,  we  want  to  be  sure  to  ac- 
commodate everyone  who  comes  to  us  on  Christmas  Day. 
Dinner.  $1.50  a  plate.  Our  (^hef  will  carve  the  turkey  at 
the  Buffet  table.  There  will  be  dressing  and  giblet  gravy, 
special  salads,  individual  mince  and  pumpkin  pies:  a  real 
Christmas  party  in  a  homelike  atmosphere  among  friends, 
served  by  a  group  of  our  own  Volunteer  workers. 

•  CHILDREN'S  DAY  AT  THE  CLUB:  Swimming  — 
a  special  luncheon  —  a  Christmas  Party!  On  De- 
cember 12th  there  will  be  supervised  games  in  the  Swim- 
ming Pool  followed  by  a  special  luncheon  in  the  Cafeteria 
between  12  and  1:30  and  then,  at  2:30.  there  will  be  the 
Christmas  Party  with  a  tree,  a  program  and  refreshments. 
It  is  truly  a  special  day  for  all  of  the  children. 

•  THE    LEAGUE    SHOP:       Christmas    suggestions; 
Christmas  tree  candles,  gourd  angels  in  pastel  shades, 

stationery,  cocktail  napkins,  imported  bells,  cards,  tags, 
stickers,  and  ribbons. 

•  RESTAURANT  DEPARTMENT:     For  the  Holiday 
Season  our  Restaurant  Department  is  prepared  to  fill 

orders  for  fruit  cakes,  plum  puddings,  pumpkin  and 
mince  pies,  cookies,  etc.  Turkeys  may  also  be  ordered 
through  us  and  may  be  stuffed  and  baked  in  our  own 
kitchen.  All  orders  must  be  placed  well  before  Christmas 
and  must  be  called  for  personally.  There  are  no  deliveries. 


•  PRE-CHRISTMAS  LUNCHEON  AND  DINNER:  On 

Thursday.  December  17th.  there  will  be  a  Special 
Luncheon  and  Dinner  in  the  Cafeteria.  Carols  will  be 
sung  during  both  the  luncheon  and  dinner  hours  and  the 
Clubhouse  will  be  dressed  in  its  Christmas  finery  for  this 
occasion.  Tables  must  be  reserved  for  groups  of  four  or 
more.  Luncheon.  SI. 10  a  plate:  dinner.  $1.10  a  plate. 

•  CHLIDRENS  CHRISTMAS  PARTY:     A  Toy  Tea 

will  be  given  for  the  children  on  Saturday.  December 
12th.  The  program  is  to  be  a  real  surprise,  something  very 
different  than  anything  we  have  ever  had  before.  There 
will  also  be  a  real  live  Santa  Claus.  a  huge  Christmas 
tree,  favors  and  refreshments.  We  request  that  reserva- 
tions be  made  in  advance.  Tickets,  75  cents.  (Each  child 
is  requested  to  bring  a  gift  for  under-privileged  children, 
wrapped  and  labled  so  that  it  will  reach  the  proper  aged 
child  intact.) 

•  NEW  MEMBERSHIP  AS  CHRISTMAS  GIFTS:  For 

those  who  wish  to  present  a  membership  in  the  Na- 
tional League  to  a  friend  on  Christmas  Day,  arrange- 
ments have  been  made  for  membership  cards  to  be  sent 
out  Special  Delivery  enclosed  in  one  of  our  lovely  etch- 
ings of  the  Fourth  Floor  Patio,  which  may  be  signed  be- 
forehand by  the  donor.  We  feel  sure  that  a  gift  of  this 
kind  will  be  appreciated  more  than  anything  else  one 
could  give,  because  it  can  be  enjoyed  throughout  the  en- 
tire year.  We  hope  that  many  of  our  members  will  take 
this  opportunity  to  bring  their  friends  into  the  National 
League  for  \^  omans  Service. 

•  SWIMMING   AND    CHRISTMAS:     Enclosed    in    a 
beautiful   Christmas  card,  with  a  bit  of  ribbon   or 

a  cluster  of  red  berries,  a  swimming  lesson  ticket  be- 
comes an  exciting  gift  —  perhaps  unexpected  but  cer- 
tainly appreciated.  A  six-lesson  course  for  members  is 
$6.00:  for  guests,  $8.00:  admission  included. 

The  swimming  pool  is  a  good  place  for  children  during 
the  holidays  —  warm,  clean  and  always  well  guarded. 
Swimming  and  Christmas  —  FUN! 


DECEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  BOOKS    AND    MAGAZINES    FOR    CHRISTMAS 
GIFTS:     \^'e  shall  be  very  glad  to  place  your  order 

for  books  and  magazines.  Lists  of  magazines  showing 
club  combinations  are  available  at  the  Information  Desk. 
Fourth  Floor.  Orders  for  books  will  also  be  taken  at 
the  same  desk,  where  latest  publishers"  catalogues  may 
be  found.  All  revenue  from  sales  of  either  books  or 
magazines  revert  to  the  Library  Fund. 

•  BOOK  REVIEW  DINNER:     "The  Three  Bamboos." 
by  Robert  Standish.  is  the  very  new  and  startling 

novel  that  Mrs.  T.  A.  Stoddard  has  selected  for  review  in 
December.  The  reason  for  this  choice  is:  We,  in  these 
L'nited  States  have  many  opportunities  to  read  of  and 
understand  matters  and  peoples  of  Europe,  but  few 
chances  to  comprehend,  truly,  about  Japan.  This  com- 
pelling novel  is  clear  and  candid  and  because  it  sticks 
closely  to  history,  explains  the  essential  truth  about 
Japan  and  gives  an  understanding  of  Japanese  character 
more  completely  than  most  of  the  books  that  have  been 
written  on  this  subject.  The  vividly  exciting  and  authen- 
tic plot  and  the  clear  cold  light  cast  by  this  novel  is 
invaluable  to  readers  who  wish  to  see.  thoroughly. 
Americas  problem.  The  Book  Review  Dinner  is  on  the 
evening  of  the  second  Wednesday.  December  9.  at  5:30 
o'clock,  in  the  National  Defenders'  Room. 

•  THURSDAY  EVENING  PROGRAMS:     Mrs.  A.  P. 
Black.   Chairman,   announces  an   illustrated   lecture. 

Afield  in  Africa."  by  Mr.  Frank  Tose.  for  December  3. 
1942,  at  7:00  p.  m.  Mr.  Tose  is  Chief  of  Department  of 
Academy  of  Sciences.  No  further  Thursday  Evening  Pro- 
grams are  scheduled  for  December. 

•  GIFTS  TO  OUR  PANTRY  SALE:     We  wish  to  ex- 
press our  sincere  appreciation  to  every  member  who 

contributed  to  our  Pantry  Sale  as  well  as  those  who 
patronized  us.  The  continuous  response  of  our  members 
to  this  yearly  event  is  a  great  joy  to  the  Committee. 


•  EMPLOYEES"  FUND:    Cards  have  been  mailed  out 
to    our   members    reminding   them    of   their   yearly 

contribution  to  the  Employees"  Fund.  There  is  a  real 
opportunity  this  year  for  the  members  to  show  their 
appreciation  to  the  loyal  staff  members  who  have  re- 
mained with  us,  as  well  as  to  the  new  employees  who 
are  sincerely  helping  us  to  efficiently  operate  our  various 
departments. 

•  TWELFTH  NIGHT:     A  special  Twelfth  Night  Sup- 
per is  being  arranged  for  Thursday,  January  6th.  As 

the  Magazine  goes  to  press  before  complete  arrangements 
have  been  made,  we  wish  to  assure  our  members  that  this 
event  will  be  as  interesting  and  attractive  as  usual.  Reser- 
vations should  be  made  in  advance.  Watch  Bulletin 
Boards  in  the  Clubhouse  for  final  announcements. 

•  RED   CROSS   KNITTING:     The   Red   Cross   head- 
quarters are  being  moved  to  the  corner  of  Grove  and 

Gough  Streets,  and  as  the  motor  service  has  been  enlarged 
we  will  receive  a  shipment  of  material  each  week  and 
finished  work  will  he  delivered  to  the  Red  Cross.  They 
are  still  asking  for  helmets,  both  in  khaki  and  blue,  turtle- 
neck  sweaters  in  blue  and  sleeveless  in  khaki,  and  gloves. 
To  date  we  have  turned  in  to  the  Red  Cross,  2,.305 
knitted  garments  for  1942. 

•  CONTRACT  BRIDGE:     War  stamps  for  prizes  — 
instruction  in  Culbertson  bidding  —  two  hours  of 

tournament  play  —  all  for  the  fee  of  twenty-five  cents. 
Our  Contract  Bridge  Tournaments  are  held  each  Tuesday 
afternoon  at  1 :30  and  each  Friday  evening  at  seven- 
thirty  in  the  ("hinese  Room.  Men  are  welcome  Friday 
evenings. 

•  NOMINATING  COMMITTEE:     Invites  suggestions 
from  the  membership  for  new-  Board  members. 


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children  in  the  playroom. 


Barbara  MacGavin  and 


EDITORIAL 


•  CHRISTMAS  DAY:  To  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  this  year  comes  the  memory  of 
Christmas  a  year  ago.  Awakened  by  the  telephone  mes- 
sage. '"Ten  O'clock."  answered  by  "All  Ready,"  one 
hundred  and  twenty-four  National  League  volunteers  and 
the  staff  of  some  fifty  of  the  Women's  City  Club  braved 
the  bleak  rainy  day  and  hurried  forth  to  make  ready 
the  first  reception  center  of  the  Pearl  Harbor  Evacuees. 
Only  these  comparatively  few  know  the  meaning  of  the 
cryptic  message  of  that  early  hour,  but  expectant  and 
eager  they  reported  promptly  at  "'465.''  Here  the  hundred 
motorists  received  the  red  and  white  Red  Cross  stickers 
for  their  cars  and  dashed  off  to  the  docks.  The  others 
listened  to  orders  of  assignment  of  posts  within  the 
building. 

By  nine  o'clock  the  National  League  for  Woman's 
Service  is  ready!  The  gymnasium  in  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye  has  been  changed  into  a  play  room  where  run-about 
toys  lie  parked  under  a  glowing  Christmas  tree;  play- 
things and  games  of  every  description  await  the  little 
visitors.  The  Beauty  Salon  has  been  equipped  as  an  invit- 
ing nursery  and  the  Red  Cross  Reception  Desk  in  the 
Hall,  Red  Cross  Clothing  Section  in  the  Swimming  Pool 
corridor,  Travelers'  .'\id  Unit.  Navy  Disbursing  Officer's 
table,  Social  Service  Office.  Western  Union  Desk  and 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  Liformation  Desk 
have  together  transformed  the  Lower  Main  Floor  into 
an  efficient  Evacuation  Receiving  Center.  Side  by  side 
these  organizations  stand  united  with  the  common  bond 
of  service;  at  short  notice,  prepared  and  eager. 

Just  before  ten  o'clock,  to  "'465"  drives  a  Red  Cross 
car  and  out  of  it  steps  a  young  mother,  a  small  boy 
clinging  to  her  hand.  The  ("hinese  porter  unloads  the 
two  bags  and  the  little  red  chest  with  the  child's  special 
treasures  and  smilingly  opens  the  great  teak-wood  door. 
Blown  by  a  sudden  gust  of  wind,  the  first  two  guests 
from  Honolulu  stagger  into  the  warm  halls  of  the 
Women's  City  Clubhouse.  A  National  League  volunteer 
in  a  gay  yellow  uniform  now  joins  the  two  who  walk 
as  in  a  dream,  and  escorts  them  to  the  Lower  Main  Floor 
where  Red  Cross  and  Navy  add  their  gift  of  security  and 


welcome  which  subconsciously  is  already  warming  the 
hearts  and  minds  of  the  white-faced  child  and  his  shocked, 
tight-lipped  mother. 

Into  the  playroom.  A  Christmas  Tree!  Real  toys  and 
hooks.  ''Why  of  course,  this  is  Christmas,  isn't  it?  And 
there  are  trees  which  belong  to  this  particular  day.  How 
queer  it  is  that  we  could  forget  —  No,  Pearl  Harbor  was 
real,  but  this  must  be  a  dream."  Little  by  little,  however, 
as  other  evacuees  join  the  pair,  the  meaning  of  it  all 
slowly  penetrates.  The  dream  comes  true  as  friendly 
volunteers  go  quietly  about  their  services. 

The  busy  Christmas  Day  wears  on.  The  Volunteers  who 
are  driving  make  trip  after  trip  to  blistery  Embarcadero 
and  bleak  docks,  where  women  and  children  and  luggage 
are  loaded  as  quickly  as  possible  and  brought  to  shelter. 
The  Chinese  porters  on  the  sidewalk  beneath  the  awning 
at  "465"  work  fast  and  faster,  mindful  of  the  biting 
wind,  not  once  for  themselves  but  always  for  the  babies 
who  must  be  brought  indoors  as  quickly  as  possible.  The 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service  is  spending  its 
Christmas  day  in  holy  service  as  it  opens  its  arms  to 
the  wives  and  babies  of  those  who  in  one  cruel  moment 
have  lost  their  all  that  December  seventh. 

This  is  the  National  League's  memory  of  Christinas 
Day,  1941.  which  our  frontispiece  pictures.  No  one  was 
turned  away  from  the  sunshine  and  warmth  of  the  indoors 
that  blistery  holiday.  ""Inasmuch  as  ye  do  it  unto  the 
least  of  these." 

The  ("hristmas  tradition  is  now  historical  for  us,  and 
as  we  again  welcome  men  in  the  "'N.  D.  C."  and  evac- 
uees perhaps  in  the  Receiving  Center,  our  1942  Christmas 
wish  is  that  each  and  every  member  will  be  the  happier 
because  she  belongs  to  an  organization  which  listened 
to  the  music  of  the  angels  last  (Christmas  morning  as  it 
told  the  glad  tidings  of  great  joy  and  promised  peace 
at  last. 

As  we  greet  our  readers  this  Christmas,  we  are  mind- 
ful of  sacrifice  and  sorrow  but  we  are  reminded  too  of 
the  happiness  of  service  to  others  which  in  our  beautiful 
Clubhouse  we  are  privileged  to  give. 


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by  Marie  Hicks  Davidson 


i(  This  story  relates  to  Christmas  only  as  the  future 
rests  upon  the  past.  .  .  .  True,  there  is  a  babe,  symbol 
of  humanity's  hopes,  as  the  central  figure.  At  the  nursing 
home,  where  this  baby  now  is  a  throned  guest,  they  call 
him  "The  Unknown  Soldier."  But  that  title  really  isn't 
very  distinctive,  for  each  of  us  is  that,  now  more  than 
ever  before  in  the  long  saga  of  mankind.  .  .  . 

This  baby  is  named  John  Adamson.  ("Thou  shalt  call 
his  name  John,''  said  the  angel  to  Elizabeth,  mother  of 
John  the  Baptist,  "and  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  gladness, 
and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth"). 

Here  is  how  John  Adamson  came  to  be  a  resident  of 
San  Francisco. 

It  was  late  afternoon  of  that  day  the  first  shipload  of 
refugees  steamed  slowly,  gently  (so  not  to  jar  the 
wounded  in  their  agony)  through  the  Golden  Gate  after 
a  terror-ridden  journey  from  Honolulu,  which  had  been 
iiombed  December  7.  .  .  . 

A  young  sailor,  white-faced,  tall  and  handsome,  walked 
into  the  National  Defenders'  Club  with  a  baby  in  his 
arms.  Straight  to  Miss  X  he  brought  the  little  one.  appar- 
ently hetween  three  and  four  months  old.  None  of  the 
others  in  the  Club  paid  much  attention,  each  having  her 
own  jjarticular  job  of  receiving  the  sick  and  homeless.  .  .  . 

"Lady,  please  listen  carefully,  because  I  must  hurry 
hack  to  my  ship.  This  baby  was  thrust  into  my  arms  just 
as  the  ship  was  pulling  out  of  Honolulu.  The  young 
woman  was  crying  and  she  kissed  the  little  fellow  a  dozen 
times  before  she  could  speak.  Then  she  said.  'Please,  in 
the  name  of  God.  see  that  my  baby  gets  to  the  National 
Defenders'  Club  in  San  Francisco.  They  will  take  care  of 
him  until  I  come.  My  little  girl  is  lost  somewhere  here 
and  I  must  go  back  and  find  her.  My  husband  was  on 
the  Arizona.  I  shall  come  when  I  find  my  little  girl:  her 
name  is  Anne  Amelia.  The  baby's  name  is  John  Adamson. 
I  tied  a  little  card  to  his  wrist:  don't  let  it  get  lost.  .  .  . 
Goodbve.' 


"And  so.  Lady,  here  is  John  Adamson.  My  name  is  Jo- 
seph Partridge.  As  long  as  I  am  alive  I  shall  send  my 
monthly  wage  to  take  care  of  him.  I  must  go  now.  I  have 
no  relatives  that  I  know  of.  So  John  shall  be  my  son  — 
until  his  mother  claims  him.  She  said  her  name  was 
Mary." 

The  sailor  lifted  the  child  to  his  shoulder,  pressed  the 
tiny  face  to  his  cheek,  kissed  the  little  ear.  and  was  gone. 
.  .  .  He  didn't  look  back  and  he  didn't  leave  any  instruc- 
tions. He  trusted  the  goodness  of  women. 

But  every  month  came  the  check.  "For  John  .\damson, 
in  care  of  the  National  Defenders'  Club."  And  every 
month  Miss  X  has  taken  it  to  the  bank  and  deposited  it 
in  the  name  of  John  Adamson. 

The  next  chapter  in  the  little  drama  is  a  piece  of  what 
the  poet  terms  "the  short  and  simple  annals  of  the  poor" 
.  .  .  and  yet  Miss  X  could  never  recount  it  without  tears. 
Mostly  she  prefers  not  to  speak  of  it.  .  .  . 

The  mother  of  the  little  Unknown  Soldier  came  back. 
Leading  a  fragile  little  girl  of  about  four  years,  she 
arrived  one  day  at  the  National  Defenders'  Club  and 
asked  to  speak  privately  to  any  of  the  attendants.  Near 
to  hysteria  she  told  her  story.  "I  am  Mary  Adamson." 
she  began.  She  had  found  her  little  girl  in  one  of  the 
missions  which  took  charge  in  the  confusion  following 
the  bombardment. 

"But  my  baby?  Did  that  sailor  bring  him  here?  I  had 
to  hurry  so.  .  .  .  I've  been  afraid  he  didn't  get  my  instruc- 
tions straight.  But  surely,  somewhere,  somehow,  a  little 
baby  couldn't  go  astray  after  he  got  on  that  ship.  .  .  . ' 

When  they  told  her  that  John  Adamson  was  in  a  nurs- 
ing home,  concerned  only  about  his  four-a-day  ration,  she 
melted  into  a  chair,  cupped  her  face  into  her  hands  and 
said,  gently,  earnestly.  "Thank  you.  God."  The  baby's 
sister  looked  as  if  she  had  seen  so  much  of  weeping  and 
praying  that  a  little  more  didn't  much  matter.  "Could  I 
have  a  drink  of  milk?"  she  asked. 

Mary  Adamson  left  John  in  the  place  where  he  had 
found  refuge,  and  got  herself  a  job  in  a  family  which 
permitted  her  to  keep  the  little  girl  with  her.  She  made 
no  move  to  touch  the  paycheck,  when  it  came  each  month. 
"That's  for  you  to  take  care  of."  she  said  to  Miss  X. 
"\^  hen  he  comes  back  —  if  ever  —  we  will  return  it  to 
him  —  you  and  I  and  Johnny." 

He  came  back  at  Thanksgiving.  Miss  X  was  out  of  the 
building  when  he  arrived.  When  they  told  him  that  she 
would  return  in  the  late  afternoon  he  found  a  book  and 
waited.  He  was  thinner,  browned  and  handsome.  None 
suspected  that  he  was  the  youth  who  had  brought  the 
baby,  for  much  had  taken  place  in  the  interim  and  the 
turn-over  in  the  Defenders'  Club  was  considerable. 

He  recognized  her  the  minute  she  entered.  Arising 
(juickly,  he  faced  her.  twisting  his  white  caj)  in  a  torment 
of  nerves. 

"Do   you    rcmcinlicr  nu-.   Ma'am?" 

"Indeed    I    do.   Joseph    Part-    (Continued  on   pu^c    18 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE— DECEMBER,  1942 


CHRISTMAS 
DAY 


"k  Three  wise  men,  bearing  gifts  of  things  calculated 
to  please  a  young  mother  and  her  child,  rode  far 
through  the  night,  following  a  bright  star  in  the  heavens. 
The  star  moved  before  them,  until  it  stood  over  a  humble 
structure  in  Bethlehem.  They  entered  and  found  the 
mother.  Mary,  and  Joseph  and  the  babe.  Shepherds  came 
in  and  gathered  around  the  temporary  bed  in  a  manger, 
the  wise  men  tendered  their  gifts,  and  there  was  heartfelt, 
though  not  noisy,  rejoicing. 

Bethlehem  was  a  small  village  in  Palestine.  Joseph 
had  sought  its  quiet  haven  because  it  was  comparatively 
free  from  the  espionage  of  the  agents  of  Herod,  a  military 
leader  who  had  allied  himself  with  the  authorities  of 
Rome  in  opposition  to  the  Maccabee  family,  who  were 
in  control  of  governmental  affairs  in  Jerusalem  for  a 
while.  Herod  was  made  a  king,  in  the  loose  application 
of  the  term  in  those  days.  He  married  Marianne,  a  Mac- 
cabean  princess,  whom  he  later  murdered  and  whose 
tragic  story  made  the  name  of  Mary  a  favorite  for  girls 
throughout  Palestine.  He  was  acquainted  with  the  predic- 
tions of  the  old  Jewish  prophets  that  a  king  of  the  line 
of  David  would  come  to  rule  over  Jerusalem  and  it  was 
known  that  Herod  would  ruthlessly  defeat  fulfillment  of 
that  prophecy  if  possible. 

Under  such  surroundings  in  Bethlehem  was  Jesus  born. 
Amid  the  feudal  wars,  petty  political  quarrels,  the  dismal 
warnings  of  the  prophets,  the  licentiousness  and  the  cru- 
elty of  alien  rulers,  did  the  greatest  of  humanity's  teach- 
ers come  into  the  world.  And  today  Christianity  celebrates 
the  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

As  the  wise  men  and  the  shepherds  rejoiced  that  pre- 
cious morning  in  Bethlehem,  at  the  side  of  a  rough  cradle 
whither  a  star  of  heaven  had  guided  them,  so  may  all 
Christians  rejoice  today.  Sect  and  church  are  of  no  mo- 
ment to  the  mind  comprehending  the  great  significance 
of  the  gift  to  the  world  of  Him  who  was  born  on  this  day. 
more  than  nineteen  centuries  ago.  Communicant  or  not, 
the  intelligent  man  counts  the  teachings  of  Jesus  the 
greatest  influence  in  all  the  centuries  of  civilization. 

In  the  days  of  Herod  there  was  much  ado  about  forms 
and  places  and  the  ritual  of  worship.  These  constituted 


a  fearful  bondage  for  the  devotee's  mind.  Violation  might 
affect  seriously  one's  social,  business  and  political  for- 
tunes. There  was  much  narrowness  and  prejudice,  back- 
biting and  bitter  controversy.  One  day  a  woman  of  Sa- 
maria, perhaps  in  a  querulous  mood,  said  to  Jesus:  "Our 
fathers  worshiped  in  this  mountain ;  and  ye  say  that  in 
Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  worship."  The 
reply  was  the  most  sweeping,  to  local  accummulations 
of  pride  of  isms  and  the  sacredness  of  rituals  the  most 
annihilating  utterance  ever  pronounced: 

"Woman,  believe  me.  the  hour  cometh  when  he  shall 
neither  in  this  mountain  nor  yet  at  Jerusalem  worship 
the  Father  .  .  .  God  is  a  spirit ;  and  they  that  worship 
Him  must  worship  Him  in  spirit  and  in  truth." 

All  the  generations  of  Christian  peoples  have  been 
thankful  for  that  noble  assurance.  It  brought  God  directly 
to  the  individual  heart  of  a  man,  and  left  only  to  the 
individual  whether  the  heart  may  be  opened  or  not.  It 
broke  the  shackles  which  doctor,  prophet,  priest  and 
ritualist  had  welded  around  the  souls  of  men. 

We  should  be  grateful  today  for  that  magnificent  dis- 
course, that  charter  of  freedom.  If  it  is  not  impressive 
enough  as  a  command  to  tolerance,  remember  that  in- 
struction issued  to  a  disciple  who  reported  he  had  for- 
bidden a  man  to  do  good  because  he  was  not  of  a  disciple's 
circle: 

"Forbid  him  not:  for  he  that  is  not  against  us  is  for 
us." 

The  gifts  that  have  followed  the  nativity  of  Jesus  are 
with  us  always.  They  are  not  dispensed  once  a  year  only. 
They  are  revealments  of  truth,  inspiration  for  right  con- 
duct, unfailing  guides  to  useful  and  satisfactory  living. 
They  are  present  always  in  abundance.  They  are  the  pos- 
sessions of  men  for  the  simple  taking. 

But  Christmas  has  kept  the  glorious  story  of  the  birth  of 
Jesus,  His  life  of  loving  service,  of  tolerant  views,  bright 
and  fresh  for  the  living  of  all  times.  The  record  of  the 
Great  Teacher,  who  moved  a  little  while  among  common 
people  of  small  communities  and  effected  the  emancipa- 
tion  of  mind  and   spirit,   wins   (Continued  on   page  18 

DECEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


CHRISTIHIS 
BELLS 

hy  June  Richardson  Lucas 


Time:  Christmas  Eve,  1942. 
Place:  A    high   hill  in  the  city  oj  Saint 
Francis. 

■jf  Bob  Rogers'  grin  had  not  disappeared 
although  his  doctor  Colonel  had  told 
him  the  truth.  He  was  out  of  it;  he  would 
have  to  go  home  and  live  a  carefully  regu- 
lated life  if  he  was  to  live  at  all.  To  live 
carefully  when  all  his  gang  were  living 
gloriously  unmindful  of  personal  risks. 
"Tough?  Say  you're  telling  me!"  but  he 
held  on  to  his  grin  —  he  was  sitting  up 
in  a  chair  going  over  his  last  observations 
Major  C.  wanted.  Miss  Morgan  was  watch- 
ing him.  Some  cases  did  not  improve  rap- 
idly in  this  tropical  land. 

"Hi,  Nurse,  what  are  those  little  bells  I 
hear — they  come  tinkling  quite  close,  then 
they  wander  far  off  —  perhaps  they  are 
just  in  my  head.'' 

"No,  they  are  out  there;  I  hear  them, 
too.  It's  a  very  old  man  with  a  box  —  the 
bells  are  either  in  it  or  on  it.  I  have  never 
been  close  enough  to  see  because  I  think 
he's   a   snake  charmer." 

"Well,  we  need  'em  out  here,  I  say  — 
the  place  is  full  of  snakes,  all  kinds,  vertical 
as   well  as  horizontal. " 

"I  don't  like  to  have  bells  used  for  such 
things.  I  love  bells."  Patricia  Morgan's 
eyes  had  a  far-away  look  in  them.  She  was 
thinking  not  only  of  a  distant  scene  but  of 
the  worn,  frail  look  of  the  boy  in  the  chair 
with   the  determined  smile  on  his  face. 

"The  grandest  bells  in  the  world.  Nurse, 
are  in  San  Francisco.  They  are  our  bells, 
Grace's  and  mine.  Do  you  want  to  hear 
about   them?'' 

As  Patricia  listened  she  kept  saying  to 
herself:  "What  courage!  facing  this  disas- 
ter   to    himself    telling    me    about    church 

bells." 

•    *    • 

The  big  plane  slowly  moved  down  the 
cramped,  boggy  field.  Two  nurses  in  khaki 
watched  the  take-off  with  anxious  eyes  — 
neither  of  them  spoke  until  the  roaring 
giant  was  in  the  air,  that  strange  tropical 
air    so    quiet    at    times,    so    menacing    at 


others,  and  yet  at  night  behind  that  heavy 
air  the  sky  was  always  darkly,  deeply 
beautiful.  "I  hope  we  did  the  right  thing, 
Judy,"  Patricia  Morgan's  face  was  anxious. 

"You  had  the  authority,  Pat,  and  you 
used  it:  the  case  most  needing  it  could 
go  and  that  boy  certainly  was  not  going 
to  live  very  long  out  here.  How  suddenly 
the  pesky  thing  developed  for  him." 

"I  am  afraid,  Judy,  it  was  not  his  con- 
dition —  it  was  all  the  things  he  has  been 
talking  about  these  last  days.' 

"What  do  you  mean?  The  boy's  an  acute 
diabetic;  he's  lost  30  pounds;  he  probably 
couldn't  survive  a  long  sea  trip  —  even  a 
badly  wounded  boy  has  more  chance  than 
he.  Snap  out  of  it,  Pat."  Judy  Strong 
slipped  her  arm  around  Patricia  Morgan's 
shoulders.  Although  Pat  was  her  chief, 
they  were  old  and  dear  friends. 

"You  are  right,  Judy,  dear.  This  is  not 
a  moment  to  be  sentimental  hut  it  is  almost 
Christmas.  That  boy  will  be  in  San  Fran- 
cisco for  Christmas  Eve  and  he  can  hear 
those  bells  he  has  been  talking  about  and 
perhaps  some  miracle  will  happen  —  who 
knows?'' 

"Well,  I  don't  know  what  you  mean  but 
I  believe  miracles  are  apt  to  happen  when 
you  are  at  the  send  off,  my  dear  Miss  Mor- 
gan. Now  I  must  fly  back  to  my  airman  — 
he  is  a  mess.  Everything  has  gone  wrong 
for  two  days  but  he  is  as  strong  as  an 
ox  and  always  smiling." 

The  nurses  parted  at  the  temporary  re- 
ceiving tent.  Patricia  Morgan's  eyes  were 
shining  as  she  gave  a  last  look  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  disappearing  plane.  One 
eager  boy  terribly  knocked  out  was  going 
to  get  home  for  Christmas  because  she 
had  always  loved  the  sound  of  bells  in  the 
old  village  above  Greenock  on  the  Clyde. 
•  •  • 

The  City  of  Saint  Francis  was  never 
lovelier  —  in  spite  of  the  dim-out  dark- 
ness, the  soft  mist  swirling  from  one  hill 
to  another,  some  times  great  plumes  of 
fog  weaving  patterns  against  the  night  sky, 
San  Francisco  was  ringing  in  the  Christ- 
mas.   The    bells    of    .Saint    Peter    and    Saint 


Paul  were  strong  and  sweet  above  old 
Washington  Square;  then  straight  across 
the  dimmed-out  streets,  the  bells  of  Saint 
Boniface  chimed  slowly,  surely  above  the 
din  of  Market  Street;  over  a  long  hill  to 
the  south  the  old  bells  of  Dolores  seemed 
to  speak  from  other  years,  those  years  of 
the  city's  youth  when  the  scent  of  magnolia 
blossoms  crept  over  the  adobe  walls  to 
welcome  the  tired  Padre  before  his  dusty 
faithful  beast  had  reached  the  Mission 
gates;  now  high  above  the  heart  of  the 
City  on  Nob  Hill  the  newest  bells  were 
playing  a  Christmas  hymn.  The  night  was 
not  cold,  the  air  was  soft,  full  of  mystery. 

A  slight  figure  in  a  robe  thonged  at  the 
waist  climbed  slowly  up  the  hill  humming 
softly;  sometimes  the  man  stopped  and 
listened  to  the  bells;  sometimes  he  whistled 
the  song  of  a  lark;  once  as  he  reached 
the  level  and  the  bells  seemed  for  a  mo- 
ment to  catch  their  breath  between  the 
grand  old  Carols  the  little  man  made  the 
notes  of  a  nightingale  sweet  and  clear. 
When  he  rested  on  the  bench  in  the  shad- 
ows he  pushed  his  cowl  back  from  his  face. 
"I  am  glad  I  came  tonight;  it  makes  me 
young  again.  In  spite  of  the  same  old 
wrongs,  the  same  old  stupid  blundering, 
this  dear  world  of  His  is  worth  fighting 
to  save.  There  is  so  much  power  on  this 
earth  tonight,  terrible  power  of  men  and 
might,  and  yet  in  every  land  I  have  seen 
youth  with  the  song  of  love  in  their  hearts, 
strong  young  men  and  women  wlio  can 
take  all  this  agony  and  pain  and  still  sing! 
What  a  miracle  if  the  young  can  thus  gain 
the  power  to  rebuild  the  world.  We  little 
brothers  long  ago  rebuilt  His  Church  by 
love  when  it  was  filleil  with  war.  Yes,  the 
young  can  do  it  if  the  old  and  grey  will 
but   take   Him   at   His  word." 

In  the  park  near  the  prey  lower  of  the 
bells  a  girl  sat  on  a  bench  and  not  far 
from  her  tlx^  robed  figure  of  a  priest  with 
cowl  thrown  back  from  a  white  face,  a  face 
that  was  neither  young  nor  old.  It  was  a 
wild  thing  she  had  done,  driven  by  fear 
(Continued  on   page  It) 


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11 


POETRY  nU 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 

Philosophy  of  Smoke 

A  book  is  a  house  with  windows  watching  fields 
and  hidden  corridors ;  the  closed  wicket  waits 
the  familiar  hand  for  opening. 

The  rose  is  a  goblet  full  of  humble  scent 
touching  with  slender  fingers  the  timid  air 
and  ripple  of  water  at  step  of  the  swan. 

A  flame  is  a  spirit  and  a  star  its  sister; 
stretching  like  a  dog.  listening,  quiet, 
upon  the  night  sea  of  shipwrecked  souls. 

But  more  fragile  than  rose  or  flame, 
the  book  lives  but  a  moment, 
moves  toward  the  death  that  belabors 
the  muttering  moth. 

With  fearful  lips,  the  drunken  evil  wind 
shatters  the  humble  goblet.  Only  the  flame, 
like  a  dying  child,  climbs  toward  sky 
and  becomes  thoughtful  smoke. 

So.  better  than  to  open  the  only  book 

or  to  smell  the  rose. 

is  to  illumine  our  dark  sorrow, 

to  live  the  life  of  smoke. 

— Jorge  Carrera  Andrade. 
For  My  Mother 

Nothing  has  happened  to  her  more  or  less 

Than  all  things 
That  happen  to  all,  but  she  has  a  way 

With  these  happenings. 

How  much  delight,  how  many  living  moments 

Have  you  and  I 
Being  busy  with  pain  at  their  passing 

Let  go  by? 

But  not  by  suff'ering  has  she  been  ever 

So  dispossessed ;  — 
Even  the  smallest  joy  she  has  held  closely. 

Blessing  and  blessed. 

When  she  goes  richly  and  full  of  odd  wisdom 

To  earth  and  to  air 
This  shall  be  written:  nothing  was  wasted  of  all 

That  happened  to  her. 

— Marie  de  L.  Welch. 


Under  the  Mistletoe 

Christmas  time!  And  Linda,  she 
Stood  beneath  the  Christmas  tree ; 
Tam  o'  Shanter  warm  and  red 
Slanted  on  her  saucv  head ; 
Eyes  a-sparkle.  cheeks  aglow  — 
Underneath  the  mistletoe! 

"Go!"  my  spirit  whispered.  "Go! 
She's  beneath  the  mistletoe!" 

Did  I  dream?    Or  did  a  glance 
Flash  my  way?  But  all  askance. 
I  stood  halting,  sore  dismayed, 
Palpitating  and  afraid; 
Paradise  was  waiting  there; 
Did  I  dare  — 0  did  I  dare? 

"Go!"  my  spirit  whispered,  "Go! 
She's  beneath  the  mistletoe!" 

Christmas  time!   0  blighted  day! 
Sick  at  heart.  I  turned  away. 
Sought  the  night  and  wished  that  I 
Might  conveniently  die. 
While  I  stood,  another,  he 
Took  what  had  belonged  to  me! 

Tragedy  and  utter  woe. 
Underneath  the  mistletoe! 

Christmas  time!  And  Linda,  she 
Stands  beneath  the  Christmas  tree : 
Silver  threads  are  in  her  hair; 
But  to  me  she's  just  as  fair. 
Just  as  sweet  as  long  ago. 
Underneath  the  mistletoe. 

Now  no  longer  I  am  slow; 
No  one  beats  me  when  I  go 
LInderneath  the  mistletoe. 

— Lowell  Otus  Reese. 


City  Ordinance 

Let  all  true  people  spend  immense 
Moments  of  idleness,  and  overstrain 
Their  necks,  watching  the  incomplete 
Sky-scraper's  steel   magnificence. 
To  people  who  may  never  look  upon 
Straight  trees  stripped  with  the  frost 
And  sun  along  their  limbs  like  steel. 
The  sudden  forest  of  girders  will  reveal 
Something  of  cold  incredible  nakedness. 
Better  not  lost. 

— Marie  de  L.  \^'elch. 


I 


Jorge  Carrera  Andrade  (■;  Consul  General  from  Ecuador  in  San  Francisco.  The  poem  on  this  page  is  a  translation  hv  Lloyd  Mallan 
and  appears  m  ■  3  Spanish  American  Poets,"  a  recent  Sage  hook,  published  by  Stcalllmv  and  Critchlow.  Albuquerque.  N.  M..  in  which 
Andrade  is  spoken  oj  as  "the  Garcia  Lorca  of  Spanish  America."  He  is  the  translator  into  Spanish  ol  a  volume  of  poetry  by  the  French- 
man. Fierre  Reverdy. 

Marie  deL.  Welch   (Mrs.  George   West)   lives  in  Los  Gatos  —  her  home  was  formerly  in  San  Francisco.  The  above  poems  are  from 
..r,  .'"'i'  ^""'''x   Poems."  published  in  1934   (MacmiUan  Co.)    which    brought  forth    wide   comment.   A    second   volume   of   her   poems, 
This  /s  Our  Own,"  followed  in  1940. 

Lowell  Otus  Reese  lives  in  Oakland.  He  began  his  writing  career  in  San  Francisco,  and  was  for  several  years  a  newspaper  columnist, 
special,  and  feature  writer;   later  writing  magazine  verse  and  fiction,  chiefly  for  the  Saturday  Evening  Post. 


DECEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


IHMUGPRMDIE... 


A  Treasury  of  the  Familiar;  Edited  by 
Ralph  L.  Woods.  The  Macmillan  Co., 
S5.00.  Reviewed  by  Stella  Huntington. 

None  So  Courageous;  by  Stewart  H.  Hol- 
brook.  Ttie  Macmillan  Co.  Price  S2.50. 
Reviewed  by  Helen  M.  Bruner. 

•^  As  you  open  this  book  your  eye  is 
greeted  by  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox's  "The 
way  of  the  world,"'  and  following  directly 
after  it  —  on  the  same  page  —  Thomas 
Paine's  "These  are  the  times  that  try  men's 
souls,"  and  you  think,  quite  naturally,  ichat 
is  this  book  anj-wayV 

But.  as  you  go  through  the  book  you 
are  more  and  more  impressed  with  the 
contents;  you  miss  some  old  favorites  but 
what  a  lot  you  find  that  you  know!  I  should 
like  to  be  able  to  give  a  copy  to  e\ery 
Navy  Chaplain  who  comes  to  me  asking 
for  '"Something  to  read  to  the  l)oys,"  for 
in  this  one  book  you  can  find  something 
to  suit  everybody.  On  page  19  from  Samuel 
Johnson's  "Preface  to  his  English  Diction- 
ary," we  find  this,  "When  it  shall  be  found 
thai  much  is  omitted,  let  it  not  be  forgotten 
thill  much  likewise  is  performed."  A  perfect 
description  of  this  book. 

How  did  such  a  collerlion  come  into 
being?  The  editor  from  childhood  had 
been  a  keeper  of  scrapbooks,  a  scrapbook 
of    all    kinds    of    things     which     he    liked. 


Friends  who  came  to  the  house  enjoyed 
his  scrapbooks  so  much  that  it  was  sug- 
gested he  make  a   real  thing. 

The  service  men  could  also  use  it  as  a 
game  book,  open  the  book  at  random  and 
let  one  person  read  a  few  lines  and  see 
how  many  men  could  give  the  author  or 
the  title.  Many  could,  I  am  sure,  for  it 
was   compiled   for   the  average   American. 

The  crowning  glory  of  the  book  is  its 
three  good  indexes,  by  author,  by  title,  and 
by  familiar  lines.  So  if  the  thing  you  are 
looking  for  is  in  the  book,  it  is  easy  to 
find.  I  wanted  to  find  "Who  stuffed  that 
White  Owl?"  It  is  not  there,  but  such  a 
lot  of  familiar  things  are! 
Vt  All  of  us  have  thrilled  to  the  newspa- 
per accounts  of  the  deeds  of  daring 
our  men  have  performed  day  after  day  on 
land,  in  the  air  and  on  the  sea.  We  know 
that  Americans  have  always  been  like  this. 
Now  we  gloat  over  these  additional  stories 
of  heroism  that  we  have  to  add  to  our  great 
body  of  national  lore. 

In  None  So  Courageous,  Mr.  Stewart  H. 
Holl)rook  has  taken  some  of  the  outstand- 
ing tales  of  this  war  and  has  gone  into  the 
details  more  thoroly  and  has  then  set  them 
down  so  that  we  may  read  them  again  in 
more  permanent  form  and  with  more  atten- 
tion than  we  did  when  first  we  saw  them 
in  the  papers.  Everything  happens  so  very 
swiftly  these  days,  one  event  crowds  an- 
other so  fast,  that  the  earlier  ones  are  apt 
to  grow  hazy  as  the  later  ones  come  along. 

Now  we  can  read  again,  and  in  very 
readable  form,  the  story  of  Lieutenant 
Bulkeley  and  his  mo.squito  boats,  or  of  the 
battle  of  Wake  sland,  or  of  Bataan.  We 
can  raid  Tokyo  with  General  Doolittle  and 
his  men  or  help  Lieutenant  Commander 
O'Hare  bring  down  five  .lap  planes  in  an 
afternoon.  It  is  a  grand  list  of  achievements, 
their  stories  splendidly  told,  a  new  collec- 
tion of  deeds  of  American  people  —  Ameri- 
can boys  and  men,  and  women,  too,  like 
those  around  us  every  day.  Some  new  hero 
tales  of  American  history! 


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•  Bead  and  Chain  Necklaces,  of 
genuine  Carnelian,  Turquoise, 
Lapis,  Jade,  Topaz  (priced  less 
than  imitations)  $10.00 

•  Hand  made  14  kt.  gold  Wedding 
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Christmas  Bells       (from  Page  U) 

and  a  bitterness  so  unlike  her;  for  a  week 
she  had  struggled  to  get  to  the  city  for 
Christmas  Eve.  all  because  Bob's  last  letter 
written  over  two  month's  ago,  had  said  such 
adorable  things  about  this  hill  and  those 
lovely  bells  that  had  played  the  wedding 
march  on  their  happy  day  only  six  months 
ago  when  they  had  walked  out  of  the  beau- 
tiful little  Chapel  of  Grace  —  yes,  happy 
in  spite  of  everything,  in  fact  because  of 
everything.  Bob  had  been  so  funny,  insist- 
ing that  the  Chapel  bore  her  name  although 
she  tried  to  explain  what  "Grace"  meant 
spiritually!  "It's  all  the  same  thing  —  Grace 
means  you,  sweetheart,  my  Grace."  She 
could  hear  his  laughing  tender  voice  as 
she  sat  there  listening  to  the  bells  in  the 
misty  night.  She  remembered  the  words 
of  the  Dean  as  he  blessed  them:  "My 
Grace  is  sufficient  for  thee."  Oh,  was  any- 
thing in  the  world  sufficient  to  get  her 
through  such  a  night  as  this? 

"It  is  all  so  cruel,  so  wrong,  this  terrible 
war  spoiling  our  lives  this  way."  Grace 
Rogers  was  always  sure  she  did  not  speak 
those  words  and  yet  she  was  not  startled 
when  the  soft  gentle  voice  of  the  priest 
said:  "Yes,  my  child,  it  is  terribly  cruel 
and  wrong  but  it  can't  spoil  your  life 
because   of   the   miracle." 

"What  miracle?"  the  girl's  voice  was 
insistent,   almost   sharp. 

"The  miracle  of  love,''  and  the  priest 
turned  and  looked  at  her. 

"I  do  not  understand  —  what  do  you 
mean?  Miracles  don't  happen  in  this  awful 
world.  Forgive  me  —  who  are  you,  Father? 
Do  you  live  here?" 

"No,  I  am  the  little  poor  man  of  Assissi, 
Brother  Francis,  and  I  only  come  to  my  city 
here  on  Christmas  Eve  because  of  a  miracle 
that  happened  long,  long  ago.  I  was  buried 
deep  on  the  high  hill  above  our  town  in 
the  Cathedral  of  San  Francesca  but  the 
Good  God  heard  my  prayers  and  let  my 
spirit  escape  through  those  stout  walls." 

Grace  was  held  silent  by  the  smile  on 
the  man's  face.  "There  are  always  mir- 
acles, my  child,  because  there  is  always 
love." 

"Do  you  mean  to  tell  me  that  a  miracle 
could  happen  right  on  this  hill  tonight?" 
Her  eyes  were  upon  the  bell  tower.  "If 
love  could  make  it  happen  it  would,  but 
life  just  isn't  that  way.  Bob  is  in  the 
South  Seas  and  I  am  here  alone — "  the 
words  ended  in  a  choked  sob. 

"That's  true,  my  child,  but  love  is  unity, 
not  apartness.  'The  widest  land  doom 
takes  to  part  us  leaves  your  heart  in  mine 
with  pulses  that  beat  double' —  a  woman 
wrote  that  long  ago  to  the  man  she  loved. 
She   believed    in    the   miracle." 

"But,  Brother  Francis  " —  then  Grace  was 
quiet.  Who  was  this  man?  Why  did  he 
seem   to  read  her  thoughts,   and   why  sud- 


denly did   she  feel   so  close  to   Bob? 

"My  child,  this  is  a  wecry  world,  only 
a  miracle  of  God  can  save  it  but  that 
miracle  must  be  in  the  hearts  of  all  of 
us;  that  love  that  is  God  in  us  must  try 
to  reach  the  God  in  all  that  is;  our  poverty 
must  outstrip  the  poorest;  our  forgiveness 
must  outpace  the  worst;  such  love  will 
defy  all  the  logic  of  this  world  and  all 
the  common  sense  of  practical  men." 

The  bells  were  playing  "Oh,  Little  Town 
of  Bethlehem,"  when  Brother  Francis 
paused.  The  night  seemed  strangely  bright; 
a  crowded  cable  car  slipped  by  and  over 
the  brow  of  the  hill ;  there  were  footsteps 
and  voices  on  the  street. 

"There  have  been  so  many  miracles  down 
through  the  ages  and  men  forget,  the  mo- 
ment the  danger  is  over  men  belittle  the 
miracle.  Yes,  we  forget  our  own  prayers, 
our  promises  to  Him  if  He  will  but  hear 
us."  The  man  wiped  the  tears  from  his 
face  even  as  he  smiled. 

Suddenly  Grace  Rogers  rose  from  the 
bench  —  she  felt  she  must  go  closer  to  the 
tower,  nearer  to  the  bells,  their  bells — • 
Bob's  and  hers.  She  held  her  hand  out 
to  the  priest.  "Thank  you;  if  a  miracle 
ever  does  happen  to  me,  I  shall  not  try 
to  explain  it  away,  I  promise  you.  You 
are  wonderful.  Father.  Good  night."  How 
strange  the  man  was  —  so  young,  yet  so 
ageless  —  he  did  not  see  her  hand  — 
he  did  not  move  —  just  sat  there  smiling 
up  at  her,  but  as  she  walked  toward  the 
Cathedral  bells  she  felt  strangely  com- 
forted. 

•  •• 

Major  C.  stood  on  the  entrance  steps 
of  the  hotel  asking  his  question  of  the 
door  man — "Which  way  did  he  go?" 

"Toward  the  Cathedral,  sir,  where  the 
bells  are  ringin'.  Some  folks  don't  like  'em." 

The  Major  nervously  smoked  a  cigarette; 
he  was  thinking  fast  —  of  all  the  crazy 
things  for  me  to  let  that  boy  do,  but  I 
couldn't  seem  to  say  no  to  him,  he's  so 
damn  plucky.  It  isn't  but  a  block  away  and 
it's  Christmas  Eve;  if  the  plane  had  been 
on  time  I  would  have  had  him  in  the  hos- 
pital by  now  and  quieted  down  for  the 
night.  Major  C.  shrugged  his  shoulders  — 
if  I  were  not  a  hard-boiled  medico  I'd  say 
it's  a  miracle  he's  alive. 

"Lots  of  people  still  out."  Major  C.  spoke 
again  to  the  doorman. 

"Yes,  sir,  the  town's  full  of  folks  —  serv- 
ice men  mostly  and  their  families  comin' 
to  have  Christmas  with  'em.  But  this  place 
alius  is  full  of  queer  ones,  too  —  yes,  sir, 
the  queerest  guys  —  you  never  know  what 
you'll  see  — ■  I  just  spotted  a  regular  old 
monk  go  shufflin'  along  and  over  the  hill 
—  long  robe  down  to  his  feet  and  a  hood 
on  his  head  like  one  of  them  stain  glass 
saints  —  yes,  sir,  I'm  tellin'  you" — 

Then  Major  C.  saw  them,  strolling  to- 
ward  him,   arms   around   each   other,  faces 


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like  liphled  candles  in  the  dark.  Major  C. 
dropped  his  cigarette.  '"Rogers,  what  do  you 
think  — "  but  he  did  not  finish.  For  the 
first  time  in  Ropers'  life  as  a  soldier  he 
interrupted  his  superior  officer.  "I  am  all 
right.  Major.  I  didn't  tell  you  I  had  a  date 
because  I  didn't  know  it  myself.  This  is 
my  wife  —  she  —  we."  But  the  boy  could 
not  find  the  words  —  he  pressed  his  thin 
cheek   against   her   soft   hair. 

Major  C.  found  himself  looking  into  a 
pair  of  dark  brown  eyes  filled  with  tears 
but  Grace  Rogers'  voice  was  steady  as  she 
timidly  put  her  free  hand  on  the  Major's 
arm.  "No,  it  is  a  real  miracle.  Major.  Bob 
has  told  me  everything." 

"Well,  have  it  your  way,  Grace,  darling 
—  let's  say  we  both  had  a  date  with  a 
miracle." 

•  *  * 

Half  an  hour  later  Major  C.  was  talking 
to  his  wife  in  Chicago.  "Yes,  I  am  in  San 
Francisco.  Can't  tell  you  now,  dear.  .  .  . 
Wish  you  were  here.  .  .  .  Tell  Francis 
when  I  come  I'll  tell  her  a  story  that  beats 
any  fairy  story  she  knows.  .  .  .  Oh,  no, 
darling,  I  am  fine  —  the  story  has  nothing 
to  do  with  me  —  just  the  old  one  of  boy 
meets  girl  and  a  miracle  happens.  .  .  . 
Yes,  I  said  a  miracle,  a  miracle  with  a 
brand  new  angle.  .  .  .  What  are  you  going 
to  do  tomorrow.  .  .  .  Yes,  I  guess  it  is 
today.  ...  I  know,  I  must  get  some  sleep, 
I  am  not  as  young  as  I  was.  .  .  .  Nonsense, 
you  are  always  young  and  beautiful  — 
that's  our  miracle.  .  .  .  Goodnight,  darling." 

Major  C.  put  the  receiver  back  on  the 
hook  and  snapped  off  the  bedside  light. 
It  was  a  long  time  before  he  went  to 
sleep;  his  patient  was  not  bothering  him 
■ —  the  boy  had  obeyed  like  the  soldier  he 
was,  and  that  wife  of  his  was  a  corker  — 
when  she  came  softly  out  of  Rogers'  room. 
he  had  intended  going  over  the  whole  case 
with  her  in  order  to  get  her  fullest  coop- 
ration  but  when  she  had  finished  telling 
him  of  the  saint  and  the  miracle  he  knew 
as  a  professor  of  clinical  medicine  that  it 
was  not  the  time  to  talk  in  terms  of  sci- 
entific possibilities  and  probabilities.  No — ■ 
all  he  said  was — "Goodnight,  Mrs.  Rogers. 
You  bet  we'll  not  belittle  this  miracle  — 
it's  given  your  husband  the  best  chance  in 
the  world  to  get  on  top  of  this  business." 

As  Major  C.  lay  there  in  the  dark  he 
said  to  himself — "I  think  I  mean  what  I 
said  to  her  —  we  have  got  to  believe  in 
miracles  if  this  old  world  is  to  stagger 
back  to  its  feet  and  go  on  —  and  this  young 
crowd  has  got  what  it  takes — they  love  life 
and  they  are  fighting  for  it  —  our  little 
Frances  believes  in  fairy  stories  now,  noth- 
ing is  impossible  for  her  —  well,  later  she 
will  do  her  part  to  work  the  miracle. 
We've  all  got  to  pitch  in,  every  blooming 
one  of  us,  old  and  young,  losers  and  win- 
ners, saints  and  sinners  alike  —  what  the 
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Pierre  Monteux  and  the 
San  Francisco  Symphony 

•if  The  San  Francisco  Symphony  is  now 
entering  the  thirty-first  year  of  its  ar- 
tistic life  fully  equipped  to  sustain  its 
reputation  as  one  of  America's  major  or- 
chestras. It  is  a  rare  privilege  for  the  citi- 
zens of  San  Francisco  to  have  this  organ- 
ization, especially  under  its  superb  leader, 
Mr.  Pierre  Monteux.  Notwithstanding  pres- 
ent precarious  times,  San  Franciscans  are 
l)ending  every  effort  to  have  this  season 
one  of  artistic  and  cultural  benefit  to  the 
community.  The  San  Francisco  Symphony 
Orchestra  is  composed  entirely  of  expert 
musicians  and  the  concert-going  public  is 
afforded  a  surcease  from  worries  and  anxi- 
eties as  well  as  spiritual  stimulation  through 
the  great  and  noble  music   performed. 

Governing  body  of  the  San  Francisco 
Symphony  is  the  Musical  Association  of 
San  Francisco  of  which  Mrs.  Leonora  Wood 
Armsby,  a  woman  endowed  with  the  most 
lofty  ideals,  vision  and  keen  executive 
ability,  is  president.  Cooperating  with  the 
Musical  Association  in  promoting  its  activ- 
ities is  the  San  Francisco  Symphony  Forum 
made  up  of  students  from  the  University 
of  California,  Stanford  University  and  Mills 
College,  and  the  newly-formed  San  Fran- 
cisco  Symphony   League. 

The  "dream  child"  of  Mrs.  John  P.  Cogh- 
lan,  the  Symphony  League  is  a  member- 
ship organization  which  will  welcome  into 
its  fold  all  persons  who  desire  to  join.  An- 
nual dues  is  $5.00.  Designed  to  enlist  more 
general  interest  and  support  in  the  or- 
chestra, the  League  extends  to  members  a 
number  of  privileges  such  as  the  participa- 
tion in  a  series  of  lectures,  with  occasional 
luncheons,  teas  and  one  evening  gathering 
( with  refreshments  to  be  at  a  nominal  ad- 
ditional cost);  attendance  at  a  rehearsal; 
Forum  meetings  presided  over  by  a  capa- 
ble lecturer  to  acquaint  members  with  the 
orchestra,  composers  and   programs. 

Of  its  numerous  aims  and  ambitions 
one  of  the  most  important  is  to  underwrite 
tickets  for  music  majors  in  the  public  high 
schools  and  junior  colleges.  There  are  about 
200  students  in  the  secondary  schools  who 
require  this  music  but  are  unable  to  attend 
concerts  because  of  their  inability  to  pay 
admission  fees.  Distribution  of  tickets  pro- 
vided by  the  League  will  be  made  through 
the  San  Francisco  Board  of  Education. 

Another  purpose  is  to  underwrite  the 
presentation  of  some  of  the  larger  orches- 
tral works  which  require  the  augmentation 
of  the  orchestra  and  necessitate  extra  re- 
hearsal time  to  perform.  At  the  present 
time  some  works  are  not  played  due  to 
the  Association's  restricted  budget. 

To  build  up  the  Orchestra's  library  and 
repertoire  through  the  purchase  of  new 
scores   and   payment   of  rental  and  royalty 


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fees  on  works  not  otherwise  obtainable  is 
also  an  objective  of  the  League. 

Durinf:  the  coming  season  the  Orchestra 
will  be  heard  in  the  Opera  House  in  two 
subscription  series  divided  into  twelve  Fri- 
day afternoon  and  twelve  Saturday  night 
(repeat  program)  concerts.  Dates  sched- 
uled for  the  opening  concert-pair  are  De- 
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Bottleneck  Babies 

— By  Carol  Green  Wilso.n 

■^  California's  war  effort  is  choked  by 
tiny  humans  who  "can't  be  left  like 
dishes  in  the  sink"'  until  working  mothers 
get  home  from  their  jobs.  Challenged  by 
Attorney-General-Elect  Robert  Kenny,  who 
promised  the  audience  gathered  for  the 
forum  sponsored  by  the  San  Francisco  Cen- 
ter, League  of  Women  Voters  on  Child 
Care  in  Wartime,  that  proper  legislation 
to  meet  this  acute  problem  would  have 
right  of  way  when  the  State  Legislature 
meets  in  January,  San  Francisco  leaders  are 
preparing  a  blueprint. 

While  thoughtful  citizens  agree  that  every 
effort  should  be  made  to  avoid  the  broken 
homes  that  result  from  widespread  use 
of  women  in  industry,  the  cold  fact  re- 
mains that  the  strategic  place  of  our  city 
in  the  war  production  schedule  has  made 
this  a  community  problem  already.  A  re- 
cent survey  made  by  the  Mental  Hygiene 
Society  in  Northern  California  in  forty- 
three  school  districts  in  the  city  disclosed 
2000  working  mothers.  The  housing  short- 
age means  that  what  work  is  done  must 
be  undertaken  by  families  already  in  our 
midst  and  it  is  inevitable  that  more  and 
more  women  will  have  to  replace  men 
called   to   arms. 

Dr.  Lois  Meek  Stolz,  newly-appointed 
State  Coordinator,  for  the  Care  of  Children 
in  Wartime,  has  already  accepted  the  gaunt- 
let laid  down  by  Senator  Kenny  with  a 
proposal  that  an  experiment  be  made  in 
a  section  of  San  Francisco  where  condi- 
tions call  for  immediate  action.  Accepting 
the  premise  that  wee  babies  are  better  off 
in  normal  home  surroundings,  an  attempt 
will  be  made  to  keep  them  in  foster  homes 
when  it  is  impossible  for  their  own  to  be 
maintained.  Nursery  schools  for  the  pre- 
school age,  full-day  schedules  for  the  pub- 
lie  schools  including  three  meals,  rest  and 
recreation  periods,  and  a  community  cen- 
ter where  children  of  junior  high  school 
age  can  find  useful  occupation  —  these  are 
the  suggestions.  Full  cooperation  of  all 
established  municipal  departments — health, 
education  and  recreation  —  plus  the  added 
interest  of  private  agencies  equipped  to 
work  with  children  would  mean  that  San 
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To  our  faiifhful  old  friends,  our  cherished  new 
friends,  and  to  those  whose  friendship  we  strive 
to   deserve  —  we   tender  hearty 

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Mine  Eyes  Have  Seen 

the  Glory        (Continued  from  Page  9) 

ridge.  And  I  have  good  news  for  you." 

"Yes?  Tell  me,  quickly.  For  either  way 
...  I  can  take  it.  .  .  ." 

"The  baby  is  well  and  the  mother  came.'" 
She  crowded  it  all  into  as  few  words  as 
possible,  for  his  suspense  was  unbearable. 
He  dropped  back  into  the  chair  in  which 
he   had   waited. 

With  almost  the  identical  motion  and  in- 
flection, he  murmured,  "Thank  \ou,  God." 
"But,  you  see,  Ma"am.  .  .  .  This  means 
that  I'll  have  to  give  him  back  to  her  — 
and  that  will  hurt.  I've  thought  about  that 
iitle  shaver  nearly  every  waking  minute 
since  I  first  saw  him.  Funny,  how  it  gets 
you.  ...  I  guess  that's  what  they  mean 
when  they  speak  of  a  father's  or  mother's 
love.  I  wouldn't  know,  because  I've  always 
been  an  orphan,  it  seems.  Of  course  I'm 
glad  she  turned  up,  because  that  means 
she  found  the  other  kid?" 
"Yes,  she  found  the  little  girl." 
•"I  wonder  if  she  —  and  you  —  would 
mind  if  I  saw  the  little  fellow  just  once 
again?"' 

Miss  X,  incorrigible  romanticist,  arranged 
the  meeting.  Mary  Adamson's  employers 
were  told  of  the  circumstances,  and  she 
was   given   the   afternoon   off. 

They  met  at  the  nursing  home,  out  near 
the  Presidio,  where  little  John  Adamson 
for  months  had  breathed  the  fresh,  pure 
air  of  the  California  coastline,  far  from 
the  poisonous  fumes  of  the  place  where  his 
father  had  lost  his  life. 

The  young  mother  and  the  sailor  ex- 
changed a  long,  long  look.  "Yes,  you  are 
the  one,"  she  said. 

"And  you  are  the  one,""  he  replied.  "You 
are  the  girl  who  gave  me  this  baby  to 
bring  home.  My,  how  he"s  grown.  But  he's 
the  same  little  guy." 

"Yes,  he's  the  same  little  guy,"  she 
echoed. 

"I'd  like  to  see  your  little  girl,"  he  said. 
Any  time  you  like,"  she  told  him. 
"But  it  must  be  soon.  I  dont  know  how 
long  my  ship  will  be  here.  We've  just  come 
from  Alaska  and  we  may  be  going  back. 
But  if  I  am  not  here,"  he  turned  to  Miss 
X  and  included  her  in  the  request  —  which 
was  half  command — "If  I  am  not  here, 
will  you  see  that  they  have  a  whale  of  a 
Christmas?  A  tree  and  toys  and  candy 
and  everything  that  goes  with  it?"   .  .  . 

And  so,  at  the  National  Defenders'  Club, 
the  names  of  little  John  Adamson,  the  Un- 
known Soldier,  and  his  sister,  Anne  Amelia, 
are  "in  the  pot"  where  big  preparations 
are  being  made  for  children  of  soldiiers 
and  sailors. 

Joseph  Partridge  sailed,  as  he  had  ex- 
pected. .  .  .  "But  I  think  we  are  going 
only  to  San  Diego  this  time.  If  so,  I'll  get 


a  furlough  —  and  spend  Christmas  witfi 
Johnny  and  Anne,"  he  said  to  Miss  X  when 
he  told  her  goodbye. 

Miss  X,  as  I  have  said,  is  an  incorrigible 
romanticist.  There  we  leave  them,  the  little 
family  and  its  sailor.  And  Christmas  just 
around  the  corner.  A  family,  as  homeless 
as  that  little  group  at  Bethlehem,  had 
found  refuge. 


Editors  Note:  The  joUowing  bibliography 
has  been  sent  the  Club  by  Luis  Monguio,  at 
the  request  of  members  who  attended  his 
lecture  at  the  Club  on  October  15. 

Mexico:  The  Underdogs,  Mariano  Azuela, 
translator,  E.  Munguia;  Marcela,  Mariano 
Azuela,  translator,  Anita  Brenner;  El  Indio, 
Gregorio  Lopez  y  Fuentes,  translator,  Anita 
Brenner. 

Central  America:  Our  Lady  of  the  Af- 
flicted, Rafael  Arevalo  Martinez;  The 
Panther  Man,  Rafael  Arevalo  Martinez. 

Colombia:  Maria — a  South  American  ro- 
mance, Jorge  Isaacs,  translator,  R.  Ogden; 
The  Vortex,  Jose  Eustasio  Rivera,  trans- 
lator, E.  K.  James. 

Venezuela:  Doiia  Barbara,  Romulo  Gal- 
legos,  translator,  R.  Malloy. 

Peru:  Honeymoon,  Ventura  Garcia  Cal- 
deron;  Ancestral  Sin,  Ventura  Garcia  Cal- 
deron ;  Broad  and  Alien  is  the  World,  Giro 
Alegria,  translator,  Harriet  de  Onis. 

Chile:  Martin  Rivas,  Alberto  Blest  Gana; 
translator,  Mrs.  C.  Whitman. 

Argentina:  Life  in  the  Argentine  Repub- 
lic, Domingo  F.  Sarmiento,  translator,  Mrs. 
Horace  Mann ;  The  Gaucho  Martin  Fierro, 
Jose  Hernandez,  translator,  Walter  Owen; 
Son  Segundo  Sombra,  Shadows  on  the 
Pampas,  Ricardo  Guiraldes,  translator,  Har- 
riet de  Onis;  Nacha  Regules,  Manuel  Gal- 
vez,  translator,  Leon  Ongley;  Holy  Wednes- 
day, Manuel  Galvez,  translator  W.  B.  Wells; 
Tales  from  the  Argentina  by  several  authors, 
translator,  Anita  Brenner. 

Uruguay:  Ariel,  Jose  Anrique  Rodo, 
translator,  F.  J.  Stimson;  The  Motives  of 
Proteus,  Jose  Enrique  Rodo,  translator. 
Angel  Flores;  Castanets,  Carlos  Reyles, 
translator,  J.  LeClerq;  South  American 
Jungle  Tales,  by  several  authors,  translator, 
A.  Livingston. 

Poetry:  Fiesta  in  November,  by  several 
authors,  several  translations;  Some  Spanish 
American  Poets,  by  Alice  Stone  Blackwell, 
translator,  A.  S.  Blackwell ;  The  Modernist 
Trend  in  Spanish-American  Poetry,  by  G. 
Dundas  Craig,  translator,  G.  D.  Craig; 
Hispanic  Anthology,  by  Thomas  Walsh, 
translator,  T.  Walsh. 

Christmas  Day        (from  Page  lo) 

greater     appreciation,     greater     veneration 
each  day. 

Christmas  commemorates  humanity's  most 
important  event.  May  good  cheer,  happi- 
ness and  better  understanding  of  life 
honor  it. 


DECEMBER,  1942  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


An  American  Airman 
In  India 

The  following  article  is  from  an  Ameri- 
can newspaper  published  in  New  Delhi, 
India.  One  of  the  members  of  this  East 
India  group  is  Lt.  B.  A.  Cook,  a  former 
student  of  the  College  of  the  Pacific,  now 
serving  with   the  V.  S.  Army   Air  Force. 

•if  Somewhere  in  the  fireen  rainy  forests 
not  far  from  Burma,  American  Air 
Force  units  located  at  the  easternmost 
American  air  base  in  India  are  hard  at 
work  pulling  their  share  of  the  United  Na- 
tions" steadily  growing  war  effort. 

Details  are  necessarily  omitted,  but  it  is 
the  story  of  the  maintenance  and  active 
protection  of  the  vital  aerial  supply  line 
to  China,  of  men  who  rise  in  the  darkness 
before  dawn  and  frequently  finish  their 
day's  work  with  the  aid  of  flashlights,  men 
who  have  no  baseball  equipment  and  no 
time  to  use  it  if  they  had,  men  who  re- 
cently went  without  movies  or  P-X  supplies 
and  did  not  complain,  and  finally,  men 
who  look  up  quickly  when  they  first  hear 
an  airplane  overhead.  Here,  today,  inso- 
much as  it  exists  at  all,  is  the  Indian  front. 

It  is  3  beautiful  country,  on  that  all 
the  troops  and  most  of  them  have  traveled 
by  air  from  many  different  parts  of  India 
and  so  have  had  good  opportunity  for  com- 
parison. Spreading  plantations  of  thickset 
tea  bushes,  flooded  bright  green  rice  pad- 
dies, and  off  in  the  distance  the  huge  blue 
mountains  against  a  soft  sky  of  cottony 
monsoon  clouds  make  a  peaceful  setting 
more  appropriate  to  a  Burton  Holmes  trav- 
elogue than  a  theater  of  military  operations. 

The  Indians,  clean,  fine-featured  little 
people,  do  not  think  of  themselves  as  being 
in  the  war  zone,  but  carry  on  in  their 
normal  activities:  walking  down  the  road 
in  long  files  wearing  bright  cotton  print 
garments  and  carrying  the  ubiquitous  black 
umbrella,  creeping  along  in  rumbling  ox- 
carts, moving  in  droves  through  the  tea 
gardens  to  pick  off  only  the  topmost  leaves, 
wading  in  the  paddies  wearing  their  pic- 
turesque broad  hats  of  straw  to  set  out 
the  young  rice  shoots,  and  sitting  in  the 
dooryards  of  their  thatched-roof  huts  to 
look  quizzically  at  the  truck  loads  of  khaki- 
clad  soldiers  that  roar  past  in  clouds  of 
dust. 

Here  the  boys  are  billeted  in  barrack.' 
or  in  G.  I.  peak  tents,  sleep  on  Indian 
frame  beds  or  folding  army  cots,  and  are 
more  than  glad  to  use  their  mosquito  bars. 
Baths  are  taken  out  of  buckets  or  under 
rusty  pumps,  six  or  eight  men  at  one  time 
"soaping  up,"  then  taking  turns  on  the 
pump  handle  to  rinse  off.  Most  of  them  do 
their  own  laundry,  but  a  few  trust  their 
clothes  to  the  tender  mercies  of  a  "dho- 
biwala"  and  the  well-known  Indian  rock- 
wallop  system  of  washing  garments,  (how 


has  been  good,  whether  served  field  style, 
with  the  raucous  outdoor  mess  kit  line 
filing  past  a  labouring  battery  of  field 
ranges,  or  States  fashion,  past  the  kitchen 
window  and  to  a  neat  mess  hall  full  of 
tables. 

By  night  only  flickering  candles  break 
into  the  darkness  to  illuminate  the  in- 
cessant blackjack  and  poker  games  and 
the  letters  home,  with  the  writers  sitting 
on  bunks,  pad  balanced  on  knee.  Up  here 
where  there  are  virtually  no  radios  or  news- 
papers the  gramophone  has  become  the 
savior  of  morale,  and  the  songs  it  grinds 
out  remind  the  boys  of  what  America  is 
like  and  by  their  associations  recall  a 
thousand   memories. 

.\nd  as  in  all  places  where  .America's  air 
force  has  moved  in,  improvements  are  con- 
stantly being  made.  Recent  .\merican 
movies  are  shown  three  times  weekly  in 
two  different  locations  for  the  convenience 
of  the  scattered  units,  P-.X  supplies  have 
arrived  and  the  boys  can  once  again  smoke 
the  cigarettes  that  satisfy,  as  well  as  in- 
dulge in  the  time-honored  G.  I.  custom  of 
eating  between  meals  —  cokes,  cookies,  and 
candy. 


STATEMENT  OF  OWNERSHIP,  MANAGE- 
MENT, CIRCULATION,  ETC..  REQUIRED 
BY  THE  ACT  OF  CONGRESS  OF  AUGUST 
24,  1912,  AND  MARCH  3,  1933. 

Of  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  Mag- 
azine,  published  monthly   at  San   Francisco.   Cal. 
for  October  1,  19-12. 
State  of  California,  / 

County  of  San  Francisco,     I  "• 

Before  me.  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  the  State 
and  county  aforesaid,  personally  appeared  Willis 
Hickox.  who.  having  been  duly  rworn  according  to 
law.  deposes  and  says  that  he  is  the  business  mana- 
ger of  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service 
Magazine  and  that  the  following  is  to  the  best  of 
his  knowledge  and  belief,  a  true  statement  of  the 
ownership,  management  (and  if  a  daily  paper,  the 
circulation ) .  etc..  of  the  aforesaid  publication  for 
the  date  shown  in  the  above  caption,  required  by 
the  Act  of  August  24,  1912,  as  amended  by  the 
Act  of  March  3.  1935.  embodied  in  section  537. 
Postal  Laws  and  Regulations,  printed  on  the  re- 
verse nf  this  form,  to  wit: 

1.  That  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  publisher, 
editor,  managing  editor,  and  business  managers  are: 
Publisher.  National  League  for  Woman's  Service. 
San  Francisco.  California:  Editor  Pro  Tem..  Miss 
Marion  W.  Leale.  San  Francisco ;  Business  Man- 
ager. Willis  Hickox.  San  Francisco. 

2.  That  the  owner  is:  (If  owned  by  a  corpora- 
tion, its  name  and  address  must  be  stated  and  also 
immediately  thereunder  the  names  and  addresses 
of  stockholders  owning  or  holding  one  per  cent 
or  more  of  total  amount  of  stock.  If  not  owned 
by  a  corporation,  the  names  and  addresses  of  the 
individual  owners  must  be  given.  If  owned  by  a 
firm,  company,  or  other  unincorporated  concern,  its 
name  and  address,  as  well  as  those  of  each  indi- 
vidual member,  must  be  given). 

National  League  for  Woman's  Ser\ice.  San  Fran- 
cisco. California. 

President  Mrs.  Katharine  Donohoe,  San  Fran- 
cisco.  California. 

Recording  Secretary-.  Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale.  San 
Francisco.  California. 

Corresponding  Secretary.  Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar 
Faulkner.   San  Francisco.   California. 

Treasurer.  Miss  Marion  W.  Leale,  San  Francisco. 
California. 

3.  That  the  known  bondholders,  mortgagees, 
and  other  security  holders  owning  or  holding  1 
per  cent  or  more  of  total  amount  of  bonds,  mort- 
gages, or  other  securities  are: 

None. 

WILLIS  HICKOX.  Business  Manager. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this  sixth 
day  of  October.   1941. 

(Seal)     BERTHA  RIESE  ADLER. 
Notary  Public  in  and  for  the  City  and  County  of 

San  Francisco.  State  of  California. 

(My  commission  expires  September   II.    1946.) 


Keep  Warm 
and  Healthy 
This  Winter 


The  temperature  of  comfort 
is  the  temperature  of  health. 
And  health  protection  is  im- 
portant. In  the  cold  and  damp 
winter  season  most  of  us  suf- 
fer from  common  head  colds, 
and  kindred  seasonal  ills. 
Many  of  these  ailments  are 
directly  attributable  to  poorly- 
heated  and  draft-chilled  living 
quarters. 

These  are  days  when  we 
must  think  in  terms  of  con- 
servation. Be  careful  to  waste 
no  gas.  An  overheated  room 
can  be  as  uncomfortable  as  an 
underheated  room.  The  cor- 
rect temperature  for  complete 
comfort  is  70  degrees. 

You  will  need  70  degree 
warmth  as  your  family's  best 
protection  against  colds.  But 
you  want  warm  rooms  only  — 
not  hot  rooms.  Observe  this 
rule  and  you  will  be  doing 
your  share  in  conserv'ing  gas. 

It  is  necessar)'  only  to  main- 
tain health  temperature.  You 
can  avoid  days  off  from  work 
by  keeping  your  Gas  Heat  in- 
side the  comfort  zone. 


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GIFTS 


■^      First  of  all  arrange  for  your  Christmas  Cards  early!  This  year  the 
League  Shop  has  an  exclusive  line  of  unusual  Cards.  Some  old- 
fashioned,  others  modern  ...  all  are  really  distinctive  and  original. 


"At  Decorative  Papers,  Seals  and 
Ribbons  make  your  gift  pack- 
ages distinctive.  A  wide  choice  for 
your  selection  now  at  the  League 
Shop. 


"^  Baskets  always  make  a  fas- 
cinating gift.  Picnic  Baskets, 
Flower  Baskets,  Imported  Baskets, 
Domestic  Baskets  .  .  .  Baskets  for 
all  purposes. 


"^      Glass  Flower  Containers,  Decorative  Porcelain  Vases,  Table  Mats, 
Wooden  Salad  Sets,  and  everything  imaginable  to  make  Christmas 
shopping  a  pleasure. 

"^  The  League  Shop  is  fortunate 
in  still  having  many  Pacific 
Area  imports  .  .  .  Siamese  Old 
Brass  Temple  Dishes  and  Candle- 
sticks.  Textiles  and  Wood  Carv-  ._       „,    .  ^            wr       ^u        -r  ui 

^          r.  1-        I                   T  '^      Christmas     Wreaths,     lable 

mss  from  Bali  and  antique   lava-  t-»           ^-          d     r    ..      r  r»- 

*     „                        re  Decorations,  Baskets  or  Fine 

nese  Brasses  are  a  rew  or  our  ex-  ^           t>.           ^-      r^      jt      ■ 

,     .       .  Cones,  Decorative  Candles  in  vari- 

clusive  imports.  l               j    •            j  /--u  •  ..„ 

^  ous  shapes  and  sizes  and  (^hristmas 

Place  Cards. 

"A'  A  gift  to  thrill  the  soul  of  a  woman  fond  of  fine  materials;  why  not  a 
skirt  length  of  Munro's  Tweed  in  bold  mixtures  or  luscious  soft 
pastels.  Or  surprise  the  person  who  knits  with  enough  of  Munro's  beauti- 
ful new  Hapspun  Yarn,  which  comes  in  twenty-one  lovely  shades  and 
makes  wonderful  sweaters. 


THE  LEAGUE  SHOP 

All  gift  packages  are  distinctively  and  attractively  wrapped 


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N ATI O  NAL    LEAG  U  E 

SWIMMING  POOL  HOURS: 

for   WOMAN'S    SERVICE 

Wednesday  —  3:30  -  6:30  p.  m. 

Thursday  —  3:30  ■  5:30  p.  m. 

JANUARY      CALENDAR 

Friday  —  (Men's  Guest  Night)  3:30  -  7:30  p.  m. 
Saturday  —  10  -  2. 

JANUARY.   1943 

BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR 

1_Ne\v  Year's  Day  Buffet  Suppek  — $1.50  a  Plate 

2 — Swimming  Pooi 


FEBRUARY  16th  AND  17th 

Cafeteria  4:30  -  7:30  p.m. 

10  a.m.  -  2  p.m.> 


5 — Progressive  BmnoE  Tournament Chinese  Room.. 


.1:30  p.n 


6 — Swimming  Pool  

Twelfth  Night  Dinner - 


-$1.25  a  Plate  —  Program.. 


3:30   -   6:30  p.m. 

Main  Dining  Room 6  p.m 

7 — French  Round  Tahle  —  Mite.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m. 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brim  tie  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria  6:15  p.m, 

Needlework  Guild  Room  202  10  -  4  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool 3:50  -   5:30  p.m, 

Keep  Fit  Class - Gymnasiimi  5:30  -  6  p.m. 

Room  214  11  a.m. 

3:30  -   7:30   p.m, 

5:30  -   7:30   p.m 

Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 


8 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding.. 

Swimming  Pooi - 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament _ 

9 — Swimming  Pool  


10  a.m.  -  2  p.m 

12— Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m, 

FiRST.AiD  Review  ChAss—Miss  Esther  Phillips Room  209  7  p.m. 


13 — Swimming  Pool 
1 


.3:30  -   6:30  p.m. 


French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding. Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Bnin  de  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -  5:30  p.m. 

Keep  Fit  Class..._ Gymnasimn  5:30  -  6  p.m. 

Thursday  Evening  Program — Mrs.  Black,  chairman Chinese  Room  7  p.m, 

Address:  "The  Art  of  the  Pre-Columbian  Man  of  North,  Central,  and  South  America" 

with  exhibition  of  Pre-Columbian  Culture  by  Mr.  Edward  C.  Counter,  Jr. 

15 — French  Conversational  Cl.ws  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 II  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -   7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:30  -  7:30  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 


16 — Swimming  Pool  

19 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament.. 
20 — Swimming  Pool  


10  a.m.  -  2  p.in, 

Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m, 

3:30  -   6:30  p.m, 

21 — Needlework  Guild  Room  214  10  a.m.  -  4  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding. Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  3:30  -   5:30  p.m. 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasimn  5:30  -  6  p.m, 

22 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214  11  a.m. 

Swimming  Pool  _ 3:30  -  7:30  p.m. 

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 5:30  -  7:30  p.m. 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m. 

23 — Swimming  Pool  10  a.m.  -  2  p.m, 

26 — Progressive  Bridge  Tournament Chinese  Room 1:30  p.m, 

27— Swimming  Pool  _ 3:30  -  6:30  p.m, 

28 — French  Round  Table  — Mile.  Lemaire,  presiding Cafeteria  12:15  p.m, 

French  Round  Table  —  Mile,  le  Brun  de  Surville,  presiding. Cafeteria  6:15  p.m. 

Swimming  Pool  - 3:30  -  5:30  p.m 

Keep  Fit  Class Gymnasimn  5:30  -  6  p.m 


29 — French  Conversational  Class  —  Mme.  Olivier,  presiding Room  214 

Swimming  Pool  

Men's  Guest  Night  in  Swimming  Pool 

Progressive  Bridge  Tournament 

30 — Swimming  Pool  


11  a.m 

.3:30  -   7:30  p.m, 

5:30  -   7:30   p.m, 

Chinese  Room  7:30  p.m, 

10  a.m.  -  2  p.m. 


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CONTENTS 
ARTICLES 

Train  for  Your  War  Job.  By  Bernice  Hubbard  May 9 

War  Service  in  the  East  Bay.  By  Elizabeth  Gray  Poller 10 

A  "Women's  Fire  Reserve."  By  Mrs.  F.  B.  Sherman 14 

DEPARTMENTS 

Calendar    2 

Announcements  4-5 

Editorial  - 7 

Poetry  Page.  Ediled  by  Florence  Keene 12 

I  Have  Been  Reading _ 13 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  WOMEN'S  CITY  CLUB 
OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

President - MISS  KATHARINE  DONOHOE 

First  Vice-President MRS.  MARCUS  S.  KOSHLAND 

Second  Vice-President MRS.  STANLEY  POWELL 

Third  Vice-President MRS.  EUGENE  S.  KILGORE 

Treisurer„ _ _MISS  EMMA  NOONAN 

Recording  Secretary... _ _ MISS  BERTHA  J.  DALE 

Corresponding  Secretary MRS.  HAZEL  PEDLAR  FAULKNER 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Mr».  Harry  B.  Allen  Miss  Marian  Huntington 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Alves  Mrs.  Gerald  D.  Kennedy 

Miss  Florence  Bentley  Mrs.  Eugene  S.  Kilgore 

Mrs.  Harold  H.  BjomsUom  Mr*.  Leo  V.  Korbel 

Mrs.  George  I.  Cadwalader  Mrs.  M.  S.  KoshUnd 

Mrs.  SeUh  Clumberlaln  Miss  Janine  Lazard 

Miss  Lotus  Coombs  Miss  Marion  W.  Leale 

Miss  Bertha  J.  Dale  Miss  Alicia  Mosgrove 

Mrs.  Duncan  H.  D&vis  Miss  Emma  Noonan 

Miss  Katharine  Donohoe  Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Jr. 

Mrs.  John  M.  Eshleman  Dr.  Ethel  D.  Owen 

Mrs.  Hazel  Pedlar  Faulkner  Miss  Harriet  T.  Parsons 

Mr».  John  A  Flick  Miss  Esther  B.  Phillips 

Mr».  C  J.  Goodell  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 

Mn.  W.  B.  Hamilton  Mrs.  SUnley  Powell 
Mrs.  C  R.  Walter 


TWELFTH 
NIGHT 


O 


Plan  to  DINE 
at  the 

CLUB 

An  Appropriate 

Program  will  be 

an  Added 

Attraction 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JANUARY,  1943 


ANNOUNCEMENTS 


•  NEW  MEMBERS:  A  fine  start  for  the  New  Year  — 
a  new  member  for  the  National  League.  Every  one 

has  a  friend  who  would  make  an  ideal  member,  one 
willing  to  join  our  groups  of  Volunteers  in  the  many 
necessary  and  worth  while  activities  in  which  the  National 
League  is  now  engaged.  Our  own  departments  need  addi- 
tional Volunteer  Service  and  shall  probably  need  more 
as  our  Clubhouse,  headquarters  of  the  National  League, 
is  drawn  deeper  and  deeper  into  the  various  problems 
which  defense  work  in  a  port  of  embarkation  means.  We 
have  opportunities  for  many  new  members,  but  they  must 
be  members  who  are  willing  to  help. 

•  BOOK  MART  AND  RAG  FAIR:  Yes  — we  are  to 
hold  our  Book  Mart  and  Rag  Fair  as  usual  in  Feb- 
ruary —  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  the  16th  and  17th. 
Books  and  magazines  have  been  sent  in  during  the  year 
but  we  still  need  many,  many  more,  as  well  as  white 
elephants.  Our  plans  are  to  be  very  elastic  these  days  but 
we  shall  announce  the  Book  Mart  for  the  Lower  Main 
Floor.  Members  are  urged  to  send  in  their  books  as  soon 
as  possible,  as  this  year  it  will  be  difficult  to  pick  up 
articles.  We  shall  be  happy  to  accept  all  kinds  of  white 
elephants,  with  the  exception  of  furniture  and  old  clothes. 
Remember,  please,  early  donations,  well  before  February 
16th  and  17th. 

•  ROUND  TABLES:  The  Board  of  Directors  is  plan- 
ning a  unique  and  most  vital  series  of  weekly  round 

tables.  Watch  the  bulletin  boards  for  details. 


•  RED  CROSS  SEWING:  The  Sewing  Group,  finishing 
hospital   gown,  pajamas,   1500  ditty  bags  and   150 

aprons  for  the  Service  Men,  will  continue  to  supply 
whatever  demands  are  made  of  Red  Cross  this  next 
month. 

There  is  a  very  great  need  of  a  chairman  for  Thursday 
Sewing,  the  one  blank  spot  of  the  week.  A  member  vol- 
unteering her  services  on  this  day  will  be  doing  valuable 
and  enjoyable  work  for  both  the  Red  Cross  and  the 
National  League  for  Woman's  Service. 

•  VOLUNTEERS  FOR  THE  CAFETERIA:  Those  who 

attended  our  Pre-Christmas  luncheon  and  dinner 
parties  held  on  December  17th,  must  appreciate  how 
many  Volunteers  are  needed  in  our  Cafeteria  Service. 
Our  Cafeteria  Service  is  conducted  throughout  the  week 
at  luncheon  and  dinner  and  on  Sunday  evenings  at  the 
supper  hour.  We  urge  more  members  to  sign  up  for  this 
service.  Telephone  the  Executive  Office  and  list  your  name 
with  us,  either  for  regular  or  substitute  service. 

•  FIRST  AID  — REVIEW  CLASS:  Miss  Esther  Phil- 

lips will  hold  a  Red  Cross  First  Aid  Review  Class 
starting  on  January  12th.  The  course  will  consist  of  five 
lessons  and  will  be  held  each  Tuesday  evening  for  five 
consecutive  weeks  from  7:00  to  9:00  p.m.  Twenty  mem- 
bers is  the  minimum  for  this  class.  Registrations  should 
be  made  before  the  opening  date.  Please  register  at  the 
Executive  Office. 


J 


JANUARY,  1943  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


•  SWIMMING  POOL:  Gas  rationing  may  keep  you  at 
home  - —  may  deprive  you  of  the  week  ends  in  the 

snow  country  but  you  still  have  a  very  fine  sport  in  which 
to  keep  fit  and  have  fun  .  .  .  SWIMMING.  Winter  and 
summer  the  temperature  of  the  swimming  pool  remains 
the  same.  The  hours  are:  Wednesday,  3:30  to  6:30; 
Thursday,  3:30  to  5:30:  Friday,  3:.30  to  7:30  and  Sat- 
urday 10  to  2  p.m. 

•  RED  CROSS  KNITTING:  Khaki  wool  is  in  again! 
We  have  just  received  a  shipment  and  the  Red  Cross 

asks  for  the  sleeveless  sweaters,  helmets  and  gloves.  The 
Red  Cross  has  sent  out  a  special  letter  saying  "That  all 
directions  for  Army  and  Navy  knitted  garments  must  be 
followed  to  the  letter:  also  that  only  the  good  knitters 
should  be  given  yam." 

•  CAMP  FIRE  GIRLS:  As  part  of  their  "Service  for 
Victory"  Program  the  Camp  Fire  Girls  made  several 

hundred  toys  at  Camp  Wasibo  last  summer.  These  gaily 
painted  toys  were  presented  to  the  Excavation  Center  at 
the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  as  a  Christmas 
gift  from  the  Camp  Fire  Girls  of  San  Francisco. 

•  12TH  NIGHT:  Our  annual  celebration  of  12th  Night 
will  be  held  on  \^  ednesday  evening.  January  sixth. 

Guests  are  asked  to  arrive  early  as  dinner  service  starts 
at  5:30.  An  interesting  evening  is  being  planned  with  a 
very  unusual  menu.  Tables  should  be  reserved  in  advance. 
Dinner  $1.25  a  plate. 

•k     LEAGUE  SHOP:  In  the  League  Shop,  during  Jan- 
uary, there  will  be  discounts  from  10%  to  50%  on 
many  articles.  In  the  Knitting  Basket,  similar  reductions 
will  also  be  made  on  various  imported  yams. 

i(     VOTING:  The  ballot  for  the  election  of  new  mem- 
bers of  the   Board   of   Directors  will   appear  in   the 
February  magazine. 


•  SUNDAY  NIGHT  BUFFET  SUPPERS:  The  Sunday 
Evening  Buffet  Suppers,  served  by  our  own  volun- 
teers, are  proving  more  and  more  popular,  as  members 
seem  to  appreciate  and  enjoy  the  truly  home-like  atmos- 
phere of  our  dining  room,  as  well  as  the  delicious  home 
cooked  food.  Guests  of  members  are  always  welcome,  but 
if  parties  of  six  or  more  are  being  arranged  it  is  well 
to  make  reservations  for  a  table  in  advance.  Supper  is 
$1.25  a  plate. 

•  LIBRARY  NOTES:  A  suggested  New  Year's  Reso- 
lution: I  shall  return  all  over-due  books  to  the  li- 

lirary.  Won't  members  look  through  their  book  shelves 
and  if  they  find  a  forgotten  book  with  the  National  League 
for  Woman's  Service  book  mark  in  it  please  return  it  to 
the  library?  If  it  has  been  forgotten  for  so  long  that  you 
are  afraid  the  fine  will  be  exhorbitant.  please  consult  the 
Executive  Office  and  adjustments  w^ill  be  made. 

•  BRIDGE  TOURNAMENT:  As  we  are  all  asked  to 
do  more  war  work  with  longer  hours,  the  need  for 

relaxation  grows.  Our  bridge  tournaments  offer  the  op- 
portunity to  relax,  improve  our  game  and  make  new 
friends.  These  tournaments  are  held  each  Tuesday  after- 
noon at  one-thirty  and  each  Friday  evening  at  seven- 
thirty.  Prizes.  Fee  25  cents. 

•  THURSDAY   EVENING   PROGRAM:   On  January 

14th,  an  address  by  Mr.  Edward  C.  Counter,  Jr., 
Lecturer  at  De  Young  Memorial  Museum,  will  be  given 
in  the  Chinese  Room  at  7:00  p.m.  Mr.  Counter  will  speak 
on  "The  Art  of  the  pre-Columbian  man  of  North.  Central 
and  South  America." 

•  EMPLOYEES'  FUND :  The  staff  of  the  Women's  City 
CAuh   expresses   its  sincere  thanks  to   the  members 

of  the  National  League  who  have  made  contribution  to 
the  Employee's  Fund  which  permitted  the  distribution  of 
the  bonus. 


Ivj.  ANY  OF  THE  BOOKS  you  received  this  Christmas  you  will  probably  read  but 
once.  So  why  not  bundle  these,  together  with  those  whose  space  is  needed  on  your 
book  shelves,  and  bring  them  to  your  Club  for  the  Annual  Book  Mart  in  February? 
The  familiar  book  holder  in  the  Lobby  is  already  in  place  for  your  contributions. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JANUARY,  1943 


I 


Ems  <2^ut,  ^ilti  pellg 


ing  out,  wild  bells  to  the  wild  sky 
The  flying  cloud,  the  frosty  light: 
The  year  is  dying  in  the  night; 
Ring  out,  wild  bells,  and  let  him  die; 

Ring  out  the  grief  that  saps  the  mind, 
For  those  that  here  we  see  no  more; 
Ring  out  the  feud  of  rich  and  poor, 

Ring  in  redress  to  all  mankind. 

Ring  out  a  slowly  dying  cause, 

And  ancient  forms  of  party  strife; 
Ring  in  the  nobler  modes  of  life, 

With  sweeter  manners,  purer  laws. 

Ring  out  false  pride  in  place  and  blood. 
The  civic  slander  and  the  spite; 
Ring  in  the  love  of  truth  and  right. 

Ring  in  the  common  love  of  good. 

Ring  out  old  shapes  of  foul  disease; 

Ring  out  the  narrowing  lust  of  gold; 

Ring  out  the  thousand  wars  of  old, 
Ring  in  the  thousand  years  of  peace. 

Ring  in  the  valiant  man  and  free, 

The  larger  heart,  the  kindlier  hand; 
Ring  out  the  darkness  of  the  land. 

Ring  in  the  Christ  that  is  to  be. 

— Alfred  Tennyson,  1809-92. 


I 


EDITORIAL       m 


•k  "As  we  approach  the  season  of  a  few  more  precious 
minutes  of  daylight  each  day" —  those  of  us  who 
lieard  Edward  L.  Morrell  sketch  the  four  Christmases 
in  England  at  war.  were  struck  by  these  telling  words. 
America  will  never  experience  the  want  of  that  British 
land,  for  God  has  given  to  her  a  vast  continent  of  natural 
resources  which  even  war  cannot  utterly  destroy. 

We  in  the  L  nited  States  have  not  yet  begun  to  feel  real 
rationing.  Only  a  few  of  our  luxuries  so  far  have  been 
touched.  And  yet  as  we  said  the  old  phrase  "Merry 
Christmas."  we  unconsciously  changed  the  words  to 
"Christmas  Greetings"  as  we  thought  of  other  lands  less 
fortunate  and  other  peoples  destitute  and  bleeding,  and 
as  we  remembered  the  American  homes,  anxious  for 
loved  ones  far  away. 

To  them  and  to  us  the  real  meaning  of  Light  was  ap- 
parent as  never  before  .  .  .  "To  be  a  light  unto  the  world" 
.  .  .  We  of  Christian  lands  fighting  for  freedom  of  the 
individual  and  the  abundance  of  life  saw  that  light  of 
(Christmas  morn  as  beacon  for  the  New  Year  now  with  us. 
"Happy  New  Year"  indeed  if  the  peace  for  which  "God 
sent  unto  the  world  His  Only  Begotten  Son"  shall  dawn 
u|)on  the  world,  and  if  men  of  good  will  preserve  the 
liaht  which  by  peoples  at  war  has  been  found  so  precious. 

"k  The  program  of  the  National  League  for  Vt  Oman's 
Service  for  1942  was  outstanding.  The  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  hours  of  volunteer  service  is  but  a  sym- 
bol of  the  spirit  of  helpfulness  to  man.  woman  and  child 
of  every  land  and  every  belief  which  this  non-sectarian, 
non-political  organization  manifested.  Beginning  with  the 
National  Defenders'  Club  with  service  to  enlisted  men. 
continuing  with  Evacuation  Center  to  women  and  children 
and  men  sent  back  to  the  States  to  recuperate  from  the 
tragedy  of  war.  pursuing  individual  services  to  Red  Ooss 
and  (Council  of  Defense  and  bovs  of  the  Armed  Forces 


at  home  and  abroad,  the  National  League  wrote  a  chapter 
of  efficient  and  quiet  usefulness. 

And  now  Janus  turns  to  a  new  year.  What  is  left  for 
us  to  do?  New  visions  of  volunteer  effort  pierce  the 
horizon.  Because  many  civilians  have  lately  dropped 
from  the  ranks  of  sustained  effort,  the  National  League 
will  find  itself  a  court  of  appeal  for  government  and 
quasi-govemment  agencies,  and  its  membership  must  ex- 
pand and  be  ready.  Because  its  volunteers  are  responsible 
as  members,  paying  dues,  they  are  part  and  parcel  of  its 
coveted  reputation.  The  Board  of  Directors  urges  each 
one  as  her  New  Year's  Resolution  to  join  the  Roll  of 
Sponsors  bv  interesting  one  friend  in  support  of  the  Na- 
tional League  volunteer  program.  \^'ith  increased  member- 
ship and  the  will  to  serve.  1943  can  then  surpass  the 
accomplishment  of  1942.  and  progress  will  spell  success. 

Are  You  Eligible? 

if  In  Februarv  the  present  war  program  of  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  will  be  two  years  old. 
With  the  revival  of  a  dramatic  volunteer  program,  many 
members  are  proudly  wearing  their  pins  —  symbols  of 
a  hundred  hours  of  assigned  volunteer  service.  Many  have 
also  earned  the  gold  pins  signifying  5(tO  hours  of  service 
achieved.  If  you  are  one  of  these  latter,  will  you  please 
come  forward  and  assist  the  Committee  which  is  seeking 
to  complete  its  records.  Please  send  or  take  written  word 
to  the  Executive  Office  stating  name,  address  and  specific 
services  rendered. 

The  Committee  plans  a  formal  ceremony  of  award.  Do 
not  delay  in  bringing  your  record  of  volunteer  hours  — 
hours  given  at  any  time  to  the  National  League  for 
Woman's  Service  since  its  organization  in  1917.  Every 
N'olunteer  should  be  wearing  the  pin  she  has  earned  so 
unselfishlv. 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JANUARY,  1943 


Questhfi! 

How  can  I  assist 
in  the 

WAR  EMERGENCY  PROGRAM 

now  being  carried  on 

byt/ie 

NATiONAL  LEAGUE 

OF  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  Of 

CAUrORNIA 

Answer: 

By  sponsoring 
A  NEW  MEMBER 


NOTE:  1943  demands  on  the  National  League  for  Woman's  Service  will  be  many. 
Our  War  Emergency  Program  can  be  successful  only  if  each  member  assumes 
her  responsibility.  By  securing  your  new  member  you  do  your  part  toward  the 
success  of  the  League  in  1 943 . 


TRillN 

FOR  \m 

WAR  JOR 

by  Bern  ice  Hubbard  May 

Coordinator,  Women  s  Training 

University  of  California  Engineering.  Science  and 

Management    War   Training  Program 


"k  What's  your  ^^ar  job  going  to  be?  Even  if  you  aren't 
looking  for  one  yet.  there's  a  war  job  looking  for 
you  —  if  you  are  able-bodied  and  intelligent  —  a  job  in 
which  you  can.  with  training,  replace  a  fighting  man.  We 
all  know,  from  the  news  reports  we  hear  and  read  every 
day,  that  American  men  now  fight  in  every  comer  of 
the  world:  that  the  Army.  Navy  and  Marines  will  soon 
number  ten  million  men:  and  that  as  American  men  go 
to  fight.  American  women  are  going  to  work.  Five  million 
or  more  additional  women  will  be  needed  in  1943  by  war 
industries.  Experts  estimate  that  there  will  be  war  jobs 
for  60%  of  the  women  who  now  are  housewives  without 
small  children.  In  order  to  fit  these  women  into  the  jobs 


that  need  doing,  the  American  government  may  eventually 
register  women  in  the  United  States  under  a  National 
Service  Act,  like  the  British  law  under  which  English 
women  are  now  assigned  to  necessary  work.  But  with 
the  training  opportunities  now  open,  nobody  has  to  wait 
for  a  national  service  act  to  find  out  where  she's  needed 
or  what  she  can  do. 

College  women  and  high  school  graduates,  especially, 
are  wanted  to  train  as  replacements  for  men  in  technical 
positions  —  as  draftsmen,  industrial  chemists,  computers 
or  junior  engineers,  and  in  sub-executive  positions  in 
industrial  management. 

These  are  young  men's  jobs,  positions  usually  filled 
by  men  with  two  or  more  years  at  an  engineering  college. 
Women  with  emergency  training  made  good  records  in 
such  jobs  in  World  War  I.  and  now  women  are  needed 
for  technical  work  even  more  than  in  1917;  for  today's 
mechanized  Army  and  Navy  can  make  good  use  of  every 
available  technical  man.  These  are  well-paid  jobs,  not 
easy  but  intensely  interesting  and  patriotically  satisfying, 
for  the  work,  if  well-done,  will  contribute  directly  to 
victory.  If,  in  school,  you  liked  science  or  mathematics 
or  drawing,  your  war  job  may  well  be  a  technical  one. 

But  first  you  should  train  —  and  the  U.  S.  Office  of 
Education  provides  free  training  for  women  under  the 
University  of  California  Engineering.  Science  and  Man- 
agement War  Training.  Since  Pearl  Harbor,  over  six 
hundred  California  women  have  been  trainied  and  placed 
by  the  University  of  California  ESMWT  in  drafting 
rooms,  engineering  divisions,  and  laboratories  of  ship- 
yards, aircraft  and  all  sorts  of  war  plants. 

What's  happening  to  these  women  who  have  already 
finished  ESMWT  courses?  Practically  all  of  them  are  at 
work  today.  Most  of  them  started  i  Continued  on  page  16 


FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JANUARY,  1943 


H  THE 

EAST  Bill 


fey  Elizabeth  Gray  Potter 


"k  In  a  corner  of  the  City  Hall  Plaza,  in  the  center  of 
Oakland,  stands  a  low  Spanish  building  with  a  tiled 
roof,  reminiscent  of  the  city's  heritage.  Undaunted  by 
the  severe  modern  architecture  surrounding  it.  the  sim- 
ple building  breathes  the  hospitality  of  early  California 
days  and  its  broad  doorway  offers  a  friendly  welcome 
to  the  men  in  uniform.  The  interior  is  not  large  but 
attractive  with  lounging  chairs,  desks,  magazines  and  a 
radio.  An  open  fire  glows  at  one  end ;  while  in  the  side 
wall,  a  large  window  frames  emerald  lawns,  gay  flower 
beds,  and   the  symmetrical   Jack  London   memorial   oak. 

This  building  is  known  as  the  ''Information  Hut"  and 
it  is  to  this  place  service  men  naturally  drift  on  their 
arrival  in  Oakland.  The  Hostess  is  glad  to  answer  ques- 
tions and  to  check  overcoats,  luggage  or  even  sew  on  a 
loose  button.  Eight  hundred  to  nine  hundred  men  visit 
this  place  daily  and  here  receive  their  first  welcome  to 
the  city. 

Doubtless,  they  learn  from  the  Hostess  about  the  Hos- 
pitality House,  located  a  few  blocks  to  the  west,  at  660 
Thirteenth  Street,  where  there  are  pleasant  recreation 
rooms  and  a  canteen.  The  big  vine  covered  building  rep- 
resents a  different  period  from  the  "Hut"  in  California 
history,  for  it  was  once  the  family  home  of  one  of  Oak- 
land's pioneer  citizens.  It  later  became  a  men's  club  and 
an  assembly  room  was  added. 

The  age  of  the  building  lends  a  charm  to  the  interior. 
Tlie  commodious  hall  opens  into  a  comfortable  living 
room  with  divans  and  lounging  chairs;  beyond  is  a  well- 
stocked  library.  Upstairs  are  billiard  and  game  tables 
and  a  room  where  a  tired  man  can  throw  himself  down, 
without  fear  of  being  disturbed. 

One  of  the  chief  attractions  is  the  canteen  where  from 
eleven  in  the  morning  until  late  in  the  evening,  coffee, 
sandwiches,  salads,  doughnuts,  cake,  sometimes  cold 
meats  and  other  luncheon  and  supper  dishes  are  served 
without  charge.  Different  organizations  supervise  each 
day.  providing  the  foods  and  service.  These  groups  in- 


clude church  societies,  garden  clubs  and  social   organiz- 
ations. 

In  the  large  assembly  room,  dances  are  held  nightly     , 
and  frequent  entertainments  are  presented.   On  Sunday 
evening  between  six  and  seven  o'clock,  a  twilight  concert    ik' 
is  given  by  some  of  the  city's  outstanding  artists. 

The  "Hospitality  House"  and  the  "Information  Hut" 
are  in  charge  of  the  Mayor's  Defense  Recreation  Com- 
mittee and  here  work  together  practically  all  the  organ- 
izations of  the  city  —  civic,  fraternal  and  social.  Fiftv-two 
different  organizations  are  engaged  in  this  work,  so  al- 
most every  one  in  Oakland  has  a  share  in  this  service. 

Perhaps  it  is  the  feeling  of  friendliness  that  impresses 
the  visitor  most  in  this  house.  "The  boys  come  to  the 
Hostesses  with  their  personal  problem."  said  Mrs.  Harvey 
Lyon,  the  Chairman. 

Since  the  Hospitality  House  opened  on  April  8.  1942. 
there  have  been  170.918  service  men  entertained,  with 
an  average  of  4.000  during  the  week-ends. 

In  West  Oakland,  the  fine  old  deFremery  home  has 
been  converted  into  a  Hospitality  House  for  the  Negro 
service  men.  This  building  is  one  of  the  landmarks  of 
Oakland,  situated  in  a  beautiful  park,  owned  by  the  city. 
The  work  was  organized  and  the  house  furnished  by  the 
Mayor's  Committee  but  later  taken  over  by  the  U.  S.  O. 
The  large  rooms  are  comfortably  furnished  and  evening 
entertainments  provided. 

The  hospitality  offered  to  service  men  in  Oakland  is 
typical  of  that  in  Berkeley  and  Alameda.  Oakland,  being 
the  geographical  center  of  the  East  Bay.  more  men  nat- 
urally drift  there  but  the  other  cities  have  their  share 
and  offer  the  same  friendly  service. 

In  Berkeley,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  turned  over  a  large 
part  of  its  building,  with  lounge  and  billiard  rooms,  for 
the  use  of  the  Hospitality  Center.  Books  and  magazines, 
as  well  as  dances  and  evening  entertainments  are  pro- 
vided by  special  committees.  This  use  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
I  uilding  has  the  special  advantage  of  offering  the  service 
men  a  place  to  remain  over  night. 

A  second  hospitality  house  is  to  be  opened  some  time 
ill  January,  by  the  Inter-racial  Committee  of  the  Defense 
Council  of  Berkeley.  An  old  church  is  being  renovated  in 
southwest  Berkeley  which  will  admirably  meet  the  needs 
of  the  men  at  Camp  Ashhy. 

The  women  of  the  Adelphian  Club  of  Alameda  have 
met  the  need  of  a  Hospitality  House  by  generously  donat- 
ing a  part  of  their  attractive  building  to  the  soldiers  and 
sailors.  Here  are  recreation  rooms  where  dances  and 
entertainments  are  provided.  Every  evening  coffee  is 
served  and  a  cookie  jar  is  accessible  to  those  who  like 
something  that  savors  of  home. 

It  has  been  said  that  service  men  are  well  cared  for 
but  that  nothing  is  done  for  the  officers.  This  is  not  true 
in  Oakland,  for  the  Metropolitan  Club  has  provided 
luxurious  club  rooms  for  them  at  the  Hotel  Leamington. 
Not  only  the  Army  and  Navy  officers  are  entertained  here. 

JANUARY.   1943  — NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Extending  ihrouiih- 
out  the  East  Bay,  like 
the  tendrils  of  a  vine, 
is  the  ivork  of  the 
Red  Cross 


Imt  their  wives  are  freiiuently  invited  to  afternoon   tea. 

Extending  throughout  the  East  Bay.  like  the  tendrils 
of  a  vine,  is  tlie  work  of  the  Red  Cross.  From  Richmond 
to  Livermore.  it  burst  into  flower  in  a  hundred  places, 
hut  space  does  not  permit  that  we  go  into  the  splendid 
work  of  every  community.  In  one  average  month.  1.1  IM 
knitted  and  .3.200  sewed  garments  were  reported  to  the 
f)akland  Red  Cross  by  its  branches  in  the  various  parts 
of  Alameda  County.  These  garments  go  from  the  tropics 
to  Alaska  and  the  frequent  letters  that  come  from  the 
recipients  are  most  gratifying.  One  boy  from  Alaska 
wrote:  "It  must  take  a  great  of  patience  to  knit  a  whole 
sweater  and  when  we  think  of  all  the  effort,  the  tender- 
ness and  the  whole-hearted  generosity  back  of  it.  we  can 
only  thank  you  and  tell  you  how  greatly  we  appreciate  it." 

On  the  table  at  the  Oakland  Headquarters.  I  saw  a 
plasma  kit  that  was  going  to  the  South  Seas  —  just  a 
little  distilled  water,  a  few  tubes,  surgical  needles  and 
the  plasma:  but  it  ma)  save  a  life,  for  it  is  so  made  that 
it  can  be  hung  on  a  shrub  or  any  nearby  object,  and 
used  while  the  wounded  man  is  still  on  the  battle  field. 

The  Berkeley  Red  Cross  has  sixteen  branches  making 
surgical  dressings  ranging  from  I'niversity  students  to 
linnish  women  with  headquarters  in  their  Finnish  Church. 

I  ni(|ue  and  outstanding  work  is  being  done  bv  the 
(Maremont  Auxiliary  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  IJuncan 
MfDuffe  in  the  Guild  House  of  St.  Clement's  (Ihurcli. 
Besides  the  usual  Red  Cross  work,  a  large  part  of  the 
building  is  devoteil  to  the  remodeling  of  furniture  for 
camp  recreation  rooms.  Divans  which  have  been  thrown 
into  the  junk  pile  come  forth  with  reconstructed  springs. 


freshly  painted  frames  and  covers  in  glowing  colors, 
made  by  dyeing  or  cleaning  soiled  and  faded  material. 
Pieces  of  silk  are  given  a  new  tint  and  fashioned  into 
drapes  and  pillows.  From  June  until  September.  1942. 
twenty-three  rooms  were  furnished  in  camps,  hospitals 
and  recreational  centers  in  the  vicinit)  of  Berkeiev.  Oak- 
land and  Alameda.  After  that.  Camp  Stoneman  came 
into  being  and  the  need  was  so  great  that  the  attention 
of  the  committee  was  turned  in  that  direction.  Because 
of  no  comfortable  quarters,  men  were  writing  letters 
while  seated  on  their  cots  and  reading  books  from  camp 
stools.  Now,  twenty-three  rooms  have  been  attractively 
furnished  where  men  can  relax  in  their  free  hours.  All 
the  furniture  is  second-hand,  but  it  is  so  fresh  and  sub- 
stantial that  it  appears  to  have  come  directlv  from  some 
store.  The  walls  are  hung  with  pictures  and  game  tables 
add  a  note  of  entertainment. 

But  more  and  more,  men  are  pouring  into  the  Pitts- 
burg area  and  the  civilian  population  in  the  vicinity  is 
too  small  to  handle  the  furnishing  of  these  rooms,  so 
the  Claremont  Auxiliary  of  the  Red  Cross  is  extending 
its  work  to  other  camps. 

Among  the  most  satisfactorx  rooms  furnished  bv  this 
Auxiliary  are  the  fourteen  sun  rooms  in  hospitals.  Thev 
have  an  atmosphere  all  their  own. 

The  head  and  the  presiding  genius  of  the  Committee 
is  Mrs.  (Clinton  Walker  of  i'iedmont.  When  the  rooms 
receive  their  final  touch  from  her.  they  are  refreshing 
and  restful.  .All  the  colors  blend;  lamp  shades,  fashioned 
from  odd  bits,  glow  on  the  tables;  soft  rugs  cover  the 
lloors:   and   decorative  maps.        {(Continued  on  page   17 


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POETM  PiGE 


Edited  by  Florence  Keene 


The  Infidel 

So  prone  am  I  to  see 

What  I  require! 
So  apt  to  pluck  "To  be" 

From  "To  desire!" 

So  quick  to  bolster  up 

A  false  belief: 
To  shun  the  bitter  cup 

That  brings  relief! 

To  dream  that  I  have  proved 

Some  vague  surmise  — 
So  many  faiths  I've  loved! 

So  many  lies! 

Faith  crumbles  into  grief 

When  Truth  shines  out : 
Master  of  Unbelief 

Teach  me  to  doubt! 

— Derrick  Norman  Lehmer. 


Invocation 

0  perfect  Beauty,  burn  relentlessly 

Within  my  blood:  a  furnace  make  my  heart. 
A  crucible  my  brain.    Thy  pity  be 

Only  on  purest  feeling,  highest  art! 

All  else  consume!  And  let  thy  wrath's  elation 
Suffer  no  dross  to  be  a  hidden  part 

Within  the  sterling  element's  creation: 

But  bid  perfection  like  a  phoenix  rise 
Triumphant  from  thy  ruthless  conflagration! 

Or,  sternest  Beauty,  as  the  wind  denies, 

At  Monterey,  peace  to  the  cypress  tree, — 
Strains,  trims,  and  whips  it  till  it  agonize. 

With  all  Job's  splendor  and  simplicity, — 
O  strike  and  cleanse,  exalt  and  chasten  me! 

— Robin  Lampson. 


How  Long  the  Sunlight 

How  long  the  Sunlight  must  have  shone  on  earth 

Before  dull  Matter  wakened  to  receive 
The  germ  essential  to  the  first  plant's  birth! 

And  how  long  took  the  Sunlight  to  achieve 
His  slow  engendering  of  life  with  breath 
And  motion !  —  then,  impatient  to  relieve 

His  loved  creations  of  a  dark  like  death. 

Provoke  the  sensitive  eyes  that  could  respond 
To  his  beneficent  caress!   .  .  .  Have  faith, 

0  light-born  humans,  great  things  lie  beyond 

Our  present  vision  and  our  senses'  scope: 
Might  not  light  yet  remove  bond  after  bond. 

Give  new  perceptions  where  in  dark  we  grope. 
And  earthly  heaven  where  we  now  but  hope? 

— Robin  Lampson. 
Enough 
The  cabin  was  a  dream  our  hands  made  real  — 
Red-gold  in  sun  and  smelling  of  new  wood. 
Our  lives  were  simple  then  and  lived  with  zeal 
On  health  and  bare  necessities.    We  could 
Be  happy  then  with  dawns  and  sunsets  shared  — 
A  redwood  block  for  table,  earth  for  floor. 
Nothing  stored  up  in  banks  could  be  compared 
With  trees  and  stars  and  silence  at  our  door. 
It  was  enough  to  reach  and  find  you  there 
Before  the  city  fever  took  our  veins  — 
Enough  for  you  the  firelight  on  my  hair, 
A  book  and  shelter  from  the  long  slow  rains  — 
Enough  for  both  of  us,  to  be  together. 
Armed  as  we  were  with   love  against  all  weather. 

— Elma  Dean. 

Early  Morning  Walk 

Lightly,  feet,  tread  lightly  this  dim  path 

That  we  may  know  the  wilding  at  his  ease  — 

May   come  upon  the  well-reputed  bees 

In  their  sweet  beds.  0  softly,  lest  the  wrath 

Of  nesting  finches  shake  the  quiet  trees! 

Gently,  feet,  we  must  not  break  the  line 
Of  wild  oats  goldening  against  the  blue; 
Nor  spill  the  very  smallest  drop  of  dew 
Strung  beadlike  on  a  slender  thread  of  vine  .  .  . 
Feet,  feet,  be  wings,  or  shadows,  passing  through! 

— Elma  Dean. 


Derrick  Norman  Lehmer  was  profesfor  of  mathematics  at  the  University  oj  California  at  the  lime  of  his  death,  September,  1938:  he 
was  born  in  Indiana  in  1867.  He  was  editor  of  the  University  of  California  Chronicle  and  associate  editor  of  the  Bulletin  of  the  Amer- 
ican Mathematical  Society.  Several  collections  of  his  poems  have  been  published,  including  ballads  and  Indian  songs,  and  a  few 
volumes  on  mathematical  subjects.  He  was  composer  of  the  Indian  opera,  "The  Harvest."  produced  in  San  Francisco  in  1933.  A  book 
of  his  children's  verses  has  just  been  published  by  Mrs.  Lehmer. 

Robin  Lampson  lives  in  Oakland.  His  historical  novel,  "Laughter  Out  of  the  Ground."  written  in  cadenced  prose,  teas  on  the  best 
seller  lists  in  1935  and  1936.  He  has  since  had  published  "Death  Loses  a  Pair  of  Wings,"  the  epic  of  William  Gorgas  and  the  conquest 
of  yellow  fever,  written  in  the  same  cadenced  form.  The  sonnets  on  this  page  are  the  first  written  in  the  new  sonnet  form  invented  by 
Mr.  Lampson,  based  on  Dante's  original  terza-rima  meter  of  "The  Divine  Comedy." 

Elma  Dean  (Mrs.  Charles  R.  Dean)  lives  in  Oakland.  She  is  a  member  of  the  California  Writers'  Club  and  Poetry  Society  of  America. 
The  poem  "Enough"  was  published  in  Better  Verse,  and  the  other  poem  received  first  prize  at  the  Oakland  Poets'  Dinner  a  fetv 
years  ago. 


I  HME  BGEI  REilDnC 


Behind  the  Face  ok  Japan:  by  L'pivn 
Close  (Josef  Washington  Hall).  New 
York:  D.  Appleton  Co.  1942:  S4.00.  Re- 
viewed  by  Margaret  Girdner. 

Stella:  by  Herbert  Davis.  (Reviewed  by- 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Lindenberger).  Macniillan 
Company.  Price  $1.75. 

The  Paris  We  Remember:  Translated  and 
edited  by  Elisabeth  Finley  Thomas. 
D.  Appleton-Century.  S3.00.  Reviewed  by 
Florence  Benlley. 

if  "The  fantastic,  militaristic  core  of 
Japan,  proceeding  with  its  self-assigned 
'divine  mission'  to  establish  the  'eight  pil- 
lars under  one  roof  (the  eight  parts  of 
the  world  under  the  Mikado  or  'great 
gate'),  believed  and  preached  that  the  peo- 
ple of  Japan  were  to  bring  the  millennium 
of  peace  to  a  world,  war  torn  since  the 
dawn  of  history,  by  the  simple  process  of 
forcing  all  peoples  to  submit  themselves 
to  the  government  of  the  Son  of  Heaven."" 
This  quotation  presents  the  theory  and 
indicates  the  style  of  this  revision  of  the 
author's  CHALLENGE;  BEHIND  THE 
FACE  OF  JAPAN,  first  published  in  1934. 
A  "background"  book  designed  to  explain 
global  warfare  to  an  America  struggling 
lo  understand  the  issues  behind  the  present 
conflict,  the  book  is  divided  into  four  main 
sections:  The  Background;  Men  and  Em- 
pire: Japan  Against  the  World;  and  Emo- 
tional Faces  of  Japan. 

Mr.  Close,  an  American  journalist,  long 
a  student  of  oriental  life  and  currently  the 
National  Broadcasting  Company's  special 
expert  on  Pacific  affairs,  presents  an  enter- 
taining picture  of  modern  Japan,  stressing 
particularly  the  national  traits  which  affect 
its  relations  to  other  countries.  The  style  is 
vivid  and  the  thumb-nail  portraits  of  the 
builders  of  modern  Japan  are  full  of  inti- 
mate gossip,  but  the  reader  will  find  the 
author's  melodramatic  and  omniscient  air 
somewhat  irritating  as  he  constantly  calls 
attention  to  the  statements  written  in  1934 
in  which  history  has  borne  out  his  predic- 
tions. 

The  book  would  have  been  more  success- 
ful if  it  had  been  entirely  rewritten,  as 
the  reader  will  find  it  difficult  at  times 
M  determine  which  statements  were  written 
in  19.'54  and  which  have  been  added  since 
December  7th.  It  is,  nevertheless,  an  im- 
portant book  for  anyone  who  wishes  lo 
know  what  lies  behind  the  celebrated 
"fare""   of  our  Pacific  enemy. 


if  A  thoroughly  delightful  little  book 
comprising  a  series  of  lectures  which, 
combined,  give  the  effect  of  an  essay,  is 
"Stella,  a  Gentlewoman  of  the  Eighteenth 
Century""  by  Herbert  Davis,  President  of 
Smith  College.  The  subject  is  that  ever 
fascinating  and  mysterious  Stella,  the  "most 
virtuous  and  valuable  friend"  of  Dean 
Swift,  whose  true  relationship  to  the  fickle 
dean  has  baffled  researchers  for  these  many 
years. 

With  the  problem  of  this  relationship, 
however,  Dr.  Davis  is  not  particularly  con- 
cerned, and  he  disposes  of  it  in  a  few- 
pages.  Instead,  he  uses  Stella,  or  rather 
Swift's  conception  of  her  as  shown  in  his 
writings,  as  an  example  of  the  change  in 
man's  idea  of  woman  which  had  taken 
place  within  a  century.  Sir  Philip  Sidney, 
almost  a  century  earlier,  had  had  a  Stella 
too,  whom  he  regarded  from  a  purely  ro- 
mantic angle  and  approached  only  with 
extravagant  words  of  worship.  The  whole 
trend  of  the  love  poems  of  his  day  were 
cloyingly  sentimental.  Swift,  so  Dr.  Davis 
believes,  called  his  beloved  Esther  Johnson 
"Stella"  in  "pleasant  mockery"  of  Sidney. 
He  vouchsafed  her  no  pedestal  and  ad- 
dressed her  satirically,  yet  found  in  her 
satisfying  companionship,  and  even  went 
so  far  as  to  admire  her  mentality! 

Bits  of  quaint  and  amusing  poems  scat- 
tered through  the  lectures  give  emphasis 
to  the  contrast  between  the  love  poems  of 
the  earlier  sentimental  school  and  Swift's 
tenderly  affectionate,  yet  comic  and  satiric 
letters  and  poems  to  the  woman  for  whom 
he  cherished  what  he  called  '"a  violent 
friendship." 

For  the  charm  of  its  theme,  the  clarity 
of  its  exposition,  and  the  beauty  of  its 
workmanship,  this  little  book  is  well  worth 
reading. 

i(  In  what  is  very  likely  a  labor  of  love 
as  well  as  a  more  than  adequate  an- 
thology, Elisabeth  Finley  Thomas  has  com- 
piled and  translated  a  wide  cross-section  of 
works  depicting  the  effect  of  Paris  on  lit- 
erary figures  through  the  centuries. 

Whether  or  not  the  editing  of  an  anthol- 
ogy is  an  author's  most  thankless  task,  I 
cannot  say.  Here,  however,  Mrs.  Thomas 
has  included  very  nearly  all  the  Balzac, 
Flaubert.  Baudelaire  and  Maurois  one 
might  wish,  as  well  as  contriving  some 
good  translations;  a  monumental  feat. 

There  are  sections  on  the  structure  of 
Paris,  her  history,  "manners  and  customs," 
the  men,  the  women,  and  their  letters  .  .  . 
e\er   a    special    gift.    Not    content    as    in    a 


recent  best-seller  to  take  one  horrid  little 
street  and  call  it  "Paris"  ( .  .  .  nay,  France) 
Mrs.  Thomas  has  inserted  her  own  graceful 
writings  from  time  to  time,  in  order  that 
every  phase  and  corner  of  Paris  may  be 
mentioned. 

That  fond  greeting  from  the  fourteenth 
century,  "Salut  a  Paris""  and  then  her  pre- 
liminary words  on  "The  Face  of  Paris" 
introduce  the  reader  to  selections  from 
Hugo's  "Notre  Dame  de  Paris,"  verses  on 
the  Luxembourg  gardens,  and  some  lovely 
passages  of  Anatole  France,  Proust  and 
Verlaine. 

In  the  next  group,  entitled  "The  Pageant 
of  History,"  envious  neighbors  such  as 
Heine,  Ludwig,  Dickens,  and  Washington 
Irving  are  quoted,  along  with  French 
sources.  Further  selections  denote  the  im- 
mense amount  of  research  undertaken  by 
Mrs.  Thomas,  and  even  the  slightly  derog- 
atory comments  can  but  complete  (and 
often  enhance!)  her  portrait.  There  are 
choice  passages  of  Thackeray  and  Mark 
Twain  to  contrast  with  those  masterpieces 
of  letter-writing  of  Madame  de  Sevigne, 
and  exquisite  verses  of  Baudelaire. 

Then  there  are  letters  from  composers. 
Liszt  adored  Paris,  but  we  read  of  Mozart's 
unhajipiness  there;  and  then  later  how 
Wagner,  trying  to  complete  "Siegfried,"  is 
anxious  to  leave!  .  .  .  "for  this  could  not 
possibly  be  done  in  Paris."  Well,  hardly. 
"Le  naturel"'  reigns  in  France,  where  in 
her  opera  a  Carmen  greets  Don  Jose  with 
"Qu'est-ce  que  tu  fais  la?"  In  an  irrev- 
erent moment,  one  might  picture  Brunnhilde 
remarking  to  Siegfried,  ".\m\  what  are 
YOU  doing?"  No  doubt  the  "Paris  We  Re- 
member'" is  best  remembered  in  the  writings 
(if  her  own  sons. 

Of  ever-present  wonder  is  the  influence 
of  Paris,  through  the  years.  One  marvels 
that  a  mere  section  of  French  earth  can 
mean  so  much  to  so  many.  But  of  course 
one  loves  Paris  as  one  loves  a  person.  Mrs. 
Thomas'  book  is  hereby  recommended  for 
(hose  who  do,  and  will. 

Editor's  Note:  Several  books  from  Mar 
millan  Company  were  received  too  late  for 
review  in  this  numl>iT.  but  will  be  reviewed 
in    the    Feliruary   issue. 


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13 


BUY 
WAR 

STAMPS 
and 

BONDS 


ON  SALE 
AT  THE 
LOBBY 
DESK 
AT  THE 
WOMEN'S 
CITY  CLUB 


A  "WOMEN'S  FIRE 
reserve;  MARIN  COUNTY 

by  MRS.  F.  B.  SHERMA^ 

■^  Today,  war  is  being  waged  once  again 
against  civilization  with  "Fire"  still 
one  of  its  greatest  weapons. 

We  Californians,  particularly  in  San 
Francisco,  should  know  well  how  vulner- 
able we  are  to  this  destructive  agent.  In 
Marin  County,  Mill  Valley  shares  this  bit- 
ter knowledge  and   knowing  —  has   acted. 

Because  so  many  of  her  men  are  gone, 
particularly  during  the  day,  a  club  of  Mill 
Valley  women  has  responded  to  the  chal- 
lenge and  organized  themselves  under  Civ- 
ilian Defense  into  a  very  active  auxiliary 
tire  team,  receiving  training  from  Mill  Val- 
ley Fire  Chief,  Mr.  Armager. 

They  began  this  work  last  spring  with  a 
"Clear  the  Brush"  campaign.  To  their  own 
astonishment,  as  well  as  that  of  their  men 
folks,  they  discovered  that  when  men  were 
not  to  be  found  it  was  possible  for  "brush 
hooks''  to  be  wielded  and  tire  trails  cleared 
without   masculine   assistance. 

To  be  sure,  it  took  a  lot  more  time,  and 
after  the  first  stretch  was  "pecked"  and 
"hacked"  free  of  growth  a  critic  remarked 
that  the  job  looked  like  a  third-rate  hair 
cut.  Although  in  the  beginning,  men  scoffed 
at  the  idea,  it  was  the  women  who  were 
the  most  doubtful  of  achieving  results.  Nev- 
ertheless—  there  it  was!  A  trail  through 
heavy  greasewood  and  chaparral,  sixty  feet 
wide  and  from  one  road  to  another  down 
a  wild  canyon.  Moreover,  no  one  was  hurt 
during  "maneuvers." 

When  the  summer  came  and  cutting  gave 
way  to  the  burning  of  dry  grass  in  danger 
zones,  the  women  again  turned  out  in  small 
crews  to  go  with  the  fire  trucks,  to  overhaul 
the  hoses  as  they  had  been  taught  to  do, 
to  watch  that  the  fire  didn't  "get  away"  and 
to  learn  through  experience  how  to  work 
without  panic  in  heat  and  smoke.  Due  to 
the  women's  team  many  more  lots  were 
burned  off  than  was  otherwise  possible  and 
a  tire  stopped  —  discouraged  —  at  one  such 
area  only  a  few  weeks  ago. 

Behind  the  Fire  Fighter  is  the  First 
Aider  watching  that  no  one  falls,  ready 
with  drinking  water  and  salt  pills  for  heat 
exhaustion  and,  in  some  districts,  with 
snake  bite  kits.  Another  group  keeps  a 
short-order  meal  going  as  near  the  fire  line 
as  possible. 

It  was  thought  necessary  at  first  to  set 
an  age  limit  for  eligibility  in  this  work, 
but  experience  has  shown  that  grand- 
mothers can  outwork  their  adult  children, 
and  so  that  restriction  went  by  the  board. 

Their  uniforms?  These  women  dress  for 
service  in  heavy  boots,  jeans,  a  flannel  shirt 
and  a  most  necessary  helmet  to  protect 
their  hair  from  sparks  and  their  eyes  from 
glare.  Their  only  decoration  is  the  fire  in- 
signia  painted  on   these   white   helmet'i. 


Mill  Valley  hopes  that  its  organization 
will  never  be  needed,  that  fire  will  never 
come  again.  However,  they  are  prepared 
because  they  hope  to  win  their  battle  in 
this  war  by  preserving  the  homes  from 
which  war  effort  is  carried  on.  The  trail 
they  cleared  is  not  only  a  protection.  It 
is  a  symbol.  It  welded  into  a  team  a  group 
of  women  trained  to  work  together.  It 
showed  them  what  women  could  do.  It  built 
up  strength  for  tomorrow,  for  they  took  it 
slowly  and  grew  with  the  job.  Last  but 
not  least,  it  convinced  the  skeptics  that 
women    meant    business. 

.Since  a  fire  emergency  can  come  upon 
us  at  anytime,  peace  or  war,  through  raids, 
sabotage  or  plain  carelessness.  Mill  Valley's 
Women  in  Defense  wants  not  only  its  aux- 
iliary team  but  supporting  organizations  as 
well  to  be  ready  to  go  into  action  whenever 
and   wherever   danger    threatens. 


MABEL  L  PIERCE 

i(  The  deatli  of  Mabel  L.  Pierce  last 
month  has  taken  from  the  National 
League  for  Woman's  Service  a  devoted 
member  and  leader  in  its  activities.  As  a 
Board  member  of  the  National  League 
from  1926-1932  she  gave  generously  of  her 
time  on  the  Finance  Committee  and  as 
Treasurer.  As  member  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  the  Holding  Company  —  the  Post 
Street  Investment  Company  —  she  contrib- 
uted wise  and  meticulous  counsel  and  the 
Club  was  fortunate  in  having  this  devoted 
friend  to  help  in  the  guiding  of  its  finan- 
cial chart. 

A  graduate  of  Wellesley  College,  Miss 
Pierce  served  as  President  of  its  Alumnae 
Association  and  a  member  of  its  Board  of 
Trustees.  Her  interest  in  higher  education 
for  women  was  further  evidenced  by  her 
years  of  active  service  as  a  National  Coun- 
selor of  the  American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Women  and  as  a  member  of  the 
Associate  Council  of  Mills  College. 

Concerned  also  with  health  problems. 
Miss  Pierce  was  for  years  a  director  and 
for  a  term  President  of  the  Board  of  the 
Children's  Hospital  and  Director  and  Treas- 
urer of  Arequipa  Sanatorium. 

As  we  think  of  Mabel  Pierce  we  shall 
remember  always  her  keen  interest  in  all 
the  works  of  our  organization,  for  even 
though  in  latter  years  she  has  resided  in 
Saratoga,  distance  from  the  clubhouse  did 
not  lessen  her  devotion  to  the  program  of 
volunteer  service. 

To  her  late  younger  sister,  Frances  Pierce 
Hammon,  the  National  League  owes  in  part 
its  beautiful  clubhouse,  for  Mrs.  Hammon 
it  was  who  as  Chairman  of  the  Membership 
Committee  reached  the  goal  of  six  thou- 
sand members  needed  for  the  erection  of 
the  Women's  City  Club  Building.  The  Ham- 
mon window  on  its  Fourth  Floor  is  a  me- 
morial to  her.  A  third  sister,  Mrs.  Percy  T. 
Hincks,  is  a  member  of  the  National  League 
and  is  devoted  to  community  activities  in 
Marvsville  where  she  makes  her  home. 


JANUARY,   1943  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Stony-Hearted?  No! 

•ff  It  has  been  called  by  professed  cynics 
"Stony-Hearted  California  Street."  The 
phrase  of  course  was  borrowed  from 
Thomas  De  Quincey  who  applied  the  ad- 
jective to  Oxford  Street,  London,  in  Ills 
"Opium  Eater." 

Perhaps  it  never  was  a  correct  phrase  tn 
apply  to  one  of  our  downtown  business  can 
yons.  Certainly,  it  is  an  unjust  desipnation 
today.  There  is  a  heart  in  California  Street, 
and  it  is  not  stony.  A  heart  that  beats  today 
to  the  rhythm  of  our  war  effort.  A  heart 
that  beats  in  tune  with  the  stout  hearts 
of  our  stout  fellows  at  Guadalcanal,  .'M- 
giers,  Libya. 

Before  you  climb  (California  Street  to  the 
historic  church  at  the  portal  of  Chinatown 
and  to  the  swanky  hotels  and  apartment 
houses  of  Nob  Hill,  you  have  a  street  of 
Big  Business  —  shipping,  banking,  insur- 
ance. Lower  California  Street  almost  dips 
its  feet  in  the  Bay,  but  not  quite;  yet  it 
has  the  salt  and  smells  of  the  Embarca- 
dero  in  its  nostrils,  and  thrives  on  these. 

Thrives  in  more  senses  than  one.  Cali- 
fornia Street  has  always  been  Money,  and 
much  more.  Ralston  of  the  Bank  of  Cal- 
ifornia was  more,  much  more  than  Money. 
So  was  Coleman,  the  Lion  of  the  Vigil- 
antes, as  Robert  Louis  Stevenson  called 
him  once  and  forever. 

There  are  men  of  high  stature  on  Cali- 
fornia Street  today.  We  refrain  from  des- 
ignating them  specifically,  lest  we  slight 
some  of  them ;  but  all  of  us  will  think  of 
those  we  admire  most.  The  important  note 
of  these  California  Street  personalities  is 
that  they  are  great  San  Franciscans,  and 
(never  forget)  the  city  of  St.  Francis  of 
Assisi,  the  Little  Poor  Man,  is  a  city  with 
a  .soul  and  with  a  heart.  So  California 
Street,  as  we  know  it  (rather  intimately) 
is  now,  more  than  ever  before,  a  thorough- 
fare that  has  put  itself  heart  and  soul  into 
the  greatest  work  of  all  our  national  career 
since  the  Civil  War.  The  banker  is  a  war 
worker,  and  the  insurance  man,  and  the 
shipping  man,  to  say  nothing  of  the  various 
others  whose  lights  burn  into  the  night  be- 
hind blacked  out  office  windows. 

".Stony-Hearted?"  Not  by  a  damn  sight! 

(!alifornia  Street  is  not  merely  partici- 
pating in,  it  is  helping  to  direct  our  war 
effort.  The  military  secrets  that  California 
Street  has  locked  in  its  patriotic  breast! 
Secrets  we  won't  be  permitted  to  share 
until  All  This  is  history.  We  salute  our 
fine  neighbors  of  the  man-made  canyon! 
— Reprinted  from  The  Recorder  fur  A'o- 
rrmhrr.    lOfO. 


Even  Though  You  Inhale  — 

NO  WORRY  ABOUT 
THROAT  IRRITATION- 

//  you  smoke — you  can't  help  inhaling!  BUT . . .  you  can  help  your  throat. 

You  can  have  this  exclusive,  proved  PHILIP  MORRIS  superiority .  .  .  facts 
reported  by  eminent  doctors  who  compared  the  leading  popular  cigarettes: 

IRRITATION  FROM  THE  SMOKE  OF  THE  FOUR  OTHER  CIGAREHES 
AVERAGED  MORE  THAN  THREE  TIMES  THAT  OF  THE  STRIKINGLY  CON- 
TRASTED PHILIP  MORRIS  — AND,  WHAT'S  MORE,  SUCH  IRRITATION 
LASTED  MORE  THAN   FIVE  TIMES  AS  LONG  1 

No  finer  tobaccos  are  grown  than  those  you  enjoy  in  the  marvelous  PHILIP 
MORRIS  blend.  But  that  alone  is  not  enough!  A  basic  difference  in  manufac- 
ture makes  PHILIP  MORRIS  better  for  your  nose  and  throat — besides  being 
better  tasting! 

MORE  PLEASURE  IN  EVERY  PUFF  - 
PIUS  PROTECTION! 


Call  for 


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because  of  its  Outstanding  Quality  and  Flavor.  May  we  suggest  that 
when  you  purchase  milk  for  your  home,  you  ask  for  SONOMA  MARIN 
MILK,  and  experience  a  new  delight  in  Milk  drinking. 

Sonoma  Marin  Milk  is  extra  rich  and  creamy,  easier  to  digest  and  docs 
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FOR  WOMAN'S  SERVICE  —  JANUARY,  1943 


Train  for  Your  War  Job 

(Continued  from  page  9) 
at  drafting  boards  which,  you  know,  i> 
where  the  young  engineer  usually  starts  — 
and  already  they  are  being  promoted  to 
better  jobs.  I'd  like  to  tell  you  about  them 
one  by  one  but  there  are  too  many  for 
that.  There's  the  girl  who  majored  in  dra- 
matics at  a  Texas  school  and  the  dress  de- 
signer from  New  York  and  the  radio  singer 
from  Oakland  —  all  of  them  drafting  plans 
to  guide  the  workers  who  build  ships  at 
the  Kaiser  yards.  There's  the  engineer's 
daughter  who's  drawing  plans  for  bombers. 
There's  the  woman  who  painted  the  murals 
behind  the  bar  in  a  swanky  San  Francisco 
hotel  but  who  is  now  ready  for  her  new 
job  as  a  detailer  in  the  engineering  divi- 
sion of  a  major  aircraft  company.  She  is 
one  of  the  many  who  were  hired  by  air- 
craft companies  as  their  course  started  and 
paid  beginners'  salaries  of  SlOO  a  month  or 
more  while  they  trained.  There's  the  hand- 
some Chinese  girl,  a  University  of  Califor- 
nia graduate,  who,  through  ESMWT 
changed  her  occupation  from  waitress  in  a 
tea  room  to  technician  in  the  production 
laboratory  of  a  huge  oil  refinery.  There's 
the  pretty  woman,  in  her  thirties,  now  on 
her  first  paid  job,  whose  husband  died  in 


a  plane  crash  last  February.  She  designs 
parts  for  electrical  equipment.  Like  many 
of  us,  she'd  forgotten  her  math  but  it  re- 
vived during  training.  There's  the  teacher, 
on  leave  for  the  duration  from  her  school 
where  attendance  is  decreasing,  who,  after 
three  months  of  ESMWT,  now  rates  as 
a  junior  engineer  in  government  service. 

(These  women  trained  for  eight  hours 
a  day,  on  a  forty-hour  week,  until  they 
had  minimum  but  sound  preparation  for  a 
war  job.  All  trainees  satisfactorily  com- 
pleting their  courses  have  been  placed  — 
and  their  pay  checks  are  impressive.  Be- 
fore training  began  these  girls  and  women 
were  interviewed  and  tested  to  find  out  if 
they  had  aptitude  for  technical  work.  For 
War  Training  women  should  possess  these 
general  requirements:  good  health  and  em- 
ployability,  at  least  high  school  graduation 
with  some  preparation  in  mathematics  or 
science;  and  the  intention  to  accept  a  full- 
time  job  in  war  industry  or  government 
services,  after  completing  training.) 

Today  hundreds  of  women  in  California 
are  replacing  fighting  men  or  filling  the 
new  technical  positions  created  by  our  rap- 
idly expanding  war  production.  But  thou- 
sands more  are  needed.  The  University  of 
California  ESMWT  maintains  close  con- 
tact with  war  industry  —  and  the  demand 


BELL-BROOK  MILK  IS 
HEALTHFUL,  DELICIOUS! 

Milk  is  a  "must"  for  our  wartime  nutri- 
tion. Ask  for  Bell-Brook  Milk  —  and 
enjoy  the  richer,  finer  flavor  of  this  bal- 
anced blend  of  Jersey,  Guernsey,  Hol- 
stein  and  Ayrshire  milk. 

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for  trained  women  far  exceeds  the  supply. 
Several  drafting  classes  will  start  in  Jan- 
uary and  February,  1943,  in  San  Francisco 
and  near  the  Campus  in  Berkeley,  which 
will  prepare  women  as  draftsmen  for  ship- 
yards and  other  war  industry  in  the  San 
Francisco  Bay  area.  On  January  12th,  at 
the  famous  testing  laboratory  on  the  Berk- 
eley Campus,  women  will  begin  the  train- 
ing as  inspectors  for  plants  making  steel, 
ordnance,  aircraft  and  other  instruments. 
The  ESMWT  courses  —  like  the  women 
who  have  successfully  trained  —  are  too 
numerous  to  describe  at  length  here.  The 
important  point  is  that  the  University  of 
California  ESMWT  is  ready  to  train  you 
with  short,  intensive  courses  which  start 
frequently.  The  jobs  are  ready  as  soon  as 
you  finish  training.  What  about  you?  If 
ESMWT  sounds  like  the  right  start  on  your 
war  work  —  or  your  daughter's  —  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  ESMWT  will  gladly 
advise  you  on  training  and  placement  op- 
portunities. Telephone  Market  1647,  or 
Thornwall  5377  —  or,  better  still,  visit  the 
University  of  California  War  Training  Of- 
fice, 201  California  Hall,  Berkeley  Campus. 

The  True  End 

"Buried  was  the  bloody  hatchet: 
Buried  was  the  dreadful  war-club; 
Buried  were  all  warlike  weapons. 
And  the  war-cry  was  forgotten. 
There  was  peace  among  the  nations." 

■^  A  consummation  devoutly  to  be  wished, 
and  the  poet's  countrymen  tasted  its 
sweetness  while  Longfellow  was  writing  so 
in  "Hiawatha." 

We  shall  taste  the  sweetness  of  peace 
some  day,  provided  we  do  not  die  during 
the  bitterness  of  this  war.  For  each  man 
there  is  an  end  of  his  tether,  on  the  field 
of  battle  or  in  bed.  And  for  each  man,  "if 
the  end  be  well,  all  is  well."  We  must 
apply  that  latter  saying,  in  a  larger  and 
more  important  sense,  to  the  end  of  a  war. 
If  the  end  be  well,  all  is  well,  for  the  end 
is  not  merely  the  conclusion;  it  is  the  pur- 
pose, the  objective  for  which  good  men 
are  fighting. 

Happy  the  nation  that  fights  a  just  war 
to  a  victorious  conclusion,  accomplishing 
its  righteous  ends,  and  writing  at  the 
bloody  chapter-end,  "there  was  peace  among 
the  nations.''  We  are  fighting  to  bring 
peace  to  the  nations,  a  peace  of  long  sur- 
veillance for  those  who  provoked  the  car- 
nage, a  peace  of  rebuilding  for  those  who 
have  innocently  (or  only  half-guiltily) 
suffered. 

For  many  of  ours  the  tether  has  snapped 
already,  and  many  more  will  die  on  the 
field  of  honor,  which  is  now  a  threefold 
field  of  earth  and  water  and  sky.  We  others 
shall  join  them  at  the  allotted  time.  But 
though  the  tether  of  a  just  nation  may  be 
stretched  taut,  it  will  not  be  broken.  For 
conquer  we  must,  when  our  cause  it  is 
just,  and  this  be  our  motto,  "In  God  is 
our  trust."  That  is  our  true  end,  and  it 
shall  be  attained.  We  die  as  individuals, 
today  or  tomorrow.  Very  well.  But  this  re- 
public shall  \i\e.— Reprinted  from  The  Re- 
corder for  November.  1942. 


JANUARY,   1943  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


Keep 
fit 


Swim 
in  the 
Club 
Pooll 

o 

WEDNESDAY 

3:30-6:30 

THURSDAY 

3:30  -  5:30 
Keep  Fit  Class  5:30  to  6 

FRIDAY 

3:30  -  7:30 

SATURDAY 

10  -  2 


War  Service  in  the  East  Bay 

(Continued  from  page  II) 

fashioned  by  Mrs.  Walker's  own  deft  fin- 
gers hang  on  the  walls. 

One  more  feature  of  the  Red  Cross  must 
not  be  overlooked.  This  is  the  three  shops 
located  in  Berkeley,  Oakland  and  Alamedu. 
Each  has  contributed  thousands  of  dollars 
to  the  organization.  In  the  year  1942  —  the 
Oakland  Shop  cleared  S20,000  and  the  one 
in  Alameda  donated  to  the  Red  Cross,  an 
ambulance,  station  wagon,  medical  mobile 
unit  and  a  canteen  unit. 

Another  organization  that  is  doing  out- 
standing work  in  the  East  Bay,  is  the 
A.W.V.S.  As  Mrs.  George  Washington 
Baker,  the  Chairman,  expressed  it:  "The 
A.W.V.S.  fills  the  gap  between  the  Red 
Cross  and  the  Civilian  Defense.  It  picks  up 
the  loose  ends  and  cares  for  the  forgotten 
man."  As  another  put  it:  "This  organiza- 
tion will  undertake  any  necessary  war  work, 
not  done  by  others,  no  matter  how  large 
or  small  it  may  be." 

The  East  Bay  Unit  has  3,488  volunteers, 
some  of  whom  are  cripples  and  shut-ins 
working  at  home.  Others  work  through  the 
sixteen  departments,  each  of  which  has  its 
special  task,  such  as  selling  bonds,  hospital 
service,  housing,  motor  corps  and  numerous 
others. 

One  million  dollars  in  bonds  have  been 
sold  by  the  East  Bay  Unit  of  the  A.W.V.S. 
Entertainment  is  carried  to  the  hospitals 
and  camps,  and  good  cheer,  in  the  shape 
of  coffee  and  doughnuts,  to  men  in  isolated 
assignments,  such  as  the  shore  patrol. 

The  cry  of  "Books  for  the  Service  Men" 
was  raised  soon  after  war  was  declared  and 
has  continued  throughout  the  year.  Books 
for  the  camps,  boats  and  hospitals  were 
needed  and  the  response  in  the  East  Bay 
was  generous.  54,000  volumes  were  donated 
in  Alameda  county.  To  be  sure,  some  came 
from  attics  and  were  not  appropriate  for 
men,  such  as  "Rules  and  Etiquette"  pub- 
lished in  1879;  "The  Three  Little  Bears" 
and  "The  Practical  Housewife."  But  many 
thrilling  tales  of  adventure  and  mystery 
were  received,  fresh  from  the  booksellers' 
shelves  and  for  the  more  serious-minded, 
books  of  history,  travel  and  biography.  A 
staff  of  librarians  and  teachers  threw  out 
tlie  trash  and  sent  the  worth-while  books 
to  the  Army  and  Navy. 

Last  year,  the  Garden  Clubs  of  America, 
at  the  request  of  the  Red  Cross,  undertook 
the  planting  of  the  areas  around  Red  Cross 
Buildings  in  the  camps.  Mrs.  Everett  Brown, 
of  the  Piedmont  Garden  Club,  supervised 
this  work  in  Central  California.  Six  thou- 
sand dollars  worth  of  plant  material  was 
collected  in  the  East  Bay  and  transported 
to  Mather  Field,  Fort  Ord  and  the  Navy 
Hospital    at    Treasure    Island.    Now    (!anip 


Stoneman,  a  desolate  place  where  a  few 
months  ago  not  a  blade  of  grass  was  visible, 
is  receiving  shipments  of  planLs  and  shrubs. 
The  people  of  the  East  Bay  feel  that,  since 
the  sick  men  cannot  come  to  their  gardens, 
the  gardens  must  go  to  the  men. 


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Beginning  this  month  you  will  see 
the  many  new  and  interesting  hats 
for  1943.  .  .  .  Straws  and  Fabrics  to 
suit  your  particular  needs  and  taste. 
Won't  you  come  in  some  time  soon 
and  see  the  new  collection?  .  .  .  Also 
bring  In  your  last  season's  hats  and 
let  me  remodel  them  into  the  newest 
creations. 

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Excerpts  Inini  a  Idler  urillen  by  chair- 
man oj  the  Board  vj  if  ar  Communications. 
Previously  he  ims  a  special  assistant  United 
States  Attorney  General  and  government 
counsel  in  actions  involving  restraint  oj 
trmie  under  the  antitrust  laws  and  regula- 
tory measures  of  the  commerce  power.  He 
tided  in  various  legal  capacities  for  other 
Federal  agencies,  including  that  of  general 
counsel  for  the  Tennessee  Valley  Authority. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  New  York  Times: 

Deep  inside  The  Times  of  Oct.  10,  dou- 
Med  in  length  and  enveloped  by  article? 
nn  pinball  machine?  and  chewing  gum.  ap- 
peared a  brief  account  of  long-distance  tel- 
ephone priorities  instituted  by  the  Board 
of  War  Communications  to  become  effective 
Sunday,  Nov.  1.  It  is  unfortunate  that  so 
little  public  attention  has  been  drawn  to 
this  news.  The  establishment  of  this  sys- 
tem, providing  preferential  treatment  to 
limited  types  of  calls  and  callers,  is  one  of 
the  important  measures  which  the  board 
and  the  industry  have  found  necessary  to 
make  our  vital  lines  of  communication  ef- 
fectively serve  the  war  effort. 

The  public  has  a  real  concern  in  these 
matters  because  of  its  continuing  and  inti- 
mate contact  with  communications  facilities 
and  its  interest  in  knowing  how  to  help 
win  the  war.  It  would  be  trite,  were  it  not 
so  important,  to  say  that  our  scheme  of 
communications  is  the  nerves  of  our  war 
machine  and  our  war  economy.  The  coun- 
try needs  the  cooperation  of  every  tele- 
phone  and   telegraph   user. 

At  the  present  time  both  our  telephone 
and  telegraph  lines  are  overloaded.  The  war- 
time traffic  has  superimposed  upon  rather 
than  displaced  the  social  and  business-as- 
usual  messages  of  peacetime. 
Many  Calls  Delayed 

In  the  case  of  telephone,  lines  became 
clogged  by  a  tremendous  upsurge  of  calls 
immediately  after  Pear!  Harbor.  The  situa- 
tion improved  during  the  Spring,  but  with 
Summer  it  became  worse  than  ever. 

It  Is  a  Habit 

Since  1876.  when  the  American  people 
were  introduced  to  the  telephone,  it  has 
become  a  household  and  office  fixture  and 
its  use  automatic.  The  telephone  has  re- 
placed the  back-yard  fence  as  a  meeting 
place  for  gossip  and  social  visits.  .\nd  busi- 


ness-by-telephone has  been  developed  by 
us  to  a  marked  degree.  Some  enterprises, 
such  as  radio  listener  surveys,  are  carried 
on  only  by  telephone.  The  brokerage  busi- 
ness and  many  others  are  carried  on  largely 
by  telephone. 

Reaching  for  the  phone  has  become  a 
habit  inbred  to  Americans. 

Ordinarily,  demands  for  more  telephone 
service  are  promptly  and  only  too  gladly 
met  by  the  industry.  But  with  drastic  lim- 
itations upon  the  use  of  critical  materials 
as  the  result  of  wartime  needs  and  the  call 
for  trained  men  in  our  armed  forces,  it  is 
apparent  that  the  necessary  facilities  can- 
not be  made  available. 

Many  civilians  already  know  it  is  impos- 
sible to  get  an  extension  for  the  second 
floor,  or  the  kitchen,  or  the  rumpus  room. 
Many  others  have  experienced  long  delay 
in  having  service  installed  in  newly  built 
homes  and  apartments.  Too  many  have  had 
occasion  to  note  the  delay  in  getting  toll 
calls  through.  The  use  of  party  lines  will 
be  extended  to  get  the  maximum  use  from 
existing  plant.  For  the  duration,  we  just 
cannot  have  the  service  we  have  been  ac- 
customed to. 
Copper  Big  Factor 

Copper  normally  used  in  telephone  wires 
and  equipment  has  had  to  be  devoted  to 
many  more  important  war  purposes.  Tele- 
phone companies  may  not  string  any  more 
lines  or  install  any  more  equipment  than  is 
absolutely  necessary  to  meet  war  demands 
in  defense  and  other  vital  areas.  Even  in 
these  cases  they  have  economized  by  using 
copper-coated  iron  vvire,  which  is  service- 
able though  less  satisfactory. 

In  view  of  the  congestion  of  telephone 
and  telegraph  traffic  at  present,  a  system 
whereby  essential  messages  get  through  first 
is  in  the  first  order  of  importance  in  gear- 
ing our  communications  services  to  the  war 
effort.  Preferred  handling  is  already  given 
to  some  classes  of  important  telegrams: 
the  matter  is  receiving  further  study  in 
order  to  set  up  a  more  comprehensive  and 
effective  system.  The  Board  of  War  Com- 
munications has  attempted  to  meet  the 
problem  in  the  case  of  telephone  messages 
by  its  Order  No.  20. 

This  order  sets  up  a  system  of  priorities. 


JANUARY,  1943  —  NATIONAL  LEAGUE 


For  a  call  to  be  entitled  to  a  priority,  two 
con<Jitioii:<  must  be  satisfied:  the  rail  must 
meet  certain  tests  of  urgency  and  impor- 
tance; and  the  caller  must  be  a  person 
authorized  to  claim  a  priority.  There  are 
three  classes  of  priority  based  upon  the 
nature  of  the  call. 

"Priority  One"  extends  only  to  those  calls 
which  require  immediate  completion  for 
war  purposes  or  to  safeguard  life  or  prop- 
erly and  which  relate  to  one  or  more  of 
the  following  matters:  (1)  .Arrangements 
for  moving  armed  forces  during  combat 
operations:  (2)  extremely  urgent  orders  to 
the  armed  forces:  (3)  immediate  dangers 
due  to  the  presence  of  the  enemy:  (4)  hur- 
ricane, flood,  earthquake  or  other  disaster 
materially  affecting  the  war  effort  or  public 
security.  Where  necessary  for  the  immedi- 
ate completion  of  a  "Priority  One"  call,  any 
conversation  in  process  (except  one  having 
"Priority  One")    may  be  interrupted. 

"Priority  Two"  is  given  to  calls  outside 
those  listed  in  Priority  One  which  require 
immediate  completion  for  the  national  de- 
fense and  security,  the  successful  conduct 
of  the  war,  or  to  safeguard  life  or  property. 

"Priority  Three'  is  given  to  calls  which 
require  prompt  completion  for  national  de- 
fense and  security,  the  successful  conduct 
of  the  war,  or  to  safeguard  life  or  property, 
such  as:  'D  Important  governmental  func- 
tions: (2)  machinery,  tools  or  raw  mate- 
rials for  war  plants;  (3)  production  of 
essential  supplies:  (4)  maintenance  of  es- 
sential public  services:  (5)  supply  or  move- 
ment of  food;  or  (6)  civilian  defense  or 
public  health  and  safety. 
.\o  Censorship 

Those  who  may  claim  an  appropriate  pri- 
ority for  a  call  meeting  the  specified  tests 
are:  the  President,  the  Vice  President,  Cab- 
inet officers,  members  of  Congress,  Army. 
Navy,  Aircraft  Warning  Service,  Federal, 
State  and  municipal  government  depart- 
ments and  agencies,  embassies,  legations 
and  commissions  of  the  United  Nations, 
civilian  defense  organizations,  Red  Cross, 
State  and  Home  Guards,  essential  war  in- 
dustries, essential  services  such  as  com- 
munications, transportation,  power,  water, 
fuel,  press  associations,  newspapers,  and 
health  and  sanitation  services. 

There  is  no  censorship  involved  in  the 
application  of  this  order.  We  do  not  intend 
to  police  each  telephone  line  or  to  hire  a 
squad  of  Pinkertons  to  see  that  the  prior- 
ities system  works.  When  a  preferred  caller 
signals  the  operator  to  make  a  toll  call 
which  is  entitled  to  a  priority,  he  shall  des- 
ignate the  call  as  "Priority  Three.'  "Two" 
or  'One,'  as  the  case  may  be.  The  claim 
of  priority  will  be  recognized  without  ques- 
tion. The  operator  will,  however,  ask  for 
the  iilentily  of  the  caller  and  the  number 
from    wlilrli    thi-    lall    originates.    A    recor-l 


will  be  kept.  If  abuses  occur,  the  fraudu- 
lent users  of  a  priority  will  incur  the  pen- 
alties provided  in  the  order.  Telephone  serv- 
ice is  too  valuable  these  days  to  be  wasted 
on  those  who  cant  cooperate  in  the  com- 
mon effort  or  on  those  who  lean  toward 
practical   jokes. 

Callers  will  feel  honor  bound,  I  am  sure, 
to  respect  this  attempt  to  speed  our  war 
effort.  Thoughtful  people  will  realize  the 
necessity  for  not  abusing  the  priority  sys- 
tem. And  I  am  confident  that  the  public 
users  will  realize,  along  with  us,  that  social 
uses  of  the  long-distance  telephone  may  be 
a  distinct  liability  as  long  as  this  war 
continues. 
Rationing  Possible 

There  may  be  no  sure  cure  for  the  con- 
gestion of  telephone  traffic,  but  we  are  try- 
ing this  order  as  a  means  of  alleviating 
the  burden.  If  it,  plus  a  greater  public  re- 
sponse to  the  appeal  to  decrease  usage, 
does  not  produce  the  necessary  results,  then 
drastic  regulations  —  perhaps  some  ration- 
ing system  —  may  result.  We  want  to  avoid 
it.  Much  depends  on  public  cooperation. 

Every  telegraph  and  telephone  user  can 
contribute  to  waging  the  war  by  following 
certain  simple  rules. 

In  the  case  of  telegraph:  Send  only  mes- 
sages that  are  necessary  and  make  them 
short. 

In  the  case  of  toll  telephone  calls:  (II 
Don't  make  a  call  unless  it  is  essential. 
(2)  Make  your  essential  calls,  whenever 
possible,  before  9  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
between  12  and  2  and  between  5  and  7 
in  the  afternoon,  and  after  9  at  night.  (3) 
Avoid  in  all  possible  ways  the  use  of  lines 
to  or  through  important  governmental,  de- 
fense or  industrial  areas.  (4)  In  any  case, 
make  your  calls  as  brief  as  possible. 

For  pure  gossip  and  the  social  amenities, 
we  will   have   to   stick   close   to   home   and 
revive  the  back-yard  fence  for  the  duration. 
James  Lawrence  Fr.v. 

Washington,  Oct.  27,  1942. 


Members  are 

urged  to  take  to  heart 

the  foregoing  call 

for  service 


Electric 
Appliances 

Must  Be  Made 

To  Last 


The  new  year  will  find  nearly  all 
of  us  giving  better  care  than  ever 
before  to  our  electric  appliances. 
They  must  be  made  to  last.  Few,  if 
any,  new  appliances  will  be  available 
in  1943.  Manufacturers  now  are  de- 
voting all  their  plant  production  ef- 
forts to  war  supplies.  Also,  because 
of  the  steadily  increasing  call  for 
war  workers,  there  will  be  fewer  ex- 
perienced men  to  service  appliances. 

In  order  that  every  customer  may 
be  familiar  with  the  fundamentals 
of  electric  appliance  maintenance, 
this  company  has  just  published  a 
32-page  booklet  devoted  to  this  sub- 
ject. It  contains  many  useful  hints 
that  will  help  you  obtain  greater  effi- 
ciency and  longer  life  from  your 
electrical  household  servants. 

Make  it  a  "must"  to  get  a  copy 
of  this  booklet,  given  free  for  the 
asking  at  any  P.  G.  and  E.  office.  It 
will  prove  a  valuable  aid  in  keeping 
your  appliances  in  order  for  the 
duration. 


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