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The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 13

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TKund.y, August 2, cccc an if rnucicco Icxamtnrr 1 3 BPW Executive Board N. Y. Fashions Now Shown in Local Shops By BABETTE DO YOU KNOW how lucky To Meet at Report on Promotion of Women for Public Office to Head Agenda By HAZEL HOLLY FOR THE FIRST TIME since its organization last spring, the California Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs committee on promotion of women for public office will report August 25 and 26 when the executive board meets at Tahoe Tavern. i k'! i 11,1 4 1 iliiiiifii yr I': I MV 4 i i t-: sssar -vLjjr -jr5 je2 i Lake Tahoe Mrs. Monteagle on Treaty Committee MRS.

PAIGE MONTEAGLE will head the women's activities committees in preparation for the Japanese peace treaty conference, Mayor Elmer Robinson announced this week. Worting with Michel Weill, chairman of the mayor's committee on conference arrangements, Mrs. Monteagle said yesterday that definite plans will not be made for at least another week, during which the first meeting of the entire committee is scheduled. If the committee followa procedure established during the 1943 United Nations conference, Mrs. Monteagle will arrange for entertainment of conference delegates and their wives and assign other local women to volunteer work In preparing for the treaty conference.

Iran Topic For Speaker THE IRANIAN OIL situation will be reviewed by H. D. Arm strong at the meeting of the American Women's Voluntary Services Business Women's Group on Monday, August 6, at 30 in AWVS canteen headquar ters, Fairmont Hotel. Miss Barbara Pell, chairman of the unit, announces that meetings are open to interested persons. Week-End Guests THE LAWRENCE METCALFS have invited a group of friends to be their houseguests at Lake Tahoe this week end.

hack to college fashion show 13, available 1st floor cashier $300 wardrobe prize Convinced that the interests of businesswomen as citizens will be better served when more qualified women hold public office, the organization will begin specific planning following the commit tee's recommendations to the executive board. Four workshop meetings have been scheduled August 25 during the board meeting, according to Dr. Dorothy Patterson of Sacramento, State president. At these sessions, board members will de cide basic policy for the next year in the fields of legislation, public affairs, program co-ordination and organization. Featured at the August 25 luncheon meeting will- be a talk by Miss Geraldine Hadsell of Los Angeles, State legislation chair man, on "The Challenge of Elect ing to Public Office." Highlight of the evening program will be Doctor Patterson's report on the national executive board meeting, which she attended in Chicago, Sharing the program will be Miss Dorothy Donahoe, junior past State president, and chairman of national security, who will report on the western regional meeting held in June in Oregon.

Presiding will be Mrs. Ivy Grace of Los Angeles, first vice president. Hostess for this board meeting will bo the organization's northern district, and reservations chairman is Miss Wilma Wilson of Sacramento. Climaxing the two day session, board members will have an opportunity to meet this year's winner of the Philippine scholarship award, made by the BPWC Federation. She is Mrs.

Maxima Dandoy of Manila, and she will be introduced to board members August 26 by Mrs. Delia Silbaugh of Palo Alto, chairman of the scholarship project. tickets for jm's august Judy Carle (right) watch Elena Zelayeta, famed blind author of cookbookt, explain the tecrett of culinary art. pnn Fmnelsen Kxamliifr Phnto. GIRL SCOUTS in tummer montht learn how to cotk in daft at "Fritndly Garden," Scout center on Clay Street.

Here Laurel Ernett (left) and AT NEW YORK ihowings, th curved lint wat the new thing in short coatt. Here it't iemonttrated beautifully in "curved" cardigan of fluffy tweed by Monte Sano Pruzan. Tweed it of honey and black check, buttoned with jet and lined with taffeta. Rummage Sale at Community Center THE CA'RPE Diem Club, women's civic group of the Booker T. Washington Community Center, will sponsor a rummage sale on Saturday from 9 a.

m. until 8 p. m. in the basement of the Macedonia Baptist Church, 2135 Sutter Street. Mrs.

Helen Wilson is chairman for the event, proceeds of which will be used for the club's scholarship. you are? This San Francisco AIR when you come back to it to be able to wear a SUIT again put on gloves not have stockings stick to walk briskly And yet San Francisco's only a hop, skip and a jump from New York. So's Chicago. In more ways than one. Just blink your eyes, and you'd hardly know, except for this livable, lovable climate! But for the fashions why I've been back only a few hours, yet already I've found DOZENS of the things I've been writing about for the past weeks.

Here NOW. They're here as soon as they are in New York and Chicago shops. Only YOU can get 'em and enjoy 'em. THEY haven't a prayer of wearing fall clothes till their trial by heat is over. I felt like saying "Hi I know you," when I saw the decorated "mask" veils, (in more variety than you can find in New York, too).

"Shock" colored velour hats, too; like that wonderful VIVID electric blue, that really does something for any one with even a suggestion of blue in her eyes! Gold velour, tangerine, almost every eye-hitting shade, too. If you know where to look for the details, the clothes that are here really have the "significant" touches. Like the tab trims on suits the tabs giving a curved softness, and also making the background for clunky jewels. And the frosted woolens; the vivid toned rough textured suits; the bone buttons dyed to match every blessed color. There are deep delightful gray flannel, so ladylike, as welL Even the big name designers have managed to rush their first fall clothes to San Francisco.

see that Davidow, who makes the most elegantly classic tweeds in the softest of John Barr and Linton tweeds, has the first of his collection here. They are the super-suits. The kind that cashmere sweaters go with. The kind that San Franciscans wear better than any one else in the world! And that's not all I see big chunky, cuddly gray poodle coats' It's a JOY to be home- Let me tell you it's no wonder every one in the East sighs "My how I'd love to live in California." And if you'd like to know where I found these, just call me Babette, SUtter 1-2424 between 9 and 5 or write The Examiner, Holy Names Class Reunion MEMBERS OF THE CLASS of 1950 of the College of the Holy Names held a class reunion re cently on the Oakland campus. Miss Kathleen Houlihan extended an invitation to her classmates to spend the first week end in August at the Houlihan summer home in Pinecrest.

August 15, Mrs. Donald Mc- Namara will entertain the class of '50 at a dessert-bridge party in her Greenwich Street home in San Francisco. Mrs. McNamara and Miss Re- eina McAdoo of Alameda are class representatives to the Col lege Alumnae Association. Class members attended from San Francisco, Menlo Park, Ala meda, Oakland, San Anselmo, Napa.

Modesto, Nevada City, Planada and Sacramento. Installation By Auxiliary HARRIET Bradford will be installed for a second term as pres ident of Greater Mission Unit. American Legion Auxiliary, at ceremonies tomorrow evening in Room 202 the Veterans' Building. Other officers to be installed are Amanda Hill, Dorothy Price, Emily Loshbough, Anna Parshall, Wanda Reynolds, Kathryn Wild-gans, Eva Lunger, Aileen Simons, Rose Byrne, Genevieve Cates, Dorothy Murrell. Mary Sullivan and Josephine Ghilloti.

Gladys Ritchie, installing officer, will be assisted by the Eight and Forty ritual team. Lutheran Ladies' Guild to Gather THE LADIES' Guild of the Lu theran Church of Our Savior will meet at the church, Garfield and Junipero Serra on Tuesday, August 7, at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. Oscar C.

Ice of El Cerrita will be the guest speaker. Guild members are inviting their husbands as ipccial guests for this meeting. Music Discussion A PROGRAM and discussion on "Symphonic Music" followed by a card party and informal dancing will highlight tonight's program at the Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street. Needlecraft MAKE THIS beautiful Scrip Quilt! Take a prize at the Fair, or five it to aomeone for a most cher ished rift. Thrifty, you can me pieces from your acrap bag! Quilt Pattern can be hit-or-miss or a set color scheme.

Pattern e61; pattern piecea; directions. Send 20 rents in coins for thi pattern. PRINT PLAINLY pattern number, your name and address with zone. Send 20 cents more (in coins) for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Illustrations of patterns for crochet, embroidery, household accessories, dolls, toys manv hobby and rift ideas.

A free pattern is printed in the hook TmUm prtf 50 null. Vl Her, aiMrrwil I A TM hnom Sa Iraarltr Mmlrr. Laar Wlwlr rr4rrrn f. O. Ba 0140.

1HJ( AM) 80. 111. Today's Pattern 9295 12-20 30-42' YOU WEAR it io well! A itun-ninjt classic, right for so many events, now and all fall. Sleev in terest is very new, and matches the curved lapels. Best of all, this is simplest sewing! Pattatn 9295 in sizes 12.

14. 16. 18, 20; 30, 32, 34. 36, 38, 40, 42. Size 16 takes 4 yards 33-incn.

This easy to use pattern gives rfrt fit' ComDlete. illustrated Sew Chart shows you every sep. SnH an rcntu in coins for this pattern. PRINT PLAINLY your name, address, lone, size and style number. Pattern irW 3t ertfr, ttimar KXMTI.V Iwtow: trnrt limtnp.

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I 1 I Book Review At Athens Club "ARK OF EMPIRE," the story of San Francisco's Montgomery Block by Idwal Jones will be re viewed by Mrs. Alex Davis at a meeting of Athens Club women and their guests on Wednesday, August 8, at 11 o'clock. The program will be followed by a no host luncheon with the reviewer as honored guest. just born ruby claret, g'oves first floor Demonstration Classes at Mills CLIMAXING the annual six weeks summer session in chil dren's theater, Mills College this week is conducting a series of special demonstration classes optn to the public from 9 until 11a. m.

Under the supervision of L. Louise Stephens, Mills College children's theater director, the re view program features story Playing, rhythms and dance. TO a fx. IT) in .2 IA OJ vn wool CI c. dsi: Our frisky wardrobe! triplets dyed to match and to star with the entire population of your Good, rich, autumn color: Vv JJ shadowpine, grey, red mulberry, wool felt cloche.

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