"Why," said Mrs. White hesitating, "I haven't been--however, I think
they took up the sanitation of the schools; Miss Jewett, from
Sacramento, read a splendid paper about it. There's a committee to
look into that, and then last year that section planted a hundred
trees. And then there's parliamentary drill."

"Which we all need," said Mrs. Adams, and there was laughter.

"Then there's the Art Department once a month," resumed Mrs. White,
"Founders' Day, Old-Timers' Day, and, in February, we think Judge
Lindsey may address us--"

"Oh, are you doing any juvenile-court work?" said the hostess.

"We wanted his suggestions about it," Mrs. White said. "We feel that
if we COULD get some of the ladies interested--! Then here's the
French class once a week; German, Spanish, and the bridge club on
Fridays."

"Gracious! You use your clubhouse," said Mrs. Burgoyne.

"Nearly every day. So come on Tuesday," said the president
winningly, "and be our guest. A Miss Carroll is to sing, and
Professor Noyesmith, of Berkeley, will read a paper on: 'The City
Beautiful.' Keep that year-book; I butchered it, running through it
so fast."

"Well, just now," Mrs. Burgoyne began a little hesitatingly, "I'm
rather busy. I am at the Mail office while the girls are in school,