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From: Elaine Sturdevant <>
Subject: [CASANFRA] City and County club descriptions, cont.
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:10:31 -0700


48. PAPYRUS CLUB

Mrs. Edith M. smith, President
Organized 1902
Federated 1916
Meets first and third Wednesdays

The Papyrus Club was organized primarily to promote music, drama and
art, and includes in its membership many well known artists.

Our club programs consist almost entirely of talent from our membership
and have won for the Club an enviable reputation, because of their high
standards, the sociability of its members and doing things just
different.

An innovation was the evening reception given to the president, where
the husbands and friends were entertained with cards and dancing.

Our jolly Christmas Jinks will long be remembered. Mrs. Lydia W. Lister
wrote the sketch which was put on by the Dramatic Section. Several
programs were given by them for the soldiers at the Presidio and one at
the Sequoia Club.

While not directly interested in civics, we never turn a deaf ear to any
worthy cause, contributing yearly to the Americanization fund and
various other philanthropic appeals. With a very efficient corps of
officers assisting in conducting the affairs of the Club and the members
who stand every ready to assist, our past president, Kathleen L. Byrne,
and Mrs. Ira Crosscup, whose efforts have been untiring, the finances
are in a splendid condition.

The club rooms at Sorosis Hall, lend themselves beautifully to our
diversified programs.

There has been but one cloud to mar out happiness, the passing of our
much beloved past president, Florence Richmond, a brilliant woman and
loyal club member.

Papyrus Club has accorded me the honor of electing me its president for
the second year. I look forward with anticipation and pleasure to
helping guide the future of so delightful a club.

OFFICERS 1918-1919

Mrs. Wade J. Williams, President
Mrs. Albert J. Mitchell, First Vice-President
Mrs. J. C. Wendt, Second Vice-President
Mrs. Martyn Troy, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Wm. Jay Conroy, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Theo. Lunstedt, Financial Secretary
Mrs. J. Herzog, Treasurer
Mrs. Roy Steiner, Historian
Mrs. August Droesel, Business Secretary

DIRECTORS

Mrs. William Little
Mrs. Helen K. Williams
Mrs. E. K. Taylor
Mrs. Celine Straus
Mrs. Chas. Goetting

OFFICERS 1919-1920

Mrs. Edith M. Smith, President
Mrs. Josephine Swan White, First Vice-President
Mrs. J. C. Wendt, Second Vice-President
Mrs. Edward R. Place, Recording Secretary
Mrs. N. Lawrence Nelson, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. J. Henshaw, Treasurer
Mrs. Kathleen Byrne, Historian
Mrs. Theodore Lunstedt, Financial Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mrs. C. L. Goetting
Mrs. Edward Place
Mrs. John Holst
Mrs. A. Seibrecht
Mrs. Rose Pistolesi
Mrs. Lillian Leonhart

OFFICERS 1920-1921

Mrs. Edith M. Smith, President
Mrs. Edward R. Place, First Vice-President
Mrs. J. C. Wendt, Second Vice-President
Mrs. A. C. Radke, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Val J. Curtis, Financial Secretary
Mrs. Ira O. Crosscup, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Lydia W. Lester, Business Secretary
Mrs. J. Henshaw, Treasurer
Mrs. Kathleen Byrne, Historian

DIRECTORS

Mrs. A. Seibrecht
Mrs. Louis Richards
Mrs. N. Lawrence Nelson
Mrs. Frank Phillips
Mrs. John Holst

Transcribed by Elaine Sturdevant

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