Author: The Family [San Francisco Social Club]
Title: The "Farm" Closes Saturday, October 2, 1915
Description: San Francisco: The Family [Social Club], 1915. 8vo. Folded Sheet, Very Good. Illustrated. The Family is a private club in San Francisco, California, formed in 1901 by newspapermen who left the Bohemian Club. The club maintains a clubhouse in the City as well as rural property 35 miles to the south inWoodside. An exclusive, invitation only, all-male club, it calls new members "Babies", regular members "Children" and the club president "Father." Most announcements are signed by a putz who calls himself: mother-in-law. Famous members included: Ty Cobb, Henry J. Crocker, Arthur Fiedler, Peter E. Haas, William Randolph Hearst, Herbert Hoover, John J. Pershing Timothy Pflueger, William Saroyan. The announcements for their events are elegantly printed by Grabhorn, Kennedy and other fine printers. .

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