Author: The Family [San Francisco Social Club] Title: Ever Faithful Night. The Family at Our Town Home, Tuesday Night, April 9, 1935
Description: San Francisco: The Family [Social Club], 1935. 8vo. Folded Sheet, Laid Paper, Deckled Edges, Very Good with minor small tear. The Family is a private club in San Francisco, California, formed in 1901 by newspapermen who left the Bohemian Club after Hearst published a piece presaging the assassination of President McKinley. The club maintains a clubhouse in the City as well as rural property 35 miles to the south in Woodside. An exclusive, invitation only, all-male club, it calls new members "Babies", regular members "Children" and the club president "Father." Masters of Ceremonies for each event listed are named "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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Price: US$ 45.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 15-9310
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