Author: The Family [San Francisco Social Club]
Title: Complete Exposition! All the Secrets of Treasure Island to Be Revealed in on Stupendous Not to Say Awe Inspiring Evening at the Family
Description: San Francisco: The Family [Social Club], [ca. 1940]. Single Folded Printed Sheet, 9" x 24", Good with tears, creasing, toning. Brittle paper. 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. .

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