The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1895, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1895. TALKED IN THE TEMPLE, An Address by Rev. Anna H. Shaw to the Congregation Emanu-El. DR. VOORSANGER'S REMARKS. Last Night's Gathering a Notable Event In the History of Amer- fcan Judaism. Probably at no time in the history of Judaism in America was such a sight wit- nessed as the gathering in the Temple Emanu-El last evening. The occasion for the stir in Hebrew circles was the fact that Rev. Anna H. Shaw, a prominent speaker at the Woman’s Congre would address the congregation. It is a novelty for a woman to appear in a Jewish pulpit and the announcement served to bring to the sacred edifice every prominent Isrealite in the City and many meore from the sur- rounding country. The time advertised for the opening of sibility, then I do not believe women’s con- gresses will be held any more. These con- gresses are doing a great deal of good. They are converting & good many obstinate men and are glvin% them an opportunity of appre- clating the opinions of women. Dr. Voorsanger, whose remarks had been listened to with great attention, and who was frequently applauded, introduced the speaker of the evening in a few graceful | words, saying that though his audience might disagree with some of her senti- ments, it was impossible for any one to listen to her without feeling impressed by her eloquence. |~ The Rev. Anna H. Shaw, whose appear- ance in the Sulpit was the signal for much cheering and clapping of hands, said: ‘It gives me quite as much gratification ! as it can any one to have the privilege of standing in this beautiful temple to-night to speak to you mnot as Jews, fot as Gentiles, but as children of one who is our father, God, and of whose family we are.” Miss S8haw remarked that it was difficult | to explain quite what she was, for in_con- | gresses where they wanted a liberal speaker she had been chosen, and she had experienced similar treatment in assem- | blies at gatherings where it was an abso- | lute necessity that the speaker should be | orthodox. She said: | Ibelieve tnat the time has come when de- | nominational differences which have separated usin the past will be known among us no more, and the harbinger of that better time | was the great congress at Chicago, during the World’s Fair, the great congress of religions. Of all the mottoes inscribed at that beautiful fair, there was nothing so marked to indicate | the growth of this country and the world more than that motto on the re ristyle, “Religious Toleration.” The words have chosen as a THE REV. ANNA H. SHAW m—— — N IN THE TEMPLE EMANU-EL. gervice was 7 5:30 the temple was comfortably filled. there was not a seat to be had, and when the speaker of the evening ascended the pulpit platform hundreds were standing up in the aisles, for even standing room was at a premium. The Temple Emanu-Ellooked at its best, great pair ving evidently been taken with the decorations. The pulpit was s rounded with ferns, palms and flowers. Garlands of green encircled the Ark of the Covenant, at the top of which the words “Women’s Congress, 1895,” were visible, in flowers of different hues, and the read- ing desk was one mass of white and yellow La France roses. After a prelude played by Organist s Schmidt, the hymn “Awake Our s” was sung by the choir. The read- ing of & portion of the Scriptures then took place, Dr. Voorsanger choosing, with a siegular recognition of its fitness for the occasion that part of the book of Proverbs ‘which treats of the ideal wife. This the reverend gentleman characterized as a de- scription of *‘an old-fashioned woman.” The congregation followed intently, ap- parently fecling much interested in the Wwoman spoken of by the wise Solomon, as one “who taketh wool and tlax and knitteth willingly with her hands.” After an aria from Haydn’s *‘Creation,” sung by Mrs. Katherine Lange Neilson, prayer was offered by Mrs. Shaw, follow- ing which the solo, “Peace I Leave With Yn;l," was sung by Mrs. Marriner Camp- bell. Dr. Jacob Voorsanger then ascended the pulpit. The reverend gentieman, in intro- ducing Miss Shaw to his andience, said 1agogue &S & Te- 600 ¥ lder than the Christian church, which is her daughter, and it is a good thing for ihe children of the daughter to come once to the grandmother, to visit her, and to find out if itis well with Rer. Before acquitting myself of the pleasant duty which has been assigned to me of presenting Mrs. Shaw, I desire to say that it gives me more than ordinary happiness to see such a large outpouring of the people in this synagogue, a synagogue bearing a Jewish name and sup- ported by Jews. The synagogue has always stood for the expression of the highest and noblest duties thiat can grace man. The syna- gogue has always stood for the complete rec- ognition of the mission of man, and when I say man, I also mean woman. 1 could almost have wished that the congress had met a whole week in a church. I do not feel this evening in a condition to oppose the congress. 1 feel, on the contrary, in a mood to agree with it. It does notseem to me that there can be any disagreement on the subject. There can be no doubt that in the light of religion, whether it be Christian or Jewish, the com- plete equality of man and woman is every. where recognized. This caunot be denied. Now, friends, understand this: Religion can solve this question when polities cannot. the highest interpretation of the word, God formed man and woman to be equal. Rerhaps 1 might say that if I were to analyze thé ques- tion, the more important mission has been given to the woman, for she gives a hostage to the state when she bears children, that they shall become good Citizens. I want to say now that men love their wives, but they must also respect them; not treat them affer the manner of the systems which obtained in ancient Greece and Rome. Men have certain rights, but they should be no greater than those possessed by women. In other words the natural law of equality should prevail between the two. Woman is respon- gible to man, but man is also responsible to woman. A man must not cast his fortune upon one throw of the die without consuiting and seek- ing the advice of his wife, who1s at least as sensible as he is. If in that future state which shall arrive, when at the basis of the relations between man and woman there shall be mutual respect and a sense of mutual respon- In | ( text to-night. 1f I can keep to a text, is Rev- ‘clnlion i1i:11, “Hold fast that which thou I™ast that no man take thy crown. { _ We are told that in religion there is no dif- ference between man and woman, between their obligations and responsibilities. No | man can serve God and save his whole house in the service. No woman can serve God and guarantee through her ice redemption to ry human soul must stand be it the soulof man or When I listened to the reading of the woman. chapter from the Proverbs to-night, I re- membered having heard that chapter preached from meny a time, but I never heard any man mminister take the last verse and preach from it of the standing of woman, 20d of her serving to clothe the fam- | ily, of the security of her family from the cold, Dbécause she saw them protected. 1have never heard a man preach from the text, “She a field and buyeth it.” Neither have I heard a sermon on the last verse, to which I referrea, “Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates.” We have always been told that women were to be silent, | and if there is any praise to be given, it must | be through the husband. But here, you see, we are told that woman is to have the fruit o her own toil and ihe works that she performs. She is to be praised in the gates. There are certain elemenis of our character which the conditions of the past have partinlly at least crushed out of the life of woman, and these are the natural characteristics of our hu- man nature with wh endowed. As the first of these, I name the right of individuality, the right of perscnality, the right of being & hiuman being, distinct and separate from all other human beings. {Vomen heve always been judged s sisters, as wives and mothers, never as individuals, ez, on the contrary,have always been judged | alone as it were. Yet therc is always u certain “ego” continually asserting itself to the women. The forces which are raised against her are not created by the Divine Being, but by man, by custom, by social conditions. Self-sacrifice is good, said the speaker, but self-assertion is better. No human being is competent to mete | out justice to another unless he is conzcious of | that which is justice to himself. Women have | never been able to demand justice for them- selves. When their equality With men shall be | recognized, then and only then, shall it be pos- sible for the human child to develop into what the Divine Being intendea ii should develop into. The speaker denounced the double plane | of morality which exists, the one standard | for man and the other for woman. She grew bitter when she spoke of ‘“green theological schoolboys”’ who have dictated to women, and said that in the whole his- tory of the world there has only been one regublic, that of the Jewish nation in olden times, for it was there that women | were recognized as having a voice in the community. Miss Shaw touched on the Bible revision which has been undertaken by certain bright women and said that it was imagined that these women proposed to write a new Bible. An eminent divine is reported to have said that the world would never §et 0 a correct understanding of the book till women were permitted to sit on the board as interpreters with men. Miss Shaw quoted the lines from Mil- ton’s ‘‘Paradise Lost’”’ where it is said in reference to Eve and her husband, “He worshiped the God, she the God in him,” “and mind,” said the preacher, “at that time there was a very small amount of God | in him.” She disclaimed any antagonism to man and stated that she was not one of those people who like to rise on the fall of h every human being is others. That was not the idea of the con- gress. A pretty picture from one of the works of Olive Schreiner was presented to the audience, in which man and woman and woman and woman were shown walk- ing hand in hand. iss Bhaw concluded: “So has the fu- ture possibilities for us only as we grasp these §reat truths. Let us 2o home with a heart full of gratitude to_God for his great mercy to us for the good times in which we live, for the better conditions that sur- Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report RoYal podes et round our lives, for the sublimer hopes of] the future, and putting our_hand into the hand of the Infinite Power, let us go forth in hisname. Let us pray that the year which intervenes between the closing of this congress and its meeting again may be a record in our lives, and so may God lead us and make us truer and nobler children of hisown. Amen.” Miss Shaw offered prayer and the large congregation dispersed after the singing of the hymn, “As Pants the Hart,”’ and the benediction. Among those on the platform were: Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, Miss Anthony, Mrs. W. E. Hale, Mrs. John Swift, Mrs. George Gaden, Mrs. Voorsanger, Miss Alice Voor- sanger, Mrs. McComas, Mrs. Stephen Mathews, Mrs. Van Pelt, Mrs. C. P. Stet- son, Mrs. Lovell White. Miss Hamlin, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Tharp, Mrs. Garrison Girst, Mrs. Morrison. MEMORIAL DAY. Aids—The Pro- gramme of Exercises. Grand Marshal C. Edelman, who will head the procession on Memorial day, has appointed the following aids: Major C. Whitesides, chief aid; aids—Captain C. J. Evans, F. R. Hanley, Isadore S8imon, Cap- tain A. B. Donnelly, T. V. Brown, C.J. Hanley, James Kiernan, J. W. Knowles, Frederick A. Woodworth, Lieutenant- Colonel M. P. 0'Dea, A. Watson; Boys' Brigade—Major T. A. Kirkpatrick, Major | W. S. Grover, Major Murray, Captain Sam- uel Bishop, Lieutenant C. Kirkpatrick, Captain W. Kingsbury. The Fifth Regiment of the Boys’ Brigade will parade with the veterans on Memorial day, as will also companies B, C and D of the Naval Batallion. The following is the order of exercises after the parade: President of the da; J. H. Banfield presid- ing; minute guns—Light Battery D, Fifth United States Artiliery; Captain E. K. Roberts commanding; music, Veteran Fireman’s band prayer, Comrade Eli McClish, D.D. ; readin; incoln’s Gettysburg address, Comrade J.J. memorial ode, Veterans’ quartet; poem, e; music by the band; oration, Rev. Case; dirge by the band; strewing flowers upon the graves; “Crown on_Your Hearts,” etc., Veterans’ quartet; pariing sa- lute, Lincoln Postfiring party; benediction, Rev. Eli McClish; taps by T. P. Canham of Lin’ coln Post. At a meeting of the committee of ar- rangements for the observance of the day a resolution was adopted expressing regret for the action taken by various organiza- tions in_announcing entertainments, pic- nics and prize shoots on the sacred Na-/ tional holida HIS GUILT IS IN DOUBT. No New Developments in the Mystery of Mrs. Matthews’ Death. The Letter Sent by Her to Winthrop Conslistent With His Trustee- ship. Captain Lees had no new information to impart yesterday in the case of 0. W. ‘Winthrop, under arrest on suspicion of having caused the death of Mrs. Jennie Matthews. The Captain is still impressed with the belief that, the letter found in Winthrop's pocket on the night of his arrest, which ‘Winthrop had written to Supreme Re- corder Linn, Indianapolis, will be found to contain something that will have a strong bearing upon the case, either for oragainst ‘Winthrop. If Winthrop’s attorney will not agree to the letter being opened by Captain Lees, its contents will have to re- main unknown until the inquest is held. Detective Ross Whittaker has made dili- gent inquiries at a large number of drug- stores, but he has been unable to find any druggist who sold strvchnine to Winthrop. He found, however, that it is no unusual thing for peonle to buy an original package of the drug containing half a dram on the retext that it is wanted to kill gophers. No record is kept of the sale or the name of the purchaser. There is one point that seems to be over- looked. That is the letter sent by Mrs. Matthews to Winthrop abouta month ago in which she intimated her intention of doing something desperate owing to her husband’s ill-treatment of her, and asking him to be the guardian and protector of her child. When Matthews saw the letter he ad- mitted it was 1n his wife’s handwriting, so there appears to be no question of its genuineness. The fact that she asked Winthrop to be the guardian of her little girl is quite consistent with the fact that in the application for insurance in the Order of Chosen Friends she should name him as trustee for the child. ————— THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT. Evangelist Varley Calls Upon the Peo- ple to Cast It Out. The Rey. Henry Varley made an earnest plea to the young men and young women of San Francisco last night to cast out the devil that is in them and become possessed of Christ. He took for his text Matthew xii:43 et seq., beginning, “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none,” etc. His subject was ‘Possessed, Dis- possessed, Repossessed,” and he went on to show that many people were possessed of the devil through succumbing to the pleasures, the vices, the fashions, the lemFlations around them. “The devil’s capital is said. “Heis loaning iniquity. He said to Jesus Christ, ‘Cast thyself down.” He had no power himself to cast Christ down; he has no power to cast youdown. “Young girls, let me tell you there is no greater danger to {(on than from your natural affections. ou must not let your love, as you call it, run riot. I beseech you listen vo me! 1 beseech you. On the shrine of an undisciplined young affection more young women have been ruined than I can tell you. The sins of drinking and licentiousness and unbridled love of pleas- ure lead many people to neglect the duties of home. “You may see thousands of young women on the streets of this city who dress on purpose to attract the attention of people outside. How can any modest girl dress herself in that way? It is simply scandalous. She must have a very l}():w estimate of what a lady ought to be, or a woman. Women, remember this, that if you are fair to look upon, that ‘Beauty un- adorned is adorned the most.’ If you are fair to look upon, it is not necessary to proclaim it.” The preacher then pointed out the vices of the young men of this and other cities. and called upon them to cast out the un- clean spirit and take Christ to their hearts. Chalmers, in his sermon, had noted ‘‘the expulsive force of a new affection” and the Rev. Mr. Varley asked them to love Christ with a love stronger than any affection and thus expel the devils within them, and when that was done to see al- ways that the son of man dwelt with them, that when the devil came back to repossess them he would be frightened away. At the conclusion of the sermon a num- ber of those present confessed their trust in Jesus and the services concluded with prayer. init};lity," he ——————— Drowned From the Plank. Thomas Kelly, an able seaman of the ship Dimdale attempted to go ashore about 10 o’clock last night at Union-street wharf, but missed his footing and fell into the bay. His body was not recovered. The facts were re- poried to the police by Officer Dwyer. e THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never exceiled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Huni & Co. guazantee its purity, * | coast. WOMEN 1S SO DIFFERENT, She Does Much Better in a Convention Than the Sterner Sex. PROOF IN THE CONGRESS. A Number of the Participants Glve Thelr Views on the Probable Results. Women are so different. That has al- ways been their chiefest charm to man; and, true to tradition, they conduct their congresses and conventions differently from man. The one just ended at the First Congregational Church shows this beyond a doubt, had any such doubt ever existed. For instance, unlike men in con- ventions: The women meet promptly at the time set. They do not recess every half hour during the day to go out to ‘‘see a man.” They stick to a text and their speeches are brief. They are unacquainted with Colonel Mazuma and the sack is an unknown quality in their calculations. But they do not furnish typewritten copies of their papers to the reporters and some of them write on both sides of the paper. But. just the same, their congresses are successful, and the last one was particu- larly so. At least the officers think so and the crowds which attended and the enthu- siasm displ ayed go far to prove that suc- cess. All the ladies were particularly jubilant at the week’s work and were full of the good things that would be provided for the third annual session a year hence. To begin with, the session would last for two weeks, and besides Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw several other prominent workers in the cause of woman would be present. As to what had been accomplished by the congress just adjourned the ladies were only prepared to state their views in a general way. All of them were certain, however, that the suggestions offered and the thoughts germinated would furnish the leaven to raise the new home to its roper plane. Furthermore, some of the adies were so enthusiastic over the con- gress that they confidently, asserted that, were the assembly in session at the pres- ent time, the question of giving the ballot to women in California could be settled in no time, and that it was coming surely at the next session. ow that the congress is over,” said Sarah B. Cooper, its president, what do I think has been accomplished ? Well, that would be hard to tell, but in a general way I think a great deal more than the officers expected. The ballot for woman in this State will certainly come as a resultofits labors. I will notsay shortiy, for we can expect no direct results until the next meeting of the Assembly, but it will come. If we could go up to the As- sembly right now it would not take two minutes to settle the whole business. ‘‘The congress itself has been the grand- est kind of a success. That fact is palpa- ble from the enthusiasm of the crowds who have attended its sessions. I have never seen anything like it, and our only regret has been that many who wished to hear those wonderful women, Miss Anthony and the Rev. Anna Shaw, were unable to gain admittance. “We'll try to remedy all that next time. For the third session of the congress we have already in contemplation a two weeks’ sitting, with Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw in attendance, if possible, along with several other noted Eastern workers in the cause of woman.” “I think the result of this congress will be to give women a different idea of their homes and the home needs of the world at large,” said Mrs. Ada Van Pelt. “There has never been_such an important gather- ing of progressive women in San Francisco before, and the people of the State and county will bave learned that a deeper sig- nificance is attached to the term new woman than has heretofore been acknowl- edged. The presence of Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw has been worth worlds to us. “Our women will look back on this con- gress with feelings of respect and enduring admiration for its teachings. They will appreciate their own positions in the home and that of their husbands as they have never done before, and even though the individual woman in all cases cannot submit the new ideas she has imbibed here to_a practical test in her own home, she will be a better and happier woman, wife and mother.” Miss Anthony said: “I never in all my career attended a convention or congress of women where there was such a magnifi- cent body of my sex gatnered. They were not of the class commonly termed female cranks. % “They represented the flowers of your fair land—your best mothers and wives—the wives and mothers whose laudable ambi- tion is to not only improve their own con- dition but to help their sisters throughout this fair land to lead hafipier and more useful lives. Taken as a whole the papers were the most thoughtiul, the most in- tellectual and the best written I have ever heard read. This is not too strong praise. Both in thought and diction they could not have been improved. There, too, was the earnestness which characterized the roceedings of the congress from first to last. All the women who took partin the work of the week are qualified for the posi- tion of leaders of their sex. It pleased me also to see the interest taken in the con- ress by their brothers, husbands and athers. ‘It is a significant fact that the men have not only attended the sessions, but have taken part in the discussions, Neither was this done in a spirit of raillery, as is too often the case where men find them- selves in an open gatherini of women. They seemed to have imbibed much of the interest which marked the discussions indulged in by the women, and, with one or two exceptions, their remarks were Eermane to the topics under discussion. It as been a grand week, and will live in history.” ‘‘The success of the congress cannot be uestioned,” said Mrs. Bertha Monroe ickoff. ‘It will undoubtedly do a great deal of good for woman’s cause. I have en- joyed the sessions very much myself, and ave no doubt that all the women who have been here during the week would say the same thing if questioned. All the papers have been well thought out, and their teachings, if taken home and di- gested, will be o great bemefit. Mrs, Cooper has done a noble work, and she cannot be given too much credit. The women of San Francisco and California owe her a debt of gratitude that it will be difficult for them ever to repay.’” ..:The Rev. Ada C.Bowles of lyomonn said: It has been a grand week, one we all should remember.” It will no doubt be the last time many of us will ever have the op- portunity of seeing Miss Anthony. Miss Shaw is a young woman, comparatively, and may be Wwith us often. Their presence has done much for the women of the coast. Ilhas eivena distinct and strong individuality to the congress—it is a page in history and will do more for the new Woman than anything that could have happened. The work of the congress will leave its impress on the present woman and will be felt in the coming generation. It has prepared the women for the new era that is close at hand—it has prepared them for the cause of the right of franchise. None of the pa{.‘en were prepared without thought. Another thing the congress will do is to encourage the organization of women’s clubs throughout the State; and when_the next congress is held I am vewillallass & Kiediex qhanza M than that apparent between the present session and the one last year.”” “‘Of course it has been a great success; how could any one doubt it for a minute?” said Mrs. George T. Gaden. ‘It has even exceeded our most sanguine expecta- tions both as to the way in which it has been attended and in the brilliancy and depth of the papers. The discussions, too, will be productive of much good to the women and, I might add, the men of the country. Well, 1 think we deserve to succeed. ~ You will say so, too, when I tell you that Mrs. Cooper’s executive board —our executive board—has held three meetings a week in preparation for the congress ever since last October. Our work is bound to live,and no man or woman can possibly affix the limit to the benefits which it will have accomplished to women.” OENTRALIZING INTERESTS. Job Harriman Gives His Views From a Socialistic Standpoint. The speaker of the evening at the meet- ing of the Socialistic Labor party last night was Professor Job Harriman, and the topic upon which he discoursed was “Society as an Organism.” N. E. Kelsey was the chairman of the evening and in- troduced the speaker. His theories were rather cleverly drawn and met with the u‘i’probation of the audience. His main idea was that in organization there is strength for all classes of society. 1t must not, however, be confined to any particular country, but should be international in every way. The time was fast approaching, in the speaker’s opinion, when this state of af- fairs would be consummated. It was shown recently when, during the London dockyard strikes, congratulations as re- garded their principles and cash for their support poured in upon the strikers from far-off Australia and other portions of the world. 2 In the pooling of interests, said the speaker, the idea of the brotherhood of man was forgotten. Those who remain indifferent to the welfare and sufferings of their fellow men will, in the course of events, suffer themselves. The mass of humanity must be brought into closer contact and taught the lesson of concen- tration. The big strike of the future will be for concentration. not onli' in this country but all along the line. Industries have of late been reyolutionized by the introduction of machinery, and although there have been individual sufferers the tendency was upward and ihe_ develop- ment and realization of man’s ideal is not far off. The speaker wanted to see the two classes, capital and labor, clasp hands over the chasm which has divided them in the MECHRCS NSTITUTE MECHANICS' Probabilities of a Huge Pa- vilion on the Folsom- Street Lot. Contemplated Sale of the Properties on Larkin and on Post Streets. The recent petition by trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute to the Board of Supervisors for the condemnation as a waterway of what was once a portion of Mission Creek has given rise to consider- able comment on the intentions of the institute regarding its large lot on Folsom and Sixteenth streets. In the petition was recited the fact that the trustees of the institute contemplate the erection of a large and expensive building upon the land, which includes all but a very small corner of the block. It would be illegal to erect a building over a public waterway even where, as in this case, the creek exists only on 'the official map of the City. Years ago the creek blocks were filled in above and below the ppint mentioned and the surface water is now earried off through the sewers. Oue of the propositions under considera- tion involves the selling of the Pavilion property on Larkin and Hayes streets and the property at 31 Post street, the pur-| chase of another lot for library purposes and the erection of a §300,000 building upon the Folsom-street lot, for an exposition building. All this can be done, besides paying Off all debts and leaving several thousand dollars in the institute treasury. The Post-street lot and library building are estimated to be worth at least $250,000. The Pavilion property covers an area of 275x412 feet, and is bounded by Larkin, Grove, Polk and Hayes streets.” The ol buildings on Hayes street are in bad con- dition and the large Pavilion is barn-like | and out of date for exposition purposes. The fire insurance is very high, being 31§ er cent—a heavy item of expense to the institute. | The Pavilion property is valued between $800,000 and $1,250,000. It is appraised by the university regents, who hold a mort- age on the property. The associated col- fizges committee has favorably considered the Pavilion lot. | The next matter for consideration would be the purchase of a lot and the erection of a building suitable for the library and institute. On Union square near Geary, Post and Powell streets, a desirable lot can be secured for $250,000. A buildin could be erected for $400,000, to be several stories high. The ground would yield a good rental for stores, the upper parts be- ing occupied as library, reading-rooms and meeting-rooms A new pavilion made of iron and steel on the Sixteenth and Folsom-streets lot, which is 540 feet square, could be built for This would leave the institute with $85,000 in the greasury, all its debts paid, no interest to pay, a new institute library reading-rooms and stores and anew pa- vilion the size of ‘three such buildings as the present pavilion. The proposed pavilion will be easily reached by streetcars from all parts of the city as soon as the Six- teenth, Church and Fillmore streets elec- tric-car line is in operation. All other car lines direct or by transfers reach the block. In speaking of a suitable pavilion one of the trustees of the institute said that the amount stated will be sufficient to erect a building equal to any of its kind in the United States. The whole can be built of iron and steel with a glass roof. It will be large enough for division into three or four compartments by division-walls, so that several social events or entertainments can be held at the same time and_ each party have as much room as there is in the present pavilion. The partition-walls can be removed for a big fair or institute exposition. The rate of insurance on an iron building would be very light. Another advantage claimed for a pavilion on the Sixteenth-street lot is that 1t will be near the Southern Pacific Railroad track and the proposed terminal of the Valley Railroad. GROCERS DISAPPOINTED. Their Celebration and Outing Had to Be Postponed on Account of the Weather. The steady downpour of rain early yes- terday morning made it necessary for the Retail Grocers’ Protective Union to post- pone their picnic. It was the intention to hold a pleasant outing in Schuetzen Park near San Rafael and every preparation had been made fo insure its success. A small crowd that was not frightened by the rain gathered with their baskets at the Tiburon ferry and listened to a piece by the band that was to make music for the picnickers. A telephone message from the park announced that it had been raining all night across the bay and the ground was too wet and muddy for games and athletic sports. That settled it and the band was sent home. 2 The entertainment committee went to the park to make arrangements for some Ather date for the picnic. DRY GOODS. SPECIAL SALE OFE" ELEGANT BLACK DRESN FABRIGY AT EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRIGES ! On Monday, May 27th, we will place on sale FIVE CASES ELEGANT NOVELTY BLACK DRESS FABRICS, the greatest values ever offered on the Pacific Coast. These goods are full 39 inches in width and are all the latest and most stylish designs. i 500 per Yard In addition to the above we wi 54-INCH BLACK CHEVIOT SERGE, also offer 50 pieces Price 75c per yard. May 30th (Decoration Day). NOTE.—Our establishment will be closed Thursday, SAMPLES SENT FREE TO ANY ADDRESS. L& Country orders receive prompt attention. &~ Goods delivered free In San Rafael, Sausallito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. ¢°‘°RP°RA% 1892. Ot 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. ALASKA MISSION WORK. A Missionary Who Is Obliged to Travel Nine Hundred Miles to Get His Mail. Rev. Jules Prevost, a missionary of the Episcopal church in Alaska, who has been enjoying a vacation in this City during the past year and who will shortly return to his station, occupied the pulpit at the Church of the Advent on Eleventh street last evening. His subject was ‘“Mission Work 1n Alaska.” Dr. Prevost’s station is at Fort Adams, on the Yukon, and his parish, known and designated as the Parish of St. James, covers an area of 100,000 square miles, most of which he has found time to explore during a four years’ residence in the territory. The reverend gentleman has to go 900 miles for his mail, which he receives as often as once a year. When a President is elected in the United States in Novem- ber Dr. Preyost gets the news at his mis- sion the following June. All these things he wove into his intro- duction last evening, which was extended to include a general geographical descrip- tion of the country and a brief reference to the / climatic conditions which prevail there. As to the mission work proper, Dr. Prevost has in his parish 3000 Indians and 1000 white men, most of the latter class being miners. About 2000 Indians have been baptized in the Episcopal church, and of this number about fifty are com- municants. ““It is not in religious matters alone that we are seeking to improve these veople,” said Dr. Prevost. *In the natural course of events they will soon have the ballot. ‘We are teaching them the duties and r sponsibilities involved in good citizenship. ‘We have to work upon them individually. There is little preaching to_be done, but a great deal of teaching. We seek first to improve their physical condition. As a preliminary we use the gospel of soap and water. ‘‘A short time before I ieft we started a newspaper at the mission, A printer was brought 900 miles to belp me set up the press and get off the issue. We sold a good Territory. At Forty-mile Camp we started a library for the miners. In two days the men contributed $300. They had long felt seem to know how to set about getting it.” —_——— READY FOR THE REGATTA. Officers of the Races at El Campo Ap- pointed—Changes in Positions and Boats. The rain made no difference with the regular Sunday practice of the oarsmen at Long Bridge. There was little wind and the water presented an inviting smooth- ness of surface for speed tests. AAc the meeting held yesterday the posi- tions were assigned in such a way that if it becomes necessary final changes can be made at the last meeting to be held Tues- day night at the South End boathouse. It was definitely decided to omit the scull racesfor professionals. races for amateurs will be substituted. Members of any of the amateur organiza- tions are eligible to enter. A report was made on the survey of the course. course is sheltered behind the hills and a smoother stretch of water cannot be found on the bay. Every precaution will be taken to insure the freedom of the course from obstruc- tions. No craft will be allowed within 250 feet of the outside course from the time the boats line up for the start. . Some dispute occurred over Behan, who it was claimed is a professional. He is forwardwaist in_the Balphi" crew. Mr. Behan satisfied the committee that he had never been classed as a professional to his own knowledge. r. Whalen will act as referee, and J. M. McElroy of the Olympic Club, J. T. Sullivan of the Pioneer and F. E. Man- the need of a reading-room, but did not | Gigand skiff | For tnree-quarters of a mile the | A X OR oAk kO 3K | relief was reported cn last many covies for $1 each and the paper o now has a general circulation all over the | chester of the Stockton Athletic Associey tion as timers. y The first boat for El Campo will leave the slip of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway ferry at 10 A. M. and the second at 1 P. ». Blum’s band will go over on the first boat and play for the races and dancing in the afternoon. The first race will be called at promptly 11:30 o’clock. TO BRYANT AND BACK. Militlamen Who Did Not Bivouac as They Had Planned. Last Saturday afternoon seventy-one members of Companies Cand G of the First Regiment, N. G. C., left this City for Ber- keley, where they took the “baby train” of the Nevada narrow-guage road for Bryant, in the foothills of Contra Costa County, near San Pablo. It was their intention to have a bivouac, sleep on the hard, hard gmuq(l rolled in army blankets that had been in service at Sacramento, then get up in the morning, partake of a gzood break- fast and then shoot at seven man targets, then take dinner and return to the City on Sunday night. They reached the site selected at 7 o’clock, and their make-up f"e them the appearance of veterans who had been fifihting Indians on the plains of Arizona. But fate was against them. ‘When they left the cars it commenced to drizzle, then it rained and continued rain- ing, so the idea of sleeping on beds of fern was given up and the soldiers returned to the shelter of the cars, making the best of the situation, sleeping as best they could cuddled up on the seats. Yesterday morning, the commissary. who some how got things mixed, served the dinner rations for breakfast, and when the dinner hour came the boys had to satisfy themselves with what had been set aside for breakfast. The rain continued and the boys did not care to face the tar- gets, so at 1 o'clock in the afternoon they started homeward without having made a record. When they landed on this side each man’s face wore a look of disappoint- ment. ——————— Uniformed Policemen. To-day all officers of the police force must obey the order of the Commissioners and ap- % i I When the pear in full uniform at ail hi the officers helmets and the ads burnished up going off duty received th sergeants in charge of the the shields around their ¢ To-day and to-night the Francisco will appear in | midnight, with their coats bu ulation style, and from the geants will chirp their whist tons standing out in bold re ce force of San uniform after oned in the reg- prners the ser- with brass but- JOHJOb A F e Y RO ¥ K R EPLAYS OVER 1000 TUNES 2 * and Cheap Enough to be : * :in Every Home in America. * Furmishes Delightful Entertainment, ¥ K Diavs all the popular songs of the day, Grand £ Dlae 2 rche, Waltzes, German, French and T J NEfiGial Music, and excellent to dance by. 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