The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 25, 1898, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1898. e _Addross Al Communications to W. S, LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE......Market and Third Sts., S. P Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS.. ..2IT to 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874 THE 6AN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) s served by carriers In tbis city and surrounding towns for I5 cents a week. By mall $6 per year; per montb 665 cents. THE WEEKLY CALL.. OAKLAND OFFICE. . NEW YORK OFFICE Room I8S, World Building | DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. WASHINGTON (B. C.) OFFICE --Rigge House | _..Qne year., by mall, $1.50 ....908 Broadway C. C. CARLTON, Correspondent. | CHICAGO OFFICE ...Marquette Building C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising Representative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until 930 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o'cleck. 2518 slon street, open until 9 o'clock. street, open untll 9 o'clock. I505 Polk street, open wntil 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-secend ens ts, open until 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS le and the Zoo. Streets, Speclalties. NOT @ VITAL ISSUE. »rd lost the football ion is one for t as well be form keley has been the one ffer defeat, and Berkeley has borne it like a collect , with never a whimper. It was a | set of p it wit discredit occasion for tears. The player | from standing amid the dust and blood | of the arer counter ce, and fz h Nye we cited. There was no vital issue at stake | Stanford had laim on an unbroken series of victor] The personnel of the clubs shifts so from year to year that no assurance is left that a team | be: ne as that of the season before | has a cinch on the ger score. While there is a | natural pride in the success of an eleven representative | of one institution, the rooters of the vanquished in- | stitution have the satisfaction of memory or the balm ng the same 1 ofihope. | Both Stanford and Berkeley are big universities. | The team of each has a proper pride, and yet they | can enter the yearly contest certain that while both 106 Eleventh | OUR FRIEND THE PUGILIST. N years long passed into history the pugilist was at least an honest man. He went into the arena to win, knowing that if fortune turned against him the dainty beauties looking on might point their manicured thumbs down, and thereupon be joyed by the spectacle of seeing the victor jab him in the neck with a debilitating, triple-headed spear. So he fought his best. There were no jobs put up in ad- vance. There was no prearranged division of box- receipts. The gladiator was regarded as an animal. Times have changed. The gladiator has gone. In his place is the modern pugilist, a fake “fighting ma- chine,” a man who dons thefgloves with only the simple object of swindling the spectators. The | prize-fighter is above all else a fraud. As a mere | | | sion according to rule, knocking out opponents, bruising and maiming the other brute in the ring with him, there would be nothing about him to ad- | mire, nothing to encourage. He would deserve con- dign punishment as a loafer and a thug. But the prize-fighter as he is, is even more despicable than as he is supposed to be. There is about him and his calling no element of good. He should be suppressed. | scheme of bunko there can be no reasonable ques- This ought to be their undoing. Their kind | should never again be permitted to achieve notoriety, | for notoriety means illicit gain. It might be thought | that these toughs would be .uided by “professional | p but they never are. Probably the pugilist tion e, 1‘(\0»: not live who would refuse to be conquered if | | by so doing he could reap a greater harvest of dollars than through a victory. If there are honest men |among them, they are in bad company, bad business, | and the sooner they can be expelled from it the bet- ter. The only way to expel them is to make prize- | fighting a felony, and, having framed the law, en- | force it. 1 Francisco’s reputation has been soiled by prize- s in open defiance of the statute as now con- 1 ted. Officials have given consent to the holding | of brutalizing and bogus exhibitions, the bribe of a | ticket being sufficient. Again and again has the pub- | lic been swindled, and the city disgraced by these | events, presided over by the police. The Corbetts {and the The only ones | te profit by their nefarious trade are themselves and | lly lot of promoters, gamblers, touts and on- | hanging vagrants. Because of the strange power this | riff-raff has obtained “sporting” affairs in the United States have become a reproach throughout the world. harkeys are a set of knaves. |ara AGAINST SHAM RACING. HE purpose of racing is to produce a speedy and useful animal. When the racetrack becomes nothing but an appliance of gambling, its ad- the brine rolling adown his begrimed | junct the poolroom, its patrons dupes of a confidence | war. Crisis after crisis arises in which the sagacity e ground with what Bill | game, the time has arrived for racing to be checked. | of statesmen and diplomatists is taxed to the utmost uld have called a loud report, was unduly ex- | It becomes a menace to the community, a standing | to preserve peace. It is to the common interests of temptation, a harvest for the gambler. | San Francisco has a climate devoid of winter cold. There is a possibility here of conducting out- | door sports while the tracks of the East are buried | in snow and the frost has penetrated the earth to the | depth of many feet. The lamentable result has been | that racing is here carried on throughout the year. | It is no longer a pastime; it becomes a business, di- | rected by unscrupulous men, and depending for patronage not upon people who can afford it, but upon dupes. Silly speculators take their wages and | bet them on horses in the wild hope of gaining. If | they have no money of their own they often take the cannot win, both can put up a good struggle. If the | money of an employer. The end is disappointment result were always in favor of a particular side inter- | est would wane. People in general are rather glad | that Berkeley carried off the honors this time. In the | face of defe vers had not lost heart. It was | their turn. THE STANDING ARMY PROBLEM. | £ | ing army HE great problem which in the near future is going to conironttheadvocates of “imperialism,” | 1 its necessary consequence of a large stand- will be the difficulty of securing for enlist- i ient number of able-bodied Americans to e a resp Last spring Congress | thorized an increase in the regular army to 61,000 men, but up to the present time the total number se- not come within 10,000 of that limit. of men have offered themselves as volun- but few seem to desire to serve in the regular army aside from a limited class who can find nothing | more profitable to do. The pay and allowance of a regular soldier exceeds that of a volunteer by several | and yet General Greely is quoted as ng that enlistments are rapidly falling off, and unless something is done to encourage soldiering | able force. s a month the regular army wi!l never reach 61,000 men. ! on that Congress will either have to The suggest increase the pay of privates or lower the physical, | mental and moral standard demanded of the men has been thrown out by no less an authority than Sena- tor Hoar, who thi that if the policy of “imperial- ism” is finally adopted the regular army will have to | be increased to 150,000. The fact seems to be that first-class Americans will not enlist for any other purpose than to fight. ure, glory and distinction, and they do h to be sent to foreign countries to do gar- This is shown by the fact that applica- tions for discharge among the volunteers are numer- ous, one day recently having produced action by the War Department on as many as ninety. The enlist- ments fell off from 6500 in July to 2800 in October, and there are no signs that the regular forces can be recruited any faster than they have been. Nor i: it at all clear that raising the pay of privates will tempt men to enter the service. The present wages of a volunteer are $13 a month, and about $15 for a regular. It is thought that an increase of $25 te $30 would draw into the service able-bodied men, but this is doubtful when it is considered that being sent away from the country is objectionable to nearly all men in the service, regular and volunteer alike. But if the United States is to have colonies and a large standing army the problem must be solved in some way. rison duty. One mysterious feature of life at the Baldwin was that old residents of the city, who knew the dangerous character of the structure, should have made their homes and taken their household gods into an ac- knowledged fire-trap. 5 LAdgEl fg Sports” seem to be against Kelly, who was ref- eree of the Corbett-Sharkey hoax. It must be ad- mifted that Kelly is no Wyatt Earp. Dumping the body of a babe on the garbage heap may not be a crime within strict definition, but it is an unseemly method of disposal. Expert opinion as to a football game seems to have very little effect on the result. The lath and plaster building is going out of favor They | d disgrace, ruined reputations, blighted homes. More than one domestic tragedy which has startled San Francisco in recent years can be traced directly | to the track. “Betting on the ponies” has been re- | sponsible for defalcation, theit, suicide and murder. The lure held out is so captivating and continuous | that the weak cannot resist it. Players do not stop | to think that they are going against a game in which | the professional gambler who opposes them must always win in the end. If it were not so the profes- sional gambler would not be there to subject his money to apparent risk. The bettor has no chance. He is handicapped by the methods of the professional. | Races are so managed that the fairness of them is a | plausible pretense. The unsophisticated amateur | might as well throw his money into the fire and ex- | pect to realize on the ashes. The Call does not wish to be understood as oppos- ing legitimate racing. It does wish to be understood as opposing the mock racing which goes on here month after month, its only purpose to fleece the public and its only conclusion the undoing and degra- dation of those foolish enough to become its victims. | A COMING ISSUE. OME surprise is expressed by members of the S Senate Committee which is investigating the affairs of the Harbor Commission that under ‘: Democratic rule the payroll of the board should have | increased over $5000 a month. It is explained that | much of the increase has been caused by the opening | of the new ferry depot, which requires the employ- | ment of a large number of superintendents, janitors | and machinists; but after the compensation of all | these additional employes is subtracted from the total there is still an increase of $2000 a month in the ex- penses of the commission. There is no occasion to be surprised at this con- dition of affairs. Indeed, we are surprised at the sur- prise of the Senate Committee—at its extremes ver- i dancy, as it were. It is a rule in California that when- ever an administrative board or bureau or an office to which there is patronage attached falls into the hands of the Democrats it is imgediately loaded | down with “reformers.” This is the case with the Board of Education, the Board of Supervisors, the Street Department and other bureaus of this city, and it is evidently what has happened to the Harbor Commission since it fell into the hands of the De- mocracy. % At the late election the “reform” element of the party in State and city.laid a deliberate plan to cap- ture the entire government. They nominated their own men for all the offices—State, county and Con- gressional—and prepared to introduce into all depart- ments their idea of reform, which is simply a thorough distribution of the spoils and the creation of as much more spoils as the law will allow or the people will stand. What would have happened to the taxpayers had this “reform” movement been successful can scarcely be imagined. Four years under a Democratic Harbor Commission and two years under a Democratic Board of Education and Board of Supervisors merely gives us an inkling of the fate which confronted them. The cost of maintaining the schools has run up $5 per pupil in two years, and the payroll of the Harbor Commission has increased $2000 a month in four. The other day State Treasurer Green apologized for | suggesting in his biennial report to the Governor that several officials who now handle the State's money in the various counties be abolished. He said it was in San Prancisco. . almost treason in California to hint that an office swindler, his place is in jail. Following his.profc&! That Corbett and Sharkey entered into a deliberate | A | for the winter, while his wife, being deprived of her | interested in prison management and the punishment | have believed that imprisonment is after all a pretty should be dispensed with. So it may bring down upon The Call the maledictions of the reform De- mocracy to suggest that a large proportion of its membership should be cut off the payrolls of State and city and made to go to work. Yet that is just what we think. Moreover, we believe that one of the | great issues of the future in California is certain to be, | How shall Democrats be kept off the payroll> By | law or by physical force? COMMERCE AND WAR. MOVEMENT has been started by the New f\ /ork Chamber of Commerce to bring about through the action of our Government an in- ternational agreement that private property on the sea as well as that on land shall be granted immunity from spoliation in time of war. The promoters be- | lieve the present time is propitious to the movement, | inasmuch as all the principal nations of the globe | have now so much capital invested in commerce that | it is to the interest of all to secure it from the peril of | the wars which now seem imminent. The principle is one for which our Government has contended on every occasion when there was any hope of obtaining its acceptance by the powers of the world. The international conference called by the Czar for the purpose of providing for disarmament will afford an excellent opportunity for again bring- ing the issue before the nations, for in its conse- quences the proposed protection of private property | on the sea would be almost as important as disarma- | ment itself. There is hardly a great nation on the globe that | would not derive benefits from the adoption of the rule. Certainly it would be of more advantage to | European nations than to us. As naval armaments | stand now, any nation of Continental Europe that | went to war with Great Britain would have its com- merce driven from the sea within ten days after war was declared. On the other hand, Great Britain, | while virtually mistress of the seas, has so much at stake in her commerce that it would well repay her | to have it safeguarded by international agreement as | well as by her navy. | The proposal is moreover in the line of the historic | development of civilization. There was a time when | private property on land as well as on the sea was regarded as the rightful spoil of an invading army. ‘A great step was made in the growing good of the ; world when that old rule was changed to the present | one now respected by the troops of all civilized na- | tions. The proposed step will be in the same direc- ‘tion and hardly less beneficial. | It will be a notable accomplishment for us if our | increased influence in the world resulting from our re- ‘;cent victories shall bring about this great ameliora- tion of the evils of war. The New York movement | is, therefore, well deserving the support of the coun- | try at large. Over the world hangs the shadow of all, therefore, that this additional step be taken to protect the private property of individuals from spoliation when nations go to battle. WHERE INJUSTICE IS DONE. RECENT incident of life in Providence, Rhode Island, reveals in our law a defect whica, while hard to remedy, works such a palpable in- justice that it would be worth while to attempt to find a remedy, difficult as the task may be. The incident as told by the Providence Telegram is this: A workingman who was earning $3 a day be- came angry at his wife, and in order to get revenge on her he quit his job and committed an offense by which he succeeded in getting himself arrested and sentenced to prison for six months. By this process he gets his shelter and board at the public expense support, will have either to starve, beg, or get her- self arrested. It is possibly only in Rhode Island that men have sufficient Yankee ingenuity to devise such a scheme of revenge on their wives. In all parts of the United States, however,the same injury falls upon many wives without any intention on the part of the husbands to inflict it. Whenever, a married man gets drunk, or turns vagrant, or commits any offense which entails imprisonment without hard labor, it is upon his wife the punishment really falls. She is left without sup- port, and it is not easy for the wife of a convict to get employment. Therefore, while the offending hus- band has no other hardship to undergo than that of imprisonment, the wife has to bear the breaking up of her home, destitution and a considerable amount of physical and mental suffering. It is because of these consequences resulting from the imprisonment of the husband that so many wives who have their husbands arrested for ill treatment go before the courts and beg that the offender be re- leased. The average American woman is high spir- ited and would not submit to beatings or other forms of ill treatment from a man if it were not that she is dependent upon the wages of the man for bread. The subject is one which has from time to time occasioned a good deal of discussion among persons Y minor criminals, but it has never been a matter of much interest to the general public. Most people hard punishment, that no man would ge to jail will- ingly, and therefore that the law, while somewhat un- just in its indirect effects, does not directly tend to injustice. The Rhode Island case, however, shows that a man may deliberately take advantage of the law for the purpose of injuring his wife. With this fact in view iv is clear that some legislation should be devised to reach such cases. The affair may prove in its results tc be one of those incidents in which Providence per- mits the accomplishment of a glaring wrong in order to compel the world to reform its laws. e ——— Tr—— The umbrella-maker who was sent to prison for three years for boasting that he had been chosen by lot to kill the Kaiser got off cheaply. Three years seems a long sentence for a lie, but if the fellow spoke truth | imprisonment for life ought to have struck him as mild. ‘We are proud of the navy, of course, but the chaps who disabled the Buffalo and the others who deserted the Maria Teresa seem to have got into the depart- ment by mistake. Just while the city is a little nervous about fire the Salvation Army might be wise to doff its flaming red uniforms. Somebody with a hose may mistake it for a conflagration. FerE I ‘While Spain is determinec to “hold out to the last,” her attention is respectfully called to the fact that she | does not seem to know the last when she sees it. What a noble triumph it would be for the Super- visors to furnish the Hall of Justice without a scandal. Brazil has a new Cabinet, but this hardly puts her into the class with Spain, France or Italy. | Thomas. | Gore, sopranos; Les ames des trespasses sommeillent dans ses plis.” (“The souls that have passed away sleep within its folds.”) Le Desastre, P. and V. Margueritte.) I watch alone yet not alone, The guarded and the guard; I hear a plaintive undertone The while I fend and ward! A whisper steals along the woof And surs the silken warp, Unheard by they who stand aloof— As thrill of spirit harp: ““We are the souls of those who fought and passioned, Of those who blazoned honor on the flag; ‘We are the souls whose pride and courage fashioned A nation’s legend out of silken rag; The nation’s love our banner safe will keep The while within its folds we sleep, I stand and dream when languid Peace Wings flight across Earth’s plains, ‘When Commerce shears her golden fleece We sleep.” | Or counts her hoarded gains, ‘When lucre seems the nation’s prize, Dishoror's bought and sold; ’Tis then I hear a whisper rise Athwart the chink of gold: “We are souls who fainted in sore travail | ‘While bringing Truth to birth, but what are these? | Men who the wi of Honor would unravel, Misuse its sacred threads t0 work their ease; What hearts remain our flag to guard and keep The while within its folds We sleep, Wa sleep.” I stand at arms when word of war Comes creeping on the air, ‘When nations catch its din afar And list the trumpet’s blare; When pulses pale, proud hearts beat high, Calm valor steels its nerve— I hear a trembling, eager sigh Float round the flag I served: “We are the souls'who sought nor self nor glory, Poured forth Earth’s life to save the flag from stain, We wrote our names upon the nation’s story, Signed in our blood, say, did we sign in vain? Must we the vigil round our banner keep 'Lest those who live be lulled to sleep? I stand at guard on battle eve To sleep.” When lesser passions flee, When wives and mothers plain and grieve, Or plead on bended knee, ‘When comrades clasp in last farewell And turn to face grim death,— I see the flag's falr texture swell, I hear a struggling breath: | “We are the souls that erstwhile fought and vanquished, Fling loose the flag, we pant within its folds! Soul calls to soul, the faith that sometime languished Spreads out strong wings and warriors enfolds, Fling loose the flag! Our battle watch we keep O’er those who soon with us shall sleep, Shall sleep.” A. R. ROSE-SOLEY. THANKSGIVING OBSERVED IN THE CHURCHES Sacred Services by All Denominations. APPROPRIATE ADDRESSES SOLEMN HIGH MASS SAID AT ST. MARY’'S CATHEDRAL. Dr. Voorsanger’s Eloquent Discourse Before the Congregat.on at the Sherith Israel Syna- gogue. “Years have elapsed since greater rea- sons have existed for our rejoicing.” This trulsm, quoted from the President’s proclamation, was uppermost in the mind of the entire nation yesterday from the time the annual day of Thanksgiving first dawned until it finally passed into a memory. Probably in no other State in the Union was the day more fittingly celebrated than in California. The enthusiasm was gen- erally manifested mnot only in pub- lic but also in private life and in the home. In this city, however, the cele- bration of the annual holiday was ob- served with a combined demonstration seldom, if ever, equaled in the past. From early morning until long after the last glimmer of the electric lights at midnight Market street was crowded continually with people from all sections of the city who were in pursuit of some form of recreation or pleasure. One of the main characteristics of the celebration yesterday was Its observance in nearly every place of worship through- out the city. Protestants, Jews and Cath- olics alike offered up prayers. Addresses were dellvered from a hundred pulpits by the ablest of clerics. Special pray- ers of thanksgiving were inserted in the general form of worship and were offered up with fervor and sincerity by thou- sands of devotees. In the Catholic churches, without ex- ception, masses were solemnized in the morning. At S8t. Mary's Cathedral solemn high mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock be- fore a large congregation. The Rev. Father Byrne of the Secular Order of Catholic Priests was the celebrant of golemn high mass at St. Ignatius Church. The members of the Gentlemen's Sodal- Ity assoclated with the same church com- memorated the day by offering special mass for the repose of the souls of de- | censed assoclates who have gone to their eternal reward during the past year. In addition to these ‘fra.yens special devo- tions were observed. Holemn high mass and thanksgiving was sung at 8 o'clock yesterday morning at Bt. Dominic’s Church by a specially aug- mented choir, under the direction of Rhys The singers were Mrs. P, W. , Miss Clara Atkins, Miss Lena no Con!rdnltol. Mrs. Clark and en; tenors, Thomas and Robert Stantini; bassos ert Lloyd and Charles Schwertfeg: companist, James Hamilton Howe. Tmmediately after the last gospel the officiating priest delivered a short ad- dress appropriate to the occasion. In it he instanced the many reasons why Cath- olics should be thankful, both for the be- Stowal of many blessings upon their church and upon their country. He re- quested that in addition to the prayers of thanksgiving a special pr:xer for the repose of the souls of departed friends and relatives be said during the remain- celebration of mass. t the First Congregational Church, on McGlad Post and Mason streets, an interesting service was given under the direction of the pastor, Rev. G. C. Adams. After the recital of the varlous prayers of thanks- iving an eloquent address was delivered n_honor of the occasion and in commem- oration of the day. At Calvary Presbyterian Church the Rev. John Hemphill conducted specialser- vices and spoke to the congregation on the subject of how we should celebrate one of the most memorable thanksgiving days in the history of the nation. In the address he emphasized the many reasons why the people of the country should | combine religlon in the general observ- ance of this day in thanking God with the sacred offering of prayer and devo- tion In' addition to the State and public | celebration of a national holiday. At the congregations Emanu-El and Sherith Israel religious demonstration of thanks was held and a special service added to the general form of worship. The ceremony commenced at 11 o'clock, | and was participated in by an immense congregation of Jews from all sections | of the city. It was conducted by the | Rev. Drs. Voorsanger and Nieto, assisted by Cantors Stock and Davis. An eloquent | and inspiring oration was delivered by Dr. Voorsanger. Tn the evening a religious ceremony was held in many of the churches, partic- | ularly in the Catholi | THE SUPREME PRESIDENT. | s y | Pioneer Council No. 1, Young Men's | Institute, Tenders Him a Re- 1‘ ception and Banquet. Pioneer Council No. 1 _of the Young| Men’s Institute honored Frank J. Kierce, | one of its members. by a reception and | banquet Tuesday night in the St. Germain, | to show its appreciation of the fact thathe had been chosen for the exalted position of supreme president, the highest in the order, at the recent session of the Su- preme Council. There were present the following su- reme officers: Dr. T. H. Morris, A. F. | t. Sure, John Lynch and James Gal lagher, and the following grand officers . Haskins, L. E. Mahan, George A. Stanley, W. T. Aggler, T. W. Kelly, Wil- llam Pann and Edward Sweeney, who with about one hundred members of the council and of otner councils were seated around the tastefully arranged and dec- orated tables. Mayor Phelan was a| specially Invited guest, but being unable | to_be present sent a letter of regret. | Joseph E. O'Donnell was toast-master, | and after the good things placed before the_ guests had been_ disposed of, he in- troduced the honored guest of the even- ing in a neat speech in which he refered to the fact that twice Ploneer Council had had the good fortune of having selected from its ranks the supreme president, the | other being John J. McDade, who was also present. Mr. Kierce responded in an eloquent manner. A trio rendered vocal selections, after which Grand President Haskins responded to “Our Order,” Past | Supreme President John J. McDade re-| spanded to ‘Ploneer Council,” W illiam | inne sang, Judge Frank J. Mu.casky 1e-| sponded to’ “Patriotism in Our Order’ and then there were selections on the plano by Professor Martinez. The last of | the regular toasts having been responded | to. John T. Greany and others addressed the assemblage, and it was a late hour | before the orchestra, which during the evening played favorite airs, rendered | “Home, Sweet Home.” The affair was in every way a great success, and was under | the management of BE. R. Myrick, John J. | McCarthy, Jere Lomey, John Hayes and T. J. Stanton. e THE DRUIDS. Grand Secretary Graves has received requests for three sets of books to start, that number of groves In Austin, Tex. Last week the grand officers paid a visit to Templar and Golden Star groves, which met in joint session, and at the close of | the work there was a banquet at & res- | taurant in the neighborhood. After the | menu_there was an evening of song and %’eeches, the grlnc(pnl speakers bein, avis Louderback, A. . Treadwell, Charles T. Conlan and the grand officers. Noble Grand Arch Lewis and Grand Secretary Graves left this city on the 10th inst. on a tour of visitations. They started for Solano urove at Fairfield, then went to Sacramento. Their journey will in- clude Placerville, El Dorado, Sissons and Oregon. On the trip they will institute a new grove in Sacramento. They will re- turn about the 1st of December. —_— e In an improved process for securing tires to wheels a strip of asbestos is over- laid on one side with a cement of coal far, rosin and cotton cloth, which is cut in 'strips and tacked to the felly with the cement side in. When the heated tire is put on the cement soaks through the asbestos, and when cold forms a firm fastening. | to_induce the guests to CHARGED ON TURKEYS AND MINCE PIES Little Ones Dine With the Sisters. OVER SIX HUNDRED ARE FED BELLES HAND ROUND THE MANY GOOD TEINGS. Noted Divines and Prominent Citi- zens Distinguish Themselves With Carving XKaife and Fork. The little ones of the Sacred Heart, St. Francis and St. Joseph day homes, in all some 650 children, enjoyed the hospitality of the Sisters of the Holy Family at the convent at the corner of Hayes and Fillmore streets yesterday afternoon. The | little guests did away with about forty big turkeys, an equal number of chickens, 200 mince ples, 250 squash ples, besides un- told quantities of ham. tongue, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and the other | good things, without which no Thanks- giving dinner is considered complete. Great, long tables were set in the base- ment of the convent and loaded almost to the breaking point with the dainties pro- vided for the feast. Gayly colored paper rings, the handiwork of the little ones, were strung along the walls and garland- ed the supporting columns and chande- liers. The children took great pride in these bright decorations—their contribu- tion to the joy of Thanksgiving day. At half-past 2 tne little ones in charge of the Sisters of the homes reached the convent and were at once escorted to the rooms made ready for their reception. | Singing kindergarten songs they marched to the tables and then bowed their little heads in silent reverence while Rev. Father Prendergast, V. G., said grace. Once the well filled plates were hanaed around no urgent requests were needed fall to and eat. “Eat all you want to: all you can,” was heard on all_sides, ar. the injunctions were followed to the letter by a busy, silent multituge. There was no gayety at the tables; no glad voices chanting the raise of the good things; only busy ands, y mouths and great shinin eves that made the many belles who di such excellent service as waitresses keep a steady watcn so there should be no empty plates. «t one long table were the bables of the home, little tots of two vears ahd under, sitting straight up in their high chairs, with snowy napkins fastened snugly under their rosy, dim- pled chins. For the babies there were no turkeys nor mince pi but Instead a feast of tender fricassee chicken and more | digestible squash ples. At the head of | each table some well known personage presided and wrestled successfully with the well stuffed turkey. Rev. Father Prendergast. V. Rev. Father Wy- | man, ¢. Father Connolly, Rev. Father McQuaide, Rev. Father Redehan, Rev. | Father Brown, J. Kelly. Dr. Pawlicki and | R. X. Rvan of the San Francisco and | North Pacific Railroad were among the | many who covered themselves wit. glory for their able manipulation of the carvers. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Dr. R. W. Kent of Sonora is registered at the Palace. Charles G. Lamberson, a prominent Vi- salian, is at the Lick. Frank McGettigan, a prominent Vallejo politician, is at the Russ. Dr. C. G. Bowman and son of Mare Isl- and are at the Occidental. W.G. Patterson,a well-known Roseburg mining man, is at the Russ. Arthur Hay, of Sulphur Creek mining fame, is a guest at the Occidental George H. Munroe, a prominent Fresno merchant, is a guest at the Grand. The victorious Berkeley football team passed last night at the Occldental. John E. Budd of Stockton, brother of the Governor, is registered at the Lick. J. D. Sproul, a well known Chico attor- ney, accompanied by his wife, is at the Palace. George Fletcher, a prominent Grass Valley mining man, Is a late arrival at o & | the Palace. J. A. Thomas and J. H. 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