The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1899, Page 30

Most Praetically Patriotie Woman in Sap Francisco: HOME LIFE OF ONE WHO PAID j — - SHE HAS SPENT OVER TWENTT- $2020 FOR TWO BOXES AT L | | ‘ FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THE BENEFIT FOR THE HELPING UNCLE SAM'S FIGHTING FIRST. SOLDIER BOYS. “ ent a half hour even the tenderest heart could not at all worthy of any form of whi consider and tedious w: L woman w nee whatever. el intn D3 ) S a1l into which I am admitted is a R kb anare heiDosertt or large and lofty with open with which she has no personal whom th doorways 1 into wide 4 and after one lift of her eyes e ; rooms on either side and beyond with her work with all the Soblaidae: sweep of curving stairs in the midc apparently hopeless industry of the poor o .~ X iing up into the inv : princess of old who was condemned by the ok ’ te flags everywhere—silken ban- wicked fairy to sort singing birds’ feath- N ing frescoed walls, Intertwined ers. t around , hanging from chande- Only a minute or so passes before the + 2 liers, o stic , droop- serene silence which settles down upon < T in shadowy corners. me is ended by the advent of a third o AR , from the son—the “Fairy Godmothe 1 : 3 al ndard dler boys. She comes in to tiny o ady’s palm, a light swiftness of movement whict £ : which bristle a AmOREgns e much of the store of energy hidden under c L s s e her quiet exterlor, and puts out her slen- 71o® S FEEFTE CR TIE ies 5 foundiopporumniiy der hand to me with winning cord R it e e s 1 5 1SDQ S Ba S SRuL She fs rather a small woman, with hair PoC 08 SHE W ACE O b inds anc : ; : Ih of reddish gold, in the s ffiness of 0= 1D SRS o : tons Dy sus which, however, there Is o than a O S2NC WM s h 8 hint of shining silver, and a pale face on eATcinen AE d ) ormally into the dining which, though Time has marked some DEICTES ar . apartment at the ‘end wrinkles, he has placed no lines which tell S0 EH : . 1 with sunshine through liness or suspicion of hr-r‘fvllnw e e g p indow, out of Hers 1 « sensitive face—ne and L (ry to lead h down -from this h has been shadowed by grief and . WO . street upon that wet with tears, but it js the face of a L % 1 il ¢ ; which stretches woman who has learned whether fn fjoy Subject she is mos : ond. or sorrow to surmount the narrow boun- Wil and does, t i “at the left, o daries of selfishness and find her solace f ”!{ 5 Paary ‘ g i ns -and feathery and companionship in the broad fields of the debt v e £ ¢ den with maa- humanity which lle beyond. “l‘““mf' = ican ow . o I sink into She is not dressed to ‘“receive,” for she OWn efforts to help t : o is attired in comfortable but unassuming TOWnsend will scarce tror ve how hion in a quilted jacket of white satin “I have done only what I co Y mne and a black silk skirt, which has not, I and compared to what ou 1 soldier’s d te notice with mounting respect, the fash- it Is simply nothing. I fonable “dip” at the back. A glance at to give to my country, so I ha € the table as she seats herself brings Into make the sons of other women feel that istence the faintest hint of a sigh. mine 1s a patriotism of the heart, and not always like to attend to all my own Of the lips. I keep these flags about me letters,” she says deprecatingly, “but because I love my country’s emblem and there have been so many of them since all that it signifies, and since T have no ' that auction that I have found it quite special hero of my own in the army I feel ible; such a number of them are g letters, too, that it is almost dis- couraging.’” Some of them, though, ‘many of them, in fact, are just lovely letters from friends and acquaintances and strangers thanking me for what lit- tle 1 have been able to do to lighten the £ omes to the br. hardships and increase the happiness of boys who are speeding to us the soldiers. - Such letters as these have sea. CLARA DOUGLAS. an iron fork and implements their lux- e upon the same shock dot of a me of decc spects per eath, how- foire TOWNSEND AT HOME o+ where the s supreme. red with a o vet unop. she continues, relp to m ned, aired young SITMION HOW American by in the State wh d watches and cloc as well as wooden nutmegs, a has not f tten his boyhood tr: the Fourth of J A Captain Post insisted on the party remaining on board his vessel until the approaching squall ver and that was possible. tc their v pleasant was don- by him and his cers. At 11 a. m., the storm having sub- sided, the Missouri harbor, all h the band p! nor how to c morn- was Queen A cruiser Cormoran the : to “Die Wacht am Rhein,” the imperial German n wa floated to. th breeze a lute of twen was excl between th sels of two mighty nations. Captain Emsmann of the Cormoran greeted the adn 1 at the gangwayand the entire party were escorted by the Cormoran’s band to the r where political matters were and speeches of condolence in of the dead soldiers were made Uncle Sam and Captain E propriat tary of State. Proud indeed were the men of the Badger when at 11:30 a. m. the Mi was seen steaming toward “homeward bound” pennantg ing astern. he recrossed the Tau- ranga's bow the band on that vessel stru up “See the Conquering Hero Comes.” -4 Having finished her maiden trip around the harbor of A , the Misso came to anchor at her moorings nea the Badger, when the admiral escorted Uncle Sam and his st aboard the latter ve: in order to witness the programme of sports for the day The following races were successf arranged under the able of Lieutenant Stirli pulling and s; mast-head race, you-pleas each case were graciously awarded to lay proudly hort distance away on English cruiser ‘Taur- ' hove to and there ble on her r was sent to f er, and upon return- ) stated that owing to careless- ness on the part of some of the work- men, the propeller had in some man- ner got tangled up with the foretop downhaul, and she would be unable to proceed on her voyage unless she re- celved some assistance from the Badger. Captain Miller kindly fur- nighed the use of a amer to tow the “Missouri” across bay to the Tauranga, and was warm thanked by the ad al for hi thus extended. Thu ith of the tow line, and some slight exer- tion on the part of the fireroom gang, “Missouri” duly hove in sight of M. 8. Tauranga, when the royal English ensign was hoisted at the and the usual twenty-one gun e was fired, which salute was an- tion by Cap ATl 11 the honors of the English nation were laid at the feet of the ad- 1] and Uncl am. and Uncle Sam were closcly closeted in the private office o2 the cap! 1 for some time, and it is safe .to state that their conversation ; prove of some significance, bear- on the visit of the Joint High Com- mission to Samoa, but, be that as it when Uncle Sam joined the ad- al on the quarterdeck of the Taur- it was noticed that the face of former wore a very troubled ex- sion. 10 a. m. the “Missour!” proceeded on her voyage, all the shipping in the harbor dipping their flags and saluting - in various ways, besides parading r marine guards with four flour- ishes. As she steamed alongside the New Zealand Government cruiser Tutanekai ghe fired twenty-one guns, with the English ensign still at the main, which salute was answered by that vessel, and the adm and Uncle Sam, accom- oanled by his secretary and staff, were @ Queer Antics of the Jolly Tars at Samoa on Beard the *Battleship Missouri.” the winners. A sumptuous repast was served in the ward room for the visiting officers ‘and families from shore, while “Jack,” not to be outdone in hospitality, had an equally tempting luncheon laid out on the gun deck for the visiting crews of the foreign vessels. The Commissioners also had a quiet little ““fono” r own, and a peep into the consultation hall during the height of the hilaritles revealed all kinds of good things with which the tables were burdened. The genfal countenance of the Hon. Bartlett Tripp was even more radiant on this occasion and he was kept busy receiving the nu- merous visftors who thronged his cabin doors. ‘As the day proceeded so did the games and innocent amusements so dear to the hearts of the Americans. Now, as has been proven on previous occasions, there is much talent on board the Badger, and that fact was again made evident when Lieutenant Stirling announced a “cakewalk.” This was new to many of the foreign visi- tors, and m astonishment was e pressed that ck was =inch a versat creature. The prize—a large choco- late cake—was presented to the win- ning couple in the contest, with many blushes and a neat little speech by one of the lady visitors. The exhibition of strength, in lifting 200, 500 and 1000 pound welights, and the wrestling match with a broom by the local Sandow, were received with great applause, also much astonishment on the part of the native visitors. San- dow has a chest expansion of eleven inches, and will wrestle with anything from a broom handle to a brewery. The sports for the day closed with a sparring exhibition between Billings and Sturgess, the former easily knock- ing out his opponent in two round In the evening Lieutenant Stirling arranged for the visitors a beautiful pyrotechnic display. In his speech to the admiral, J. Pat- terson, Captain Miller extended the thanks to the Commissioners, and also to “Chips,” for their untiring efforts In making this the greatest Fourth of July they ever had the honor to cele- brate.