The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1902, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902. -CLUB OFFICERS MAKE ENCOURAGING REPORTS OF FEDERATION PROGRESS Ninety-Five Organizations, Representing More Than 7000 Members, Are United Under One Head, Working Along Industrial, Literary, Political and Civic Lines---President Burdette Suggests Plans for the Future — ! | -+ MRS E.a BDENNISTON he California Fed- Clubs were morning when he day’s proceed- Burdette, the president, her gavel. As the hours e skies began to brighten pped in and was comfortably filled cess arrived. excellent. t occurred during the of the delegates in hall suggested that the of the hall should take was doneyon proper resident was nearly regular order of busi- men's 4w ¥4a0 suggest. said another dele- the officers on the stage doff handclappings of the dele- jette took off hers and kly by all the others. ss was resumed. After read- of the previous session s of committees were called for. the absence of Mre. M. E. Robert- of Los Angeles, chairman of the com- ADVERTISEMENTS. P , L CATS Pears’ soap is nothing but soap. Pure soap is as gentle as o1l to the living skin. Pears’ is the purest and best toilet soap in all the world. . world. Sold all over the Offers you the service of optical experts and makes your glasses to order at moderate cost. committee was read by Mrs. Frank Pryor of the Wednesday Morning Club of Los Angeles. The report gate ve of whom were alternates, were entitled to seats Mrs. Dorville Libby read the report of Mrs. Lovell White of the biennial local board, detailing the work done by the members of the board in arranging all de- tafls preparatory to holding the conven- tion. ‘Mrs. Libby supplemented the report by stating that eleven meetings had been held and eightecn committees appointed. Mrs. George W. Bunnell of Oakland read the report of the committee on rules and regulations. Speakers whose names do not appear on the programme are to be limited to three minutes and no member is to be allowed to speak more than once on any subject. No delegate is allowed | to represent more than one club and proxies are barred. All motions must be | made in writing Mrs. Henry C. timekeper by the chairman. Mrg. Kate A. Bulkley of Oakland pre- sented the report of the programme com- mittee, as published. Reports Indicate Prosperity. Mrs. I Lowenberg, the recording secre- tary, in her report announced that present the federation was composed of ninety-five clubs, with a membership of 7567. The work of the last two years was thoroughly reviewed. The report con- cluded as follows: It is @ recognized fact that the trend of the fimes 1s toward co-operation or consolidation— synonomous termeé—which is shown by the gi- gantic trusts—trusts in commercial life and by federation in club life. It is practical and be- coming universal because effective. The edu- cational and altrulstic activity of women which permeates every hamlet, the wide intelli- gence, the many vital things that surge around them, requiring definite thought and unity of action, render the Federatiod of Clubs & po- tential factor in molding public sentiment and an absolute necessity for the full information | of the sociological and humanitarian develop- ment of the time: Some interesting_statistics were pre- sented by Mrs. W. W. Stilison, correspond- ing secretary. After detafling the amount of printed matter and stationery that was sent out and the number of letters written the following figures were given as to membership and location in dis- | tricts: Sincg March 18, 1901, I have received into | memb®ship fifty-eight clubs, making, with those received prior to that date, ninety-five. These clubs represent a membership, not in round figures, but by actual count from fig- ures sent out by club secretaries, of 7014. The growth has been principaily in the Los An- geles district, which has thirty-six clubs with a_membership of 2188, having had an_increase of eleven clubs with a membership of 368. The San Diego district stands second in growth, having fourteen clubs, and having gained six clubs with a membership of 251, the total mem- bership of the district being 873. The gain has been in the northern part of the district, in | Riverside and San Bernardino counties. 'The San Joaquig district stands third, having eight- een clubs with a total membership of 667, hav- ing gained nine clubs, numbering 170. The northern district is fourth, having seven clubs, only one of which is a charter member —the Woodland Shakespeare Club. The gain e six clubs, numbering 308; the total member- ship is 827 The San Francisco district has fifteen clubs with & total membership of 1736, -having gained four clubs numbering 181. The Alameda dis- trict has eight clubs with a_membership of 1223, having gained two, numbering 158. President s Address. Mre. Solomon Jewett of Bakersfield pre- showed that 127 dele- | Bunker was appointed | at | 4 | S ASSOCIATION T OF THE LAUREL HILL CLUB, WHO READ REPORTS YESTERDAY DURING THE AF- SION OF THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. — —_ = = oo f mittee on credentials, the report of the | sented her report as treasurer. It showed that since the organization of the State Federation the receipts had amounted to $1829 75; the disbursements were 3991 5: | and the balance on hand was $§ G. J. Bucknall of the auditing c reported that all the books and accounts were . correct. Mrs. Herr H.* Kerchoff Angeles, who is designated as the State corresponding secretary of the General Federation, was absent, and Mrs. Still- son made a brief report for her. Her duties are attending to the correspond- ence of the president. As Mrs. Kercheff was forced to resign Mrs. Burdette an- nounced that Mrs. Joseph Sartori of the v Morning Club of Los Angeles had been appointed In her stead. In her address Mrs. Burdette dwelt upon what the federation plished and what it ought to do to further the work of ‘women’s clubs. She said in part: Members of the State Federation of Cali- fornia and Yoke-fellows All: While this fs not our first anniversary, it is our first birthday party. Young as we are, we can not only walk alone, but we have learned to ask for what we want, and if it is not promptly given us, we have ceased t cry for it, like babies, and have acquired the child-habit of helping our- selves. As California is credited with bein the ‘‘exceptional State,” from her climate t5 her truthful narrators of simple fact, so her State Federation of Women's Clubs can be Justly classed as ‘‘exceptionai” in the history of this club movement. With a State that is territorially an empire, necessitating a journey of one thousand miles every time the President attended a board meeting—and repeated jou neys, that multiplied the mileage Into sever thousands, in response to the invitations of in- dividual clubs, for reciprocal consultation and the inspiration of personal assoclation; with the strength and time of some of ovur club women already given to similar though smaller tederations of club women in different sections of the State, doing a similar, but more fsolated work; with' the ‘“district”’ idea, having six throbbing centers of activity, thought, and pur- pose for the State, instead of one—which was with us an ofganized plan in the beginning, in- stead of a growth, as In many of the older States—with a very rapldly and constantly in- | creasing family, until at two years of age | we number a greater State membership than any one of twenty-eight States in the thirty- six—with all these conditions, the difficulties of perfect organization have been indeed pecu. llar and purpose-tcsting, ‘Work of the Federation. The work of these first two years of the State Federation has been accompiished ny tne ry_efficlent and painstaking officers with h your choice of untried workers has sur- rounded me. In addition to the duties for which they were elected, graclously and gen- t{rauslv have they performed the arduous labor f double duty laid upon them by the absence of your president from the State, Honored as 1 was by this, thie highest office in your gift in face of the' fact of my well-known plan. te be absent for many monthe, T felt then what I now most fully .realize that my term of office would be to me one of but half accomplished plans—unsatisfactory attempts to keep in per- zonal touch with the work and_ the- workers across the thousands of miles s z acroes _ the tretching be- 8o well wrought out has been lar; the well-directed zeal and the Efflgleell'}!,l dl:%fli: of the executive board and very especlally to your able vice president and your more than faithtul corresponding secretary. To the lat ter particularly I wish to express my pérsonal indebtedness, for her multiplied services to the federation during my absence has meant not on‘I’y f."lh(b"{lne“lcg !(,?Irll. but increased and arduous labors of hand and brain, retary’s désk. St While the State at large can never accom- plish any desired ends save through the co- operation and united effort of the indlyldual | clube, certain lines of consideration thefe are n of Los had accom- | What has been accomplished and BOARD RESTORES PRIDRITY PLAN Evening Teachers to Be Assigned in Chrono- logical Order. W. W. Bausman Is Appointed to Superintend Taking of the,Census. —_— The Board of Education met yesterday and adopted a resolution restoring the { chronological order in the assignment of { teachers from the evening school eligible |list. The resolution, which puts ipto ef- | fect the priority service plan, was intro- duced by Director Woodward, who holds that it is an injustice to appoint a teacher by any other method. The resolution fol- lows: Resolved, That the evening eligible and the evening probationary teachers be rearranged in the order of their appointment to the depart- ment and that when vacancles occur in the grening schools assignments be made acoord- ngly. Miss Buclid Crookham was reinstated to the department and placed on the eligible list. Miss Rae Cohen, formerly stenography teacher in the Horace Mann Evening School, was placed on the evening eligible list of speclal teachers in stenography. The sum of $100 was allowed the Super- intendent of Schools, to be used to defray the expenses of the annual examination of app&l’cams for teachers’ certificates. ‘W. W. Bausman was appointed Chief Census Marshal, said appointment to date from March 1, 1902. Plans for New School Building. The Board of Public Works was re- quested to submit plans and specifications for a twelve-class building, to be known as the Noe Valley S8chool, located at Twenty-fourth and Douglass streets. The board decided to add three rooms to the Columbia School, and Director Woodward_will consult with the of Public Works on the subject. Mrs. Emma_ Polling was appointed jani- tress of the Irving M. Scott School, vice Mrs. Howley, resigned. The mid-term vacation was fixed for March 24 to March 28, both dates in- clusive. In accordance with-a request made by Principal Bush of the Polytechnic High School and indorsed by Professor Ham, | head of the department of history of the | school, English history in the low junior | class was dropped. | “Miss Ruth G. Campbell, Miss Laura S. { Templeton and A. T. Winn were placed on the teachers’ retired list at their own | request. | The petition of Mrs. Rebecca Greenan that she be granted a rehearing of the charges which resulted in her dismissal was denied. Attorney S. V. Costello petitioned that Miss Ada Martin, who was deprived of her position as principal of the Noe Val- ley School, be assigned to the first vacant principalship that may occur. The peti- tion was taken under advisement. | “Sealed proposals for constructing a | handball court on the playground at | Seventh and Harrison streets will be re- | ceived and opened next Wednesday. Mrs. Annie Walsh was appointed jani- tress of the Redding School. Grants Teachers’ Certificates. The following teachers’ certificates were granted: Kindergarten primary certificate—Miss Laura Richards Grammar grade certificates renewed—Miss Isabel Evans, Miss C. M. Mills, Edward W. Engs, Miss Mary O'Keefe, Miss Nellie C. Hus- gey and Daniel Crosby. Primary certificate renewed—Miss Eliza L. West. Special grade renewed—M! Permanent Higl French certificate of the grammar Margaret A. Burnett. School certificate—James J. | schmit | _ Permanent gramumar school certificates— Miss Lena C. Cole, Miss Mary Aloise Brierton, Miss Jennie B. Hinds, Miss Margaret Lahaney, Miss Kate A. Humphireys, Miss Belle C. Kin- caid, Miss Margaret A. Burnett, Miss Alice A. Blumenthal, Miss a M. McKee. High school certificates—Miss Emma G. Bar- | ron, Miss Maude Hyman, Richard D. Faulkner, Miss Eily Mahoney Grosjean and Miss Mary | M. Kidder. . Grammar_school certificates—3iss Augusta Reinstein, Mrs, Ella_L. Smith, Miss E. Ethel Washington, Miss Helen E. Spafford, Gertrude H, Lewt Miss Marie G. Klein and Miss Wanda Reic! nE. @b @ which it s most desirable the clubs, as clubs, should think upon, which may end there with- | out beirg considered State matters. ‘What Clubs Can Do. I wou'd like to suggest to the individual clubs of citles and towns whera there. is more than one organization that ‘‘cotrtesy days”’ be es- | tablished, where one club invites all the mem to take part in the programme for that day. With the more Intimate knowledge of each other's work and workers, there will result less | unjust criticism, less friction in the of the community and a sincere and_ helpful belief in each other's motives and methods. As California is one of the largest States in the federation, €0 must her women be largest In their ldeas. broadest in their sympathles, noblest in their work. The “littleness’ | dtvidual clubism s a danger alw. of in- to be ADVERTISEMENTS. MISS BONNIE DELANO A Cflcago Society Lady, in a Letter to Mrs. Pinkham says: “Dgar Mrs. PrxgrAM : —Of all the grateful daughters to whom you have ven health and life, none are more glad than L. « “My home and my life was happy NISS BONNIE DELANO. until illness came upon me three years ago. I first noticed it by being irreg- ular and having very painful and scanty menstruation; gradually my general health failed ; I could not en- joy my mezls; I became languid and nervous, with griping pains frequently in the groins. 1 advised with our family phys- jeian who preseribed without any im- rovement. One dayhe said.—Try ydia Pinkham’s Remedies.” T did, thank God ; the next month I was better, and it gradually built me up until in four months I was cured. This is nearly a year ago and I have not had a pain or ache since.”—BoNNIE DELANo, 3248 Indiana Ave., Chicago, T11.—85000 forfeit if above testimonial is not genuine. Trustworthy proof is abundant that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saves thousands of it;\mg women from dangers vesulting m organic irregularity, suppression or retention of the menses, ovarian or womb troubles. Refuse substitutes. oard | Miss | bers of the other clubs to be its guests and | club life | | BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ADVERTISEMENTS. Miss Lenore Allen, 407 Dowell street, San Francisco, Cal.,, writes: “| consider Peruna an infallit/e remedy for catarrhal diseases. For several years | have been troubled with influenza, especially during our rainy season. the weather was the least bit inclement, or in the evening air. whatever the matter with me. WHO ENDORSE "PERUNA. T T YT TR 1/ used to cateh cold so easily that | was afraid to be out when But since | have used Peruna | have nothing “/ am in perfect heaith, and find that Paruna acts as a tonic, and seems to throw all sickness and disease out of the body. because | enjoy perfect health.” Miss Mattie Douglass, 138 ave,, Memphis, Tenn., writes: “From my early womanhood I have been troubled with occasional headaches. I took different powders and drugs, at times etting temporary relief. One of my riends advised me to try Peruna, which I did. 1 soon found that my general health improved, and my entire system was toned up. “I felt a buoyancy of body and light- ness of mind I had not known before and my headaches have completely disappear- ed, and 1 have enjoyed perfect heaicn for over a year. 1 gladly endorse Peruna.’ MATTIE DOUGLASS. Women from all parts of the United Thomas States and Canada are testifying daily tc the virtue of Peruna. letters can ever be published. Only a few of thesc Write fou recognized, while the greatness of individual club personality is a quality to be cultivated. While feeling the tendency toward the mixed clubs, I cannot belicve that they should ever take the place of “the woman's club.’ The hours of the day when it would be pcssible for both father and mother to attend such a club are just the hours when the mother should be at home with the family and not at the club, as the father should be at home with his fam ily and not at a club of any sort or condi- tion. Put I think the women's clubs should not isncre the men as they do, and therefore 1 suggest that at regular intervals they should entertain the husbands and men friends and give them a glimpse of woman's club life as it really is, and not as they do not know it to be. District Officers Make Reports. The afternoon session was mainly de- voted to hearing the reports of Mrs. Louis Weinmann, vice president of the San Francisco district, who stated that there were fourteen clubs In her district, ten of which are located in this city and four outside. Following Mrs. Weinmann, the presidents of the various clubs in the dis trict spoke. Each president was allowed two minutes in which to present the his- tory of the club over which she presided. Time was kept with a stop watch, and Mrs. Burdette dropped her gavel with great impartiality, sometimes in the midst of a glowing report on what the club had done and what it proposed to do. The presidents who reported for their clubs were: Mrs A. D. Sharon, California Club: Mrs. Annie Little Barry, Corona Club; Mrs. Edward Gear Denniston, Forum Club; Mrs. Jacob Brandt, Laurel Hall Club; Mrs. W. H. Byington, Mills Club; Mrs. Ellen M. Sexton, Pacific Coast Wo- men's Press Assoclation; Mrs. W. B. Harring- ton (represented by Mrs. Dubar), Sorosis Club; Mrs. Florence Kendall, Contemporary Club: Mrs, I. Lowenberg, Philomath Club; Mrs, G. F. Parkinson, Palo Alto Woman's Club; Mrs. Emily A. Fritsch (represented by Mrs. Ra- | venscroft), Petaluma Woman's Club; Miss Ida McAdam (represented by Mrs. Dickinson), Wat- sonvile Woman's Club; Mrs. B. Carpenter, Wimodausis Club. Mrs. Mary Darling of the Riverside Woman’'s Club represented Mrs. Estelle H. Langworthy, vice president of the San Diego district, and introduced the follow- ing club presidents: Mrs. G. T. Greenleaf, Contemporary Club, Redlands: Mrs. Hayden de Laney, Wednesday Morning Club, San Diego; Mrs. E. B. Scott, San Diego Club and San Diego County Federa- ! tion; Mrs. Herman Wellish, Sherman Helghts Mothers' €lub, San Diego: 'Mrs. L. B. Harrls, Shakespeare Club, San Diego. Mrs. John Russ, vice president of the Alameda district, spoke of the work ac- complished by the various clubs under her charge, referring in high terms to the work accomplished by each. The fol- lowing presidents followed her Mrs. Kate A. Bulkeley, Ebell Club, Oakland: Mre. J. M. Young, Adelphian Club, Alameda: Mrs, I’ N. Chapman, Tea Club, Alameda; Mrs. George W. Bunnell, Oakland Club: Mrs. C. S. Sargent, Philomathean Club, Stockton. Music Relieves Proceedings. A very pleasing feature which was in- troduced to lighten the afternoon’s exer- cises was a _musical number, under the direction of Mrs. Marriner-Campbell, con- sisting of excerpts from the ‘“Daisy Crain,” a series of songs of childhcod, ADVERTISEMENTS. IT IS A SHAME FOR ANY CASE OF PILES TO BE CUT. MODERN SCIENCE HAS COM- pletely mastered the disease without sur~-ry or delay. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE BUTCHERED UNTIL YOU HAVE INVESTIGATED. Over one thou- gapd cases permanently cured without a single faflure,” 500 of whom live in the city of San Fran- cisco. THE NAMES OF 75 PROM- INENT BUSINESS MEN SENT AS REFERENCE. Do not take my word for it, but find out what they have to say. The worst cases wanted. Write to-day for further particulars. Address RESIDENT 253 PHYSICIAN, box 2673, Call Office, San Francisco. a book of testimonials of the cures Pe- runa has made. Peruna Makes Clgan, Healthy Mucous Membranes — Ca- tarrhal Diseases Disappear Permanently. The mucous membrane is to the inside »f ihe body what the skin is to the out- side of the body. It lines every organ luct and cavity. Catarrhal inflammation ittacking one part is liable to spread to other parts. A neglected cold or slight catarrh is often the cause of lingering ind dangerous catarrh. .winter and early spring. 1 go anywhere now and in all kinds of weather, seem to have an iron constitution and enjoy life LENORE ALLEN. Women are naturally more susceptible to inclemencies of the weather than men. With them a cold is often the starting point of some severe pelvic derangement, causing much pain and suffering. Every woman needs a remedy upon which she can rely to keep her system fortified against the trying weather of if Peruna is taken at the first symptom of a cold it will cure it before it develops into sbme annoying catarrhal derangement. If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, siving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- viee gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarfum, Columbus, O. by Liza Lehman. Prior to the rendering ngers being Miss Florence Julia Doane, soprano; Miss Grace Carroll, con- tralto; Herbert Williams, tenor, and Wil- lard Young, barytone, Mrs. Edith Nor- mann Klock read each number. Mrs. W. J. Batchelder presided at the piano. Mrs. F. E. Prior of Los Angeles read the report of the committee on club ex- tension. She read the figures of Increase in clubs and membership, and urged upon all club members the advisability of re- ciprocity meetings in all districts, where the larger clubs should invite the smaller clubs to unite with them In discussion of club_topics, ‘“Extension of Clubs Among Working Women” was the title of a paper read by Dr. Dorothea Moore. Working women were divided by the speaker Into two classes—the woman who works for a liv- ing a1 the woman whose husband is a working man. She said in part: The woman who works will be. the ruler of her own fate. We clubwomen know them in every scale, from the silly shopgirl up to the department head. Their wide experience, their small wages, their troubles with overtime and petty exactions make them almost working ma- chines. They need to go out into the world and see things as they are. The wife of the work- ingman is the backbone and sinew of the land. Knowledge and sympathy are the two great factors to overcome the tribulations of the working classes. Mrs. Flarence Collins Porter of Los An- geles read a paper on the “Influence of the Press on Kducation.” - Mrs. Porter was formerly president of the Maine Fed- eration. She said in part: The newspaper as it comes to you morning, and is read, thrown aside, made to do duty on a pantry shelf, to light the fire or polish the stove, is a commonplace thing. But take it as it really is—the most titanic forces are marvel of influence and force in molding public opinion. The greatest scientists, doctors, lawyers and statesmen contribute to Its col- umns. By means of the telegraph the club wo- men of the United States from Maine to Cali- fornia are reading the doings of this federa- tion. The newspaver is an every day cyclo- pedia of the present. The newspaper is the lit- erature of the masses. ‘‘As a man readeth in the newspaper so is he There is yet much to condemn in modern Journalism. Does the press create public sen- timent or does public sentiment direct its pol- ey I8 a question that Is freely asked. It is easler to criticize than to do. Yellow journal- ism can have no defense. It panders to the depraved taste of those who want that class of literature, and the people who buy it are equally responsible for its existence. Mrs. Burdette announced appointments: i Mrs. Mary Darling, vice president pro tem. of the San Diego district; Mrs. W. 'l? Lewis to the same office in the Los Angeies district, and Mrs. G. G. Greenleaf of Redlar committee on resolutions. S Discuss Property Rights. Every seat in the hail was filled last night when the president called the con- vention to order. Many of the ladies were in evening dress, and others took the ad- vice of Mrs. Burdette and brought their husbands with- them, that they might be- come better acquainted with the mys- teries of the club life of women. Mrs. Camille d’Arville-Crellin, who was announced to sing, sent her regrets at being unable to be present on account of her physician's orders. Mrs. - Martha Strickland Clark opened the evening discussion on ‘‘Property Rights of Women," saying in part: The basis of the law regarding_the property of women has the basis of the English com- mon law, down to the time of the revolution. It since has been expanded and improved, but it still contains the crude, harsh laws of the old Anglo-Saxon. They based their tenure on the military service of the holder, and it passed away with his life. Then inheritance came in, and finally woman was allowed to become an heir. From this came, by slow degrees, the laws which are to-day upon our statute books. Miss Mabel Clare Craft of Oakland. fol- lowed with a dissertation upon the com- munity property law, and urged its prompt amendment. Mrs. Lou V. Chapin of Los Angeles closed the discussion. The programme for to-day is one of the most important scheduled for the con- vention. The election of officers will take place in the morning, the ballot box to be open from 10 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. Business matters, constitutional amendments and a plan of reorganization will be discussed. But the most important matter to come is the discussion of the question of the admission of clubs of colored women to the general federation. The debate will be opened by Mrs. E. O. Smith of San Jose, and Mrs. George W. Halght of Berkeley. At ‘gonn the discussicn will close. The officers of the districts ‘which have not yet reported will be heard from and a number of interesting papers will be read. The members will devote the evening to socfal calls. The ladies of the Forum Club will be at home in their rooms in the Central block, 223 Sutter street, on Saturday. The Trade Mark S. H. & M. Guar- antees Style, durability and economy in any skirt bind- ing on which you find it. . song, either in solo or quartet, | in the | ed in its productfon, and it becomes a | MAJOR GENERAL YOUNG GETS NEW APPOINTMENT Army Officers Speculating as to Who Will Succeed to Command of Department. Dispatches from Washington state that General Young has been appointed presi- dent of the new war college recently es- tablished by the War Department. The duties of his office will necessitate his residence in the national capital and his relinquishment of the command of the Department of California. Who will be General Youmg's successor is a matter of much speculation in mili- tary circles. The names of several gen- eral officers have been mentioned as like- 1y to receive the coveted appointment, but as neither the Secretary of War nor Lieu- tenant General Miles has yet spoken there can be no certainty in the matter. It 1s probable that the military authori- ties will not wish to decrease the impor- tance of this department by giving it to a commander of lower rank than hereto- fore. On this account officers now sta- tioned here are inclined to think that the talk of Funston's selection has no basis in fact. From the standpoint of rank and service Generals MacArthur and Wheaton are the most promising candidates for the position. B.KATSCHINSKI THANKS ' THE PUBLIC. Mr. B. Katschinski, proprietor of the Philadelphia_Shoe Company, 10 Third street, San Franeisco, desires to thank his many friends and customers for their liberal patronage during the past year. To them I feel a debt of grati- tude for not only trading with me, but also for their many kind words spoken of me and my shoes, thereby enabling me fo increase my business. I hope to merit a continuance of their patron- age in the future, and on my part I promise ti my one aim will be to sell the very best shoes for ‘the least money. Shoes that are nobby and up- to-date, styles that will please the eye and feel comfortable on_the foot and every pair guaranteed. Enjoying as 1 do the largest retail shoe business on the Pacific Coast, my stock is also the most complete. Whether you desire shoes for dress or pleasure, for outdoor exercise or for work 1 can supply you. Cheap, medium and fin I carry all grades and all are guaranteed. 1 also carry a complete line of union stamped shoes for men, women and children and sell them as cheap as shoes that do not bear the union stamp. 1 close at & p. m. on week days and 11 p. m. on Saturdays, and will continue to close at those hours, provided all other shoe stores do the same. I also thank my country patrone, and to each will shortly mail my new il- lustrated catalogue. I also wish to remind them that I have no traveling agents nor branch stores anywhere oute side of this city. COUNTRY ORDERS SOLICITED. Address all communications to B. KATSCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. 10 THIRD STREET, San Francisco. -