The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1902, Page 29

Pages W10 40 : MQQO&OMO“MHMO ] : s ull. L,iu.‘"ary. ++ 4 Pages 2010 40 .HW»‘&6099‘00400000 D 7 z Srertttees® SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1902. CHARTER SECTION AS TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICES’ CLERK IS DECILARED INVALID BY THREE SUPERIOR JUDGES | A DECISION was filed by Judges Cook, Sloss and Murasky yesterday holding that section 1, chapter VII of the city charter governing the appentment of Clerk to the Justices of the Peace is invalid. The reasons gizen by the court are that the Justices’ Court of San Francisco is part of the judicial system of the State, and that the general lazvs of the State which west the Justices with power to n/’[)mnt their clerk, subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors, neces sarily govern. This ruling, if sustained by the Supreme Court, will depose Powel Fredrick, Mayor Schmits appointec as clerl, vice E. W. Williams, who was .flmf’rndcd for cause, and subsequently resigned. GENERAL STATUTE GO VERNS >— Mayor Has No Power to Create or Fill Vacancies. Authority to Nomi- nate Vested Solely in Tribunals. Matter Will Be Taken to Supreme Court on Appeal. Superi rasky k Mu- city and role in the when they ha charter y nded down a decision de ng void the provi Eions of sect VII of that in sirument, r e ¢ n is, has no power to appoint irt, but that the sted In the h\\u)\ sors sh The ltigation wi pension of Clerk W pointment by the Mayor of Po 1. rick Williams' successor Is still fr in the minds of the public, The Justi refused to recognize the wuthority of the N t it thelr clerk, on the &round that the appointment should have b | them fn accordance with the pr 1 the statute, They there upon uppe eph A, Windrow to the office, the result being that for a time two clorks did business. The action of the Muyor in making the appointment was le- gally resisted by Willlams, but the clr- cumstances were such s to prompt the | ourt to render a decislon adverse to Wi In order that the question might | J. Quinn brought m auditing Fred rick's galpry, on ound that he was not qfinified 1o receve it, his appoint- ment, 4t was alleged. bein gal. ‘ A demurrer to the complaint was filed and the ment thereon was heard by | Judges ( Murasky and Sloss, sitting | in bank decision handed down yes- terday overruled the demurrer and grant- ©d the restraining order which was ap- plied for. The matter will now be heard | on its merits, but in view of the decision alluded to only one outcome to the action | is looked for, namely, a decision reiterat- ing the principles advanced in the deci- n on the demurrer. This means that edrick’s tenure of office is at an end and t nother clerk must be named by the Justices and his appointment con- | firmed by the Supervisors. | Charter Section Void. | When the ter was called by Judge | the court ounced that e issue raised in the arguments on the demurrer. The de- cision of the court, which was read, is as follows: \We gre of the opinion that the provisions o | section 1 of pter VI and county of San Franc | clerk-of the Justices' Court - nd counties are, except in T “subject to and controlled | 1 Justices’ Courts form a | the State. and | vy officer of | as in any e It is true thet char- | es may also provide ch, the times at which for which the several county cted, etc Whether the Court js a county officer o s provision is open en it me s, charter hice b the £ of this const must nx, we think otfice only by virtue of Civil Procedure 20 de Jure off clerk except on 8 visors, on the written recommendation of the Jus- or a majority of them. No De Jure Officer. Since nelther drick mor Windrow has been appointed by the neither can be said to be a d= the payment of the salary incident to the of- fice 1o any one other than one holding the law- ful title to the office would be an unlawful expenditére of public moneys. It is unneces- to consider whether Fredrick appointed jure officer, and ary is a s officer, inasmuch as a de facto officer t entitied to recelve the salary of the Ace. The act relied upon by counsel for the defendant s overcoming the rule of the cases , n our opinion, no application, y to officers holding under a scme one 1t of the salary of Justices’ fendant, who does not lawfully . would be an unlawful expendi- nioneys, such payment may be | at the sult of any taxpayer. + that the title to the office is olved In this procceding does Court from cting herein + slated, the demurrer to the aint must be overruled, with lant to snswer within ten order asked for red Vlew' of Judge Murasky. payment Judge Mura 1 uddition to joining in the decision of the court, filed an individ- wal opinfon, It | follows at the of- the mi- ties and nelusion Just ' e Auditor for an or- || - Legislature is | | 1 « clerk of the | Board of Supervisors, | | 24 Kearny | could » | with 1 | omice not. think the Juntios In either, r. It does not'| lorksnip ab 8n asAls | Mhee s oxpressly mnde w | [ it Fredrick Will Not Quit, Predrick, Jus clerk, appoint. Mayor Echmits nppa turbed over Judge Cook's deck- won that he entitled 1o the salary “ the office. ¥rodrick safd, shortly after the mews of the decixion was brought to bim, that he would continue to hold the mu | { { wntly not | | WEDDING IS KEPT A SECRET Robert J.Hancock and' Mrs. L. Westcott Marry. Celebrate Nuptials in Winnemucca [ ast January. Well-Kiiown Couple ! Are About to Go to Europe. Robert J. Hancock and Mrs. Lel West- cott were united in marriage at Winne- | mucca, Nev., in January last, The news of thelr nuptials was kept a secret for two months and the devoted ple in- tended to keep 80 for at leas. six months, but it leaked out yesterday. Mr Hancock admitted last evening that he was married again and Introduced a Call representative to his beaut.ful ana ac:om- plished wife, He was anxious to find out who divuiged the secret they were guaid- ing, but without s lhe marriage two well-know people will be a surprise to thelr friends, The reason they kept the matter ot was to avold notoriety, both having been mentioned awx plaintist and defendant in divorce suits brought fn this c.ty Mr, Hancock®waw sued for a divorce in March, 1901, by his wife, and in the com- plaint the husband hurged with de- sertion, Mr. Hancock allowed the divorce to go by defuult and the wife secured decreo In August of lust year, Mrs, West cott was then the wife of the locul repre- sentative of the firm of A. J. Jordan & Co., 8t. Louls, Bhe was a singer in (he holr of the Californiu-street Mothodist Episcopal Church and was a devoted friend of Mr. Hancock. He always ad- mired her and was froquently in the y's company. A mutual Hking sprung ween them, and when Mrs, West- ured a divorce from her husband in January last she accepted Mr. Han- cock's offer of marriage Under the laws of thie State neither party could marry until a year had eclapsed from (he had been granted. They therefore de- clded to silently slip away to Nevada and be married. Without informing any one of thelir intention the couple left this city and journeyed to the new Gretna Green and were joined in the bonds of matri- | mony. No one was to know of the marriage until six months had passed, friends became suspicious and gossiped among themselves. This precious morsel of gossip in time became widespread and to avoid unpleasantness Mr. Hancock was forced to announce his marriage to the world. . Hancock is a very beautiful wo- man. She has a splendid volce and 15 highly accomplished. Mr. |Hancock is well known to all lovers of athletics. He is more than 6 feet in height and built proportion. For many years he was the Olympic Club’s star performer. He repre- sented the winged ““O” on many fields and usually bore the emblem to victory. Besides being a sprinter, Mr. Hancock is an all-round athlete. He is a very wealthy man and devotes his leisure to looking after his property interests. Mr. Hancock is now building a beauti- ful home for himself and wife near the park. Pending the completion of the resi- dence the couple will tour Europe. They expect to be abroad three months. !KACKMEN SEEK RAISE IN FUNERAL RATES Conference With Stable-Keepers’' As- sociation to Be Held in Order to Adjust Matter. As a result of an agitation commenced some time ago by the Hackmen's Union { favoring an increase In the rates charged r entitled to | for funeral service a joint meeting of the executive committees of the Hackmen's Union and the Stablekeepers’ Association will be held to-morrow night at Pythian Castle. The first step in the proposed in- crease of rates will be made in the charge for carriages to the San Mateo County cemeterles. It is proposed to add $1 a trip to the charge now made. Other rates wil! be increased in proportion. The parade 0f the Hackmen's Union ar- ranged for last night was postponed on account of the rain. It will be held on Wednesday evening if the weather per- mits. The ball of the union will be held on Saturday night at the Mechanics' Pa. vilion, rain or shine. H. Pauline Dinan. Spring opening of imported Pattern Hats and latest Parisian Noveltie Wednesday, March 12, and following dly street. @ cirelmloeimforfeiecferfofofufecfecforiofesimtnoieinl @ position until the Supreme Court had finally passed upon the decision, When n-kul whether an appeal would be taken | to the njgher court, Fredrick #aid that he he had not yet consulted , Ruef, Fredrick then repeated his intention not to give up the until final adjudication of the case, It is not unlikely that quo warranto pro- coedings will be begun in' the Bupremo Court, which will result in an early set- tiement of the dispute, The Justices of the Peace did not tako any action yesterday toward nominating o man as Ju * elerk, the name to b presented to the Bourd of Supervisors for { confirmation. Judges Long and Joachim- wen were the only two Justices in the City Hall in the afternoon and taey stuted that a meeting would be called Monday “on | morning, when, fn all Itkelihood, u name will be decided upon for submission to the board at the afternoon meeting, 1t appeara 10 be w question ax 1o securing ten Bupervieory 1o vote 1o conthm the nominee of the Justices of the Peace, Among those prominently mentioned for the pluce are Robert Dennis, George Mc- Cemb, Richard J. Welch and Frank Grimes. time a decree of divorce | but intimate | | praised ALLEGES BIAS OF | — i nies Charges of A. U. Platt. Claims Valuat :onsA re ! Determined by ; Statute. Errors to Support His Answer. Assessor Washington Dodge doy propose that Alfred G. Plati shall carr | off all the honors for the mcrease in as- scsgments which Dodge has m: since ls incumbency in offic. makes rep.y to che statements mad. ay in ihe { Call by Platt as follow To the Editor of The In availing my- It of your kind offer space . which [ might y 1o the criticism Alired { Plutt as published in-your 1s | I desive to state at the outset wili have, no quarrel wich Mr. 1iatt, but will bricly answer niy on.y a con- ern the peopl individuals, | The public 18 the 1 my official acts, | mot perwons direetly or specladly Anterosted, | Certain mipatatements in hix commumeation I deem it my duty to correct. My letter to Vlate, wilch Was the occuslon of Wis ctlt m of e, wnd which informed him that fuis 1 wouid deal with principuls only in the ter of tax returny, was not intended to ba | divcourteous or to wound hix feelings, Decision Irrevocable, My decision, however, to deal, nK far ns pos wible, WIth prineipnin 0 these mat I ir rovocable, It 1w bused on pust vxporience in thix offic, and the weaxons therefor It 18 not o i detall, Buffico It to mny for the public g that pursuod, Every i KponsIbILY, y intermodiary position I took, \ 1 refused in 1808, point this Mr, Alf "y n deputy " 1o’ % at the tequest of o comiittee Supervisors, (My letter to the board refus ing to make this appointment will be found e 256 of the municipal reports for that year). The burden of Mr. Platt's communica tion s that in varlous ways the merchants have boen oppressed and wronged by the As sessor and infe y the statement 1& made that they need n protector in the person of Mr, Platt. 1 deny that they are either wronged or oppressed. 1 will admit that t ments have been ralsed some $9,00 aggregatey but I am consclous of having b as fair and just in my treatment of this cl | of our citizens as of every other class, Answers Platt’s Statement. Mr. Platt save I do not inform the merchant az to what constitutes exempt merchandise, as to the non-taxability of goods in transit: that I assess solvent credi's at their face value; do not include in such money In bank, ete. etc These charges are false and ridiculous. There are not one, but hundreds of merchants who have had the benefit of every exemption men- tioned by him. His view and mine might have clashed at times, for I stood for the interests of the taxpayers at iarge, he for the interest of his particular client, who might, as was the case in that of a certain large firm, refuse to reduced. Mr. Platt serfously asks why 1 did not nssess personal property in est how; i ordzred 1040 0 By Board of Supervisors. The umml of Supervisors in 1899, at Mr. Platt's insfiga. fion paskcd numberless resolutions -instruct. | ing” the Assessor to nssess property In estates according to inventory on file. I ignored all these resolutions for the obvious reason that the property was not assessable according to law, but the board, on Mr. Plat still confinued to pass such resolutions. 1 have never explained to Mr. Platt the law in this matter, as he Is an “expert,’” but am willing 15 explain the matter to the public. Makes Illustration. om_October 16, 1829, “"of the personal property directed a communication to th» upervisors stating that he had “‘in- the records of the Probate Depart- id found property inventoried and & belonging to the estate of Ch ) §84,000, by inventory tion of th ‘motion, Mr. ment A. Lynch amounting that it should be add The board then grave v passed a calling the attention of the Assess to the matter. The Asscssor, who keep deputy in the Probate Court the greater part of the kD year, the facts, and knew further tha: the * $30,401—in the cstate was not taxable to the estate as it was in a savings bank and the bank paid the tax: that the “bonds’ —$7000—were quasi-public bonds and %0 exempt from taxation according to law; that the ‘“other property” In the estate was real estate which was already taxed, €o that the propoeition to tax all this property was absurd. One of Many Cases. This is but one of many such cases; another ‘was the Lloyd Tevis estate. It serves to show, h how a public officer {s often mis- represented in the public press without a shadow of justification by the ignorant or ' my pride that San Franclsco is to-day the fairest taxed city in ‘the United States. ‘Wealth, corporate and other, l'*n been made to bear its just proportion of the public bur- den. This result has been achieved by e deavoring to strictly. carry out the law,- and by the adoption of business methods. Criti. cism of this course is best answered by the Tesults. WASHINGTON DODGE, Assessor. Dr. Dodge sald that to any further re- marks of Mr. Platt he would pay no at- tention. ‘“The {ssue is closed; I am doing my duty according to law, and that is all there is to the matter.” e————— Plans to Build Glass Factory. A. W, Davis, a wealthy glass manufac- turer of Kane, Pennsylvania, has written to the Chamber of Commerce asking what Inducements will be offered him to bulld an elghteen-pot plant in this city, Davis says that he shall bulld a window-glass | factory somewhere along the coast, pre | ferably in San Francisco, but In some other city if conditions are more favor- able, The only glass factory on the coast ay present manufactures hottles exchr- sively. ———t e Can Have But One Commander. News was recelved at urmy headquar- ters yesterday that the War Department has finally decided that there can be but one commanding officer at a post, There have been attempte to have two or mors commanding officers appointed for posts where there were stationed different branches of the wervice. It {s held that |t all events there must be no division of authority or responsibility at any military | station, Assessor Dodge De-) He Quotes Numerous| not | | monumental the Bonrd of | | each. "h | ground pay him his fee if their asscssment was not | | at Metropolitan Temple. | stress was in good voice and aroused th | nied herself. | a Locatelli "cello sonata, | form, the adagio particularly interesting WILL BEAUTIFY HOLY CROSS CEMETERY WITH MAGNIFICENT GATEWA Y AND LODGE BUILDING ACCUSER \Material to Be Used in the Structures WtIl Be Colusa Stone and the Cost Will Be Many Thousands of Dollars. e by Architects Shea L for A new lodge building to be. immedintely at the ent of 1oly Cemeoter) Biteway past to poat, with termedinte posts betwoen and mentul bronze gute unlting ult, four “The L and forty-two t from the the top of the bronze crosse intermediute pusts are six feel and fifteen feet high. The n semi-cirenlar in form, gving a grand umn-n ance. The gatewa) will be built of Colusa dressed stone and will cost m,v‘« grous Gt the L e 0 S o O o e S e 0 o “THE MOCKING BIRD,”” NEVADA’S CLOSING SONG L o iy The inclement weather and the circum- stance of the Nevada concert being th ninth of the current week combined to militate against the attendance at Mme. | Nevada's concert of yesterday afternoon, The fair song ustomary enthusiasm that greets her ef forts, She responded to several encores, cla scene” from “Waltz Song” (“Romeo and “Repentir’”’ of Gounod Mme. Nevada's numbers. The “mad “Lucia’; Juliet”), and were among | Mr. Casals Introduced some “Variations | Symphoniqu by anned, Boelieman, musical and largely pl perb ease. very free and handled by the 'cellist in a fashion that compelled heartiest admiration. Mr, Casals was twice encored. Mr. Maquarre again pleased with might have | (umposlllon on the piano, “Danse de la Nuit,” and movements by Lizst, Chopin and Saint-Saens. In the absence of the accompanist Mr. Moreau assumed his du- ties and accompanied with admirable dig cretion. —_——————————— Bootblacks Escape License Tax. Thirteen bootblacks doing business on East street will carry on their trade with- out paying license taxes, thus causing a loss of $150 yearly to the city. The boot- blacks applied for licenses “~ Nemn‘y Thv Collector Simpson, who told them to se- | cure permits from the Board of Public | Works. | that the board would not issue peimits The, shiners informed Simpson for stands on East street, as the thor- oughfare is not under the city's jurisdic- tion, but is under the control of the Har- | bor Commission. Unless the last-named body exacts fees from the bootblacks they | will escape paying license taxes. ———— 'Will Enlarge Two Schoolhouses. The Board of Education met yesterday and agreed on the plans submitted by the Board of Public Works for adding six rooms to the Hearst School bullding and three rooms to the Columbia Grammar School. Work will be commenced on the Improvements, which wil do away with the renting of outside classrooms for the schools named, as soon as the Board of Works has prepared the specifications for the award of the contract. The board passed the bills for repairs to school- houses which were held up because the Board of Works delayed replying to cer- taln resolutions adopted by the Board of Educatlon. —————— Lefevre Gets Three Months. John D. Lefevre, a Greck, was wen- tenced to three months in the County Jall by Judge Graham yesterday, Lefevre, while roturning from tho CIiff House fast November, fired u #hot at a street-car, the bullet just grazing the cheek of the conductor, He was tried on a charge of assault to commit murder. He was tried by a jury In Judge Graham's court and convicted of simple assault, i were complotod yester- & gateway and erveted ince The 3 feot wide from in- an orni- L posts ara fifteon feat square at the baxo to surmounting amme with the favorits o ' in which she accompa- | | ing of the members confirming the and played with su- | He gave also twp numbers ol | in | hiz | flute-playing—his delicate and graceful | | style—though his numbers | been welghtier with advantage, | reau gave a charming number of his own Mr. Mo- i | but his demand that a committee of five [ —— SR IERNE V. SPLIENDID NEW GATEWAY AND LODGE BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN DESIGN BY ARCHITECTS 811 & SHEA FOR THE HOLY CROSS CEMETERY. e — The Lodge building is situated outside property of the Southern Pacific Com- the gate between the railroad tracks, on pany and the San Mateo Railway Com- e e e e LE OF BLOGK 15 CORFIRMED poses ot Its Folsom- Street Property. The board of trustees of the Mechanics’ institute at its annual meeting last night recelved a check ‘for $90,000 in full pay ment for its Folsom-street proper known as block No. 48. A resolution w: 1 subsequent!y adopted at a ieneral meet- | sale | of the property to the American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey for the sum specified. There wag some oppo- sition to the consummation of the deal, but the general sentiment was that the institute had rid itself of a gigantic white | ! elephant, which for more than ten years had been a steady a\nd costly drain upon the organization. The reading of reports and the installa- tion of the seven newly elected directors were the chief features of the annual meeting. E. J. Healy, whose term as di- rector had just expired, created a commo- tion by filing charges of extravagance, in- competence, carelessness and a_few other things against Librarian Fred J. Teggert. be appointed to investigate the charges failed to receive a second. Healy at- tempted to argue the question, but Chair- man Irving declined to recognize him and the matter was permanently shelved. { Wilson Says Block Is Worth More. | The sale of the Folsom-street block byi the board of trustees was consummated | just before the meeting was announced | by the chair, whereupon Supervisor Hor- ace Wilson said he had opposed the sale | of the same property ten years ago for $200,000 and he was opposed to It now at any price. He belleved the property was worth much more than $90,000 and said that within the next few years a much | larger sum might be secured. Mr. Gal- | lagher also opposed the proposition, but, when the resolution confirming the sale was put to & vote it was almost unani- | ; mously carried, Librarlan Teggert reported that thera were 3700 members In the Institute. The number of volumes In the library was | 87,184. The number {ssued to members for | home use during the last year was 185,500, | an increase of 055,000 over the flgure of | the previous year. The financlal report showed that the total receipts of the institute from all sources last year aggregatod $46,974 70 and the digbursements $46,608. The balance of cagh on hand wag reported at $1405 77, New Directors Are Installed, In his annual address President Irving wuggonted that the constitution and by laws of the Institute be changed In many respects. He spoke of the good work ac- complished by the trustecs during the year and oxpressed the conviction that the incoming directors would not be re- miss In the discharge of thelr functions, Mosxrs, Dunn, Diamant and Wlison were appointed a committee to Install che newly elected directors into office. They are Samuel C. Irving, R. J. Taussig, George Beanston, George H., Wallls, Kd- N MILLONS ARE DEPOSITED S Mechanics' Institute Dis- | Brown Bros. More Close- ly Bind Syndicate Deal. Twaonty the underwriting syndicate per cent of the. subscription of for the pur- chase of the Market Street Railroad was | deposited yesterday torenoon by Brown | This de- | Bros., the New York finan posit amounted to $300,000 in this city and $5,000,000 in New York. The money in this | city was paid into the Umion Trust Com- pany by James M. Luane, who 1= finan- clering the deal for the syndicate in San Franeisco. A large amount of the purchase money will remain in New York and will simpiy be transferred to the credit of those who hold stock there and who signed the sub- scription list. Attorney Atterbury says that a mans ager will arrivé from the East soon, but will not take full control for sume in. definite period. The street car conductors and gripmen are very anxious for this new manager to arrive, as they feel as~ sured that with Vining out of the man- agement they will. obtain more liberty, The stteet car employes’ chief cause of complaint is that they are shadowed day and night by “spotters.” They say that on or off duty they are followed by de- tectives and should they enter a saloon they are soon afterward discharged from the service of the company. They also complain that on their day off “‘spotters™ follow them and they are not even then allowed to go into a saloon and take one drink. This shadowing has become very irksome to the men and with the appoint- ment of a new manager they think that brighter days will come. e Hoitt’s School Boys Contribute. The pupils of Hoitt's School at Menlo Park have contributed $35 50 to the Me- Kinley memorial fund, and have sent halt of that amount to General George Stone, chairman of the California Branch of the itional McKinley Memorial Association, and half to James D. Phelan, chalrman 'f the S8an Francisco MeKinley Monument Awsociation, ———— News in Army Circles. The number of time-expired men dis- charged at Angel Island during the past | Captaln W, 8. Scott, First ! week 18 760, Cuvalry, has been' uwsigned to permancnt duty In this city. The transports Sheri- dan, Klipatrick and Egbert, with 2260 offi- cers and men expected to arrive at Han Francisco from the Phillppines with- in the next two weeka, @ ifetotufmeteflesfofulufoufufufoofefufolel @ ward P, Heald, J, H. Lyons. L. R. Mead, The general meeting having adjourned, the difectors met and elocted the follow- ing officers for the current year: Pl'rlld-nl. (L A Wall Tauwalg; viee president, ? correnponding wecretary cording wecretary, Ju Q. Spaulding; treasurer, First National Ban Joseph Cumming, the assiatant socretary, holda over for another term. No other business appearing, the board adjourned. ! quet room. 2 58 ) ,A?% ki Ed in order to give equal access or vonlence from both trains to the bullding. [t will, therefore, sorve the double purpose of lodge bullding and ratlway station The lodge will be bullt of Colusa rub ble stone and the effect will be artistie It will contain ladies’ and gentlemen's walting rooms, a general and private of« fice, besides private appointments for of ficlating clergy at funerals. There will be also attle accommodations for the er of the lodge and an arcade porch around the building for protection agninst the weather. The buflding will be 12 '3 feet long and 50 feet wide and will cost $15,000. The foundation is now being laid The improvement will be completed in three months. forforfosforforforfonfoofrofonfuaforforforforfosfofosfoafeefenfenfrnforfonfnfocioofosfefosfunfinfeofefofoioininini=il @ ISOCIETY FOLK ENJOY DANCING AND DINNERS An enjoyable dinner-dance was given at * the Palace Hotel last evening. The enter- tainers were Mr. and Mrs. 1. W. Hellman Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Heller, who invited 120 guests in honor of Miss Heli- man and Miss Stern of Liverpool. Din~ ner was served in the Marble Room, where the decorations were elaborate. The tables were lavishly ornamented wilth spring blossoms. Artistic effects we produced in pink and white. After dinn the guests danced in tne Maple Room until a late hour. Pretty favors were d pensed in the ballroom. The music was excellent and the evening was very pleas- antly spent. . . Miss Jennie Blair gave a luncheon at the Richelieu yesterday in the small ban- The decorations were very pleasing. Twenty-six of Miss Blai's friends were Invited and Mrs. Oelrichs was clifef guest. - . eV Miss Louise Elliott was hostess at a | ightful card party complimentary to the officers of the Forum Club-on Thursday at her home, 2146 Sutter street. Dainty re- freshments were served and handsome | prizes were provided for the fortunate M players. The winners were Hendy, Mrs. John P. Young, Mrs. George Levison and Mrs. Ruggles. The after- noon was a most enjoyable one. oY e it Mrs. James Bishop was at home on Fri day afternoon and a large number of call- ers avalled themselves of her charming hospitality. o g Miss Maude Fay leaves to-day for New York en route to Europe, where she will spend some time in Munich studying mu- sic before launching upon her operatic ca- reer. Miss Fay will be.weil remembered in this city, where she has entertained many an audlence. She is the daughter pf the late Mr. Phillp Fay, the prominent politi- clan. Ly, e Mr..and Mrs. Willard Vincent Hunting- ton and Miss Edith Huntfngton left ye terday for New York, expecting to re- main away for a number of weeks, PR Miss Georgina Jones Is at present the guest of Mrs. Horace D, HIill o e Mrs: Gordon Blanding and Miss Bland- ing are again in San Francisco, after an extended visit In the Eas ——————— Brownl 838 Market Street. Spring opening March 11 and after Swell and jaunty creations in Puarisian Noveltien and Pattorn Hats; stunning and rich effects In exquisite miilinery. Weo desire our patrons to view these !mporm- tlons; so very exclusly ———————— Run Down by an Automobile. Thomans Healey, u bridgebuflder, resii- ing at 211 Eleventh street. was run down by an automoblle belonging to the Post Publishing Company yesterday afternov. at Third and Market streotw and recelvel n dislocation of the left shoulder. He was treated at the Centrul Emergency Hospital. ——— Geo. Mayerle, German Expert Optietan. 071 Market. Look for eye with a crown.*