The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1903, Page 5

TiIE SAN FRAN_ISCO CAILL., MONDAY DECEMBER 1 1903. SEASON DRAWS HEAVILY ON RESOURCES OF CLUB WOMEN SOCIAL WHIRL NOT STA Many Organizations Are Actively Engaged in the Work of Furthering City’s Interests, Relieving the Distressed and Promoting en’s clubs have never before | s at the present hour. | asks the cynic. “Gath- | Deluded sir, could you but drop into a few clubrooms on their | u would be enlightened | ore—that is, if you be of | man that light enlightens. ! it is true that a few “knockers ; und in women's clubs, even you will find the cheer- largely predominating. the reasons therefor hard to down. The desire for popularity ! many reformatiors, and| the “booster” is better company— | ¥ more cheerful and agreeable— | wiser as well as nobler to enlist | " der the “boosters’” banner. Thus | s the club gossip quite an extinct ani- | —and here’s to her passing. May | she rest And let us hope that » may soon follow in e a goodly part connected with clubdom, a vain hope that the gossip day minated from the a violator of the precepts be e 1 of reasons—the pre- s the pa g of the he fact that the clubs, from | fferent careers, offer so many in- ng topics for thought and speech. is the literary clup, wherein the feature figures prominently, such arel Hall, Irving, Con Clionian, Wimsdau- Sorosis, Forum there Then are | matter of birth | to being. These or- igle historic interests ] and of these we | Dames, the Daugh- American Revolution, the Daughters, Daughtcrs of the| and closely alli-d to them | e the Pioneer Women, they who came 1. ia prior to '53, and the aux- Women, ecmposed of of pione: those hardy old builded much f the better | knew ciass of clubs repre- | abiding interest w, and wherein spe- ment differentiates it from the Spinne Keramic, | tch, Twentieth Century and the gay | where wit aboundeth and | teller groweth apace. we have a vast array of clubs | things,” and at the head]| the California. So big had it| diversified its interests, | ed itself into three de- | ation, social science, d these were subse- to fourteen sec- us it became possible for bodies to effect the remark- to-day stands to the he club. To this class also | elongs the California Landmarks .eague, the Outdoor Art League, and the Worthy Settlement Club, and a i { | i 1 I | few ot ers that are working quietly. 11 another group remains, whose mission is essentially to dispel | sorrow—it is needless to say they find | ¥ They cm‘n-l rters, the aux-l various hospitals, and, | but not the blessed little A Club, whose annals illustrate the | potency of little tokens and cheery | words to lift the burdens of the heavy | laden With all these vital things to talk about, do you wonder that the knell of the gossip has rung? Of course men, & @ e CAPTAIN DUNLEVY DENIES THAT HE IS TO RETIRE | Says He Will Remain Till He Finds He Is No Longer Fit for Duty. The report that Captain Andrew J. Dunlevy of the Harbor Police District was to retire on a pension was denied by the captain yesterday. “I have no intention of retiring,” he said, “but, of course, I don’'t know what the Police Commissioners may do. When | 1 feel that I am no longer fit for duty the Chief of Police will be the first one to learn of my desire for retire- ment.” When an officer has reached the age of 65 and has served twenty-five years the department, the Commis- sioners have the power to retire him from active duty and place him on the pension roll if he does not retire voluntarily. Captain Dunlevy, with one excep- | many BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS, babies and servants, gowns, jewels and bonnets will be talked about as long as women are women, but the sting in the tongue is passe—in clubs. All ye women—and men, too, if there be any—who are heavy laden with nothing—to do, and thus keep the doctors busy finding names for your ailments, betake yourselves, some Fri- day afternoon, out to the City Hall, into the elevator and up to the second floor to Department 2, Superior Court. There you will find a panacea for your pains—if your heart be big enough and your brain clear enough to understand for here is where the girls and boys who offend against the majesty of the law are brought before the bar of jus- tice—giris and boys who, for some of reasons, have defled the laws that rule within and without the home. And here is produced, with a realism that is real, the comedy and the trag- edy of childhood, with the tragedy largely predominating. This is the juvenile court of late crea- | tion, and when you pronounce its name pray voice it with a soft i, for Webster shrieks when it rhymes with mile—a sin of dally perpetration by its best friends. This segregation of the juvenile of- fenders (and in many cases parents that are the true offenders) from the criminal class was the monu- mental work of the California Club, led by Dr. of men to whom the rights of children make a strong appeal. A pioneer in this cause was Fairfax Wheelan, who with others. pressed hard wupon the con- sciences of the legislators of the last seesion, and lo! the court came forth. Among the necessities of a court is a Judge, but as there was no salary at- tached to the judgeship the seekers after it were not coming in bunches. In fact, none of the Superior Judges | wanted the extra work without pay— perhaps because it violated union prin- ciples—sc Judge Murasky bravely as- sumed the duties himself. It is one of the emoluments of office for the members of the California Club | to watch the career of this court, and it | is one of the congratulations of the club that the duties fell to Judge Murasky, so gently and wisely is he guiding the unfortunate children who are brought before him in the ways they should go. In his work he is greatly assisted by Miss Linda Stebbins, the probation of- ficer, whose duties are to visit at the homes of all the delinquents, get on good terms with the little law-breakers and learn if possible the causes of their If the causes lie in the defections. home, rangements are made for a change of | domicile. Drunkenness is the basic cause and nagging is a close second in the warp- ing of these young lives. And, strangest of all, the developments in last Friday's session, where about twenty-two little tykes from 7 to 16 years were called to the judicial elbow (for no ears may hear what passes between his Honor and his erstwhile ward), was the fact that some of them came from good, honest people of toil. The solution of one case revealed to me at le; one cause—it was the absence of love and the glowing warmth of confidence and caresses that children crave, even as the flowers love the sunshine. A love- less home, where laughter is a stranger, there the microbe of crime is propa- gated. Laughter ventilates the soul and love purifies it, and the child horn of parents whose souls have withered and whose natures have shut out all “non- sense” is, indeed, deprived of that which God meant that he should have tion, is the oldest officer on the force in point of service. He joined the force in May, 1868, was made a ser- geant on December 27, 1878, and a captain on May 5, 1884. He was born on December 20, 1831. Detective Ser- geant Robert Hogan joined the force in April, 1868, one month earlier than Captain Dunlevy. e el A beautiful framed picture makes a good Christmas present. The only large assortment of good things is at Sanborn, & Vail's, 741 Market street. > i i Tricks a Servant Girl. The police were notified yesterday that on Saturday afternoon a tall, well-dressed young man called at the resiqence of Julius Finck, 1621 Du- pont street, and told the servant girl that he had a package for Finck on which $2 50 had to be paid. The girl gave him the money and received the package, which was found to be an empty cigar box. ADVERTISEMENTS. Orizaba The King’ of Coffees 50 cents Pound We are aole‘agent.s. KonA KOFFEE KOMPANY 145 Stockton St. Opp City of Faris Phone near Geary bry Goods Co. Bush 510 it's the | Dorothea Moore, and also | as they nearly always do, ar-| Gayety. and withqut which he cannot develop into a normal being. Go up to the court, ladies, some Fri- day afternoon. You will find ample food for thought, and perhaps for activity. | For there is more work ahead. - = = That «was a remarkable gathering at Golden Gate Hall on Thursday when the Pioneer Women held a re- ception in honor of the fiftieth anni- versary of their arrival in California. Debonair old ' ladies, and sprightly younger ones, curled and primped, daintily bonneted and gowned, stood in the receiving line, led by Mrs. Mc- Intyre, the president, and it was a far cry back to the days of '49, or even | to tamer ’53, when these women in the flush of vigorous womanhood stepped out from a rowboat at Mont- | gomery and Clay streets, or as glee- ful children scampered up the sandy slopes to investigate the wilderness they had traveled so far to find. While a fine programme of the cus- tomary kind was thoroughly enjoyed. | it was the stories told by Mrs. Scoffy, an aged member, that filled our hearts with joy. Alas! Alas! What has be- come of the vitality, the endurance, the ginger of our pioneer mothers. | With the possession of luxuries our | necessities have increased propor- tionately, and with them our functions | have weakened. . The Forum Club will gather round the wassail bowl on the eve of the New Year. Right merrily will the members toast the coming year and | bid adieux to the cares that infest the | day. | At the reception of last week the club achieved a focial triumph and many stunning women stood in the | receiving party, at the head of which was Mrs. Henry Payot. ¥ e e The Irving Club, though scarcely out of its swaddling clothes, has had a most remarkable career—for a baby. | Last year, under the presidency of its founder, Mrs. Ella Seaton Tuttle, a pabulum of lectures was administered, upon which it thrived famously, and no wondem for Miss Fairbrother de- livered them. This vear, under the guidance of Mrs. Bauer, the Irving has grown proportionately and cards to its “days” are much appreciated. o5k nn o On December 30 the Social Science Section of the California Club, pre- sided over by Mrs. Jacob Brandt, is| making active preparations for a Christmas party for the inmates of the City and County Hospital. There are 400 unfortunates, ill, and, for the most part, friendless. Somewhere, | lurking in the shadows of every hu- | man heart, is a longing for the pleas- ures of Yuletide, with its song and jest and good cheer. To add just a little pleasure to the sufferers is what the women of the social science sec- tion are planning to do. And therein lies a deep, dark secret. A gramo- phone was borrowed to furnish music and other diversions for the occasion, but Mrs. Arthur Cornwall, the bor- rowee, has just informed the club that the machine need not be returned. jthat a dear man had given it out of | the goodness of his heart. And so, after the ladies have gone, and the usual lonesome silence hangs brooding over the wards, the captured voice may beguile the long, gray hours away—the doctor willing, and the nurse. And thus are the club women busy— busier than ever before, bringing com- fort and sunshine into the byways and highways. e el oot fesfosfosfosforios @ GERMANIA CLUB OBSERVES THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY Birthday of Well-K#pwn Organization Is Fittingly Celebrated With Banquet and Ball. The Germania Club of this city celebrated its thirtieth anniversary last Sdaturday at Native Sons’ Hall, on Mason street, with a banquet and grand ball. Only the members and their lady friends were admitted. The grand march was led by H. D. Ascher and Miss Elsie Gerken. The singing organization of the club ren- dered “Noch 8ind Die Tage der Rosen.” John Steffens, financial sec- retary, was presented with an onyx table and a gold vase in appreciation of his services to the club. Dr. Max Magnus acted as toastmaster, and toasts were responded to by Henry F. Budde, H. D. Harder and others. The committees in charge of the affair were: Arrangements—William Gorken, Emil Marzoff, Henry Koener, P. H. von Doehren and Fred Eggers. Floor—H. D. Harder, William Jebe, Willliam Hofmann, H. Lueneburg and Peter Koeffen. The officers of the club are: President, H. D. Ascher; vice president, H. Viether; recording sec- retary, William Jebe; financial sec- retary, John Steffens; treasurer, John Jacobs; directors, Emil Marzolf, Charles Toloski, H. Mueller; librarian, Claus Braasch; president of singing section, H. Koerner. —_————— Money Snatcher Arrested. John Kelly was arrested early yes- terday ' morning by \Policeman Hin- richs and booked at the City prison on a charge of grand larceny. James Sample of 686 Howard street was counting his money at Howard and Third streets, about 3 o'clock, when’ Kelly grabbed it out of his hand and ran. Sample gave an alarm and Hin- richs chased and captured Kelly at New Montgomery street. When Kelly was searched $3 25 was found in his pocket, which Sample said was the amount taken out of his hand, and it was booked as evidence against Kelly. —————————— Able D. Makepeace, the cranberry king of Cape Cod, the largest individual grow- er in the world, estimates this year's crop as slightly smaller than that of last year. A year ago his vinés produced 16 000 harrels. 4 2 O PAYS TRIBUTE" TO GENIUS OF DEAD SCIENTIST BY L. REDMAN. It is impossible in a brief space to set forth adequately the achievements of Herbert Spencer in the intellectual world.” A fairly clear statement, how- ever, of the most noteworthy of these may .be attempted. His greatest achievement was, of course, the discov- ery and exposition of the principle of evolution. Others had perceived the op- eration and results of this principle in special fields—Kant and Laplace in the sidereal system and Erasmus and Charles Darwin and Lamarck in the biologieal world; but their discoveries, profound and important as they were, failed to disclose to them the funda- mental law to which the subjects of their investigations conformed. This law was first revealed to Her- bert Spencer, and he also was the first to perceive its universal operation. He has shown that the transformations induced by the law of evolution are ex- hibited in the universe as a whole, in its details in the planetary system, in the earth as an inorganic mass, in each organism, in the aggregate of or- ganisms throughout geologic time, in the mind, in society and in all the pro- ducts of social activity. This splendid conception the great thinker sustained by a wonderful wealth of illustration drawn from phenomena ranging from a microscopic speck of protoplasm to measureless nebulae. swirling through space. The credit of this wondgerful discovery is wholly due to Mr. Spencer, and the current bestowal of it upon Charles Darwin is an enormous and unpardonable error. Nor did that dis- tinguished naturalist ever make the slightest claim to the unearned honor which a provoking perversity thrust upon him. Indeed, he expressly admit- ted In a letter written to Professor John Fiske in 1874 that “with the ex- ception of special points” he “did not even understand H. Spencer's general doctrine.” GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT. Probably Mr. Spencer’s greatest achievement in special work was the production, at the early age of 35, of his “Principles of Psychology.” That profound and. original treatise, pub- lished in 1855, four years before the appearance of Mr. Darwin's “Origin of Species” and afterward incorporated in the “Synthetic Philosophy,” as- sumed as the basis of its dequctions the’truth of the “development hypo- thesis,” which, three vears before, M Spencer had championed in an essay in which he set forth the argument in favor of organic evolution with re- markable force and clearness. Space does not permit the enumeration of the ready solutions furnished by Mr. Spencer in his “Principles of Psychol- ogy” of many theretofore insoluble problems. Without special training for the undertaking, with scant knowl- edge of the writings of the recognized masters in metaphysical discussion, the young philosopher, by the sole aid of his luminous intellect, penetrated the mist of obscurity involving the operations of the mind and traced them from their genesis upward along the various branches of their eyolu- tion. He put an end at once and for- ever to the war which had been waged for a thousand years between the in- tuitionists and those who contended that all knowledge was derived from experience by pointing out that the so- called innate ideas were, while a priori to the individual, a posteriori to the race. He easily exposed the fallacies of both the realists and idealists, and taking a moiety of truth from each he constrpcted his own profound theory of “transfigured realism,” which com- pletely harmonized the facts. AS A BIOLOGIST. Herbert Spencer’s contributions to biological science were many and of the highest order. Mr. Darwin speaks of the wonderful prodigality of sug- gestion exhibited in Spencer's “Princi- ples of Biology.” In his “Factors of Organic Evolution” and in his contro- versy with Professor Weismann Mr. Spencer demonstrated the inadequacy of the principle of “natural selection” as the sole cause of organic evolution, and showed the part played by other important factors cc-operating with it. His theory of physiological (or consti- tutional) units the late Grant Allen, a naturalist of distinction, characterized as a “magnificent all sided conception built up by an acute and subtle analyt- ical perception of all the analogous facts in universal nature.” His theory of the origin of the vertebrate struc- ture has now been largely accepted by biologists, and he also contributed a valuable speculation concerning the genesis of the annulose type of ani- mals. As an incident to his controvery with Weismann upon the relative im- portance of the several factors of or- ganic evolution, he solved the difficult problem of the evolution of the social hymenoptera, a problem which, as Mr. Darwin himself confessed, seemed to B e s 1 THE CHRISTMAS CALL, A NUMBER OF SURPASS- ING ATTRACTIVENESS, WILL BE ISSUED NEXT SUNDAY, DECEM- * BER 20. Place Your Orders Now Bt SRR many of the homes of the Great 2 e and agents will do to early, as the supply - 48 limited. | concert. YED BY APPROAC The haste of Christmas shopping does not seem to interfere with the gayety of the sccial world. The streets are thronged with the hurrying ecrowds, and Christmas berries, holly and mis- tletoe are used in the homes almost exclusively for decoration, yet with all these reminders the hostesses go on en- tertaining unmindful of the approach- ing Yuletide. Birthday parties, “at homes” and dances are still the order of the day and the winter seascn is at its height. ENGAGEMENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kalisky an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter Rose to J. Marshall Fletcher. At a luncheon given by Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Hohwiesner (nee Meinecke) at their home in San Rafael a few days ago, the engagement of their daughter Miss Angelita Louise to Rex Willlam Sherer was announced. The engagement reception of Miss Cjara Meyer and Julius Baumgar- ten was held yesterday from 2 to 5 at 1210A Scott street. The engagement is announced of Miss Cecelia M. Wilson of this city and Isador Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. L Harris of Vallejo. WEDDING. Manuel Silveira and Isabella Fernan- des, both of Marin County, were mar- ried in Sausalito on November 2d. CLUB PARTIES. The Alpha Chapter of the Phi Psi fraternity gave an informal stag party last Saturday evening at the home of | George Uri, one of its members. The residence was tastefully decorated for the occasion and a pleasant evening's entertainment, which included whist, ping-pong, music and sparkling repar- tee, was enjoyed by the score of gen- tlement present. . i An orchestra concert was given at Angel Island a few days ago by the Thirteenth Infantry orchestra, under the direction of Chief Musician Trut- ner. The programme was well rendered | and appreciated. Many were in attend- | ance from Alcatraz Island and the dis- charge camp. A short hop followed the The programme was as fol- lows: March, “Uncle Sammy"” (Holz- man); overture, “Mons. Choufleuri” (Offenbac violin solo, “Hungarian Rhapsody” (Hauser), Chief Musician Trutner, Professor Fuhrmiester accom- panist; intermezzo, “Sparklets” (To- bani); selection from “The Bohemian Girl” (Balfe); violin solos—(a) Schu- mann's “Traumari,” (b) Moszkowski's able cbjections to the development the- ory. CREATED SOCIOLOGY. ‘it may fairly be said that Mr. icer was the creator of the science of sociology. Certainly his con- tributions to the subject far exceed in | value and extent those of any other man. His well sustained theory of the origin of religions alone sufficient to insure him enduring fame as a so- ciologist. This theory was first ex- pounded in an essay published in the Fortnightly Review in 1870, entitled “Animal Worship.” Mr. Spencer there vigorously combated tne doctrine es- poused by Professor Max Muller and others that the gods of savages are “personified powers of nature.” All re- ligicns, Mr. Spencer contends, arose out of ghost worship. The shade or spirit of a deceased per- son is regarded as persisting after death, which is looked upon as only a | prolonged insensibility; and if the de- ceased had been an important or pow- erful personage in life his spirit was naturally propitiated in the belief that when it would “come to,” or return to the body, the revived man would dis- play a friendly feeling toward those | who had propitiated his wandermg; spirit. Hence the practice of embalm- ing the dead or placing their hodies be- yond the reach of devouring animals by burying them or putting them in| other inaccessible places. Hence, also, the custom of placing in their graves implements of warfare, and among some tribes of burying alive with them their wives and dogs. This belief in the departure and return of the spirit arose chiefly out of the vivid dreams to which savages are especially subject. The worship of material objects Mr. Spencer shows to be derivative, arising in various ways out of ghost worship. Mr. Spencer's ethical doctrines are set forth in his “Principles of Ethics,” by which the “Synthetic Philosophy" was brought to a close. Here for the first time it was demonstrated that moral obligations have a natural basis. Mr. Spencer was a utilitarian, but not in the narrow and conventional sense. He attributed moral intuitions not to the experiences of the individual, but of the whole race, human and sub- human. These vast experiences, ex- tending over millions of years, have produced in us moral faculties, with their appropriate sentiments and ideat while innate to the individual (except-’ ing such modifications thereof as the experiences of a single life produce), they have been acquired by the race. POLITICAL SERVICE. But Herbert Spencer’s most practical and possibly greatest service to human- ity were rendered in the field of po- litical sciencé. At the early age of 22 he published the “Proper Sphere of Government,” wherein he advanced ideas which for sixty years thereafter he expounded with superb ability apd {llustrated by multitudinous facts gath- ered by him from every age and clime. I think it may be sald without ex- aggeration that his contributions to the science of government far exceed in merit those of all other writers com- bined. He was the first to perceive that growing industrialism necessitates lim- iting and specializing the functions of government. He was the most enlight- ened and vigorous opponent of hydra- headed sccialism and paternalism the world has ever known. “There is no | making of man,” and in contemplat- ‘“‘Serenata”; characteristic, “Laughing | Water” (Hager). { oy rwile | Mrs. Ella Craig entertained the mem- bers of the Le Deuze Whist Club at| her home, 3571 Seventeenth street, on Thursday evening last, and the charm- ing hostess did everything possible to make it a pleasant affair. Progressive whist was the game. At 1030 o'clock all repaired to the dining-room, where a dainty supver was served. William Kells and Miss Norma Dagenaiss car- ried off the first prizes of the season, scoring the highest number of points. | Dancing and songs followed the sup- per, Mrs. Craig officiating at the piano. | The next meeting will be held at the| home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 920 Elev- | enth.avenue. The thirteenth annual grand prize masquerade ball of the Chevra Shaare | Refovah was held last evening, Decem- ! ber 13, at Lyric Hall, 119 Eddy street. Good music was provided and the af- fair was well attended. HOME PARTIES. Mrs. Maurice B. Blake held an ‘“‘at home” !ast week in honor of her re- cently married daughter, Mrs. H. A Wiltse, who is a daughter of the late well-known attorney of this city and a niece of the late Judge Blake. Mr. | Wiltse is from New York, a graduate of Cornell and a rising young man in | the mechanical engineering profession. | e A party was given to Miss Belle Edises last Wednesday at her resi- dence, 1129 Mission street, in honor of | her thirteenth birthday. Those pres- ent were: Maree Hyman, Hazel Down- ing, Sarah Simon, Eddie Edises, Dream Raabe, Helen Soringer, Bessie Coeper and Belle Edises. The children spent a delightful afternoon with games and music, after which a dainty supper was egerved. The young hostess was present- ed with numerous gifts. | s s = Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Sanborn cele- | brated their paper wedding at their | regular monthly “at home,” on the “first Sunday,” the 6th inst. A com- | edietta entitled “A Matrimonial Ad- vertisement,” was charmingly rendered by Mrs. Blanche Vouviere and Ed- | win Mchr. Professor D. Mansfield gave a banjo solo and ‘Miss Henry recited * Gypsy Girl.” At ‘the supper which fol- lowed variously tinted wedding bells, bearing the dates “1901-3” tied with | satin ribbon were presented as souve nirs. Cards used in the game were also kept. A birthday party was given to Miss Madlin Keller at her residence on Turk | street Monday evening, November 30, | by her many friends. The evening| was spent in dancing and dainty re- you can get golden conduct from lead- en instinets.” In his “Social Statics,” in numerous essays, in “The Man Ver- sus the State,” and throughout his “So- ciology and Ethics” he defended his views with the most persuasive logic | and immense resourcefulness: and the fact that he stocd alone, or almost so, | never seemed to discourage him, but | only to make him fight the harder. “For a lost cause,” many will say.| Possibly so, in our day. Ignorance and folly are formidable antagonists. Mr. Spencer himself prophesied the “com- ing slavery.” But if this splendid man was deprived of the exultation which | rewards victory, he at lcast enjoyed a“ calm pleasure in the consciousness of the large share he would have in “the ing “from the heights of thought” the ultimate elevated state of humanity, wrought, in great measure, by his co- lossal labors. ——e————— All leather goods (and we have every- thing) lettered in gold free of charge. Sanborn, Vail & Co.. 741 Market st. * —e—————— Press Club Entertainment. The Press Club will give its annual entertainment at Fischer’s Theater to- morrow night, when a performance of 1 O U” will be put on, specially fea- tured for the occasion. A programme of elaborate design and containing the work of local artists and newspaper men has been prepared and at the conclusion of the piece the Press Club will hold open house at its quarters on Ellis street. HING HOLIDAYS Shopping and Other Duties of Christmas Time No Bar to Hospitality, and Week Sees Many Happy Gatherings in City Homes. freshments were served. Those present were: Miss Madlin Keller, H. Willilams, Miss Evelyn Greenlin. Miss Clara Greenlin, M Lillie Scott, C. Johnson, D. Iler, G. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Beard, Mr. and M Metzer. Mrs. M. Nickles, Mrs. J. Keller, J. Keller Jr. A very charming hollyberry party was given recently by Miss Marcelle Hogan at her home, 135 Capp street. Holly berries formed the principal dec- orations, which were decidedly pretty. After the guests were sembled, all participated in a “holly berry hunt, which created much merriment. First prizes were won by Miss Lottle Hucks and Mr. Will Potts. Consolation prizes were given to Miss Freda Brooks and Mr. James Cathcart. After supper was served the rest of the evening was spent in singing, dancing and games. Among the guests were: Miss lle Hogan, Raymond Stone, Alice Downes, Charles Avis, Roy Mar- Miss Alice Brorsen, Will Potts, Freda Brooks, James Catheart, Trixie Putzmnan, Leslie Houdlette, W Hogan, Miss Aubrey Jones, Fred Lueas, . Harrold Dixson, Ed Kitty Downes, Frank Da- Miss Babe Lubbock, Pierre Van vis, Winkle, Miss Elenore Coll, Jack Hick- ey, Miss Lottie Hucks, Roland Harris, Miss Kate Stone, Walter Herger, Miss Virginia Stack, Frank Pohl. A very pleasant reception was given to Mr. Briggs at his home, 518 Guerrero street, Monday evening. November 30. | The crowd presented a beautiful smok- ing set. PERSONALS. Miss Minnie Steinhart of San Luis Obispo is visiting her sister, Mrs. Abra- ham Hoffman, at 1720 Eddy street. Miss Theresa Ehrman will leave for Europe on December 20 to continue her musical studies abroad. She will be at home on Friday, December 18, to receive her friends. Dr. and Mrs. George Kramer Herzog have removed from the Grand Hotel to their apartments at the Monticello, 1474 Sacramento street. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bernstein nounce the barmitzvah of their son, Sydney, at the Scharri Zedek Syna- gogue, corner Stockton and California streets, December 12, at 9:30. A recep- tion was held yesterday at their resi- dence, 1415A Jackson street, from 2 to 59 m. Mr. and Mrs. their friends on last Saturday from to 5 o'clock at their residence, 674 Hayes street, in honor of the barmitz- vah of their son David. Ray Levin leaves for New York on Tuesday, December 15, to be absent two months. an- G. M. Roy recelved O S RS 2 20 o e e e BRSSO e . ] him at®one time to present insuper-|political alchemy,” he said, “by which YOUNG MAN MAY HAVE MET WITH FOUL PLAY John Fitzgerald Reports the Disap- pcarance of His Friend, Frank Summers. John Fitzgerald, 5812 Mission street, called at the Coroner’s office yesterday and asked if the body of a young man about 23 years of age was in the Morgue. He was assured that no such body occupied a slab, and he seemed relieved. Fitzgerald said that Frank Sum- mers came here from Des Moines, Ia., on December 2 and stopped at the Winchester Hotel for one night. The following day Summers called at Fitz- gerald’s house and, as the families were intimately known to each other, wus asked to make his home there as long as he liked. Summers remained therg till De- cember 7. That morning he left for the purpose of seeking employment In some vinegar works, but did not re- turn. Fitzgerald called at the different vinegar works in the city, but no one could recollect of Summers having applied fér employment. Fitzgerald suspected that his young friend might have met with foul play, as he had $500 in currency in his pocket when he left his house. ee——— Here is how a Kansas paper identifles 2 multi-millionaire railroad magnate: “George Gould, who is a brother of Helen Gould. passed through here yes- terday on his special car. ADVERTISEMENTS. Christmas = «« Booklovers A good book is a comforting kind of Christmas present; and a geod book which you can ex- change for another good book as often as you like keeps the pleasure of the gift revolving from week to week. We shall take care of your order in a pleasing way. Here are a few of our special Christmas offers: A new Tabard Inn book exhangeable forever. Booklovers Membership (one year) also Booklovers Magazine (one year). Booklovers Membership and two Magazines: p and three Magazines: two above and Cos- man. Membershi; mopolitan. Booklovers and Book- Magaatnee may, S0 vest 90 eifesens aasresncs. 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