The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 29, 1904, Page 9

CISCO CALL, VDAY, FEBRUARY 29 1904. PAPYRUS CLUB SHUDDERS IN THROES OF INTERNECINE WAR LEAP YEAR PARTIES ARE POPULAR AMONG THE SOCIAL SET Pre5|dent of Prominent Organization Flees From Scene of SerT WORK ; Battle and Resignations Are Pouring In. Civil w has out in the ra;_\:-..- Ciub. The shot and shell of at- | tk}; is falling thic around the hea £ the combatants: the president, Mr of the hot its inception the club has Mrs. Kinne, with the founder, as first t, and latter] . Thom- Last year cking - went into the field only on { election as a candidate for the preside was defeated by but three votes; therefore many of her gup- porters—and she possesses a host of ::em~mlhc\r looked for her election is year. ow the plo: s, Kinne had announced her itention o 10 run for a third term, so others, in- cluding Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs as Morflew and Mre. S V. Mooor Wwere prominent 1 as Morffew ham, the eve wh ulated a petition be tendered the present clever official. Then tke clouds began 1: lower. Low rumblings, as of distant thunder, were heard in the club, the up- shot of which was the appointment of a comm Mrs. Mooney chairm to w upon Mrs. Kinne and present to her in person the club that serve another Latterly, in the capacity of friend, Moon upo>n Mrs. Kinne for the vurrvm of apprising her of the feeling of unrest abroad in the club, stating that while the club membe had naught l!‘( the highest regard for her ability and management, many of unaiterably opposed to a thereby following the edict third And terms in na- thus are “women mmittee As soon as alled a spe- omitting nt and her foi- a paprika meet- hamber session. to impeach the whole comm: bad faith” and other naugh ngs, and a motion was made that harges be brought against each member thereof, Mrs. S. s standing s| for the this strenuous work pre- calm and wholly delightful programn of Thursday, and there lurked in vh» clubroom not even a suggestion of open warfare. Then, on Saturday, a spec meeting was called, h the court-martial proceedings ituted. It is said that immediate issuing the call Mrs. Kinne left for the south, leaving Mrs Bgckus commar in chief of the forces. | On came the enemy! pany ed. Read the minu meeting, madame sec- command f'nm th~ Second Mrs. Mooney. | Back came as to time and pla r of this or- ganizatic 1 that meeting 1l- jegaily I was not notified of The on the other direc my objection.” it, and tp sus point was carried by Mrs. Mooney. \\h«-] gallant defense, and the ng the alleged charges and the day was saved. ame a dramatic climax. Mrs. \i’t Blumenberg, Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Mooney and sented their resigna- tions with a flourish and so far as they concerned the smoke of and it is said that twenty ns are en route by the | .‘rfln-. ma during the battle “‘the com- mander was many miles away.” It is confidently believed. that none of the ladies go armed—and that hostilities are at an end—almost .- . Is anything heard in the clubs these days—save in the peppery Papyrus— CANNING HEIRS HOLD MEETING Mrs. Michael Davitt Consults | With Her Brothers Re- garding Her Aunt’s Estate | " GAKLAND, Feb. 28.—The settlement of the dispute between the heirs to the | late Mrs. Mary Canning’'s wealth and | Archbishop Riordan, as trustee for the | share left to the Catholic church, has not been settled and so far all efforts | tv come to an understanding in the matter have come to rothing. An im- portant meeting was heid last night, | ‘at ‘which Mrs. Michael Davitt met her two brothers, W. J. and John M. Yore, to consider the subject. The meeting, sulted in po definite under- g arrived ‘at. slieved, is waiting to hear husband before saying what do. T she aill -The Yore preminent San Francisco attorney, who way be associted with others, if satiz- factory concessions are not made to| them. At any rate, they state positively that half of the $78.000 listed as her es- brothers have engaged a tate will not satisfy them. This half was left Mrs Davitt and it was sug- ‘gested that she might turn her share | ‘over to them. In speaking of the matter this even- ing John Yore said: We have seen our sister, but she has not sald. whether she would join us in our con- iest Before the week is over, however. we expect to meke a definite p There nothing to be said at the nml time, hlt we are getting ready. It ie true that Mre Canning, before her death, made our wister a large of money. The exact amount, I belleve. wae shout $30.000. But this, added to the $78000 she @ismores of ‘n her will, does mot begin 16 represent the amount of money she had a ‘ghort time before she died. Mrs. jecd 1o make my brother for her twepty-two years and was left noth- jnz. Now he must get his deserts. 1 do met care for any myself, but we will not scttle for & paliry sum. f | thur Corn Mrs. Da- | BY 1LAU R\ BRIDE POWERS, except biern al :md quinquennial con- ventions h is a communication from | Mrs. L. F. Darling, secretary of the General Federation for California, apropos to the great national meeting | and addressed to all California clubs: —Dear Club time for the bi- seneral Federation of Women's hes women are asking, How is vention? Lovis on ises to be the most bril- biennial gatherings. tes there is great enthusi- representation of individual Darling, the general fed- California, takes this ear- the unfederated din the general federatlo: d be raede as early as possi which a, erbers nor the burden, and the clubs, fro n:(tg)\l well afford the duea, take representation at the St. Louis soclation with thousands of no- men who are becoming so £00d in the land, re members of the general ase send club dues, 10 cents £ » membership befcre March ma M. Van Vechten, 1110 Second ar Rapids, lowa. All clubs seek- ip il please send_ application Cal mation of the biemnial pro- approved. and t 1 be held daily, the afternoon left free ment of the exposition. erest will be the consid- » mendment to the by of General Federation of Women's Clubs. re ing the per capita tax from 10 cents to 5 r all clubs having more than 150 . . . The California Club has just issued its monthly bulletin, as follows: - b day, March 1, 1904 nominations for officers meet fub b ge: Tue A Dissertat “iing librarie-| Miss Abble Edwards; whist Sc art, Mre. H. H. Fassett March y, In charge of : ecene from the ““School Miss Mollic Friday, . Friday Monday ., March 14; Monday, 4 Tuesday, 1:30 p. m ¥, m science, Friday meeting. Mon yeical culture \nrrh 2 ;»arlin-r entary sect P ors’ day. 13 Wedresday 6 ednesday wn, TE Arthur W. Cornwall, financial secretary. teleph South 649, On Tue‘&da\ the politicians of the | club will have a busy day. The eli- | gibles for presidency, which, of course, {is the honor most sought after, are, |up to date, Mrs. J. W. Orr, Mr: Mrs. Aaron 7 ain and one or two ’o(h‘—r “dark horses,” but who is the | oracle to say what turn matters may | take on Tuesday? | Mrs. (‘orn“a]l declares she is “not a candidate.’ If that be true, then |the r ing will be easier for the |olher favorites. May the best officer win! . . On Thursday at 8 o'clock a rare treat will be presented to the Califor- nia Club by the musical section, under Madame Tojetti, which will include a talk upon “The History of the De- wvelopment of the Violin.” Mr August | Hinrichs, the well known violinist | will give a recital, which will include ~¥* | selections from Bach, Bazzine, Godard |and Richard Strauss. Mr. Fred Maurer will preside at the pianoforte. These monthly musicales are really of |2 high order, and are among the most | popular of ‘all the section days— thanks to the energies of Madame Tojetti. . . The W. P. C. P. A. had a week of | astounding dissipation—a _ colonial | night; the honor of George Washing- tonn birthday, and a reception at the )écidental on Thursday in honor of lhe charming Mary Austin, the clever Iau(hor of “The Land of Little Rain.” The colonia] night was a joy—a real joy. And as for the dances, they were | the real old colonial things. When ‘ will the women writers give another of the same kind? What a picture of ve olden time Ada Van Pelt did make, in her colored print, with kerchief and panniers! the excellent California The following was | programme given at the | Club last Tuesday: | Celio solos. Ehohenn. Gernsheim, Kol Nidre, Max Bruck, Paul Friediofer; accompanist, Mrs. | Dayid Hirschler; talk upon the eocial and commercial Ghetto life in the early middie ages, Otto M. | List ye! flub women of San Fran- | cisco what#do you think of the nerve and foree of our fellow club women in 1 Gotham, who, at the State Federation meeting last week in the metropolis, decided to erect a women’s clubhouse at a cost of $500,000. Plucky? That's the quality that makes success. Here's to them! 1t is said the project gave a few timid women heart failure for a few minutes, but the tone was so steady of the pro- jectors that confidence was immediate- ‘ly restored. When will we of the West | outgrow our timid provincialism and go on with our clubhouu’ . . The A-ochdon of Collemte\Aluan president Mrs. Chandler, were enter- tained at Berkeley on Saturday, when Professor Lange received the clever young women with a charming address of welcome, Dr. Jessica Peixotto re- sponding for the association. On March 26 Dr. Farrand of Stan- ‘ord will talk to the college women on the “New Interpretation of His- tory.” This promises to be one of the intellectual feasts of the winter, as Dr. Ferrand is a thorough. student of the Turner Il(ervrel.tlon. The lonn'lnz women will direct the destinies of the biennial at St. Louis, clubs | te {on rank with other States £, 222 East Arlington ave- | | many of whom are known to Western ‘ (lub<' | dent, Mrs. Philly N. Moore, 3125 Latey- | ette avenuc. first viee president, Mrs. W. E. P 3841 Washington avenue; second vice president, Mrs, aussig, 621 Security | Building; ident, Mrs. Willlam M. Jones e cre- tary, ; cor- | respondi Sarah L. Tower, | 1340 South rand avenue: trepsurer, Mrs. Ho- vart Brinsmade, 4429 Morgan street: directors, | Mrs. Frank E. Riche: Cabanne place; | Mrs. W. R. Chivyis, 4 e; Mrs avenue; i Mrs. Stedman, 3 Mrs, George W. Parker, 4414 \w«zmm- st 20 Whittier f : ) idge, Webster Grove, Mo. The Ebell Club of Oakland had a February. Quite the nty-nine days was the | merry month | affaic of the t | monthly breakfast of the club. - | inferred that the members breakfasted other days, but pleasant features of the function: Violin soio, ‘“Nocturne’' (Chopin-Wilhelmj), +ng played by Mrs. Edward Norton Ewer; a recitation’ by Mrs. James Monroe Gamble; vocal zolos by Liilian Remillard, “Go, | Lovely Rose,” air Daffodils” (Campanari) | and the “Jewel Song” from ‘Faust.”” | . And this was followed by a talk by | Mrs. Kate Bulkeley on the Federation | affairs. The following ladies had the day in | charge: Mrs. Paunl Lohse was the hostess, assisted Seth Mann, Mrs. athews, Mre. E McNéar, Mrs. er Manuel, Mrs. Roy . Mrs. A A. Leber, Mrs. M. W. Mathes, ymonds, The Landmarks section héld a rarely interesting meeting on Tuesday last. R Apropos to the International Con- gress that convenes i | lowing announcement The Internatic preparations the National Coun opened on wiil occupy the week. . the 18th. Th f 1 3 First—“Women’s Education and Higher Cul- ture” (under general charge ut Fraulein Lange and Fi 3 I Aims and Insti- or by women for conditions). This s temper- der the gen- ns_and Indus- »f Fraulein Alice Third—"*Wome tries” (under general ¢ he Legal and Political Position the general charge of witz). ts for the pubMc meetings are as “Suffrage fo be | . .y It was decided in 1900 in Paris that speakers may deliver their little stunts in French, English or German. But as a courtesy to the country of assembly. papers to be read will be translated into German and distributed to the audience. Wouldn’'t that congress make | a fair start for a comic opera? If con- | ventions increase in humor proportion- ately from State to international, really this Berlin affair ought to be excru- ciatingly funny. but that quality, how- ever, doesn't impair its benefits and | humanizing values. 5 SUPPLY BILLS HEAD CALENDAR Army And Navy Appropria-| tion Measures Are Given! Right of Way in Senate PRt WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—It is ex- pected that both the naval and army | appropriation bills will be reported to | the Senate during the present week | and it is intended to take them up for | consideration as soon as possible re- henceforth to give the supply bills right of way to the exclusion of all other matters. The army appropria- tion bill has been under consideration | by a sub-committee of the military committee for some time and will be taken up early in the week. The pros- pect, however, is that the naval bill wilPbe the first to secure consideration | | by the Senate. Both measures will | meet opposition and probably will be | debated at length. Tuesday will be | devoted to the bill regulating the ship- ment of government supplies. It is not expected that the confirm- ation of General Wood will be consid- ered during the week, owing to the absence of Senators Foraker and Blackburn, of the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs, both of whom are inter- ested in the case. It is the general expectation that t case will receive attention next week. At the request of Mr. Beveridge, next Thursday has been set aside for consideration of legislation in the in- terest of Alaska. There are several bills pertaining to that point on the calendar. Beveridge, however, will not press these bills if there are appro- priation bills ready. The Committee on Elections will begin its investigation into the Smoot case on Tuesday and it is also expect- ed that the special - committee ap- pointed to inquire into the charges against Senator Dietrich will proceed with its work during the week. The first week in March finds the House with a very small proportion of the big supply measures awaiting its action. The naval was the eighth of the general appropriation bills that have been disposed of at this session. The remaining supply bills will be given precedence over other neasures. as it is the desire of the leaders to clear up all the regular business of the House as early as possible. The Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation bill will be taken up next and then will follow the Indian appropriation bill. —_——— ¥eld Murder Trial. A jury will be impaneled in Judge Dunne’s court this morning to try the case of ex-policeman Joseph Feld, charged with the murder of his father-in-law, Fritz Dirking, 11 Fair avenue. Feld's wife had left him and was living with “her father. Feld called there and during a dispute about his wife's return, shot and killed Dirking. | | | | It is | this particular | was a rare one, for note the | | Berlin the fol1] offact October 1 in the Bri - | three years' gardless of all other legislation, and | IN BUILDING OF WARSHIPS For rapid ship-building the firms of Armstrong & Co. at Elswick and Maxim, Vickers & Sons at Barrow have established a record in the construction of the two Chilean battleships Consti- | tucion and Libertad, which were pur- chased last December by Great Brit- ain and renamed Triumph and Swift- | sure. Sir Edward Reed arrived in Eng- land February 5, 1902, with orders from | Chile for these n\o ships, and duirng | the succeeding twenty-one days pre- pared the plans and specifications suf- ficlently to make contracts February 26 with the Elswick and Barrow firma. The ships were to be completed and ready for sea by August 26, 1903, a! period of eighteen months. The keel 1of the Libertad was laid April 7, 1902, | | {and on January 15 following the ship s launched, weighing no less than 0 tons, representing the amount of { material put in during its nine months |on the stocks. Equally rapid progress | had been made on the other ship, and | | both have easily been completed within | contract requirements; but as Chile lard the Argentine republic had come {to a peaceful understanding, no need | existed for hurried delivery of the ships |and they were placed on the market. IThe pending troubles in the Orient in- duced Great Britain to bid higher than Russia for the two ships, which were | practically completed, and are now fit- ting for service on the Asiatic station. | The period of construction of these ships was therefore well within tw years, a feat in ship-building which has only been accomplished in the bat- tleships Magnificent and Majestic, |h| ilt in the drydocks of Chatham and rtsmouth in 1895, NEW RATIONS SCHEDULE. Thp new rations schedule went into ish navy, but except where specific rules are laid down commanding officers still stick to! | the old custom, and “hardtack” is still | dealt out to the crews. There is only | one ship in commission on which “soft- tack” is baked. This exceptional ship is the cruiser Gibraltar, and during her commission the crew has had fresh bread. A lower deck hand makes the bread, the canteen furnish- ing the flour, which is worked into two- pound loav which are sold for 4 | pence a loaf, of which the baker gets 1 | penny and the canteen the remaining 3 pence. The old royal paddle yacht Victoria and Albert has been taken to Ports-| mouth dockyard to be broken up. Some | d, but n-;- | of its fittings will be utilize: part of this nistori vessel will be | sold and thus find its way to the gen- | | eral public, and relic hunters will be ‘muappmmm The Victoria and Albert was built at Pembroke in 1855 at a cost | | of $884,100, and her repairs up to two| | years ago, when replaced by the new vessel of the same name, footed up to | $2,388,495. The new Victoria and Albert, | 4 down at Pembroke December 15, | r]l-.h was calculated to cost $1,768,185 and to be completed in two years; but wn\\!nz to errors made in the design, | ! which necessitated considerable addi- | | tional work, the completed cost ran up | 4. | to §2,173.000 and nearly five years’ time. | Nelson’s flagship, the Victory, is once ! more out of dock and doing duty as flagship at Portsmouth. The ship was | run into by the Neptune last October and barely escaped sinking. Her re- | pairs were quite extensive, but she is ! now good for many vears and is likely to be retained until the end of time, | when the British fleet will cease to | | exist. | The British torpedo boat Eden, { buiit by Hawthorn & Leslie, has made its trials and easily exceeded the contract speed of 251 knots under ex- ceptionally severe conditions of a | four-hours' continuous run. With a joad of 125 tons, the boat made 26.099 knots during the first nour a: er- aged 26.229 knots during he next three hours, giving a mean speed of 26.1965 knots for the entire run. The Eden is fitted with three turbine en- gines and Yarrow boilers, and the ma- chinery is arranged as to obtain low or hlgh speed with the most efficient and | economical results. Thirty-four | boats of this type, of about 550 tons, have been laid down during the past year. Two of these, the Eden and Velox, have turbines, the others ordi- | nary engines, and a variety of boilers | are being used by the several build- | ers. The dimensions of these boats | range from 220 feet to 225 feet in length, 23 feet to 231 feet breadth and 10 feet 2 inches draught, and the | horsepower varies from 7000 to 7500 in conformity to the speed required of | 1 25 to 26 knots. GERMANY'S NAVAL PLANS. The naval programme of Germany 0f-1900, which provided for a gradual | increase of battleships, armored cruis- ers, cruisers and torpedo boats up to 1916, has been far exceeded. So far | thirty-one of the thirty-eight battle- ships stipulated are now in commis- sion or launched and four are bulld- ing. Ten of the eighteen armored cruisers are completed and two are under construction. Of the proposed thirty-eight cruisers, thirty are Flaunched, one is building and two are included in the present year's esti- mates. The torpedo boat divisions are also ahead of the programme. With the increase of ships the personnel has likewise been augmented and the sey- eral navy vards improved with dock- ing, building and repairing facilities to meet the requirements of the navy afloat. During 1903 the German navy was increased by ten vessels, comprising three battleshins, four cruisers and three gunboats. The French armored cruiser Gloire, 9860 tons and 20,500 horsepower, ex- ceeded her calculated speed of 21 knots by one-half knot and consumed only 196 pounds of coal per unit of horsepower. On Jaunary 23 she made her trial under natural draught, developing 14,400 horsepower and 19.3 knots' speed a coal consumption of 1.7 pounds unit of horsepower. The ship is fitted with Niclausse boilers. Boy Stabs His Playmate. REDDING, Feb. 28.—Samuel Boyd, an expressman’s son, aged 14 years, stabbed Harry Williams, a playmate, two years his senior, this afternoon in the abdomen with a pocket knife. Phy- sicians declare the wound to be serious, but not necessarily fatal. Young Wil- liams says he playfully struck Boyd with an umbrella. Boyd became anger- ed and slashed him with the Kknife. Owing to the youthfulness of the as- sailant a criminal charge may not be brought. —_—————— Cruise on the Bay. James V. Coleman, Pilot Alexander Swan- son and a party of friends went out on the | Jorgensen, Rua Miller and Albert Mow- } | The happy i return they | friends at 223 Webster street. * | Mrs. Young Women Who Assume Direction of Functions Execute Their Plans With a Pleasing Dash. Society enjoyed an unusual n\xmber' of informal affairs during the week just passed, leap year parties leading in popularity. It is a notable fact that the young women who assume the di-| rection of these affairs execute lheu‘- plans with splendid ability. The timid, shrinking, incapable girl is now a rara avis. And what is lost by her passing? ENGAGEMENTS. Mrs. 1. Pincus announces the engage- ment of her daughter Mariam to Joseph B. West. They will receive Sunda March 6, from 2 to 5 p. m., at Mrs. Pi cus’ residence, 146 Seventh street. A Mr.-and Mrs. Henri Marx announce | the engagement of their daughter Amy | to Alfred L. Arendt of Pleasanton. | They will receive Sunday afternoon, March 6, from 2 to 6 o'clock, at their | home, 617 Steiner street. R R Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nordman an-| nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter Besse to Sigmund W. Ottenheimer. T Mr. and Mrs. P. Godchaux of Samn| Leandro announce the engagement of their daughter Hattie to E. P. Figel. WEDDINGS. James S. Bailey and Mrs. Lida E. R. Wadhams were united in marriage on | Sunday, February 15, at the residence of the groom, Rev. Charles O. Oxnam, pastor of Hamilton Methodist Episcopai Church, officiating. . On the evening of February 25 the ! home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mowbray, on North Taylor street, was the scene of a beautiful and interesting event in| the marriage of James L. Sharpe to Miss Etta Buxton, both of this city. About thirty friends were present. The home was beautifully der‘oratvd.‘ the color scheme being green and white. The ceremony, performed_by Dr. Wil- liam Rader, occurred under a large floral umbrella. Miss Emma Mowbray was maid of honor and Garfield Bux- ton, brother of the bride, was best man. The bride, a rarely beautiful girl, was attired in a charming gown of cream lansdowne, with high neck and long sleeves. She wore a bridal veil caught with orange blossoms and carried Bride | roses. Refreshments were served at smal tables in the dining-room. Those as ' 1 sisting in receiving were Misses | Jeannette Mowbray, Violet Buxton, Pearl Buxton, Minna Ketel, Sophia bray. The groom is a popular employe of | the London, Paris and American Bank. | couple left on a late train | for the south for a short trip. will be at home to their * . | Miss Josephine La daughter of Rose Laws of 1735 Green street, and Leonard Dreyfus were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon, Febru- ary 24. Miss Grace Laws attended the bride, while E. E. Schmitt assisted the groom. The happy couple left for Del Monte, where they will remain a week, and upon their return will reside in this | HORSE SAVES WOMAN'S LIEE Plucky Mustang Attacks a Pack of Hungry Wolves and Rescues His Mistress | Special Dispatch to The Cdll. | | SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 28.—While | lost in a snowstorm near Stanle Idaho, Mrs. A. M. Robbins was a tacked by hunger-maddened gray wolves, who would have devoured her alive had it not been for the courage and intelligence of her horse. Mrs. Robbins started from her ranch to go to her mother's home, twenty-five miles distant. She rode a flery little mustang and made good time until a heavy snowstorm came up and obliterated the road. She be- came lost and wandered aimlessly for several hours. Night came on and she found her- self far from any human habitation. She finally allowed the horse to carry her without guidance, trusting to his instinct to reach some house. Soon the howling of wolves in the rear alarmed her. She hurried the pony on, but the woives gained, and, mad by hunger, they began to attack the horse and rider. The woman dis- charged a small revolver she carried without effect. A sudden jump by the pony threw the woman from her sad- dle. The wolves immediately rushed at her and would have torn her to pieces had it not been for the pony, which, instead of running away, turned to at- tack the enemy. The horse brought both fore feet down squarely on one of the wolves, and, then turning, used his heels. One wolf was sent a distance of ten yards, with its skull crushed. The others quickly fell upon the dead animal and began tearing the flesh from its bones. Mrs. Robbins then remounted and galloped away. Two hours later she reached a ranchhouse in safety. The woman’'s nerves were somewhat upset by the adventure, but otherwise she was uninjured. OLD SOLDIERS ENJOY A VAUDEVILLE PROGRAMME Local Talent at Yountville Give a Splendid nt to the Veterans. YOUNTVILLE, Feb. 28.—An inter- esting evening was spent at the Veter- ans’ Home at Yountville on Saturday night, the occasion being an entertain- ment glg-en under the management of the amusement committee. The af- fair opened with the sketch “A Pair of Lunatics,” presented by Victor Ferran and Miss Maud Neil. Harry Wood Brown, the well known barytone, was splendid in his solo work and respond- ed gracefully to the rounds of applause which greeted his songs. Miss Hilda | Cohen as monologist of the evening | was extremely interesting and her graceful, girlish manner took well with the old men. A sketch called ‘““The Push Ahead Club,” given by the talented juvenile artists, Lorine and Jewell Allen, was splendidly done und the audience was very demonstrativ: in its applause. Miss Pearl Bick—m brought house with their funny songs, render- ed in their inimitable manner. | Misses Ownigs, | ana On their | 5 | Miss Pauline city in a charming home prepared for their coming. LRl W The marriage of Elils Bloch of San Francisco and Miss Flora Hoffman Walter of San Rafael took pjace at the "mme of the bride yesterday.! Owing to recent bereavement, in the family the wedding was very quiet. o Vg Miss Constance Schmitz, daughter of Dr.. J. P. Schmitz, and V. G. Bonaly were married at Woodland February 15, Father Huesges officiating. The y‘nu’lfg people are well known in this city. CLUB PARTIES. The second party. given by the Reu- bens was held in Assembly Hall Polk street on Saturday evening, Feb- ruary 20. The pretty gowns ladies gave color to the scene. A fea- ture of the evening was the leap vear | | numbers. Much enjoyment was deri from a figure in which handkerchi were tossed into a circle formed by the gentlemen, who in turn found the owner of the same, claiming her as a partner. Refreshments were served during the evening and dancing was in- dulged in until midnight. and the organization bids fair to pro: per well. Cook, Grace Neff, Eva Hesthal, Alice J. Mayfield, Pearl Knupp. | Grace Hilliker, Kathtyn Slothan, Anna Kenerleber, Olive Lane, B. Aunnand, Amy Griffin, G. Ferdnandsen, Clara C. Jagger, L. E. Faber. Edna Hampton Oda Cook, L. O’Malley, J. O'Malley, Misses Curléy Lowry, Mrs. A. Rushmer, A. Ruffe, E. D. Eddy, G. W Drew, L. R. Dempster, A. C. Wallace, J. Losekann, E. Southard, F. D. South- ard, Arthur P O. J. L. Byers, A. Kimmer, F. Pi Frank E. Arthur, H. C. Jagg G. Monteith, J. D. | Richardson, W. D. Fenn, Mr. Sherman, | Dr. Hew . Schoenfield, A. C. Laveaga The next party of the Reubens will be given on March 19, for which date masquerade is being arranged. This will be an invitational affair and a good time is expected. The members of the Society” gave a leap-year reception dance Valentine’s night at the home of Mre and Mrs. Sthilessinger, 1140 Oak street. The baliroom was artistically decorated with palms and evergreens and the lobby of the room was prettily arranged with’ the soci- ety's celors. The feature of the affair . “Jolly Twenty was the leap-year rules that governed the dances. Valentines were distrib- uted. Among those present were Harry J. Kushner, Miss Florence Schlessinger, Martin Hamburger, Miss Hilda Schl inger, Charles Harris, Will Stern, Miss Nellie Kaskell, Miss Lila Altman, Mi Eva Rose Kaskell, Eichorn, Isador nvine, Will | Stern, Jacob Hyman, Miss Susie Gold- stein. Mrs. her son Martin. Schlessinger and HOME PARTIES. Mrs. M. A. E. Roberts of 1013 Post street was hostess at a large dinner on Sunday evening, the guests of hon- or being Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bender. . . . Miss Pauline Olcovich was the re- cipient of a leap-year surprise party, kindly tendered her by her numerous friends, at her residence, 1716 Geary | street, Saturday evening, February 20. The party was one of the most enjoyable and novel af- fairs of the season. The order | of dances was carried through with by Miss Edna Ansell. floor manager. Miss Ida Remington agted as toastmaster at the supper. Those present wer: Miss Ida Remington, Miss Minnie Lev- | inson, Miss Mabel de Roos, Miss Alice Haberstadt, Clarice Marx, Miss Edna Ansell. Miss Colton, Miss Lillian Wertheimer. Miss Ray ilbur., Miss Lucy Jacobs, Morris, Miss Reese, Miss Leona McColga Florence Provard, Miss Daisy Upham, Miss Pauline Olcovich, Archie Block, Harry Levison, I. R. Rothenberg, B. Levinson, Al. Meyerfield, Victor Aaron, L. Colton, Edgar Levey, A. Levitt, Ed. Greenhood, Bert Friedberg, Arthur Morris, D. Riese. Walter Brandt, Henry Denery, Walter Upham, Mr. Jacobson, George Furlong, Julian H. Olcovich, M. Blum, M. Goldsmith. . Y - A delightful party was given to! Clara Wellmann on her thirteenth birthday, Friday, February 19. 1904, at her residence, 209 Chestnut street. Among those present were Helen and Olga Jacobsen of Haywards, Ethel and Andrew Reimers, Millie and Hilda Ott, Marie and Adell Fevrier, Charles Nedderson, Alma Umbhalt. Mrs. Mienke, Anna, Elsie and John Mienke, der, Henry and Alma Clasen, Clara Apted, Lucy and Albert Moeller, Mrs. D. Hunteman, Elsie, Henry, Annie, of the | efs ! ‘This is but | | the second party given by the Reubens, Among those present were | Misses Nina J. Clyde | a | Miss Stella Jessurin, Miss | Hunteman,” Ella and Laurie | Dora Schmie- | [€lara and Edwin Wellmann, | Clasen and Edith Burns, Pearl Daisy Holle. . Mrs. and | A very enjoyabie birthday party was ’glven to Miss Lydia Gibbons on Satur- | day afterncon, February 13, at the home of her parents, 8§44 Capp street, :!he occasion bunz her thirteenth birth- ay. Those vrv‘sun( were the Misses Lucy Collopy, Myrtle and Isabel Brannan, Ethel Lord, Hattie Lamont, Anita Tru- man, Bertha Emerly, Marié Butler, Versa Bittley, Mildred Clifford and Myrtile Dennett. PERSONALS. Mrs. G. Sena and Mrs. A. Shaw have | moved from 632 MecAllister street to | 52 Fulton street and will be pleased to see their friends. - Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kutner (nee Hut- shing) of Fresno have arrived on a week's visit to their relatives. They are stopping with Mrs. Kutner's par- ents. - Miss Amanda Arnet of Silverton, Or., who has been visiting friends in San Franecisco returned home on the 1Sth. | $ M L Mrs. J. E. Jones of Reno, Nevada, is siting her sisters, Mrs. Kichum and Mrs. Deardorm, on Sacramente street. . . Mrs. J. J. Colling will receive with her sister, Miss Posey MecGrathon, the second Thursday of each month. S . . and Mrs. turned from a six weeks' visit to New Mr. Byron Mauzy have re- York and of Florida, the various stopping at winter resorts New Orleans for the Mardi Gras. Mrs. C. A. Rahn left on the 6th for | Panama. Many friends went to the dock to bid her bon voyage. »ntrose and her mothep r an extendad tour of p Minnie Cohn of New York, who is v g Mrs. I. Maguire of Page street and Mascnic avenue, wi H pieased to ri day, March bety Mrs. 1. Magrin and will receive with the Rev. seph Willner left for Guate- mala on the last eamer and will re- turn in about five weeks. REMAINS AWAKE - FOR TEN TEARS | New Jersey Hostler Enjoys | the best of Health Though He Is a Stranger to Sleep Special Dispatch to The Call TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 23.—Albert Herpin, aged 42 years, a hostler for a | prominent citizen here, claims he has not slept in ten years. He is in the best of health and works hard every day. Physicians to whom he has gone for treatment say his trouble is due a breakdown of his nervous system. | They have been unable to heip him. Herpin says he first began to lose sleep when twenty years ago he re- mained up for several weeks to help care for his sick baby. The death of his wife a few years later aggravated his trouble and for the last tem years he has noi slept at all. He goes to bed regularly each ht and Ssays h2 arises each morning thoroughly refreshed. He is not afraid of going insane from insomnia. He eats three meals a day and has no physical ailments. ——e—————— | Barn Destroyed at Yountville. | YOUNTVILLE. Feb., 28.—A fire, the | origin of which is a mystery, took place | at 4 o’clock this morning-on the proper- ty of Mrs. Hattie Gibbs near Yount- ville. The fire destroyed the barn and | contents, consisting of a herse, a new | buggy, wagon, harness and other para- | phernalia. The loss sustained was in | the neighborhood of $500. The insur- ance carried was $200. Mrs. Gibbs was from home when the fire oc- | away curred. ————e—— { Miner Is Killed by a Fall. DUTCH FLAT, Feb 28.—The body of Edward Fuchs, the man who went over a rockt dump at the Shadyrun mine, | was found to-day in a canyon a mile below the mine. The body and car were caught in logs and rubbish. .ADVERTISEMENTS. We are still selling good, serviceable, $90.00, some better for $11 at $130.00. Why nat secur Or if you desire to pay more new pianos for 5.00, and some still better ones e one of these pianos to-day? , and would like sopething of a high-grade character, we offer for $263.00 a magnificent piano, one that has heretofore been sold by the Mauvais Music Company (whose stock we purchased recently) for $300.00. All these instruments are on display in our warerooms and can be seen, and avhile we are selling a great many every day, we still have a large number to dispose of before this ’ sale is over. Easy paymems if desired. Open evnmgs. Wil B § The small are now oven for busimess. Anytl 931-933 Market St., San Francisco. goods and Sheet Music Department i our building in the Music line supplicd.