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THE BEAUHARNAIS HONORS
Claims of the Marquis, Gen
eral and Inventor Are
Questioned.
NAKRATIVE OF PLAIN EUGENE.
Widow and Son of a Count Beau
harnais Are Still Alive In
This City.
In humble lodgings at 819 Broadway in
this City live the widow and son of Count
Eugene de Beauharnais, according to their
statements, and they are" inclined to take
exceptions to the pretensions, as they al
lege, of General Beauharnais.
General Beauharnais, it will be remem
bered, was the lion at the Palace Hotel
hers not more than five weeks ago and
called himself the Marquis Eugene de
Beauharnais of Paris and New Orleans.
His grandfather, he said, and the father of
the Eugene de Beauharnais who was the
first husband of the Empress Josephine —
Napoleon being the second — were brothers.
According to his own story the general
was born in Virginia and was stolen by
Cherokee Indians while a boy of tender
years from his father's place near Pow-
hattan to be made to pose as a twin
brother of a son of Chief Elkpost at their
camp in the Shenandoah Valley, but the
son dying he was returned to his father in
deference to the superstitions of his cap
tors. After he grew up he became a brig
adier-general of the bout-hern army, a
Charleston harbor blockade-runner, the
financial agent of the Confederacy, the
right-hand man of General Lee and a
marked man, upon whose head was a
pric ■, ?50,000 reward for his capture being
offered by the United States Government.
As the* general had a crude petroleum
generator patent, and as he had occasion
ally called himself by some other name it
was thought at the time that he and
Colonel A. P. Chamberlain, who also had
such a patent and had been born in Vir
ginia, were one and the same person.
Young Eugene Beauharnais of 819
Broadway, sailor, miner, engineer, fond of
travel arid adventure, and to whom the
v.-jst coast of Africa and parts of the Orient
have become almost as familiar as his own
domicile, says, in so many words, that he
thinks the general represented himself to
be one of the noble Beauharnais family
without good, legitimate reason for so do
ing. ''Z'xrX.V
It is an interesting story which young
Eugene tells, to wit:
I believe this man is using my father's title.
In my childhood I went to school here at the
College de Charlemagne, which was conducted
by A. Hamel, a son of the Viscount Hamel.
Mons. Hamel made a statement in writing to
my mother saying that ne recognized in my
father's picture the features of his old com
rade. Count de Beauharnais, with whom he
went to school in Paris in 1833 and 1834 in the
Institution Gourmand, at Fontecoy aux Roses.
From the time they went to school together we
have had no trace of my father until he ap
peared in Providence, R. L, lecturing in 1854
--1855. My father was a well-educated man and
lectured on the sciences and spiritualism, and
when he felt like it he could practice medi
cine. •':'.•'*-':.:•/-,, ■■'-,
My mother's maiden name was Sarah Kis
sack, and she comes of an old Manx family as
old as the Beauharnais. My father married
her in this City on June la, 1859. He was
then plain Valentine Eugene Beauharnais,
M.D.
I was born in March, 1860, at Stockton, and
in the following January my father died of
brain fever at Culiacan, in the* State ot Sinaloa,
Mexico. Father had gone there to practice
medicine, and mother and I were at Mazatlan,
where I was taken sick with smallpox.
We have never had any chance to look up
any records because since we returned to this
City from Mexico it has been one of constant
struggle for existence.
General Beauharnais called upon my mother
and myself one evening, but he did not seem
to be very much interested in our statements,
though he was full of stories about himself
and his invention. It was the 28th of July
he came. He asked if I could produce any
good proofs of my identity, and when I an
swered I could not he seemed very much re
lieved and turned the conversation entirely.
Neither of us can lay any claim to any rela
tionship with the Empress Josephine. The
children of her husband, Eugene Beauharnais,
are all accounted for. One son married a Rus
sian Princess and the other a Queen of Portu
gal. One daughter married a son ol the King
of Sweden, another a Hohenzollern of Ger
many and another was in Austria. The Beau
harnais family has some representation in
almost every European court. My father may
have descended from a brother of Alexander
Eugene's father.
Ibis General Beauharnais pronounces
the name "Eugene" in such a way
as to lead one to believe that he
had never learned to speak French in his
youth. He pronounces it "Oozhun," with
some accent on the tirst syllable.
General Beauharnais says his mother was a
Benton. My father had been on friendly
terms at Washington with Senator Benton of
Missouri. My father was well known here by
the late Judge Leander Quint and also Cap
tain M. R. Roberts of this City. Besides these
there were Dr. Grattan of Stockton, Dr. Goss,
Mr. Harris of Sandy Gulch, and many more.
Artist Emil M. Pissis went to school with me
and must have heard Mons. Hamel's state
ment. Madame Hamel is still living, but she
is in France, she and her two daughters being
at St. Malo. in Bretagne. They have a niece
here, Eivine Lapariat, living on Sutter street.
The statement made by M. Hamel
reads as follows:
At the demand of Madame de Beauharnais I,
the undersigned, A. Hamel, director of the
College de Charlemagne, at San Francisco,
certify to having been a student atFontenay
aux Roses, Institution Command, in 1832, 1833
and 1834, and of having for a comrade in my
class a young man named Eugene Beauharnais".
I further certify that Madame Beauharnais,
whose son I had as a scholar in 1865 and 1866,
has shown me a photograph of her husband,
now deceased, and that I notice, in recognizing
the portrait, little change by age of my old
comrade, Eugene Beauharnais. A. Hamel.
San Francisco, March 1, 1875.
The notice of Count Beauharnais' death
was published in the Alta California of
April 14, 1861, after the return from Mexico
of Mrs. Beauharnais and her son. It read
simply:
Died— At Culiacan, Mexico, January 27, Val
entine Eugene Beauharnais, M. D.
French and German papers please copy.
Eugene Beauharnais of 819 Broadway
therefore says that he is determined to de
vote his life to the work of ascertaining
who and what he is, and, incidentally, he
reiterates his belief that the Marquis Eu
gene de Beauharnais of Paris and New
Orleans is not as he ought to be.
AT SIMPSON CHURCH.
A Splendid Mnsical Programme- John
E. Richards Kept Away by
Sickness.
Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church was crowded to the doors last
evening. There were several conspiring
causes for the exceptionally large attend
ance, one of which was that a splendid
musical programme had been arranged for
the occasion and the Simpson Memorial
choir was augmented by the orchestra of
the First Congregational Church of Oak
land, with Alexander T. Stewart as con
ductor. Another cause was doubtless the
fact that John E. Richards had been se
cured for an interesting address on "Tbe
Relation of the Public Press to Morals."
Add to these the fact that the pastor. Rev.
Dr. A. C. Hirst, will preach his farewell
sermon next Sunday morning and the
reasons for the large congregation are clear.
It was a grand praise service, the last
one to be conducted in that pulpit by Dr.
Hirst, who expects to accept a call to Chi
cago shortly. One of the most important
•features of the service, the address by Mr.
Richards, was unavoidably lacking. Dr.
Hirst announced that only a few hours
previous he had received a message from
Mr. Richards saying that the latter had
taken a severe cold Saturday which pre
vented him irom speaking audibly in pub
lic. The regret at this announcement was
general. Dr. Hirst briefly eulogized the
absent orator as a Christian scholar and a
Christian gentleman. The pastor himself
then preached the evening's serman en
titled "The Voice of God in the Soul."
The musical programme was as follows:
■•Gloria," from B flat mass (Haydn); hymn,
"Nearer My God.to Thee" ; scripture and prayer ;
"The Music of the Spheres" (Rubenstein*;
largo (Handel) ; Simpson Memorial Choir; "The
Lost Chord." cornet solo (Sullivan); Sanctus
from the "St. Cecelia" mass, "Holy, Holy, Lord
God, Almighty" (Gounod); "Ava Maria," duo
for cornet and trombone (Langey); Simpson
Choir; "Sacred Fest March" (Gruenwald) ; ben
ediction.
A COLLEGE BANQUET.
Sons, Toast and Reminiscence of Greek
Letter Organizations at the
Festal Board.
The banquet hall of the California Hotel
was the scene of a jolly gathering on last
Saturday night, when the California
Alumni Association of the Sigma Nu Fra
ternity met about the festal board. The
organization is composed of the graduates
of Beta Chi chapter at the Leland Stan
ford Jr. University and of Beta Psi chapter
at the University of California, and the
fraternity is one of the strongest and most
influential of the Greek letter organizations
on the coast.
For about five hours the former col
legians enjoyed themselves in discussing
the vivands, recounting college reminis
cences, singing their songs and responding
to toasts.
John D. Partridge, the president of the
association, acted as toastmaster. Those
present were Philip W. Tompkins, Marvin
Curtis, Frederick Denicke, Maurice V.
Samuels, Chester H. Woolsey, Bradford
Webster, Arthur C. Turner, George H.
Boke, Herbert E. Fishback, Arthur H. C.
Mau and E. Byron . Wolf, alumni of Beta
Psi chapter, and John J. Sheehan Jr., Max
L. Rosenfeld, Thomas C. Carothers,
Henry Carey, Walter Rose, George Ca
rothers and Will Harrelson of Beta Chi
chapter.
THE CALIFORNIA BANQUET
Mrs. Margaret Touchard to
Show the Excellencies of
Our Products.
Manufacturers Should Advertise
Their Wares in Order That They
May Be Appreciated.
The -'California banquet" is assured, as
the following correspondence will show:
San* Francisco, August, 1895.
- To Mrs. Margaret Touchard, President of the
California Ladies' Club— Bear Madam: We are
creditably informed that you are in a position
to undertake the task of preparing and con
ducting a California banquet from California
products. It is well known to us all that the
products of California are at this time attract
ing most favorable attention both at home and
abroad. Conceding this to be a fact we deem it
befitting and proper to further call public at
tention to the. superiority and general adapta
bility of many California products as compared
with those of other countries when used as
food and in the culinary arts. This, we think,
could be done in a very neat and gracious
manner by giving a banquet at which only the
varied products of this great State shall be used
and displayed, the same to be purely and en
tirely a California banquet.
Knowing you as we do personally and by rep
utation, we feel confident that by placing this
matter in your hands, ack asking you to kindly
undertake the management of this affair in
behalf of California and in the interest of her
products, the enterprise will be carefully and
nonestly conducted, and that your skillful
management will render it a success in every
particular, hence we earnestly request that
you give the matter your serious considera
tion.
Hoping for your early and favorable reply,
we respectfully subscribe ourselves; Manufac
turers'and Producers' Association of Califor
nia, L. R. Mead, secretary ; J. A. Filcher, secre
tary State Board of Trade ; California Fruit Bu
reau, B. M. Rowley; H.W. Harkness, president
California Academy of Sciences; B. M. Lelong,
secretary State Board of Horticulture; San
Francisco Fruit Exchange, Frank Dalton, presi
dent; Bibo, Newman & Ikenberg; J. K. Armsby
Company, A. G. Freeman, vice-president; Rod
ney Kenderick, A. S. Hallidie, Mechanics' In
stitute; Porter Bros.; Carlson, Currier Com
pany, J. P. Currier, president; Senator George
C. Perkins; Alfred Bouvier; Henry J. CrocKer;
Goldberg, Bowen & Lebenbaum; William H.
Mills; Governor James A. Johnson; Louis
Saroni.
San Francisco, August — , 1895.
In reply to the request in the above letter
that Mrs. Margaret Touchard will conduct and
serve a California banquet, showing that this
State produces the richest and best of every
thing needed in the most elaborate menu, she
has considered and fully discussed the matter
with her friends, and decided to comply with
the request. After looking around to find a
suitable place, some of the ladies suggested
the banquet-room of the California Hotel
would be most suitable, and decided that the
27th of the coming month (September) the
pleasurable event will take place.
Margaret Touchard,
i President of California Club.
Mrs. Margaret Touchard is an enthu
siast on the subject of California products
and their excellence in right hands. Her
specialty for some time has been putting
up jellies and tomatoes, and in the course
of her experience she has supplied the
Palace Hotel, Stanford University, Army
Commissary, Bohemian and University
clubs, Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and other institutions.
Mrs. Touchard, delicately • reared in a
Southern family, ha«« a natural genius tor
cookery. She stands firm for her theory
that California is alone in her products,
and that their qualities can only be brought
out by distinctive treatment. California
flour, " she says, can make unsurpassed
"crusty bread '; our vegetables have more
water in them than have Eastern vege
tables; our water has more saccharine:
fruits grown by irrigation require special
treatment; there are at least 150 different
receipts for cooking California dried
fruits; there is nothing equal to our Cali
fornia red and white wines.
These are some of the points to which
Mrs. Touchard referred in speaking of the
banquet yesterday.
"While not wishing in any way to de
preciate Eastern goods," said Mrs. Tou
chard, "I desire to emphasize the fact that
Eastern people do not understand Califor
nia products. It is no use bringing out
Eastern culinary experts to this coast to
instruct us in preparing California foods.
All our . products are sui generis, and re
quire distinct treatment in order to bring
out their surpassing excellencies. For in
stance, I have found that the ordinary
cooking of fruits grown under irrigation
drives out the delicate flavor, and renders
them comparatively tasteless. This may
be obviated by the introduction of heated
air at the bottom of boilers, by a process
which I have discovered. This is only one
instance.
"On the other hand, California products
are not so well known as they might be if
they were judiciously advertised. Eastern
manufacturers of specially good articles,
such as baking-powaers, sauces, preserves,
etc., find it worth while to steadily adver
tise their wares in this State. We may
have just as good or better, but they must
be known to be appreciated. -
"I think the California banquet will be a
great success, although the time for prepa
ration is not too long. There will be emi
nent speakers at table, and the idea is to
found a free cooking-school, if N possible,
whence may go forth good California cooks.
Such a movement would be wide-reaching
for good in California homes, as well as
among California producers."
A large quantity of common native
products have already been offered Mrs.
Touchard . for use at the forthcoming ban
quet. : '* ■-' " .7" _.".'- _ '7 , . . '" .
• __ — •
Arrested for Selling Pools.
•Yesterday afternoon Policeman William
Coleman arrested William Jackman, alias
"English Bill," .at 9 Ellis street. Coleman
went into the place and saw Jackman sell
pools and pay over the money. The police
claim that this is in direct violation of the or
dinance, and was not covered by the decision
of Judge Wallace. The police will push the
cases now pending against Harry Corbett, M.
Levy and Edward Kennedy,
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1895.
A SUNDAY OF WEDDINGS
The Armer-Liebes' Marriage
Was a Brilliant Home
Affair.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Professor Royce Entertained ln
Berkeley-- The Well man Prom
enade Concert.
The wedding of Miss Leonie Liebes and
Ben Armer yesterday afternoon at the
home of the bride's mother on Pacific
avenue was a brilliant affair. At 2 o'clock,
as the orchestra played Mendelssohn's wed
ding march, the bridal procession came
down. It was led by Gracie Scannell, bear
ing the ring on a white satin pillow. She
was followed by Mrs. Liebes and M. Ar
mer, the groom's father, after whom came
Mrs. Armer and the groom and his brother
Julian Liebes and Mrs. Lydney. Liebes.
Then followed the bridesmaids, Miss Ida
Fisher, Miss Phenie Armer and the maid
of honor, Miss Elsie Liebes. Last came
the bride, leaning on the arm of her broth
er, Sydney Liebes. She was dressed %in
white duchesse satin, empire, decorated
Sirs. B. Armer (Leone Liebes).
with a girdle of pearls. The veil was
caught with a cluster of diamonds. She car
ried a bouquet of American beauty roses.
The ceremony was performed in a bower
of ferns, under a sweet pea wedding bell in
the front bay window. Rev. Dr. Stark of
Temple Emanu-El officiated.
After the ceremony a reception was held,
'attended ny about 200 guests. The happy
couple left for Monterey for their honey
moon and on their return will reside at
2815 Pine street. The presents were mag
nificent and include their future home
completely and elegantly furnished.
Professor Joshua Royce has been the
social lion of the week in Berkeley. On
Tuesday Miss Anna Head gave a dinner in
his honor and on Saturday evening a large
reception. On Thursday be was the guest
of President Martin Kellogg at dinner.
Miss Alice K. Wellman, president of the
Neighborhood Boys' club, will give a
promenade concert at her residence . in
Fruitvale for the benefit of the club on
Saturday afternoon and evening, Septem
ber 7. It will be one of the pleasant affairs
of the season. The Angel Island band
has been secured for the occasion. Miss
Ethel Moore, Miss Margaret Knight, Miss
Requa, Miss Lillian Strong, Miss Booth
and several others of Oakland's most
charming young ladies are interested in
the work of the club and will assist Miss
Wellman.
The reception to the Rev. W. I. Kip Jr.
next Tuesday evening promises to be an
event in church circles, i The parishioners
of the Good Samaritan Mission are makine
great preparations to receive . the various
clergy and church people of the diocese.
Last Friday everting the members of the
First Congregational Church in Oakland
tendered a reception to their retiring pas
tor, Rev. J. K. McLean. The Ladies' Aid
Society of the church had charge of the
affair and had decorated the chapel very
tastefully with flowers, ferns and ever
greens. Not only were the First Congrega
tional Church members present, but num
erous friends from other denominations
and several pastors were also on hand to
wish Dr. McLean success in his new work.
Last Friday the members of lota Chap
ter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity gave an elab
orate dinner at their elegant clubhouse in
Berkeley. Among those present were sev
eral members of the new chapter of the
fraternity located at Palo Alto, also the
following:
S. Lloyd Mcßobbins, Thomas G. Taylor Jr.,
Edwin R. Jackson, Ralph A. Chicks. Julius E.
Gregory. Fred C. Marston, Walter Morgan,
Henry Brizard, Andrew R. Jackson, Lionel C.
Sherwood, Ira C. Boss, Henry F. Dutton, Ed
ward L. G. Steele Jr.. Charles K. Field. Charles
Dudley Dean, John W. Proctor, Walter K.
Rutherford. Louis G. Faulkner, Ralph Carr, C.
G. Sherwood, F. C. Pache, Felix Smith, R. W.
Bender, Harry C. Catlin, R. L. White, Shirley
Baker and Harry Turner.
The beautiful grounds of the Shattuck
residence on Shattuck avenue, Berkeley,
will be illuminated with electric lights'
and lanterns on the evening of Thursday
next, September 5, when the garden fete
will be held by the ladies of the First Con
gregational Church of that place.
Professor and Mrs. James Pollitt of 536
William street, Oakland, celebrated their
twentieth wedding anniversary last Tues
day evening by entertaining a few of their
many friends. Mr. Pollitt is the organist
and choir leader of the First Baptist
Church, which place he has filled for over
four years. The choir and many members
of the church were in attendance. The
evening was delightfully spent with in
strumental and vocal music.
Engagements.
Mrs. Francis Peters has sent out cards
announcing the wedding of her daughter,
Miss Fannie Peters, and Edward William
Close, to take place at St. Luke's Church
September 25. -7.7
Cards are out announcing the engage
ment of P. W. Pray and Miss Eva Cullen.
The engagement is announced of Edwin
Benson Hardy and Miss Mary Alice Woods.
The marriage will take place in the near
future. 7 The young lady is a niece of J. P.
Rodgers, a well-known attorney of Peta
lnma, and Mrs. C. H. Ballard .of San
Francisco. She is a granddaughter of the
late James Woods, ■ the pioneer ; Presby
terian minister well known to ; all old 1
Californians. *8. D. Woods of Stockton
and Mrs/;. Frank Jones of San Francisco
are uncle and aunt of the young lady. Mr.
Hardy is the son of E. A. and Mrs. Ella
Hardy. .
• The : engagement '- is announced of Miss
Katie Munson of ' Oakland and Sidney
Lydiard of Santa Clara. The marriage •will
take place in September. :'•; > ■
The engagement is announced of Miss
Emily B. Ferguson to W. Oscar Brown.
The marriage will take place early in the
season. ,
Before the: Altar.
The wedding of . Fred W. Sylvester and
Miss Carrie W. Widman took place last
Sunday evening ;at St. .-, Marcus 7 Church.
The ceremony, was ; performed ■by 7 Rev. J.
Fuendeling in the presence of the relatives
and numerous friends of the young couple.
The church was beautifully decorated.
To the music of Mendelssohn's "Wedding
March" the bridal . party entered J, the
church, preceded by the officiating clergy
man. First came the ushers, Fred r Zim
merman and Herman Molema, followed
by the maid of honor, Miss Lauretta Syl
vester, and lastly the bride, leaning on the
arm of her grandfather, J. Ehrman. The
groom and his best man, George Sylvester,
awaited the bride at the altar. The recep
tion, which at first was intended to have
been •an elaborate affair, was necessarily
quiet, owing to a recent." death in the
groom's family. It was held at the resi
dence of the bride's relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Betzold, and those present were
the immediate family of the bride and
groom only. The presents were numerous
and costly. The young couple left amid a
shower of rice for their apartments in the
Baldwin Hotel, and on the following day
departed on their wedding tour to the
Uvis Mountains. On - their return they
will spend a week with the groom's
parents before settling down to housekeep-
ing. -'■'■■
• The wedding of Miss Jennie Jackson and
William E. Wiseman, which took place at
the residence of the bride's cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Gee, 33% Garden street,
August 24, was a verj* charming home
affair. The " house was very prettily dec
orated with flowers and ferns for the occa
sion. Miss Nellie Gee, cousin of the bride,
acted as maid of honor. Alfred Wiseman,
brother of the groom, was best man. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W. H.
Moreland of St. Luke's, after which a sup
per was served to the guests. Among
those present were : " •\. i .-.-7 -"'*.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gee, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wiseman, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gee,
Mr. and Mrs. George Gaskin, Mr. and Mrs.
George Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. John Morris.
Mrs. Jane Clay, Miss Alice Jackson, Miss Millie
Gee, Miss Mary 'Wiseman, Mrs. Emily Hart,
Mrs. Arthur Thomas, Mrs. Llewellyn, Miss Delia
Garrity, Miss Kate Size, Miss Carrie Howe, Mrs.
Mr. B. Armer.
Weiss, Mrs. Vesyk, Miss Maud Mac Donald, Miss
Kate O'Brien, Miss Belle Carroll, Miss Erna
Weiss, Ernest Gee, Alfred Wiseman, William
Tucker, Andrew Mowburg, John Haughton,
George Monnier, Carl Schmidt, Walter Luke,
Fred Gee, Joseph McDevitt, Walter Google and
Mr. Stevens. •.:■■ ■ ':■■•
Receptions.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Keihling of 732 Harrison
street celebrated their silver wedding
most appropriately on August 30. In the
morning at 8 a thanksgiving high mass
was celebrated with beautiful ceremony at
St. Boniface Church. At its close all
present joined in singing the Te Deum.
During the day and until late in the
evening the many friends of the couple
called with concratulations and brought
gifts and floral tokens. On the eve of the
anniversary the singing section of the
St. Peter's Society of St. Bonifice Church
gave them a serenade.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by the
younger element at Gilroy Springs on
Thursday, where a reception was ten
dered Daniel Rigane. Mrs. George Roop,
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. B. Sheehy,
had the supervision of the affair, which
proved a decided success. The guests
were received by Mr. Rigane and his
daughter and the evening was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. Those of the party were
Mrs. Roop, Mrs. Sheehy of Watsonville, Miss
Struvy, Miss Boland, Miss M. E. Phillips, Miss
M. Flanagan, R. E. Gustlich, T. Fitzgerald,
Charles Mackenzie. Joe Sullivan, Dan O'Cal
laghan, Benton Kiel, Sam Sachs and Henry
Field. ■
A pleasant entertainment, entitled a
"Corn-husking Bee," was given last Friday
evening at the First M. E. Church, under
the management of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. The affair was directed by Mrs. Dr.
Clarke. Fifteen young ladles and gentle
men of the church participated, dressed in
costumes suitable to the occasion. The
young ladies were attired in light dresses,
with gingham aprons and large hats, the
young men wore blue or brown overalls,
jumpers and broad-brimmed straw hats.
The parlor of the church, especially the
rear platform, was arranged to appear as
an old barn. The performers marched on
the stage singing and carrying bundles of
hay or corn under one arm ana a scythe in
the hand. After finding seats upon boxes,
barrels or on the hay, each in turn sung a
song, gave a recitation or played the violin.
At the end of the programme refresh
ments were served.
A pleasant surprise was given to Mr. and
Mrs. W. S.Hersom at their residence, 107
Fell street, last .Tuesday evening on the
second . anniversary of their wedding.
Various games of cards were played until
11:30 o'clock, when a supper was served.
Among those present were :
Mr. and Mrs. A. A.Wrede, Mrs. J. A. Sampson,
Mrs. Beedle, Miss M. Beedle, the Misses Frances
and Meta Wrede and Miss Cole, alt of Oakland;
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kenny, Mrs. Erlckof Bakers
field, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gilman, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Porteus and Master W. Porteus.Mrs. H. Adams,
O. Adams, Miss D. Jeffries, Mrs. L. Arend, C.
Shattuck, Mrs. -E. Moore, Mrs. C. P. Ford and
Mrs. F. H. Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson of 2811"^
Howard ; street gave a party in honor of
the Misses .; Nellie and Flosy Randell of
Omaha, who have. been spending their
vacation with them. The evening was
spent with games, singing and recitations,
after which a supper was served. Among
those present were: ; "7 MI
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson, Mr. and Mrs.
George Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Malliet, J. G.
Levensaler, Mrs. M. M. Davis, Miss Nellie Ran
dell, Miss Flosy Randell, Miss Laura Leven
saler, William Levensaler, Tom - Spencer, Miss
Ida Clayton, James Levensaler, Miss . Mary
Parks, J. A. Wiles, Miss Emma Parks, Berges
.Levensaler, Miss Lottie Parks, Caleb Leven
saler, Miss Jessie Parks, Lewis Levensaler.
The Bernita Dancing Club has arranged
for a series of meetings to be held -during
the coming . season at Hinman's Hall, on
the first and third Fridays of each month.
The first will be held next Friday evening.
Personal Notes.
■ Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hopkins are at Boston en
route to • San , Francisco. They will be at the
Colonial about September 12. y
. Mrs. Henry Wetherbee of Fruitvale is on her
way home from Europe. She has been absent
some months. - 7"7; : _
Miss Jennie Catherwood is expected home
early in October. At the present she is at New
port with the La Montagues. ,\
Mr. and Mrs.' C.C. Rivers have returned from
their bridal trip and are located in , their new
residence on Hayes street. -v.
' Captain H. Z. Howard is recuperating at Paso
Robles.^^_^^§i7-7 t 7 -'„':4 4 7"r7^^^SS3BB**t
; Mr. and Mrs. George H. Cabaniss(nee Howell)
have moved to 1212 Geary street, where' they
will be at ■ home on the first and second Thurs
days of each month. .
. Mrs. Captain C. Nelson and Miss C. Peters«
will remain two weeks longer at Paso Robles. *.
Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Davis have moved to
1702£sf Post street, where they will be at I home
on the second Tuesday of each month. .
Miss Lena Flint of Santa Barbara will spend
a month at Paso Robles. ? „
Miss May Quinton of 10 Chattanooga street,
is the guest of Mrs. John Isaac of Nevada City.
She will visit friends in Grass Valley and* Sac
ramento before je turning lx<3W-\.
GERMANY'S FLAG ABSENT
The San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein Paraded Without
the Emblem.
OLD GLORY ROUNDLY CHEERED.
It Was the Thirty-Seventh Anni
versary of the Club— Scores
at Shell Mound.
■ - .
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein has
set the example, and all the other inde
pendent rifle companies are almost sure to
fall into line. The verein yesterday, for
the first time in thirty-seven years, pa
raded without the German flag. The stars
and stripes were at the head of the line,
and as the standard-bearer marched to his
position the band played "The Star-span
gled Banner." The place of the German
flag was taken by the banner that the Cali
fornia team took East with it when
Strecker, Schuster, Helm and Faktor car
ried all before them.
The occasion was the thirty-seventh an
niversary of the . San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein. The men were in full uniform
and all carried rifles, a special permit hay- j
ing been issued by the adjutant-general.
This was the first inaependent company to
turn out after the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln. It stood guard over the old
Alta California, and made its headquarters
in jr-latts Hall until relieved by the regu
lars. From that time to this the verein
has been one of the most loyal bodies of
men in California, and they are one and
all ready at a moment's notice to take up
arms in defense of their adopted country.
The celebration of the anniversary took
place at Shell Mound Park and naturally
the shooting contests were the principal
features in the day's amusements. The
company went over on the 9 a. M. boat and
at 10:15" o'clock every target was in use.
Over $500 was given in prizes at the public
targets and some capital scores were made.
With only three shots allowed John
Utschig made 72 out of a possible 75. This
is the best score, in the circumstances, ever
made in the history of the verein. For
years the best score stood at 71, and many
and many a year not better than 67 car
ried off the honors. Utschig was still
being congratulated when the ferry-boat
reached San Francisco, as his score equaled
the highest made during the New York
1 festival. ,
The first bullseye in the morning was
made by Fred Brandt and the last by Fred
Schuster. The first in the afternoon was
made by L. Bendel and the last by John
Zimmerman.
The "Stitch" target produced , another
record. Only three shots were allowed,
and nothing but bullseyes counted. Fred
Schuster made the remarkable score of
three bullseyes in succession. He shared
the honors of the day with Utschig, and
was one of the principal prize-winners
of the day. Out of forty-three members
who shot at the "Stitch target, only the
following succeedea in makine bullseves:
Philo Jacoby 2, A. Gehret 2, C. Thierbach
2 and L. Haaks 2; N. Ahrens, F. Attinger,
H. Wicker, John Utschig, H. Burfeend.W.
Glindemann, Charles Rapp and A.
Strecker leach.
On the company's target ninety-eight
members fired, and the highest scores
were: John Utschig 72, Kaufmann
Wertheimer 67, N. Ahrens 67, John
Laukenau 66, Louis Bendel 65, H. H.
Burfend 61, F. Koch 61, George Alpers 60
and D. B. Faktor 60.
There was a match contest limited to
120 shots on the point target. Crossing
the bay Strecker confidently asserted that
he would carry off the prize. He iras as
good as his word, winning with a score of
212, D. B. Faktor being second with 191.
The first prize for the highest score made
during the entire day was won by D. B.
Faktor, with John Utschig second.
The members of the verein were accom
panied by their wives and daughters, and
the picnic which they held in the grounds
of the park was a most enjoyable affair.
The regular monthly shoot of the Naval
Reserve also took place at Shell Mound,
with the following result: H. Harris 41,
C. Allen 39, George Kearney 39, C. Wise
man 35, J. Cappelman 38, E. Rich 28, E.
Allen 31, F. Bartel 31, J. Hilpisch 18, E.
Koster 34, J. Battee 31, D. N. McMillen 21,
A. Lindermann 30 and H. C. Drorg
mund 27.
The scores made by Company F of the
First Regiment were as follows: C. Isak
son 44, W. W. McGowan 44, Lieutenant H.
E. Curzons 43, Captain .1. L. Eckert 40, F.
P. Pinkham 41, W. E. Meadows Jr. 39, F.
H. Molte 39 and P. Brodtkorp 35. Out of
this shoot grew a. match for a dinner be
tween McGowan and Curzons and Isakson
and Meadows. The scores were: Mc-
Gowan 44, Curzons 43, total 87; Isakson 43,
Meadows 41, total 84. ,
The scores made by Company B of the
First Infantry were as follows: A Schret
42, H. Scott 43, A. H. Hayes 44, C. Perry
45, Lieutenant G. Filmer 44, William Os
man 40, G. Clausenius 42, George Heigmann
38, G. Ungermann 46; H. Heath 41, A.
Fetz 43, William Baumgartner 44, William
O'Brien 39, J. R. Wear 39 and Corporal
Townsend 34.
The Independent Rifles held their own
with all comers. The scores made were as
follows: F. M. Zeising44, H. Tonnemacher,
43. E. Helmke 42, J. Stande Jr. 42, H.
Stande 39, H. Schlichtmann 39, "J. Lin
decker 38, E. Mornning 32, H. Alldrach 29
and C. Kornbick4o. . 77.: -•
Sunday, next the Knights ■of the Red
Branch will hold their annual shoot and
picnic at the park.
CRESCENT CLUB'S RACE.
J. Leve Won First Place and T.
Brannan Made Best
Time.
The Circuit Riders Return After
a Variety of Experi
ences.
The Crescent Road Club held a five-mile
handicap road race yesterday afternoon
over the course from San Mateo to ■ San
Carlos. 7 The road was somewhat cut up
and a headwind part of 'the way prevented
very fast time being made, but under these
adverse conditions the time was ; far from
being slow, as will be seen by the following
table : : .■- .7 ..' ■ .
Contestant. .
r.i_eve..... I
'- __ittenhe'm...'-7...'r.'
i. Ha1e....;...;.........
. Pelser ....... ........
_. Van Wynen
.. Bearwalrt ..'.;;
1 Gunderson.....
[*.' 8rannan..... ...... ..j
V.G.Lee...............
i. 8earwa1d . . . . ........ I
l *.■_ mm.
' I/a mm.'
• 1 mm.
1 j mm.
I*i4 mm.
* ■ • % mm.
*"4 mm.
scratch.
: lVs mm.
I scratch. J
13
13
13
13
broke
\ j J. Leve, who won : the race, is a very
promising rider * and will bear watching.
T. Brannan made best time,' 13:06. The
officials were: J. B. Conlin, starter M. R.
Gibson and J. A. Desimone, timers.
Next Saturday the Crescent ; Club will
ride to Santa Rosa, ; returning . Monday
night. . -"7 „-■'' 4 ■ '
The "Call" Bicycle Club 7 had a run to
Centerville yesterday, which • was very en
, joyable. There were numerous punctured
tires on the trip from nails ana ; splinters
on the' several i bridges the riders had to
cross. The .club now numbers sixty
men, and t expects to • bring * this up 7to
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seventy-five the coming week. The club
will attend the race meet at San Jose next
Monday. . . *
Messrs. Brunt, Argenti and Allen of the
California Cycling Club, made the trip to
San Jose yesterday.
; President Allen, B. D. Bent and H. C.
Owens of the Camera Club rode to Hay
wards looking for some new snap-shots. .
The racing men who were.following the
circuit all returned last night, and will rest
until the races at Oakland next Saturday.
Emil Ulbricht, the great class B rider, will
go to Los Angeles, Wednesday, to ride in
the races there next week. Horace Slater,
his team mate, will remain here.
The circuit riders say they were well
treated at Chico, but were not at Wood
land. The track there was wet and slip
pery, Allan Jones suffering a severe fall on
it. The prizes . also; were not anywhere
near up to value. At Dixon the manage
ment made a serious mistake in permit
ting Wilbur F. Knapp to act as referee.
He isa professional, and the League of
American Wheelmen's rules distinctly
state the referee must bean amateur.
At Chico five of the local riders rode
against Ulbricht in a twenty-five-mile race,
and as a result will be transferred to class
B, a penalty of which they were not ad
vised, and they now sorely regret their
mistake. The audiences at Chico were very
slim. '■'•■-7744:
Harry F. Terrill, the fastest class A man
on the coast, will go East shortly and ride
on the circuit with his brother. He may
enter class B later on.
The Santa Rosa Wheelmen's dirt track
will soon be completed. The . contract has
been let and work will be rapidly pushed
forward. -*'i. -74:77 - ;
IN THE HANDBALL COURTS
Champion Jones Defeats
Champion Harlow and
W. Williams.
A Handsome Prize Is Offered for
the Best Player In the
Union Court.
There was more than the usual number
of spectators at the handball courts yester
day, as several games that gave promise
of being keenly contested were on the
cards. The expectation was fully real
ized.
The event of the day at the San Fran
cisco court was a match between Cham
pion Jones of Australia and J. Harlow, the
coast champion, assisted by W. Williams,
a recent arrival from Boston. Jones won
after a hard struggle. One of the features
of the game was the fine service and play
of Williams, who has two good hands, and
with a little more practice will be able to
give the leading amateurs or professionals
a hard game.
Another exciting match was played be
tween Al Pennoyer and Austin Hendry
and M. Dillon and George Hutchinson, the
two former winning the final game by one
ace.
At the Occidental court the attraction
was a match between J. M. Currier and
T. Fennessy of the Acme Club and T. F.
Bonnet and H. French. It was closely
contested from start to finish and was won
by Currier and Fennessy.
The last rub between Bonnet and Kil
gallon has been postponed till Wednesday
night, September 11.
Among the interesting matches played
in the Union court was one between James
Nelson *. and Terry McManus and W.
Kelly and R. Leniham, which was won
after some dashing rallies by Nelson and
McManus.
Following were the games played in the
courts yesterday :
San Francisco court M. Carrick and P. Ma
guire defeated W. Wilson and J. Manning, 21—
12, 19—21, 21—8. J. Hauseman defeated L.
Levy, 21— 11, 21, 21— 14. P.Ryan and J.
Rodgers played H. Moffett and G. McDonald,
and each side won a rub. D. O'Connor and J.
Sheeny defeated P. Carey and R. Burns, 21—13,
16—21, 21—9. J. Dodd and J. O'Brien defeated
B. Collins and J. Levin, 21—19, 14—21, 21—18.
J. Sweeney and C. Sullivan defeated J. Hause
man and D. Connolly two rubs. First rub,
21—11, 16— 21, 21— 6; second rub, 15—9,
12—15, 15—10. Al Pennoyer and Austin Hen
dry defeated M.Dillon 'and George Hutchin
son; 21—11, 20—21, 21—20. J. Jones, the
Australian champion, defeated J. Harlow, the
coast champion, and W. Williams; 21—16,
13-21, 21— 21—21, 19—14.
Occidental court— Robert Shields, the vet
eran, and M. Mullanev defeated J. S. Shaw and
W. Craig, 15—10, 8— lb, 15—11. Al Collins and
P. F. McCormlck defeated J. Hurley and Ben
Clemens, 21—14, 16-21. 21—17. Dr. Ed E.
Hill and C. J. McGlvnn defeated T. Dignan and
D. E. Condon, 21— 16—21, 21—12. Al Col
lins defeated W. Jacobs and G. Cunning
ham, 15-21, 21-16, 21—18. Phil Lynch
and M. Dolan defeated W. Collins
and J. Welch, 21—17. 19—21, 21—14. A. C.
Hampton and Ed Maloney defeated L. Kenny
and John Purcell, 14—21, 21—16,21—17. V.C.
Tobin and G. Goggin defeated -T. Clemens
and J. E. O'Meara, 21—17, 15—21, 21—13. J.
M. Currier and T. Fennessey of the Acme Club
defeated H. French and T. Bonnet, 21— IS, 16
—21, 21—13, 21—18.
Union court— John McGrath defeated W.
Keogh, 21—16, 18-21, 21—20. P. Johnson
and James McGuinn defeated P. Joyce and T.
Lee, 21— 17—21, 21—19. D.Doherty and
W. Hanniford defeated C. Long and W.
White, 21— 14, 16—21, 21— C. Cath
cart and J. McCann defeated C. Neilson
and A. McDuffie, 21—15, 17—21, 21—
20. T. Linehan and Terry McManus
defeated M. Coughlan and Professor Lynch.
21—13, 15—12, 21— 18. H. Batzner and H. Kin
ney defeated Ed McGlade and B. Hughes,
21—14. 17—21, 21— T. Daly defeated T.
Jordan, 21—15, 17—21, 21—19. James Kelson
and Terry McManus defeated XV. Kelly and R.
Lenihan,"2l-15, 21-17, 18—21, 19-21, 21—20
THE UNION MUSKET CLUB.
Its Monthly Shoot Held Yesterday at
Schuetzen Park— A Prospective
Challenge.
But few marksmen were at Schuetzen
Park yesterday, and the only regular
match was the medal shoot of the Union
Musket Club. In that shoot the first
class medal was won by F. B. Moulton on
a score of 47. The third-class medal went
to T. S. Archer on 36. There were no sec
ond class men shooting.
Other scores made were: Robinson 46,
Kelley 45, Walden 44, Dawson 44 and Mul
ler 44. ;■ ". *7 :*-•'* V./
'-' Within the present month a team of ten
men from the Union Club will challenge a
team of ten from the Columbia Rifle and
Pistol Club.: It is hoped if the match
comes off that the record for team scores
will be broken. '•'.
' Those who will probably form the Union
team are F. B. Moulton, J. F. Robinson, J.
Jones, J. Dawson, A. N. Bogen, H. R.
Brown, F.Muller.John Utschig Sr., John
Utschig Jr. and F. S. Kelley.
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* MB. * MARTIN PACHE,
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