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7^ HE bill offered by Assemblyman Beatty provides forgone
phase of congestion in the courts by permitting' the" assign
ment of superior court judges in counties where 1 litigation is
slack to assist 1 their brethren -whose courts
may be overloaded with business if there are
my such. It is more than doubtful whether
my real congestion -exists anywhere that can
not be overcome by the exercise of ordinary
diligence. Even if no such pressure of busi
ness existed the politicians would, invent it by way of excuse for the
creation of more offices. It is the general understanding that Gov
ernor Gillett will scrutinize bills of this sort with a jealous and in
\u25a0 formed eye. ; : • . >
. ' The same political phenomena are observable in New York, Illi
nois and Pennsylvania now that; legislatures are in session. Like
causes produce like effects. ' Th^- ; hunger for easy money arid soft
jobs is not peculiar to any single commonwealth. Thus the Chicago
Record Herald finds : "
In Xew York a legislative commission is inquiring into the efficiency
of the courts of inferior criminal jurisdiction. Preliminary reports made by it
contain minor suggestions for immediate improvement, but it is felt that the
more radical or comprehensive proposals will be dictated by the evils Of
the "law's delay," with its "practical denial of justice" in many cases. As
usual, "more judges'' is one of the proposed remedies, but an enlightened
lawyer points out that only a short time ago eight new judgeships were
added to the supreme court without producing the slightest improvement in
the situation. The fame lawyer is audacious enough to ask why the judges
in Xew York take a three months' vacation annually v instead of* one of rea
sonable length. The efficiency\pf the present force could be increased by
nearly one-fourth if the vacations were cut down, but efficiency is the last
- thing considered by the clamorous advocates of "more judges" bills.
? All that is as true for San Francisco as for New York. The
alleged congestion is partly a birth of the political imagination in
search of a job and in part the child of laziness and unconscionably
long vacations.
Congestion
In the Superior
Courts
If the legislature will enact Mr. Beatty's bill and supplement it
by the legislation offered for simplification of process and practice
the congestion will vanish like the baseless fabric. of a vision.
HOW much of good and how much of evil may spring- from the
same institution in different circumstances will be shown" in
the series of striking articles by Frederick Palmer descriptive
of conditions in Mexico and Central America
now in course of publication in these columns.
The uses of despotism as a power of govern
ment are illustrated by graphic comparison of
its results on nearly related peoples. It is a
platitude of politics that a benevolent des
potism is tne Dest government in the world, but the contrast be
tween Mexico and her ' southern neighbors emphasizes the risks
and dangers of putting absolute power in the hands of a single man.
It all depends on the personal equation. If your dictator is
Diaz the country prospers beyond measure or expectation. If the
man in the saddle is Zelaya or Cabrera the result is constant tumult,
turmoil, attempts at revolution and demoralized industry. The
Mexicans as a people do not greatly differ in national characteristics
fiom the Central Americans, but look at the difference in political
and industrial conditions. In Mexico there is peace, progress and
.steady development. In Central America, with the exception of
Costa Rica, rivers of blood flow and the whole industrial system is
dislocated. . [ " . '-,-.
Mexico
As Seen by
Fredk. Palmer
It may be conceded that the Mexicans and their southern
neighbors are not sufficiently advanced to govern themselves under
democratic institutions. The Mexicans are lucky in having a po
litical genius in absolute control, but the dangers of this plan are
strikingly illustrated by the near contrast of Central America.
Diaz is an old man and there are obvious difficulties about finding
for him an adequate and competent successor able to carry on liis
work. Nevertheless the vast investment of American and Euro
pean capital in the country creates a deep concern for the contin
uance of stable conditions. . The problem is not immediate, but it
can not be ignored of blinked. ' ; v •-> * .
NOW that the fuss and fume of the. Japanese, agitation have
subsided for the moment, it is worth while to consider how
the Australians have. settled the same question without any
sort of disturbance. They simply enacted an
exclusion law -and -let .it go. at that. If Japan
has protested or threatened war or appealed"
to rights the world has heafd nothing
about it. Simply there is no Japanese or
Asiatic immigration question in Australia: .
Australia is geographically quite as accessible to the Japanese
as the United States and every bit as profitable a field -for Asiatic
competition and the lower standard of living. Japan has a treaty
of alliance with England with presumable guarantees of every privi
lege enjoyed by the most favored nation. Australia is , a depend
ency of Great Britaiii, but the world lias heard no excited appeals
to treaty rights delivered at the point of a bayonet to the English
cabinet. It seems reasonable therefore to. conclude *that domestic
legislation will eventually settle the matter in this country and with
as. little Triction as in Australia. ; 4
The economic argument that eastern sentimentalists press in
favor of cheap labor from Asia does, not weigh a piifs' fee in
Australia. They are resolved to maintain at all costs; a' \u25a0white
Australia and are quite content to accept a slower.material:develop
ment if they escape the dangers of race questions and the lowered
standard of living. " This in a general -. way has ; become the settled
policy of all -the white races bordering on the and it will
\u25a0prevail. It is in fact^a policy of self-preservation^
Australia s
Wax With the
Japanese
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
Un6le Safn Shakes Hands NVith fiirriself [
MINISTERS DISCUSS THE MEAGER INCOME
<Does the meager income paid jhe: average minister c^fthej^^el warrant^ ftim m'forsaking
his calling for another more lucraMe? : '-^ } :^ <•'\u25a0 : ;;- : \\y \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 'p,~~r ':.'\u25a0:
THIS question, raised by Rev. Ferdi
nand S. Rockwell, who resigned
from the Sheridan Park. Methodist
Episcopal church in Chicago because his
income of $2,500 a year was Insufficient
for his needs, was answered by his
brehren in San Francisco yesterday— all
of them strongl^T holding to the con
trary. And this despite the fact that
the average salary 'of the Methodist
ministers In the state is about ?SOO a
year.' I Not 'a ' single Methodist minister
could be found in. the city who thought
Rockwell's step justifiable from -a min
isterial standpoint; there was- not one
who gave him moral support..
All v'ere willing .to admit that the
ministerial calling as a profession was
woefully underpaid and that the lack of
ready money, entailed a drudgery and
hardship extremely difficult to bear.
All agreed with him 'that the same ef
fort and the same-intellectual energy
vould, If directed toward other ends,
produce more profitable results; but all
were firm against the materialist theory
that in the luxuries of mammon was
found a greater contentment than in the
burdens of the cross.
FEEL NO BLAME
They did not blame or criticise the Rev.
Ferdinand S. Rockwell of Chicago.
They but maintained that they per
sonally preferred thd rough,, unhewn
paths of duty against odds'wlth all its
labor, care and disappointments to the
cushioned seats of an automobile If the
latter necessitated a disobedience of
the "call" which, originally, made them
ministers of tbo gospel.
V. .
They realized^ the motives which ac
tuated Rockwell when in resigning he
said: "It is a matter of duty to my wife
and family first," for none knew so, well
as themselves that the brunt of the bat
tle had to be borne by the helpmeet in
the home.
"On the ..shoulders of the pastor's
Wife falls the greatest . burden," said
Rev. E. R. , DilleVyesterday. "I. know
of two ministers' wives who are on the
verge of nervous prostration brought
about' by their duties in the home and
the church." i \u25a0 • •
Yet, realizlng'thls, there was not one
who held .that Rockwell had acted
rightly in forsaking the church , for no
other reason than that of a better In
come. The ''wives themselves ", main
tained that he was morally wrong.
There was primarily; their call" to the
church and their duty to their creator
and to humanity. All else was sec
ondary. ,
WIVES EXPECT HARDSHIP
The wives knew what they had to
endure when marrying into the minis
try.- They expected a life of^hardship
and struggle against \u25a0 poverty and re
ceived It with as much fortitude as the
woman missionary a martyr's death in
heathen lands. It was part of. the
struggle. The children, if unfortunate
enough \to be ; born to a minister and
his wife struggling, along on a pitiful
$800 a year,' -were but Innocent
of ''\u25a0 the eternal. Inscrutable law, the
workings of "which would" be made
clear at the opportune time. Above all
else was their, duty _,to God and man,
the dictates o f the divine call. \
? "It is a well, known fact," said Rev.
E. R." DiHe of the Central M.E.churchV
"that ministers are; poorly paid; but it
is a well knownfact also that the min
ister does not- take-, up; his calling" for
the money he is to' receive Jrom It. He
lays aside all ambitions .of pecuniary
profit whenlhe takes up his work. If
he- does not,; then* he nought' not to .be
In the ministry. Revl Mr. .Rockwell
with his income 'of ; $2,500 .a. year was
receivings far \u25a0'more' tlianv the -l average
salary of ithe of ;uhe. ; gospel.
VHereiin California thesaverage;sal
ary/ Is ; $800 : a -year. 'ln' San fFrahcisco
I should ©stihiatejt lo t>e about Ja trifle
over. $1,000 a, year. The highest salary
paid' to : a Methodist- minister in thla;
city is, I believe,: $3,000. a year.. .Of
course, as a minis ter is expected to live
in a style in accord; with the majority
Of his parishioners, it. can be easily
seen what struggles ; must 1 be facedr,at
home, aria It is not On the minister, that
the.,.'g;reater. J -burden . falls, :but upon'tho;
minister^ '.vrlte.*?. The continual struggle
against ' poverty,. is apt to-break xjowq
the strongest .wo'man.l.andr'l-'at^tpf?
present time- know of.' two ministers'
wives -who are on the verge of a nerv
ous collapse on account of 'their ardu
ous duty in the home and in the church.
Yet one hears of no , complaint from
these noble women and they would be
the first to oppose their husbands, fol
lowing In Rockwell's footsteps."
Mrs. Dennett, wife of the Rev. E. P.
Dennett, pastor of the Wesley Metho
dist Episcopal church, maintained the
correctness of the Rev. Mr. Dille's
statements. . '
SHE EXPECTS THE STRUGGLE
"A minister's wife expects hardships
and struggles when she marries," said
she. "There is no gainsaying the fact
that we would find life very much hap
pier if the, salaries of our husbands
were larger; but the majority of us
would never countenance the attitude
taken by the Rev. Mr. Rockwell. The
work has to be done,' and we think we
are the ones to do it. It Is not a matter
of poverty or luxury with us; it is a
matter of; doing the 'work— nothing
more or Jess. That, has to be done
whether the salary' is large or small.
In all my experience I have run across
Only one or two instances where K tha
pastor's wife- wanted her husband to
follow, some; other profession because
the ministry was; ill paid; 'but these
were exceptions to the- rule."
Bishop Edwin "11. Hughes, resident
bishop, of .the Methodls't Episcopal
church in San Francisco, said:
NOT A TRUE MINISTER ; /
"These utterances 'merely 'show that
the minlstry;did nothavea very tight
hold on the young man's heart; If
these remarks represent his feeling
rather than his passing fancy! . the
young man certainly; does not belong
In the ministerial - profession^ ItVls
true that 'the ministry is not a highly
paid profession^ The first thing, that
the candidate ;for; the 'ministry must
do is. to put his foot on a purely.com
mercial \u25a0• ambition. Evidently our min
isters "should . be paid larger salaries.
But personally I hope that the time. will
never 'come when- men can be drawn
into themlnistry 'for, revenue only.'
"As it is, \u25a0 our ' preachers are \ apt to
be above tlie suspicion of commer
cialis*m. -This is likewise the case with
our teachers. > Yet we 'have, no
servants of humanity' than those; that
enter the professions of . teaching and
preaching. Besides'all this, the true
minister may be poorly paid, but he
is 'certainly splendidly; "ebmpensated.
He} finds his rewards in'; higher things.
So far as I can judge the : Rev. Mr.
Rockwell's ideas do not prevail : at all
among our ; preachers. , : The fmost ! £of
them are •\u25a0; only glad .to , ; sacrifice for
Christ and his church; and. their wives
and children, for the most part, enter
cheerfully into the same- spirit' of. sac
rifice."- - ' " .
BETTER /KOCkWEIX QUIT
": "Rev. George A. Hough, pastor I" of
Grace Methodist church,
said; that a man -who could not/ live
on' $2,500 'a '\u0084 year v,was lacking;. ". in
cqmmon business \u25a0ability. , "Such a
sum is more \ than the average •.Amer
ican citizen j receives," : said he,- ''and
ought; to be ample, for a man on which
to' raise . a . family.- I - agree ijvlthfithe
Rev./ Mr.* Rockwell f:that^thellack l^of
\u2666money sometimes 'leads to misery and
crime,^b'ut. do' noti : hold Jthat because a
mfnlsier. is' receiving a^small salary he
ought; to -leaVeT/the; church > for; other
more profitable field's. If Rockwell sin
cerely.-'believes 7 what,- he uttered : lt x Is
better' for' him and \the 'ehur'cTi that he
left r it.^" His*; excuse, fliowetfef, \u25a0 was not
a good "'one.'.' •:. r.-';;::"-r .-'; ; : : "-- \. , •'* " \u25a0'.' '
A The;R«v^^'T^. IJehffistt^aid^tfiat a
manwho \went into th» ministry with
the expectation ofeven recelving,an in-
r. 52,500. a.-;yeafl was' sanguine
arid" hopeful.'' * \u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0• ''.'fj \u25a0'- ; / - :' . "'.;
"We '"sacrifice -all : money considera
tions when we enter the fight," he de
clared.^ "If the profession is poorly
paid, then it is all the more reason
that it should call forth men who are
strong enough to make the fight with
out: hope of reward of a flhancial'sort.
Rockwell's action does not meet with
the sentiment of the Methodist minis
try as I. have found It." -
< : : : *
Gossip of Railwaymen
%—% — :—: — - — ; . \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.-.. \u25a0 ...
W HEX, Special Agent P. J. Kln
delon of the Southern Pacific
was bumped Into, head fore-
most, by a Chinese who had
been expelled from an office on the
eleventh floor of, 'the Flood building,
evidently by. a violent kick, he was cer
tainly startled and also hurt.- :
No man likes to have a battering ram
assail him in the regions of digestion,
and after the special agent had recov
ered his poise and also his dignity he
said: . . - .
"What's the matter, John*?"
'.'My name no John, you sabbee," re
plied the Chinese with even more dig
nity than the chief himself. :
"Well, what's the matter?"
"You lailldad man, eh?"
\u25a0\u25a0 "Yes. 1 "/-'" • \u25a0* \u25a0\u25a0
"Some -man heap bad lallload man,"
sighed the Chinese.
"Who are you?'^ Inquired the chief.
He felt sorry, thinking the celestial
might; have met William Hood and
asked him when a train started for Mil
pitas.
"I laundryman." and the Chinese
shrugged his shoulders.
; "Wanted to collect a bill, eh." and got
kicked ; for; your pains, eh? Well, you
heathen, don't you know that an office
is noplace to collect, bills? Get out of
here!" "'\u25a0'\u25a0_
j Then Klndelon saw him on the eighth
flooiv the intellectual: floor of the Flood
building, still apparently, collecting
bills.; \u25a0•..' ,; -'\u25a0\u25a0 • . ..-. - • . , \u25a0 '\u0084
i "Got bills here, too?" asked Klndelon.
"EVely place," chirruped the Chinese.
A little later;the Chinese again made
a rapid exit from an office.
."Now/these chaps are not engineers'
given; to bad expressions and . actions,"
remarked % Klndelon ;to \ himself." "J'H
have thatrfellow;examined." "
When Kindelon t got him in his office
the Chinese gave a list of officials who
owed him: money :for v laundry and from
whom; he; was I trying, to; collect. v
Notwithstanding , his remarks .Kinde
lon'searched "him:: and. founds lottery
tickets In his possession.;; -.-
- /'Be report.". said the Chinese. "Take
$50,;1et me go." * ; v -':"'. : . :v^'-:~vJ
The* operating : department of the
Southern > Pacific : announced '•\u25a0'• yesterday
that its were; In better- shape
than -they ; had ; been . , for f: some? i time.
There is j some difficulty," , encountered
still atrPunta; wherelthe traekUs built
on ; ;the \u25a0; beach,^especially at • high tide.
Steam "shovels i are^ working .day and
nlghtjat the slide, and, the" engine that
was ; : burled j inline "fallen; hill > has not
yet"beeh : dug;out. : It'lsnot possible -to
say-iwrienithejllne willCbafrestored to
normal condtibns.;^The; trestle" that had
been away, by -high' water f near
Rincon; was * rebuilt* last"; night "and ' the
line \u25a0reopened.';'; This .will ' do away i with
theiriecessity of transferring passengers
movingV;^betw een , - Santa Cruz • - and
Bojulder! Creek. ' >. :> -V. -' J
:\: C. ;;A:^. Hunter, ,,.who 'represents '.the
Rock '.lsland 'lines, at.- Portland; -is 'heie
bnVa business j.trip.'; ; *: - ..: " :
/.'\u25a0\u25a0"",' \u25a0r\: i ' \u25a0•\u25a0 : : :;/: •„) \u25a0-' • ':\u25a0 V-- - ".--•'\u25a0'\u25a0' ":':\u25a0
tH;« J.^Snyder; 'general; agent of *the
Mexican^ Central, ;has :gorie - on "a 'busi
ness' trip.to LO9 "Angeles.; T : \u0084 . .
The Insider
Tells how a tout advised Lucky Baldwin to back his 6wn
horse, Emperor of Norfolk, when the owner appeared
skeptical, although he had plunged heavily already on race
— . " ~ *
T^\ ID you ever hh ' tar tha * story of how
I ) a tout advised Lucky Baldwin to
*—^ back his own horse to win?"
; It was when they were discussing the merits and demerits of High Pri
vate that a racing man. sandwiched in this story:
"Baldwin. was at Washington park, Chicago, and had entered his favorite
Emperor of Norfolk in the big race,' his hopes running so high that he had
his commissioners in all the big towns to get the coin down. About an
hour, before the race Lucky the Great happened to run against Spinner Lafiin,
then one of Chicago's infallible touts. They tossed a duet of drinks, and then
Spinner said he had a tip for his companion.
'*' "Pop/, said Spinner, 'd'jevver hear o* that gay ol* maverick that owns
about half of California an* got a mortgage on the other half of it? Lucky
Baldwin's the spiel; jevver hear o' him?'
, '"Seems to me I've heard the name/ said Baldwin. 'Is the man repre
sented in this race?'.
\u25a0 "\Jfer.bet he is,' said Spinner. .'Pop, he's got a pup in dis here race
dat'H be lyin' down in his box when allvde res* o' dem woodchucks is roundin*
de far, turn. He's de Emperor, o' Norfolk.'
"Thus went on Spinner, singing the praises of the Emperor and h!»
owner to the latter," who appeared skeptical. Finally he seemed more hope
ful and let ~" the' tout take a roll of bills and play the horse for him. He
played him ten to one. Lucky making the tout hold the ticket, saying he
never had any luck holding the ticket 3 himself.
"The, Emperor came in at the finish all alone, the other entries being:
nowhere. Then Spinner came along with smiling face and crowed at Lucky,
who had so decried the Emperor before he had let Spinner play the horse.
When the tout had cashed his $1,000 he searched again for the little old man
who had placed the $100 and found him v.ith a string of friends jumping and
yelling about him. There was something doing at the bar. 'What's the
matter with old man Lucky?' they were singing. Spinner caught on, and in
pathetic language stammered his disgust at being such a mutt. But Lucky
made it all right. 'In your jeans with your little rill/ he said. 'Your con
versation saved me from nervous prostration before the race, and as I'm
about $90,000 to the good we won't say anything about it.' "
Tip Saved Him From
-Nervous Prostration
Mrs. Harriman, wife of the great railroad
magnate, is said to resemble her distinguished
husband in her love for work. She always
has been a busy woman, and it was through her efforts in organizing, chari
ties and charitable institutions, such as boys* clubs, that -she met Mr. Harri
man. Her serious outlook on life so impressed the young financier that hia
admiration deepened into a more tender feeting.
Mrs. Harriman still retains this spirit and it is said of her that she is
never idle. She believes also that work is good for everybody and manages
to find some sort of labor for ever.y one around her. If she were not pos
sessed of tact the imposition by her of-tasks might possibly be resented by
those whom she believes are not improving the shining hours, but her re
quests are made not in the form of an informal command, but as a prayer
and nobody can find it in his heart to do otherwise than obey with alacrity.
It is for this reason, it is said, that the Harriman household is not
an idle one. Even when Mr. Harriman retires to Arden for rest he promptly
gets busy with the county supervisors over the improvement of highways,
while Mrs. Harriman is equally busy superintending the many good institu
tions she has had built on the estate and in the neighboring territory. She,
like her husband, is a strong advocate of co-operation and impresses this on
all the people who are connected with the establishments she has brought
into existence for the benefit of her tenants and others in which she is in
terested. ' *£:i-i?:z
Financier's Love Won
by* Work for Charity
THE SMART SET
MRS. WILLIAM CRAIG and Miss
Olive Craig entertained yester
day at a tea given at their home
In Washington street, and during
the hours of the afternoon over half a
hundred guests enjoyed the hospitality
of the. hostess and her charming
daughter. Among those in the receiv
ing party were:
Mrs. Cralz ", Mis* Bertha Thompson
M!as Craig Miss .Toy Wilson
UUa Clara Alien Miss Miriam Gibbons
Miss Bophie Coleman
* Among those who called between the
hours of 3 and 6 were:
Mrs. Charles Slack • Mf*s Doll/ MacGatln
Miss Edith Slack Mr*. Harry MtndoU Jr.
Miss lluth Boerlcke Miss Dorotby Boerleke
Miss Frances Newhnll Mrs. Edwin IV. New-
Ml«s Virginia Newball hall
Mr*. Charles Weller Mlsn Dori» Wllshire
Miss Anna Weller [Miss Marian Marvin
Mrs. James Potter (Mrs. Ot!9 Bnrrage
I^nsli.irup , . I Mr*. JaaiM M. All^n
Miss Julia Langhorne [Miss Marlaa Angellottl
\u25a0^ - ' •-•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-•
Miss Mollie Phelan was hostess yes
terday at a delightful tea given at the
Fairmont in compliment to Miss Alyce
Sullivan the fiancee of Frederick
Lawrence Murphy. The affair was one
of the most enjoyable of the pre-Lenten
season and the guest list was composed
of the younger friends of the hostess
and her complimented guest.
- Mrs. George H. Mendell was hostess
yesterday at a luncheon given at her
home in Pacific avenue. A dozen guests
enjoyed the hospitality of the hostess
on this occasion.
Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton entertain
ed yesterday at a delightful tea given
In the laurel court of the Fairmont for
nearly 100 guests. The affair yester
day was the last of a series that Mrs.
Dutton has been giving preceding Lentl
The former parties were devoted to
bridge and were not leas enjoyable
than the reception yesterday.
Mrs. Webb Ballard. formerly Ger
rude Jo"nes,..wtio'has been in Washing
Impertinent Question No. 92
What Was the Sweetest Moment of Your Life?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this question— the
briefer the better— The Gall will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the next five; answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your answer short and SEND IT ON A POSTAL
card towSMSBBSHKM
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS
THE CALL.
Wlnnlasr Answers to \u2666•What'n Your; kick!"
$3 prlxe to K. M. H«}<len, «23 Cambridge street. East Oakland.
Two feet, one >t a time.
$1 prize to MjCarey. 1684 Sotter »tre«t. city.
The chandelier.
$t prize to Mr*. G. Ll^tx. . 2W Bartlett street, ctty.
;My husband ,is afraid to come -home in the dark.
$1 ; prlie to Martin Lelsaer, postofflce, rtty.
- Not ..?t:"all for :Fcbraary-r-I,am:paid by the month.
$1 prize to Arthur, E. Malstrom, White Palace hotel. EleveutH and Market »tre«t3 city
I m kicking because ;l kicked when I had no kick coming. *
$1 prise to G/A.'Logue.Cl North' X Weet.* San Mateo. .
;Oh, nothing. much; t but I kick' just the same.
FEBRUARY 24, 1909
ton for many months, is visiting here
from the northern state and la the
suest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Jones, at their homa in
Buchanan street.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen Keyea
left this week for their home in Salt
LAke city after a delightful visit in
In!? 2SE VV^S stay hero Mr.
and Mr«. Keyes were entertained al
most constantly and in particular by
their army friends. It will bo pleasant
news for their many acquaintances
sf»fTt d ear^ that they anticipate a
visit to San Francisco in October
• • •
Mrs. John 31. Wilson is visiting in thla
city after an absence of several years
in Mexico and Is receiving a cordial
welcome from her many friends. Mrs
Wilson has been visiting in Berkeley
over th© week end. but will be exten
sively entertained on both side 3 of the
bay before her return to her home
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Michels enter
tained over a score of guests last even-
Ing at an elaborate dinner given at the
St. Francis. '
Mr. and Mrs^ Charles A. Sutro enter
tained last evening at a delightful
dinner given at the St. Francis in com
pliment to Paymaster Eugene Hale
Douglas, U. S. >"., and his fiancee, Miss
Gertrude ItusselL After the dinner
party the group attended the theater as
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sutra.
Among those present were:
Paxmajter Douglas [Dr. Arnold Oentte
Mlsw Kaswll jMiss Mat*! Cngotr
Mr. and Mr». Richard [A 1« Rosborou*b
," EUJ * Miss Helen BuUlT*a
Mrs. EBriqtwta C#e&ter|
Mr. and Mrs. Sutro entertained their
guests at a supper party given at the
Fairmont after the theater.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraras have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Caroline, to H. J. Werner, and the two
young people are the recipients of con
gratulationsv from their hosts of
friends. Mr. Werner is prominent in
business circles \u25a0of San Francisco.
-A reception will be held at the home
of the brides parents. 3425 Sacramento
street/Sunday, February 23. from 3 to
6 o'clock.