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£>AY >Fhe San Francisco Call JOHN D. SPRECKELS ..Proprietor CHARLES W. HORNICK General Manager ERNEST S. SIMPSON Managing Editor Addma All Communications to fHE SAX FHAACISCO CAM/. Telrpbone "KEARNY 86" — A»k for The Call. The Operator Will Connect Voa With the Department ' You Wfnh. CIRCULATION of the SAN FRANCISCO --CALL for month of JANUARY, 1909 Daily Average for the month 6 6 9 6 89 copies Average for January, 1908 59 5 225 copies Gain over last year T^®^ copies daily STATE OF CALIFCRSIA \u25a0 I . City «nd Coonty of Saa Francisco > "* \- C. \T. HORN'ICK. General Manager of 'the San Francisco Call, beins flrst duly sworn, deposes and. says that' the above circulation statement of the San Francisco Call it true and correct. \PTABIAL 1 c __.. | Subscribed and sworn to before me this SEAL> 19th day of February, 1909. W. T. HESS, / Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco. State of Cali fornia. «^ THE CIRCULATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL IS GUARANTEED TO ADVERTISERS AND IS OPEN TO EXAMINATION AT ALL TIMES r TT y HE city of San Francisco, having acquired rights for reservoir t sites in the Hetch Hetchy region, will undoubtedly proceed at \u25a0*• once to undertake, the work of creating a municipal water supply system. It is quite useless to dicker * with the Spring Valley water company. That corporation has elected to assume the position of. a public enemy and merits no • further consideration so. long as that stand is main tained. The company in all its'history has been a malignant and diseased influence in local politics, and in one \u25a0way or another it must be eliminated. If that could have been done ; peacefully and by mutual agreement such course /fc'ould have been preferable, but as the corporation insists Jon war it must abide the The latest example of Spring Valley's malign activities was' \u25a0found in the discreditable fashion in which political influence and misrepresentation of the facts were brought to bear on the committees of congress charged with consideration of the pro posed grant. It was a strange conjunction that found this corporation with a history, in alliance with that strange tribe of sentimentalists not inaptly named the "nature fakers."' Jf these people had confined •themselves to the argument relating to the proposed changes in natural features they might have had credit for sincerity, but in fact, itid almost without exception, they reinforced their position by adopting wholesale the unworthy misrepresentations originating with [the Spring Valley lawyers. We have had occasion to expose many loi these falsehoods in these columns, but as 'they invent' new ones Izvtry day it is scarcely, worth while to waste space in further |-efutation. In this competition of mendacity the most conspicuous figures have been Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of the Century Magazine, and a Boston corporation lawyer named Whitman. As jve'have said, these people might have credit for sincerity had they based their argument on the scenery aspect of the case, but as they so eagerly embraced the dishonest misrepresentations. of the Spring Valley lawyers without taking the slightest pains to verify .the Jacts, they need not complaihif people suspect them of a closer affiliation .sviththe corporation 'than is apparent to the outside observer. Fortunately for San Francisco, these people have been side tracked and'the national administration has opened the way by which I San Francisco can proceed in orderly fashion to put an end to the I oppressive and arrogant monopoly which has declared war on the I city. The people of San Francisco by. a six to one majority have : declared their intention to proceed with the installation of a water * supply system from Sierra sources. It is the duty of the board of Supervisors now to call an election for a vote on bonds to complete the project. Raise the Money for Hetch Hetchy THE Oregon legislature has ordered for submission to popular vote a constitutional amendment providing for, the construction of railroads by the state. It will probably come to nothing, although in these matters it is ill prophesying ibout what Oregon will do. Perhaps the most plausible theory is that this ; action of the legislature is meant to spur Harriman -to:de velop at one€ his plans for railroad extension in that state. Whether any such spur is Vecded, it is not worth while to consider, but as a matter of fact there s plenty of evidence to base the belief that Harriman has in mind an extensive construction campaign in Oregon, coupled, perhaps, with m invasion pushed home to the "white meat" of James J. HhTs territory in the state of Washington. Already the cutoff line to ease the grades of the Shasta route has been completed to Klamath Falls md will be completed to a junction with the present line' at Natron this summer. It is expected that this point will be made the junction Df-an east and west line for the development of central Oregon-,; for ahich the Oregonians have- so long cried out. It is for the purpose of financing these important projects that .'he Southern Pacific recently authorized an issue of $82,000,000 in 20 year convertible bonds. There need not be much doubt that the market' will take up these securities,- and the transaction means an ;ra of important development in a region largely tributary to San Francisco. The Klamath Falls country, for instance, belongs more :o California than to Oregon and the government irrigation works will multiply a hundredfold the- productiveness of the region. Harriman Opening New I Territory S^HE overland railroads have already^bcgun to*tfeel the effect of competition by sea for Pacific coast shipments, and some im portant concessions in rates are announced. The railroads r w!li have themselves to blame 1 if they have raised up;a permanent and;serious competitor for the coast trade. For years they have; been able to hold that factor in a state. of suspended animation, and that condition might have con tinued indefinitely, or at least until 'the opening )£ the Panama canai had it not been for the arbitrary and excessive idvance in rates that went into. effect January. 1. Pacific coast shippers, 'from their -geographical position, will ihvays have an effective means of; discipline for the railroads,; and Jie strange thing is that the transportation agencies, fully recogniz ng this factor^ where* it works to their \u25a0advantage;} appear" tol have orgotten that it may bemused against : them tin another field. /Thus he high rates to '\u25a0 Denverj Spokane and other interior points i'arc ustified before the interstate commerce commission by the railroads in the ground that there is no water competition affecting those There is bitter complaint from those cities, and by way of FecUKcEffects of Competition Uy Sea EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL Buyer Wanted - Quick example we quote from a letter by -George IJ.Kiridel, a Denver shipper: ' , ." » \u25a0 . ' , '.-\u25a0 Xotwithstanding^our national; s2,o(3o a^ day humbug— the' interstate com merce commission— the fact remains that'Denvcr today is paying from 100 to 300 per cent higher freight and express rates per ton per mile than any city of its sizcHn th 6 union. t Grand Junction, Golo.," the. apex of high freight rates, also Salt Lake City] can; save money by shipping commodities from New York, all rail, .via their cities to Sacramento and -back again for less than the will -drop it off at Grand .'Junction, Cola., or Salt Lake City in the first instance. ° In o these cases the railroads 'manifestly \ pay a premium for the unnecessary 'haul -"of-- from 1,400 to 2,000 miles each. For the manipu lation of the presenVidiotic and criminal tariffs -the actually pay as niuch. as $50,000 per annum to -.their chief -traffic managers. ;'; Time and again the attention of the interstate commerce: qbmmission has been called to our transportation situation, but little' or. practically/no relief has followed. Not much weight is attached to incoherent stuff like this except in so far as it may illustrate an actual state of mind. The Denver man is so angry that he does not much care what he says and heas ready to blame the interstate commission for a geographical J err6r in the location of his home. \ -\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 "\u25a0"•.-.: :-• The point lies not~in the ineffectual fury of Denver or; Spokane, but in the readiness of railroad managers to recognize the influence of water competition when if is an argument for keeping up rates, while -'at the same time their action on the coast implies a belief that they can nullify, this influence at 'will.- 6\ . UNDOUBTEDLY, the' noblest spectacle of: statesmanship -re cently exposed to view in California is the exhibition of him self by Assemblyman Schmitt ;in the attitude of rebuking university professors for wearing League of Justice buttons. Schmitt is a small lawyer— sometimes'known as "Schmitty"— representing a tenderloin district in this city, and therefore to be considered an authority on the proprieties of university life. Listen to Schmitt when he The Unim porbneeof Be ihg "Schmitty" gets talking: ... It has been brought to the attention of members of the committee that members of the faculty have been indulging .in politics: to; the detriment jof the university. , We took the matter up with ' the" regents and they , said they had been looking into the" matter and that they would look! into it further. : I called for the contracts between the Vregents and. the heads of depart ments and wastold they, had none. I think this is a bad I sug gested that in \u25a0•future when men are employed as. heads of -departments there should be some contracts whereby the regentsandithe people of the state of California, through their representatives,, the members of the state legisla ture, can find out what the professorsare supposed- to do and whether .they, are doing it."f;l ? also i'calle'd* attention \io] the :? section? of, the* constitution"-' that the university mustfbe kept clear ;from all political- and sectarian influences, and hopethe professors. in future will refrain from taking part in" political or factional party issues or contests.' - • • " The regents will take notice accordingly and put a muzzle on rebellious professors who. may, have* the ;. tern^ritjrvto. hold opinions} of their own. • Schmitthas hiseye.pn^them and .what he does^not-know about running a university is not worth knowing. We \u25a0 need* not pay much.; attention -to Schiiiitty. i^His .\u25a0 impudent talk about' limiting :the rights 'of • free •\u25a0 speech and action is nothing more important than a superserviceable endeavor to' curry favor with the "higher ups." Schmitty has not even the importance of a disease. Siberia; Exports Much Meat In 1900 the number, of reindeer in'Si-j beria was estimated at 206,420. Trans baikalia exports cattle to the Amur, and, in 1593, 113,772 tons of beef and pork were shipped from Siberia. -It. is expected that, shouid this industry.de velop as it has done in the pas-t,-Si berian meat may compete, with that from • New Zealand f and the United States In Chlna'and* Japan. ;V In ; 1902. a Danish firm (was - r ; the -7 first ;, to export salted;, beef," mutton >nd"" pork f: from Siberia : \u25a0\u25a0 to C London." I~'~'1 ~'~ ' Th^ir : success showed that Siberian mutton "was good enough > to fcompeteXwith' the: best Ice' 7 landic ", mutton, S and v may ; in * future ;' be come an r important factor : . in ; the s meat markets ; of western 'i Europe; \u25a0*;& In ; 1 902 the v - first : ."canning^ . f establishment ;.! in Asiatic RusslalwasJ Opened?' at J Omsk: Exports of ,;hides : and. skins Jfrom \u25a0• SI? beria ! lncreased \u25a0from't 2,Boo 'tons in .'t 1899 to] 5,200 1 tons Unjl9o3.v.:;More>thanli;6oo tons of Siberian ; eggs^areTexported • an nually, many' of Jthemv: finding;^ their ,way ! to the (London market. - '"Ivory, from » alligators' teeth ; is ; as rich in 5 hue * and:- has 1 , a'? brighter? lusterithan f.he> best; tusks Jthat "ever. : came \u25a0; from an African elephant; : ' ' . - ' ' Electricirailways of the United; States have i attained^. trackages.! of iover^.4o,ooo miles; nearly, oije-flfthUhat or th«'Bte«un lines.---" " : :-' \u25a0 \u25a0"'. .'/ \u25a0'" -• " ' \u25a0'' \u25a0\u25a0;': '.' " :y v - -'""\u25a0 Tweed's '[ Fireman's * Trumpet W What is described, by. its discoverers to be' the fire trumpet used jby ,;.VBM". .Tweed,' formerly" chief;' of : Tammany hall, .when he , was foreman- of "Bis Sjx'.\ engine company, Was ; found under a # ; sand "pile -along -the. East rivers near Jackson,' street yesterday; . and' now., a controversyj'exists.'in Poverty"--' hollow as^to^who will get the- trumpet. "'_: "Bill?- Fleming, .,, the J "mayor; 1 of that district, has , appointed: a/ committee ". tp^dellber ate';.on. l .'this r 'vital r , question.'/, . "'/. "i\ Captain,' John" 'of No.* 9l' Jack- Ronj street* dragged' the ' trumpet- from its resting place of >; 40; years and took it to;.: the ..life .saving station at the foot, of Jackson street, where it is^now. carefully; guardedy/'Kd'!rPrerinan^; whom everybody/* irinPoTverty^; hollow" -knows and j* one ; of * jthe I few,- members of ' the //Big;.Six"vCorripa"ny";stiri., ; alive,, ; 'made the Y Identification ? with \ the "mightyTde-' liberation worthy ".; of i the situation yes^' terdajv ,l\\ ",-""' '•> ;\ r -.\u25a0 \u25a0•'i 'lie: declared ; that [thel trumpet^was- at first i-the^ property ;;6f l Tweed, ;but: that later; the* "boss-: v presented - 1 1 ;tto>- h im.* "\u25a0:\u25a0 Vl'^lost, that trumpet ,40". years;. ago/* he said^::VY^u(see^itl^was :at-theTcandle factory fire at Jackson and 'Water streets t'|i0 gave |"me ; t he ) slip.' '. ' Hi 1 r . l od ;üßlbpyV^6f i Vßi^SixUiwithC ( S l "atttvery ; tr umpet^MThenst he |> ; ?a ye 3 It $ to s»<nie?— * yewj>York^Herald t^B^f > y^ A y^^'.JtiMWl Answers to Queries \u25a0 CIRCLE— L. d:.K.. Clorerdale. Cal. What Is the. proof of. squaring, a clrrle? . ;v-^ -To prove the squaring of a circle requires: (1) .Geometries-construction which produces (j a mean - proportional square between the, square on; diameter and a square of = equal perimeter equal to -the -circle's -circumference;. (2) , a "pi", value or ratio diameter aijd,' cirqumferende/of circle which will arithmetically proves- ah" equation? be tween the three i given' squares ob tained, by construction: (3) mechanical contrivances which . show that two planes: represented by plates, of metal of the same . kind and of ; equal thick ness, "one in the form of a circle' and the.-; other,': of ; a- square,'.- are exactly balanced when ? placed ,-on ' analytical scales: (4) it is required tp be shown that a. cylinder constructed on the plane of equal square to circle, both of the same* altitude,' balance each other in .bulk, and "weight,* no matter what the "altitude/ may be: (5) .it must be shown-, by r geometric' construction that the side of the square' of /equal perl meter equals the subtending chord of two-sevenths circumference. It must also-- be -shown that the side of the equal; square ; to circle equals the sub tending' chord of si x-se yent eenths -'cir cumference.". When you have mastered this, you Twill- be enabled to square a circle. ' " ', \u25a0 TQSTAGE STAMP— A.. S.,"C!tj-. -.What' i« the so; called, language of the postage stamp? - A stamp inverted on _the upper right hand 'corner. ;of : the envelope means that the person written , to j shall write no more;" if inverted on the upper left hand /corner it 'means that the writer "declares affection for .the one .re ceiving the* letter; a stamp In the cen ter at. the, top means yes; at the bot tom .it ' = means-; ns; at right- angles on t,he right • hantf/corner top it means "does the receiver love, the sender?" If -on the upper., left-hand corner in like position it r means that .the party addressed is hated by the" sender. A stamp *; placed •';' on . the :;. line ;\u25a0 • with the surname, asks, the question , "Is my love: accepted?". 1 If the' party ad dressed -Is engaged . the ' answer sis by placing the. stamp -reversed on the line with the surname. — PROPERTY— Subscriber. City. Can a. Jap nese or Chinese own real ' property. la California? .The "constitution says on \u25a0 .this subject:' of 'the L -white"- race.' or of .'African descent, eligble'to become citizens of the United States under naturalization i laws thereof. S while bona . fl<le i residents of this state, .shall-' hare, the same ] rights |in I respect ; to the acquisition, pos session, enjoyment.' transmission "and Inheritance of * all* property, other than real estate, as-na tive born citizens;:: provided.". that such^aliens owning \ reßl : estate . at ; the • time i ofi the adoption of v this ' amendment i may remain \u25a0 such * owners; and provided 1 further, that' tlic - may, by . ttatute; provide for " the \u25a0, disposition of \ real estate: which shall hereafter be acquired by web aliens by descent -of devise. (Adopted Not; 6 1304) v ; ---; . : . ' ;.\u25a0."; ..^ , TREASURE— Curious. I Potter^Valley, . Cal. If Captain* Brown la; successful* ln his renture to the • South Sea s Islands • will he have " the .undis puted right \u25a0, to : the treasure ? v . ' - If the find should ;_be. made on private property" the* owners of < the land* would lay claim =•\u25a0 to . the treasure trove, which is ? property , thati has : no known .owner. If i the tlandf shbuldjbe - that of the ; king" of England'! t : would go to ; the king.-; In ] the JUnited. States -the j'general^ rule is that such a find is- the property 'of the tinder. , . .- TAXES— E. : R. -'.r* ; What is-'the Iraluatlon of all property An San Francisco and the tax, on the " same. }. Rlso . county, has ' to l pay;, the highest \tax?.a«K|SgßaSß^^sSwSSßiHlMM \u25a0 The 'total valuation 'of j'air. property, in: San \ Francisco -for • the!- current 13 1' 5454,708. 331r and theY tax Vis? $1.90 for city;and; county; purposes. hlghett tax iby ? any* county is ; in"' Ven-j tura, ; $2.35 son the assessed value.. The"? state"" tax* in "addition "is .40 cents. \u25a0 •"• . . /• : \u25a0. * ... :j,- •;\u25a0-. - } ASSUMED iXAME— M.i b.'l. X., City. If a woman ?i marries.' a -'man-, who" goes* under, an' as sumed name issheUls legal' wife? -\u25a0 ; Of : course "* she . Is." ? She , married .^the' man, not -the.:namei,v If ; ne "?* known \u25a0by/: the > name .he: gave.iatlthe 'time- she married I \u25a0\u25a0riinii''that:ls;her i name. " '\u25a0- " .* ,1; ; •\u25a0'. - ' " • .. l-l MARRIAGE UCKNSES— A iUeader, City.' ' How-; many -v|marrlaßeH licenses-w ere "issued " iv iSan Francisco ; during J 1005?.-.^ ..'*', '.'.'\u25a0 '\u25a0'-* \u25a0 .' \u25a0'\u25a0: Duringjthe;flscal' year ending June;3o, 19053 the ri"umber|of -licensesiissued was ;4;887.-;> :;v s \u25a0"\u25a0',;.-, *;\u25a0\u25a0 .•\u25a0 : .;:>^': \u25a0•'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 " i';^ !y;Go\'EßXMßXT ; .!i£Vxrr^S.r; ; 'Sebastopoi;-»Cai.'. A t what : place iln i Oakla ud \u25a0 ca u •- 1 obtain « inf or- J matlon? about iKOverumeut clandsJ^fflßfflßj^WH j^ln^the?-; United?" States /public -land. officc;Ui"that -city. I he Ihsider Recalls one of the most charming poems of the Bohemian club' singer, Louis A. Robertson, which was inspired by the beauty of a woman who will act for his benefit / TH»HE beauty of .woman has always been I the chief inspiration of Louis A. Robert \u25a0* son"s muse. Not all the tributes of hi? admiration have; .'however, been included in his published volumes of verse. One of- the most charming poems of the Bohemian club singer, to whose financial, relief some of his friends i have come with a testimonial entertain ment, was inspired by the beauty of Miss Grace Wilbur— in private life Mrs. Grace Smith— who is to present her sketch, "The Girl in the Cloak," as a special feature of next Tuesday's matinee at the Empire. The poem is en titled "Give Me Thy Love,'' and begins : Lines of Poet Were Tributes to Beauty "Give me thy love. The art that bring 3 Its aid to stir the stubborn strings — -'The skill that wakes the listless lyre^ — The spark that lights the sacred fire^ — Each from thy glowing beauty springs. Each "hour my fevered Fancy wings Its "way to thee; one song it sings- One longing lyric of desire — Give me thy love." f. Speaker Philip Ackley StantonVfad is the collection of weapons made for the slaughter \u25a0^***<B&*'gs~wz&<i&ißf*& -°* smal * or large game. He is a member of all the duck clubs in the southern part of the state, and though he goes out hunting with exemplary exactness it is said of him that he has never been able to deplete a marsh of birds. ' "PhiF Stanton Alms Not to Spoil Sport A glance at his gunroom would make any one shudder, for the array of death dealers is simply appalling, and unless one knows that the genial "Phil" is not the best shot' in the state a timid man would be afraid to go out with him. . -Atone time he. had former Governor Pardee as his guest, and as the. doctor is fond of shooting "Phil" took him out. . The future speaker blazed away all morning, and when it came time to go. home the guest asked how many birds fell to his host's gun. "Why, none," said Stanton, ingenuously. J "I was simply scaring the birds in your direction so that you could have some sport. I would never think of trying to spoil a friend's shooting." J. M. Dickenson, future secretary of war, s described by \V. H. Snedeker of this city as >ne of. the most gracious of men. Dickenson is never too busy to accord any one, who has the right to be heard, a patient hearing. He is regarded as one. of the most capable of railroad lawyer 3 and has been the general counsel of the Illinois Central for many years. When the interstate commerce commission framed its laws Dickenson was selected as chairman of the committee to go over them and pass on their constitutionality. This committee, as everybody knows, disagreed at the outset and no general opinion was ever formulated regarding these laws. Dickenson is a large man physically, being something over six feet two in height with tremendously broad shoulders. He has a soft and a musical voice. He wears a long frock coat and slouch hat. His mouth is hidden by a huge mustache. He is a close friend of Stuyvesant Fish and enjoyed his confidence for many years and is said to be the typical southern gentleman of the old school. Future War Secretary Another "Large" Man Clubwomen and Jheir Work M ary Ashe M iller GLUBWOMEN have a busy week be fore them with a mulltude of Interests of a varied nature to \u25a0 .. occupy their time and attention. Questions of a less material nature seem to claim more of the thought of the membersi of most of the women's organizations ~ than formerly, and civjes, which bade fair to overwhelm the entire world of clubdom a year or two since, is relegated to a few sec tions In most Instances. There is - a." tendency to dtflve into motives and to attempt to right" existing ethical con ditions which, while of absorbing inter est to the average feminine brain is a dangerous, unsettling trend of mind .and- one which should be curbed care-, fully. If permitted to develop to any marked extent it may be responsible for a revival of the old and now prac tically obsolete cry that women's clubs are home wreckers. The California club will hear a full report from Mrs. Lovell White Tues day afternooon as to how she con verted. "Uncle Joe" Cannon In the mat ter *of the preservation of the big trees of Calaveras^by the. government and how she put through the bill which achieved this work. Mrs. White speaks easily and wittily and' with a forceful clearness which presents matters viv idly to her hearers and much pleasure is anticipated by those who are to hear her address. The rest of the after noon's meeting will be taken up by routine business, as is the custom on the first Tuesday of each month. In : : Mrs. "-White's honor a large re ception will be given by the Califor nia club on Friday evening. March 12, at the clubhouse and invitations are to be Issued in a few days to the members of the club, their friends and a number ."-of prominent people of the city. - Thursday afternoon the literary and dramatic section of the" California club will meet"' at: 3 Vclocß and Maxim Gor ky's "The Children of the Sun'? will be studied. Mrs. Will A. Maddern, leader of the section, will give an in terpretative talk regarding - the play, which ; deals with, social conditions and the efforts of. science and art to uplift the masses. ./ The readers will be, as usual, Mrs. W. A. Hammond, Mrs. Ed win Cox." Miss Gene Baker and Mrs. Edward Taylor. . \u25a0•- • • The regular monthly social and musl cale of the Papyrus club was held Fri day : afternoon in . the club's rooms : In the * Educational building In O'Farrell street, and the affair was enjoyed by a large number of members and their friendi. The musical program was the «- feature fof . the • afternoon. • Ac cdmpllehed vocalists and readers took part.;. .Tea was served, at. the close of the program. Mrs. Arthur/ Cornwall, Impertinent Question No. 92 Wftaf Was the Sweetest Moment of Your Life? For the most original or wittiest answer to this question — the vbriefer the ibetter—nThe Gall will pay FIVE DOLLARS. ; For the next five answers The Gall will pay ONE DOL- L^R 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 jtl. f *"-* '"-fi /"\f 3 " f"rt "" \u25a0 ~ , **"" TLIC PAT T " <— MARCH I, 1909 Mra. Nelson Remington and Mrs. Abe Levy received. The program was as follows: Barytone solo. "The Littla Woman." by Prof. W. P. Bartlett; reci tations. "The Swan Song" and "Her Coming Out." by Mlsa Hilda Florence Cohen; vocal solos. "Aye Maria" and "The Violet." by Miss Gladys Kal«hin; reading. "Little Xell." by Mrs. D. E. F. Easton. and tenor solo, "Vestl la Giuabba." by Abe Levin. Mrs. Aba Levin was the accompanist. Laurel Hall club will meet . "Wednes day afternoon, "when . the business affairs of the club will occupy the time of the members from 2:30 until 3 o'clock, the guests to be admitted at the latter hour. It is^to be Art day under the direction of Mrs. Sophia Peart. leader of that section, and Andrea del Sarto. will be the subject of the papers and addresses. The program will be as follows: "His Life and Art." Mrs. William Gray, Mrs. Nathaniel Blaisdell, Mrs. H. E. Harris and Mrs. A. E. Lucas; "The Madonna del'Arpie." Miss A. Sum merton: "The Last Supper." Miss Alida Turill ; "Women Immortalized by Art," Mrs. John Martlnon; Browning's "An drea del Sarto," Mrs. S. E. Peart. Wednesday. March 17, will be ths next club day and the guests are prom ised a "surprise program." No hints are given a3 to tho nature of this sur prise, but it is possible that the data may have some connection with, the events : which are to be forthcoming. The directors' meetings will be held Thursday morning. March 4, and Thurs day, March 18. at 10:30 o'clock. • • • The meeting of the Charming aux iliary will be held today. A pleasant program is promised and an Informal reception to members and guests as well. The hostesses will be Mr. O. H. Baldwin, Mrs. Bradford Leavitt and Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin. Classes for the study of the modern drama, under the direction of Mrs. "Will A. Maddern, meet every Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock and the -subject for tomorrow, and the following Tuesday will be "The Sunken Bell.? • .•-•' Talks on "Applied Art and Home Dec oration" will be given every Wednes day morning at 10 o'clock beginning: this week, under the leadership of Miss Eleanor Treat. Classes in elocution under'Mrsl Lizbeth F. Sweetzer and in conversational French under Miss Anais Mollere are being formed also in the auxiliary. • * • \u0084 A meeting will be held today of the Probation auxiliary of the - Juvenile court for the purpose of forming: a permanent organisation to deal with the girl problem, and a number, of the women's organizations of the city have been asked to send , representatives to join in the conference. • • • The Local Council of Women will meet Saturday afternoon next' at the Associated, .- Charities building. 150© Jackson street, and speakers of Interest will be heard upon. thai occasion.