The morning call., 1890-07-11
ONLY SEVEN LEFT.
Trouble With Refractory Board
ers at the Y. w. c. A. Home.
How Josie Hall and Companion Defed the
Managers of the Institution-Cause
Of the Trouble.

The hayward girl and seven sympathiZ-
ing friends have succeeded in causing lit
tie trouble within the walls Of the Young
W omen's Christian Association at 1921
O'Farrell street, and in worrying the man
agement thereof during the past five or six
days.
The girl is pretty young miss of 16 years
named Josie Hall, and those who are. or
rather were. arrayed with her in contest
with the superior powers in the place are
sister bOarders.
In all there are about forty young ladies
who reside at the home, the Superintend-
ent of which is q Miss Parsons. Since the
home was opened last fall, and up 10 within
two months, affairs have gone on SWIM
mingly.
Lately, however, there have been some
petty jealousies among the boarders, which
gradually ripened in the genial glow Of the
sunlight of peacefulness which permeated
every room.
MISS PARSONS VACATION.
Several weeks ago Miss Parsons decided
to recuperate her tired energies by the sea-
side ut Santa Barbara. 1t was while she
was inhaliDg the ozone of the Pacific and
enjoying residence in the quiet OF the
dreary town that the pippins OF discord III
pened and fell amongst the boarders at the
home. Eight of the boarders, IL the ac-
counts are reliable, ate OF the fruit ard at
once began to feels dislike to Miss Parsons
During her absence she had lett MISS
Tiffany. boarder at the house, IN charge
Miss Tiffany, it was related, ruled with
strictness, and actually, so the indictments
say, went so far as to scold some OF them
for slight infrin gements OF rules.
The leader of the disgruntled ones is Mrs.
Murdoch, the widow of Captain Murdoch
of the United States Army, who was
were Miss Denzer, Miss Walker, Miss Riteh-
meyer, Miss Lanom, the Misses Daring
and Josie Hall.
THEY DECLINED TO LEAVE.
These boarders persisted in doing as they
pleased, so Miss Parsons says, and by their
acts caused the other inmates to be Ill at
ease, and also made the rules which govern
the home simply a dead letter. The mat
ter was discussed by the management, and
the unruly ones were told to leave, but they
declined TO do so. 1t was then resolved to
hold a meeting of the Directors and II pos
sible order them to leave in formal man
ner. The meeting was set for to-day.
Matters came TO q crisis though before
this-in fact last Tuesday. Josie Hall
was the one who started the ball of trouble
rolling.
As stated Josie is a girl of is. She was
admitted to the home on the 1st OF last
April on the recommendation Of her father
and a Mrs. McGrew. with whom she had
been living.
she is the daughter of DR.. Samuel II.
Hall, a physician at 416 kearDy street, but
owing to not being able to agree with her
stepmother she has not been living at home.
She is of a wild and hayward disposition,
so Miss Parsons says, but not morally
vicious.
JOSIE WAS REPRIMANDED.
She broke several rules of the home on
certain occasions and was reprimanded.
What these infractions OF rules were MISS
Parsons declines to say. At last, when 1t
was seen she had Joined with Mrs. Murdoch
in her crusade against the managers 1t was
decided best that she should 90. a home
was secured for her with a family on Lar
kin street.
But before she was notified Of this ar
rangement Miss Josie quietly slipped away
for three days vacation. She disappeared
last Thursday, and on Friday one of the
Darling girls received telegram from her
at Mountain View, which stated that she
was enjoying the Fourth of July in that
place immensely.
SHE WOULD NOT GO.
When Miss Josie returned she was in
formed that she would have to leave and go
to the Larkin-street family. Her trunk had
been packed in the meantime, but Josie
pouted that she wouldn't go, and went to
seek Mrs. Caldwell. The two then went
out together and were gone some time.
Upon their return the request that Miss
Josie leave the house was renewed, but she
ran upstairs and joined Mrs. Murdoch. The
two locked themselves in a room and re-
fused to see any one.
Miss Parsons had sent for Mrs. Gould,
the President Of the Board of Trustees, and
they stormed the locked portal together.
II don't want TO talk with yOu," was the
saucy reply that Miss Josie sent out. Mrs.
Murdoch also refused to open the door.
THE LAW INVOKED.
Mrs. Gould secured the services of a
police officer, thinking to intimidate the
women, but the two remained obdurate.
The officer retired in confusion from the
Tuesday night together.
On Wednesday morning she appeared
with O smile OF defiance and triumph, as
Miss Parsons said the management did not
want to turn her cut upon the street. Her
baggage was sent to the Larkin-street
house josie went out and returned on
Wednesday and was again the guest of
Mrs. Murdoch, for Miss Parsons refused to
give up the key to the girls room.
Yesterday Josie told Miss Parsons that
she was going away for good and would
stay with friends She then left and last
night had not returned.
A meeting of the Directors of the home
will be held to-day, and it is expected that
summary measures will be taken to have
the seven remaining refractory b0arders re-
move from their quarters. Miss Parsons is
sure that Josie Hall WIS Influenced entirely
in her acts by Mrs. Murdoch.