The morning call., 1891-03-20
FROM SANTA ROSA.
General Gossip From SOnOma
COunty's Metropolis.

To the Editor of The Morning Call: The
principal society event in Santa Rosa the
past week was social dance given at So
ciety Hall 10y Santa Rosa Parlor, Native
Daughters of the Golden West A half
dozen times each year the bright members
of this charming organization invite all of
their friends TO q dance and in the set
phrase of the old-time reporter, have a
good time generally" Their last party
came off Saturday evening, and was at
tended by about sixty couples Of leading
society folks.
1t mas more than once been remarked that
the young ladies of Santa Rosa have more
social ENTERPRISE than the young men, and
nobody who has lived here any length of
time disputes il. The young ladies provide
many delightful occasions each year for
their gentlemen friends, and the young gen.
tlemen consider that they are immOralizing
themselves if they get up banquet OF re-
ceptiOn for the ladies once in four years. IL
is perhaps SO to a certain extent IN every
town, but it seems to be painfully apparent
in Santa Rosa.
The east wall of the new Hall Of Records
celebrated its completion by topping over
Monday afternoon. No great damage was
done and the wall was Strengthened up next
morning. The walls now have nearly two
dozen props against them to keep them
ginning to wonder what they are going TO
get for their hard-earned tax money. 1t is
quite evident even at TINS stage that tue
present Board OF Supervisors VIII be Tele-
gated to the obscure places from whence
they came when their term OF office expires
as a result Of their fnauciering.
Congressman Tom GeaTy has returned
from Washington looking hale, hearty and
sleek. He made It's good record as most
new members in introducing new bills that
died ''a bornn," but he made himself heard,
and that's what pleases many Of his unter-
rifed constituents here. The Congressman
shaves clean, and while in Washington
newspaper man described him as having
decided clerical look. This calls to mind an
evening in the merry month of May, one
year ago, when the genial and brilliant Tom
had an interesting and spirited argument
with a fellow Democrat in a restaurant
here. When the plaster and the glassware
had quit falling 1t was found that more free
wool had been removed than either had
contemplated for some time. Next day
when the Congressional aspirant appeared
the keeuest detective could not have dis
covered the slightest clerical resem blance
about him. But Tom j. is eloquent. full of
good fellowship, and none esteem him more
for his good qualities than his Republican
friends.
Louis Breitenbach, for many years
Deputy Sheriff and one of the jolly souls
of SonOma County, has leased kr0ncke's
Park here and has made arrangements to
have number of excursion picnics held on
the grounds during the coming sumaer.
Two years ago large number of eXcur-
siOns came from San Francisco. Thousands
of people from the Bay City came up to en-
joy day in the cool shades of Santa Rosa.
Some of the visitors quatfed too much at the
flowing bowl, and at this our City Council
took offense and decided that the Sunday
picni1s had to 90, and they went to Glen
Ellen. After that Santa Rosa was so quiet
on the Sabbath day that man was in im
minent fear of being arrested for disturbing
the peace ii he dropped pin on the side
walk. This year the Council is of a dif-
ferent complexion. Some OF the old-timers
are at the helm aud they say, Give us more
picnics, more excursions, more crowds and
more policemen if necessary, only give US
let up on the eloquent silence we have been
enjoying for so long"
A trOtting association has recently BEEN
organized here. and arrangements have
been made for three days racing in August
Colonel Ira Pierce of San francisco has
very kindly promised the assoc alton the
use of his race-cOurse, and as the assOca-
tion is Offering liberal purses, a good meet
ing is in prospect The county is full of fine
horses, and turfmen Will all participate in
the contests gwen by the association.
A ripple OF excitement was ere ated on the
streets Monday by the report that the Hon,
Ed w. Davis Of this city, Worthy Master OF
for Senator at Sacramento, and stood very
good chance of being elected. A great
many Of his friends FASTENED TO c0ngralu-
late him, when he told them he never had
been a candidate. Mr.. Davis abil ty, clean
record and position among the Grangers
would have made him ''likely" candidate
in these days Of political SURPRISES, and had
he been struck with Senatorial lightning it
would have been most acceptable to all Of
his friends in this section of the State.
Miss Georgia Greath"use of San Francisco
is visiting her sister, Mrs. James ID. 'Meara,
here.
The Rev. Henry Fiske OF San Pablo is
visiting his father. the Rev. DR.. Fiske of
Santa Rosa.
Miss Belle Smith of Ukiah was the guest
of friends here during the week.
Not long ago Santa Rosa couple quar-
relied and we're divorced. The husband
married again. Since that time the wife
has fallen heir to nearly 10000, which leads
some to think that divorce, and not mar
riage, is a failure. TOM RYE.
Santa R0sa March u, 1891