The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
BERKELEY.

Special memorial services will be held in
all the Berkeley churches to-day, singing
being feature of both morning and even
ing sessions. Rev. Mr.. Provost, a mis-
sionary from Alaska, will preach at the
church of the Good Shepherd, in West
Berkeley, at 80 this afternoon.
The ladies interested in temperance
work will hold a special meeting at 80
P. NJ. in Shattuck Hall, when an address
will be made by Rev. Mary M. Meredith, a
pastor OF the Friends Church. Miss l. G.
de Yelling, State organizer of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, has also
promised to speak.
In the evening, the veterans of the Civil
War, comprising the Lookout Mountain
Post, will assemble at their headquarters
and march in body, under the leadership
of Commander Kellner, to the First Con-
gregational Church, where their annual
memorial service will be held. They will
be accompanied by their auxiliary, the
Woman's Relief Corps, under the COM
mand of Mary E. McCleave, president of
the organization. Rev. George B. Hatch,
pastor of the church, will preach the
memorial sermon.
A Society Event.
A concert and recital of a highly inter
esting nature was given at the home Of
Mrs. Goodrich on Dwight way, yesterday
afternoon. The large house was prettily
decorated with flowers and vines.
The party was made up largely of ladies
of the university faculty, besides number
of visitors from Oakland and San Fran
cisco.
The affair was in the nature of benefit
for the Berkeley Unitarian Church build
ing fund.
4 feature that marked the entertainment
was a poem entitled "The Silent River
by Charles Keller, the young poet of the
university, which was read by Nine. Louise
Humphrey-Smith. The other numbers
which appeared on the programme were as
follows:
Echo 81; and the Fairy gean 1nlnngelow), Mrs:
Aufschurung'' lSchumann), Miss Ina Griffin /;
''Since First Met Thee (Anton Rubinstein),
Mrs. James Pierce; Ballade and Polonaise, OPP.
So (H. Vieuxtempsl, Miss Herrick; prelude TO
'Pippa Passes Robert Browning), Mrs. Louise
Humphrey-Smith; Nocturne f major I'm
promptu, 6 fat major Chopin Miss Ina Grit
Miss Herrick; ga Tale robert Browning),
Mrs. Louise Humphrey-Smith; ''Adfeu''-
HAfricaine (Meyerbeer), Mrs. James Pierce.
Entrance Examinations Returns.
The recorder OF the university has re-
ceived word from all points at which en-
trance examinations were held, and his
report shows that the number who took
| IAclu db oSIhSlcy WAS liU dG LOS Angeles
| 10, at San Luis Oblspo 8, at Nordhoff 3, at
Chico 2, at Portland, Or, 2, making a total
of 202, or about 40 more students than last
year.
The number of accredited schools this
| year is forty-two. 1t is expected that at
least 300 students will enter upon recon-
mendation, thus making class of about
500, the largest that has ever entered the
university.
High School Election.
The associated students OF the Berkeley
| High School have elected officers to serve
! during the ensuing year. Hoyt Covert was
chosen president and Miss Wyekoff elected
secretary by reclamation.
A special edition of their publication,
Ola Podrida, will be issued on class dav,
June II, which will contain, among other
articles, the address of the president of the
occasion. A play entitled sSilas Mariner
is being prepared for presentation on class
| day.