The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-29

ried to David Jackson Staples, who short
time after came to the new Ell Dorado, ar
irving in 1849. Shortly after Mr.. Staples
went back to his New England home and
returned to this coast with his young wife
by the way of Panama Among their fell
low-voyagers was George Bromley. Mrs.
Staples set foot in San Francisco on Janu-
airy 8, 1851. The couple settled at once on
Staples ranch, near Lodi, twelve miles
from Stockton, where they lived for twelve
years. A week had not elapsed before the
young woman pioneer established SAB
bath-school in Lodi, and as there was little
or no lumber to be had she conducted her
school in small tent This was among
the first, if not the first, Sunday-schools IN
California.
The Staples ranch was on the Moke-
lumne River and on the line OF the overland
trail. Hundreds of weary emlgrants after
crossing the continent and the mountains
via Emigrant Gap reached Staples ranch
footsore, weary and often sick and wasted
by disease. To all these Mrs. Staples and
her husband extended the hand OF wei
come and hospitality until the Staples
ranch became household word along the
entire Coast. There are to-day IN this
State hundreds of people who will remem-
Der their reception in the valley by these
two early settlers and bless the memory OF
the living and the one who has gone.
Her goodly efforts did not cease when
the family moved to this City. The Lick
Old Ladies' Home was founded in reality
by Mrs Staples. For several months MI.
Staples assisted the late James LICK IN
framing the will and when the document
was nearly completed Mr.. Lick turned to
Mrs. Staples and said: "Is there anything
that you would like to have me do before L
put my name on this paper?"
eyes, l would have you set aside
goodly sum of money for a home for aged
women" was Mrs. Staples reply.
'1t shall be done and you shall help me
fix up this bequest," said the capitalist,
and it was done.
Children's Hospital. She was an intimate
friend of Mrs Croker, and one afternoon
in Mrs. Staples home, where the Bohe-
milan Club now stands, Mrs. Crocker, Mrs.
Staples and several other ladies organized
the Pacific Dispensary for Women and
Children, called in later years the Chill
dren's Hospital. Mrs. Staples was elected
Mrs. Elkan Cohen the vice-presidents,
Mrs E. w. Phillips the secretary and Mrs.
Oliver W. Easton the treasurer. Mrs.
Staples and Mrs. DR.. Flint went to Sacra-
mento and by hard work secured an APP
preparation from the Legislature with
which to start this worthy charity. That
was twenty years ago.
AGAIN Sne reaCneu otit He1 AaAu anu
drew around her people of means who
Joined her in the establishment of another
worthy institution, the Croker Old Peo-
pies Home, which was literally endowed
by Mrs. Croker.
In her work Mrs Staples was quiet and
unostentatious, and but few knew of the
labor she was engaged in. There are sur
viving of five children only one. Mrs. H.
w. Yeamans. the other children having
died, and four grandchildren, the off
spring of the deceased daughter, Lizzie
and Elmer Painter.
The funeral will be held tomorrow,
Tuesday, at P. NJ, from the family resi-
dence. The iuterment will be private.
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