The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Woman's Congress.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

Br1ef Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
9OS Broadway, Sept g. !
Elsie NJ. Yates has brought suit for divorce
from NJ. Yates.
Nothing but stars and stripes were paraded
in Oakland to-day.
The Reliance football team had its first prac-
tice at the Piedmont grounds this afternoon.
Tomorrow the Hebrew congregation of this
City will receive its bequest of $400 under the
Will OF Morris Goldberg.
Rev. Dr.. F. A. Horton, formerly of Oakland,
who has been visiting Egypt, proposes to write
book about that country.
All the leading mercantile establishments
closed to-day, and a general quiet was the no.
uceable feature of Admission day in Oakland.
Chief Lloyd says his raiding of lottery-joints
is not on account of pledge to the church
law. '''10 - N''-O ~ wa
st. Marks Parish OF Berkeley (EpiscopaD has
applied Tor permission to sell portion of its
real property The application will be heard
on the 10th inst.
The second of the evangelistic Sunday rallies
was held at Livermore by g delegation OF Chris
tan Endeavorers from Oakland Saturday even
Ing and all day yesterday.
Mrs. Walter Blackie died last night at her
home, 1880 Filbert street, after an illness OF
several months duration. The deceased was
native OF Scotland, aged II years.
A car of the Oakland Consolidated Street
Railway Company broke one of its axles on the
Seventeenth-street bulkhead yesterday after
noon and blockaded the track for nearly an
hour.
Dispatches from Yokohama announce the
going ashore of the Occidental and Oriental
Steamship Company's steamer Belgic. Captain
Walker and Chief officer Tilson are residents of
this city.
During the past few days there has been un-
usual activity at the railroad yards. Every
employe has been kept constantly on the move
preparing the trains for the excursions to Sac
ramento.
The annual meeting of the Starr King Fra
ternity will be held on Friday evening in its
rooms at the Unitarian Church, when officers
viii be elected and plans formed for the COM
ing winter.
W. H. Abbott who is known in this city as
Professor Alberts, recently secured license to
marry Elizabeth Aiken, also of this city. They
were subsequently married in San Francisco on
Friday evening.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society held its
annual reunion and picnic at Trestle Glen to-
day. Dancing and games and good musical
programme served to pass away the day IN an
enjoyable manner.
Some OF the A. P. A. councils and their
friends held picnic to-day the line OF the
California and Nevada Railroad. Games,
speeches and dancing were the order of the
day, and an enjoyable time was had by all.
The Algonquin Sofia Club left in a body Sat
urday night for Sacramento to attend the cele-
Charley White, Frank and George Parker,
John Mott, William keyes and Robert Jackson.
The prizes won at the recent interclub re-
gatta held on the bay will be awarded on
Wednesday noon at the Merchants Exchange.
Chairman Charles 6. Yale and Secretary r. r.
pHommedieu of the regatta committee have
sent out notices to all interested in yachting to
be present n that occa sion.