The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-17


THE DOLPHIN CLUB-W. B., City. The quail
fications for admission into the Dolphin Boat
Club of San Francisco are that the applicant
shall be not less than 81 years OF age. His
name must be presented by a member and in
dorsed by two other members in good standing.
The name OF the applicant is then presented
at the first meeting after the application is
filed, and it is referred to a committee to re-
port at the following meeting. In the mean
time the applicant is permitted to visit the
longing to the club. With the application
must be deposited the sum of So initiation fee,
81 for the first months dues and 81 70 Tor
locker and key. Members have the right to
visit the clubhouse at any time OF the day or
night any day in the week.
To OPEN LETTERs-F. A. NJ City. AS to the
right of Government to open letter adj
dressed to any one during time that there is
a revolution in the country depends very much
on circumstances The Government might
open letter and justify its action on the
ground of military necessity AS 10 the rlght
of one nation to hold another nation to account
for opening q letter addressed toone OF Its cltI-
zens is matter that could only be answered
by those versed in international law upon pre-
sentation of all the facts ana circumstances.
AS a rule no one has right to open letter ad-
dressed to another, but there are cases where
the rule is broken.
WEDDING PRESENTS A. NJ, City. There
is no law of etiquette that requires person to
send a present to young lady who is about to
marry. The sending OF presents is matter
that rests entirely with the friends OF the
young lady. The fact that the lady is to be
married at home and that only the immediate
relatives are to be present should not prevent
a friend from sending some token or regard II
the friend thinks that something ought to be
sent. The only law of etiquette IN regard to
wedding presents is that the lady receiving
such, and they should be sent WITHIN the week
before the wedding, must, by note, acknowledge
the receipt OF the same, be the present only
bunch OF flowers.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIoNs-M 5. d., Ell Mo-
dena, Orange County, Cal. Ii you desire TO OBJ
tain Government publications you should write
to the Representative from your district, telling
him what books or works you desire, and II
they are OF the kind that the Government Is
sues Tor general distribution, they Will be
sent to you. If there is any charge you Will be
advised OF that fact. The reports OF the State
Mlneraloglst contains full accounts OF the loca-
ton OF the mineral wealth OF California. BY
addressing the Mining Bureau, this city, and
stating the precise information you desire, you
will be advised in what volumes to look for it.
THEATERs-A. S., City Had you been close
reader of THE CALL you would have noticed in
the Query Column the Sunday before you
wrote your communication that 1T was there
announced that the seating capacity OF the
Grand Opera-house is $500 and that OF the
Orpheum 294S.
LOTTERY METHoDs--Mrs. H. D., City. The
law offers no protection to those who allow
themselves 10 be inveigled into any lottery
scheme gotten up by paper that resorts TO