The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-12

she threw her wings around the brood and
roasted with them in content, but some
strange birds came into the family, and the
flesh and blood children made haste to fly
away. This little family disruption is of
recent occurrence, however, notwithstand-
ing that boots of disapproval have been
heard for some time past. Those who felt
that they were being jostled in the nest
that they had help ed to feather rufhed up
their plumage and have begun to show
their claws.
1t appears that of late years the Bohe-
milan Club has been turned into something
of a merchants club, to the detriment and
final elimination of the true light of that
historic race, and the gifted man, whose
talents and wits are merely used there TO
entertain less interesting individuals, Is be-
ginning to see the dawn OF better condl-
ton beyond the atmosphere of current
market reports and this years bean crop.
Preparatory to the destruction of the dis
turbing influence and the final breaking OF
the chains of custom and fad few of the
members of the club met recently in
Liuchetti's restaurant, and after the black
coffee was served they sat down to a sober,
careful and impartial discussion of the
future of the best there was in Bohemia,
and it was unanimously decided that
clean-cut segregation of the genuine" and
once whether the old owl liked it or not.
This meeting had its effect and the fire
that had been smoldering in the house of
reform began to blaze up, and Saturday
afternoon there met in the art studio of
John Stanton the following gentlemen:
G. D. Robinson, L. Latimer, M. a. Ras-
chen, Amedee Joullin, Bruce Porter, j. D.
Strong. Lloyd Osborn, Willis Polk, Warren
Stoddard, Emile Pissis and others. They
at once proceeded to organize under the
title of 1.-The Bohemian Palette Club, " and
the following officers were elected: c. d.
Robinson, president; L. Latimer, vice
president; NJ. A Raschen, secretary;
Amedee Joullin, treasurer; Bruce Porter,
J. D. Strong, Lloyd Osborn, Charles War
rem Stoddard and NJ. E. Pissis, directors.
Anticipating that the organization OF
club of this kind, taking its members from
among the cream of the old Bohemian
Club would require some tangible support
in the way of the true school veterans, they
had first canvassed the lists of artists,
writers and poets, end the following
named gentlemen agreed to stand by the
new institution and lend a helping hand to
get 1t on its feet and prepare it for return
of the long dead days when the god of
mirth ruled and the outside world was
considered the smallest part of the uni
verse: Jimmy Hamilton, Nat Britain,
Irving NJ. Scott. G. Cadenasso, R. II.
Bloomer, Joe Harrington, E. Peixotto,
William Keith, Douglass Tilden, Jules
Pages, Homer Davenport c. Won Gerich-
ten, Sigmund Beel, Nat Landsburger and
Solly Waters. Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
son was made an honorary member, out of
respect to her husband, the late Robert
Louis, and herself
OF the new organization, which certainly
has an excellent beginning, ]. D. Stanton
had the following to say to q representa-
tive of THE CALL:
1--WE were tired of being run by men who
seemed to have no appreciation of our oc-
cupation as painters, artists and men who
make living outside the customary walks
of life. 1t got so that the downtown mer-
chants would come in the reception-room
and inquire where the Bohemians were.
One man said in my presence: i pay my
money to be entertained by the Bohem-
ians. Trot them out. What am paying
for, anyhow You can imagine how a
person of any sensibility would feel under
such remark as that. Has it got TO such
pass there that the Bohemians are looked
upon as a free show by the Front-street
wholesalers and brainless dudes around
town? Are we expected to run continu-
Gus show for such men--men who take
particular delight in asking US for pictures,
and receiving them, by the way, free of
cost? They might as well ask a man for
his watch. It means just SO much money
to an artist who makes his living with his