The San Francisco call., 1895-12-01
4 Church DEDICATION,
Germans Of Alameda Open a New
Building to Public Wor-
ship.
Conductors Declare They Do Not Flirt.
Retirement of a Veteran
Editor.

The congregation of the German Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of the West END
will dedicate its new edifce on -Haight
street to-day. AT 10:30 o'clock there will
be services in German by Rev. NJ. Ongerth
father of the pastor. the sermon being de-
livered by H E. ]. Ongerth, the pastor.
English service will be held in the after
noon at o'clock by Rev. J. j. Martin,
pastor of the Santa Clara-avenue Metho-
dist Church, the sermon being preached
by Rev. J. e. Bushnell OF the English
Lutheran Church OF Oakland.
The choir of the Oakland Lutheran
Church viii furnish the music, directed by
j. c. Walling. In the evening services
will be held in German, Rev. II. Gehrcke
delivering the sermon.
Conductors Deny It.
The conductors and motormen of the
Alameda electric railroad are much
wrought up over the report published that
they are given to flirting with girls. They
declare that the rules are strict in this re-
gard and they obey them. Many times,
they claim, silly girls ride on the cars ana
talk to them. They do not talk back nor
encourage it, but busybodies see it and
think they are encouraging it. They say
they have a much more wholesome regard
for their positions than for the f1eeting
pleasure OF e1chan ging airy nothines with
the girls, but they can't run away nor tell
people to shut up.
Retirement of Editor Krauth.
f. K. Krauth, the venerable editor who
has for twenty-seven years owned and
edited the Alameda EDcinal, published his
farewell yesterday afternoon. He has sold
the paper to James w. Traver.. Mr..
Krauth will continue to live in Alameda,
however, owning home and other prop
erty here. Mr.. Krauth is upward of 20
years OF age, and has been engaged in
printing and newspaper work for sixty
years, occupying every position from
"devir' to editor and proprietor.
Club of Nations.
Alameda has unique organization
known as Club of Nations, which meets
once month at the houses OF members.
The last meeting was at the residence of
r. Frank Clark, on Friday night, and the
entertainment was devoted to Mexico The
decorations were Mexican, some of those
who took part were attired in Mexican
costume, and the refreshments We're all of
Mexican yiands. Mexico was treated in
essay, song and verse as to its geography,
products, laws, people, traditions, music,
ETC., and a very instructive occasion was
had.
Notes of Interest.
Ed Ingerson has arrived home on the
ship S. g. Wilder from trip to the Sand
wich Islands.
The marriage of bliss Nancy Bell Culver,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Culver, to
Ernest George Simon, will take place
Christmas eve at the residence of the
brides parents, 11S6 Park street.
It now appears that the Christian So
ciety will build its church at the northeast
corner of Park and San Jose avenues, in
stead of Park street and San Jose avenue,
as was at first announced. Park street and
Park avenue run parallel and are only a
block apart, hence there is frequently con-
fusion of location.
Paul Bowman. for several years princi-
pal OF the West End School, is now teach
ing at Irvington.
The concert and ball OF the German
Ladies' Relief Society of Alameda will
take place next Saturday evening, Decem-
ber 7.