The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
CONGRESSMAN JOYCOM|NC
He Will Be the Guest of the
Union League Club in
This City.
In Early Fall He Will Wed the Widow
of the Late DR.. Washing
ton Ryer.

Congressman Charles F. Joy, promi-
nent attorney, who will represent the
Eleventh District of Missouri, which is the
city OF ST. Louis, in the next Congress, is
on his way west and will reach this city
tomorrow.
Mr.. Joy is brother of Edwin w. Joy of
this city, and has the proud distinction of
being the only Republican who has ever
been elected to Congress from that Demo
cratic stronghold, st. Louis. He was de-
clared elected at the election before the
last by majority of about seventy, but his
seat was contested by J. J. O'Neill, in
whose favor the contest was decided by a
Democratic House. Mr.. joys political
friends and admirers secured his renomi-
nation, and he was elected by majority
that no contest will disturb.
In view of the political prominence Mr.
Joy has attained the Union League Club
has decided to make him its guest during
his stay in this city, and on his arrival will
escort him to its rooms. He will be given
an informal luncheon, and at later date
he will be invited to dinner to be given
in his honor by the club.
His visit to this city, the second in five
years, will be of two weeks duration and
one of pleasure.
The Union League Club may think that
it will monopolize the time of the visitor,
but in this it will find itself mistaken, for
there is at the Occidental Hotel a little
widow who is anxiously awaiting the arri-
val of the train that carries him hither
She is petite, with hair that is snow
white, and is inclined little to stoutness,
but is one of the most brilliant converse
tionalists and most pleasant little ladies
San Francisco has ever known. She is the
widow of the late DR.. Washington Ryer,
and in the fall she will become the bride of
Congressman Joy.
In 1888 the lady, who was Miss Elizabeth
Ina Grant, of Boston, Mass, accompanied
her father to Santa Barbara and he being
well pleased with the locality made it his
home. There Miss Grant met DIR. Wash
ington Ryer, who became warm friend
When the young lady, with her parents,
removed from the South to Oakland, DIR.
Ryer followed, and it was not long before
it was announced that the doctor and
Miss Grant were engaged. In 1890 they
were married. but their married life,
most happy one, was but of short dura-
ton, the doctor being taken away by
death in 1892. DIR. Ryer left to his widow
a handsome fortune in money and prop
erty, some of which has recently been dis
posed of by order of court in the settle
ment of the estate.
Mrs. Ryer has been connected with the
Golden Gate kindergarten Association of
this city, has given much to charity, and it
is said values money only for the pleasure
it can produce to those she deems worthy
OF her charity.
Those who have the pleasure of the
lady's acquaintance say that she is most
charming dresser and is most companion
able. When Congressman Joy takes her
to his Missouri home there are many who
will sincerely miss her.
The announcement of her engagement
was surprise to her friends. She left here
on visit to st. Louis to see some relatives
of her late husband. There she met the
Congressman-elect and it was not long be-
fore he won her.