The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-30

OF the manners and customs of different
people, a knowledge OF human nature. and
learn to look upon historical characters as
real living persons, whom we love or dis
IKE according to their deserts-a result
seluom attained, / an sure, by the mere
study OF facts and dates.
Virtue is rewarded and wickedness
punished. Is it not satisfaction to ind
TINS IN book? In this life it may not be
so EVIDENT to us, although we are sure OF
III In the hereafter, and can the effect be
otnerWlse than to incite us to fresh efforts
TO be good and true?'
The essayist went into the history of
romance, and dwelt upon its various
characteristics, its rise under different in
nuences and its effect upon different peo-
pies. Coming up to the present when 1T
was opportune to discuss the novel of the
day, she said:
= VI late we hear great deaa OF realistic
1ctlon IN which real life is supposed to be
depicted, but which seems to me merely
TO portray the bad and fippant part OF our
nature. Although it may not be strictly
true TO lie, after reading good romantic
novel, we feel pleased with ourselves and
with our fellow-creatures, but after read
Ing the so-called realistic novel, we may
think 1t is very clever, but it does not leave
US quite easy and satisfed-it leaves kind
OF bad taste
AS there is some romance in life, let us
nope tnat, no matter how ordinary or COM
monplace IS the subject of his novel, the
author will never do away with romance,
the poetry OF prose literature"
Mrs. L. IL. Griffin sang 81 Love Thee in
sweet contralto voice, with such sweet
ness that the audience insisted on an
encore, for which she gave "Good-by,
Sweet Day"
Miss N. Sullivan of Thomas Aquinas
N1rNI % "A fro NIois
paper was mainly historical, though the
subject was made really interesting, and
showed that the essayist had given the
SUBJECT much thought. 1t was full OF facts,
and portrayed Cleopatra in true light. In
closing Miss Sullivan said:
Neither beauty nor power can conduce
to real happiness but after all virtue is
the only true foundation upon which
happiness rests" The paper was APP
plauded
Miss E. Mcdonald of the Cathedral Cir
Gle recited William Greer Harrison's poem,
''The Celtic Priest" The poem and the
pretty way in which it was given were
warmly applauded.
Miss Anna Doyle OF Faber Circle read
poem by herself, Coward" which was
well received
Miss Catherine Black sang Jerusalem"
and was loudly called out a second time,
Miss Duraind of the Cathedral Circle
read an interesting paper on "Herolnes of
America" Her first heroine was Poca-
hontas-the heroine OF fiction and song.
The career and example of Elizabeth Ann
Bayley were treated in glowing style.
Miss Bayley married William Seton and
while Ill Italy joined the Catholic church.
On her return she found old friends alien
ated. She taught school and at last be-
came the founder of the Sisters of Charity
in America.
Grha HrnrI5 harOI,,a 4hao
these angels of mercy-children of Mother
Seton said the speaker
Dorothea Dix of Hampton, Me-, born
IN 1902, was another heroine. She went
from State to State doing philanthropic
work, crossed the Atlantic, and in Europe
changed the methods of treating the in
sane. In the civil war she lived upon the
battlefield-a merciful visitor among the
sick and suffering.
Clara Barton, born in Oxford, Mass, in
1926, was taken as still another of Ameri-
ca noble women. She led in organizing
the Sanitary Commission, and went into
the battletelds to care for the wounded.
She also organized the Bureau of Records
and traced the fate of $4,000 fallen heroes.
She helped to organize the German hos
pltal service in the Franco-Prussian war,
was foremost figure In the organization
OF the Red Cross Society and its first presi-
dent III America. margaret" of New
Orleans-Margaret Gaffney of Baltimore
was heroine. whose motto was "God has
been so good to me | must be good to ALL"
She never asked about creed or color in
giving charity or performing her good
services.
Members of Taber Circle, all young girls,
sang in chorus Come, Join the Dance
very prettily, and were called out second
time when they gave go Haste, Crimson
Morning"
The last paper, which concluded the
evenings entertainment, was an essay on
Poems CT Father Ryan, by Robert
Richards of Archbishop Riordan Circle.
Father Byrne announced that the
tickets of admission were exhausted and
tickets would either be present at future
meetings or loan the tickets to their
friends.