The San Francisco call., 1896-05-01
All the. Churches Unite to In.
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DELEGATES TO a CONFERENCE.
Fire Department Relief Fund Trus.
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Hold Meetings. s..

: ALAMEDA, CAL, April *30.-The relief
society in connection with the Women's
Exchange held an enthusiastic meeting
this afternoon in the City Council cham
Der to make arrangements for the cominq
floral fete. Mrs. o'Neill presided, and the
various churches represented were: ~.
-unitarian-Miss Elliot, Mrs. Plummer,
Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Baurhyte, Mrs. R. Frank
Clark: :. -: =: =. ~,. -. -
Episcopal-Mrs. McGurr, Mrs. Winter.
Presbyterlan-Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Bar.
rett, Mrs. Minor Smith. -. ~. =. ..,....'.
|. Methodist Episcopal-Mrs. w. H. Pol
lard, Mrs. c. R. Johns, Mrs. w. Johns,
Mrs. Waterson. ~. ~. -.
Baptist-Mrs. Weeks. Miss Spencer, Mrs.
Woods, Mrs. Hubby, Mrs. Robinson.
" Roman Catholic-Mrs. Columbus Bart
lett, Mrs. Shea Mrs. G. R. Rossitter Mrs.
Carpenter. ...-....+ +. =. .':.;.%
*Atlarge-Mrs. Sutter, Mrs s. w. Dennis.
The executive committee consists OF
Mrs: K. Frank Clark, Mrs, A. M; Hickox,
Mrs. j. S. Hanley, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. G. K
Rossitter, Mrs. w. II. Pollard and Mrs.
Branch, with Mrs. O'Neill as president and
Mrs. Rathgeb secretary.
It was decided to have seven booths
erected In the spacious grounds at Captain
h. IhompSon's IS residence. -, -;
=: The ladies after considerable interchange
OF ideas mutually arranged the seven
kinds of. deadly. heartburn to be sold
and the floral decorations to be used.
The ;Baptists will sell popcorn and pea
n uts and bedeck their booth in pink and
1 white flowers; the Methodists, water ices
and: use yellow poppies; the Congrega-
Journalists, lcecream and use yellow and
white marguerites: the Unitarians, candy
a. D.
coffee and sandwiches and use roses; the
Eplseo pallans, tea and chocolate and use
carnations: and the Presbyterians, straw
berries and use pink geraniums.
III. @..<-5 Fire Department. -
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 3O-The trus-
tees of the Fire |: Department relief fund
held meeting in the Chiefs Office last
mig ht. The only business of importance
was the consideration of resolution sent
by Sherman Hose Company No. 3 to stop
all payments to: the relief fund when it
has reached the amount of $500, and only
resume them to keep the total at that
figure. f.. -. -. ,:::::. ::: - III.
The resolution was made to prevent the
money accum ulating faster than it is
wanted, SO that in the case of paid Fire
Departm ent coming into e4istence-one
of the possibilities of the future-there
would not be too large a nestegg to
revert to the city. When the question
came up to remit the subject to the COM
panies interested IN the matter tine six
trustees We're found to be equally divided
in opinion. Those against the resolution
wanted the limit raised to $500 Eventu-
ally Chief Krauth changed his vote to the
ayes and the matter. will now be consid-
cred at the May meetings of the com
panies. - :. 49,. IL :. - :- =.
n, Missionary Conference. ~
! ALAMEDA, }CAL.,.April 30.-The six
teenth annual conference of the Women,s s
Foreign Missionary Society OF the Metho-
dist Church South opened this morning at
the church, Chestnut street, with some
thirty delegates in attendance The an
nual report by the president of the So
sstsiaetorv a9d sbond sae ess
terest in the missionary movement
among the ladies of the church. Reports
were read from the auxiliary societies by
Mrs. HAWKINS of Hollister. 1t was stated