The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
The First Gun of the Berkeley
Campaign Fired Last
Night.
M'KINLEY's SUCCESS ASSURED.
Taken the Black Veil-West Berke.
ley Athletes-News
Items.

BERKELEY, CAL, July 1S.-Berkeley's
| first gun of the Republican campaign was
fred tonight. Amid the glare of blaz-
ing bonfire and huge skyrockets, the
booming of a historic cannon and the
playing of a brass band the Republicans
of the college town gathered at Shattuck
Hall to pay their vows at the altar of Nc
Kinleyism. 1t was the largest demonstra-
ZION of the Kind ever held in Berkeley so
early in the campaign season, and the en-
thusasm for all that savored of Republic
canism was high.
The speakers of the evening were Hon.
F. S. Stratton, DR.. G. II. Derrick and
Susan B. Anthony. Shattuck Hall was
crowded 10 the doors with enthusiastic
listeners, visitors having come from the
West Berkeley Club, the Berkeley Nc
KiDley League, the Temescsl and Golden
Gate Mckinley clubs, the Young Mems
Republican Club of Berkeley and the Nc
Kinley League of Oakland, a special
invitation having been sent to these kin
dred organizations by the Edgar Club,
under whose auspices the grand rally was
given tonight.
At twilight a cannon belonging to Cap
tain Thomas and said to have been cap
tured from the British at New Orleans in
the war of 1912 was fired under the direc-
j. L.
ute intervals An immense bonfire was
lighted, and while the rockets played IN
the air the Second Regiment band of Oak
land played popular music.
In the hall the orchestra gave an over
ture, after which Introductory remarks
were made by the chairman, w. L. Hill.
Following the address of the chairman
came the speech of DR.. Derrick, who
dwelt at considerable length on the issues
| of the day, particularly on the silver
question and the tariff.
Next came selection by the Berkeley
quartet, and following this was the address
| of Hon. Fred S. Stratton, who is q candi-
date for the State senatorship from this
| Senatorial district. He asserted himself
| as being in favor of the State granting to
| the university at Berkeley more liberal
support. He dwelt at some considerable
length on the local issues of the day and
| then branched out to the broader and
more general ones.
He contrasted the National Democratic
| Convention at Chicago with the Repub-
lican at st. Louis, maintaining that the
latter was a much more deliberative body
and not subject to being carried away by a
| single burst of oratory.
| Referring to the speech of Bryan at Chi
cago in which he said that he would not be
| cruclfied on cross of gold, the speaker
seid: ~ do not believe that the substitu-
ton of cross of silver or any other cross
l D6oQ
wrought in the ENHANCEMENT of our finan-
cial affairs"
Susan B. Anthony, who had been the
guest of William Keith, the artist, and
family, at dinner, and who sat on the
platform in company with Mrs. Professor
Bradley, Mrs. Albert Carlisle, Mrs. Cap
tain r. P. Thomas, Mrs. A. E. S. Bangs
and Mrs. William Keith, spoke on Re-
publicanism and the relation it bears to
the issues of the suffragists. She, as we'll
as the other speakers, received a hearty
ovation, and was cheered both at the
opening and at the close of her remarks.
Susan b. Anthony took occasion to paw
tribute to THE CALL. She referred to
the valiant stand taken by THE CALL in
the suffrage question, stand which had
been followed by 200 other papers in the
State.
Reese Clark of Yolo, candidate for Con-
gFess, spoke effectively.
Taken the Black Veil.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 1S.-Miss Nell
lie O'Toole, eldest daughter of Dr. and
Mrs NJ. G. O'Toole of North Berkeley. has
gone to a Sisters convent in France, from
which she recently graduated, and taken
the black veil. Miss O'Toole bore the rep
u. alton of being one of the most prof.
Gent linguists that ever graduated FROM a
French convent, having been especially
learned in French. Italian and German.
overtures from several of the leading Cath
olic institutions of the State to teach mod
ern languages, but she was finally induced
to return to her alma mater as an in
structor in languages, and as a Sister OF
Mercy with orders of the black veil.
West Berkeley Athletes.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 1s.-The newly
organized athletic club at the West End
held an enthusiastic meeting last night,
1 doff 80 1or{ ~
to the club elected the following board OF
directors: William Rutledge, S. 81. Bork-
helm, Charles Spear, William Pascoe
. William Carroll, Thomas Wilson, Ed F.
Neihaus. Another meeting OF the organi.
cation will be held next Monday evening
for the purpose of perfecting arrangement
for their coming entertainment.
Important News Items.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 18.-Superin-
tendent Gariick of the Golden Gate
schools has ordered that the coming term
shall be opened on July q, rather than Oh
August 3, asformerly announced.
The Classification Committee will report
, upon the assignment of teachers in the
public schools at the meeting of the
Board of Education next Mond ay evening
Rev. DR.. w. w. Case of the Howard street
Church, San Francisco, will preach al
Trinity Methodist Church Tomorrow
both morning and evening.
Rev. DIR. Taylor OF Santa Clara will
preach at the North Berkeley Congrega.
tional Church tomorrow morning.
} Secretary Bonte of the State University
/ and family left to-day for Pescadero K
spend two weeks vacation.
J The Dwight-way Fire Department, Ware
) 8, elected officers last evening: Rob
) ert Steedman, president; Guy Knicker-
booker vice-president; ]. Wilson, secre-
! tary; ii. Small, treasurer /. Thorn pson
3 foreman
/ At the meeting of the Board of Educa
4 ton on Monday evening Health Office
4 Rowell will make his report as to the sani
tary condition of the already condemned
8 Kellogg schoolhouse.
Rev. George B. Hatch. pastor of tn,
First Congregational Church, and family
$ have returned to Berkeley from their sum
; mer outing.
' The Crescent Athletic Club is preparin,
I to give another gentleman's night abou
q August 20. A number of boxing bout
and wrestling matches will be arranged
for the affair.
n Clyde e. Brown, compositor in tn
| Herald office, while attempting to boar