The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20

as practiced by the grandiloquent in rural
regions. Many of the strong points of the
paper were made emphatic by the delight
ful reading, and were of that evanescent
character that cold type cannot portray.
A paper by Grant l.. Carpenter was of a
similar character. 1t was we'll read and
the humorous points brought down the
house.
The violin music of Mollenhauer was
one of the great hits of the evening, aswas
the singing OF the quartet and of
Abramoff, Mcbride, Homer Henley and
John J. Rafael. Ferris Hartman enter
tanned the audience with humorous
sketches, Edward Moron made brief ad-
dress, and the entire evening was passed
pleasantly.
The following, among other dis
tinguished guests, were present during the
evening:
Attorney E. S. Pillsbury, General G. b.
Taylor, Carroll Cook, Adam Herold,
George II. Bromley. s. NJ Shortridge,
Mayor-elect James Phelan, n. q. Judd,
Superior Judge John Hunt, Superior Judge
Belcher, Judge c. w. Slack, Horace Piatt,
General S. w. Backus, Mr.. Kirkpatrick,
DR.. Philip Mills Jones, John P. Dunning,
William Greer Harrison, Van r. Paterson,
Merwin Curtis, Nathan Landsberger, e..
A. Webster. Superior Judge ]. C. Hebbard,
Amadee Joullin. DR.. Marc Levingston,
W. S. Wood, w. T. Bogart, G. II.
Pippy, E. A. Phillips, w. F. McNair,
Otto Dobbertin e. H. Hamilton. Horace
Platt, T. D. Riordan. Judge Bahrs, Nat
To-
Peter T. Dunno, s. E. Moffet, Judge
Joachimsen and F. l.. Merrill of Cincin-
natl, Brigadier-General Forsyth, f. K.
Lane, Major Bates, ex-Judge r. B. Car
penter, Raleigh Barcar, w. H. Gagan,
Henry James, Byron Mauzy, Walter
Sabin, Joseph Howell, w. w. Naugh-
ton, John Mcknight, James Mac
Mullen, DR.. = Somers, Nat Britain,
Harry Curtaz, II. L. Schemmei, Mr.. Muir
ply, w. P. Lawler, Judge Sanderscn, w.
II. Levy, James M. Hamilton, DR.. Lustig,
Julius Kahn, DIR. P. William Nathan.
Mayor-elect James Phelan, who had
come in with General Forsyth, General
c. n. Taylor of the Boston Globe and
others, was called for and made very
happy speech, in which he referred to the
recent campaign and the attitude of the
press.
His address was coupled with amusing
stories and provoked much mirth. He
referred to General Taylor as the founder
of great newspaper and intimated that
if he were called on he might tell interest
ing things about Boston, the newspapers
and how they do politics there.
Colonel Taylor took the stand and
made a good speech. He alluded to the
fact that he had filled every position on a
daily paper and said the happiest expe-
rience OF his life was when he was simply
| doing reportorial work.
He said it was the duty Of those collect
ing the news to make the papers as clean
as possible. He also told amusing stories
and they were received with much ap-
| plause.
Judge c. A. Low, attired as Santa Claus,
distributed Christmas presents from a
tree, calling the recipients to the stand in
each case and readings bit of humorous
verse. The gifts and the verses were of
great variety, and in the nature of takeoffs
| on the members.
| In spontaneity, polish, warmth OF en-
| thusiasm and respectable conviviality last
nights yule-tide jinks outshone every
previous effort of the club i'll that direc-
| tion. The speeches were timely and
witty, just long enough az a rule. and the
! entire spirit OF the entertainment was
harmonious and beautiful. While none
of the papers bore the evidence of the mid
night oil neither were any sighted in
that finish that stamps the writer as one
accustomed to using his pen.
| In connection with the success of the
jinks and of the club itself il is not unin-
teresting to recall few facts concerning
the origin and early history of the organl-
zation. III the language of Fred Myrtle,
! historian of the club: 1.-The start was for
few years hard struggle against pow
erty. prejudice, opposition and lack of
confidence"
| The club of to-day began in July, 1885,
starting in two rooms on Bush street, near
Montgomery. Soon after this crude start
larger quarters were taken in what is now
the Fauntleroy, Stockton and O'Farrell
streets; but there was no marked progress
until the former quarters of the Bohemian
| Club, 430 Pine street, were secured. The
career as social organization then began,
| though until the reign of President
! Cassius Nj. Coe and businesslike board
! OF directors the organization was always
in financial shadows. For more than two
years the present quarters, 126 Kearny
street, have been occupied, and to-day
the institution has money in the bank.
The following are the officers who to-day
guide its destinies: President, C. NJ. Coe;
first vice-president, J. p. Booth; second
ice-president James McMullen; third
president, w. +. Bogar.; secretary.
F. S. Myrtle; treasurer, P. S. Montague;