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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

dare make his home in anything that is
part OF this med ically clear place. Along
one wall there is a row OF stationary wash
stands, carved out of one piece of rock, so
that there be no interstices in which the
enemy OF aseptic surgery may lurk. Before
every OPERATION the pipes are pur tiel by
means OF steam, the walls, the II o., every
inch OF the operating ia bles and stools are
scrub bed with corrosive subj mate, the
surg cal instruments are boiled and sterl-
lied, the C. oth:, q sort OF gauze, the sponges
are steamed for hours and dried by neate1
air for more hours.
The very air is sterilized. 1t is driven
by means of q blower through fil.er of
sterlized cotton and exhausted by an
other fan. II this way tie air OF the
surgery is main aimed q an even, regular
temperature AMI completely renewed or
changed i'll few minutes. The water
used in surgical operations i distilled and
rebolled, and boiled yet again il it re-
mains long IN the boilers.
When things are clean-as only sur
geon understands cleanllness-the surgery
becomes holy OF hoies. No one dare
enter this septic sanctuary save the one
who suffers and those who are to relieve
her suffering.
The patient is brought into the room
where anesthetlcs are administered. 1t is
a bare room, for it is one of the three
which submits to daily purifying. But it
is also bare of sharp-edgei glittering in
strumenis-of all the cruel-Iooking, sug-
gestive appliances of the surgeons table.
Wnen the patient is borne into the oper-
ating room she is unconscious; and she is
unconscious when she leaves it. Her
nerves are most mercfully spared the
shock of realization.
The surgeon enters the DIRE sing-room
on the other side of the surgery, where he
puts on linen smock which has been
washed and baked and steamed into
sterilization. The nurse gives him a cap
and then doctors and assistants procee to
a Lady Macbe tn process of hand-wasn hing.
Such a hand washing! For five minutes
with green German soap-of course, the
brushes and cloths have been previously
disciplined into being antisept'c-then as
long again with corrosive subimate, and
then later with alcohol. And then the
surgeons are ready to battle with tumors
and Assesses and other unp unpronounceable,
intricateIy horrible enemies of woman
kind.
And here's success 10 themI They de-
serve it; and, as a rule, success rewards
their care and skill.
Thirty five years ago. in nine cases out
Of ten women who lay down upon an op-
eratins-table practically said good-by to
life. Nowadays, thanks to these same
minute precautions, out OF thirty-seven
capital operations performed last year,
| the surgeon in charge of The Woman's
Hospital lost not one case
Is it worth while, do you think, to 60 to
the care and expense of fitting up a fin
de steele surgery? And if you think the
minimizing Of human suffering the saw
ing of human life worth while, what share
of the work is yours?
MIRIAM NICHOLSON.
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The National Union,

Ca ifornia touncl has during the past mon h
met wi. Ii thee losses in the deaths of w p. Bull
ard e. H. Gar;horne and &. +. smurr. each Of
whom had beneficiary certificate in Inc sum OF
s5( 60 Tue ast named was The fl st president OF
the council. occupying he char of president in
1892 and that Of presi~ ~ent in 1898. For some
inc prior to his demise he ia ken up with
the transaction of busire IS that he unable o
vote much time TO he tount Il, ald the last visit
he d id to IL oil The OF cas.on-iu ADri aSt-of
The official vi, OF the san Francisco cabinet
whom he delIvere a short address.
At he meeti & Ct California council last Tues
day night there were elected six tandidates four r
,f " hom were intia ed. The two othets will be
initial ed a the next meeting. The redu. ed ra, ,e
tor the ad mission OF menbers was extended I he
tonut il now has 27s members ana strong eff .rt
is be ng made to increase The number 10 3uU be-
FIRE The clus- OF III year.
The counci apI ointcd a committee to q raft S.
olui. ms uf respecl to The memories If the thr-e e
members who r,c'n ly passed away. At The ciose
programme OF entertainment which moulded
son s recita;ions aud ect ons by lh- ounce S
fam, us quartet. he principal events OF III pre-
gramme an address by y. Il. Arter of Golden
tet and five minu es' elC quance by lay or Rogers.
+ Golden rate O. uaci ann ices All "at home"
on ieXt Iu d.y evening III t quarters in flks
Hal corner CT u ter Str ct and Grant avenue.
I wi be- an evening Of song recitation and
speeches from pro r't nemb RS of The order.
: or h purpose of showing those .coua ted
with the Sc WORK In order the full hree
IS Cf int!ati' II WI be tiven J he pfesi ie
Cf tn unc says: 81 Gu VIII mis-, a bdoL time
II Y It Y awsy.'
NOR. modI u h all on the se,o d floor of tn.
toresters' Guiding.
Al the cabinet meeting last Thursday night the
semiannua per capi a tax Of cents was levied
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The Native Sons.

Grand Second Vice-Presldent MattIson has re
turned 10 his home fer a visit 10 parlors in y e.
vada Placer, I'll Dorado ard Sacramento coun-
ties
The funeral OF the late DR.. ]. P. Tennant. past
pi esident of Mount Diablo Parlor was held unde er
the auspices OF the parlor named.
Sequoa Parlor inflated number OF can didates
In he presence Of the grand officers last Monday.
After he Nork the coed OF the order committee
took charge AMI preseHttd an eXct lent prograTume
for the enterti lnment of the visitors This parIor
whlcn Is y O. I6U, wants 10 have that many IN en-
btrS.
he board of relief, Of which ]. B. Stovar is
president and II. 7. Nj IS secrets ry, received
numb r OF rp.i ications which were referred.
Grand Trustee j. F. Cofry is wishing par crs in
the northern part of the State.
The 1900 committee OF aliforma Parlor has
secured The Press cub Quartet and O; her talent
OF the same standard Tor It's enter anment on The
T 18th. fiLe rogI anime has heen prepared.
1be charters of Prospect Paror 1.-The baby.n
and that of the pHror at " lnters having been de-
stroyed ~ fire. have cen replaced and The o
pArors are gtlng rstt ahead.
The paror Ia Saita Clara County Will send q
strong uele alton to the next Grand Parlor, with
view % cap urins he EeXt Admission day cel bra
tlon for The Gardt ( ity.
ii dorado Parior vii. give ent srt ain ment at
Native = ohs Hal the 18Th and will be as
sisted by he members OF Uri da Paror of the
Naive Daughters The ladies' Will present living
PIC ures
Precta Parlor will give its fifth anniversary ball
on Tt esday Vt in y issiCn ParIor Il all
The INT rtaInment III waS given asst Wednes-
day ming in Najiv sons Hal by National Par
| lor was attended BY more than $50 IersonS and
the minstrel perfoi nance given WI an adm rab e
one, OF the par lcI ANTS acting i'll very cred
! liable manner. he gr mme was made up OF
good s, lee OF sentimental and songs,
and one OF he features he in rodut ton of
| the madrlgal BOYS OF St IuAo's hur, h, who
made up the chOrns after the minstrel show
there was enjoyable dance.
lay tlLv Parlor viii glv1 minstrel show In
Natv. sons Hall on The evening of the 25th
/ inst. in aid of its 90J celebration fund.
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"Wel'- well. the reople of San Fran
cisco ill take care of that
1T isn't as if We didn't give, our selves,
when we beg 20 shalnelt ssly for our os-
pitals,H said the enthusiastic woman,
smiling.
II made myself responsible for two
water beds in an incauiious moment.
Well, l got them. | bought them. Ny
ilusban paid for one of them, and now
Pm begging my friends to please give me
something toward The other. They were
so much needed. You know how neces-
sary they are for W. men who have TO lie
upon their backs long"
"Well, l was bound the chimney should
be repaired. paid for it, because 20 one
else seemed able or willing to do it.
I'm begging now" said a third mem
Der OF the board of managers. The
trouble is that wher one sees thing so
vitality necessary, she just is compelled to
get it and trust to luck or to her friends
generosity to help her out with part of it,.
Now, here's a room. This woman sub
mitted to a capital operation yesterday"
"A paying patientP"
mo. She was in the free ward. But
now that she has undergone such an
operation she must have a room alone.
And she must have a nurse to herself at
least for week. She couldn't have bet
ter care if she were full I-paying patient,
could she?"
The reporter looked from the patients
flu he'd face as she tossed on her pillow,
| about the sunny room and at the nurse
standing, pencil in hand, so trim, so fres h
in her white gown, awaiting the sur
.eon' S directions.
What answer was neededP
I'VE take in no nurses who have not q
high school diploma" said the doctor.
That's high standard for nurses?'
Eyes; but we have more applications
alwayson tte list than We can take in."
The surgery, which it has taken eighteen
months 10 build, is at once the pride and
the despair OF the hospital authorities.
They marvel at its scientific complete
neSs-and also at its power Of absorption
| of money. To construct an aseptlc sur
gerry required not only the $4,000 be-
queathed the Hospital by Mrs. Mary
Crocker, but all cash in bank owned by
The hospital. To keep this surgery Il
operation 1t is necessa sarv that the gener-
GUS woman in whose honor the annex Is
named should have imitators.
This mod dern surgery is three rooms in
one. The walls of all three rooms are
wainscoted and their floors LAID with a
peculiar and rare volcanic stone which
was brought from British Colum bia. The
surgery proper is built OF this stone. The
ceiling is OF glass. Tha doors are of enam-
eled metal and all the water-pipes and
faucets are nicke!-plated. Cleanliness,
aseptic safety is the god worshiped here.
The white operating tables, the stands,
the glass dooIknobs, the slerilized gauzes
and Instruments the extreme OF caution
of doctors and nurses-all is a means to
one end-;hat the woman who enters the
operating-room shall take no risk from
septic poisoning.
Everything is sterilized here. No germ
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who are i'll besides being destitute and
brings hem back to health.
There are only eight beds at our dis
posal in the free ward for charity pa
tents, said one OF the surgeons in charge.
These are always full-as you may
ina inc. You know there are free clinics
twice a week, when advice and treatment
are given 10 poo-, sick women free of
charge. We watch these cases and re-
celve them into the hospital as soon as we
have vacant bed. according to the date
CT application and the urgency of the
case. AT times" ne doctor smi ed, de-
precating the lniraciion OF rules, wv hen
the case is urgent We put another bed in
the ward
This, evidently, is the spirit of the in
stitution. There is no paralyzing rever-
ence for precedent. TO hidebound follow
in of rules, no blind devotion TO The idol,
red tape. A broad minded charity pulses
through the mechanical regularity of
routine work and breathes life into it.
For my part" said one OF the man.
ayers, wrink!ing her smooth, white fore
head, II won't have these women worried
One OF them couldn't pay her bill. She
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She visited several members away from their
homes and attended to them in SCENES, giving
thehi aid and comfort attended 10 the re. lief OF
a mother and eight chdrt neglected by a
that did not come under he laws of tue order
they n $ sted hem materially ana star ed sew
ing clic to max othes for the children. he
ladies have relIei-bOx TOR the receipt of dis
oarded hing and they will take the donations
and make tn. m over for the little who vii.
tccuuy the Irpaans' hom-
a ifJi MA kebeSah Lodge No. l VIII give n
fraud enter ainmeHt and bal In odd Fellows
Hall on the evening of Friday the 9th inst
The liel ow-tn parry 'ha WAS given last Mon
day night by Loval Reben ah lodge one of
he most unique affairs mat has been given by
this en- erprlSng Dody. Tue hall was decorated
with 100 lanterns in Prspersed with pImpktn-
heads, The EYES and and mouth OF " hich
were aglow with meliLW n-hU. one OF the most
striking was the one representing the face and
dress OF The 'ya Ter kl4. Alter "A brief session
the LIGHTS were tuned ont and therr remained
no hing but he oft lum ma ion produced by he
trns and then followed pr, gramn e for the
entertainment for he benefit OF n ! present. NJ s.
CFruS read pal er des Tip,tVe IF h allow cen
games, Mrs. D. a. ltod pheau favored wilh "A piano
500, lam C'Sh2n en-; Miss baldwin recitei
money Musk" the membe OF the lodge sang
com ng Through The Rye" and votferous ap-
plaudrd thu tffJTt and y +. ". " Marren Iecited
skIt descriUtive OF the evenings aIninent.
] hen followed the grand march preparatory TO
da cling for an hour or more. Each one the
mar was handed IA dainty little bag of faxse ID
10 axe home ana place benea h the pillow to help
the sleeper dream Ut love and lovers
one or The events of The evening was The pluck
ing of thestnu trom the flames. and another was
the telling OF tortu or Miss Mein nberger who,
SEATED corner, ic oked pre- tier than hose
witches described by Sunk espeare as daI cling
around lie caldron in the play of Macbeth
Mrs. WirreH. who was The chairman of the COM
miltee OF arrangements, is emitted the cred
OF The novel entertainment, greatly enjoyed by
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had been here two weeks an / had agreed
10 pay so much n week-as much "a she
could afford She wasn't IN the free ward.
you know. Well, poor woman, she found
she couldn't pay. And / said, Well
Just wipe the whole hing out. If ever
YOU feel mat you can afford to give o the
ospital what will benefit some other poor
woman who's SICK, you do il. And if you
can't-why, forget all about it,
whats the use of trying to cure their
poor bodies and torturing their minds d?
The women who come here are terribly in
need of treatment, of care, of peace OF
mind. l won't have them worried to pay
debts"
What an unbusiness-like, sentimental,
charitable point of view!
Don't you want to see our babies p"
The CALL reporter was asked.
Babes? You haven't children here ?"
We'll" admitted this mem Der OF an i'm
po3'ng-sounding committee. I'VE really
oughtn't to have babies, but the new OBJ
stetrical ward is 10 blame for that. See
them, aren't they lovely? ?r
Eight red faced babies lay SUM bering in
a row. Eight babies as like as so many
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Ancient Order of Foresters

Court Pine Grove was recently instituted at
LOOMS. Plecer County, wi rwenly.sx charter
mem bers. q. c. Bol er is he chief ranger and L.
w. Grace the reeordi secretary.
High sub-t hief Ranger NJ Boehm has been
visiting he southern par, Of the State on the
18th Of las month he officially visited Courti San
Diego and IAN Miguel at San Diego, and witnessed
the initiation of csndidat which increased the
mem trship consid rably. lec,ure by he
visitor on avs ana benefits OF The order was
received with many marks OF ppr batiOn. After
the court CT std tn-Ie ii ba que + STA n
man. Srhleim~r and Deputy Biac nlegge Rre en-
titled 10 credit Tor OF o. eStry in san
Diego CouriY
The ssme officer also paid visit to Court Lilac
at FallDrook in the sam county, and he
gl Get, By l"rge Assembly. en- the 2S-h n
Vi>lteI Court Seaside at Octanside and each
place he II come V!stur and banked for
the II formation he impair ed in relation 10 the
order and the ii. u ,lisIic w)rk.
lie in company With Mes,rS. Strahman and
Sch Ell mer, paid a Visit TO Court RI zion on the
30, n of last mouth ,llst occa sion every III en-
Der of the cour WAS present, and they thoroughly
apf freciated an eXemp. Ifc tion of the rituaiStc
work. The presence OF the vi .ttors awakened q
new intereS. in the court J he visitors were en-
tertaiael at SUPPER
at MonGay Court Southern afornIa re-
ceived a vi ii from the subj gh chief ranger.
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He FINEST SURGERY E WORLD ACCESSIBLE TO HE POOR JHS CITY

have deficit every month. We shall not
I've abIe TO go on much longer like thi>
J What are we tosdo? No one has any
idea of the exrense attached to an institu-
non like ours. Is there an OF GRAFTON to he
perloFmtdE Gie poor woman who comes
here-at the very last moment. of cour e !;
YOU know woman never gives up till
she IS com Delled 'e-must he built ur. She
must be strengthened that she shall be
able TO endure the operation. You know,
or perhaps you don't know, what that
means. There is no 100 but the hest
that can nourish these women. They are
given what our private patients pay $2J a
week fer They must have il. There is
no o her way. They mus; have the best of
nursing. How absurd il would be 10 fit
/ up surgery at a cost OF $4,000 and
let our patients die for lack OF proper
nourishment or careful nursingl
The Woman's Hospital is in need OF
money. L am sure that if the public
knew our need, 1t would help us. The
hospital has been in existence thirty
years. In all that time We have not ap-
pealed TO the public. We do now. We
frankly confess our poverty, and we look
anNiouSly hut hopefully 10 the benevolent
peonle OF San Francisco 10 help US to help
the women who suffer-"
There is nothing picturesque about the
Woman's Hospital out on Sacramento o
street. The building is unpretenlious-
merely great old-fashioned, many-win-
dowed structure. standing back of q we'll.
kept lawn and hedged in from the street.
The visitor Is struck with the simplicity
of the building and OF the arrangements
for the care of the sick. There is re-
freshing absence of rules and regulations,
except those strictly necessary for the
comfort of the SICK and the convaiescent.
There is lack Of red tape, of the institu-
uonal pom mposity with which a little mind
Is inflated when put in position of some
importance.
The interior OF the building is furnished
most simply. There are no carpets in the
sitting room ana the waiting rooms, no
heavy hanging. Instead on polished
floors there are rugs, and on clean, fresh
walls few pictures are hung. The cur
tains are white and fresh and simple. The
chairs are comfortable.
The p ace speaks of daily hourly use.
I CT the external adornment, for the pre-.
tentiOus furnishing OF other institutions.
which might favorably impress the Wis
Tor and be only a mOckery to the ones for
whom the ace was intended, in the Cali
| fornia Woman's Hospital there is a COM
/ pensating grace and comfort for those who
/ lie sick and suffering within its walls, an
additional luxury for those whose lives
( have seen so few luxuries.
/ There seems 10 be no time, as there is no
thought Tor show or for pretense here.
/ Every body is so busy, so many are suffer
ing so much skill and care and patience
! are needed that lives should be saved and
that the SICK should recover, so that those
who wait GU side may came in and be re-
/ Iieved. For this is the only place in San
/ Francisco-Sxcept the City and County
Hospital - which receives poor women
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peas, save TWO at the end smaller, more
wrinkled, more antique! ooking than the
others.
Those are The twins The others will
all be taken home soon by their mothers,
but these two"
i"Yes?'
"Wei, these TWO won't. That's all.
The mothers too poor. She can't take
care of thcm. And they were born tCo
soon, poor little tots Their four mont b s
means really only two months OF this
world. We have to have a nurse exclu-
svelv ior them. But, | ask you, what
would poor woman. who has to go out
working by the day, do With two frail tit
tie things like that? Why, they'd die.
And then what would he he use of hav-
ing kept them al We as we have?
"Why. we had to pack them in cotton
make a real incubator for them-and it
was only by the most persistent care tho Y
were made to 1--we. Where would be the
use if We sent them home now? No, the
hospital will take care of EN-"
'And the money! asked less impul-
sive woman.
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elected worthy pclron. Mrs. Clara Augusta
Curtis associate matron. Mrs May Anna
Ha~ley secretary, Mrs. Ellen condor treas
uter Hhlrd ierml, Miss Maggie Ella Brad ey
co lduciress, Mrs K1c Lynn associate con-
cucTess. s Harriett Augusta Hobe, Mr..
Jnlia Mary Fisher and Mr.. Mary S)phronia
M1nns trustees The date for. the installation
has not yet teen fixed
harmony Chapter last Friday elected Off
cs.s as follows tor the ensuing term: E II /
hsth Dorothea etjen worthy matron, George
J. ward bushnell worthy patron. Annie NJ.
ihson associate matron, Eva May Hare
Y Sc retary, ed)ra Horton treasurer, Emma
rier condUct-ess ald Nora SAnborn associ-
ate couductIess
Harrison D. Rowe the recently elected
grand patrcn OF the Grand Chapter of the
ord OF tie Eastern Star OF tie State of Cali
fornia, IS Ve.l-known insu ance man OF this
city, but sident of Oakland. lie became
q member OF Monitor Lodge in Elgir, ILL.,. in
1876. At hat time he WAS teaching school in
q district ten miles from Elgin, and to prove
the interest he took in the order il may be
stated that on esch OF the three nights that
fbe degrees were Conferred upon him he
walked ten lliles through the Snow to reacA
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Tbs Native Daughters

Lomas Par. il Miss on Parlor Hall last Friday
rIght great succ IS in ever sense of that
word. The decoration of The pretty hall in span.
ish red nd the sha ting OF The ljLhs with tissue
paper OF the same color. produces very move
fYe t The mouotony of oae color was relieved
by the disp ay amon- the ftstoons of n numb OF
American flags stars nd shields. and at one end
of tn. hall the name OF he raror lie ters OF
gold The invitations were of the pr vaing
co or useG in the dec ra.ions, also tn
dance rrogrsmn es. while not few Of thu mem
ers ,he majority of whom we e dressed In white
wore neck RI ruDoas and Sashel # I te c.lpr.
There was large number OF friends the parlor
TO 10Y, not the Sc tct urogIamm" OF dances.
hut gather round Wi ina the uy psv Queen " h .
in her booth Of red, attlrel In OIitnt1l costume
told the pas, present and fu ure of The young Leo-
pie Nho wan-e -eI to know II some one els1 Knew
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Past Chief Companions. f. O. A.

That interest is being man tested in the work
that tie Past Chiefs Association is ergagin. in
was sde manifest asst Mondav night by he fact
that nearly fifty chiefs ate Aded the meeting
The matter OF rendering assistance 10 those circles
VIII .Ch are not as strong s tive they should
lie was discussed. and 1t was decided hat a
mittee of from the ASSOCIATION and many
no @ past chiefs con d TT nd shOnd visit CIR
cles aud ovide speakers and ente. tainment, TO
the end that he enthusiasm OF the memIers ip
be aroused 1t vi be the aim of the ASSOCIATION
10 awake the dormant members of The val ious
tirsles and induce them 10 attend meetings regu-
arly ana make them in ertsting.
If the 4 citation receives the encouragement IL
deserves tie omI anioI 5 OF he Forest wi l. in a
short me- e one Of the leading fraternaI orr ami
zaions in This city. 1t anged that one
committee of ten should the evening of the
l1th ST visit san Francisco Circle, ana anOtle or
com mi Tee the evening visit Lore ey
IiIc g. and tina. on the ev.ntug If the 18th com
mttee should visit Preside iloIe Mrs. r.. II ar
rington. the granu chief companion. and num-
Der OF grand officers will accompany each COM
p,ift