The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13
He DOES NOT
nCARE A WHOOP''
Rev. w. W. Bolton Thinks
His Opponents I'm
worthy of Notice.
May Take the Great Unwashed'
Epithet to Themselves
if They Wish.
Monday Celebrants I.sue Explanatory
Dodgers-Charles w. POpe's
Jublle, Ole.
"I don't care a whoopr"

uOu care MnOOp!
Speaker, Rev. w. w. Bolton; time, ves-
terday afternoon; pace, Episcopal rec
tory al 2311 Union street.
This classical selection from the Queens
English fell from Mr.. Bottoms lips in re-
sponse 10 a query as to what he thought
of the Indignation meeting held the night
before at st. George Hall by those of his
countrymen who intend holding a cele-
bration at the Chutes on Monday, the 2lst
inst
Those sort of people," he continued,
simply amuse me. In my opinion their
action and their Indignation are too con-
temptible for notice.
Did l mean them when l used the ex-
preston, the great unwashed?'
81 have no response at all to make to
that question, because l do"
At this juncture a small boy, who had
entered the reverend gentleman's yard
through the rear gate and had run across
TO the front gate, started to make his exit,
but he was promptly colared and dragged
back just as he set foot on the sidewalk.
WHAT do you mean b7 running across
my yard in that fashion2" he asked. II
won't permit any body to do that"
please let me so, mister; l won't harm
anything"
mo, You don't" calculated the Rev.
Mr.. Bolton. Il don't intend that YOU
shall get in the way of runnin, across nv
property in that fashion. Oh, mol You
will go back the way you came"
And he had to 60 back, too, slowly and
with angry, rebellious tears in his ewes
''As | said" continued the speaker. al
do not care what these people say and
have no response TO make 10 them at all
If they think that my expression, the
great unwashed,' applies to them, why,
let them take il. If they don't, all right.
l don't care either way. L have lived
here for seven years and people know me
well enough by this time, anyway. That
is all have to say"
But those on the other side of the fence
are not contenIed 10 let things 60 that
way at all. In explanation of their posi-
tiOn i'll the matter they have issued the
following circular, which is being ex-
tensively distributed here and in Oak
land:
EXPLANATORY.
Some explanation as to there being two dis
tinct celebrations is due 10 those interested.
Ten years ago, prior 10 the jubilee celebra-
tion in honor of the fftieth year OF Queen
Victoria's reign, 1t was unanimously agreed
that all funds accruing from the celebration
and donations accepted should go toward
building a British hospital, il being then, as
now, the expressed desire of the Queen that
all such efforts should be toward alternating
suffering. SO, as individuals and societies,
our peOTle worked so well that there was a
surplus OF $1,000
The Victoria Hospital Association was then
formed and Incorporated for the sole purpose
OF Carrying out these plans; but nothing fur
ther was done. Affairs finally merged into
the hands OF about nine men, all OF whom
were members OF either the British Benevo-
lent Society or the ST. Andrews SOCIETY," who
eventually decided to diviue the $1,000 be-
tween these two societies, ignoring the sons
OF ST. George and the her Scotch societies
The Sons OF ST. George ard the Scottish
Thistle Club aDpea ed 10 the courts to prevent
so gross and unprIuclpled a misappropri a tiOn.
On its being represent ted TO the court that
the principal was 10 be held in trust and only
the intere5t used, ex-Judge Levy dissolved
the injunction sued Tor ana thus allowed this
great wrong TO be cOnsummated.
Time has not removed the intense feeling
aroused b. this act OF in justice and at the first
meeting called by the British Consul 10 ar
range Tor the coming celebration in June a
demand was made for the return of the money
to the original fund, and 10 which should be
added the profits from the coming ce .ebration
and a British hospital erected. This was re-
fused, with The sarcastic addition that ''they
would be pleased 10 receive any further sum
and place il with the rest" Immediate. y
upon the receipt OF this ii was decided TO di-
vide any surplus arising from this celebra ation
between the British societies participating,
and thus prevent repetition OF such a dis
graceful steal as that of ten years ago
A few of the leading memb RS OF the British
Benevolent and the St. Andrews sOcietit S
were strongly in favor of an exclusive ban
Quei, at the Palace Hotel only; but the &c Il
ersl committee dec ded upon popular ce!e-
bration. Then, finding themselves not in
sympathy with that boIy, they "bolted' and
organized a rival demonstration on exactly
the same lines as those insisted on by the * n
er,l committee
This seeding body though advertisingItheir
Celebration as being for the bene 7 of the Vic
toria Hospital AS ociation, have declared tn t
they have no intention (nOw or at any time)
OF erecting a British hospital Comment is
unnecessary!
Had the British Benevolent Society alone
been al owed the use of the interest the mis-
appropriation would not have caused such ill
feeling, as a large percentage of Scotch are
even now relieved by this society. But tn at
one Scotch society, and small one at that,
should take half is obviously unjust.
The general committee in is ofi.i4l charac-