The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
COY DIRECTORS
SHUN THE GAFF
0'Donnell's Summons-Ser-
yer Chasing the School
Board.
Hammond and Carew Were
Hooked by Tricks Entirely
New to Them.
Gallagher, Like a Jack O. Lantern
Makes Clerks Life Weary
Burden.

The life of the summons-server, like the
life of the policeman in the "Pirate. of
Penzance," is not always a happy one.
This is the conclusion of Charles E. S.
Weeks, who, for the past four or five days,
has been endeavoring to serve the sum-
monses on the members of the Board of
Education in the case of c. c. O'Donnell
versus the mem bers of that august body.
1t will be rene bered that in this case
DR.. ODonnell seeks to Dust the Board Of
Education for making certain chang n
the matter of the school textbooks, the
same as the late Board of Supervisors
were turned out Of the green pastures OF
prosperity into the barren highway OF
private life. The sum I'm onses, which beg in
You are hereby commanded to appear"
etc, were placed in the hands OF Mr..
Weeks for service upon the several direct
ors therein named, and he started out
with light heart.
Last evening be returned to the Office
weary of foot and low in spirits, for there
was still one more to serve and no tellln G
when the job would be finished. The one
unserved, like the farmers chicken that ran
around 50 fast that it could not be counted
Is Director E. ]. Gallagher. Mr.. Weeks
has camped at Gallaeher's office. roasted
upon MS front door steps by the hour and
chased phantom GalIaghers all over town.
This summons is now showing the signs
of age and hard lille.
Its edges are frayed and the once bright
green paper bears the dog ears OF many a
disappointment, for Mr.. Weeks has pulled
it out for service on nearly every Gal
lagher whose name appears in the city
directory and now Mr.. Weeks has the
wild idea that every other man in the
citv of San Francisco is named Gallagher.
With Directors Drucker, Burns, Ban
tel. Darlington. Ragan, Head, Waller and
Armer 1t was dead easy game" for
they acknowledged the summons like lit
lie men, out W lillian A. Derham proved a
puZZler to the summons server, who don I
know even now whether the director de-
MED MS identity or whether there is two
of him. For two days Weeks ran after
DeTham and finally the man who accepted
the summons proved to be the same per-
son, or one who looked like him, that
Weeks had talked to no less than half q
dozen times.
Thomas r. Carew was another hard one
10 catch, for he caused much delay and
annoyance by accepting the summons
directed to Director Waller, and was only
landed by mistaking the weary and sad
and best friend. An inquiry as 10 the
price of coffin threw him off his guard
and he disclosed his identity. This in
advertence was caused to some extent by
little trick on the part of MIR. Weeks
who caused lady friend to call Mr..
Carew up on the telephone. AS the lady
had sob in her voice the much-soug ht-
for director was taken pletely off his
guard when the soemn-visageQ Weeks
put in an appearance.
Director Phil Hammond, eloquent
Phil" as he Is sometimes called, was
another hard one for the summons server
to catch. For days he is said to have kept
away from his place of business ana could
not be found at his home al 2 Golden
place, off Larkin street, and Weeks had a
tootpath worn by running between the
two places. At last he won by strategy
what energy failed to omplish- Yes
terday Mr.. Weeks provided himself with
''wad'' of copy paper such as reporters
use and a pencil, and changing his suit of
clothes called at the Hammond residence
and said to the lady who answered the
bell that he was reporter and wanted TO
interview Mr.. II. on the subject of Sup
erintendent Webster.
1t may be considered a mean trick to
play upon mans weakness, but-Direc-
tor Hammond appeared at the door in
less than a minute. Mr.. Weeks said the
Directors disappointment ana chagrin
was almst pItiful and caused a twinge OF
his own conscience; but duty is duty.
But Weeks, like the Wandering Jew,
VINO was destined to wander up and down
the face OF The earth IN Ill the iudg
day, is still hunting up and aown the
c.tp, looking for Gallagher.