The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

was perfectly sober and not IN any WIee 49,.
the influence of alcoholic or other stlmuiant
No other waiter attended her. Sne hau no
brandy and soda or other liquid refreshment
than cup of tea The article In THIS morn
1ng's Chronicle concerning her is ogorsesous- sRss
ly false. LORENZO eoSso.
Dated July %, 1897.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. Wickersham wrote
as follows in relation to the visit OF Mrs.
Craven to the Grotto:
SAN FRANCISCO, July %.
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we
were taking Dur supper at the Gooa Fellows
Grotto on the event OF July IA, 1897 ana
saw Mrs. Nettie r. Craven there on that even
She went to the telephone with the proprie-
tor, Mr.. Techau, but did not lean on
was perfectly sober and under the in
huence OF no intoXlcant. The proprietor did
not accompany her when she lett the res
taurant. Her gait was steady and her cond1-
tion normal The article in to-day's Chron-
icle does her grave il justice.
PAUL q. WICKERSHAM.
Mrs. PAUL G. WICKERsHAM.
Mrs. Haskins, Mrs Crav-n's friend and
companion, added her testimony in these
words:
SAN FRANCISCO July %, 1897
/, Elizabeth Haskins; do hereby state that
the article in to-days Chronicle re-
ferring to Mrs. Craven aud myself is
utterly false and without foundation.
at the Ocean-side House on Sunday last, nor
did we or either of rs order any brandy and
soda or any liquor or liquid there, nor
did 1 on that day request or uina1 sug,
by Mrs. Craven, nor did Mrs Craven
order ask for receive, drink or spill any
LIQUOR anywhere or at any time that day while
i'll my company or at all 10 my knowleuge.
The article in to-day's Chronicle is a tissue
OF lies without any pallia ton whatsoever
ELIZABETH HAsKINs.
Attorney Ruef then handed in Mrs.
Craven's resignation, which read as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Board Of Education: here
by resign my position as principal OF the Mis-
sion Grammar School. and from the school
Department OF San Francisco.
NETTIE R. CRAVEN.
Director Carew took occasion to say
some nice things regarding Mrs. Craven
and her career as a teacher, referring par
ticularly to the high standard OF efficiency
into which she had brought the Mission
Grammar School.
Later in the evening, on motion OF Di-
rector Ragan, the following resolution OF
thanks to Mrs. Nettie R. Craven and Miss
Gertrude Cahalin was adopted:
Resolued, That the Board of Edu cation, &C
cepting the designations of Mrs: Nettie R.
Craven and Miss Gertrude Cahalin from the
of the Peabody Grammar and
OF the Mission Grammar schools, respect
fully hereby tender their appreciation
partment OF these very successful San Fran
cisco principals and they cheeriully subscribe
to any testimonial OF efficiency that these
teachers might require.
The resolution was signed by all of the
n EN- bers OF the board.
The committee on elementary education
made the following recommendations
Ilo hot Ho IL -
nine" thinks necessary to harmonic"
the department.:
Miss Susie Haas transferred from Mar
shall Primary to Clement Grammar, Miss
E. B. Brown transferred from the substi-
tute list TO Clement Grammar, Miss
Rose McGeogh from Lafayette to the
receiving class OF the Dudley Stone School,
Miss l. T. Ryan from Fremont o Golden Gate
School, Miss B. NJ. Gan. bitz from the
su bstitute list to the Dudley Stone School,
ton Grammar to the Marshall Primary,
Miss l. B. O'Neiu from the Dudley Stone 10
the Fremont School, Miss n. A. Jacobs from the
Grammar to che receiving class of
the Lafayette School, Miss +. Med. Shearer from
the unassigned list to the Washington Gram
mar Schooi, Mrs. j. D. Cooper from Golden
Gate to Franklin School, Miss Agnes McLaugb-
lin from Franklin 10 the receiving class OF the
Franklin School, Miss q. D. Mitchell from
Franklin to John Swett School, Miss J. A.
Niche son from John SWEET 10 Adams Cosmo-
polltan Grammar, MISS H. phil pS from Adams
Cosmopolitan 20 John SWEET, Miss NJ. Z. Doran
from lie Conte to Washington Grammar, Miss
E. Mcdonald from substitute list to Noe Val
ley Scnool, Miss NJ D. Crowley from Haw-
thorne to Sutro. Miss Maud NJ. Wood from
Starr King TO Hawthorne, Miss s. j. Duffy from
Irving Scott to receiving class OF Hawthorne;
Miss E NJ Boyle, substitute list to Haw-
horne; Miss NJ. F. Nelson, Emerson TO Starr
King; Miss j. NJ. Stewart, Lafayette TO Irving
Scott; Miss X. A. Kallmeyer, Irving Primary
to Emerson; Miss Josephine Frank, sub
stitute list to Irving Primary: Miss
Miss P. Hobart, Emerson to Longfellow; Miss
NJ. Brierton, substitute list to Longiellow;
Miss S. Gumaer substitute list to Sutro
Miss J. Bowman. James Lick
to Chinese Primary; Miss \. E. Puring-
ton, substitute list to James Lick; Miss NJ
G. Mckinney, substitute list to Buena Vista;
mond; Miss NJ. E. Caldwell. Bernal to un-
assigned list; Miss F. A. Gilmore, substitute
list to Bernal; Miss R. Scheier, Dud.
ley Stone to Fremont; Miss Edna J.
NJ. Curry, Haight to Horace Mann;
Miss E. NJ. Poole, Longfellow to Baight; Miss
Cora Herrick, substitute list to Monroe
Primary; Miss Mae Sou e, substitute list to
jefferson; Miss J. B. German, Jefferson to
Longiellow; Miss Hagedorn, unassigned list to
lie Coute; Miss n. Fogarty, Franklin Evening
to Moulder Primary.
commended the following changes ia
teachers:
w. H. Plunkett, from the business evening
school to Yice-principal OF Lincoln evening
school; Charles L. Turner, business evening
school to High Scnool class of the Hum boldt
evening school. William G. Hyde, Hamilton
evening to business evening A W. Lvser
business evening TO Hamilton evening John
Drew, Richmond evening to Hearst evening
Miss E.Stark, evening su bstitute list to Rincon
Evening; Miss Z. G.. Fleming, evening substi-
tute class TO Horace Mann Evening; Miss Kate
Humphrey, Horace Mann Evening to Fair
mount Evening; Miss Lucie O'Connell, eve
ming substitute class to Richmond; Miss NJ
Z. Need substitute class, take charge JohE
SWEET Evening temporarily; Miss Rebe " Nc
Feeley substitute class toJohn SWEET Grammar:
Mrs. NJ. J. Egan, substitute class 10 Hamilton /:
F. G. Baird, Hamilton to Hearst; n. Kennedy
substitute class to Business Evening; William
Herroo. substitute class to Business Even
ing; w. n. Davidson, to take charge
of advanced class of bookkeeping In
Business Evening School: a. c. Roberts to
mechanical drawing class. Business Evening
School; Miss Mary Mangan 10 evening substi-
tute class, assigned TO Ocean View Evening
School; Miss Annie Crowley to even
ing substitute class, Miss Catherine
Games TO evening substitute class;
Miss E. L. West, to Lincoln Evening; Miss J.
Scott, to evening su bstitute class; Miss Rosaiie
La Faille, Lincoln Evening; D. Hum bold t,
evening and before extra work as elocution
teachers in High School classes: Miss J. L. Pow
ers Hum boldJ Evening, to Lincoln Evea ling :;
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