The San Francisco call., 1897-03-15
Result of a Lady's Remarks
at the Annual Medicos'
Banquet.
Chaperons Favor Young Men
of Berkeley Rather Than
Oakland.
Successful Young Lawyers and Doc ctors
Have Little Use for Dress
Suits.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
a0S Broadway March ID


90S Broadway, March IA.
At the annual banquet of the Alan eda
Medical Association held last week, Miss
Molie Conpors, the bright editor of
Oakland Saturday Night who was one of
the guests, made speech which has set
social and professional circles a-thinking.
In the course of her remarks she said:
This bright element gathered about the
festive board is never seen in what are
called society circles Yet it is the one
element needed-this comradeship, this
good-fellowship, in fact, the real depth of
krinciple and worth to be found in young
Hnen who have struggled, worked and
studied and made a success in their
chosen profession; but in our so-caled
social gatherings, this element is almost
never seen.".
As these words were delivered, the
speaker faced an intelligent gathering. OF
young doctors, young lawyers and other
young men whose brains are the founda-
tien of their wealth.
The publicity given to the speech has
brought out many expressions of opinion,
and last night a writer who evidently
thinks it. safe to hide behind nom-de-
plume, published some very caustic re-
marks.
''In the first place." he says, "these
young men of brains are not invited.
Neither the Deux Temps nor the cotillion
list ever contains their names. A few peo-
pie make up the general list, which rumor
says has come down from time imme-
mortal with but few additions. Some of
Us young lawyers, young doctors and
others would not object to getting into a
dress-suit occasionally and dancing with
Oakland's beautiful maidens, but SO far
this has been denied US.
Then comes a long com plant that the
chaperons of the Deux Temps Club send
all their invitations out to Berkeley, and
their parties are consequently gathering
of eligible young ladies with students who
are sacrificing their studies for the
pleasure of feeting association with So
ciety.
These young men from Berkeley are an
unknown quantity in Oakland's profess
sional circles. Presumably they are not
wanted any more than Oakland's young
men are wanted by the chaperons OF the
social clubs. But the complaint goes a
great deal further and says that the reason
there are SO few engagements and so few
new homes in Oakland is because the love-
making days of Oakland's best girls are
thrown away upon a passing element
which only comes to Berkeley Tor few
years and then goes off instead OF enter
ing into an acquaintance with the resident
wealth OF brain, which alone can lay the
foundation of true society.
These are very serious insinuations, and
when placed before leading student at
Berkeley to-day he said there was practi-
cally no defense to their position. 81
have been to ten dances in Oakland this
last season." he said, land on no occasion
have ever been sufficiently acquainted
with the young ladies with whom [ danced
20 feel that was obligated to send car
rage for her or to take the trouble to see
her home We received the invitations
and we considered that We were showing
enough gallantry by riding 10 Oakland on
street car and devoting two or three
hours 10 the amusement of the girls. Most
of US, however, pay our dues to these
clubs and naturally feel that we are en-
titled TO the invitation.
This subject is going to stir up other
elements than the young men. tor to-day
several bright young ladies expressed their
opinions They desired to know why the
BRAN of stenographers, artists and lady
journalists were not Just as deserving of
recogn ition by society as when owned by
young men.
This ebullition in social and professional
circles will probably result in the forma-
tion of a new social element which will
use for its coat OF arms, brains Before
Wealth."
During the next week the editor that
started the ball rolling will need special
clerk to attend to her correspondence.
While the SUBJECT OF Oakiand's young
men is under discussion it will not be
amiss to carry it little further. During
the past two years some of the young
men of this city have made regulations as
Judges and legislators that rank on level
with those of older men. In this regard
Hart North of the Assembly has been as
prominent at Sacramento as any other
legislator on the floor. He has been in
strumen tai in advocating to a successful
lend many bills of benefit to this county.
AThe' same is true of Frank Lsavitt an
Tother Assemblyman from this district,
yybo was never heard of in politics until
he made his debut in the Legislature. J.
w. Clark of Niles, who is not long out of
the university. did some good work on
behalf of good roads, and Oscar Breiiing
and Howard Wright, two other young
men from this city, have also done good
service.
On the Superior bench two years ago
Judge Frick was appointed. and his judi
ciaI career was one of marked ability, and
ne showed his strength in popular favor
by the strong fight he made at the prima-
ries against Congressman Hilborn- Judge
Wood OF the Police Court, who truthfully
can be said to look like a mere youth,
earned the respect of voters to such an ex-
tent that after one term of office he was
enabled to run Independently and beat the
regular Republican nominee.
The District Attorneys cffice has very
important and intricate questions to han
die all the time, and from Attorney Shook
down to the latest deputy all have estab-
lished their claim to be able lawyers, and
every one is young man.
rarely seen at so-called social gatherings
the questions are asked, "What is Oakland
society? Who are its leaders? Who make
out fls treasured lists By what right and
title do these people hold Officer Is it by
virtue of money or intellect or have they
been born to the purple?" Within the
next few days there will be many answers
~ these ouestious. STUART w. BOOTH.