The San Francisco call., 1898-06-26
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tended order drill, Company M. Captain Clark; review by Major General Merritt.
 The guests of the evening will be feasted in the Machinery Hall, and their welfare will be looked after by the following ladies: Mrs. Bol- derman, Mrs. Bonny. pr. Bolderman, Miss Creigh, Miss Martin, Mrs, Theo. Lundstedt, Mrs. Boss Mrs. Ralph, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. J. H Harrington, Mrs. Day, Miss Piper, Dr. Selling, Mrs C. Kervan. Miss Richter, Miss L. Smith, Mrs. Bracket, Mrs. Kemp Van Be, Miss Bracket, Mrs. Aigeltinger, Mrs. Deruse. Mrs Miss Mccarthy. Mrs Meyer, Mrs Bradley, Mrs Mocker, Mrs. Tillmann. Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Griff Miss Noonan, Miss Rush, Mrs. Barton, Miss Mclaughlin, Miss M. Layton. Miss M. Waters, Mrs. Munson, Mrs. Schmidt, Miss Reichling. Mrs. Williams Mrs Foley, Miss Utschig Miss Day. Miss Nonstaden Miss Levy MISS bap- cock and Miss McDougal.
 The First Presbyterian Church will provide the lunches for the Newport. on which General after the other transports have gone.
 and Nettie Moves. which was held at 9ls Greenwich street on Thursday last proved a big success and they have turned over nearly someIy decorated with evergreens. flags and Chinese lanterns. With fancy-work table cream tables in the other, one entering and listening to the strains of Morris string band, were in fairy bower. The two young misses deserve much credit for the way they worked
 The following letter is self-explanatory:
 June 25, 1898.
 Colonel James F. Smith, commanding First Regiment, California Volunteers, U. S.. A. Manila Philippine Islands-Dear Sir: At a meeting of the executive committee of the Red Cross Society of San Francisco. held on June ciety send you fifteen hundred dollars (s150Ol. to be used as an emergency fund by the off
 Recruited from our own loved city, it is with pride and qualification that we are enabled, hS1gh GSg ya tns EanF o Gl first of change B 62 s62 on Messrs. N. M. Rothschild X Sons, London. on demand, for ASos l5s' , wnleh
 Though far from the land whose honor you wishes and loving thoughts follow you across the broad Pacific, and the Red Cross" with keen appreciation of the mission of your sol diers sends its benedicton and greetings tc every man of the regiment, patiently awaiting the day when shall be no more and Sar Francisco's streets shall echo the cheers of g royal welcome home to our Boys In Blue
 kindly acknowledge the receipt of the bill of exchange that may know of its safe ar rival. We remain very sincerely yours,
 MRS. JOHN F. MERRILL, President.
 MRS w R. ECKART, Secretary.
 One of the most useful donations received bJ the society is from Britton & Key, lithograph nisbed u it with all paper used. but have aisc donated the cuts and headings for which tht
 Mrs. John Morton and Mrs. Mel. Martin O North Fork, Cal, gave a social at the schoo house for the benefit of the Red Cross So ciety and raised $11 20
 The following letter was received from on of the little workers:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
 Dear Ladies: Here is sl for our soldiers Would you like to know how got 1t? saved all my car fare nickels for the last month ant always walked, walked, walked no matter hoy warm it
 And will you please tell the boys didn' mind 1t one bit: whenever l got very tired would think of our soldiers and all the hard ships they have to suffer for us and for ou dear "Old Glory" and then l would not fee tired any more at all. only wish it was nor money. but think if all the children in tn city that are well and strong would save thei | car fares we could get great, great man. | nickels for the Red Cross Society. And pleas don't forget to tell the soldiers that we all low 1 them very much and hope they will all com back to their fathers and mothers, and l an 1 sure we'll have glorious victory. My cousl | volunteered for the Red Cross hospital corps l I would go too if I boy Yours truly MARGUERITE POPERT.
 P. S.-Mamma says l wore out a pair o l shoes saving my carfare, but she does no mind it bit.
 Another vote of thanks was rendered tn | French Hospital yesterday for their continues i aid. They have taken in the hospital 1s0 men | which equals 796 days of treatment.
 1 Badges will be delivered at 16 Post street ol | Monday morning al. .1o o'clock.