The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10

l McKinstry. erstwhile society belle The gayety of other times has given way. She has found something serious and expressing to do. But Miss Me kinstry has never given up all her time to the demands of soci lty. She always found time to be an enthusiastic worker in charitable organizations and as one of the directors of the Children's Hospital she did much to make that in- stitution the great success it is. An ''all-round girl her friends called her-ready for work and ready for play. But these are the times that call 1 upon one to give up the pleasures of life entirely and work. And Miss McKins- try is one of those who has answered | the call Her friends who are a-pleas- 1 uring, who are enjoying round of fashionable watering places, a success sion of house parties, at oIntry villas, all the delights that summer offers, talk about Miss McKinstry and wonder at her choice.
 But they are ~roud of her, too. Proud that one of their number is willing to give up everything that is dear to the heart of a girl brought up in luxury and willingly exchanges it for the sake of helping the cause.
 If she is sent to the seat of war by the Red Cross it means to live on board a hospital ship in a confined cabin. sur rounded by the sick and the dying with a burning sky overhead and a waste of water around.
 But it also means a chance to nurse the soldier boys back to health again
 And what are physical discomforts compared to the joy of doing this?
 In the East other society belles- are resolutely following the same path that Miss McKinstry has marked out for herself. Miss Amy Phipps, daughter of Henry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie's partner, has been detailed to jc Sister Bettina Lesser at Tampa and board the State of Texas, which will follow the transports everywhere, ready to take on it's load of sick and wounded.
 When the war broke out Miss Phipps was just preparing to go to England with her family. A round of pleasure had been arranged for her. She was to be presented to the Queen. The court gown had been ordered. London was willing to receive this beautiful Ameri- can heiress with open arms.
 But tho war disarranged all this She went to New York against the ar guments and pleadings of her family, took a course in first-aid work to the 1 sick and wounded and departed to the front. The same day that she left for Tampa her family, including her | brother, Jay Phipps who is at Har- ward, sailed for Europe. Another strange antithesis. The man goes a. pleasuring; the woman goes to war.
 Helen Lono laughter of ex-Governor Long of ssuchusetts and Secretary of the Navy, is a volunteer nurse in the hospital at the Brooklyn navy yard. She. too, prefers tn sick room and night lamp to the comforts of her Washington home and the delights of society at the capital. None of these yodng women have gone into the work blinded by girlish enthusiasm and the desire to be thought martyrs and hero ines They object to having it thrust upon them.
 Miss McKinstry's reticence, her ab- solute refusal to discuss the matter, are but natural to one who desires as little notoriety about her step as though she were plain Miss Smith. without so- cial prestige and position. She has chosen between Serving society and serving the sick. She is satisfied that she has chosen well.