The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

@ URING the twenty-seventh Tag
 satzung of the Pacific Turnbezirk,
 which was recently held in Oak
 , land, a radical step in advance
 was made by that organization. The delegates to the national convention, which is to take place in San Franicsco in July, were instructed to vote for an amendment to the national constitution empowering local organizations to, if they so desire, admit women to member ship.
 Mrs. A. Dexhammer of Los Angeles re- gently saved a 7-year-old child from a dreadful accident and probable death, at the risk of her own life. She saw the little one standing bewildered on the track of an electric car which was swift ly approaching car on down grade, and sprang forward just in time to drag her out of danger. Unfortunately her hero ism reacted upon herself, since a heavy truck which was passing at the time ran over her foot before she could recover herself. The mother of the child disap- peared with her in the crowd without even thanking the lady to whom she owed such a debt of gratitude.
 Mrs. Presentation Garcia, a daughter of one of the oldest Spanish families in California, the Galindos, has just died in Santa Cruz at the age Of 56. She was married at the age of 13 and was the mother of twenty-two children, of whom ten are still living.
 The Woman's Club of Denver, Colo, Is to erect a club house of its own which Is expected to be ready in time for the bi- ennial of the General Federation of Wo- mems Clubs, to be held in Denver next June.
 Mrs. Gregory, widow of John F. Greg Ory, who founded the cattle business in Kansas City. is owner. editor, manager and publisher of a magazine devoted to the interests of stockmen and their wives.
 The Iowa women are organizing to have the word male stricken from the constitution of the State.
 Miss Margaret Long, second daughter of Secretary Long, has just passed a brilliant examination and matrtculated in the medical department of Johns Hop kins University.
 Miss s. M Burche and Miss Mamie Tessett, stenographers and deputies in the office of c. H. Thompson, United States Marshal are the first women dep- uty marshals to do active field work in Oklahoma
 The society young women of Grand Rapids, Mich, have for three years given @ successful bench show, and their third annual exhibition, which closed last Fri day, cleared in the neighborhood of sl000 The young women who planned these popular shows call themselves the But terfiy Bench Show Association of Grand Rapids, and they apply their profits to the maintaining of free bed in a hospital and the assisting of the sick poor of their city
 Mrs. Susan E. wattles, who has just died in Kansas, was the widow of Au- gustus Wattles, the close friend and CO., worker of John Brown in the under ground railway"
 Mary Ellen Rogers of Ravenna, O., has sued Volney Rogers for divorce on the ground that he has lived with her for forty years and has never taken her any where, not even to church.
 Governor Lowndes of Maryland has called the Legislatures special attention to the excellent work done by Mrs. Anne B. Jeffers during the two years that she has held the position of State Librarian. The Governor states that this was the first important State appointment to be results have fully justified this departure from established precedent.
 Countess de Casa Miranda better