The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
The Local Mission Of Mercy,

to it, and their efforts merit success. The
fete will continue for four nights, and
matinee will be given on Saturday The
Hospital for Children and Training
School for Nurses needs money and the
women whose interest is in unfortunate
and crippled children are determined that
the gingerbread fete shall supply the
need.
Golden Gate Hall will be transformed
into fair of booths and bazaars. Local
societies viii contribute an entertainment
Of music and minstrelsy. The sailors of
the Iowa Will give a vaudeville perform
ance in which the mascot of the warship
Will not be permitted to take part, owing
to his recent offenses. The Young Ladies
Auxiliary of the hospital will supply the
feature of the first nights entertainment
The olympic Club, in series of athletic
specialues, will have the honor of the
second night. The Orpheum will be rep
resented and by permission of its mana
gers will contribute the ability of its per-
formers 10 aid worthy charity. Friday
night Will find the students of Stanford
ana Berkeley in charge. At the Saturday
matinee the sailors of the Iowa will ap-
pear, and on Saturday night the fete viii
close. One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the fete will be an art room,
whose treasures VIII be supplied from
many private collections in this city and
Oakland. There will be bronZeS, statues
and paintings, and it is expected that one
in San Francisco will be the result. This
department of the fete will be under the
direction of Mrs. Helen Hecht and Miss
Kohl.
Some idea of the character of the enter
tainment' may be obtained from the fol-
lowing programme, which is but partially
completed:
Violin solo. Misses Ames; song, Mrs Fonda:
clippings from Life; musical pantomime;F Iiv-
ing miniatures; young ladies' auxiliary; Olym-
pic Club in specialties; Chinese song Mrs
Ii EDeCialtipS oTr11i N m.
Hawaiian Quartet; coon songs and COON
dialogues; Stanford Glee and Mandolin clubs;
Berkeley Quartet; vaudeville company OF L. S.
S. Iowa pretidigitation, Mr.. Hirshfeld Nea-
politan Mandolin and Guitar Club; Preside
Military Band; Hawaiian music by Miss Louise
Rowland. Miss Clara Rulofson, Miss Della and
Bessie Mills Miss Deane, Miss Pearl Sabn
and Mrs. Richmond Payne.
During the fair the following articles
will be raffied:
Persian rug, from Sloane's; beautiful bronze
statuary from White House, Automatic sew
ing machine, from Mrs. Watson; elaborate and
artistic French fan, from Mrs Casweu: dec
{; Co; large and rare potted fern, from Mr.
Holbrook; artistically finished dolls house.
from Mrs. Wilson: beautiful rocking chair
from Sloane'si handsome silYerware, from
Shreve's.
The ladies having charge of the fete
are as follows:
(presidenD, Mrs. John F. Merrill, Mrs VII
liam Hardy, Mrs L. !. Dunbar, Mrs. J. H.
DlChenSOn, MISS fanny Doyle, Mrs. q. +.
Grant, Mrs Henry Bothin, Mrs. F. A. Frank
Mrs. J. w. Kerr Mrs. W. Z. Fonda Mrs
P shaw, Mrs. H. NJ. Fiske, Mrs. f. H. Green.
Mrs. Rolla V. Watt, Mrs. c. E. Holmes, Mrs
H. P. Miller. Mrs Robert Oxnard Miss Laura
McKinstry, Mrs. A. Borel. Mrs. w. J. Dutton.
Miss Mary Kohl Mrs. Helen Hecht, Mrs. A. c.
Rulofson, Mrs. Henry Payot, Mrs. n. D. Ride
Members of Auxiliary-AIiss Laura Bates
(presidenD Miss Gertrude Bates, Miss Hop
kins, Miss Edna Hopkins, Miss Caro- Crockett,
L2QWdldder, Morgan. Theresa
Morgan, Miss Bertha Smith, Miss Smedberg
Miss Carolan Miss Genevieve Caroian, Miss
Minnie Houghton, Miss Olive Hobrook Miss
Bernice Drown. Miss Follis, Miss Mclean. Miss
Mary Eyre, Miss Thomas, Miss Helen Thomas.
Chairmen Of COnmltteeS-MrS. John F. Mer-.
rill, entertainment; Mrs. l.. l.. Dunbar, bazaar;
Mrs. Wendell Easton, oriental booth; Mrs.
rations; Mrs Helen Hecht, art room; Mrs w
I. Fonda, grab-bag Mrs. n. D. Rideout, re-
Mrs Samuel Knight floral: Mrs James w
Kerr, music; Mrs. Henry Payot press; Young
NUNS Junior Auxiliary, sale of flowers.
The fete will be followed next Monday
night by charity ball, which, it is ex-
pected, Will be one of the triumphs of the
social season. In pleading for the patron
age Of the public in their worthy cause
the managers of the fete have made the
following public address:
The Hospital for Children and Training
School for Nurses was founded in March,
$50 las the Dspensary for Women and
Children) Incorporated November 25. 1885,
and is situated on California street be-
tween Maple and Cherry San Francisco,
Cal
Unprotected. helpless and homeless chill
dren surrounded by misery and suffering
from disease and sickness appealing to hu-
man aid and sympathy through the utter
helplessness OF their forlorn condition. sug-
gested to some kindly and charitable ladies
the founding Of a hospital where such
could be nursed and watched and cared for,
and develop into healthy boys and girls or
II incurabe, their sufTerings Iessened and
their minds and bodies directed and in
structed into usefulness.
Established humane principles reject
ing account of creed or nativity
extending helping hand where help is
most needed, and doing all in it's power to
ameliorate the condition of the sick and
poor child, this charity asks that you will
extend to 1t reasonable aid to the end that
1t may continue the work that it has begun,
and extend its sphere OF well-doing.
1t has done good deal of earnest work
In a quiet way since its organization twen-
ty-four years ago, and through earnest ef-
fort and the Kindness of the friends of
charity secured a building site and some
funds for the erection of a hospital adapt-
ed to the care Of sick and disabled children.
The institution started in March.
1875 by a number of charitable ladies' the
object being the care Of sick and destitute
children and women at their homes and at
ayers placed six beds in the dispensary
building at 22s Post street. and so began in
very quiet way the work of a hospital In
February 1879 the demand Justifying It,
fourteen-roomed house at the corner Of
franklin and Oak streets was leased, where
thev remained for nearly year, again out
growing the building The large house at
the corner of Twenty-second and Mission
streets became their home, enabling them
10 offer more advantages to sick children
than ever before, and here was opened the
chiIdren's ward-the first of its kind on the
Pacific Coast and here were performed the
first surgical operations. The Training
School for Nurses admitted its first pupil
in December. 1880. In March. 1881, the hos
pital made another move 70 an eighteen
roomed house. at 221 and 223 Thirteenth
street. where for six years it remained, and
NAV be said to have made It's reputation.
Tbe building was unsuited in many ways
for the work, but it was adapted we'll
as nossible by the managers to its purpose
,r,itl, fnrhenr franco and patience on the