The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-04

Mr.. Skeels says, are in too much of
a hurry to go to the Bay by boat, and
consequently few appreciate how really
beautiful our river scenery is, and how
extensive are the agricultural and
Horticultural interests below our Capt.
tai City At this season of the year
the farms and orchards show to WON
derful advantage, and present a charm
ing picture to him who will stop to
look.
Miss M. Walsh returned yesterday
after spending a week with her mother
in San Francisco.
E. w. Davis, Regent of the Uni
versity of California, and wife, after a
months visit in Sacramento, left yes
terday for Colfax, where they will
spend the summer.
The opening meeting of the Tennis
Club has been postponed until the
10th of June, on account of unavoid-
Bile delay in finishing the courts
DR. Asa Briggs, with his daughters,
the Misses Helen and Edna Of Wisoon-
sin, have been visiting DR.. Wallace A.
Briggs. He has gone to Elk Grove,
where he expects to enter into prac-
tice.
Mr. and Mrs. v. S. McC4atchy re-
turned Tuesday from their visit to Chi
cago. Mrs. McClatchy feels very much
rested in spite of her flying trip, and
looks younger and prettier than ever
Miss Laura benson of San Fran
cisco spent a few days of last week
with her sister, Mrs. Douglas Lindley.
from the State University, is visiting
Walter Rennie.
Mrs Elizabeth 3. Purnell has been
spending the past fortnight with
friends in the Bay City. Her son, w. F.
Purnell, paid her a visit during the
week.
They may talk all they want to about
the motorman'S inhumanity, the
hackdriver's careleesness and the lax
ness OF the City Trustee system and all
that, but I defy them to accomplish
anything in the way of reform until
they persuade the parent that it is
really worth while to inculcate on the
child's mind at least the first princi-
pies of obedience. The other day. as
was driving along slowly, a little boy
suddenly left the curbstone where he
was sitting and darted in front of my
horse in the twinkling of an eye.
pulled up with a jerk such as to bring
tears to the poor beasts eyes, / am
sure, and to render me liable to a rep
rimand from the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and
barely missed the child. Had we been
going the least bit faster or had my
horse been anything else than a good
old soul, an accident, probably serious,
would surely have occurred. Then I
would have been dubbed a wretch. a
monster and various other pet names,
and whole columns of essays on unfeel-
ing humanity and helpless infancy
would have found their way into print
Yet I would have been in nowise to
blame. My sympathies have been partly
with the San Francisco motorman;
since my own narrow escape they have
been almost wholly his. Employees
are sometimes careless, know, but pa
rents are oftentimes negligent too.
Such accidents are greatly to be de-
plored, and carefully guarded against.
But the blame Is not all on one side.
Let it, then, be shared
Walter Condor and Harland Cline
have become members of the Lucky
Thirteen Social Club
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Huntoon have
taken the cottage at GIT Eleventh
street, and are at home to their friends.
Miss Laura A. Morrison has returned
from a most enjoyable visit to Los
Angeles, where she was the guest of
Mrs. M. w. Eyerhardy during the past
month.
The girls of the Wit and Humor Club
gave a delightful dance at Twenty
first and NJ streets on Friday evening in
honor of the boys of the club The hall
was tastefully decorated and presented
evening delicious cake and lemonade
were served. Following are those who
We're present: Misses Emily Truscott,
Pearl Sabhard, Lutte Heath, Daisy Nc
Gillavray, Aimee Staurt, Helen Peter
son. Floreth Hadgson, Maud Bates,
Thea Hart, Edith Ramage, Eva Erie
wine. Mabel White, Lillian Steinman,
Bertha Kohler and Maud Erlewine.
Tom Meckfessel. Harry Cotton, Ray Nc
Farland. Lew Wallace, George Nc
Naram, Lester Giffen, Will Bates, Ar
thur Bates, Will Triplett, Bert Thomp-
son. Bert Lowell, Dean Lyon, Harry
Johnson, Harry Heath, Vivian Hart,
Victor Kohler and Tom Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Beardsley of Salt
Lake. Utah, are spending a few weeks
with their cousines, Mr.. and Mrs. Jared
c. Cotton. They will sail for Honolulu
the 9TH inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Morrill, and two
children have returned to their home in
Oakland after spending several DAYS
with Mrs. Morrill's sister, Mrs. Jared c.
Cotton.
The officers of the Naval Battalion
have rendered General w. H. Seamans.
the newly appointed Adujtant General,
a dinner on board the United States
steamer Marion on Tuesday next. The
Veteran Corps, N. G. c., have also ten
dered the General reception and din
ner at the Occidental Hotel. San Fran
cisco, On Wednesday evening
Miss I1ydiQ SchlIEart has mana 70, Do