The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
WHY PARDEE AND DALTON
DID NOT GO TO THE BALL

CALL HEADQUARTERS, sACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 12.-Dr. George c. Pardee
of Oakland and Assessor Dalton
Of Alameda County journeyed all
the way from the bay to Sac
ramento in order to shine as leading
lights in high social circles at the inau-
gural ball. But both of these distinguish
ed gentlemen were doomed to disappoint-
ment, for neither of them was permitted
to mingle with the gay and brilliant
throngs that graced the second floor OF
the Capitol on Monday night.
DR.. Pardee's form had never been. dec
grated with dress suit, but 1T SC hap
pened that his friend, Assessor Dalton,
had two suits Of this character, and when
the doctor unbosomed himself ana eX-
planned his dilemma to Dalton he prompt
ly proffered the doctor the loan of his
extra dress suit thereby clearing the way
for Oakland's ex-Mayor to appear at the
one social function in which all the State
is interested in appropriate attire.
Mr.. Daltons extra suit was not made
for DR.. Pardee and 1t needed nXlng IN
order to bring It to the point Where u
The coat and vest were both all right,
but the trousers were long and the waist
measurement was Suf1cient TO cover the
doctor almost twice. These little defects,
however were mere tribes and easily
overcome. Several tucks were taken IN
the waist and the length of the trousers
legs were abbreviated by several lnches;
Finally after a trusty tailor had labored
for several hours on the suit the doctor
donned it and came forth thing OF oeau-
ty Dalton was proud OF him ana con-
graduated him on his magnificent ap-
Sneaker Wright had promised the doc
tor and Mr.. Dalton that he would 1urInsh
them with two tickets to the ball. Botn
gentlemen, dressed in their finest linen
and arrayed in their gaudiest purple,
took up their station at p. m, waiting
for the Speaker to make good MS prom
Use to furnish them with the pastepoaros
that would give them entree to the pail
room. Nine o'clock came and still no
word from Wright and no tickets. The doc
tor and Mr.. Dalton began to get nervous
Could the Speaker have forgotten them?
Certainly not. He was not man who
would make promise to give his two
friends admission to the sacred precincts
of great society function and then over
look them The clock licked off another
hour and still another and still no tickets
Then it was that DR.. Pardee and Mr..
Dalton realized that they had been
dumped At bhy av hey h ha beeo
looked and decided to go into caucus.
DR.. Pardee acted as chairman. Mr.. Dali
ton moved that it be the sense of the
caucus that neither Of them attend the
At 11:30 the caucus adjourned without
date. DR.. Pardee Immediately thereafter
shed Mr.. Dalton's dress suit, took the
tuck out of the waist of the trousers, re-
stored the trousers legs to their original
length and returned the suit in Its en-
tirety to Mr.. Dalton. Both gentlemen
took the first available train for Oakland
They had travelled one hundred and
eighty miles, adorned themselves regard
less of expense and suffered some conSid-
cradle discomfort to attend the inaugu-
raj ball, and then the privilege had been
denied them because of the short memory
of their friend.