The San Francisco call., 1903-09-30
NOTED TRAVELLER WHO DE-
LIVERED AN ADDRESS BE-
FORE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
California Club Hears an In
tereSting Lecture on
India.
TE HE California Club entertained
its guests and members Yesterday
by a delightful lecture on India

It's Bu6SlS anu MeInDeTS yesterday
by a delightful lecture on India,
Ia given by DR.. John c. Sundborg.
former United States Consul at
Bagdad The talk, illustrated as 1t was
by more than 100 lantern slides will live
long in the annals of the club as one of
distinctive value and interest
Previous to has diplomatic appointment
the lecturer followed the profession OF
medicine in this city and it was this
technical knowledge that enabled him to
come in close touch with the hidden lives
OF the women of the Far East AS is well
known the Mohammedan harem is for
bloden to the unclean sight of the unbe
liever-and therein lies the intense inter-
est in DR.. Sundborg's observations.
Among the many points developed were
these: That prior to the Mohammedan
invasion the women of India were socially
and religiously the equals of men, and
their companions in all things. But with
the advent of the sword and scimter
the Hindoos found IL necessary to secrete
the women for protection from the gross
invaders. and thus came to be established
the custom of isolation, with its accom-
panying characteristics of stagnation and
retrogression. Said the speaker, THE one
redeeemable trait brought TO India by
the Islamites was their creed of temper
ance, but this was far Offset by the degra-
dation TO which they brought woman
kind"
The lecturer stated that at the present
day, and among all castles, the child wife
is still a part of the social structure
Ofttimes in the cradle marriage is con-
tracted-this is in the nature of an ire
Vocabe betrothal. Then at the mature
age of II or u the wife takes up her
abode under her husbands rooftree In
the city of Bagdad 1t is not uncommon TO
see girl of or 9 fulfilling the duties of
wifehood, and on being widowed-should
she escape the horrors of interment with
her MISUNDERSTANDING to its bitter end a
most abject and deplorable life, for the
death of her husband clearly demon
strates that she is accursed and an un-
clean thing. The lecturer was questioned
about the mental development of these
creatures, who, through all these cen
turies of tyranny and oppression, have
not risen against their wrongs-except in
sporadic cases, as the Ramabai-and the
answer was tsat there was almost no
mental eXpansion-and scarcely any spir-
itual or moral development
The lecturer lightened the sympathetic
depression Of the ladies-who didn't miss
word of the story from start to finish
by chanting some songs from the SAINT
halls, people in the north of India They. |
IKE all the songs of primitive peoples !
gave forth the minor wall, like the
paints OF lost souls. They lacked utterly
note of j0yousness or buovancy
After the lecture Dr. Sundborg was |
fairly stormed with questions abo the |
mystic country of the rajah; having sur !
vived the bombardment he was enter
tanned by the gracious president. Mrs. !
George Law Smith, at the teatable. as
sisted by the full complement of the club /
The wedding Of Miss Alice Frances
Donovan and DR.. William c. Hopper will |
take place at ST. Mary's Cathedral to-
morrow night, the Rev. Peter c. Yorke /
officiating. The bride is a girl of strik-
ing individuality and style, and has de- |
voted much time to the study of music
besides this accomplishment. she nos |
sesses the rasest of all social attainments. |
the ability to converse we'll which toll
day is almost a lost art.
Dr. Hopper is one of the most popu- |
lar and Successful physicians in the civ
among the younger set, at present oc |
cupying the position of assistant city
physician.
The attendants at the ceremony will be:
Maid OF honor, Miss Helen A. Hopper,
sister of the groom; best man, William
q. Judge; ushers, Harry F. Hopper.
George c. Thompson, Arthur ]. Donovan
George Forderer. DR.. Arthur T. McGintv
and David F. Buckley.
After the ceremony a reception and
banquet VIII be held at the Sorosis club
rooms The happy pair will make a. tour
o. the Southern States, after which they
will set up their household gods in this
city
The first day of meeting of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
held at 2ll1 California street on Monday
October 5, at 10 9. m. The second dav
the society will meet at Century Hall
1915 Sutter street, at the same hour.
At both Of these meetings it is expect-
ed that only the Daughters of the con.
federacy will be present. An intensely
interesting session is anticipated.
The Contemporary Club held two enjoy
able meetings during September. The
first was devoted to club interests and
the second to a lecture on Art in
Japan" by Miss Katherine Ball. MANY
exquisite curios were used in illustration.
Miss Rheinstein delighted the audience
with two piano solos.
The invitations are out for the FRIDAY
Fortnightly cotillons which will be held
at the Palace Hotel--the first on Novem- |
ber q, the second December 80, the third
January p and the last on February 5.
The debutantes are radiant with ex- |
pectations, and it looks promising that
much life will be infused into these
rather serious affairs by this buoyant |
bevy of buds
NEW YORK, Sept 2e-Miss Marion |
Jones, daughter of former United States |
Senator John p. Jones of Nevada was |
married to Robert FArquahar of this city
in Grace Church to-day. Former Senator
Jones gave the bride away.