The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

course VIII prove OF DeneuI 10 all II Is
logical 10 think thus wise; but where
have our Anglomaniacs come from?
This specie OF our race is being rapidly
exterminated. however, and it is ra-
tional 10 expect a man with brains
enough 10 win a scholarship will have
poise enough 10 hold TO his nationality
and that which 1t stands for.
out OF troubled seas comes the bark
OF the Confederate Daughters, they who
were in much the same TX as the trans
port that came into port a few weeks
ago with two commanders, the military
man and the nautical man, with each
insisting that he and he alone was
captain
That the frau little bark Of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy had not
been dashed against the rocks Of dis
sension and left ableaching upon the
sands is perhaps due 10 the star Of
charity that guides it. And a pity it
would be that a body banded together
for the noteworthy cause OF assisting
the needy soIdiermen-they who wore
the gray-should be wrecked on the
shoals OF personal controversity. It
wouldn't be nice, nor perhaps quite ac-
curate. to say spite" particularly
when the principals in the case are
women Ct notable charm and culture
And herein lies the spectacular feature
Of the case However, the tomahawk
has been buried, the hammer that has
tripped uerrily for some months has
been laid aside, and the happy hum Of
harmony is heard in the clubs realm
When the delegates went from here
70 Charleston with each side announc-
ing a president Of its own choosing, the
national convention fguratively boxed
their ears and sent them home TO settle
their differences.
Hence the meeting in Los Angeles on
Saturday. called by Mrs. Selden S.
Wright. which was q reconvening Of
the State meeting held here last Octo-
Der. where Democratic ward politics
were closely followed, differing only in
intensity.
The ticket offered in the southland
will go down in history as the compro-
mise ticket. whereon Mrs Victor Mont
gomery was victor for the presidency,
Mrs. Van wyck gracefully yielding to
the decision The following ticket was
duly elected:
President. Mrs Victor Montgomery
Of Santa Ana; first vice president, Mrs
Mathew Robinson, Los Angeles: second
vice president. Mrs. Annie West, Colu-
sa- recording secretary. Mrs A. H
Lacey. Santa Ana; corresponding sec
retary. Mrs E c. Bower, Los Angeles;
treasurer. Mrs ". A Gosewisch; reg
istrar. Mrs. Lake. san Diego; historian,
Mrs. A. z. Queen, San Francisco.
And thus has the spirit Of peace. the
shirt OF the Yuletide. grown apace and
spread its gentle wings Ger the loyal
Dixie Daughters. And here's to the
peacemakers. for they shall be called
the poor old men in gray to
whom the Daughters" are daughters
in their needs.
At the recent ball given at the Palace
BY the Albert Sydney Johnston Chap
ter. under Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voor-
heis' management, q splendid sum was
And many a peaceful pipe will
be drawn in consequence.
The Ebeu ladies celebrated their
+ventv-seventh anniversary in charm
ing manner on Monday. Tales Of the
early trials Of the club were recounted
bv Miss Maria Babson in interesting
fashion: Robert Lloyd, in his usual
good style. rendered two solos from
'TPagliacci'': the Ruggles family were
given their lesson in manners" by the
erstvhiIe mamma. Miss Mae Sadler,
and the nine redoubtabIes grasped the
whole catalogue Of "dont's" in more or
less effective fashion. The urchins were
cIeverly represented by the following:
Leslie Jackson. Ruth Woodbury., Jack
Britton. Delight Woodbury., Ramona
Radcliffe. Thoda Cockroft, Charles
Bowersmith. Evelyn Vosburgh and
Lewis de Wald
The club has every cause for con-
graduation. as in its career Of twenty
seven years OF activity It has amused
many. educated many and aided many.
That Is q career OF worth, rather than
Of reputation.
The first of the year is close upon US.
when the enforcing Of the compulsory
education law will be attempted. The
civic section OF the California Club.
Mrs. E. L. Baldwin chairman. has
planned 10 do its part in this all impor-
tant work. and so. too, have the settle
ment clubs and the Associated Chart
ties But, fades, how about schools in
which 70 place our little street arabs
when we have held our rodeos? The