The San Francisco call., 1904-07-24

TOT what they can get out OF thenns
but for what they can put into them
Mrs. Eleanor Martin is entertaining
Mrs. John Reed. daughter OF General
Young. Mrs. Reed is one OF the charm
ing hostesses Of Ord Barracks, where
her husband is stationed
Mrs. Martin will soon be visited by
her son Walter and his wife Of Bur
lingame. for whom the genial hostess
will entertain IN her usual charming
fashion.
There has been much discussion as to
which Of her daughters-in-law Mrs
Martin loves the more. Now, having
received Mrs. Peter so cordially. she is
going to do likewise for Mrs. Walter
Of whom every one knows she IS ex-
ceedingly fond-and as for the baby,
she adores him.
The Jack Wilson's are having the
time OF their lives. Mounted on sure
footed steeds, they have traversed the
highway into the Yosemite. ATTENDED
only by a man servant, who follows in
their wake with supplies for making
camp. All their trappings are gath
cred in a very light wagon. as they In
tend TO push on over the new road into
Tahoe Now isn't that the sort Of va
cation TO take. where mind and body
and the soul, if it be a separate entity
take on a new vigOr, in close touch
with nature during the daylight hours,
and sleeping under the stars by night?
Mrs. Sidney Partridge, the winsome
wife Of Bishop Partridge OF ktOtO,
Japan. has been visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. simpson. at their Val
lejo-street home.
Since the departure OF the young
daughter Of the Simpson household for
the land of the rising sun she has
crossed the ocean three times.
In a quiet way Mrs. Partridge has
been much entertained during her visit.
Miss Lotta MustO the youngest
daughter of Mrs. A. Music and sister
of Nine Emile Tojetti. the prominent
leader Of the music section OF the Cal
ifornia Club, will be welded to Joseph
r. Keenan, during the first part OF
September.
Miss Music comes Of a prominent
Italian family Of much culture and
wealth. and is the possessor OF a
charming voice.
Now that the Yosemite is proving
such a lodestar for tourists. most Of
whom go in by team, concerted action
is about to be taken to prohibit auto
mobiles from entering the valley 1t Is
asserted, and with a good show OF
truth, that the sudden appearance OF a
machine on a narrow mountain road
hundreds Of feet above the valleys be-
lows not conducive to the safety OF
the fellows behind the horses. There
fore the following resolution. which
may seem rather unjust to the motor
enthusiasts-whOse necks. by the way.
are not endangered by scared horse
flesh: ITO the Honorable Guardian OF
the Yosemite Valley: By presentation
to the honorable Board Of Commission
ers Of Yosemite Valley. we. the under
signed, beg TO call your attention to
the danger arising from the driving OF
automobiles on the narrow roads of the
valley, where horses are driven along
side of dangerous precipices. and the
alarm at the sight of automobiles con-
stitutes a peril to life. We earnestly
ask you to use your influence to forbid
the driving of automobiles in and
around the Yosemite Valley as long as
they constitute a menace to life and
safety
Should any action restricting the red
devils from penetrating into the valley
be taken many who now fear the stag
ing on account of the autos would
go in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Rhodes OF
Honolulu, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w Backus of 2s65
Broderick street for the last three
weeks, have gone to Del Monte for a
short stay. From there they will go
to Paso Robles.
Miss Mae Perkins. who came in on
the Mongolia last week. looking stun
ming and 'debonnair, is said to have
come back not quite heart-whole. There
are those who say that the pretty maid
left her heart in the keeping OF a Gus
tom-house official Of very excellent
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. de Young and The
Misses Helen and Constance de Young
have returned TO America after several
months abroad and are at present In
New York, but expect TO come west in-
mediately.
Joseph Rosborough and Stanley Crel-
lin are still enjoying life at the Brock
way Hotel on Lake Tahoe