The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

FuDEenr Is the air with 6r and bal
san Prom rhe loins q the giants Of
the forests cone gsrlands 70 gladden.
the hearts q men And sweet is The
aroma that rises from the wssssil
bowl. as the glad caroIings Of Yule-
tide make music in the sir- This IS
The blessed time WHEN The privileged
classes peer into The lives Of The heavy
laden. and On This glad green earth
there IS nothing more beautiful than
The sight q Ly Lady Bountitul abroad
ca her errand of ten6erness-sl smiles,
al hope. al health. AL happiness
she brings mental and spiritual cheer
unto the homes of The 30Wly- even as
she brings bread and wine. For know
- not that hope-a thin gray ray Of
hope let into 4 damp basement-may
widen its beam unto a warm glow, II
the eyes q the dWeller be wakened
unto its Iurez-and following its magi-
cal course, who shall say what Heth be-
yODd2 This awakening Of hope IN the
hearts OF the heavy-laden is the sweet
privilege OF leisure classes, for none
else holds q surplus.
The pretty picture Of milady abroad
ia the districts OF the poor is not so
frequent 2 vision as OF yore, and all
because of system-that mathematical,
exact thing that has made slaves Of US
al, with It's bold facts and hard rou-
tine governing the beatings OF our
hearts. and forcing US to refer our no
blest and most exalted impulses 10 a
cold. czlculating-an therefore just
board OF charities. And wherefore, in
deed, lies justice in charities? 'Tis
writ somewhere IN q book that means
much at this Yuletide season, that
charity knoweth no bounds. and that
there Is no soul 50 wicked nor wretch
ed that hath not a claim upon US
that the further lost the soul, the
greater need of charity.
And therefore let blessings fall upon
her who picks her own way through
the cuI-de-sacs Of the poor. leaving
behind smiles and words Of good cheer.
sweet as the breath Of Lebanon" and
q faint trail Of light, invisible but felt
"a mental glow that lights the souls Of
the heavy-laden-
Then back 70 the home Of wealth and
warmth goes the saint Of the Guide
sac. glad and gay-fOr joy cometh only
70 those who give 5oy-snd Ger the
piping. pungent wassail bowl holds high
court And sweet is her face enwreathed
in its vaporous greetings Here's TO herl
So busy has been milady shopping
fitting about on her charity errands
creating trees" with electric lights
s-glimmering about II for babies. big
and little, she incidentally gave some
little time % iversion-diversion for
which bridge" has almost come TO be
q synonym. Aethinks in the next edi-
ton of the Century. bridge" viii be
found q eynonym-for that seductive
but stiff backed word, diversion"
The affairs Of note were as fol-
MONDAY.
Charles NJ Oelrichs, host at a ban
quet in the green room Of the St
Francis in honor OF Mrs. Eleanor
Martin. Among the guests were Mrs
Eleanor Martin. 8Ir. and Mrs. Ru-
60Iph -spreckels. Captain and Mrs.
T1aritt c. Logan. Afr. and Mrs. Wal
Ter s. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dow
ney Harvey. Mrs. Reginald Brooke.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
llrNrALs MISS anna LAoLfr+ 11Si mann
0elriehs and Harry Eldridge Of New
York.
Miss George spieker. at home at
the Palace.
DR.. and Mrs. Russell Cool, enter
taining q delightful house party at
fhefr home at Los Gatos over Sunday
and Monday, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus Gerstle, Miss Marie Wells,
Miss Alice Rooney. Miss Theresa
Rooney Selby Hanna, Mr. Mcbride,
Courtenay Ford and William II.
Smith.
Miss Maud Payne. hostess at an in
formal luncheon at her home on
Broadway.
University Of Michigan annual din
uer az tbs California.