The San Francisco call., 1904-10-10
BIZ LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

tactlessness has not figured among
them From San Pablo Bay TO oyster
Bay he has earned a reputation of say
ing Just the right thing at the right
Ime-that is, 10 men But alas and
alack. Pitfalls there are In the high
ways and bywsys OF the great. even as
% the lowly, and into one Of these was
the astute leader led by the seductive
hand Of woman
In an ungusrded moment@rather in
two unguarded mOments-he essayed to
address two organizations OF women
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West and the Association Of Pioneer
Women. and therein lies his woe. Who
shall say what dire fate would befan
the senior Senator should the bellig-
erents meet shield TO shield, with the
unhappy statesman between them?
But away with gloomy fOrebodings!
Perhaps the Senator VIII have hied him
10 Washington ere the battle Is on
But even there he wouldn't be safe.
because IN Washington lies the cause
Of the war.
In the innocence of his heart and his
wholesome desire to help the women to
help California all the trouble lies-the
elimination, necriminauOn. tears and
the feminine ultimatum, "so-there."
And il all came about SO innocently.
thus The Senator was invited to ad-
dress the pioneer women at their
third anniversary celebration Being
gallant man, and an admirer of the
plucky women blazers of the trail. he
responded-and right nObly. Among
other interesting things he announced
that California Was as yet unhonored
and unsung in StatuaFy Hall at Wash
ingtOn, where every State is invited
10y the Federal Government to perpet-
uate the memory Of two Of its most
prominent sons in bronze or marble.
OF course. they must be dead sons
because no mans q hero till he's a dead
one.
Wei, on went the eloquent states
man, telling the interested ladies that
il was essentially their work to pro-
ceed in the matter: that he himself
would send TO Washington for the nee
essary papers for an intelligent begin
ming. All Twas d noble sight to be-
hold the dear old pioneer mothers
swamp the Senator with gratitude for
his wise and gracious suggestion He
couldn't drink his tea so overcome was
he with emotion.
And then the news spread abroad
that the Pioneer Women were going to
start the statue movement. that a com
mittee had been appointed consisting Of
Mrs Anna Mcintyre, Miss Anna Nc
lntyre, Mrs Ella Lees Leigh Mrs.
Louise S. Chase, Mrs. ThOrndyke. Mrs.
Julia r Brown and Mrs. Louise Berry
man, and that they had cleared decks
for action.
In fact. plead guilty to the charge of
helping TO spread the news, whereuDOn
letters-dOzens Of them-telephonic sal
utations, more or less sanguinary in
tone assailed me from dozens Of out
ragged Native Daughters. who clamored
in my ears that had deliberately aided
and abetted the Pioneer Women in
appropriating their honors: that
on July "A Keith Parlor Of their order
had begun this selfsame agitation. and
that later Senator Perkins advised with
them in methods Of diplomatic proceed
ure-and this many weeks before the
Pioneer Women episode. Now, We who
know what ii is 10 brave the wrath OF
one woman may hold out the soft hand
~ sympathy to the forgetful Senator.
who had thus suggested the same thing
so say the Daughters-to two bodies
Of women, something like two<hundred
OF them
Now, the upshot Of it all is that the
unhappy statesman is being lombard
ed with delegations and letters from
both organizations. until ne can't sleep
% nights. Then on Friday at the Pho
neer Women's meeting, just at the psy-
geological moment, there arose a mem
ber who presented an invitation from
the Native Daughters bidding the Pio-
neer Women to join with them in the
matter Of placing statues of honored
sons Of California in Statuary Hall. in
Washington" Phewi What a bomb
shell, and just before the Pioneer
Women had read their own resolution.
After quiet had been restored the home
motion was put and passed. and in the
putting the names Of Leland Stanford
and DR. Joseph lie Conte figured as the
heroes TO be thus honOred- The petition
Of the Native Daughters leaves the
names blank. Both of these petitions
viii be circulated Immediately for sig
natures, so say both sides, and present.
n
less 3 rag Of truce is run up ere then.
Singular that the revered and most
logical name, Junipero Sierra, he who
brought civilization and Christianity
into California, was not one of the two
mentioned. Surely all Californians who
are fair-nainded and broad-souled feel.
with Helen Hunt Jackson, Charles
Lummis and every other student Of
Western history, that Junipero Sierra
should-and must-be one Of the two.
However, in this matter tbs not poor
old Junipero, who hated pomp and
pride, who is to be pitied; 'tis Senator
Perkins. And our sympathies are with
him.
The Pacific Coast Women's Press As
sociation VIII hold fits annual meeting
to-day at Century Hall The executive