The San Francisco call., 1905-05-17
Persistent Wooing
Is Begun at
Presidio.
Fort Smelling Final
Scene of Capt.
ulation.
BY SALLY SHARP.

Another triumph for son Of Mars. cold
Corhinism Notwithstanding,
Yesterday came the announcement of
the engagement of charming Pearl sa-
bin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John /.
Saoin, to Captain A w Bjornsted so
well remembered at the Preside. where
ne was stationed with the gallant Tween
ty-eighth
Since the coming-out of Miss Pearl,
and later, OF Miss Irene. the young La
dies have been conspicuousIy identified
with the army set. attending all the
"1Rter's hops at the Preside and the
delightful little suppers that followed.
II was at one of these affairs that
the dashing soldier met the maid who
has since promised to wed him.
To be sure, the Wise Ones long ago
presaged just such an interesting climax
10 that interesting meeting, and the
scores Of interesting meetings that fol-
lowed; but when the Twenty-eighth was
ordered away to Fort Smelling by an un-
feeling and inconsiderate War Depart
ment, it was supposed that the affair
was merely an incident of a very CAV
winter for very charming maid and a
gallant young soldier-simply an incident
But when Miss Sabin and her debutante
sister Miss Pearl. accepted the invita-
tion Of Captain and Mrs. Thomas Pierce
70 visit them at Fort Smelling. the Incl
dent began TO grow grave, as Incidents
viii, when two interesting young people
are left together in the delightful pro-
pinQuity Of an army post
And there's where the handsome SOL
cier pleaded his cause-and won.
There are those who think that the
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Captain Bjornsted before she took leave
Of him IN February. and has kept the
sweet secret within her family ever since
but that is conjecture
But now that the story's out, congratu-
lauons are threatening TO swamp the
young lady and her family.
The lucky chap that's won her is said
20 be on his way TO visit at the Sabin
home, where the pair will be deluged
with entertainment-lest, indeed, they be
wise enough 10 seek out the solitude of
the Sabin country home, and there en-
JOY the quiet of their prenuptiaI days.
The California Club held vigorous ses-
sion yesterday afternoon at its clubrooms
in the Young Mems Christian Association
building under the direction of Mrs E. l.
Baldwin, chairman of the civic DEPART
menJ The following topics were discussed
III interesting fashion: A Working Wom-
ans Cooperative Home" Mrs May
Woodman: The New Child Labor Law
Joseph Chamberlain; Camp Life in the
High Sierrss.' William E. Colby.
Al the close Of the announced pro-
gramme Mrs. Henry c. Coe, who with
Madame Hsaye was guest of the club,
maze a sprightly little talk upon a pro-
Jet Of uniting the female descendants
OF New England women in California into
an organization such as exists upon the
Atlantic coast That the matter may be
thoroughly canvassed-and perhaps a club
gernlinated-Mrs. Coe will entertain at
luncheon at the ST Francis on Monday
next about twenty club presidents, and
later, from TO clock, she will give a
reception TO the clubwomen of San Fran
ciscO-quite a little bunch of women when
they get together. These societies whose
character depends upon lineage seem to
be growing in popularity. If they steer
clear OF the shoals Of nobbishness they
subserve many worthy purposes. but
there is in most Of them an air of Il am
nicer than thou"