The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Maternity Hospital Benefit
, to Be Held in the Palace
Ballroom Wednesday Night
SMART SET SPONSORS
Home Where Little Ones May
Open Their Eyes in Com
fort Receiving Attention
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

Over on Harrison, street in the 100
block is a home where babes of the poor
may open their eyes to the big. blinky
old world in cleanliness and in comfort.
Strange" you say, that babes should
be sent TO the wretchedly poor-the poor
that hath no shelter for the shiverinR
utUe lambs Of heaven that are not needed
herebelow-and ofttimes not wanted.
It's all wrong you say, this thrust
ing into the world Of a human soul for
whose reception no provision is made.
oor for its care OF future development" !"
And you may even so so far as to deny
the right Of women TO bear children who
have not 1T and decent place in which
70 bear them and rear them. You may
even call this animality,- a blot on our
social conditions, or a personal crime; but
II crime ii be, no day goes by but dozens
OF cases come TO light where no provi-
sion whatever is made for the coming Of
the little stranger. no clothing for its lit
lie pink body, and no one to tend it as
It lies helpless beside its pale and weakly
mother.
And-unhappy truth-cases are reported
so often as to- cease to be a novelty
where mothers with hour-old infants are
set upon and beaten in their helplessneSs
b. the male brutes whose names they
bear These women. profting by former
experiences, seek shelter other than
home" when the next unhappy babe is
expected-and there's nearly always one
expected in such households-and herein
lies one Of the unsolYable problems OF
society.
1t was to meet just such conditions
which, of course, shouldn't be, but are
that a number Of good women and a few
sympathetic physicians got together and
established a Maternity Hospital where
IL, was most needed, in the most prolific
- If fox-
Eighth.
And since that action was taken some
two years ago. they've had enough to do
10 keep them busy, these kindly physi-
clans and Christian women.
And good work they have done, not
only in relieving suffering, but in spread
ing d knowledge of cleanliness and sani-
taiion in homes where nurses have been
supplied. This is a missionary work that
makes the conversion of the heather
look weak and vague.
Now this humane hospital needs funds.
and this is how il intends to raise them,
and il will; you may bank upon that,
with such women at the helm:
On Wednesday night an entertainment
and reception will be given in the ball
room Of the Palace that promises to I'LL
the hospital treasury with long ton of
silver dollars; if you will only do your
part
Observe the talent: There are Mar
garet Anglin. John Drew, Hall McAllister.
Frank Worthing, A. B. Laurence Mrs
Whifen, Mrs. Cora Hall, Miss Ella la
File, Otis Darlington, Carl Creighton and
Emlyn Lewis
Ard after the perfOrmance-which will
hum from beginning TO end-a reception
TO the artists will be held.
Tickets are offered at 81, and may be
obt..-led at the newsstand at the Palace,
or from any Of the following members of
the board OF directors:
Mrs. l. Lowenberg, Palace Hotel; Mrs.
Pelham Ames, 1872 Taylor street; Mrs.
H II Bancroft. Hotel Dunstan; Mrs.
James Black, Alameda: Mrs. John Cas-
serly. 2l5 Buchanan: Mrs. James A
Cooper, 272S Pacific avenue; Mrs Mar
garet Deane, 1919 California street: Mrs
H. II. Dutton. 1850 Washington street;
Mrs. W. D. Fennimore. 262S Steiner street;
Ms Harry Nathaniel Gray. st Dunstan's:
Mrs. ". r. Higgins. 1905 Washington
street; Mrs. Albert Houston. 2735 Vallejo
street; Mrs. ". II. Mccormick, Ills Lar
kin street; Mrs. John Metcalf, % Pre-
sioio avenue: Mrs. G. Poindexter. 1885
Leavenworth street: Mrs. Charles Slack.
2224 Sacramento street; Mrs. Gaillard
Stoney. 2130 Lyon street; Mrs. c. H.
Snydam. 2S5l Washington street; Miss NJ.
X Wallis I'D Sutter street; Mrs. ]. X
Wilson. 1896 Pacific avenue; DR.. A B.
Spalding. 1919 Bush street.
Some day. just to be sure that your two
dollars are being wisely expended. wander
down to I217 Harrison street and look
things over.
You'll come out with few things to
think about