The San Francisco call., 1905-04-20
TELL OF HELP
GIVEN YOUNG
AND MAYNARD
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, April 19.--The topic OF chief in
terest at the meeting of the Oakland Club to-
day was that discussed by the Rev. Christopher
Ruess and Ezra Decoto-probation work gen.
orally The Oakland Clup cannot be praised
too much for the splendid work 1t has done
and is doing along these lines. The FIRST Of
fender that formerly denied chance
10 reform is not only given an oppor-
tunity, but is shown the way. Frequently it
happens that In the probation officers the
youthful criminal finds the nrst real parent he
has ever known.
But ii is not always the street waif without
father or mother that falls under the proba-
tion officers care Too often 1t Is the indulged
heir of wealthy parents, who selfish
too busy 10 bother about their offspring. 1t
never pays for a father or mother to be too
with the beings for which they are responsible
body and soul. and their responsibility does not
cease when they have supplied all the food
Mr.. Decoto is Probation officer for Alameda
County, and II seems that he is really the
right man in the right place. At any rate,
his reports Indicate promising progress in the
work OF redemption inagurated by the Oakland
Club.
important work OF the day was concluded and
then the usual cup that cheers" was enjoyed.
Miss Marion Smiths wedding will follow so
close upon the heels of her engagement an
nouncement that her numerous friends will
have little opportunity to entertain her in the
fashion 50 dear to the engaged girl. Never
theless she has been the motif for a number
Of charming affairs. and the days between now
and May are filed with plans complimentary
TO the young bride elect. To- morrow Mrs.
Giles Easton viii preside at luncheon, and
at affair in honor of Miss Smith.
To-day the bonny maids who will attend
Miss Smith were her guests at luncheon 1t
a very elaborate affair, water lilies and
lilies Of the valley blending in a charming
scheme of decoration. Jeweled hatpins were
the favors. The luncheon party included Miss
r11Qq
BuT7lham. Miss White, Miss Goodfellow, Miss
Burdge and Miss Ellis.
Miss Helen Dornin gave a jolly little sewing
bee yesterday and one might easily guess that
of hands worked busily, viii find their way into
the trousseau OF Miss Helen Chase who is Miss
Dornins cousin. Both girls belong to that gay
young set that always gets SO much real en-
Joyment out of life. including Miss Charlotte
Hall, Miss Anita Thomson. Miss Katherine
Brown, Miss Bessie Havens. Miss Katherine
Kutz. Miss Nell Geissler. Miss Gertrude Rus
sell. Miss Edna Pratheri Miss Marguerite But
Noeile de Cola Miss Mary Van de Carr Hyde.
Miss Lille Reed. Miss Carmen Sutton and Miss
Miss Chase will be the guest of honor at
luncheon to which Miss Chabot has invited six
teen guests for Thursday next.
Miss Carolyn Oliver returned yesterday from
the East. where she enjoyed a pleasant visit
OF several weeks
Company F. Fifth Regiment. N. G. c.. is
mighty proud these days and with good
cause They have just moved into their cozy
new headquarters adjoining Maple Hall and
are now in possession of as pretty and COM
Portable clubrooms there in Oakland.
Since the opening of the cubrooms the
young men about town have developed war
like spirit and applications for admission to
the company are numerous. The officers who
have done much to keep alive military enthu-
siasm in Company are: Captain @. H
Weathem, First Lieutenant c. c. Cobalt and
Second Lieutenant c. Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Sammons Of Tacoma
and their son, Wheeler Sammons, were guests
Sunday and Monday OF Mrs. J. e Whinnery
43C Thirty y-seventh street. Mr. Sammons is a
veteran newspaper man. long connected with
the Albany Journal, Seattle Post-Inteligencer
been private secretary to United States Sena-
tor Foster OF the State of Washington. He
was recently appointed Consul General at New
chwang, Manchuria and sailed with his fam
lily on the Manchuria Tuesday for his new