The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Episcopafans.

III BE Sunday School room Of All
saints Church on Waller street,
near Masonic avenue, Rev. W. E.
Il Hayes rector, was crowded to
its utmost limit last Tuesday
night by members Of the congregation
snu friends who accepted the Invitation
or me Ladies Society Of the church
70 attend Halloween entertainment
me affair was under the direction of
mrs. Georgia Elvira Galley. Mrs. J. B.
curtis. Mrs. J. Chase and Mesdames
cunningham, Campbell, Clark. Calkins.
Srocker and Wright It was a. most
eHJoYaoie church festival The ladies
named who composed the committee Of
arrangements. were all attired as
witches with robes covered with
1sures OF cats. mice. owls and
mystic characters that were unin-
telilgiole to onlookefs as well as
10 the wearers. The walls were
covered with like figures and en-
blems, not grotesque ones. bur Ali
artistic, and the wall at the rear of
tne platform was a gem Of decora
uon- There was a liberal display of
pumpkin lanterns OF all sizes. ever
greens and red apples.
Ihere was an interesting programme.
tne nrst number Of which was The
witches Dance" or the incantafion
scene from Macbeth a bevv Of vouns-
ladies' IN sheets and pillow cases as
slsllng- Then followed a piano solo by
MISS Laura Ferguson; vocal solo. Miss
Batkin, Miss Josephine Fichbaum ac-
companist; monologue, idle Gossip of
the Seaside" and That Old Sweetheart
of Nine, Miss Hilma- A Buttlar of
oakland; cello solo, Otto Schmidt ac-
companieo by Miss Kuykendahl. and
Indian club swinging by Dr. H l.
Dietz OF Oakland. The several con
p N Hrrr-C
encored. At the close Of the programme
the rector who acted in the capacity
of director, announced that there was
= fortune teller in her cavern who
would read palms and tell fortunes.
She was well patronized. Then there
was the serving Of hot coffee, pumpkin
pies and homemade douEhnuts
William Anderson. for many years
principal OF the Irvington Academy.
was ordained last Sunday by the Right
Rev. Bishop Nichols.
The Rev. Mr.. weeden of st Luke's
Church has gone on vacation for a
month
The plans for the temporary St.
l-uke's Church have been accepted and
the contracts let The new church will
be on the south side Of Clay street.
thirty feet east Of the site OF the old
church
The new diocesan house at 1918 Sac
THIS
week by the Archbishop and Rev. N b
Wilson. editor OF the official organ.
Hereafter all mail intended for the
Bishop, archdeacon and the official pa
per should be directed to that address.
Rev. Mr. Kelly viii occupy the prem
ises adjoining No. 1917. Rev. Cecil Mar
rack Of St stephens Church has grant
cd permission 10 the association OF
which Mrs z. Gerberding is president
and Mrs A. s. Rowan is honorary pres
ident. for teaching the blind how to
read. the use Of the reading room in
ST. stephens Church from TO 5 o'clock
each week day afternoon. This asso-
ciatlGn, Miss Harriet L Young super
intendent. was before the fire located in
the Free Public Library. and il had q
class OF about 80 pupils. AS soon as
matters can be arranged books VIII be
what is known as the raised letter sys-
ten
on the evening OF November g Pro
fessor Jordan viii deliver a lecture in
st. Stephens Church for the benefit Of
its reading-rOom.
Next Tuesday night the Rev David
Evans Of Grace Church viii read a
. paper on The New Cathedral at the
monthly social TO be held in the parish
hoEse Of St stephens In this he viii
explain about the cathedral into which
Grace Church. OF which he is rector. is
10 De merged mere VIII IN aQulllOn
10 this be an interesting musical and
literary programme.
On Saturday. November 80. St An
drew's day, there viii be a day Of
prayer at St. Stephens. commencing al
= o'clock in the morning. At 9 O'Clock
there viii be communion service and
prayer every half hour after that. In
the evening there viii be a gathering &
Of the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew
Bishop Rowe Of the Mission Church
OF Alaska will soon start on tour Of
visits 70 all the stations in that terri
tory BY sled and other means Of
transportation he viii have TO travel
nearly 5000 miles to accomplish his
purpose
The renovation Of St Stephen s
Church has been completed. In De-
cember the Bishop viii visit the church
FOR the purpose Of administering con-
nrmation and then the rehabilitated
church will be rededicated. The exte-
rior OF the edifce has been newly
shingled and additions made, which
makes II q very attractive structure.