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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
THE SMART SET

-HE wedding OF Miss Amy Porter
and William Bethune Ireland took
place last evening at the home OF
the brides grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Crawford Clarke, in Presidio ter
race. Only relatives and the closer
friends of the couple attended the
pretty ceremony and reception that fol-
lowed. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. Frederick Clampett. The bride
was gowned in creation of white satin
and lace. The gown was fashioned
with train and transparent yoke of
ilet net outlined in pearls, while a
coronet of orange blossoms fastened the
veil.
The matron of honor. Mrs. Colin
Nicol, wore her own wedding gown OF a
few months past. and the maid OF honor,
Miss Gladys Buchanan. wore a gown OF
apricot pink chiffon, made in the en-
pire mode over white satin. Miss Bu-
chanan carried an armful of asparagus
fern tied with gold colored ribbon. The
two little ribbon bearers were in white,
Ritchie Dunn and little Geraldine King,
who wore a dainty white frock. The
two children carried hoops of white
satin with trailing knots of pink carna-
tions.
The pink carnations formed an i'm
pOIJdHI part VI lI6 nOuS6 UcCOEdL4OH.
An altar was built Of the carnations
with tall pillars of Easter lilies. Pink
flowers were used in the reception
room. but the hallway was different and
effective in it's contrast Of red decora-
tion. The red berries and clusters Of
poinsettias made an attractive entrance
TO the home. The reception was en-
joyed by about 75 friends of the couple
Mrs. NJ. c. Porter, mother of the bride,
I
heavily embroidered over pale blue
satin. Mrs. Clarke's gown was OF black
satin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland will pass their
honeymoon in the southern part OF the
state, but will return to reside in this
city, where they have host of friends.
Mrs. ireland is an accomplished girl
with a personality Of unusual charm
The home of the bridegroom was for
residence here he has made many
friends.
The wedding of Miss Mercedes HUFF
man and Lieutenant George E. Nelson.
United States army, will take place this
evening at the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Henry Huffman, in Broad
way. The wedding will be one of the
prettiest affairs of the holiday season,
but will be marked by the simplicity
that is inseparable from home we'd
ding. The engagement of the eldest
daughter OF the Huffman household and
the young army officer was announced
only a few weeks ago. but the bride
elect has been the motif for much en-
tertaining in an informal way. Miss
Huffman returned from abroad recently
with her mother and her younger sister,
Miss Genevieve Huffman. After the
wedding trip the couple will join Mr.
Nelson's troop at Fort Sam Houston.
Tex.
Mrs. Gilbert Brooke Perkins passed
the holiday with her mother. Mrs. NJ
A. Huntington. and her sister, Miss
Marian Huntington. at their home in
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Answers to Queries

DAHIIA-Q c. r., City. OF what country is
the dahlia a natvey
The flower is a native of Mexico 1t
was brought from there in the last
century and was first cultivated in
Europe by Dahl, Swedish botanist 1t
was brought to England in 1904. The
name of the flower is derived from
Dahl, who introduced it.
no CARDS Subscriber. City. When, was mo
cards" In connection with wedding an
nouncement first introducedT
S. C. whitney, in a lecture delivered
in Cambridge, Eng. March z, 1858, as
serted that the first announcement of a
marriage followed by the words mo
cards" appeared in the London Times
of November 19, 1852
HIGHEST AND LoWEST-W. Ii. c.. City.
A and arc tie for first prize and agree TO
cut the cards as to who shall take 1t. A
ace is high and b declares that 1t is low.
which is the high cardf
According TO the rules of poker. in
cutting for deal the ace Is lowest.
PIjKES-R.. City. Is ii true that the name
..pukes' is applied to people of Missouri:
Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms
says that the name is applied to natives
OF that state, and in that sense il
means mean. contemplate fellows"
AUSTRALIAN CIUB-o. f. w. Oakland. Is
there an Australian club IN San Francisco
There is not.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

price of magazine
Alas the gods dumb merely commonplace The golden
calf might be of clay for all he knows tells.
Mr.. Rockefeer few remarks be amiab rambling
treatise the of writing begging letters hit the spot Mr..
Rockefeller modes and by Of abundant INDUCES
hypothetical question that finds appropriate the
coinage of the United States He inquiries, q" combination
do business effective waste and getting better results
why combination far important phlanhropc work
purbus The sentiment is familiar and the hypothesis
superuou except far may import Mr. Rookie
ees sly implication that all trusts good although may
be better than others.
Mr. Carnegie gives evidences OF the phosophic mind
His always his breeches pocket He
think Processes of social evolution him inspire
modest prophecy He would introduce labor family
celebrate AS the left
handed wife Of royal prince have minority interest the
family with the alliance which Mr. Carnegie proposes between
labor and capital In profit sharing he of trouble
The idea not It's practice depends the
personal equation complicated by the risks of business With
and fair minded man like Carnegie control the plan shows
admirable results but practice will always depend
high order of intelligence and by all
parties to the contract.
Mr. Carnegie is invited again. His philosophy is
canny keeps open mind There bowhoes his
logic although his belt does not the whole side
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Personal Mention

]. II. Sherman of San Antonio is at
the Granada
o. O. Howard Jr. of New sYorlr is
staying at the Fairmont.
Herbert Kullman, tanner of Benicia
is guest at the Fairmont
d: r. Hansen Jr. and wife of Port
land, Or, are at the Savoy.
Thomas L. Mutually of Buenos Airas
is registered at the Fairmont
L. +. Dunaway, a mining operator
or RENO, Is guest at the Stewart
A. Lindsley, a railroadman of Sac
ramento, is guest at. the Manx.
e. H.. Rose of Los Angeles and f. r.
Todd of Seattle are at the Holland.
E. L. Gibbens, merchant of Stock
ton, has apartments at the st. Francis.
DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Hooper of Freder-
lex, Nd, are guests at the ST Francis.
j. A. Perry OF New York and 7, II
Sprague of Chicago are at the Argo-
naut.
P. r. Mahan of Los Angeles and r
NJ. Boca OF Marysville are at the Balti-
more.
w. W. Grove, a merchant of Spokane,
is at the Stewart, accompanied by Mrs.
Grove.
George Gould Jr.. real estate man
of Monterey, is a guest at the Union
Square.
M. Goldstein and wife of Goldfield
and X Caspar of Vallejo are at the
Dorchester.
walter stopford a mining and oil
operator Of Goldfleld, is registered at
the St. Francis.
Harry r. Callinder and Gilbert S.
Wright, real estate men of Los An
geles. are staying at the st. Francis
Alexander Young. hotelman of
panied by Mrs. Young and Miss B. r.
Young.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

LEGAL MARRIAGE-L A.. City Is a mar
riage by justice of the peace in California
legalf
1t is, as the code declares that JUS
tice of the peace is one of those who is
authorized to marry such as apply to
him and are provided with a license.
Loss OF. LIFE. City How many lives
were, lost in the disaster in San Francisco,
April 1905?
That question has often been asked.
but never answered, for the reason that
IL can not be- Many persons disap-
peared and 1t is not known whether
they died in the flames. were buried in
the ruins or left the city, never to re-
turn
AN EAELs.. Llvermore Cal. How should
an earl be addressed?
The right honorable the earl Of,
etc.
will in favor Of his wife and leaves all the
property. which is community property. TO
her, could his relatives, after his death. break
the will?
If the will was drawn in legal form
and the man was of sound and dispos-
ing mind at the time he made the will
it probably would stand in court, but
there is no telling but some lawyer
might find flaw in it and make an ef-
fort to break the will; whether he
would succeed would depend upon the
facts to be presented
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Pacific avenue, but Will return this
week 10 her home in Pasadena Mrs
Perkins is the guest Of Mrs John
Brockway Metcalf at the home OF the
latter in Berkeley for few days be
fore her departure for the southern
part Of the state.
The New Years reception at Fort
Mason will be one of the important
dates of the week in society and army
circles. There will be several hum
dred guests at this charming affair
and in the early hours OF the attef-
noon Mrs. F.. A. Smith, wife OF the
department commander will be assist
ed in receiving by Mrs. George 4.
Smith wife OF Colonel Smith: Mrs.
George r. Pickett. wife Of Major
Pickett: Mrs. Charles Z. Morton. wife
Of Captain Morton; Mrs William r.
Davis. wife OF DR.. Davis. L. 5. A.; Mrs.
George Mckay Williamson. wife of Ma
jor Williamson; Mrs. Henry T. Fergu-
son. wife Of Chief Commissary Fergu-
son; Mrs. J. b. Wilson. wife OF Lieu
tenant Wilson; Mrs. o. P. NJ. Hazard.
wife Of Lieutenant Hazard; Mrs. j. r.
Abbott. wife OF Lieutenant Abbott. and
Miss Elizabeth Simpson. daughter OF
Colonel simpson
Mrs. Orville c. Pratt was hostess
yesterday at an Informal tea given for
Miss Florence Hopkins, entertaining a
number OF the younger girls in COM
pliment to this popular deOutante.
DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Dwight Chipman
have returned TO town. after delight
ful holiday visit with relatives across
the bay
The Preside hop this evening will
attract a number OF guests from town
and especially those of the younger
set who are enjoying the informal
army dances this winter. The dance
viii be sort Of holiday reunion with
decorations suggestive of the season
and doubtless viii prove quite de-
hghtful affair.
Mrs. George c. Boardnan has post
poned the tea that was TO have been
given today at her home in California
street until Wednesday, January g.
when she will greet the same guests
at her attractive home. The AFFAIR had
to be postponed on account of illness.
will find the hostess able to meet her
friends.
Mrs Frederick Stott will entertain
next Tuesday at a luncheon to be given
at her home in Clay street in compli-
ment TO Miss Kathleen Farrell. who will
leave within a few weeks for a trip To
Egypt.
Mrs. ]. r POurie. the wife of Cap
tain Pourfe. is confined TO her home
with a severe cold. but her friends are
hoping that the young army matron
will soon be convalescent- Mrs. Pourie
takes an active interest in the social
affairs at the Preside and will be
missed at the informal holiday parties
Mrs Edward A. Sturgis will be the
guest OF honor at a luncheon to be
given next Monday by Mrs. w p. Buck
inghan, who has invited several friends
of the young army matron for the
informal reunion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Nothing Can Crush
the Modern Woman

No4.. ~ c-L Professor Henry Of the UNI
o California is particular tavoute
me MOdern oman intellectual and the
failing gaantry and
he the deleetaton OF ms
woman VINO
decidedly date and professor
of 1906 when her apartment was
could OF bed there
topping bronze bust OF Minerva and
globe remarked Just how foolish
we are to have possessions flash Stephens
prove makes realize that neither
wisdom the world crush the modern woman
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Fellow
Sufferers
in Italy

joined sympathy with Italy but likewise by the intimate ties
blood very considerable proportion of best and
citizenship Of Italian birth descent Here indeed
Italy, which the OF that sunny and historic land
have taken congena, prosperous root.
We may cherish the hope based valid ground of home
the reports OF the Italian disaster greatly exagger
that reports be confirmed by later
advce but there always in such the prompting to let
Imagination the gamut of dordeed fancy We recall the wild
cons the continent the days and weeks
following the Francisco earthquake The Cliff house had
jumped from solid base the Pacific tidal had
swallowed 100000 people There carnage and punder
everywhere brutal sodiey contended with infuaed mob.
Ghous robbng the dead and choppng off fingers from the
easy way steal Whisky in the cutters,
of the world hand glance of the
newspapers of April 1906 unfolds startling picture laid
IN reckless brush of falsehood.
great disaster bring, and bring, disorder, but
commonly does issue in crime The people have
thing else think about besides fighting robbery great
ylson has SOLDERING effect from which springs first of ALL
brotherhood We called it earthquake love- San
fact the rough touch OF that made
she whole world kin
That OF brotherhood and humanity in distress
spread land and and brought with full hand
Let il have the kindly consequences for the suffering people
of Italy
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Impertinent Question No. "a
What's Your Long Suit?

For the original wittest this question
briefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers will be printed next
"Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
prize Il G. Howard street,
COLLECTED bigger
% G. Fouthsre aluma.
this weath
prize to Twni street, city.
(SpeciaD Ten full or bettcr
0 D street Santa Ross
directoire
o No I, Bakershla
Let's be candid gentlemen; if there than
price OF Pullman berths somebody else five
C. s. stm House,
Hearst skyscraper.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Pianist Cheered for
Unusual Performance

onr t the last concert here he won spontaneous outbu
cppng in OF the orchea seats "'
something quite from his nusca aony
graciously sgihed her intention OF singing an
picked struck the opening cnod rs ne W
slipped from the piano and fell oena n on W
floor the and the tune was
rather involved erS was
opportunity Benost his lost page
he tried to scrape up
with his heel beyond the OF the human 1901
predcamen squIming with
they missed much OF the beauty OF w
number, but they unable help him
solved the matter wher ne
Hall turning IN his scar ne Fe
his shoulder and without missing single note pyl
genuine sigh OF re
tribute the pianist the significance OF "neh
wao evento %
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Moscow,s BELT LIVE

Moscow will soon have a. belt line
railroad nearly nine miles in length
tapping all the present lines tbat
radiate from the city, and serving q
number of factories now distant from
any line AAoi"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

sense that the mental processes of the unco
wealthy may betray some hint of how the
one thing needful was compassed If we
could pluck from the brain of Rockefeller
or Carnegie the secret of the golden fleece
how cheap that magic spell would be at the
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
The Head That Wears a Crown

Therefore he fous the order his superior commanding him
await results of further inquiry For Dr. Wiley there such
thing open question when he has made his mind
He right and all others wrong they dare rebel against his
decree Therefore, Dr. Wiley with consolation
may in fictitious of martyrdom pumpkin
martyr of a halloween night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
INFLUENCE OF THE TIDES

The tides. it has been calculated
nave retarded the earths rotation ane
heightened the day one second in fhs
last $50. years. s'i'
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
IA MuIish
Breakfast Ia
bic Autocrat

with all the bgoted dogmaism He
the modern instance OF the adage that learning
dangerous thing He would build the agot pull the rack
fora ali who dare - differ with his 'doxy.
By rule OF thumb he would blot industries and
make disobedence his chemical formula crime He will
that he could possibly be wrong his CON
clusons Neither will he suspend judgment take counsel
you that he be mistaken he calls
ooda adulterator
Every cook aduteraor OF food greater degree
The who discovered salt the first aderator Wiley
who applies sulphur soda
curing food and he will listen
himself who contend that these
accomplished PSYCHOLOGISTS
DR. Wiley his ground by conducting
experiments the human stomach They
investigation the effects sulphur
applied in curing fruits That of the right way to
disputed questions OF science but does eaze Wiley
He has arrived his conclusion and that settles
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
DR.. Blue, $
Valuable
Service

has driven the enemy Daring greatly he has
disciplined rebeou avenge and umgated unruy housewives
their LARS He has conquered bad smells by overwhelming them
with This IS the triumph of sanitary Blue
did s work with the minimum Of friction Long prophetic
OF Bret arte discovered his prototype the quiet Brown
who several occasions. had cleaned up the
Speaking serious vein. Dr. Blue San Fran
His task from pleasant a intelligent com
muni would have been impossible short of bayone We rejoice
think that the whole Dr. Blue had cooperation
the citizens of San Francisco He has not only the
city, but the whole nation likewise
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Tuesday morning The Call printed parallel the
philosophc byproduct of the richest in America.
There always the popular mind sneaking
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

.R RUPERT BLUE sgnaizes in a modest to my
dear mayor the facin whose accomplishment he had
large partlat San Francisco of the ceanes
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

cIties in the United States. There has been,
he says, no case OF human plague" in the
city for eleven months. With bosom and
with scrubbing brush, with exhortaton in the
vein of the Dutch uncle, with all the enginery
OF science and the art OF the rat catcher. he
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

ME mperous rule Of the OF the breakfast table
threatened DR.. Harvey w Wileys clustering head sit
loosely bis bares his neck to the ak AM
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Separated by oceans and continents, we have
suffered from like causes. If our calamity
was greater in point of material loss, the
Italian convulsion appears to have destroyed
by far the greater number Of lives. Not alone
in the kinship Of disaster is this community
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

would play The martyr, for DR.. Wiley love
TO pose.
Let us not fly off the handle with tn,
assumption that DR.. Wiley is bad man whc
has earned stripes Indeed, Dr. Wiley's in
tentions are honorable. but he IS narrow a1io
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
The Insider
Relates How Accompanst Was APplanded al concert o'
Effort to Recover Music Sheet and Playing From Page
Dropped Upon Floor

MERE were many compliments and much
applause for Andre Renoist, Nine NOT
dica's accompanist, during their reeen
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

2 AN FRANCISCO will doubt be forward with
relief for the afflicted people OF southern Italy There
nshp OF misfortune that strikes home chord OF sympathy
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Mrs Gilbert Brooke Perkins passed
the holiday with her mother, Mrs. M.
A. Huntington. and her sister, Miss
Marian Huntington, at their home in
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Mrs. Orville c. Pratt was hostess
yesterday at an Informal tea given for
Miss Florence Hopkins, entertaining a
number OF the younger girls in COM
pliment to this popular debutante
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

Mrs. Frederick StOtt will entertain
next Tuesday at luncheon to be given
at her home in Clay street in compli-
ment TO Miss Kathleen Farrell. who will
leave within few weeks for a trip to
Egypt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30

DR. and Mrs. Ernest Dwight Chipman
have returned to town. after a delight
full holiday visit with relatives across
the bay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
"A Mighty Bret"
From the Savannah News.

John s. Cox speaker of the Tennessee
senate had an old negro servant who
liked his drink just as well as the best
Kentucky colonel in the Blue Grass state,
One morning just after the cold spell
broke the darby came 10 Senator Cox.
says Judges Library.
'.Marse John" saws he. I'm just up an
clean desc winders dis mawnin'."
"All right. Caesar replied the senator.
Use got to hab a half tumbler al
whisky. Marse John. Dire amt rufin
like whisky for cleanin' winders.e
The half tumbler was promptly given
Caesar who armed himself with SOM
rags and carried the whisky 10 another
room to begin work. A few minutes aft
erward Senator Cox had occasion to enter
his room Caesar WAS busy polishing the
windows. The tumbler was on tie table.
but no whisky was in ii.
why Caesar, what's become OF the
whisky?" asked the senator. II Though
YOU used it in this work
so 1 does. Mafse John; so Il does,
was the answer. I've see. sab, i drinks
de whisky an blows my BRET aSfn- d.
winders.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09


events. After the amateur events MI.
Williams OF Gallaudet College and n.
Ross Of the National Guard will wrestle
to a finish
'It is no exaggeration to state that tho
average citizen throughout the country
thinks that the miIitiaman exists solely
% delight the eye" William S. Simmons.
drst lieutenant and secretary of the serv-
Ice school. Massachusetts volunteer mill
tia, says.
IF this same citizen could know the
AMOUNT of work performed yearly BY his
-ieighbor in the guard for the amount OF
compensation received he woufu. indeed.
be astonished. Probably also WREN he
did lind out he would merely think that
the fools not all dead yet. and turn
TO his all absorbing quest or the dollar
THE KIM OF citizen who would he apt
10 think IN this vein, however. IS nos gem
orally the wage Garner or limited means.
but is. unfortunately for the service, the
corporation man, the business man. tho
employer of labor, w;l:ch men controf
millions of our fellow-oa liens aspirations
and daily lives through the power OF
money. --.
'Thc great stumbling block toda~
toward making for efficiency is the indif-
ference of the average employer of labor
to the needs of our national citizen police.
and his attitude WHOM AN enlployc wishes
to perform his camp duty. This same er~
ployer is generally rhe first tn complain
bitterly i'm time of trouble of lack cf pro-
lection TO his life and property.
THE organized militia of this country
is surely being welded into such a sllape
as to become a most important part OF u
great nations plan of defense, and VIII
soon be i'm "A position to make the OLD
May training days seem 10 DC very
dim and misty past
1.-The tremendous force behind this
movement was u revelation TO the citi-
zen who read Of the deliberations of I'll"
Interstate National Guard Association
convention lately held i'm Faneuil Hall.
Boston. The brains, energy and hign
standing of these men from forty states.
coupled with the fbusinesslikc methods
employed for introducing congressional
bills, made for an Irresistible movement
iowa rd efficiency These same men. IL
called upon. could undoubtedly devise "A
plan to interest ahis class of citizen who
possess so much power over their fol
ioN-men If this same class could he
brought to see that soldier work I'm time
of peace is only the premium which is
paid for "a large insurance policy Vnen
trouble comes. then thfs great national
awakening would be realized at once
rather than in the future.
1.-The National Guard aSSociatons
throughout the states are doing yeoman
work so why not as an adjunct to their
efforts, form a league modelled on tho
Navy League called. say the service
till every employer Of labor. large sr small.
joins the same. thus pledging support TO
the land forces of this United States
"A national movement, TO be success
full must have the hearty cooperation or
the people at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
SPANS New Queen at Home.

Quite tactfully and skillfully the young
queen is playing her part Like her ia
NOUS royal grandmother. she is a very
early riser. and her English breakfast OF
ham. roast beef and poached eggs, alone
with the king. is one of the pieasantest
funct tons of the day. After his cigarette,
with which Alphonso ceuelsuaes even this
early meal, he must needs repair to his
state duties; and In the ordinary way
they do not meet again until lunch time.
Victoria found the company at her hus-
bands dinner table somewhat mixed at
first The exuberant young king would
sit anywhere and invite almost any one.
But his bride soon changed the etiquette
and abolished indiscrfminate gatherings
not forgetting. however. that certain high
functionaries and prelates have the right
az access to the royal table.