The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
ARTIST WFDS MAID
WHOM He SUCCORED
Sequel to a Romantic incident
of San Francisco's
Big Disaster
Ruby Drew of Sacramento
Weds Lester BOr0nda, an
Artist, in New York
By c. c. CARLTON

NEW YORK, May S.--At the time of
the great fire in san Francisco. Les
ter Boronda. Partisan artist % years
Of age. found Miss Ruby Drew of sac
ramento wandering about the streets
in dazed condition. She had fled from
her Mob hill home clad in two men
oyercoats and a pair of thin slippers.
Borenda and his charge wandered the
streets until he managed TO locate her
family.
Boronda arrived in New York on lie
Bretagne Monday, and Tuesday ne
and Miss Drew were married at the
city hall by Alderman Boyer. Iheh
they went TO live at 2l Manhattan
avenue, and Will start next week on
their honeymoon trip around the world
They will go first to California, then
to Japan, and thence to Paris, where
they will live for few months. Later
they will cross the Atlantic and go
again TO California. to make their nome
there.
Another marriage of California
girl this week was that of Miss Vera
MicheIena, member of the Soul
Kiss company. 10 Paul SCHNEIDER its
musical director They We're welded IN
New Jersey the only attendants being
the brides mother and Mrs Lowndes.
John b. Park was best man. MISS
Michelena was educated In a California
convent and later was choir singer
in San Francisco
Jimmie" Hopper. the California
newspaper and ma gazne story writer.
when about TO visit Paris, his BIRTH
place, suddenly realized that he was
Frenehman. Hopper was born In the
French capital 80 years ago, and nav
ing gone to California a the age of Il,
he has never been naturalized
Although he has long entertained a
hazy idea of his correct nationality the
fact that he Is a full-fedged citizen of
France never struck him with full force
until he began his preparations TO
visit the land of his birth. and when
lie sailed Thursday was doubtful
whether he would have 10 do time
In the French military service
One Of his friends suggested that he
could not avoid military service In
France as he was still Il citizen Of
that country. Another friend contend
ed that Hopper was "A British subject,
as his father had never renounced his
allegiance to Great Britain Hopper
himself wanted to take out American
naturalization papers, but feared there
wasn't time.
As he plans to spend only month
in France, he did not care to give up
three weeks OF ii TO marching. drilling
and studying tactics. While attending
the University of California. Hopper
played football. and soon became star
player He was one of the pioneer
school teachers in the Philippines. and
wrote many short stories OF life in the
islands.
Congressma>i James McLaehlan Of
California s<as a visitor to New York
q few DAYS ago. He returned from
Panama with party OF % congress
men who have been on a junket TO
the fsthmus. Their arrival here stirred
up renewed discussion Of Panama canal
plans.
The congressional party landed here
Just after snowstorm, and sympa
thetic friends with heavy coats met
some of the shivering congressman at
the pier McLachlan came back with
a panama hat, but said he would not
be bold enough to wear il until he
reached the sunny cline of southern
California, after the session of con-
gress.
The party is unanimously of the
opinion that the present plans for a
lock canal are all right. While in the
Panama canal zone they were enter
tanned by Chief Engineer Goethals,
who personally showed them the dig
ging. Congressman McLaehlan said TO
The Calls correspondent:
l did not go TO Panama with the