The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
IMPPOVERS OF HOMES
play STRANGE FREAKS

ton Of the parishioners giving the
other half. Said parishioners appar-
entity do not need the caution. NOW
do not all speak at once" for fairs and
those sort of things. giving dollar 10
the Lord and getting back your dollar
in the change of amusement, are in full
swing.
There is a difference of opinion as
TO the better site for the church. many
favoring the valuable corner at state
and Sola streets, where the sunday
schOolhouse, that was pressed mo
service for the congregation when hre
still stands. "It is really in the coun-
try" apologetically explains the
parishioner: when the tourist fans 10
find the passing of 90 minute eiectric
car reason for removing to site III
the business portion of the town.
It never has been a very united con-
gregation. and a painter man OF TINS
city tells with JUNCTION or FORMER
pastor I'm the crude days when persons
said what they thought, regardless OF
what the ancients of the last century
termed "n1snners" This clergyman
was of a pugnacious disposition. He
himself told of former follower IN
Ireland who called upon his spiritual
adviser Just prior to the reverend
gentlemen's leaving for the nearest
train or boat:
"Can I do amy bit of favor fur y'r
rivirince?" quoth Patrick, amiably.
What could you do. my MANI L IN
about to sail for America.
Amy grudge y'r rivirince 'ud lolK
taken oop. amy wan given bit aV
a knockout" suggested the faithful
parishioner.
Well, in Fair Santa Barbara arose
the question of new carpet; no one
wanted the trouble OF going to town to
purchase IT. so the task was turned
over to the rector. He bought GRIM
son carpet that was perfect so far as
an outsider could see but-and here
the trouble began-the reverend gen
tleman from ireland had hair OF a
yellow-red and the carpets rose RED
gave the esthetic such a shock that
they never got over it. and the for
eigner soon fitted to other fields.
A story is going the rounds of the
schools at present. and while everyone
who hears it lays the incident at the
door Of pretty young primary
teacher, no one will cross her heart
and swear positively that it is the first
time of the tale Such as it is, it runs
this way:
Miss K, who is dainty to degree
has been annoyed past bearing by the
untidiness of small boy. The lad was
far from a breath of Eden either, sc
gathering her courage together one
snappy morn, she wrote plain talk
note. gave 1t to the boy and sent him
back home.
Shortly before the bell rang for the
afternoon session the small man
J ,eay-sc
desk and handed her the note which
she had dispatched that morning. II
was not quite the same; across the
front ran this legend in straggline
lines:
Johnnie ain't no rose; learn him
don't smell him.
DR.. Christian Herter. the scientist
who died of pneumonia in New York
Monday, was the eldest son of Mrs
Christian Herter of Santa Barbara. The
two sons. the physician who gave life
to research abroad and in the eastern
cities, and the artist, Albert Herter
comprise Mrs. Herter's family although
she has daughters in law and grand
children. Last year the aged woman
made a deed Of gift of her magnificent
home. taking in the entire block be-
tween Micheltorena and Arrellaga and
Garden and Santa Barbara streets, to
Albert Herter, whose little daughter
spends much time with her grand
mother. Doctor Herter has not been in
California for seven years, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Herter have come several
times to the Channel City to visit the
mother.
Miss Betty Park, who spent the sum-
mer in Europe with her mother, Mrs.
c. C. Park of Karlsruhe, Montecito,
and remained as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. William Frew of Pittsburg, after
Mrs. Park had returned to the coast
several weeks ago, is again at home.
With her came her sister, Eleanor. who
was in a finishing school in New York
while her mother and sister were
abroad. The girls are famous whips
and may be seen any fine day tooling
their thoroughbreds up or down State
street.
For years the literati of Santa Bar
bara and Monticello have looked for
the novel from the pen of Judge Jarret
Richards, but in vain, and it is doubt
full now if the story will ever be pub
lished- Still, don't you tell If it does
come out. Who's who" will turn pur-
pie and green. Knock them? No, in
deed; the truth is only sketched with
the hand of a master. Judge Richards
has had Jne book put In sort of type
and every one of consequence has read
it, so what's the use? 1t deals with
early mission days and 1T is, as an
ancient inhabitant remarks, true, only
not enough So"
Mrs. Sherman Stow and her two
much talked Of daughters, Mrs Bar
rett Fithiam and Mrs. Katharine Stow
Ealand. are not planning to return to
Santa Barbara this season. Meanwhile
young Ealand is not one bit ashamed
of his calling. but has been known to
take a choice cut in his motor car
dash out with it to Montecito to the
home Of one Of the socially elite, dash
back to town and get into dinner jack
ct so that he could enjoy as a guest
what he had just delivered. Madame
Grundy says that before many moons
there will be a new -omapce, when a
tall. delicate looking dark eyed girl
with lovely manners. will answer a mo-
mentous question. Every one-in this
rare instance-thinks it ''the very
thing" too.
Even If the warships did pass Santa