The San Francisco call., 1910-10-27
Social Club Plans Benefit

Surprising results financially and a
vast store of enthusiasm were the
main features Of the meeting last night
of the various committees of the San
Francisco social club that have charge
of the charity ball to be given Friday
evening. November 4, for the benefit
of the Mount st. Josephs orphan asy-
lum fund.
The event is to take place at the
Auditorium. the grand march is to be
led by Mayor Mccarthy and Chief Sey-
mour of the police force will act as
floor mana ger
Hundreds of tickets have been sold
already by the indefatigable workers
OF the club, who are systematically di-
viding and subdividing the city that no
opportunity to add TO the great funu
they will doubtless raise may be neg
lected.
At the meeting last night. Super
chair, William Bemiss acting as secre-
tary and George P. Adams as assist
ant secretary.
The meetin gwas called to report
the progress of the various committees
appointed Saturday evening and TO dis
cuss the interests of each to see if by
any means other plans for further sue
cess might be evolved
remarkable showing was made of
what had been achieved. More than
u, 0oo tickets had been given out and
hundreds OF dollars worth accounted
for as sold. In addition to this many
donations had been received from those
who did not desire to receive the
tickets.
In order to make matters thoroughly
business like the committee of ar
rangements gave out last night re-
ceipt books to all those who are selling
tickets. so that every onenot taking
the value of his donation in tickets
might receive a receipt for the amount
he gave.
One of the most exhaustive reports
came from the program committee con-
sisting of Leffingwell, Rosenthal and
Vaughn, who have been working hard
for the last two days and have in con-
sequence nearly $4,000 worth of adver-
tising already assured. The program
will be decidedly artistic and will be
interesting souvenirs of this great
event. Cover designs depicting some
thing of the cause of the charity have
been secured. A history of the orphan
age will be given and numbers of
photographs viii be included.
Thousands of dollars will be realized
by this program alone. The commit
tee has asked for assistants to aid in
visiting the 500 og more firms from
whom advertisements may be expected.
Ice cream and other light refresh
ments viii be served at the ball and
the women who VIII assist in the sale
thereof are to meet at knights of the
Red Branch hall, 1133 Mission street,
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The next meeing of the committees
of the club is called for next Wednes-
day evening in the Investors building,
Fourth and Market streets. An honor
airy executive board to supervise the
general work of the committees was
appointed last night. consisting of
Mayor Mccarthy. Chief Seymour of the
police department and Chief Murphy of
the fire department.
Commissioner William Newsom, James
Newsom and William Mcdonald were
appointed committee to supervise the
sale of tickets in the Mission district
The following physicians were ap-
pointed, with DR.. Z. S. Howard. TO take
up the sale of tickets for the ball with
the medical profession of the city: DR..
George Lee Eaton, DR.. Fletcher McNutt
DR.. George Goodale, DR.. Louis Mead,
DR.. Sidney Dannenbaum, DR.. Bottle and
DR.. f. l. Wemple.