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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
SAN 4 !. FRANCISCO. !. BELLE WEBS
miss Julia K Thomas Bride ofDr James Corscaden
Colonel and Mrs. Davis Din.
ner Hosts at Preside
This Evening

At an impressive ceremony In the
chantry of Grace church In New York,
Miss Julia Kingsleigh Thomas. for
rner San Francisco belle. became the
bride of DR.. James Albert Corscadeh
this afternoon. After the wedding an
informal reception to few close
friends was held at the home OF the
brides mother. Mrs. Woicott Thomas
Mrs Joseph Seton OF San Jose. the
former Miss Helen Thomas. attended
her sister as matron of honor.
DR.. and Mrs. Corscaden win depart
tonight on q wedding trip of two
months duration. and after February
! they will be at home at the Welles-
ley, West End avenue. New York
Mrs. Corscaden lived in San Fran
cisco until two years ago. when she
went to New York to study voice cul-
tivation and to further her knowledge
of the violin. She has since been per-
fecting her musical education at the
Boston Conservatory OF Music. She Is
a niece OF Mrs. Wakefield Baker and a
cousin of Mrs. Fritz King miss Helen
Thomas) and Miss Marion Baker Liv-
ingston and Wakefield Baker.
Doctor Corscaden is a scion of an
cid Massachusetts family. He is prac-
ticing medicine in New York. where
he is connected with the Presbyterian
hospital.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Girl In Taxi Speeds
To Popularity at Alcazar

The Girl in the Taxi sped into the
Alcazar theater last night and un-
loaded cargo OF laughs and songs
and proved that the Alcazar folk can
sing and dance as well as act.
A capacity house greeted the three
act farce last night, which was writ
ten by Anthony Mars and the English
version supplied by Stanislaus STANCE.
The comedy has pointless plot. but
1t was made for tun and succeeds in
Its purpose.
The terpsichorean ability OF several
members of the stock company showed
to advantage. Myrtle Dingwall, late
of the Tivoli, scored as the petite and
pretty servant.
Bert Lytell and Miss Dingwan have
a song and dance act all their own;
A. Burt wesner sings a ragtirne mel
ody; Evelyn Vaughan wears a stun
ming yellow gown and played the part
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
2CLAL WanRL :: NEWS OF THE THlEATGRS
|SBLINDNEss OF VIRTUE. !! :. APPEALS T,
Tells Clean, lForceful Story of Sex Problen,|
English Company Presents Play by Cosmo Hamilton at the
C0rt Theater

Cosrno Hamilton uses as his theme
the folly OF keeping children in Il,
norance regarding sex relations and
never at any point does he overlook
this basic idea
The Blindness of Virtue" which 10
acted by an English company. ia
compact little piece of dramatic struc-
ture quite appealing in its simplicity
and the truthful message that it con
veys
To demonstrate his proposition
Playwright Hamilton has woven tho
story around one striking situation
and has filled out the hooks and cor
ners OF the whole with a number o,
delightful episode scenes.
An English vicar, the Rev uarrv
Pemberton, is ministering to the sim
pie folk or East Brenton, Middlesex
and has brought up his daughter. Eff
fie, to the age OF 1T, sheltered from all
practical contact with the world and
in the sublime innocence of young
girlhood. The vicar accepts an offer
to tutor a young man, Archibald Gra.-
ham, who comes to him with the repu-
tation of wild young blade.
When Effie and Archie meet they
fall in love. After the young man has
been in the vicarage for six weeks he
goes to London for a day to meet a
friend. In the meantime Effie misses
him, and, as he does not return when
expected, she goes to his room to
await his return. Although clad in
only her night robes. she sees no i'm
propriety in her actions. The young
man tries to send her away, but she
refuses to go. At this point the vicar
enters and discovers the two. Young
Graham Is unjustly suspected OF a
great wrong. Everything finally ad-
justs itself happily. awakening the
vicar and his wife to the folly OF
keeping the girl in ignorance OF sex
relations.
: Judged by English standards. the
play is adequately acted although to
American eyes the characters might
seem just a little stif and unreal
Vera Fuller Melish plays the part
of Effie with all the sweet innocence
that the role required, and Rutherford
Herman made Archibald Graham quite
sympathetic-
The part of Cookie was delightfully."-
interpreted by Polite Emery, who lent
a humanness to the role that almost
overshadowed the other characters in
the play.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Diocesan Annual of
The Monitor Largest
And Finest Published

The largest as we'll as the most
ambitious Christmas annual of the
Monitor. the official Catholic paper of
this district, will be issued Saturday.
December 40. This is the fifty-fifth
diocesan annual magazine OF this pub
lication and contains more than 400
pages. the largest magazine OF its
kind ever issued In the United States.
famous men as Cardinal Gibbons, Car
dinal Farley. Cardinal O'Connell,
Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Hanna
and many others Among the special
features Is an article by the distin-
guished actress. Margaret Angiin, on
ideals in the Theater," and q very
fine paper on The Land of Shakes
peare," by the well known Shakes
perean interpreter. G. e. w. Griffith.
There is an interesting documentary
biography of Junipero Sierra. illus
trated with a rare old Spanish print.
by the Franciscan historian, FIR.
Zephyrin Engelhardt. o. #. NJ. and q
discussion OF the present Celtic Re-
naissance in Ireland by the play
wright and sculptor, Seumas O'Brien.
Bishop Hanna contributes the first
published lecture to come from his
pen since his arrival in California 1t
is discussion of the social reforms
Of the day and the need Of the reform
spirit of ST. Francis OF Assist, who 700
years ago. the bishop shows. revolu-
tionized the world by his ideals John
p. Doran also writes on this subject
In a paper on THE Catholic Layman
What Is His Mission" The spirit
that made the Panama canal possible
and q reality Is traced by Captain E.
L. Daley. u. S. A., in an interesting
discussion of "The Spirit of West
Point"
Fiction and poetry occupy promi-
nent places In the book.
The illustrations are unusually ine.
A six color portrait of Pope Plus x
at his desk In the Vatican is the
cover design. A series OF 20 fine
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Dinner for Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. AtholI Mclean were
dinner hosts Friday night compli-
menting Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rose
Vincent. who have recently come to
California from their home in ireland.
Among others hidden to meet them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Avenali,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chesebrough, Mr..
and Mrs. Ettore Avenali, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Rathbone. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cadwalader. Miss Marjorie
Josselyn and Miss Marion Newhall
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Christmas links
By Papyrus Club
Planned Tomorrow

The annual Christmas jinks of the
Papyrus club will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the clubrooms In sutter
street, but no hint of the program to
be given has been divuiged and some
decided surprises await the members,
II Is said.
Each club member is requested to
bring a gift, not exceeding 25 cents
in value, for the grab bag, which will
furnish part of the days diversion.
No guests viii be admitted to the
merrymaking.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
GAIETY OPENS WITH
NEW PIECE TONIGHT

After one night of darkness and In
activity the Gaiety theater will re-
open tonight I'm an announced blaze
OF glory. for it will mark the initial
performance of "The Girl at the Gate"
with Irene Franklin as the star and a
big cast OF favorites in the other
roles.
'sThe Girl at the Gate" has been
tried on the dog in such cities as
San Jose. etc., and reports have been
very f1attering
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Mrs. NewE1aIl Entertains

Mr.. and Mrs. William Mayo New
hall entertained at dinner at their
home in Scott street last Wednesday.
The rooms were decorated with flowers
and greens in q scheme OF Christmas
colorlng. Among those who accepted
their hospitality were Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
earn Folger, Mr.. and Mrs. Atholl Nc
Bean, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cheese
brough and Miss Marion EewhaIl.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Entertain at Dinner

Colonel and Mrs. Richmond Pearson
Davis will be dinner hosts tonight al
their home in Fort Winfield Scott In
compliment to Captain and Mrs. Will
liam F. Hase. who have recently been
transferred to this city. Others who
will attend the affair will be Captain
and Mrs. George Wertenbaker. Cap
tain and Mrs. Francis Lincoln and
Lieutenant and Mrs. Halsey Dun
woody.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Arrive i'm Paris

Duncan Hayne and his daughter,
Miss Agnes Hayne. have arrived in
Paris after a brief visit to the United
States, where the former was called
on business They will remain in
Paris until after the Christmas holi-
days. when they will leave France for
Italy TO remain until the middle OF
January. Later they will enjoy the
season in Egypt.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
SMu[|SpERlNdS
~ ln the
a.MIt ~ WINGS:

Old King Drama is being given a
vacation at the Aleazar theater. Next
week another musical comedy, this
time one OF George NJ Cohan.s "The
Man Who Owns Broadway will strut
the boards.
The press agent has found a new
twist to the old lost Jewels chest
nut and as a result Gaby DesIys, who
comes to the cort next week is being
advertised as carrying with her a
rope OF pearls valued at $500, ,000 This
is the rope that cost King Manuel his
throne. They say Gaby is afraid of
train robbers. Do you blame her?
May Irwin. uneal descendant to old
King Jolly. is coming to the Columbia
theater very soon In widow by
Proxy" Laughter follows May irwin
az sure as December does November.
She's going to sing .sThe KelIys Are
at It Again. Il Never Knew" Happy
Little Country Girl" and "over the
Garden WALL"
n \
The biggest price ever paid for the
English rights to a musical show was
paid to the New Era Producing COM
pany by George Edwards for the
rights to Adele" the musical play
that has scored the biggest success of
any production made this season. Mr..
Edwards paid $4,000 for the right to
produce Adele" in England and Aus
traiia.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
WOMEN TO SPEAK
ON REFORM TOPICS

A number of prominent women will
speak on refor amtopics this afternoon
before the Sunset w. c. r. Y. in the
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian church.
Law Enforcement" will be the sub
ject of Mrs. Effie ID. Whitman. state
superintendent of the department of
curfew law and women police; Mrs.
B. H. Wilson win speak on jail re-
forms. and Mrs. Mary Adams on res
cue work.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

halftones gives the first complete pic
torial history OF the old missions OF
California ever published.
The book carries the imprimatur OF
Archbishop Riordan, as well as the
autograph blessing Of Pope Plus x.
along with special greetings from the
apostolic delegate at Washington.
Cardinal Farley. Bishops Hanna,
Conaty of Los Angeles and Grace of
Sacramento.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
To Spend Winter i'm City

Mrs. Hippolyte Dutard has taken
rooms at the Hotel Bellevue. where
she will remain throughout the win
ter season. Mrs. William S. Wood.
mother of Mrs. Cullen weIty and of
Baldwin Wood, has also decided to
pass the next three months at this
hostelry
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Bowies Entertain

The birthday of Augustus Bowie
last Wednesday was made the occa-
sion of family reunion when Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowie entertained at dinner at
their home in Pacific avenue. Among
those who attended to extend their
good wishes were Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Carey Friedlander. Miss May Fried
lander, Miss Fannie Friedlander.
Friedlander Bowie and Henry p.
Bowie.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

Despite the apparent fact that THE
Blindness of Virtue which opened at
the Cort theater last night for
weeks stay. is in reality but drama
tixed incident. it is. really. big lit
tie play. And there's distinction be-
tween a big little play and little
big play, Just as there is between
poor. old man and an old, poor man.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Dance at Mare Island

The younger set is looking forward
with pleasure 70 the dance at Mare
island tomorrow night The hop will
be in the sail loft and will be an in
formal affair.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Invitations Issued

Mrs. J. L. Oyster and Miss Elizabeth
Oyster have issued invitations to a
dance December 80 at their home in
Scott street.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

The Half Way House is the title
of nifty little act that Mr. and Mrs.
Perkins Fisher intend to present at
the Empress theater in the near fu-
tude-
Within the Law" the play that
has met with such remarkable sue
cess in New York, Is soon to be seen
here at the Cort theater with Mar
garet Ellington in the leading role.
Martin v. Merle. former Santa Clara
college student and author of THE
Light Eternal" and other plays, has
entered the ranks OF press agents. He
succeeds James Crawford in that ca
pacity at the Alcazar theater.
=
Prince Floro. . chimpanzee. Is
booked to appear at the Empress
shortly. The press agent says he can
spit, play pool. ride bicycle. smoke
and perform other vices and stunts"
X
Announcement has 1t that the Or
pheum road show is speeding this
way and will show itself in all Its
vaudeyiIlian glory next Sunday after
noon. The acts included in the roster
are Billy b. Van, the Beaumont Sis
ters and company, presenting Props; !;
.sThe German Soldier: Ed Correlli and
Charles Gillette. "the odd pair; Lerna
and Toots Pounds, Australian mimics
from the Palace theater, London, and
two holdovers from this weeks show,
Bert Levy and Eonette.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

OF the flirting wife to perfection.
The ludicrous situations and bright
lines throughout the three acts argue
well for the box Office.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
vIoLINIsr IN RECITAL

Hother Wismer, violinist. will rem
der q selected program at the Cham
Der OF Music concert, to be held in
the Sorosis club hall Thursday even
fncr at g.20
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

Complete list OF rooms to let, Call
Post Want Ad section.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
At Coronado

Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Newton are
at Coronado, where they are enjoying
the last fortnight OF their honeymoon.
They will return to San Francisco in
a few days and will occupy apart
ments at the Hotel Cecil. Mrs. New
ton was formerly Miss Avis Sherwood.
x
Returns to Del Monte
Miss Alice Warner returned Satur-
day TO her home at Del Monte after a
brief>visit in this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
DIR MISUNDERSTANDING AMBASSADOR.

THE MANNER in which the United States was mlsrepre.
scented nv it's Mexico and the consequences
that have be lesson alike to President and Sen
ate absolutely unfit to be the dpo
matte representative government in any country Win
which we have important relations fact that should at least
have been recognized acted when the Crisis arose IN
Mexico City experienced and rusty envoy should have been
dispatched act for government When the Crisis
arose with Spain 1897 the late General f. Burd Grubb was
ur He was experienced enough to handle such
situation President Mckinley sent Stewart H. Woodtord
special envoy government at Madrid Pres
dent simply did nothing His ambassador in Mexico played
the role of right Tafts eyes, he elaborated with
the tratorous engaged overthrowng constitutional
government murdered President Madero not yet
cold when the eegraphng to Washington his
chief traitor and assassin must be recognized
such has character of diplomatic appointments IN the
unfortunately there is departure by the present ad
ninsration the system of giving ambassadorshps
high diplomatic positions abroad simply because they
have done campaign to be taken of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
Washington
w LETTER
BY r, = WALKER
COST OF SCHOOL COURSES
Star STAFF Correspondent.
Star Bureau,
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON. Aug %.

Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
Is the elementary school pupil get
ting a square deal in the public
schools?
G. w. Gayler, superintendent of
schools at Canton, ILL.,, says they are
not. He has made a comparison OF
the money spent for grade teaching
and high school teaching, and thinks
It shows disproportion that is not
fair to a majority of the pupils in the
public schools.
In the statistics for Illinois public
schools. from which Mr. Gayler draws
his averages, it is shown that the
average cost of teaching children in
the grades is $1720, while the average
cost in the high schools is $3.50, or a
little more than twice as much. These
figures for Illinois schools, it may be
observed, hold good for practically
all school systems, at least so far as
their proportions are concerned.
About 85 per cent of all the children
who start in public school never go
further than the eighth grade. The
education of the 10 per cent. who go
into high school costs generally about
20 to 80 per cent. of the total cost for
the teaching of the So per cent who
do not go to high school. Is this fair
Are all the children of all the people
getting an equal opportunity and
equal consideration IN the public
schools?
It is generally admitted by edu-
Gators that the best trained teachers
are needed in the elementary grades.
But the salaries of teachers in the
grades are much lower everywhere
than the salaries of high school
teachers. The effect, naturally, Is to
attract most of the best qualified
teachers to high school work.
The grade teachers have the chill
dren when they are most helpless and
when more individual care and in
struction is demanded to produce re-
suits. But, the statistics of most
school systems show that each grade
teacher has from ten to fifteen more
pupils to teach than each high school
teacher.
Educators throughout the country,
men and women of broad vision. are
everywhere sounding an alarm
against the tendency to extend high
school and secondary and technical
training in the public schools, to the
neglect of teaching in the elementary
grades. | am not at all certain that
the education of the few children who
can go to high school and into tech
meal and professional training, but
I am sure that too little money is
being spent for the education of the
masses of children who can never
hope to go beyond the elementary
grades.
The spectacle of hundreds of thou
sands of boys and girls throughout the
country being compelled to pay for a
practical business education in bust
ness colleges and correspondence
schools, because the elementary
grades do not furnish this training
and because these boys and girls
must go to work for a living, Is a
severe Indictment of the tendency of
the day to waste the time and neglect
the real educational needs of the
masses.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
THE "BOOKWORM" is MAN
OF PECULIAR TRAITS

The scholar reader is a. man who
processes books, He is a negative sort
of person with weak eyes and a great
air of stupid taking-in. He infests all
the public libraries with his little
notebook; he even invades the ranks
of your friends and casts gloom
over your mutual joy in books. Some
times he is carlcature, a comic val
entine sort of person, but more Often
unfortunately, he is a man or woman
with real possibilities for love and life
turned into a mere grub of books, like
Mr.. Harrison Queed in the cater
pillar stage.
He reads either for information or
culture, never for JOY; and he sits
Gown as stolidly to his task as a Ger
man frau sits down to her beer and
pretzel AS though books and bever-
ages were not made to put wings to
the soul! AS though the thoughts
upon the printed pages and the hops
that instill life into your trimming
stein were not the result of Natures
effort-soul- making in the novelist
and poet, sun and rain upon the flow
ering hop fields. But scholar reader
never scars. He does not hear the
bee outside the window while he reads
Keats He merely amasses facts
which he will die in possession of,
while he might have made a heaven
upon earth with q copy of Walt Whit
man under an apple tree.-Marguerite
Campion in Metropolitan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
Continued from Yesterday

Shirley saw the horse coming down
the line, it's rider bareheaded now.
and her heart began to race wildly.
Beyond wanting him to take part,
she had not thought. She looked
about her, suddenly dismayed. Peo-
pie were smiling at her and clapping
their hands. From the other end of
the stand she saw Nancy Chalmers
throwing her a kiss, and beside her
a tall pale girl in champagne-co color
staring through jeweled lorgnette.
She was conscious all at once that
the hanneled rider was very close
= that his pike-point, with its
big red blossom, was stretching up to
her.
With the rose in her hand she
curtsied to him, while the blurred
throng cheered itself hoarse. and the
band struck up You Great Big Beau
tiful Doll" with extraordinary rap
ture. to the tune of which the noise
finally subsidized to a battery of hilari-
Gus congratulations which left her
flushed and little GREATNESS. Nancy
Chalmers and Betty Page had burst
upon her like petticoated whirlwinds
and presently, when the crowd had
lessened, the judge came to intro
duce his visitor.
MI. Fargo ana his daughter are
our guests at GLADDEN. Hail. he told
her They are old friends of
Valiant's, by the way; they knew
him in New York
"Katharine's lighting her incense
now, i guess" observed Silas Fargo.
See there!" He pointed across the
stand, where stood a willowy tan
figure, one hand reckoning to the
concourse below, where Valiant stood
the centre of a shifting group, round
which the white bulldog, mad with
recovered liberty, tore in eccentric
circles.
AS they looked, she called softly,
Joint joint
Shirley saw him start and face
about, then come quickly toward her,
amazement and welcome in his eyes.
As Shirley turned away a little
later with the major. that whisper,
ing voice seemed still to sound in her
ears-"John! joint" There smote her
suddenly the thought that when he
had chosen her his Queen of Beauty
he had not seen the other-had not
known she was there.
A few moments before the day had
been golden; she went home through
O. landscape that somehow seemed to
have lost Its brightest glow.