The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-25
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
An Evening Devoted to Many
=. Worthy Charities.
The Children's hospital Beneft-Young Ladies'
O.. Institute Party - Lincoln Posts
Entertainment.

effect upon many whose presencs had been
looked for at Irving Hall, where an enter
;talnment was in progress for the purpose Of
raising funds 10 establish free bed at the
CMliren's Hospital. In consequence. the
attendance was not as large might other
wise have been, or as the nature OF the enter
tainment itself deserved. Those who braved
the threatening storm, however, were well
repaid for so doing, for /" St Johns Eve"
besides its novelty, was interesting from
musical standpoint, and was remarkably
well rendered by all OF the participants.
1t is an old English idyl for soil chorus and
orchestra, with a vein Of sentiment running
through the argument that made it doubly
interesting for all the Young people present.
The cast included Mrs. Martin Schultz
(soprano) as Nancy, a village maiden; Miss
Elizabeth A. Park (contralto) as Margaret.
an ancient dame; Mr.. S. Blum uenor) as
the young squire, and Mr.. j. +. Fleming
(basso) as Robert, the sauire's rival. The
chorus was composed Of the men bers of the
San Francisco Choral Society.
After the entertainment the chairs were
removed and few hours were devoted to
dancing before the festival was brought to
close. During tie evening refreshments
were served. The pleasant affair was under
NllG VI tIC llOoIitdl btOiNIS
of The First Congregational Church, assisted
by the following committees: Retreshment
Committee - Mrs. +. S. Clay, the Misses
Allie and Gertie Cutler, Miss Anna Flint and
Miss Hattie Grisw old; Floor Committee
Messrs. John Daniels, Heber Tilden, George
French and Charles Sharroks; Reception
Committee-Messrs. r. G. Guyett, James III.
Patrick, John Hunt Jr., Frank Hunter and
Louis Hunter.
Donation Party.
Among the pleasant social gatherings
brought about by the desire to help the
needy during this Sc ason of Thanksgiving,
none were more successful last evening than
the donation party given under the auspices
of Young Ladies' Institute No. at Odd
Fellows Hall. The admission fee exacted
al the door was Zone pound of provisions"
from each guest. but though between 600
and 7G0 awaited themselves of the opp0r-
Iunily 10 be charitable it was easy to see
that few had confined themselves to the
narrow requirements of the rule. The do
nations as they were received were piled up
in the vestibule, and in addition to the large
packages eli every description OF tine gIoee-
res the Reception Committee was burdened
with pOeketsful OF orders for coal, wood,
potatoes. fruit and other bulky articles
which could not well be brought to the hall.
Between ROW and Thanksgiving the ladies
Paul societies and st. Joseph'S Home for
IncurableS on Park avenue.
The entertainment was just as successful
as the feature above described. For over an
hour the audience was entertained with
musical and literary programme, which was
followed by dancing till an advanced hour.
The selections included: Overture, Mr.. ID.
Feieys Orchestra; duet, Miss Kelly and
Miss Arson; select reading, MeSSrS W.
p OBrien and G. Vented; mandolin duo, the
Misses napainu accommodated Inv Miss
Scbmitt; vocal selection, Miss Maggie
0'Brien; cornet sUlo, Nh. Louis Harrison;
vocal selection, Miss Lizzie Kelly; comic
specialtieS, MesSrs. Goldsmith and Gilbert;
overture, national airs.
THE pleasant affair was conducted by the
following officers and committees: Officers
President. Miss Kate Foley; First Vice
President, Mrs. 6. II. Long; Second VICE
President, Mrs. Maria Stevens; Recording
Secretary, Miss Annie Sullivan; Financial
Secretary Miss a. Powers; Treasurer Miss
NJ. W haley; Marshal, Miss Victoria Blaise;
Inside Sentinel, Miss Lillian Hardy; Out
side Sentinel. Miss Nj. Hayes; Committee OF
Arrangements-Mss A. NJ. Potthoff, Miss
3 Miss NJ. Donovan, Miss n. Winters. Miss
NJ. Walsh, Miss 4. Turner, Miss NJ. Stevens;
tioUr director-Miss Annie Holmes; assist
ant floor directors-Miss Lizzie McCaughey,
P. d. Bishop, j. P. Donovan, J. Regain.
j. Burke, Steven r. o. Keffee, George Tracy.
a. McGinty; Reception Committee-Miss
Lena Sullivan, Miss Mary McQuaGe, Miss
+. Lillian Hardy, Miss Nellie Donovan: Miss
Annie Powers, Miss Burke, Mrs. Kelly,
Miss Mary Hayes, Miss Lizzie Hughes.
Colonel Growers "America."
Colonel Grover gave his very interesting
exhibition of the war scenes of America at
the New Wigwam last night before large
and intensely patriotic audience. Prior to
the opening of the entertainment, which
was the first of a series to take place every
evening this week, the Veteran Guard, in
fill uniform, and headed by military band,
entered the hall in a body amid the greatest
enthusiasm. Lincoln Post. No. l, 6. A. R,
for the benefit of whose relief fund the en-
tertainments are given, was also present in
full force, and to a large number of them
the scenes depicted by the steTe0ptic0n and
the lecturer awakened recollectl0ns of ire
mendous events in which they themselves
had participated. Colonel Growers deserip-
tons were at once vivid and Interesting, and
taken In connection with the pictorial feat
ures of the lecture, formed more instructive
history of those incidents of the war it
touched upon than the works OF any author.
0wing to the small fee exacted for admission
the attendance was very large. During the
rest of the week the audiences will no doubt
. be larger still, as the lecturer, despite the
fact that he was seriously IpdlspoSed, never
allowed the interest Of his hearers TO flag
luI Ill luoLuutt anu tlVM JuC uloJ was
taken into popular favor. The Relief Fund,
too, is n deserving charity, and should re-
ceive the encouragement and financial aid it
merits.
The Coronado Hop.
The initial hop Of the Coronados an Or
ganization Of young society people recently
formed for the winter campaign, took place
last evening at Union-square Hall under
very pleasant auspices. There was large
ana very select attendance, and as the pro-
gramme for the evening was well-arranged
one the guests entered thoroughly into the
spirit of the party and enjoyed it throughout.
The grand march was formed at s 80 O'Clock
and dancing continued until alter midnight.
The pleasant affair was managed by the
following committees: Reception Committee
, -Messrs. E. Z. KIeyesahl, H. S. Goertzhain
and W. II. Holden; floor director, w. w.
Doolttle; Floor Committee-Messrs. w. r.
Nelson. C. Goertzhain. j. L. Holden and A.
Volkmann.
The officers OF the club are: President,
w. W. Doolittle: Vice-President, e. Goertz-
hahn; Recording Secretary. J. Z. Holden
Financial Secretary. A. Volkmann; Treas
urer, Ii. S. Goertzhain; Sergeant-at-Arms,
w. d. Nelson; Board of Directors, w. A.
Holden, Z. Z. Kleyesahl.