Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-18
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS.
SEVERAL EVENTS OF INTEREsT
OF RECENT OCCURRENCE.
A Birthday Party rendered to Twins-A
Marriage Announced-A Pink Dinner.
A Dancing Party.

marriage Announceu-A Pink Dinner,
Dancing Party.
| Among the social events of the season
was most delightful birthday party
which occurred at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. M. Hilton Williams, Il9 South
Grand avenue, last Thursday evening, in
honor OF the eighteenth birthday of
their twin sons, G. II. and HI. G..
Williams. The evening was spent in
games, recitations, vocal and instru-
mental music, etc. Among the vocalists
was noticed Miss Ruth Hall, whose clear
and sweet voice never appeared to bet
ter advantage. Mr.. Walter s. Will
liams, young tenor and leader of the
Simpson church choir, whose reputation
is becoming well known, gave some
very fine selections; Miss Blanche
Rodgers gave some very fine selections on
the piano, and Miss Madge Rodgers.
with Walter Williams, entertained the
company with some choice recitations.
About 10 o'clock the young people re-
] paired to the dining room and partook
OF a sumptuous repast.
! Among those present were noticed
Misses Blanche Rodgers, Ruth Hall,
Ada Suly, Madge Rodgers, Julia Piper.
Grace Clark, Winona Piper, Lille
Hauser, Eva Williams, Messrs. John
Thomas, Louis Clifford, Frank Grove.
of Banning, CAL, Charles Shafner, Al
mer Clifford, John Doyle, Walter
Williams, Charles H. and Harry G.
Williams, together with DIR. and Mrs.
Williams: The display of flowers was
beautifully and artistically arranged by
Miss Lille Houser and Miss Grace
Clark.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Clara Wollweber to Charles
Otis Scott. The event is to take place
in San Francisco, April 2Sth, at St.
Luke's Episcopal church. Miss Woll-
weber, the bride, is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodor Wollweber OF
this city.
most enjoyable "pink dinner" was
given by Mrs. John Miner, the presi-
dent of the German Ladies' Benevolent
society, at her residence on the corner
of Eighteenth and Georgia Bell streets,
to the officers of the above society, on
Thursday last. The following ladies
were present: Mesdames c. Jacoby, X.
Messer, Fl. Merz, Chas. Brode, w. f.
Grosser, H. Herwig, j. Johannsen and
L. Breer.
Following is the programme of the
entertainment to be given by Good Will
lodge, No. 313, 1. o. G. T., this Satur-
day evening, in the G. A. R. hall, No.
612 South Spring street, near Sixth
street: Piano solo, Miss Roberts; vocal
solo, Miss Thayer; recitation, Miss Har-
wood; banjo quartette, Astburys; vocal
solo, Mr.. Kolff; recitation, Miss Buck
ingham; vocal solo, Miss Shaffner:
dance, Highland Fling, Pearl Gleason;
vocal solo. Miss Blanch Brown; recita-
tion, Miss Emmerson; vocal solo, Mrs.
Sanderson; banjo solo, Pearl Gleason;
vocal solo, Mr.. Kohler; mandolin, Lat
enzer vocal duet, Pearl Gleason and
Mr., M. Thompson vocal duet, Mrs.
Klepetar and Miss Brown.
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Applicants for active membership in
the Treble Clef club will have an oppor-
tunity to be heard by the voice commit
tee, at st. Paul's parish hall, ON Tues
day afternoon at 80. No active men,
OOtc W III NC duAltteu lOf tu0 uTSb udII
OF the present season after June 1.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Merritt of Oak
land are in the city on their bridal tour.
The bride is a daughter of the Hon.
John Sedgwick of Oakland, and the
groom is a nephew OF the late DIR. Sam
uel Merritt.
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On Wednesday, at Santa Ana, San
Jose Manesses, of the Mexican Gus
tom house at Tia Juana, was married
to Miss Guadalupe Abila of Tustin,
niece of Don Marcus Foster, of San Juan.
The best man was brother of the
bride, Manuel Abila, and the brides
maid Vicenta Abila. The bride wore
dress of lemon colored satin, trimmed
with cream oriental lace, with veil and
wreath of orange blossoms. Mrs. Man
esses is but fourteen years old.
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The Misses Routh gave delightful
dance to their friends thursday evening
at the residence of Maj jor Draper, ,on Olive
street. The invited guests spent most
enjoyable evening. Among those pres
ent were: Miss Davisson, Miss Sumner,
Miss Campbell, Miss Robinson, Miss
Norman Robinson, Miss Haskins,
Miss Tuffet, Miss C.Tuffet, Miss Bridges,
Miss White, Miss Dewey, Mrs. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Freeman, Messrs.
Blake, Randolph, Preston, w. Dram, C.
R. Sumner, McKerrow, Miles, Stanley
Routh, Harry Routh, Wigmore, Miller.
G. Perkins, Lantz, A. P. Robinson and
! Ed Tufts.
An audience full of appreciation en-
| joyed the concert given at Turner hall
last evening by the Ideal Guitar and
Banjo club.
Mr.. H. Williams assisted by singing
two numbers, which were both encored.
The club is made up as follows:
Guitars-Misses A. Desmond, G.
Clough, A. Loomis, G. Rebard, J. Shields,
Mrs. c. s. DeLano, Messrs. L. G. Le-
Sage, 7. L. Stassforth, G. S. DeLano.
Banjos-Misses M. Masac, M. A. Trey,
M. Loomis, Mrs. J. E. Rebard, Messrs.
ii. Masac, G. S. DeLano, l.. B. Young
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