The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-05
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Resume of Recent Happenings in
Society Circles.
Engagement Announcements-The Lisser Re-
ception Across the Bay-A Musical Sur
prise-Coming Events.


and fusion naturally results in invitations
more or less formal. Delightful friendships
have mad their origin at the few memorabl
entertainments that mark the flying years,
when individual incllnatiOns are being Dehl
toward a common beneficial purpose
Last week was chiefly notable Tor us sue
ceSsful charitable enterprises and the ar
rival of Mrs. Pacheco's comedy. All this
week the KlrmesS Will hold delighted
attention, divided with an increasing num-
Der of private entert 'inments.
The next affair of interest after the Kir.
mess will be the Woman's Exchange charity
ball.
The Worlds Fair entertainment in Oak
land last week was one Of the most brilliant
affairs ever enjoyed By society there. Mrs.
Murry's residence was transformed into a
unique rendezvous Of foreign courts anC
the ladies' were interchangeable in their
labors to raise funds for the worthy object
. in view.
Tie Bohemian Club has issued invitations
*for its next jilks. to be held next Saturday
atthe club quarters. Mr.. r. Porter Asht
and Mr.. Lansing Miner will Jointly pre-
side, while Mr.. j. H. Ro5ewald will coquettt
with the muse OF music. Wit and wisdom
are expected to flow freely.
=. a meeting viii be held next Saturday
afternoon at + o'clock to take preliminary
steps for establishing an Oakland Press
Club.
The Junior Epworth League of Simpson
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, as
sisted by Miss Bnnie de Forest, tine noted
elOcutOnist of the University OF the Pacific
and some OF her pupils, Will give delight
fr1IA ~ for -tTf naF1r d
church Oh Friday evening, October l6th, at
S o'clock Tie league will render new
and novel collUquy emitted The Court of
the Muses." and the entire entertainment
promises to be one Of the best ever given Ia
this church.
The post-nuptial reception TO be given by
Nj. and Mrs. Albert Miller III honor OF
Major Mboon ana his wife will take place on
the l4th OF this month at tie Miller resi-
dence in Oakland
The next meeting of the T. 0. NJ. Euchre
Club viii like place at the residence oil
Colonel l. ID. Craig, 1872 Ellls street. a
pleasant ,ime is anticipated.
Last week was a merry one across the
bsy. Among the notable events we've the
Reliance Club entertainment and the Hush
tennis tournament at the residence OF MISS
Jean and Miss Florence Hush in Fruityale.
= TIE hlrmes5, which opened so success
fully n Saturday evening, viii continue
=
SpeeiaIites tonight viii be the Dance OF
: Bees ana Roses" and the "May-pole
Dance" At the booths new entertainments
are in preparation. Immediately alter the
Sprighly Scotch dance, which was so al
-mired on Saturday, MI Walter [. Camp
bell, the popular baSso, will sing Scots
=NNha He" held TO be one Of the most stir
Eiugot Burns patriotic songs.
- ,Mr.;EJ3hn W. Maekay Jr., who sailed
Wednesday, for Europe, says the Epoch, ha:
received during the past season enough NJ
>trntQn.t0jurn the head Of an older, il not {
wiser: man. But despite it all lie has pre-
SERVED not only tue calmest mental equillb-
.ILuEl, uutlias EOt felt an increased action OF
the Heart, though the fairest of matrons
mails and widows, Lave smiled upon him
Mr.. >Mdckay. who has Just attained nj:
maj1Tty, has more business aud financial
ere possibilities and interests resting upOI
his shoulders than has any other y0uul
fellow Of his age in the world. He Is man
OF agreeable personality, and, though M
has OF late been hauering!y attentive t
several young society girls, no one has beer
able 10 discern any special sign OF "lnten
ton" IN his attentions. he goes abroad Il
visit his mother.
Engagement Notes.
The engagement has just been announced
OF Miss Mary Pope, daughter Of Mrs. A. j
Pope, and Mr.. Daniel I. Murphy, popular
member of society and OF the Pacific Uniol
Club.
The engagement is announced of Mrs. Sid
ney Swan TO Mr. Elisha Dyer Jr. Of Neg
York, who is well known on this Coast
here lie recently visited.
Cards are out for the wedding next Monday
Of Miss Alice Haslett. eldest daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Haslett of Alameda
and MI Frederick Billings Haight, of the
well-known firm of Robert Haight 81 Co.
The engagement IS announced of Hon
Eugene F. Bert the law partner Of Mr.. j
y. E. Wilson, of the firm Of Wilson & Bert
u Miss Mamie Chalmers, daughter of Mr.
William Chalmers, formerly of Santa Cruz
now Of this city. The wedding will taxi
place at the residence Of the BRIDES parents
81 Thirteenth street, on Wednesday, the 14tf
inst. Al high noon. 1t viii be a private
affair, only the immediate relatives beiBg
present. The happy pair viii afterwarC
take the . 80 o Clock train on their wedding
tour.
The. engagement is announced of Miss
Gertrude Eccleston and Lieutenant Charles
Wr-gg Miss EcciestOn made many friends
during her visit to Mrs. Blunt here only a
short time ago.
The engagement is announced of City
Councilman BrO,nahan of Oakland to Miss
Annie Dawney, highly accomplished lady
Of that city.
The marriage of Mr.. J. G. Wintjen and
Miss Minnie Oeverndiek will take place
next Wednesday at her parents residence
I2g Olive avenue.
Announcement is made of the engagement
of Miss Sadie RosenZweig TO Mr. Hymar
Harris Of North Yakima, Wash. They will
be at home the third ana fourth Mondays
Of this month.
The wedding Of Miss MAY T. Cakes t.
Mr. {. J. Harrigan viii take place mex
Wednesday morning at Mission Dolores
Church.
The engagement is announced of Miss Ray
Levy 10 Mr.. l. Goldman of 1710 Market
street.
The engagement is announced of Mr.. D
7. Brown and Miss X. L. Sullivan. The
marriage is to take place shortly.
The engagement Of Miss Berlin, sister o.
Mrs. Tanzman Of the Oriental Opera Com
panY, 10 MI. Johnston Of this city is an
nouuce1.
Mr.. John E Morris, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph in Oakland, will bt
married shortly TO Miss Jennie /. Wood
ward, daughter OF the late Gideon Wood
ward.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Hannah Cohn and Dir. Charles Gross. They
will be at home on Sunday, October 18Th, al
1926 Ellis street.
The engagement is announced of Mis-:
Hattie LYMAN, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. LYMAN of 1916 California street, t
Nj Fred Baruch. Consul-General for San
Salvador at New York.
The wedding Of Mr.. Tenton of West
Berkeley to Miss Hattie Ward will take
place on next Thursday afternoon at
o'clock at the ST. Joseph Church.
The engagement IS announced of Mis-!
Martha l. Rowland of Oakland to Mr.. G.
3. Stuart, Tulare journalist.
The Lisser Reception.
At the enjoyable reception rendered las
Saturday a week ago at Mills College Il
Professor and Mrs. Louis Lisser on theil
return from Europe those from this city
were: Mrs. W. F. Goad, Mr.. and Mrs
Eloesser, Miss Ella Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
Manfred Heynemann, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Lord, DR.
and Mrs. ". A. Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Kelleher, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. MaTcuse
Dr. and Mrs. G. II. Powers. Mr. and Mrs
+. PiXley, DIR. and Mrs. Gibson
Mrs. Colonel Jackson, Misses Jack,
son, Mrs. Parkhurst, Mr.. Lloy
TIE is, George Merrill, Dr.. and Mrs.
Younger, Nine. Zeiska, Mrs. Gamble, Sig
nor Calvin, Misses Castle. Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Schultz, Miss Alice Greenwald, Miss
Anna Head Mrs. I. r. Knox, Miss Flora