The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-02

| volets for the gentlemen. Elaborate hand-
painted Lme-cards completed the table ap-
| pointments. A recherche menu was en-
! joyed by the friends before they proceeded
| to the parlorS.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. r. B.
| Hooper, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Wiltshire, Mr..
| and Mrs. George, Easton, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Miles, Lieutenant and Mrs. Fletcher.
| The Baker Dinner.
| AT the elaborate dinner party, already re-
ferred to in these columns, given last Tues
day evening by Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Baker
at their residence on Washington street.
"orange" was the keynote in the table
decorations, which were designed by Miss
Bates.
| A Scottish Club Surprise Party.
A very pleasant surprise party was ten
dered to Mr.. Donald G. C. Mckay on last
Saturday evening at his residence, 516
| Guerrero street. by the members of the
Scottish Thistle Club, in honor of his recent
election to the Royal Craftsmanship of tina t
| popular society.
| When Mr. Mckay, better known as
" Stone Dan," came home Saturday night
! at his usual time lie was met at the door by
| his wife, who informed him that she had just
| returned from a shopping expedition. aud
| had prepared no dinner. He was therefore
| sent to q restaurant, and during his absence
| his house was taken possession OF By the
| Clans which had gathered at Seventeenth
| and Valencia streets. From this point they
| marched TO the castle of their Royal Chief,
| headed by Edward Ross, the piper, playing
the "iCampbellstAre Coming:
| Returning from dinner, "Stone Dan was
| greatly surprised to find about eighty of his
| most intimate friends assembled to do him
| honor, and thoroughly enjoying themselves
with dance and song
Professor James Kerr presided at the
piano, and the evening was spent in dane
ing, singing, reclting and speech-makiug
At late hour b0untlful repast of a
genuine Scottish character was served, and
the evening voted one of thorough enjoy
ment by all.
Among those present we're: Messrs. E.
Ross, John d. Coulie, George Purdie. Alex
Sharp, George w Patterson, Mrs. Edward
Ross, p. Keith, II. Walker, James Akin,
| Professor James Kerr, Vernon Campbell,
| J. T. Alexander, Robert Russell, Charles
! Simmons, +. Mckenzie, j. Dermett, John
Stewart; Miss a. Fowler, Miss l.. Hem
/ ming, Mrs j. ID. COulie, Mrs. George Pur-
die, Mrs. Vernon Campbell, Mrs. George w.
Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H McInnis,
Miss Lille Buitner.
The Frauen Unterstutzungs Verein Ball.
The tenth annual ball of the San Fran
cisco German Ladies' Benevolent Society
took place last evening at Irving Hall, and
was enjoyed by a large attendance. Ritzau's
Orchestra Otficiated. The ladies always
give pleasant parties, and this one was no
exception.
The officers, all of whom worked hard to
make the affair success. werr: Presto dent
Mrs. J. IL. Struckmeyer; Vice President
Mrs. A. Freese; Recording Secretiry, Mrs
A. Mas; Financial Secretary, Mrs. A
WTede; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Book.
The committees OF the evening were COM
ments-Mrs. c. Warnken, Mrs. E. Wolf,
Mrs. L. Beck; Reception Committee-Mrs
A. FreeSe, Mrs E Ernst, Mrs. Z. c. Knp-
pen, Mrs. IL. Maier, Mrs. NJ. Haub; Mr..
julius Casselman, floor manager; Floor
MIR. j. Dreyer, Mr.. Ed Schulz, Mr.. j.
Schafer.
A Surprise on Hampshire Street.
very pleasant surprise party was given
to MIR. Fred j. GrundelI at the residence of
his sister. Mrs Kreig, 1918 Hampshire
street, between Twenty-fOurth and Twenty
fifth, on Friday evening" the occasion being
his safe arrival from Australia.
Inc evening was spent is singing, dancing
and games until midnight when the guests
retired to the dining-room, where a most
dainty supper awaited them, to which they
did ample justice.
1t was golden dinner the effect being
charmingly produced by wealth of large
oranges nesting among their own leaves,
which also served as a resting place for a
score of tiny incandescent lights. The lat
ter we're suddenly ignited by Mrs. Baker
pressing concealed button when all the
guests were seated, and the golden light
completed the artistic design.
An elaborate menu was enjoyed, pretty
souYenlrS-fOr the ladies a spray of oranges
and foliage, tied with ribbons, and one of
the leaves bearing the recipients name in
gold letters; for the gentlemen a large
orange, peeplng from nest of moss and in
scrIbed with the name Ill green-added an
other pleasant feature to this pretty orange
dinner.
Those present were; Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Ilr nd D.s--
| and Mrs. Joseph D. Reddlng. Mr. and Mrs
Russell j. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Ford,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis +. M0nteagle, Mr.. aud
Mrs. j. b. Crockett, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis b.
Parrot and Mr.. and Mrs w. MAYO New
hall.
The Denigan Reception.
One of the most enjoyable receptions of
the past week was the reception given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Denigan on Friday
evening at their residence, IT'S Octavia
street.
a charming ballroom upstairs had been
pTettily prepared with japanese bric-a-brac,
which covered the white walls. There we're
umbrellas, square and circular. fans, scarfs
and lanterns Of all hues arranged in designs
amid festoons of smilax and woodwardia
ferns. Every color of the rainbow was re-
peated IN picturesque combinations. Close
by was the luDch-r0om, dimly lighted and
divided with Oriental screens, making a
charming retreat.
Over 100 guests were received by Mrs.
Thomas Dengau and Miss Florence Dent
gan. Dancing TO the music Of Yanckes
Orchestra continued till nearly o'clock,
supper being served about midnight at tete-
a-tete tables, in what Mrs. Denigan laugh
ingly called ''the cellar'-a pretty grotto
walled with white canvas and lit with Jap
aneSe lanterns.
The party was notable success and was
| enjoyed from start to finish. Party calls
will be made next Friday evening.
Among those present were: Mrs. F. l..
| Whitney, Mrs. DeWitt Mcdonald, Miss
Laura Mcdonald, Miss Blythe Mcdonald,
| Miss Blanche Bates, Miss Lottie Cunning
ham, Miss Susie Davis, Miss Bessie Bur
CESS, Miss Eva Fotheringham. Miss Virginia
Gibbs, Miss Helen Gibbs Miss Ernestine
Haskell, the Misses Jackson, Miss Edith
| Kittredge, Miss Hattie Loring, Miss Mabel
| Love, Miss Mamie Melrose, Miss Mamie
| Prather, Miss Lizzie Mccormick, Miss Mat
| tie Mccormick, Miss Mamie RiUrdan, Miss
| Alice Stevenson, Miss Sadie Sinclair, Miss
! Violet Soule, Miss Josie Stone, Miss A lice
Davis, Miss Mamie Taylor, Miss Lillian Wag-
ner, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Della Mills,
| Miss Hilda Mcdonald, the Misses Flint,
Miss Laura Wells Miss Susie Wells, Miss
Maud Smith, Miss Lizzie Smith. Miss May
Sharon, Miss May Eichbaum, Miss Jessie
Hathaway. Miss Ida Mckinley, Miss Carrie
GrIswold, Miss Hattie Griswold, the Misses
Younger, Miss Addie Harlan, Mis- Gertrude
Malford; Messrs. DIR. William Miner
Charles G. Goewey, Kimball Briggs. Wallace
| Briggs, Gus Darling, Rudolph Cole, Harrison
| Clay, Louis Dean. Edward Connolly, Cader
| Davis, William Denman, Charles Gibbs,
Frank Goewey, w. Hallett, William hay.
cock, Charles Isaacs. Albert Joseph.
| Frank Miner. Irving Mills, Ellis
| Parrish, Richard Rountree, Frank
Runyon, Joseph Riordan, Houghton Saw
| yer, Arthur Spear, +. Stephenson. Hubert
Stone, Or. c. Ii. Taylor, Walter Van Bur-
ton, E. Fotherngham, Robert Whitney, Asa
| Wells, Albert Lang, Douglas Crane, Ed
| ward Smith, Gustave Sutro Jr., Clair Boyd,
| Allen Downing, Charles Griswold, ID. j.
Donald, Fred Teller, A1olph Uni, Herbert
X. Smith, WiIlet Lee, Herbert Younger,
Mr.. Cooley. Harry Mendel, DR.. George n!
| Terri!l.
Among those who were present we're
Mr. and Mrs, Kreig, Mrs. Grundell, Mr.. and
Mrs Calvert, Mr.. Richard GruDdell, Mr..
ana Mrs; Swabel, Mr.. a. Reed. Miss Carrie