The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-09
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Holiday Festivities at Ever
green" the w. r. C. Home.
Society sparks-A Popular Captain Surprised.
Court Inter Nos Party Club Gath
erings Personals.

residence, 1904 Cough street, IN honor OF
Mis-. George B. Williams of Washing
ton, ID. c.
The event of last evening. aud so far Of
the society season, was the Friday Night
Club leap-year cotillon, an account Of
which appears in another column.
Mrs. James a. Robinson gave q theater
party last Tuesday evening. Among the
ladies present were: Miss Lena and Miss
Sallie Maynard, Miss Jarboe and Miss
Carolan. The piece was Judah" Mr..
James d. Phelan gave another on Monday,
afterWaId entertaining his friends at sup
per.
Tribe Seminole, No. 81. ]. o. R. NJ, will
install officers and dance this evening at
Uuion-square Hall
Mrs. Will Croker had an impromptu sup
per party on New Years eve.
The Daughters Of the American RevOlu-
ton, according to the full report under an
other caption, are steadily organizing. The
admirable choice of a name for the local
chapter SeQuoia will be generally con-
coded.
In San Rafael the feature Of the holidays
was the Pierrot party, given by MIR. klttle.
PierrUt, the French clown, wears baggy
trousers, trimmed with red, and a white
crowned by a tall white and red cap and
mask, was the occasion Of many Imaginable
INVESTIGATIONS.
The INDEPENDENT Rifles will give their
annual masquerade ball at Saratoga Hall
this evening. The Rifles are captalned by
Theodore SchmalhOlZ.
The quarterly meeting of the Eva Mutual
Benefit Society took place last Sunday even
ing. After the installation Of officers re-
elect, the members present went TO we'll
known resort, where an elegant banquet
was partaken of. 1t was very ENJOYABLE
affair throughout, and one long 10 be re-
membered by the participants
The Yosemite Club will dance this even
Ing at Mangel's Hall.
Among recent holiday parties was one
given by Mrs w. T. McNuttand her charm
ing daughter, Miss Mary McNutt, one of
the seasons debutantes, to some forty
friends Another was a dance given by
Mrs. Fuedlander ana Mrs. Bowie followed
by a delicious supper. Mrs. FTiedlander
has been an invalid for some time, but was
able 20 greet her friends.
Miss Ada Clark will give her Christmas
festival this evening at 2l1 Suffer street.
On dit that Mrs. PendIeton and the guests
OF the Hotel Pieasant0n are about to repeat
the social success of New Years eve by Civ
ing another hop on the 26th inst.
Soldiers widows ana Orphans Home
\ pleasant Christmas was enjoyed by the
army nurses and soldiers widows and
orphans at the W. r, c, Home at Ever
green.
The response Of the corps throughout the
department TO a request for donations in
recent general orders was more generous
than the most sanguine expected Some
corps sent money. George S Evans Corps
Of Redwood contributed s.; Lyon, Oak
land, SO; Appomattox, Oakland, So; Fair
Oaks, Sacramento, $40; Malvern Hill, Ana
helm, s. 80; Lincoln, San Francisco, two
large rocking-chairs for the assembly room
and SO toward the dinner; Mrs. Cum
miugs s. so Boxes were received from
Rawlins Corps, Stockton; FaTragut, Val
Iei0: John +. Miller. COluSa; Garfield, San
Francisco. and from Mrs Henrietta Struck
meyer and the San Francisco Examine
On Thursday evening Mrs. DT. Mintie,
Mrs DR.. SeCOTd, Mrs. Bragg and daughter
went 10 the home and spent the day assist
ing Mrs hluue and Mrs. Shay in marking
and arranging the gifts. Particular palms
was taken in ascertaininE. through the
uatrol, Mrs. Shay, the particular wants Of
each inmate and from the stores of books.
dolls, candy, nuts, ralsIns, dried and canned
fruits, aprons. stockings, towels, hand
keTchieis, napkins, muslin for underwear,
pIucushions, tlanuels, dress goods. thread,
needles, etc, suitable provision was found
for each.
After bountiful dinner of the traditional
turkey, cranberry sauce, mince pie, plum
pudding, nuts, ralsins and oranges, the in
mates. Old and young, gathered in the as
sembly hall, where the gifts were dlstTib-
Utrd by the children, and the faces Deaming
with delight and expressions Of pleasure and
gratitude fully testified how successful had
been the care exercised by the ladies in
selecting appropriate gifts, and amply re-
paid them for their many hours of labor. In
the evening the tree was lighted, and the
children danced around t in gIee, while the
old ladies gathered about the blazing ire
and talEed OF ChrlstmaseS long past, when
their own little ones gathered about their
knees To ueaTken TO the marvellous story Of
Christmas.
The aSsembly-rO0m, with its Oh eerful fire
Of logs il the open fireplace, the Christmas
tree with It's burning candles, and the happy
faces of old and young, made a pleasant
picture not soon to be forgotten.
Mrs DR.. Little of San Francisco visited
the home on Christmas taking many pretty
articles to adOTn the room which she fur
Hished in memory Of her brother. who died
from wounds received ia the War Of the
Rebellion.
Captain Marshall Surprised.
Or Thursday evening the friends of Cap
celebrate his safe arrival home by rendering
him a surprise party.
Accordingly quite goodly number assem-
bed at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stack and from there proceeded to the resi-
dence Of Captain and Mrs. Marshall, 128
Silver street, where before entering,
serenade was given. TIE evening was
pleasantly slent In dancing, games and
TeCitatOns.
The following programme was rendered !:
Song. "Our jacks Come Home To-day"
Mr.. W. A. Coulter; recitation, Benedict
Arnold MI. Ed. Manning; song, Last
Night" Miss Virginia Stack; character
Sketches. MI r. Walsh; song, The Moon
Behind YOn HILL" Mr.. W. Montgomery;
recitation, Letters of Gold" Mr.. j. Nc
Cormick; instrumental solo, Miss jose
phine McGregor; song, Sailing" Mr.. Alex
ander Wilkinson; violin solo, Mr., i. VII
klHsOn; duet, Miss Susie Sheridan and Miss
Annie Marshall; instrumental solo. Miss
Rose Stack; song, Miss Maggie Manning
At midnight delightful Tepast was
served, at which many t0asts TO Captain and
Mrs. Marshall were gwen.
Among those present were: Captain and
Mrs. Marshall, Captain and Mrs. Fullerton,
Mr.. and Mrs W. a. Coulter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hogan. Mr.. aud Mrs. Sheridan. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mr.. and
-
Manning, Mr. Ed Manning, Mr. viii Dunn,
the Misses Tenie, Rose and Virginia Stack,
the Misses Annie and Jennie Marshall. the
Misses Susie and Jennie Sheridan, MIR.
Alex Wilkinson, Mr.. p. Wilkinson, the
Misses Annie and Fannie Brown, Mr.. James
II. Stack, Mr. L. NJ. Stack, Miss Josephine
McGregoT. Mr. James Marshall Miss Ollie
johnson. Mr.. John Stack, Mrs. Carr, Miss
kittie Costello. MI j. Mccormick, Mr.. c.
Hergg0tt, Mr.. j. A. Mccormick, Miss Rose
Stanley. Mr.. +, Walsh, Mr.. j. Hunter, Miss
Lizzie Hunter, Mr.. II. Hunter, Mr.. Nc
Mullen, Mr.. Robert Parkinson, Mr.. w.
johnson, Mr.. w. Montgomery, Mr. j.
OHara, Mr.. b. Nacaulay, Mr. w. Millner,
Master Freddie Frazer, Mr.. Montelth
Holiday Party on Guerrero Street.
Miss Agnes McNulty, assisted by Miss
Lizzie Hogue. gave very pleasant party on
New Years evening. at her residence, 631
Guerrero street. The parlOrs were prettily
decorated with smilax and evergreen.