The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-14
A COLORED LUNCH
For the Episcopal Church
of St. Johns.
How Business Men Ate Chicken for
Sweet Charity Some
Active Ladies'.

Between two and three hundred business men
had q treat yesterday. Passing down the 500
block on Market street they noticed a sign an
nOunclng that the ladies OF st. Johns Episcopal
Church were providing lunch, and they went
In 10 sample IT. Ever since they have been con-
graduating themselves that they did. 1t was
stated afterward. on the best authority, that
several middle aged. hard eaded men of bust
ness shed tears over the chicken, because 1t
made them think OF their mothers.
The lunch was the result of desire on the
part of the Ladies' Parish Aid Society to raise
some money 10 pay of the building debt on
their pretty little Church of st. Johns on Fiji
teenth street, near Valencia. These ladies bOr-
rOwed the vacant store, 541 Market street, nc
tDey swept and garDished il out OF ali recog-
milton. The walls were covered with ferns and
chrysanthemums; Chinese brio a-Drac was
placed about, and ten tables were laid with
every modern decoration that the head OF
woman could devise.
The red table was poem in poppy color
Lamps, with huge red shades, threw chastened
glow upon the ytands. The menus were red
80 was the glassware; the flowers were crimson
carnations, and, most fascinating of ALL a num-
Der OF bewltchlng madeus In poppy-coloTed
gowns minst red 10 the wants OF the wayfareTs.
The pink table was another symphony in
which the la France roses, that so plentfully
adorned The board gave the note OF color TO
the menus, the glassware and the candles. as
well as The pinkgOwued girls. In fact the
whole gamut OF color was run through, termi-
mating in variegated table, where the colors
were artistically blended. There was also a
japanese table, where huge mbrella, of the
variety peculiar 10 Japan, shaded the lunchers.
One attraction about the lunch was that In
addition 10 the good quality OF the viands the
service was prompt. The price of the meal
was so cents, including ice cream and coffee.
Another luncheon will be served at the same
place to-day.
The following is a list of the tables and of
the ladies who assisted at them: Terra-cotta
tabe-Mrs. w. W. Stone and Mrs. Ashbury,
assisted by the Misses Morrison. Pauline
Grouse, Mabel Bart. May Some and Julia
March.
Japanese table-Mrs. Morrison. assisted by
the Misses Barney, Stone and u. Martinez
Red table-Mrs. Spalding, assisted by Mrs.
Rudolph Herold. Mrs. Wilson and the Misses
Grace Noble, Emily Weston. Mo!lie Hind and
Helen Spalding.
Green table - Mrs. Southack and Mrs.
Wendell, assisted by Mrs. Costigan and the
Misses Bass, Gum, Southack, Gillespie and
Sloney.
White table-H. X. White, assisted by Mrs
Martin aud the Misses Nellie Hind, LYDIA
Hester, LOttie Rowen, Grace Martinez, Fiack
and HOSmer.
Pink table-Miss Boyson and Miss Boyd, as.
sisted by Miss Matigue.
Mrs. Crane, Miss Ferguson and Mrs Gall
managed the Lavender table. assisted by the
Misses Stone, Dawson, Conley and Herring
At the salad table was Mrs. Dane, assisted
by Miss Bagley.
Mrs R. j. Morrison, Mrs w. II. Holt and the
Misses Mccormick were al the blue table.
The va riegated table was managed by Mrs
liugton and AIRS. p. L. nj. Waite. assisted by
Miss Farpswortb, Miss Van Vlack and Miss
Waite.
AT the yellow table were Mrs. Lightner, Mrs.
SaDborn aud the Misses Josie Stone and Willis
as well as Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Thomi son.