The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

ErU HE entertainment last Wednesday at
Ia I the Preside for the benefit of ST. Cor
s.. ~ nelius Chapel was a very successful
affair Those who took part in the programme,
which included the farce ga Box Of Monkeys
and an operetta, 81 Jacobi,' were Lieutenant
o. E. Wood, Lieutenant H. C. Benson, Mrs
Iockett, Miss Marjorie Young, Miss Young
Lieutenant smedberg Miss Alice Kinzie and
Mrs Blunt.
one OF the most entertaining features of the
programme was a skirt dance introduced dur
ing the farce by the Misses Young. Captain
Locke1J acted as manager and Lieutenant
%Blunt as stage manager. The ushers were
Lieutenant Carson, Lieutenant Winston, NAL
colin Graham and Stacey Hills.
The Friday Night Clubs final meeting at Odd
: Fellows Hall was a most brilliant affair. The
attendance was large, nearly all the members
OF the club being present besides many
strangers now visiting the city. There was no
cotillion. Dancing was kept up until mid
night, when an elaborate supper was served in
the lower hall, after which dancing was re-
sumed and kept up until o'clock.
Among the strangers present were: Thomas
Bowling and Sherwood Briston of New York,
who have come out for the Timlon-C arolan
best man at the COleman-Simpkins wedding;
e. Mr.. Ceruti of Italy Mr.. and Mrs. William g.
Irwin Miss Spaulding and Mrs. Julian Mausar-
rat of Honolulu, Stewart Brice, Mrs. E. Bliss
Miss Randall Latham Curtis, Frank Appleton
OF New York; Count c. de Park of France who
IS visiting the De Guignes; Miss Firth of
Seattle. Captain Wainwright of Burlingame
Mrs r. G. Brom OF Oakland, Lieutenant r. c.
Croxton Of Benicia, Lieutenant F. L. VIM of
Berkeley; Captain Alexander Rodgers, U. s. A;
Lieutenant W. G. HAN, Y. S. A; Baron L. de
Santa Ana and others.
A concert in aid of the Seamen's Institute
VIII be given on the evening OF April % at
the residence Of Mrs. David Bixler on the cor
n or If nd nil bp
patronage of the following ladies: Mrs. David
Bixler, Mrs. G. w. Beaver, Mrs. Henry I. Scott,
Mrs. John A. Wright, Mrs. ]. Metcalfe, Mrs. r.
D. Forman, Mrs. c. F. Mullins, Mrs. James
Hogg, Mrs. Wilfred B. Chapman and Mrs.
james n, GOewey.
Through the interest and efforts Of Mrs. Car
michsel-CarT an attractive programme is
promised. The following ladies and gentle
men have volunteered their services: Treble
Clet Quartet composed of Miss Beatrice
Priest, Mrs. A. NJ. Noble, Miss jeanette Wilcox,
@ Mrs. J. E. Birmingham, and Miss Edith John
son, accompenist; Miss Bessie Wall, pianist;
Willis L. Bachelor, tenor; Miss Alice Ames and
sigmund Reel, yiolinists, and Mrs. Carmichael
Carr.
The tickets are 81 each, and may be obtained
Of Sherman Clay, or any of the lady patron
esses.
The California Club is to give "book tea"
tomorrow afternoon in their clubrooms, at
131 Post street, for the purpose of gathering
library Members and friends of the club are
invited to be present and bring each book
with them.
"A girls exchange is to be started on May
in the rooms adjoining those now belonging to
the California Club. 1t is the intention of the
management of the club 10 run il in connec-
uon-with, though a separate institution from
the club. Though girls exchange it is not TO
be exclusively for girls, but for all who care TO
put their work before the public to be sold All
kinds OF plain and fancy work viii be ex-
hibited.
Those wishing to join the exchange may do
80 by sending in their names and yearly dues
Tor a membership ticket, which is 81 so, paid
In advance. Sales win be made at 10 per cent.
1t is understood that work will be entered on
numbers, the names being known only to the
holder OF that number and the manager, thus
tnsuring free competition and preventing