The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17

Bliss Howard, Leslie, Evans, VIII Alex
ander, Vance, Greenway, Rogers, B. s..
Hayne, Vail, Miss Goddard, Samuel Ilsby,
Carl Howard, Mrs. Higginson, Miss
Hodahe, Miss Neph, Miss Baxter, G. S. j..
Oliver.
The following officers and members of
the Olympia's staff were present: Captain
]. J. Reed, Lieutenant Commander E. w.
Sturdy, Lieutenants l. S. Phelps, E. ].
Dorm, Frank Sherman, w. B. Bu-
chanan, A. G. Diffenbach, Ensign
George Madison, Assistant Engineer
K. L. Carney; past assistant surgeon, NJ.
G. Piggott; lieutenant, l. G.. Prince; medi-
cal Inspector, j. Gayres; pay inspector, A
w. Bacon; chief engineer, Joseph Wiley;
past assistant engineer, William Dunning;
assistant engineer, j. L. Robinson; and
Messrs. Sticht, Chadwick, Elder, Pearson,
Pratt, Kinds, Doddridge, Verrell, Melon
aid, Doyle and Kuhlwein.
The couples who took part in the dance
were: Mr.. Carl Stoddard and Miss Fair
banks, DR.. Harold Sidbotham and Miss
Miriam Moore, Mr.. Frank Bliss and Miss
Boyce, Mr.. Howard and Miss Dibblee, Mr..
Lesley and Miss Sidbotham, Mr.. Evans
and Mrs. Sidbotham, DR.. and Mrs. Thaw,
Mr.. VIII Alexander and Miss Stod-
dard, Mr.. Vance and Miss Gaty, Mr.
Cameron and Miss Grace Harrison,
Frank Whitney and Miss Panchita Dib-
blee, Mr.. Worthington and Miss Colby,
W. w. Burton and Miss Ethel Doulton,
Mr.. Summers and Miss Everhart, Herman
Eddy and Miss Doubleday, Mr.. Rogers
and Miss Fernald, Louis Dreyfus and Miss
Wheeler, Mr.. Greenway and Mrs. Louis
Dreyfus, B. S. Hayne and Mrs. Martin,
Mr.. Vail and Miss Nickerson.
The entrance to the grounds of the
Hazard villa, after visit to Santa Bar
bara mission, above which the grounds lie,
afforded the strangest contrast. From the
hush and severity of the somber sanctum,
with its white plaster walls and solemn
pictures of life and death, it seemed like
bursting into another world to invade the
brilliant company and sunny plaisance,
separated only by ''the closed door"
BY 4:30 o'clock the carriages began TO
sweep up the driveway, discharge their
guests, and return by detour around by
the commodious stables. There were rigs
of all kinds, from the carryall that brought
the cadets of the Olympia, to several
quaint little gurneys impressed by town
visitors. And soon came cantering along
on smart little bronchos a cavalcade of
Mexicans, in the brightest attire OF their
nation, and furnished with musical instru-
ments. Hard by the house they refined up
and tuned their instruments in concert,
winding up with little rehearsal that
was evidently satisfactory, for they soon
rode off to the Hazard villa,lwith cultural
laughter mingling with the Gathering of
hoofs.
The guests were welcomed by Mr.. Haz-
ard and his stately daughter and assem-
bled in the reception-room, off which was
little enclosed space, where the Spanish
band discoursed sweet music-so sweet, in
fact, that by and by the desire to dance
seized the Trilby-feet present and shortly
there were whirling couples on the polished
floor, in graceful, unprogrammed dance.
And the sailor boys were in their ele-
ment. The way in which they made
friends with the young ladies was little
short of marvellous, as well as the VOWS
they made before they left them. Com
mander Reed was there, of course, but he
only smiled grimly upon his young vii
lains and appeared content that they
should make hay under the bright Santa
Barbara sun. The brass buttons were the
delight of the girls.
By and by there was surprise. Miss
Hazard invited the guests toward glass