The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-22
A Benefit to Be Given in Aid
of the Oakland Ladies' Re-
lief Society,".
AT THE SUMMER RESORTS
Weddings and Engagements An
nounced - Receptions and
Parties.

THURSDAY ana FRIDAY nights next Will en-
Joy treat and help charity. The play,
which is to be given for the benefit of the
Ladies' Relief Society, is a musical trav-
esty on Romeo and Juliet" and is to be
given by the best of well-known amateurs
both among the principals and chorus.
The music IS adapted and the play itself is
intended to be acted only by men.
The clubs, including the Reliance and
Athenian of Oakland and the Bohemian
and University of San Francisco, have been
largely drawn upon for talent in this pro-
duction. Mr.. Hopkins as the Friar, with
his beautiful voice; Mr.. Dickman as the
Apothecary, with his good comedy; Mr..
Melvin as the melodious Capulet; Mr.. Tay-
lor, whose acting weight is 200 pounds, as
| Juliet; Mr. Somers, with his good singing,
as Romeo; Mr.. Campbell as the Nurse, and
| Messrs Carlton and Thomas as the valiant
| Tybalt and Mercutio, with the inimltable
Peter of Paul Miller, supported by chorus
composed of the Berkeley and Reliance
glee clubs and others, constitute magnlfi-
cent cast.
There is no more popular organization
| than the Ladies Relief Society of Oakland,
whose magnificent charities are a monu-
ment to the worth and goodness OF the
| leading ladies of Oakland who have sat on
lLS DOdFQ OI ulTeCbOTS puoO
twenty five years. AT Temescal they main
| tain on their large tract of land three
homes" one for aged women, one for
| children and third, a nursery for infants.
| Last May the society lost by ire IN their
| buildings $4,000 over and above the IN
| surance, and their income from the State
has been reduced $4,000 year by the failure
to pass the usual appropriations Tor sup
port of poor. So they will have use for the
proceeds from the sale of seats for their
performances.
The Assembly Club will give its final
party of the season at Golden Gate Hall
next Thursday evening.
The wedding of Lieutenant George
| Wycherly Kirkham and Miss Grace Good
year is set for May at st. Pauls Church,
Benicia.
The engagement of Miss Laura J. Phil
| lips of Sacramento to Mowbray r. Dundas
of this city is announced. The wedding
will take place about the middle of May.
The engagement is announced of A. L.
| Hartman and Miss Birdie Isaac and the
wedding will take place in May.
! A pretty wedding was that of Miss An
ME Marie Kelly to Peter Glennan Jr. The
| ceremony was performed at st. Mary's
Cathedral last Tuesday evening by Rev.
| Father Kirby in the presence OF large
concourse of relatives and friends. The
bride, daintily attired in white silk en-
train with clusters of orange blossoms and
| modestly enshrouded in lace veil, looked
very pretty Her maid of honor was Mics
| Alice Dwyer. The brides little niece, Ger
aldine Dwyer, escorted by the groom
! brother of seven summers, led the bridal
procession. A reception was held at the
| home of the brides parents, 20 Fulton
street. Their presents were numerous and
costly.
The marriage of Miss Edythe Griffin of
| Pomona to Edward Tufts of Los Angeles
was celebrated in Pomona last Thursday.
The bride is daughter of o. +. Griffin,
who was for years prominent business
man of this city. She spent several years
in San Francisco with her grandparents,
George G. Wickware and wife, at the Occi-
! dental Hotel, and has wide acquaintance
here. The groom is the leading member
of the Tufts-Lyons Firearms Company of
Los Angeles and is regarded as an enter
prising and successful young man. Mrs
brides sister, and Mrs. E. G. Dake, her
aunt, all of San Francisco, were present at
the nuptials. Mr.. and Mrs. Tufts will
make their home in Los Angeles.
Prince and Princess Poniatowski will
spend part of the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. 81. Croker at their home near
Burlingame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Day sailed last
week from New York for Europe.
Mrs. Jerome Lincoln and Miss Ethel
Lincoln will leave for Europe shortly.
DR.. and Mrs. Clinton Gushing are ex-
pected to return from Europe about May 1.
AT the old Redington place at Bur
lingame, which is open to summer board
ers during the vacation of Hoit's school,
are: Mrs r. P. Schwerin, Mr.. and Mrs.
| III. w. Ellicott, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K! Buckingham,
Mrs Charles R. DIETRICH and her family,
Miss Bessie Styne, William Adams Jr.,
David 8. Painter, Benjamin j. Block and
| Joseph Burke.
Among the recent arrivals at Highland
Springs are the following:
E. Hyde, Oakland; Walter J. Wells, Miss H.
Keefe, Walter Z. Hyde. San Francisco; II.
Welcker, Berkeley; J. NJ; Stillwell, Springfield,
Mass; J. Howard Nicoll, New York; Mr.. and
! Mrs. John Kruse, Marshfeld, Or; E. B. Strong,
San RAFAEL Daniel Harvey, James Murphy, c.
Hansen, San Francisco; J. B. Stout, Fisher
mans Bay; NJ. w. Plummer, San Francisco;
| Mr.. and Mrs, James Phillips, Napa; Mrs. C.
| O'Hara, San Francisco; George c. Codding,
| Petaluma.
D. T. Phelps is at Byron Springs for the
| benefit of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. French will leave for
Alaska about May 1 and expect to be gone
| a month or six weeks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schoenfeld (nee Tishler)
will be at home Sunday next at 1929 Clay
street.
The guests who attended the birthday
surprise party given to Wilbur Cook at his
| home, 915 Hayes street. last Thursday
evening, enjoyed a pleasant entertainment.
Among those who took part in the musical
and literary part of the evening were:
| Charles Pierson, G. A. Alden, w. Donaldson,
| Miss Cassie O'Donnell, Mrs. Coffin, Miss Ruth
Parker James Harris, NJ. Post, G. Post, F. Ma
| her, +. Ward, Ellert Stack, H. McKenna and
| Miss Mary Jennings.
| Among those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wilbur Cook, the Misses Emma Cook, Madge
| Redington, Mamie Larkin Kittie McKenna,
| Cassie O'Donnell, Rose Levi, Virgie Frarie,
| Ruth Parker, Julia Larkin, May Jennings, Liz
zie Donaldson, May o. Donnell Alice Fagan F.
| Smith, E. Levi, Lille Umfred. Lees Bolio, Mrs.
| Hensley, Mrs. Oldfeld, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Post,
Mrs. Coffin, Messrs. G. H Alden, w. Donaldson,
| G. Post, A. CARLY, A. G. Wier, George Ward,
| George McCauley #. Hayes, Ed. Murphy, A.
Cook P. Alexander, A. NJ. Cook. W. NJ. Parker,
| ]. Oldfield, p H. McKenna, f. III. Ward, Will
! liam Umfred, James Harris, Charles Pierson, p.
! Peterson, NJ. Post, A. G. Johnson, N. Smith, E.
Slack, F. REESE, F. Maher, P. Fassett
A vaudeville evening Eat home'' was
given by the Misses Josie and Eva Dolan
| to their friends at their residence, corner of
Waller and Scott streets, ON Thursday
evening last. The spacious parlors and
dining-room were beautifully decorated
with banks of roses and softly shaded
| lights Music was a prominent feature of