The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24
WHAT SOCIETY rs DOING.
Merry Birthday Party-Many Engage
IN Ara AM,

merry blrbuQay HaTGY-nlany Engage.
ments Are Announced.
A most enjoyable event was the birthday
party given to Miss Irene Merry by her young
friends at her residence, 924 Greenwich
street, in honor of her sixteenth birthday.
The spacious parlors were handsomely deco
rated with flowers and Christmas evergreens
by the skill!ul hands of Miss Bates, Japanese
lanterns lending further beauty to the scene,
while from bowers of ferns, hiding the mu-
sicians, came sweet strains guiding the merry
feet through the dance.
A delightful supper was served at midnight.
Those present were Miss Irene Mervy, Miss
Effle Volkman, Miss Ida Harrison, Miss May
Burieind, Miss Alice O'Connell, Miss Lizzie
Gardner, Miss Victoria Orr, Miss Teresa
Garcia, MISS Edith Jansen, Miss Margaret
Rosenow, Miss Gertie Slattery, Miss Kate Gud-
stadt, Miss frankie Gudstadt, Emile Cough
Ralph Stafford, Marlias Garcia, bert Jansen,
Richard Gudstadt and Master Willie Patter-
son.
Announcement is made of the engagement
of Miss Mollie Hutchinson to Ernest Peixotto.
Miss Hutchinson is a resident of Oakland and
is well known for her clever artistic sketches
She has studied art abroad and was a one
time student here in the School of Design.
She has two sisters, Misses Marble and Belle
Hutchinson, and a brother, Prentiss Hutchin-
son.
Mr. Peixotto is well known In the world oil
art, and obtained his education in the art CEN
ters of Europe. 1t was in Paris that he met
his brlde-to-be. Though he is but 27 years OF
age. his work has received honorable mention
at the Paris Salon, and his recent portrait has
been highly commended. He is now in New
York City illustrating for magazines. The
time for the wedding has not been set.
The betrothal is announced of Miss Matte
Ehrman to Albert Frank. Miss Ehrman is one
OF this seasons debutantes and resides at the
Mission San Jose. Mr.. Frank is a member OF
the firm of S. II. Frank & Co., the wholesale
leather merchants and tanners.
The marriage of Miss Ida Schwartz of this
City 10 Waiter Harris of Los Angeles will take
place on January II. 1897.
large and appreciativea audience assembled
at Lebanon Presbyterian Church, FRIDAY
evening, December 18, the occasion being an
entertainment given under the auspices of the
Y. p. s. c. E.. for the benefit OF the '97 conyen.
tion fund. The following programme was pre-
sented to large audience: Piano duet, the
Misses Burness; comic sketch, E. Havelke;
vocal solo, Miss Nellie Rawson; recitation.
Mss Leslie Sarle; riano solo, Miss Clara Col
lett; comicalities, Erie Erickson; either solo,
Miss Otto; farce, Polly Ann" - Richard
Brown. Mr.. Frank Short; Polly Ann Morris,
Stanley y Mrs. Dounce, Miss Nettie Moore;
Biddy McSlaven, Miss stella Matheson.
The Filbert Club gave q delightful party to
its lady friends at Colombo Hail. 615 Broad
way last Saturday evening, Decem ber IL. The
hail was handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion with Christmas berries and ferns At
midnight an elaborate supper was served.
The guests were seated at twenty-four small
tables, each one of which boasted of an
Original and distinctive decoration The
grand march was led by T. NJ. Hayden and
Miss NJ. Mersige of Oakland
California Lodge No. 163, 1. o. B. b. has
issued Invitations for its installation ball
Thursday evening, January Ia, at B'nai Birth
Hall.
The engagement of Miss Adria L. Shaw,
daug hter of Colonel H. G. Shaw, TO A. F. Har,
rison, son of w. B. Harrison, both of this City,
is announced.
Mrs. Dr.. R. C. Coleman will be at home the
first Thursday OF each month at 1921 Devisa-
dero street.
The engagement 10 announced OF Miss
Bertha Monasch to G. Speier They will re-
ceiye Sunday, December 27 at 422 Golden
Gate avenue.
Miss Agnes Thomas returned from New York
this week after years visit in the Eastern
States
The twenty-fifth annual Christmas festival
and dance of the Chlldren's Progressive Ly-
ceum will be held Wednesday evening, De-
cember %, at Pythian Castle, 900 Market
street.
F. Fietter, the capitalist, and wife leave on q
two years trip 10 Europe on the 2Sth OF De-
cember.