The San Francisco call., 1896-11-09
WHAT SOCIETY is DOING,
NuptiaIs of Miss Audiffred and
]. w. Dowdell in Oak
land.
Wednesday Night Cotillou Clas
Meets-New jerusalem Church
Entertainment.

Church, Grove and Hobart streets, Oakland,
was the scene OF the wedding of Miss Eugene
NJ. Audiffred OF Oakland and ]. w. Dowdell of
San Francisco.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock the strains of Men,
delssohn's wedding march announced the
arrival OF the bridal party. They were met at
the door by the ushers, Mr.. Keefe and Mr..
Graham, who led the way to the altar.
The bride was attended by her father and
little niece, Helen Audiffred. Preceding the
bride came the maid of honor Miss Leontine
Audiffred and the two bridesmaids, Miss
Emelie Audiffred and Miss Florence Marion.
The party was met at the altar by the groom
and his best man, T. Brady.
The bride was Handsomely attired in white
satin duchess, trimmed with duchess lace
The veil worn by the bride was the same worn
by her mother on her wedding day. The
maid of honor and bridesmaids were neatly
attired in white organdie over white taffeta
silk, while the little flower girl was charm
ingly dressed in ink orgsndie.
After the ceremony, which was performed
by the Rev. Thomas McSweeney, the bridal
party was driven TO the home of the brides
wedding reception was held. Upon their
turn from Monterey Mr.. and Mrs. Dowden
will reside in San Francisco.
The first cotilion of the Wednesday Nights
was given at Lunts Hall on Wednesday even
ing last. Three original figures of the german
were danced, led by Wllfred G. Yanke and Miss
We're: Will Stevens and Miss Emma Fortmann,
Lester Wells and Miss Edythe Marion, w. f.
/ Yanke and Miss Marie Wilson, Edwin A. Chris
tenson and Miss Enmie Prosek, Sanford G.
Lewald and Miss Maud Haas and Albert H.
| ANTI and Miss Meta VOTERS.
The Young Peoples League of the New Jeru-
| salem Church (Swedenborglan), O'Farrel
street, near Webster, gave a very successful
entertainment IN the church parlors on Friday
| evening.
The audience crowded the rooms to the
doors and received the following programme
with due appreciation:
Selection, Further Orchestra; recitation Miss
| Frances Buckland; mandolin solo, DR.. Root;
vocal solo, Harry Lawrence; recitation, DR..
/ Aunt Jerusha's Album Aunt Jerusha, Miss
Estelle Carpenter.
The entertainment was given for the benefit
| of the church. and was as great a success
ment committee was composed as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter V. Dougherty, Miss Edith
Carpenter.
A very successful entertainment and dance
was held at Thomas IL Levian's Dancing
Academy Teutonia Hall, on "Wednesday,
November A. A laughable sketch. entitled "a
Double Cure" was rendered. After the en-
tertainment prize waltz was danced. Fiji
teen couples competed for the gold medals,
which were won by Henry Heidtman and Miss
Alma Reimers.
In the cast of the commedietta were: Harry
r. Leyian, Frank J. Hancock, Miss Frank
Bailey, Miss Anna Dobson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Crooks have issued invita-
tons for the marriage of their daugh Ter,
Frances j. G., to Joseph Enrieht. The cere-
mony viii take place at st Mary's Cathedral
on the 18th of this month at IL AN
The wedding OF Miss Mae Korts and Fred w.
Bert Jr. will occur this month.
The Winter Cotilion Club win hold its OPEN
ing assembly and german Friday evening, De-
| cember IL. Several charming debutantes will
make their bow TO society at this meeting.
Beethoven Hall will be the headquarters OF
| the club this season.
The Golden Gatess of California Hall will
give private masquerade on Saturday even
ing, November 21, at the Eintracht Hall, on
Twelfth street.
Mrs. John Drury Tallant welcomed the Co.
street, on Tuesday, Novem Der 3. There were
present Mrs. Seiden S. Wright. chairman; Mrs.
John Drury Tallant, Miss A. A. B. Wright
Mrs s. NJ Van Wyek, Mrs W. Holladay. Mrs.
Joseph L. Moody, Mrs. Henry Gibbons, Mrs.
J. Ii. Maddux, Mrs. G. EiWood Brown Mrs.
Hervey Darnealof Alameda. communications
from several sister societies in the Colonial
States were commented upoI.y The historian
read interesting articles on the famous char
ter oak OF Hartford. the design used as their
crest by the Danes of Connecticut, and on the
Peter Stuyvesant pear tree of New York. After
u dainty collation. the society adjourned.
On next Friday evening, November 13, the
students Club California; School of Elocutlon
and Oratory, will give an entertainment in the
new Y. NJ. e. A. building. An excellent pro-
gramme has been prepared for the occasion
and among the members is a moDologue by
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and which She will recite Tor the first time.
Admission will be by invitation.
A delightful luncheon party was given to
Mrs. S. i. Carrington on Friday, November 6,
at the home of Mrs. J. II. Baker, 219 Chatta-
nooga street.
Mrs. Darlington, with her son, DR.. Paul Car
rington will leave this City on Thursday next,
to return to her husband, Rev John CARING
ton, missionary stationed at Bangkok, SIAM
Those present were Mrs. Darlington, Mrs.
NJ. Anthony. Mrs. William Morrison. Mrs. BELL
man, Miss Jessie Bellman, Mrs NJ. F. Gale, Miss
Cheek and Miss Elsie Mcdonald.
Asurprise party was rendered Miss Birdie
Lehman in the residence of Mrs. Watson &
Lexington avenue, Saturday evening. James
tWlate and G. Atwater contributed to the pleds-
ure of the guests by singing, and Miss Annie
Corrigan and Miss Lehman rendered several
pretty selections on mandolins. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Watson, Miss Annie Corrigan,
Jennette Halveson, Miss Josie Shay, Miss Kitty
Shay, Miss Ada Garvin, Miss Emma Garyiu.
Miss Nellie Walsh, Miss Alice Walsn Miss
Alice Collonan, ID. Hart. c. +. Corrigan, H.
Arther Onu, James Wiate, Louis Young. J.
Young, Walter Fisher, c. Atwater s. Dome
niconi, Will Harding, Z. F. Winfield, and
W. S. Campbell.
The close of the last century seems to
have been very prolific in wrecks The
British frigate De Brook, lost in a storm
off the capes of the Delaware in 1898. is
stated to have had on board no less than
tlO. .4O0. 600 worth of specie and Jewels,
taken from an intercepted Spanish ship
while on her voyage to Halifax, and with
1t were also taken 200 prisoners. The lat
ter were In irons on the lower decks when
the vessel foundered, and all were lost. In
1881 search was actively prosecuted by
diving company for the purpose of recov-
ering this specie, but the result was not
made public.