The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
SURPRISE PARTIES
CONTINUE POPULAR,
Anniversaries Celebrated in
This Very Pleasant
Fashion.
Music and Recitations at the
Decourtieux Birthday
Reception.
Juvenile Gathering in Honor of Miss
Myrtle Trip1ett-The Hama.
van Dance.

Miss A. Decourtieux was rendered a mos
successful birthday party by her mother,
Nine. A. Decourtieux, at the family residence
S17 Union street, last Wednesday evening
The spacious parlors and hall were artistically
decorated with flowers and ferns. Streamers
of smilax and blue and gold, ribbons being
predominant
gold, the Varsity colors, purple and yellow
sweet peas and dahlias literally covering the
sideboards.
The evening was pleasantly passed in sin e
ing, dancing and other amusements. Messrs.
L. Raynard and NJ. Koch presided at the piano.
Bernard Gleason rendered several touching
pieces on the violin. Miss Decourtieux, Miss
Graves and Messrs. Allen, Mullen and Jolly
contributed vocal solos. At midnight the
guests repaired to the dining-room and par
took of an elaborate repast
Returning to the drawiug-room dancing and
games were INDUCED in till the early hours of
morn Among those present were Miss ST. Denis,
Miss N. Green, Miss Delaney, Miss Grave, Miss
Gleason, Miss Mullin, Miss Gallie, Miss Mas
son, Miss Donovan, and ]. Jolly, G. Aliretz, l..
Raynard, A. Duncan, E. Gallie, T. Mullin, B..
Gleason, T. O'Brlen, DR.. Caglieri, M. Koch,
DR.. R. Boquit DR.. Burris from Stockton and ].
Calling.
Saturday evening, August /, the many little
friends of Miss Myrtle Triplett rendered her q
pleasant surprise party, it being the eleventh
anniversary OF her birth. The gathering took
grandmother, Mrs. Z. T. Dudley, 102 Devisa-
dero street.
The evening was pleasantly passed in merry
making, interspered with song, dancing and
instrumental selections, contributed by Miss
Nellie Lyons, Miss Pansy O'Connel, Miss Ethel
Williams, Miss Alice Hallastack and Master
Edward Morehouse. Joseph Garriety enter
tanned with selections upon the mandolin,
piano and banjo, and Miss Hazel Cough with
song and recitation.
At supper Miss Myrtle was the recipient of
companions. Those present were: Misses
Nellie Lyons, Alice Halbastack, Pansy O'Con-
mel, Elain Lyons, Hazel Cough, Nellie Cop
page, Ethel Lyons, Gertrude McDermott, May
Erett, Ella Cecil Irene Groome, Clarice LYONS,
Lillian Thomas, Ethel Johnson, Ruby Greene
Ethel Williams; Master Edward Morehouse,
Thomas Lundy, Roscoe Fenton, Whitman
Prentiss, James Thomas, Joseph Garriety, Lin
coin Munson, Howard Platt and Thomas
Carew.
There was 9 very pleasant surprise party
her residence, Pip Seventeenth street, on
Thursday evening, the 9th inst.
The evening was passed very pleasantly with
music, games and dancing. Several vocal and
instrumental selections of exceptional merit
were rendered and we'll received.
AT midnight the guests assembled at grand
banquet served in the spacious dining-room.
After supper the guests returned to The par
lors, where dancing and games were resumed
and kept up until an early hour Among those
present were Miss Mary Hanavan, Miss Maggie
Hanavan. Miss Fanny Bulman. Miss Kathryn
Bulman, Miss Maggie Baker, Miss Ada Long,
Miss Maggie Ryan, Miss Julia Kenifick Miss
Maggie Campbell, Miss Anna Sale, Miss Mamie
Kenifck, Miss Goldie Rounds Miss Bell Boutes,
Miss Annie Wachter, Miss Minnie WALL Miss
Rose Smith, Miss Marguerite Michel, Miss
Irene Houcnin, Miss May Beebe, Miss Gri bible,
Miss Sophy; Messrs. B. Crawford, j. Fitzgerald,
y. Sale, F. Lucier, F. Nolan, E. Fitzgerald, w.
kOpSel. j.. ort
Kenitick, M. Winters, ]. Hanayan, w Hama
van and Mr.. and Mrs. Hanavan, Mrs. Kenidck
and Mrs. ]. Sullivan.
A pleasant surprise party was rendered Miss
Marguerite Mcdonnell last Friday evening at
her residence, 3739 Twenty-sixth street, by
her many young friends. Singing, dancing
and games were the pleasures of the evening.
The chief feature of the entertainment was the
fancy dancing of the Misses Edna and Mar
guerite Honn and Annie Mcdonnell, which
was greatly admired