The herald., 1896-08-03
SANTA MONICA
Seaside Social Notes-Public Library Matters
Personal Notes

Seaside Social Notes-PubIic Library Matters.
Personal Notes
SANTA MONICA, Aug. Capt. C.
f. Thorn and wife and Miss Jet Thorn
dined with MIR. and Mrs John F. Fran
els al the Hotel Arcadia on Thursday
evening.
Senator and Mrs. Stephen NJ. White
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pra-
ger on Thursday evening, dining with
them at the Arcadia.
Mr.. Charles H. Hastings is the latest
acquisition to Santa Monica society. He
brought his English cart and horses and
will make his headquarters at the Ar
cadia.
The privileges of the public library are
taken advantage of by the summer Wis
itors. The report just submitted by
the librarian for the month of July
shows 10S registrat ions, and books is
sued 1852. The reading room, where
all the current magazines are to be
found, was also well patronized.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Francis visited
Redondo Friday, and were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs Geo. Carson at their cot
tage. During the day they went fishing,
and it is reported that they with the
timely assistance of Dr. and Mrs. Nc
Gowan and Mr.. Will Hicks, succeeded
in landing the largest barracuda of the
season.
Vicar-General Adam has returned to
Los Angeles feeling greatly improved
by his visit to Santa Monica.
The following clergymen were the
guests of Father Have during the last
week: Rev. FIR. Fisher of Pomona, DR..
Seaman of Pasadena, Rev. FIR. Farrelly
of Visalia, who will preach at the church
of Santa Monica tomorrow, Fathers Nc
earthly, Riverside; Hartnett of East Los
Angeles, Liebana, rector, and Barron,
assistant rector, of the old mission
church at Los Angeles
Mr.. J. C. Stubs, with his family and
a large party of guests departed from
the Arcadia yesterday for their homes
in San Francisco and the east. Though
their rooms were Immediately filled by
waiting guests, they will be greatly
missed, as they entered heartily into all
the enjoyments of the season.
G. w. Luce and family have also re-
turned to their home in San Francisco,
after an enjoyable visit at the Arcadia.
The ride to Redondo. taken by about
| fourteen of the Arcadia guests on Fri
| day was about fiftytwo miles. The
party reached Redondo about o'clock
and after a rest and dinner started on
| the return tIlD dl 4 OClOCh III tilc dIlci
| noon, reaching the Arcadia at $50,
| where lunch was waiting for them. Dr.
| and Mrs. Ferguson were with the party
| going but returned by rail. The other
| members We're Misses Stubs, New
| mark, Scott and Morgan, Messrs. Flick
! Calm, Peck, Westhorpe, Morgan and
| Polhemus.
| The Polhemus family have returned
| to their home in San Francisco with re-
gret for having to depart
| AT $3.50 on Friday afternoon about
| forty-fi five of the leading ladies gathered
| in the pretty home of Mrs. Acker in re-
Spouse to an invitation bidding them to
| a progressive hearts party. 1t was the
| first afternoon card party of the season
and the ladies had royal good time,
without single gentleman to mar the
| afternoons pleasure. The first prize
was a solid silver shears and was won
| by Mrs. Moore. The second was a sill
| yer penholOer, won by Mrs. Longstreet
and the third, silver and cut glass vim
| aigrette, which was won by Mrs. Hays
| The consola ton prize, a brownie clown
was awarded Mrs. McKittrick. The
costumes worn by the guests We're al
suitable to the occasion, rich. but sim
| pie. Mrs. Acker received her guests IL
a reception room whose decorations
| were all white. and she wore a COSTUME
of white dotted null. She was assisted
by four pretty maidens, Misses Norton
Foster. Anderson and Grasett, whit
were also gowned in white. After thu
cards the luncheon was served at thu
card tables. The dining room was dec
Grated with scarlet geraniums and the
drawing room all in pink La Franco
roses. The ladies present were Mines
Moore, Ryan, Hoy, Winslow, Alvord
Hays, Brooks, Hamilton, Lester, jr.
| Robert JnneS M Kit
rick. Drake, Wilcox, Longstreet, Miner
| Childs, Robertson. STAFFORD, Young
Warning, Kinney, Kennedy. Upham and
Livingston, Gorham. Brooks, Hamilton
Matte Jones, Gill, Guenther. Roberts
Norton, Anderson, Grassett and Foster