The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
SOCIETY HONORS
BISHOP NEWMAN
A Brilliant Gathering at
Mrs. Stanford's Re-
ception.
Guests From Far and Near
Meet the Distinguished
Prelate.
The Mansion on the Hill Ablazs With
Lights and Beautiful With
flowers.

The wealth, beauty, wit and fashion OF
the City and surrounding towns, aug
mented by distinguished representatives
OF all the professions, met at the Stanford
mansion on California street yesterday
afternoon 10 meet Mrs. Stanford's guests
of honor, Bishop and Mrs. Newman.
The distin guished prelate and his wife
have for many years enjoyed the tender
friendship of Mrs. Stanford; in fact, be-
tween Bishop Newman and the late Sena-
tor Stanford existed lifelong frIendship.
When Mrs. Stanford conveyed to the
venerable churchman her sincere desire OF
giving some form of entertainment to do
him honor it was at his own request that
the lady decided upon reception.
Fifteen hundred Invitations were issued
for the occasion, and. with few exceptions,
no regrets were rece ived.
The guests came from far and near, and
never before in the social history of the
State has one roof sheltered so many dis
tinguished people.
The details of the reception were ar
ranged with all that attention to minutia
which has always distinguished entertain
ments at which Mrs. Stanford has pre-
sided.
The entire lower floor of the mansion
| was thrown open to the guests. The apar-
ments were brilliantly Illuminated, and
| the guests wandered at will amid the rare
and costly collection OF art with which the
| house is filled.
But little floral decoration was found
necessary to embeIlish the vast apart
| ments, and the few choice blossoms used
were placed with discretion and taste in
| costly vases ana bowls where goou taste
directed.
! In the dining room long table was set
| and some hundred garcons stood ready to
dispense all the delicacles of the season.
with punch coffee, tea and chocolate TO
wash them down.
/ In the art gallery the orchestra was
! placed. Here also the Stanford Glee and
| Mandolin clubs assisted, and in compli-
ment to Mrs. Stanford rendered several
vocal and instrumental selections.
| The hours OF the reception were from 8
till 6. and during these hours there was a
constant stream of visitors to meet the
| distinguished guests of honor. Each de-
nomination sent two representatives. and
clergy and laymen mingled in the merry
| throng.
Mrs. Stanford received her guests, as
sisted by Miss Alice Hayes, Miss Belle
McKenna. Miss Laura McKinstry, Miss
Joselyn, Miss Helen Hopkins, Miss Caro-
Crockett, Miss Anne Lyle, Miss Cora }.
Flood, Miss Florence Mills. Miss Carrie
Taylor and Miss Mary Bell Gwin.
The list of invited guests included:
Rev. and Mrs. Hemphill, David Hewes, Major
William B. and Mrs. Hooper, Miss Hooper
Judge and Mrs. Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
Hopkins Mr.. and Mrs. Kohl, Judge and Mrs
| f. NJ. Ross, Mrs. Charles Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs
w. J. Adams. Charles Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
William Alvord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Badlam, Miss Mary
| D. Bates. Mrs. w. H. Beers, Mr.. and Mrs. John
| +. Bigelow, Miss Bigelow Captain and Mrs.
| Samuel Blair, Miss Jennie Blair, william S.
| Blair, Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Banding. Miss
! Susie Banding, Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Board
| man, S. II. Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. George G.
| Boardman Jr., Hon. and Mrs. John Boggs,
| Miss Alice Boggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Borel,
| Misses Chointa and Sophie Borel, Mrs. NJ. D.
| Boruck Miss Boruck, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
| Bowen, Misses Mary and Edith Bowen, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Boyd, II. ST. Clair Boyd,
| Mrs. Thomas Breeze, DR.. and Mrs Charles S.
| Brigham, George I. Bromley, Mrs A. Page
| Brown, Samuel G. Buckbee, Miss Annie Buck
| bee, Mrs. AlpheCs Bull, Mr. and Mrs. Apheus
| Bull Jr.
! Mrs. Mary c. Caduc, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C.
| Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. James Carolan, the
Misses Emily and Genevieve Carolan, Mr.. and
Mrs Francis ]. Carolan. Jesse d. Carr, Mrs. f.
| L. Castle, the Misses Castle, Mrs. Morton
| Cheesman, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Coleman,
| ton, Mrs Clark w. Crocker, Miss Julia
\ Crocker, Colonel C. F. Crocker, Charles II.
| Crocker Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Crocker Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry J. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. ]. B.
| Crockett, Miss Caro- Crockett, Mr.. and Mrs.