The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
CHARITY FIFE i':E ' . lT.ARBOR } VILLA.
 
 -: Ladies. Devise Numerous. Novelties for Next. :. ...."": Saturday,.
Mrs. Sam Breck to Chaperone
 a Donkey for the Good Cause.
A Battle of. Flowers Also to Be Given for the Benefit of the
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

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 Society is now preparing for the garden fete at Arbor Villa next week, which is to be given for the benefit of the Central Kindergarten. Arbor Villa is the mag nificent home of Mr.. and Mrs. F, M. Smith, and the entertainment will par take of the nature of a fete champetre, -bataille des feurs3 avillage fair. and an amateur. circus all in one; Owing to the recent death in the family of Mrs. George .Wheaton, the president of the kinder garten, the details of the fete are being actively. arranged by the vice-president, Mrs. Gordon Stoip, and her assistants> Next Monday morning there will be a meeting at the home. of Mrs. Stolp on Lake street. at which the final arrange
 ments will be made. -.
 Among the:ladfes taking. an earnest in terest in the: fete* are Mrs J: H. IT. Wat kinson, Mrs. R. G. Brown, Mrs. T. c. Cooga11, Mrs, E: H. K1ttredge, Mrs. R. w. Gorrill, Mrs. E. B. Beck, Mrs. Price, Mrs. H: F. Gregory, Mrs. Harry Gordon, Mrs. !, :',Ihomas. .Crellin, Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mrs. J. A. Knowles and Mrs Davenport. Each of these ladies has" taken. a special duty
 and will gather: around her: a pevy of young ladies -and gentlemen. to. help make the fete a success. :: ,... : :. Mrs. Sam Breck has:perhaps. one Of the most in teresting duties of the day. There is a donkey at Arbor Villa, a pefted, will ful, shaggy bat Wfthal rather docile. don4 key. .There~ will be hundreds of little peo- ple there; and their. parents and. friends will: surely want them to have a ride on the donkey Mrs. Breck, is. in charge of this department, and. has several young ladies to assist her, in the management of the animal: It is expected that quite i g harvest of snfall coins will be derived from Neddy.:. :':: = -: e. 2 Mrs Frances. Dunwoody, with "a corps of Youthful. feminine beauties, will have charge; of the sale of candy, and Mrs: Thomas Crelltn and. her; daughter have accepted. the responsibility for the Inanu- facture5. and. sale of lemonade. AS#Oak- land society is generally credited with having; a sweet tooth and a desire: for cooling drinks, this branch should also be profitable. .:.: :. In d little. spot called .I.ffac Cottage, Mrs: ;. H. T. Watkinson: will make and di speHSe-for revenue. of. courSe-exee1lent tea .On. a. former occasion George ". Baker. .Dr Woolsey and A. A. Moore Jr. met in a tea-house at an Arber Villa: fete; and it was reported that 1t was n necessary to empty the cash box twice before the gentlemen adjourned. It is understood has been appointed to arrange just such another meeting, it is hoped with as good results. 4.. tls.
 Some unknown charmera will be de- tailed to tell all sorts of fortunes and misfortuneS in the Gypsy booth, and as there is at present what might be called an epidemic of matrimony in local. sociz ety, as judged by the dozen marriages or so of the past month, the fortune teller will certainly not be deserted. <.
 Mrs. F. M. Smith has decided to throw open the whole of the grounds and the house for the afternoon, and among those she has chosen to help make. the affair bright and gay: are: Misses Grace Sperry, Evelyn Ellis, Marion Smith. Winnifred
 and May Burge. Miss Sperry was -en= trusted with the responsible position of being press committee of one, and while siI1e she may a not yet be. entirely capable of filling the position of a managing editor; she, certainly has shown great aptness for her part.
 One. feature of the days proceedings will be battle of flowers, one side of the :op- posing forces. being on the balcony and the invaders in the garden below This is to being benefit for the Central Kinder
 garten, the East Oakland Kindergarten
 will also share in the proceeds The affair Is under the immediate auspices of the Kindergarten Association and the Ladies' Relief Association. Although it is always considered to be the duty of everybody to help make the annual affair a huge success, :.