The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-11


| A number of the friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Gett took possession Of
their home at Twenty fourth and p
streets during their absence on Fri
day evening. When they returned from
a drive along the Riverside road, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barton, they
found their house Illuminated and in
habdted. It was, of course surprise
party, and the evening was pleasantly
passed in singing and social converse.
There was also cake walk, and at
the proper hour ice cream and other
deMcacies Imported by the self-invited
guests We're served. The following
| We're present: Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Noack, Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. al. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
LarAln. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Green, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Edinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
i Henry Tubbs, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Burton, Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Carrier, Mr..
and Mrs. j. K. Grinton, Mrs, j. Con-
ran, Mrs. w. B. Miller, Mrs. Emma
IsB1dwell, Miss Bella Johnston, Miss. AL
ma Hoffman, Miss Florence Larkin,
Miss Blanch Woodward, Miss Matte
Hicks, w. Newbert, Mr. and Mrs. ].
Martin. Mr.. and, Mrs. Peter Runau,
Misses Edna and Bell Johnson, Misses
Emma and Lizzie Fritisch, Miss Mary
I Woods. MIR. and Mrs C. T. Barton,
Mrs. P. Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Finnie,
Misses Annie and Flora Luther and
Misses Lottie and May Stevens.
/ pleasant surprise party was given
Thomas Hall at his home Friday ev-
en1ilg. The evening was spent in
games and music. The following rem
@dered piano. solos during the evening:
Clarence KRONER, Edith Hail. Lottie Ell
len johnson, and Hazel Boyd. At IL
the guests retired to the dining room,
EWhere light refreshments We're served
Those present We're, Thomas Hail. Ha-
tzel BOYD, Ellworth Elsworthy, 10 Gil
man, Walter Tyre, Lottie Ellen John
Eson, Horace Anorald, Viola Redmond
Frank Zegler. Mabel Moore, Albert
Bates, Elsie Ellery, Ada Neal, Fon-
taine Johnson, Edith Hail. Eva Tolley,
Clarence KRONER, Esther Nelson.
Mrs. c. H. Lyons, formerly Matte H
/ Goodell and son Heber arrived yes
Iterday from Cincinnati to visit her
uncle, j. B. Chappell, and brothers
w. l.. auu Il. -. GOOdell.
/ most pleasing and cordial welcome
to her former home was that extended
to Mrs. S. Katzenstein, now of Spo-
kane, Wash, on Thursday evening at
the residence of Mrs. George B. Kat
zenstein, whose guest she is during hsr
visit to this city. The coca sion was
made a merry one by the gathering of
old-time friends and neighbours among
whom were Colonel and Mrs. John w
Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Wolfe
MI. and MIS-. Len G. Siller Mr. and
Mrs. o. w. Erlewine, Major and Mrs
W. H. Sherburn, Mr.. and Mrs E A.
Crouch, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Fisher,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. c. Fitzgerald, Mr.
and Mrs. j. T. burlington, Mrs J. L.
Sliler and Mrs l.. Dolan, Colonel and
Mrs. E. H. Mckee.
1 Inc evening was pleasantly spent at
Whist. L. G. Sillew and Mrs. j.
L. Siller carrying off the honors Dam
ty refreshments We're served at indi-
vldual tables, followed by a musical
program in which the voice of the
guest of the evening was again heard
to the delight of all present The
katzenstein home, always bright and
cneefy, never looked more so than on
1hufsday evening under the brilliant
illumination and its decorations Of nat
ural Mowers, varf-colored sweet pea
blossoms prevailing, relieved by car
nation pinks.
One of the musical treats of the week
I was the recital given by the pupils of
Mrs. Frances Moeller in the Sixth Street
NJ f. Church last Tuesday evening.
20,
lnfringed on slightly, apparently on ac-
count of one or two late corners. and
it was not until after s o'clock that the
concert was fairly on. The program
was pleasing throughout, andFin some
| respects the selections gave evidence of
exceptionally fine taste and method.
Some of the pupils. whose first appear
ance it was, We're very 'smuchly'' af-
1ected with stage fright, but this was
not able to conceal their real talent.
In fact, some of those who were most
frightened, and did least well in pro-
portion to their ability, showed voices of
the finest range and broadcast POSSIBLE
tiles and I would like to suggest to one
or two Of the invited guests. who
thought young singers diffidence a SUBJ
Ject for mirth, that they must be wo-
fully lacking in talent themselves to
be so little considerable, the place of
which must be supplied by large
STOCK OF ignorance or lack of sympathy.
and IN either case it evidenced a big
deflcit III the treasury of polite man
ners.
A loose board in the improvised plat
form, however, did much toward break
ing the anxious strain for as each nor
former, however sylph-like, stepped up
on IL one imagined the landing of a.
Thousand of bricks. This caused a
general and audible smile each indi-
vldual time, and put the singer inme-
olateiy in sympathy with her listen
ers 1t is indeed an ell wind that
blows nobody good,'' and the careless
ness OF the carpenter was the means
OF causing several hearts to cease their
futterfng.
One tnlng remarka BILE in an affair of
that KIND was the noticeable lack of
oVerdolng. No one attempted anything
beyond her strength or knowledge
showing the careful thought of a wise
teacher. There was little appearances
OF eHoIt. If note was taken at all
II was as a rule, taken properly. with
OUT strength perhaps, n times. but
Well-piaced and sweetly. As the pro-
gram was published in the "Record.
oinlon the next morning, 1 need not
repeat it, vp
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