The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29
Los angeles.

The past week has been an unusually
gay one IN society. A number OF house
entertainments have been given, and then
there were the races at Agricultural Park.
Everybody attended at least one day and
a great many were present every day.
The boxes were secured by Mark Sibley
Severence, Byron Erkenbrecker, L. J..
Rose Jr., r. H Miner, T. S. A, DR.. W.
Lemoyne Wills. Ferd. K; Rule, Milo NJ.
ningham, J. A. Chanslor, ]. F. Caldwell,
John c. Cline, A. A. Dickerson Of New
York. Ben E. Ward, Horace Anderson,
lin L. A. Grant, Captain T. B. Merry, II.
w. Lawrence, T. E. Heating OF Pleas
anton, John Callahan, c. A. Garfield, F.
SreSl n MovfEs f. NJ & schWara 6 WnshP E. " " Bnrchan
Geo. H. Bixby, G. l.. Waring and Geo.
Carson, who entertained their friends with
box parties nearly every day. Then there
tally-ho in town was called into service,
and altogether the races were a great sue
cess.
on Wednesday evening Miss Edna Bick-
nell entertained a few friends with a mu-
sicale at her home in West Seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Modini-Wood, Mrs. Fan-
ME Lockhart, Madam Genevra Johnstone-
Bishop, Mrs. Grace Stivers, Mrs. Mary
Schallert, Misses Mary O'Donoghue, Eliz-
abeth Jordan, Mary Chapman, J. R.
Brown, Mary Doran. Grace Perry, Gladys
Cummings, Eta Bicknell; Messrs. Ed
ward Quinlan, Clarence Stevens, H. Rus
sell Ballard and Arthur Marshall Perry
were the artists who contributed to the
musical programme. and the other guests
Mrs. F. T. Bicknell, DR.. and Mrs. F. Cor
don. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bicknell. Mrs.
Meyers; Misses Edith Furrey, Anna Chap
man. Louise Meyers Messrs. w: j.
Frank, NJ. H. Sherman and DR.. ]. Fer
bert.
MI and Mrs. Henry ]. Kramer held the
first reception of the season on Wednes-
day evening, at their dancing academy in
Grand avenue. They were assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. H. c. Limbrock and Miss
Angela Anderson. About seventy-five
couples were in attendance during the
Mrs Fred A. Hines was the hostess at
one of the most elaborate parties of the
season, at her home in West Eleventh
fair was in honor of Miss Helen Fairchild,
whose engagement was recently announc-
ed, and Miss Jessie Kimball, who will be
Mrs. Jack Jevene, Mrs. Ezra stimson,
Mrs. Arthur Braly, Mrs Richard Bum
dram, Mrs. Willard Doran and Mrs. John
in receiving. and others guests were:
Misses Lila Fairohild, Hattie Kimball,
Christine Kurtz. Helen Eaton, Kate
fb GGra F9g sara Gens
Newell, Hettie Millner, Lillian Wellborn,
Gertrude Gooding, Harriet Smith, Birdie
Chanslor, Eleanor Tuttle, Sadie Johnson.
Nora Sterry Edna Bickell, Kate Spence,
Hattie Tuttle. Nellie Desmond, Eta
Elsie Millner, Lena Janss, Ivy Schroeder,
Alice Strong, Edith Kirkpatrick, Florence
Riley, Susanne Easton. Mabel Channel,
Carrie Coleman, Margaret knight, Eliza
beth Shankland, Eloise Forman, Jennie
Walrath. and Gilletta Workman.
dinner given by General Sherman at the
California Club on Wednesday Other
gerald, Colonel Lewis, Colonel Norton and
w j. Trask.
Miss Genevieve Smith and Miss Kathe-
rine Landt entertained at dinner Monday
street. in honor of Miss Jessie Kimble,
The decorations were entirely in red and
covers were laid for fifteen. Besides the
guest OF honor and hostess there were
present: Mrs. Charles PARCELS, Misses
Dorothy Croft. Hattie Kimball, Helen
Eaton, Ethel Bates of Oakland; Messrs.
Rowan Warren Carhart, Roger Friend
of San Francisco; Fred Kimba1l and Rob-
ert Kimball.
Morosco's Burbank Theater on Monday.
followed by supper at Christopher &
Sparks, in honor of Miss Emma Graves
and VIII Strong, who will be married
and Homer Laughlin Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Modini-Wood gave a
very pleasant "a, hearts party at their home
ing. The affair was complimentary to
their house guest, Miss Gladys Cummins
of San Francisco, and Miss Mabel Bots
ford. Nine. Genevra Johnstone- Bishop
and Mrs. Wood in receiving. The house
was exquisitely and beautifully decorated
for the eoesa occasion; The prizes awarded
winners We're: Miss Stevens and Mr.
Dickinson, first; Miss Eaton and Mr.. Cam