The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

HFHE winter season is at hand. Our
lively rainstorm of last week proved
that fact beyond the question Of
doubt, and now society is turning its
attention to charitable affairs, dancing
clubs, dinners and gatherings large and
small for the near future. The summer
girl is gone, and outing parties are
thing Of the past.
There promises to be larger number of
debutantes this season than for several
years past, but some Of the San Francisco
buds have elected to make their social
debut elsewhere than in their native city,
as for instance, Miss Mary Crocker, who
will enter society in New York under the
wing of ner relative, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid;
and there, too, Miss Bessie Center will
take her initial plunge in the Gotham
swim.
There are to be busy times at the Pal
ace Hotel next month. First will come
the exhibition and sale of needlework and
laces which is to be held in Maple Hall
on the 9Th, 10Th and 11th. All who remem-
Der what charming success the doll show
was last year will be glad to hear that it
IS to be repeated next month. 1t will be
under the auspices of the Doctors Daugh-
ters. who are now busily engaged with the
preliminary arrangements, and Will be
held in Maple Hall of the Palace Hotel on
November II and IS. Chocolate and tea
are 10 ne served curing lil6 dtltIuUOi, Oi
chestral music is TO be the feature Of the
evening receptions. The indications are
that the show win be even a greater sue
cess than either of its predecessors. The
lady patronesses are: Mesdames Kohl, NJ.
H de Young, Henry CrOCker, Joe TObin,
W. C. Irwin, VIII Crocker, J. d. Spreck-
els, Ira Pierce, George Crocker and
Charles Alexander of New York; and
those in charge of the various committees
are: Mrs. Fred Tallant. Mrs. c. r. Win
slow, Mrs. Sam Buckbee, Mrs a. S.
Tubbs. Mrs J. Stow Ballard, Mrs f. D.
Bates. Miss Bowman. Miss Susie McEwen,
and Miss Jennie Blair as general manager
The charge for general admission has been
placed at 80 cents; children half price.
A banquet will be held in the Maple
room of the Palace Hotel by the Califor-
mia Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution next Thursday evening in
celebration of the one hundred and eight
eenth anniversary of the surrender of
CORVALLIS President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University Of California,
the Rev. David c. Garrett, D D., the new
rector of St. Luke's, and the Hon. w. II.
Jordan will be the speakers of the occa-
sion; and among the other noted guests
will be General Fred Funston, L. S. V,
and Mrs. Funston, and President David
Starr Jordan of Stanford. A musical pro-
the first time in the history of the organ
ization ladies will attend the banquet.
The Odd Fellows will be in fine form
next week, when they will celebrate their
Golden Jubilee, commencing with grand
procession, which viii march through our
streets on Thursday, the 18th, and prom
ises TO be a very fine affair. That VIII
be only one item of the celebration, which
will take in a banquet, dinners and other
festivities in honor of visiting members,
of whom quite a large number are ex-
pected to arrive besides those already
here.
The members Of the Entire Nous Co
tillon will commence their tenth season
with an assembly and german on Fri
day evening. October 20, at the Palace
Hotel. Several new and original figures
of the cotillon will be given under The
direction Of Sanford @. LewaId.
On Friday. October %, the San Francis
co Golf Club will hold a caddies tourna-
ment, a handicap contest over nine holes,
with suitable prizes for the boys.
The ladies' of the California Eye and
Ear Hospital will have an annual meet
ing next Tuesday at p. m. in the rooms