The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

announced a success. 1t began with a
grand march, which was led by Captain
Collins and participated in by all the
cadets with their young lady friends.
After the dancing a fine supper was
served in the dining hail. Saturday the
cadets left for a two weeks vacation,
when they return on the 9Th of January.
The decorations were pronounced by some
people as being the best they had ever
seen. AT one end Of the hall, with a back.
ground of mistletoe, was hung the new
silk American flag just given to the
school, and both sides of this were the
two company banners. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Girrin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinkert. Miss Kavanaugh, Miss Oge, Miss
Wells Miss Mailliard, Mr.. and Mrs. Major
Collins, Mr.. Sim, Captain Collins, Lieu
tenant Campbell Lieutenant jenkins,
Sergeant Glenn, Sergeant Girm. Sergeant
Stoddard, Pick Mailliard, Eddie Meyer.
William Clinch, Alexander Rennie, John
Tallant, Malcom Cropper, A. Sim, D. Sim,
Miss Belden, Miss Berry, Miss Sperry,
F. V. Gage, Mr.. HALEY, Mr.. Smith, Mr..
HALEY Jr., Mr.. Alvoredo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans, Evan Evans. Harry Evans, Arthur
Evans, Miss Rodgers, and others.
The children of the three schools sup
ported by the Pioneer kindergarten So
ciety will hold their Christmas festival
at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, near
Taylor, on Monday, December 23 at 2
o'clock. The Adler" 'MaXil Dock and
"Silver Star" little ones join forces, and
those who go to see them in their exer-
cises will be we'll repaid. The society was
incorporated in 1873 and has done splen-
did work among the little ones of the
water front. Six teachers and assistants
are devoted to the work, the schools be-
ing supported entirely by voluntary con-
tributions.
The semi-annuaI graduating exercises
Of the commercial department Of the
Business Evening School took place last
Friday evening and was attended by a
large number of the old members of the
school, together with many strangers.
The entertainment was great success
and the entertainers were very we'll re-
Ceived. The numbers on the programme
were announced by the principal. M. A.
Ii, Macdonald. Among those who took
part were: Miss Julia Berg, comic rect-
tation; THE Irishman's Dream" Miss
Herzog; vocal solo, Miss Lillian Walch
Mr.. Folks read an article on the Philip
pine Islands, Among those who gradu-
ated were miss Winters, Miss Seve. Miss
-Aelly, Miss Walsh, Miss McInerny, Fred
Costa, Emil Schmidt and Z. H. Mehren-
berg.
An interesting whist party was given
at the home of Miss Lottie Maier last
Monday evening. The first prizes were
won by Miss l.. Purlenky and II. Windt,
after which tempting supper was
served. Those present were: Miss f.
Kustel, Miss a, Antiques. Miss L. Has
kell, Miss c. Ernst. Miss l.. Maier, Miss
l.. Purlenky, Miss Z. Kelsey, Miss Tylor,
Miss I, Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. w, Hof-
mann, Fred Hess, +, Krull, A. Windt, NJ.
Robson, A. w. Lieehu, w. Hess A..
Antiques, DR.. Burtine, Mr.. Richmond.
The two regular meetings of Verein
Eintraeht, which fall on Christmas and
New Years days, will be postponed until
December &c, 1901, and January 2, 1902.
respectively.
The first annual ball of the Retail Drug
Clerks Association will be held at Ma
tive Sons Hall January II, 1902.