The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Inc annual breakfast OF the DduSA-
ters of California Pioneers was held
yesterday in the banquet-room of the
California Hotel. This society is COM
posed of lineaI descendants of pioneers
and the toasts of the day were in the
nature of tributes to their worth, So
cisl and civic.
The table, hoEseyhoe-shaped, was
laden with chrysanthemums, violets
snd ferns and was lighted from above
by a rosy glow from weird lanterns,
from which punches of huckleberry
and ferns hung in profusion.
The guests were greeted by the
president, Miss Lucy F. Adams, in a
charming little speech, after which
dainty menu was discussed. The
music, drawn from guitars and man
dolins, proved one OF the pleasantest
features of the afternoon. Mis- Eliza
D. Keith performed her function Of
toastmistress most creditably. The
following toasts were responded to:
Daughters of California Pioneers"
Mrs. Alice NJ Morse; Our Fathers"
Mrs. Kate Nesfield; Nuts TO Crack, !"
Mrs. NJ. L. Gamage; THE Future"
Miss Annie Tillson; The Bear Flag"
Mrs. Kate Roy.
The following ladies sat at the ban
quet board:
Mrs Sydney Smith Palmer. Miss
Lucy F. Adams, Mrs. Kate Roy, Mrs.
Lefingwel. Mrs. A. Keith, Mrs Ernest
Leigh, Mrs. Limbaugh. Mrs. Scott. Mrs
Cloak, Mrs. Kate Nesmith, Mrs. Biven,
Miss c. Adams, Mrs. Ruddoch. Mrs.
von Ahnden, Mrs. Boucher, Mrs. Gal
loway, Miss Nippert. Mrs. Murphy,
Mrs. John Madison. Mrs. Laura Bride
Powers, Miss Eliza d. Keith. Mrs. J.
J. Donnelly, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tillson,
Mrs. Meyers, Mrs. Hornberger, Mrs.
MrWiliams, Mrs. Gurnett, Mrs. Tenn
p:eton, Miss Clark. Mrs. Carnage,
Mrs. Tuska, Miss White, Mrs. Ryan,
Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Norton, Miss Levy.
Mrs. Tricon, Mrs. Bruckman, MISS
Brakeman.
The committee that brought the af-
fair to such a pleasant elimination
consisted of:
Mrs. S. S. Palmer Mrs. Ernest
Leigh. Mrs. NJ. s. Biven, Mrs. Walter
a. Scott and Mrs. Martha S. Gallo
way.
The Womens Auxiliary of the So
ciety Of California Pioneers held it's an
nual breakfast yesterday in the new
auditorium at Pioneer Hall. The sides
of the room were hidden by palms and
clusters of huckleberry greens, and the
tables were decorated with a profusion
of Christmas berries and lighted with
red-shaded candelabra. Covers were
laid for forty-nine members including
wives and quite a number of daughters
of early residents. The society now
numbers 110 members and represents
the prominent pioneer families of the
State. Mrs John Fl. Jewett was the
organizer and is now honorary presi-
dent. The other officers are: Mrs.
John NJ. Burnett president; Mrs. G. j.
Bucknall, first vice president; Mrs. Peer
Tiffany. corresponding secretary; Miss
Van Dyke, recording secretary, and
Miss Hunt, treasurer.
The breakfast began at o'clock, the
guests being seated at several round
tables Mrs. John NJ. Burnett extended
a most cordial and gracious greeting.
Mrs. G.. ]. Bucknall was a charming
toastmistress, and after the dainty
viands had been dispensed toasts were
cleverly responded to, as follows: THE
Days of Old" Mrs. Margaret Deane;
Our Ideals" Mrs. Franklin Bangs;
Essentials and Non essentials" Mrs.
Milan Soule; California, the Land That
/ We Love-" Mrs. D. w. Montgomery;
THE California Pioneers" Mrs. James
Irvine.
The committee of arrangements COM
prised the following named: Mrs. John
M. Burnett, Mrs. G. ]. Bucknall, Mrs.
E. T. Brice, Mrs. Peer Tiffany, Miss
Caroline Van Dyke, Miss S. NJ Hunt.
Miss Agnes Lowry, Mrs. Jerome Mad
den. Mrs. Calixte de Nervaud, Miss
O'Callaghan and Mrs. Pfingst.
The Colonial Danes held their an
nual breakfast yesterday at the Sorosis
Club. Covers were laid for eighty-eight
and the guests included the members
and q number of their friends whom
they specially invited for the occasion.
Eleven tables were decorated in yellow
cnrysanthemums. On each place card
was painted a figure of a Colonial Dame
in yellow and gold, the colors of the
society Mrs. Selden Wright, the CLUB
president, who has just returned from
the East, presided. DR.. Clampett said
grace and the breakfast proceeded. Mrs.
Eleanor Brown was toastmistress, and
the following guests responded to
toasts with much tact and cleverness:
Mrs. Burke Holiday, THE Obstacles of
the Colonial Danes: Mrs. Helen d.
Thayer, THE Compensation of the Colo
nial Danes; Mrs. Eleanor Brown, THE
influence of the Colonial Danes" DR..
Clampett closed the programme with a
brief address. After singing "Auld
Lang Syne' the guests departed. Those
in charge of the arrangements were
Mrs. Arthur w. Cross. Mrs. George
Gibbs. Mrs Henry Van Wrinkle, Miss
Elizabeth Jones and Mrs. Birkmayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Jackson for
mally presented their daughter, Miss