The San Francisco call., 1903-12-18
RECEPTIONS
ARE POPULAR
THESE DAYS

very pretty luncheon yesterday at
her home on Pacific avenue. The deco
rations were in keeping with the Yule-
tide season, and holly predominated.
The debutante hostess entertained her
guests pleasantly.
Among the guests were Mrs. ]. d.
Spreckels Jr., Mrs. Malcolm Henry,
Mrs. Burns Macdonald Mrs. Hilda
Baxter, Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton,
Mrs. William G. Morrow, Mrs. Grapon
Dutton, Mrs. Victor Clement, Miss
Charlotte Ellinwood, Miss Gertrude
Van Wyck, Miss Jennie Blair, Miss
Pearl Landers, Miss Eleanor Eckhart,
Miss Wilson, Miss Belle Harmes, Miss
Edna Middleton and Miss Mayleta
Pease.
The Irving Club held it's regular
meeting yesterday afternoon in Utopia
Hall. 1t was a closed meeting and only
members were present. Miss Juliet
Greninger, vice president, presided dur
Ing the following programme:
Songs-(a) Sing Me to Sleep Green
(b) Before the Dawn" Chadwick
Miss Pennington.
Papers-"The New Thought.
Miss Juliet Greninger and Mrs. L.
r. Tuttle.
Song-(a) THE Danza" ...... Chadwick
CD "Serenade" ".............. Chadwick
Mrs. Hoagg.
Piano solo-"Am Meer" 49,. Schubert
Mrs. Wohlander.
After the programme the members
enjoyed social hour over cup Of tea.
Miss Juliet Greninger entertained the
Trophy Whist Club at her home, III
Buchanan street, last evening. Twenty
four members were present and the
game was progressive whist. Elabo
rate prizes, given by the gentlemen
of the club, were presented to the for
tunate players.
The annual ball of l. Gondolieri Club
was given last evening at the Palace
Hotel. This club includes the Italian
Swiss representatives, of which there is
quite colony in San Francisco. There
was ~ attempt at decoration and a
quiet elegance pervaded the entire af-
fair. 1he women were handsomely
gowned and the men in evening dress
completed a pleasing picture. Informal
and at midnight supper was served in
the maple room, where the guests
were seated at many small tables.
The arrangements for the affair were
in charge Of A Gherini, Guido Music
and DIR. Giannini.
A. Sbarboro Sr., president of the club,
entertained the officers at supper in
the Palace Grill after the ball.
The California Hotel-was the scene
of an unusually pretty dinner last
evening, at which Mrs. Richard E. Null
cahY was hostess. The table was ef-
fectively decorated with a profusion of
jacqueminot roses, and covers were
laid for fourteen guests.
The. Alden Club met with its presi-
dent, Miss Jean Pedlar, yesterday aft
ernoon to complete arrangements for
their Christmas work. The Alden Club
always does practical work and this
year will assist more families than
usual by giving out toys, coal and
clothing. At this meeting the club
found it necessary to elect new secre-
tary to replace Miss Rissle, whose en-
gagement was announced at the last
meeting. Miss Florence Benjamin was
chosen for the Office.
The clubs chief guest was Mrs. H.
H Tebbetts who arrived on the trans
port Sherman with her husband, Cap
tain Tebbetts, now at the Presidio.
Mrs. Tebbetts is a cousin of Miss Aver,
former president of the club, and was
the center of much interest during the
social hour which followed the official
business of the club.
Those present were Miss Florence
Benjamin, Lavinia Giesting, Nettie
Sexton, Mabel Freeman Elsie Young,
Addie Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards,
Miss Mabel Aver, Mrs. H. H. Tebbetts.
Mrs John r. Loosley's exhibition of
paintings will remain open at the So
rosis Club this afternoon and to-mor-
row Saturday afternoon. The exhibit
tion is the subject of much admiring
comment and the artist is more than
deserving Of the attention which her
work attracts from the appreciative
public.
Mrs A D. Keyes was hostess at a
pleasant luncheon yesterday in the
palm SdIuen Oh the RdldCe 11Olei. he
guests, all married women, were seated
at one large table elaborately decorated
with red carnations, Christmas berries
and autumnal foliage. The guests were
Mrs. George c. Boardman, Mrs Otis,
Mrs. John Parrott, Mrs Hale, Mrs
Charles Page, Mrs Harry Mendell
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Boyle, Mrs
Eyre, Mrs. R. D. Girvin, Mrs. Frank
Follis, Mrs. George c. Boardmah Jr.,
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