The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
ARMY AND NAVY
OFFICERS DANCE
OCCIDENTAL

i, accordance with a custom almost
as old as the famed house Itself, the
management Of the Occidental Hotel
gave "a Christmas night hop IN honor OF
the naval and military men stationed in
ard contiguous to San Francisco. So
attractive have been these annual
events in the past that those for whose
enjoyment they are planned look for
ward TO them with fond anticipation.
and very few Of the invitations fail to
bring Affirmative response. Indeed. il
is army and navy tradition that off,
GERS have postponed the date of their
departure from the city in order to at
tend the Christmas ball at the Ooci-
dental
The event this year did not fall
behind any OF its predecessors in point
- eclat- More than one hundred cou-
Pies participated in the grand march
ana the lookers-on were many. Naval
and military uniforms there were
aplenty, despite the fact that not a few
or the officers appeared in conventional
splke-tail' or more neglige tuxedo.
The women were gowned beautifully.
Of course, and the display OF diamonds
was unusually brilliant - even for a
Christmas hop at the Occidental.
In the way Of decorations the hosts
were not skinny of either expense or
taste. The dance was held~in the main
dining room on the second floor and at
the head Of the big stairways leading
thereto stood an immense tree, fairly
ablaze with incandescent globes Of va
rious hues, while evergreens were
Wreathed and banked in profusion
around the massive columns. In the
ball room the general color scheme was
green, relieved artistically with cardi-
nal Festoons Of fir hung between the
pillars ranged along the center Of the
chamber and were draped along the
walls. while the big chandeliers were
svathed in smilaX. In vivid relief were
broad cardinal streamers suspended
from the apex Of each festoon. The
bah room was divided from the supper
chamber by a neat arrangement Of
Enarled tree branches glistening with
artificial snow. The musicians were
hidden in a bower Of green.
The general arrangements were in
control Of I. D. Stone, and eulO
gums OF his good taste We're freely be-
slowed by the guests. Among those
that participated in the affair were Of
ucers from the war vessels Kew York,
Independence and Pensacola and from
Fort Miley, Fort Baker, the Preside
and Fort AIcatraz. The invitation list
included:
Mrs. Robert Stuart, Mrs. Hugh Cen
ter. Mr.. OBrien and nieces, J Sails
bury and Miss Salisbury, L. Black
Ryan and wife and Miss Daisie Ryan,
J. ". Keith and wife. Mrs. Tickell and
daughter Mrs. T Nichols and daugh-
ters. Major Darling and wife, Consul
4. Marks, Miss B. Hooper, s. y. Har-
anon and wife. Dr. A Lyle, Major
Breechmau ard wife, General W. y.
Brown and wife. G. G. Frazer and
wife A. j. Wilcox and wife, Mrs.
FlaTeI and daughters Nellie and Katie,
Mrs b. i. =. Williams. Major +. Ere
mont and family, J. +. Crane and fam
ily. General Perry and wife. Major g
Boyd. Mrs. p. T. River and son. George
Darlington. Colonel Edward O'Neal and
wife. W. il. Chickering and family,
Gavin McNab and family, General J.
n Sans and wife and daughter, Arch
deacon J. A. Emery and family, Major
Potter and wife, Colonel c. ". Kinney
and wife, Major G. Ruthers, George w.
Spencer. the Misses EfayWa-5s, Consul
Astogia Pereria and daughter. W. II.
CIeary and wife, Miss Ethel Clary,
George Warren Hooper and wife,
George Hooper Jr., the Misses Hooper,
Major E. X. johnson and wife, Major
Truitt and wife. Major G. Johnson,
Miss Gussie Schmidt. J. p. Sargent and
wife. Major II. n. Morrow, Captain w.
Benham, DR.. ROsenthaI and wife, Dr.