The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
JOLLY TABLEAUX.
BY Zoe Green Radcliffe.

OAKLAND. Aug 23.-The young society
folk Of the lakeside district have happy
faculty Of providing many pleasant and orig
inal wavs OF entertaining themselves and each
other and as the mansions in that aristOcratic
part Of Oakland were nearly all erected with
hospitsble snticipations the great airy rooms
lend themselves admirably 10 the success Of
almost any sort OF merrymaking. Last night
. The residence at Lake and Oak streets Of Mrs.
n @. Fox was the scene OF an unusually
jolly affair, about forty friends Of Miss Jessie
Fox being the participants.
In the uving-room a small stage had been
erected and there number of charades were
enacted by the guests. The tableaux represent
ed the titles Of well-knOWn books and as
some Of the actors were very clever the
tanleauN were the source OF unbounded
anausement- willard Barton and Miss Lu-
cretia Burnham were especially good and in
fact were each given prize by vote Of the
assembled guests. one Of the most amusing
Of the tableauX was the Green Carnation."
Mr.. de Fremery and Dr. GaskiH "hayseeds''
and Miss Fry Carrie Nation supplied the
first and last part Of the charade, while
everybody had a ride in the electric car
that suggested the middle syllable. DR.. Gas
Kiln and Miss Reed proved to be the best
guessers and were awarded the prizes.
Among those who enjoyed this pleasant affair
were Mr. and Mrs c. J.. Leonard OF San
Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Burnham, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Ransome Mrs W. G. Pal
manteer Miss Ruth and Rose Kales Miss
Elsie Fry. Miss Lucretia Burnham, Miss Ethel
Miss Ietitfa E3srrv Miss isabelle KendaIi'
Messrs. Wright Hutchinson. William de FIRE.
mery, Willard Barton. Fred Dieckmann, VIII
orrick Rudolph Schilling, Joseph Chamber
lain OF San Francisco Dr. Percy Gaskin and
Mr.. Aiken.
The home Of the James W McClures. on
Alice street. housed a merry party last even
ing the guests enjoying a red dinner in
honor Of the birthday anniversary OF Mr.. Nc
Clure and also 10 celebrate the christening
Sunday OF baby Malcolm Eastland Mcclure
The table was brilliantly beautiful with its
scarlet Decorations and around the board were
Shelby Martin. Dr. r. o. Baldwin Miss Isa-
belle johnson and the host and hostess.
Another pleasant affair planned around
very small guest OF honor. year-old Bobbie
Morrison, but which was really more enjoyed
by the mothers OF the several infant guests
was the birthday party given by Mrs. William
Hamilton Morrison last Friday afternoon. The
Of them girls together, so the gathering was
rather UNIQUE as well as enjoyable. Those who
participated were:
Mrs. Robert NJ. Fitzgerald and her little
daughter Eleanor; Mrs. Mailer Searles and
Miss Milly Searles; Mrs. George Sterrett
Wheaton and Idabelle; Mrs. Irving Lundborg
and Helene Lundborg; Mrs. J. =. H Dunn
with little Katherine Dunn; Mrs Newton Ko-
ser and Rollin Koser; Mrs.. Walter starr and
Walter Jr.; Mrs. William Bull PringIe and
William Jr.. ana the tiny host. Robert Hyde
Morrison
Speaking OF these merry little lads and
lassies reminds that the stork went visit
ing again Sunday and now Dr. and Mrs
l-oEan Pease are being overwhelmed with con
Eratulations It's boy, and DR.. Pease' 8
smile is something wonderful 70 behold
The Cage household has several reasons for
happiness Just al present, for they are ali
together-the Richardson's arrived from Texas
a week or so ago-and as they are an un-
usually devoted family. the arrival Of the
Pease son and heir was but one more drop in
a cup already brimming with content.
The season approaches for the church social
and the charity enterts tsinmeut. and already
many trap is being planned whereby the
stray dime or the elusive dollar may be cam
tured for the good Of the cause The ladies'
OF the West Oakland Home Association are An
sgog over their approaching whist tournament
and now comes forward the women's guild ~
81 Andrews Church with the announcement
that a dime sociar' viii take place in tfe
guild rooms OF the church tomorrow even
ing.
Colonel Charles Evans is with his regiment
~ Atascsdero the great military camp in the
south.
Mrs Fred stoltz went to san Francisco to-
day for few days visit
Mas May Coogan viii be a guest at villa
Remi. the country home Of the chabots for a
short time.
Mrs. William r. Davis has returned from
Lake Independence, where she has been spend
ing the summer.
Mrs. James S. Naismiih and daughter Alma
of LINDA Vista. left Thursday for q three
months visit to the East, taking in ST. Louis
their return
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Happ will celebrate the
tenth anniversary Of their wedding Sunday
August IS st their residence 926 Fifth ave.
cue. Oakland. Reception from 70 o'clnck-