The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
EVENTS IN SOCIETY

OAKLAND, April 15.-Mrs. Harry East
Miller will chaperone the luncheon party Miss
Evelyn Hussey will give tomorrow at the ST.
Francis in San francisco Miss Van Rens-
selaer of Texas. who is visiting Miss Isabelle
Kendall is the guest of honor Tor what prom
ises be unusually pretty affair Miss
Husseys other guests will be Miss lsaosns n1';i
Orr Miss Irene Bangs Miss Lefty Barry, Miss
Norma Castle Miss Elsie Dorr. Miss Char
lotte Lally and Miss Matte Milton.
Miss Noelle de Cola will entertain on the
21st in honor of Misses Edith and Bonnie
Downing She will be assisted in receiving
by large party.
Mrs. John Heath will give a reception next
Friday afternoon complimentary to Miss Laura
Won Kisielmicka Of Dresden. Germany. She
will be assisted in receiving by Miss Con-
starce Meeks. Miss Mabel Flint, Mrs. w. II.
and Miss Constance Heath
The Piedmont Whist Club was entertained
this week by Mrs w. w. Standeford. her
guests being Mrs. Nellie Barraclough. Mrs.
Robert Duncan, Mrs. Mary S. Patton. Mrs.
Harmon Bell; Mrs; George Sterling. Mrs H.
Bratnober. Mrs Harry Thomas Mrs. Charles
Gilman. Mrs Gilman Jr' Mrs H. Maxwell
Mrs ]. T. W Randall. Mrs. J. b. Richardson,
Mrs H. c. Wyatt. Mrs. House and Mrs.
Florence VIM.
The seminary seniors Will give their class
farce at Mills College the evening of Fri
day. April % in Lisser Hall. The farce is
entitled The Education of an Authoress."
and was written by Miss Ceta Bennett. 'O4. 1t
is in four acts and sparkles with epigrams
and witty illusions to the college seniors and
others. The plot is woven about young
thoress. who. having written very daring
York to avoid trouble. and to Mills
College incognito. Her contempt for West
ern uncouthness' and a general air Of supe-
riority cause her to be disliked by the girls.
but happy incident changes her ideas and
turns the tide In her favor and in the last
little love affair which threads its way through
The girls are going to charge 80 cents ad-
mission and indications are that Lisser Hall
will be crowded.
The cast IS s follows
Helen Gordon (the authoress) .Ceta Bennett
Barbara Banting- --.-..-.--....<. Helen Hadley
Edward Banting. ng....-............ Edna Bradley
French maid. d....................H Huston Bishop
Mrs Ellington. ................ .Winfred Coombe
Lolita, telegraph operator. Hortense Burgess
Butinsky Bumpkin. ................ Merrill Rice
Miss Mary Alberta Morse. the talented young
singer. has returned from very successful
concert tour of the Eastern and Middle States
She is sister of Mrs. II. A. Melvin and makes
her home with Judge and Mrs. Melvin.
Mrs. Willard Williamson has sent out cards
for large tea. to be given on April 2S at
her residence Santa Rosa avenue. She will
be assisted by large receiving party and the
most brilliant events.
BERKELEY. April 15. = Miss Florence
Boone, daughter or Mr.. and Mrs Boone of
Boone's Academy. and Ralph Phelps two
young society people. will be married on Mon
day evening next at the home of the brides =
parents on Durant avenue a great number Of
society folk Rave been invited TO the affair
which promises to be one OF the events of the
season. The Rev. DR.. Parsons OF St MarIx's &
Episcopal Church will oficiate Miss Leslie
Green is to be the maid OF honor and Charles
p Boone the best man. The other members
of the bridal party will be Miss Nora Thomas
Mics Bertha Goodrich. Miss Carol Day, Miss
Kelsey Patterson Miss Maud Welch Whitman
Prentice. Walter Bundschu and Frank Guernsey
ALAMEDA. April 15.-The Alameda Hos
pital Corps gave ito first annual military hall
in Armory Hall tonight. John Dirks was
! floor manager and was assisted by John Carnn-
bell. Harry La Jeunesse Hiram Harms Frank
Killinger Fl. Miller and r. Fernald There
was large attendance of dancers from oak
land and San Francisco
Mrs w. A. Taylor gave a luncheon at her
home Everett street yesterday at which
the following We're guests: Mrs. W. ]. Walker.
Mrs. Pawiing: DR.. and Mrs. Schmelz, Miss
Alice Schmelz Mrs Scheprnan