The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
WITH NEW YEAR
CUPID RESUMES
GAME OF HEARTS
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.


OAKLAND Dec 30.-Cupid is beginning to
get busy again and the new year will prob
ably NIL the society columns with surprises
in the way Of engagement announcements. I
have my eye on few romances that un-
folding very nicely and will spread the glad
tidings just soon the little god of love
gets good solid footing Out Piedmont way
are several temptations to matrimony and it
Is whispered that a certain charming society
girl-blonde. dainty and gracious-has cap
tured clever young San Franciscan.
Then there is a well-known singer in our
midst who will soon be bride and in a few
days I may be permitted to diyulge the en-
gagement of little lady the bay who
has friends and relatives in Oakland.
OF those who have already tolds their secret
the most interesting, because the most notable.
is perhaps that OF Miss Susie Gray LIE Count
the cultured and attractive daughter of the
late ]. P lie Count. She is engaged to Rev
Gently to accept a call by Grace Episcopal
Church. San Francisco, Of which he is now
rector.
Since the return of Mrs. F. NJ Smith. the
fairy godmother of the Home Club, its social
spirit has received new impetus and 1t will
begin another year with what promises to be
the most brilliant event in its history Dancing
seems to have found unusual favor in the
smart set this season and nearly all of the
SWEETEST functions have been devoted, at least
in part, to Terpsichore. So the Home Club
affair on January is to be a ball, and there
will probably be gayer and larger crowd than
has yet marked any strictly club affair.
and The s5 Of tb hss % i susan Ions
man. DIR. Fenton. DR.. Mary Fletcher, Mrs.
J. A.. Folger, Mr.. and Mrs: j. P. Garlick. Mr.
and Mrs r. w Gorrill Mr. and Mrs. Gill,
Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. George B. NJ Gray Mr..
and Mrs. c. d. Gilman. Mrs s. NJ. Gilman,
Mr.. and Mrs. W; s. Goodfellow, Mrs. NJ; NJ
David Gage. Mrs w. j. K. Gum, Mr. and
Mrs. George D. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.
Havens, Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham Havens Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Heron Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Hills, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Hoyt, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. t. Hawley, Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine
Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hurd. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. K p. Harmon. Rev. and Mrs. C. M.
Miss Marion Smith,. Miss Helen Powell, Miss
Oliver Miss Anita p Oliver, Miss Pauline
Mathews, Miss Annie Miller. Miss Louise Kel-
Irene Bangs. Miss Lucretia Burnham, Miss
May Coogan, Miss Helen Chase. Miss Pauline
Elsie Everson. Miss Sara Drinkwater. Miss
Evelyn Ellis Miss Marietta Edwards, Miss
Gray Miss Elizabeth Gray. Miss Marion Good
fellow, Miss Carolyn Hawley, Miss Imogen
Hawley Miss Florence Hush
Alta Vista. the hillside home Of the Henry.
A. Buffers, and one of the most charming
places in town for entertaining the scene
of a yuletide party to-day, Master Harry But
ters being the host. The gay little party was
given the freedom of the billiard and ball
rooms and the young people enjoyed several
delightful hours with all sorts Of interesting
games. The afternoon closed with the serving
of bountiful feast in the prettily decorated
dining room Master Buffers guests
Miss Carmen Percy Miss Amy Bowles. Miss
Lucille Cook Miss Ernestine McNear Miss
Elizabeth Orrick, Miss Gladys Wilson Masters
Ernest Percy Ebert Gray Ralph Country
man. Philip Conradi and Sydney Carleton.
Mrs Rose Pitcher and Miss Pitcher gave a
Christmas dinner last Monday that a
delightful affair and marked by several unique
features. After enjoying the elaborate menu
the guests assembled about a brilliantly lighted
tree laden with toys of every description.
These were distributed among the guests and
then the real fun began for attached to each
toy were directions how to find other gifts,
which had been concealed about the rooms and
which proved to be both pretty and valuable.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur DEM
ing Of San Francisco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Spangler Mrs. Ida Laughland, Miss Cora
Mitchell Miss Harriet Dwyer Miss Gertrude
Dwyer Miss Elsie Palmer Of San Francisco
Messrs. Edmund Pechart. Ed Broadwater AMI
Fred OFT.
Mr. and Mrs Edward B. Hopkins of San
Francisco were guests of honor this evening
at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs Edward
Lacy Brayton at the Claremont Club
DR.. w. D. Huntington returned yesterday
from the East.
Miss Eleanor O'Rourke has returned from an
extended visit to Los Angeles
Mr.. and Mrs John J. Valentine Jr (for-
ynerIy Jacoueline Moore) are rejoicing over the