The San Francisco call., 1904-12-21
SEOUOIA CLUB
ENTERTAINS A
PAIR OF GUESTS
BY Sally Sharp.

Two lions at the Sequoia Club! Small
Wonder that a double hundred ana
more or men and women sought out
the emerald clubroom at the st. Fran
Gle last night, for the cards had al
luringly announced the guests of honor
to be Miss Halle Erminie Rives and
Howard Malcolm Tichnor. Now, every
man IN the club wanted to meet Miss
Rives, even as every woman Ionged to
meet Mr.. Tichnor, who knows more
about Browning. the prince of lovers,
tnan any man here at home, for West
ern men are not addicted to Browning
TO any great eXtent-rather do they
prefer good fight. as witness the af-
fair at the Pavilion last night.
But to the credit of the Sequoia be
1t said that its men-most of them
passed up" the allurements of the
ring for the pleasant chatter of the
ciup. But query went up through
the long, sweet night, Where is Will
nam Greer Harrison, the club leader,
director and raconteur? ?" Perish the
thought that the ffght lured him. It is
believed he was i'll, else would he not
nave missed so important session Of
the cluD ne has nurtured so tenderly
since its inception.
AFTER an interesting chatter, and a
sWappinE~of compliments twixt the
poets and artists and the others who
compose the audience, the members and
guests adjourned to the red reception
rooms, and there went into executive
session-which sounds much more
formidable than it really was-with the
ciup president. Charles Sedgwick Aiken,
on the piano-stool
In a speech laden with fact and fancy
Mr. Aiken dwelt upon the permanency
OF the club. with its 300 members and
long waiting list, and the general
impression that the club had outgrown
lts headquarters. Although the hotel
management had been most cordial and
generous with the club, still there was
a general desire among members for
home of their own.
Ihls called forth clever little speech
from John McNaught and a brace of
resolutions from Edgar Peixotto CIV
ing the directors power to double the
dues and to find suitable home with
the increased revenue.
After some discussion the matter
was decided upon, and before many
moons the SeQuoia will be a house,
holder or its own, with its own latch
key.
After the momentous question had
been disposed of an excellent brew Of
PuhSH was SclNeQ, Win winch the sue
cess OF the directors in their hearth
stone search was drunk with many
prisons.
Among the guests were noted: James
D. Phelan, Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Peixotto, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Gerstle, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Matthew, Mr.. and Mrs H Nc
Donald Spencer. Miss Frances Jolliffe,
Royden Williamson, Lloyd Lownes, Mr.
and Mrs. John McNaught, Mrs. Fer
nando Phngst, Miss Bertha Lee
Stringer, ]. Whitten Hicks, Miss Kath-
crime Hittel. Mr.. and Mrs. Keatinge,
Miss Keatinge. Miss Agnes Lowry, Mrs.
Ella NJ. Sexton Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Hassett, Barnett Franklin, Miss Glea-
son, Mrs. Ermentine Long, Miss Elinor
Croudace, Mrs. Croudace, Miss Mary
Bell, Signor Ventura, Miss Anna
Strunsky. Miss Strunsky, DR.. Max
Strunsky, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Van
Wyck, DR.. and Mrs. Langley Porter,
Mrs. Oscar Mansfield, Mr.. and Mrs
Mccullough, ]. r. Smith, Miss Ednah
Robinson, Miss Jenne Morrow Long,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Stewart Bowens.