The San Francisco call., 1904-12-30
BENEFIT PLAY
FOR CHAPEL
IN FRUITVALE
By ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, Dec 29.-The Congregational
chapel at Fruitvaie owes much to Mrs. Henry
Wetherbee. its very existence in fact. FOR
she has been prominent in every movement
that stood for the little church's welfare
Every day finds her up to her eyes in some
scheme to raise funds for IL and she is
not only engineering a production Of Pin
afore" but is directing and taking part In
a play "Esmeralda." that will be given to-
morrow evening at ATmory Hall In Fruityala.
II is a four-act play, the scene being laid
in North Carolina The rehearsals promise
great success for Tomorrow nights production.
Mrs. yyetherbee. Esmeraldas mother and
the wife OF a very henPecked husband, fur
nishes much OF the comedy.
The cast il as follows: 'Ole man. Rogers.
E. E. Bryant; Lydia Ann Rogers, Mrs.
brook. F. Howard Seelsy; Jack Desmond.
Harry Fletcher; Mona Desmond. Elsie Mar
Marquis de Montessin. Harry Fletcher; George
Drew, Walter Kennedy.
Is bound TO be success. and at any rate the
affair will be a pleasant social event. The
Incidental music Of the evening will be fur
nished by Miss Gertrude Hibberd the clever
young violinist. and C. NJ T. Parker
''PinafOre' viii be an early February event
Tomorrow night. according to the orange
colored fiat sent forth by two kings and
it took them both 10 do 1.-THE Nile Club
will get together in the shadow of the ''pyra-
mids" Broadway and force dull care to
take refuge in the jinkless halls OF the Athen-
''reSels'' are due and all the married mem
bers OF the club are staying home tonight to
Judge Melvin, W. J. Mccoy, Dowdls.
Schaefer. Hart. Webb. Perry Che OF the broad
gauge voice and narrow-gaugs figured and
the programme, which means much for the
evenings harmony: Charlie Heeseman viii
and Clarence Crowel will be in evidence. as
usual.
1t was graceful thing for Mrs Max TAFT
to give her home and her time for day to
the relief Of widowed woman and her or
phaned little ones, widowed and orphaned by
a foul murder-the wife and mother OF Police
Brown. who was killed on December II by
q footpad. Oakland society women always
doing some gracious act OF charity. but II is
seldom that an individual In distress attracts.
the interest Of those busy women who are sup
posed to be social butterflies"
Mrs. Taft is planning musical tea for jan
uary II at her pretty little home on Monticello
ciety girls are keenly Interested in its success
it will without doubt be benefit In truth to
event Miss Crissie Taft Miss May Coogan
and Miss Cordie Bishop, all three charming
singers. will assist, and Miss Winifred June
Morgan will be heard in several violin selec-
tions. Others equally good have promised to
take part and it is to be hoped that Mrs. TAFT
who is very fine pianist. may also be heard
Miss Coogan was hostess yesterday at a very
Jolly reunion OF a FIVE hundred club and Miss
Emily Chickering carried off the prize The
club includes Mrs Irving Burrell, Miss Ada
Kenna Miss Ethel Crellin. Miss Bessie Reed
Miss Lucretia Burnham. Miss Claire Chabot.
Elsie Everson. Miss Jean Downey Miss Marion
SoodfeIlow, Mrs Philip Tuggies Clay. Miss
Emily Chlciering, Miss Ethel Sims. Miss Edith
Beck. Miss Bessie Fillmore.
Lloyd Mcdonald. formerly connected with
the Central Bank here and now cashier OF the
new bank at LivermOre, and Miss Leah Nc
Leod, daughter OF A. ]. Mcleod. a pioneer resi-
dent Of the Livermore Valley, were married
( Saturday.
ALAMEDA, Dec. 29.-7City Trustee William
| NJ Bowers accompanied by his two daughters.
returned to-day from a trip through Southern
| California.
Ned Chapman, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L n.
| Chapman OF Pacific avenue. has returned from
Northern California where he has been en-
] gagged in mining.
/ Miss Florence Schultz departed to-day for
! Denver 20 visit relatives She was accom-
/ panied as far as Sacramento by Miss Deane
J Tisdale Miss Schultz expects to be absent
/ from Alameda for six months.
I Miss Gladys Emmons will entertain party
| OF friends at a masquerade dance TO be given
! at her home Union street New Years eve.
California Council of the Young Mems Insti-
tute gave an enjoyable and largely attended
| whist tourney and dance tonight in Woodmen
| Hall. Among the young ladies who acted as
scorers at the card tables were: Misses Janet
! Mobley Sophie Koordt. Alice Leclerc, Alice
| Manley, May Smith, Irene Tweedie Harriet
Goggin. Ursula Scholten, Mamie Hickey. Lii
Koordt, Gladys Rose, Margaret McEnin.
Gladys Lamborn and Stella KOordt
Mrs. E. r. Clover and her daughter, Miss
| Esther Clover, Of Palmdale. are spending the
holiday season with friends here.
| Mrs. C III. Ismon and children OF Santa
| Cruz are the guests OF Mrs. Becker OF Oak
| street.