The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
PLAY AT CARDS.
BY Zoe Green Radcliffe.

OAKLAND, Oct 1.-THE card clubs are in
fun blast again The old ones have been dug
up from among the mothballs and aired for
the winter, while dozens OF spring
into existence every day. Whist and five
hundred continue to thrive popular favor,
although one occasionally hears OF some one
courageous enough to introduce six-handed
euchrc. and the Monday Club, OF which Mrs.
Charles Houghton is president. proposes to
devote its meeting days TO bridge
The Cosmos is slow in inaugurating its
season this year, no meeting having yet been
called. Mrs. Sather the president will prob
ably gather her associates together early in
November.
initiatory game to-day at Mrs. Chabot's This
club which is devoted to whist and which has
eludes among its members Mrs. Chabot, Mrs
AZ Fine, Mrs Samuel Hubbard, Mrs. E. A.
Heron, Mrs. w. Fl. Chiokering. Mrs. Prentiss
Selby Mrs. George Cope, Mrs Hayward
Thomas. Mrs. John Yule. Mrs. Gordon Stop.
Mrs. =. ]. Barrett. Mrs. ]. Lowndes Scott,
Paul Lohse, Mrs. Frank I, Kendall and Mrs.
Henry Wadsworth. The last named lady will
entertain the club next at the Bella Vista in
San Francisco, where she now resides.
The Five Hundred Club, which was organ
lied last winter by DIT. and Mrs. Harry Carlton
Is enjoying life again this season Mr.. and
Mrs FELTON, Taylor were to have entertained
this club this evening. but they COM
PEELED to be out of town for few days the
meeting postponed until next Friday.
= The Vernon Club met last night at the resi-
denoe of Mr. and Mrs NJ. L. Broadwen on
Oakland avenue. Whist is the club game the
highest scores last night being made by Mrs.
de Leon and Charles Skinner. The club in
cludes, among its members Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
de Leon. Mr.. and Mrs. Merguire. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry PARROT, Mr.. and Mrs A. A, Saw
yer. Mr. and Mrs: T. G.. Shanklsnd. Charles
Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. II. Whitehead.
The Nsighborhood and the Piedmont Whist
are two ether old timers in the card-club world
that ARE Just as young they used to be,
members these
others. Ms w. e. sharon is president Of the
Piedmont Club which, as one may infer from
its name, Is composed OF neighbors out on the
Heights.
borhood Club next Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Lyon celebrated the
fortieth anniversary of their wedding last
night, when more than 100 friends joined in
making the occasion a happy and memorable
one The house was deliberately decorated in
white and green, the dates 1s64-19O4 in
white being suspended in an archway between
two rooms
with diamonds, and assisted in receiving
by her husband and son, Harvey B. Lyon,
the only of the boys now home. The other
sons one in los Angeles and the other in
Fresno sent hcongratulatory kilograms and
beautiful gifts TO their parents.
During the evening Miss Winifred Wilson,
Mrs Carrie Fross Snyder. Ralph Fisher and
Wilson Barst0w contributed delightful
programmes of music and recitations. An
elaborate supper was served.
The marriage sof Miss Julia Summers and
William Kincaid on November 10. will be
marked by several pretty features that are un-
usual as well. II is to be home wedding
and the bride, who is decided blonde of a
delicate type, will be attended by her two
younger sisters, Beulah and Miriam, wearing
white and carrying garlands Of pink flowers.
The dainty little ady will herself be accom-
named to the altar by both parents her
mother being also N white, which will be the
prevailing wedding color
Several complimentary affairs being
planned for Miss summers. to take place in
the future.
An engagement that will be a surprise to
their many friends is that of Clarence Simon
ton and Miss Leila Willis. Mr.. Simonton
holds a responsible fbsition with the Gas Con-
sumers' Association across the bay, while
both he and his intehded bride take a prom
inent part in all the various activities of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of this city.
The wedding will be solemnized in June and
Miss Willis will select her bridesmaids from
the Pi Theta Delta Ssrority, of which she is
a charter member. 81