The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
EVENTS IN SOCIETY

OAKLAND. April 26.-The Knowles residence
on Jackson street was the scene Of a charming
affair IN honor Of Miss Ellen Chamberlain Of
Sarta Barbara who is the guest for time
Of Misses Ruth and Alice Knowles over one
hundred guests called during the afternoon.
The receiving party was large one, includ-
ing the two young hostesses. Misses Knowles
Editn seIby. Miss claire Cnabot Miss Ethel
Valentine, Mrs. Bernard Ransorie. Mrs Irving
LOMBARD Miss Ella Sterrftt Mrs George $
Wheaton. Miss. Edith Gaskill, Mrs. Robert Fitz-
gerald. Miss Gertrude Allen. Mrs. Montell Tay-
lor Miss Susan Bixby, Miss Grace Baldwin
Paulre Fore. Miss Leslie Green Mrs II. ].
HawIey Mrs Harry East Miller. Miss Grace
Ts9t NJ Bs,.h sa.aIa Miss lean e1ISt Wss
Helen Garthwaite Miss Viva Nicholson, Miss
Bliss of San Francisco. Miss Carolyn oliver
Miss anita Oliver. Miss Jane Crellin and Miss
Elsie Marwedsl.
Mrs George W. Langan entertained the Hill
Club yesterday at her home o Fairrnount ave-
Ar excellent musical programme was
rendered by Miss Pitcher and Miss Block. and
considerable pleasure was added to the routine
OF tho afternoon by the very interesting talk
on art by Mss Geiselman of San Francisco.
Miss Geiselrnan has travelled extensively and
her remarks were instructive as well as en-
tertaining. She chose the Masters of the
Renaissance for her subject yesterday and
compared the works of Michael Angelo and
Rafael illustrating her talk with photographs
OF noted paintings Miss Geiselman is also an
expert palm reader and her reading Of some
of much amusement
Miss Pitcher sang three songs by HardeIot
Yoa re5 "s % Mss fss Biccks 02 songs M wePe ep
ta) My Lady of Moods (b) '.Cupds Mis-
take tcl .'Out in the Meadow
The club will meet next week at the resi-
dence Of Mrs F. B. Houghton walsworth
avenue.
Mrs. T. C. Coogsn was presiding hostess at
Ebeil to-day There was a good attendance
and Mrs. J. B. Hume. president Of EbelI. gave
1ndf an htnr-T
Mrs. Coogan was assisted in dispensing the
hospitality Of the club by Miss Mabel T. Gray.
Misses HS Miss si@eR BasseR Mis- M Hsm6y Rod
Mrs. Dukes Mrs Bakewell. Mrs Vandercook
Mrs. Prentiss seiby. Mrs. Willard Mrs. Kate
Miss Haight. Mrs Hunter and Mrs. Mau, as
sisted by the members of the board, Mrs
Hume, Mrs. Kinsey. Mrs Taylor. Mrs. Club
Miss Hill and Miss Powell.
The Cosmos Club had a very pleasant meet
ing yesterday at the residence OF Mrs z. F.
Taylor on Vernon Heights Mrs. Horny Meek
made the highest score in the whist games
The clubs next rendezvous will be at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w s. Goodfellow. on May Q.
Mrs. Chase of Santa Cruz is visiting ,er
hcne on Vernon Heights Mrs F. o. Him
Of Santa Cruz is expected to arrive in Oak
land tomorrow and viii be Mrs Cotton's guest
for week or two
The whist tournament for the benefit of
the chrysanthemum booth at St Anthony >
fair takes place tomorrow evening and prom
ises to be well patronfzed event Among
those working for its success Mrs Hugh
Hogan. Mrs. NJ ]. Keller. Mrs W. r. Geary,
Mrs John Ellis. Mrs. David Baxter Mrs. r.
S Knapp Mrs John Donovan. Miss Eleanor
Dimond. Miss NJ. Cummings and Mise Annie
Howard.
Miss Laurena Hoag and several of her ad
vanced pupils gave recital and reception last
SATURDAY afternoon at the home of Mrs Walter
Carroll in San Francisco Miss Hoag is an
,,rus,IsIly entertaining reader and she fs y,,t,c
IN demand at social functions across the ba =
several ladies' from Oakland were guests ~
MISE loas q ~ ohS-
At the regular meeting Of the Wednesday
Morning Musical Club tomorrow Miss virginia
de Fremery, pianist: Mrs. Carroll Nicholson
contralto. and Miss Nina Clark. violInist, wifi
contribute the programme.
On the evening of May IS the club has
planned to give recital for the pleasure OF
its friends at Ebel. on which occasion the
programme will be given by several of the
many fine musicians in the club.