The San Francisco call., 1904-04-25
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N MR THE RED0UBTABE GOWN BUILDER ARE BSY PREPARING 1R0UA

of the season was given Friday night
by the Viardeaux Symphonic Cercle at
the Hotel Strathmore, 207 Larkin street.
Miss Beatrice Mailman, musical directr
or of the organization, had arranged
an attractive programme, and eacn
number was enthusiastically applaud
ed. Every number showed careful prep
aration, and Miss Ray Quigley easily
carried off the honors of the evening
by her rendition of the slumber song,
by Mattel. The young lady has most
charming personality and her voice
gives promise of great development.
Miss Maud Francis contralto voice
was heard to advantage in the Spanish
gypsy song. The singing Of the chorus
was marked by smoothness, harmony
and balance. Following is the pro-
gramme: Chorus, Praise of Spring" &C.
Reinecke); piano solo, Miss Gertrude
Neal; vocal solo, "Slumber Song (Tito
Mattei). Miss Ray Quigley; chorus
"Philomel., Damrosch); contralto
solo. Spanish Gypsy (Watson). Miss
Maud Francis: chorus, "Hark. Hark,
the Lark" (Schubert); vocal solo. Be
cause 1 Love You Dear" (Hawley), Miss
Folk Song" (Caracciolo). Misses Ray
Ouigley and Beatrice Mailman: chorus,
Gypsy Life" (Balfe). The Viardeaux
Symphonic Cercle IS composed Of Misses
Ray Quigley, Florence de Haven, Leah
Best, Alice Mathews, May Bairfield,
Maud Stevens, Fannie Walters, Leone
Bowen, Maud Francis and Mainette
Mailman.
The officers Of the First Infantry Reg
iment N. G. c., will celebrate the sixth
anniversary of their call to arms
Wednesday evening, April q, at head
quarters, 81 Page street. Dancing at
o'clock. Military in uniform.
The Beehive Circle will give an enter
tainment in Native Sons Hall Friday
evening May 6, for the benefit of the
Infant Shelter. The programme will in
clude numbers by the Olympic Club;
drama, THE Other Woman" and
farce, "The Mousetrap," by the Paul
Gerson School of Acting. and vocal Sc
lections by Madame de Seminario, Dan
Lawrence and other musical celebrities.
Thirty-two of the pupils of Selena CO.
han Lewis School of Elocution and
Oratory will participate in the dra-
matte recital at Steinway Hall tonight.
The programme Is original, the four,
plays having been written by Mrs.
Lewis. Little Cecil Cowles, the won
derful child pianist, will preside at the
piano as accompanist and soloist.
Thursday evening, April g. the Nea-
politan Mandolin and Guitar Club will
give a concert at Association Auditor
ium, corner Mason and Ellis streets.
The affair is under the direction Of the
Misses Theresa and Lily Sherwood.
The Oak Leaf Club will close the
dancing season by holding it's first mas
querade ball on Wednesday evening,
April 81. The affair will take place in
Mission Parlor Hall on Seventeenth
street, above Valencia. Not alone the
committee but all the members are
working energetically to make the af-
fair success.
Home Parties.
Miss Clara Seaton entertained the
senior class of Irving Institute and
many more friends at a card party
Saturday afternoon, April 16, at her
home. 1907 Steiner street. Miss Irene
Allison, Miss Alice Baker and Miss
Margaret Castle were the lucky win
ners at the game Of euchre.
The house was artistically decorated
with the rainbow colOrs and many
beautiful flowers. Many smart frocks
were worn.
The pleasures of the afternoon were
added to by Miss Blanche Taber, who