The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
SOCIETY FOLK
RESPONSIVE TO
SWEET CHARITY
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND Aug lot is TO a generous
public that churches and charitable organiza-
tions must look for support and in Oakland
especially. the public is very generous one
indeed No entertainment meets with so much
success as that given in religions name or
to help the needy. Already scores of enthusi-
ascic women are planning ways and means
by which TO turn a goodly stream of dollars
into various depleted treasures. The first and
largest affair, perhaps, is st. Mary's Bazaar,
which is to take place at an early date. In
the meantime, each of the ladies in charge of
the different booths is giving small entertain
ments for the benefit of her particular conces-
sion and a pleasant rivalry is adding zest to
the task of preparation.
Mrs. O. d. Hamin, wife of the well-known
physician, is in charge OF the Sacred Heart
Booth and is engineering a whist party, where
by she proposes to swell the booth fund. The
tournament takes place tomorrow evening at
St. Mary's Hall on Seventh and Grove streets,
and, II one may predict results from mani1es-
tations of interest it is bound to be a howl
ing success. A bevy OF pretty girls, under
the direction Of Miss Anne o. Rourke. has been
busy all day transforming the hall into a
bower of beauty, and tomorrow night these
same nimble-fngered maids will assist Mrs.
Hamlin in keeping the score. They are: Misses
Anne and Eleanor ORourke. Rose Woltrom'
Helen Madden, Alice Gregory. Alva Reed, An
gela and Janette sarsheld. Della TOtaw., Cath
Avoy. Josephine. Sarsfeld, May Stewart,
Eileen Duggan and Theresa Harrington.
booth at the fair with Mrs HamIin are: Mrs
Frank Barnett, Mrs. J. Fredercks and the
Misses Sarsfeld, Wolfrom, ORourke. Marco
vicn. Healy and conniff.
Fablola Hospital is also to the fore with
plans for large benefit. Miss Gaorgie Cope,
who managed the production of The Little
Tycoon so successfully last spring, Is again
at the helm. but this time IT is farce comedy
that will occupy the boards His Excelleney
the Governor" being IN course OF rehearsal.
Miss Margaret Knox. Rufus Smith, Milton
Schwartz Willard Barton and Rossiter Mtkel,
all OF whom are well-known as unusually
characters.
Another chance for generous ones to spend
their money for charitys sweet sake Will be
land Saturday week, August II, when several
very charming young ladies will give bazaar
on a small scale at SOB Linden street 1t is
to- be an afternoon affair and among the
Miss Hazel Petersen. Miss Alice Lake and
Miss Constance Lake
E. T. NJ Eckert, who was for many years
media is in charge of the excellent organ
ization that weekly furnishes the music for
the Central Methodist Episcopal Church in San
Francisco now. On Sunday evening next the
choir IS to present Gaul's sacred cantata, The
Holy City" AS the choir consists of fifty
voices and there is an orchestra of ten pieces,
the programme seems promising. The solo
work will be sung by Mrs. Otto Ottesen, So
prano: Mrs Richard l. Partington contralto;
Hiram H Gould, tenor Walter B. Anthony,
tenor. Harold r. Bassford. bass.
Miss M Morgan and Miss NJ. Ford will
assist in the ladies' trio, and quartet.
The offertory solo between parts first and
second will be sung by Mrs. Partngton, who
win render a composition, entitled 'Abide
With Me- by Fletcher Husband, the organist
of the choir.