Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-08

has received much social attention from
her young friends and early in the
week was herself hostess at delight
ful affair. Mrs. r.. Chambers and Miss
Helen Chambers Of ia West Pico street
gave a luncheon Thursday afternoon
for her. the affair being in honor also
Of Miss Clara Leonardt.
Miss Lucille Dixon of 1923 West Twen-
ty-second street, who has been attend
ing school at Berkeley, and who came
home at Christmas, will not return &c
the north owing to III health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Arnet and son
Of st. Louis are the guests of Mr.. Ar
nets mother, Mrs. Mary A. S. Arnet of
145 South Grifith avenue.
Mrs. George oakley and Miss Mary
oakley Of Madison, Wis, who have
been visiting friends in Los Angeles
and Pasadena this week, left yester-
day for San Francisco, from which
place they expect to sail next Tuesday
for Yokohama, Japan. There they will
be guests of Mrs. Oakley's niece and
nephew, Miss Eliza Sidmore and George
Sidmore. The former is a writer of
ability and is herself visiting in Yoko-
hama. In the course of their stay in
Los Angeles Mrs. oakley and her
daughter were entertained at dinner
one evening by Mr.. and Mrs. George
d. Ruddy Of 271t Wiltshire boulevard,
and the following day Mrs. oliver c.
Bryant of 1903 Magnolia street gave a
luncheon in their honor.
Mrs. e. Chambers of ia West Pico
street gave a charmingly appointed
luncheon Thursday afternoon, enter
tanning in honor of her daughter, Miss
Helen Chambers, and of Miss Florence
Marx and Miss Clara Leonardt. AS
sisting the hostess were Mrs. Walter
Gait Barnwell, Mrs. Frank Higgins,
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald, Mrs. H. j.
Woollacott and Mrs. e. w. MCGEE,
other guests including the Misses Pearl
II
Woollacott, Anna McDermott, Rose
Leob, Janette MCGEE, Mamie Maier,
Julia Smith, May Smith, Gracia Nc
Ginnis, Deletta Buggeln, Alice Twohy
and Agnes Barnwell. Dozens of car
nations were used in the decorations,
a particular scheme having been car
ried out in each of the rooms. In the
parlor they were arranged in graceful
bouquets, white being the prevailing
color. while in the back parlor and
library the fragrant blossoms were of
a delicate salmon pink. Scarlet was
chosen for the dining room, where
luncheon was served by Reynolds, and
lust over the center of the table, sus-
pended from the chandelier, was a
huge red Christmas bell. Falling over
this, in shower effect, were sprays of
ferns and smilaX, into which were
caught clusters of red carnations. A
handsome vase filled with carnations
marked the center of the table, and
places were designated by cards bear
ing sketches of California poppies and
marguerites, whose centers were pic
lures of girls faces. Games We're en-
joyed later in the afternoon.
Col. Francis A. Eastman, one of the
able editorial writers of the Chicago
Chronicle, is in the city on four
weeks visit. Colonel Eastman was
formerly resident of Los Angeles.
where he has many warm friends. He
will be at the Hotel Figueroa, with
Mrs. Eastman, while here.
E. Avery Mccarthy left last evening
for visit in San Francisco.
Mrs. Clarence P. B. Bartlett of 427
Grand View avenue, president of the
California Badger club, had members
of that organization as her guests
Thursday afternoon. At the close of
the business session delightful musi-
cal program was rendered by Miss
Florence Stratton, who, with her
mother Mrs. H. G. Stratton, arrived
here recently from Washington, d. c.,
to make her home. Miss Stratton is a
violinist of note, and among the MEM
bers with which she entertained the
company yesterday were "AbendhieP'
(Schumann) and Hungarian Idyr'
(Bela).
Romona parlor of the Native Sons
will hold a public installation of ott1-
GERS on Friday evening at their new
quarters on West Second street.
GRACE GRUNDY.