The San Francisco call., 1905-06-26
COMMENDABLE
WORK PLANNED
BY P. L. P. CLUB
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, June 25.-The recent address OF
Mayor Mott before the women's Civic I'M
provenent Club. urging the ladies to interest
themselves in obtaining for Oakland an art
gallery. was right in line with the gospel that
the Palette, Lyre and Pen Club is preaching
This little club stiil in its swaddling clothes
has taken a firm hold ON the public favor
and has received much unexpected encourage
ment in the work it has set itself to do. 1t
has fitted up cozy rooms in the Smith Brothers
building. the gray green walls and oak fur
nishings forming a pleasing background for
the paintings that are the nucleus OF perma-
nent exhibit. The clubs purpose is to encour-
age high aims in literature, music and art, and
with that end in View will countenance only
the best. 1t plans, too, to give the public the
benefit of that best" that when the Pal
ette. Lyre and Pen Club throws open its doors
lovers of art. whether Of music. painting or
literature. may be assured that the entertain
ment offered will be first-class.
The clubs first effort will be to establish
permanent art gallery and, if its present plans
do not miscarry, before many suns have
warmed the month of July the exhibit now be-
street will be open daily to the public. Among
the well-known artists who are pioneers in
this worthy movement are G P. Nelson. War
ren r. Rollins, Xavier Martinez. H. d.
Gremke. ]. NJ. Griffin. Grace Wishaar. De
Neale Morgan and Mrs. d. W. Gelwcks Such
leading spirits as Herman Whitaker. Jack
London, Florence Hardiman Miller, Joseph K.
Baker and Charles Woodbury. in the literary
world. and W. J. Mccoy. Clement p. Row
lands, A. I. Stewart Walter Manchester.
Mabel Gray Lachmund and Winifred June
Morgan among the musicians are also actively
interested in the aims and welfare of the club.
The regular club meeting occurs the first
Friday night of each month. and although the
vacation time has taken many members out OF
town for awhile. informal meetings will con-
tinue to form pleasant feature of club life.
A romance that is almost year old has
just come to light, and the friends Of Edward
H. Carr are overwhelming him with congrat-
m Septemter
Carr and Miss Mabel johnson of Berkeley
slipped away to California's Gretna Green.
not even a rumor of the little episode reached
their many friends in San Francisco or on this
young yun " first t lieutenant Of Cavalry Troop.
N. G. c., but is better known in Oakland as
q successful tea and coffee merchant.
: On the heels, Of Mr. Cars romantic an
the news OF the wedding. yesterday. Of his
mother. Mrs. w. c. La Berge Of San Fran
tus she became the wife Of Kersey Graves votaw.
recently of Kentucky but now department
manager for Young & Swain of San Francisco
Another young couple took each 'for better.
for worse without first duly notifying friends
and sy Of MasS hs Rans Ds ss as n
is the wife of Albert Prescott Parker of this
city. The wedding took place in Sacramento.
now, as Mrs. Parker Will return to reside in
her old home. The groom Is a member OF the
hrm or DempSter q GO. OF cdH rdncisco ana
has long been prominently Identified with the
First Baptist Church OF Oakland
Mrs H B. Mehrmann and Mrs. Abe Leach
are. with their families. camping in Crows
Canyon. DIR. Mehrmann and Mr.. Leach drive
out every Saturday night and enjoy an over
Sunday sojourn at the camp.
Mrs. I. A. Beretta. who has been quite Ill
and whose loss in the death of her infant
daughter was keenly felt by all her friends.
is eonvalescins and able to be out once more.
Mrs. W. A. Schrock is home from Nc
Cray's, near C1overdale. where she, with Mrs.
Fred Morse and Mrs. w. II. Weilbye. spent
mother. Mrs Hammer. who has been in New
York for some time with her other daughter.
Mrs. Dubernet. returned to Oakland last Sun
day.
ALAMEDA, June 25.-Rev. Gilman Parker,
pastor OF the First Baptist Church. will leave
Tuesday for Seattle to ofnciafe at the wedding
OF Fred w. Parker ana Miss Ada Knipe Of
that city. Mrs. Parker will accompany her
husband. and they will visit the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland before returning.
Captain and Mrs. J S. Haniey visiting
friends at Chico.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Samuel and son will de-
part In few days for Portland. from where
they will go on to sitka. They may stop on
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwartz have returned
from voyage to Tahiti on the steamer Mari
posa.
Miss Elizabeth westgate and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Maurer have completed their tour OF
the Yosemite Valley Mrs Maurer is now 80
jcurning at Glen Alden. and Miss Westgate is
at her summer home at Ben Lomond