The San Francisco call., 1905-01-11
SOCIETY FOLK
HOLD A CLOWN
FETE AT HOME
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, Jan. 10-The members, and
their respective husbands. of FIVE hundred
club were entertained last evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Walter Scott. Each guest had been
requested to represent ridiculous charac-
ter and the motley gathering that resulted
the source of several hours of unalloyed
fun.
The hostess in quaint old fashioned garb.
started the merriment as she received each
guest. Mrs. W. A. Schreck. with dirty face
and sticky hands, was an .enfaut terrible. and
braided wig simply tconvulsed her fellow guests
Topsy. Another very. funny costume was
sented the regulation Irish woman of the stage
in bright red Jersey" and ILL hanging skirt
and gorgeous hosiery.
Alley" and Mrs Ernest Boyes and Mrs. Gil
bert Curtiss were both old-fashioned girls
Mrs. Ernest Boyes. in an immense hoopskirt,
Mrs. r. c. Craft tough girl, certainly
made hit. Mrs, E. B. Davis was in fancy
dress.
Not all of the gentlemen were in costume
but those who were furnished fun enough for
all who were not. Mr.. Scott was a hunter,
Mr.. Laymance cowboy. Mr.. schrock a
farmer. DR.. Morse Weary Willie, E E.
Davis as a tramp and DR.. Boyes as a Dutch
comedian were a whole show themselves Mr.
Craft in fisherman costume and Mr.. Curtiss
as a very ridiculous dude were also very funny
A game of five hundred played and the
prizes, as comical the costumes worn, were
by Mrs. Ernest Boyes, Mr.. Craft and Mrs
Laymance.
A bucket Of water, served with bright
new tin dipper, furnished liquid refreshment
during the early evening, but later. when tho
tramp party ushered to the basement
substantial alleviation of both hunger and
thirst was found. There were tables covered
with brown paper, wooden plates heaped with
Dutch delicacies. beer in thick glasses. and
delicious coffee in still thicker cups. There
were boxes for the guests to sit on. The
name cards we're very original and made pretty
souvenirs of the occasion Tag cards, such as
are used by the express companies were
adorned with hobo picture and the name OF
a guest written thereon.
This particular club is one Of the jolliest in
town. and every time II meets the hostess has
some surprise in store for her associates.
The Ebell Club luncheon was as usual a
briliian-. affair and tie musical prcgramn'-
good. Mrs. Clark l.. Goddard was presiding
hostess and the music was under the direction
of Mrs. E. n. Ever The programme was
slxen scber antlrss snd wss o ss mp folawa ana M '
Three Songs from Shakespeare (Heise); ta)
"Come Away Come Away. Death, (b) 1T
Sat Signing; (a) '.scherzo'' (Mendessohn).
o. '.Poonaise" QiszO 'Lorley'' G1szt):
Songs from the Music Of the Child worldmsal l .,a
sar' s'e tschaefero. tdS iwhere Go the Boatss"
skenssse te9 Ths Mys Goadara Mrs
Park Fellows, pr. Susan j.. Fenton. MIS-
George w. Fillmore. Mrs. j.. A. Folger, Miss
vid Gage Mrs. J. p. Garlick. Mrs. Theresa
Fl Gaytes, Mrs Louis Ghirardelli Mrs. e. NJ.
Gibson. Mrs. A. II. Glascock. Mrs. w s. Good
rill Miss Carrie Gorrill. Mrs. Grace Gowing.
Mrs. w. II. H Graves, Mrs. Giles II Gray,
Mrs. George D. Gray, Miss Mabel Thayer
Gray, Miss Elizabeth Gray, Mrs. George y. M
Gray. Mrs. Wheaton A. Gray. Mrs. Samuel
Gray. Mrs William Gruenhagen. Mrs. S. A.
Hachett Mrs. Dana Harmon. Mrs. George
Hammer. Mrs. L. ]. Hardy, Mrs. c. p. Head.
Miss Mary e Heaten, Miss Janet Haignt' Mrs. Mrs
A. H. Hills, Mrs. w. Fl. George.
The Hill Club has resumed its busy and
interesting life again. its first meeting taking
McMannis Orange street. Mrs. r, J. Jolly
sang and Mrs. Augusta Walton told IN a
pleasing manner OF her recent stay in Hong
kong. Refreshments We're served, and among
Mrs Mrs N. r. Henshaw, Mrs. +. &. Hager Mrs
Ralph Lee. Mrs w O. BadEley, Mrs I John a1d
bard. Miss Martha Baldwin, Miss Margaret
gsdwin Mrs NJ. cunningham mhMan,Is Mrs Ms ss
Julien Matthew, Mrs. e. ]. Jolly. Mrs. L.
Tasbiera. Mrs. D. r. Newell. Mrs. 2 A.
Leach Jr:. Mrs. W. x. vickery. Mrs. W. T.
Mrs. James s. Naismith. Mrs T. A. Lacey.
Mrs. John M. Holmes. Mrs. F. d. Hough-
ton.
About fifty of Mrs Henry Abrahamson's
yoars. friends enjoyed a pleasant afternoon
at her hcme on Oakland avenue to-day. Miss
Eva Magnes. who leaves shortly for the East,
being the complimented guest.
Mrs Frederick Page Cutting was hostess
at care club meeting last Friday evening.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club will meet
at the residence of Miss Jean Cliff to-mor-