Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12

Fisher, Frank Pinney, Johnson, H. A.
Dreer, Decker, Mills, Marston, Vlier,
w. C. Austin, Hance, r. r. Meredith,
H. M. Hamilton, A. K. Nash, w. Bow
ser, Heman Dyer, Malcolm Sherman,
DR.. Henry A. Cook, Kirk Dyer, DR..
James, Max Church, Miss Fifield and
Miss Godfrey.
There have been more, concerts and
entertainments of unusual excellence
this season than for many seasons, and
no two artists have added more mater
tally to this result that have Mrs.
Dorothea Hayden and Miss MARITIME
Dietrichson, who Friday evening gave
a delightfully."- bright and enjoyable re-
cital Of song and story, at the Pin
toresca hotel in the large music room
which was well filled with critical
and appreciative audience. Mrs. Hay
den is one of the most talented drama
tic readers of Southern California, and
her work is of distinctly high and
classical character Personally she Is
most gracious and queenly in appear
ance, at once attracting the attention,
which her excellent work closely holds
to the last word. Miss Dietrichson is
frequently called the "Sweet Swedish
singer. since she came here two years
ago from Christiana. 1t Is in her own
native folk songs that her pure so
prano voice is at its best Then the
clear. ringing, yet sweet tones are
most happy and effective. Her rendi-
ton of Greig's songs are especially
good. The program given was in full:
Quando tie lite, Faust" (Gounod);
Sutton ar. Swedish Folk~Song," Miss
Dietrchson; selected (a), (b), Co, Mrs.
Dayden; my Heart is. Sair" (Gil-
christi, "Bendemeer Stream" (Gotty),
Sunbeam" CRoland, Miss Dietrich
son; excerpt from "Seven Oaks" (dol-
land), Mrs. Hayden.
The wedding invitations for the mar
riage of Miss Brown and Wallace
Sprague Woodwork have been issued
for the evening of March %, the cere-
mony to take place at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis F. Brown of North Raymond
avenue. The Brown family is from
Chicago, where Mr.. Brown is the editor
of The Dial, one of the leading critical
papers in the country. Mr.. Wood
worth is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Woodwork of this city, and is one of
the leading young business men of the
city. He is a graduate of the local
schools and Pomona college.
Mrs. Lutte Wright Benton was the
hostess Thursday afternoon at a
pleasant little card party given in
honor of her guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank C. Soule of Syracuse, N. Y. The
guest company of twenty spent the
afternoon at drive whist, five tables
being provided. Pink roses and ferns
formed the decorations of the rooms,
and handsome prizes were awarded the
winners. Refreshments and music
added to the enjoyment Of the after
noon.
Some forty guests from Hotel Green
enjoyed a trip to Playa del Rey on
Tuesday under the guidance of Mr..
and Mrs. W. e. Grattan. A special
electric car was taken to Los Angeles
where General Sherman's private car,
Mermaid" was side-tracked for their
use. En- route a stop was made at
the handsome home of Paul de Long
pre-, the noted artist. At the shore a
picnic dinner served by maids taken
for the purpose was enjoyed and the
entire day was an occasion of unusual
pleasure.
The last of the very successful lec-
ture recitals by DR.. Edwin Abbott of
Boston, given under the auspices of the
Shakespeare club, was held Thursday
morning at the beautiful home of Mrs.
George H. Barker of Grand avenue,
the large music room being we'll filled
Some two hundred women from club
and social circles have attended these
lectures upon Shakespeare, and have
been greatly interested in the fine in
terpretations given. DR.. Abbott is so
greatly pleased with Pasadena that Re
fully expects to return for the winter
months.
The dinner rendered by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Grattan to number of their
friends at Hotel Green Tuesday even
ing was a symphony in pink. Pale pink
carnations combined with delicate
maidenhair ferns, silver candelabra
with pink satin ribbons crossing the