The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
VANITY FAIR
DOES NOT MIND
. WET WEATHER
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, Feb 1.-The enthusiasm OF the
most ardent devotee of pleasure would be dam
pened by the copious shower that has persist
emily fallen all day. but when an Oakland
woman makes up her mind she will, she will
and there's an end ont" So the several
small affairs that had been planned for to-day
were not marred to any great extent by the
inclement weather.
The two score brave members of the Oakland
Club who ventured out to the club meeting
enjoyed a little music by Miss Abbie Sanborn-
with m Admiration of her beautifui mpleRon
than with her singing-and then Mrs w. A.
Childs gave few interesting experiences of
The ladies of the Oakland Club have con-
siderable cause for elation and they are being
congratulated by all who know of their splen-
did work in establishing a probation officer
here; A bill before the Legislsture providing
passed AS the probation officer in Oakland
has been maintained by the Oakland Club the
den and the money used for that purpose will
be diverted into some other excellent channel.
1t was the Oakland Club also that started
the cooking school that has just been trans
ferred to the Board of Education, and in the
future cooking will be a feature of the public
So the good work of the club goes on and
becomes farther reaching every day
Tomorrow evening the Home Club will
listen to a musical programme given by tall
Zandt. Miss katherine McGiH, Miss Hattie
Isabelle Scott, MISS carrie Bright. MISS Belle
S Sanford. Miss Hazel Boyd and Miss Ger
: The hostesses Of the evening win be Miss
Van Dyke Miss Marion Smith. Miss Pauline
fellow, Miss Helen Chase Miss George Cope
Miss Helen Brooks. Miss Eleanor johnson. Miss
Georgia Piayter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. ID. Inskeep
Mrs. G. T. Mills. DR.. and Mrs. Francis Mus
ser, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Mathews, Mrs
James Maclise, Mr.. and Mrs F: T. Miller.
Dr. Pauline Nusbaumer, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Let's oliver and DR.. and Mrs. w. H.
Maxson.
BY The b Fred h next s at sa
Home Club has been indefinitely postponed on
account of the lecturers severe Illness
Mrs. Phillip E. Bowles entertained a score
of friends at bridge this afternoon. The P. E.
Bowlesees living on Vallejo street. in San
Francisco. now.
(nee shay was hostess to-day was pleasant
affair.
Miss Struve, who is visiting the William
Pierce Johnsons. was the horlored guest at din
ner this evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. william Pierce johnson. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Lacy Brayton, Mr.. and Mrs.
T s,one Miss struVe Sam R Bell Mckee ana
Mr.. and Mrs Greenwood
Mr.. and Mrs c. B. wingate viii entertain
at dinner next Monday evening
Mrs. Fred W. Browning was hostess YES
terday at luncheon at her home IN Hay
wards.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa ". Mendenhall enter
tanned a small card club Monday evening Miss
White and Percy Hardenberg making the high
est scores.
Miss Jean Gift is planning an informal
o'clock tea complimentary to Miss Eliza beth
Livermore of San Francisco. About fifty guests
have been invited.
The Allendale Improvement Club gave a
dance last Saturday evening, about 400 r,ests
enjoying the evening
DR.. and Mrs. W. q. King have ssnt o,,
cards for February IL. Mrs. Percy CLAW RlacL
who was Miss King. will assist her mother
to entertain.
The Want to Know Club laid aside IT, 49,
eral and various thimbles yesterday and lss,,
ing their sewing at home, wandered of Tn ths
Chutes in San Francisco and thorouehly sne
joyed their day on" Mrs M y, rsrcsa Ill, sn,
Is leading spirit of this club e.i