The San Francisco call., 1906-08-20

~ to me the other day, and her
voice was wistful, why do not
the California people have more mu-
sic?" 1 pointed with pride to the sym
phony concerts, to our long list of we'll
known musicians, mentioned the many
informal gatherings of the musical
folk and thought the victory was mine.
Alas that was where her complaint
was. sYour music is for money. There
is no MUSIC for the common people. On
Fourth of July you have a band and
once week you invite the populace to
an uncomfortable evening in the City
Hall Park, But. to give the people
music-you Americans do not know
how to do it, She was In
earnest. She was music c-hungry
and she sympathized with the great
mass that was suffering also. 1t was
true what she had said. Music is a
luxury with US. With coin as a tails
man we may command it, but seldom
is 1t a great free gift. We have no
organized system that can provide the
luxury of harmony for those who are
unable to pay for 1t. Europe has
learned its lesson and the populace may
claim the best in the worlds musical
literature. 1t is part of their life, not
luxury but necessity.
Music is mighty force in the leav-
ening of the nations as we'll as
character builder and guider. We are
entering upon a new epoch in our
Western history, and If the elderly
woman's advice is hardened to in our
latest plans for the bay cities beautiful
music for the people might have
large place. Berkeley has made
small beginning, not counting the cost
and the other cities might well follow
her example. Already the subject is
being talked of on all sides and we
may yet have the best music free to
the public.
Mrs. ]. B. Hume left Thursday for
an extended trip through the East Mrs.
Hume has been one of the hardest
workers in the relief work and for
days took most. active part in the
woman,s free employment bureau
which was established in the First
Unitarian Church. Ebell will greatly
miss its former president, and the
section of, which she was curator will
suffer serious loss.
Miss ClaribeI williams, who has been
spending the past two months in Pasa-
dena as the guest of her sister, Mrs
Lucien Howard Gilmore, will return
home within day or two. Mrs. Gil
more will return with her and will be
the guest Of her father, George Will
liams, at his residence on Tenth avenue
l.
bered that Mrs. Gilmore was formerly
Miss Edith Williams. Her marriage to
the young southern man was one of
the events Of last year.
Mrs. Frederick Morse will be the
hostess on Thursday next at one of the
delightful affairs for which this Oak
land matron is famed. The Morse home
on Harrison street is hospitabIe one
and a card to- one OF these informal
gatherings is priced.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Maud Howard to A. S.
Macdonald will be received with in
terest by the many friends of the
young couple. Miss Howard is the
daughter OF Mr.. and MISC w How
ard. She Is an exceptionally attractive
girl and the possessor Of many talents
The Howards, who formerly made their
home in East Oakland, have for the
past two years been living in one of
the fine old places in Piedmont. Harry
Howard, the well known college foot
ball player, Is Miss Howard's brother.
Macdonald Is we'll known in newspaper
circles about the bay The wedding
day has not yet been named. but the
early September will see Miss Howard
q bride.
b Mrs. Lee Cole Will entertain on
Wednesday at an informal afternooa
in honor Of Mrs. Clay Hampton. Mrs
Hampton has been the motif of several
of these charming affairs recently Mrs.
Burnharn's guests will number a score
Mrs. E.. III. Forester entertained re-
gently at an informal card party at her
home on Linden. street. Five hundred
furnished the afternoons amusement.
A. ol} ior1 ma NJ Ioff
day. Those who accepted of Mrs. For
rester's hospitality were. Mrs Helen
Crocker, Mrs. John Gray, Mrs. Walter
s. Upharn. Mrs. Wallace Dow, Mrs.
Emma f. Reed. Miss Carolyn Reed and
Mrs J. r. Campbell
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Burgner. who re-