The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04

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than amateurish ability as well as oc-
complshed musicians and artists are
to be found in this little coterie, and
their affairs social are distinguished
by certain originality and cleverness
that make them worth while.
At the Friday night concert Mrs.
Margaret Davis Hughes, than whom
there is no better pianist in this vi
cinity, played the opening number, a
Mendelsshon cappucioso, that was SIM
ply delightful. Her brother-in- law
Llewellyn Hughes, the violinist, was
also heard for the first time since his
return from Europe. Mr.. Hughes
shows a careful tecnnic, but the best
feature of his playing IS the tempera-
ment the exquisite feeling with which
he interprets, his rendering of the
Tasia Appassimata by Vieux, temps
calling forth a perfect storm of ap-
plause which was we'll deserved.
The amusing little sketch, AN OBJ
stinate Family was SO cleverly ham
died by those in the cast that it would
be impossible to say that one was
better than another.
The entire programme was as fol-
lows:
Remarks .......R Rev. William M. Jones
Piano solo. Margaret Davis Hughes
Rondo Capriccioso by Mendelssohn.
A Short Sketch-Reading.. ..
Hilma A. Buttlar
Violin solo. .Llewellyn Hughes
Tasia Appassionata by vieuxtemps
Soprano solo. l. Mrs. Charles Poulter
THE OBSTINATE FAMILY
Mr.. Harwood (Harford's father-in-
law Samuel G. Whittelsey
Mrs. Harwood CHarfords mother
in-law) .....M Miss Edyth Morley
Henry Hartford. DR.. Fred E. wilkins
Jessie Hartford (his wife) ......
Miss Eta Eiben
James (Harford's servant). ......
Charles H. Mills
Lucy Ca servanD Miss Theresa Curran
Male Quartette-Robert II. Williams,
Charles Poulter, Robert M. Hughes,
John Williams.
The proceeds of the entertaiHnent
were devoted to the relief fund.
The Palette, Lyre and Pen Club as
sembled its scattered members at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Baker
Thursday night, the clubs own home on
Thirteenth street having been sadly
demolished by the quake. Having suf-
fered by the temblor that shook down
the clubroom walls. the members were
consequently more than ordinarily in
terested in the elemental disturbance,
so timely talk by Herman Whitaker
on the why's and wherefores of the
earthquake was listened to with keen
enjoyment. 1t would not be polite to
question the speakers veracity, but,
according to the clever and witty writ
er. the quake performed some incred-
IDLY queer feats. For instance one
woman was cooking in the kitchen at
the rear of her house and was thrown
out of the front door by the quake.
Mr.. Whitaker told it very seriously,
too. A man he interviewed had been
awakened by the shake (there were
really some who were notD and was
very much surprised to see his boots
going across the floor in a series of
queer little hops. Mr.. Whitaker has
just returned from a trip along the
fault, making the tour on foot in behalf
of Harper's.
At the close of Mr. Whitaker's enter
tanning remarks the club enjoyed a re-
freshing punch brewed by Mr.. Baker
himself and then adjourned to meet
again on the last Friday of this month
at the residence of Mrs. Florence Har-
diman Miller. 400 Plymouth street. for
which occasion rarely good time is
promised.
Among the California clubwomen
who have gone to ST. Paul to attend
the National Federation of Women's
Clubs was Mrs l. n Chapman of Ala
media, who was the guest of Mrs. John
A. Bunting in the latter's private car
Mrs. John Batewell was delegate, but
was unable to go.
The issue of the day has given birth
TO Woman's Prohibition Club which
meets at the Church of the Nazarene
every Thursday.
The Forum Club of FruitvaIe is rap
idly coming to the front, and the ex-
oellent character of it's entertainments
entities 1T to more than passing consid-
GRAFTON. At a recent meeting the pro-
gramme was made UP of original effort
along musical and literary lines, and
proved TO be charming surprise all
through. Dr. E. Spence de Rue, who
has won favorable notice through the
recent publication of a novel, read a
short story. A. ]. Mcknight read an
original poem, and Mrs. f. H. Seely,
Mrs Bailey and Mrs. Henry Wetherbee
contributed short, clever sketches to
the store of good things. Miss Elsie
Marwedel, Mrs. VIII Hackett and A. j.
Mcknight supplied the musical half of
the programme, their numbers includ-
ing songs by F. II. Seely, Anson Hilton,
Walter Kennedy and c.. NJ Parker,
members of the club.
An art exhibit was one of the even
ing's interesting features.
Fabiola Hospital Association is the
busiest of all busy organizations these
days, preparing for the benefit garden
fete next Saturday that is to reimburse
the society for the heavy expenses of
the relief work done at the hospital.
Scores of the sick and wounded were
cared for at Fabiola, the hospital sus-
tanning the reputation gained in the
past for charitable work. The fete at
Idora Park next Saturday will be one
of the seasons biggest social events,
many of the most prominent society
women on this side Of the bay being
interested in its success Mrs. LIE
Grande c. Tibbetts will have charge of
the booth where the raff1es are to take
place, the articles to be thus disposed
of being three large dolls. football,
pair of skates and coaster" As
sisting Mrs Tibbetts will be Mrs.
Athearn Folger. Mrs. Minor Cooper,
Mrs. George S. Wheaton, Mrs. Edison
Adams. Mrs. P. E. Bowles, Mrs. Minor
Goodall. Mrs. Louise Allender. Miss
Elizabeth McNear, Miss Florinne Brown
and Miss Gertrude Allen.
The card clubs are beginning to re-
sumo activity. The Monday Afternoon