The San Francisco call., 1907-03-15

IVH ing of the Monday Night Skat-
ing Club on Monday, April /,
will be a fancy dress masked affair,
and already costumes are being
planned. There is great rejoicing In
anticipation of the occasion. as the
masked skating parties have proved
especially successful this winter. Those
who desire guest cards for that night
must apply to Mrs. White before the
close of the week preceding the meet
ing, as it will be impossible to get
cards at the door.
Mrs. E. Walton Hedges was hostess
at a delightful dinner last night in
honor of Miss Lorraine de la Montanya
and her fiance. Edward Davis, which
proved to be- one of the most pleasant
occasions of the season. Those present
besides the hostess and the guests of
honor were Miss Ethel Short, Miss
Maude Payne, Miss Edith Metcalf, Miss
Roma Paxton, DR.. Presley, Paymaster
Helmicks, u S. N, Paymaster Beecher,
U S. N, Percy Towne and Dwight c..
Leeper.
Mrs Timothy Hopkins entertained a
few tables of guests at bridge yes
terday afternoon, those present being
the members of a club to which Mrs.
Hopkins belongs.
Mrs John Franklin Babcock (for-
merly Miss Gertrude EellsJ has ar
rived from her home in Milwaukee to
be with her mother, Mrs. Charles P.
EeIls, who has been seriously i'll with
pneumonia but is now convalescent.
Mrs. Babcock is being happily well
coined by her many friends here and
will remain a few weeks.
Mrs. william G. Irwin, Miss Helene
Irwin and Miss Julia Langhorne have
gone from Coronado. where they at
tended the polo tournament. and are
now in Santa Barbara. They will leave
for the north on Monday next. Sew
eral others of those who went to Coro-
nado are also at Santa Barbara and
will stop at Del Monte on their way
home, among them Mr.. and Mrs Fran
els Carolan, Mrs. Henry Scott, Mrs.
Joseph Crockett, Miss Mary Keeney
and Miss Katrina Page-Brown.
Mrs. William Kohl and Mrs. Evans
S. Pillsbury, who have been in Santa
Barbara since early in January, have
returned to town.
Mrs George A. Moore, who has been
in Chicago for some months past with
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gone to Brooklyn, N. z, where she is
the guest Of her sister, Miss Du VAL
who won such a host of friends for
herself during her visit to Mrs. Moore
here. The length of Mrs. Moore's stay
in the East is not determined, but will
not be more than few weeks. and it
is probable that she will be here some
time during April.
News has reached here of the death
of Colonel W. A. Simpsons mother In
Brooklyn, n. Y. He was called East
fortnight ago on account of her
serious illness and the deepest sym
pathy is felt for him in his bereave-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs Sydney Joseph (for-
merIy Miss Emily Rosenstirn) will
leave on Saturday for Europe. to be
absent indefinitely.
In all of San Francisco there is
probably no better known charity than
the San Francisco Maternity, although
it is comparatively new organization,
having been formed less than four
years ago. The people are not slow
in showing their appreciation of its
noble work among the poorer mothers
and children of the city. For the bene-
fit of the Maternity it is necessary
that some entertainment be given each
year. and this season a musical and
theatrical entertainment will take
place on Tuesday afternoon, April q.
at the Central Theater, Market and
Eighth streets, at 2:15 o'clock. The
programme will be an excellent one.
A little play. written by Mrs. 1. Lowen-
berg in the form of story and drama
tized by Mrs. Ella M. Sexton, will be
presented by company of clever anna
teurs.
Miss Helen Colburn Heath will sing
and there will be several clever vaude-
vile stunts. Many seats have already
been sold and the following have al
ready taken boxes: Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin, Mrs. George Pope. Mrs. Mary P.
Huntington. Mrs. Henry Crocker, Mrs.
Harry Nathaniel Gray. Mrs. Margaret
Deane, Mrs Ira Pierce, Mrs H II. Ban
croft, Mrs. Gaillard Stoney. Mrs. Joseph
L. King, Mrs. John Metcalf, Mrs Fer
nando Pfingst, Mrs. James Jordan, Mrs.
Percy Morgan. Mrs. Henry Foster Dut-
ton, Mrs. / Lowenberg, Mrs. George