The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

society had been looking forward for
several weeks to the affair. Several
hundred people We're present, numerous
parties having been made up to enjoy
the evenings attraction. Mrs. Gielow
has entertained in similar manner in
other cities in the United States,
Canada and England, swhere she gave
the greatest amount of pleasure. The
list of patronesses of Fridays affair
included:
Mrs. ]. de Barth ShorbI Miss Ruth Haber
Mrs; Walter D. Mans Mrs. Maynard McPher-
Mrs George Theobald Mrs. selden S. Wright
Mrs. Alexander Jones Mrs Harvey Darneai
Mrs. D. S. Lisberger Mrs D. c. Farnham
ard Miss F. SOule Campbell
Among those who contributed to the
pleasures OF the afternoon by their
talent were Mrs. Geraid Anthony, whose
Spring Song" was charming; Miss Ce-
Gil Cowles. Mrs. Richard Bayne, Miss
Ellen Page, Miss Grattan-D -Dickman
Miss Grace Bromfeld, Miss Helen Gray,
Miss Blanche Stoddard, Mrs. James
Gamble, Miss Rene Bird Miss Willette
kershaw, Miss Ruette Lynch, Herman
Heller, William Hynes, Arthur Cum
ningham and Robert Warwick. Tea
was served in the tearoom during the
afternoon and one of the attractive
features of the entertainment was the
fortune telling by Miss Nora Mcneil.
Several hundred people were present
during the afternoon.
Those to whom large part of the
credit for the success OF the affair is
due are:
Mrs. Eleanor Martin Mrs. E. w McKinstrv
Mrs. a. NJ. Easton Mrs. james w. Keeney
Mrs. Sidney Van Wyek Mrs Wakefield Baker
Mrs Phebe Hearst Mrs. Richard Bayne
Mrs. l.. u: Baker -A Mrs. Charles o. Alexan-
Mrs. Patrick Calhoun der
Mrs Edwin f. Brey- Mrs. Arthur W Foster
fogle Mrs. John CARRIER
Mrs James Potter Lang-Mrs Malcolm Henry
horne
The second meeting Of the Skating
club will be held tomorrow evening and
another delightful evening is being
looked forward to by these who have
joined this year. 1t is said that the
list is larger than usual, and certainly
those who attended the opening meet
ing had a thoroughly enjoyable time
Mrs. Carroll Buck did not return last
week on the Sheridan as her friends
expected. 1t is thought that she will
be here before the next meeting that
will be held in November Mrs. de
Barth Shorb and Miss Ethel Shorb will
receive their guests tomorrow at the
last meeting.
Next Sunday the polo season at Bur-
lingame and San Mateo willsopen and
great deal of interest is now centered
IN that little corner of the globe. The
team this year will be different from
that which has composed the club for
the last few years. Several of the old
players, among them Joseph Oliver To-
bin and Cyril Tobin, who took a large
share of the work of the game. hav-
ing decided not to play. this year. In
addition to the regular members who
ha faor 1oC
whom were Richard Tobin, Thomas
Driscoll, John Lawson, Walter Hobart
and Joseph Sadoc Tobin, there are adj
d1tlonal players who have recently ar
rived from England. They will be here
Tor several months and will be guests
at the Burlingame country club. So |
ciety about San Mateo and Burlingame |
as we'll as number of people from
here will go down next Sunday for the
opening event, which will be followed |
by one or two games week, Sundays |
and Thursdays, while the season lasts !
A number of. house parties have been |
planned. for the coming weekend, among
those who will entertain being:
Mr. and Mrs. William Mr.. and Mrs. Duplessis |
Mr.; and Mrs. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Clark Hobart -
Miss Amy Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Miss Nora Brewer Martin
Miss Frances Howard
Mrs. William G. Irwin and Miss
Helene Irwin, to the keen disappoint- /
ment of their many friends here. have i
decided not to come to California this
winter. They have already sailed for,
the United States and are expected to /
arrive in New York IN a day or two.
They will spend the winter in New
York, where they have countless
friends. They will also make frequent
visits to Philadelphia, where Mrs. Ir-
wins sister, Mrs. Robinson, makes her
home.
Others who will spend the winter in
New York are Mr.. and Mrs William
Bowers Bourn and Miss Maud Bourn.
who have taken an apartment there. I
and plan to remain probably for a
year. Miss Bourn is at present abroad.
having left San Francisco in the early
part OF the summer. She will be away
for. a. month or two longer, but will
Oin her parents before Chris ~, -, |