The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

mined TO live IN the blissful present
only and ignore the thought OF Lent
and its approaching quiet. This dance
really was planned for the members OF
! the Gayety club by the men whom they
have entertained so delightfully."- this
! winter, but besides the 80 or 80 young
people who attended the Gayety dances
number of others have been bidden-
some of the older girls, and some Of the
younger matrons. Officers from the
warships are also included in the list OF
guests. and it is probable that about
I 200 young people will meet at the FaiK-
mont tomorrow night for what is really
/ the last affair of the season. The ball
room is to be elaborately decorated for
/ the event. and a delicious supper viii
be served at midnight.
| 1t seems that the general fear OF rats
has reached the heart of the Western
| addition, and Easements are being filed
with traps and bait. 1t was in the
! charming old Brigham home that the
rodents were last reported as having
gained a foothold. At all events. they
frolicked unrebuked in the garden and
the surrounding lots Last week some
one conceived the idea of soaring them
out with fire. and as a result a fire
alarm was turned in. and 4 scared
group of house holders rushsd to the
scene. The rats took TO the ivy. and
watched from that coign OF vantage.
returning to their holes when the fire
was out. However. since that time sud
den deaths among them have been fire.
quent, and the ivy soon Will be left en-
tirely to the birds.
Miss Florence Nightingale Boyds
marriage to Richard Godfrey Brodrick
Friday afternoon was one of the pret-
tiest and most Impressive affairs Of
the season. although everything was
done in the simplest manner possible
and the principals did their utmost
to keep 1T from being in any sense an
elaborate affair. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock by Rev Fred
erick Clampett in Trinity chapel. where
about $50 intimate friends and rela-
tives had gathered Because of the
limited seating capacity of the chapel
many friends were omitted from the
list of those invited, much to the pretty
little brides regret. Both families are
large and both the young people ex-
ceptionally popular, so that the guests
easily might have numbered 500. The
chapel was decorated with spring
blossoms and potted palms. and in the
warm afternoon light the effect was
remarkably pretty. The wedding
party and few relatives afterward
dined at the Fairmont. where toasts
and good wishes were in order Dr.
Brodrick and his bride left that even
ing for the south.
Dr. Brodrick resigned from the navy
not many years ago. after an expert
ence that it would be difficult to match
in the record of young navy surgeons.
He was with Dewey in Manila, and
there. as during the entire course Of
the war, he distinguished himself for
bravery and endurance. Dr. Brodrick
perhaps will be longest remembered
for the courage he displayed in fight
ing the epidemic of smallpox that
threatened to sweep the entire coun-
try about Manila
Mrs Linda Bryan's big tea for Mrs.
White this afternoon perhaps is the
largest farewell affair that has been
given In the popular matron's honor.
There have been many small ones: so
many, In fact, that 1 understand Mrs
White has been obliged to decline at
least dozen, for sheer fatigue. No
BODY that catches sight of her now can
refrain from rushing up with farewells
and good wishes, and the number Of
hands she has shaken in the last few
weeks certainly would compare with
President Roosevelt's record Her
two small daughters. Ruth and Ynezita.
have come up from boarding school to
nave the last two or three weeks with
their mother, for even though the sep
aration probably will not be of many
months duration, it is naturally a seri-
Gus thing to them They are both
pretty children. one dark. with brown
eyes. the other blue eyed and fair
The OufSider