The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
SOCIAL EXCITEMENT
TWIXT TWO DANCES
Navy Women Appreciate Little
Reception Rooms Opened
at Big Hotels =.
By Kathleen Thompson

Yesterday was filed with enough So
cial excitement for 10 ordinary days
crammed from S~o'clock in the morn
Ing >until late at night with good times
of all sorts-in spite of the fact that
coming as 1t did between the days OF
the two big dances, it was supposedly
to be a quiet day, FORE resting, in
formal calls and relaxation generally.
Very few formal affairs were on the
program. to be sure, but between the
memories of Wednesdays glories and
the anticipation of today's big events
society had enough to talk about, and
incidentally society had lunch or tea
or dinner while it talked. The two
big hotels were humming with talk
and laughter all day long.
Among the things that the navy
women appreciate very much are the
little reception rooms that have been
opened in the st. Francis hotel and the
Eairment. These are presided over by
various society matrons of the city,
who are ready to supply addresses
and directions, or good company and
hot tea, as the case may demand.
Yesterday the little green library at
the Fairmont, which was turned over
for the purpose, was full of women
all day long, and this little hospitality
did much to break the ice that inev-
women and the wives and daughters
of civilians. All the navy women
stopped for cup of tea yesterday and
were received by Mrs. A. L. Scott, Miss
Susan McEwen, Mrs. knight Smith,
Mrs. S. B. Sanborn, Mrs. Lowndes Scott.
Mrs. George R. Smith. Mrs. Dough
erty, Miss Elizabeth Orrick, Miss Anita
Whitney and Mrs Breyfogle.
At the ST. Francis the receiving party
i -.Ak
Mrs. Farnsworth, Mrs. Bernard Fay
monville. Miss Efiie Brown and Mrs.
Knight Smith.
INFORMAL LUNCHEONs
Several informal luncheons were
given yesterday, at one of which Mrs.
Eleanor Martin was hostess. This af-
fair took place iR Mrs. Martins home
in Broadway. Her guests were Judge
and Mrs. w. w. Morrow, Captain and
Mrs. C. w. Roseveldt, Captain Hopkins
of the Charleston, Mrs. A. LIE Breton
and Miss Marguerite lie Breton. The
entire party came later to the Fair
mont for tea, where they were Joined
at about o'clock by Midshipman
LIE Breton, whose visit here is the
cause of the LIE Bretons taking the
long trip from France.
Another luncheon was given by Mrs.
1ltAdHucI nlCSIdCkGu, Tie VILE VI
Captain McCracken, who had as her
guests at the Fairmont Mrs. Henry
Payot. Mrs. Payots daughter. Mrs. j.
III. Russell of Los Angeles, Mrs. Depue,
Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Charles Crocker. Mrs.
Robert Burdette of Los Angeles, who
came up with Mr. Burdette yesterday,
was the center of another jolly
luncheon group. Joseph Tobin gave
a luncheon to his pretty fiancee, Miss
Constance de Young, and Mrs. Elinor
Glyn has as her guests Mr. and Mrs.
William Miller Graham of Santa Bar
bara. The Grahams (who were to have
given the largest ball Of the season
for the officers, had not death in the
family changed their plans), have
taken apartments at the Fairmont for
the week.
Colonel and Mrs. Marion Maus, who
TOOK prominent part in the Del Monte
festivities, and are prominent in the
social life of the Monterey Presidio,
have come up to town, and lunched
Yesterday with Mrs. W. H. III. Suther-
land, Miss Mary and MISS Harriet
sutherland and Mrs. Merriam. the
pretty wife OF Captain Merriam. Mrs.
victor Metcaif was not at the hotel
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
an hour but during the entire AFTER
noon the foyer and adjoining parlors of
the Falrmont were thronged with the
men or the navy, respIendent in full
dress, nndfng old friends and making
new ones among the multitude which
niied the great lobby to oyerf1owinr