The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Mrs. Mary A Huntington and Miss
Marian Huntington were hostesses at
an informal dance on Tuesday evening
the affair taking place in their own
home in Jackson street. The Hunting
tons leased this house last winter to
Mrs Edward Barron and Save occupied
one OF the pretty houses on the Pre-
sidio wall since they returned from the
orient. Mrs Barron and her daughters
returned to their Mayf1eld country
house q few weeks ago. and for this
dance Miss Huntington reopened the
big Jackson street home 1t Is well
adapted to such an assembly and the
dance proved to be one of the most en-
joyable OF the winters events
Mrs. Evans Searles PilIsbury was
hostess at a luncheon on Friday last,
her guest Of honor being Miss Lydia
Hopkins. The affair took place IN the
Pillsbury home in Pacific avenue. which
is one OF the handsomest of the clty's
residences Among the 16 guests were:
Miss Gertrude Josselyn. Miss Marjorie
Josselyn, Miss Mary Keeney. Miss Flor
enee Hopkins and Miss Margaret New
hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Truxtun Beale. accom-
panied by Mrs. Beale's sister, Miss Alice
Oge, will leave for a stay Of several
months in Europe on Monday. They
were among the very few San Fran
cisco people who were entertained by
Admiral and Mrs. Evans. being their
lunch guests on Saturday a week ago
Miss Oge. who is as pretty as her sis
ter was at II. will be one OF next win
ter's debutantes.
nav a guest at the Fairmont hotel, will
leave for New York on Sunday and
possibly may spend a few months in
Europe before returning to San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Brook Perkins
OF Pasadena are spending a few weeks
In town. and are being entertained ex-
tensively by old friends Before they
return to their own home in the south
ern town they will spend several days
with Mrs. Mary A. Huntington, Mrs.
John B. Metcalf and Captain and Mrs.
John B. Murphy at the Presidio Mrs.
Perkins was Miss Clara Huntington.
Miss Helen Chaffee, who has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. George French
Hamilton, in Manila, will leave the
orient with party of friends on May
Is and will spend month with old
friends here before going on to the
east. Miss Chaffee went to the Philip
pines two years ago and has been very
prominent In the social life OF Manila
ever since. Captain and Mrs. Hamilton
viii spend another year in the orient
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Martin, who will
leave for the Atlantic coast next month.
will not spend the entire season at
Newport, as they originally planned.
They have leased their Newport cottage
to the Philip Lydigs Of New York and
will sail some time IN July for a short
visit to the continent.
Mrs. Beede. who was one OF the
members OF the reception committee at
Tuesday evenings ball, took a party OF
about thirty friends with her after the
dance to the home of her mother, hrs
Louis A1drich. in Clay street. where
they enjoyed delicious supper w. s
Aldrich shared the duties of host with
present were:
Miss Ernestine St GosrI ME; and Mrs James K.
Mr. and Mrs. John Steele
Miss Clements Miss Mabel Toy
Miss Ellen Vance Miss Winffred Mears
DR.. and Mrs. Symmes Lieutenant Jones
Benjamin Nource Fred Bergin
Miss Mildred Pierce
One of the large teas in washington
last week was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitfield Brown to announce
formally the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Errol Cuthbert Brown.
to Lieutenant Charles Russell Train.
flag lieutenant Of the Connecticut The
Browns are very prominent socially in
the capital city, and Miss Enrol has
been a great favorite since her debut
a few years ago. The engagement has
sfroa hor