Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-08
Society

I'VE Snlre boulevard is entertaining
tomorrow at the California club
with luncheon for Miss Alice Elliott.
Besides the honoree, Miss Milbank
will entertain Mrs. Lawrence Burck.
Miss Mary Belle Elliott, Miss Annis
Van Mugs, Miss Sallie Utley. Miss
Marion MacNeil, Miss Kate Van Nuys.
Miss Marjory Severance, Miss Virginia
Johnson, Miss Nora Forthman. Edna
Barlow, Miss Hazel Barlow, Miss Raw
Johnson, Miss Katherine Ramsay and
Miss Charline Coulter of Los Angeles;
| Miss Marion Gartzman of San Diego.
and Miss Helen Emery, Miss Kate
Smith and Miss Marjory Bolt of Pasa-
dena.
During their brief stay in Los An
geles friends have We'd for the priv
| ilege of entertaining Maud Powell and
her associates, May Nuke and Anne
Ford, and also Adela Verne, who came
at the behest of the Women's orches-
ira and added her marvellous piano in
terpretations to the success of the or
chestra concert Tuesday evening, and
it was because of the many courtesies
offered theme that the members of the
| Woman's orchestra felt especially
| gratified that Miss Powell and Miss
Verne elected to spend the greater part
of yesterday morning with them at a
| rehearsal.
With the full orchestra accompany
ing, Miss Verne played again the Grieg
concerto that was one of the most in
] teresting numbers of the concert pro-
gram Tuesday night, and severally and
collectively they are still congratulate
| ing themselves on the pleasant things
said by Miss Powell, especially treas
| uring her wish that she may sometime
| be soloist for them.
Miss Cora Foy was hostess at an in
formal luncheon at the Annandale Golf
| club yesterday noon, where Miss Pow
ell was special guest, other guests be-
| ing Mrs de Fraime, Miss Guendolin
Overton, Miss Foy and Miss Edna Foy
Miss Powell and Miss Verne have
planned to meet in New York later in
the month and enjoy an English
Christmas together there.
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman was hos
tess at one of the most delightful of
| last weeks informal affairs, entertain
J ing members of a small club to which
she belongs and few friends with an
exhibition of old family miniatures, of
which she has a large and valuable
collection.
The honor guest of the afternoon was
Mrs. French of Chicago. Mrs. Ernest
A. Bryant, Mrs. George J. Dennis and
blrs. Allan Balch served the guests at
the tea tables.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs William
Horner, 2125 East Fourth street, was
the scene Thanksgiving day of the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Mar
guerite, and Ona Marvin Gregg, the
service being read at the twilight hour
by Elder Speigle, assistant pastor of
! Broadway Christian church.
The bride was beautifully gowned
in net over taffeta, and she wore veil
! caught to her hair with orange blos-
SONS. Her bouquet was of white car
nations. Mendelssohn's Wedding March
was played by Mr.. Harris. Owing to
the illness of the brides mother, the
ceremony was witnessed only by few
close friends.
Mr.. Gregg is a well-known business
man of Los Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gregg will be at home to their friends
at 2125 East Fourth street.
Miss Ruth Jackson was hostess Sat-
urday night at her home on Kensing
ton road at musicale given in complt-
ment to Miss Fannie Todd Carpenter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Carpenter, who is enjoying her first
season in society.
Miss Ruth assisted her niece in re-
ceiving the guests, among whom were
Mrs. Rice, from Tustin; Mrs. c. C..
| Carpenter, Mrs. George Wiltshire, Mrs.
w. w. Stilson, Mrs. Fielding j. Still
son. Mrs. Torrey, Mrs. Smith, Miss
Estelle C. Heart, Miss Laura Zerbe,
Miss Grace Zerbe, Miss Rebecca How
| ard, Miss Helen Stocker, Miss Myra
Smith, Miss Clara Carpenter; Messrs.
William Barnard, Barnard, Claude
Scott, Harrison McLaurin, Louis Toll
hurst, George Reed, Harry Borden,
Percy Rice, James Rice Carol Still
son, Cosmo Morgan, George Ennis,
| Charles Clay and Stanley Smith.
Mrs. w. j. Chichester of Menlo ave-
nue. has issued invitations for a dinner
to be given the evening of December
| Is, in compliment to Miss Fannie Todd
Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank I. Wheat of West
Ninth street entertained with an in
formal family gathering Sunday after
noon in celebration of the birthday an
niVersary of Mrs. j. W. Pierce, Mrs.
Wheat's mother, who is making her
home this winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Herbert A. Pierce assisted Mrs.
Wheat in the dining room, where home
made cakes and coffee were served.
Sons and relatives who called to Of
fer congratulations and to bring gifts
and flowers included Rev. and Mrs. c.
C. Pierce and daughter, Marea; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred e. Pierce, daughter
Lena, and son, Mark; DR.. and Mrs.
Clarence Pierce, daughter, Lorna and
baby son, James; Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert A. Pierce, Robert Pierce, Mark
Pierce, Mrs. oliver Gregory and Miss
Sarah Stevenson.
William Winter entertained the
Leonidas club Wednesday evening with
stag party at his home on South
Soto street. A short business meeting
was held, at which a dividend of $500
was declared. After the meeting
tamales were served. The next dance
will be on Christmas night. Those
present were Messrs. Berry Salmon,
f. L. Keeler, P. j. Horsch, ]. A.
Brewer, F. T. Johnson, William Winter,
G. S. Herman, H. A. Anthony, Worth
Hathaway, L. e. Leavitt and Morris.
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