The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03


homesick and it is just possible that
she and her mother will not remain
abroad as long as they first planned.
1t begins to look as IL society here
would catch only fieeting glimpse OF
Mrs. Webb Ballard. who was charming
Miss Helen Jones before her wedding
few years ago. Mrs. Ballard is held
in quarantine at Angel island and. al
though SO proyokingly near. has not
been able to see any of her San Fran
cisco friends as yet. AS her original
plan was to spend only a month here
the delay is extremely trying, and every
day makes a serious difference. Mrs.
Webbs little sister, Miss Helen Jones,
will be a debutante next season, and
promises to be a great favorite. She
is an exceptionally charming ! girl.
piquant and clever. The Jones have
not yet opened their Ross valley home.
but plan to do SO in few weeks.
The Walter Martins will spend the
summer as usual in the high noun
tains and are already looking for
suitable ranch house up near Cisco.
where they will have the woods, some
fishing, some hunting and above all
absolute seclusion. Mrs Martin and
the friends she always takes with her
like to spend the summer in gingham
tfcChS, ASdNy WANING sonOCS Gnu sun
bonnets. They have absolutely no for
mality and generally come back in
September with splendid nerves and
appetites, marvellous compilations and
vitality enough to face the wearing
winter program with great spirit and
enthusiasm. They hope to get away
into the country early in May.
Life has opened very brilliantly for
Alden Ames, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pelham Ames. Although he only re-
Gently graduated from college, he has
already distinguished himself in the.
diplomatic world and was last week
appointed to the post of vice consul
at Tientsin.- This means that very
unusual opportunities will be his and
chat several doors usually closed to
beginners will be open to him some
day. No man who has ever had
diplomatic experience early in life ever.
doubts the value of it, and Mr.. Ames.
who has many friends among the mem
bers of the younger set here. Is to
be warmly congratulated upon his
good fortune. The Ames lived In San
Francisco a. few years ago. but re-
Gently went to Boston, where the
daughter Of the family. Miss Elizabeth
(but better known everywhere as Bes-
sie), is prominent in social circles.
No season has ever had so many
amateur theatrical performances as
this one--for just what reason no one
seems to know. Several winters have
gone by with just one or two theatre
cal performances to break the round
Of dinners and dances, but this one
already has had three splendid anna
teur affairs and two more are prom
Used. The Burlingame play. which was
given in San Mateo a few evenings
ago, was a great success, and they are
already talking of repeating It. The
compiled number from three new
operas, which was given at the Chutes
last December, was repeated for this
affair with the original cast except
that Miss Frances Stewart took the
place of Miss Mary Keeney in the
"Woodenshoes' song. The other affair,
for the organ fund of st. Dominic's
church. will really be quite remark
able vaudeville show, and the Prin-
cess theater will be crowded with So
ciety folk on the evening of May 81.
The completed list of patronesses is:
ME- ME- Nat W. Msssser, Mr., John D. sprsck-