The San Francisco call., 1909-06-27

event OF the week and the thronS OF
guests who crowded this attractive
clubhouse in California street are en-
thusiastic over the brilliant success of
the evening. Success, however. seems
10 come easily TO the Army and Navy
club at all its delightful affairs, but
charge are clever enough to conceal
the effort and make only the effect evil
dent The success of these dances at
the clubhouse are due in large meas
ure to Captain 0. A. NJ Hazzard, L. S.
A, and his charming wife. who have
taken such an active interest in the
club Captain Hazards personality,
with a perfect talent that he has for
entertaining. makes success almost in
evitable whenever he may be inter-
ested. There are many others in the
club. too, who take concern worthy
of praise in the affairs of the organi-
zation and all these things count for
the great success of each dance. Last
Tuesday some of the guests played
bridge and the hours were passed in
an enjoyable way over the card tables
1t is such a splendid plan to have
bridge supplement the dancing for
those who do not feel inclined toward
the ballroom. and the cardroom was
indeed popular last Tuesday evening
These dances are TO be continued dur
ing the summer and promise some rare
good times for the fortunate guests
A portrait is reproduced on the So
oiety page today of Miss Katherine Do
Carmo Searls. the eldest daughter of
Ma and Mrs. }. J. Searls, whose en-
gagehent to Ensign George Laird of
the L. 5. ). Cleveland has just been an
nounced. The bride elect is a petite
blonde. dainty and vivacious, with
more than the usual number of social
accomplishments. She is grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cole
and has a host OF personal friends. in
addition to the family acquaintance.
she VIII leave for the orient late in the
summer, and her marriage with En-
sign Laird will take place Immediately
upon her arrival. 1t is to be regretted,
of course. that the wedding will not,
take place in this city. where the at
tractive girl has many friends. but the
Cleveland is now on the Asiatfc station
and The service of the bridegroom holds
him far away from here There have
been number of informal affairs al
| ready for the fair bride to be and it is
more than probable that there will be
many entertainments preceding her de-
parture for the orient
Miss Gladys Cummings. whose por-
trait is reproduced on the society page
today, is soon to marry Harry Norman
Child of Spokane. Wash, and her
younger sister, Miss Constance, is to
marry Ensign George Joerns of the U.
S. S. Colorado. Miss Cummings has a
coterie of friends across the bay and
has been entertained more in Berkeley
perhaps than in this city The bride
elect is a tall, statuesque brunette and
has q. wide personal popularity She is
the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
E. Cummings of this city.
The ships that come and go in this
picturesque bay of ours trail line of
social things in their wake, and while
they are here there is a merry hustle
and hutter among those who are in
vited to the dinners and receptions that
have a distinct military flavor and may
not be duplicated outside the charmed
circle. The L. s. mine planter Ring
gold sailed for Seattle last Sunday, but
has been in this harbor undergoing re-
pairs for the last two months and there
was a happy succession of pleasant
events prior to the departure Of the
ship. Lieutenant c. l. Corbin gave a
dinner party among the last events of
the stay in San Francisco bay, and
among those present at this delightful
affair We're Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Spill
valo, Miss Enid Gregg. Miss Anna We'll
Ter. Captain F. X. Ferguson, U. S. N,
and Lieutenant H. 7. Burgin, u. s. n,
Captain Ferguson entertained at a
luncheon given.on board the Armistead
in compliment to Lieutenant Corbin,
after which the Armistead. sister ship
of the Ringgold. escorted the Ringgold
out of the harbor.
The Armistead and the Ringgold
have both recently made the trip
from New York to the Pacific coast.
The Armistead viii remain on duty in
the harbors of San Francisco and San
Diego, while the Ringgold will be on
duty in Puget sound and the Columbia
river.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII A. Madden enter
tained a score of friends last Sunday
afternoon at an informal reception
given in compliment to their talented
i daughter, Miss Merle Maddern, who is
in this city with Mrs. Fiske in the pres
entation of her new play, salvation
Nell and also Miss Gilda varesi, the
gifted young Italian artist in the same
Icompany The recent tea was distin-
guished by an impromptu program,
during which Miss varesi read the