The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
News Of Society
Across the Bay

+ AkLAND, May 14.-MlsS Helen
4 Cunning has included a number
- of girls of the younger set in
her invitation for luncheon tomorrow
at her home in Oakland avenue, her
guests later to enjoy the matinee at
one of the local theaters.
This evening Mrs Charles Houghton
accepting of her hospitality. at the
Houghton residence in Adams point.
The discussion of a tempting menu
concluded the delightful affair.
Eighty guests went out to the Clare
mont country club this evening at the
invitation of Miss Edna Smith, who
entertained at an elaborate dance. The
young people enjoying the prettily ap-
pointed affair included the younger set
who have not been formally presented.
Several girls of the smart set en-
joyed an informal tea and dance aboard
the United States armored cruiser Ten
nessee this week, when a number of
the younger officers entertained in their
honor. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. Weller the guests including Miss
Anna Weller, Miss Eliza McMullin,
Miss Anna Peters. Miss Mabel Gregory
and Miss Alice Sonntag. Miss. Sontagg,
who recently returned from abroad,
viii be one of the debutantes of the
coming winter.
Miss Anna Peters. who has been
spending some delightfully."- filled days
in the bay cities. where she has been
extensively entertained, returned to-
day to the Peters home in Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Thayer have
been spending the early days of their
honeymoon at Hotel Potter before
continuing on their eastern journey,
where they will remain for two or
three months. Mrs. Thayer, before her
marriage of a fortnight ago, was Miss
Laura Mcknight, the beautiful daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs A. j. Mcknight
of Fruitvale.
: A large number of guests enjoyed
the informal reception which Mrs.
Meyer Riegelman and her daughter,
Miss Mabel RiegeIman gave this aft
ernoon at the family home in Brush
street. Miss Riegelman is one of the
gifted California girls, who has won
fame abroad, and todays gathering
was by way of greeting to old friends
who have been Interested in her career.
Lieutenant Arthur Crist and his
wife, who was formerly Miss Katherine
Kutz, are at Portsmouth, N. H., where
the young navy officer is assigned to
duty. Mrs. Crist, who is an unusually
beautiful girl, is exceedingly popular
in naval circles and is taking a promi-
nent part in the social life of the
station.
~ ~ l., .5-
to number of friends, asking them
to enjoy her hospitality Thursday aft
ernoon of the coming week.
The program for the concert Tues
day evening of next week. which will
close the season of the Eurydice club,
one of the interesting musical or
CARNATIONS of the city. of which Mrs.
Grace Davis Northrupp is director,
promises some unusually interesting
features The club includes in It's
personnel half a hundred of the young
er vocalists of the bay cities who are
ambitious to make it one of the strong
est woman's organizations of it's kind
in the county. The associate member
ship list, which will be increased next
winter. will afford an opportunity to
the members to accomplish some no.
table work which will be presented to
the public at the series of concerts
which is being planned.
Tuesday evenings concert will he
given in Maple hall. Miss Elda Flett,
who has recently come to California
from Canada, will be the club soloist.
Henry L. Perry will be heard in four
numbers. Perry spent the last year
abroad where he devoted himself to
musical study The program will be
as follows:
PART
From the Green Heart of the Waters.
ns snendor Falls a g9lerid xan T apIo
'.Die vatergruft'' List
Henry L. Perry.
'orucihAus The club. A.'A'er 2 naruett
81 Hear You Calling Me- Marshall
Council TO Nina" Merkerlin
Miss EIda FIett
PART II
tYou Spotted Snakes &c. A. McFarrin
s"The Water Sprite'' ..-... Robert Schumann
1.-THE Mad Dog ffrom 'The Vicar of Wake
feld'') ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Liza Lehman
Henry L. Perry
"a Song of the Cleaning -. James II. Rogers
''Hark. TITS the Indian Drum ...-.....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sir Henry p Bishse
The club
Miss Matilda Brown, president of the
Ladies' relief society. and the managers
associated with her are inviting the
public to a large reception at the
Home for Aged Women, Thursday aft
ernon of the coming week. An interest
ing program of music will be given
during the receiving hours, under the
direction of Mrs. Spencer Browne.
DENY THAT THEY ARE BAY PIRATES
Ho..f.1 no..