Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29


To the nttle country village
Sleeping 'mong its bees and roses
With discord to piage
Aught from summer time reposes.
MARY Hunt Affleck, In Club Woman's Argosy.
m HE announcement made last week
of the betrothal of Miss Gwen
Il dolen Overton and Melville Will
kinson was of widespread interest out
side of Los Angeles.
Miss Overton is the daughter of the
late Captain Gilbert Edwin Overton,
and sister of Eugene Overton, a we'll
known local attorney Miss Overton
has won an enviable position in the
literary world as a magazine writer
and her books have made friends for
her from coast to coast. Mr.. Wilkin-
son, attached to the United States en-
gineers, is stationed at Fort Rose
Grams. He is a son Of the late Major
Melville Wilkinson. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Mrs. Charles Wellington Rand was
hostess Wednesday night at her home
on Wiltshire boulevard at dinner given
in compliment to Mrs. John Hancock
of San Francisco, who left for her
home Thursday. after several weeks
passed at Catalina and in Los Angeles
Senator and Mrs. W. w. Dodge. Miss
O'Brian, Miss Siebert and others.
Owing to a fractured ankle received
Thursday as the result of being thrown
from his horse, Eldridge Rand has
been obliged to postpone his departure
for Europe, where he was planning to
study grand opera.
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Accompanying her brother, P. I.
Stanton, Miss Adeline Stanton will
form one of party Of thirty leaving
San Francisco September en- route to
Seattle, where they will remain a week,
visiting Victoria, Vancouver and Port
land
Returning Miss Stanton will visit in
Sacramento and San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Transue are also
going with the party to Seattle. Messrs,
Stanton and Transue are going on state
business, as members of the house COM
mittee appointed last winter.
One Of the prettiest of the weeks
social events was a delightful 500 party
given by Mrs. Hennion w. Robinson
Tuesday afternoon at Bellevue terrace
In honor of Miss Georgianna Lacy of
Goshen, Ind, who is passing the sum-
mer with Mrs. Leroy Plummer at Hotel
Hollywood.
Miss Lacy has a charming person
ality and has been a social favorite
during her visit
The parlors of the hotel were deco
rated with thistles and wild daisies,
and here six tables were set for the
games. Ices were served in flower
shapes.
There were four prizes, the first
handsome pair of silk hose, being won
by Miss Helen Smith. other guests
were awarded a violet silk matinee
bag a bungalow table mat; the guest
prize was a handsome copy Of Her
Letter" by Bret Hart. Other guests
included: Mesdames Leroy L Plum
mer, S. H. Baker, Mattison, Webb,
Oblier Willard, Whitley F. Bowers, T.
]. Newkirk, Mary Belt, Moore, Wheat
on, Smith Misses McBurney, Eleanor
McBurney Laughlin defiance, Ohio),
Ruth Anderson, Harris. Furher, Lucy
Furber, Maude Elizabeth Richards.
A second affair with which Miss Lacy
was complimented last week was a
beautifully appointed pink luncheon,
given at Hotel Hollywood by Mrs S.
H. Baker There was a huge center
piece Of English pinks, pink bonbon
cups, etc, and the places were marked
by hand-painted place cards
There were covers for Mrs. Leroy J.
Plummer, Mrs. Henry c. Caldwell, Mrs
Smith Of Little Rock, Ark; Mrs. Car
RE Jacobs Bond, Mrs Frank Hawkes.
Mrs. Emo, Mrs. r. c. Wherry, Miss
Jenet Wherry and Miss Dana Marlin
of Denver.
Mrs Edward L. Doheny will enter
tain with a luncheon Wednesday at her
home in Chester place in compliment
to Miss Jean Wylie Of Belfast, Ireland.
Mrs. DOheny entertained Friday aft
ternoon with a garden bridge for Mrs.
]. ]. Burke Of Pittsburg, who Is the
guest of her sister Mrs J. H. Myers
Of Burlington avenue,
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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Akin Of Beacon
street left on the President Thursday
night for Seattle, expecting to be absent
a month.
Mr.. and Mrs Drew Pruitt of Ingra-
ham street have as house guests Mr.
Prultt's brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs
A. Pruitt of Roswell N NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Kinsey and Mr.
and Mrs Lewis Clark Carlisle are leav-
ing Thursday for a trip of several
weeks. during which they will visit
Shasta Springs and san Francisco.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Hart returned
Thursday from a trip Of a month in the
north, during which they visited
Alaska, Vancouver Mount Shasta,
Portland. Seattle and san Francisco.
The trip from Seattle to Portland and
return was made by motor.
At San Francisco on their way north
they were Joined by Mr. and Mrs. j. c.
Wunder of San Francisco Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Trimball and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hook OF Chicago, who returned with
them to Los Angeles and have been
sightseeing in and about Los Angeles
The visitors will leave for the east
today.
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Mrs. Charles A. Alexander Of South
Figueroa street was hostess Wednes-
day at a daintily appointed luncheon
given in compliment to Miss Ruth Ba-
ker and Miss Ethel Farmer of Hing
ham, Mass, who are visiting Mrs Len
zarder of Pasadena.
Guests asked to meet the eastern Wis
itors were Mrs. Harry Tower Mrs.
Thompson and Miss Selma Tower Of
Sierra Madre, Mrs. Lenzarder, Mrs.
Fred Lambourne and Miss Josephine
Williams.
Mrs. Alexander was hostess again
Thursday at an informal luncheon.
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Mrs Lester Robins n of Beacon
street entertained with a bridge lunch