The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
VISITORS GUESTS
OF WOM[N'S CLUBS
Hospitality on Every Hand,
With Special Programs OF
Dancing and Music
Rooms of State Federation in
st. Francis Are Thronged
Throughout Day

Womens organizations played an inn
portant part yesterday in the enter
tainment of the Portola visitors. as
there were half a dozen receptions
given by one club or another.
At the st. Francis the rooms of the
state federation were thronged quite
as densely as on the opening day. and
| from, all parts of the state or east came
elubwomen.
Punch was served and an informal
musical program was given. Mrs. R. E.
Revalk sang charmingly two. of the
songs written by her sister, Nine Caro-
Roma; little Miss Yvonne Ross sang
an Indian song and a Spanish song and
Miss Clara Harder of the Corona club
gave a whistling solo.
The guests were received by Mrs.
James B. Hume, the state president
and committees from the following
clubs: New Century of Oakland, Alta
Mira of San Leandro. Twentieth Cen
tury of Berkeley, Papyrus of San Fran
CISCO Thursday of San Mateo, Philo
math of San Francisco, Manzanita--of
San Jose, fne Redwood City club, the
| Oakland club and the Country club of
| Washington township.
The Daughters of California Pioneers
| entertained at a very enjoyable and
| elaborate reception yesterday after
! noon in Pioneer hall, at which several
| hundred guests. pioneers, the members
| of the Association of Pioneer Women
and the auxiliary, as well as many
| others, were present. The hall was
prettily decorated with red and yell
! low flowers and the same colors pre-
vailed in the refreshment room. An in
! formal program was given, Miss Irene
Meussdorfer, Mrs. J. Long and Richard
Hunt singing, the Rodriguez trio play
ing typical Spanish airs, Senorita
Serito Madero giving a Spanish dance
and Charles Cooper closing with a
piano solo.
THOSE WHO RECEIVED
The reception committee consisted of
| Mrs Emma Tiffany MacGregor, Mrs.
| Sidney Smith Palmer. Miss Clara A.
Adams, Miss Lucy F. Adams. Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Morse, Mrs. Walter A. Scott,
Mrs Ernest A Leigh, Mrs. H. B. Cloak
Mrs. X. NJ. Roy, Mrs. F. c. Jones, Miss
Julia Neppert. Miss Ophelia Levy. Mrs.
l.. A. Guion, Mrs. William A. Limbaugh,
Miss Martha Galloway, Mrs. M. Muir
ply, Miss Eloise Nolan. Mrs. Edgar NJ.
Grant Mrs. E. w. Latham. Miss K
| Cram, Miss Amy Baker. Miss Marie
Rike, Mrs. Herman Meyers, Miss Louise
Neppert Miss Ottillie Meussdorfer and
Mrs. Millie S. Biven. the last of whom
was also the chairman of the refresh
ment committee.
! Laurel Hall club had a Portola day
program yesterday afternoon, A. P.
Black opening the afternoon by an adj
dress telling of the arrival of Portola
| and his discovery of the bay. Miss Nell
Mustard gave a Spanish dance, Miss
Letitia Marshall sang some Spanish
ballads, Miss Ethel Cooper playedSthe
| Portola march she had composed. Mrs
Robert Berwin recited The Bull Fight"
and Mrs. Ashley Fault sang several
numbers. All visiting clubwomen were
cordially welcomed and a number took
advantage of the opportunity to be
present
PIONEER RECEPTION
| The Association of Pioneer Women
! held its reception yesterday afternoon
and evening in the parlors of the Ar
| gonaut hotel. as they will continue to
! do throughout the week. Among those
| receiving the many callers were: Mrs.
| Annie E. Mcintyre, Mrs. Neil, Mrs. John
s. Eels, Mrs. Elizabeth Cowie. Mrs
Alma H. Drum. Mrs. NJ. Pendergast
Mrs. George Homage, Mrs. Anna Curry,
Mrs. Anna B. Collins, Mrs. Helen SWEET
Mrs. Margaret Mccormick and Miss
Kathryn l.. Cole.
A reception was held by the presi-
dent and officers of the Century club
at their clubhouse in Franklin street
to which several hundred invitations
were sent out. There was no program
except several Spanish dances by Miss
BERTHA Marburg. An orchestra played
throughout the afternoon