The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
.YULETIDE SINGERS
MAINTAIN CUSTOM
CarOIers in Oakland Will Sere=
made Their Friends in the
Early Morning Hours

OAKLAND. Dec. 2S.-Half score of
years ago Miss Jean Hush, now Mrs.
Richard Wells of Vermont. and her sis
ter. Miss Florence Hush. now Mrs.
Charles Bentley of San Francisco, re-
vived the quaint old English custom of
early Christmas caroling, the little
party of gifted singers making the
rounds of their friends homes and
beneath their windows singing the
songs of the Yuletide led by Miss Hush
and her violin Little by little the
practice has become established and at
the first flush of the Christmas dawn
all over the city merry bands of carol
ers may be heard in their melodies of
peace and good will.
/ For several weeks small groups of
friends have been singing together the
simple hymns of the Yuletide rehears-
ing for their pilgrimage about town. In
many instances their paths will cross
and recross and a glad greeting will
be exchanged, their voices mingling to-
gether in the happy songs of the
Chrstmastide.
East Oakland has become the center
of these carol parties. For several sea-
sons a coterie of neighborhood friends
have begun their 4 o'clock journey
over the hills. breakfasting as the
guests Of one of the group. In the
party this winter will be:
Miss Minnie sutherlandlnr. Robert Sutherland
Miss EIya TAYLOR Ralph TAYLOR
Miss Alice Mould Everett Cornell
Miss M&rgery Donaldson Ralph Sumner
Miss Kate Symms Howard Taylor
Miss Winifred Best Walter Reese
OTHERS TO BE IN AUTOS
0f -;1 -I,,o
are planning to make the rounds of
their friends homes in automobiles will
include:
Miss Lily Wilcox Cederic Peterson
Miss Ruth Elder Will Elder
Miss Mary Ames Chester Miller
Miss Margaret Madge Walter Madge
score of the members of the Ce-
celia club, of which Percy A. Dow is
director, are planning an elaborate
celebration for Christmas eve the fes-
tiyities to include a theater party dur
ing the earlier hours followed by
supper at one of the downtown cafes
A carryall will take the larger band
Of carolers about the city after the dis
cussion of the midnight feast Those
who will enjoy the holiday festivities
and join in the songs are:
Prof Percy A. Dow J. H. Garthwaite
and Mrs. Dow Charles Gicrest
Miss Nellie Proctor Harry Stephens
Miss Edith Snow John Horner
Miss Fay Snow Vernon Hanliiey
Miss Helen Watson Miss Geneyieye Condy
Miss Theresa Darling .lMiss Connor
Miss Helen Stiles
CHOIR PLANS PILGRIMAGE
The group of friends from the choir
of the First congregational church will
make their annual round, concluding
their pilgrimage at Arbor villa, where
Mrs. f. NJ. Smith will extend to them
her hospitality.
In Fruitvale a dozen or so of the
younger girls of the neighborhood have
planned a delightful morning of song
confining their efforts to the immediate
vicinity. Miss Elsie Marwedel Miss
Emma Grimwood and Miss Madeline
Clay have been responsible for the con-
tinuing of the custom in Miss HuSh's
own neighborhood.
The Vernon heights district is not
to be neglected by the carolers, Miss
Sevilla Hayden, Miss Helen Allen, Aus
tin Sperry, Clarence Shuey. Leslie Tay-
Tor and Vail Bakewell being among
those who will awaken their friends
with their midnight songs of Yuletide.
Mrs. C. w. Kinsey is planning one
of the delightful reunions for Christ
mas day, gathering all of the members
of her scattered family at the Kinsey
residence in Santa Clara avenue for
- 80 NIa loo .oiou Aui0tiuc celeoIalloH.
The big lighted tree, followed by the
elaborate dinner, Will offer the pleas
ure to the dozen guests Mr.. and Mrs
Melville Dozier and their little daugh-
ter are coming down from their home
in Chico to spend the holidays with
Mrs. Doziers mother, as is also Mrs.
Kinsey's older son. Among the other
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kin
sey and Miss Margaret Poore of Red
Bluff
Mrs Kinsey returned a fortnight ago
from the east, where she enjoyed a
visit of several weeks during the au-
tumn.
Mrs. Chester Newell has sent out
cards for one of the larger affairs of
New Years eve, including a coterie of
friends in her invitation for bridge at
the Newell residence in East Oakland.