Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-31
Society


TIME first of the subscription dances
win take place tonight in the as"
Il sembly rooms, and the event VIII
be. without doubt, one of tine most bril-
liant that has ever taken place in Los
Angeles.
There is promise of a variety OF
..stunts" with which to bid farewell to
the old year and to welcome the new.
society leaders who will be patron
esses of the evening are Mrs. Michael
4 connell. Mrs. u. T. Earl, Mrs. Han
cock Banning Mrs. Walter newman,
Mrs. Walter Jarvis Barlow, Mrs. Alfred
solano, Mrs. Wesley Clark, Mrs. l: ~
Van Nuys, Mrs. Adna r. ChaIee, MIs
Ernest Bryant, Mrs. William May Gar-
land, Mrs. Guy Cochran a,lu .lIs WIS nsaoo t,,'do
M. Potter. Mrs. Hugh Livingston mac
Neil, who was to have been among Ihe
hostesses, is in the east
About 275 guests are expected
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Mrs. Lewis Clark Carlisle has Issued
cards for a reception with which she
will entertain at the Ebell CLUB mousse
the afternoon of January 10, the func-
tion event, which will be one OF tne
largest of the season, being q comph-
ment to q group OF debutants, MISE
Edith Witherell, Miss Agnes Hole MISS
Helen Thresher and Miss Ada Seeley.
Between 400 and 500 invitations nave
been issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle, who have re-
Iaslded in Kingsley drive since dispos-
ling of their South Alvarado street res
idence last summer, are building at 6f4
Ardmore, where they will be at nome
soon after February l.
A wedding of interest to many
oil xyacfardaU affar-
noon when Miss Eleanor Hammack,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Ham
mack of East Avenue 55, became the
bride of Robert Caldwell Northcross,
Rev. w. b. Gantz of the Highland
Park Presbyterian church officiating.
The wedding music, which included
selections from Mcdowell, was played
by Miss Helen Spencer OF hollywood
The bride was gowned In imported
white silk crepe hand-embroidered and
trimmed with lace. A cross of tur-
auoise and pearls, an heirloom In the
Sdmiiy was her only ornament ana
she carried a shower bouquet of lilies
OF the valley.
Miss Katherine Nevius, cousin to
Miss Hammack, was maid of honor
aE and bridesmaids were Miss Mary
Nevfus and Miss Courtney Johnstone,
ali being gowned in pale pink silk ana
carving pink roses. Marshall North
cross stood with the bridegroom, ana
Messrs. Dan Hammack and John
Northcross served as groomsmen.
group of small boys and girls who
held the white ribbons, which formed
s. an aisle to the altar, were Julia Park
en-. Rebecea Joplin, Marguerite Angus,
Eleanor Cantz, Edwin Hammack'
how'd Joplin, Marshall Parker and AL
Bert Angus. go
Mr.. and Mrs. Northcross will make
heir Iome In Orange, where Mr..
NortncfSss owns large walnut rahch:
Mrs. Northcross is graduate OF
#erkeley and a member or the Deltd
Delta Delta sorority OF that SoliJse ,sS
Id Northcross after attending Berke-
IN for two years went to the Philip
4.pes. where he served in the Spanish
american war for three years
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Mrs. C. L. Higbee OF west Nlnth
street was hostess last evening at
dinner where covers were laid for Mr..
ard AIRS w. o. Morton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
G. Keeler, DR.. r. N. Thomson OF Dai-
las. Tex, and Mr.. Higbee.
Mrs. Higbee will entertain at dinner
tonfaht after which the party viii ad-
tourn to the residence of DR.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hagan on Lake street, where
they will celebrate the advent Oh inc
beside Mr. and Mrs. Higbee covers
viii he laid for Mr.. and Mrs. u. ):
Brent Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bosweii
and. DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Hagan.
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invitations have been issued by Mrs
walter ID. Gibbs of Thirty-seVentn
drive for a luncheon and whist, with
4 which she will entertain Thursday III
Compliment to her mother, Mrs. Cen
evieVe Walsworth, who Is her guest toi
several months from her home In Sc
attic.
stanford Alumnae club entertained
with a dance last evening in Kramer
han for over 400 Stanford and Berke-
lev students now in Los Angeles.
s.
Many theater parties are being ar
ranged for this evening and at the
Orpheum the boxes and practically the
body OF the house were sold weeks
ago.
Among those who are entertaining
friends i'm the boxes are Senator Rob-
ert N. Bulla, Gen. M. H. sherman, So
Davis, Bert Stafford, Sam Behrendt and
4. H Thompson.
There are from a dozen to twenty
five in many of the parties and tables
have been reserved at downtown cafes
where supper will be served later.
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Mrs. John c. Render of West Thirty
third street entertained the Thursday
Whist club yesterday with luncheon
covers being laid for seventeen.