The San Francisco call., 1909-10-20
The Smart Set

= HE social record of the Portoia
festival will without doubt in
clude many of the most brilliant
events that the city has SEEN The mar
rative will cover not only the great re-
ceptions and semioficial functions that
make social history. but succession OF
notable affairs that have been given
for visiting officials and distinguished
persons at the hospitable homes OF Tue
city. for hospitality is one of the most
cherished traditions of San Francisco
Among the dinner parties that have
been given as part of the festivities
none has been more enjoyable than the
dinner given last evening by Mr. ana
Mrs William r. Wheeler in eompl-
ment to the members of the Interstate
commerce commission The four
guests who received the honors at this
reunion were Chairman and Mrs Mar
tin A. Knapp and Commissioner and
Mrs. James S. Harlan. The table was
decorated with a profusion of Califor-
MIA fruit in the mellow tints OF au-
tumn and the grape vine added TO the
rich effect of gold and brown color IN
the scheme of adornment.
Among those present with the quar-
tet of honored guests were:
Judge and Mrs. Charles Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest s
Miss Joiiiffe Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
0rrin Peek e. SanDorn
The reception yesterday afternoon at
the Army and Navy club was delight
full affair. Several of the visiting OFF,
GERS were greeted at the attractive
clubhouse in California street. There
were also a number OF guests from the
Preside and the posts about the bay.
The club has been recognized as one OF
the most attractive and bospitable in
the city. The guests were received at
the club yesterday by Captain Herman
Schaffner and group of assistants
and the hours from until O'Clock
afforded delightful recreation for those
who attended the Portola parade in
the morning and had time for a chat
and tea later in the day.
Mrs John f. Swift will be the COM
plimented guest at one of the most
brilliant receptions of Portola week 1t
will be given Friday evening at the
st. Francis by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Swift was
recently elected vice president general
of the national society. Th2se in the
receiving party that evening will be:
Mrs Frederick Jewell R. u. Sims
Mrs. Mrs Henry Dodge Col ar.6.n G Hsls GgrrieF
Mrs. Wm. Ashburner
Mrs. Frank Ferris is a visitor who
will remain after the Portola. In fact
she intends to remain during the win
ter much to the qualification of her
friends. who have regretted her ex-
tended absence abroad. Mrs Ferris
recently returned from London, Eng
land, where she enjoyed several years
residence. iD%addition to a sojourn in
Paris. She will stay here for few
months as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Eugene Goodwin, in Berkeley and as
the guest of her mother, Mrs. H. H.
Hobbs. Mrs. Ferris will be enter
the season, as she is a great favorite
and her friends have not had an oppor-
tunity to entertain her for long time
1t is probable that Captain Ferris may
visit here later and the couple will
then return together to their English
home.
Mrs. Arthur Alexander of Santa
Barbara is visiting Mrs. Jimmie Robin
son at the home of the latter in Scott
street, where she has been enter
tanned at a series of informal reeep-
tions for her closest friends. She will
doubtless be guest at several of the
parties that have place in the later
gayeties of the month.
Miss Nina Heilbron and Miss Eliza
beth Stitt, who are visiting Mrs. Frank
Buck at. the Fairmont, have been COM
plimented at several of the informal
Portola parties and they will remain
in town for several days They were
the honor guests at the tea that Mrs
Buck gave one afternoon this week In
the laurel court of the Fairmont and
dozen or more OF lne younger
were hidden to meet the visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer Fleischhacker
have returned in time for the Portola
festival and have. opened their home in
Pacific avenue after an absence of al
most a year, during which they have
been travelling in Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene de Saba and
their daughter, Miss Vera de Saba.
are in town for the Portola festivities
and are at the Fairmont.
Mrs Latham McMullin, who has been
at her country place all the summer,
has returned to town for the winter
and has taken her apartments again
at the Fairmont.
Rev John Nichols and Mrs Nichols
have taken a house at San Mateo,
where they will remain for two or
three months, after passing the weeks
since their arrival from China with
Bishop and Mrs. William Ford Nichols
in this city.