Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-19
Society
n NE of the larger and more impor-
tant events on yesterdays social

| NE OF the larger ana more 1mpOr-
~ tant events on yesterdays social
calendar was the reception with
which Mrs. George Chaffey. Mrs. A. M.
Chaffey and Mrs. A. F. McCord en-
tertained at their home on Wiltshire
| boulevard for their house guest, Mrs.
| William FeWkes of London, England.
Mrs. Fewkes, who arrived in Los An
geles just before the holidays, plans
to pass the winter in Southern Cali
| fornia.
Receiving with the hostesses and
honor guest were Mrs. j. w. Fan
| wick, Mrs. Thomas Davidson and Mrs.
Richard Kirchhoffer. The group Of
young women assisting in the dining
room included Miss Elizabeth Powell,
Miss Kate Powell, Miss Doris David
son, Miss Eileen Green, Miss Rolph,
Miss Kirchhoffer and Miss English.
The hours were from o'clock to $50,
during which more than a hundred
guests were received.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo M. Potter were
among those entertaining friends at the
Mason last night, supper being served
later in their apartments at the Van
| Nuys. Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
covers were laid for Captain and Mr.;
Randolph Huntington Miner, Mr.: and
| Mrs. Michael J. COnnell, Mrs. Walter
S. Newhall, Mrs. Virginia Kelley,
Messrs. Will Wolters, Russell, Tay-
! lor, Harold Cook, Alfred Dodworth.
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Many friends made during former
visits to Los Angeles are welcoming
Miss Anne Montague, who arrived from
Detroit early in January for a visit of
several weeks with Miss Bartlett and
Miss Florence Bartlett at their Holly
wood home, Vista del Mar. Miss Mon
tague will visit friends in San Diego
and other points in Southern Califor-
MIA, and on her return home in the
| spring will be accompanied by Miss
Florence for a visit of several months.
| Several informal affairs already have
| been arranged in compliment to Miss
| Montague, and the weeks to come
promise to be very gay with others in
| her honor. Mrs. A. G. Bartlett is hon
oring Miss Montague with a matinee
party this afternoon, Miss Elsa Schroe-
| der is giving a box party tomorrow
afternoon at the Majestic for her. and
some evening this week a company Of
| young people will accompany her on
| her first trip through Chinatown, while
Miss Bartlett is planning a large affair
! in her honor.
| Archibald Sessions is giving an in
formal tea Thursday afternoon at his
studio in Christ church, to which
seventy-five have been asked to meet
two visiting musicians, Mrs. Carol
| B. Smith of Redlands, who will present
the program tomorrow afternoon at
the regular organ recital, and Miss
Helena Mum. who has recently re-
turned to America after an extended
period of vocal study in Paris and
| other music centers in Europe. The
hours are from o'clock to 6.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Fox, who were
recently married at the home of the
| brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris
! Spier, 1882 Grand View, and have been
stopping at the Alexandria since their
return from brief wedding trip, are
leaving Sunday for Jersey City, where
they will reside.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Spier and Mr.. and Mrs
Fox will be at home informally to
friends Saturday from 2 o'clock to 5
e. the family home on Grand View
avenue. Bride and groom were spe-
cial guests at party given at the
| Orpheum last night. Today they will
be the guests Of friends on a motor
trip to Pasadena, the outing being
| followed by a formal dinner compli-
mentary to them at the Alexandria.
/ Tomorrow they are to be guests Of
honor at a luncheon and later at a din
| ner given by other friends, while thew
are to be complimented with box
party at the Majestic Friday evening.
s.
| A party sailing the latter part of
/ February for the Mediterranean trip
will include Mrs. J. S. Slauson, James
Slauson and Mrs. Slauson's grand
daughter Miss Marion MacNeil. A
three months trip has been planned.
Mrs. J. Wesley Sprague will enter
! tain with a large reception tomorrow
at her home on Fourth avenue, on
which occasion she will formally intro
duce her sister, Miss Clara Park.
Mrs w S. Cross of West Twenty
ninth street will be hostess today al
an informal Dutch luncheon and
bridge, the occasion being a compli-
ment to Mrs. M. D. Curtiss of Port
land, o., who has been for some
weeks the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Walter P. Story of Scarf street. Mrs.
Curtiss is leaving tomorrow for the
north.
Mrs. Frederick A. Wiswell of South
Soto street entertained with a formal
dinner Saturday night in celebration
of Mr.. WiswelPs fifty-ninth birthday
anniversary.
Potted plants and cut flowers were
used in all the rooms. violets and ferns
were combined attractively for the CEN
terpiece of the table, and clusters Of
violets served as favors. A happily ar
ranged program of toasts followed the
dinner.
Besides the host and hostess covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Lind. Mr..
and Mrs. Gjieding. Mr.. and Mrs. Swan
enfiugeI, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fleni-
ming, Mrs. Larsen and Miss Mary An-
derSon