The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17

| HE DAYS at present are devoted
almost without exception to the
1 debutante parties, but an occa-
sionaI enga cement causes futter OF
surprise, and the girls of the younger
set, who are enjoying such round OF
excitement. tarry for moment to offer
their felicitations TO the bride elect.
The informal tea given yesterday aft
ernoon by Miss Margaret Thompson
was one of those occasions that fur-
nish variety in the round of teas, as
the engagement of the charming young
hostess and Ensign Charles Conway
Hartigan. U. S. N, was the delightful
bit of news that awaited the guests
Miss Thompson has recently returned
from the east, and is the center of a
devoted coterie of friends. while the
young navy officer is known to his
friends as Happy Hartigan. He Is
immensely popular and numbers his
friends by the score. The attachment
between the clever officer and the
pretty girl who has just. returned from
the east has been a matter of eem-
year. but the formal announcement
was not made until yesterday.
Miss THOMPSON has been visiting her
relatives. Admiral and Mrs. Lyon, at
their country place in Maine during
the summer, and was also the guest OF
the Hartigan family at their country
nlace outside of New York city during
the early season. She was entertained
during her stay in New York by her
brovfer in law and sister, Mr. and MIS-
Charles Gilman Norris.
The bride elect is one of the most
attractive of the younger girls in So
cietv. and is of the blonde type. with
delicate coIoring and fluffy hair. She
has charm of manner, and is clever In
a literary way. She is daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. James Alden Thompson
and has a wide acquaintance. The date
for the wedding is indefinite, but VIII
be fixed probably for a day In the
early spring. Ensign Hartigan is with
his ship. the West Virginia, at Manila
Among those who were guests yester-
day at the engagement tea were:
Mrs. Franklin HarwOad Mrs. ST. George Holden
Miss Marian Huntingdon Miss Elsa Draper
Mrs James Abbott Miss Dorothy Draper
Mrs Henry Rldeout Miss Laura Benet
Miss Marian Wright
Mrs. Harry Aston Williams has
written a clever playlet. entitled IF
Things Could Talk in Berkeley" The
comedy is to be given Tuesday, No
vember 23, in the college town for the
benefit of the chapel of the Good Shep-
herd connected with St. Marks church.
There will be 25 young people in the
cast. including several from this side
of the bay. and there will be a repre-
sentation from local society to hear the
comedy at Unity hall. There is to be
dancing after the literary program
The patronesses who have the affair
in charge are:
Mrs c. f. Bancroft Mrs. W. A. Wilson
Miss Bayard Mrs T. ]. Wrsmpelmeier
Mrs. Charles T. Blake Mrs Mark II. Kerr
Mrs. Charles Mills Gay Mrs 5 s. johnson
lev Mrs. Cabell c. Kinney
Mrs Washington Irving Mrs Charles Rees Lloyd
Mrs. Allan ". Sutton Mrs Bernard Moses
Mrs sydney V. Smith Mrs. Edward LGmbe
Mrs. Chauncey WetmoFe, Parsons
Wells
The tickets of admission for the
evening benefit may be secured from
Mrs. Norman MacLaren at 2315 Sacra-
mento street. or from Mrs. Frederick
H. Beaver. 2525 Webster street. in this
city.
The tea given yesterday by Mrs. Ed
gar de Pue for her debutante, daugh-
ter Miss Elva de Pue, will take it's
place among the most memorable par
ties of the season for the younger set.
The debutante is one of the prettiest
girls who has Joined the coterie of
winter buds, and her introduction YES
terday was attended with elaborate