The San Francisco call., 1909-06-27
) hAZHERZYE SEARLE8
Id vvacious ancee of Ensign George Laird of the cruiser

and there with incandescents. A large
round table in the center was banked
most artistically with bridesmaid roses,
and a canopy of pink tulle and pale
pink buds was arranged above the
table. Palm branches and graceful
baskets of pepper filed the side walls.
and in this veritable fairy garden an
elaborate course supper was served to
about 100 guests. William Curtis acted
as toastmaster, and. besides a delight
full toast from Bishop Moreland, there
were most happy speeches from Mr..
Vogelsang of San Francisco, Judge
Shields, W. E. Gerber, Mr.. Horst and
Mr.. Starkweather.
After the wedding supper recep
tion was held, when about 200 guests
paid homage to the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starkweather left on
Thursday for New York, whence they
viii sail for Europe, to spend several
months on their honeymoon, and on
their return will make Sacramento
their home"
Now that President Eliot has been
retired from command of the Harvard
ship. strange and modern things are
likely to happen in that staid institu-
tion. There is persistent although in
termittent rumor that degree, a real
Harvard degree. my dears, is to be
conferred upon that distinguished little
degree is only that of master of arts,
to be sure, but the innovation is none
the less remarkable even from a philis-
tine point of view.
This is an auspicious beginning. is
it not, to choose a woman of all wom-
en- for their new departure2 1t is of
more significance than most people
imagine that Maude Adams appeared as
Joan of Arc so successfully last week
in the stadium. 1t seems to the vision
airy almost as great an achievement for
the modern Joan as for the historic
peasant girl to revive the belief and
wonder OF dreams in this strenuous
age. Moreover. Miss Adams offers quite
q convincing argument in favor of her
experiment" as some materialist
dubbed the tremendous occasion To
the question why the character of Joan
has never, up to the present time, made
really vivid dramatic appeal upon
the stage, Maude Adams gives the sim
plest of answers. Everybody who has
thus far attempted the task has been
content to present Joan of Arc alone,
instead of putting before the public
Joan of Arc set In the explanatory and
Illuminating life of her time. Maude
Adams showed successfully with her
stage representation the utter helpless
ness of the France into which Joan
rode in 1929, explaining Joan of Are.
the savior of her county
funny how the present may be made to
complement the past by a great artist,
and how sociology may illumine
the history of the individual, but
where's the use of speculation? Maude
Adams is the woman of the hour, the
modern Joan of Arc. whom we would
give much to welcome way out
here
The summer colony in Mill valley has
had gay season, and house parties
have been varied with afternoons, teas
and other delightful frivolities of sum-
mer in the country. One of the enjoy
able dances was given at Blithedale
and was attended by guests from this
city, Ross and San Rafael. The dance
was really a sort of outdoor reception
and the grounds around the hotel were
lighted with Japanese lanterns strung
FROM tree to tree and the ballroom was
aglow with light and color. Among
the young people present were: