The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23


Miss Gladys McLachlan, who is a pupil
at one of the fashionable schools in
the city, has already returned to Cali
fornia
Apropos of the California school
girls, they have all sorts of a good
stateswomen in Washington, favor
ite diversion being general roundup
at the weekly hops at the Naval acad
emy at Annapolis.
The echoes of Raisin day are still
reverberating about Washington, where
Mrs. j. c. Needham industriously en-
gineered a raisin propaganda at the
Congressional club Aiming herself
with the collection of recipes sent out
| by the California State association,
Mrs. Needham devoted some time to
working out some toothsome eonfec-
tions with raisns as the chief com
| ponent Raisin cakes and raisin can
| dies. raisin buns and raisin biscuits in
! tempting masses piled up before the
! astonished members of the Needham
! menage Mrs Needham herself giving
directions and taking hand in the
| concoction of some especially delicate
morsels. Filling hampers and baskets
with the result of her culinary cam
! paign Mrs Needham hied herself TO the
| Congressional club, where she was
serving as California hostess" In a
! trice the delicious spread was ar
ranged on prettily decorated tables,
! and the excitement engendered by Mrs.
| Needham's treat has not yet subsidized
| congressional women ,busying them
/ selves with working out recipes for
| the edification of their several fami-
! lies Not only were the wives of her
husbands colleagues included in the
feast. but q gift of good things in the
| raisin line found it's way both to the
White House and to the home Of Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman.
Mrs Needhams latest achievement
was the shipping west of 500 boxes
! of raisin candy. which is her contribu-
ton TO the fiesta which the Women's
! Improvement club of Modesto is to give
! in the interest of its work in the
| Identification of the city a ping
pong" picture of the donor goes with
every box as a friendly greeting TO her
| colleagues in the club.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Mclean More
! land. whose recent marriage was an
! event of moment have just completed
visit with Mrs. Morelands sister,
Mrs. George T. Marye. Mrs. Marye,
who entertained constantly during her
brief stay in the city, upon her re-
| turn from San Francisco, accompanied
| Mr. and Mrs Moreland over to their
place at Lakewood for visit prior TO
sailing for Europe in company with
! her small daughter, Miss Helen. Mrs.
Marye who will spend the summer
| travelling abroad, will be joined by MI.
1, Marye in Washington early In the
| fall Mrs A. N. Talbot and her at
tractive young daughter, Miss Amyhta,
whose Washington debut brought her
| in touch with the smartest set at the
| capital, have gone to their Caillornia
| home to spend the summer
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings ana
Miss Jennings will also soon leave for
| California. where they will remain Tor
| the greater part of the summer and
| fall. Mr. and Mrs. jennings have peen
among the most active of the spring
| tide hosts. entertaining al a large re-
! ception for the members or the arr
| congress brought together from all
/ parts of the United States to form a
pational art federation with head
quarters in Washington. Mr. and Mrs.
| Jennings also gave a dinner for the
members of the bridal group who VIII
| attend Miss Ada NewlandS, niece OF
senator Francis G. Newlands, and Dr.
| Dabney at their marriage next week.
Miss katherine Jennings is one OF the
| circle of maids.
! Mrs. kendall and her daughter, Miss
| randall arrived in the city last week
| brought from the coast by the sudden
| illness of Mr.. Kendall, who has oeen
| IN Washington or some time past look
! ing after tariff matters as they touch
! the interests of business on the coast
Iudge and Mrs. Hatch and their
1 debutante daughter, MISS Harriet, Will
/ close their house here early IN June
| and set off for San Francisco prior
to sailing to spend the summer IN
Honolulu.
Mrs. T. ". Seton of San Diego
was a recent visitor in the city. as was
| Fl. w. Hyde of Santa Barbara, whose
| exhibition of hand illuminated books
and manuscripts brought MN INTO no
tice. Mr. Hyde, whose work is re-
| marked for it's originality and artistic
quality. was chosen to make the illu-
! minated title page for the Philippine
| Book. which the members of the Taft
oriental party are to present to the
president The unique volume, whlch
| is tbe embodiment of an idea of Miss
! Mabel II. Boardman, consists of q col
| lection of congratulatory poems,
sketches and inscriptions contributed
hw the several members Of the famous
party which iourneyed to the Philip
pines with Mr. Taft. The text which
is inscribed on octave folios of ex-
ouisite yellum, is bound by hand. the
/ fun crushed levant cover being beau
tifully fooled and duly inscribed to the
president.
A striking feature of the volume is
a full page drawing representing the
president in "Billiken'' pose as cupid.
/ The infectious Taft smile illuminatcs
his face and on the back of his
throne hangs an empty culver. Pros
trate before HIM. rendering obesance
for their happiness, are Nicholas Long
| worth. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
Swagar Sherley, Mignon Critten Sher-
ley, w. Bourke Cochran and Anne Ide
Cochran, whose courtship and mar
riage were a direct outcome of the
oriental trip.
The title page represents a galleon
with full spread canvas a sill on a
ripping sea, surrounded by sky of
| gold. In a fioriated scroll of soft
greens and yellows runs the legend:
Ito William Howard Taft From the
Philippine Party"
EPANCE WILL BUILD