Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-02
Society

n ME OF the larger aHalrS OF the early
winter, notable for it's beauty OF
" appointment, was the reception
given yesterday afternoon by Mrs
Willitts j. Hole at her West sixth
street residence, at which time her
daughter, Miss Agnes Hole, made her
debut.
Vocal selections by Miss Kie Julie
Christian and f. w McComas was "a
delightful feature of the afternoon
and an orchestral program was rem
dered from to 5, the hours of re-
ceiving.
Assisting women were Mrs. Robert
Marsh Mrs Reuben Shelter, Mrs. H.
j. Waters, Mrs. Valentine Peyton, Mrs
William S. Cross, Mrs. Nicholas -
Rice, Mrs. w. l.. Jones, Mrs. }. -
Millard, Mrs. e. G. Bellows, Mrs w.
w. Orcutt. Mrs. w. II. Jamison, Mrs
A. c.. Smither, Mrs. William irving
Hollingsworth Mrs Fred Selwyn Lang
Mrs. Lewis Clark Carlisle, Mrs. Hen
derson Hayward, Mrs. George >. hfess,
Mrs. Edward c. Dieter and Mrs.
George w. Bayly.
Mrs. John e. Stearns of st. James
park entertained yesterday afternoon
with a reception to meet her daugh-
ter Miss Katherine Stearns, the occa-
sion being the young womans formal
presentation to her mothers trlends,
and one of the important social events
of the week.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs ~.
p. Clark Mrs. Charles Modini- wood,
Mrs. John G. Mott Mrs. Erasmus VIII
son. Mrs. Edwin S. Rowley, Mrs. E. II.
Moore. Mrs. Henderson Hayward, Mrs.
William Irving Hollingsworth, Mrs A.
J. Salisbury, Mrs. Herbert Martin
Bishop, Miss Katherine Clark Miss
Grace Rowley, Miss Evelyn Kennedy
Miss Marjorie Utley, Miss Julia Pierce
Miss Elizabeth Wood Miss Florence
Wood, Miss Annette Ives and Miss
Cora Ives.
Mrs. Walter r. Leeds of Berkeley
square was at home yesterday after
noon to several hundred guests. the
affair being among the most hand
somely appointed of the weeks affairs.
The hostess was assisted in receiV-
ing by Mrs. I. N. Van Nuys, Mrs.
Cameron Erskine Thorn, Mrs Walter
s. Newhall Mrs. Granville MacGowan,
Mrs. Ernest A. Bryant. Mrs. Hancock
Banning, Mrs. Ezra T. Stimson, Mrs.
John G.. Mossin, Mrs Edwin T. Earl,
Mrs. Jefferson Chandler, Mrs. Hugh
Stewart. Mrs. William Parish Jeffries.
Mrs. Chester Montgomery, Mrs VIII
Hook, Mrs. Nat Wiltshire Mrs. F.. Avery
Mccarthy, Mrs. Henry Lee, Mrs. Frank
Reilly of Buffalo, Miss Annis Van
Nuys, Miss Kate Van Nuys. Miss
Katherine Graves, Miss Louise Burke,
Miss Virginia Nourse. Miss Florence
Clark. Miss Doris Wiltshire, Miss Sallie
Utley, Miss Inez Clark and Miss Grace
Mellus
ISIS Mathilde Bartlett will issue in
vitations the latter part of the week
for Christmas party, with which she
will entertain the evening of Decem-
ber 20 in the woman's clubhouse.
Mrs George A. Howard received in
formally Tuesday afternoon at her
home on Monte Vista street in compli-
ment to her mother, Mrs. A. Francis
Judd of Honolulu. who Is concluding
an extended visit in Los Angeles
Among those present were Mrs. Will
liam Rice, Mrs. George De La Vergne.
Mrs. e. @. Howard. Mrs II. w. How
ard. MRS. r. p Amin, Mrs. T.. NJ.
Mathis, Mrs. J. II. Stewart. Mrs. w.
b. Gantz, Mrs. Fred l.. Allies. Mrs.
Anna S. Averill, Mrs. Issac Harris
Mrs. William A. Clark Mrs. +. r.
Bacon. Mrs. Charles Modini- Wood, Mrs
w. II. Perry, Mrs Will Logan, Mrs
w. F. Nevius and Miss Caroline Pear
son. -liss Laura Bacon, Miss Bessie
Bacon. Miss Nancy Hitchcock and Miss
Mary Nevius.
Mrs. Edwin s. Rowley and daughter,
Miss Gace Rowley, of Menlo avenue
have issued invitations for n series Of
bridge luncheons to be given early
i'm December.
Mrs. c. II. Matthay of Elden avenue
was at home informally yesterday
afternoon in compliment 10 Mrs. Viii
mont Mowry of Pasadena, whose oil
and china paintings were on exhibit
tion.
A. L. Hole. a business man well
known in New York. Is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Leland Norton, at her home,
the DreXel cottage. on Alessandro
street
Several pleasant affairs have been
given for Mr.. Hole, who was host at
a dinner and theater party Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Norton will chapareone a party
of young people to Catalina Island
Saturday. for a visit of a few days,
after which Mr.. Hole will leave for the
east.