The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02

picious greeting. and now that
the holidays are past. society
viii settle down TO the rou-
tine OF entertainment. There
will be dances galore between the
present day and February 8, the fate
ful date that viii mark the opening OF
Lent. The Cinderella ball that viii
take place next Thursday evening at
the Palace is the first of these mo-
mentous affairs. The debutaHte dance
at which Miss Marie Bullard viii make
her formal bow to society viii take
place the same evening and several of
the younger guests are planning to at
tend both parties. There will be an
other debutante affair in the month
that the younger set are looking for
ward to with pleasant expectation, and
that is the elaborate tea that viii be
given Thursday, January 20, when Mrs.
Mstson viii introduce her daughter.
Miss Lurline Matson.
The outlook socially is brilliant with
an array Of dances and teas that will
keep the dancing set occupied delight
fully almost every day. The past
week. however, has been devoted
mostly TO holiday entertainment and
house parties over New Years day.
The eve Of the holiday was celebrated
at the Palace and St. Francis in amin
formal way, while the subscription
ball at the Fairmont was a brilliant
party to mark the occasion. That part
of society that went out of town en-
joyed the old-fashioned New Years
party at Del Monte or went to Bur
lingame for one of the several house
parties that celebrated the advent of
q new year. if not a new social era.
The engagement of Miss Genevieve
Walker and Billy" Burke was not the
surprise of the week by any means
but il was one of the bits Of news that
caused considerable comment and con-
graduation. The young bridegroom to
be is the son Of Richard Burke of Dub
lin. and a brilliant match, if that re-
mark is not inapropos in writing about
a true love betrothal, for the attach
ment between the two young relatives
of the Martin family has been an open
secret for some time. Mrs. Eleanor
Martin. the grandmother of Miss
Walker, is pleased over the engage
ment, and, it may be added, so are the
rest of the family, who think it quite
fitting that the clever young Irishman
should have a beautiful bride from
Philadelphia. Miss Walker is Of the
Irish type herself. and shows her line
age in the attractive gray eyes heavily
fringed with black lashes and the sunny
brown hair. She was educated at Eden
Hall. near Philadelphia however, where
her younger sister, Eleanor. is yet at
school Miss Walker has been with
Mrs Martin during the greater part Of
the last year and when the date of her
departure was all but fixed several
months ago and still she loitered at
Eagles Nest" the Won Schroeder home
al San Luis Obispo. while Billy Burke
sff fa.n lql1e erai ifsafa1 10
home. the gossips began to take notice.
She came to town for the holidays, and
80 did he-and the engagement news
crept out last week. even before the
telegram giving paternal consent to the
match was received from Richard
Burke Miss Walker. by the way. is
really a granddaughter Of the late Ed
ward Martin. and only a step grand
daughter of Mrs. Eleanor Martin, but
the latter affectionately adopts her as
her own and there is never any dis
tinction in the matter of relationship.
She is a daughter of Mrs. Genevieve Z.
Walker of Philadelphia. and the latter
Will come out here this summer for the
wedding that viii take place, according
- the present plans, in June, and prob
ably at the cathedral. with a reception
later at the Martin. home in Broadway.
It is possible that the future home of
the couple will be in this city. but they
VIII pass much Of their time abroad
one Of the events OF early January
that will attract a limited audience OF
society people since the subscription
list is about TO be closed rs the in
fe-pretarive study Of 'Elektra' TO be
given by Miss Margaret Kemble on the
afternoon Of Monday. January 10, at
the ST. Francis. The opera by Rich
ard Strauss will be read by Miss Kem-
bie and the illustrative piano playing
will be added by talented pianist.