The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
ASKS FRIENDS TO
NFED[EWORk TEA
Mrs. Charles S. HOughtOn Will
Be a Hostess This After
noon at Her Home

OAKLAND, March Mrs. Charles :.
Houghton has asked a few friends TO
accept OF her hospitality tomorrow aft
ernoon when she entertains at her nome
in Van Buren avenue. An hour VIII De
spent over the needlework before the
serving OF the { o'clock tea
The most elaborate event Of the week
will be the large dance at the care
mont country club tomorrow evening
st which Miss Janet Painter ana MISS
Pauline Painter viii entertain over loo
of the Younger set of the bay cities.
The affair will be beautifully appoint
ed. the young hostesses' mother, Mrs.
Painter. and their uncle. Dalton Harrl-
son, assisting them in receiving their
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Let's Oliver
who have closed their Vernon heights
residence are occupying apartments At
the Fairmont, where they have peeh ior
several weeks. They Will not return 10
this side Of the bay for a month or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver are planning some
delightful trips this summer IN tnelr
Yacht. which is the most beauutuly
equipped Of any in the bay
4 delightful event of the midweek
will be the fancy dress party for which
Mrs. Frank Proctor has asked score
Of her closest friends on Wednesday
evening al the MacDermot residence IN
Eighth street. This has been the hrst
season which Mrs. Proctor. formerly
Miss Flora MacDermOt. has spent IN
California since her marriage, ana she
has contributed largely TO the pleasure
OF q wide circle OF friends during the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Monroe Reed
have taken apartments at the St Mark,
where they viii remain for the pres
ent The FIRE which destroyed their
Piedmont home a fortnight or so ago
has changed their plans for the imme-
diaue future. and many friends are
sympathizing with Mrs. Reed in the loss
Of her art treasures and wedding glfts.
Miss Lillian Harris, the charming
English girl who is the house guest OF
her cousin. Mrs. Harry East, during the
spring months, was the motif Tor the
prettily appointed dinner and hour OF
cards AZ which Mrs. George Louden
entertained this evening at the hergan
fsmiIv home in the boulevard. A score
OF guests were asked to meet Miss Har-
lis.
Nine. Olga Burgtorf. the gifted New
York woman who had expected TO come
ou to California to spend a part OF the
early spring as the house guest of Mrs.
Frederick :. Stratton. has postponed
her visit to the coast until next winter.
The many affairs which had been
planned In her honor have been can
CeIed and a number Of notable concert
dates have been called Off Nine. Burg
tort is said 10 be z woman Of great
personal charm. and both the smart set
and musical circles are regretting the
circumstances which keep her from her
promised visit
The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Exchange viii be held Wednesday
morning in the new quarters in the
Thayer building. at Fourteenth and
jefferson streets. The reports OF Of
fcers and committees covering the last
scar viii be read, after which the
board OF directors viii be elected for
the new term Of Office.
The Press club Of Alameda county is
planning a program for the evening of
saturday March y. when THE Short
story" viii lend the theme for the hour
A lecture by Prof Benjamin Kurtz of
the University OF California viii be fol-
lowed by the reading OF an unpublished
manuscript story of Jack London's and
its criticism by Warren Cheney. The
club. with the invited guests, will meet
in the ballroom of the Key Route inn.