The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY HAYWARD AND SAN LEADRO
GARDEN FETE FOR
CHARITY PLANNED
Ladies' Relief Society Will Hold
Delightful May Festival at
MOssWOOd

OAKLAND, May 3.-Few social dates
have been planned for Saturday because
of the May fete which will be given at
Mosswood by the women of the Ladies'
irelief society, which is caring SO kindly
for the scores of little children and the
elderly women in it's splendidly
equipped building in Forty-fifth street.
in the out of door festival and the
managers have planned every conceiv-
able feature for the entertainment of
their guests.
| The May pole lance will perhaps be
the most picturesque part of the after
moons program. 36 beautiful young
girls giving the pretty feature on the
broad lawn under the direction of Mrs.
Rice. The open air concert by the
boys band of the Lockwood school is
being looked forward to with interest
by the lovers of music and the friends
of the young musicians.
! Carnival colors will make gay the
half dozen charming booths where good
things to eat and useful articles as we'll
will be offered the public. The boys
and girls of the home have contributed
ing of the dolls furniture and spring
millinery which will be offered for sale
by coterie of workers under Mrs. J..
A. Hill and Miss Patterson.
The Ladies' relief is far famed for its
delicious home made candy, and as
usual this concession will be in charge
of Miss Louise de Fremery, who will be
laSSisted by:
Irs. Thomas 0ney Mrs. Gilbert Graham
Mrs. Henry Martinez Miss Marjorie Slate
Miss Amy Long
Miss Halle Bakewell anJ Mrs. Frank
lGlass will dispense the lemonade, while
lon the broad veranda ice cream will be
lserved at tete-a-tete tables presided
over by:
Mrs. Frank Weston Mrs. Fred NJ. Greenwood
Miss Marjorie Moore Miss Edith Getcell
Mrs. Charles Buffers
In the tea booth Miss Miner, Mrs
Maury and Mrs. r. 4. Wellman will be
lin attendance
Gipsy fortune tellers will occupy
the small tents, where the future will
be revealed, the control of the stars
being placed in the hands of Mrs. Harry
East Miller, Mrs. Samuel Prather, Mrs.
dudley Kinsell, Mrs. c. +. Dunsmoor.
The big table of exquisitely hand
fashioned fancy articles of all kinds
will have as its hostesses:
Mrs. Thomas Pheby Mrs. Vance McClymonds
Mrs GbnDss Mat6ss Mis- GeOrse MpTpTw @P
MISE IltitA AdHlpDeii ahlSs i4OithtS nan
Mrs Matilda Brown, president of the
relief society, is general chairman for
the elaborate fete.
Y Friday afternoon Mrs. Lee Cole
Burnham will entertain informally at
bridge, asking friends to accept her
hospitality at a dainty menu and hour
at the card tables The guests will in
clude a number Of the exclusive ma
irons.
Mr.. and Mrs. H H. Hart are occupy
ing their Berkeley residence during
the early summer, coming back to this
side of the bay after the several weeks
spent at the Palace following their
return from abroad. Within a few
months the Harts are expecting to
take possession of their new Claremont
mansion.
Miss Eliza McMullin is convalescing
after a serious operation for appendi-
citis, and so rapid has been her re-
covery that she is receiving her friends
each afternoon at her home on Vernon
heights. Miss McMullin is one of the
most popular of the debutantes of the
last winter and since her illness has
been the recipient of countless atten-
tions by the smart set. Later in the
summer Miss McMullin will leave town
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Bee have re-
turned from their honeymoon and are
established in their home in East Oak
land Mrs. Bee was formerly Miss
Florence McCloskey, a charming bride
of a fortnight or SO ago.
A brilliant wedding of tomorrow
evening will be that of Miss Elsie
Mason and Gerard George Clarkson
: which will take place in ST. Mark S
Episcopal church, Berkeley, in the
presence of several hundred guests
In the bridal party will be Miss Flo
renee Beck as maid of honor and the
two sisters of the bridegroom, Miss
Alice Clarkson and Miss Miriam Clark
son, as bridesmaids. Dorothy Ann Leo
pold and Eleanor Campbell will precede
the bride as flower girls.
The ushers will be Frank Hall, Rob-
ert Cross and James Birk. Clarkson will
be assisted by Joseph Rosborough as
best man, Rev. Edward L. Parsons
will read the marriage service.
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