The San Francisco call., 1910-05-13
THE SMART SET

~ ATHER an amusing conversation
X was heard on the mezzanine floor
of the Hotel st. Francis during the
strenuous afternoon preceding the
tableaux vivants. Great excitement
pervaded the rooms where the final
arrangements were being completed
In the ballroom there was not only
rehearsal, but velvet curtain was
being hung, and~four loges were being
built. Every preparation was made for
the reception of the portraits for the
loan exhibition, which proved such
delightful diversion during the inter-
missions of the program.
A detective was engaged to receive
the pictures Tuesday morning and
carefully guard them for the two days
and evenings, but Monday afternoon,
when the beautiful portraits of Mrs.
Atholl Mclean. Miss Marian and Miss
Elizabeth Newhan arrived, one of the
ladies in charge had them placed tenn
porarily in the redroom and at once as
sumed the responsibility for them.
The endless claims upon her attention
occupied her time until late, when
friend kindly offered to send her home
in her automobile. She was soon spin
ming toward her residence and was
when she ordered the chauffeur to re-
turn to the hotel in all possible haste.
Rushing through the hotel TO the mez-
canine floor, she was busily engaged,
when the owner of the automobile dis
covered her and said, why, 1 thought
you had gone homer
The lady said. You were right I
started, but had to return. as l left
the three Newhall girls on the floor in
Haxr I,,l
boy lock them up"
The entertainment of the hour is for
the bride elect, who is the center of
interest in social affairs. One of the
most popular of the group is Miss Hell
Templeton Crocker. She is going
away shortly and will pass most of the
summer in Santa Barbara, so that her
friends here viii not have an oppor-
tunity of entertaining for her at af-
fairs of the later season. One of the
most elaborate of the parties that have
been given for Miss Irwin was the
luncheon yesterday at which Miss Mary
keeney presided as hostess. The table
decorations were entirely in white with
lilies of the valley effectively inter-
twined with wedding tulle.
The guests who met Miss Irwin were:
Miss Marion Newhall Mrs Baldwin Wood
Miss Elizabeth NewhallfM Miss Julia Langhorne
Miss Martha Calhoun Miss Marian Zeile
Mrs. Orville Pratt Miss Alexandra Hamil
Mrs. Walter Martin ton
One of the weddings of early June
will be that of Miss Frances Hammond
and Ensign Charles Washburn Crosse
of the navy. The date for the interest
ing event has been announced as June
Z, and although the wedding will take
place in Portland, it is of more than
ordinary interest to society here The
wedding will be celebrated with naval
pomp at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hammond, in
Rose City park. The family home of
the Hammonds was formerly in Fruit
vale and the bride elect has many
is attached to the Maryland, now at
Mare island. and he will return there
with his bride if orders from Washing
ton do not change the plans OF the
couple. Ensign Crosse comes of a well
known Wisconsin family and has a
host of friends here.
Captain Frederick Bradman Of the
marine corps and Mrs. Bradman will
entertain tomorrow evening at one of
the elaborate dinner parties of the
week to be given at their home on
Yerba Buena. The complimented guests
of the occasion will be Captain T. W.
Brown of the Pensacola and Mrs.
Brown, who will meet a score Of
friends at the affair.
Major and Mrs. Haldimand Putnam
Young will leave today for an outing
in the Yosemite valley and have