The San Francisco call., 1910-04-05
JrOCIETY FETE
EVENT OF WEEK
Tableaux Vivants Will Be
Attended by Smart Set
Of Burlingame

- He interest of the day is concen-
trated in the tableaux vivants to be
given this evening and tomorrow
evening in the colonial room at the ST
Francis. There are scores of visitors
in town from Burlingame and san Ra-
fael who have come to attend the 1ete-
There will be innumerable dinner par
ties before the tableaux and supper aft
erward as a matter of course. The box
parties form an important part OF the
social aspect of the evenings, and sew
eral hostesses will entertain at dinner
before the unique entertainment.
Perhaps the most elaborate dinner
party for the occasion will be given
by Mr. and Mrs. George A. Pope, who
will have a score Of friends Among
others who will entertain informally
are Knox Maddox, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Worden, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott,
Miss Jennie Crocker, Mrs. w. H. la
Boyteaux.
Those who will entertain box parties
are:
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph sa-
Pope doc Tobn
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mr.. and Mrs. sigmund
Caroan Stern
Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry L. Mrs. Louis Monteagle
Scott Mrs. Phebe Hearst
Mrs. William X. Van Mrs. Eleanor Martin
derbilt Templeton Crocker
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ID. Mrs. William G. Irwin
Grant Knox Maddox
Almer Newhall was host at an in
formal luncheon given yesterday at the
Palace with his fiancee, Miss Anna
Nicholson Scott, and half a dozen
friends in the company. BY the way,
the wedding is to be an event of the
month and the date has been announced
for Thursday, April 2S. The ceremony
will take place at st. Johns church
and there will be a reception later at
the home of Mrs. N. G. Kittle. Among
those in the bridal party will be Miss
Frances Newhall and Miss Lou Foster.
Another wedding of the month will
ward Alexander Palmer, that will take,
place Monday, April 25, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Roberts Kelly. The arrange
ments for, the wedding are not COM
plete, but it will be one of the pref
tiest affairs of the month.
DR.. H NJ Mcintyre will entertain at
one of the elaborate dinner parties of
the week TO be given this evening at
the Fairmont when the guests will be
several army friends of the host.
Miss Margaret Kemble gave an in
formal lecture yesterday afternoon at
the ST. Francis upon the new American
opera, The Pipe of Desire" by Fred
erick Converse. The opera has been
produced this season in New York. The
first news of the presentation here and
an interpretative study of the compo-
sition were given in a delightful man
ner yesterday by Miss Kemble. The
young lecturer has been giving series
of modern opera studies during the
season that have been very successful.
She will give the final talk of the sea-
son Monday afternoon, May 2, and the
subject by request of the subscribers
is the Debussey opera of "PelIeas and
Melisande.'
Mrs Walter S. Martin was hostess
at an informal luncheon given yester-
day at the St Francis, and among who
shared her hospitality at the prettily
decorated table were Mrs. Peter Martin.
Mrs oscar Cooper and Mrs. Francis
Carolan.
Miss Elysse Schultz entertained at an
informal party given yesterday after
noon as farewell to her friends. Less
than a score of girls enjoyed the de-
lightful affair. The young hostess
leaves shortly with Miss Enid Gregg
and Mrs Wellington Gregg on a Euro
pean trip that will last all summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Stent, who
have been enjoying a stay in New York,
sailed a few days ago for Europe,
where they will travel for several
months. They are accompanied on the
interesting trip by their two sons,
Francis and Ernest
The friends of Miss Amy Brewer are
regretting that she will leave this
morning for the east and will pass most
of the summer as the guest of friends
and relatives in New York and other
eastern cities.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude E.
Merritt and Claude M. Gardiner was
announced yesterday at an informal
bridge party given at the home of the
bride elect. Miss Merritt told the
news to score, of friends assembled a
her home for an hour at cards. The
young couple have a large circle of
friends. who are felicitating them upon
the announcement. The date for the
wedding has not been mentioned.