The San Francisco call., 1910-04-01
SMART SET AT
PRESIDIO HOP
Opening of Dancing Season
Arouses Enthusiasm in
Society Circles

IT THE revival of the dancing season
has ben received with enthusiasm
The girls of the younger set have
been particularly pleased over the dane
ing dates of the week, and last evening
there were several girls from town
at the Preside hop. The hop was
given by the officers at the Presidio as
a greeting ana reception to the Of
ficers of the First cavalry. The dance
was given at the officers club and the
decorations were ferns and flags
Among the hosts of the occasion were
the following:
Colonel Lundeen Major Chase
Colonel Brooks Lieutenant Loughery
Captain Langdon Lieutenant Naylor
Lieutenant Burns
Another dancing party that will be
attended by the younger set is the
bal masqpe to be given this evening
by the Friday Night club. The cos
tunes will be varied and appropriate.
with several surprises promised. There
will be clowns and people of royal
| lineage in the interesting company that
will meet for the final frolic of the
season. The previous dances of the
club have been delightfully."- successful
and over 100 guests will be entertained
at the final dancing party. The
patronesses who have had charge OF
the club this season are:
Mrs Frank Bates Mrs Frank Powers
Mrs. Wendell P. Ham Mrs Robert BENTLEY
mon Mrs Eugene Bresse
Mrs. Fred Thompson
Miss Ruth Boericke, the attractive
fancee of Ralston White, has been the
| incentive for several parties this week.
and none more enjoyable than the
luncheon given yesterday by Miss Flor
ence Williams at the home of the
young hostess in Berkeley.
| Miss Williams is the Oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Aston Williams
| and has many friends in the towns
across the bay. The luncheon was a
Japanese affair, with the decorations
in keeping with the spirit of the occa-
sion Among the girls who were bid
den yesterday to meet the bride elect
| were:
| Miss Dorothy Boericke Miss Joy Wilson
| Miss Agnes Tillmann Miss Helen Sutton
| Miss Eleanor Lazier Miss Margaret Hayne
! Miss Louise Mccormick Miss Marie Bullard
! Miss Frances NewhalI Miss Ethel Wrampel-
Miss Mildred Whitney meiT s.
/ Miss Dorothy Wood Miss Edith Slack
worth
| One of the interesting literary aft
ernoons of. April that will attract
| large representation of society women
| is the dramatic lecture to be given
/ Z W Cr,-ifr he o0t
of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in
Oakland. The date is announced for
Thursday. April Z. and the program
is unusually attractive, with a series of
! informal talks during the afternoon
Griffeth will speak at half after 1
o'clock on Dante's Inferno and at
3 o'clock will give selections from
Shakespeare" and at half after the
reader will interpret Newman's Dream
of Gerontius." The afternoon is under
the direction of the alumnae of the
college of the Holy Names.
The officers are:
Mrs. John f. Fitzpat- Miss Frances McDevitt,
Miss LasA Agnes wheeler Miss Jemima Ryle.
vice president treasurer
! The day will be essentially one for
pleasant reunions and many of the
older and graduate students of the
| college will be in attendance.
| Mrs. Henry Schmiedell entertained at
/ an informal luncheon given yesterday
| at the Fairmont for half a dozen
friends. while another hostess who en-
| tertained informally at luncheon yes
terday at the hotel was Mrs. William
| Dutton.
! Miss Grace Buckley and Miss Violet
| Buckley, who have been entertaining at
| a series of small affairs of recent date
at the Fairmont. gave an Informal
| luncheon yesterday for less than a
| dozen guests The table decorations
were spring flowers and ferns.
The card party given yesterday at
the st. Francis by the members of the
chrysanthemum auxiliary of the chill
dren's hospital was a great success,
both socially and financially. There
were 500 or 400 guests in the rooms at
the hotel, where bridge and five hun
dred were the order of the hour. 1t is
expected that several hundred dollars
will be the net proceeds of the day and
| the sum is to be devoted to the hospital
fund The Keith painting was awarded
to Mrs. Paul Bancroft. The president
of the auxiliary, who worked earnestly
for the success of the benefit card
party, is Miss Edith Bull. and among
her capable corps of assistants were:
Mrs j. Stewart Fair Mrs. Ernest Mccormick
weather Mrs. John Chace
Miss Mabel Hogg Mrs. G.. III. Umbsen
Miss Lalla wenzeIber- Miss Anita Bertheau
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