The San Francisco call., 1910-12-23
TETRAzzINI To
reign At PALACE
Little Red Cross Stickers Will
Go Fast When Famous
Songbird Starts Sale

Nine. Tetrazzini will be surrounded
by society women this afternoon when
she sells Red Cross Christmas seals at
the Palace hotel. She will be escorted
to her post of honor by Mrs. John 2.
Merrill, chairman of the seal commit
tee; Mrs. Thurlow McMullin and Miss
Anna Beaver. The diva will be seated
In the center of the palm garden, an
approach to which will be made bv an
aisle from the main corridor. The oc-
casion will be attended by many of the
dignitaries of the day, including Gov
ernor Gillett, who returned yesterday
from Washington, and by large num-
Der OF the leading men of the CITY. who
form a committee of arrangements,
Consul Rocca will be present to well
come and assist his countrywoman.
Nine Tetrazzini will wear her IA
nous peacock gown. At the close of
her reign over the stamp booth Nine.
Tetrazzini will be the guest of Mrs.
Carroll D. Buck at tea.
1t is expected that the seals will he
sold out long before the people cease
demanding them today, and the entire
million Will then be accounted for and
$4,000 will be to the credit of the
tuberculosis fund
HAVE DONE GREAT WORK
San Francisco's phlianthropic women
nave done great work in the last four
weeks and the seals have been brought
into prominence through the courtesy
OF CHARLES Green, who has spread 1000
posters about the city telling of the
mission of the Red Cross seal. AT the
City Of Paris Mrs. James Shea has sold
large number. assisted by Mrs ]. F.
Merrill. Mrs. w. c. Voorsanger and
Mrs. Walter Scott Franklin.
Fine sales have been made at the
White House, and Mrs. California New
ton has sold hundreds at the Hotel
stewart. Mrs. Matsugo Nagai, wife of
the japanese consul, has sold 10000
seals and at the Palace Mrs. Carroll D.
Buck has brought in many dollars, as
sisted by Miss Anna Peters, Mrs. James
King Steele, Mrs. Campbell Shorb. Mrs.
II. }. Brown, Mrs. Reuben B. Turner.
MISS Ethel Shorb, Mrs. Richard Derby.
Miss Marcia Fee, Miss Marie Rose
Deane, Miss Lutte Collier Miss Susie
Collier, Miss Augusta Foute Miss Anna.
Weller, Miss Mabel Gregory and Miss
Lillian Van Worst
Mrs. Buck will be assisted TODAY by
MRS. James Potter Langhorne in aid
ing Nine. Tetrazzini. The Native
Daughters have table at the ST. Fran
els and have good sums to show for
their efforts
FLOWER SHOWER PLANNED
AT the suggestion of Orrin Peck. q
movement was inaugurated at the Bo
hemian club last night to have every-
one attending the Tetrazzini concert at
Lotta's fountain carry flowers and
throw them on the stage when the
songstress finishes singing. The club
men are passing the word around to
their friends and asking them to propa-
gate the idea, which will give Tetraz-
zlni typical California testimonial.
Mrs. M. f. Dobbin, secretary of Sans
Souci parlor, N. D. G. w, announces
that her parlor will show it's appre-
citation by presenting to the prima.
donna silver spoon, emblematic of
the state and of the order The com
mittee having the presentation in
charge is composed of Misses Gertie
Gagan, Birdie Calish, Marie Wolff and
Victoria Bronson
Mayor Mccarthy will personally in
troduce Madame Tetrazzini when she
appears on the platform.
The full Dreamland orchestra will
take part in the open air concert. of
which one OF the features will be a.
choir of boys, who will sing Christmas
carols.