Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-22
Society

There was a brilliant and enthusiast
tic audience at the Belasco last night
to witness the opening production of
Mrs. Leila Burton Wells play 'The
Case of Sergeant Wilde" Lieut. Gen.
and Mrs. Adna Chaffee entertained
with a dinner party at their home In
Magnolia avenue, taking their guests
afterward to the Belasco. In the party
were Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Ross Clark, Mrs. Joseph Clark
and Maj Gen. ]. s. Story.
Mrs. l. N. Van Nuys entertained
with a theater party In honor of Mrs.
John William Dwight, who Is the house
guest of her mother, Mrs. Emmeline
Childs in West Adams street. Mrs.
Van Nuys took her guests to the Alex
andria afterward to supper. The party
included DR.. and Mrs. Ernest A.
Bryant Mr.. and Mrs. William May
Garland, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Leeds,
Mr. and Mrs. >Alpheus w. Redman. Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen V. Childs, Miss Kate
Van Nuys, Miss Annis Van Nuys, Philo
Lindley. Kay Crawford, George lnnis'
the hostess and guest OF honor.
Gen. and Mrs. G. d. Viele OF Ray
mond avenue were also hosts with a
loge party at the Belasco last night,
their guests including Maj. and Mrs.
John Hubert Norton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton B. Rollins. Supper was
served at the Alexandria afterward.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Modini
Wood were Mr.. and Mrs. E. Perne
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mott, Miss
Katherine Stearns, Miss Sallie Bonner,
Miss Elizabeth Wood, Miss Florence
Wood, Neil Brown, George Reid, Harry
Blackmore and Nat Head. Mr. and
Mrs. Wood entertained with supper
afterward at the Alexandria.
In honor of the authoress, Mrs. Leila
Burton Wells, Judge and Mrs Erskine
MAYO Ross of Wiltshire boulevard en-
tertained with loge party, taking
their guests to supper at the Alexan-
dria afterward. The table was mag
nIfcently decorated with flowers and
ferns. the place cards and Ices repre-
senting United States buglers, as the
play will be called 1.-THE Reveille,"
when presented in New York later on.
The guests were Gen. and Mrs. George
III. Burton, Mrs. Leila Burton Wells,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Brunswig, MISS
Bernard, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Avery NC
Carthy, Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron Erskine
Thorn, DR.. A. MacLelsch, Hancock
Planning and Allan Hancock. Mr.. Han
cock acted as host in place of Judge
Ross, who was called unexpectedly TO
San Francisco on an important law
case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Clark Of the
Hotel Darby entertained with theater
party at the Belasco last evening, their
guests including Misses Inez and Lucille
Clark, James Page, Roy Wheeler ana
Byron Stookey.
In honor of Miss Isabelle Hinton,
whose engagement to Harry Wright
was recently announced, a theater
narty was given Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. Sobieski OF 2S07 Brighton ave-
nue.. Tea was served at the Alexan-
dria afterward and the table was
daintily decorated with pink roses and
ferns. The place cards were hand
painted cards, bride for the guest OF
honor and the bridesmaids In pink
gowns for the other guests. Covers
were laid for Miss Hinto, Mrs. w. ID.
Clark, Mrs. Helen Norbonn, MISS
Florence Wright and Miss Anna VIII
liams of Kansas City
Mrs. Samuel Travers Clover Of La
Sale avenue will entertain tomorrow
afternoon with luncheon at the Cali
fornia club in honor of Mrs. Lillian
Burkhardt Goldsmith.
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Mrs. Rae Cowan Of Ardmore street
will entertain this afternoon informally
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Puriton
OF San Antonio, Tex, and Mrs. George
Forest Arnold Of San Francisco.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Willard OF
West Eleventh street entertained with
a theater party last evening at the Ma
testic in honor of Miss Marie Well OF
San Francisco, who is their house
guest, taking their guests to supper at
the Alexandria afterward. Among
those who enjoyed the evening were
Miss We'll, Miss Amy Hellman, Miss
Florence Marks, Miss Leila Jacoby,
Miss Dora Marks, Miss Lilly Meyer,
Miss F'rieda Goldsmith, Miss Theresa
Levy, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Jacobs, Fred
Siegel, 1. Levy, Irving Hellman, Leo
Barnett, DR.. d. w. Edelman, DR..
Henry Lissner, Joshua Marks, julius
Jacoby and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard.
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Miss Hazel Clark of 1434 South
Flower street entertained with an In
formal tea Thursday afternoon. The
guests were members of the Delta Phi
sorority, of which the hostess is
member. Among those present were
Misses Una Burrett, Jessie Hayward,
Marguerite MacKalip, Florence Nc
Kellar, Edith Phillips, Adaline Alexan-
der. Lois MacKalip, Ethel McKellar,