The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
HAPPENINGS IN
THE SMART SET
Thoughts of Society Turn
To Works of Charity
During Lent

r. HE thought of the hour is charity,
/ and every individual member of
the society clique that is ordinarily
devoted to frivosity has given time
and attention to some worthy cause
during the Lenten season. One of the
newest enterprises in the cause of
charity is the fairy play written by
DIR. j. Wilson Shiels and DR.. Humphrey
Stewart that will be staged at a bene-
fit for the home of the Salvation Army
at Lytton Springs. The play is en-
titled When Fairies Rule" and is es-
sentially play of pretty imagery and
quaint conceits about the little people,
There is a flavor of Peter Pan and
reminiscenoe of Grimm and Andersen
that will please every one who loves
the world of make believe, and the
music by Doctor Stewart is of an ex-
ceptlonally clever order.
There will be a meeting next Mon
day afternoon at the ST Francis when
the various parts in the play will be
assigned and arrangements made for
rehearsals. The dates, by the way, for
the production are Friday evening.
May 6, and Saturday afternoon, May Z,
at the Garrick theater The proceeds
where boys of every sort and condf-
tion are taught farming or given man
ual training to fit them for some office
in the work of the world. and there is
no charity. perhaps, that demands
greater consideration from phiIau-
thropists and sociologists as we'll as
society people.
Mrs. Francis Carolan is an active
member of the committee in charge of
the benefit and others who are work
ing for the success of the affair are
Mrs. Jack Wilson, Mrs. J. Wilson
Shiels, Mrs. Frank Matthew, Mrs. Err
nest Simpson, Mrs Mark Gerstle and
Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale
When Miss Helene Irwin returns
next week from Coronado with her
mother, Mrs. William G. Irwin. she
will leave almost Immediately for an
other visit in the southern part of the
state with Miss Julia Langhorne and the
Misses Newhall. The eongenial grouD
of girls will enjoy an outing at the
Newhal ranch, but will not remain
for an extended stay, since they are to
pose in the tableaux vivants to be
given at the st. Francis early in April
Miss Helen Wheeler has been visit
ing at The Hacienda" near PIeasanton
as the guest of Mrs. Phebe Hearst, and
has been enjoying a delightful outing
so many guests are entertained each
summer.
Mrs. Norman McLaren and her sister
Miss Elizabeth Ashe have returned aft
er a pleasant outing in the southern
part of the state. including q visit of
several days at the Potter hotel in
Santa Barbara. Miss Ashe remained in
Santa Barbara during the time that
Mrs. McLaren was the guest of Mrs
Frank Sewall at the home of the latter
near Redlands and Mrs Harold SewaIl
who went away with the party, left for
the east after a brief stay in the south
at the Sewall home.
A host at one of the luncheons given
yesterday at the Palace was w b.
Bourn, and among those who assembled
for the pleasant hour on that occasion
were c. Frederick Kohl. C. B. Berry.
Willis Polk, Frank Michael, Carter
Pitkin Pomeroy Truxtun Beale, DIR. NJ
Prince, James Tucker and Colonel j. c.
Kirkpatrick. The host and guests are
deeply interested in the Panama Pacific
exposition and the topic of the hour
was that enterprise.
vanderlynn Stow entertained at one
of the informal dinner parties of last
evening given at the Palace, the affair
being enjoyed byl less than dozen
friends.
One of the most enjoyable affairs of
the week was a dinner given at the
Palace with w c. Peyton as the host
Among the guests who participated in
the reunion were:
J.. Downey Harvey oscar Cooper
w. II. Parker Wellington Gregg
Frank Anderson Fl. C. Breeden
Judge j. a. Cooper George Cameron
Mrs. Kate Voorhies Henry has gone
out of town on weekend trip and
will be one of the guests at the elab-
crate house party to be given by Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Coryell at Fair Oaks