Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-08
Society

While the brides-elect have been
much entertained recently, the many
travellers have had their share, and
among the most favored is Miss Cora
Boettcher. who leaves on trip to the
Orient today. Miss Boettcher has been
the guest of honor at several lunch-
cons and theater parties.
One of the prettiest was the fare-
well party with which Miss Viola
Henck entertained Tuesday afternoon
The luncheon was served in the gar
den and over the table was an enor-
nous japanese umbrella, to the ribs
of which were fastened clusters of req
geraniums. The favors were tiny para
soils. The place cards were envelopes
bearing the name of each guest, and a
sheet of paper was enclosed, on Which
each wrote a gay steamer letter Tor
the Young traveller to read on ship
board 1t was arranged SO that each
day a different letter would be opened.
The game of five hundred was
played and the score cards were orna-
mented with genuine tiny japanese
PLAYING cards. The whole scheme was
foreign. The prize was captured by
Miss lone Weaver. Miss Weaver en-
tertained in honor of the guest at her
home on Thursday afternoon. Cow
ers were laid for Miss Boettcher, Mrs.
7. Percival, Mrs. r. Mclean, Mrs q.
L. Henck and the Misses Hattie Hum
nell, Lucy Hummell, Bernice Marcher'
lone Weaver, Mabel Bowman, Lois
Wilson and Miss Henck.
Miss Weaver's home in Pavilion
place was a beautiful bower, pink car
nations and ferns being used in pro-
fusion in the living rooms and scar
let geraniums in the dining room. The
prizes were captured by Miss Ger
trude Ralps and Elmer Ralphs. After
supper a musical program was rem
dered by Miss Viola Henck, Harry
Weaver and Frank BoettCher. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. P. h.
Weaver, the Misses Myrtle Daum,
Mabel Bolin, BlessingtOn, Viola Henck,
Gertrude Robinson. Hazel Ralps and
Frank Boettcher, Walter Ralps, ALVIN
Hemming, Clair Snow, Elmer Ralphs'
Jack Henderson and Harry Weaver.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Murray of New
England avenue entertained with a
theater party at the Orpheum Monday
evening. their guests being former res
idents of their native state, New
Hampshire. After the theater they
took their friends to the Alexandria for
supper. Those present were Mr., and
Mrs. Clarence Bradman, DR., and Mrs.
C. c. Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e.
Choate, Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Sanborn,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. z. Hunt, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Tenny Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Adams. DR.. and Mrs. G. '. Web
ber, Mr. and Mrs. z. Hambley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Moves, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Andrews, DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Seeley,
the Misses Barnes, Lizzie Walker
Celia Walker, J ssie Yewings, Robert
Judkins, c. w. Jones, z. A. Williams
and Harry E. Mathews.
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Mrs. Mary L. Fitzpatrick and fam
lily of Avenue Fiftyfour Highland
Park, will pass the month at Redondo
Beach and will occupy the cottage OF
the Rev. A. G. L. Trew, Happy Har-
bor"
Mrs. Samuel J. Whitmore of the
Hotel Alexandria entertained with a
children's party in honor of her little
son Jack, who celebrated the third
anniversary of his birthday Saturday
afternoon. The scheme was chanticleer
table concealed a pond filled with
goldfish and bordered with Shasta
daisies. The favors were beautifully
iced cakes with a chanticleer perched
on the top. Mrs. Robert WankoWskl
of San Francisco sang some charming
nursery rhymes, and the birthday cake
with its three candles, was brought on,
admiring mothers.
The guests were: Grace Hawks, Ber-
nice Hawks, Lorraine Rowan, Mildred
Raymond Virginia Sewer, Mary Par
ker, Elizabeth Parker, Julia Hender-
son, Virginia Gaylord and Masters
Fred Henderson, Richard Powers, Jack
Francisco. Edward Moore, Thomas
Fox Roster, William Hollingsworth,
Charles Parker, Arthur Raymond,
Bradford and Lewis Spruance.
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Miss Vesta Edwards Of 219 AleXan-
dria avenue entertained with box
party at the Orpheum Thursday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Garland Peck of
San Francisco who has been visiting
Miss Pearl Welsbrod in West Thirtieth
street. Mrs Dain Sturges took the
party for an automobile ride about
the city and they stopped at Levy's
for dinner. The guests we're Mrs.
sturges. Miss Edwards, Mrs. Peck,
Mrs Benjamin Gray, Miss Gertrude
Williams, Miss Margaret Gardiner
Miss Maude Adams, Miss Pearl West
brode and Miss Helen Bosbyshell.
Mrs. Howard NJ Connen of Verbena
drive entertained with a luncheon
and bridge party al her beautiful
home Friday afternoon, her guests
being members of the whist club with
which she Is connected. Inc uecold-
tions were all in yellow and green,
Shasta daisies and ferns being used.
Homer silebee captured the prize, a
hand painted plate. Among the guests
we're Mrs. Homer Silsbee. Mrs. Dallas
Jones. Mrs William Reynolds, Mrs.
Albert Stein. Mrs. Charles Meyer,
Mrs Willard Kennedy, Mrs Chester
Chipchase, Mrs. Lillian Germain, Mrs.
Edith Washington, Mrs H Holman
i've GTanhpnG0n
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Mrs. Robert Allan of South Coronado
street formally announced the engage
ment of her daughter. Miss Mabelle
Driesbach, and Frand D. Knight at ;
o'clock tea Friday afternoon. The
house was beautifully decorated with
Shasta daisies. ferns and green satin