The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BAD BEGINNING
USHERS IN COON
DEL MONTE DAY
FaIr and Gallant Golfers Crowd
Links in Gay Revel of
Scotch Pastime
Women Championship Contend
ers Practice VaIiantIy for
Tournament
tSPeoiol Dispoich TO The Call

LSPeclot Dlspotoh 10 The Call
DEL MONTE. Aug. 2I-Toy riding
along peaceful country roads in the
wee sma' hours Of the morning may be
Iraught with unguessed dangers. A
Zoe may lurk behind every bush and
each shadow may turn out to be a high
Wayman in disguise. So thought r. G.
Hanford at , a. m. today. when along
a stretch Of the loneliest part of the Il
mile drive with his party, in The
highest Of spirits. he was suddenly
matted by a dark something darting
suddenly across his path.
An alteration ensued. The machine
was stopped. Eventually Hanford came
of victorious Guests at the hotel.
saucer eyed and curious. have since
talked eNcitedly about mountain lions
ana bears HanfOrd is more modest
iae says 1t was q COW into which they
bumped with more force than elo-
quence.
The encounter proved more dis
astrous for the COW than the party.
After delaying the JOY ride an hour
or more in the fragrant early morning
breezes, the JOY riders We're able TO
speed on with crippled machine, ar
irving at the hotel just as some of the
late stragglers were sauntering bed
ward at a. m
GAHEsT OF HOLIDAYS
The day begun thus auspiciously.
with one cow missing and one car out
OF comm ssiOn. was one OF the gayest
ever seen here. The links were crowded
from shortly after o'clock this morn
ing the women who are 10 compete in
tile tournament which opens tomorrow,
putting in a good days work, only
stopping for q swim at noon.
Following luncheon, with the lobby
crowded with people. somebody whis-
percd the magic name of Annette KEEL
lermanu.
Where is she2" asked an alert youth
WHY. don't YOU know she arrived on
the quiet this morning and viii do some
tail diving at 2.S0 in her one piece
bathing suit?
Tie whisper grew and the rumor
gained ground. suddenly there was a
stampede. The men were off to the
bath house and came back sorry
looking lot when some one announced
it was a false alarm gotten up as an
april fool joke with an August back
ground
Satisfied that the fair Annette was
not gracing the neighborhood with her
presence the guests for the most part
literally poured out over the links. It
looked a vast ant hill but an ant hill
OF fluffy white and pink and blue, the
white flannel suits many OF the men
affect, matching the white sweaters and
lingerie dresses Of the women.
MIXED FOURsosIEs PLAYED
Several mixed foursomes were played,
but for the most part those among the
women who are contending for honors
worked hard at the game Mrs. Charles
clark. Miss T. A. McEnery. Mrs. Wal
ter Martin and Miss Jennie Crocker
were on the links most OF the day and
made some excellent scores.
Tonight the days festivities fttingly
ended with a dinner 10 "a given by Mr..
and Mrs. George Pope in compliment
10 Miss Helene Irwin and her fiance,
Templetoh Crocker, at Pebble Beach
lodge This was the Inauguration din
ner Of what promises to be the gayest
week in the history Of the lodge the
affair tonight with its picturesque set
ting near old Monterey being Of a rich
Spanish nature.
Red with yellow was the color
scheme. with great masses of double
red dahlias and ferns studded with red
and yellow candelabras. formed the dec
orations Of the four long ia bles set in
= square. A typical Spanish orchestra
was engaged from Monterey for the
occasion. and all the old, alluring. Sc
ductive Spanish melodies were played
. during the dinner. which surpassed in
gavety even the affair of the previous
evening n honor Of the attractive bride
elect
LOG FIRES GREET GUESTS
Mrs. Pope. in gown of silver en-
broidered chiffon of pale lavender over
satin. motored ahead TO receive her
guests, in whose honor two huge fires
Of logs were started in the great open
hreplaces The entire lodge was light
cd by red and yellow lanterns with
red dahlias forming a background
q gainst the dark woodwork.
Following the dinner dancing was en-
joyed until late hour, the guests
motoring back again 10 the hotel along
the i mile drive. by moonlight
The guests at the dinner were: Mr.
md Mrs William Crocker. Mr. and Mrs.
George Pope. BIr- and Mrs. Eugene Muir
ply. Mrs. Walter Martin, Mrs. Charles
clark. Mr.. and Mrs. ". G. Irwin, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick McNear, Miss Vir-
ginia JOliffe. Miss Eliza beth Newhall.
Miss Lee Girvin, Miss Jennie Crocker,
Miss Isabel Sprague Mrs. J. B. Crock
EFT. Mr. and Mrs. r II. Sprag que, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry T. Scott, Miss Elizabeth
Woods, Prescott Scott. Douglas Grant,
Miss Lillian GOss. Joe Redding, AL Lilly,
NClare Payne. Bert Payne. Ned Green
Suay. Teddy Eyre.
Mrs. VI. A Stone and Mrs. ". S. Por-
ter. also entertained at dinners Mrs
stones guests were: Miss Marian
stone. Miss Martha Foster, Albert Clark
and Ernest Gunther L. :. y.
Mrs. ". 5. Porter had as guests: Mr..
and Mrs. f. r. Ryer. Miss Lille O'Con-
nor. William O'Connor, H D. Miller.
T. D. Thompson and a. II. Rutherford.