The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16

TO put away the scepter for voyage
to the orient with Doctor Buck. Dur
ing her absence she has been missed
and should she be persuaded to resume
her leadership of social matters she
win find the place open for her and
a host of loyal friends to support the
enterprise for entertainment. There
are few leaders born and the making of
leader is slow and not always
sure process, so that Mrs. Buck has
been appreciated in that capacity.
The St Francis Musical Art society
gave Nine. Marcella Sembrich an en-
thusiastic welcome last Tuesday even
ing, and there was no lack of applause
for the artist charmed her audience ap-
parently without exception. The task
of enthusing a society audience is pro-
verbally difficult, but all the traditions
We're broken at the last concert, and
every one present seemed to enter with
spontaneous delight into the spirit of
the occasion. The dinner parties, fol-
lowed by the conventional grouping in
the boxes, was a feature of the affair
that can not be ignored in any mention
of the event Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mintzer gave a dinner preceding the
concert, and had afterward as their
guests in the box party Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Tubbs and Mr., and Mrs. Ed Eyre.
Mrs. Phebe Hearst did not attend. for
it is difficult for her to follow every
musical venture, although she never
fails in her financial support for the
cause of art. Mrs. Lane Leonard was in
the Hearst box at the recent concert
with two or three friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph D. Grant had the Francis
Carolans with them, and Mrs. Carolan
was conspicuous and beautiful in her
gown of gray satin ornamented with
rare Persian embroidery. Mr. and Mrs.
George Cadwalader had a box party,
and among their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Pratt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scott entertained
at dinner before the concert, following
their usual custom, bringing their
guests later to the concert, and among
those in the party were Mr. and Mrs.
Duplessis Beylard and Mrs. Joseph
Crockett,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Newhan also
gave dinner preceding the concert
and were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Calhoun and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hinckley Taylor.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin had Rev. Rob
ert Sesnon in her box with Cordova de
Garmendia and ]. Downey Harvey to
complete the party, while the Charles
S. WheeIers had a few friends with
them. The c. o. G. MiIlers and the II.
NJ. A. Millers occupied their box with
one or two guests.
The Greenway assembly next Friday
evening will be made the excuse for
any number of dinner parties and the
Fairmont will be ctowded with guests
between the hours of and some other
indefinite time the following morning,
when the dance will be at an end. Miss
Anna Weller, who has probably a pop
ANS (Loi - llOic SuSIdlH6Q ana con-
sistent than that enjoyed by any of the
younger girls, is to be the compIi-
mented guest at a dinner to be given by
Mrs. William Ashe, and those hidden
to meet the guest of honor on this oc-
casion are Miss la ySonntag, Miss Ruth
Richards, Miss Anna Peters and the
cousin of Miss Weller Miss Eliza Nc
Mullen. outside of several army officers
and few older friends Another din
ner party and perhaps the largest of
that evening will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Welch, while Miss Dorothy
Van Sicklen viii be among the younger
hostesses of the occasion, entertaining
a dozen or more of the younger girls
and their friends. Norbert Shorb will
entertain several young friends also,
and among the older folk who will en-
tertain are Mr.. and Mrs. William Mayo
NewhaH, but the dinner party will be
given at their home in Scott street,
while the parties formerly mentioned
will be at the Fairmont and will pre-
cede the dance.
Ivan Shed Langstroth will give con-
cert late in the following month-the
date announced is Thursday evening,
February 24-in the colonial ballroom
at the st. Francis, and the musical
event has a conspicuous place among
the notable affairs of the season. The
talent of the young artist would insure
an attendance and an unusual interest
in his initial concert but he has a social
patronage that will give him prestige
beyond most young musicians who are
making a bid for fame in the great
world of art. The concert will repre-
sent entirely the compositions of the
young pianist and a coterie of the best
artists in town will lend encoura cement
and support. Among the names that
will appear on the program will be Mrs
NJ. E. Blanchard, Harold Pracht, Guilo
Minetti and Arthur Weiss. The at
tractiye series of compositions will have
a variety that is extraordinary and the
interest in the occasion is not entirely
among music lovers, as one might ex-
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