The San Francisco call., 1910-12-14
INFORMAL TEA Is
GIVEN TRAVELLERS
Mrs. John [. Howard and
Daughter, Mrs. Carl Schoon-
macher, Return Home

OAKLAND, Dec. 13.-Mrs. John L..
Howard and her daughter, Mrs. Carl
Schoonmacher, returned to California
last week and are again established in
their Vernon heights residence Mrs.
Schoonmacher, one of the best liked
girls of the smart set here and across
the bay, has been abroad for two
years, where she was joined some
months ago by her mother
The first complimentary affair which
is being offered Mrs. Schoonmacher is
the informal tea over which Miss Sue
de Fremery will preside on Friday
afternoon at the family home in Fair
mont avenue. Miss de Fremery has
telephoned her invitations to small
number of the closest friends Of her
self and guest of honor
Monday afternoon next Mrs Hay
ward Thomas will be a luncheon
hostess, offering bridge as the diver
sion of the later hours, when she en-
tertains the score of matrons who
make up the personnel of the Monday
bridge club at it's fortnightly session.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Lindsay will
where they will be the house guests of
Mrs. Lindsays parents, Judge Looney
and Mrs. Looney, over the holidays.
They will be accompanied by Miss
Margery Looney, who has been spend
ing the fall in California with her sis
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick snowden,
who are spending the midwinter on
bo IN, in, bo
east over the holidays.
This afternoon Miss Grace Downey
entertained a party of girls of the
younger set at cards followed by tea.
Among those present were:
Miss Madeline Clay Miss Lulette Mauvais
Miss Alice Albright Miss Irene Farrell
Miss Mary McHenry Miss Cleo Posey
Miss Myra Hall Miss Sue Harold
Miss Elizabeth orriek
Mrs W A. Bissel is asking two
score guests for an hour at bridge on
New Years eve, entertaining at her
home in Alameda in honor of her son,
Benjamin BisselL A supper will be
served at midnight.
Miss Edith Cramer was a bridge
hostess this afternoon, a dozen girls
who are included in one of the win
ter's bridge clubs being her guests for
an informal hour.
A few days ago Mrs. Frederick S.
Stratton entertained small party of
friends informally at her home in Har-
rison street.
Mrs. Alice Haight was the motif for
a bridge party at which Mrs. H. S.
Weeden presided this afternoon. ask
ing number of matrons to meet the
returned tourist.
More than 100 of the younger set are
receiving cards for the series of Fri
day evening assemblies which are
being sent out by Mrs. c. c. Clay, Mrs
Martin W. Kales and Mrs. William H
Greed. The first dance just preceding
Christmas viii be followed by a second
on January 81. The guest list includes
the debutantes of the winter
Two large teas are planned for to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs. H. c. Taft and
Miss Chrissie Taft making Mrs. George
Whitney the inspiration for a recep-
tion and Mrs. Frederick Stolp giving
an elaborate. "at home" for several
hundred guests.
The Hughes club will be heard in
an afternoon concert Friday at 2:3O
o'clock.
Tomorrow's reception at the Oakland
club will be suggestive of the Christ
mas season, the program having been
arranged by Miss Theresa Russau
Mrs. Charles Poulter will be heard in
Ave Marie" and Mrs. ]. J. Martin viii
contribute reading. A stereopticor
lecture on the holy land Will be giver