The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-08-05
Los Angeles, Cal.
By Emma Lue Sayers

ny Emma Lue Sayers
Two of the outstanding social af.
fairs of the week were given by Mrs
Laura Bragg Porter and her sister,
Miss Gertrude Chrisman, in the form
of a dancing party and the lovely
breakfast given by Mrs. Vera Clark
Tuesday morning.
At the Porter-Chrisman party,
given at the newly renovated lodge
rooms at Washington and Central
Avenue in honor of their house guest,
Miss Altha Melton of Washington,
ID. c., and the Misses Anita Thomp-
SON and Mamie Francis, the receiv-
ing line included the hostesses,
guests of honor and Mesdames Frank
A. Pearl, j. T. Smith, Walter Web
ster and Mrs. Walter Loving. The
ceiling of the hall was decorated
with Japanese lanterns and rainbow
lights. Large baskets of chrysanthe-
NUNS were artistically placed and
the orchestra stand was hidden with
beautiful summer blossoms. Guests
included celebrities of many ma
tions, including a Philippine cocoa
nut magnet.
Mrs. Vera Clark's breakfast was
given in honor of Mrs. Emma Dennis
of st. Paul, who is a cousin of Mad
anne Anita Patti Brown, and the
Misses Anita Thompson and Mamie
Francis, at the beautiful Clark apart
ment on North Occidental Boulevard.
Beautiful in its simplicity, the break
fast room motifs were high candles
in pastel shades and corresponding
breakfast cloths for the seven tables.
The menu pertained to travel and
four Santa Fe walters served. The
place cards were "red caps" The
three-course repast ended with ice
cream trains, ships and submarines
and cake suitcases. 1t was beautiful
and guests included the hostess,
guests of honor and Mesdames Stel-
la Pillow, Georgia Harris, Frank
Pearl, Elizabeth GLADDEN., Pearl
Smith, Ethel Reeves, Naomi Booker,
Nadine Wisenant, Beatrice Thomp-
son, Lottie Taylor, Lucille Virgins,
Mamie Waugh, Anita Grant, Laura
Smitherman, Vera Winston, Nellis
McClannahan, Laura Bragg Porter,
Edith Thompson, Daisy Bailey, Es-
tella Cole, jeanette Howard and the.
Misses Altha Melton, Helen Hudson,
Juanita Ellsworth and Zelma Hubert.
Mrs. Pillow assisted Mrs. Clark.
Miss La Verne Martin, U. S. c..
alumnus and daughter of Bishop
Martin has returned home after
teaching year in st. Louis. Many
nice parties have been given for
Miss Martin, including a luncheon
and garden party by Mrs. John Hicks
last Wednesday afternoon, a lunch
con and whist party Friday after
noon by Mrs. Yolande Stovell and
her sister, MAZDA Mccullough, and
a luncheon and matinee dance joint
ly with Miss Helen Wheeler at Chris
tian's Tavern with Miss Leola Lewis
hostess.
Pretty Miss Robin Stokes, Spo-
kane songbird, thrilled her hearers |
at the recital given under the au-
spices of the Business Girls Club at |
the Pico and Paloma Street Church |
night. She was greeted with
rounds of enthusiastic applause and |
so was her youthful accompanist,
Miss Helen Dundee of the same city.
The American Legion state con-
vention will be held at Santa Bar
Dara and the following legionnaires
will attend: Louis S. Tenette, Com
mander Benjamin j. Bowie Post;
Mr.. and Mrs. Journee White and
laughter. Mr.. White has had charge
If the Legion Club and Mrs. White
s head of the woman's auxiliary.
Visitors include Mrs. Vivian Os-
borne Marsh of Oakland, Mrs. jeff
Ssh and daughter Marietta of Little
Rock, Mrs Nettie Jones of Redlands,
Mrs. Julia Fuller, Miss Kate Lewis
md A. L. Corneal of Portland, Mrs.
:. E. Mitchell of Oakland, Mrs. Pearl
,owery Winter of Bakersfield, At
orney Richardson's secretary, Miss
Martin of Oakland; Mrs. Lydia
smith-Ward of San Francisco, Mrs.
Alice Bundy, Mrs. Lucy Lewis and
laughter, Miss l.. Lewis of Chicago,
Who are guests of Mrs. G. B. McCar-
oil at Santa Monica; Mrs. Edith B.
Taylor of Greenville, Texas; Mrs.
Gssie Edwards of Bakersfield, Mrs.
Rose Willis of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Z.
:. Simpson of Pittsburgh, Mrs. A.
4. Knight of San Diego, Mrs. Hettie
;. Tilgman of Berkeley and the
Kisses Ethel. Craig, Telma Brooks,
Victoria Shory and Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown of Oakland. The majority of
he visitors are attending the state
sessions of the Federated Clubs, of
which Mrs. Esther Jones Lee is the
PRESIDENT.