The Social Siege of Miss Alioa Burns

Miss Alioa Burns, a blonde woman of 19 years, is going to sue the Vivienda Football Club if its executive committee does not furnish her with what she terms 'a tip-top apology.' Last night, the club gave an invitation ball, attended by the Stanford university team, the local kickers and many leading society people. Miss Burns was there with a young jeweler, A. Weinhill, of Seattle, formerly of this city. Mr. Weinhill, it appears, was given an invitation by Harry Woodruff and was admitted upon payment of $1. He and Miss Burns had been there some time when he was refunded his $1 and requested to leave on account of having used Mr. Woodruff's invitation. He took the matter philosophically and, after agreeing to return for Miss Burns at 11 o'clock, went out. Shortly after he had gone, Chairman Taylor of the Vivienda executive committee called upon Miss Burns and requested her to go also. Some of the ladies objected to her presence, and Chairman Taylor did the rest. Miss Burns was escorted into the dressing room, her cheeks burning with indignation. She waited until 11 o'clock for Weinhill, when he took her to her home at her sister-in-law Mrs. Young's, 1103 South A street. She has demanded that the executive committee of the Vivienda Club be at her sister-in-law's house at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and make 'a tiptop apology.' She will have a lawyer present and see that the apology is ample. If it is not, she proposes to carry the matter into the courts, which she says she would not do if her character were not above reproach.