The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
Mrs. Donahue and Mrs.
Martin Give a Lavender
Luncheon.
Handsomely Engraved Golden
Spoons Distributed for
Souvenirs.
Twenty Young Ladies, Including
the Eight Bridesmaids, Elabo.
rately Entertained

On Thursday afternoon, at their elegant
home on Rincon Hill, Mrs. Donahue and Mrs.
Martin gave an elaborate luncheon in honor of
Miss Isabel McKenna, whose engagement to
Peter Martin was recently announced.
Twenty young ladies were entertained, in
Guiding the eight bridesmaids who are to Off
ciate at the approaching marriage, which is to
be celebrated early in August.
The Donahue mansion has been the scene of
many elegant entertainments but for perfec-
ton of detail and elaborate accessories none
have ever surpassed the luncheon of Thursday.
The table was elegantly decorated with Law
ender sweet peas. In the center of the large
round table was bank of these same fragrant
blossoms and sprays OF COOL delicate maiden
hair fern. Right in the midst of the floral
adornment banquet lamp shaded in lavender
was placed. At the plate of each guest, at
tached to the name card with tiny lavender
bows was a handsomely engraved golden
spoon, souvenirs of the occasion.
Seated at table were: Miss Mckenna, her
eight maids, the Misses Cora Smedberg, Romie
Wallace, May Hoffman, Mollie Thomas, Mary
Bell Gwin, Juliette Williams and the Misses
McKenns. The other young ladies at the
luncheon were: Miss Jennie Blair, the Misses
Burton, Miss Catherwood, Miss Lucas, Miss
McKinstry, Miss Alice Hager Miss Marjorie
Young, Miss Fanny Loughborough and Miss
Graham.
At an adjoining small table were seated Mrs.
OOHhnue3 MIS- anu MIS-. MCNtnuds
James D. Phelan gave theater party at the
Baldwin on Thursday in honor of Miss Nc
Kenna and Peter d. Martin, which was fol-
lowed by an elaborate supper in the red room
of the Bohemian Club. string orchestra was
in attendance. and the affair wasEery enjoy
able. Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. c. Osgood Hooker, Miss bel McKenna,
Miss May Hoffman, Miss Wallace, Miss Mary
Bell Gwin, Miss Daisy Van Ness, Peter d. Mar
tin, E. NJ. Greenway and others.
The wedding of Miss Ella V. Hobart and
Charles Baldwin will tQka Dlapa in ST
Matthew's Church in Sen Mateo on Tuesday,
July 2, at noon. Right Rev. Bishop William
Ford Nichols will perform the ceremony, and
1t will be followed by wedding breakfast at
the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scott Hobart
in San Mateo. AS the church is quite small,
only limited number OF friends will be
Miss Hobart has already chosen two OF her
bridesmaids. They will be Miss Mary Eyre
and Miss Juliette Williams.
Invitations have been issued for the wed
ding OF Miss Mary Frances Hunter and Mr.. o.
Shafter Howard, which will take place at 3
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon at the home
avenue, Newport, R. 1. Mrs. Emma Shafter
Howard, Miss Maud Howard and Karl Howard,
of Oakland, are now in Newport TO attend the
The wedding of Miss Josephine Delmas of
this City and Lionel Fitzgerald Kenny of Dub
lin, Ireland, will take place in London on Sat
The wedding of Miss Chrissy siebe and DR..
w. F. Dorhmann will take place at the resi-
dence of the brides father, John D. siebe,
2217 Sacramento street, next Thursday even
ing. DR.. Dohrmann is the son of Frederick
DoIFmann. Ns14A5s
The wedding of Miss Alice Bo- ner, daughter
OF the late Charles Bonner, to Arthur Pawson
will take place next Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride, lila Post street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Van Schelluyne Gibbs
will celebrate their golden wedding at their
residence, 722 Post street, on Wednesday even
ing, June II. They will be assisted by their
daughters Mrs John Stafford and Miss Martha
p Gibbs