The San Francisco call., 1899-12-29
SOCIETY GATHERS AT
THE CRELLIN TEA

OAKLAND, Dec 2S.-One of the import
ant functions of the season turned So
ciety's steps toward the Crellin residence,
Alice and Durant streets, to-day, where
Mrs. Thomas Crellin and her daughters,
the Misses Laura and Mona Crellin, gave
a tea, assisted by a coterie of ladies.
The handsome home. which easily lends
itself To decoration, was beautifully ar
ranged for the affair, the wide square
hall, drawing-room, billiard-room and
study being bright with Christmas ber-
ries, ferns, cut palms and smilaX. An
orchestra, screened from the guests,
added further to the enjoyment Of the
pretty scene, which had for its center the
receiving party.
The guest list was a long one and the
attendance indicated that there were but
few who did not accept their invitations.
Mrs Crellin and her daughters We're as
sisted in greeting their friends by Mrs.
Thomas Pheby Jr.. Mrs. William Morri-
son, the Misses Chabot, the Misses Kilt
redge, Miss Drum. Miss kellogg. Miss
Mary Barker Miss Jane Rawlings, Miss
Carmen Moore, Miss Mahoney, Miss Holt.
Miss Grimwood, Miss Florence Starr, Miss
Sperry and Miss Sinclair.
A dinner dance was enjoyed by the re-
ceiving party In the evening and a number
of gentlemen We're invited TO be present.
They were: Messrs. Pheby, Morrison,
Nichols, William Horn. William Mein, A
-
Wallace Alexander, Raymond Russ, Abe
Lewis, T. G. Taylor Jr., William Gorrill,
Roger Friend, Bryant Grimwood, George
Wheaton, Hart North and William Drum.
Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin Fay Mills will
receive their friends on New Years even
ing from 10 10 o'clock at the parish
house of the Unitarian church. They will
be assisted by the following ladies and
gentlemen; Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Reding-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Bliss. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. P. Irish, Hugh Hamilton. Mr.. and
]. w. Stetson, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Tripp.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Elliot, Mr.. and Mrs
John Russ, Mr.. and Mrs. A w. Burrell,
Mr. and Mrs. David Bush, r. II. Clark,
way, Miss Winifred Curtis, Miss Carrie
Whelan, w. S. Baxter, George 3. Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. r p, Gleason, w. H. Cor
rill, Miss A. l. label, Miss Alice Trip,
W. Andrews, Miss Lucy Fletcher Miss
Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ Remillard
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Meredith. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. MacNichol. Mr.. and Mrs. f. r.
Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Bennison.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Augusta d. Evans, daughter Of Colonel
]. +. Evans, and Churchill Taylor. The
est, for the young people are well known
and very popular. Mr.. Taylor is son of
the late J. l. Taylor and a brother of
Councilman FELTON, Taylor.
Miss Alma Hamilton and RInaldo Reid
OF Haywards were married in San Fran
cisco yesterday, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. j. Leonard Carver of
the Haywards Congregational Church.
After a wedding dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid left for Mount Hamilton, where they
will spend their honeymoon. The bride
is the daughter OF the late Frederick
Hamilton. the architect, and is a noted
equestrienne and tennis player. Mr.. Reid
is engaged in the drug business in Hay
wards and is popular in musical circles
He is a tennis player OF marked ability
and is president and ex-champion of the
HayWards club, of which his wife is lady
champion.
Miss Grace Inez Dawson became the
bride OF John r. Leavers tonight at the
home OF her parents on Monroe street.
ceremony was witnessed by the relatives
of the young couple and a number OF in
innate friends. The home was artistical-
ly decorated for the occasion. After a
wedding supper Mr.. and Mrs. Leavers
were driven TO their pretty new home IN
FruitVale