The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
BITS OF SOCIETY.
By Zoe Green Radcliffe.

OAKLAND, Oct. Mrs. William Richard
son. Bessie Gage that was. has been the cen
ter of a dizzy round Of entertainment the last
few days, as she expects to return at an early
date to her Texas home. Mrs. Richardson is
looking extremely well and has lost none OF
the charm that made her popular girl.
Her sister. Mrs George Gross. was hostess at
card party last week in her honor and at
''Thorndale,'' Mrs WckhaTn Havens pictur-
esque Piedmont home, OF the prettiest
luncheons of the season given for her.
To-day Mrs. Richardson was the motif for a
jolly gathering at the Nicholson residence.
Hon Victor H. Metcah leaves to-mor-
row to assume the duties OF his office as Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor in Washington.
but Mrs. Metcalf will remain in Oakland for
a few weeks longer.
A number of very delightful affairs have
been given for both Mr.. and Mrs. Metcalf.
several OF them quite elaborate. The luncheon
given by Mrs Emma Shafter Howard and the
dinner at Highlands were both notable events,
and at each the appointments were both clad
crate and artistic. Mrs. Requa Is never SO
happy as when entertaining and the hospital
ity of Highlands is proverbially generous The
decorations for the dinner were in autumn ef-
fects grapes with their vines and leaves being
used with delightful results in the decorative
scheme.
were also very elaborate and beautiful, trel-
lis Of blackberry vines forming canopy over
the table while tall hollyhocks grouped about
the room gave it the appearance OF quaint
old garden On each place card, adorned with
pansies and marigolds in water colors. was a
ard .'T'he Old-Fashioned Garden" The guests
at this unique and pleasant affair were: Mrs.
Metcalf Mrs John Dean. Miss Marie Rose
Dean. Mrs. J. H Nicholson, Mrs. Samuel Tay-
lor Mrs Maude Elberts, Mrs. Dixwell Hewitt.
Mrs Samuel Clancy, Mrs: Williams Mrs.
Beans, Mrs Albert Brayton and Mrs. How
ard.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Harry p. Carlton
called a meeting Of the ladies Of a five hun
dred club that played together all last winter,
and over their sewing they decided to reorgan-
izo for this season The first meeting will
take place at the home Of the FELTON, Taylors
on Friday evening & October "A The II he,t club in in
and Mrs. FELTON, Taylor, Mr. and Mrs Church.
i'll Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs W. e. Miles, Mr.. and
Mrs Seth Mann, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lowell,
Mr. ard Mrs Fred B. Dallam, Mr.. and Mrs.
William High.
Miss Rosalie Ogden, the daughter of Judge
and Mrs r. B. Ogden, celebrated her thir-
teenth birthday last Saturday, and about two
dozen OF her young friends enjoyed the occa-
sion with her II was peanut afternoon
the game of hunting the peanut and the max
ing Of peanut dolls holding forth prizes to be
contested for. Margaret Meek was the success
ing OF peanut dolls holding forth prizes to be
structed the best doll There a dainty.
sess xepe 9e Misses Susanna Miles PsciIls
and Alice Hall, Eleanor Earl. May Du Val,
Mildred Manuel, Helen Dabney, Ethel Carroll,
Genevieve Shankand, June Macdonald, Made
line Wade, Bessie Broadwell Beatrice Marx.
Mrs Stephen Trip (nee Shay was the guest
of honor at a card party in Alameda to-day,
the hostess being Miss Carrie Miller Those
who were there included Miss Alma Sevening,
Miss Alma Schroeder, Miss Tina Schroeder
Mrs George Humphreys, Miss Charlotte Hop
kins. Mrs Asa " Mendenhall, Miss Ethel
Kleeman Mrs William Westphal, Mrs. A. W.
Dalziel Miss Eda Curdts, Miss Grace Langley,
Miss Daisy Miller, Mrs. Lyndall Miller Mrs.
Franz Collischonn. Miss Dollie Chapman and
Mrs Jane Edwards.
The largest social event Of to-day was the
card party given by Mrs. David Ewald Brown
and her sister, Miss Clarissa Eby, compli-
rnentary to Miss Isabelle Knox of San Fran
cisco and Miss Lillian Moller, two soon 10 be
brides The house which is one Of the most
picturesque in Oakland was charniingly deco
rated. and eighty or more guests enjoyed the
Mrs. Eby is stilI In the East. but il expected
home in week or ten days;
James g. Naismith, the real estate broker,
leaves on the overland Wednesday for trip
through the East taking in Syracuse, his
wife's home New York City, and returning by
way Of Niagara Falls. st. Louis and New Or
leans.
BERKELEY, Oct 4.-The Ladies' Aid So
ciety and the members of Trinity Methodist
Church rendered q reception to the pastor the
Rev. c. X. Jenness and his assistant, the Rev.
A. j. Kennedy and their wives in the parlors
of the church Friday evening. In the welcome
to the ministers all the departments of the
church were represented-the trustees by NJ.
a WaodEu0. the SundaS1-achool hY lr. San.