The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
GRIGGS' S'LECTURE
ATTRACTIVE TO
SOCIETY FOLK

Where is he with the temerity to
question the love of the feminine
smart set-of course, no one questions
the male afinity-for delving into the
higher problems Of life, into ethics,
economics and other personal intrica-
cies-for, note the attendance at the
Griggs lecture on Friday afternoon,
when the vaDorous subject, Pierre
Lott, the Sensitive Dreamer" was pre-
sented by the eminent ethicist. And
now. behold the demand for seats for
Saturday mornings lecture, Marie
Bashkirtseff, a Woman's Problem" to
be given as was the last, in the par
lors Of the Unitarian church, under
the auspices of the Charming Auxiliary.
Mrs Albert Woodburn Scott of 305
Buchanan street win be at home on
the first and second Fridays in May.
The wedding tomorrow night of
Miss Florence Callaghan and Vincent
de Laveaga viii be a well-appointed
home affair. Archbishop Riordan will
perform the ceremony, and the bride
viii be attended by dainty Miss Mabel
Hogg, the only maid in the party.
San Rafael is merry with the spring.
time. Already the gay tones of the
tally-ho horn are mingling with the
notes of the spring birds, and gay
maids and young matrons are dis
carding their hats and acquiring the
foundation layers of their summer
pure air are drawing to their country
homes those that have wintered in the
city. Among the first to return to San
Rafael were the George Heazeltons.
What a striking personality is pos
sessed by Mrs. Heazleton.
The ]. A. Bucks have returned to
their San Rafael home. The old sgd
ney Smith place, with its spacious
lawns and splendid old trees, is now
the home of the Bucks.
San Rafael will miss Mr. and Mrs.
w. S. Leake this season. For the last
two years the Leakes have summered
in San Rafael, but they have trans
ferred their affections to the valley.
They are building near the Dibblee
bungalow, between Ross and San An
selmo. And, by the way, that Dibblee
bungalow-it is a gem, worth going
miles to see.
Mrs. A. f. Kent of Kentfeld has
just returned from the southland Mrs
Kent will probably soon be jaunting off
to Tahoe; for she, like many others,
has been building a summer home near
the beautiful mountain lake.
And now comes an interesting con-
test. 1t is nothing more nor less than
the auto versus the horse. San Rafael
has long been noted for its beautiful
horses and stunning turnouts. On a
summer day as the afternoon trains
arrive from the city the railway sta
tions in San Rafael and Ross almost
equal a horse show or a society cir
Gus" But the progressive auto is scat
tering dismay and discord among the
horses and their conservative patrons
Scores of auto lovers will spend the
summer in San Rafael and take advan-
tage of the fine Marin roads, if the
strict and famous Marin automobile
ordinance is to be modified. If it is
not to be, the auto enthusiasts will take
themselves and their machines else
where, leaving the old-time thorough
bred and his conservative owner to
revel unmolested in the beauties of the
Marin country roads. Time will reveal
the outcome-and a very short time. at
that.
Mrs. ]. z. Alexander left on Satur-
day, the 9th, for a jaunt to the East.
She will be away only few weeks
Miss Lou Crosby left a short time
ago to join her mother, Mrs. Arthur