The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
NILE BACHELORS
BY Zoe Green Radcline:

OAKLAND. Aug: 31.Another OF the Nile
Clubs popular young bachelors has forsaken
the lonely lane of single bliss for the broad.
much. Travelled highway of matrimony, A. j:
FLOOD being the happy man He was married
last night to San Francisco girl, Miss Mae
L. Page. Others will soon. follow his exam
ple-Clarence CroweIl and 'Ilr. Porter for in
stance-and then there the suspects.
The Nile Club. with its long list OF eligible
bachelors. furnishes splendid field for action
for Dan Cupid. and apparently, he has been
doing some deadly work lately. Mr.. Croweil
and Dr.. Porter, two of the clubs shin
ing lights the verge Of n,atrimony,
and, although Jerry Muma. declares he Is
heart whole and fancy free."' some of his
actions certainly very suspicious Everett
Brown, too. is suspected of having 'inten-
tons, but-"there are others'-and Cupid
becomes an association of married men and
confirmed old bachelors. In the field. .'and
George Jackson. Will standeford, Frank Dunn,
Frank. Mott, Walter Leimert; Stanley Moore,
Harry, Mosher. Russ Lukens-but, that is
enough. This is leap year. and some of these
splendid fellows ought to be rescued.
I saw Harold Havens and George walker
by the way, they belong in that list of Nile
Club eligibles,.on the street yesterday re-
ceiying hearty welcome home FROM their
spending the summer in New York. and have
many interesting stories to tell of their stay
there. Harold Havens was in charge of his
fathers yacht the Mascot. Mr.. and Mrs Ha-
vens being with the F. NJ. Smiths yachting
party. George Walker, who was with Young
Havens. was constantly called upon to enter
tain. and, his inimitable Chinese impersona-
tions, which have often given pleasure
to oaklanders were enjoyed this summer by
several notable people, including Mr.. Pierpont
Morgan.
Mrs. Florence Wells has sent out. cards
for large reception In honor of Mrs. James
Ray Mckee of Chicago. Mrs Mckee is better
known in oakland where she resided before. her
Kay. She is visiting old friends here and
viii probably be the incentive for consider
able entertaining. Mrs Wells affair will take
place on the sth and will undoubtedly be A.
brilliant event, as her hone is one of the
most attractive on the Heights. "A few guests
will be entertained at luncheon, the reception
taking place in the afternoon.
A dozen young people gathered about beam
tfully decorated table at the farewell din
ner given by Miss Alice Albright last even.
ing in honor Of Miss Madeline Clay Mrs C.
C. Cay, Miss Clay and Miss Carl. the dis
tingushed artist who is now their guest will
leave for New York Friday.
Miss Albrights dinner guests last night
We're: MISS Gay, Miss Susie Harold Miss
Emma Jones, Miss Helena Plaw Miss Amy
piGkefpiel Din etcba and Ahur Dalton Warren Har
son Hinckley and Sam Dinkelspiei.
Mrs Emma shafter Howard's delightful
garden will be the scene Of charitable affair
Saturday afternoon. the ladies of St PauIs
Episcopal Church having planned a handker
chief sale for that date. Music and a vaude-
Vile programme will be presented under tho
direction Of Mrs. Newton Koser and Miss
Seviila Hayden and number Of pretty booths
will be erected in the garden where sweets
and dainty bits OF fame! work NAV he oh
tanned. number of weli-known eociety
women are taking active interest in the
affair, including Mrs. Robert NJ FitzgeraJd
Miss Mona Crellin. Miss Florinne Brown: Mrs
Andrew Moseley, Mrs. n. "A Acker Mrs Az
thur Crellin, Mrs. James Watson McCl,ire
Mrs. Walter Manuel. Mrs Edison IF. Adsns
and Mrs. Harrison. Clay.
Next Tuesday Ebell begins its Iabors assip
with a business. meeting, the clubs social life
not beginning until September I3 when the
first luncheon viii be given.
Sixteen of Miss Elya Shays most Intimate
friends were guests to-day at linen showsr
in her honor. Mrs. George Humphrey being
the hostess. The young bride-to-be was the
recipient Of come very dainty articles Of
Mrs Charles Leonard Morey and Mrs
George Iackey are contemplating trim IN
NEIL Valley next week. when they viii he
the guests of Mrs. Arnold Needham for sew
eral days.
farewell luncheon for Mrs J. ] valentine
Sr September 6. the guests to be few neieh
borhood friends Mrs. Valentine leaves soon
for Philadelphia.