The San Francisco call., 1904-09-16
OAKLAND SOCIETY
By Zoe Green Radcliffe.


OAKLAND, Sept. 15-Though the organizer
and head of a union that has fourshed since
Adam monOpOiZed the apple trade in Eden,
Cupid has never been known to strike" but
evidently takes great pleasure in working
overtime and results are apparent every
day.
engagements follow close on the heels of
other engagements and we no sooner recover
from one surprise than we are agape over
another. When sees all the charming
girls in the local smart set II really ought
not to be surprising that the little god o.
love has a new victory TO announce each
day He has a sinecure here. A man must
be blind stony hearted not to succumb
sooner or later to one Of the many captivating
Oakland maids.
ing a ring on that important third finger is
Miss Carolyn Williamson, whose engagement
to William Griffths Deal Of San Francisco
was announced to-day. The announcement
made at a luncheon given by her sister
in-law, Mrs. Willard Forsythe Williamson, in
honor of two other pretty young brides-Mlss
May Young and Miss Isabelle Kendall Miss
Young weds Dr. McNab next Tuesday and
Miss Kendall Is to be a November bride.
Miss Williamson is a daughter Of Mrs. M.
B. Williamson of this city and is an attractive
girl of the pure blonde type Her hance is
a graduate Of Stanford University and also
Of Hastings Law College and is prominent
in club and fraternity circles.
Mrs. Williamson's artistic little Linda Vista
home presented a charming scene during the
luncheon to day, the guests being Miss Young
and Miss Kendall Miss Bertha Young, Mrs.
Conrad Won Hamm Miss Lillian MoIler Miss
Carolyn Oliver. the Misses Deal, Miss Anita
Oliver. Miss Edith Beck Miss Elizabeth Fill
more Miss Lucretia Burnham, Mrs George
Williamson and Miss Williamson.
Plans for the Sext Bbell day are full of
promise. Members Of the Nineteenth Cen
tury Literature Section will be the hostesses
and the programme viii consist of selections.
musical and poetical. from Goethe's Faust
Professor Albin Putzker Of the State Uni
versity will give an address on the days sub
ject which is sure to be entertaining as well
as Instructive. The programme will be varied
with instrumental and vocal gems from
Gounods famous opera. Mrs. Charles +.
Mau will be chief hostess next Tuesday and
will be assisted by other members of the sec
ton including Mrs Wallace Everson, Mrs.
7. {. Helms, Mrs. c. e Judson, Mrs. E
NJ Hall Jr., Mrs. Irving Lewis, Mrs. w. d.
Miss Benton. Miss Morgan, Miss Schlund, Mrs.
Z. II. BENJAMIN. Mrs l.. Ghirardelli. Mrs.
Alfred T. Eastland. Mrs. Willard f. Will
hanson and Mrs. S. ". chubbuck
Mrs. NJ. F. Jordan was hostess to-day at a
pleasant affair. her guests enjoying several
games Of five hundred. The players included
Mrs. Melvin c. Chapman, Mrs. George w.
Auerbach, Mrs. Roy Thrall Guppy, Miss Win
ME Mcfarland. Mrs. Edwin c. Morrison. Mrs.
Welles Whitmore. Mrs. J. r. Scupham, Mrs.
J. Z. McElrath. Mrs. c. B. PARCELS. Mrs.
William Noyes Mrs. William H. Creed. Mrs.
r. A. Summers Mrs. T. T. McHenry, Mrs.
w. S. Baxter, Mrs Giles Gray, Mrs. George
3. Gray, Miss Mabel Gray. Mrs T.. c. Tim
norman, Mrs. William r. Davis. Mrs. c. w.
Kinsey and Mrs. ]. c. Wilson.
The Roosevelt bird went a-visiting last night
and day Mr. and Mrs. Cushman (Olive
Reed rejoicing over the advent of son.
Their little daughter is now years old, and.
encouraged by her grandfather, Charles Reed.
has an excellent opinion OF heE small self.
When she first heard her new brothers not
very lusty wall she scornfuly remarked II
can cry better than thati''