The San Francisco call., 1905-01-01
Miss Annette King to
Wed Theodore
Jenkins.
Misses Gaskill and
Crellin Announce
Engagements.
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

I uldlTOuS. I1cT cHSd6cAlCul " AcO-
/ dore Jenkins of Baltimore, Nd. has
! just been announced and the news
will be happy surprise for her many
( friends.
Miss King is the youngest daughter
| of DR.. and Mrs. w. z. King of San
Francisco and the only sister of Mrs.
Percy Clay Black of this city, whose
own wedding a year or so ago was an
interesting society event. Petite, vi
vacious and musically accomplished,
! Miss King has many admirers and
| friends who will wish her every joy
that may come with the new year and
her new found happiness.
His fiance Is a member of an old
Southern family and has only recent
ly become citizen of the Golden
State. He holds a responsible position
with the Southern Pacific Company,
being assistant cashier in the gen.
eral passenger agents department No
date has been set for the wedding, but
it will doubtless be one of the import
| ant affairs of the coming year.
With the birth of the New Year
comes the announcement of two en-
gagements full of interest to the social
world-those Of Miss Jane Crellin and
Roger B. Friend and Miss Edith Gas
Kill and Roy McCabe. The engagements
were made public at a tea given this
afternoon at the residence of Mrs
Thomas Crellin, 1894 Alice street. at
which the brides be were the guests
OF honor. AS the guests arrived the
secret was whispered to each by Miss
Chrissie Taft.
More than one hundred guests were
present at the tea and congratulations
mingled with good wishes for the COM
Ing year were showered upon the hap
py young ladies, who before another
new n ear has come will have become
the brides of the men of their choice
Miss Crellin is the daughter of
Thomas Crellin, president of the Cen
tral Bank of this city and the Morgan
oyster Company and prominently con-
nected with several of the largest mer-
camille enterprises of the State. Roger
=. Friend is son of William H
Friend, former postmaster of Oakland
and is brother of the Rev. William n.
Friend, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rfan Church Of Golden, Colorado Mr.
FRIEND Is the general manager Of the
Pacific Coast agency Of the Providence
insurance Company. He is at present
living in this city
While the date of the wedding has
not yet been made public, it is under
summer of the coming year.
Miss Edith Gaskill is the daughter of
Mrs. b. A. Gaskill OF 573 Fifteenth
street. She is one of the most popular
members of Oakland's younger social
set. The young lady is a sister of Var
ney W. Gaskill, former Deputy Collec
Tor OF the port of San Francisco. Roy
McCaoe is the son Of the late j. P. Nc
Cabe. a well-known ranch owner near
Byron, Contra Costa County. The
young man is graduate of the Uni
versity of California in the class of
1901. He was captain of the 1901 fresh
man football team. His mother. Mrs
M. J. McCabe, and his sister now live
at the Empire, in San Francisco. The
young man is at present managing the
large ranch near Byron, where he will.
make his permanent home. The we'd
ding day has not been named
With numberless tin horns blowing,
raucous requiem for the old year
and noisy greeting to the new, Miss
jessie Barstow and John r. Hunter
plighted their troth. The wedding
took place in the charming little home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ghirardelli on
Market street, and the sound Of hilar-
ity characteristic of California New
Years eve came softened by distance
to the ears of the wedding guests.
1t was prtty little wedding.
charming in every detail and '05 was
treading close on the heels Of 'O4 be-
fore the newly married pair fled from
the showers of rice and good wishes
into the balmy radiance of a honev-
moon.
The bride was exquisitely gowned In
white mousseline, the shirred skirt
and bodice being elaborately decorat
ed with embroidered chiffon and VAL
enciennes lace. The long veil was
caught to the coiffure with diamond
sunburst. the groom's gift, and the
bridal bouquet was a shower of white
chrysanthemums.
Two charming young relatives ~
the bride, Miss Mabel Reed and Miss
Elva Brown, officiated as ribbon bear
ers, their gowns being the daintfest
combinations imaginable of white
point d'esprit embroidered in pink.
Little Carmen Ghirardelli, all in
white from the ribbon in her long.
dark hair to her small slippered feet
walked before the bride. scattering
rose leaves, and Carlton Wines. the
brides small nephew, also in white
carried the ring. w. r. Barstow at,
tended the groom. The nuptial kno+
was tied by Rev. William Carson
Shaw, pastor of the Church of the
Advent. e
lhC ucCOTd0OnS, though Hirnrlo
were very artistic, the embowered wiz
dow In which the ceremony took nIaca
being especially attractive. Tall nottad
plants lined the curved recess. whi1a
across the archway smilax and white
chrysanthemums were held in nIaca
with loveknots Of white ribbon.
Many very handsome gowns were
noticeable in the assembly Of wedding
guests, the brides mother, Mrs. Bar.
stow, wearing a beautiful imported
dress of black. embroidered In hello
trope. Mrs. Ghirardelli wore a very
pretty cream colored crepe de chine
with elaborate garniture of duchess
lace. and Mrs. L. B. Wines, another
sister Of the bride, was gowned in
white point d'esprit. richly made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter have gone
south and on their return will reside
ir the old Anson Barstow home or
Franklin street until their own home.
which they contemplate building, is
complete.
A. j. Wilson gave a dinner last
Thursday evening in honor Of his
brother. William Wilson, superintend-
ent of the powder works at Ashburn,
Mo. Those present were: A. J. WILL
son. William Wilson. John Berming-