The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
WEDDING BELLS
TO RING WITH
EASTER CHIMES
By ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, April 14.-Lent will soon be
among the yesterdays. With its passing we'd
ding bells will remind us of the joys of life
and loveNand Easter chimes will mingle their
music with the familiar strains of the bridal
march. Such bonny list OF brides 1t is, too,
that have elected to wed during Easter week
On Wednesday, the 26th Miss Mary Van de
Carr Hyde VIII marry Lieutenant Hathaway
Inursday, the nuptials Oh Miss Bertha McEl-
rath and Dr. Bakewell Will be soemnized
The Senger- Saeitzer and the Manning Balm
weddings are also to be NOTABLE events of that
season.
When once this marrying and giving In
marriage gets started 1t invariably becomes
epidemic, so with such an unusually good be-
ginning we may expect wedding upon wedding
until the hymeDeal fever dies out. June will
have its quota of important nuptials conspic-
uously those OF Miss Smith and Roland Oil
yer, who are to wed in that month of roses,
hear Miss Helen Chase and Traylor Bell will
plight their troth in May and now comes
pretty Dale Hartley with the announcement
that she has also decided to be spring bride
1t has long been an open secret that Reeves
Baker was devoted to the charming girl who
had been his friend and schoolmate, so the
news OF their coming wedding was hardly news
at all. They will certainly make a handsome
couple and the friends they count here by the
score will be glad TO learn that they intend to
establish their lares and penates out Piedmont
way.
It was the jolest kind Of a luncheon party
that enjoyed Miss Cordie Bishops hospitality
yesterday, MISS Smith being the hOnored guest
and the others all intimate friends. The table
was delightful picture of pink roses, tulle
and shaded candelabra and the daintiest little
watercolor sketches OF roses indicated each
place. A feature that especially pleased every
was the favors, tiny silver hearts en-
grayed with the date.
AS nearly every one OF this particular coterie
of girls is more or less musically accomplished
the impromptu programme that followed the
luncheon most enjoyable. Miss Bishop s
guests were Miss Smith Miss Anita Oliver,
Miss Carolyn Palmanteer. Mrs. Dan Belden,
Mrs. Edward Kenneth Lowden, Miss Edith
Gasxill. Miss Mollie Mathes. Miss Noelle de
Cola and Miss Ethel Sims.
Mrs Gordon Stolp is to be chairman Of the
day at Ebell next Tuesday and has arranged
what promises to be an excellent programme.
Miss Lorena Hoag is instructor for the dra-
matte section, Of which Mrs. Stolp fs curator,
and with the assistance of four of her ad-
yanced pupils will demonstrate what littfe
attention to physical culture, reading and -dra-
matte Interpretation may do: Miss Alfredo
Tibbetts. who has the reputation of possessing
one of the finest contra1to voices in San Fran
cisco, will sing.
large card party that is being planned by
Miss Grace Dawson for next Saturday evening.
Two engaged couples, Miss Smith and Mr.
Oliver and Miss Chase and Mr.. Bell. will be
given dinner on the 24th by Miss Lucretia
Burnham Thirty-six guests will participate
in the affair, which will be an elaborate one.
Among the Oaklanders who enjoyed Par
sifal" yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Dennison. Mrs George Percy, Mrs W. s
Gilbert curtiss, Misses Nicholson. Miss Mabel
Thayer Gray Miss Elizabeth Gray. Miss Anita
Oliver. Miss Elizabeth Westgate and Mrs. Car
olyn Crew Rasor.
Mrs John Yule entertained the wheeiock
Club this afternoon.