The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
Society in tbe Cities
Across the Bay.


OAKLAND, Oct. 4..-The Home Club
gave the first reception of the year
this evening at the clubhouse on
Fourth avenue. 1t was a wholly i'm
formal and enjoyable occasion. The
Robinson plan for beautifying the city
was discussed at length by Mayor Mott
and enthusiasm for the practical work
was aroused. The usual dance closed
the evening.
Assisting in the receiving party were
Miss Mary Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs T.
L. Barker. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Q. A. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs H G..
Capwell, Mr. and Mrs. T. c. Coogan, DIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Addison, DR.. and Mrs.
r. H. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Beck,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r. Boone, Mrs. Henry
Wetherbee, Mr.. and Mrs. c. William
Armes Jr., Judge and Mrs. John Yule.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. NJ. Gray. Mr..
and Mrs. F. F. Barbour, Dr. and Mrs
w. j. Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs Harmon
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.-Miller, Colonel
and Mrs. S. J. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs G.
w. Percy, w. B. Barnard. Miss Grace
Barnard, DR.. and Mrs. e. L. Dow, Miss
Lucretia Burnham,s Miss May CooEan.
Miss Marion Walsh, Miss Grace Hos
letter, Miss Marietta Edwards, Miss
Margaret Knox. Miss Carolyn Hawley.
Miss Carolyn Oliver, Miss Anita oliver
and Miss Bessie Palmer
Mrs. H. A. Powell will be hostess at
the next meeting of the Euchre Club
at her home on Myrtle street This
club has enjoyed it's gatherings for
several seasons, meeting fortnightly,
and after dainty luncheon passing
the hours at the card table. The
coterie of friends includes Mrs. H. A.
Powell, Mrs. t. G. Rued, Mrs. Frank
Bilger, Mrs. L. Ghirardelli, Mrs. F. B.
Hynes, Mrs. ]. F. Hink, Mrs. Charles
Mau, Mrs. w. W. Standeford. Mrs. Will
lard Williamson and Mrs. Hugh Mccall
Webster.
: Twenty-four guests enjoyed the hos
pitality OF Mrs. ]. Grimbley on Tues
day. evening of this week, when she
entertained. at her home on Filbert
street. Cards offered the diversion. of
the evening and a tempting menu
rounded out the occasion.
Mrs. Charles Hoag, formerly Miss
Maude Smith of San Francisco, was the
motif for a pretty luncheon on Thurs
days, when Mrs. Samuel Bernhard en-
tertained in her honor at her home in
Berkeley. About the table, with its
scheme of fragrant 1essamine and scar
let ribbons, were gathered Mrs. Hoag,
Mrs. o. d. Hamlin, Mrs. George Reed,
Mrs. Carrie Van Borst, Mrs. R. l.
Lillienthal. Mrs. I. ]. Wickersham, Mrs
Harry Hart, Mrs. Benjamin Donahue,
Mrs. George Long Smith, Mrs. Henry
Bernhard and the hostess.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Lillian Sparks. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Martin Van Buren, Sparks. and
William Binder Of San Jose. The we'd
ding was celebrated quietly on Wednes-
day evening at the Sparks residence on
Fifteenth street. After a short honey
moon Mr.. and Mrs. Binder will take up
their abode in the attractive home that
awaits them in San Jose.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Scott and
their daughter, Miss Maud Scott, have
returned to their home in Alameda
after fortnight spent at their coun-
try place near Los Gatos. Ernest Nc
Clandlish was their guest for a few
days. The marriage of Miss Scott and
Mr.. McCandlish on Thursday, Oc-
tober %, at the Congregational
church will be one of the interesting
events in society of the Encinal City.