The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
News Of Cities and Towns in Four of the Bay Counties
Society in the Cities
Across the Bay.

OAKLAND, Aug. 31.-Enthusiastic
interest is being taken in the new sl1at-
ing club which is being formed to meet
through the winter at the Lakeside
rink. Six hundred cards have been
issued, although the active membership
list is to be limited to not more than
800. 1t is planned to hold the first
meeting on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 10, and to continue the weekly
sessions for the ten succeeding We'd
nesday nights. The membership of the
new club will include practically all the
members of the popular Friday Night
Club. The patronesses of the club are
Mrs. James G. Allen, Mrs Philip E..
Bowles, Mrs. Frank E. Brigham. Mrs
Frank L. Brown. Mrs. William p John
son, Mrs. Robert S. knight Mrs Harry
E. Knowles, Mrs. Martin NJ. Kales,
Mrs George w. McNear Jr-, Mrs. Horny
w. Meek, Mrs. Augustin s. Macdonald.
Mrs. Royal P. Macdonald, Mrs. Egbert
Barker Stone. Mrs. Edward M Walsh,
Miss Maud Scott has chosen October
as the month of her wedding to Ernest
McCandlish and while the wedding day
has not yet been announced it will
come toward the close of the autumn
month. Miss Scott has been the COM
piimented guest at several delightful
affairs recently. when her friends have
SHttTIdlHcO III nSf nOnOF. MIS-. B. Z.
Scott was hostess at a linen shower the
past week and the young bride-to be
was the recipient of many an exquisite
bit that will add to the new home
which is to be established in Alameda
and not in Los Angeles as was at first
anticipated. Miss Scott shared honors
on Saturday last with another Alameda
girl, Miss Juanita David. at an elabo-
rate luncheon of which thirty guests
partook.
Mrs. Kleeman entertained at an in
formal evening and supper tonight in
honor of her daughter, Miss Este1le
Kleeman, whose marriage to William
Jarvis will be an event of Tuesday of
next week. The guests included the
bridal attendants and few intimate
friends, among whom were Miss Maude
Campbell, Miss Dolly Tarpey, Miss
Blanche Laymance, DR.. and Mrs. George
Kleeman, Miss Jarvis, DR.. Frank Klee-
man, DR.. c. F. Jarvis, Lionel Sherwood.
Eugene Farnham, Robert Mcmillan and
several others.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Morse
tomorrow evening at the home of Judge
and Mrs Henry A. Melvin on Tenth
avenue Father Edgar F. Gee. rector
of St Johns Episcopal Church. will
read the nuptial service in the presence
of seventy-five of the intimate friends
of the bride and groom. Mrs Melvin
will attend her sister as matron of
honor, while Philip John will support
the groom. After an elaborate wedding
supper Mr.. John and his bride will
depart on months tour of the East.
Miss Morse was the guest of honor
at dinner this evening over which
Mrs. Melville presided as hostess.
Mrs. E. E. David of Alameda will be
hostess at merry gathering on Sat
urday afternoon in honor of her daugh-
ter, Miss Juanita David. This was to
have been the happy occasion of the
announcement of the engagement of
the young daughter of the house to
Wendell Phillips. but the secret was
told long ago, and Mrs. Davis had TO
forego her anticipated surprise Thirty
girl friends will gather with their
needles and thread and over bits ~of
finery the hours will pass delightfully."-.
A dainty supper will round out the
afternoon.
The marriage of, Miss David and Mr..
Phillips is set for the latter part of
November. Miss David is a charming
girl, talented and clever Mr. Phillips
Is well known as mining man and
has large interests in the vineyards
at Lodi.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Eva Powell and Andrew Thorne.
The wedding will be celebrated in Sep
tember and after an extended honey
moon Mr.. Thorne and his bride will
make their home in San Francisco,
where Mr.. Thorne is a prominent at
torney. Miss Powell has many friends
both in Oakland and San Francisco,
where she formerly made her home, to
wish her every happiness.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Clark. who make their home at Del
Monte gave another of their delightful
dinners. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon Armsby, Miss Cornelia Armsby
E. Raymond Armsby, Captain and Mrs
McKinstry, Mr.. Lowery, Miss Low, r.
NJ. Tobin and Miss Alice Hager.