The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
BORDERING ON THE BAY
ALAMEDA
MARIN
SAN MATEO
CONTRA COSTA
OAKLAND GIRLS
ARE TAKING
TO PEN.
By Zoe Green Radcllfre.

OAKLAND, July 15.--Not more than
Mrs. Gertrude Atherton gave to the
Women's Press Association in San
Francisco 5000, the sum she had re-
ceived from Harper's for her story of
the metropolis disaster. Now we learn
tnat James D. Phelans literary
efforts along the same line received
financial recognition from the Cos
mopolitan Magazine and, like Mrs. Ath-
erton, he turned the check over to the
press association Whether Mr.. Phe-
Ian writes only half as well as the
lady or the Cosmopolitan pays only
half so well as Harper's. the fact re-
mains that his article brought to the
association Golfers only SlO0.
1t is quite the thing to be literary
these days and every pretty maid one
meets has the bee buzzing merrily in
part of it is that there are so many
girls, who lead apparently frivolous
lives, who write really well. Any num-
Der of Oakland lassies are gifted with
literary facility and some of them have
had their writings accepted. Miss Girls
sic Taft clothes her thoughts in an
unusually interesting and original
Miss Hayden return from Europe in
August-has added to her store of
knowledge and polished what may have
been crude in ideas, her friends are
expecting something worth while from
her pen.
Mrs. Edna Prather has rare tai
ent for poesy and sonnets of real
merit flow from her pen as easily as
prose from those less gifted. Like
Miss Taft, Miss Prather has magnifi-
cent hair, of rich auburn hue and
she is one of the most attractive girls
in Oakland. She is niece of the we'll
known miniature artist, Laura Prather
Waterbury.
Grace Gorrill Gowing's short stories
have already won her favorable notice,
but for the past year she has forsaken
the short-story field for a novel which
has just been completed. The work,
already given to the public, bears evil
dence of originality of plot and an ex-
cellent style. promises we'll for the
success of her book. The Gorrills are
prominent in Oakland society, Mrs. r.
w. Gorrill being leading member of
Ebell and of the Fabiola Hospital As
sociation.
Since Jack London and Chairman
Kittridge were married they seem to
have dropped out of the .lime-light, but
parture on three-years' cruise in the
yacht that is building for them, the
literary set is beginning to sit UP and
take notice of their impending disap-
pearance frfsn familiar haunts. The
Ruskin Club is busying itself with
plans for a farewell reception, and
probably other Oakland friends-and
each has many warm .admirers-will
entertain in honor of the famous story
writer and his bride.
notwithstanding the persistent ru-
NOR that DIR. Arnold Genthe was going
to make New York his home. the tai
ented clubman is to remain right in
San Francisco eHesS has purchased a
little Dutch cottage away out on Clay
street near Preside avenue and work
men are rapidly putting it In shape
for the genial doctors residence studio.
Miss Julia Marlowe and E. H Sothern
used every persuasion to coax DR..
Genthe to New York, Offering either
of their own apartments for studio,
but it is definitely settled now that
he will remain in California He has
just returned from Yosemite with
fine collection of photographs, and as
the valley is unusually magnifcent this
year it adds to the interest of the
views secured.
Mrs. Seth Mann was hostess last
Thursday afternoon when a card club
met at her house In East Oakland The
club has sixteen members and they
have decided to continue occasional
games all through the summer.
Miss May Wright and Frederick Moss
will be married next Tuesday evening
at the brides home in San Francisco.
Miss Wright was formerly an Alameda
girl, being the daughter of Charles
A. Wright, broker of San Francisco.
She is a very attractive and ac-
.complished young woman and was
quite a belle during her residence in
the Encinal City. Mr.. Moss is young
business man of San Francisco. He
and his bride will visit Nashville
Tenn during the honeymoon. The
wedding will be very quiet affair
with no attendants and no guests ex-
cept the family.
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