The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
Society in Cities
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-Miss Edith Alex
ander and Miss Sadie Alexander have
issued cards for an "at home" at the
Alexander residence in East Oakland
for Saturday afternoon, December Is.
The guests will include Miss Gertrude
Thayer and Miss Elsie Lichtenberg. two
bride-elects, whose marriages will be
solemnized early in the coming year.
Miss Thayer will wed Edgar Alexander
at the Thayer home in San Rafael,
while Miss Lichtenberg wili plight her
troth to Harry Johnson of Indiana with
in q few weeks A large receiving
party will assist the young hostcsses
in their pleasant duties
One of the many Christmas parties
will be that at which Miss Anna Easton
and Russell Easton receive about thirty
of their young friends on Saturday
evening, December %, at the Easton
home on Jackson street. Mrs. Giles
Nelson Easton is planning some unique
games for the children. She will be
assisted in entertaining the party by
Miss Ruth Kales, Miss Rose Kales, Mrs
Louise Morgan, Miss F'lorinne Brown
and Mrs. George Greenwood. Includ-
ed among the guests are Miss Susette
Greenwood. Miss Alice Crellin. Miss
Florence Crellin. Miss Sarah Shields,
Miss Anna Barbour. Miss Elizabeth
Adams, Miss Helen Goodall Miss Dor
othy Stone. Miss Sallie Gibbs, Miss
Mignon Wilson, Miss Margaret Nose
ly, Miss Ida Henshaw. Miss Mary
Adams. Miss Vera Won der Ropp. Miss
Barbara BromwelI Miss Aileen Potter,
Monroe Greenwood, Loriston Mosely,
Ransome Henshaw, Joe Adams, Harold
Won der Ropp, Dudley Dexter, Ernest
Acker, Clarence Williams, Philip Lewis,
Monroe Allen, B. Topper, Campbell Car
mine and the young host and hostess.
Governor and Mrs. George c. Pardee,
with their family and Miss Penniman,
have returned to Oakland and are COM
fortably established in the Pardee fam
lily home at Eleventh and Castro
streets.
An event of interest to many friends
in Oakland was the marriage Thursday
evening Of Miss Cora Looney Of Colo
RADIO, Tex, and Harvey Lindsay of this
city. The marriage was celebrated at
an attractive church service, after
which a reception was given Mr. and
Mrs. Lindsay at the home of the brides
father, Judge r. II. Looney. Lindsay
is a graduate of Columbia University.
He is the, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Seton
Lindsay of Surrey, England. His bride
is pronounced q most beautiful girl,
talented ana Oh gracious personality.
After wedding journey of some length
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay will return to
Oakland. An attractive bungalow in
the Piedmont hills is ready for the
coming of the bride.
Miss Marie Babson will leave within
q short time for Colorado, where she
plans to make her permanent home
with her nephew and his wife. Rev. and
Mrs william Nat Friend. For many
years Miss Babson has been promi-
rently identified with club work in the
city. Ebell, where she has been cura-
tor OF the United States history section
for many seasons. will feel her loss
keenIy. AS a token of their esteem
Miss Babson will be the guest of honor
at the birthday luncheon and reception
which Ebell plans for Tuesday. Decem-
Der Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Cohen of $50 Thirtieth
street announce the engagement of
their daughter, Anna, to Richard Cor
don. a son of Eli Gordon of this city.
Gordon is a business man of Oakland,
favorably and widely acquainted.