The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Society in the Cities
Across the Bay.

OAKLAND, Sept. S.-The Reed home
on Telegraph avenue presented pretty
scene today when Mrs. George w. Reed
entertained two dozen friends at
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Emil Nus
banner, who is visiting in Oakland
from her home in Shasta County. Pink
and white, with trailing ferns, formed
the artistic table decorations, while
hanging baskets of greenery and
amaryllis frightened the cozy rooms
The place cards were unique. each bear
ing a reproduction in pen and ink of
the beautiful country residence of the
guest of honor. After the discussion
of an elaborate menu a merry game OF
five hundred passed the later hours of
the afternoon. The following were
Mrs Reeds guests. Mrs. Emil Nus
banner, Mrs. George Nusbaumer, Mrs.
Rupert Whitehead, Mrs. M. ]. Lay
nance. Mrs. Gilbert Curtiss. Mrs.
Charles Heatley, Mrs. Frank Leavitt.
Mrs Percy Clay Black. Mrs. Theo.
Dredge, Mrs. Robert Mills, Mrs. E. III.
Dodge, Mrs. Edward Dodge, Mrs. Harry
Travers, Mrs. Harry Lne Johnson, Mrs.
t. Crawford, Mrs. Joseph Kelly. Mrs.
T. Seaman, Mrs. r. Grant Graham, Mrs.
Q. D. Hamlin, Mrs. T. T. Dargie.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Erwin Brinkerhof.
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Ethel Brinkerhoff, left today for an
extended Eastern journey.
Miss Agnes Forth and Miss Edith
Wheeler are in Colorado for visit of
some length.
Miss Nellie McGraw is the guest of
her father, Judge E. w. McGraw. at
the family residence on Chestnut street.
Miss McGraw will remain in Oakland
several weeks.
The reception in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Beach Soule, for which Mrs. Ella
Bacon Soule and Miss Bacon have is
sued cards for Monday evening, Sep
tember IT, promises to be the largest
affair of the early winter. "Thorkil,"
the beautiful family home, is an ideal
place for the elaborate occasion and
the many friends of Beach Soule are
anxious to welcome his young bride.
Assisting in the receiving party on
Monday evening will be Madame Guyot,
Mrs. John McMullin, Mrs Robert Cole
man, Mrs. Spencer Browne, Mrs. M.
Childs, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Frederick
Eshmann, Miss Bessie Palmer. Miss
Marion Walsh, Miss Heath, Miss Emma
Mahoney, Miss Julia Marriott, Miss
Florence browne and Miss .Ann Nc
Elrath.
Mrs. ]. B. Hume is enjoying the late
summer as the guest of friends and
relatives near Chicago. She anticipates
returning to her Berkeley home early
in October and resuming her club and
social activities. Mrs. Hume is chair
man of the programme committee for
the meeting of the State Federation
of Women's Club at it's next annual
session and already She has done some
excellent work in outlining her plans.
Miss Eleanor Bonnet will not return
to her Oakland home for at least a
year. She will spend the coming twelve
months in visiting friends in the East
Miss Caro- Mills is planning de-
lightful affair to take place in the near
future, her guest of honor to be Miss
Ada Sterling. Miss Sterling has but
just returned from New \ ork, where
she has been attending one of the
finishing schools of the metropolis.
Mrs. George w. Reed and Miss Five
Reed anticipate visit to Los Angeles
during the midwinter, when they will
be the guests of Mrs. Harry Lane in heI
pretty southern home Mrs. Lane was
formerly Miss Mabel Reed, her marriage
last spring being one of the notable
post-earthquake events. Mrs. Lane ex-
poets to spend the holiday season at
the Reed home on Telegraph avenue
and her many friends will celebrate
her coming with some charming af-
fairs.