The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Society in the Cities
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-Miss Edna
Wickson will be the motif for a pretty
affair on Monday afternoon of the
coming week, when Miss Kesley Tat
erson of Berkeley entertains at an in
formal tea in her honor. The guest
list, which will number a score of the
girl friends of the charming bride
elect, have been associated together in
a small sewing club for several sea-
sons They will include Miss Wick
son, Miss Wickson's three sisters. Mrs.
Howard Huntington, Mrs. Ralph
Phelps, Mrs. William Olney; Miss Err
wilma Smith, Miss Alice Rising Miss
Nora Thomas. Miss Gabrielle Ashland,
Miss Muriel Ransom, Miss Ruth
Wilder Miss Katherine Bunnell, Miss
Carol Day and several others
Tomorrow evening Miss Wickson and
William F. Kelly will be the compli-
mented guests at dinner, Mrs. ]. Henry
Meyer of Menlo Park presiding over the
happy family feast which will be at
their pretty home across the bay Many
other social favors are being planned
for this popular young couple before
their marriage day, which is set for
saturday, December 1, at the Wickson
residence in Berkeley.
The two score friends who were
hidden to the five hundred party this
honor of Miss Alma de Leon, whose
engagement was recently announced to
Miss Merrills brother Howard Mer-
rill had delightful surprise when
the young hostess announced her own
engagement to Erdmann Frenzel of
Berkeley. While the guest OF honor
was being showered with handker-
chiefs. the hostess was receiving the
sincerest well wishes of her girl
friends.
Miss Merrill is a charming girl. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence S.
Merrill of Bancroft way, Berkeley.
Frenzel is a young business man of
San Francisco, making his home in the
college town. He is the son of Mrs
e. A. Frenzel. No date has been set
for the marriage.
This evening at a quiet ceremony
celebrated at the home of the brides
sister. Mrs. F. r. Woolsey, In Berkeley.
Miss Katherine Johnson became the
wife of Frank G. Watson. Miss Selma
attendant. Rev. Harry Whittier read
the marriage service. After a brief
wedding journey Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
will establish their home in Oakland.
The groom is well known in business
circles, being identified with lumber
interests of the city.
of the week came when the engage
ment of Miss Josephine Kebby to DR..
Chauncy Pond was made known to a
score of friends on Wednesday after
noon last, when Miss Maude Bremer
entertained In honor of Miss Stella
Former of San Francisco. Miss Former
will be one of the brides of the sea-
son, her engagement to George Withers
being of recent announcement Miss
Kebby is popular In social circles of
Alameda She is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ Kebby of Eagle ave-
nue..
Dr. Pond is the son of DR.. and Mrs
H. M Pond and is at present In Grove
land, Tuolomne County, where he is one
riage will take place during the early
February days. 1t will be one of the
events in Alameda society.
ALAMEDA, Nov. lila Tertulia. q
new dancing club. composed OF mem
bers of the younger social set, will
hold it's first dance on November %.
other dates on which the members will
dance are December 1S. January IL
Hughes is the president OF the new
club and the patronesses are Mrs. 1. ~
Chapman, Mrs. M. F. McGurn, Mrs. J.
r. Phelps. Mrs. A. ]. Samuel. All Of
the dances will be held In Harmonic
Hall.
Isle City Council OF the Young La
dies Institute is to give It's first ball
of the winter season in Harmonic Hall
on November 20. The event is In
charge of the following committees:
Arrangem L. Sullivan. Miss
B. Gallagher, Mrs. c. Mulvaney; recep-
tion-Mrs. M. Barry, Miss b. Gallagher.
Mrs. L. Sullivan. Mrs. C. Mulvaney, Mrs.
German, Mrs. M. Purcell. Miss H. Cog
gin, Miss o. Foley. The officers of the
council are: President, Mrs. M. Barry:
past president, Mrs. M. Busenius frst
vice president. Miss o. Foley: second
vice president. Miss r. Lane; recording
secretary. Miss J. Wieland; treasurer.
Mrs. G. Mu1vaney. financial secretary,