The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

OAKLAND. Sept. 15.-Mrs. F. L. Hig-
gins. who has been the guest of Mrs
William Shaw of Alameda for some
weeks. has been the recipient of con-
siderable social favor during her visit
Mrs. Higgins is beautiful young ma
tron, the daughter of George w. Pierce,
a capitalist of Butte, Mont. She leaves
within q short time for the southern
extended visit in Los Angeles with
friends
A quiet wedding was celebrated to-
day at st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
when Miss Eulalia Jean Duncan be-
came the bride of Ralph Cairns Parkin-
son. None witnessed the ceremony
save the immediate families and few
o. the closest friends.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. ].
NJ Anderson of Los angeles, and is an
attractive. gracious girl. Mr.. Parkin-
son is manager for the Pacific Coast
Company in this city, and is well
known in business as we'll as club
circles. He is prominently identified
with the Nile Club.
Miss Addie c. Lind and Louis Litzius
were united in marriage on Saturday
last at pretty service solemnized in
the First Presbyterian Church, DR.. E.
Z. Baker pronouncing the nuptial ben
ediction. The bride was beautifully
gowned in a silvery gray robe and car
rieo a shower Of carnations. She was
attended by Mrs. Jennie Myers as ma
tron of honor.
After q short wedding trip to Santa
Cruz Mr.. and Mrs. Litzius will make
their home in San Francisco, where
the groom is engaged in business
F. NJ. Smith has been spending the
last months most quietly at the Smith
summer home at Shelter Island
Yachting has been his most enthusias-
tic interest and he brings back with
him the coveted cup. The last week
has seen some good sport, with the
Smith yacht always in the lead. Mr..
Smith will return to his California
home, Arbor villa early in October.
There is a merry party of Oakland
ers leaving for New York tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wallace going
on pleasure tour of some weeks and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gardiner Cooke
going with the Intention of establish
ing their permanent home in the me-
tropolis. There viii be a score Of
friends at the depot to bid the travel
ers a safe arrival. Mrs. Cooke has
been the motif OF many not-to-b -be-for-
gotten occasions in these last days be-
fore departure.
Miss Martha Snow was a recent host
ess at the Snow residence in Alameda
at a delightfully."- informal bridge party,
when a coterie of girl friends were
invited to meet Miss Mignon Mccartney
Miss Mccartney will be one Of the Oc-
tober brides, her marriage TO Evelyn
Hall being an event Of the early month.
Miss Bessie Coghill, who left this
turn to Oakland for several months.
Mrs. Harry Belden and Miss Nadine
Belden have been passing the late
summer days in Switzerland, where
they are enthusiastic over the beauti-
full scenery. Mrs. Roy Belden and Miss
Elsa Belden are now in Berlin, the
guests of Mrs. Belden's mother.
Within a few weeks Mrs. Prentiss
Selby will join Miss Florence Selby
and Miss Edith Selby in England and
spend the winter in sightseeing on the
Mona Crellin are of this interesting
party. The young travellers are now
doing the wonders or the land of the
"bagpipe."
The friends of James p Taylor will
be grieved to hear OF his confinement
TO his home. While SIR. Taylor's ILL.,
ness is not of serious nature at one
time grave fears of his recovery were
entertained.