The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY
SMART SET Is
NOW PREPARING
FOR VACATION
By ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND. April The annual
preparation for the summer outing is
beginning and the society maid and
matron is dividing her spare moments
between the dressmaker and the guide
book. summer homes are being made
ready and the crowd of tourists gains
recruits every day.
To-day the John a. Brittons sailed for
the Orient. and two very eager and
happy girls accompanied them-their
daughter, Miss Alice Britton, and Miss
Blanche Lsyman-
The Misses Selby and Mrs. Orestes
Pierce left this week for Europe, where
the former will join their grandmother,
Mrs. Thomas SeIby.
The kleemans leave very soon for
Europe, the I.unings are preparing to
go in May and the Henry Buffers are
also planning an automoolie tour OF
Europe.
Another OakIander who expects to
cross the pond" this summer is Miss
Pansy Perkins, the daughter or Senator
Perkins, who has been spending the
winter in Washington with her father.
She will sail on April II, in company
with Mrs Shaw. wife Of the Secretary
of the Treasury.
Mrs. lie Grande Tibbetts, who has
been spending the winter with her
mother, Mrs J. A Folger, will return
to the East shortly.
Mrs William Cliff and Miss Jean
Cliff are still IN Europe, and expect 10
spend Easter in Rome. where Mrs. Bel
den and Miss Nadine Belden have been
for some time. The Tafts also expect
TO enjoy the Easter season In Rome.
Rome really seems to be the Mecca
OF Californians. Mrs. Robert Cryan.
whose home IS in the italian city, and
who has been The guest OF her mother
Mrs. Henry Mathews, for some weeks,
left the other day for her Transatlantic
residence.
Jack London and his bride were the
guests of honor at a brilliant affair ten
dered by the Ruskin Club Friday even
ing. Elghty-two guests partook OF the
banquet and of the feast of reason and
flow of souI' that followed, the usual
round table discussion being led by J.
r REYNOLDS Of san Francisco. The ad-
dress of tho evening was or course by
Jack London, some OF his Eastern ex-
periences furnishing q timely and en-
pertaining topic.
Blackstone HIP was the scene OF a
pleasant gathering Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Guy c. Earl entertaining a whist
club. whose membership list includes
the names OF Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. A NJ.
Roseborough, Mrs. William H. Greed.
Mrs. Charles Yale, Mrs. George e
Whitney, Mrs. P. ]. Kenna, Mrs. j.
Hamilton Todd. Mrs, Earl, Mrs. Nc
.Chesney of Alameda, Mrs. s A. O'Neil
and several others
Mrs. ]. F. Virgins viii entertain the
Hill Club Monday and on the same at
ternoon Mrs. a ca. Long viii be hostess
TO the Monday Five Hundred Club.
Mrs. W. A. Schroek will be presiding
hostess at the Ebell luncheon Tuesday.
Mrs. E. C. Weber was rendered q sur
Prise birthday party last Tuesday even
ing at her apartments in the Dundas,
the event having been arranged by her
husband and siSters-Mrs. Samuel l.
Marston. Mrs. Harry Dumont and Miss
Evelyn Iarkin- Twenty guests parttcf-
rated in the pleasures or the occasion.
among the nnerrymakers being the
Misses Julia. Florence and Margaret
Garcia Mr.. and Mrs Byron R. AcMil-
len, John Dumont and Edwin Larkiu.
Cards and music furnished the enjoy
able features of the evening. The rooms
were prettily decorated with srniiax,
ferns and electric lights.