The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY
JUNE BRIDES
ARE CENTER OF
SOCIAL LIFE
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

0A%A
in which we pursue our daily bread
is yeally Oakland. Things are so
changed There are so many strange
faces seen on the thoroughfares and
everybody is SO entirely self-absorbed
that the feeling OF unacquaintance is
accentuated, In social circles one is
equally lost If Cupid had been fright
ened into inactivity by the catastrophe
that upset everything else society
would have lacked incentive for re-
organization and the summer would
have been as Sahara's desert sands,
monotonous and lacking episode But
the Oakland bride is like the poor
we have her always with us. But
unlike the INDECENT, she is joy for
ever, not only to the society reporter to
whom she furnishes food for literary
nothings. but to her friends, who de-
light in entertaining. but who are
sometimes restrained through lack of a
motive that will solve the question of
just whom to invite.
1t is the acquaintances of the bride
to-be. of course, who must. be asked
to meet her, and if ones own friends
are left out it is so easily explained.
SO the engaged girl and the newly
welded one continue to grow in favor
with the hostess. Bless her little
heart.
There is surely enough Of her to
go round in Oakland Through her
clever and charming girls Oakland 5
fame has spread afar. Horace Greeley
must have uttered his celebrated ad-
vice, Go West, young man, go West, "
in prophetic vision. knowing that wo-
man is all that makes life worth liV-
ing for men and that in the Golden
West the sweetest women in the
world were waiting their afffnities.
But in Oakland they do not wait long
f- Before society has ceased to be in
terested in that petite bride Mrs. Chal-
len Parker, Noelle de Cola that was
the wedding day of Miss Theo Parr
and Roger Chickering has dawned upon
the social horizon. The nuptials at
Christ Church in Alameda Wednesday
of this week will be as interesting as
wealth, station and popularity can war
rant, and as Miss Parr is to be fu-
ture resident of Oakland, where the
Chickering's are already prominent, So
ciety here is much exercised over the
transestuary event.
While brides and charity affairs fur
nish the principal outlet for the So
cial spirit that urges the leisure class
to activity card clubs here and there
have been revived and in several in
for pleasant gatherings. Mrs. Seth
Mann, Mrs. Percie Clay Black and
Mrs. H d. Gaskill were all among
the hostesses. of the week at card af-
fairs. The Jolly Twelve Whist Club
was entertained by Mrs Phil Journal
last Wednesday, the same hospitable
lady entertaining the Neighborhood
Whist Players on Friday afternoon.
The Good Cheer Whist Club reas-
sembled for the first time in weeks at
the residence of Mrs, Henry Plummer
Thursday, and after merry game Mrs.
F. A Webster and Mrs. e. Beardsley
captured the prizes.
A dance was the inducement offered
by the Haywards Country Club recent
" to bring together many of the elect
from this city and Fruitvale, as we'll as
Haywards. Among those who en-
joyed this pleasantly informal affair
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Cooper, Mrs.
E. o. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Horny Meek,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Meek, Mrs. John
Lynch Mrs. William Angus, Miss Har-
riet and Miss Gladys Meek, Miss Evelyn
Adams, Miss Beulah Brigham, Miss
Helena Plaw, Miss Helen Parsons, Har-
old Meek, Valentine Hush, John Speers,
wilfred Cooper, Hal Angus, Charles
Helms and Mr.. Stephens.
The Misses Gallegos of San Jose,
who are visiting Mrs. VIII Meek, were
also guests.
1t is not often that nature is unkind
to the ladies who SO busily plan for
the relief of charity's children, but since
the quake the heavens above as well
as the earth below seem to BE unstable
and uncertain. June has spent half its
days, and yet the sky, that should be
.,-;x, III e1yi rn l.
nous and empties walls of wet wrath
upon US most unexpectedly. 1t was one
of these capricious fits that caused a
postponement of the garden fete that
all of Oakland society had prepared to
enjoy Friday night at the residence of
Mrs. c. F. MacDermot. The same pro-
gramme that made the cafe chantant a
week earlier such an amazing success
was to have been repeated and $1,000
or more for the little orphans at St.
Francis Shelter had been assured. Then
the rain "butted in" and spoiled all
these fine arrangements. But not for
long, for tomorrow night. Monday, rain
or no rain, the entertainment is to take
place.
Mrs. Henry Buffers has been most
active in getting the shelter into shape,
and she will not return to Chico, where
the family is to spend the summer, un-
til after the fete. Mrs. r. A Bray, Mrs.
Oscar Long. Miss Louise Mahoney and
Miss Margaret Dunn are also immense
ly interested in this worthy charity.
Before the fire and quake got to med
ding with the calendar the lady man
ayers of the Associated .Kindergartens
had placed a big cross opposite May 5
to warn all trespassers off that particu-
lar date, and then they went to work
planning for big outdoor fete at Idora
Park. But circumstances over which
none of us had any control made them
forget all about dates and fetes and
everything else but cleaning house and
getting >chimneys back in place. Now
that things are fairly quiet again, the
needs of the kindergartens are once
more uppermost in interest, and it has
been decided to hold the postponed fete
September 29 at Idora Park AS so
many prominent women are members
of the association, the affair will take
on the aspect of society event, and,
coming so soon after the vacation days,
will without doubt be the initial event
of Importance next season.
Mrs. z. B. Beck is at the head of the
executive committee, and her list of
helpers includes Mrs. Thomas Crellin,
Mrs T. C. Coogan, Mrs. A. H. Eastman,
Mrs. 4. c. Farnham, Mrs. w. G. Pal
manteer, Mrs. b. Hayden, Mrs Gilbert