The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
Society in Cities
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Giles Nell
son Easton presided over one of the
most elaborate of Christmas parties
this evening, when she entertained in
honor Of her young son and daughter,
Russell Easton and Miss Anna Easton,
at the family home on jackson street
An old-fashioned Christmas was cele-
brated by the children, with the time
honored games and amusements. The
rooms were a bower of greenery and
scarlet berries. On the third floor an
immense Christmas tree, with hun
dred candles, delighted the thirty
guests, while a pretty remembrance
from the hands of a jovial Santa Claus
completed their joy. A menu of holi-
day dishes. the most unique of which
was the ice nodded in the form of a
tiny Santa Claus, bearing a lighted
tree, concluded the affair. Included
among the youthful guests were Miss
Susette Greenwood, Miss Alice Crellin.
Miss Florence Crellin, Miss Sarah
Shiels Miss Anna Barbour, Miss Eliza
beth Adams, Miss Helen Goodall, Miss
Dorothy Stone, Miss Sally Gibbs, Miss
Mignon Wilson, Miss Marguerite Nose
ly, Miss Ida Henshaw, Miss Mary
Adams, Miss Vera Won der Ropp, Miss
Barbara yBromwell. Miss Ai1een Potter,
Miss lola Lee. Miss Ethel Lee, Miss
Helen Lee, Miss Anna Easton, Monroe
tJT6tnWOOQ, LOTlSIOH MOSely, JOSepn
Adams, Harold Won der Ropp, Dudley
Dexter, r. Tupper, Ernest Acker, Clar-
ence Williams, Philip Lewis, Monroe
Allen, Ransom Henshaw, Campbell Car
mine and Russell Easton.
Miss Maud Lyons will spend the holi-
day week at CARMEL by-the-S Sea, where
several other Oaklanders are enjoying
the midwinter season.
Mrs H. H. Hobbs will not leave for
the Continent this winter as she had at
first planned, but will remain in Berke-
ley with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Goodwin. Since early spring Mrs.
Hobbs and Mrs. Goodwin have made
their home in the college town, having
come from San Francisco soon after the
fire. Hobart Hobbs is recovering rapid
ly from his serious illness and will
soon be able to contribute his share to
the affairs Of the smart set in the bay
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates (formerly
Miss Lucretia Burnham) are expected
home on Monday in time to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r..
Burnham at their home on Lake street
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates have enjoyed
HONEYMOON Journey spending the
month in Mexico.
Mrs. Frank Morrow, with her little
family, will remain in Berkeley for the
winter, where they have comfortable
apartments on Bancroft way With the
opening of the new term the children
will enter school. Captain Morrow.
who is assigned to duty on the trans
port Thomas. returns from the Philip
pines at intervals of two months, re-
naming in port a fortnight on each
trip.
John Kenneth Ferguson Will spend
the holidays at the Ferguson country
home at Wheatland, near Sacramento.
Mrs. Ferguson has been spending sew
eral weeks In the picturesque place. but
will accompany her husband when after
New Years he returns to Berkeley.
The Saturday Evening Dancing Club
entertained this evening at a Christmas
assembly at the Home Club. The holi-
day spirit was carried out in the deco
rations. After an hour of dancing an
elaborate supper was served the hun
dred or SO guests In the banquet hall of |
the clubhouse. Among those who en-
hn or