The San Francisco call., 1906-08-29
Society in the Cities
Across the Bay.

OAKLAND. Aug 28.--Miss Gertrude
Gould has not yet named her marriage
day to DR.. Roderic O'Connor, U. s. A.,
although the celebration of the event
will in all probability take place the
early part of the coming month. These
days are busy ones for the attractive
bride and the trousseau is an especial
ly dainty one. Most of the affairs
which her many friends had planned to
give in her honor have had to be given
up. Already Miss Gould is feeling the
uncertainty of the army life and is en-
deavoring to reconcile herself to the
various changes of station that must
come to one in the. service. DR.. oCon-
nor was as much surprised as anybody
when he received orders to leave the
Preside and report at another post.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Gould WAS
the motif for merry shower" over
which Miss Lillian Isaaea presided as
hostess. Fifteen girl friends brought
their best wishes in the form of an
exquisite piece of linen and presented
it to the guest of honor.
Mrs. Frances Gray and Miss .Cathar-
inc Gray, who have been spending the
summer in pretty spot on the Russian
River, have returned to their Eighth
street home.
Miss Marian Sterling, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Sterling, became the
bride of Clarence c. Cunha at quiet
ceremony celebrated on Saturday at st.
Francis de Sales Church. After brief
honeymoon in the north. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunha will make their home in Grass
Valley. ef sAf
Miss Ada Bates left last week for a
late summer outing at Lake Tahoe.
Miss Elsie Maxwell was hostess on
Saturday evening at a delightful affair
given at her home in Linda Vista. An
informal musicale passed the early
hours, after which a dainty menu was
served. Thirty guests enjoyed Miss
Maxwell's hospitality.
Mr. and Mrs. de Yer McLaren are
spending some weeks in and about Los
Angeles. They will not return to town
until the latter part of next month
Miss Ethel Cation has gone to Inver-
ness, where she expects to be a guest
for several weeks.
Mrs. Melville Dozier will entertain
at dinner on Friday evening at her
pFGIIy 4OlnS Oll MdIIpOSd- avenue III
honor of Miss Ruth Morse and Jenkin
John, whose wedding takes place on
Saturday evening. Mrs. Dozier and
Miss Morse have long been friends and
both girls are rejoicing that they
are to be neighbors. Mrs. Dozier is
the charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w, Kinsey. 1t is only recently she
has returned to Oakland, having lived
since her marriage in the southland.
Today Mrs. Lewis Perry Harvey en-
tertained in honor OF Miss Florence
Grant, fifty guests greeting the young
bride. The Harvey home in East Oak
land was artistieally decorated, red
being the prevailing hue. Five hundred
furnished the afternoon amusement and
tempting supper rounded out day
of pleasure. Assisting the hostess in
receiving her guests were Mrs. A. S.
Ireland and Mrs. Kenneth Kerr.
Miss Helen Powell has returned TO
Oakland after visit of several weeks
at the Geysers
Mr.. and Mrs. Philetus Everts, who in
April decided to cast their lot for the
summer In the college town, have found
the environment so delightful that they
have purchased for them mselyes new
home on Benvenue avenue. They are
guests at Berkeley Inn until the COM
pletion of their new domicile.