The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
Society in Cities
Across the Bay

: OAKLAND. Jan. 31.-The. most elab--
orate. affair of the. week was the as
.sernbly and german at the Home Club
this evening; four hundred guests par
tfcipating in the pleasure of the occa-
SION The beautiful clubhouse carried
q charming decoration. an immense
fish net. of greeuery and carnations gar
landing the entire: circle OF the ball
room. For those who did not dance
there was a game of cards in the libra.
Ply. An elaborate supper concluded the
evening Assisting Mrs. Frank R.
Brown in the receiving party were Mrs.
George Wheaton, Miss Ethel Moore,
Miss Annie Miller. Mrs. William Chick
ering, Mrs. Charles Buffers, Mrs. Horny
Meek. Mrs. Roland Oliver. Mrs. Dan
Belden, Mrs. F.; j.. Wickson, Mrs: T. p.
Boone. Mrs. Charles Brown: Miss Flor
ence Hush, Miss Chrissie Taft, Miss
Mary Wilson: Miss Claire Chabot, Miss
Anita oliver, Miss Carolyn oliver, Miss
Elsie. Eversons Miss May. Coegan, Miss
Mofiie Mathes, Miss Ray Wellman, Mrs.
John J: !. Valentine Jr., Mrs. Granville
Shuey and Miss: Katherine Brown.
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Miss Katherine Brown was a dinner
hostess this evening, a half-dozen
guests being entertained at the Brown
residence ait Lee and Vernon streets.
Mrs. Charles Buffers also. presided at
an elaborate dinner Covers were laid
for a dozen friends, who Included sew
.eraI of the prominent society folk from
the Presidio.
Miss Genevieve Chambers will spend
the week end at Menlo, going down to
attend the slade dance on Friday even
ing.
: The informal at home. which Miss
Bessie. Coghin has planned for: Satur-
day afternoon, February 9. will be one
of the most delightful affairs of the,
.pre-Lenten week. Seventy-five friends
of the. hostess. have been Included if
the invitation. Miss Coghill will be as.
sisted in: receiving her guests by Miss
Ruth K.ales, Miss Rose Kales, Miss:
Anita Thomson, Miss. Florence Tread
well: Miss Alice White, Miss Elsa
:Schiltipg. Miss Sevilla Hayden: Miss
Katherine Barnes. Miss Burrell.. Miss
Louise. Kellogg and Miss. Lorena Barnes.
!: The Misses Hav emexer will be: the
guest of their sister, Mrs. A. L. Stone,
at the Stone residence on Vernon street
during the next week, coming to Oak
land for the Bachelors ball, which will
take place on "Wednesday evening at
the Home Club. Mrs Stone will enter
tain at an informal dinner before the
dance covers being laid for a half.
dozen guests. .:'.:t
" Mrs, r. g. Brown was a recent host
ess, entertaining half-dozen friends
at an informal luncheon at her home
on Jackson street. The table carried
suggestion !; of the. coming spring,
early wild flowers. being used artistic
ally. Covers We're: laid for Mrs Edwin
GoodalI, Mrs: H. C.. Taft, Mrs Thomas
Crellfn, Mrs F.. L. Barker, Mrs. b. Hay
den, Mrs Brown and one or two others.
Mrs. William Pierce Johnson enter
tained at charming dinner this even
ing the dozen guests attending the
dance at the Home Club later.
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Another host of the evening was w.
w Runyon; who presided at delight
full dinner at the. Claremont Country
Club. The later hours were passed at
the subscription dance at. the Home
Club. .. !:
One of. the interesting dates of the
coming week will be Thursday, Febru-
ary q. when the Independent Stage So
ciety will present a curtain raiser and
play before the members of the Home
Club. Mrs. Wallace Alexander. Miss
Elsa Maxwell. Mrs. Allen Babcock. Miss
-sfsA'
Rosborough, George McDougal and sew
eral others will be included INF the cast.
To Oblige Benson" will be the curtain
raiser. followed by the four-ac com
edy Two Portraits
ALAMEDA, Jan. 31-Miss Florence
Palmer, whose engagement to Russell
b. Field, a cousin of the late poet. Eu
gene Field, was recently announced.
entertained this afternoon at the Pal
mer home on Sherman street In honor
of Miss Edna Rue. Forty friends of
the young hostess enjoyed 800" and
dainty feast. Miss Palmer is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer, and
has had all the advantages of study
and travel Russell B. Field lis the third
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry K. Field of
Paru street and is a brother of Charles
K. Field He Is a graduate of Stanford
University and is now engaged in the
insurance business in San Francisco.
Mrs. Annie Rix Millitz, daughter OF
Mrs E. H. Rix and sister of Miss Har-
riet Rix, is expected to arrive here on
February 16 after completing two
years tour of the world.
OBTAIN STORE LEASES-oakland. Jan. 81
Rosenthal Brothers. the big retail shoe dealers