The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30

dred Gear and George S. Mckenzie, who
We're married al the home of Mrs. V.
Mclean. Rev. Richard Wylie per-
formed the ceremony, which was wit
messed by a large number of relatives
and friends. The bride is the daughter
of B. + Durfee of this city and the
widow of Judge George Gear of Homo
lulu. Her former married life was
spent in Honolulu, where she counts
her friends by the score. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckenzie will make their home in Oak
land, where he has large business in
terests. The honeymoon will last sew
eral weeks and is being spent in the
southern part of the state.
An engagement which has caused the
most widespread interest was an
nounced this week at an informal little
tea given on Tuesday by Mrs. John Z.
Shoobert of Sausalito. 1t was that of
the attractive daughter. of. the house.
Miss Lillian Shoobert, and Thomas Van
Ness Jr. 1t can not be said that their
friends were taken absolutely by sur
prise, as this engagement has been the
subject of many a delightful chat over
the tea cups whenever Sausalito maids
and matrons have congregated of late.
Miss ShOobert is a girl of unusual cul-
ture and well known in the musical
world, where her skill as a violinist as
well as her wonderful voice are always
in demand She has spent much of her
time abroad and has devoted several
years to the study of music. The Shoo-
bert home Red Gables, in Sausalito has
always been the scene of much social
activity and the Shoobert- sisters, one
Of whom is Mrs Robert Dunsmuir of
British Columbia, another Mrs Fred
erick Bancroft of Baltimore, and Miss
Frances and Miss Lillian. are unusually
great favorites. Mr. Van Ness belongs
to one of the oldest and best known
families in the state. He is the son of
Judge and Mrs. T. c. Van Ness and
like his sisters, Mrs. William Denman
and Mrs. Taylor of Boston, has always
figured prominently in the social world
The wedding viii probably be an event
of the early winter.
Another engagement which was made
known this week is that of Miss Ellen
Page, a granddaughter of Mrs John
Nightingale, and DR.. James T. Presley.
1t was not the intention of this popular
couple to announce so soon this de-
lightful piece of news, but. it slipped
out on Thursday and occasioned the
greatest amount of pleasure Miss Page
is well known socially the Nightin-
gale home in Haight street being the
scene of much entertaining. She is a
girl of many accomplishments, very
clever and very pretty. Dr. Presley
lived for many years in Santa Rosa
where his mother still resides at the old
family home in King street. He is a
nephew of the late Judge PRESLEY. one
of the best known jurists in California.
Several years ago DR.. Pressley was as
sociated with DR.. Stinson, whose tragic
death at the time of the earthquake e
caused widespread feeling of regret.
Dr.. PRESLEY is at present occupying
the position of head physician at ST.
Thomas hospital 1t has not vet been
decided when the wedding will take
place, but itsprobably will be an event
of the early winter.
Miss Jessie Kneedler is another
maiden who let the secret of her en-
gagement be known this week and
it is Lieutenant Richard Edgar Cum
Minis of the Fourteenth cavalry who
has won the hand of this charming
girl. Miss Kneedler is well known in
San Francisco, where she made her
home at the time that her father,
Major William S. Kneedler, was sta
toned here. She has been living for
some time at San Diego. where Major
Kneedler went after his retirement.
Lieutenant Cummins is stationed at
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. where he
and his bride will live. The wedding
will take place very shortly in San
Diego.
One Of the pictures which appear In
today's paper is that of Miss Clarisse
Lyons, whose engagement to Albert de
Bretteville was made known at a lunch
con given last week at her home
In Presidio avenue Miss Lyons is a.
very pretty girl, as her picture gives
very good evidence, and she is, more
over, girl of many accomplishment,
and possesses great charm of manner
1t is said that she has received an un-
usually large number of cups-a fact
which would alone prove her popu-
larity. The plans for the wedding are
not yet complete, but it will probably
take place some time during October.
The other picture is of Mrs. Fred
erick Stott, who was Miss Relda Ford
and who is one of the most popular
young matrons in society. Her mar
riage was an important event of April
and it will be remembered that among
her bridesmaids the one who. caught
the bouquet was Miss Clarisse LYONS.
Mrs. Stott has the gift of entertaining