The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
BORDERING ON MEMO M zsa7zo THE @"13asa a9TAeD BAY
Society Events IN Cities
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Sept 5.-Mrs. Clarence
Crowell has sent out invitations for
a large party on the afternoon of Tues
day, Sept. 10, when she entertains at
her attractive home in Linda Vista
Bridge will furnish the diversion.
One of the largest affairs of the
week was the elaborate reception with
which Dr. E E. Baker and Mrs. Baker
when more than $50 of the closer
friends which they have made since Iiv-
ing in Oakland called at their home
In token of their friendship the guests
presented DR.. and Mrs. Baker with a
handsome chest of hammered silver.
The Bakers will continue to make their
residence on this side of the bay.
Mrs. Dudley Kinsell will preside as
hostess over one of the delightful house
parties of the week end, coterie OF
friends going down to the attractive
suburban home in the Santa Cruz noun
tains. Colonel and Mrs. J. c. McMul-
len will also entertain over the week
end at their country place near Ben
Lomond.
Mrs. Montell Taylor will entertain
at one of the large bridge parties of
the early season, having issued more
than rs cards for Friday afternoon.
September Is. Mrs. Elma Stone, who
is visiting Mrs Taylor from the east.
and Miss Marion Walsh, the fancee of
DR.. John Lohse, will be the Inspiration
for the occasion. Mrs. Taylor is plan-
ming a reception in honor of Mrs. w. H
Richardson. formerly Miss Elizabeth
Gage, for the near future
Mrs. A. A. Long is taking a few con-
genial friends to spend the holidays at
her summer place in Boulder Creek
The wedding of J. Paulding Edwards,
son of Mrs. Henry A. Buffers, and Miss
Dolly Tarpey, on Wednesday evening at
the Fairmont will attract a large num-
ber of the smart set to San Francisco.
The celebration will be the most elabo-
rate of the early season. Miss Marie
Buffers and Miss Marguerite Buffers
will serve as bridesmaids. Miss Tarpey
has been social favorite in the bay
cities. After the return from their
honeymoon Mr.. Edwards and his bride
will live in Chico.
Plymouth Congregational church will
be the scene of an interesting mar
riage on Thursday evening, when Harry
t. Hays claims Miss Louise Hall, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs William Merton
Aloiis as Ills III l. OAAO"iH6 the CcI
mony, which will be witnessed by sew
eral hundred guests, an informal re-
ception will be given at the Hall resi-
dence in Vernal avenue, TO which only
the members of the families and the
bridal party have been included. Mrs.
Miriam Hall as matron of honor. Miss
Eliza McMullen as maid of honor, and
Miss Sevilla Hayden as bridesmaid have
been named by Miss Hall as her at
tendants.
A dozen close friends singing the
Lohengrin wedding march Will lead the
bridal procession of Miss Alice Smyth
when on Wednesday evening she
plights her troth and becomes the bride
of Edwin Smith, at an elaborate cere-
mony at the Smyth home near San
Lorenzo. One hundred and fifty guests
will attend the marriage festivities.
Miss Elsie Smyth will serve her sister
as maid of honor. DR.. Herbert Frenzel
will assist the bridegroom.
In honor of Mrs Mabel HUMPHREYS
who is leaving shortly for the continent
for AN extended tour, Mrs II. S. Ker-
gan entertained at an Informal after
noon at cards today at the Kergan resi-
dence on the boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Crane left today
for fortnights sojourn at Lake Tahoe.