The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
Smart Set

a BOUT forty relatives will witness
~ the wedding of William Bliss
~ and Miss Anne Buckbee at noon
today The affair Will take place
in the home OF Samuel Buckbee in Pa
cific avenue. DR.. Burlingame of the
First Baptist church performing the
ceremony. The bride will be attended
by her six year old niece. Margaret
Buckbee, and by Miss Edith Currey,
also a niece. Little Miss Buckbee will
wear white lace and Miss Currey palest
pink chiffon silk. The wedding gown is
OF white chiffon satin, trimmed with
quantities OF exquisite point applique
lace. An informal wedding breakfast
will follow the ceremony, after which
Mr.. Bliss and his bride will leave for
their honeymoon trip to the southern
part of the state. Upon their return
they will spend several days as Samuel
Buckbees guests before leaving for Mr.
Bliss country home near Tahoe, where
they plan to spend the summer.
Among those who will witness the
wedding ceremony are Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Currey, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bliss, Miss Laura Currey, Miss Nina
Currey, Robert Currey Jr., Walter Bliss,
Duane Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Buckbee and the various members of
the Durbrow, Knowles and Holman
families, all of whom are related to
the Buckbee family. John Buckbee,
the oldest son, returned to California
on Mon day last after an absence of
IS years in the east and in Europe and
will remain until April. Mr.. and Mrs.
Currey and their children will spend
fortnight here before returning to their
home in Dixon. Miss Edith Currey's
marriage to DR.. Otto Schultze of Napa
will be one of the Easter weddings
The opening night of Mrs Patrick
Campbelrs engagement here found
very fashionable crowd at the Novelty
ti1eater. The distinguished actress has
many friends among the smart set and
is dividing her time between several
society leaders while she is in this part
of the state. The Peter Martins had
box on Monday night and in another
box were Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett McEner-
ney, Miss Agnes Tobin and Richard To-
bin Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Carolan.
who recently had Mrs. Campbell as
their guest at the Crossways in Burlin-
game, also gave a box party. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Spreckels and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph To-
bin. Others who enjoyed Mrs. Tan
queray" on Monday night were Major
l..
Mrs. Josiah Howell Colonel and Mrs.
William A. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
chibald Poett. Miss Florence Lundborg,
Mrs. B. H. Strong, Charles Norris. AL
bert Holmes and John D. Young.
Miss Edith Cutter, who was to have
returned to San Francisco this week,
has decided to prolong her visit in Los
Angeles until after the arrival of the
doaf WhfIa N q of+rv n,
is the guest of Mrs. Robert Sherman,
who was Miss Ruth Foster of this city.
Miss Cutter will spend next week with
friends in Redlands, afterward return
ing to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Casey, with
their daughter and son. Margaret and
Harold. took short trip by motor car
to the southern part of the state last
week. They returned yesterday to San
Francisco.
Walter Dillingham; was among the
passengers on the Manchuria yesterday
and was given jolly farewell by a
score of young society people, Mr..
Dillingham; is great favorite here and
the younger set had hoped that he
would remain in California for the
summer season. He is a capital golf
and polo player and has distinguished
himself several times in the San Mateo
and Del Monte tournaments.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. wemple and their
daughter, who came to San Francisco
for the wedding of Miss Edna Wemple
and James Mcdonald, will return to
their San Jose home today.
DR.. Buckley and his daughters. Miss
Grace and Miss Violet, will leave the
Fairmont next month and plan visit
of several months in the eastern states
They may cross to Europe before re-
turning to California
Miss Ruth Partridge is visiting the
Misses Boardman in San Jose and will
not return to San Mateo until the mid
die of April.
General and Mrs. r. H. Pratt sailed
on the Manchuria for Honolulu yester-
day, to be gone for several months.
Also on the Manchuria were Prof
and Mrs George l.. Babcock, who are
going to Japan.
Mrs Irving NJ Scott is among the
many San Franc scans who wi spend
the spring months at the Peninsula
hotel Mrs. Scott will shortly take
possession OF a very handsome suite of
rooms there.
BY the middle Of April Fred Green
abroad. returning by way Of Italy and
Sicily Letters from Egypt to his
friends here say Mr.. Greenwood is hav-
ing "corking good time. He WIS
one OF the numerous Amsr sricans wb /
witnessed the laying of the corner