The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

the state and take a house here for the
season.
DR.. and Mrs. Wa;iace Irving Terry
have been entertaining their attractive
niece, Miss Elinor Parker of Chicago,
and the charming young visitor has
won a host of friends. Miss Parker
VIII probably remain all winter since
her mother. Mrs. L. Holden Parker, and
her sister, Miss Carolyn Parker. have
just arrived from the east for an in
definite stay. These two attractive
girls will be the incentive for much
entertaining on both sides of the bay,
for Mrs E. A Heron of Piedmont is
also an aunt of the Parker girls and
is frequent hostess at her pretty
home in the Piedmont hills
Mrs. Philip Van Horne Lansdale,
Miss Helen and Miss Bertha Sidney
Smith are in Boston, where they are
the guests of relatives Their trip to
Europe was full of interest and several
months were passed among the scenes
of the old world before their return
to this country.
Waiter Dillingham; is home again
frcm Honolulu, where he enjoyed de-
| lightful visit and is receiving a cordial
| welcome from his frienos.
Frank Houghtelling is the guest of
relatives in Chicago over the holidays,
but will return here to make his per-
manent home.
The wedding of Miss jeanette Anita
Merritt and Roy Palmer Mathews took
place Wednesday evening at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. ]. E. Mer-
ritt, In Presidio Terrace. The cere-
mony was performed at 8 o'clock In
the presence of a small company of
relatives and friends. The officiating
clergyman was Bishop Moreland of
Sacramento.
The bride wore a gown of white
satin made with court train and rich
ly embroidered. She wore a long veil
and a wreath of orange blossoms. Her
| only ornament was a necklace of pearls
and diamonds. the gift OF the groom.
The maid of honor was Miss Stephens
who wore a gown of wnite net over
white satin and embroidered in gold
| dots The bridesmaids were Miss Gene
We've Huffman and Miss Marie Miller.
They wore pink satin directoire
gowns and carried garlands of flowers
| The mother of the bride wore an en-
pire gown of opal velvet embroidered
! in steel and elaborated with yoke ano
sleeves of silver filet net. Mrs. f. n
Gardner, a sister of the bride, wore q
directoire gown of apricot satin. The
bride was given away by her brother
Grover N Merritt of Woodland. After
reception and wedding supper the
couple left for a honeymoon trip. Mr.
and Mrs Matthews viii pass theil
honeymoon in the southern part of the
state.
Mrs Thomas Morffew was hostess
last week at an elaborate reception
given for her granddaughter, Miss
Genevieve Peel, at the family residence
in Pine street. The occasion was the
announcement of the engagement OF
Miss Peel and Grover C. Elan. The
pretty bride elect is popular with g
large circle of young friends and hel
| fance is a promising young business
man. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Elan of this city. There has
been no date mentioned for the we'd
ding, but it will probably be an event
of next year The reception given fol
Miss Peel was one of the most enjoy
| able of recent affairs and over 30t
guests called during the afternoon te
offer their felicitations to the charming
bride to be.
] Mrs. Morffew and Miss Peel were as