The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

events of the year in Santa Cruz and
one OF much interest 20 society here as
swanton aG ans Wa9e porssH %l Dafan
which took place on Thursday evening.
The bride is the only child Of Mr.. and
mrs: Fred Swanton, who are prominent
Swanton controls many of the largest
commercial interests of the southern
town. and his. pretty and gracious wife
Their home, Villa Pes,la. has long been
a center for the merry making of the
younger set. and the pretty daughter,
Pearl, who is just IS, has been a favor
an eastern man who went to Santa Cruz
few years ago and has established all
his business interests there He and
Alaska, and will visit the various cities
OF Washington and Oregon en- route.
They will return to Santa Cruz in the
with Mr.. and Mrs. Swanton. to whose
handsome house large wing is being
added for the bride and groom. The
Swantons came up to town for the ex-
citement of fleet week, and had several
visits with Admiral Evans, with whose
wife Mrs, Swanton Is connected by mar
riage.
Out Of clear sky came the news of
Miss Lily Hazard McCalla's marriage
on Monday last to Lieutenant Dudley
Wright Knox of the Nebraska. No an
nouncement of their engagement had
been made and although the friendship
was known to be a very warm one, it
had been that for years and no hint of
Turther developments had reached even
the families of the young people. Miss
MeCaIia year or two ago informed
her friends that there would never be
anything more than a friendship be-
tween herself and the young officer and
went into the blue print business with
NV IL
to genuine, hard work. She spent very
little Of her time with her own peo-
pie, Admiral and Mrs. Bowman Nc
Gala, in Santa Barbara, but was Mrs.
Norman McLaren'S guest in town for
the weekdays and generally went to
Miss Hoffman in San Rafael or to the
big hotel there for the week-ends. 1t
was while Admiral McCalla was COM
mandant at Mare island that Mr.. Knox
and Miss McCalla first became friends,
and II was obvious to their friends
from the early days of their acquaint-
ance that the officer was very much in
earnest But then, and again several
months after her fathers retirement,
Miss McCalla disappointed their friends
py going as quietly on with her blue
prints as IL no thought Of matrimony
ever entered her head. Her change of
mind Cor heart) must have come sud-
denly when it did come, for the we'd
prise and the young people were off on
their honeymoon trip before their
friends here knew OF their marriage
There are three other McCalla girls.
Two OF whom are Mrs. W. G. Miller and
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur, and the third
MISS Stella McCalla. Mrs Macarthur
nves at an eastern army post, but the
others are all here.
Comings and goings have alone been
social calendar, for all the people. who
were only waiting for the fleets visit
20 20 oe over are off to the country, and
anf bodu navy y women Dn, m went down almost in
spend the Interval before the ships re-
turn. Admiral and Mrs Thomas went
on Thursday. and found the Souther-
lands (the mother and the two daugh-
ters) already established at the south
ern hotel. Mrs. w. T. Swinburne and
Admlral Swinburne are also at the ho-
Mrs. Robert Russell and Mrs. Philir
Williams lboth OF the latter are the
wives OF lieutenant commanders), the
Tis q = ;,se Greenieafs r,, and Captain Hubbard
to Del Monte for the summer. Adj
mfral and Mrs. Joseph Trilley have al
ready opened their pretty home in Pa
earlier than they originally planned be-
cause OF the continued poor health Of
admiral Triliey. The Robert L. Cole
mans LETT Del Monte after a weeks
stay last Thursday and have reopened
their Burlingame home Mrs We1iinr
ton Gregg and her daughters. Enid and
Ethel, who were at the Fairmont hotel
after they leased their San Mateo home.
have left for Europe. where the young
ladies Will polish up their lanEuag ges
and Miss Enid will have long rest
before her debutante season next win
ter. The Greggs' own home has been
taken by Mrs. Michael O'Connor and
Miss Frances O'Connor. who will have
very often as their guests Mrs. O'Con-
nor's married daughter and son in law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles de Gazette. Mrs.
Russell Wilson and her daughter.
Emily, and Miss Linda CadwaIader left
for long visit in Europe last week.