The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

with friends into Switzerland and also
went to Germany together. Miss
Pillsbury will arrive in September and
will go straight to the Evans S. Pills
burys, who by that time will have re-
turned from the country and will have
reopened their handsome new home in
Pacific avenue.
Then Miss Mary Carrigan gets back
tomorrow after an absence of several
years. During that time she has paid
the city a few short visits. when she
was en- route TO Europe from the orient
or vice versa. but for about five years
she has been only a visitor here, much
TO the regret of wide circle of friends.
Miss Carrigan, who arrives on the
Sheridan for a long visit. has been
living with her brother, John, on his
hemp ranch at DaVOa--a life as differ
ent from the existence she led in Paris
as can be imagined. Nothing that can
not be canned ever reaches DavOa; it's
only residents are natives. who cling
to the airy costumes made familiar to
us by pictures of the tropics; its houses
are thatched huts of mud and straw,
and its leading product tarantulas and
scorpions. However, Mr.. Carrigan's
ranch is bounded by a magnificent
beach. the climate is wonderful and the
life one of absolute idleness and ease.
so that his enthusiasm for his ranch
has some excuse. Miss Carrigan will
be for a time the guest of her brother,
Andrew Carrigan, in this city.
Miss winifred Mears will experience
an equally odd life for woman when
she goes down to visit her brother
| Lieutenant Mears, next month on the
Panama canal. She is 10 remain a year
down there, and has very sensibly de-
termined to write a book about her
| impressions and experiences. Very few
girls have ever had a better oppor-
| tunity than this to get at the situation
at Panama, and. as a woman's View
point is naturally a very different one
from mans. Miss Mears book prom
ises to be diverting reading.
Mrs. Albert Gerberding and her lit
tie daughter. Beatrice. are receiving a
warm welcome home. after a long
stay abroad. Shortly after Mrs.
Gerberding's death. Mrs. Gerberding g
| took her little girl to England. where
she busted herself writing and be-
came recognized figure in the exclu-
sive literary set of the English capi-
tai. They have returned, however, for
an indefinite stay here, and are again
in the old home in Pacific avenue.
understand that Miss Beatrice. who
must be 10 or IL years old, has inher-
tied the literary gift that both her
father and mother possessed One Of
Miss Coolbrith's most exquisite poems
was dedicated TO her when she was only
a few weeks old, and since then she
has made the. acquaintance of many
literary and artistic people, and is a
great favorite with some of the worlds
painters and writers. Mrs. Gerberding's
oldest son, Harry Sears Bates, married
Miss Gladys Merrill several years ago,
ana they have a charming home in
Jackson street. close to the Preside
wall. Another son. Albert. is inter
ested in business in one of the north
ern towns of the state.
Mrs. Philip Weaver, with her daugh-
ter Mrs. sherman BOedefeld, will sail
this week for Honolulu, where they
will make their home for several years.
Mrs. Weaver, who came up from Ha-
waii only a few months ago. was. once
prominent in society here, and is a
charter member of one or tive of the
most exclusive women's clubs. She was
a member of the Armstrong family. one
of Honolulu's old missionary families
and spent her girlhood on the islands
which were then monarchy. Her
husband. who died several years ago,
was connected with several OF the civic
Their son. Philip. lives in Honolulu
and another daughter, Mrs. Henry Fan
gle. has her home in New York Mrs.
Boedefeld will take with her her lit
tie son. Francis. The Outsider