The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
HANDSOME
HOME AT OAKLAND
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Smith Re-
turn From Summer Vaca=
tion at Atlantic Resorts

OAKLAND, Oct 4.-Mr. and Mrs. +.
NJ Smith and their family will return
late this week to Oakland and will re-
open Arbor villa. their beautiful East
Oakland home, for the season. Miss
Marion Ellis, Mrs. Smiths sister, who
has been with them at Shelter island
during the summer, is remaining on the
Atlantic coast some weeks longer, plan
ing to spend the early winter as the
house guest of friends in New York.
Mrs Walter Cole. who has been the
house guest of her sister, Mrs. Ber-
nard p. Miller, for the last month or
so, was the honor guest for an in
formal thimble bee at which Mrs. Miller
entertained coterie of close friends
at her home in East Oakland. A
daintily served repast rounded out the
hour. Cole came down from Nevada
this morning to join his wife. They
are expecting later in the month to go
over to Mill valley for fortnight's
visit before returning to Carson City,
where they have established their home.
An interesting wedding of the COM
ing week will be that at which Nelson
Nutting Scotchier will claim Miss Edith
True Yates his bride Cards have
been issued for the Monday evening
event by the brides mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Charlotte Yates. The ceremony
will take place in the Unitarian church
of Berkeley in the presence of num-
Der of wedding guests. Scotchler is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Scotchler,
town.
Miss Emma Mahoney and Miss Louise
Mahoney, who spent the summer at the
Claremont Country club, have taken
apartments for the winter at the Key
Route hotel, where they are cozily
settled.
The home of Mrs. Roland oliver in
Vernon heights has been reopened for
the season, Mrs. Oliver having returned
to town last week. For several months
Mrs. Oliver was a guest at one of the
popular resorts near Los Gatos, re-
gaining her strength after serious
operation to which she submitted early
in the summer
The marriage of Ensign George II:
Laird. L. S. N, and Miss Catherine
Searle, the daughter of Mrs. James J.
Searle, will be a notable event of the
week, to be celebrated in Manila on
Thursday. Miss Searle accompanied
a party of friends to the Philippines
early in September. Her fance is at
tached to the U. S. cruiser Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dinsmore are
cozily settled in their new home in
Adams point, having taken possession
last week.
The Seminole club has issued invita-
tions for the dances of the season, the
cotiiions taking place this winter in
Maple hall. The first dance will be
given on Saturday evening, the other
dates being announced for the evenings
of November IL, December 10, January
Z and February 4. The club includes
in its personnel a large number of
friends who find in these delightfully."-
planned assemblies happy diversion
during the winter
A wedding of the week which is at
tracing considerable notice among the
smart set. albeit the marriage is to be
solemnized quite simply at house
service is that of Lieutenant Richard
Van Ford, U. S. A., and Miss Katherine
Hyde, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Marcus
Hyde. The Hydes belong to one of the
long established families IN this part
of the state and claim a wide circle of
friends. The wedding will take place
Thursday evening at the family resi-
dence in Tenth street.
The Ebell building association Helu
its annual meeting today at Ebell club
house.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Ralph w. Kinney; first vice president.
Mrs. J. b. Hume; second vice president
Miss Eva Powell; secretary, Mrs. John
c. Lynch; board of directors, Mrs. M.
de L. Hadley, Mrs. John A. Beckwith.
Mrs william r. Davis, Mrs. Edward c.
Mowison, Mrs. Louis Ghirardelli.
The officers reported successful year
for the association.
BERKELEY, Oct. Cards have
been received here announcing the
wedding of James A. Force captain of
the varsity football team in 1905, and
Miss Florence Hotchkiss. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Witt Hotehkiss
at their home in New York October 20.
ALAMEDA, Oct. 4.-The golden ami
versary of their wedding was cele-
brated yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Turner of 1919 Pacific avenue. The
couple received many tokens of con-
graduation and visits from old time
friends. Turner is 81 years of age and
is in vigorous health, crossing the bay
daily to attend TO business interests in
San Francisco.
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