The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
The Smart Set
ME news of weddings and rumors
of engagements continue the top

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the season. The wedding yesterday of
Miss Ruth Chewning and Frederick
Malcolm Eaton was without the elabo-
rate detail that would accompany
church wedding, as the ceremony was
performed at the home of the brides
father, William Montgomery Chewing.
There were no attendants, only the
relatives and most intimate friends of
the family being present. Rev. Fred
erick Clampitt oficiated. There was an
informal reception after the ceremony
and the couple departed for a honey
moon trip. They will return to reside
in this city. The bride is an accom-
plished girl, who has given more atten-
tion to culture than to social affairs,
but nevertheless has many friends.
Eaton comes of a well known Boston
family.
The engagement of Miss Claire Mich
OILS, the charming daughter of Bishop
William Ford Nichols and Mrs. Nichols,
to Charles Mills of Savannah is sub
ject that the younger set is discussing
with great interest. Miss Nichols is
popular girl with personal charm that
has won friends without number. She
is graduate of ST Margaret's school
at San Mateo and has passed some of
her time since in New York. The
young couple met three years ago when
Mills was the guest of Mi1len Griffith,
the son OF Mrs. z. l.. Griffith, at Ross.
M lato vi Si al n
the east they met again while Mills
was student at Yale, and the two had
many mutual friends. Last summer
Mills decided upon a tour of the world
following his graduation at Yale, and
his engagement to the attractive Cali
fornia girl was announced during his
visit in this city en- route to the orient.
He sailed the other day on the Mon
golia and will continue his trip, but
the wedding is to take place at the
completion of the journey, which means
that probably the event will be cele-
brated early next year in this city. The
plans are indefinite but in the mean
time the bride to be is receiving good
wishes from a host of friends.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss Helene Irwin to Charles Tenn
pelton Crocker and the subsequent de-
NAL has caused much gossip among the
friends of the couple, who are regret
ting the publicity of the rumor, which
New York in a press dispatch. Temple
ton Crocker has given a positive denial
to the story. Mrs. William G. Irwin
and her daughter have been abroad
for several months, but they will be
home later in the season.
There is possibility that Mr. and
Mrs jefferson Lamar McGehee, who
was Miss Belle C. Clements, may visit
this city some time in the early winter.
and the friends of the popular bride
are rejoicing over the prospect. The
wedding took place last month at the
home of the bride in Tuscaloosa. Ala,
and the details have Just reached the
friends of the couple in this city. The
bride was attended by her sister, Mrs.
Sterling P Adams, as matron of honor
Laura Adams.
Hardy Clements, a brother of tile
bride, acted as best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
McGehee have been enjoying a honey
moon trip through New Orleans and
New York before returning to their
home at Tuscaloosa. They are contem-
plating visit to this city and will re-
ceive a cordial greeting from their
friends should their plan be carried
out.
Mr. and Mrs Francis McComas left
a few days ago for Del Monte. where
they will remain for a fortnight
longer before returning to town for
the season.
Mrs w. II. Deming and her mother.
Mrs David Earle. have just returned
from a motor trip through southern
California They were accompanied by
party of friends from Sacramento
and have been away for six or seven
weeks.
William Volkman has returned after
a motor Trip TO Del monte. Inc otner
members of the yolkman family, Mrs.
d. G. volkman and Miss Johanna Volk-
man. who have been abroad for year
or more, expect to return some time
this month and will open their home
at Broadway and Fillmore street.
Mrs. Paul Bancroft, who was exten-
sively entertained during her visit in
San Diego, has returned to her home
in this city. She was accompanied on
the return trip by Miss Nellie Grant,
who will remain here until after the
Portola celebration, but probably will
pass the later winter in the southern
city with her mother. Mrs. Jesse Grant
Captain Lucien Young, U. S. N, and
Mrs Young have been enjoying a leis-
urely trip through the southern part
of the state and have been entertained
in Los Angeles and the suburbs of the
southern city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cummings will
entertain Miss Amelia Rivas later in
the month at their home in Clay street
and large circle of friends are look
ing forward to the visit of the attract
i've Los Angeles girl. Miss Rivas is
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