The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

Wilson and numbers her friends by the
score in the younger set. She has the
advantage of being a member of one
of the oldest families here and has a
wide circle Of relatives. She is niece
of Mountford S. Wilsol4 and DR.. Frank
p. Wilson and cousin of Mrs. George
Cadwallader and of Mrs. Orville c.
Pratt. Mrs. Wilson is a charming girl
with many social graces, a talent for
music and unusual gifts of mental
order. Paymaster Greer is one of the
popular officers in the service and has
many friends in San Francisco. He is
stationed at Yerba Buena. There has
been no mention of the wedding date.
Miss Marie Churchill. whose por-
trait, published today, is an attractive
likeness of that popular girl, has been
entertaining recently at several infor-
able parties was the Sunday afternoon
tea given at her home in Devisadero
street for number of girls and men.
Miss Churchill is often a hostess. but
is also a favored guest at many Of the
parties this winter.
A portrait of Miss Edith Metcalfe,
the pretty daughter of Captain and
Mrs. John Metcalfe, is also published.
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preparations for the kirmess, and her
daughter has been one of the enthu-
siastic young workers. Miss Metcalfe
takes an interest in social affairs as
well as the more serious affairs of
study.
Miss Gertrude Russell. whose en-
gagement has been announced to As
sistant Paymaster Eugene Hale Doug
las, U. S. N, is probably one of the
most popular girls in local society, al
though she makes her home across the
bay with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Russell. In the days of Mrs.
Shorb- White-Buck's dancing club she
was a frequent guest but she has had
friends here since her schooldays and
always attended the dances on this
side of the bay. The premature an
nouncement of the engagement news
was a disaDpointment to Miss Russell
and also to her friend, Miss Helen Sui
livan, who was saving the bit of gos-
sip for her guests at the tea last week.
The announcement was made in
Honolulu by Mr.. Douglas, who told his
friends there without suspicion that the
news would reach this city almost i'm
mediatelv- There was no formal dis
closure of the secret last Wednesday.
of course, since that was superfiuous,
but fluctuations were in order at Miss
Sullivan's tea for the vivacious bride
elect.
Miss Russell has a yivacity of man
ner that is charming upon first ac-
quaintance and her intrinsic worth is
a tradition among her friends.
The date was announced last week
for the wedding of Miss Eva Castle and
A. P. s. McQuisten of Glasgow, Scot
land and the friends of the couple will
learn with regret that the ceremony
Tuesday evening, February Is, will
take place at home and that the guest
list will be restricted to the closest
friends of the family. Miss Castle is
the daughter of Mrs. Frederick Castle
and the wedding will be celebrated at
the Castle home in Steiner street The
family is one of the oldest in the citv
and there are friends by the score who
are interested in the approaching mar
riage.
Society attended the interpretative
study of the Debussy opera given last
Wednesday evening by Miss Margaret
Kemble in the colonial concert hall of
the st. Francis. The affair was notable
in the musical history of the CITY and
the number of society people in attend
ance marked the occasion as one of
social note. Among those who enter
tained at dinner or box parties were
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Ctafson Nhaaler Mr