The San Francisco call., 1909-09-03
News Of Society
Across the Bay

| evening, September 8, will bring
together a large number of the
smart set at the Claremont
country club for the holiday ball,
which is always a delightful feature of
the early fall. During the morning and
afternoon the out of door sports will
attract the devotees Of golf and tennis,
and there will be another opportunity
to try the skill of the members with
rifle and shotgun. A number of host
esses are arranging luncheon and din
ner parties of half a dozen or more
covers, and their guests will remain
for the dance and supper in the even
ing. Last Saturday the first weekly
dance of the season was enjoyed.
Among the hostesses who will enter
tain this week is Mrs. Moylan C. Fox,
who will preside at dinner.
Among the first of the dancing clubs
to send out cards for the winters as
semblies is that which includes in its
personnel a half hundred of the
younger set of Berkeley, and is chap
erened by Mrs. A. M. Sutton, Mrs S. E.
Woodworth. Mrs. E. ]. Wickson, Mrs.
Harry Arthur Williams, Mrs. Julius
Weber and Mrs Charles Pennell. The
first dance of the season will be given
in the Town and Gown hall the evening
of Saturday, September 25. Among the
girls who will be prominent in the
membership are Miss Gladys Wickson,
Miss Helen Sutton, Miss Lucy Harri-
son. Miss Eleanor Slate, Miss Harriet
Stringham, Miss Margaret Hayne, Miss
Virginie Won Loben Sells, Miss Nora
Evans. This same assembly of friends
and a score of other girls are arrang-
ing for a series of six dances. similar
to those which were given last winter
by the Berkeley Saturday night club.
The patronesses for the organization
among the younger set are Mrs. E. j.
Wickson. Mrs. A. NJ. Sutton, Mrs. F..
Slate, Mrs. Henry Martinez, Mrs. J. S.
Wood.
Mrs. George Porter Baldwin will
leave for her eastern home Monday,
after a summer in California as the
guest of her father, James p. Edoff.
Her Oakland friends had the oppor-
tunity of seeing but little of her on
this visit, as the family spent the en-
tire season at their country place near
Boulder Creek. Mrs. Baldwin is plan
ming to return to the coast next
summer.
The wedding of Milton Humphreys
Price and Miss Maryland Price daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace C. Price,
family residence in East Oakland. Only
the members of the two families wit
messed the simple service. which was
read by Rev Frank L. Goodspeed, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church.
Miss Maud Goodwin, as maid of honor,
and Miss Hattie Price, as ring bearer
completed the bridal party. John Gwilt
assisted the bridegroom as best man.
After an informal reception and sup
nd ri an a.
tended wedding journey, planning to
return to Oakland to establish their
home.
In honor of Miss Leila Leonard
whose marriage with Roy Hand OF
Alameda is announced for Wednesday
evening, September Is, Mrs. George
Whitworth entertained 16 guests at ar
informal affair today. Each friend
A game of cards was followed by a
supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lee have re-
turned from a trip to the southern part
of the state. They were accompanie cd
by their daughter and granddaughter
Mrs. j. E. Goody and Miss Nancy E
Goody.
MT. anu MIS- Ddn beiQSn nave JOlneC
the colony of Oaklanders spending the
early September days at Del Monte
Belden going down for the golf games
Miss Mary Downey was a luncheon
hostess this afternoon, entertaining in
honor OF Miss Louise Eastman, whose
wedding to Samuel Weston will be a
September event. Miss Downey re-
turned this week from Santa Cruz
where she has been the guest OF