The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Garden Parties Held
At the White House
Mrs Taft Follows Practice of Predecessor,
With Merry Round of Entertainments
Bv ROBERTA v. BRADSHAW

meet the pretty young Californian.
Assisting Miss Talbot We're Miss Har-
rlet Hatch debutante daughter OF
Judge and Mrs Hatch: Miss Katherine
Jennings and Miss Dorothy Gardner
Williams. all wen known on the coast
Mrs Hatch. who has had with her
AfT and Mrs. Sewall and later her
young niece. Miss Hawes. has given
series OF dinners and luncheons for
her visitors, who in turn We're feted
on an hands, one Of the unique events
OF the society women in compliment TO
Mrs. Hatchs visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
who are among the well known en-
tertainers of the city. were hosts at
"a smartly arranged tea and later
dinner with the president of Har-
ward and Mrs Eliot as honor guests.
colonel and Mrs. Randolph Diekins,
who were married last fall. have re-,
turned TO the coast after visit with
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas III.
stevens. Admiral and Mrs. stevens
passed a month during the winter with
Colonel and Mrs. Dickins at Mare
island.
Mrs. Eleutheres Cooke. wife of Cap
tain Cooke. [. s A. who is the guest
of her sister in law, Mrs. Magruder,
win leave shortly for San Francisco to
join Captain Cooke. who is stationed
in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Marye ar
rived last week from San Francisco,
where they passed the greater part of
the winter. and have opened their
Washington house for the spring sea
son
Miss Marjorie Cotton whose return
from an IS months visit with her
brother. Colonel Cotton. at Manila was
the occasion of no little entertain
ing. has been busily repaying her
obligations Miss Colton's sister, Mrs.
Davis. wife of Commander Davis Of
Philadelphia. was a recent guest Of
Miss Cotton and her father.
A constant succession of entertain
ments has marked the arrival of Miss
Josephine Durand, daughter of the for
mer ambassador from Great Britain,
Sir Mortimer Durand. Miss Durand
is the guest of Miss Marion oliver,
daughter Of the assistant secretary Of
war.
Another girl well known on the
coast who is having all sorts of at
tentions showered upon her IS Miss
Ide daughter Of Henry Clay Ide
newly appointed minister TO Madrid
and former governor general of the
Philippines. Miss Ide as leading lady
of the American contingent at Madrid,
VIII have q new role added 10 a list
that has given her an unusual oppor
tunity TO see the world under the most
a1rSrfrfqas- cfeo4Ff,e Ct "a noes
AIr and Mrs. Abner c. p. Shoemaker
of this city. who spent the winter in
California. are soon 10 sail for the
Philippines and Japan.
Mt and Mrs A. l. Barber have gone
To Pasadena for "A prolonged stay and
Colonel ana AIRS Marion p Maus of
san Francisco are the guests of Mrs
Maus parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Poor Of Washington.
An interesting engagement which is
attracting much attention is that Of
Miss olive Schley to William Moore
Shackford of Coronado. @Mr Shack
ford is a son of the late Commodore
II. G. ShackfOrd and a brother of
Lieutenant Commander Shackford.
Miss Frances Ray, a young Califor-
nian VINO was graduated from one of
the fashionable schools of the city this
spring. sailed last week in company
with Mr. and Mrs. ". T. Hampton. also
Of California. TO spend some time in
foreign travel