The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
News Of Jociety
Across the Bay

| INAKLAND, NOV. 12-Miss Ruth
| l. jHoughton, whose wedding with
- Seymour Hall will be a brilliant
event of next week; Miss Airline John
| son, whose marriage with George
| Towne of Palo Alto will be celebrated
| early in December: Miss Rose KaIes.
whose betrothal to Thomas Knowles
was announced last month, and Miss
Sevilla Hayden, the pretty hancee of
Clarence Shuey, shared in the honorS
of the elaborate reception over which
Mrs. Giles Nelson Easton presided this
afternoon at the Easton residence in
the Lakeside district. Several hun
dred friends were included in the in
vitation to greet the quartet of brides
elect. who were made the motif for
this largest "at home" of the month.
Assisting Mrs. Easton in the receivfng e
party, besides Miss Houghton. Miss
Johnson. Miss. Kales and Miss Hayden,
were:
Mrs Charles H. Hough-lAIiss Rose .Kales
mrs ron william MISS cSsT6tfs SsP6ne s 9S9ps0n
Johnson Mrs. William Thornton
Mrs. Mrs Brace Hayden WIN"
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Magee, who
have been spending several months on
the Atlantic coast, wlil return to their
Fruitvale home before the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays.
Miss Brigham, the pretty daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brigham. whose
home has been in Los GatoS for the
last few years, has made no definite
plans for her marriage with Eugene
Cooper Johnson, although the wedding
will proba bly, be an event of the sea
son. The attractive bride elect had at
first expected to have a fall wedding.
but change in Johnson's business
connections postponed the event.
The friends of Miss Emma Wellman
are anticipating her return home be-
fore the Christmas holidays. Miss
Wellman. in company with Miss Alex
ander and Miss Mabel Thayer Gray, has
been travelling abroad for the last year
or so, enjoying an interesting itinerary
in foreign lands The travellers had
been across the Atlantic before this
trip, and had become familiar with
the ordinary sights of Europe. This
tour was given up largely TO those
localities not frequently seen by the
American tourist.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Coogan enter
tanned the go or more members who
make up the personnel of the Linda
Vista club at session at the bridge
tables this evening at their home in
Oakland avenue. A dainty supper
rounded out the fortnightly gathering.
Within the fortnight Miss Alice AL
bright is expected to return to her
home in Fruitvale, after trip of sew
eral months in the east. Before her
departure Miss Albright was extern
sively feted by the younger set, and a
number of the early winters affairs
will be given in her honor after the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Two elaborate teas tomorrow will
claim the attention of the smart set,
Mrs. e. c. Williams and her daughter
Miss Mary Williams, entertaining at
the first of a series of affairs which
they have planned for this month at
their home in Brush street. and Mrs
Homer Smith receiving several scores
of friends at her home in Mariposa
avenue.
Miss Ethel Valentine has been enjoy
ing the late fall in Philadelphia. but
will go to New York for the holidays
and for the season of opera. Miss VAL
:entine and Miss Florence Selby left
California several weeks ago, Miss
Selby joining her mother. Mrs. Prentiss
Selby. in New York Immediately.