The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
News Of Society
| ACross the Bay

OAKLAND. Sept 1l-One OF the
most elaborate marriage ceremonies of
the month will be that which Will
make Miss Leila Leonard, the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Leon
srd. the bride Of Roy Hand of Alameda.
Nearly zoo guests have been included
: in the invitation for the wedding
wednesday evening of the coming
week. The service is TO be read by
Rev. William Kirk Guthrie of San
Francisco at the residence of the
/: brides parents in Berkeley. After the
: reception and wedding supper Hand
: nd his wife will leave on their honey
moon. Miss Leonard has been delight
; fully feted since the betrothal an
) nouncement a few weeks ago and
:. number of affairs are being postponed
snntil her return TO town
Another prettily appointed wedding
OF the coming week will be that of
! Miss Netha Alice Hall and George Clay
ron Hill, which will take place Thurs
. day evening al the home OF the brides
parents at Adams point Miss Han
, has chosen Miss Mary Wadden as her
maid of honor, the two bridesmaids in
cluding Miss Florence Hill and Miss
Olive Cutter. Harry Hill viii assist his
: brother. Miss Hall has received gem
eroue share of the social attention OF
the early season. One of the largest
receptions Of the week. that for which
Mrs John Clayton Hill, Mrs. George
Miller and Mrs. Seth Talcott has sent
out cards for Tuesday afternoon. is
planned in her honor. Today Miss
Helen Bancroft and Miss Evelyn Ban
croft made her the Inspiration for
F. delightful affair. which included 100
guests Hill will take his bride to
: klamath Falls. where they viii re-
tnaain for a year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo r. We'll have gone
10 Los Gatos for visit during the late
season.
M and Mrs. Wallace Alexander
have reopened their Piedmont residence
for the winter, coming up from their
country place near Los Gatos a fort
hight ago. Their summer home was
the center of generous hospitality
this year, Mrs. Alexander entertaining
sepent away from Oakland.
Miss Sara Thomas. a prominent mem
her Of the Junior assembly and popular
east for the winter TO travel and to
sstudy at one of the exclusive finish
ting schools.
The marriage of Charles Dutton and
Miss Alice Boggs is planned for one of
the notable December dates. In the
meantime the couple, the announce
knaent of whose betrothal interested So
ciety and the musical colony on both
| sides of the bay a few weeks ago, are
being made the feted guests at series
Of informal affairs, more elaborate
I functions being postponed until the
winter season begins.
Mrs. E. d. Yorker is planning an in
tsresting tea for the afternoon of Fri
6sy, September "a. to which she has
asked the members of the Missionary
society of the First Presbyterian
church as her guests. She will enter
tain them at her home in Harrison
street.
The final arrangements have been
made for the elaborate garden party
at which the Ladies' relief society will
entertain at Mosswood the beautiful
Moss estate in Broadway, Saturday,
September IS. All kinds of pretty
booths with fete day novelties are be-
ing planned and a band which will
give an open air concert during the
afternoon will add TO the pleasure OF
the guests. About 80 elderly women
are being cared for in the Old Ladies'
home and more than 100 children are
ia the orphanage. For the comfort of
this large household the members of
the relief society are responsible To
enable them to meet in part the current
expenses of the next few months thew
have invited the public to a charming
Al fresco affair in one of the beautiful
gardens of Oakland. Miss Matilda
Brown is president of the organization
ALAMEDA, Sept IA double en-
sagement announcement was the sur
prise sprung on the guests AT card
party given this afternoon al the resi-.
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. C Relic. 1924
santa Clara avenue The brides To he
are daughters of the house Miss FIor-
ence Alice Relfe is to wed Raw AIex-
snder Leavitt and Miss Grace Wvife
Relfe is to become the wife of Lester
Lawrence MelqIiond-
The happy news was made known 70
the guests by means of tinysred hearts
attached to the dishes In which ices
were served, the hearts bearing the
names OF the engaged couples.
fThe Misses Relfe were assisted i'm re-
ceiving their half hundred guests bv
Miss Marie Melquiond Miss LORNA
nickey. Mrs. S. H. Relfe and Mrs K
Percy Reife. The dates for the we'd
dinss have not been selected. bu' IL is
expected that they will be celebrated
early in the coming year. Leavitt is
the SON of w. J. Leavitt of Oakland
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