The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06

Y AKLAND, Aug. 5.-one of the
I notable weddings of October
win be that of Ward Blackburn
and Miss Alta Countryman, the
pretty daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
countryman of Chetwood street. The
engagement was formally announced
this afternoon at a bridge party at
which Miss Countryman entertained a
number of friends in honor of Miss
Pearl Butler, who is visiting as the
house guest of the Countrymans from
her home in Denver. A dainty silken
card case containing the cards Of Buck
burn and the hostess was awarded for
the best score of the afternoons game
and disclosed the secret of the young
pair. The attachment between Black
burn and Miss Countryman has been
long suspected by their closer friends.
There is a deep regret that the new
home is to be established away from
the bay cities. The bride elect is a
charming girl who has been a favorite
of the younger set. She has contrib
uted much 10 the social pleasure of her
friends, making an enviable place for
herself among the younger hostesses
Blackburn is a graduate of the Colo
RADIO School Of Mines and at present is
connected with the Los Angeles water
company as civil engineer. He and his
bride viii live in the southern city.
Mrs. Wickham Havens and Mrs. Ed
ward Engs have gone to Brookdale to
be the guests of Mrs. A A Long at a
house party at her summer place in
the Santa Cruz mountains. Mrs. Long
has entertained considerably at her
out of town home this season.
Mrs. Lucien Howard Gilmour has
come up from her home in the southern
part of the state to spend several
weeks as a guest in the George r..
Williams home in Tenth avenue Mrs.
Gilmour was formerly Miss Edith Will
liams, her marriage of several years
ago being an interesting event to the
smart set.
Mrs. William Thornton White was a
luncheon hostess yesterday, entertain
ing a few friends informally at her
home in Vernon heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Valentine Jr.
are rejoicing in the birth of little
son. which came TO gladden. their home
Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Gregory is the house
guest of Mrs. Eugene Hale Douglass
at her home in Vallejo for a few
days. This evening Miss Gregory and
Mrs. Douglass were the guests of
honor at dinner aboard the United
States cruiser California.
Mrs. William Reese, formerly Miss
Olive Dibert, and Mrs. Arthur Dibert
divided the honors today at a prettily
appointed luncheon over which Mrs. A.
c. Dibert presided as hostess at the
family home in Myrtle street. Mrs.
Reese is visiting with her parents until
the early October from Johnstown Pa.
where she has lived since her marriage.
Mrs. Dibert is an attractive young
matron who has come from Fresno
to spend few weeks with her lsins-
folk in the bay cities. A few friends
were asked to meet the two visitors
this afternoon.
Mrs. Dudley Kinsell is at ner summer
home in the Santa Cruz mountains.
which she will keep open for several
weeks longer. Il
Mrs. Harry Thomas and her two sons
went TO Brookdale today for an out
of town visit of a fortnight or so.
Mrs. Isaac Requa has closed High
lands for several weeks and. with her
young granddaughter Miss Amy Long
and Miss Sally Long. is spending the
late summer at Tahoe.
Monday afternoon of next week Mrs.
large affair at her residence in East