The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
News of Society
| Across the Bay

~ AKLAND, Sept. 1s.-The beauti-
ful appointments of the wedding
of George Clayton Hill and Miss
Netha Alice Hall, which took place this
evening at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Hall at
Adams Point, marked it as one of the
notable occasions of the season. The
rangement of lavender asters and trail
ing greens, which formed pretty
background to the small sbridal party.
Miss Mary Waddell attended Miss Hall
as maid of honor, Miss Florence Hill
and Miss Olive Cutter serving as brides
maids. The trio of girls were similarly
gowned in robes of silk voile in tones
of lavender. They carried showers OF
white carnations and roses. The satin
wedding gown closely followed the en-
pire lines. Miss Hall wore a tulle veil
caught with spray of orange blossoms
and carried lilies of the valley and or
chids. Harry Hill assisted his brother
as best man. The marriage service
was read by Rev. George White, pas
tor of the First Methodist church.
After the reception and supper Mr..
and Mrs. Hill left on their honeymoon,
planning to go to klamath, Ore, where
they will establish their home for the
coming year.
Hill is the son ofa well known Oak
land family, whose business interests
demand his presence In the north for
the present. His bride Is charming
girl, who, since the announcement of
her betrothal, has received considerable
social attention from the younger set.
Miss Elsie May Cole, whose marriage
will be solemnized early in October,
will be the complimented guest at two
prettily planned affairs Saturday. Miss
Alice Mole has asked a number of girls
TO meet Miss Cole at cards In the after
noon, and Miss Ethel Murray Jordan
will entertain in the evening at the
Jordan home in Berkeley.
For the afternoon OF Wednesday,
September %, Miss Louise Snowden has
asked a number of friends for a game
of bridge at the Snowden residence in
Oakland, when she will entertain in
honor of Miss Elsie Horton, who will
become the bride of her brother, Ray
mond Snowden, at one of the interest
ing weddings of the season.
Miss Florence Pardee was a hostess
of the afternoon, entertaining 16
friends at a thimble bee and tea at the
Pardee home in Eleventh street.
The five hundred party which Miss
Ina Hughes gave this afternoon in hon.
or of Miss Louise Eastman, the fiancee
of Samuel Weston, was one of the de-
lightful affairs of the week, a half
hundred friends accepting Miss Hughes
hospitality.
With the utmost simplicity the mar
riage of Dr. Carl Edward Curdts and
Mrs Jane Frances Martin was solemn
lied at o'clock this afternoon at the
residence of DIR. II. B. Mehrmann and
Mrs. Mehrmann in Grove street. Only
the members of the immediate fami-
lies witnessed the service, which was
read by DR.. Ernest E. Baker. The
bride was attended by Miss Eda Curdts
Dr. George Reinle served as best man,
After the supper Doctor Curdts and
Mrs. Curdts- left on q motor tour
through the southern part of the state
They will live with the Mehrmanns on
their return to town, planning to build
their own home early next year.
Miss Bessie Cooper and Miss Jane
Cooper will entertain half hundred
friends at bridge tomorrow at the
family home in Central avenue. Ala
media. the occasion being in the nature
popular young girls with their mother
Mrs. w. A Cooper, are going to New
York, where they expect to remain for
year or more. closing their CaIifor-
MIA home during their absence.
An informal tea of tomorrow will
be that to which Mrs. Charles M. Sad
Ter has invited several guests, asking
them to meet Miss Maude Lewis. who
is to become the bride of Walter John
Brendon at one of the elaborate wed
dings of the coming month.
Mrs. William Kleeman was a hostess
of the week, entertaining at a card
party in honor OF the Misses McStocker
who have been visiting in the bay
cities as the house guest of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. William Jarvis. The Nc
Stocker girls are staying in Alameda
with friends before returning to finish
their visit with Mrs. Jarvis. A mum
Der of the larger affairs are being
planned in their honor for the early
winter before their departure for their
home in Honolulu.