The San Francisco call., 1909-08-19
The Smart Set

A N engagement secret is conceded
n by every one to be most difficult
of concealment. but now and then
some fair bride elect succeeds in keep
ing the interesting news until the eas
that her family has decreed that ali the
friends of the young couple concerned
shall be informed of the approaching
event.
Yesterday Mrs. Elizabeth Lunny mace
formal announcement of the fact that
her attractive daughter was betrotneo
to Charles Frederick Lohse, the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lohse of 1gnacio
valley. The Lohse family is one OF the
oldest in Contra Costa county, and So
ciety on both sides of the bay will
remember that the wedding of Dr..
Louis Lohse and Miss Marian Walsh
the daughter of the Edward M. Walshes
of Piedmont, was an event of the last
season.
Doctor Lohse and his bride are now
in Vienna and will remain abroad Ior
another year and in the meantime there
5will be the wedding of Miss Lunny
and Frederick Lohse, which will take
place in San Rafael, where the pride
elect and her mother are passing the
season.
Miss Lunny is a graduate of the Uni
versity of California. and while her puf-
suits have been of an intellectual order
rather than of the conventional soeiety
sort. she has many friends in the soclal
world and particularly in the. army set,
where she is a favorite. She is an at
tractive brunette of the piquant type
and is possessed of many accomplish
ments. The date of the wedding has
not been announced but the event VIII
take place this winter without DOUBT.
Mrs. Charles S. Fee will entertain
this afternoon at one of the delightful
luncheons of the season, albeit very
informal, at her home in Buchanan
street, and the complimented guest on
this occasion will be Mrs. FREDERICK
Funston, who is being considerably
feted in the exclusive set and is
favorite also in army circles.
DR.. Alexander Garceau has returned
to. town after an extended absence in
Europe where he has passed year
or more in travel and study He was
not accompanied on the homeward trip
by Mrs. Gareeau, who, with her sister,
Miss Mary Constance Hyde, will leave
Paris early next month for the home
ward voyage and expect to be here
about the first of October.
Doctor and Mrs. Garceau passed sew
eral weeks in London and the enyirons
of that interesting city and have mo-
tored through many of the attractive
European sections, besides those they
visited in England.
While in London they were enter
tanned by Mrs. Camilo Martin, who, by
\, mil afr DIR I'M
winter.
Miss Isabel Sprague is the guest of
Mrs Eleanor Martin this week and is
receiving hearty greeting from the
girls Of the younger set, for the attrac-
tive visitor is a great faTorite and her
frequent visits with Mrs. Martin are
always anticipated with pleasure by
her friends in town.
Mrs. J. Downey Harvey and her daugh-
ter Miss Geneyieve Harvey, have gone
north and will visit Portland and the
fair at Seattle before their return. 1t
is possible that they will be in town
for brief stay after their return and
may then be guests at the home of
Mrs. Eleanor Martin.
Miss Batchelder, the attractive daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. H. P. Batchelder
of Oroville, who has been visiting
friends at the Fairmont and was enter
tanned at several informal affairs dur
ing her stay in town, has gone to
Berkeley for an extended visit She
is the guest at the home of Miss Alyce
Gates in Haste street, and is devoting
her time to musical affairs in the coll
lege town.
Gossip of parties out of town con-
q
although many people have returned
to the city there are yet many loiterers
in pleasant places where the earlier
season has been enjoyed. Among the
recent dinner parties at Del Monte, for
instance. was that at which Mrs Henry
Schmiedell presided as hostess, and
among those at the table were Mrs.
Mrs. Sargent, Lowell Langstroth, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rollo Peters.
The approaching golf and tennis
tournaments at Del Monte bid fair to
excel all records at that delightful
spot. Not only will golfers and tennis
players from San Francisco Oakland
San Mateo, Buylingame and neighbor-
ing places be ON hand. but there will
be large number of contestants from
Riverside, Los Angeles and other cities
of southern California.
Among the competitors for the Del
Monte golf championship, held this year
for the first time, will be Douglas
Grant, champion of the Pacific coast
golf association Thomas p. Mumford,
Vincent Whitney and r. Y. Hayne, win
ners of Del Monte cups; Captain ]. S.
oyster, S. L. Abbot Jr., r., NJ Loeser
of Palo Alto, Percy w. Selby Perry
Eyre and j. A. Folger of the Burlin-
game country club; H. Spens- Black of
Porterville, H. Gordon Pattee of River
side, Alexander S. Lilley, William Pierce
Johnson and w. S. Sample of the Clare
mont country club; Arthur j. owen and
Campbell Whyte of the San Francisco
golf and country club; E. B. Braden,
S. S. Day and d. L. f3elden.
Among the ladies who will compete
for the Del Monte cup are Mrs. Martin
Chase, Mrs. III. Gordon Pattee, Mrs. T
D. Hewitt and Miss Pillans. of the Vic
toria club, Riverside: Mrs Geo s. Gar
rift, Mrs. Harry Kearne. Mrs ]. Leroy
Nickel, Mrs. J. A. Folger Miss Williams
Mrs. Herbert Mum (formerly champion
of southern California and of the Coro
nado country club of Washington.
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