The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
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HE entertainment for Miss Helen
Baker and Drummond MacGavin
bids fair to eclipse all affairs Of
lesser Importance for the next week or
two or, more correctly, perhaps. until
November 3. when the wedding will be
celebrated In Trinity church. Last
evAning there was an elaborate dinner
party for the couple given by Mr.. and
Mrs Wakefield Baker in the red room
at the ST. Francis. The affair was
notable as one of the brilliant dinners
of the month. There were 2S guests.
all of whom, with the exception of Miss
Julia Langhorne, Carl Wolff, Mrs. Roy
Somers and Francis Allen, will be mem
bers of the bridal party at the we'd
ding Drummond MacGavin has re-
Gently arrived from Shasta and will
participate in all the festivities prior
to his wedding with the attractive So
ciety girl. Miss Bessie Ashton, who is
to be one of the bridesmaids, arrived
from abroad yesterday, and Carlton
Curtiss. who is TO be best man, is also
here and was a guest at the dinner
party. Miss Dolly MacGavin will en-
tertain today at luncheon for Miss
Baker, and tomorrow evening the bride
elect will entertain her bridesmaids at
her home in Jackson street, while
Drun1mond MacGavin will be host at a
stag dinner to be given at his home In
California street.
The hop at the Ohicers' club this
evening will be a delightful AFFAIR and
will be more elaborate than the usual
dancing parties at the post, as the oc-
casion is a farewell party, especially
for the visiting officers from the for
-. - hafr ri a final
party to say goodby to the officers of
the Fourteenth cavalry, who leave No
vember on the transport for the Phil
lipines. The friends of the officers in
town and scores of guests from the
Presidio will crowd the hospital club
house for. the hop and reception this
evening and there will be number
of dinner parties preceding the dance.
Among those who will entertain a
dozen or more guests before the hop
are Captain and Mrs Sterling p
Adams, who leave a wide circle Of
friends to regret their departure for
the orient. Mrs. Adams has been host
ess at any number of informal affairs
since her return with Captain Adams
after visit in the south this summer.
Her many friends at the post and So
cietv in town will deplore her absence
for the second time this year and more
because the date of her return is in
definite.
Templeton Crocker entertained yes
terday at an informal luncheon for
several guests from town and few
others who were in the city for a day
or two Among those who enjoyed the
impromptu affair as the guests of the
host on this occasion were Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Eastland, Misses Jolliffe.
Mrs. Walter S. Martin, Walter Hobart
and Duane Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Moore entertained
at one OF the recent dinner parties
given at the Fairmont. Among those
who enjoyed the delightful affair were
Mr.. and Mrs B. B. Lindsay and Mr. and
Mrs. Cary Friedlander. The Moores
have been at the Fairmont for several
weeks and will remain probably during
the greater part of the winter. but will
enjoy frequent trips out of town and
will entertain their friends at their San
Mateo home
Mrs. Eleanor Martin entertained yes
terdav at a reception given at her
home in Broadway for the officers OF
the Calabria and nearly half hundred
guests enjoyed the informal afternoon
Mrs. Martin was assisted in receiving