The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
News Of Society
Across the Bay

~ AKLAND. July 6.-Mrs. Charles
| II. King Jr. and her sister, Mrs.
- George Kaig, will leave this
planning to remain a fortnight as
the house guests of their grand
mother and mother at their summer
bungalow. Both these young matrons
were brides of the year their we'd
dings being quite simply celebrated.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. King at their
home in Sixth avenue, expecting later
to build their own domicile in the hill
district. Mr.. and Mrs. Kaig have
taken possession of the Norris family
place in East Oakland.
Miss Fannie Plaw is in Santa Rosa
for the summer, the house guest of
Miss Laura Haven. Miss Haven is a
former Oakland girl who is remem-
bered happily by the younger set.
For the last few years she and her
mother have made their home in the
vicinity of Santa Rosa.
Mrs Braden. Miss Winifred Braden,
Miss Louise Braden and Miss Airline
Johnson left today for Lake Tahoe,
where they expect to spend the month
of July before going to Del Monte for
the tennis tournaments.
Mrs. August Schilling and Miss Elsa
Schilling will close their Lakeside
home late in the week, joining the
colony of Oakland folk spending the
summer at Tahoe.
Mrs. Mark ReQua and her family
have chosen Tahoe for their out of
town sojourn. spending several weeks
at the favorite resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Luning have
been enjoying a motor trip TO Clover
dale, taking with them party of
young folk. Later in the summer they
chine.
The smart set is devoting consider
able of its time this summer to the
architects and builders and another
season will see a score or more of
handsome homes opened. Mrs. Remi
Chabot is planning one of the most
beautiful of the new residences in the
Linda Vista district, Mrs. Kate Dunn
and Mrs. Henry Dieckman, her two
older daughters, building in the same
neighborhood Mrs. Dunn returned to
town for a few days last week from
Villaremi, where the Chabot families
are spending the summer at their
country place.
General oscar Fitzalan Long and
Mrs Long will take possession of
their new home overlooking the bay
within the next few weeks, as will
also the Robert F1tzgeralds. who have
chosen Adams point as their location.
~, H..
ingly planned house which will be
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. William
Thornton White in Vernon heights,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chickering and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Hawley being
among the younger couples who have
also chosen this neighborhood for
their permanent homes. The Chick
erings' house will be the gift of Mrs.
William G. Henshaw to her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor ii. Metcaf have
prepared plans for one of the beau
tiful homes in Vernon heights, upon
which work viii be begun shortly.
Mrs. John D. Alderman and frsr
daughter, Miss Phyllis Alderman,
have chosen the Santa Cruz mountains
for their summer outing. They viii
Brookdale.
DIR. lie Roy Briggs has departed for
New York to meet his fiancee, Miss
Florence Zeigenfuss, who is expected
TO Eeturn from Europe Saturday. The
marriage viii take place soon after
her arrival, the place being the Little
Church Around the Corner The
wedding guests win be limited to Mrs.
]. H. Wright of Alameda and her
daughters, Miss Edith Wright and Miss
Helen Wright, with whom Miss lei
genfuss has been travelling. Dr.
Briggs is a son of Mr.. and Mrs L. H.
Briggs. After the marriage and
honeymoon the young couple will re-
turn to Oakland, probably August /.