The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-10
News of Society
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Aug. 9.-Mrs. John Nc
Mullin and her granddaughter. Miss
Eliza McMullin and Miss Anna Weller,
two of the most charming of the win
ter's debutantes, will leave next week
for the north, planning to spend fort
night or so in Seattle. The girls visit
will be made unusually interesting by
the presence of the Pacific squadron
which will leave the bay waters about
the 18th for the north. Both Miss Nc
Mullin and Miss Weller are popular
among the navy folk and have been ex-
tensively entertained the last season by
the younger officers. Last Friday two
beautifully appointed affairs were
given. one aboard the West Virginia
and the other aboard the California,
at which the young society girls were
included with a few other guests.
One of the larger affairs of the
week will be the bridge party for
which Mrs. Charles d. Bates Jr. sent
out cards today, planning the compli-
ment in honor of her sister in law.
Mrs. George Martin, who is visiting in
California from her home in Berlin.
Mrs. Bates has included about 40 guests
in her hospitality for Thursday, asking
only the close friends of Mrs. Martin to
meet her in this delightful way.
Mrs. E. r. Logue will be Friday
hostess. entertaining at prettily
planned affair in honor on four charm
ing women who are spending the sea-
son on the coast. Five hundred will
furnish the diversion to the guests who
have been asked by Mrs. Logue to meet
Mrs. Roderick Smith. Mrs. r. Handy,
Miss Kate Thornton and Miss Nienader
of st. Paul
Miss Harriet Stone and Miss Marion
Stone, who return to New York next
month to finish their studies in one of
the exclusive eastern seminaries, were
made the motif for an deliberately ap-
pointed dinner last week, over which
Mrs. w. B. Dunning presided as hostess
at her home in Oakland avenue. Covers
were laid for a coterie of close friends
of the young guests of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Mathes have re-
turned to their home after most in
teresting trip of several months
through the east.
Miss Adelaide Favor, the pretty east
ern girl who is receiving considerable
social attention during her visit with
her kinsfolk. the George d. Grays, will
give the Inspiration for the small
bridge party to which Mrs. Charles
Hubbard has included a little group of
friends early this week. Mrs. Hubbard
was formerly Miss Georgia Strong, one
of the beautiful brides of the last
winter.
Mrs Frank Lampson Brown has re-
turned to her Vernon heights home
after the season spent in the Santa
Cruz mountains where she had an at
tractive summer cottage.
delightfully."- informal affair of the
last week was the bridge party to
which Mrs. William Hamilton Morrison
included a few close friends.
This afternoon Mrs. William A.
Schrock gave a beautifully appointed
affair in honor of her sister in law,
Mrs. Hammer, who is her house guest
for the early season. Since coming to
California Mrs. Hammer has formed
some happy friendships, which will be
continued after she returns to her east
ern home. She has been extensively
feted during the last month, round
of luncheons and dinners filing up the
days. Mrs. Schrock today entertained
dt tdiuS, HtT SueSlS numbering ner
closer friends.
Miss Ruth Frierson has asked num-
Der of friends to be her guests Sat-
urday, August 21, making her sister,
Mrs. Ernest Ford, the inspiration for
the occasion. Mrs. Ford has recently
taken possession of an attractive new
home in the Claremont district.
Miss Netha Hall. whose bethrothal
to George Hill interested society last
week, will be the motif for one of the
early September affairs, when Miss
Olive Cutter entertains in her honor at
her home in Grove street. Miss Cutter
will ask number of Miss Halls friends
to meet her Friday. September 3. when
cards will furnish the diversion of the
hour.
WANT BOULEVARD ExTENDED-oakland
Aug. 9.-The board Of supervisors received a let
ter from /. Harrison Clay. president of the cham