The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
News of Society
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, May 10.-Miss Rita Dins-
more is coming up from San Jose this
week for a visit with her brother and
his wife Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dinsmore,
in their new home in Vernon heights.
on Thursday afternoon Mrs. Dinsmore
will entertain Informally in honor of
Miss Dinsmore, asking a few friends
who have met her house guest for a
game of bridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Dins-
more spent the weekend in San Jose,
where they were entertained by Mr..
Dinsmores parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chickering and
Miss Florence Henshaw, who have been
spending several weeks at the Hen
shaw ranch in Mendocino county, are
returning to town within day or two.
Mrs. William G.. Henshaw is still do
miciled in Riverside, making no imme-
diate plans TO come north. Mrs. Hem
shaw's health has been greatly i'm
proved during her sojourn in southern
California, where she has been since
early spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Proctor. former
ly Miss Abba Kellogg. have returned
from their honeymoon and are estab-
iished for the present with the brides
parents in the family home in Grove
street. The wedding of Proctor and
the daughter OF the Charles w. Kel-
losgs was an event of April.
Miss Ann Engelhardt is asking a
number of friends to be her guests
Tuesday afternoon, May IS, when she
will entertain in honor of Miss Caro-
line Hail Miss Hall formerly made
her home in the bay cities and the oc-
casion of her visit with her old friends
is being made the occasion for a round
OF delightful affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reed are leav-
Eng Saturday for an extended tour
abroad, planning to be away from
Oakland for several months. They are
sailing from Montreal within the fort
night. Since their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed have had apartments at Ho-
tel Metropole.
Mr.. and Mrs d. r. Mathes are leav-
ing for the east Saturday, ,%here they
will remain until the late summer.
They will visit in Boston for a few
weeks before going on to New Hamp-
shire.
The wedding of Henry Footman Jr.
and Miss winifred Wilson will be one
of the elaborate events of Tuesday
evening, the marriage taking place at
a beautifully appointed ceremony at
Brooklyn Presbyterian church. Sew
eral hundred cards have been issued
for the church, the members of the
Footman and Wilson families and the
bridal party only being included in
the invitation to the informal reception
which will be given at the Footman
home Miss Olive Gardner, bride elect
of the early autumn, will attend Miss
Wilson as maid of honor; the quartet
Of bridesmaids being Miss Marjorie
Donaldson, Miss Alice Mould, Miss
Frances Bradley and Miss Frances
.Ietcher. An attractive apartment in
East Oakland has been prepared for
the young couple on their return from
their honeymoon
BERKELEY, May 1o.-An engage
ment Of interest to local society was
made Saturday when the betrothal of
Miss Mary Staffer.~ a senior at Stan
ford university and a member of the
Alpha Phi sorority, and William Nc
Duffie, a member Of the McDuffie family
of this city, was made public. Nc
Duffie, who is a brother of Duncan
McDufie of the Mason -McDuffie real
estate company. is a well known oil
mining man of Bakersfield. where the
couple will make their home.