The San Francisco call., 1909-08-17
News of Society
Across the Bay

HI Across the Bay \
~ AKLAND, Aug 16.-The wedding
III of DR.. Benjamin Kurtz of the
- University of California and
Miss Florence Ainsley will be one
| of the interesting events of the
late September, taking place at pret
tily appointed house ceremony at the
home of the brides parents in Santa
Cruz. Although both young persons
are well known and claim wide circle
of friends who are concerned with their
happiness. they have chosen to have a
simple marriage service, witnessed
only by the members of the immediate
families. DR.. Kurtz is building an at
| tractive bungalow in Santa Cruz ave-
nue., which will be in readiness for
their occupancy upon their return from
/ the honeymoon. Miss Ainsley is a
graduate of the University of Cali
| fornia. She is a fayorite in Santa
Cruz where the Ainsleys have resided
| for some years. DR.. Kurtz is one of
the younger men of the faculty of the
university who has already received
| hattering notice for his work. He be-
| longs to one Of the pioneer families of
the bay cities, his grandfather, E. P.
Flint, being one of the earlier settlers
on this side. His bride will be a dis
tinct acquisition to the smart set of
Oakland.
Mrs. E. A. Heron, who has been
spending the entire summer at her
beautiful country place in the Santa
Cruz mountains, is planning to open
her town house early in September.
Mrs. Heron has entertained extensively
during the season, a number of friends
/ npi he h1 cit 20 ho
her guests at the several delightful
house parties which she has given this
year.
In honor of Mrs. Thomas Griffin,
charming matron of Modesto, who is
spending several weeks in the bay
cities Mrs. w. c. Ellingwood will en-
ktertain on wednesday afternoon. in
4 cluding number of close friends in
her invitation for delightful hour at
her home in Berkeley.
Miss Carol Pardee entertained at a
prettily appointed dinner yesterday.
| asking a congenial coterie of friends
to meet Miss Undine Lewis. Later
Miss Lewis entertained at supper, the
same guests accepting of her hos
| pitality.
Mrs. John Treanor, who has been
house guest of her mother, Mrs. r. B.
Coghill, left this evening for her home
! in Los Angeles She was extensively
feted in an informal way during her
visit, a number of delightful reunions
of old friends adding to the enjoyment
of her summer in Oakland.
Edward n walsh, who has been
touring the Hawaiian islands, has re-
turned to town. Mrs. Walsh remained
at the family home In Linda Vista
during the season, enjoying some de-
lightful motor trips with number of
friends. Word reaches home of the in
teresting time which DIR. Louis Lohse
and Mrs. Lohse, formerly Miss Marion
| Walsh, are having in Vienna, where
the young doctor is devoting himself
seriously to advance study. Before
their return to California an attractive
home is to be built for them near the
Walsh family residence in Monte Vista
avenue.
Mrs NJ. P. Creighton is in the north
ern part of the state, where she is
visiting with friends. She will not re-
turn to Oakland until the middle of
| October.
Mrs. George Martin, who is the house
guest of her mother, Mrs. Charles D.
/ Bates, during the summer, will be the
inspiration of a prettily planned al
fresco affair tomorrow, when Mrs.
Charles Rodolph entertains a score or
more friends at her suburban place
near Livermore at luncheon The
party will go out in motors from town.
| BERKELEY, Aug. 1S.-Many friends
of Miss Elsie May Carruth. a popular
young woman of this city, and F. w.
Roedding. head of the irrigation de-
partment of the United States in Cali
fornia have been showering them with
congratulations over the recent an
nouncement of their engagement at
the home of the bride elects uncle, c.
w. Carruth of East Oakland Both
Miss Carruth and Roedding are well
known in city and university circles.
Tho prospective bride is the daugh-
ter of J. A. Carruth, businessman of
New Mexico. She has been assistant
to Prof E. j. Wickson, head of the de-
partment of agriculture for several
years, and 1t was in college where the
United States federal authorities have
their irrigation Offices, of which Roed-
ding has charge. that the friendship of
the young couple was formed.
Roedding is a graduate OF the uni
versity and member of the Sigma Chi
fraternity. He is an authority on irri-
cation and has charge of all the gov
ernment irrigation work in this state
having come here about year ago to
take the place OF Prof. Samuel Fortier,
who had been made head of the new
department. with headquarters at
Washington.
Roedding is the son of the late
George Roedding. capitalist and farmer
of Fresno. where the family is one of
the most prominent in the valley. The
lwedding will be an event of early VIM
lter.