The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
News Of Society
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, Sept 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hubbard have sent out cards
for the largest reception of the week,
the elaborately planned function to take
place "Wednesday evening at the fam
lily home in Vernon heights. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubbard are making General
Hyde, u. S. A., and Mrs. Hyde their
guests of honor Mrs. Hyde is a daugh-
ter of the most and hostess and with her
husband is visiting in her girlhood
home. She is being cordially welcomed
by host of old friends and number
of the more brilliant affairs of the early
season will be given during her stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard are asking a
number of close family friends to re-
ceive with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Taft with their
daughters, Miss Chrissie Taft and Miss
Dorothy Taft, will arrive in Oakland
Saturday, after several months spent
in travel abroad. Miss Edith Selby,
who accompanied them on their Euro
pean tour. has been joined in New York
by her mother. Mrs. frentiss Selby, and
sister, Miss Florence Selby. The trio
of Oakland women are planning to re-
main on the Atlantic coast for some
months before returning to California.
Mrs. Taft and her daughters, who are
among the best liked girls of the smart
set, will be cordially welcomed on their
home coming and a number of affairs
are being planned in their honor.
The first gathering of the matrons of
the Monday bridge club was a delight
full occasion today. Mrs. Andrew Nose
ley extending the hospitality of her
Lakeside home to the score of guests.
Auction bridge which promises to be
after which dainty supper menu was
discussed.
Miss Jean Tyson, the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George Ty-
son, the announcement of whose be-
trothal to Harry Weine of San Fran
cisco interested society about the bay
last week, will be one of the most ex-
tensively feted brides elect of the win
ter. Miss Tyson was to have been one
Of the seasons debutantes, but has
chosen rather to join the ranks of the
brides to be. She has been exceedingly
popular with the younger set and a
cordial hostess. Her fiance is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Weihe.
Musically the matinee concert Friday
afternoon given by Signor Antonio de
Grassi, violinist, with Frederick Maurer
at the piano, will be the notable event
of the week. Since Signor de Grassi
has lived in Oakland ne has done much
excellent original work and two of
these manuscript compositions will
have a place on the program, one of
which is dedicated to his accompanist
Several beautiful numbers which have
not before been heard on the coast
have been selected TO complete the
unusual program of classical music
The young master of the violin and
his wife, who was formerly Miss Wini-
fred June Morgan, are popular with
the smart set as well as in musical
circles, and the concert promises to be a
brilliant event of the early season.
Miss Frieda Walters, who is the
house guest of hes. riance's mother,
Mrs. f. l.. Warner, will be the guest of
honor for one of the large receptions
of the month. when Ner hostess enter
September 80. Miss Walters. whose
home is in Watsonville, is spending
several weeks in the bay cities.
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Ruth Sad
ler will entertain at bridge at the
family home in Central avenue, Ala
media. half hundred friends being in
cluded in the invitation.
Cards have been issued by Mrs.
Mary p Cole for the marriage of her
granddaughter, Miss Elsie May Cole,
to Bennett Routh Bates on the even
ing of Wednesday. October 6, at the
Cole residence in College avenue.
Mr. ond MrS Ron IoI,nco, =
their eldest son, have gone to Minnesota
to visit relatives.