The San Francisco call., 1909-10-01
News Of Society
Across the Bay
\ AKLAND. Sept 30.-one - ~

interesting weddings of the
coming month will be that OF
Dr. Albert Cosad and Miss Lillian Pen
oerthy. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
). 7. Penberthy, which will be so,en-
nized Tuesday evening. October -
MISS Penberthy has chosen to have a
mouse service ceremony at the family
nome In Piedmont. with only the mem
oers OF the Cosal and Penberthy fami-
lies and few intimate friends as
guests Miss Blanche Penberthy will at
tend her sister as maid OF honor. After
an informal reception Doctor Cosad
ana MS bride VIII leave on their honey
moon. Upon their return they will
take possession of the new home which
has been prepared for them in Pied
mont. Doctor Cosad is a well known
young professional man. Miss Pen
berthy has wide popularity among
the exclusive hill set
Miss Ernestine McNear will leave
next week for the east, where she will
spend another year at a finishing
school in Connecticut. Miss McNear
will be one OF the attractive debu-
tsntes of next winter.
Although no definite date has been
set for the wedding the marriage of
Ernest Van Loben Sells and Miss
Eleanor Slate Will be one of the bril-
liant celebrations of December. The
betrothal of this popular Berkeley girl
to the son of the prominent family
was made year ago and Miss Slate
has been extensively feted. one is a
girl of broad culture has travelled in
the United States and abroad and
graduated from Miss Heads seminary
and the University of California. where
she was identified with the Alpha
Theta sorority. Her fiance is well
known in financial circles.
Cards for the dances which will be
given this winter by the Berkeley as
sembly, the cotillon club of the college
city, will be out next week. About
250 guests will be included in the Sc
ries of brilliant events, which will be
given in Masonic temple on the even
ings OF November IL. January IL, Feb
ruary and April s. Among the pat
ronesses of the assembly are:
Mrs. Henry MARTINEZ Mrs John Gaep Howard
Mrs. Charles Buffers Mrs. A: j. Rnlston
Mrs. A. E. Clapp Mrs. Sidney Smith
Mrs. Clinton Day Mrs. John Shook
Mrs. Charles Gatley Mrs. 4. NJ. Sutton
Mrs. Warren Gregory Mrs Selim Woodworth
Mrs. II: 4. Williams Miss Radford
With the utmost simplicity the mar
riage of Frank Borland Davies and
Miss Lucinda Anne Evans was solem-
nized at 4 o'clock this afternoon at
the home OF the brides parents in this
city, Rev. Edgar i. Gee. rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church. officiating
Miss Minnie Evans was her sisters
maid of honor. the bridal party being
completed by Miss Lucy Orr as brides
maid. Elizabeth Holabird as flower girl
and Frederick Foy as train bearer.
Samuel Davies assisted his brother as
best man. Miss Evans wore a beauti-
full lace trimmed robe of heavy white
sa tin with a tulle veil and carried a
white prayer book. After honey
moon in Canada Mr.. and Mrs. Davies
will establish themselves permanently
in England. The wedding was more
elaborately planned, but the indisposi-
ton of the bridegroom necessitated the
more simple arrangements.
Five hundred cards for the series of
dances which will be given this season
by the Friday Night club will be issued
this week by the half dozen matrons
who are acting as patronesses. The
clubs assemblies are looked forward
to with considerable pleasure by the
younger members of the smart set.
Miss Marion Stone Miss Harriet
Stone and Miss Helen Stone will leave
for New York tomorrow for another
year at Miss Spences school. Miss
Helen Stone will accompany her sis
ters. who have been enjoying life in
the eastern seminary. During their
vacation, which they spent in Califor
MIA. they have been happily enter
tanned.
Mrs Frank Proctor, who has been
the house guest of Miss Jennie Blair in
her San Francisco home, will return
tlais week. She and her husband are
planning TO spend the winter in Cali
fornia with Mrs. c. f. MaeDermot at
her Oakland residence. This attract
i've young matron will contribute gem
erously to the social gaity of the sea-
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