The San Francisco call., 1909-06-10
News of Jociety
Across the Bay

OAKLAND, June 9.-Mrs. John Over
bury who has been spending some
weeks as the house guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Chick
ering, at their residence in Sixteenth
street, has gone down to the Santa
Cruz mountains, where she has opened
her summer place for the season. AL
though Mr.. and Mrs. Overbury have
made their home in Tonopah since
their marriage, they have spent much
of their time in the bay cities, the
beautiful young matron coming down
early each spring for several weeks
visit with her mother. Mrs. Overbury
is entertaining her sister in law, Mrs
Allen Chickering.
The friends of Mrs. Roland Oliver
are pleased TO learn of her rapid con-
valescence. Although still patient at
Fabiola hospital where she submitted
to an operation several days ago. she
will be able to be moved to her home
in Vernon heights within a fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis McDermot are
planning a trip to the east later in the
summer During the winter they had
apartments at Hotel st. Mark.
Mrs. Ernest Muse, a handsome young
matron who has come to the bay cities
happy affair over which Mrs. Frank
Shattuck presided today. a number of
guests enjoying an hour together.
Mrs. c. w. Kinsey has asked a large
number of guests to accept of the hos
pitality of her Linda Vista home to-
morrow, when she will entertain in
| honor OF her daughter in law, Mrs.
Frank Kinsey. The wedding of the
young son of the family and Miss Mae
Morton was a notable event of two
years ago, and the Thursday affair is
to celebrate the anniversary of the
marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chickering have
returned to Rose Crest, the William G.
Henshaw residence in Vernon heights.
after spending many weeks at the Hen
shaw ranch in Mendocino county.
/ Within a few months they expect 10
be domiciled in the new residence
which is to be built not far from the
| family home. Miss Florence Henshaw
| who has been with her mother in the
southern part of the state during the
last month, has also returned to town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cole, formerly
Miss Winifred Burdge, who. since their
marriage, have made their home in
| Tonopah, have about decided to go to
Carson City this fall to establish their
residence. Mrs. Cole will not come
down to Oakland this summer, to the
regret of a host of friends with whom
this charming young matron is a
favorite.
Mrs. John Treanor is planning to
come up from her home in Los Angeles
| early in August for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. T. B. Coghill. Mrs Tre-
| CoghiIl one of the most popular of the
girls of the younger set For the last
year she and her husband have been in
southern California and her brief visit
| to Oakland will be made delightful by
a round of informal affairs.
! One of the beautifully appointed af-
! fairs OF the afternoon was the large
! tea over which Mrs. George II. Perry
presided at her home in Alameda. more
| than 100 friends calling to greet Mrs
Harold Dray Perry, the charming young
daughter in law who was one of the
| brides of the spring. A dozen close
| friends assisted the hostess in the
receiving party and in the dining room
ALAMEDA, June 9.-Miss Catherine
Searle. a popular Alameda society girl.
announced her engagement this after
noon to Ensign Laird of the United
States navy, now in the Philippines.
The announcement was made at an in
formal sewing bee at the Searle home,
ss7 Taylor avenue. The bride elect is
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James J. Searle. She is member of a
san Francisco social set. as well as a
leading social favorite in Alameda. No
date has been set for the wedding. En-
sign Laird is now attached to the
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