The San Francisco call., 1909-06-11
News of Jociety
Across the Bay

~ AKLAND, June 1O.-The mar
riage of A. w. Coulter and Miss
- Edna r. Barlow, which will be
solemnized in Los Angeles at an
elaborate church wedding June 20, is of
interest to a wide circle of friends in
the bay cities. where the bridegroom is
well known. Rossiter Mikel has gone
down to remain the fortnight before
the ceremony as the guest of Coulter,
who was his college mate in the Uni-
versity of California, and whom he Will
attend as best man. Coulter is grad
uate of the University of California,
where he was prominent in Undergrad
uate activities He is a member of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and
several other student organizations.
The Coulter family is known through
out the state, their mercantile interests
in Los Angeles placing them high in
business circles. Miss Barlow is
girl of much personal charm, the
daughter of an esteemed southern
family. In the few days remaining be-
fore the marriage a series of social
affairs win be held in honor of the
bride to be and her wedding party.
Mrs. c. w. Kinsey presided over one
of the larger teas of the week this
afternoon at her home in Santa Clara
avenue including more than 100
friends in her invitation to meet her
| daughter in law, Mrs. Charles Francis
| Kinsey. The marriage of the son of
the Kinsey home and Miss Mae Morton
was an event of two years ago, today's
| affair celebrating the anniversary in q
| happy way Mrs. Melville Dozier, Mrs.
| Kinsey's daughter, came down from
her home in Chico for the midweek to
/
/ guests In the receiving party, besides
Mrs. Kinsey, Mrs. Charles Francis Kin
sey, Mrs. Melville Dozier and Mrs
Harry Morton. were:
Mrs. J. r. Scupham Miss Isabelle Scupham
Mrs. Arnold Needham Miss Margaret Poore
Mrs. ]. a. Mckenzie Mrs. J. Bevan John
Captain Martin Brigham and Mrs.
Brigham will leave tomorrow for the
vicinity of Shasta, where they are
planning to spend the summer, estab-
fishing a camp for the coming three
months. Next week they will be joined
| by Mrs. Mott and her daughters. Mrs.
Brigham accomplished much of the
work for which she has won so wide a
recognition during these summer out
ings. This year she is planning her
1 lens studies along new lines.
One of the delightful affairs of the
| early week was the informal bridge
party over which Mrs. S. f. Mikel pre-
sided, making Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. War
ner her guests of honor. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Warner are about to take possession of
one of the attractive new Piedmont
homes. dozen close friends were
asked to meet them and enjoy the in
teresting diversion which Mrs. Mikel
planned.
Mrs. Paul Dinsmore entertained a
dozen close friends at bridge this aft
ernoon at her home in Vernon heights.
asking her guests to meet Mrs. Frank
| Proctor, formerly Miss Flora McDer-
mot, who recently came to California
| from her home in Boston. Mrs. Proc
tors visit in Oakland is to be quite
short. as she plans to spend several
/ weeks of the midsummer with her hus-
band in the Yosemite.
The Hughes club concert Friday
evening in the Unitarian church, under
the auspices of the Woman's alliance.
will be a notable musical event The
club is one of the oldest musical organf-
zations in the bay cities. the chorus of
so women's voices being directed by
d. P. Hughes, the clubs founder. Rob-
iert NJ. Hughes, barytone, will assist in
the program, several of the members
being heard also in solo numbers. The
Legend of Granada" a cantata by
Henry Hadley. will be an interesting
feature. The officers of the club are:
President, Mrs. ]. Llewellyn Hughes;
vice president, Mrs. +. w. Laufer; sec
retary, Mrs. w. A. s. Nicholson; treas
urer, Mrs. Leota Schenk; accompanist.
Mrs. Robert Hughes.