The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
News of fociety
Across the Bay
n AKLAND, July so.-Mrs. NJ. J.
ILaymance is planning a compli-

JLaymance is planning comph-
- ment in honor of Mrs. Hammer,
the sister in law of Mrs. William
A. Sehrock, who is spending the sea-
son in California as the house guest
of her kinsfolk. The affair will take
place late in the coming week. A num-
Der of friends whom Mrs. Hammer has
made during her, western visit will be
included in Mrs. Laymance's guest list.
Mrs w. S. Goodfellow is still linger-
ing in her summer home in the Santa
Cruz mountains, where for the last few
years she has spent most of her time.
Mrs. C. S. Chamberlain, after several
weeks spent in the southern part of
York, planning to remain in the east
until the early winter.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mcguire have
been spending the season at Los An
geles.
The announcement of the betrothal
of Frank Watson and Miss Sidney Mil
Ter, the gifted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Miller, will be of interest
to wide circle of friends in the
bay cities, where they are well known.
Miss Miller is one of the talented mu-
sicians in this part of the state, de-
voting her studies to the violin. She
has appeared frequently in concert
work, and will be remembered as one
OF the girls prominently identified with
the Bach festival held this year in
Berkeley. She is member of several
of the exclusive musical clubs. Wat
son is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. 7.
Watson. He is in an Oakland business
house. No date has been named for
the wedding.
Mrs. Thomas Magee is enjoying a
visit on the Atlantic coast. Before re-
turning to California she will visit
with her sister, Mrs. Wells, formerly
Miss Jean Hush, at her home in Ver
| mont. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bentley
have been occupying the out of town
place of Mrs Magee during the summer,
closing their house in San Francisco
for the season.
Miss Marion Wilcox was the motif
for a prettily appointed luncheon to-
day which Mrs. v. w. Dennis gave in
her honor at the Dennis home in San
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| from this side of the bay to accept of
| her hospitality. Miss Wilcox and her
mother are leaving within a fortnight
| for the east, where they will travel
and visit with relatives on the Atlantic
seaboard.
/ In honor of Mrs. Blanche Hostetter,
the fiancee of Charles Jay WEIGH of
Los Banos, and Mrs. Walter Allen of
oes1,f rtrs. nFv@c How
entertained this afternoon at her East
Oakland home. a number of the closer
| friends of her guests of honor being
| asked to meet them.
T. J. Haskell. banker of wellington,
o., and a former member of the Iegis-
lature in that state, and Mrs. Haskell
are on their way to this city, where
they will visit at the home of j. w.
| Wilbur, a well known Grand Army man,
living at GIT Thirty street. Has
kell is also a prominent g. A. r. man,
having served with distinction during
the civil war.
One of the dinners of the evening
was that over which Mrs. Leslie Rice
presided, including a dozen guests in
her invitation. Later the party went
over to San Francisco to attend the
dance given by the men of the Pi Delta
Kappa fraternity at the Fairmont.
A number of guests will cross the
bay Thursday afternoon of the coming
week to accept of the hospitality of
Mrs. Ames at her home in Masonic aveA
nue.. Mrs. Ames formerly lived in Los
Angeles.
After an interesting summer spent
abroad, Miss Emma Grimwood has re-
turned to California and is being well
coined by her home folk. Miss Grim
wood spent much of her time
in Berlin, where she visited with an
intimate friend. After returning to the
United States, she went to Boston for
a fortnight or so as the house guest of
Mrs. Finley.
Daniel Callaghan is returning from
Annapolis early in September to spend
some weeks with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs William Callaghan, at their home
in Fruitvale Callaghan comes from a
line of naval men. He is a nephew OF
Admiral Raby, one of the well known
men in the service