The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
Society in Cities
AcrOSs the Bay

OAKLAND, Jan. Miss MaiSle
Nicholl and Miss Hester Nicholl pre-
sided as hostesses at an elaborately
appointed dinner this evening at the
family residence in Fourth avenue, in
cluding 16 friends in their invitation
TO meet Miss Dodds of New York, who
is spending midwinter in the hay cities.
Miss Nicholl is one of the gifted artists
of Oakland and with her sister enter
tains frequently at charming affairs.
Miss Florence Spear, who will become
the bride of Charles Mills January 4
was the motif for one of the larger re-
ceptions of this afternoon, when Miss
Alma Carlisle entertained in her honor
Miss Carlisle was assisted in the re-
ceiving party by Miss Spear, Miss
Katheryn Morris, Miss Abby Easton,
Miss Mary Blossom, Mrs. Frank Kin
caid. Mrs. Carl Stanton and others. Miss
Spear has decided on a quiet wedding
the members OF the immediate families
and a half hundred friends being in
cluded to the informal reception fol-
lowing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Nicol will leave
for England next week, planning to.
remain there six months before they
was formerly Miss Ruby Johnson,
popular girl whose winter in the bay
cities has been made delightful by
host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Brook Perkins,
Miss Winifred June Morgan and Signor
Antonio de Grassi. will be the particu-
lar guests at a small dinner and in
formal musicale at which Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Brockway Metcalf will entertain Sat
urday evening. Mrs. Mary Huntington,
Miss Mary Huntington and Mrs. Mary
Morgan VIII also be of the party. Mr.
and Mrs: Perkins have been spending
the holidays in Berkeley as the house
guests of Mrs. Metcalf.
Mrs. f. r. Chadwick has asked a few
friends to be her guests Thursday aft
ernoon of next week. when she will
entertain informally at luncheon at her
home in Linden street.
At the Fernhoff residence in Frank
lin street today quartet of charming
girls received most informally 100 or
more guests having been included in
the holiday festivity. The hostess in
Edith Woodward Miss Margaret Hin
man and Miss Mildred Bray.
Miss Mary Shafter will be Saturday
hostess, making Miss Muriel Kelley the
guest of honor at a large card party
that will be one of the delightful
events of the holiday week. Miss Kel-
ley recently announced her enga cement
to Frank Doremus of Santa Barbara.
New Years day, receiving at a large
reception at her home in Berkeley in
honor of Mrs. Charles McNeill. Mrs
McNeill will leave soon for a year
abroad, having planned an interesting
itinerary that includes the famous
places of the old world. The reception
this afternoon and evening was by way
of farewell
Word has been received from Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert d. Connor that they would
spend the holidays in Boston. They
are planning to return to the bay cities
to spend midsummer months with the
Connor and Benton families in Ala
media. Mrs. Connor was formerly Miss
Fontaine Benton.
Ten girls of the younger set enter
tained 500 friends this afternoon and
evening at a prettily appointed recep-
ton at the residence of Mrs f. E.
Weihe in Madison street, honoring the
dawn of the new year. This coterie
of hostesses included:
Miss Roxana Weibe Miss Florence Wells
Miss Lois Beckwith Miss Allene BartIness
Miss Agnes Wells Miss Lola Cutler
Miss Marguerite Shear Miss Geraldine Bluhm
Miss Leslie Greig Miss Beryl Troxel