The San Francisco call., 1909-09-28
News Of Society
Across the Bay


Harry East Miller have sent out cards
for one of the larger affairs of the
week for Saturday afternoon, when
they will share the hospitality Of their
Vernon heights home with a hundred
or more guests at a 4 o'clock tea. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller have included their
men friends in the invitation for the
unusual occa sion. Only few OF the
hostesses on this side OF the bay have
given teas which included men guests,
but the eastern custom Is obtaining
vogue in Oakland and promises to be
one of the popular forms of entertain
ment during the winter.
On Saturday evening Miss Alice
Boggs and Charles Dutton were the
guests of honor at a planned dinner
which Colonel Daniel Appel and Mrs.
Appel Of San Francisco gave at the
Claremont country club, Including IA
friends in their invitation. After tho
discussion OF the menu the party re-
NAMED for the Saturday night dance.
The betrothal of Miss Boggs and Mr..
Dutton announced several weeks ago
is being made the inspiration for
series of complimentary affairs during
the early season..
Mrs Robert Watt, who has been
travelling abroad since the early year,
has sent a letter from Holland, where
she and small party of friends are
enjoying the quaint and picturesque
country. She is not planning to return
to California for several months.
A dozen friends who have been meet
ing together for season or two infor-
mally for fortnightly game of cards
will be entertained Thursday after
noon by Mrs Edward Hall Dodge at
her home in Alameda. After daintily
served luncheon bridge will be played.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward M. Walsh. who
have been touring the east will re-
turn to Oakland next month after an
interesting journey across the conti-
nent. Their daughter, Mrs. John Louis
Lohse. and her husband, Doctor Lohse,
are still established in Vienna, where
the young physician is devotfng him.
self closely to advanced study. Doctor
Lohse and his wife. who was formerly
Miss Marion Walsh, have enjoyed a
number of short trips during their So
journ abroad. which have offered a
happy diversion in the routine of work.
Miss BESSIE Coorer and Miss Jane
Cooper, who will leave Wednesday for
New York, where, with their mother,
they are planning to spend the conf
ing year, were honor guests for an
informal tea which Miss Mary Engel-
hardt gave this afternoon at the family
home In Linda Vista. A number of
friends were included in the farewell
compliment TO the two sisters
Although definite plans have not
been entirely made. for the wedding
of Miss Ruth NHoughton and Seymour
Hall, the marriage will be one of the
brilliant events Of November. Mrs.
William Thornton White. formerly
Miss Katherine Brown, will serve Miss
Houghton as n1Atron OF honor. Hall
will take his. bride to Honolulu, where
their new home Is to be established.
In honor of her sister. Miss Anna
Peters of stockton. Mrs. William Ashe
presided over dinner at the st. Mark
hotel last evening. Covers were laid
for Miss Peters, Mrs. J. D. Peters. Mrs.
Homer Smith. Mrs. Ashe; j. F. Carlston,
Mr.. Seymour, Ralph Mccormick and
Homer Smith. Mrs Ashe, who has been
for the last two months in the east.
was met on her return to the coast by
her mother and sister, who came down
from stockton to welcome her home.
BERKELEY, Sept 27.-Mrs. Frank
Holland will entertain the officers and
women interested in the Berkeley tag
day plans at her home In Prospect
avenue Thursday afternoon.
Thomas Sammons, for four years
United States CONSUL general at Seoul.
Korea, was a guest today of j. e. Whin-
merry and family ct luncheon at the
Whinnery home. 21s9 Carlton street.
Sammons departed this evening. by way
of the northwest, for Washington d. c.,
and Canajoharie, N. Y. He will leave
about January l for Yokohama to take
the post Of consul general, to which he
was recently assisned.
ALAMEDA, Sept. 27.-Mr. and Mrs
Eugene G. l.. Hoeber of Ills Lafayette
street celebrated the silver anniver-
sary of their wedding Saturday even
ing. The couple were married in Jack
sonville, Ore, the bride having been
Miss Laura Hubbell. They have four
children, Imogen, Harold H, Irene and
Eugene D. Hoeber. At the festivities
J. M. Gamble OF San Francisco, an old
time friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoeber,
of1ciated az toastmaster
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