The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
srNIMER calm Las settled

A SUMNER calm has settled upon
n society. and now that the fourth
"A has come and gone with its
lurid Nominations and persist
ent noise. there is nothing to conceal
the true state Of affairs in social Ieth-
argy. The holiday brought the dances
and the house parties. bat more prop
erly one might say brought the dance
At the Marin golf and country club.
That fndescribable occasion viii be re-
membered by everyone for everyone
was there. those who were in town and
those who were out Of town by COM
mon consent attended the club dance
that evening and made it a gala event
as well as a joyous midsummer re
union
There were scores Of house parties
too, in San Rafael. but numbers Of per-
sons prominent in the roll of society
drifted toward Burlingame for the
holiday. There were house parties
galore further out Of town, also until
it seemed as If no one were left to
celebrate the great fourth in the city
But 10. somehow every one was at the
clubhouse in San Rafael and things
turned out merrily there at least, if
not as noisily as they did in town. The
aforesaid calm that has settled in the
same inevitable way upon society in
town this season viii continue lazily
for many more days since no one adj
nits that he is really in town for more
than an hour or a day at least even
when we meet him on the street. All
are of and gone for another month or
more.
The news Of one or two engagements
noated leisurely along on the tide of
the news during the week, however,
and there was no small surprise at
the announcement Of the betrothal of
Miss Katherine Metcalfe and DIR. John
Brooke Kaufman of the navy. News
Of another naval engagement came
from the east, telling his friends in
town that Ensign Robert Theobald, L.
s. IN. had decided TO wed charming
eastern girl, Miss Helen Reeves Berry,
who lives in Portsmouth and is little
known in this city. The news of Miss
Azalea Keyes' wedding with the dis
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was another morsel that found recogni-
ton ia the important events Of very
quiet week.
There are few weddings in store
this month-quiet affairs, to be sure
but Immensely interesting. Also, we
might add there are a few engagements
in store but too much dependence must
not be placed in Nine. Rumor these
summer days when she is bored and
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the gossip Of the dead season. There
is one engagement in San Rafael that
seems-but then that viii be out short
ly and every one will know and gossip
IN lazy summer fashion.
The news Of two or three engage
ments served 70 tighten the monotony
Of the days last week, and one of the
most interesting bits of gossip came
from the east telling OF the engage
ment Of Ensign Robert A Theobald.
L. S. n, Of this city and Miss Helen
Reeves Berry OF Portsmouth. ~ H The
Young officer is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Theobald and has host Of
friends here who sent ratulations
last Wednesday. when the news of the
engagement reached this city. The bride
elect is daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Berry of Portsmouth. and is the young
sister Of Mrs. Parker, wife of Captain
Parker Of the United States marine
corps. now stationed at Portsmouth
Mss Berry IS reputed to be a charming
girl. and the friends OF the Theobald
family win doubtless give her a cordial
greeting should the young couple
wander out this way on their honey
moon trip The wedding Will take
place in the fail and trip TO the coast
is possible although no definite plans