The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
SMART SET HAS
MANY REUNIONS
Wedding of Helen Baker and
Drumnond MaeGavin Is
Set for Tonight


INFORMAL teas and luncheons. are be
ing given every; day. and serve as
sort of foretaste of the more elaPo-
rate parties that viii distinguish the
early DAYS: of the sea son. The wedding
this evening of Miss Helen Baker and
Drummond MacGavin will attract sew
eral hundred guests. to Trinity church.
as: it will be. one of the notable mar
riages of the year Among the elabo-
rate teas in prospect is that to be given
Saturday by Mrs. William Beericke and
her two daughters, Miss Ruth and Miss
Dorothy Boericke, at their home in
Washington street. Those who will as
sist in receiving the guests are:
Mrs Lowell, White Miss Louise Meter
Mrs Harry Alstoni Miss Margaret Hsyne
Williams Miss Floride Hunt
Mrs George A.. Moore Miss Nora Evans
Mrs Henry Martinez Miss Justine MeClana-
MS Mansfield Ieyelf Miss Ruth slack
Miss Marie Rullard Miss Edith Slack
Miss Lillian Whitney Miss Anita Mailliard
Miss Nellie Grant. who has been
feted times without number during her
stay here, was again the cOmplfmented
guest al a Jed SlNtu AcStSIudS W ~ :.
Paul Bancroft at tire home OF the latter
in Jackson street. The attractive visi7
tor was greeted by a. score or more
friends and she will be the central fig-
ure at several other parties before her
return to San peigo.
Mrs. ST: George Holden was hostess
her pretty home. and the guest of the
afternoons, for whom the affair was an
informal reception was the sister in
law. of the hostess, Mrs Stockton Pope,
who is visiting here from her home in
Los Ahge les. There were less than
half hundred guests: The hostess
was assisted. in receiving bxMrs. Tour
.ney. Miss Wright, Miss satter and Miss
Nina BLOW.
" Mrs. alexander Garceau's luncheon
yesterday for Mrs. Howard Colt was a
delightful affair, but enc of the most
informal of the day and was given a
the Granada for lie guests Mrs. Gar
ceau returned recently from abroad and
will entertain at. several informal par
ties during the later season.
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One OF the most interesting an
nedncenpehts of the, week is that of the
marriage: of Miss Katherine B. Elliott
formerly of.this city, and Herr Eugene
place Wednesday. October 81. in Christ
church, -:Woburn square. London. Eng,
and was attended only by the relatives
and closest. friends of the couple. The
bride is a daughter of the late General
W. l.. and Mrs. Valefta- Biddle. Elliott
of: this city. The Misses Elliott have
been abroad for some time. and last
year made their homR. in Florence.
Italy; where they were Joined this sum
mer by Mrs II. O.. Pointing, who was
Miss Mary Elliott. Herr. Schule and his
bride Will pass most of their time in
Dresden Saxony.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin entertained at
an informal luncheon. yesterday at her
home in Broadway. when the compii-
mented guests were her two grand
daughters, Mrs Oscar Cooper and Miss
Genevieve Harvey, both of whom are
visiting here for few days.
( Miss Louise Mccormick is expected
to arrive. this evening from her home
in Chicago and will be the guest of
Miss Ruth and Miss Dorothy Boericke
for the early season. Miss Mccormick
made many friends during former
visits to this city and her return is
eagerly awaited by her young friends,
who entertained constantly for her dur
ing her stay last. winter here and in
Santa Barbara.
Mrs. ]. d. Peters and her attractive
daughter. Miss Anna Peters, who have
been at the FaiFmont for the last
month, have returned to their home in
Stockton and are preparing for an ex-
tended visit in the east. Mrs. Peters
and her daughter will be extensively
entertained in the eastern cities, where
they have many friends. and they Will
enjoy brief visits in Chicago, Washing
ton, Philadelphia Boston. New York
Baltimore and New Orleans. They will
be away most of the winter.
/, The opening of the new Palace hotel
has been settled for Thursday, Decem-
ber 16. which viii be one of the not
able winter dates for several reasons
There will be probably 1900 guests at
the opening, as the occasion is one of
the most important in tIe annals of
the new city. The Palace hotel is so
distinetively a part of the history of
the city that the rebuilding of the
favored and historic place marks. an
epoch in the rehabilitation of the town
that could only be made memorable by
a banquet and speech making such as
will be part of the opening of the new
Palace in December.
Mrs Lowell White has been visiting
In the southern part or the state. Dur
ing her stay in Santa Barbara she was
entertained at various informal affairs
One of the most interesting of these
parties was the reception given by Mrs
Frank Mcguire at the home of the
latter in the southern city. Among
the guests who met Mrs. White were
several members of the woman's club
of. Santa Barbara and the hostess was
assisted in receiving her guests by
Mrs. N. Bentz, president of the club.
Miss Marie Churchill is out again
after an illness of several weeks and
she will participate in the later gave
ties of the season.
Mrs John Simpson. who has been
seriously i'll for' several weeks at ST.
Luke's hospital. is recovering and her
friends hope that she will be able to
be out again within few days.