The San Francisco call., 1910-09-06
Dinner TO PRECEDE
The CROCKER BALL
Mrs. Andrew L. Stone Invites
Members of. Younger Set
to the Peninsula

OAKLAND, Sept. 5.-One of the most
elaborate dinners of the week will be
that at which Mrs. Andrew L. Stone
will preside as hostess at the Peninsula
Thursday evening, preceding the bril-
liant ball at which Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Crocker will formally introduce
their daughter Miss Ethel Crocker
Covers will be laid for "a of the
younger set.
A number will cross from this side
of the bay to accept Mrs. stones hos
pitality, the Oakland guests including
the hostess sisters, Miss Vera Have
meyer and Miss Ethel Havemeyer; Miss
Harriet Stone, Chaplin Tubbs ana JacK
Neville. Among the others who will
accept of Mrs. Stones hospitality are
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Martin and a
coterie of the smart set of Burlingame.
Since their Burlingame residence was
destroyed by fire last year the Stones
have lived at the Peninsula.
Mrs. Frank Proctor gave a dinner
Saturday evening at the Claremont
country club, which was followed by
an informal dance in the ballroom.
One of the notable events of last
week was the silver anniversary of the
Pierce Johnson. A dozen friends were
entertained at dinner at the handsome
residence of the Johnson family In
Monte Vista avenue, the appointments
of the table being in keeping with the
occasion. Miss Josephine Johnson, who
spent the summer on the Atlantic coast,
returned to California fortnight ago,
joining her mother at Del Monte over
the golf tournament. Mrs. Johnson and
q
land home more than a week.
Mrs. M. Buchenery of 2542 College
avenue. Berkeley with her daughters.
Miss Oetavine and Miss Violet Buchen-
cry. left tonight for trip of three
months in Europe They will stop on
their way and make visits in Chicago,
Plttsburg and Albany.
A group of friends went down to
Idiewfld over the week end, enjoying
a reunion of those included in one of
the early summer outing parties. In
the number were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Mr. and Mrs Giles
Mr. 'iand0S and Mrs Herbert Mr. and Mrs George
H. Brown Morgan
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Belden Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. William Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ.
Watt Walsh
Mrs James Moffitt is entertaining
her daughter, Mrs. John Hampton
Lynch as her house guest during the
early fall. The New York matron ar
rived in California week ago and ii
will be her last visit in the old family
place in Twenty street, as the
Moffitts are planning to take posses
sion of their new Piedmont residence.
The wedding of Miss Jane Cooper
and Frederick Wells is announced for
Wednesday. October 5, in New York.
upon the arrival of the bride to be with
her mother and sister from abroad,
where they have been for the last year.
The ceremony will be q simple one.
After a short honeymoon Wells and his
bride will return to the bay cities.
where they will establish their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Neville and Jack
Neville have reopened their Claremont
residence after three weeks spent at
Del Monte, where Jack Neville distin-
gushed himself on the golf field dur
ing the tournaments.
In honor of Miss Kate Field. Miss
Leslie Greig has sent out cards for one
of the largest bridge parties of the
month on Wednesday afternoon Sep
tember Il, at her home in Alameda.
Miss Field has recently returned from
a year abroad, where she went after
completing two year course in one
of the finishing schools of the east.
Admission day will be celebrated at
the Country club in the usual way
with a series of luncheons and dinner
parties and a ball in the evening. Some
interesting sports are announced for
the morning and afternoon.