The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09


form the chief topics of CONVEX
sation these days, and invitations are
out already for several Of the important
events. The travellers that have been
away all summer are coming home. and
those that are going 70 winter in other
lands have begun their journeys. The
Robert /. Colemans sailed away for
Japan last Thursday, and the ]. ". Sef-
tons were also among the ones depart
ing Mrs c O. Alexander has gone
abroad and the W H Crockers will be
here probably only for a limited time.
Mrs. and Mrs. Peter Martin have not de-
cided definitely about their winter. but
il is more than probable that they will
pass the later season in New York.
Among those recently returned were the
James L Floods, who were cordially re-
ceiVed. and the news that Mr.. and Mrs.
William Tevis would be in town for
part OF the winter at least was good
1fdings for society. Mrs. Tevis will
present Miss Ysabel Chase. one of the
most attractive of the debutantes, at a
November party, and there is great in
terest in the affair. The cards were
sent out last Wednesday for the debu-
tante party. at which Mrs. George c.
Boardman will introduce her grand
daughter. Miss Dora Winn. Saturday,
October. p. at her home in California
street The Misses Otis who will come
out this month. have .been entertained
extensively in the young set during the
last fortnight. The tea, that Miss Ethel
ALcAIlister gave yesterday was for these
charming girls, and the tea a day or
two previous at which Miss Mildred
Whitney presided. was also in their
honor. Miss Whitney was assisted in
receiving the guests by her sister, Miss
Lillian whitney, and an attractive
re
Miss Constance AfcLaren and Miss Flor
ence Williams. Miss Louise Mccormick.
who has Just returned from the east,
was also IN the receiving party
The wedding Of Miss Lalla Wenzel-
berger and Lieutenant William Henry
Shea L. S. n c.. viii be an event of
next month. and the interesting date
has been announced for November 16.
The wedding viii have the appoint
1aents thar make a service affair no
"a bic and attractive in detail. but the
ceremony Will be performed at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A WenZelberger
in Steiner street
The nour for the ceremony is half
after and there viii be a wedding
supper for the relatives and members
of the bridal party. At g o'clock there
viii be an elaborate recep ptiOn TO which
several hundred guests have been bid
Lell- Lieutenant C--El arrived from the
east last week and is Snarlng the en-
tentalnment Of the hour with his bride
70 be. The maid Of honor at the we'd
ding viii be Miss Lutte Collier and the
Two m5trons in attendance viii be Mrs.
AdolphLs Graupner and Mrs. George
Chase. Lieutenant Hugh Robinson will
fr the Office Of best man. Miss Wen
z-lberger has been entertained at sew
eral OF the larger teas this season. and
one Of the most recent parties was
given st the home Of Mrs. George Chase
i'm Piedmont for about 100 friends from
both sides Of the bay She is an ex-
trenely popular girl and has received
many pretty engagement gifts.
Miss Florence Ives. whose marriage
with Othello Scribner viii take place
October 19. has been one of the feted
guests OF the week at various affairs.
Miss Ives was the central figure at a
delightful luncheon given FSiday at the
Francisco club with Mrs. Fanny Nc
Creary presiding as hostess. There
We're about a score Of guests at the
party for the bride elect. Miss Ives
has rarely beautiful collection of en-
gagement cups and the number has run
up amazingly beyond the hundred
mark.
The wedding Of Miss Mary Josselyn
and Ettore Avenali viii be one of the
most picturesque probably Of the sea-
son. The ceremony will take place Sat
urday. October Is. at the country home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Josselyn at
WoOdside, and will be attended only by
the extensive family connections and a
few friends. Miss Linda Cadwalader
VIII be maid of honor for her best
friend, and her iance. Lorenzo AvenaH
viii attend his brother as best man.
The two bridesmaids in the party viii
be the sisters Of the bride, Miss Myra
and Miss Marjorie JOsselyn. There will
be an informal reception after the
ceremony for q. small number of guests.
There has been no date settled for the
wedding Of Miss Linda Cadwaiader and
Lorenzo Avenali. In the meantime
that is. in the days preceding the Octo-
Der wedding. there are many enter
tainments for the two brides-elect.
The bridge party has been the popu-
lar mode Of diversion last week, not
only for the matrons who delight in
the game but also for the girls of the
younger set Miss Erna Herman gave
two Of the parties Of the week in
series that she is planning to give at
her home in Pacific avenue. Mrs Leon
ard Chenery was hostess at two of the
affairs with bridge as the diversion.
and the same hostess Will entertain
this week at two parties to be given
Thursday and Friday. Mrs. E. L. Hunt
entertained yesterday a bridge al her
home in Washington street, and the
bridge that Mrs. Joseph Sissons gave
last Monday was one of the lavish af-
fairs Of the early season, with beauti-
ful prizes and elaborate appointments.
Mrs. Charles Gross and her sister, Mrs.
George Haney, who is visitor from
New York, entertained jointly at bridge
last Friday at the St Francis.
The campaign against tuberculosis is
enlisting more and more the sympathy
Of society women and some of the local
matrOns have decided to make a prac-
tical effort for the promotion of the
work. The fund needs replenishing for
the extensive work that is being car
red on by the Society for the Study
and Prevention Of tuberculosis In
consequence OF the need a number of
prominent society women viii arrange
an entertainment TO be given Saturday
evening. October IS, at the Chutes. One
Of the foremost workers in the cause
is Mrs. William II. Crocker who will
have q capable corps of assistants. Mrs
Crocker is one Of the most earnest of
the sociological workers that society
can present among its members and
viii be a conspicuous figure in the
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