The San Francisco call., 1910-08-03
NEWS OF SURROUNDING CITIES
OAKLAND'S SMART
SETTURNS
Afternoon Social Events Are
Proving Popular Source of
Entertainment This Week.


oAKLANDt Aug. An honor of Miss
Taylor, who is her house guest from
Washington, p: c., Mrs. Leroy Briggs
VIII /. entertain at a tea Thursday after
noon :at her home in Oakland avenue
A number OF the maids and matrons
g Of the. smart set have been asked to
meet the eastern visitor, who will
spend the early winter on the coast
dividing her time between Mrs Briggs,
MSS Helen White and Edith White of
Alameda.
. :: Mrs Briggs and Miss Taylor have
Z. returned from .Sonoma county. where
: they were. entertained at the White
!: country place at house party during
:: the: late July.
= Mrs, Ralph. Jones, formerly Miss Car
: olyn oliver, has come from her home
IN MARTINEZ. to spend several weeks
: with her: parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
(. Let's. Oliver, in Vernon heights. Mr..
and Mrs. George Jensen and Miss Anita
Oliver are enjoying a sojourn at
hlarnath Falls. They will return to
their Adams. point home before going
70 Tahoe. where they will spend the
late season
Mr., and Mrs: James Hallett are in
The bay cities fer "a visit of fortnight
or:iso as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene HaIett.. The wedding of the
youngc people was the event of the late
June: taking place in Los Angeles,
- where the bride has been one of the
popular girls of the smart set She
was formerly Miss Dora Ethel Bradley.
WITH her little family Mrs. Dan Bel
den has returned from her summer out
ing. and reepened- her East Oakland
residence: Mrs. Belden has been enter
tanning as her house guest Mrs. Mar
tin of Reno: Ney. Mrs. Martin was
: well known In the: bay cities before her
p marriage Of "a few years ago.
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Thursday afternoon Miss Grace Tre-
Nor will enteFtain at q tea. including
a. number Of GUESTS in her hospitality
for the midsummer affair. She will
be. assisued in. her hostess duties by
several friends.
Mrs. George. Porter Baldwin has
closed the Edoff summer place at Boul-
der Greek for. the season, where they
eTferta ined. So extensively this year.
Within a few weeks the house which
. James Edoff*is building in the Piedmont
distSict win .be: ready for occupancy. the
family taking possession before Mrs.
Baldwin s. returns to: New York.
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A prettlly arranged. wedding of the
Wn1Cn
place or. Wednesday evening of the
coming. week at the Merritt residence
m Jackson street when Claude NJ
Gardiner claims Miss Gertrude Eugenia
Merritt as his bride Nearly 100 guests
have been included in the invitation
10 witness the marriage. The ceremony
VIII be read by Rev. Charles r. Brown.
pastor Of the First Congrega tfonaI
church In the bridal party. will be
Miss. Gladys Gardiner as maid of honor.
Miss Nellie Hutchinson and Miss Jose
phine buhd. as bridesmaids. Herbert
7, Breed will assist the bridegroom
as best man.
The young people are planning to es-
-tablrsh their home in Oakland after
. their honeymoon:
M and Mrs. Clarence shuey have
taken possession Of a cottage in Mill
, Aallfy:for the month. Mrs: Shuey will
= entertain number of guests from
town]sl the suburban home.
=. Mrs. Harold Harvey has gone to the
southern part Of the state on a visit
p OF several weeks expecting to remain
D IN Los Angeles the greater part of the
time. spent away: from the bay cities.
= M<s:' WuHani Thornton White win
enterta in tomorrow at one of the lunch
p, cons of. the week, asking her guests
TO: alccept Of the. hospitality of her Yer
p hon: heights. residence.
,s Mrs: Agnes Ray will be the motif
Tor the. reception of Thursday after
noon, at which. the women OF the Suf-
frsge Amendment league viii entertain
,: sn the parlors of the Young Women $
: I5hrtstian. association. Fourteenth and
castro streets. Mrs. Ray, who is presi-
dent OF local organization. ha re-
gently :; returned from tour of the
eastern cities, where she devoted her
:. self to a study Of suffrage and settle
alent work and those engaged in carry
ing It on She will take this study as
d: the theme: of the talk which she will
give Among the other speakers of
: the afternoon will be Mrs. Elizabeth h
. Low Watson. state president, who will
=. review the advance of the suffrage
work: in California. and Mrs. EIfnor
Carlisle, who. viii discuss women and
the. school question. A program of
d. song will be contributed by Miss Elsie
MeNath, pianiste; Miss Hazel BIackhart.
soloist.. All interested in the work of
the amendment league are included in
the invitation for the reception. which
Is: announced for .2:30 o'clock.
w. NJ du Val and family have re-
turned from their country place near
SUIof to their residence. s45 Lenox
avenue.