The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
RECEPTION GIVEN
FOR BRIDE TO De
Daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. M. j.
Laymance Entertain at
Oakland Residence

OAKLAND. April ia notable
reception was held this afternoon at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J.
I.avnaance in Fifth avenue. when their
three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Rice.
Miss Hazel Lsymance and Miss Grace
I.avmanoe. entertained in honor of Miss
Eliza Baum. a bride TO be. and Miss
Vera Hamilton. a visitor from Pitts
burg. Pa. More than 200 guests were
invited. and the spacious rooms were
decorated with roses of various shades
Of pink The table was adorned with
American beauty roses, combined with
white lilac and pale blue tulle. In the
billiard room and library lavender and
white lilac were used.
Assisting the hostesses and guests
OF honor in receiving their friends
were.
Nirs. NJ. J. LaymsDce Miss Anna Dodge
Mrs. Edgar Jones Miss Dean Iisdale
Mrs Ernest Porter Miss Florence WsChter
Mrs. Clarence Reed Miss Dorothy Taylor
Mrs Robert Valleau Miss Mildred Boyne
Mrs. William Murceu Miss Mildred Porter
Mrs. Joseph Kelley Miss Christine Turner
Mrs. Percival Walker Miss Ethel Perry
Mrs. A. A c. Ames Miss Frances Ramsey
Mrs. Herbert Mills Miss Hope Matthew's
Mrs. de We're McLsreu Miss Nae Heitman
Miss Marguerite Baum Miss Ruth Hail
In honor of Miss Helen Dornin. the
fance of William Childs. Mrs. Mary s.
Childs has sent out cards for an
elaborate at home" asking a large
number Of guests TO meet her sons
intended bride Thursday afternoon.
April 2I Mrs. Childs Will receive at
the residence Of Mrs. J. 5. jerks, in
Oakland avenue The wedding Of the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dor
min probably viii be solemnized late
in the summer.
Mrs. William Thornton White viii
entertain Monday afternoon at bridge
at her home in Vernon heights
In honor of Miss Caroline Little.
Miss Frances Beans entertained 16
friends at luncheon this afternoon. The
Beans family is prominently known
about San Jose, where they have lived
for many years. They have gone TO
Berkeley for the summer, leasing the
Greenleaf home.
Mrs. Charles Wingate included Is
friends in her invitation TO meet Mrs.
Irving Wright and Mrs. Pasmore of
Pasadena this afternoon.
Mrs. Clarence Monroe Reed. who will
leave shortly for the Atlantic coast TO
relatives. viii be entertained at sew
eral affairs before her departure Mrs.
Everett Brown has arranged an af-
ternoon at cards for Friday for 4
number Of the younger matrons of
the smart set On Saturday evening
Mrs Reed will be the honored guest
at the dinner for which Mrs. de We're
McLaren has asked q number of friends.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage Of Prentiss Bee and Miss Flor
ence McCloskey, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. McCloskey. The cere-
mony took place Wednesday evening
Bee is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Bee He is a graduate of the
University of California On return
ing from their wedding journey Mr.
and Mrs. Bee viii live in East Oak
land
Tomorrow evening the wedding OF
Clarence Shuey and Miss Sevilla Hay
den viii interest the smart set on this
side OF the bay. Several hundred cards
have been issued for the ceremony
which will take place in St Pauls
Episcopal church.
Miss Carmen Sutton entertained the
members Of one of the smaller card
clubs this afternoon. Bridge was fol
lowed by dainty supper
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Darce Holme.
celebrated the fifteenth anniversar,
Of their marriage this evening anC
entertained so friends at their Eas
Oakland home.
Mrs. Edmund keeffe viii entertain
Friday afternoon at luncheon at he
home in San Francisco. A number O.
friends from this side will cross tn,
bay to accept her hospita lity. Doc
tor Keeffe and Mrs. Keeffe intend L
take possession of their new resi-
dence early in the summer. Mrs
Keeffe was formerly Miss Alice Brit
tain.
NEGRO STABBED IN Row-oakland. April l3
In saloon quarrel ~ 1I0l Pacific street las
night J. Stone negro. was stabbed slightl,
six times by another negro named Davis VIII
escaped.