The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
POPULAR GUEST
TO LEAVE CITY
Miss Genevieve Walker Will
Go to New York and
Return for Wedding

-HE news of the day is really the
news of departing travellers and
those who have come to stay
awhile among tseir friends here be-
fore travelling gaiIy on their chosen
way. Among the younger girls who
are going soon and whose departure
is sincerely regretted is Miss Gene
We've Walker, the iancee of William
Burke, who has been the house guest
of her grandmother. Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin. for months and has endeared her
self to every one she has met during
the visit.
She was the central figure at the
farewell tea given yesterday by Miss
Maude Woods and her sister. Miss
Dorothy Woods. at their home in Cali
fornia street. There were 20 guests
at the impromptu affair and the part
ing guest was accorded many good
wishes for her trip and stay in the
east. Miss Walker is going to her
home in New York, but will return
for her wedding with William Burke
in June.
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leaving shortly for the east and Europe.
has been the honored guest at severx
/ farewell parties among her yOunn
friends, who greatly regret her de-
| parture. Miss Alexander has been a
very popular guest since her debut last
season. She will be accompanied on
her trip by relatives. and after brief
| il,
will travel in Europe with the prob
ability of trip to the Holy Land after
| journey on the Nile. There win be
number of informal parties as
sort of farewell series prior to the
day of her departure. which will be
at the end of next week. She will
be the feted guest at an informal
luncheon to be given next Monday.
with Miss Agnes TiImann as the host
| ess.
Mrs. z. H. Kittredge entertained
yesterday at one OF the prettiest OF
recent luncheons and the affair was
in compliment to the daughter OF the
hostess. Mrs. Frank Baldwin of Homo
lulu. who is here for an extended visit
and is receiving much social attention
during her visit. Mrs. Baldwin is
staying at the Fairmont and will re-
main probably until February before
returning to her home. There we're
about 90 friends at the luncheon yes
| terday to do honor to the visitor and
the table adornment was in the fav-
ored holly and red berries of the sea-
son. Among those invited to meet
Mrs Baldwin on this occasion were:
Mrs. George D. Toy Mrs. Henry Foster Dut
Mrs Florence Porter ton
Mrs George wiIIcutt ley
Miss IEfne Brown Mrs. Charles Plum
Mrs william Clur Mrs. Charles Wheeler
Mrs. Reginald knight Mrs. Irving Scott
Mrs. Charles Keeney and her daugh-
ter, Miss Innes Keeney. arrived home
yesterday after several months alb
sence in the east. and are at the st.
Francis temporarily. Mrs. Keeney and
her charming daughter were exten-
sively entertained in the eastern cities
and are enthusiastic over their trip,
but delighted. however. to be home.
They went to Louisville early in the
season to Mrs. Keeney's old home
and found a host of friends and rela-
tives who were anxious to entertain for
them.
Miss Keeney was q great favorite and
was a guest almost nightly at the
Louisville horse show before her de-
parture for New York. Mrs. Keeney's
elder daughter. Mrs. Theodore Tom
linson. entertained for Miss Keeney in
New York and the days were crowded
with pleasant affairs for the attractive
visitor. The friends Of Miss Keeney
here are pleased that she is home for
some of the rreienten sayeties-
Baron Won Schroeder is in town for
few days and is at the st. Francis
during his stay. but Baroness Won
Schroeder and the Misses Won Schroe-
der are at their country home. Eagles
Nest" at San Luis Obispo.
Mrs. B. B. Cutter. who has been Sc
riously i'll at her Del Monte home is
recovering. and the congratulations of
many friends have been extended to her
daughter, Mrs ]. Downey Harvey who
has been worried over the illness OF
MIS-. Cutter for several days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Horace PilIsbury enter y
tanned informally at luncheon yester-
day at the ST. Francis. while others who
had guests at luncheon at the same
place were Mr.. ana Mrs. J. Athearn
Folger.
Miss Ethel Shorb has postponed her
departure for a week and instead OF
leaving yesterday afternoon for New
York. as she had planned. will remain.
in order that she may be accompanied