The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
GOLF BALL PUT ON
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Indoors and Ont the Sphere
Symbolizes the CIaremont
Clubs Weekend

OAKLAND, Dec 2.-The. annual golf
tournament, which is held this season
at the Claremont opens tomorrow and
for a fortnight the beautiful estate in
the hills will be the scene of eontin
ual round of gayety. The stag dinner
tomorrow evening will bring together
all the men who will have a part N
the sport. The occasion is being ar
ranged as an elaborate and beautiful
one, with the local members in the role
OF hosts. Sam Bell Mckee is the clubs
president A contingent from all the
country clubs in the state will be pres
ent for the tournament and society
will do all in it's gift to make the mid
winter event a notable one. The golf
ball on Saturday evening. December -,
and Mrs. Frank Proctor's ball on
THURSDAY, December Is. VIII be two of
the brilliant affairs of the gathering
planned by lovers of outdoor sport.
Wednesday afternoon of the coming
week Miss Jane Becker will entertain
a number of the girls of the younger
set at bridge, followed by tea. As
sisting her in the receiving party will
be. Mrs. Louis Weinmann and Mrs.
Harry Weihe, two. brides of the sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Baker are enjoying
a leisurely tour through Mexico. They
will return TO town within the fort
night, taking possession of a new home
in Claremont. Mrs. Baker was before
her marriage of last week Miss Hazel
Burpee.
Mrs. Dudley Baird gave an informal
tea and bridge party yesterday at her
home in Berkeley, asking dozen
friends to share her hospitality. Mrs.
Bairds wedding was an event of the
early winter She was Miss Viola
Brainerd. :.
Miss Marguerite Buffers is planning
trip to the Philippine islands, where
she will be the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Karmany. formerly Mrs. Georgi-
anna Cook. Since their marriage,
which was selomnized in the islands,
Colonel Karmany and his charming
wife have entertained a number of
guests from California.
Miss Genevieve Pattiana. whose we'd
ding with Ensign Allan Olson will be
an event of the later season, will be
the motif for the prettily planned tea,
at which her sister, Mrs. L. S. Mace,
viii entertain on Tuesday afternoon at
her home in San Francisco. A large
will cross for the event. Miss Patti
ana has been visiting in Mare island
over the weekend, the guest of another
sister, Mrs. Duncan Gatewood.
The wedding of Colvin Morse Reed
and Miss Frances Agnes Whiting will
be an event of tomorrow, quietly ce1e-
brated at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. NJ M. Whiting, in Haste
street, Berkeley. The ceremony will
be read by Rev. Edward L. Parsons,
rector of st. Marks Episcopal church.
Miss Jessie Reed will be the only at.
tendant of the bride.
One of the larger events of the late
week is the patroness dance in the
Town and Gown clubhouse. The
membership is made up of an exclusive
little group of the younger set. The
patronesses are Mrs. Selim Woodworth
Mrs. Edward Clapp, Mrs. Harry ALI
ston Williams. Mrs. w. A. Merrill, Mrs.
T. ]. Wrampelmefer. Mrs Ralph Phelps
and Mrs. Charles PenneT.
The new residence in Piedmont of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sutro will be ready
for occupancy before the Christmas
holidays. The family is planning to
enjoy the celebration in the hillside
home.
Miss Ruth Casey. who is popular with
the smart set in Oakland as well IS
across the bay, has left for New York
en- route to Europe, where she will re-
main for an indefinite stay. With Miss
Ashton of San Francisco she is expect
ing to reach Florence for the holiday
season.
The fortieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Leach
Sr. was celebrated last evening at the
home of their son, Frank A. Leach Jr.
Many of the friends of the couple were
present and sincere congratulations
upon the happiness of the bride and
groom of 40 years ago were expressed
by the guests.
The Leach home was a garden of
flowers, no pains or expense being
spared in the decorations.
The wedding of Mr.. and Mrs Leach
took place in December, 1870, at
Vallejo. The Powell family. of which
Mrs. Leach was a member was promi-
nent in that city. Her father, Abraham
Powell, came from Philadelphia to be
the master mechanic at the navy yard.
He later entered the lumber business.
Frank A Leach Sr has long been
prominent about the bay. With State
Controller A. b. Nye he established the
Enquirer. Up until a year ago
he was superintendent of the mint in
San Francisco and is now vice presi-
dent of the Peoples water company.
The four sons of the couple were
present at the celebration last night.
They are Frank A Leach Jr., Abe P.
Leach, Edwin Leach and Harry Earl
Leach.