The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24
Fairgrounds ARE
Theme OF DINNER
Member of Oakland Commission
Entertains Women Experts
on Outdoor Work

OAKLAND. July 23.-Mrs. ,willougby
Rodney of Los Angeles and Mrs. Cora
E. Jones were the inspiration for one
- of the delightful dinners Of the week
Miss Ethel Moore presided AT the affair
at the Moore residence in East oak
3 land. Mrs. Rodney is an authority or
playground work, she being largely re-
sponsible for the excellent results
achieved in her home city. Mrs. Jones
has also taken her place among the
leaders in the new movement AS tho
representative of Oakland at the ma
ticnal convention Of playground work
ers. recently held in Buffalo. \. Y, she
received considerable attention and has
come back to California enthused and
with many unique plans tor the de-
velopment Of the local grounds for the
p children Miss Moore is a member OF
the playground commission of Oakland
and asked her associates on the board
TO meet her two guests Of honor.
& larger number Of guests were in
cIuded ia the invitation for the in
formal reception of the later evening,
when the playground situation was dis
cussed. Talks Were given by Mrs. Rod
19ey, Mrs. Jones. = ". MCsClymonds and
4 number Of others.
g. Mrs. Jones was also MADE the honored
guest at luncheon this week at which
Mrs Annie Little Barry entertained a
Humber Of the well known clubwomen
g who. attended the biennial gathering of
women's clubs last spring in Cincinnati
After the summer spent in the Santa
cruz mountains Mrs A J.. Adams has
reopened her Oakland avenue residence
for the season. Mrs. Adams and her
daughters entertained a number of
house guests from the bay cities during
their out Of town sojourn-
Mrs. Louis Cockroft win return next
week after sojourn of several weeks
IN the Hawaiian islands, where she
has wide circle Of friends. Mrs Cock
rOft was entertained in Honolulu during
her midsummer sojourn there.
A cordial welcome is being extended
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krusi and their
family on their return TO California,
where they plan 70 establish their home
j permanently. probably building on their
property near san Leandro. For the
last two or three years the Krusi fam
ily has lived -On the Atlantic coast,
where krusIs business interests kept
them.
In honor OF MISS Analr W aloens VINO
will be among the brides of the early
fall Mrs James Fletcher entertained
at luncheon this week, including sew
eral friends in her invitation for the
hour Miss Walden is a Napa girl, but
has a host Of friends ABOUT the bay.
where she attended school She was
IN oakland on a brief visit, returning
home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. August Hamburg, who
went abroad early in the summer are
enjoying a tour Of Germany. They do
not expect to return TO Oakland for
several months.
B Switzerland is claiming Mrs James
b Hume for the late summer. a de-
lightful itinerary of the picturesque
country having been mapped out by the
small party with which she is travelling.
Miss Else SchiEipg is spending the
summer at the Scshi7ling summer place
-sar ST. Helena. Miss Ruth Kales and
fSfiss Rose Kales are her house guests
for a ortnight's visit, the trio Of Oak
land girls enjoying an interesting out
Of town sOjourn.
Among the local society folk who
have Joined the summer colony at Tahoe
are Mr. and Mrs. Fro derrick Magee.