The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
WILL WESTERNERJr BE IN
''PEERAOE OF MILLIONS'?
San Francisco Smart Settlers Wonder Who VIII
Be Among the Really Fashionable

be governess. but instead married
the father of her greatest friend The
late John Parrott's name. financially
and in the business world, is still we'll
known all along the coast, and since
his death in 1883 his widow has man
aged his huge estate. Her only son.
John Parrott. who married Minnie Dom
oboe. only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
E. Donohoe. founder of the Donohoe-
Kelly banking company. with his fam
lily of 10 children. makes his home in
vevey. Switzerland, with occasional
visits to their San Mateo home. On the
marriage of each of her children Mrs
Abby NJ Parrott presented her with
bungalow and a tract of land near TO
the main Parrott home. haywood. IN
San Mateo. and it is there that they
have all lived for many years.
Her eldest daughter married Chris
tian de Guigne, the De Guigne home
being famous for it's entertainments
until the death of Mrs de Guigne a
few years ago. Another daughter
Nine NJ de la Lande. makes her home
in France. Mrs. Albert H Payson. wifs
of Captain Payson, divides her time be-
tween Santa Barbara and her San Ma.
teo home. and still another daughter.
Mrs. Grace Hayne. widow Of the late
Judge Robert Y Hayne. has for some
months made her home in Washington
The youngest of the Parrott girls mar
ried Joseph Donohoe and with her fam
lily. the eldest Of whom Miss Katherine.
was a debutante OF last winter. lives
most of the year in Menlo Park. only
opening her home in this city foS the
height OF the winter season. Another
daughter. Isabel Parrott. married Ar
chibald Douglas-Dick and makes her
home on her husbands estate in Scot
land. Mrs Abby NJ. Parrott has 81 or
So grandchildren and hve great-grand-
children.
Marie Christine de Guigne. her eldest
granddaughter. is the wife of vicomte
Helie de Dampierre and. like her
younger sister Josephine. the wife OF
vicomte Philippe de Tristan, divides
her time between her French chateau
and her San Mateo bungalow.
Miss Jennie Crocker and her brother.
Templeton, have also an entree to the
New York exclusive of exclusives. They
are the surviving children of the late
Colonel Charles Frederick Crocker. a
brother of William Crocker. Their
mother was an Easton. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Easton. and a
niece of the late d. o. Mills. The
eldest of the Croker girls married
young Francis Burton Harrison. and
three or four years ago was killed in
an automobile accident in New York
Templeton Croeker's engagement was
recently announced to Miss Helene r.
win. the only child of Mr. and Mrs
William @. Irwin of this city and heir
ess TO an immense fortune. Miss Jen-
ME Crocker and her brother have each
several millions and live either at up
lands" their wonderful mansion in
Hillsboro. or at the ST. Francis. They
are cousins of Mrs. John Ward of Eng
land, who is better known as Jean Reid.
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs White
law Reid
Mr.. and Mrs Carter P. Pomsroy, who
was Anna L. Morris. and their daugh-
ter, Miss Christine Pomeroy, have
many relations in the exclusive New
port set. and Miss Christine has gone
out in New York society almost as
much as she has locally. The Pome-
roys have a beautiful home in this.
city in Clay street
Peter Martin, the second son of Mrs.
Eleanor Martin. after encountering su-
prene difhculties, that might have
daunted less determined man. reached
the heart of the ultra exclusive New
port set in his marriage to Lily OeI-
richs, and by reflected glory. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Martin. formerly Mary
Scott, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry T. Scott, and the Downey Har-
veys. with their daughters. Mrs. Oscar
Cooper and Mrs. Ward Barron. have
York society.
There are number OF others still
who have rejgned in New York as
we'll as in San Francisco. who's Who
in America" mentions list almost 200
strong. They are for the most part
those who have achieved things.
whether in the world OF business. OF
letters or of art. They are the peo-
pie who are building up the nation
and giving her new blood and Drawn.
but. as for the most part, society with
them Is mere by-word, as a pastfme.
not a pursuit. they viii scarcely all be
included in The Ultra Fashionablk
Peerage of America" We shall havl8
to sit meekly by and possess our souls
in pious patience until such time as
the book is published, and then our
minds will be at rest as to Just where
San Francisco ranks in the scheme OF
things and who's really who.