The San Francisco call., 1910-07-28
SCHOLARLY women
TOBE ENTERTAINED
Collegiate AIunlnae Association
Plans Elaborate Luncheon
and Reception

- OAKLAND. july 27.-The most elab-
crate event Of the week VIII be the
luncheon Saturday afternoon at which
the women of the Association of Col
Iegiate Alumnae viii entertain at the
Home club in honor of Miss Marion Tai
bot, A. B., A. NJ, s. B., Ii. D.; Miss
Sophonisba F. Breckenridge, Pin D.:
Hiss Lucille Eaves. professor Of house
hold administra tion in the University
CT Nebraska, and Mrs. Muir Of Ne
braska- Only the members Of the or
EaniZatiOn have been included in the
luncheon invitations. although guest
cards have been extended for the in
FORMAL reception and program which
Will follow.
In the receiving party viii be the
newly elected officers. Mrs. Lorenzo
Dow Inskeep. Miss Emma NOOnan, Miss
Nora Dunn. Miss Elsie AIiddlehof, Mrs.
". 5. Gould. Miss Winifred Bangs, Miss
Estelle Young, Miss Mary Meyrick, Mrs.
A. r. Lange Miss Jane Gay Dodge and
8 number Of others. including Miss Ethel
Moore. Miss Hazel PedIar, Mrs. Fred
= erick c. Turner and Mrs. Z. V Hat
field.
Miss Talbot is one of the most dis
tinguished women scholars in uniVer-
sity circles, being at present associated
with the University of Chicago rs dean
OF women and occupying the chair Of
household administration, which de-
parJment she organized in 1892. The
honor Of organizing the National Asso-
citation of Collegiate AIUmnae belongs
10 her and for I3 years she held the
position Of national secretary. later be
coming the president. She was the
founder of the system of dormitories
in vogue in the larger colleges. Miss
Talbot viii be A speaker of Saturday
afternoon, the theme Of her talk being
The Organization OF the Collegiate
AlUmnae."
Doctor Breckenridge, who is asso-
ciated with Miss Talbot as assistant
professor Of household administration
in the University Of Chicago, is widely
known throughout the country for the
unique position which she has attained
and for her scholarly mind. She grad
uated from Wellesley. later taking a
degree from the Chicago law school,
. and was admitted TO the bar in Ken
lucky
She is a director Of the School of
Civics and Philanthropy. which is
financed by Mrs. Russell Sage. The
work Of this Chicago school win be re-
viewed by her OF Saturday Doctor
Breckenridge is also an advocate of
the right Of woman suffrage.
Ia her honor this afternoon MISS Car
oline Cooke Jackson received at a re-
ceptiOn at her home in Berkeley, ask
ing large number Of the college
women to meet the distinguished guest.
The wedding Of Gilbert Waller ami
Miss Lucille Bailey is to be held during
the coming month, Miss Bailey having
chosen the evening Of August for her
marriage. The ceremony viii be quiet
ly observed at the Bailey residence in
30 Berkeley. only the members of the i'm
mediate families and a few Of the most
intimate friends being included in the
Invitation Neither the bride nor the
bridegroom win be attended.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Gilbert Curtiss will
close their East Oakland home for the
month of August, planning a sojourn
at Tahoe.
One OF the most charming of the
new Piedmont homes is that which was
taken possession Of this week by Mr.
and Mrs. David Sutphen and their
daughters. For number of years the
Sutphen family have resided in Ala
media, where they have host of
friends. A month or so ago Miss Helen
Sutphen. who is one of the most gifted
among the younger viOlinists, returned
from New York, where she has been
studying music for the last two years.
She viii be a welcome acquisition to
the musical colony on this side of the
bay, and the new home will be a center
of artistic life.