The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
INFORMAL TEAJ
ANDLUNCHEONS
Gossip of the Moment About
Lenten Seasons Doings
Of the Smart Set

T HERE was the French causeris
Il Yesterday at the home of Mrs
Henry Crocker TO entertain and
perhaps at the same time instruct
the younger members of the soclal set
but there were informal teas ana
Iuncheons later in the day that were
of some moment in a social way. The
news of those who have Just arrived
for stay with their friends IN town
and the gossip of those who are goins
away, with the talk of weddings ana
more formal events. make the contents
of social record of the day. Among
those who are meeting at the Crocker
home TO hear Nine. Soulas talk about
the chateaux of France are Miss Grace
Buckley, Mrs. Leroy Nickel, Miss Dor
othy Woods Miss Maude Woods and
Mrs. A. P. Ho<alins.
There was an election yesterday at
the Francisco club, and Mrs. William
G.. Hitchcock's friends are congratu-
lating her upon her new Office as pres
ident of the organization. Mrs Hitch
cock is a woman of exceptional charm
and grace so that there is a universal
sentiment that the important ONCE
could not have been better filed The
retiring president was Mrs. Sidney B.
Cushing, who has had most success
full regime The office of first vice
president will be filed by Mrs FranlS
Johnson, while the treasurer will ben
Mrs Philip E. Bowles. Among the
newly elected directors are J. Athearn
Folger. Mrs. James W. Keeney. MRS.
Latham McMullin. Mrs. George A.
Newhall and Mrs. Frederick McNear.
The dinner given last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Cobb
Hale was thoroughly informal affair.
The complimented guests of the occa-
sion were Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerr.
The party last evening was one of a
series that Mr.. and Mrs. Hale have
been giving since their return from
the east, but only for limited num-
Der of guests each time in their pretty
home.
Mrs William Dutton entertained at
a delightful dinner given last evening
at the Fairmont for less than dozen
guests. Some of the earlier events OF
the day were the teas given at the
| Palace Mrs b. S. Schlesinger gave
! a tea for eight or 10 friends and at
| the Fairmont another tea hostess was
| Mrs Walter Scott Franklin c. z.
| DAILY of New York was host at a lunch
| con given yesterday at the Palace for
10 or IL friends who are prominent IN
railroad affairs.
The wedding of Miss Ruth Boericks
and Ralston White will not be the
elaborate affair that the friends OF the
of the prospective bridegrOom's father.
The marriage is to. be very quietly
celebrated the evening of "Wednesday
| April s, at the home of the brides
parents. DR.. and Mrs. William Boericke.
| in Washington street, and there Will
be but a small company of the closest
friends and relatives of the couple The
bride will be attended by her sister,
Miss Dorothy Boericke, as maid OF
| honor, while Ben Upham Will act as
best man. The officiating clergyman
will be Rev Joseph Worcester, pastor
of the Swedenborgian church The
wedding is to have simple floral set
ting and all the appointments are to be
without ostentation OF any sort. There
will be an informal reception for the
few guests and a wedding supper as a
matter of course. but simplicity is to be
the keynote of the affair. The couple \
are going away on brief trip. probably
TO the south, but their trip abroad has
been deferred. They will later pass a
year travelling in Europe.
Miss Louise Mccormick Is due to
arrive later in the month for a visit
here. and, in fact. is coming to be
present at the Boericke-White wedding.
She will visit In the south and will
come to this city with Miss Dorothy
Boericke. who is now in Riverside.
where she will remain for a few weeks
Another guest from the east for the
April wedding will be Miss Eleanor
Lazier.
Mrs. Fletcher Ryer will be hostess
this afternoon at a luncheon TO be given
at the Fairmont, when there are to be
20 or perhaps 25 friends bidden for the
occasion.
1t is expected that Midshipman James
Lawrence Kaufman. the fiance of Miss
Elsa Draper, will be here early next
week on his way to San Diego. After
his arrival the plans probably will be
formulated and announced for the we'd
ding. Mtdshipman Kaufman has been
detached from the Tennessee and is on
his way south, where he will Join the
Hopkins in San Diego bay. On the
journey he will loiter a few days in
town and in San Rafael, where he will
be a guest at the Draper home.
Ed Tobin has returned from New
York and incidentally has been receiv-