The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24
OAKLAND NATIONS
PLAN RECEPTIONS
Mrs. Robert Lee Stephenson
Asks Friends to Play Bridge
at Her Home

OAKLAND. Feb. 23.-Mrs. Robert
Lee Stephenson has asked a number of
friends TO be her guests next Tuesday
al her home in Perry street for game
OF bridge and 10 meet Mrs. George
Doubleday, who has come on from her
home in New York TO spend the early
spring as the house guest of her
mother, Mrs. James Mofitt.
Mrs. Bernard Ransome viii receive a
large number of guests Friday after
noon at her home on the boulevard.
Mrs. L, l. Ransome viii be the COM
plimented guest at the elaborate Len
ten affair. which viii be enjoyed by the
smart set with whom her hostess is
popular
Mrs. Conman. who has come from
her home in Los Angeles to spend
some weeks with her former friends
in the bay cities, viii be entertained
at a series Of reunions Of girlhood COM
panions that is being planned by
number of Oakland hostesses. Mrs
Conman has not visited Oakland since
her marriage a half score years ago,
when as Miss Margaret Knight she was
immensely popular For wednesday
afternoon Of the coming week Mrs.
at luncheon at Gray Gables, her Pied
mont residence, TO meet Mrs. Coffman
and enjoy a game of bridge. Miss Mona
CrelIin gave a buffet luncheon at the
Crellin residence in Alice street today,
making Mrs. Coffman her guest of
honor.
Mrs. Wallace Alexander was a host
ess Of the evening sharing her hos
pitality with d dozen friends whom
she entertained at dinner at her Pied
mont home.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of Ralph Cotter and Miss Nir-
GINA Allen at a house ceremony
Wednesday evening, March ?, at the
Allen residence in Valdez street. It
viii be attended by group Of friends
Of the young people.
Mrs Irving Ayres viii entertain
score of matr0ns tomorrow afternoon
at luncheon and bridge at her home in
the Lakeside district. her guests being
members Of one of the card clubs of
Oakland.
Miss Edith Warner. whose betrothal
10 Harold n. Burnside was announced
a fortnight ago, and Miss Harriet
Whisner. who is visiting in California
from her eastern home, viii share in
the compliment which Mrs. Fred Helm
bold is Offering Saturday afternoon at
the Heimbold place in the Claremont
hills This attractive hostess is plan
ming to round out the day with a pref
lilly appointed dinner.
A number Of friends went to Vaca-
Vile today to attend the wedding of
Joseph Koford, a prominent young at
torney OF the bay cities. and Miss kath-
crime Buckingham at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. hoford
will live in Oakland. The bride is
graduate of the University of Califor-
MIA and has a wide circle Of friends in.
this vicinity.
Mrs George Hammer was q hostess
Monday afternoon at her Adams point
home to friends who meet fOrtnightly
for an informal game Of bridge and
supper.
A few Of the representative club
women from both sides of the bay
have been included in the invitation OF
the California development board for
the regular Friday luncheon this week.
which viii be held in the clubrooms
Of the American biscuit company.
Home Industries" viii be discussed
by Governor Gillett and other promi-
nent public men. Among the guests
Of honor will be Mrs. James~B. Hume,
Miss Blanche Morse, Mrs Cora E.
Jones. Mrs. Annie Little Barry. Mrs.
p Crane and Mrs J. \. Chapman.