The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26
SOCIAL OAYETY
TEMPERS LENT
Work of the Wee Archer Is
Food for Gossip and
Motive for FeteS

-HE gossip OF engagements and the
entertainment for brides elect have
occupied society in a delightful
way for the last day or two and the
days to come have a pleasant prospect
of continued social activity. The COM
/ ing of Arthur Rose Vincent. the fiance
of Miss Maud Bourn. has been the in
centive for several affairs. Miss Helen
Sutton. who Is the fancee of Henry Ed
win Sherman, will be the feted guest at
several of the informal parties among
the younger girls in the next few days
Two others who are receiving social at
| tentfon are Miss Dorothy Draper and
Midshipman Kirkwood Donavin.
A bit of engagement gossip that Will
prove most interesting to society here
is that of the betrothal of Miss Flor
ence Woods, the daughter of the late
DR.. George Woods. U. s. ", and George
Austin Crux- The bride elect is
charming girl and the cousin OF Robert
j. Woods and Charles Baldwin OF New
port. The family home was formerly
here and was the center of many de-
/ IiEhtful entertainments. The wedding
will take place Easter Monday at the
New York home of Mrs. Baldwin, wife
of the late Admiral Baldwin
William Bowers Bourn was host al
an elaborate stag luncheon given yes
K terday at the Palace, when the cOmpn-
mented guest of the occasion was Ar
| thur Rose Vincent. the fiance of Miss
Maud Bourn. who has lately arrived
from his home in England and has been
the popular guest at several of the re-
II \ -
| the luncheon were pretty and effect
/ i've arrangement of apple blossoms.
Among those hidden to the reunion
were.
Dr. Beverly MacMonagle Joseph D. Grant
l Carter Pomerey E. L Eyre
/ James Tucker T. B. Berry
/ Frank Mchaels Willis Polk
Richard M Tobin Colonel j. q. kirkpst-
| Truxtun Beale rick
Frederick Kohl
Miss Dorothy Draper and her fiance,
Midshipman Kfrkwood Donavin, who is
here with his ship. the West Virginia.
have been delightfully."- feted by their
friends in the younger set. The fact
that the visit of the Pacific heet will be
brief adds an extra impetus to the en-
| tertainment for the popular officer. To-
morrow afternoon Miss Frances Stew
art will entertain at an elaborate tea
| for Miss Draper and Midshipman Dona-
vim at her home in San Rafael. About
half hundred friends viii enjoy the
| occasion.
| Miss Marguerite Doe. accompanied by
/ her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Doe, and their
guest. Miss Florence Bell. will leave
early next week for Santa Barbara for
/ a visit of several weeks in the southern
| part of the state. Since her arrival
I here from the east few days ago Miss
I Bell has been staying at the FairmOnt
| as the guest of Miss Doe and has had
an exceptionally delightful time with
| the round of teas and luncheons that
| the younger girls have been giving in
her honor. She will be extensively en-
tertained also in the south. where Miss
Doe has host Of friends
Mrs Henry Kiersted entertained at
a luncheon yesterday at the Fairmont
for six or eight friends and later in
the afternoon was hostess at an in
formal tea for a dozen additional
guests. Another hostess of the after
noon, entertaining at second informal
tea. was Mrs Peter G. Mclean, who
had half a dozen old friends who en-
joyed her hospitality IN the laurel court
at the Fairmont.
Miss Dorothy woodworth will en-
tertain at a luncheon to be given this
afternoon at the home OF her mother.
Mrs Selim Woodwork In Berkeley.
Several of the youger girls from town
are going across the bay for the re-
union.
Harry Bates left yesterday for a
trip east and after a brief stay in
New York and one or two other eastern
cities will return home.
Miss Florence C1uff entertained yes
terday at an informal card party and
tea given in compliment to Miss
Florence Bell. who rs the guest OF Miss
Marguerite Doe at the Fairmont. There
We're 20 or more girls hidden TO the
charming affair. The prizes were ex-
quisite jewel boxes. The decorations
were spring blossoms. The girls as
sembled for tea in the laurel court Of
the hotel.
The at home given yesterday by Mrs.
Thomas H Barry and her daughter.
Miss Helen Barry. was a delightful
affair and the fourth In a series of
receptions that they have been giving
in the major generals quarters at
Fort Mason. The music and a perfect
spring day contributed toward the sue
cess of the elaborate affair yesterday.
More than 100 guests were received
during the afternoon by the attractive
hostess and her daughter.
Mrs. Frederick Day, wife of Major
Day, has discontinued her second Fri
days at home at Fort Mason for the
present.
Miss Rhoda NiebIing will be a hostess
of next week. entertaining at an in
formal reunion Friday for the debu-
tantes OF several of the younger girls.
Mrs Edward Pringle and Miss Mia
Pringle are taking informal leave OF
their friends, as they expect to go to
New York next month, to remain in
the east for an indefinite stay, prob
ably for several months.