The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-13
MARRIED UNDER A
STARRY CANOPY
Nuptials of Miss Clemence
Reiss and Adolph
Nordman.
Three Little Maids Strew Flow
ers Along the Bridal
Path.
The Concordia Club Rooms Decorated
With Bunting and Fragrant
Blossoms.

Miss Clemence Reiss and Adolph Nord-
man were married last evening at $3.50
O'Clock in the Corcordia Club. the Rev.
Dr. Voorsanger of the Temple Emanu-EI
officiating.
Miss Reiss is the eldest daughter of
Bernard Reiss of the firm Neuburger,
Reiss & Co., and the groom is connected
with the Standard Optical Cong any.
Parlors, ballroom and snpper-rooms OF
the handsome clubhouse were placed at
the disposal Of the many guests and elabo-
rately decorated with potted palms. choice
blossoms and delicately tinted bunting.
In the spacious ballroom where :he cere-
mony was performed the decorations were
most artistic.
From the gorgeous chandeliers hung
golden wedding bells wreathed with holly
and their tongues muff1ed with blossoms
From chandelier TO chandelier were fes-
tened strips of pale pink and Nile green
bunting, ali studded with golden STARS.
In the south end of the room was erected
canopy of the same starry bunting. The
supporting columns were wreathed with
smilax and the background was of pink
fishnet studded with roses.
Under this canopy the happy young
couple stood while the officiating clergy
uldn LD0 SOl6ulu WOIQb LudL
made them man and wife.
Promptly at the hour announced for the
ceremony, $3.50, the bridal party entered
the room. First came the ushers, EN- lie
Reiss, Samuel Reiss, Maurice Blum, Ber-
nard GalIand and Sanford Feigenbaum.
Then followed the bridesmaids Miss
Julia Reiss, Miss Helen Blum, Miss Ma
nette Reiss, Miss Wanda Galland and
Miss Bessie Nordman, who in turn were
followed by Miss Flora Reiss, the maid of
honor.
Three little maids, dressed all in spot
less white, the Misses Lillian Reiss. Rose
Block and Mary Nordman, preceded the
bride, strewing the bridal path with flow
ers Miss JEANNE Block carried the pill
low on which rested the wedding ring.
Jesse Newbauer attended the groom as
best man.
The bride, tall, slender brunette, with
clear satiny skin and lustrous dark eyes,
looked extremely lovely in her bridal
gown of white duchesse satin, shrowded
com pletely in tulle.
The maid of honor and the bridesmaids
were attired alike in white tulle, made
over foundation of white silk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nordman received many
elegant and costly presents, com prising
many valuable works of art, elegant sill
yer and dainty bric-a-brac.
The young couple left this morning for
Ola c4Icuu6u SOhtuSIu Zip duQ Oh IDelT
return will make their home in this City.
Mrs. s. S. Wright welcomed the Colonial
Danes, OF which organization she is chair
man, on Tuesday, January s. TO her home,
where bright fire on the broad hearth,
with the teakettle singing on the crane,
made the reading by Mrs. Henry Gibbons
of the Causes That Led 10 the American
Revolution" seem facts of to-day. A link
with the past was the presentation by
Mrs. G. Elwood Brown of a gavel made
from one of the oaken beams of her birth
place. the Bergen homestead, erected in
1862 at Brooklyn, N. Y, and for 228 years
noted landmark. Mrs. Wright honored
her Virginia ancestry by using their recipe
for that celebrated holiday cheer, egg
nog Among those present were: Mrs.
Henry Gibbons, Mrs. S. w. Holiday.
Mrs J. L. Moody, Mrs. George A. Crux, Mrs.
Hervey Darneal, Mrs. j. H. Maddux. Mrs. L. C,
Branch, Mrs S. NJ. Van Wyck, Mrs. Edwin w.
Newhall, Mrs. c. Eiwood Brown, Mrs. J. ID.
Tallant, Mrs. j. NJ Mcclure, Mrs Meade, Miss
Z. NJ Jones Miss Brooke Rose. Miss Eda
Moody and Miss Mason OF Berkeley
The last meeting of Laurel Hall Club on
wednesday afternoon at Beethoven Hall was
notable for the splendid programme prepared
Though this club is known Tor its interest
ing efforts special word OF praise must be
given Tor the excellent debate led by four of
Its prominent members.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Fairweather, lately ar
rived IN THIS City. added particular interest
to the programme. Mr.. Fairweather delighted
the audience with his sympathetic, we'll
trained Darytone voice, sing inge number OF
old English ballads. Mrs. Fairweather besides
playing the aceompaniments for her husband
gave charming talk on English customs, past
and present, under the title of IAN Eng fish
Mosaic"
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mills gave dinner to