The San Francisco call., 1905-06-30
WE'D AT HIGH
NOON AT HOME
OF THE BRIDE
ny ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND. June 29.-over in San. Fran
cisco just at high noon to-day. simple little
wedding took place at the brides home. when
Miss Jean Montgomery Duncan and William
Knowles were married. These two young peo-
pie are the center of more than usual in
terest. for the families of both have long
been prominent in the social and business
world, The bride, Who is said to be very
stunning girl. is daughter Of the Samuel
Duncans Of San Francisco. and her paternal
grandfather was the founder Of Duncans Mills
the wen-known Mendoeino County resort
Billy knowles, he Is affectionatey
known by his many friends, is son OF Mrs
W. I. Veitch of this city, and though still
very young man has acquired an enviable
reputation among the leading architects OF
this vicinity.
Mrs. veitch came down from McCrays s.
where she IS spending the summer, usual
to attend the wedding. 1t was the least
ostentatious affair imaginable just the inn
mediate family being present.
There were no attendants. the bride being
married in a modish street dress of blue and
white silk. topped of with dainty white
hat, and on one arm she carried great
bunch OF lovely white carnations.
Although cards were sent out for ths
wedding great many unusually elegant gifts
When they return from their present tour
Mr.. Knowles will Immediately begin building
III Piedmont where he has purchased a fine
site The handsome silver and china ware and
the linen that will go into the home were
given by Mr.. and Mrs Veitch
Another wedding of widespread interest oc-
CURED in Oakland last night when Miss Ethel
A. Conger and Frank A. Yoakum were mar
ried at the brides home Nineteenth street.
The bride is relative of +. II. Conger, until
recently Minister to China but now OF Mexico.
The groom is well known throughout the
State, being extensively Interested in real
estate in Los Angeles San Francisco. Oakland
and other cities.
for tour OF the principal towns of the north
thence to New York and Washington return
ing by the Southern route to Los Angeles.
where they will reside permanently.
A colony of oaklanders has taken possession
OF McCray's Old Homestead and they are
having the joiliest kind of a time Everybody
il busy now getting ready for the Fourth OF
July dance in mt, the & grove; M, MT. and Mrs. ].
Cray's and Miss Ada Laymance's fance. Mr..
Dodge is also ip their party. Among other
home-like resort are the J H Dieckmanns.
the Seth Manns Mr.. and Mrs. Max Taft,
Misses Margaret and Anna Frank, Miss Edna
Towle the Frosfs of Alameda. Judge Shook
and family and the Nelson's.
Mr. McCray's famous hospitality was never
Week Week when the Columbia Park boys who were
marching to their camp in Ukiah, arrived at
the Old Homestead The boys were tired and
more of them but the McCray heart is big
enough for any number OF boys. so while
the genial bonifce was stalking out the boys
for the night his wife went into the kitchen
and prepared a royal meal for their unex-
pected guests. Later in the evening the band
bows gave concert and to cap his splendid
generosity OF the day Mr. McCray sent to
town for gallons and gallons Of icecream and
filled IN each small boy with all he could
carry. II Is kindly deeds like this that have
erdeared Mr.. and Mrs. McCray not only TO
their guests but to everybody in Sonoma
County.
Tomorrow evening the young men and
women of St Mary's parish will give dance
at Maple Hail that promises TO be very en-
Jos able affair.
The committees In charge are as follows:
Reception-Miss Claire Gushing. Miss Alice
Bfshop Miss Lillian Kelly. Miss May Flynn,
Miss Alice Gregory Miss Josephine Clark
Miss Margaret sullivan. Miss Anne Houghton.
Miss Rita Madden. Miss Evelyn Kelly, Miss
Margaret Ford Miss Veronica Gregory. Miss
May Doing Miss Nell Really Miss Mary
Murphy.
sistants. Lieutenants J. j. Gllick and J. "
FitzEimmons Sergeants J. l. Flynn g. L.
Courtney !. Gallagher. F. ]. Jacobus Cor
poraI c. ScanIon Privates D. T. Reynolds.
p H Nicholas J. p Martin and ]. B.
mott,