The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18

A n event of interest yesterday was
~ the wedding of Miss Beda Sper-
~ ry and Charles Augustus Bod
we'll Jr., which took place at
$3.50 o'clock in the evening, at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs. Aus
tin Sperry, at Pacific avenue and La
guna street The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. George w. Stone,
of the Unitarian church, Berkeley, and
there were no attendants. the bride
entering with her brother, Horace B.
Sperry, while the groom entered with
the brides mother, Mrs. Sperry. The
house was prettily decorated for the
occasion, the long drawing room, in
which the ceremony took place being
especially attractive with quantities
of canterbury bells and iris and tall
ferns. The same color scheme was
repeated elsewhere in the handsome
home. Miss Sperry was an attractive
bride in an exquisite gown of white
chiffon cloth and duchess lace made
over soft white satin. She wore q
tulle veil and carried a shower bouquet
or lilies of the valley. Mrs. Sperry
was gowned in black chantilly lace
over palest green silk. Mrs. Horace
Sperry, the brides sister in law, wore
white chiffon cloth and lace and Mrs.
Austin Sperry Jr., her other sister in
law, wore white chiffon over white
silk. Mr.. and Mrs. Bodwell will leave
on Friday for a wedding journey to
Australia and New Zealand and expect
to be absent all summer. On their re-
turn they may go to Mr.. BodwelfS s
ranch, they may decide to live in San
Francisco. About 80 guests were pres
ent, most Of them being members OF
the Sperry or Simpson families, the
latter being relatives of the bride S
mother.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Bodwell Sr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Simpson, Captain and Mrs. Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Minot Tirrell, Mrs. Rog-
ers, Mrs. James w. Sperry. Miss Elsie
Sperry Robert Simpson, Miss Margaret
Simpson, Judge Thomas Denny of
Santa Rosa, Mr.. and Mrs Rose Morgan,
William Sperry. James Hogg, Miss
Mabel Hogg, William Hogg, Miss Alice
Hanks. DR.. Edna r. Field, Mrs. Harvev
Marvin, Mrs. John Pennell, Thomas
Pennell, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pennel1
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cleveland and
Edgar Simpson.
A brilliant affair in army circles was
the large reception given yesterday
afternoon by Colonel and Mrs. John A.
Lu0Qeen III IOnOT Vi 1eBeTdl anu MIS-.
Frederick Funston. As Colonel Lun-
deem is commanding officer of the Pre-
sidio post, the event took place at his
beautiful quarters there, and from to
6 o'clock a throng of guests filled the
handsome room, the wide veranda
and the gardens. This was the first
opportunity to meet the commander of
tne Pacific division and the depart
ment of California in an entirely
social way. since his return to
California, and he and his charm
ing wife were greeted delight
edly by the army folk from the Pre-
sidio and the other posts in this vi
cinity
About $50 cards were sent out and
went almost without exception to
army people The guests were re-
ceived by Colonel and Mrs. Lundeen
and General and Mrs. Funston, but as
sisting were Mrs. Brown, the wife Of
Colonel Brown, Mrs. John Ruckman,
wife Of Major Ruckman, and Mrs. w.
c. Davis, wife of Captain Davis. who
poured tea and coffee; Mrs. Price
Adams. wife of Captain Adams, Mrs.