Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-29
FORCED FROM
THEIR HOME
BRIDAL COUPLE VICTIMS OF
FRIENps' ENTHUSIASM
roo HEARTY RECEPTION sPoILs
HONEYMOON PLANS
Popular Member Of Fire Department
apd Newly Made Wife Take
Refuge at Downtown
Hotel

Bombarded with flowers. assaulted with
rice bags. old shoes, congratulations and
happy greetings; overwhelmed, in fact, t,'by
force of numbers of their friends. Lieu
tenant Samuel H. Dodds of engine COM
pany 20 of the Los Angeles fire depart
menr and his pretty bride, Juanita Cayce
that was, were driven from their home on
Sunset boulevard yesterday afternoon
and were compelled to take refuge In the
bridal suite of the Hollenbeck hotel in
order that their honeymoon might be
passed with only the eye of Dan Cupid
looking on.
Lieutenant Doods, who is one of the
ment. and Miss Juanita Cayce, a popular
ment and Miss Juanita Cayce, popular
young society girl of Santa Ana, were
married at the home of the brides par
ents on the twelfth of this month.
The wedding was a fashionable one
and was attended by large number OF
friends of both the bride and the groom.
In the meantime Lieutenant Dodds, who
is now attached to the new fire company
on Sunset boulevard, had fitted up a
handsome home in cottage opposite the
engine-house for himself and Mrs. Dodds.
Yesterday was the time set for the
young people to take possession and go to
housekeeping. Members of the engine
company to which the popular lieutenant
is attached, together with more than
three score of friends, learned OF the
fact and they proceeded to decorate the
house for the reception of the young
couple and prepared to greet them In
truly homelike and friendly manner
Decorations Are Apropos
The main entrance of the house was
decorated with great punches OF white
ribbon, old shoes, bridal bouquets and
rice bags. The latter were ingeniously
arranged so that the moment the door
was opened shower of rice descended
over the couple.
Each and every other door in the house
was fitted with like attachment of rice
bags and flowers On the pillars of the
porch were number of placards which
testified in poetical language the popular
ity of the young people and the loving
esteem in which they were held by their
friends
When Lieutenant Dodds and his bride
arrived at the new home at about l
O'Clock yesterday afternoon they found
a great concourse of people gathered
there Neighbors- for BLOCKS around were
present and all the members of the
groom's fire company were on hand with
a number of personal friends to act as
masters of ceremoniess A vharivari band
of two score pieces greeted them with
wedding march composed especially for
the occasion, and cloud of blossoms fell
over and around them as they entered
the yard. Then, as they tried to escape
into the house, the rain of rice began,
and this, with old shoes and bouquets
which were thrown at them almost
buried them before they escaped to the
y erix8
z Nkh then their troubles did rot cease,
Greach door opened gave forth its
( Nger of rice, and ON every hand were
un1Aaistakable evidences that everyone rec
ognized them as bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodds made the best or
the happy. though somewhat embarrass-
ing occasion, and threw the house wide
open for reception, and for several
hours they received their friends and
responded to the CHEEKY greetings and
congratulations.
AS all indications pointed to the fact
that the overwhelming reception of their
friends was to continue until way into
the night the young couple finally es-
capped by the back door, and by round
about way made their escape downtown,
where they secured the bridal suite at
the Hollenbeck, and where they will re-
main until the enthusiasm of their friends
and well-wishers has had time toAdie out: