Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-03
Society

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"a Anna Virginia McNair and Prof.
r. Lewis Ashley, which took place
Saturday evening in their new home
in South Pasadena. Rev. Hugh K.
Walker, d. D., officiating.
Professor Ashley Is in charge of the
department of history in the Pasadena
high school. Miss McNair has lived in
Pasadena since her girlhood, and since
graduating from Pomona two years
ago has taught in Pasadena.
Mrs. r. B. Ashley, mother of the
groom, has moved from Pasadena and
! is occupying her new home on the cor
ner of Pasadena and Bank avenues,
adjoining the residence of her son and
his bride.
An open air marriage ceremony which
took place at 4 o'clock yesterday AFT
| ernoon at Aidenn Lair, the mountain
home of Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin Fay
Mills, ministers OF the Fellowship con-
gregation united their youngest son,
| Charles Howard Mills, manager OF the
recently established Municipal Recrea-
tion center, and Miss Bertha Knight,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William ii.
Knight of Wilmer street. The bride has
| Just resigned her position in the pub
| lie schools to take up her life work
with Mr.. Mills. She wore dainty gown
of white null and carried bouquet or
white rosebuds and ferns.
A few evenings ago their Fellowship
friends gathered at the residence of
DIR. and Mrs. T. Percival Gerson on
Westlake avenue and gave the
betrothed bountiful shower of use
full and beautiful things which will
greatly facilitate their performance of
housekeeping duties. After November
9 Mr. and Mrs. Mills will welcome their
friends at the new home in the Munich
pal Recreation center on Holly and st.
John streets.
At the close of this wedding sur
prise was sprung upon the assembled
guests when Samuel Whittlesey and
Miss Ruby Constance Journeay, both
of San Diego, stood forth and were
married by Mr. and Mrs. Mills. The
bride wore a cream voile emnire gown
and carried a large bouquet of cream
rosse and maidenhair fern.
Among the guests were Mrs. Willoug-
by Rodman, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ell.
Knight, DR.. and Mrs. I. Percival Ger
son, Rev. and Mrs. Reynold e. Blight,
Mrs. George Journeay of San Diego, Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney Stokes of San Diego,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Padelford, Miss
Milly Theal, Mrs. George Addington
Eastman, Miss Vera o. Hileman, Mr..
and Mrs. George c. Finch, Miss Ellyn
T. Hill, Miss Winifred Smith, Miss e.
Holmes, Miss Martha D. Dougherty,
Miss Frances McHarlan, Miss Ethelwyn
Mills, Miss Faith Mills, Miss Mary
Mills, Emerson Knight, Eli Carlson
and Henry Mills of San Diego.
Both weddings took place on q hill
top beyond Edendale, and the day was
beautiful beyond compare. AS the
bridal party descended the hill the
last rays of the departing sun in burst
of crimson glory showered blessings
HnnaHiotiorS "a heads Of
the young couples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert J 1pau of st.
Andrews place entertained Halloween
in celebration of the birthday ami
versary of their daughter Miss Mar
guerite, nearly fifty friends enjoying
the jolly occasion.
Throughout the house the decorations
were in red and Miss Marguerite'S dress
was Of the same hue. The color scheme
in the decorations was developed in
scarlet carnations and Chinese lanterns,
while in the center OF the table where
the guests were served later in the
evening was a handsome piece of
Cluny lace on which rested mirror
which in turn supported a cut glass
vase bearing fragrant burden Of car
nations.
Music was enjoyed and Spanish
dancing by Miss Corella and Mr.. Esco-
bar. Games were also employed to
pass the time.
Those who enjoyed the evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bergman, Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson, Mr.,
and Mrs. Provard, Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
ball, Mrs Woodwork, Mrs. Jackson,
Misses Corella, Florence Provard, Alice
Weyse, Helen Weyse, Anita Wilson,
Elsie Cornell, Selma, Wilson, Anita
Bovard, Alice Morrison, Anita Morri
son, Marie Reichert, Rosa Yerba, Ubena
Yorba. Laurita Kimball, Jessie Lee
man. Rosebelle Rimpau, Messrs. De-
Camp, Lewis, Peat, Cory, Hamilton,
Toole, Bermudes, Hardwick. Wood
worth. Gavagan. Gomez. Walch, Hor-
ton, Sturgeon, Hull, Rohman, Laux,
Escobar and Rimpau.
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A delightful affair of last evening
was the musicale given at the Bur-
lington apartments, on Ninth street.
The program was furnished by Mrs.
Leroy Botsford, Mrs. Clara Henry
Bussing, Miss Lalla Fagge and Miss
Orcutt.
One of the most delightful of Hal
loween events was the Hobson street
party given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Anderson Saturday even
ing, the event being in the nature of a
"spook" gathering, and the guests,
twenty in number, being garbed in the
traditional winding sheet effect.
The house was turned into veritable
apparition assembly and each
shade after entering was given taper
to light his way and required to do
a dance that should adequately ex-
press his state of mind. After this
stunt the shades en- masse walked
through a stately Virginia reel to slow
music from muffled instruments, with
only CLEANS from bowls of burning
alcohol to guide them through the fig
ures.
There were ghostly pantomimes and