Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-07
Society

ONE of the pretty affairs of yes
- terday was the luncheon of four
~ teen covers with which Miss Eliz-
abeth Marble of Figueroa street enter
tained at the California club in COM
pIiment to Miss Maude Ewing Ross,
whose marriage with Rev. John Nc
| Clellen Ferguson of Concord, Cal, is
| to take place October q.
Miss Ross, the accomplished daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Ross OF
Westlake avenue, has decided upon a
church wedding, and the nuptials are
date mentioned in st. Paurs pro-
cathedral, the bride being attended by
her cousin, Miss Frances Holmes.
Miss Ross has been the recipient of
many prenuptial courtesies since the
announcement early in the summer of
her engagement to the pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Concord, and
luncheons, teas and other delightful
affairs were especially frequent during
Mr. Ferguesons visit to Los Angeles
last month.
Mrs Philip Kitchin is among those
who are honoring Miss Ross inform
ally this week, and has asked a few
of the bride elects special friends to
meet her today at o'clock tea.
Miss Edna Peyton was special guest
yesterday at a luncheon of twelve COW
ers with which Mrs. l. l.. Hubbard of
Westlake avenue entertained. Guests
asked to meet Miss Peyton were Mrs.
C. N. Cotton of Gallup, n. NJ; Mrs.
Valentine Peyton, Mrs. H. Rees of Co
lumbus, Ohio; Mrs. John Page of
Phoenix, Ariz.; Miss Barbara Cotton
of Gallup, N. NJ; Miss Mary Peyton,
Miss Bess McMurray of Kansas City;
Miss Mabel Gregory of San Francisco;
Miss Eleanor Brooks of Springfield,
Mo-, and Miss Grace Beckwith of Dan
vile, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Emerson Gee
arrived in Los Angeles Monday and are
at the Woodward for the winter.
Miss Mary Widney, one of the most
popular of the young women who have
chosen some one of the autumn days
for their bridal, is being complimented
with numerous pretty affairs by her
friends, one of which is whist, with
which Mrs r. j. Van Houghton of
Orange street is entertaining Tuesday.
Mr.. Reeve, Miss Widney'S fiance, will
give a theater party one evening next
week for Miss Widney and members
of their bridal party.
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street were surprised Monday evening
by a party of friends who came with
congratulations to assist them in cele-
brating the twenty-sixth anniversary
of their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gee, who were married
in Dublin, Ireland, came to Los An
geIes from San Antonio, Tex, six
years ago and have made many friends.
Whist was the program of the even
ing, those who occupied places at the
tables being Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cur
ry, Mr. and Mrs Ben Locker, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Purk. Mr.. and Mrs. l. c.
Nelk. Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Neale, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Bressman Mrs Mary
Goodman. Miss Fannie Burch, Miss
Amelia Rudiger. Miss ernon enable,
Messrs. Henry Massey, George Hoover,
Henry Rudiger and Frank Bressman
The capacity of the First NJ z.
church was tested to its utmost last
evening by the company which gath
cred there to witness double plighting
of welded troth between two couples
prominent in the church, one being
Miss Fannie Lange, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lange of West Sew
enteenth street, and Byron c. Hanna,
assistant city attorney of Venice; and
the second Miss Fern G.. Bynner of
Columbus, Ohio, and Olive o. Clark, a
young attorney OF Los Angeles.
DIR. C. e. Locke, pastor of the church,
officiated, and Miss Lange was given
in marriage by her father, while Miss
Bynner was given in the keeping of the
groom by Professor Frederick Beals.
The brides were each dressed in
white and wore long tulle wells which
fell to the foot of their gowns. Miss
Lange was attended by Miss Ida Law
renee and Emory King stood with Mr..
Hanna. Miss Mary Dinneen was
bridesmaid for Miss Bynner and Mr..
Clark was attended by his brother,
Orville Clark.
Young women serving as ushers
were Miss Rachel Fisher, Miss Ruth
Fisher, Miss Flora Cronemiller, Miss
Olive Roshong. Miss Katherine Wag-
ner and Miss Ida Biddell.
Following the church service, rela-
tives and members of the two bridal
parties were entertained at the home
of Mrs. r. e. Hanna, on West Twelfth
street.
On their return from trip to a
nearby mountain resort, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark will make their home in Los An