Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-11
Society News

South Alvarado street, and Alexander
MacKeigan, member of the local tlrm
of Mines & Parish, who belongs to the
Los Angeles and Annandale Country
clubs and is a popular member of both
the California and Jonathan clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacKeigan will make
their home in Los Angeles.
s.
A company of about twenty-four
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Yates on East Fifty-siXth street
Tuesday evening to assist in the cele-
bration of the tenth wedding annlVer-
sary of the host and hostess.
The rooms were gay not only with
their floral decorations in scarlet but
also with the glitter and sheen Of the
many gifts of tinware. The guests
We're entertained with an original game
for which score cards of tin We're pro-
vided, and later each was required to
write a humorous account of a we'd
ding which he or she had attended.
Mrs. G. Z. Huey was awarded the first
prize in the contest and William Wor-
den was given the consolation.
Miss Mabel Damer and Miss Dorothy
Smart provided the company with a de-
lightful program of readings from we'll
known contemporary authors.
Judge and Mrs. ]. w. Mckinley of
their son, Wilfred, from a prolonged
sojourn in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Mcmillan of
Michigan avenue left the evening of
September for a tour of the east.
During their absence of two months
they will visit Columbus, Philadelphia,
Pittsubrg, Washington and New York.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Whit
aker and Edward H. Gerber, which
took place Tuesday evening in the ball
room of the Fairmont, in San Fran
cisco, is of interest to friends in Los
Angeles.
The bride, the daughter of the late
Andrew Whitaker, one of the pioneer
business men of Sacramento, was edu-
Gated at Miss Heads school in Berke-
ley. Mr. Gerber is a banker and cap
italist of Sacramento, where his family
is prominent. The bride, who is both
pretty and accomplished, has made her
home in San Francisco with her moth
er since the death of her father.
On their return from an eastern trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerber will make their
home in Sacramento.
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Capt and Mrs. w. It. Hall have TAX
en- apartments at the Lankershim for
the winter.
One of the pleasant affairs incident
to the formal opening of the new Y.
NJ. G. A. building is the reception this
evening, when the directorate of the
association will, in conjunction with
representatives of the womens organ
izations of the city. entertain with
"club and ladies' night"
Rev. Robert J. Burdette, D. D., who
recently returned from a summer in
the British isles, will make a short ad-
dress The Aeolian concert trio and
Emanuel string orchestra will furnish
music throughout the evening, and
Mrs. NJ. G. Marxmiller will be heard il
several vocal selections.
Among the women who will be ir
the receiving line tonight are Mrs. Rob
ert Jones Burdette, president of the
Womans College club; Mrs. Florence
Collins Porter district president Cali.
fornia Federation Women's clubs; Mrs
Willets j. Hole, president Ebell Mrs
Pearl Adams Spaulding. president Bus
mess Women's club; Mrs. George Rice
president Galpin Shakespeare club
Mrs George w. Jordan, president Cos
mos club; Mrs Shelby Tolhurst, pres.
ident Friday Morning club; Mrs. w
S. Taylor, president Ruskin Art clab
Mrs. Frank E. Prior president
Wednesday Morning club; Mrs, Har'
riet Fl. Barry president Southern Calf
fornia Women's Press club; Miss Lau.
retta Barnaby- nresident Pasadena