Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
Society

AN event of unusual interest was
n the golden wedding celebration
IA which took place last night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Clinton Jones, 5039 Monte Vista street,
the bride and groom in whose honor
the gathering was held being Mrs.
Jones' parents, Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Dunn Scott of 215 West Sixteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Scott, son and
daughter-in-law of the honored guests,
assisted in receiving.
Rev. Mr.. Scott and his bride of fifty
years received their friends in the liV-
ing room, where large bower of ferns
and golden coreopsis had been erected
and where two white wedding bells
tied with tulle of golden hue swung
above their heads.
Decorations of gold and green were
everywhere, except in tn reception
room, where scarlet carnations and
ferns formed a brilliant color contrast.
Rev. and Mrs. Scott were married in
Osceola, Wis, and lived in that state
until coming to Los Angeles twelve
years ago, at which time Rev. Mr.
Scott retired from active service in
the ministry of the Methodist church.
Seven children were born to them,
six of whom are living, and all but one
is residing in Los Angeles. A son, Ed
win Scott makes his home in Mime
sofa, while those making their home
near their parents are Mrs. Laura
Croker Mrs. Herbert Clinton Jones,
Miss Carrie Scott and Merton Scott
A company of about fifty gathered
last night with gifts and Fluctuations
for this couple whose happy welded
life has lasted half a country.
A second marriage anniversary of
iT1ro crfn mr. ic IF
and Mrs. Herbert Clinton Jones, who
will celebrate their wooden wedding to-
night at their home on Monte Vista
street.
Long curly shavings will be happily
combined with the gold and green deco
rations arranged for last night. while
about the lawn where part of the even
ing will be spent many red lanterns
of wood have been hung advantage
ously
The reception will be quite informal,
and a feature of the evening will be
the wooden plates and wooden paddles
to be used in serving ices.
About forty friends have been bid
den to assist in the celebration.
The marriage of Mrs. Mabel Then
and Albert Malek was solemnized yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
residence of the bride on North FIRE.
Locke officiating.
There was a small company of
friends present to witness the pretty
ceremony, and the little daughter of
the bride, Maxine, wearing a dainty
white lace frock, attended to the du-
ties of flower girl. Mrs. Let's and L.
A. S. Mist stood with the bride and
groom. The wedding march was
played by Irwin w Youngs.
The bride was charmingly attlred
in white silk null, and carried bou-
quet of brides roses and maidenhair
fern.
An interesting little romance at
taches to this marriage, and includes
a first meeting a year and a half ago
in San Jose, parting, an accidental
meeting here in Los Angeles a few
days ago, q renewal of the old ties, and
the wedding of yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malek are leaving in
a few days for Honduras, Central
America, where Mr.. Malek is presi-
dent of the American Rubber Culture
company, and where they will make
their home the greater part of the
time for the next year or so!
Mrs. w. S. Graves of Normandie
avenue, who with her children is leav-
ing Sunday to join Capt. Graves in
Washington, D. c., where he has been
called to perform staff duty, was guest.
party given at the Majestic.
other guests were Capt. Roberts,
who has followed Capt. Graves here
as head OF the United States recruiting
station Mrs. Roberts, and Mr.. and
Mrs. S. M. Haskell
One of the pretty affairs of yester-
day was the informal afternoon pre-
sided over at their home on Burling-
ton avenue by Mrs. E. j. Sanborn and
Miss Helen Sanborn.
Invited guests were Mrs. Joseph Call,
Mrs. Allan Wilson. Mrs. Heltman,
Mrs. Newton Russell Mrs. Andres,
Mrs. Louise Y. Pratt, Mrs. Robert
Marsh, Mrs. ]. A. Fairchild, Mrs o.
l.. woodward, Mrs Leroy X. Daniel.
Mrs. Clarence Stoner, Mrs. w. Moody,
Mrs. Burwell Holmes, Mrs. Wellington
Gardner Mrs. Baker, Mrs. M. McCol-
lum Mrs. John Balm, Mrs. Sidney
Briggs, Mrs. Fred Hines. Mrs. Dud-
lev Fulton, Mrs. Dana Burks. Mrs. w.
g. Hutchinson. Mrs. Oscar Mueller,