The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
SOCIETY GATHfRSAT
CHURCH WEDDING
Two Well Known Families
United by Marriage at
Pretty Ceremony

OAKLAND, April 29.-At one of the
largest weddings of the month Ray
mond Thayer and Miss Laura Burgner
Mcknight, the. eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs A. j.. Mcknight, We're. united
in marriage at Brooklyn Presbyterian
church this evening in the presence of
several hundred guests, Rev. Henry
Kendall Sanborne- reading the service.
White spring blossoms with quantities
of greenery were banked in artistic
arrangement on the altar the same
decoration being carried throughout
the church. The bridal procession was
led by the four ushers, Walter Evans
George Marwedel, Ivan Rankin and
Percy Ramsden, who were. followed.
by the flower girl, Miss Norma Thayer,
the youngest sister of the bridegroom.
She wore a dainty white lingerie. frock
and carried a basket of pink roses.
Miss Cleo Posey was Miss Meningitis s
only attendant, serving as maid of
honor. Her gown was of pale green
messaline. following closely the empire;
model, and she carried a shower of
ClitndHLI6SS CdTnaElOnSs Inc bride
was escorted to the altar by her father
Her wedding robe OF white satin was
exquisitely trimmed in duchess lace.
1t was made on the directoire lines, the:
skirt finished with a long train. The.
bridal veil of white tullc was held in
place with a half wreath of orange
blossoms and the bride carried;
shower of lilies of the valley. The
procession was Joined at the altar by
the bridegroom and his best man. Har--
old Ramsden.
only the members of the Thayer and
Mcknight families and the bridal party
were included in the reception which
followed at the Mcknight home in.
Fruitvale, the guests numbering half
a hundred.
An attractive home in San Rafael
awaits the return of Mr.. and Mrs
Thayer from their honeymoon: The
bridegroom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs:
Clarence A. Thayer of San Rafael
Formerly the family lived in East Oak
land. where they are well known.
Young Thayer is associated with his
uncle. E. K. Wood and his father in
the lumber business. His bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nc
knight and the granddaughter of the
late Mrs. Albrecht. whose Fruitvale
residence was one OF the Oldest in that
lOOu kSlS Is d SlIl OF uH-
usual beauty and has shown consider
able talent along literary lines.
Mrs. Harold Havens is entertaining
a number of friends at luncheon to-
morrow afternoon at her home in
Piedmont. an enjoyable game of bridge
TO follow the discussion of the menu.
Miss Laura PeaseIy. a charming
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California TO spend some weeks with
her cousin. Mrs. Charles d. Bates Jr,
was the inspiration for prettily
planned afternoon at bridge today.
over which Mrs. Bates presided. at
her home at Adams point. asking a
number of her younger friends to meet
her house guest. Mrs. Bates is plan
ming a series of these deli ghtful card
parties, Mrs. NJ. Wilford Faitoute being
the motif for that of Thursday of next
week.
Several friends who have met fire.
quently together during the winter
were entertained most informally this
afternoon by Mrs. George c. Pardee
at her home in Eleventh street An
hour at bridge was rounded out by the
discussion of a tempting menu.
which will be sung tomorrow afternoon
at the musicale to which Miss Eleanor
Connell has included large number
of guests will be "On Jhelum River"
Miss Mabel Frisbie, the gifted young
soprano. rendering the entire song
cycle c. Francis Hamlin, violinist,
and Miss Nellie Hobart Carpenter,
pianist, will also contribute to the
afternoons pleasure.
Mrs. Cliff and her daughter, Miss
Jean Gift, are making plans which
will take them to Tahiti this summer
for an interesting tour. Later they
probably will go abroad for some
months. Since closing their home in
San Pablo avenue Mrs Gift and Miss
Cliff have had apartments at the Key
Route hotel.
A number of friends went to Pied
mont this afternoon to be the guests
OF Mrs. Edward Howard, who enter
tained at an hour of bridge, followed
by a daintily served supper.