The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
News Of Society
Access the Bay

~ AKLAND. July 1O.-The maria ge
Of Dr.. Leroy Briggs and Miss
- Florence Ziegenfuss, the attract
i've daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. n.
Ziegenfuss, which was solemnized in
New York today, had an element Of
romance it it that made 1t of par
ticular interest TO a wide circle Of
friends about the bay, where both
the Briggs and Ziegenfuss families are
well known. Since midwinter Miss
ZiegenfUss has been abroad travelling
in company with Mrs. J. H Wright
and her daughters. Miss Edith Wright
and Miss Helen Wright, who are her
closest friends.
The little company Of home folk
returned a few days ago to the United
States. Doctor Briggs going on to
meet them ia New York
With only Mrs. Wright and her
daughter as witnesses the simple
marriage ceremony took place in the
Little Church Around the Corner. After
the honeymoon Doctor Briggs and his
bride viii come to California, where
they viii establish a home in Linda
Vista.
The betrothal OF Doctor Briggs and
Miss Ziegenfuss was announced more
than a year ago. and before leaving
for Europe the bride elect was ex-
tensively feted by her girl friends.
Mrs. Briggs is a graduate Of the
University Of California and is promi-
nently known in sorority circles. Her
husband is also a college graduate,
taking his degree in medicine q year
or so ago. He is practicing his pro-
fession in the bay cities. Doctor
Briggs is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. l. H
Briggs.
The approaching marriage of Percy
Bordweu and Miss Alice Yates. which
is planned for the month Of October at
the home Of the bride in Kansas City,
is the elimination of a college ro-
nance in which the young student and
the professor from California figured
prominently.
BordweU is graduate Of the Uni
versity Of California. where he won
particular honors, later graduating
from Columbia university. At present
he is occupying the chair of law in
the University OF Missouri, where he
first met his hancee. He is spending
the midsummer in the bay cities.
Miss Yates is a Kappa Kappa Gamma
girl and is said TO be unusually at
tractive. The wedding viii be cele-
brated at an elaborate service in St.
Paurs Episcopal church Of Kansas
city.
Miss Ida Pattiani, whose betrothal to
r.. Duncan Gatewood. naval constructor
AT Mare island, was recently an
nounced, is spending some interesting
days at the navy yard as the house
guest Of friends. The beautiful young
bride elect is being extensively feted.
The wedding probably viii take place
in September and viii be solemnized
with all the pomp and elaborate detail
Of naval ceremony.
One Of the interesting marriages of
the coming week viii be that of DR..
Calvin Olin Esterley and Miss Ruth
Elizabeth Orgren. which viii take
place at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. A. B. Orgren, Thursday
evening Only the members of the
families with a few close friends have
been included in the invitation to wit
ness the ceremony. Doctor Esterley
is a graduate Of Harvard university
He is in charge Of the department of
biology in Occidental college at Los
Angeles Doctor Esterley is the son
Of Major Calvin Esterley and Mrs.
Esterley. His bride elect is the daugh-
ter OF the late Rev. A. B. Orgren and
Mrs. Orgren. She is a graduate Of the
University Of California.