The San Francisco call., 1910-06-03
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO
MARRIAGE Held
AT'FAMILY Home
Wealthy MADEIRA Land Owner
Weds Daughter of Well
Known Jurist

OAKLAND. June AT a-charmingly
simple wedding this afternoon at 2:SC
o'clock Mss Nellie McGraw became the
bride Of Joel Hedgpeth. The marriage
was solemnized in the presence of the
members Of the immediate families and
a few Of the most intimate friends al
the McGraw residence in Chestnut
street. Masses Of La France roses and
pale pink sweet peas made the pretty
decoration Of the afternoons event
Miss McGraw wore an exquisite white
lingerie robe and carried a shower OF
lilies Of the valley. Her only attendant
was her sister, Miss Edith McGraw, as
bridesmaid. Frederick McGraw assisted
the bridegroom as best man.
The marriage service was read by
Rev. Frank Goodspeed, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. After an
informal reception Mr.. and Mrs. Hedg-
peth left or their honeymoon, the final
destination to be the handsome home
which awaits them al North Fork, Ma
dera county.
The bride is the daughter Of Judge
r. ". McGraw, prominent throughout
the state. She is A woman Of unusual
gifts Of mind and is considered an au-
thority on the Indian question in Cali
fornia. Although for the last few
years she has spent only the midsum-
mers in Oakland, Mrs. Hedgpeth claims
q wide circle Of friends about the bay.
Hedgpeth is large land holder in
MADEIRA county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Braden. with their
daughters, Miss Winifred Braden and
Miss Louise Braden. viii leave tomor-
row evening for the Yosemite valley.
where they win spend the month of
June. Mrs. Brsden plans later tour
of Alaska.
Mrs. Frank Lampson Brown is open
ing her handsome new summer place
at Ben Lomond this month. planning
10 entertain number of large house
parties during the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McIlroy have re-
turned from their honeymoon. which
was spent in the southern part Of the
state, and for the present are with the
charming young brides parents. Mr.
and Mrs. George Plummer. in Alameda.
Later in the summer they viii take
possession Of one of the attractive bun
galows in Mil Valley. Before her
marriage in May Mrs. McIlroy was Miss
Florence Plummer.
During her visit in Oakland Mrs.
James Browson Whitehill will be ex-
tensively entertained. this being her
first return to the bay cities since her
marriage Of a few seasons ago. Mrs.
Whitehill was formerly Miss Bessie
Pratt. She plans TO remain a month or
more as the house guest of her parents,
DR.. A. H. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt
The score Of matrons of the Monday
club went out to San Leandro today to
accept Of the hospitality of Mrs. Egbert
Stone at the annual al fresco affair at
which she entertains them during the
cherry season. An hour about the
bridge tables and luncheon under the
trees were the diversion offered at the
handsome suburban home.
Miss Laurilla Murdock. whose marri-
&c with Oscar SchIesinger will be an
event of the late summer. is spending
some delightful weeks near Santa Bar
bara as the house guest OF Mrs. Will
liam Cooper
The women OF the dramatic section
Of the Adelphian club entertained their
friends at a delightful affair this even
ing at the clubhouse in Alameda. offer
ing an interesting program as the di-
version Of the hour. The section, which
Is one Of the newer branches of club
endeavor. has accomplished some splen-
did work during the last season. a. was
shown in the two skits which were pre-
sented
In Help Wanted" a comedietta in
two acts. Mrs. 7. \. Chapman, Mrs w
G. Halsey. Mrs. Louis Ward. Mrs
George Sturtevant, Mrs. J. II. Rohr and
Miss Edith Kahn assumed the roles
Mrs Sherman Mcdowell and Mrs. John
LaUghlin presented "A Fair Encounter %
The other numbers on the program
included 2 violin solo by Chester Kelly:
song. Miss Geneva. Ellis; dance, Miss
Ruth Burnharn, Miss Bernice Quinn;
Miss Lucy Knowland.
Renner-BulI Marriage
ALAMEDA. June Miss Gertrude
Renner. second daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Renner, became the bride
OF Clarence Bell of San Francisco this
evening, the wedding being celebrated
at the Renner residence, 2420 Buena
vista avenue. Chaplain ". TT. Scott
L. s. A. retired. performed the mar
ria &c ceremony. The attendants were
Miss Ada Renner and Walter Bell.