The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

There were several OF these IN
teresting events in recent days
and most of them were elaborate. The
wedding of Miss Maud Bourn and Ar
thur Rose Vincent that was celebrated
last wednesday at high noon in San
Mateo will be remembered as one of the
most picturesque weddings of early
spring. The same day was chosen
for the marriage in town of Miss
Henriette Won Schrader and Lieuten-
ant Prentiss Peck Bsssett of the
navy. The latter wedding was at
tended by the officers of prominence in
the service set and was an event of eX-
ceptional interest from many points of
view. There were other weddings also
during the week that will be grouped
among the important affairs of Easter
time. and one of these was the mar
rage Of Miss Gladys Meek and Will
liam VoIkman of this city. The bride
is q daughter of Mrs. Horny Meek, and
on account of the recent death of her
father the wedding was celebrated with
the greatest simplicity. The ceremony
and reception sfterward was held at
The Orchards. the country home of
the Meeks at Hayward. There were
only the relatives of the couple and a
few of the closest friends.
In addition 10 the weddings of the
week there was the usual stir of en-
gagement gossip that follows the Len
ten season as q matter of tradition.
and the most interesting piece of news
was the betrothaI of Miss Kate Belle
Riggin and Lieutenant Charles Elliott
Of Fort Baker. The army and navy
was responsible, in fact, for several in
teresting bits of gossip during the
week in q social way, and not the least
interesting event. in a social resume.
was the hop last Thursday evening al
the Preside. The dance was compli-
ment 10 the officers Of the First cav
airy. and was held as customary in the
Officers club at the post. Another
dancing party of the week that had a
social significance Of its own and was
quite important TO the younger set was
the dance given by the Friday Night
club The club is composed of per-
haps 100 of the younger girls and boys.
who have entered with zest into the
gayeties Of their set. The dance was
q bal masque. and as the date was
April 1 the jokes and caricatures of the
season are yet topic of discussion.
The week just beginning has a long
list OF social attractions, one might
say. with the tableaux vivants most
At the St. Francis next Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. There viii be the
private loan exhibition of masterpieces
TO add TO the attractive occasion, and
society will be out in force to view the
artistic collection.
The wedding Of Miss Maud Bourn
and Arthur Rose Vincent was one of
the affairs of last week that attracted
several hundred guests to the pretty
church at San Mateo. The marriage
was at high noon in ST. Matthew's
Episcopal church, and the officiating
clergyman was Rev. n. B. ". Gallwey.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, William Bowers Bourn She
was z picture Of loneliness in her white
satin robe, elaborated with rare lace
and pearls. She wore the conventional
tulle veil caught with a wreath of
orange blossoms and carried a shower
Of orchids. The two bridesmaids were
Miss Marjorie Josselyn and Miss Clare
Vincent, sister Of the bridegroom. The
two attendants were gowned in pink
chiffon embroidered in pink, and wore
picture hats in the dainty color. Miss
Helen Croker was the little flower
girl, wearing a frock Of white chiffon
over pink
II was q pretty innovation at the
wedding that the ushers were self-ap-
pointed, and those who oficiated in
this capacity were Gerald Rathbone,
Athol Mclean, Arthur Brown and
Percy King. Dick Tobin, who was to
have been the best man at the wedding,
could not attend on account of the in
jury that he sustained recently at polo.
The important Office was filed by
George Starr, a cousin of the bride, and.
by the way, his speech at the wedding
breakfast was q marvel Of wit and
cleverness. The Bourns have taken the
Poniatowski place in the hills near
Burlingame. and it was at the palatiaI
home that the reception and wedding
breakfast were enjoyed. The bride
presented each of her attendants with
a beautiful diamond initial brooch, and
the best man received a stickpin of dia
monds and sapphires. 1t occasioned a
merry moment when the brides bou-
quet was caught by little Charlie
Croker who was the envy of his little
friends who had been hidden to the
ceremony and had table reserved for
themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent have gone to
the Bourn mine in Grass Valley. where
the bride has passed many summers
during her childhood. They will re-
main in that picturesque place for a
few weeks before returning to BurIfn-
game. They will reside here but have
planned a leisurely European trip later
in the year. They are going to Eng
land and Ireland, where they will be
the guests of the Vincent family. The
bridegroom is the son of Colonel Ar