Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19
Society News

residence Oh lHt VI olOhAASts
Thomas Low, in East Twenty-ninth
street, was of great interest to many
friends of the bride, who has been
visiting her brother and whose engage
ment was announced some weeks ago.
The house was beautifully decorated
with roses, potted plants and ferns.
The bride was daintily gowned in
Brussels net over white satin and car
ried q shower bouquet of orange bios
SONS. Her sister, Miss Bessie Low,
wore soft white messaline over pale
blue satin and wore big picture nat
covered with blue plumes. Cecil Bru-
ner roses composed the shower bouquet
of the maid of honor Mr.. Todd was as
sisted bv his brother James Todd, as
best man After a short wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. Todd will be at home to
their friends at 1914 East Twenty-third
street, after May T. Among those pres
ent at the wedding supper were Mr.
and Mrs. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. Newlng
of Monrovia, MIR. and Mrs. r. Graham,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Sheriff, Mr.. and Mrs
c. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Constable, Mr..
and Mrs Holcombe, Miss Bessie Low
Miss Hazel Holcombe, Miss Bessie
Carson, Miss M. Clunie, Miss Young,
Miss Delphine Newing, MISS irene
Constable, Alexander Todd of Pitts
burg, Pa; Mr.. Constable, James Rus
sue. Archie Mitchell, Masters Thomas
Low, Alexander Low, John A. Ram
sey.
DIR. and Mrs. John Haynes and Mrs
Iosers Sartc-! ieft yesterday morning
for the east and they will all sail for
Europe in the near future. Mrs. Sar-
tori will join the party which VIII leave
here on Friday and sail on the Cedrlc
May 2S.
There have been many golden cele-
brations lately, but will add one more
to the list. Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Gray
of East Twenty seventh street enter
tanned their relatives and friends In
honor of their flftieth anniversary yes
terday. The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with California poppies. Mrs.
M. V. Works, their daughter, presided
at the dinner. e. w. Gray son, and
Miss Grace Works. a granddaughter,
entertained the guests with violin and
cornet selections and Mrs Voss de-
lightfully sang number or songs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray were married in
Randolph, Pa, and moved at ohio ana
then to Iowa, going back to Pennsyl-
vania and then to New York. coming
to California only three years ago in
search of health, as Mr.. Gray had not
found the cold beneficial. He now
thinks that there is no place like Los
Angeles. Many beautiful gifts were
given them and the guests who en-
ioyed the celebration were, Mr.. and
Mrs j. N. Gray, brother-ln-law and
sister of C. NJ. Gray; and the follow
ing nieces and nephews; Mr. and Mrs.
]. w. Gray and daughter, Miss Annie
Laurie of Alhambra; Mr. and Mrs. j.
r. Plummer and Mr.. and Mrs. A. p
Williams. The Immediate family in
cluded Mrs. Works, their daughter Miss
Grace, and their son, Arthur.
Mrs. Mary Strohn and Mrs. George
B. Macauley of Menlo avenue enter
tained with a bridge luncheon yester-
day afternoon. The entire house was
exquisitely decorated with pink and
white sweet peas and maidenhair ferns.
The place cards were decorated with
dainty water color dancing figures and
tied with pink ribbon with gold seals.
Covers were laid for forty guests.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Ed
win S. Rowley Miss Grace Rowley,
Mrs S. X. Lindley, Miss Marion Lind
ley, Mrs. Henry Albers, Mrs. Bert
Harmon Merchant and Mrs. w. N.
Goodwin.
| Miss Florence Cronkhite, whose mar
riage to Dallas Jones will take place in
the near future, has been honored with
many charming affairs during the past
| few weeks, among them being sur
prise party Saturday evening given by
the members of the Phi Theta sorority
The affair was in the nature of a mis-
cellaneous shower. and Miss Mildred
! Brookman, who will become the bride
| of Algernon Angel Saturday evening,
was also honored
| Miss Pearl Correa of West Forty
eighth street will entertain this after
noon with a miscellaneous shower in
honor of Miss Cronkhite.
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The wedding of Miss Mildred Bon
sack and Jesse e. Sturgeon took place
at the Woman's club house last even
ing before large company or friends.
The marriage lines were read by Rev.
Will A. Knighten of the Union Avenue
Methodist church.
The bride was gowned in French silk
crepe, trimmed with net and pearls. A
D.. veil of tulle was held in place by
wreath of orange blossoms, and
shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies
of the valley completed the toilette.
Mrs H. B. Carter, matron of honor,
wore her own wedding gown of white
SATIN and carried a bouquet of lilies
of the valley and maidenhair ferns.
The bridesmaids were Miss Irene
Weaver and Miss Blanch Carr, and
Robert Bunker assisted Mr.. Sturgeon
as best man. The ushers were Fred
! Munsey and Elmer RalphS. MISS Ha-
eel Ralphs played the wedding music,
using several appropriate selections.
After a short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Sturgeon will be at home in the
Hoover apartments in South Hoover
| street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Clarke Carlisle
entertained with dinner at their home
in Ardmore street last evening. The
evening was passed in playing bridge.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs James
Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. T. Whitaker,
DR.. and Mrs. Herbert d. Requa, Mr..
and Mrs. Raphael West Kinsey, Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Burial. DR.. and
Mrs Edwin G. Howard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester c. Ashley.
s.
The marriage of Miss Florence He'll
man and Edward Wolfstein of New
York was solemnized last evening at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hellman, in Lake
street. Rabbi Hecht performed the
ceremony.
The decorations were exquisite, coll
or scheme of pink, white and green be-
ing carried out with pink roses, lilies or
the valley and maidenhair ferns.
The bride was goWned in white
chiffon cloth trimmed in point lace, and
more a veil. She carried a bouquet of
lilies of the valley and maidenhair
ferns.
The brides brother, William He'll
man. served Mr.. Wolfsten as best man.
After a short wedding trip Mr.. and
| Nc Nuolfetain will return tn mass a,