The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING FRANCISCO
SIMPLE CEREMONY
MARKS NUPTIALS
Wedding of Oakland Belle and
Army Officers Son Inter-
ests Society


OAKLAND, Sept. with simple
ceremony the marriage of John Cottle
Littlefield and Miss Bertha Eudey was
solemnized at o'clock this afternoon
in st. Paufs Episcopal church, Rev.
Alexander Allen reading the service.
Only the members of the immediate
families with small company of the
closest friends We're present. A sim
pie arrangement 1of ferns and pink
roses filed the altar before which the
bride and Littlefield stood during the
ceremony. Neither of them was at
tended. Miss Euaey wore a handsome
ly tailored gown of gray with large
blue hat
Following the. church service a wed
ding supper was served at the Eudey
residence in Chetwood street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Littleffeld left this evening en-
route to Ogden, where they will visit
for short while as the house guests
of the bridegroom's father, Major Lit
tlefield, U. S. A.. before going on to
Washington, d. c., where they will re-
side.
Mrs. Littlefield is the daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Eudy The family have
lived in Oakland the last two years,
coming from Amador county, where the
late Henry Eudey was an. early pioneer
and one of the prominent capitalists.
Her husband is graduate of the An
napolls naval academy. His father is
a we'll known army officer. Congress-
man Littlefield of Maine is an uncle of
the groom, and Littlefield is connected
with the government service at the
White House.
The wedding of Frederick Pierce But
Ter and Miss Evelyn Bendel was an in
terestlng event of the evening. taking
place at the Bendel family residence in
Alice street The utmost simplicity
marked the details of the maria ge,
which was witnessed by small COM
pany OF relatives Rev. Edgar Il. Gee
officiated. There were no attendants.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Bendel, a pioneer family
OF the bay cities Her father is promi-
nently known in the commercial world
or California as founder of the firm
OF Tillmann & Bendel of San Francisco
In honor of Miss Helen Dornin. who
viii become the bride of William Childs
at one of the more Ella borate weddings
of the month, Miss Edna Orr enter
tanned at cards this afternoon at the
Avondale. % friends accepting of her
hospitality. An hour of bridge was
rounded out by an informal tea. Miss
Orr will attend Miss Dornin as brides
maid at her marriage.
Miss Sara Drinkwater Miss Bertha
Stalder and Miss Grace Stalder, trio
OF attractive brides elect. were made
the guests of honor at a tea at which
Mrs. Hart Wilcox presided as hostess
TINS afternoon The wedding of Miss
Drinkwater and John Suman will be
an event of Saturday evening of this
week, taking place at the Drinkwater
residence in Vernon street
Mrs. James j. Hume will arrive in
California about the 1st of December
after six months spent in travel abroad.
Federated club circles are deeply in
terested in the coming to California
OF the national president Mrs PhiIp
~ Moore. Because of the indefinite
time of her arrival and the uncertainty
of her sojourn about, the bay, the or
ganizations of Oakland, Berkeley and
Alameda have been at some loss to ure-
pare the welcome which they would
ike to extend to her. However, EbelI
is hoping that she may accept of their
hospitality Tuesday next at the elsbo
rate luncheon, which will open their
club year. Mrs. Cora E. Jones will be
guest of honor on that occasion.