Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-07
Society News

Mr.. and Mrs. William Silliman Jones
of Inglewood Ranch, Pomona, an
nounce the betrothal of their doughter,
Miss Grace Elizabeth Shoemaker, to Mr.
Charles Howard Barnett of Redondo
Beach. Miss Shoemaker is a daughter
of the late Dr. e. T. Shoemaker VINO,
up to the time of his death in 1898, Waa
for many years one of the most emil
nent physicians of Los Angeles.
The marriage will take place soon
after the first of the year. and the
young couple viii reside in Redondo
Beach In honor of the young couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Ainsworth OF
Redondo will entertain with a dinner
party tomorrow evening. A special
car will take the guests down and
bring them home again.
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The affair of the season will be the
garden fete which will be given this
afternoon in the beautiful grounds OF
Mr. and Mrs. Edward l.. Doheny IN
Chester place to the American AS
sociation of Bankers and their wives
and friends by the Los Angeles Bank
ing association. Assisting Mrs. Do
heny and Mrs Stoddard Jess will be
Mrs. Lewis e. Pierson, wife of the
president of the association, and the
members of the executive committee,
including Mrs. Meredith p. Snyder,
Mrs. w. H. Holiday, Mrs. Joseph ID.
Radford, Mrs. j. E. Fishburn, Mrs
William w. Woods, Mrs. Motley H.
Flint and their assistants.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar NJ. Souden of
West Twenty-eighth street entertained
with a dance and card party last even
ing in the Ebell club house. Assisting
in receiving were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
d. Radford, DIR. and Mrs. Henderson
Hayward, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lacy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walsh, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Worts Dodge of Pasadena, Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Schaeff and MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Smith. The club house
was elaborately decorated. In the re-
ception rooms bougainvilleas and as
paragus ferns were artistically ar
ranged, while in the supper rooms red
carnations and ferns were used. In
one of the card rooms pink carnations
were massed with ferns, and yellow
roses, smilax and ferns furnished
the decoration in the other. More than
two hundred invitations were issued,
and the guests from out of town were
a number of visiting bankers and their
wives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Clark, jr., who
have been passing the summer travel
ing in Europe, have returned and will
pass the winter at the Van Nuys hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark visited in France.
Germany, Switzerland, England and
Italy, being away five months.
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Mrs. Charles MacFarland of Ellen
dale, accompanied by her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
MacFarland, of Juliet street, is in
Chicago and will pass six weeks visit
ing in New York and Washington.
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The marriage of Miss Marie Verges,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Verges of 324 Dakota street, to George
Bove was solemnized Saturday morn
ing in st. Marys church. Miss Vic
torine Verges, sister of the bride, as
Soude served Mr.. Bove as best man.
The bride was attired in gown OF
white satin messaline trimmed with
pearls and carried a shower of brides
roses and lilies of the valley. The maid
of honor, in lace robe over silk,
carried a shower of Cecil Bruner roses.
An elaborate breakfast and reception
followed at the home of the brides
parents, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bove left
for a wedding trip and will make their
home in Los Angeles.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Ethel Leitsworth to
Oscar Wright. The ceremony was
read by the Rev. j. M. Schaeffle OF
Pico Heights Congregational church
After October 15 Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
will be at home at 1156 Maple avenue.
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wedding which is of interest to
many friends was that of Mrs. Jennie
l.. Throop, who became the bride OF
Porter H. Matthews, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. c. G. Pierce
at the residence of the brides broth
er, L. f. Curtis. The bride was at
tired in a gown of gray marquisette
over gray silk and carried cluster OF
roses and ferns. The apartments Were
dainty with a profusion of cut flowers
and ferns. After wedding trip to the
Grand canyon, Mr.. and Mrs: Matthews
will make their home at 1014 Pico
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Robinson will