The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

last week was the announcement of the
marriage Of Miss Florence Dunham
and Duane L. Bliss Jr. The engage
ment had not been announced and there
was no hint of the approaching cere-
mony. Miss Dunham returned from
the east a few weeks ago and stopped
at Tahoe. and the news of her marriage
with Duane Bliss was complete sur
prise to her friends here. The cere-
mony took place Saturday, August 81,
in the picturesque chapel at Tahoe.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Charles n. Lathrop, who read the serv-
ice of the Episcopal church. There
was none but relatives at the pretty
wedding. The bride has been abroad
most of the time in recent years, but
has host of friends in this city and
in Oakland. She is a daughter of the
late James Dunham and the family Is
well known socially. Their home in
Oakland was hospitable one that had
a conspicuous place in the social life of
recent years. The Durham and Bliss
families were old friends and the
match is eminently pleasing to the
friends of the couple. Duane Bliss is
general manager of the Lake Tahoe
railway and is identified with extern
sive business in the city as well as in
the north. He is a brother of Walter
D. Bliss, whose wedding with Miss
Edith Pillsbury will be an event of this
month. Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss were in
this city for a few days at the ST.
Francis and after a trip farther south
returned to Tahoe, where they will
make their home during part of the
year. They will be frequent visitors
here, where they have so many friends.
Mrs. Bliss is a charming and cultured
woman, who has taken an interest in
intellectual matters, as well as in social
affairs here and abroad.
Miss Lena James will leave within
a fortnight for the east and expects
to make her future home in New York
Miss James is a daughter of the late
D. w. James and has many friends
here who will regret her departure.
One of the weddings of the week
that was of social Importance was that
of Miss Eva l.. Madden and Lyman
Lacy The ceremony took place on
Wedn esday morning in old st. Mary's
church in the presence of a small COM
pany of relatives. The impressive
service of the Roman Catholic church
was read by Rev. Father Wyman and
the appointments of the wedding were
exceptionally pretty. The bride was
attended by Miss Nora Oliver as maid
of honor, while Robert Power filed the
Office of best man. There was an elab
orate wedding breakfast after the
ceremony for about a score of guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy have gone south on
their wedding journey. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs w. J.
Madden, and a, niece of Mrs. Margaret
May of this city. She attended one
of the fashionable schools here and
has a host of friends among the
younger girls. The family home during
part of the year has been at Shasta
but she has been a frequent visitor
here. The Lacys are we'll known and
their home at Fair Oaks has been the
center of many delightful parties for
the young folk of the social set. Lyman
Lacy has prepared an attractive home
at Burlingame, where he will reside
with his bride on their return from
their honeymoon.
The Shorb family has had a reunion
during the week. The members of this
extensive group have been wandering
in various directions during the sum
mer but most of them returned last
week to the family home in Van Ness
avenue. Miss Ethel Shorb was far
thest from home and her return from
the east and Europe was an occasion
for cordial greetings, not only at home
but in her large circle of friends. Miss
Shorb has been visiting friends in
Paris, London and Rome. In the Eternal
City she was granted the privilege of
an audience with his holiness Pope
Plus X, and is full of enthusiasm over
the impressive occasion. During part
of her trip she was chaperoned by her
aunt, Miss Wilson of Pasadena, but
after Miss Wilson's return to Boston
she Travelled with other friends of the
family. The Shorb family has wide
acquaintance, in the cities abroad and
this charming member of the clan was
cordially received in the social sets of
the larger cities. Among others re-
turning home last week were Major
and Mrs Carroll Buck, who have been
visiting friends in the southern part of
the state. Major Buck had a leave of
absence from Alcatraz and made good
use of the time travelling with his at
tractive wife in the south, where they
were royalty entertained. They were
in town for one or two days last week.
but are again at their home on Alca-
traz. Mrs. James King Steele and Mrs.
John Murtagh have been passing the