Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-03
Mss Elsa Peterson Married

A wedding of interest to Honolulans
was that of Miss Elsa Peterson,
daughter of Mrs. Charles Peterson, to
Mr.. s. T. Hoyt of Aiea plantation, on
Saturday last at high noon. The GER
emony was performed at the home OF
the bride on Magazine street by the
Rev. w. B. 0leson. The event was a
very quiet one, only relatives and in
innate friends being present. The
bride was given away by her uncle,
Mr.. Welles Peterson. Her brides
maids were Miss Dorothy Peterson,
Miss Jeanette Sharp and Miss Hazel
Gear, while her sister, Miss Helen Pc
terson, served as maid-of-honor. The
brides dress Of white linen was beau
|tifully embroidered by hand and
trimmed with fine lace. With II she
wore the conventional wedding veil of
Itrlle caught with orange blossoms.
Her bouquet was Of lilies of the valley
and sweet peas ed cascade. The brides
maids wore dainty frocks of pink and
blue, and carried showers of roses.
Immediately after the ceremony. an
informal reception was held, after
which the bride and groom escaped TO
spend their honeymoon in place as
yet unknown. They will then take up
their residence at Aiea, where they
have a charming little bungalow.
Mrs. Hoyt is an island girl OF great
popularity. She was graduated from
high school in 1906, after which she
took four years course at Stanford.
Mr.. Hoyt is also college student.
having been graduated from New
Hampshire university in 1910.
Henshaw-o'co
The wedding took place in Oakland
last week OF Miss Irene Patricia o.
Ccnnor, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fl. O,Connor, and Mr.. Tyler
4. Henshaw Although marked with
simplicity, the wedding was neverthe-
less very beautiful, with its setting
OF amaryllis and wo5dwardla fern.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride by the Rev. =. x.
Morrison, pastor of St Joseph church
in Berkeley Mrs. Beverly Wilder
was matron of honor, while little Miss
les Jean Andie and Eleanor DAYS. act
cd as flower girls. Mr. Andrew Burke
Of San Francisco was best man. After
q honeymoon spent in the Mendocino
mountains. Mr.. and Mrs. Henshaw will
reside in San Frane;sco, where the
former is engaged in the practice of
law. Mrs. Henshaw is a graduate of
the University Of California, and is
member of the Delta Delta Delta sor
ority Henshaw is also a graduate Of
the university, with an additional year
at Harvard He is a member of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His
father is Judge Frederick Henshaw OF
,San Francisco. -
Miss Roberta Haslett Is to be the
only bridal attendant at the wedding
of Miss Bessie Yates and Ralph
Brooks High, Wednesday, September
Sd. high win have his brother, VIII
ham H. High, as groomsman. The
ceremany is to take place at sunset
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Yates, on Prince
street, and only relatives of the
couple will be in attendance. The
wedding supper following the cere
mony VIII be served on the lawn I'm.
meath the trees in the Yates garden.
Both Miss Yates and Miss HasIett are.
members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority at Berkeley, and are very
close friends High is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William High of Piedmont
and brother of Miss Helen High
enc of the most popular girls in the
younger set in the hillside district
Chronicle.
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From Honolulu comes an account
Of the wedding there August IL Of
Miss A. Gwendolyn Blair and Edward
Dekum. Canon Ault performed the
ceremony in ST. Andrews cathedral.
Miss Juise Lucas was the maid Of
honor and Miss Virginia Watson and
Miss Kate Gill were the bridesmaids.
jackson r. Myers was best man. Mrs.
Dekum is southern girl, but has
lived for the past few years in ,Ho-
nolulu. where she has a large circle
of friends. Mr.. Dekum lis son of
the late Frank Dekum of Portland,
but has lived in Honolulu for the past
fifteen years, connected for the great
er part of the time with the Advertis-
err After September Is Mr. and Mrs.
Dekum will be at home at 2S4i Nuu-
anu avenue. San Francisco Exam
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