Mary Elizabeth Kirk and Lawrence Loeb Davidson

LAWRENCE LOEB DAVIDSON, son of SARAH FRANCK and DAVID DAVIDSON, was born December 23, 1894 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa,^{250, 3305, 1884} and died July 6, 1976 in San Francisco, California.²⁵⁰

He married MARY ELIZABETH KIRK on May 14, 1924 in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa.³³⁰⁷ She was born August 23, 1901 in Iowa,²⁵⁰ and died July 25, 1980 in San Francisco County, California.²⁵⁰

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Children of MARY ELIZABETH KIRK and LAWRENCE LOEB DAVIDSON:

1. Son
2. MARY ANN DAVIDSON, b. April 14, 1930;⁵⁶ m. MILO SCOTT BERGESON on May 22, 1951 in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa³³²⁶; d. May 20, 2000.⁵⁶

Sioux City Journal, May 11, 1924³³⁰⁷

Kirk-Davidson Wedding Feature of Week's Society

Ceremony at St. Thomas Church at 8 P. M. Wednesday.

THE WEDDING of Miss Mary Kirk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kirk, to Lawrence Davidson, son of Dave Davidson, Wednesday evening, will be an attractive society event of the week.

The ceremony will take place at St. Thomas' Episcopal church at 8 o'clock and will be followed by a reception in the Kirk home, 1810 Douglas street.

Bridal attendants include Mrs. Kirk Kingsbury, matron of honor; Miss Frances Heyn, of Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Kenneth Noble, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Miss Leone Hanlon, Miss Dorothy Toy, Mrs. John L. Scroggs, Mrs. T. C. Bolton, Mrs. Leon Davidson and Miss Josephine Perkens. William T. Mott, of Boston, will be best man. Usheres chosen are: Kirk Kingsbury, Leon Davidson, T. C. Bolton, Frank Davidson, Newton Edlin, Wallace Dreyfoos, J. L. Scroggs and Forrest Koontz.

Mr. and Mrs. Bolton will preside at the prenuptial dinner for the wedding party Tuesday evening in their home.

Sioux City Journal, May 15, 1924⁶⁷⁹⁰

St. Thomas' Episcopal church was the scene of a beautiful and impressive wedding Wednesday evening, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Kirk, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kirk, was united in marriage to Lawrence Davidson, son of Dave Davidson. ? of palms, ferns, white ? and lilacs decorated the church. The chancel rail was banked with greenery and white flowers, and large floor baskets of snapdragons graced the chancel gate. Festoons of lilacs ? the windows added to the airiness and spring atmosphere of the wedding. Promptly at 8 o'clock, heavy gold ? were stretched along the aisles by the ushers, and were tied with bunches of lilacs. Immediately following the "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin was played and the wedding party entered. Mrs. Kirk Kingsbury, matron of honor, who followed the ushers, wore a lovely gown of lemon yellow chiffon, elaborately trimmed with bands of beaded gold lace and ? of gold cloth. Her bandeau ? was of cloth of gold. She carried an arm bouquet of butterfly roses ? with gold ribbon.

The maids of honor wore frocks of chiffon, the graduated shades of yellow being used. Mrs. T. O. Bolton and Mrs. Kenneth Noble, of Fort Wayne, Ind. were attired in deep ?. Mrs. Leon Davidson and Miss Dorothy Toy in lemon yellow; Miss Frances Heyn, Orange, N. J. Miss Leila Holt, New York City, in ?, and Mrs. J. L Scroggs and Miss Leone Hanlon in tangerine. They were fashioned simply, with drapes from the shoulders which tied in the back. Their headresses were bands of ? and they carried huge bouquets of snapdragons with ribbons to match their gowns.

Miss Josephine Perkins, a cousin of the bride, served as maid of honor and preceded her. She was charming in Nile green chiffon, made "en train," and she wore silver ribbons and leaves in her hair. Her flowers were butterfly roses, tied with green chiffon.

Entering with her father, the bride was a beautiful picture in her gown of white renaissance satin, and her tulle veil with its coronet of rose point lace and pearls, ornamented with a wreath of orange blossoms. The gown, which was of a simple mode, was made with an exquisite yoke of rose point lace, and three folds of satin formed the skirt and the bodice. A bunch of orange blossoms with streamers was the only ornament. The veil was made "en train," with a huge tulle bow, where it touched the floor. A single strand of orange blossoms was worked in with the bow. Her flowers, which were in a shower, were orchids, lilies of the valley and swansonia, tied with many streamers of white ribbon.

Mr. Davidson and his best man, William T. Mott, Boston, Mass., entered from the vestry and met the bride at the altar. Rev. Robert S. ?khart officiated and B. H. Kingsbury was master of ceremony. The ushers were T. C. Bolton, Leon Davidson, J. L. Scroggs, Frank Davidson, Newton Edlin, Kirk Kingsbury, Walter Drefoos and Forrest Koontz. Mendelssohns "Wedding March" was played for the recessional.

Following the ceremony the immediate friends and members of the families of the bride and groom were entertained at a reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, on Doug? street. Mrs. Kirk, the bride's mother, wore a becoming gown of orchid lace over orchid chiffon. Assisting her in the parlor were Mrs. J. B. ? and Mrs Marie Beck Toy. Mrs. G. W. Avery and Mrs A. J. McLaughlin poured and Mrs. B. H. Kingsbury and Mrs. W. F. Grandy were the dining room hostesses.Presiding at the punch bowl were Miss Catherine Waitt and Miss Frances ?. A profusion of garden flowers was used throughout the house, in many shades of yellow intermingling with the greenery.

After a motor trip to New York and through New England, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson will make their home in the Sioux apartments. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are prominent in the younger social circles of the city. Mrs. Davidson is a graduate of the Baldwin school at Bryn Mawr, Pa., and she attended Smith college, Northampton, Mass., and the Scudder school at New York. She is a member of the Junior league and the A. B. C. club. Mr. Davidson has been graduated from both Dartmouth and Harvard.

Out of town guests included Mrs. R. H. Monk, of Brookline, Mass., and Mrs. William Douglas, of Council Bluffs, Ia.