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23 October 2010

Marriage of James Townsley Coogan & Susan Conger Kay 

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Wedding Notice  
(extracted from "Great Bend Tribune" [KS], 14 AUG 1966, PAGE A-2):

CALIFORNIA CHURCH SETTING FOR
SUSAN KAY - JAMES COOGAN NUPTIALS

[photo; caption: "Mrs. James Townsley Coogan ... nee Susan Conger
Kay"]

Miss Susan Conger Kay and James Townsley Coogan were united in
marriage at five o'clock on the afternoon of July [30] in the 
Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford, Calif.

The Rev. [R. Minte] performed the double-ring nuptials before the
alter decked with white [gladioli].

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Geraldine Sherry Kay of Los 
Altos, Calif, and Lewis Douglas Kay of Palo Alto, Calif.  Parents
of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Coogan of Bogota, 
Colombia and Great Bend.

BRIDE

Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a linen [...cade]
gown trimmed in heirloom Irish lace designed with a bell skirt,
scooped neckline and three-quarter length sleeves.  A four-yard
train of silk illusion with stephanotis fell from orange blossoms
which belong to the bride's mother.  She carried an old fashioned
bridal bouquet of forget-me-nots, baby roses, white carnations and
baby breath.

ATTENDANTS

Honor attendants were Miss Betsey Moore Kay, sister of the bride
and Frank H. Skelding of Menlo Park, Calif., and Gambia, West
Africa.

Miss Kay wore a floor-length gown of cranberry linen and carried 
an old fashioned bouquet.

Flower girl was Little Miss Courtney Moulds, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. C. Moulds of Palo Alto.  She wore a floor-length gown of
white eyelet over pink organdy, a coronet of rose-buds and carried
a nosegay.

Ringbearer for the ceremony was Master David Oldham who carried
the rings on a pillow covered with lace handkerchieves belonging 
to the bride's grandmother.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell
Oldham of Sausalito.

Ushers were John Kay, brother of the bride, of Palo Alto, Desmond
Sanford of London, Calif, Charles Kendall of Philadelphia, Pa.,
and Menlo Park.  Organist, Thomas Harmon, played baroque selections
for the ceremony.

MOTHERS

For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Kay chose a green and blue silk
print with matching accessories and a gardenia corsage.  The mother
of the bridegroom is in Colombia and was unable to attend the
ceremony.

RECEPTION

Large baskets of white flowers set the scene for the reception
which was held in the bride's home.

Mrs. Kris Lindsey of Menlo Park was the guest registrar.

The bride threw here bouquet from a balcony of the family home
which was designed by her grandmother for this tradition.

For a honeymoon in Pebble Beach, the bride wore a blue wool
souffledress and jacket.

The bride attended Monterey Peninsula College, University of
Greenoble, France and is a member of the Los Altos Hunt.  Mr.
Coogan is a graduate of Stanford University where he was a member 
of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and is a former member of the San
Francisco Bachelor's Association and the Los Altos Hunt.  He is a 
member of the Great Bend Daily Tribune advertising staff.

Prior to the wedding, a rehearsal dinner was given by Miss Linda 
Raffel in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Raffel, dean of the 
Stanford School of Medicine.

The Coogans are making their home at 1703 Adams.

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