·ft•. Under the skillful bands of Mr. Naplet, tbe decorator, tbe *acioits parlors of tbe Vendome Hotel weretransformedintoabowerofbeality.Tl,epriticipa]featitreintbedecorationswasthedraperies from the ceiling to tbe side walls lending a cbarming efect to tbe mom. At one end of tbe parlor, a beautiful bell in bride's roses and maiden bair fern, witb pink sweet pas outlining tbe design, was hanging. From tbe bell were sming pink ribbons to tbe walls wbere percbed, as if to ring out tbe weddingcbimes,werethreebeautifulwbitedoves,oneofwbicbwasjustli*tingontbebell,tbeotber two being at tbe side of the mom witb pink ribbons in their moutbs. Beautifid potted plants Of all kinds added to tbe scene. Music was provided 19 tbe Vendome Orchestra. The Episcopal service was followed by a delicious wedding breakfast in the Vendome's attractive dining room Norma and Frank built their home at 651 North First Street, one block north of the hotel where they were married. Frank was President of the Sainte Clair Club, which included his friend, the wine maker, Paul Masson. The Sainte Claire Club was organized by Senator James D. Phelan as a meeting place for local businessmen. Phelan, a former mayor of San Francisco who spent the summers at his Vill:i MontalvoinSaratoga,wasalsotheowneroftheVictoryTheatreonNorthFirstStreet.Hechose SanFrancisco'sleadingpre-€arthquakearchitect,A.PageBrown,todesigntheSainteClaireClub. BestknownasthearchitectoftheSanFranciscoFerryBuilding,Brownwasaleadingexponent ofthisMissionRevivalarchitecturalst*.Manyfeaturesofthisstyleareevidentinhisdesignfor the club including the tile roof and arched entryways. In1927anewdiscountdrugstoreopenedablockawayfromFrank'sdrugstorewhichwasselling thesamemerchandiseatlessthanhiscost.Tocompeteheexpandedbyopeninganewlocation wherehecouldgointothewholesaledrugbusiness.Healsoopenedanotherstoreinanarea where many doctors had their offices which handled prescriptions only. While making an after dinner speech at the Sainte Clare Club Frank had a stroke. He was rushed to the hospital where he died on November 2, 1927. He was 44 years old. I - --1. -,4 Morey Benedict Fleming (14th Generation), my father, was born 1 -- on December 4, 1908. After his grandmother Winifred Morey , divorced John Morey she moved to Pacific Grove. Morey lived .,0,5 -' with her and attended first and second gtade in Pacific Grove. - 1 --- :.- -- From then on he attended San Jose schools ending up at 6, * 11 f 1 Belleimine College Preparatory. , 1.. *- 2 fill /- 1 1- 1 0 1-, dit During the summer and on weekends Morey worked in his father's drug store. He also delivered packages for Morehead Fleming Drug Store on his bicycle and later in a model "T" Ford pickup truck He also worked one summer in a cannery and another summer for Century Electric Company where he became an apprentice electrician. 88 , OCR Text: ·ft•. Under the skillful bands of Mr. Naplet, tbe decorator, tbe *acioits parlors of tbe Vendome Hotel weretransformedintoabowerofbeality.Tl,epriticipa]featitreintbedecorationswasthedraperies from the ceiling to tbe side walls lending a cbarming efect to tbe mom. At one end of tbe parlor, a beautiful bell in bride's roses and maiden bair fern, witb pink sweet pas outlining tbe design, was hanging. From tbe bell were sming pink ribbons to tbe walls wbere percbed, as if to ring out tbe weddingcbimes,werethreebeautifulwbitedoves,oneofwbicbwasjustli*tingontbebell,tbeotber two being at tbe side of the mom witb pink ribbons in their moutbs. Beautifid potted plants Of all kinds added to tbe scene. Music was provided 19 tbe Vendome Orchestra. The Episcopal service was followed by a delicious wedding breakfast in the Vendome's attractive dining room Norma and Frank built their home at 651 North First Street, one block north of the hotel where they were married. Frank was President of the Sainte Clair Club, which included his friend, the wine maker, Paul Masson. The Sainte Claire Club was organized by Senator James D. Phelan as a meeting place for local businessmen. Phelan, a former mayor of San Francisco who spent the summers at his Vill:i MontalvoinSaratoga,wasalsotheowneroftheVictoryTheatreonNorthFirstStreet.Hechose SanFrancisco'sleadingpre-€arthquakearchitect,A.PageBrown,todesigntheSainteClaireClub. BestknownasthearchitectoftheSanFranciscoFerryBuilding,Brownwasaleadingexponent ofthisMissionRevivalarchitecturalst*.Manyfeaturesofthisstyleareevidentinhisdesignfor the club including the tile roof and arched entryways. In1927anewdiscountdrugstoreopenedablockawayfromFrank'sdrugstorewhichwasselling thesamemerchandiseatlessthanhiscost.Tocompeteheexpandedbyopeninganewlocation wherehecouldgointothewholesaledrugbusiness.Healsoopenedanotherstoreinanarea where many doctors had their offices which handled prescriptions only. While making an after dinner speech at the Sainte Clare Club Frank had a stroke. He was rushed to the hospital where he died on November 2, 1927. He was 44 years old. I - --1. -,4 Morey Benedict Fleming (14th Generation), my father, was born 1 -- on December 4, 1908. After his grandmother Winifred Morey , divorced John Morey she moved to Pacific Grove. Morey lived .,0,5 -' with her and attended first and second gtade in Pacific Grove. - 1 --- :.- -- From then on he attended San Jose schools ending up at 6, * 11 f 1 Belleimine College Preparatory. , 1.. *- 2 fill /- 1 1- 1 0 1-, dit During the summer and on weekends Morey worked in his father's drug store. He also delivered packages for Morehead Fleming Drug Store on his bicycle and later in a model "T" Ford pickup truck He also worked one summer in a cannery and another summer for Century Electric Company where he became an apprentice electrician. 88 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,A through B Name file,Benedict,BENEDICT_019.pdf,BENEDICT_019.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: BENEDICT_019.PDF, BENEDICT_019.pdf 1 Page 1