Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-18
SOCIAL.

The Archimedlan society is the latest.
1t was organized Monday night at the
residence of Mrs. Lunsford, North Twen-
ty-fourth street. Miss Annie Lunsford
was the chief promoter, and was chosen
president of the society The society will
be of a charitable character and is ex-
pected to do much good
Lafayette, Feb. lion Tuesday after
noon at o'clock4in the Baptist church
in this place occurred one of the prettiest
marriages ever witnessed in East Ala
bama. The contracting- parties were
Miss Lula Greer, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. P. Greer ana Mr.. David
Edward Denney,s To the. sweet strains of
a wedding march, rendered by the mas
ter hand of Prof. r. E. Black, the beau
tiful bride entered upon the arm of her
father, being preceded by her two sis
teTss, Misses Oxella and Mary. At the
altar, before two gatesnwhich opened
to the happy pair a new life, they met.
and arm in arm approached the sacred
stand where the pastor of the church,
Rev. G. A. Horneday, pronounced in most
beautiful and touching words the mar
riage ceremony. Under brilliant candle
labras which shed a soft and tender light
down upon "a scene which was inspiring
the two were joined together as man and
wife till death sewers the. bonds The
bride is one or the most popular young
ladies ever reared in Lafayette. She DDS
a soul which has a tender feeling for
human kind. The many graces which
adorn her are but outward tokens of the
pure mind and heart which have been
the magnets all along through her girl
hood and young wonianhood ever draw
ing about her a circle of friends who
loved her for her true worth. The man
whom she has entrusted her life with is
one who is truly worthy of her. He is
one of the leading business men and is
raSnnpfAd for his q f1oa nj traits nf
manly character. He has established
himself firmly in public esteem by his
honest dealings and Christian integrity.
Decatur, Ala..@ Feb. .17.-fSpecial)-
Married at the First Methodist Episcopal
church south in this city at 10 o'clock
this morning by DR.. w T.sAndrews, pas
tor. Luther Early Reynolds to Miss Daisy
Catherine, the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter of Postmaster s. A.
Sparkman, of Decatur. The church was
beautifully and tastefully decorated for
the occasion This, together with the
bright, beautiful day, made the occasion
truly a joyous one Miss Minnie Hum
maid of honor, and 3. A. Reynolds. of
Birmingham, best man. Ed L. Spark
man, A. j.. Harris, Foster Pointer and
Henry A1bes were the .ushers. All the
parties bore beautiful white roses in their
hands or upon the lape1s Of their coats
ing a lovely scene at the marriage altar,
where DR.. Andrews. in a beautiful man
ner, spoke words that united the bride
and groom in holy -matrimony. After
the marriage. at the church a goodly
number of friends and relatives repaired
with the bride and groom to the home of
the father of Miss Daisy, where beau
tiful wedding dinner awaited them,
which was served consisting of several
courses and where The newly married
couple received the hearty congratula-
tions of their friends and many elegant
wedding presents. After a couple of
hours social, enjoyment the married
couple took the train for Birmingham,
where they will reside in, the future.
The names of Some prominent people
who attended the wedding. dinner were
namely: DR.. N. B. Wilson, Providence,
r. l.; DR.. Ansons West, Decatur Ala. :,
Dr. w. T. Andrews. Pastor of the First
Methodist church, south. and wife; Hon.
G. A. Nelson, and Mrs L. K. Ray, of
Moulton Heights; Eugene H. and B. A.
Reynolds, of Birmingham Miss Minnie
Humphrey. of Madison Station; Mrs. D.
r. Copeland of Birmingham; Misses
Blanche Crawford, Nora Sullivan, DR.. w
C. Buckley and wife, and the young and
sprightly editor of the New Decatur
Advertiser, Harold Hildreth, of New De-
catur; Miss Anna Lee Harris, A. j. Har.
ris, Minnie Edwards. Vert Caldwell and
wife, Vera Hughes, and many others of
Decatur, whose names cannot be recalled
Miss Bee Nabers left Wednesday for
New York to take a special course in
dress making and to get new styles.