The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Wcf11cr1 and Society
wARRrAGE OF MISS BIRCH aGn naD IA NN7


 The Birmingham Age-Herald gives she following account of a marriage in which Montgomerians are interested;
 The wedding of Miss Katherine Clith- erin Birch, only daughter of Mrs. George Anthony Birch, to MT, Dudley Lawrence of New York. took place last evening at o'clock at the church of St Marys-on-t n-the-Highlands, the cere- mony being performed by the rector, the Rev. J. W. Canty Johnson. The chancel was decorated with palms and white roses, which made most effec- tive background, lighted with innum- erable altar lights. The wedding music 2 was brilliant.
 Miss Birch, who entered the church with her brother. Mir. Alexander Clith- erill Birch. wore a gown of white lace and chiffon, the lace applied in broad panels, which, shaping into a graceful train, gave an exquisite fiuffiness to the gown. The yoke was of real lace and the tulle veil was edged with lace. Her flowers were white orchids.
 There was a brilliant wedding party. The ushers were MT. Henry Siebles and Mir. Robert Johnston of Birmingham, Mir. Clifford Stewart of Montgomery and Mir. Hugo Friedman of Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Birch had for her matron of honor her cousin, Mrs. Homer LeGrande of Montgomery. and the maid of hohor was Miss Adele Bates of New York, a cousin of the bride.
 Mrs. LeGrande wore pink chiffon cloth and carried roses. Miss Bates was gowned in white embroidered chif- ion and her flowers were pink roses.
 The bridesmaids were Miss Florence Dawson. Miss George Weatherly, Miss Dora McLester of Birmingham, Miss Annie Louise Chiffon, Miss Mary Kirk patrick. Miss Olive Pierce of Montgom- cry.
 They wore white wash chiffon and their bouquets were of pink roses tied with bows of srnilax.
 Mir. Lawrences best man was his brother, Mir. Arthur Lawrence of New York, and his groomsmen were MT. Con- verse Woolsey. MT. Lewis Edwards Full ton and Mir. William Warren of New York, MT. Hill Ferguson of Birming- ham. Mir. Temple Siebles and MT. Clar- ence Jones of Montgomery
 The ceremony at the church was fol- lowed by reception at the Country Club. The decorations were in pink roses and in the private dining room Iuile and roses and smilax were used in the decorations of the table. The wedding cake formed the centerpiece Toasts were drunk from a loving cup.
 MT. Lawrence and his bride left later in the evening Tor New York, and they will go abroad on June z. They expect to travel through Europe until the autumn, and upon their return they will reside in Lawrence Park
 Among the out-of-towp guests were Mir. and Mrs. William vanDusen Law renee. parents of Nr. Lawrence; MT. and Mrs. Pressly Bisland. MT. and Mrs. Ferris Meigs. Miss Bates, Miss Wellington. Mir. Arthur Lawrence, MT. Woolsey. MT. Fulton, MT. Warren of New York, Judge and Mrs. Thomas G. Jones. Juge and Mrs. Chiffon. Mrs, John A. kirkpatrick. Miss Kirkpat- rick, Miss Ball, Miss Hannon. Miss Pierce. Mrs. Rushes, Mrs. Elsbe-ry, Mrs, Homer LeGrande of Montgomery.
 Miss Birch is a member of an old and distinguished Southern family. Mir. Lawrence is also a member of a well known family, the LawNences of Lawrence Park. New York. Their town house is in Fifth Avenue.
 The wedding gifts were magnificent Besides the silver services and the quantities of other silver and cut glass, the bride reoeieved many exquisite jewels. the gift of Mir. Lawrence being a necklace of opals and a bracelet of pearls. while in the jewels were in- cluded a ring set with a very rare pink ~nessfsand many diamonds. Among the
 was a pendant of pearls set in
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 MEETING OF THE IONION CLUB.
 The members of the Ionion Club were entertained by the president, Mrs. Walter Fisk, at her home on Wednes- day. afternoon. This was the final meeting of the year. and one of social pleasure, save a brief business and literary session. After the call to order and approval of the minutes, the retiring president, Mrs. Fisk address ed the club in the following well chosen words:
 Ladies of the Ionian Club:
 Today, as you know, marks the clos ing of another year of our study together and I wish to take this op- portunity to congratulate the club upon the work just completed.
 You have each and all done earnst- Iy and thoroughly the work set before you and I think in years to come as we recall the season spent In studying Irving, Thackery and Balzac, a feeling of satisfaction and just pride will come with the memory of the essays read before the club.
 '.rhe thought of Irving will bring visions of Dutch New York. of those early Bargomasters, broad and solid, slow, but sure, smoking tons of tobac- co and nodding contentedly in their chairs little dreaming that this sleepy, settlement was the nest out of which was to be matched the big, bustling, never-idle Manhattan as we know it today.
 we will recall Thackery and naturally Becky Sharp whom we have condemned and yet envied of her wit and ability to charm.
 And then BalzacI Through what a maze, he led us. What secrets he exposed to us. With the surgeons -