The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-13
BELL-CHEATHAM.

The marriage of Miss Blanche Bell and
Mr.. Russell C. Cheatham. taking place
in Atlanta on Tuesday evening, was of
much social interest. The bride is a sister
of Mr.. Frank Bell of Birmingham, with
whom she entered the church, and In the
wedding party was Mrs. Frank Bell, who
acted as matron of honor.
The following account of the wedding
is taken from the Constitution:
An interesting social event was the mar
riage of Miss Blanche C. Bell and Mr..
Russell c. Cheatham, which took place
last evening at the Capitol Avenue Bap-
fist church, the Rev T. p Bell. father
OF the bride performing the impressive
ceremony.
The church was beautifully decorated in
palms and American smilax, and the ap-
proach of the bridal party was announced
with the first strains of the Mendelssohn
wedding march, Miss Marguerite Lane.
organist During the ceremony, Mrs.
Howard Whddon of McRae, Ca, a friend
and college friend of the bride sang with
impressive sweetness Because"
Mr.. John Oheatham of Louisville was
best man, and with the groom awaited the
bride at the chancel, when she entered
| the church escorted by her brother. MI.
| Frank II. Bell of Birmingham, who gave
her away. She was preceded by her sis
ter, Miss Ada Bell, maid of honor The
other attendants included Mrs Frank
Bell, matron of honor; Misses Florence
Refers, Mamie Catchings and Frances
Lyon, bridesmaids; the groomsmen.
Messrs. Duren and Howard of Wadley.
Jones of Darien and Samuel Wilkinson.
The ceremony was followed by a reeep-
ton at the residence of the brides par
| ents, where there were the conventional
bridal decorations of white and green in
artistic arrangement. In the hallway were
palms and in the drawing room and other
| apartments the mantels were banked with
ferns throwing out effectively the clus-
tiers of white roses filing bowls and
vases.
In the dining room, where the bride S
table was set, the decorations continued
the color scheme of white and green. The
table had as its centerpiece an elevated
plat eau of white roses bordered with
ferns. About it were silver candlesticks
holding tapers, their lights softened by
white and silver shades.
A shower of tulle and ribbons fell from
the chandelier above, the ends of the tulle
drawn to the corners of the table and
caught in love knots holding clusters of
white roses.
The place cards were dainty creations in
white and silver.
The brides gown was of white radum
satin, fashioned la princesse about the
shoulders a bertha of duchesse lace set
with rose point medallions. Her veil of
tulle was worn back from her face and
confined with a cluster of roses, and she
carried a bouquet of white roses
The matron of honor, Mrs Frank ell,
wore white radium silk trimmed in Brus-
sells lace, and carried white roses. The
maid of honor and bridesmaids wore white
chiffon gowns over pink silk, and car
ried bouquets of pink roses.
Mr.. Cheatham and his bride left on the
late train for trip east.
The bride is the elder daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Bell. and a young woman of
beauty charms and a brilliant intellect.
She graduated with first honors in her
class at Randolph Macon college, and her