The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
June Weddings and Their At
 tending Gaieties
LUNCHEONS AND DINNERS
Brides Are Kept Busy With Entertain ments In Their Honor and Ending With Church Rehearsals.
 Miss Armes' New Book.

bama," which appeared in the Advance Magaz ne are to be published in book form by their author, Miss Ethel Armes of Birmingham, who proposes to compile complete and accurate biogra phers of the men whose names are indelibly linked with the story of coal and iron in Ala bama.
 he book will a chronicle of the two giant industries and the master workmen of the iron state of the south. Romantic episodes and stirring records that link Alabama's iron history with England, Ireland, Wales, with Virginia, | Pennsylvania and Tennessee. will give the author additional material
 The proposed publication has inter- ested a number of leading men in Bir- mingham. They believe that such book will be of historic value to the state and also to the iron trade of the world MT. Fulenwider and MT. Ross c. Smith were among the first to become interested in the earlier sketches which were pub lished in the Advance for several months.
 Miss Ar1nes has received every encour- agement to collect these sketches, en- large upon them and to gather historical incidents-neyer before published-nto d book that will contain complete records of iron making in the south.
 A meeting will be held this afternoon a clock in the Commercial club rooms when plans for the publication of this history will be determined upon and a committee will be appointed in regard to the business details.
 "The history of iron making In Ala bama," says Miss Armes reads like a romance The life stories of the men the bis iron ma5ters-concerned in it's de- velopment; the odds they struggled against and the triumphs they achieved; the legendary and historical incidents that have gathered around Red noun tain-the great iron range of the south and around the early furnaces, mining operations, plants, coal fields and settle ments in this state-all of this Is fraught with an interest and significance unparal- leled
 Year by year, for generations, mo- mentous events have passed unreeorded Beyond a few cut and dried statistical technical and industrial facts, there no written records, no fullness of de- scription, or exactitude of detail of the development of this great industry in Alabama. The ironmasters have been far too busy making iron to stop for the making of books about It.
 "rhe only witnesses of the past are the massive ruins of few old-time fur naces the long deserted pits, strippings and quarries of the brown ore and the red-these tell the tale-and far more elo- quently thany anything that is written might"
 Tne June weddings already announced bring with them a train of entertain ments, these giving the pretty brides of the season but little time between the series of luhcheons or dinners leading up to the church rehearsals, which are real ly social events In themselves.
 The week will be filled with several interesting events weddings, and enter tainments preceding them. Among those entertaining yesterday was Mrs. Chester Alexander, who gave a linen shower to Miss Heidt The guests. numbering fifty, were among the younger set, and young matrons. A linen parasol, which was afterwards presented to Miss Heidt filled with pretty gifts, the ribbons re- leasing them being held by the little nieces of Mrs Alexander, Helen Arm strong and Lucille Dill
 Miss Heidt was charmngly gowned in q blue lingerie toilette.
 The decorations were of SmilaX and nasturtums.
 The marriage of Miss Hattie Yancey and Mir Walter Wilson Welsh took place yesterday morning at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. William
 
 by the Rev. r. V. Culver.
 MT. and Mrs. Welch have gone east on their wedding journey.
 Mrs. c. P. Lewis, the brides sister. was patron of honor. MT. Welshs best man was MT. ". F. Dick of Chicago. The bride was married in a travelling gown of light voe, with hat matching her cos tune. She carried brides roses.
 Mrs. Welsh Is a charming and popular young woman She is a granddaughter of William L. Yancey, the southern statesman and scholar.
 Mr. Welsh is an Englishman. Before coming to Birmingham he resided some years in Philadelphia. He is connected with one of the largest and wealthiest mining corporations in this district.
 Mrs. A. F. Besson of New York Miss Mary Ella Yancey of Georgia and MT. William Laner Yancey of Cincinnati were among the out-of-town guests.
 In electng Miss Mamie Boyce Hami- ton superintendent of the Hillman hos pital, the Board of Revenue has placed at the head of this institution a most ef- ficient young woman. When the Hill man hospital was first opened Miss Ham, ilton was elected superintendent and held the position for two years. Her resigna- tion was regretted by the members of the board under whose supervision the hospital was at that time being conduct ed. In coming back to the hospital Miss Hamilton assumes a position that has ai- ways required executive ability, and that is naturally one of gravest respons bility The young women who have been superintendents of the hospital were lected after assurance that they would meet the requirements.
 Under the new regime Miss Hamilton resumes position for which she is emil nently fitted. Her hospital training has been the best that could be obtained. For several years she was in the leading hospitals in the east, graduating with dis tincton from training school where the discipline was exceedingly strict. Indeed, the discipline of the hospitals at the north makes the training so difficult that only young women with determination and am- bition to succeed ever pass through the fire" It is not pathway of roses. this three years course in the well equipped hospitals. Little attempt is made to smooth over the rough places, but the. graduate nurse. through discipline, hard work, self-saerifice, leaves the hospital equipped like the well-traned soldier.
 Among young southern women who have entered the field of trained nursing, Miss Hamilton is peculiarly endowed. The hos pital is to be congratulated that the new board, in being called upon to elect a ton one so well equipped according to the high standards of hospital training and one gifted by nature with qualities of