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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
Entertaining for Brides Makes Week Brilliant Socially
 Bridesmaids Interesting Parties

THE wedding of Miss Mary Taylor of
 Demopolis and MT Hughes Turnley
 Reynolds of Rome, Ga, will take place on Wednesday evening the 26th of June at s:So o'clock at Trinity church, in Demopolis
 Miss Taylor is the daughter of Repre- sentative and Mrs. George Washington Taylor of Alabama and well known throughout the south She is graduate of the Womans college of Baltimore, is quite beauty and possessed of many accomplishments, being one of the belles of Alabama.
 Mir. Reynolds comes of an old and wealthy Tennessee family, though his father and mother have resided for many years in Rome. He is a banker almost by inheritance, as his grand father, the late William B. Reynolds. was for many years an East Tennessee banker of prominence while Mr. John H. Reynolds is president of the First National bank of Rome, and president of the Association of Georgia Bankers Young MT. Reynolds Is cashier of the Peoples bank, the rival institution in Rome of his fathers, the First National
 The bridegroom will be accompanied to Demopolis for the wedding ceremony by a number of friends and relatives. AIr. Sproul Fouche, president of the Peoples bank, will be best man, and the brides sister will be maid of honor. One of the pretty bridesmaids will be Miss Rukye Reynolds, who has often visited Bir- mlngham.
 After the ceremony. and the wedding reception, which will be given at the residence of the brides parents, the bridal couple will enjoy an extended tour, re- turning late in the summer to reside in Rome, Ca The presents already be- slowed upon the prospective bride and bridegroom are many and valuable
 The wedding is of interest in several southern states, where the families of both young people are prominent and in- fluential. Miss Taylor comes maternaIly of the Metcalf and Van Ty Tuyl families of Montgomery, while MT Reynolds mother is the daughter of Judge Mathew J. Turn ley of Alabama, a jurist who had the unique distinction of never suffering a reversed judgment by a superior court.
 Judge Turnley was attorney general of the Northern district of Alabama and resigned his office immediately upon the secession of Alabama from the Union.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Starr of Savannah Ga, announce the engagement of their daughter Cecelia to MT. Frank c. Pierce of Birmingham, the wedding to take place on the evening of July 16 The cere- mony will be. performed at the residence of the brides parents.
 Mir Pierce will be accompanied to Sa- vannah by his brother. MT. Robert G. Pierce and by MT. John H. Worrell, who will be best man.
 Mir Pierce is connected with the De- catur Car Wheel and Manufacturing company.
 The marriage of Miss Leonne Cosby to MT. J. Chapline Hodges on Wednes-
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wards, Mrs. Walter Beasley and Mrs. James Handley; Miss Susie Dexter, Miss Miss Ruth Norton, Miss Wilcie Dickerson, Miss Myrtle Miles, Miss Florence Ford, Miss Mary Jo Caldwell, Miss Josephine Boyle. Miss Carrie Lou Darden, Miss Roberta Adams and Miss Annie Howard Blue.
 Mr Henley Smith gave dinner last evening at the club in compliment to Miss Cosby and MT. Hodges
 Mr and Mrs Hodges will give dinner on Monday evening to Miss Cosby and 4-r. Hodges.
 Miss Saddle Gillespie will give a dinner on Tuesday evening to Miss Cosby and Mir. Hodges, which will be followed by q rehearsal at the home of the brides par ents, MT and Mrs. William Marshall Cosby.
 MT. and Mrs. Marcus Link returned yes- terday from a visit to friends in Cincin- natl aEG Louisville.
 Miss Willie Polk McNeill of Memphis, Tenn. and Miss Florence Burn of Selma, are visiting Mrs. S. T. Sehoolar at 1918 Sixteenth street, South Highlands. s~ The following invitation announces the marriage of one of Russellville's highly accomplished and lovely young women to a prominent business man of Birming- ham, says the Franklin County Times:
 The Rev. and Mrs. z. A. Bowling re- quest the honor of your presense at the marriage of their daughter, Julia Belle, to MT. Edward Byron Heiser on Tuesday evening, June IS, at s o'clock, at the M. l1.+fII
 At home after July 1 POO Eighth ave- nue, north, Birmingham
 At the last meeting of Pelham Chap ter. United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, which was held with Mrs. J. T. Nixon, the following officers being elect ed: Mrs. c. M. Tardy, president; Mrs. l.. s. Handley, first vice president; Mrs. w. r. Conner, second vice president Ms. w. K. McAdory, recording secretary; Mrs. John Sydney White, corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. E. Williams, treasurer; Mrs. A. H. Benners, director; Miss Adele Shaw, historian; Mrs. S. H. Gardner reg istrar.
 The picnic of Temple Emanuel Sunda y school which was postponed last week because of the rainstorm, will be given Tuesday at Germania park Music and games have been provided to make the picnic a success.
 The recital Friday evening at the South Highland home of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Williams, by Miss Irene Williams of Co., lumbia, Tenn, ably assisted by Miss Randall, Mrs. McCalley and Mrs. Gladden., was a brilliant success. In every number Miss Williams displayed, artistic feeling and conception, as well as brilliant tech Af-.. delsshon-Liszt "On Wings of Song and Chopin nocturne in F minor she won her audience by the richnes sand singing quail ity of her tone. The Liszt Etude i1 D fiat and Moszkouski valse in E major were played with marked finish, tone-coloring and briliancy.
 Mrs. Mccalley delighted her hearers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

occasion was one of the prettiest of the week. The decorations were a shower of linen threads entwined about the chan deiers the mantels over the doorways, and trailing gracefully and snow white throughout the drawing room. A hand some parasol was filled with gifts, and besides the linen decorations, sweet peas and nasturtiums were used in great pro- fusion, in vases and bowls throughout the house.
 Miss Miles and the guests of honor were prettily gowned in white. Punch was served in the den which is done III Indian reds and the roses used in ds decoration were red.
 The Pippen- Williams wedding on We'd nesday was an interesting event attended by many out-o town guests and about 100 guests from Birmingham
 The bride was elegantly and becoming ly gowned in white embroidered chiffon and lace, the veil of tulle.
 Miss Ellen Lynn Motion was among those entertaining at dinner during the week.
 Mrs. Edmund Taylor Taliaferro gave 5 o'clock tea on Friday to Mrs. Egbert Jones, the occasion assembling con genial party. Mrs. Jones is a kinswoman of Mrs. Taliaferro and at the informal events of the week she has been the center of admiration. She is one of the brilliant women in southern society.
 Mrs. Chiles Clifton Terrell and her lit- tie son have arrived from the Univer- sity of Mississippi and are the guests of MT and Mrs. Edmund Taylor Taia- ferro. Mrs. Terrell is considered one of the beautiful women of the south, and her visits to Birmingham are always a source of great pleasure to her many friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hannehan are in the east.
 Mrs. scruggs is the guest of her sons. MT. Hubert scruggs and Mir. J. D. Scruggs
 Mr Ryburn Pinckard is attending com mencement of Cornell university. and will remain for the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepse June 26.
 Mr. Richard and MT Peyton and Peter Pinckard are at home from the University of Virginia.
 Mrs. L. B. Graham will leave in a few days for Detroit, Mich Later she will meet MT. Graham in New York from whence they will sail for Europe to be absent the remainder of the summer Mrs. Harris K. Vance of Memphis who has been visiting Mrs. l.. B. Graham in the Margaret apartments, returns home Monday.
 Mrs. Daniel Huger, formerly Miss Louise Chisolm of Memphis, Tenn, is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Rob ert Cbisolm
 Miss Fannie Dunn has returned from Columbus Miss.
 Mrs. George c. Ford entertained com plimentary to Miss Lucille Miles Tues day afternoon from to 6. Those present were Mrs. J. l.. Harre, Mrs. J. G. Ed
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day evening at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. William Marshall Cosby, will be a beautiful event of the week, the ceremony at S:SO o'clock to be performed by the Rev. l. D. Steele Miss Cosby will have for her maid of 1 honor her sister, Miss Maebelle Cosby. and the bridesmaids will be Miss Ellen Lynn Motion. Mss Sadie Gillespie and Miss Mildred Aynes.
 Mr. Hodges best man will be Mr. Alex ander Montgomery and the groomsmen will be MT. Sorsby Jemison, Mr Walter Hood and Mir. Henly Smith.
 The wedding of Miss Miles and MT. Robert Robinson Darden on Tuesday aft. ernoon at o'clock will be a pretty event at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. Lucy Miles The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Dicker- son. Miss Bertha Laude of New Deca- tur will be maid of honor and the brides maids will be Miss Myrtle Miles and Miss Ruth Norton. Richard Macom Johnston and Eugene Rhodes Johnston the little sons of MT. and Mrs Richard r, John ston. will hold the ribbons forming the wedding aisies.
 Mr. John B. Darden will be best man and the groomsmen will be MT. James Darden and Mr. George Baldwin. Ire
  MT. Horace Miles.
 The bride will wear an elegant travelling toilette and the maid of honor and brides maids will be in white and will carry ex- quisite pond lilies
 Miss Sue Emma Reeder announces the engag cement of her daughter, Nellie Rae, to Mr. Eugene Herbert Knight. The we'd ding will take place early in July at the Second presbVterian n church
 The week has been filled with dinners and luncheons to brides and church re- hearsals, followed and preceded by din ners or informal buffet suppers which have assembled many bright parties be- fore the weddings, which have been bril- liant events in June,
 In honor of the Dunlap-Wittichen we'd ding several beautiful events were given, the breakfast at the club on Wednesday morning being the last event before the wedding, which took place on the evening of Wednesday at the Church of St. An drew.
 The wedding party assembled at the club. where breakfast was served on the veranda. MT Walter Fowlkes as host.
 The wedding was a beautiful event, the bride looking most charming in her we'd ding gown of white applied in crystals and trimmed with point lace.
 MT. Dunlap and his bride are now jour neying east. They will reside in Mobile.
 In compliment to the WiamsH Hedt wedding several parties were given dur- the week. Miss Heidt made charming bride. wearing a white afternoon gown and a hat trimmed with handsome plumes, the hour, 5 o'clock, making the details of the home wedding ideally pie turesque.
 Miss Myrtle Miles, who will be brides maid to Miss Lucille Miles, gave her a linen shower yesterday afternoon at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Richard r. Johnston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Miss Myrtle Miles, who will be a brides maid to Miss Lucille Miles, gave her q linen shower yesterday afternoon at the residence of MT and Mrs. Richard r. Johnston.
 Nearly 100 guests were present and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Invitations have been issued to the mar riage of Miss Nell Forman to MT. Bor- den H. Burr of Talladega on the even ing of June 26 Miss Forman is daugh- ter of Judge and Mrs Forman of Ash vile. She is @ graduate of the Agnes Scott institute, and since her graduation has been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, for one or two seasons. She Is greatly admired and her family Is socially one of the most prominent in Alabama.
 Mr. Burr Is a graduate of the Univer- sity of Alabama. He Is a successful young lawyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

In compliment to the Williams Heidt wedding several parties were given dut the week. Miss Heidt made a charming bride, wearing a white afternoon gown and a hat trimmed with handsome pumes, the hour, 5 o'clock, making the details of the home wedding ideally pie turesque
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Mir. John P. Houston of Memphis, Tenn, is the guest of Mrs. D. M. Drennen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
News in Brief.

The presence of spot on the suB
covering 3.500.00 square miles il az.
nounecd by Prof. John 4. Brashear,
of Allegheny Observatory.
Premier Bond, OF Newfoundland,
al a long speech arraigned the Inn
perial Government for its course on
the fisheries question.
Samuel Granato. of Taeony. eaus-
ed the arrest in Philadelphia Of Sa-
rario Romano. on the charge that 10
gears are he stabbed to death Gulch-
ia Granato, Samuclo's father.
President Roosevelt in special
message urged that the government
retain the ownership of It's coal aud
timber lands.
On a point Of order the item for the
Solomon Island drydock was stricken
from the Naval bill in the House.
Hundreds Of woman snTragisis
storme,l The House of Cummgls IN
an effort 10 gain admiltace. aud some
were severely hurt BY mounted police.
The agreement Of the French gov
ernment 10 the modification of church
leases may end the trouble between
| church and state.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28

Nsw Orleans. Sp~csal.--Ths AGsF-
lean frpai. steamer llagnHa wss suck
ia the Mtsssss,pTA rtV~E IA front af
the city. II l. reported that slss ~ss
IN collision With the frvaeh cruiser
Ksbcr. aud lives have hcsa issst.
CaptA>a Lewis. of the iIag~.ass.
saii thai seven coal -raNseEs sod Iisv.
men had been drow ned on BIS Hes-
sel. Mos, II them wero Japasrsc.
Jsmes 0'Neal 81 New York. .aGsn'i
brokea lex from the lmpaet. The
cruiser vas bat slightly damaEsd.
The Kleher, just arriving from
Havana, was rounding a sharp lufn
and the Hugoma. drifting saith tie
six-rnile eddying carEeni. turned dl-
rectly into the man-os-uaT's path.
Captain Lewis. of tic iiusuman. saS~
that his signal was mistaken by tbe
warShip. The latter struck the fruit
ship amidships on the isoTt side, near
IL cutting the vcsre. in two. aud with
in fiye minutes the llagoma plunged
10 the bottom IN more than 100 feet
of water.
Several Of her crew scrambled upon
the bows of the cruiser before ihe
| latter backed FREE, while others
lowered boats and onC of tEo jumped
| into The river TIE launching of
boats was extremity difficult. fer
when they struck. the iluguma rolled
ar 10 siarboarl. remaining there
until the cruiser backed. when the
fruit ship immediately listed Ia port
and began TO 20 down.
The Hugoma Wss bound FOR Port"
Rican ports. carrying a cargo of
rice. -four aud cross ties. Tie vessel
was of small tonnage and was built
in 1901 at Wyandoitc, Mich, and i
owned by the New York & Porto
Rico Steamship Company.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Artist Killed in Office.

Chicago, Special - Webster H.
Guerin, alias Louis Fisher. proprietor
Of the Harrison Art Company, was
shot and killed in his Office at La
Sale and Van Buren streets by Mrs.
Flora Mcdonald, wife of Michael Z.
Mcdonald, a millionaire, who was Tor
many years the Democratic political
"boss" of Chicago. The motive OF
the killing is not exactly known. Mrs
Mcdonald became hystereal, and was
unable to make connected state
ment. From what she said, however,
it is believed that for some time
Guerin had obtained money from her
by the threat Of making certain dis
closures to her husband.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28

Altoona, Pa, special.-The Lyric
Tbreatre conducted at Keith's vaude-
Vile house was destroyed by fire
Sunday. The fire is supposed to have
been~caused by crossed electric wires
ON the stage. The house was opened
last November. The loss is about
500. 900. Ex-Congressman j. ID. Hicks
and d. ]. Neff, whose law offices we're
in the building, lost $4,000 in their
Office furniture and law library. SeV-
eral other occupants of the building
lost heavily. The insurance Is only
partial. While running TO the fire.
Wm. w. Redding, of Dixon, ILL.,. a
visitor to the city, was stricken with
paralysis, and is in serious eondi-
ton at the Altoona Hospital.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
OVER 6O-FOOT PRFCIPICE
Escape of Occupants Of Famous IL
Hour New York Chicago Train
Wrecked NJ Mineral Point Little
Short Of Miraculous.

Johnstown, Pa, Special. -- The
PENNSYLVANIA special, the famous -
hour New York Chicago train of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. was wrecked
at Mineral Point seven miles east oi
here Saturday about midnight. None
of the passengers were killed, and
but one. John L. Kline, of Joliet, HI,
probably fatally injured. The tram
crew also escaped serious INJURY,
Practically all the "a passengers on
the train were more or less hurt
Ten of the injured we're taken TO Inc
Altoona Hospital. and the others
were able to continue their journey
The escape of the occupants OF the
train from death was little short oi
miraculous. The train was running
at the high speed of more than oo
miles an hour when the last three
ears of the train, Pullman sleepers.
suddenly left the rails. They turned
down twice, then slid down the TO
foot embankment into the Conemaagfi
river. The ears went through the
heavy ice, but there was little water
in tie river so that there was no
danger of drowning.
The wreck ii i thought, was caus-
ed by the dropping of the brake rlg'
eing on the first sleeper following
the locomotive and combination car
The rigging lodged under ne, de-
railing the following ears. The To-
comotive and combination ear re-
NAMED on the track.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Fatally Injured by 12-Inch Gun.

Pensacola, Fla, Special.-Harry l..
Leonard, frst-class gunner of the
Twenty-ffth Company of Coast Ar
tillery was perhaps fatally injured
at Fort Pickens by the firing object
of one of the 12-inch rifles. One OF
the prir1ings failed to ignite the
charge, and after waiting a few minn-
ties Leonard inserted a new primer
The gun fred just as Leonard was
leaving the breach block, throwing
him some distance away. His skull
was fractured, two ribs broken and
he was otherwise bruised. His home
Is in Chicago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
New Ambassador Arrives.

Washington, Special. - Honorable
James Bryce, the new British ambos-
sador to Washington, accompanied
by Mrs. Bryce, arrived here at 4:3O
o'clock Thursday afternoon. They
were met at the station by Mr.. Esma
Howard, counsellor of legation and
charge d d'affaires, and the entire en-
bassy staff and ladies, who extended
them hearty greeting. The ambas-
sador and his wife were Immediately
driven to their temporary apartments
in Stoneleigh Court, while the repairs
to the embassy are being completed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Longshoremen's Strike Renewed.

Norfolk, Va, Specialize strike
Of the longshoremen employed on the
foreign shipping which arrives here.
was renewed when some 200 men
loading and unloading the British
steamship Hesia and the German
steamship Wollgunde, quit work. The
Iongshoremen insist upon an increase
In wages of FIVE cents per hour, max
ing total general pay of about .
cents per hour. IL the strike contlnu-
es the vessels MAJ be taken to New
port News to complete their eargoes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Will J. Duffy is Dead.

Norfolk, Special.-Will ]. Duffy,
one of the prominent theatrical man
ayers Of the country, died at st. Vim
cents Hospital Norfolk. He was
afflicted with double pneumonia. At
the time Of bis death he was manager
Of The "squaw Man," Liebler &
Co. production, which was playing at
the Academy of Music here. Duffy
arrived here from Lynchburg Sunday
and was taken to the hospital in the
afternoon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28

London, By Cable-Ths Rotterdam
mail steamer Berlin, from England,
with 14l passengers and crew, was
wrecked off the Hook of Holland, at
the entrance Of the River Mas, lead
ing 10 Rotterdam, shortly before 6
clock Friday morning, and with one
exception all on board perishcd.
4 terrific southwesterly gale was
blowing right in shore and drove
the Berlin on a sand bank close to
the northern jcttv as size was trying
10 enter the new waterway. Heavy
seas quickly pounded the vessel to
pieces She broke in two, her fore
paIt sinkin" Immediately, while the
doomed passengers and crew could
be seen for a brief space Of time
clustered on the afterpart. Then the
afterpart slipped off tie ledge and dis
appeared ID the mountainous waves
Tugs and life boats, when the alarm
was first sounded, promptly put out
10 the assistance Of the Berlin, but
the violence of the gale and the
heavy seas made it impossible to ap-
proach the wreck, and the helpless
would-bc life savers saw the steamer
break up and the crew and passeng-
crs washed away without being able
to render the slightest assistance.
The Berlin left Harwich at 10
O'Clock Thursday night. upon the ar
rival there of the London train with
the greatest number Of passengers
who subsequently lest their lives. The
steamer should have reached the Hook
OF Holland st g O'Clock Friday morn
in" and would have then proceeded
for Rotterdam.
Az cn Board Drowned.
As the Berlin was entering the
waterway at the entrance Of the river
Mas, She apparently became unman-
agable on account Of the force of The
wind and WAS driven ashore. The
alarm WAS given and life boats from
the shore went to the assistance OF
the steamer, but the seas were so higl
that the boats were unable to ap
proach the Berlin close enough tt
take off any Of the passengers o.
crew and the life boat men had tt
sit helpless while the steamer pound
ed until she broke in two and ever!
soul Oh board was carried down. Th'
steamer apparently struck off an'
sank Immediately, while her after
part could be seen for a considerable
period of time afterwards.
The waterway in which the disas
ter occurred is a new one on the nOrtl
side Of which is the pier and railroa'
station. The steamer must have bee
within a few miles of tying up afte
her rough passage across the Mort
Sea when she was overtaken by tn
disaster. Land was but a few yard
away, and except in the roughes
weather those on board the Berli
could have been rescued without dii
fculty especially as the waterway
navigahle at all tides.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Brazilian Ambassador Speaks.

Buffalo, y. y. Speeial.-Jo'puifi
Tablco, ambassador from Brazil. Was
the c.scs. cs the Liberal Club here
Tuesday. NJ. NabGco vas formerly
the Brazilian minister TO England and
was president of the tiird iDtersE-
tioaal conference II Rio Janeiro.
Taking ioi his oopie "Trade re.a-
tionz between North and South AM
erica" Mr. Nabueo reviewed the rap
ID strides toward continental con fra
ternity in the western hemisphere and
prophesied even closer relations be-
tween the republics of the two Amer
icas
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
K:llsd Cousin Over Land Deal.

Concord, Ca. special.-Harvey J.
crouch, a young farmer, living near
GAY, Ga, was shot and killed this
E.orning by bis cousin, George J..
Brown. The shooting i reported TO
have been the result Of miEunder-
standing as to a land deal. Brown
claims self-defense. Crouch leaves
uife and cue child.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Rates for Exposition.

West Palm Beach, Fla, Special
The Southwestern Passenger Asso-
citation adopted rates for the James
town Exposition and special tourist
rates, but these will not be publish
until revised by the proper authorit-
les. Otherwise only routine matters
were considered and the association
adjourned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28

Columbia, Specialize Stale dis
pensary commission held It's initial
meeting Tuesday, but gave out noth-
ins Of the proceedings except that
", ]. Muray was made president and
Mr.. Arthur, of Union, secretary. The
commission was in conference with
the Governor and the attorney gener-
81 and made a trip to the State dis
pnesary. :
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
Machinists Ask For Mere Pay.

Norfolk, Va, speeisl-Maehinists
employed at the Norfolk Navy Yard
will send O eounittee 10 Washington
in an effort 10 secure en- inereast Of
pay, according to the recommends
ton OF the general wage board
which was rejected by the War De-
partment. Forty or so machinists
will be dropped from the rolls at the
navy yard on account Of lack OF
work.