The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-28
NOTES IF TIE WEEK IN WORLD IF SOCIETY Birmingham Young Women Meet Prince Wilhelm LATE AUGUST WEDDINGS Gossip of Well Known People Here and There and Announcements
 of Social Interest
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LATE AUGUST WEDDINGS

week at Hampton Roads, Miss Clarice Watkins and the Misses Watkins of Bir- mlngham were among the guests. There were loo guests. included among them being Governor and Mrs. Swanson, Rear Admiral Harrington, the Swedish min ister and Mms. De Lagercrantz and a number of naval officers. besides many of the most beautiful women of Vir- ginia.
 At the dinner to the Prince it Is said that the women invited to meet him were each q type of beauty peculiar to Vir- glna, and that the Princes excellent memory for pretty women contributed in no small way to the social success of the dinner. The decorations of the dinner were on so elaborate scale that 5000 asters were used in the great floral placques, innumerable flags of the country of the prince, of Virginia and this coun- try being blended in such harmony of coors as to seem part of the Swedish and American airs from the Mexican band stationed one the veranda, outside the dinner parlors.
 The punch was served in wooden cap stans, ornamented with the blue and gold of Sweden The ices were in pink satin boxes, which were ornamented with blue shield in relief and gold crown. The dinner cards had the crest of Vir- glnia with the crossed flags of this coun try and of Sweden.
 An international wedding took place yesterday at high noon in Christ church, London. when Miss Mary Mactier La trobe. the well known Baltimore beauty, was married to Col. Arthur P. D. liar ris of the English army, now stationed in India The bride has brother in the American army, Captain Osmun Latrobe, who was recently stationed in the Philip pines.
 The friends of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Fra zier will be glad to know of the continued improvement of their little daughter, Mary Byron They are now at the Bluff hotel, on Shades mountain.
 Miss Louise Fletcher and Miss Lorene Fletcher will return with their mother, Mrs Lesler Fletcher to their home in Huntesvllle. this week.
 The new session Of the Birmingham seminary will begin Thursday September 12 Many improvements are being made for the comfort and convenience of the teachers and pupils, and everything IS rapidly being gotten in readiness for propiticus opening.
 Miss Rose Gillespy, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. M. Gillespy of Glen Iris, will enter Wellesly college next month. Miss Gflespy had had all of her training at the Birmingham seminary. and enters Welesly on the seminary certificate The seminary makes speciality of preparing girls for college. as also for teaching, and further secures positions for her graduates to teach, in representative southern schools.
 Miss Hattie Morton. associate prnci- pal of the Birmingham seminary, has just returned from delightful trip to New York Boston and the Massachusetts coast.
 Miss Ethel Weatherly Knabe, formerly of Birmingham. and Mr Wilyliam Edwin Banghman, were married at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs J. P Knabe 546 South McDonough street. in Montgomery. The wedding was solomn- ized at o'clock and was witnessed by intimate friends and relatives, pr. O. C. McGehee of the Court Street Methodist church officiating. The house was taste fully decorated in palms. vines, ferns and cut flowers.
 
 oI Mendelssohns wedding march played by Mrs C. D Sands, Jr. sister of the groom. "The Flower Song" was played during the ceremony
 The bridesmaid. .ass Lola Haynes of Birmingham. with MT. Gus R. Knabe. brother of the bride, led the way, follow ed by the maid of honor, Miss Eugenia Knabe, sister of the bride. with MT. AL len C. Rankin who acted as best man.
 Miss Haynes wore a lilac gown of silk muIl. trimmed in lace and medallons. and carried a bouquet of pink carnations The maid of honor was attired in gown of white chiffon trimmed In Irish point lace. embroidery and tucks, and carried an arm cluster of pink brides mad roses.
 The lovely bride was accompanied by the groom. She wore a beautiful toi- lette of white lingerie. princess style. handsomely trimmed with lace. embroid- cry and medalions, and carried brides roses.
 After the cerenlony an informal recep- ton was held. The many beautiful and handsome presents which attested the popularity of the young couple, were dis played in the second parlor.
 The bride Is a granddaughter of the late Ir J. O. Patton, a former druggist of Montgomery and well known also in Birmingham, where he lived for sev- eral years: also granddaughter of the late Prof. G. R. -.nabe of Knoxville. Tenn, a famous professor of music. be- ing his oldest grandehild
 The groom has lived in Montgomery for the past five years and holds d posi- ton with the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 Mir. and Mrs, Baughman are at home with the brides parents for the pres ent, but will spend the winter in Florida
 Mir. and Mrs Willard J. Wheeler have returned, after spending a month at Chautauqua, N Y
 Mir. and Mrs. B, P. Mcdonald, Jr..