The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

or August. lie VIII De the guest of MT. and Mrs. Charles 1. Baker 1914 Euclid avenue, during the first week of the month. Members of the other churches whose rectors are absent during this month will find warm welcome at St. Andrews.
 Mrs. George E. Lum and Miss Lum have gone to Mentone for the month of Au- gust.
 MT. Joseph Brantley Russell and Miss Annie Blythe Keith were married in Co., lumbus, Miss, on Wednesday of this week. They will make their home in Birmingham.
 A wedding of interest to many friends over the state took place on Wednesday of the past week at Heflin, Ala, when Miss Julia Stricken was quietly married to MT. Robert E. Sessions of Montevallo. The happy secret -ems to have been 1 jealously guarded by the few who hap pened to know" and the wedding came as complete surprise to the many 1 friends and acquaintances of the bride and the groom. The bride is a young lady possessing those graces most loved and prized in womanly excellence. Her personal charm of manner and disposi- ton, the tone of her culture and refine ment, the quality of her natural gifts and ! accomplishments, have endeared her to her numerous friends and made her a fla vorite wherever thrown. MT. Sessions is recently from Harvard with honors from that institution, and as superintenC><. of the public schools of Huntsville Is one of the young men prominent in school af fairs in Alabama. His future is bright one The young couple left Hef1in on the afternoon train Wednesday for Bir mingham, and were entertained at the Hillman by friends of both the bride and the groom. They will visit few weeks ! in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Monte vallo: then go to Huntsville, where MT. Sessions will take up his work with the public schools of that city. They will re- ceive the congratulations and good wishes of many friends.
 Mir and Mrs Hale " Tarrant and their little daughter are at home after a short stay on Lookout mountain, near Chat tanooga
 Mrs Charles Weber left yesterday for Jacksonville, Fla, where she will spend few weeks. She will visit friends in Mo bile and Pensacola before she returns.
 Miss Fannie Wallace returned to Mont gomery yesterday after two weeks pleasant stay with her aunt, Mrs. R. H Wallace.
 The musical programme rendered by Calman's orchestra this evening will be as follows:
 Overture, "Triumphal," Suppe.
 Selection, 'The Duke of Duluth,' Witt
 Intermezzo, 'Indolence," Mathews.
 Selection, Norma" Bellini.
 Slavonic dance No. g. Dvorak.
 Selection, "Three Twins (new) Hosch- na.
 Suite of Dawn A and B, Bendix
 Selection. 'The Pink Hussars, Ed wards.
 Waltz. 'Kuentslerleben," Strauss. s Overture "Pique Dame" Suppe.
 The wedding of Miss Carrie Ullman and MT. Jonas Rosenfield of Dallas, Tex, will be solemnized this evening at S:3V o'clock at the residence of Rabbi Morris Newfield Only the immediate famny will witness the marriage.
 The bridal couple will leave at 11:3o for New Orleans and points on the coast.
 The engagement of Miss Ullman and MT Rosenfield was announced only re" days ago. and 1t was not thought that the wedding would follow so soon; now ever. MT Rosenfield came for vislt' claimed his bride, and she consented 10 return with him.
 
 new home by the best wishes of many friends in the city where she has lived from childhood. MT. Rosenfeld IS prominent young aattorney of Dallas.
 An event of interest, owing to the popularity of both of the young people, was the wedding of Miss Myrtle Merrill to pr James Theron Rood, which oc-g c,rred at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Abercrombie on Wednesday afternoon, ' July, 29, at 2:30 o'clock. The affair, now ever. was a very quiet one, only the im- mediate family and a few of the brides Kappa Delta friends being present.
 The magnificent old mansion or the president has lately been remodelled and is one of the handsomest of typical CO., lonial homes, and upon this occasion it's elegance was enhanced by the tasteful arrangement of palms, ferns and cut flowers. Salvia and other crimson blos- sons adorned tho hall where refreshing frappe was served. Roses added their charm to the drawing room, where handsome array of wedding gifts was displayed. In the parlor stately palms and graceful ferns formed beautiful background while roses and other cut flowers were artistically arranged in vases.
 The bride entered the parlor through the library on the arm of her brother 1n-laW, LIT. ADeTcTOIluic, dHu vas Plc- ceded by the dainty little ringbearer, Miss Rose Abercrombie. The groom entered from the hall with his best man, Dr. H. A. Sayre. They were met at the improvised altar of palms by the bride and her escort, where Pastor L. O. Dawson pronounced, in a most impressive manner, the sacred VOWS which united the happy pair. Through out the ceremony "The Flower Song was softly rendered on the piano.
 The bride. type of the daintiest and most fower-like beauty, never looked | more lovely than on this occasion. Her costume exceedingly becoming tailored coat-suit of navy blue Panama, with straw-colored hat, trimmed in blue, | and an exquisite waist of soft cream silk ] . elaborately trimmed with cluny lace. She 1 carried a graceful bouquet of bride roses.
 Miss Merrill has spent most of her 1 young ladyhood in Tuscaloosa and the | many friends to whom she has endeared | her alf can enumerate her virtues only 1 by saying that she is the embodiment of | all that is lovely and sweet and true. | She is young woman of many attain | ments. being a graduate of the University | with both A. B. and A. M. degree, and | has achieved great literary success as editor of ''The Angelas of Kappa Delta As a musician, too. she possesses rare l