The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-29
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By MYRTLE MILES.

By MYRTLE MILES. A wedding In which wide interest cen- ters took place last evening in College Park, Ga, when Miss Carol Gray, the elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. D. Gray, became the bride of pr. Edgar Dis
 mukes Crawford of Atlanta. Dr. Gray
 was for a number of years pastor of the
 First Baptist church in this city, and he and his charming family have hun- dreds of warm friends here Miss Gray has frequently been the guest of her uncle, MT. Ratliffe, and of Miss Annie l Ward 'Dr Crawford is a prominent spe- cialist of Atlanta, and has many friends both professional and personal through out the south.
 1 The marriage ceremony took place in
 the Baptist church of College Park, the
 Rev. Dr. B. D. Gray the father of the l bride, officiating, assisted by the Rev.
 c. c. Pugh the pastor of the church. The church decorations were palms and ferns l The bridesmaids were Miss Lily Weath- CTS of Lexington, Ky, Miss Anna Mai | Shropshire of Georgetown, Ky, Miss Car
 rie Ellis of Hazelhurst Miss, and Miss Annie Ward of Birmingham. They were gowned in white messalne made empire
 and carried white chrysanthemums tied
 with green tulle.
 Miss Gray's maid of honor was her sis ter Miss Mary Gray. Her gown was
 fashioned of messaline of palest green
 with touches of gold embroidery and
 made empire. She carried a, large bou-
 quet of white roses and valley lilies tied
 with green tulle.
 The matrons of honor were Mrs. Joseph
 Rhodes, a sister of the groom, and Mrs.
 c. Hobbes of Greenvlle, s. c. Their
 costumes were white messaline and they carried white roses tied with green tulle. The groomsmen were pr. Hill Lewis of Siloam; Ga, Dr. John Denton of Atlanta,
 Mir Clarence corwin of Atlanta, MT. Will liam Parkhurst of Atlanta. Dr. J. H. Crawford of Atlanta, brother of the groom, was best man. The ushers
 were MT. T. L. Selley and Mir. Joseph
 Rhodes of Atlanta, and Messrs. Perry
 Pearson and W. w. Reid of College Park.
 | The bride was given in marriage by her l uncle, Hon. P. D. Ratliffe of Raymond,
 Miss, Her gown was white liberty satin i trimmed with silk embroidered bands and
 a touch of rose point lace. Her veil was 1 caught with orange blossoms, and she | carried a shower of valley lilies.
 Following the wedding there was an in- formal reception at the family residence
 which was artistically decorated with l rrl, were a number of out-of-town guests
 present. The house guests included all of the bridesmaids, Capt. and Mrs. w. T.
 Ratlffe of Raymond, Miss, grandparents l of the bride: Hon. P. D. Ratliffe, MT. and Mrs P. c. Ratliffe of Birmingham, Miss
 Jeannette Ratliffe of Mississippi. | Mrs Gray, the brides mother wore a l handsome black crepe de chine gown. ], Mrs Ratliffe wore black messaline. Miss | Ratliffe's frock was green messaline. Mrs. 1 Crawford, the groom's mother, was at- | tired in black lace.
 | pr. and Mrs. Crawford left last night
 for an eastern trip. They will be at home
 late in November with pr. Crawford's 1 parents in Atlanta.
 l Miss Fannie Caspar of "The Merry l Widow" company was the guest of honor l at charming little dinner given at the
 Southern club last evening by Miss Ethel 1 Armes. Miss Armes, Miss Caspar, Miss Annie kendrick Walker and Miss Dor othy Armes composed the party. Miss Caspar has several friends in Bir- | mingham who have enjoyed a renewal of her acquaintance. She is young woman
 of unusual charm and has completely
 captivated those who have been so for tunate as to meet her.
 The tea which was to have been given Friday by Miss Mary Ruth McLester in
 compliment to Miss Edna Moore has been postponed because of the illness of Miss
 McLester's mother. It will be a matter of sincere regret to Mrs McLester's friends to learn that her physicians fear pneumonia.
 In addition to the Halloween party given by St. Mary's there will be a re-
 ception for the members of the church
 and the strangers in the congregation. It
 will take place in the parish hall. The
 
 Joseph F. Johnston, Mrs. Thomas U Walter and Mrs. Sterling Lanier. The ladies of the East Lake orphanage vii conduct rummage sale at 2O25 First avenue beginning Thursday. The ladies
 desire that those who expect to send do- nations will send them there. The City Board of Missions will hold a meeting this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church.
 Miss Laura Dfilard of Huntsville is the guest of pr. and Mrs. J. E. Fra zier.
 Mrs John B. Reid has returned from Montgomery, where she passed the week. A pleasant entertainment of the week was the meeting of the Tuesday After noon club at Woodlawn. Mrs. I. D. Broyles was the hostess. The game was progressive 42. .slThe prizes were captured by Mrs T. c. King. Mrs George Hop