The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-13
YESTERDAYS EVENTS
 IN WORLDOF SOCIETY
Informal Teas and Small Bridge
 Parties
SOCIAL. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Al9ernon Smiths DaffodiI Tea. Ladies of the Kindergarten Board Receive With Mrs. Cunningham
 Wlson--Today's Events.
BY ANNIE kENpRIck WALKER.


 BY ANNIE kENDRlck WALKER.
 Charlottesville, Va. February 12-(sps- cial.)-rhe marriage this evening of Miss Mary Watts Woods and pr. Frank A Lupton, of Birmingham, Ala, was the oc- casion of one of the most notable func- tions that has occurred in Piedmont Va, for many years. The bride, owing to her exceptional beauty and charm of manner, had won friends and admirers wherever she went, both north and south The prominence of her parents with their large circle of kindred, connection and friends, brought together an unusually large number of people prominent in Vir- ginia and the country in social circles, including the hosts of their friends in Charlottesville, at the University of yir- ginia and In Albemarle county.
 The Order of Eiks of the city of Char lottesville rendered to Captain and Mrs. Micajah Woods their beautiful home and building on High street, in which to hold the wedding reception. The spacious hall and rooms were peculiarly adapted for such a function, and assembled there, after the marriage, from to II 1:S0 D. m. was one of the most distinguished and charming gatherings that ever met in Virginia. Over $50 guests greeted the bride and groom druing the evening. In, the receiving line, besides the bride and groom and Captain and Mrs. Woods were Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Alderman, pr. N4re xrva ington, D. C.. Prof and Mrs. William N. Thornton, pr. and Mrs. Frank Page of Brooklyn, N. Y, Mir. and Mrs. Robert N Woods of Annapolis, Md, John Arm- strong Chanler of "Nerrie Mills" Judge and Mrs. William H. Gaynor of New York, Dr. and Mrs. John Whitehead of Salisbury, N. C., and Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman Norris of Birmingham, Ala.
 The guests leaving the reception par Tor pessed onward into two spacious rooms connected by folding doors, in each of which delicious punch was served. Mrs. Warner Wood and Miss Belle Moon pre- sided at the bowl (the beautiful hand painted bowl of the Monticello Guard, rendered for the occasion), and Mrs. An drew J. Chisholm and Miss Esther Moon dispensed from the other
 The refreshments were served in the spacious banquet hall on the second floor. At tastefully decorated table the bridal party of twenty were seated where the other tempting viands and delicacies were favored by the generous flow of cham pagne.
 The presents received by the bride were numerous, rare and beautiful, and their great number testified to the loving re- gard in which she is held by her friends locally and from a distance.
 The wedding ceremony was performed at S:30 o'clock tonight at Christ church in this city, the Rev. Dr. Frank Page of Brooklyn, N. Y, an uncle of the bride, officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. B. Lee, rector of the church. The decorations at the church carried out color scheme of green and white, F dozen candles being used interspersed with pink carnations ] and japonicas. The wedding march was rendered on the organ, and during the ceremony just before the betrothal, 70 Perfect Love- was sung by Mrs. w. A. Groppel of Baltimore.
 Dr. D. H. Tally of Birmingham was best man. The bridesmaids were Misses Mary Moon, Maggie Mason, Kathleen Woods, Mary Duke, Ida Hanckel of Char .lotte, and Miss Tillie Page of Brooklyn. The maids of honor were Misses Sallie and Lettie Woods of Charlottesville, sis ters of the bride. Mrs. James M. Mason of Charlestown, w. Va, was matron of honor.
 The groomsmen were Messrs. Warner Wood, Robert H. Woods, Jr, of Char lottesvile, John Page of Brooklyn, Sors- by Jemson of Birmingham, Dr. Robert Nelson of Birmingham, pr. William M. Dabney and pr. J. M. H. Knox of Balti- more, and Dr. Hugh H. Trout of Roan- oke, Va.
 Messrs. J. w. F'ishburne, Lynn C.. Woods, Albert Boiling, Samuel Caves, Dr.. Charles S. yensble and pr. Hugh T. Nelson of Charlottesville were the ushers.
 The bride was given away by her father, Capt. Micajah Woods Her gown was of white satin, with yoke and trim mings of duchess lace and embroidered in pearls. Her veil was of white tullc with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The gown of the matron of honor was a white lace robe over pink taffeta, made train and empire effect The gowns of the maids of honor were of white chiffon cloth over white taffeta trimmed with lace and mes- saline in empire. The costumes of the bridesmaids were of pale pink chiffon cloth over pink taffeta made empire ef- feet and train. Large punches of pink roses were carried by the matron, maids of honor and the bridesmaids. The groomsmen and ushers worew hite bou- tonniers. The bride and groom left for the north tonight.
 Among the out-of-town guests present were the Rev. pr. and Mrs. Frank Page of Brooklyn, N. Y.; pr. and Mrs. Lewis c. Morris of Birmingham, Paymaster and Mrs. Robert H. Woods of Annapolis Md; pr. and Mrs. John Whitehead of Salis- bury, N. C.; Miss Susie Whitehead of Salisbury, N. C.; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. of Washington, D. C.; Judge and, Mrs. William Gaynor of Brooklyn. N. Y., of the supreme court of New York; MT. and Mrs. Charles l.. Woods of Rolla, Mo-; MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt Page of Oakland, Hanover county, Virginia; MT. and Mrs. Thomas Boiling of Rich