The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD.
Watkins-Berry Wedding a
Beautiful Event
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BY MYRTLE MILES.
Phones: Bell 1850, Peoples 299.

Mrs. Turner weakley will entertain to-
morrow afternoon at tea in compliment
to Mrs. Mason billiard, who has recently
removed to Birmingham from Florence.
joint honoree with Mrs. billiard will
be Miss Nellie Nabers
Mrs. Weal1ley's receiving party will in
cIude Mrs. billiard, Miss Nabers Mrs.
Samuel Weakley. Mrs. John B. Weakley
Mrs. Felix Drennen, Mrs. C. W. Ufford,
Mrs. Mark Lewis, Mrs. James Mason,
Mrs. Frank Nabers, Mrs. Everard Meade,
Mrs. Hardeman Meade, Mrs. j. V. Allen,
Mrs. Sterling Foster and Mrs. George
Clark.
The wedding of Miss Josephine Minor
and Mr. James Cozby Long will take
place this afternoon at the Southsde
Baptist church.
Mrs. Edna Snow Brown will entertain
this afternoon at her home in Gray
mont in compliment to Miss Bessie Brown.
The regular meeting of the Graduate
Nurses association will take place this
afternoon at the Hillman hospital
The board of directors of the Free Kin
dergarten association will meet tomorrow
morning at 1920 in the Hotel Hillman
parlors.
The marriage ceremony of Miss Clarice
Watkins and Mr.. Lyman F. Berry took
place last evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Wat
kins. 1t was one Of great beauty and
solemnity and was witnessed by several
hundred guests.
Preceding the ceremony an exquisite
musical programme was rendered by Miss
Virginia B. Handley, who was the pianist,
with a violin accompaniment by Miss Re
gina Heinberg. During the ceremony
Miss Heinberg played the Evening Star"
delightfully."-.
The home was deliberately decorated. In
the reception hall were myrads of pink
carnations, suggesting the color detail
followed throughout the wedding. The
bridal party entered from an evergreen
covered archway leading to a rear recess
Little ribbon bearers led the way through
the hall to an arch formed between the
ceremony was pronounced. Bradford
Jones, a handsome little fellow clad in
white suit and little Miss Olivia Rob-
lnson, winsome little maid, who wore
dainty white lingerie frock, carried
the ribbons.
The arch under which the bridal party
stood was beautiful bower of white and
pink chrysanthemums.
A bell fashioned of white carnations was
suspended from the arch just back of
which was an altar made of brides roses
and ferns. In both the drawing room
and the dining room brides roses were
used in profuson.
Miss watkins maid of honor was her
sister, Miss Daisy Watkins. She looked
lovely in a gown of strikingly graceful
lines and fashioned of an exquisite shade
of p6rple messaline with trimmings of
lpink embroidered net and chiffon with
gloves and slippers en- suite. Her flowers
were pink carnations.
The bridesmaid was Miss Mamie Sue
Berry, a sister of the groom. Miss Berry
wore e becoming pink messaline directoire
| frock. trimmed with touches of white.
Her arm bouquet was white carnations.
| The bride is young woman of url-
usual beauty and was supremely love-
| ly bride Her robe was superb white
| satin rncssaline directoire costume with
a garniture of rose point lace. A full
bridal veil was caught with valley lilies
and she carried a shower bouquet OF
brice roses and lilies. She was given
| In marriage by her father. The cere-
mony was a simple ring service with
Rev. DR.. l.. s. Handley officiating.
| The groom's best man was Mr. Ed
mund s. Berry. The groomsman was
Mr.. Owen Watkins.
reception followed the marriage. The
| brides table was gracefully decorated
| with white roses and maine. Mrs. H.
D. williams poured the coffee.
| Mrs. Watkins, the brides mothep was
hand somely gowned in silver gray mes
saline with trimmings in the pastel
| shades. Mrs. Berry wore black peau de
sole costume with chiffon trimmings Mrs.
| George Stafford, a sister of the groom,
| looked charming in a blue cloth direc-
toire gown with trimmings of'medallions.
Mrs C. s. Milan was daintily gowned
| in white lingerie over blue.
A large number of handsome gifts at
tested the popularity of the young cou-
ple After the reception they departed
| for bridal trip to Washington and Gin
cinnatl. They will return two weeks
hence and be at home at I'll Highland
| avenue.
| Mr.. Berry is the auditor for the w.
| s. Brown company and is very popular
| in business and social circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Estes enter
tanned last evening at an informal din
| ner ia compliment to their son. Mr.. Thorn
ton Estes, and his bride, who was former
| w the lovely Miss Julia Maddox. Gath
cred about the table were twenty. In
| GLIDING members Of the groom's fam