The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-17
NEWS IF TIE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD
Miss Drennen Weeds Mir. Peters At First Methodists
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. oambilI Is Hostess at Afternoon sption-MaJ. F. v. Anderson Gives Elaborate Dnner-ln-
 formal Bridge Party.
By MYRTLE MILES.


 The First Methodist church presented a brilliant scene last evening when the marriage of Miss Eula Drennen and Mr. Richard Peters, Jr., was solemnized The assemblage was a large and fashionable one and the church with it's stately choir loft banked with rare flowers and masses of foliage made superb setting for the impressive ceremonial Surrounding the altar and filling the chancel were enor- nous palms, while yerdant background was afforded by a bank of ferns. Sev- eral dozen Easter lilies, distributed about the altar added the finishing touch to a beautiful ensemble A musical pro gramme was rendered before the eere- mony by Miss Corrie Handley who also played the wedding march.
 As the tones of Mendelssohn's wedding march sounded through the church the party entered The ushers and grooms- men were MT Ransom Mabry. MT. H. M Waite, Mr. l. P. Williams, Mr. Thomas Hall, MT. Joseph Norman and MT. Tedd Joy of this city, MT Arthur Clark and Mr. Ralph Black of Atlanta, and Major Smedley Butler of Philadelphia. Mrs. Houston Davis, a sister of the bride. was her matron of honor. She was like a beautiful picture as she entered robed in the gown worn several seasons ago when she, too, was a bride. It was built of white crepe de chine, hand-embroidered and garnitured with real laces and pearls. She carried an arm bouquet of white lilacs
 Miss Fannie Drennen. a younger sister of the bride, and a debutante of this season, was her maid of honor. She wore a soft lingerie gown in the pink tints and made Empire and carried an arm bouquet of white Hlacs. Mr. Peters best man was MT. Samuel Peters of Phila- delphia.
 The bridesmaids were Miss Pauline Pe- ters of Garden City, l.. l., a cousin of the groom; Miss Louise Black of Atlanta. Miss Ethel Clifford, Miss Jean Ballenger. Miss Mary Ruth McLester and Miss Mary Lee Drennen, sister of the bride They made a charming group as they stood outside the chancel with the grooms- men and ushers while within were the brde the matron and maid of honor with the bridegroom, the best man and MT. Melville Drennen, who gave his niece in marriage. They wore dainty brides maid costumes fashioned of white em- brodered lingerie over satin and carried large bouquets of pink roses intermingled with sprays of white lilacs. ! Miss Drennen entered with MT. Mel ! vile Drennen meeting the groom and his ! best man at the altar. She wore a su- perb bridal robe built of crepenena in the directoire style. A handsome bertha of Duchesse lace adorned the corsage and a panel on the right side where it was combined which was introduced with hand-embroideres. A full bridal veil en- veloped the figure. Her bouquet was q shower of valley lilies.
 The portion of the church reserved for the relatives and especially honored guests was indicated by the usual large bows of white satin ribbons with Easter lilies Included in the number seated in the white ribbons was a party of out of-town guests, among them MT. and Mrs Richard Peters of Philadelphia, Mrs Smedley Butler of Philadelphia, MT. and Mrs. Ralph Peters and their daughter MISS Eleanor Peters or Garden City, l.. l.. MT and Mrs. Harry Atkinson, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black and Miss Nita Black of Atlanta, MT. Joseph Thompson, Mr. Vim berly Peters and MT. Arthur Clark of Atlanta.
 A reception followed the wedding, talk ing place at the Hotel Hilman, the guests numbering 200 Decorations were in pink roses and foliage.
 This marriage has created much inter- est. Miss Drennen is a member of a family prominent in this section of the state for a number of years. She is a daughter of the late MT William Drennen and Mrs. Drennen. MT. Peters is a son of Mir. Richard Peters of Philadelphia, a member of a distinguished family and is one of the most successful young bus- ness men in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. Peters left last night for Cuba.
 In compliment to her house guests, Mrs Louis Lee Gamble threw open her home yesterday afternoon at tea, entertaining a coterie of her friends from to