The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-16
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER TO BE
CHARACTERIZE by BRILLIANT
NJJPTIAL EVENTS - SPONSORS,
MAIDS AND SOME VISITORS AT
THE FOOTBALL GAME - MRS.
RAULSTON,S CHINA TO BE EX-
HIBITED-oTHER TOPICS OF So
iCIAL INTEREST

The October and November weddings
are arousing great deal of interest to
the social life of the Birmingham season.
There will be many guests here as
consequence and the entertainments will
be notably brilliant. There have been
many comments upon the fact that the
nuptial celebrations of moment are later
this year than usual, but the season it.
self is later than usual. Several very
pretty ceremonies have already taken
place, but most have been characterized
by simplicity and privacy
The marriage of Miss Alice Graham to
Mr.. Harry Epson Sims will be cele-
brated the evening of Tuesday, October
25, at the home of her parents, with Rev.
Rainundo de OWES as the officiant. Miss
Graham is one of the two daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Graham. Their other
daughter Miss Linley Graham, was mar
ried to Mr. Harrington P. Heflin in the
spring. She is an unusually pretty girl
and a great favorite. There will be only
three attendants at the wedding, Mrs
II. P. Hehin, the matron of honor; MISS
Anna Ruger Hay of Pennsylvania, the
maid of honor and Mr.. q. T. Rudolph,
who is to be Mr. Sims best man. Miss
Hay is remembered here as the very
pretty guest of Miss Graham few years
ago. She is expected Tuesday. This mar
riage will be one of especial moment
because of the prominence of both the
Sims and Graham families. Miss Ora
ham is a connection of the Worthingtons'
the Mudds, the Nabers and others OF the
first families of Jefferson county. Mr.
Sims family is well known for its wealth
and prominence both here and in Mis-
sssippi, his former home.
Miss Anna Plunket and Mr.. Norvell
Cullom are to be married on the even
ing of November 2 at the South High
lands Presbyterian church. This will also
be a conspicuous event. Miss Plunket
has lived in this city for only year.
but has been very popular socially. She
is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs. j. I.
pIunket. who made their home for many
years in Augusta, Ga, and are highly
esteemed in that city. DR.. Plunket is
the pastor of the South Highlands Pres
byterian church and will perform .he
marriage ceremony for his daughter and
Mr.. Culom. 1t will be a brilliant one,
as the personnel of the bridal party Will
show. Miss Kate Owen of Charleston, 5.
c., will be her maid of honor and the
bridesmaids are to be Miss Mary Camp
bell and Miss Edith Bowron of this city,
Miss Lucy billiard of Washington,
schoolmate of the bride-elect, and Miss
Belle Fargo of Augusta. Mr.. Cullom Is
TO have as his best man Mr.. Smith Gull
ION, Jr. The ushers are Mr. Charles
Spencer, Mr. Henry Porter, Jr.. Mr.. Ar
thur Chenoweth and Mr.. Hunter Smith.
He has chosen as his groomsmen Mr..
Theodore Washburn of Augusta, Mr..
Henry Plunket, brother of the bride,
Mr., owen Gillespy and DR.. WEIGH. Pre-
ceding the wedding there will be num-
Der of entertainments in compliment to
Miss Plunket and Mr.. Cullom.
On Wednesday evening. October &C. the
marriage of Miss Julia Belle DeBardele-
ben to Dr. Norborne Page Cooke will be
celebrated Their friends, and they are
many, will be present at the ceremony
and the reception which follows, for both
enjoy an enviable place in society. Miss
DeBardeleben is the daughter of Mr..
Henry DeBardeleben, a man widely
known in the industrial history of the
state of Alabama. Her elder sister is
Mrs. Walker Percy, formerly Miss Pratt
DeBardeleben, one of the most beautiful
matrons in Birmingham's fashionable
world The personnel of the Cocke-De-
Bardeleben wedding includes only the
matron of honor, the best man and two
ushers. Miss DeBardeleben will be at
tended by her sister Mrs Walker Percy.
Or. Cookies best man will be DR.. Cabot
Iull and the ushers are to be Dr. Walter
ecott and Mr.. H. G. Seibels. The event
WILL take place at the Walker Percy res
fdence, one of the most beautiful homes
on Highland avenue. and the succeeding
reception will be brilliant. The marriage
will be preceded by several lovely af-
fairs, and after the return of the bridal
couple there will be others in their honor.
The nuptial ceremony of Miss Bette
Maben to Count Mario de Nascimento will
be one of the most brilliant and ex-
elusive events that has ever taken place
IN this city. The keenest interest has
been manifested in the details of the
wedding service. A brilliant reception
will follow Among the guests will be
q number of distinguished people from
New York and other eastern cities, and
during their stay here they will be
splenddly entertained. Miss Maben Is
delightfully."- known in Birmingham and
her homecoming is always the inspira-
ton of many lovely social courtesies. AS
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Ma
ben, who are prominent and wealthy fig