The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-27

And Wednesday, the best day of all" was chosen for one of the most important weddings of the year in Birmingham Long before o'clock last evening the South Highlands Methodist church was thronged with the friends of Miss Sadie Gillespy and Mr. David Roberts, Jr. To make wedding picturesque in this beau tiful church requires little effort There was an especially large bridal party. Mrs Roberts had selected eight of her most intimate friends as her bridesmaids. This bevy of pretty girls included her cousins, Miss Rose Owen McDavid, and Miss Rose Gllespy; Miss Belle Roberts, the bride groom's sister: Miss Ruby Munger, Miss Virginia Means Miss Belle Wilkins of Selma, Miss Agnes Terrell and Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. Her sister, Mrs Thomas Felton Wimberly, who was Miss Mary Gillespy and whose wedding was a bril- liant event of two winters ago in society was her matron of honor.
 The chancel and altar of the church were decorated with greenery. Palms were massed within the sanctuary and the chancel rail was covered with white satin over which ran a tracery of smilax. At either side stood tall vases filled with Easter lilies.
 Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Charles F. Bowman gave an organ recital and MT Thomas Owen Gillespy, the brides brother, sang 70 Promise Me" His lovely tenor voice was never heard to better advantage. During the ceremony "Trau- merei' was softly played by Mrs Dow man.
 Glancing over the audience one saw an assemblage representative of Birmng- hams exclusive society. picturesque note was given by the group of gray coated veterans from Camp Hardee, who occupied conspicuous seats The bride is decided favorite with the veterans, and has represented this camp both as sponsor and maid.
 With the tones of the bridal march the party entered the church and approached the altar, the groomsmen and bridesmaids alternating and marching sngly down op- posite aisles. They were in the follow ing order: MT. James Gillespy, the brides brother, and<Mr. William Hazard; Miss Belle Roberts and Miss Rose Gillespy; MT. Will Dunn and MT. ". J. Nesbitt Miss Ruby Munger and Miss Virginia Means; MT. Smith Cullom and Mir. II. G. Seibels; Miss Agnes Terrell and Miss Belle Will kins; Mr John Kimball and Mir. Ficklen of Memphis.
 The bridesmaids and groomsmen entered the chancel and formed a semi-circle about the altar. In their trailing white satin gowns yelled with marquisette and embroidered with crystals. Grecian bands of crystals in their hair and carrying enormous bouquets of lavender sweet peas and valley lilies, the girls were charming ly representative of Birmingham's beauty and grace.
 As Mrs. Felton Wimberly, the matron of honor, approached the altar from the aisle on the right her beauty was re- marked with whispers of enthusiastic ad- miration on every hand. She was never lovelier; her gown, a white embroidered robe. finished with Japanese embroideries and duchess lace; her flowers an arm cluster of white 1ilacs and lilies of the valley.
 Miss Marjorie Weatherly, the maid of honor, entered next, advancing also up the right aisle. Exquisite and dainty al ways, she was especially captivating last night, wearing a robe which more thor oughly conformed to her type of beauty than any costume in which she has keen seen. It was the only gown which bor- rowed the tone of the sweet peas in the bridesmaids bouquets, and emphasized the color, which is the brides favorite The filmy lavender draperes fell over a lining of white satin en traine, and were gathered into an empire grde embroid- cred in butterflies, with crystal beads A fringe of>silver bordered the skirt and the bodice was fashioned of white lace, through which showed bow of laven-