The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
Autumn Weddings
And Dinner Parties
Fall Twigh Make the Hosptaltes at the Golf and Country
Club More Than Ever Attractive-Mobles Plans to En-
tertain Mrs Story Mrs. J. V. Allen and Mrs. Rich
ard Clarke-Out Of Town Affairs of Local
Moment-Personal News
By MYRTLE MILES

sfhe marriage of Miss Ellen Meeks of
Nashville and Mr.. Walker Inman Gray of
Atlanta was a signal event in southern
society. 1t took place in the former city
i. Wednesday evening at the Vine Street
Christian church, and both the ceremony
and the reception which ensued at the
Hotel Hermitage were attended by several
hundred guests Prominent people both
from Tennessee and Georgia were among
the guests.
The church was. elobarately decorated in
greenery and ascension lilies, and a mus
ieal programme of love lyrics was played
as the guests were assembling. The
pews set aside for the family and special
friends were set apart with arches twined
in smiax.
Messrs. r. L. Cooney Richard Wilson,
John Branham, George Parkes, Harry
Bachelor and Guilford Dudley of Nash
vile, ushers. led the bridal party. They
were followed by the groomsmen, Messrs.
Jo Brown Connay, Jackson Dick, Dozier
Lowndes, Eugene Haynes, Hugh Scott.
3rice, all of Atlanta, and Messrs. Emmett
and Henry Weeks. Richard Gray, Jr.,
was the best man.
Mrs. Richard Wilson, Mrs. John Bran
ham, Mrs. George S. ParlSes, Mrs. H. A.
Bachelor, Mrs. Arthur Gallogly of At
lanta, Miss Louise Pritchitt, Miss Cherry
Head of Boston, niece of Mrs. Webb
Crawford of this city, and Miss Mary
Finn of Pittsburg.
The matrons and maids entered the
in fxuo
aisles. Their toilettes We're created of
flesh colored chiffon with girdles of orchid
colored satin and garlands of tiny pink
silk roses used to complete the garnitures.
Instead of the conventional bouquet they
carried crooks of pink roses and orchids;
their head dresses were finished with
crowns of shadow lace wreathed with pink
roses.
The matron of honor. Mrs. Robert L.
Cooney, and matron of honor, Miss Laura
Lee Cooney, maid of honor, entered the
church simultaneously down opposite
aisles. They both wore flesh colored toll
cites and carried pink roses and lilies.
The bride was given in marriage by her
father, Mr. Marcus Henry Meeks. She
wore handsome gown made OF white
charmeuse and princesse lace and carried
a bouquet made of lilies of the valley
Her jewelry was a heart of diamonds
one of her wedding gifts. DIR. Carey e.
Morgan, the pastor of the church, per-
formed the ceremony.
AT the reception which followed the we'd
ding Judge and Mrs. Meeks, with the
bride and groom and Mr.. and Mrs. James
r. Gray, the grooms parents, received
the guests.
The bride. as Miss Meeks, has been a
decided belle in Nashville and will be an
addition to Atlanta's interesting circle OF
young matrons Mr.. Gray is member oil
prominent Georgia family. He is the
son of Mr.. James Gray, owner of the
Atlanta Journal, and grandson of the
late Mr. Walker p. Inman, well known
capitalist.
Among the Atlantans in attendance at
the wedding We're: Gov. and Mrs. j. N.
Slaton, Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Gray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Inman. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. K. Ottley, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Howeh, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brumby, Mr.