The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21

Mrs Luman Sumpter Iiandleys we'd
ding anniversary was chosen for the cele-
bration of Miss Corrie Ramsay Handley's
marriage TO Mr.. Edwin Turner Rice.
which occurred last evening at o'clock
at the First Methodist church in the pres
ence of a brilliant assemblage of guests.
The nuptial music composed probably
the most beautiful programme ever pre-
scented at a Birmingham wedding. 1t was
arranged as tribute to the bride who
has been one of the most prominent mu-
sicians of Birmingham, a leading factor
in the city's development along all mu-
steal lines and the organist at the Meth
odist church for a number of years The
participants in the programme included
a number of well known musicians-Mrs
William Gussen, organist, Mr.. c. r.
K1enk, 'cellst; Mr.. William Gussen, yio-
linist, and choir, including Mrs. w. ].
Adams. Miss Norma Scholar, Mrs. C. ].
SEVERN, Miss Sara Mallam. Miss Glueh-
owsd. Miss Berte Hutchings. sopranos;
Mrs. r. t. Williams, Mrs. Maus. Mrs.
H. J. Posner, Mrs. e. G. Bruce Mrs. Gill,
Miss Mamie Manley and Miss Evelyn
Going, contralto; Mr.. Arthur Thomas, Mr..
J. D. McGill, Mr.. Charles A. Brown, Mr..
Harry Lyon, tenors; Mr. John p. Shad
dick, Mr.. II. J. Posner, Mr.. G. H. Grain,
and Mr.. e. l.. Muchmore, basses.
Several beautiful solo selections were
presented during the half hour preceding
the ceremony. AS the bride and her party
approached the altar the chorus sang
with splendid effect, the bridal song from
"Lohengrin."
The church was decorated for the we'd
with an abundance of handsome
). These were massed within the
eel TO the the choir loft, and ar
among them We're large clustering
hydrangeas. whose blossoms intro
an attractive bit of color. The
H=N reserved for the family were marked
rosettes of white tulle caught with
peas.
ushers, who entered as the bridal
was sung, We're Mr.. Joseph Mudd
Ir. Harry Todd, followed by Mr. A.
-.,oody and Judge M. NJ. Baldwin.
Mrs. Arthur Rudolf Moody, matron of
honor and Miss Virginia Handley, maid
of honor, followed, approaching stimuli
taneously from opposite aisles. They
We're the two sisters of the bride, differ
ent and very charming types of beauty
Mrs. Moody wore a white crepe de chine
gown. ELI traine, made with a lace tunic
and showing just a touch of pink in the
hlmy draperies of the bodice. She car
ried a bouquet of pink roses showered
with white sweet peas Miss Handley,
who is a tall and stately blonde, APP
peared in a trailing pink crepe meteor tot
lette with an overdress of pink embroid-
cred chiffon. and her flowers were white
roses with pink sweet peas arranged in
Shower effect.
Entering just in advance of the bride.
who was given in marriage by her
brother. Mr. Wardlaw H. Handley, little
Miss Bette Bonham, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bonham, and
Master Handley Moody, the brides
nephew, clad in white. carried pink bas-
kets of rose petals.
Mr. Rice with his best man, Mr. Har-
vey WealSley of Florence. came from the
vestry, meeting the bride and her brother
at the altar, where the vows We're
spoken by the Rev. J. w. Johnson, pas
tor of the First Methodist church. The
bride was lovely in her white robes. Her
gown was built of white crepe de chine
with bodice whose filmy lace and chif-
fon was becomingly arranged about her
neck and shoulders. Princesse lace with
seed pearls constituted the garniture of
the bodice and the skirt was made with
a graceful court train. She carried a beau
tiful bridal bouquet of lilies of the valley
and orchids, and q chaplet of lilies held
the cap of her veil in place.
After the. ceremony Mrs. Handley enter
tained the members of the bridal party
and the two families at her home. She
was a charming hostess and her white
silk crepe gown, with the corsage bouquet
of lilies of the valley that she wore made
q fitting complement for her snowy hair
The residence was artistically decorated
with sweet peas, srnilax and ferns. The
living room mantel had a long PLAGUE of
pink sweet peas. In the dining room,
from which a salad plate and ices were
served the decorations were especially at
tractive. In the center of the table was
a. .placque. of white sweet peas, and de-
pending from the chandelier white tulle
and valley lilies composed a beautiful
shower of blossoms.
Among the out-of-town guests who We're
there and had witnessed the wedding
were Mrs. Joseph B. Graham and her
son. Mr.. Joseph Graham of Tailadega,
Mrs. Gulley ZurlSle of Montgomery, Miss