The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-22
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ernoon in the Tutwiler ballroom.
Mrs. w. D. Smith, president, an
nounces the fact that the programme
this year will start exactly on the hour,
SO it behooves the Drama league mem
bership to take due note of this and act
accordingly.
The event marks an epoch in the his
tory of our center, the first visit of a ma
tional officer, and it is hoped that every
one who is interested in better drama
will join the Drama league and there
by give themselves the pleasure of
hearing this drama expert
Mrs. Best was the first president of
the Drama League of America, and it
is through her activity and energy
largely that the organization has be-
come the magnificent body it has.
She is in great demand by the CEN
tiers, and her talk will be inspirational.
She has a message, and she speaks it
with perfect diction. Her voice has
that remarkable quality which carries,
and her magnetism Is remarkable.
1t may be interesting 10 know that
she is the wife of A. Star Best of the
well known firm of Best & Co., chill
dren's outfitters. which has stores in
4 both New York and Chicago.
A woman of distinction and social
position, she is sufficiently interested in
the cause of artistic drama to spend
much of her time, thought and in
fluence in the interest of the Drama
league.
Mrs Best is vice president and chair
man of the organization committee.
Other centers will probably be or
gained by her while in the south In
quiries have come from Gadsden, An
niston, Tuscaloosa and Montgomery to
the state representative, Mrs. 3. #.
Wilkerson, as to whether Mrs. Best
may be induced to come to those
points with a view to organizing CEN
tiers,
The Birmingham center begins the
second year of it's existence Tuesday.
The renewals will be those who are
really interested in the things for
which the league stands Facilities of
enrolling new members and renewals
will be at the door, hut those who
expect to enroll then must report by
2:30.
A bit of the programme of Tuesday,
which will be very delightful and of
local interest, will be the Is minutes
of. music by Miss Elizabeth Jordan,
who has spent the past two years in
New York at the Eleanor Comstock
School of Music, pursuing her studies
in instrumental and vocal music.
Miss Jordan was one of the six youn e
girls selected by the Comstock school
to play for Paderewski last May, and
his criticism of her playing was par
ticularly encouraging, saying that he
considered her talented and that she
had future unsteady. Miss Jordan
will play Chopin impromptu and De-
Bussy's Arabesque, followed by a
group of little French songs, wholly
unpretentious, but youthful tuneful
and sweet. She plays her own accom-
paniments, which adds to the charm OF
her girlish songs and gives the whole
picturesque, artistic color.
Mrs. W. D. Smith announces that
Immediately following the programme
an informal reception will be held for
Mrs. Best in the ballroom, when it is
hoped all will take this opportunity of
meeting Mrs. Best.
The marriage of Miss Ida Otis and
Mr.. e. T. Brown was a beautiful event
of yesterday, conspicuous in social in
terst and elegant in appointment.
The home Of the brides grandmother,
Mrs. ]. C. Nelson. and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Otis, was the scene of
the ceremony and was followed by a
reception which assembled several
hundred guests.
delightful musical programme was
rendered by Mrs Luke Hunt at the
piano and Mr.. David. Weinstein violin
list. Miss Marion Pinckard was the
maid Of honor Mrs. Roy Woodruff of
Admission the matron of honor and Miss
Gertrude Motion and Miss Lois Brown,
a sister of the groom wore handsome
maids.
All the young women wore handsome
gowns of light grey georgette crepe
and charmuse. Their flowers were
arm bouquets of pink Russell roses.
Just proceeding the bride came the
lovely little flower GIRL Emily Smith.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydneyham
Moore Smith. wearing a pretty frock of
pink taffeta and net. She carried a
French basket filled with pink Russell
roses.
The bride entered with her father,
who gave her in marriage. An excep-
tionally attractive young woman of
brunette type she was charming pic
ture in her lovely gown of dark blue
chiffon broadcloth with trimmings of
mole. Her flowers were orchid and
valley lilies. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Henry Ed
monds the ring service being used
The decorative setting Of palms,
smilax and white blossoms was fitting
1y artistic. The stairway down which
the bridal party passed was hung with
smilax.
An aisle of ribbons held by little
Miss Rose Hood, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hood, and Rebecca Webb.
the daughter of Mr., and Mrs Hal
Webb, wearing dainty frocks, led to
the floral altar, a massing of palms,
glossy leafed and 1uxuriant, reaching
to the ceiling and lighted by many
talk candelabra. Palms. ineffective
masses. garlands of smilax and vases
{ or roses, converted the whole spacious
apartment into bower of beauty and
all the adjoining rooms had tasteful
decorations of foliage and potted plants
and cut flowers
MI. and Mrs. Otis were assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Edward r. Wilcox
ana Mrs. Sydneyham NJ Smith. Mrs.
Otts wore stunning. gown of, black
and carried pink Russell roses.
The decorations in the dining room.
where the ices were served. were IN
green and white.
Mrs. Thomas Morris and Mrs IJu-
bert. Smith served at the coffee and tea
tables, assisted by Miss Imogene Pos
and Miss Frances White.
The brides book was kept bv Mise
Doris Moughon and Mrs. Richard Lus-
sier. Later in the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown left for an extended wed
ding trip. M
Mrs. Brown is one of Birn1in gham.s
loveliest young women and is closely
related to many of the south's best
known families