The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
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A MEETING of the friends and rela- "A tives of Batteries and c of the 4 \ Alabama National Guard was held yesterday at the council chamber ot the city hall and at this time a perma- nent organization was perfected to aid the boys of the batteries who are in the training camp and who will later go tc the front.
 Mrs. T. O. Smith was made chairman of the meeting and Mrs. Henry Badham treasurer, and Mrs. Leonard, secretary Mrs. Hugh Morrow was made chairman of the literature committee which will begin work at once that is to supply the boys with books, magazines and other literature during their stay in the army
 Plans were also perfected to raise funds for the purchase of a battalion flag and silk guidons. and kit. and other necessary articles for the batteries Spe- cial committees composed of young women, will meet Friday morning at the Church of the Advent at 10 o'clock to plan for the purchase of the guidon for Battery A.
 The organization will hold meetings subject to the call of the chairman in the parish house of the Church of the Ad- vent.
 Despite the ''war cloud" society folk are planning vacations and are leaving in large numbers for summer playgrounds. There is quite colony of Birmingham people who are spending the summer at Mentone; some have cottages and others are at the hotels.
 Mrs. c. F. Orr and the Misses Orr are at their summer home at Mentone, which usually is a very gay place for the young people, but this year there has been very little entertaining on account of Mrs. Orr's illness. Mrs. James Johns, Mrs. Charles Calhoun, MT. and Mrs Horace Adams, Mrs. John Simpson, Mrs. w. w. Welch and others will spend the sum- mer at Mentone. A number of Birming- ham people are on the Jersey, Maine and New York coasts, and others on Lake Michigan. Next month quite a number will travel westward some in parties and others alone There are also quite a few who are contemplating mo- tor trips, and some the young people are arranging camping parties nearby.
 Birmingham is well represented on the southern coast, Point Clear, Battles and Rayou-la- -Batre and other points are popular.
 An interesting wedding took place last evening at the South Highlands Meth odist church when Miss Leona Plosser, the daughter of MT and Mrs. Louis K. Plosser, became the bride of MT. Will liam Little Brown.
 Lovely ferns, palms and smilax deco rated the altar, which was brilliantly lighted with many candles. The cere- mony was performed by Bishop Mccoy Of the Methodist church in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends.
 The ushers entered from the back door of the church and stood on each side of the altar. They were MT. Carroll Steele, MT. George Reynolds, Ensign Leighton Wood, U. s. N, and Joe B. Plosser.
 Sahe bridesmaids, Miss Helen Eubanks. Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Martha Brad shaw, Miss Martha Plosser Miss Nell Cosby, Miss May Banks of Montgomery and Miss Katherine Parrish, also of Montgomery, entered the front door Of the church with the groomsmen.
 MT Morris Bush MT. Charles Bell of Anniston, Mir Gus Woodruff of Anniston, MT Rhodes Boykin, MT William Wilson, MT Louis Plosser and MF Lawrence Ba- ker. who crossed and stood before the altar railing. The maids gowns were of pink and white net and they carried white hats with blue ribbons filled with "sweetheart roses" and forget-me-nots,
 The matron of honor, Mrs. Carroll Steele, sister of the groom. came next,