The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

| Both are teachers of the same child. Both
can do better for him by working to-
| gether.
"What shall I get out of it,? is the
question mothers often ask. You will get
! out of it what you put into it. If you go
in with earnest purpose you will get the
| opportunity to be of better service to your
| own children to be a better mother be-
cause wou will see your own children as
! part of the world of children. you will
! have a broader vision of what mother
| hood should mean. You will find that
other mothers meet the same questions
! you meet. They may have found better
! ways of solving them And you will be
| helping to render the greatest service to
society that woman can give to hasten
the day when disease and crime may be
prevented, because people understand
children and give them the right care
) and training
| One of the prettiest home weddings of
! the season was that of Miss Leila Sum
| ter LeGrand and Mr.. George A. {. Pow
| ell. which took place Wednesday even
| ing at the home of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs James NJ. LeGrand, says
| the Admission Star and Hot Blast.
| The paror, reception hall and living
i room were profusely decorated with
/ ferns and cut flowers. An arch of ferns
and white hydrangeas formed an altar
| in the parlor where the vows were
taken. Miss Mary Joe Weaver and Miss
| Louise Williams served at the punch
| bowl.
| Just preceding the ceremony a mu-
| steal programme was rendered with
| Miss Grace Crawley at the piano. ac-
companied by Mr.. Thomas Hampson on
| the violin. Miss Irene Edwards sang
| Because" To the strains of Lohen-
grins wedding march the first of the
wedding party to descend the stairs
/ were Miss Sarah LeGrand and Miss
| Kate Weaver wearing white organize
and taffeta gowns with corsage bou-
quets of pink asters, carrying streamers
| of white tulle which formed an asie
for the rest of the party. They were
| followed by Clemmie LeGrand, maid of
honor and Miss Addie Weaver, brides
maid. Miss Clemmie LeGrand was
| dressed in pink organdie, Miss Addie
Weaver in white organdie, both carrying
| arm bouquets of pink roses. They wers
! followed by the bride. who entered with
her brother, Mr.. John LeGrand.
The bride was dressed in her going
away suit of dark blue taffeta with hat
to match and carried a shower bouquet
| of brides roses
| The groom entered from the dining
room with his best man, Mr.. Charles
N. Martin. The ceremony was per-
| formed by Dr. f. w. Brandon.
| The bride and groom left Immediately
| for an extended wedding journey and
] upon their return will be at home with
! the brides parents, 1903 Noble street.
| L. l.. Hill, Jr., son of DR.. l.. L. Hill
of Montgomery, and brother of Mrs
| Edward w. Rucker, Jr., of this city,
and grandson of Mrs Amelia Lyons of
Mobile, has received notice from Sem
| for por hnn Of nit,ff, aar1t IN a
cadetship at West Point.
u Young Mr.. Hill was graduated at the
University of Alabama in June, 1915. He
was a medalist in both his junior and
senior years. He was also elected to
| the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity during
| the concluding term of his college work.
| He received the A. B. degree. Prior to
attending the state university, he was a
student at the Virginia Military institute
which he entered at 16 years of age, as
the youngest boy in the institute He
| ranked fifth in his mathematics class,
whose membership numbered 1O2. At
Starkes University school in Montgom-
cry he was given his early training,
making an excellent student there and
receiving a medal during his final year.
Wednesday afternoon the lawn party
at the Mabry home on Leighton and
Seventeenth was a beautiful event given
in honor of Miss Edith Mabry's house
guest Miss Claudine Johnson of Bir-
mingham, Miss Virginia SPROUTS guest.
and Miss Anne Maury, who is leaving
soon to make her home in Virginia, says
the Admission Star and Hot Blast.
| The games of consequences and leap
year proposals gave interesting enter
tainment for the 80 young guests gath.
cred in the congenial company. Mrs.
William Sproull, assisted in entertain
ing.
Yellow and green were the summary
colors shown in the flowers on the
porch and in the ices, cakes and candy.
I1rs. Hollon Harris Fletcher, who is
spending the summer with relatives in
Columbus, Ca, has been delightfully."- en-
tertained and the following from the Co
lumbus Ledger will be read with interest
by her many friends in this city:
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Hollon Harris
Fletcher of Birmingham, who has been
delightfully."- entertained during her visit
to her old home as the guest of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. John Fletcher, in
vited a few friends to be her guest at
a movie party.
After the movies an ice cream treat