The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-12
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

mony was performed by Dr. E. c. Moore. Immediately afterward MT. Perry and his bride left for a wedding trip, after which they will reside in Birmingham. The bride travelled in smart coat suit of blue serge with grey shoes ana gloves. The affectionate interest of many friend.l is centered in this wedding. The bride is a charming young girl and mas large circle of friends who join III best wishes for her happiness MT. Perry is 8 prominent and successful young business man of Birmingham and has a hest of warm friends who will well come his bride most cordially.
 One of the delightful courtesies ex- tended the visiting sponsors and maids was the buffet supper given by Mrs. R. B. Smyer, official chaperon for Gen eral Hooper's staff, at her lovely home on Arlington avenue. The guests in- cmded Miss Susie Schols Spragins of Huntsville sponsor, and her maids Of honor, Miss Ida Belle Carson of Gads- den and Miss Helen Dent of Opelika; Miss Iise Courtney Shropshire, color ser geant. and Misses Mabel Plosser and Adelaide Ransom, color guards, and their escorts, Mrs. J. A. Rountree, matron of honor, Gen. c. w. Hooper and Col. D. M. Scott.
 
 The following invitations has been re- ceived: ''Mr and Mrs. William Burton Dowdell request the honor of your pres ence at the marriage of their daughter, Stella Marie, to pr. William Broaddus Massey on Thursday evening, October 25 1917, at S:3O o'clock, Fifty-Sixth Street Baptist church, Birmingham. At home, Key West, Fla
 Enclosed card said: ''Please present this card at the church."
 The following from the Atlanta Consti- tuition will be read with much interest by many friends in the city who remember the lovely young bride as the guest of Miss Bland Tomlinson the past spring:
 A beautiful wedding of last night was that of Miss Dorothy Harmon and Capt. Horace Stringfeliow, Jr., of U. s. A., which took place at o'clock at Mil dorella,' the home of the brides par ents Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harmon, at East Lake.
 The occasion was solemnized by ele- gance and Simplicity of detail, with that intimacy of atmosphere possible only to the home ceremony, surrounded by the affectionate warmth of the small com pany of close friends.
 Rev. R. o. Finn was the minister offi- ciating, and there were no attendants.
  chestra was a fitting accompaniment.
 The living room was the scene of the ceremony, and it was embowered with palms and ferns, against which were shown clusters of Easter lilies in tall white urns. Bride roses in the midst of ferns, decked the rest of the apartment.
 In the adjoining rooms were some of the luxury of flowers from the home garden, the white or cosmos and the crimson of featherfew prevailing. The porches were picturesque with growing plants and hanging baskets of garden flowers,
 A buffet supper was served, the com pany including only the two families and a few close friends of the bride.
 MT. and Mrs. Harmon were assisted in receiving by MT. and Mrs. Horace String fellow of Montgomery, Kfs. Harmon wearing fray chiffon with cUrsage bouquet of Parma violets, and Mrs. StringfeIlow was gOwned in white.
 The bride was lovely In a graceful gown of chiffon, it's only trimming a del- icate tracery in beading.
 The bride, whose father Is prominent in business and the world of letters, and her mother well known in women's in terests as well as socially, is one of the prettiest and most attractive young women in the social life. Her studies were pursued under the best auspices in this country and Europe, and during her young ladyhood she has taken part in tho serious interests as well as the frivolous fife of the younger set.
 Captain Stringfellow, whose home was Montgomery, where his family is one of position, is graduate of West Point and for the present is military instructor at the Georgia Military academy at Col lege park, while he is recuperating from an injury received during his service on the border.
 Captain and Mrs Stringfellow are to be at home in College park, and in Decem- Der, when he has several weeks leave, they will go to New York and also visit his parents at Pleasure Farm, near Mont gomery.
 Mrs. l.. Hall entertained at lunch con at the Tutwiler on Tuesday compii- menting Miss Wilmuth Hickman. The table was centered with pink roses and the guests were: Miss Hickman, Miss Margaret Fowlkes, Miss Marie Hickman, MT R. S. Hickman, Mrs. Ellen White head, MT. T. c. Gray. Mir. Fred Osborn, Mr. c. E. Person and the host, MT. Leo Hail.
 Miss Beverly Leake entertained at a luncheon at the Country club yesterday ccmplimenting Miss Emily Ford, a bride elect. Among the guests were: Miss Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Marion Orr, Miss Katherine Ledbetter, Miss Helen Terrell and Miss Marguerite King.
 Miss Daisy Rowley will entertain at an informal reception this afternoon at her new studio on Twentieth street, south The guests will include the mu- sieians of the city as well as those vis- iting here this week for the fair and reunion. There were no invitations is sued and the hour is 4:30 o'clock. There will be no regular programme but sev- eral musical numbers will be given. An attractive wedding of the autumn was that of Miss Virginia White, youngest daughter of Mir and Mrs Frank J. White, and MT. Samuel Fuller Teague, Jr., which took place yesterday morning at high noon at St. Pauls Cath olic church, and was witnessed by a large assemblage of friends and rela. tives. The decorations were very attrac' tive, artistic ferns and stately palms being used with quantities of white roses. The altar was ahlaze with many candles. The musical programme wa: rendered by Mrs. Colghan and Mrs. Dar Downey and the bridal party entered to the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march. Mrs. Jack Walton and Mrs Wallace Nall, Jr, sister of the bride were the matrons of honor Mrs. Waltol wore a lovely lavender Georgette crap, with hat to match and Mrs. Ball d deli 1 cate pink with pink hat. They carried arm bouquets of pink roses. Miss Mar, O'Brien the maid of honor, wore robiI ! egg blue satin frock with silver hat ! She also carried pink roses. The lovei. l young bride entered with her father, b, | whom she was given in marriage. Sh