The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-22

and Frances Harris.
At the First National Bank building
Mrs n Miller Will be captain, assisted
by Misses Alice Bowie Emily Dixon.
Catherine Carey, olivia O'Neal.
At the Birmingham Trust and Saw
ngs company Mrs. W. ID. Smith will
be the captain.
At the American Trust Hrs. s. L.
Yerkes win be the captain.
K At the jefferson County Bank build
ing Mrs. Alex Birch will be in charge.
AT the Terminal station Mrs. Tom NJ
Brown win be captain, assisted by Mrs.
John Smith, Misses Frances Blair
Anna Belle and Pauline Stith and Mil
dred Stein.
HOWELL-DENTON
A pretty wedding and one of inter
est to their friends in this district
was that of Miss Estelle M. Denton of
Newcastle and Mr.. f. Fillmore Howell
of Rome, Ca, which took place Tues
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sturdivant in New Geor-
gia. The wedding will come as a
pleasant surprise. as both bride and
groom are well known here. The wed :
ding was very quiet, only the imme-
date family being present. owing to
a recent bereavement in the groom b
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell left yes
terday for Macon, Ga, where they Will
make their home.
KUCK- WEIGAND
The many friends of Mr.. Fred G. VIE
gand, the we'll known musician, will be
interested in the following account Of
his marriage Wednesday to Miss Bette
kuck, from the Savannah News:
"a quiet wedding of yesterday was
that of Miss Bette Kuck to Mr.. Fred
Wiegand of Birmingham, which took
place at the home of the brides brother
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred J. Yves
sells, Jr., in East Waldburg street, at 6
o'clock.
I'm the front room where the cere-
mony was performed white carnations
and roses were used against a back
ground of palms and festoons of bam-
boo. Swung on white satin ribbon be-
tween the windows where the bridal
| party stood for the ceremony were
white frosted wedding bells and sprays
or orange blossoms The second room
suggested the approaching Christmas sea-
| son with it's decorations of holly and
| poinsettias, and in the dining room white
| roses were used in pretty effect.
Prof. John Wiegand, father of the
| bridegroom, played the wedding music,
and Miss Marie Wiegand, his young sis
| ter, was the bridss maid Of honor, and
| only attendant The best man was
| Robert Cabaniss. The bride entered with
\ her brother, Mr.. Vessels, by whom she
| was given in marriage, and the cere-
mony was performed by Rev. William
| Hoppe of the Lutheran Church of the
\ Ascension.
1.-THE bride wore a beautiful dress OF
white tulle over silver tissue, and the
veil of tulle was caught close to the
hair with orange blossoms. Her flow
ers were in a shower of roses and lilies
of the valley.
| 1.-THE maid of honor's dress was of pink
| taffeta over an underdress of silver
cloth and she carried an arm bouquet
! of pink roses.
IAN informal reception for the wedding
| guests followed the ceremony, Mr.. Wie-
| gand and his bride leaving on an early
evening train for their future home in
| Birmingham. Mr.. Wiegand, who is the
| son of Prof. and Mrs. John Wiegand
of this city, formerly lived here and aft
erward spent sometime in the north He
is now making his home in Birmingham
and is concert master of the Philhar-
monte orchestra and conductor Of the
| Wiegand orchestra"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiegand will be at home
| on the Southside where they have taken
| an apartment for housekeeping