The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
News of Society and
 Activities of W0nn@m

I erty loan luncheon tomorrow at the | Southern club The meeting will be held on Thursday morning at 1;50 o'clock at the home of Mrs. David on l Glen avenue.
 One of the most relightful affairs n Montevalio this year was Mrs. J. W. Bandys linen shower, given Friday even- 1 ing in honor of Miss Mamie Meroney. a i popular bride-elect. The guests assem- | bled in the beautiful rooms, softly lighted by many candles and artistically decor 1 ated with crysanthemums ferns and southern smilax. The thrilling strains Of
 Mendelssohn's wedding march floated through the house. And the aisle was formed through the crowd and at the end was Miss Meroney, radiant and bean- tifully gowned in pink crepe meteor with draperies of silk tulle and iriidescent trimmings. Under a shower arrangement of suspended pink hearts. in front of q background of ferns and white chrys- anthemums she awaited the approach of five snlal maidens-Miss Dorothy Ban dy, Miss Martha Champln, Miss Minnie Peoples Johnson, Miss Marian Jones' Williams and Miss Louise Campbell, all in fluffy white with dainty pink ribbons and each carrying a large heart-shaped pink box which they presented to the bride and contained gifts of linen, many
 
 showing the love and good wishes that will follow this lovely Montevallo girl when she goes to her new home Delicious refreshments of heart-shaped cakes and brick cream in pink and white were served.
 Misses Lula Hawkins and Nina Lyman gave several musical numbers, while Miss Pearl Mize presided over the brides book
 Mrs. Randy is charming bostess and was assisted in receiving by Mrs, c, l.. Meroney, Mrs E. G Grahab, Misses Ger trude and Eloise Meroney, Mrs. R. A. Reid, Mrs. J. IT. Middleton and Misses Mary and Ella Peters.
 The following from the Dallas CTex.) News will be read with interest by friends in the city:
 ''The Rev. E. G. Birdsall and Miss Eva Marie Combs daughter of MT. and Mrs John B. Combs, 150O Sanger avenue, were married in the Gospel Tabernacle at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, the Rev. F. F. Bosworth officiating. On the ar rival of the wedding party B. B. Bos- worth sang 70 Perfect Love-" accom- panied by Miss Vivian Bosworth at the piano. The bridal party entered to the Lohengrin wedding march, w. R. Dud- ley, CIV. Potts. G. A. Moore and A. G. Pickett acted as ushers. Little Bernice Lee McCulom and Athabelle Bosworth were flower girls. Little Lenore Bos- worth carried the ring in an Easter lily. Mrs. J. C. Snyder, aunt of the bride, was matron of honor The bride entered with her father, and carried bouquet of brides hoses Showered with lilies of the valley. She was met at the altar by the bridegroom, attended by Walker Moore as best man. The church was decorated with southern smilax and A Frf1a ra1 at l, of the bride. Out-of-town guests were Lieut. Owen R. Knott, Company D, One Hundred and Forty-second infantry Camp Bowie the Rev. W T. Carton, Eureka Springs, Ark, and the Rev. A. J. Benson of Austin.
 Mrs D. A. Echols chairman of the womans branch in Birmingham of the Jefferson. county food committe, and Mrs. George Harrington, chairman of the pub licity committe, have invited few mem- bers of the staffs of the three newspa- pers of the city to a Hoover luncheon today at the Civic association luncheon rooms to 2:30 o'clock. The affair Is to be informal and will he demonstration Of food conservation and food substtu- tion. Among the guests will be Mrs Markell of the News. Miss Hubbert of the Ledger, Mrs. Orline A. Shipman and Mrs. Fl. Scudder Ryall of The Age-Ber aid, Mrs. Webster, Scout executive; Mrs. c. H. Ohnne, chairman rural work in Jef- ferson county food administration, and others.
 The following announcement has been received:
 Mrs. Rebecca Ford announces the mar rage of her daughter Emily, to Mir. Rob- ert Tennent Simpson, Jr, first lieutenant of the Three Hundred and Twentysev- enth infantry, [. s. R., on Monday, De- tober 15, 1877, Birmingham, Ala
 Lieut.. Wyatt Roberts of the Medical Reserve corps, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. l.. Roberts and MT A. P. An drews and family. at the Tutwiler, has Harrison at Indianapolis, Ind. Lieuten- ant Roberts is an Alabama boy, having