The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

by, Jr, of Indianapolis, and Miss Ruby
Knox of Fort Deposit; Mr.. Jess Lawson
of Kokomo, Ind, and Miss Marie Ed
wards Of Montgomery; Mr.. Joseph Dol
bear and Miss Minnie Browder of Mont
gomery, Mr.. B. B. Johnson and Miss
Rose Nell Chambers of Montgomery, Mr..
Robert D. Hetzel and Miss Grace B.
George of Dayton, O.; Mr.. Abraham L.
Provo and Miss Lillian e. Rumble OF
Cleveland, Mr.. Clifford c. Wagner 81
Cleveland and Miss Blanche Bushew OF
Newark, N j.; Mr.. Thomas Eskew and
Miss Mary Louise Poindexter of Mont
gomery, were married Eleven couples in
one week, Now. does that not look as
if Dan Cupid had been on his job? An
other wedding of interest which was sol
emnized in Atlanta, Ga, December was
that of Miss Maria Cunningham, pref
ty Montgomery girl, and Sergt. r. S
Rheay, who is stationed at Camp Wheel
err After short stay in Atlanta, Ser
geant Rheay and his bride left for Ma
con, where they will reside until his COM
pany is ordered to France.
And then comes news of another APP
preaching wedding which is of much in
terest here, as the groom-to-be IS
Montgomerian, for on Christmas eve
Capt. A. ]. Mcfarland will wed Miss
Margaret Ross, a beautiful Memphis
girl. Captain Mcfarland was formerly
captain of the Montgomery True Blues,
a military organization well known
throughout Alabama. He is now COM
manding a Caisson company at Camp
Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
One of the most important engage
ments of the year is being made known
today. DIR. and Mrs. Mortimer Hart
futile announce the engagement of their
daughter, Minnie TaylSr, to Lieut.. Har-
wood Christian Bowman, the wedding to
be solemnized at 4:30 o'clock on the aft
ernoon of Wednesday, January 16, at
their home in this city. Mis- futile made
her debut two winters ago and is one OF
Montgomerys most beautiful girls. She
is of medium stature, with golden hair,
lovely blue eyes and disposition that
is as sunny as the hair which curls
about her pretty head. She has been a
great favorite during the brief
period of her young ladyhood, and
1T has been a question among her
friends as to which one this young lady
would select, for she has had many ad-
mirers However, the announcement of
her engagement is the elimination of
pretty romance. as she and Lieutenant
Bowman have been SweetheartS for sew
eral years. Lieutenant Bowman is a
graduate of the University of Alabama
and the University of Virginia, and is
member of the Sigma M fraternity. Be-
fore going INTO service no WIS ny piO-
fession a lawyer He is first lieutenant
of Battery d. 117th field artillery, sta
toned at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
He is a nephew of Col William j. Val
den of Uniontown, who is now in COM
mand of a Florida regiment at Camp
Wheeler. Colonel Walden is known and
loved throughout Alabama. He is an
old army man and saw service in the
Philippines during the Spansh-Ameri-
ic a hit of
sentiment that the young lieutenant has
chosen his uncle to be best man at his
wedding and it is safe to predict that
there will not be a merrier heart there
than his, for despite his years, he will
truly never grow old. Miss futile will
have as her attendants four of Mont
gomerys prettiest girls, who made their
debut with her. They are Miss Kath-
crime Whitfield. Miss Carl Pinkston, Miss
Katherine Anderson and Miss Alice
Griggs Miss Margaret Tuttle. the
younger sister, who. by the way, Ais I'M
usually attractive, will be maid Of honor.
and four of Lieutenant Bowman's
friends at Camp Wheeler will act as
groomsmen. They are Lieut.. Crawford
D. Nettles and Captain Mcdowell.
And speaking of weddings, Dame Ru-
NOR says that over 100 Ohio girls will
Journey to Montgomery Christmas to
wed their soldier lovers. 1t is doubtful
If there will be that many, but it is true
that there will be quite a number
MONTGOMERY HOMES OPEN
Montgomery people are opening their
homes to the Ohioans, and our friends
from the Buckeye state are being shown
the meaning of true hospitality.
There are also many families from
Ohio who are wintering here to be near
their sons at Camp Sheridan, and they,
too, will entertain guests for the Christ
mas season. Out at the home of Mrs.
George j. DIETRICH at Cloverdale, there
will be great merry-making, for Mrs.
DIETRICH will entertain 80 guests from
Cleveland, fathers, mothers and several
sweethearts of some of the Cleveland
boys. Mrs. DIETRICH is also from Cleve-
land and has come to Montgomery to
be near her son. Lawrence, who is a
member Of Battery c, 135th field artil-
lery.
There will be a week of pleasure and
the boys will come in from the camp
as often as possible and VIII spend their
entire Christ leave at the DIETRICH home.
They will sleep in tents which have been
placed about the spacious grounds and
itself, The home occupied by Mrs. De-
trich is the former home of Rev. and
Mrs. e. e. Cobbs at Cloverdale, and is
one Of the prettiest homes in Montgom-
erys most exclusive suburb.
Practically every Ohio family in Mont
gomery will entertain from one to six