The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN


 1 for Tennessee for a wedding trip and upon their return will make their home | in Blocton, where he is well known In l business and social circles. Mrs. Harris is prominent in musical circles of her l home town, and has many friends here. The home of Mrs. Digges Poynor at Mount Hebron, was the scene of beau tiful wedding Thursday afternoon at o'clock, when her daughter, Julia Ann, became the bride of Mir Fred H. Hardy of Calera.
 The house was beautifully decorated In wild bamboo southern sn1ilax and potted plants against a background Of white. thus carrying out the color scheme or white and green. The room where the ceremony was performed was trans formed into a miniature chapel, with altar and improvised chancel. Beautiful brass candelabra and cross adorned the altar and the vases were filled with white roses and greens. Garlands of smilaN stretched from the altar through the doorway and down the long hallway thus forming an aisle down which the bridal party proceeded. Baskets of smilaX ana field daisies were suspended from the garlands and marked the places where the bridesmaids stood.
 Preceding the ceremony Miss F'reddle Scott of Auburn, a niece of the groom. delighted the audience with group or beautiful songs, "I Love You" and 70 Promise Me" being accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Leak of the musical faculty Of Lucy Cobb institute of Georgia.
 At the first strains of Lohengrins wed- ding march played by Mrs. Taylor Hor- ton of Pleasant Ridge, sister Of the bride the bridal party proceeded down the hallway, and into the ceremony room. First came the eight maids in the following order: Miss Gladys Jones Will Hams of Montevallo and Miss Mary W1nn Withers of Greensboro: Miss Eudora Harrison of Eutaw and Miss Kate Par- ham of Mount Hebron; Miss Lula Pal mer of Montevalla and Miss Gertrude Merony of Montevallo, and Miss Matte Walker of Richmond, Va, and Miss Ellz- abeth Leak of Knoxville, Tenn. AS the maids entered they separated and formed an aisle for the maid of honor, MISS Leila Kate Poynor, sister Of the bride who was followed by the dainty little ring bearer, Miss Julia Poynor Sum- merville, a niece and little namesake ol the bride Immediately behind them came the lovely bride on the arm of Mr. Dudley Digges Poynor her brother, who gave her in marriage. They were met at the altar by the groom and his best man. MT. David Tom Poynor Of Mount Hebron, another brother of the bride.
 The ceremony was performed by the brides eldest brother, Rev. Winner 5. Poynor, rector of St Andrews Eplsco- pal church, Birmingham. A beautiful picture they made as the attendants grouped themselves around to form heart Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom proceeded to the front hallway, where they stood under large wedding bell of green and white, with the brides mother, to receive the .tz o-al tyic n friends.
 The bride was beautiful in her we'd ding dress of ivory satin and real lace adorned with pearls Her bridal Veil Of tulle. which was fastened with a wreath of orange blossoms, fell to the edge of her train Her bouquet was of brides roses and valley lilies in shower effect The brides were very attractive in dresses of white net and lace, carrying shoulder baskets of ferns and white sweet peas with shoulder bows of white and green tulle.
 The maid of honor, Miss Leila Kate Poynor, was dressed in white chiffon over satin and lace and carried bouquet of asparagus and white sweet peas.
 The little ring bearer. who was dressed in net with bows of white satin ribbon, carried the ring in a loop of ribbon which fell in shower effect from the ham, dle of a basket of sweet peas and ferns.
 The bride and groom left that evening for Birmingham, whence they proceeded to Niagara by way of Chicago. They expect to visit Toronto and other points before returning to their home at New ala, where the groom is engaged in busi- ness, being owner of the Newala Lime works, and a large planter as well.
 The bride is well known and beloved by large host of friends throughout the state, having been graduated at the Uni- versity of Alabama with honors, and later received her masters degree at the Columbia university, New York. For the last eight years she has been head of the Latin department of the Alabama Girls Technical institute, located at Monte vallo.
 Among the out-of-town visitors were MT. and Mrs. Taylor Horton of Pleas ant Ridge, MT. and Mrs. B. Summerville and children, MT. Tom Jones of Pleasant Ridge, MT. and Mrs. Will Steele and Ridge, MT. Amos Horton and little daughter of Aliceville. Rev. and Mrs Wilmer S. Poyner and children of Bir- mingham, MT. D. D. Poynor Of Tusca- loosa: Miss Martha Patterson of Illinois; Miss Matte Walker of Richmond, Va; Mrs McAdory and Ter daughter, Miss Freddie Scott of Auburn, Misses Agnes and Emily Hardy of Calera, Mrs. Web ster Ward of Tuscaloosa, Miss Eliza beth Leak of Knoxville, Miss Mary Vim Withers of Greensboro, Miss Eudora Harrison of Eutaw, Miss Gladys Jones Williams, Miss Gertrude Merony and Miss Lula Palmer of Montevallo.