The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Brilliant Weddings Feature of Society at the Capital
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 sier of Dothan and Katherine Hopkins Chapman of Selma.
 l The decorations of the table carried out the valentine idea and the center | piece of the table was a basket of red carnations tied with red tulle. On the :, table were tiny red hearts and Cupids and the place cards were valentines. each bearing little verse. Mrs. Thomas M. owen presided in her usual l able manner and most interesting talks were made by the three honor
 guests. They told of experiences with editors in most humorous manner and of the heartaches which frequent ly come to writers at the beginning of their career. It was the birthday of Mrs. Harwell Smith. the beloved pres fdent of the club, and a toast was of- fered to her. The guests were Mrs Futile. Mrs. Frasier, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. F. H. Fillmore. Sr.. Mrs. Harwell Smith. Mrs. r. l.. Matthews Mrs. J. 4. Olin, Mrs. w. A. Saffold, Mrs, J. Leon Thompson, Mrs. Willis Brewer, Jr., Mrs 0. C. Manor Miss Nimmo Greene, Miss Rosalie Armistead Hig-
 gins, Miss Nellie Holt, Miss Whitman
 Hood, Miss Clauselle Hood Miss Annie
 Tyson, Miss Toccoa Cozart, Mrs. John
 Drrr. Miss Futile, Mrs Fred Walsh of
 Chicago, H., Mrs. Pugh of Toledo, O.,
 Miss Eliasberg of Anniston and Mrs.
 w. B. Friedman
 The Young Women's Christian as-
 sociation on Thursday evening closed most successful campaign of three days with result of $1O,969.25 Every
 one responded generously, from a
 check for $500 given by wealthy Montgomerian, down to four quarters from a poor man who insisted that ne wanted to do his part toward the
 I. " o. A. campaign fund The man. agers Of the campaign, Mrs. Charles Ihigpen, Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw, and Miss Elizabeth Korn, are delighted With the results. The work of the Y.
 w. Q. A., which is filling such a need Tn Montgomery, will continue more successfully and to greater advantage With this generous financial aid. and Will be great benefit to business women of this city.
 A committee. composed of 10 promi- neht montgomery women, is raising a fund to buy tobacco for the Alabama sol diers in the 1s7th infantry of the Rain bow division now in France The chair man of the committee Is Mrs w. p Screws. wife of Colonel Screws, who Is in, command of that regiment Much in- terest has been taken in the movement and contributions from g cents to s are coming in from all sections of the state. As soon as the committee receives $2o0 the first consignment of cigarettes will be sent 10 the Alabama lads in khaki. It is perhaps not generally known, but the Alabama men with the Rainbow division are the only soldiers in that division who do not receive cig- arettes at least once a month from the nanplp nf their tive sta fo T< t. that every city and town in Alabama will help with this movement. Contribution. may be sent to Miss Rosalie Armistead Higgins. in care of the Montgomery Ad- vertiser. and she will turn the game over to the committee.
 A pretty military wedding of Saturday was tkat of Lieut. Corwin A. Fergus and Miss Edith Hoe. which was solemnized at o'clock in the afternoon at the Court Street Methodist church. Four lieutenants from Camp Sheridan all members of the groom's fraternity Kappa Sigma, acted as ushers and the ceremony was performed by Chaplain Sumner l.. Martin of Camp Sheridan. Im- mediately afterwards Lieutenant Fergus and his bride left for Columbus, O., on a wedding trip. They are both formerly from Columbus, 0. The bride is a love- ly girl and has made many friends in Montgomery, where she has been spend- ing the winter with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Frank w. Hoe.
 The marriage of Mir. Alvin William Gavin of Montgomery and Miss Lillian Youngblood pretty Atlanta girl. was solemnized Monday afternoon at 4:30 O. clock at the home of Mir and Mrs w tI. Mothers in the Palmer apartments e, Peachtree street in Atlanta. The drawing room was decorated with mar cissas and pink roses. The bride wore rrrart tailored suit of midnight blue serge, with blouse of white georgette anu small hat of gray straw and georgette crtpe Immediately cfter the