The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
WHATLEY-FoRD MARRIAGE

The following account of the What
| ley-Ford wedding which occurred re-
Gently appeared in a Portland daily in
Portland, Me, will be read with much
interest by the friends of the young
| bride and groom. The bride Is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Ford
formerly of this city.
The marriage of Miss Mary Virginia
Ford and Mr.. William Jewell Whatley
on Saturday at four was one of the
most charming events OF the season.
Although Informal and confined to rel
atives and the younger set. the beau
tiful bridal and reception at the res
idence of Miss Ford's parents, 40 Pine
street was in exemplary taste and all
appointments, the choice of colors for
the bridesmaids costumes, ETC., was
unusual and made one of the loveliest
effects ever seen at a Portland mar
riage.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hasley Ford, the family
coming here from Birmingham. Ala
bama, five years ago, and being very
prominent during their residence here.
Miss Ford was one Of the debutantes
whose presentation was prevented by
the war and she has always been a
great favorite in the younger set of So
ciety girls.
Mr. whitney comes from Birming-
engineer, having been in the naval
aviation corps. and the young people
viii settle in Birmingham to make their
future home :
At the bridal on Saturday, the at
tendance was representative, and the
wedding group was made up of the
most attractive of the younger society
girls. daughters of the most prominent
>Portland families.
Rev DR.. Albion performed the cere-
mony
The fair young bride was attired in
the conventional costume-ivory satin,
with draped skirt, the bodice trimmed
with bands of rare old honiton lace,
long filny veil held with a coronet of
orange blossoms and carrying bride
roses and orchids.
Her maids were pictures in their ex-
quisitely chosen gowns Miss Rather
inc Kimball, the honor maid being in
rose colored taffeta trimmed with gar
lands of roses with a hat of the same
hue and carrying pink roses for flow
ers, and the other two attendants
Misses Margaret Deering and Rather
inc Morrill, being in French blue taffeta
with silver lace, also trimmed with
rose garlands and their flowers as we'll
were pink roses.
The best man was Mr.. Kennedy
Plunket of Birmingham. and there was
no formal list of usherS.
Miss Moreau and her players fur
nished the bridal music and an elabot
rate repast was served.
The flowers used for decoration we're
pink roses and pink chrysanthemums
throughout the house, while the cere-
mony was performed before an altar
of asparagus ferns and greens.
Mrs. Albert Halsey Ford, hostess of
the occasion, received her guests in
dark blue georgette beaded in crystal.
Mrs. Whatley went away in a trav-
cling suit of dark blue duvetyn and a
blue velvet toque.
The young bride attended school at
Washington college and Mount Ida,
Newton, Mass.
The family have lived in Portland
five years, where Mr.. Ford has been
vice-president and general manager of
the Cumberland County Power and
Light company. There is regret that
they are to take up their residence in
New York, where Mr.. Ford will enter
the insurance business.
Out of town guests at the Ford
Whatley wedding on Saturday were Mr..
James William Whatley, father of the
bridegroom and Miss Emmin Whatley,
his sister, from Birmingham; Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Ball Tenney, Lexington,
Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey Ford. Bar