The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01
BRILLIANT WEDDING
 IN ANNISTON SOCIETY

kHaForlle wherever she goes. She and her husband, Mr. Leland Cross Mof the National City bank of New York, &with their children, have just returned [ to the States after six months stay in l South America, where they combined ! business and pleasure. They went down | from New York on the s. S Vurbau early in November, and Mrs. Cross talks
 most Interestingly of her trip. November l Il, Armistice Day, was featured with a
 great celebration on board ship, with a fancy dress ball as a grand climax to l the festivities. The first prize, as is the
 custom on such occasions, was given to | the American flag, and Mrs. Cross was
 voted the most beautiful woman aboard ] Her costume and her hair were arranged l by some Japanese notables, who asked
 for the privilege of transforming her into | a Japanese lady. To one who is &C.,
 quainted with her oriental type of beauty
 it is easy to imagine just how lovely she ! must have been. Mir. and Mrs. Cross visited while in South America many provinces, where they were royalty en- | tertained six months of their time hav- | Ing been spent in Buenos Aires at the Plaza hotel. Among the courtesies ex- l tended to MT. and Mrs. Cross were sev- eral affairs given by MT. and Mrs. Henry ] Robinson, American consul to Argentina,
 and Mrs. Robinson; ball at the Jockey l club in Buenos Aires, which is seldom | freQuented by North Americans; a lovely yachting party up the Tigre river as the
 guest of MT. Jack Acosta. Many other attentions were showered upon Mir and Mrs. Cross.
 | One tribute which will be especially | pleasing to the friends of this charming woman was a visit from a delegation representing the interest of the National
 City bank in South America. Just before | putting out to sea on the return trip, | the delegation of 12 men came aboard l ship and, with much ceremony, presented Mrs. Cross with huge masket of tropi- cal roses.
 Friends regret the departure of Mrs. | Cross from Anniston so soon Her plans were hurried on account of the recent
 purchase of a handsome home at 47 Wal worth avenue, Hartsdale, an exclusive | New York suburb. It Is a most inter-
 esting and attractive place, an excellent picture of it having appeared in a recent issue of House and Garden Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Meherg of Alexan- dria were at home recently to a large
 number of friends, entertaining with a spend-the-day party at their country
 place north of the city, in honor of their relatives, MT. and Mrs. Sam Green Of Shamrock, La, who are visiting in An
 niston, and MT. and Mrs. Ross Green,
 whose marriage anniversary was cele- br2ted
 | The spacious country place of Dr. and
 Mrs. Meherg is an ideal home for enter tainng, and the occasion was one or great pleaure to the many guests who were invited to share the happy day.
 Two long tables were placed in the re- ception and dining rooms, where an ele- gant repast was served. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Green and children,
 MT. and Mrs. Ross Green and children, MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Green and children.
 MT. and Mrs. John Williams and children,
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Green. Mrs. P. p.
 Black, MT. and Mrs. Norris Woodruff,
 Miss Margaret Woodruff, MT. Wallace Woodruff MT. Vaughn Woodruff and
 Mercer Woodruff and pr. and Mrs. Me herg.
 A lovely dinner party was given in the private dining room of the Inn Friday evening in honor of Miss Ethel String fellow, who is leaving soon for New York, from whence she will sail for Flu rope to spend the summer in travel with
 her aunt, Mrs Magermeyer. and Miss
 Evelyn Scott. Miss Stringfellow is one of the most interesting and universally popular young women who has ever vis- ited in Anniston, and as the guest of her
 uncle, MT. w. w. Stringfellow, has been a charming addition to society. She has
 graciously presided over the home of her
 uncle, which has been completed since the death of Mrs. Stringfellow, and is considered one of the handsomest pri- vate estates in Alabama.
 The green and white tones of the din. ing room used for the dinner party Tn honor of Miss Stringfellow blended with the table decorations, pretty flowers in crystal baskets, which were enhanced by tapers which were burning In Whlte | ornamental candlesticls. A repast was
 served the following guests: Miss String
 fellow, who looked very stunning in satin gown of American beauty shade with accessories to match and wore t handsome string of pearls; Miss Carrie
 Mcclure Knox, radiant in an electric blue satin; Miss Mary Reade Smith, at tractive in light blue satin trimmed with sequins; Mrs. Norman Pullman of Pe- king, China gowned in becoming
 oriental silk; Miss Mary Gardner, beau
 tifulIy dressed in evening attire; Miss
 Iva Cook, MT. Norman Pittman, MT Harry Ayers, MT. Charles Leyden, MT Arthur Wellborn, MT. Charles Barker
 and MT. William H. Woods.
 j. A very pretty ceremony was performed Thursday morning at Grace Episcopal church. when Capt. Lewis Clark, brother { of Mrs. Thomas E. Kilby, and Edith Isorrimer Porter daughter of Gilbert E.
 Porter III and Anne Kilby Porter Of Chi cago. were christened by Bishop c. M
 Beck with in the presence of several close friends of Mrs. Porter, Captain Clark and Governor and Mrs. Kilby. the baby 8
 grandparents.
 Standing with the mother or little Miss
 Porter were Mrs. Thomas F. kilby. the baby's grandmother. and Mrs Will Kilny, who represented Mrs. Charles L. Austin (Mariorie Stout also godmother, who has long been an intimate friend of Mrs Porter. and acted as maid of honor at
 her notable wedding together with GOV ernor Kilby representing MT. Buford Porter and Thomas I<ilby, Jr., who Will act as the child's godfathers. Following the christening of the child, Capta'n
 Clark was confirmed in the faith Of the Episcopal church.
 One of the citys most beautiful ma 1 irons was honored Saturday afternoon
 with a large bridge party at the home of Mrs. Neil Sterne on Quintard ave-
 nue. when Mrs. Sterne and her slster'
 Mrs Thomas Scott Roberts. were joint
 hostesses for Mrs. Marshall O. Peck who leaves soon to reside In Atlanta.
 Mrs ,Sterne Mrs. Roberts ana Mrs.
 Peck were beautifully gowned for tho
 party and looked unusually charming. |