The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
The Wedding Of Miss Heakes And MT.
 Howell

The marriage of Mrs. Elizabeth Haywood Heakes and Mir. Joseph Adams Howell which was recently solemnized in Mobile is of more than passing interest in Birmingham where Miss Heakes has a number of relatives, among them Mrs. J. w. Jones, Mir. Fred Enslen. and MT. Carl Enslen. and Mrs. John F. Ensley, who formerly resided in the city but now makes her home in Gulfport.
 The Mobile Register has the follow Ing account of the wedding.
 On Saturday, December IS, just at the hour when old Sol should have been smiling his brightest, giving warmth and beauty to the cold De- cember day for one of the winters sweetest brides, very lovely wedding was solemniZed at Christ Episcopal church at high noon when Miss Eliza beth Haywood Heakes, the only child of Mrs. Willie Miles Heakes, plighted her troth to MT. Joseph Adams Howell. The purity of the snowy chrisanthe- nuns in tall wicker vases in the ehancel, showed in splendid relief against a background of palms, while white roses and lighted candles en- hauced the beauty of the altar, giv- ing radiance to the chancel, which tha hidden sunbeams failed to furnish.
 Dr. r. X. Dunster presiding at the organ played some appropriate selee- tons while the wedding guests were being seated by the four ushers MT. .iaeiI Case. MT. Joe Grayon, MT Ernest Buck and Dr. M Leroy Moorer, of M1. Nernuu. and as the notes of the l#ridal chorus from Lohengrin sounded tae lishers led tho way to the altar, fs lowed by Miss Marie Murphey the Z .ideS only attendant, who preceded i.er cs she came with her mother, and WIS met at the foot of the chancel steps Ey the groom and his best man, HiS cousin, MT. Kirk Adams, of ozark, and there the words of the betrothal ceremony were impresstvely spoken i.E Dr. Louis Tucker, rector Of the rA';rch. Miss Heakes possessing the sweet and natural charm of an lln- seoti d nature was never lovelier, her drsss of rosewood charmeen with to t.h of green being most becoming to her grlish figure as was the snaH brown maine hat with metal trimmings to her piquant young face, har louduet of valley lilies and
 brides roses giving the bridal touch.
 Mrs Heskes looked most attractive fa her dress of tan crepe with which she wore corsaSe of butterfly roses and a small black hat trimmed Wltn an ostrich feather
 Miss Murphy, in her dress of brown velvet beaded in gold and amber beads was a companion in lovelness 10 the bride, her quaint little poke !. hat of brown shaded t3fleta with Efreamer or DTOWn lUliH ldllllS bi one side being most becoming and to harmonize with her toilet she carried a bouquet of butterfly roses. The bridal party left the church to the Mendelssohn wedding march, and midst shower of congratulations and good wishes the young couple left for bridal trip north. En route home they will stop in Ozark, Ala, to visit the groom's parents, who on Thursday night will have the pleasure of introducing their sons lovely bride to his friends at a reception, MT. and Mrs. Howell will reach home in time for Christmas, and will be domiciled with the brides aunt, Mrs William Wood, who is just next door to her mother so that there will be no break in the family circle this Christmas tide. MT. Howell, who has just been located in Mobile a little more than a year and is connected with the Virginia-Caro rolina Chemical company, shared with his bride popularity that was expressed in beautiful array of wedding gifts, the most substantial to the bride being handsome check from her aunt, Mrs. C.. w. Schulte, of Memphis, Tenn. The brides cousin, Mrs. John H. Enslen, of Gulfport; MT Norman Burke, of At lanta, Ga, and MT. Jesse Adams, of Montgomery, the groom's uncle, were out-of- town guests for the wedding.