The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
SQCTE E II Y.
Double Wedding Is Of Unusual Interest
 0Uer State


 thfoughout Alabama was that of Miss Louise Maxwell Griggs, who became the bride of William Rsyner Cogden and Miss Mary Fitzgerald Griggs, who married Rev. HueI Grady Wheeler on August 8. at s:sO o'clock in the Baptist church at Marbury. They have all been field workers in the Baptist mission work of this state, and have many friends tn every county in Alabama.
 The church was beautifully dec orated in southern smilax,- inter- woven in white lattice work and huge baskets of white gladioli. The church was lighted by numbers of cathedral candles only.
 Just before the entrance of the brides and grooms, Miss Myrtle Thompson of Bessemer sang T Love You Truly and All For You" Mrs Will G. Waters of Montgomery, former schoolmate of the brides, played the accompaniments and the wedding march.
 Four girls. Bonnie Griffith. Lu- cile Dawson, Katie Cobern and Helen Gilbert, gowned in white georgette, stretched white ribbons down the two aisles of the church, forming a path for the bridal party.
 The pretty little flower girl, Nell Kettles, in pink georgette and Mag gie Jackson, in green georEette, car- ried baskets of pink roses.
 Miss Josie Barefield of Marbury, dressed in flesh georgette. and Miss Elizabeth Gibbons of Montgomery, z in green georgette, served as brides maids.
 The maids of honor. Miss. Nettie Dryer of Birmingham and Mss Ethel Sslter of Montgomery, wore green and pink geOrgette, respec- lively, with trimmings of silver lace.
 Mrs. R. L. Alexander of Birming- ham, cousin of the brides, and Mrs. sorority sister of one of the brides, were the matrons of honor. They wore gowns of deep rose georgette, I and gold lace:
 All the attendants carried pink roses
 Scattering petals in front of. the 1 bride7 were Sarah Elizabeth John | son and Elizabeth Rose Warwick of Marbury, in georgette dresses of pink and green.
 Louise Alexander, the ring bearer, | wore pink georgette.
 Both the brides were lovely in | white georgette and lacei with tulle | wells, caught coronet fashion with orange blossoms. They entered with | their mother, Mrs. Georgia F1tz- gerald Griggs, who gave them away. | Mrs. Griggs wore orchid georgette and lace.
 The ushers were Frank Mullins of Clanton, fraternity brother of MT. Wheeler, and Cooper Griggs of Mar bury, brother of the brides.
 H. Park DLrett of Birmingham and R. E. owen of Enterprise, also fraternity brothers of MT. Wheeler erved as groomsmen.
 The brides were met at the altar by the grooms and their best men, Rev. E. E. Weaver of Hartselle and | D. D. Head of Pell Ciy performed the impressive ceremony.
 Following the wedding at tho church, the bridal party was enter tained at a reception at the home or the mother of the brides.
 The brides table was presided over by Mrs. F. c. Salter of Mont gomery and Miss Althea Dryden of Birmingham, sorority sister of Mrs Cog dell, was in charge of the punch table.
 Mrs. GogdelI and Mir. and Mrs. | Wheeler left for a wedding trip to Chattanooga.
 Both MT. Wheeler and Mir. Cogdell were students last year at Howard college, MT. Wheeler having been | member of the graduating class. He 1 was a divinity student, member oI the ri Kappa Alpha fraternity, and | was prominent in athletics. MT. Cogdel, who also was a divinity | student, was connected with the col lege for only one semester.
 Mrs. Cogde1 is a graduate of La nier High school of Montgomery | and of Judson college, and a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority Mrs. Wheeler, who is also graduate or Lanier High school, has done college work at the University of Alabama 70 out-of-town guests for the we'd ding included: Miss Nina Jenkins, Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Briscoe, MT. and Mrs. Gene Morrison. Misses Jeanette Corrie. Margaret Cronier, Llrlee Cronier, Frances Jenkins, all or Montgomery; MT. J. D. Haywood or Weutmpka; Mrs w. A. Reynolds Misses Lessie and De Reynolds, MT and Mrs. Guy Roberts of Clanton' Mrs M c. Wheeler of Arab, Mrs; J' B. Dryre. Mrs E. E. Dryden of Bir- mineham, Mrs. c. J. Jackson, MT | Sam Jackson of Tunnel Springs, MT, and Mrs. w. B. Cogdell, Mrs. Emory Cogdeu and MT. Sam Cope of 'AVer-