The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-04
Lee Orr Plans AnnouncedFor
 This Week

The marriage of Miss Mary Lula Lee and Mir. Jack Lawrence Orr will take place at, the Independent Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon, March 8. at 80 o'clock, Dr. Henry M.. Edmonds performing the ceremony. The bride will be attended by Miss Beulah Fer guson as maid of honor, and Mrs. P. A. DeVore acting as matron Of honor, while Miss Josephine Lawrence is serv- ing as bridesmaid.
 MT. Dewitt Talmadge Hubbard of Atlanta will serve the bridegroom as best man. and Mir. George Orr, brother ot the bridegroom has been chosen for groomsman. r.-.-
 The bride is to be given in marriage by her brother, Mir. John Robert Lee.
 The ushers will include Messrs. T. K. Byrne, J. B. Morris, P. A. DeVore and Mir. Earl S. Martin.
 The musical program will be in charge of Mrs. Minnie McNeill Carr, who will be assisted by Mir. Owen Gillespy, tenor. sIMMONs.PEARsON
 WEDDING CELEBRATED
 At the Methodist church in Alexan- der City, Sunday afternoon, February 24, at 5 o'clock Miss Mary Emma Pear son, daughter of Mrs. H. W. Pearson, of Alexander City and Mir. T. w. Simmons of Birmingham were married before an audience that taxed the capacity of the church auditorium.
 The church was decorated with ferns and cut flowers. Only the lights above the altar and candles set in candelabra | furnished light for the impressive cere- mony and malipe barriers reserved the seats for the members of the families.
 Mrs. Clara Nolen, sister of the bride sang a group of love songs.
 Miss Cora Leeman of Birmingham, Miss Lillian Parks of Alexander City, Mrs. D. F. Belcher of Center, Miss, Miss Miriam Pearson of Alexander City, and Miss Virginia Street of Alexander City, wearing frocks of pastel shaded georgette, preceded the bridal attend ants to the altar.
 Next came the maids. Miss Ruth Pearson, sister of the bride, attractive in beaded orchid georgette; Miss ImO- gene Adams. wearing lovely blue geor- gette. beaded in gold. These were fol- lowed by the matron of honor, Mrs. W. w. Pearson of Cullman, sister of the bride, in green georgette, beaded in sil- yer, and the maid of honor. Miss Har- riet Beall of New Orleans, in pink can
 
 The bride entered with her brother, Mir. Will H. Pearson, by whom she was given in marriage. The brides gown was of white satin-back crepe made on straight lines, trimmed in crys- tai beads with crushed white satin flower at the waist. The train was lined with seafoam georgette crepe. The veil was of net with coronet of orange blossoms. She carried bouquet of Brides roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids and maid of honor carried bouquets of sweet peas in rain bow colors, tied in ribbons of pastel shades.
 The groom was attended by Mir. Henry Simmons of Montgomery as best man and Messrs. k. l.. Simmons. of Bir- mingham, brother of the groom, and Mr. Walter Pearson of Culman, acted as groomsmen.
 The double ring ceremony was very impressive.
 Mrs. Simmons is a former resident of Alexander City. where she was born and reared. She finished her education at the Damrosch Conservatory of Music in New York after graduating from col lege at Athens, Ala. She taught for some time in the local schools and prior to her marriage was on the faculty of the Misses Howard School in Birming- ham and has, for some time, sung in the choirs of the leading churches of Birmingham and has hosts of friends there.
 MT. Simmons was educated in North Carolina and finished a law course there, is a Shriner and has wide cir cle of friends in Birmingham.
 After they return from their honey moon in Florida and other points of in terest in the south, MT. and Mrs. Sim mons will be at home at 1412 Seven teenth avenue, south, Birmingham.
 Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. Crook of Birmingham, MT. Ed win Simmons, of Birmingham; Mrs. c. O. Polk, Mir. and Mrs. Ed Jordan and family of Sylacauga; MT. and Mrs. Mike Barber, Gadsden Miss Eudora Yerby, Tuscaloosa Mrs. F. l.. Sim mons of Birmingham and the two chill dren of the groom, little Misses Isa- belle and Master Tom Simmons, Jr.