The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-04
WEDDING OF MRS. BUSH AND
MIR. TUNsTALL OF INTEREST

MN. VUNSTALL .OF INTEREST >
The following from The Mobile
Register will be of interest to the
friends of both the bride and groom in
Birmingham:
In the home in, Mobile of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Linyef Bedside, ON Tues
day, April 20, a quiet marriage was
solemnized at noon that was of state
wide interest, the principals in the cere-
mony, which was r rformed by the as
istant pastor of the First Baptist
church, Rev. w. e. Locker, both being
Alabamians and prominent in the
political and social life of their state.
The bride, Mrs. Lorraine Bedside Bush,
was given away by her eldest brother,
in whose home the wedding took place,
and the groom, AIR. Alfred Moore Tuns-
tall of Greensboro, was attended BY
his brother, Wiley Tunstall of Annis-
ton, who came down to be his best man.
The entire lower floor of the Bedside
home on Georgia avenue was thrown
together, the parlor, living room and
dining room all being beautifully deco
rated, palms embellishing the living
room, where the marriage vows were
spoken and a. touch of color was given
the greens everywhere by the lovely
pink carnations and roses, which, ex-
hailed their fragrance.
| Mrs. Bush, who is exceedingly, hand
some, and of the brunette type, was
married in tailored dress of dark blue
with a touch of color at the belt, where
she wore an exquisite corsage of lilies
of the valley and lavendar orchids. Her
hat, a becoming model of black, was
trimmed with ribbon and rhinestone
ornament. r@-
After the ceremony the wedding
guests, who included only relatives on
both sides of the family, among whom
was Mrs. Marion Inge Goodloe, Miss
Seafcy and Mr.. John T. Cochran, ex.
tended their congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tunstan who departed for a
bridal trip east, the company lingering
just long enough to be refreshed with
punch, which was served by Mrs.
Massey Bedside, the punch bowl
wreathed in smilax, being placed in the
dining room. They will be away un-
til about June /, and on their return to
Alabama, will make their home in the
old ancestral home of the Tunstalls in
Greensboro, although the groom, who
has served for many years in the seate
legislature, and has been recognized as
one of the most influential leaders in
directing the actions of the legislative
bodies for many years, will make fire.
quent trips to Montgomery, where his
administrative duties will call him, as
he was floor leader in the house Of
1923, and had a prominent part in the
work of the Brandon legislature. He
also served as state chairman for the
Underwood forces in their recent sue.
cessful fight to secure the Alabama
delegation for Mr. Underwood in his
campaign for president of the United
States. His wife, who has only recent.
" resigned as director of the state
child welfare department. an office
which she had held since the creation Of
the department in 1919, and who il
recongized as leader in the bringing
about of a proper realization of ths
duties of the state to its dependent
children, prior to her election as direc
tor of the child welfare department
had served with the national child labor
committee and the children's bureau
She is member of prominent Clarke
county family and shares with her hus
band the esteem and affection Of q
| large following Of friends and relatives
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