The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
Church Wedding Is Social Event
 Of Week

Historic Court Street Methods church was the scene of wedding O unusual beauty Wednesday evening when Miss Ellen Carolina Pitts, eldes daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Ed win Pitts, became the lovely bride ot Mfr. John Sheffield Owens, Jr., of At lanta, Ga, at s 80 o'clock in the pres ence of hundreds of admiring friends and relatives. Long before the ap pointed hour, the church was filled witf friends and preceding the ceremony Mrs. Fannie Marksseibels, violinist, and Mrs. J. 0. Haygood, organist, played a beautiful program of nuptial music
 The altar and chancel were banked with palms, ferns and thickly studded with Easter lilies. Tall cathedral candlesticks held burning white tapers all forming a beautiful background fol the wedding party.
 Entering first were MT. Frank liar rold of Atlanta, and Mir. Edwin Pitts IT,, brother of the bride. They were followed by the bridesmaids and groomsmen who entered on opposite aisles and took their places at the altar Miss Katherine Taber and Mir. Pres ton Watson; Miss Elizabeth Lee oi Lynchburg, Va, and Mir. Charles Teacher; Miss Carolyn Galloway and Mir. TComer Howell of Atlanta; Miss Ethel Salter and Mir. Wayne Martin o@Atlanta; Miss Ellen Gunter and Mir &eorge Weyman; Miss Isabel Beasley Hand Mir. E. B. Hall of Morristown N. J. Mrs. Sanders Hickey and Mir Frank Owens of Atlanta.
 Miss Julie Pitts, the maid of honor entered alone and was followed by Miss Martha Hall of Morristown, N J.. the dainty flower girl, who was lovely in a flesh colored georgette crepe dress and carried an arm basket filled with pink roses. The bridesmaids and the maid of honor all wore Callot models of banana colored chiffon trimmed with bands of ostrich and lace in same shade. Their bouquets were of sunset roses.
 The bride entered the church with her father, MT. W. E. Pitts, by whom she was given in marriage and was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mir. Donovan Owens of Atlanta, She was a picture of girlish loveliness in her wedding dress of white crepe Romaine heavily beaded in seed pearls and rhinestones. The court train which hung from the shoulders was also beaded and the skirt of dress was circu- lar. The veil of tulle was trimmed in rose point lace made coronet fashion with a bandeau of orange blossoms in the back, hung to the end of court train, The bridal bouquet was of brides roses showered with valley lilies.
 Dr. H. s. Spragins, pastor of the church performed the impressive cere, mony, using the ring ceremony.
 Immediately after the ceremony Mir and Mrs. Pitts entertained at a bril- liant reception at their home on South Perry street, which was the outstand ing social event of the month. Int entire lower floor of the Pitts homt was elaborately decorated with hand some ferns and quantities of pink ant white roses.
 Receiving with Mir. and Mrs. Pitts were the bride and groom, MT. anC Mrs. J. s. Owens of Atlanta, parents of the groom, Mir. and Mrs. B. B Hall of Morristown, N. J., brother and sister of the groom, MT. and Mrs. Frank Owens of Atlanta and members of the bridal party.
 The brides table was centered witt the beautifully embossed wedding cakt which was in the form of a double heart, and was embossed with Ia France roses. Surrounding the cakt were silver baskets filled with white rosebuds and silver candlesticks helt white tapers. Over the table was { canopy of white satin ribbons iron which sprays of valley lilies were hung
 Presiding at the beautifully appoint ed punch tables were Mrs. Wiley c Hill, Jr., Miss Mae Steiner, Miss Ma' Wood and Miss Margaret Thorington Mrs. Winston Hilton was in charge O the brides book.
 Later in the evening, MT. Owens ant his lovely bride left for a wedding trip and on their return will make thei home in Atlanta.