The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Mis- s Cory
w eds Mr..
Strobe

H. tC4 ~ IL w iooh ChupCt
at Roebuck Springs was the scene
of beautiful wedding Saturday
evening which was of cordial interest
to society on account of the prominence
of the contracting parties when Miss
Theresa Cory became the bride of Mr..
Hudson Strobe of the University OF
Alabama.
Simplicity marked the decorations of
the chapel, the altar being banked in
greenery, with numerous white tapers
interspersed. The ceremony took place
at 8 o'clock in the presence of relatives
and a few close friends of the young
couple with DR.. w. R. Hendrix Off
ciating.
Miss Dorothy Monish of Tuscaloosa.
on the violin; Mr.. Russell Wright of
Meridian, Miss, at the piano, and Mr..
G. r. Clenk with the cello played the
nuptial music.
A charming group of girls composed
the bridesmaids. They were Miss NAL
VIVA Coleman. Miss Augusta Mason,
Miss Leola Shannon and Miss Ruth
Macmillan, sister of the groom. They
were becomingly gowned in yellow vel
vet made straight with short side trains
carrying lavender statice and small yell
low narcissi tied with lavendar ribbon.
Miss Hope Macmillan of Demopolis,
another sister of the groom, was the
maid of honor. She was attractive,
wearing lavender velvet dress made as
the maids and carrying the same flow
ers.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, Mr.. Chappell Cory. She
was beautiful in her wedding gown of
white velvet A train of rose point
lace which was brought from Europe
by Miss Leola Shannon, one of the at
tendants, fell from her shoulders in
graceful folds. A veil of tulle was
simply arranged with orange blossoms
Her only ornament was an exquisite
necklace of seed pearls from which a
pearl encrusted cross hung, a gift of the
groom, purchased the past summer dur
ing his stay in Europe and which was
an heirloom in the family of baroness.
A shower of lilies of the valley fash
toned the bridal bouquet.
The groomsmen and ushers were Mr.
Conner Jennings of Eufaula, Mr.. George
Connors, Jr., Mr.. Rowan Oden, Mr..
John Beecher, Mr.. Carl GARNER of Tus-
caloosa, Mr.. Robert HARDWOOD of Tus-
caloosa, Mr.. Floyd MCGOWAN of Chap
man, Mr.. James-Burt of Opelika, Mr..
Chappell Cory, Jr., of New York and
Mr.. Armstrong Cory, brother of the
bride.
Mr.. Francis Inge of Mobile served
Mr.. STROBE as best man.
Mrs. Chappell Cory, mother of the
bride, was gowned in black chiffon
beaded, with this costume she wore a
corsage of statice and yellow roses. Mrs.
w. S. Prout of DemopOlis, the mother
of the groom, wore a black lace dress
with like corsage.
Immediately following the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Strobe left for wedding
trip to Florida, after which they will be
at home in Tuscaloosa.
The bride is the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chappell Cory, Tho have long
been identified prominently in Birming-
ham. She attended school at Goucher
college in Baltimore and during her
young ladyhood has been popular and
admired. She is a charming daughter
of the Old South connected on both
sides to aristocratic old families
Mr.. Strobe is a professor of English
at the University of Alabama and a
writer of international note He is a
graduate from the University of Ala
bsma and received his NJ. A. degree at
Columbia university. He taught at
Syracuse university before taking up his
duties at the University of Alabama,
where, besides being a professor, he
directs the Blackfriars of the univer-
sity.
Among the out-of-town guests for
this interesting event were Mrs. w. S.
Prout, mother of the groom, and Misses
Hope and Ruth Macmillan, sister OF
the groom, all from Demopolis Mr.
and Mrs. John lilly from Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Claybaugh from Tus.
caloosa, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Conner OF
Tuscaloosa.