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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1913
Page
13
The page lists numerous upcoming social events in Mobile including bridge parties at 4 o'clock with Mrs. J Ernest Thompson and Mrs. E K Laurendine hosting a linen shower for Miss Leah Claire Rosen. It records wedding plans Atkinson Smith and Sposwood Sands with receptions following rehearsals.
Mr. Blanding Sidney Vaughn will marry Miss McRee Bennett Kennedy on Wednesday June 25. Miss Kennedy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kennedy.
The marriage of Miss Edwina Louise Sands and Mr. William Clance Spotts wood is expected to be a highlight of Wednesday’s events. A linen shower for the bride is noted on Friday at 4 o'clock hosted by Miss May Boyle, followed by a miscellaneous shower Saturday afternoon from 5 to 7 at 60 North Ann Street hosted by Mrs. John Gailliard Eberlein and Mrs. John M. Newton at their mother Mrs. J. R. Sermon’s home. Bridesmaid Eugenia Wheeler of Birmingham arrived Wednesday to participate in the wedding festivities.
Daisy themed luncheon given yesterday at the Vineyard by Miss Ernest Ladd for Miss Gertrude Smith, whose wedding to Mr. William James Atkinson is set for Wednesday, June 25. Eight guests attended, with floral decor and customized place cards.
David Richard Miller of New Orleans will wed Leah Claire Rosen, second daughter of Sol and Mrs Rosen, at Temple Shaarai Shema yim with Rabbi Moses officiating. A reception follows at German Relief Hall with family members from New Orleans in prominent roles. The couple plans a New York wedding journey and a New Orleans home.
Miss Gertrude Creswell Smith, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith, will marry Mr. William James Atkinson at Christchurch with Rev. Matthew Brewster officiating. Attendants include Mrs. Sydney Prince and Mrs. Edward L. Moore as matrons of honor and a list of bridesmaids and groomsmen from New Orleans, Mobile, and Birmingham. A Tuesday night rehearsal party and a Grand Hotel opening hop on Saturday June 21 with a Pleasure Bay steamer outing are planned as part of the wedding festivities.
An important notice announces a called meeting of the Mobile Public Library Association on Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock to discuss upcoming library matters.
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