Miss Gaines honoree at a shower given by Miss Josephine Cahoon and Miss Florrie Webb; Miss Hilda Webb serving frappe
3 June 1923 · The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.)
Named here: Hilda Webb, Florria Elbert Webb, Miss Josephine Cahoon, Miss Louise Cahoon and Miss Catherine Cahoon, Miss Elizabeth Gaines, the bride-elect, Mrs. E. P. Vann
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Read from the image (line breaks not kept). The headline, "Gaines Honoree at Shower", stands just above the clipped region (the Library's OCR text of the page, where it is partly garbled).
Saturday afternoon between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock, Miss Josephine Cahoon and Miss Florrie Webb, entertained complimenting Miss Elizabeth Gaines, a popular bride-to-be.
Dorothy Perkins roses and sweet peas of orchid hue were used profusely throughout the apartment, making a beautiful setting for the number of guests that called during the afternoon.
The guests were greeted at the door by little Miss Mary Elizabeth Vann, niece of the bride-elect.
The receiving line was composed of Miss Webb, Mrs. E. P. Vann, Miss Agnes Donley, Miss Thelma Harrell, Miss Cahoon and Miss Gaines.
Frappe was served on the porch from a bowl embedded in roses by three charming girls, Miss Hilda Webb, Miss Louise Cahoon and Miss Catherine Cahoon.
The bride's book was kept by Mrs. R. J. Bradley, a recent bride.
Little Miss Emmawill Cahoon Smith presented the lovely bride-elect with many beautiful gifts of linen.
Musical selections were rendered during the afternoon by Miss Corrie Jarrell, Miss Evangeline Williams and Miss Myrtle Jones.
In conclusion an ice course wes [sic] served in the dining room where a minature [sic] wedding party centered the cake.
Citation: "Gaines Honoree at Shower," The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.), Sunday 3 June 1923, society, club and fashion section, p. 36, col. 3; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1923-06-03/ed-1/?sp=36).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florria Elbert Webb | Social | "Miss Florrie Webb", joint hostess with Miss Josephine Cahoon of a shower on Saturday 2 June 1923 for Miss Elizabeth Gaines, a bride-to-be, in an apartment | Born 18 October 1899 at Kellyton; married Walter Craig Blackwell at Birmingham on 13 October 1923; Find a Grave: "Florrie Elba Webb Blackwell" | agrees (unmarried in June 1923, in Birmingham); new (the party) |
| Hilda Webb | Social | Served frappe, with two of the Cahoon girls, at the shower | Nothing | new |