Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-11
do their part in paying for their handsome

do their part in paying for their handsome church.
 Mrs. Harry Jones gave a beautiful card party on Thursday afternoon in honor of her friends, Mrs. T. H. Aldrich and Mrs. and the gas lighted. The decorations were handsome and appropriate, and an eiae- crate collation. was served.
 The first prize, GU glass vase, wal won by Mrs. Il. K. White; the second, pretty cup and saucer, by Mrs. A. O. Lane. and the "booby,' a dainty hair pin, by Mrs. Windom Brown. It was delightful gath ering of charming women, and an unusu. ally lovely entertain Mrs. Jones' guests were: Mesdames George K. Ward, Peete B. Clarke, E. H. Cabaniss, J. F. Graham, John M. Martin, James c. Hun ter, J. P. Tiilman, Thomas Parke, G. M. Williams, Yancey Newman, Thomas Ash ford, H. K. White, T. H. Adrich, Corne- Illus Cadle, J. D.. Moore, Zac Smith, J. O.. Henley, Morgan Smith, Joseph McLsster, Herndon, Mccormack, z. L. Majors, Florence Throckmorton, J. M. Davidson, {, A. o. Lane, Wihdom Brown, w. G. Estes, Harry Coffin and N. 0. Royster.
 Justice Edward Douglas White of Louis- jana, who was appointed lew mouths ago to the supreme bench of the United States, was quietly married in New York
  Francis Xavier, to Mrs. Virginia Mont gomery Kent, the widow of a Washington lawyer. Judge White although 49 y ars of age, had never been married before. Mrs. Kent is 35, and very handsome, stately woman. 1t is said that Judge White radmired her previous to her first marriage. Her sister married the late Sem ator Gibson of Louisiana. One of the priests officiating at the marriage was Rev. Robert Fulton, who had been Judge Whites teacher at Georgetown university
 The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club be- gins its new series of meetings next Tues day. Mrs. George R. Ward will entertain the club, which is now composed of the fol lowing members: Mesdames George k. Ward, Thomas Ashford, Peete B.. Clarke, Robert Jemison, J. F. Graham, James c. Hunter, B. L. Wyman, J. M. Davidson , D. H. Cabaniss, Yancey Newman, Harry Jones, J. R. Smith, Jr., B. F. Moore, George o. Ball, H. K. White and James Weatherly.
 Miss Martha Daniel of Jackson, Miss. has been especially requested by the board of managers of the Atlanta exposition to send specimens of her work to the exhibit to be made in September, 189o. Miss Daniel excels in wood carving, and her WorK was greatly admired at the exposition at Chi cago.
 At noon on Wednesday, the 7th, in the Presbyterian church at Huntsville, Miss Henrietta Spraggins and Mir. Robert w. Brahan were married. Mir. Brahan is a prominent young gentleman of Nashville, while Miss Spraggins is very handsome, attractive Huntsville belle, who has visited Birmingham several times and has many friends here, who send sincerest congratu lations and good wishes.
 On Friday at o'clock the large school hall of the Pollock Stephens institute WAS filled with the teachers, pupils and guests, who came together to take part in n inter- esting programme devoted to .'Recollec- tions of Oliver Wendell Holmes.'
 The stage was prettily decorated with flowers and autumn leaves, and the seats were filled by lovely girls, whose eager, at tentive face: indicated ambition and intel ligepcs. This school now numbers abou' 100 pupils, and is iu a most prosperous condition. The following pro sramme was faithfully carried out, and was listened to