Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-10

thoroughly educated persons, namely. that congregations and affectations Of pronunciation are wholly incorrect and at variance with the speech of the best scholars of the century. During her so- journ abroad last summer and the sum mer previous Miss Allen had the good fortune to hear several of the most dis tinguished preachers of our time, among them Dean Bradley, Canon Farrar, Canon Troutbeck and the bishop of Dur ham, all of whom spoke with almost the same accent as that of cultivated south erners and Boston!ans. After the serv- ing of dainty and delightful refre shments the Cadmean circle adjourned to mest next Friday afternoon with Mrs. John c. Henley on Fifth avenue.
 MT. Ed Smith and MT. Henry Bank head are In the city enjoying a few days vacation. They will return to Tuskaloosa early in the week.
 The Clionian club did not meet on Fri day afternoon, as usual, owing to the fact that so many of the members desired to attend the Sousa matinee.
 Miss Ethel Hodgson of Mobile is spend ing few days with Miss Kate Earle.
 
 Mrs. Clayton Giles of Wilmington, N. C., who spent fortnight with her sister, Mrs F. D. Young, on the South High lands, returned to her home Friday morning. Few women have so speedily won their way into the hearts of Bir- mingham women as did Mrs. Giles, who with her personal beauty, charm of man ner and wonderful taste in dress is a very rare and very unusually attrac- tive woman.
 The Thursday Evening Euchre club was charmingly entertained at it's first meeting by MT. and Mrs. Harry Coffin. There were five tables of players. Sew eral members made the same highest score, but on cut tthe prize a beautiful sugar bowl and pitcher in green and gold, was won by Hon. A. G. Smith. .Af- ter the serving of tempting refreshments the club adjourned to meet next Thurs day evening with Dr. and Mrs. l.. C.. Woodson.
 The noble women who have charge of the Mercy Home are in need of few very necessary articles, window shades and a wardrobe, and, perhaps, some of our good people can supply this want. The home is accomplishing world of good in a quiet, noiseless way, and 1t is entirely inadequate to the demands made upon it by helpless women and children. There are many children now at the Mercy Home, besides number of women
 
 this busy world of ours. Every day ap- plicants are turned from its doors, sim ply because there Is not room for them inside. Will not some good man or woman donate to this worthy charity the much needed wardrobe and window shades?
 MT. and Mrs. G. M. Cruikshank have issued cards for a beautiful reception for next Tuesday evening, at o'clock, at their home on the North Highlands, in honor of their lovely and brilliant guest Mrs. William Hayne Perry, of Greenville, S. C..
 Mrs. J. H. Bankhead of Fayette is also the guest of MT. and Mrs. G. M. Cruik- shank, corner of Twenty-second street and Eleventh avenue, North Highlands.
 Miss Nan McCabe of vicksburg, Miss, is visiting the family of MT J. T. Glover on Thirtieth street, South Highlands.
 The Highland Book club will meet with Mrs. w. l.. Murdock next Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at her residence on Thirteenth avenue, South Highlands.
 Tomorrow night Miss Augusta Sharpe will give recital for the benefit of the Birmingham Art league in the room formerly occupied by the Electric Light company, on the corner of Twenti- eth street and Third avenue. This will be Miss Sharpe's musical debut. as she has never played before in public in Bir- mingham. She has studied for two win ters in New York under eminent teach CTS, and was previous to that pupil of Miss Averett, now Mrs. Rivers, of Pu- laski, Tenn. Miss Sharpe's touch is both light and brilliant and a future of great promise Is before her in the musical world. After the recital MT. Parish's copies of Miliete "Gleaners" and Leon Eely's "Caraven Crossing the Desert'' will be exhibited, boxed and lighted, af- ter the manner of the exhibitions of noted pictures held at the north. A doz- en sketches in oils, painted in Paris and its suburbs. will represent some of the work accomplished by MT. Parish while of the Art League Summer Sketch class will also be on exhibition tomorrow even ing. After the exhibition Is over the young people may indulge in dancing, and an infofmal reception will be held by the members of the Art league. The recital will begin at o'clock promptly.
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 The Little Jokers were delightfully."- en-. tertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Henry B. Gray, Twelfth avenue, South Highlands. The prize, a lovely em- broidered center piece. was won by Mrs. Richard Randolph. Besides the club members Mrs. Gray entertained the fol- lowing guests; Mesdames !. H. McCary, Zack Nabers, w. L. Murdock, Rush Simp- son and Misses Hodgson of Mobile, Force of Kentucky and Misses Jordan and Nor row. The Little Jokers will meet next Thursday afternoon promptly at 2:15 o'clock with Miss Mary Glare Mtlner on Park avenue. Mrs. Gray served delicious refreshments during the afternoon.
 The marriage of Miss willye Jordan Turner to Mir. Josiah Hubert 6crugSs will brides uncle, Col W. D. L. Turnbough, at Irondaie Ala Mtss Turner is well khoYn