Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

(AIl items of social interest will be gladly
 noted in these columns If sent to Mrs.
 George c. Ball, Nineteenth street between
 Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High
 lands. Telephone 9SS)
 Birmingham women have been so un-
 usually active and up-to-date in estab-
 fishing clubs for various purposes that it
 Is difficult to realize that the first wom-
 ans club is just about to be organized in
 Atlanta. This Georgia town is so pro-
 gressive in every other way it seems
 passing strange that the women who are
 so energetic in all other phases and con-
 ditions of life in that community should
 only now appreciate the advantages, aye,
 almost the necessity of club which has
 for its object the improvement and culti-
 vation of it's members. The tastes Of At
 lanta women up to the present time seem
 to have run in other and different direc-
 tions, so 1t Is a pleasure to chronicle this
 suggestion of a change, which will &C.,
 complish much for the pleasure and ad-
 vancement of Atlanta women, and will
 put them in line with the intellectual
 women of the country. The Constitution
 of Tuesday says:
 "The forming of a womans club in Att
 lanta was assured by the presence yes
 terday afternoon of many appreciative
 women at the residence of Mrs. w. E.
 Lowe.
 Mrs Lowe, in her own graceful way,
 introduced to the Atlanta ladies there as-
 sembled Mrs. Croley of New York, better
 known as Jennie June, and Mrs. Merrill
 of Massachusetts, secretary of the Fed
 eration of Women's clubs and president
 of the Cantabrigia club of Massachusetts,
 both of whom entertained the ladies with
 fYaff, fcll oh
 idea for women and the elevating tenden-
 cies of club life as practiced by women..
 Mrs. Merrill explained the general club
 idea and showed how far reaching are it's
 benefits. She gave valuable suggestions
 as to the formation of the Atlanta club,
 recommending a large membership as
 necessary to the accomplishing of grand
 things. The earnestness of manner and
 clear forcible thoughts which charac-
 terized Mrs. Merrilps talk, carried con-
 Viction as to the benefits of the womans s club and the verse of original poetry with
 which she closed her remarks thrilled
 the hearts of her listeners with it's silvery truth.
 Mrs. Croly, who was the originator of Sorosis, and consequently the originator or all women's clubs in sweet, rippling voice. told much of the history Of clubs for women, their inception and growth. She more fully emphasized the club idea as one of human sympathy and that US greatest work was in establishing the SIS terhood of all women, and declared the se- cret of the strength which the movement has developed to be because of the unity of action by women through club organl- zation It was a beautiful, womanly ad- dress, and her inspiring words fell into the hearts of women whose altruistlc na- lures thus stirred into action will no doubt bring to the members of the cluo all the benefits she so emphaucaliy pie tured. At the close of the meeting 1t was decided to hold another meeting Tor the purpose of effecting permanent organ ization. The tea was served and an 1n- terchange of ideas became general Another meeting will be held on next Monday afternoon at o'clock and Mrs. Lowe will be glad to welcome all who are interested in this movement.
 Mrs. John Boddie leaves Saturday for Memphis, where she will spend several weeks with relatives and friends. Miss La Coste will go to Atlanta on Saturday to visit the exposition. From l thence she will go to South Carolina to
 spend several months with relatives | Miss Annie Searcy, after very charm ing visit to Mrs. Robert Jemisons re turned to her home at Tuskaloosa yes terday afternoon, accompanied by heI father, Dr. J. T. Searcyy.
 The members of the Duplicate Whist club were the guests of Mrs. James B Head yesterday afternoon. Yesterday, at 12:3O o'clock, at the resi- l dence of Col. I. C. Brown, East Lake Rev. w D. Hubbard of the Evergreen Baptist church was married to Miss Lena Coleman. Rev. Dr. B. F. Riley o1 l the University of Georgia performed the ceremony, and MT. w. A. Toliver oi Evergreen was best man. The marriage was witnessed by many friends, and af- ter the ceremony a delightful wedding breakfast was served. At 2:30 o'clock MT. and Mrs. Hubbard left for their future home al Greenville. carrying with them the good wishes of hosts of friends and admirers.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Stanley of Smith field celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver- sary of their marriage on Tuesday. Their home was decorated with cut flowers and potted plants. and dainty re- guests enjoyed their hospitality MT. and Mrs. H. Abbott, MT. and Mrs. Her. rick, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Dacy, MT. and
 Mrs. J. Eskew, MT. and Mrs. Jennett, MT. and Mrs. R. M Staple, Mrs. Tanner,
 Misses Dacy, Stanley, Tanner, Childress, and Messrs Knight, Ryan, Wellman and Abbott.
 Mrs. B. L. Wyman at her home on Nineteenth street gave yesterday after noon very beautiful and artistic card party to many of her friends. The rooms were exquisitely decorated in the most unique way. It was the paper anniversa- ry of her marriage, and the decorations were in accord with this idea The front parlor was profuSely adorned with white paper chrysanthemums so natural as to almost deceive a florist. The mantel was banked with them, combined with dark green ivy leaves, and in other parts of the room the same pretty flowers greeted you.
 In the library lovely pink roses, of pa- per, were banked on mantel, tables and in every possible nook and ivy vines add ed to their beauty. In the dining room dark rich crimson roses, also of paper, riotously bloomed on mantel, tables and over pictures until you imagined the air was full of their fragrance so perfectly natural and beautiful were they. The score cards were decorated with punches of purple paper violets tied with blue ribbons, and artistic paper lamp shades