Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-22

CTS palette. Mrs. Johnston served dain- ty refreshments, when the circle ad- Journed, to meet next with Mrs, James A. Going on Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. James A. Going, president of the Cadmean circle, has issued the following invitation to the members and an after noon of rare pleasure is anticipated by the ladies: ITO the Cadmean Circle. Mrs. James A. Going. At home, lecture luncheon, Saturday, December 2S, 2 o'clock D. m. Please reply; 2230 Fifth avenue" Enclosed is this card: Miss ". M Allen. Some Prose of Places" !" which indicates what treat is In store for the Cadmean circle in hearing Miss Allen lecture in her refreshing, magnetic way.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. P. G. Harding are now keeping house on Tenth avenue, corner of Nineteenth street, South High lands. They will have with them until January Mrs. Zunts and Miss Zunts of New Orleans.
 The Nineteenth Century club met on Wednesday afternoon with Miss Kath- leen Hooper Twenty-first street, South Highlands Miss Margaret Smith and Miss Cornelia Meade read papers and Mrs. John London read a selection from Howells' writings. Delightful refresh ments were served after the literary ex- ercises were completed. The club will meet next with Miss Hudson.
 
 The Duplicate Whist club was enter tained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. William W. Wilkerson. The meeting for next week will be held with Mrs. David Roberts on Thursday evening, when the ladies will have as their guests the hus- bands of the club.
 Miss Leila Herbert, daughter of Sec retary Herbert, has just returned from a visit of several months to Europe.
 
 During his visit to Birmingham, when he comes to eonsecrate St. Mary son the-Highlands, Bishop H. M. Jackson will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. David Roberts on the South Highlands.
 Miss Lucille Fitzsimons is is now in Waco Tex, visiting her schoolmate, Miss Seley. She will return about the middle of January. She has been the recipient of much social attention during her stay in Texas.
 Mrs M. D. Graham of Talladega is the guest of her son, MT. J. F. Graham, on the South Highlands. She will spend some time in Birmingham.
 Miss Juliette Whelan has returned to | mingham with her parents, pr. and Mrs. Charles Whelan.
 Miss Willie Morrow is at home from Belmont for the holidays. and Miss Lucy Morrow who is now studying dramatic art in Chicago, will reach home about January for brief vacation with fam fly and friends.
 Among the many notable women who have visited Atlanta recently is Mrs. George F. Pickett, widow of the famous Confederate, General Pickett. She is at present in Atlanta with a party of friends and her son, Maj. George Pickett She is now a resident of Washington city and devotes much of her time to lit erature Mrs. Pickett has already ac- complished much with her gifted pen, and her dialect stories of southern life have been generously commended by critics. She has just completed novel, describing Washington life, with scenes also laid in New Orleans and New York. The New York Herald accepted one of her stories for it's Christmas number. She is receiving many social courtesies during her visit to Atlanta.
 Miss Annie Futile, who spent two win ters in Birmingham as the guest of Mrs.