Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-10

good music are cordially invited to be pres ent on Thursday evening, March 21, at the First Baptist church. There will be. no charge of any kind at the door; it is en- tirely complimentary, and all lovers of music will certainly avail themselves of this opportunity to hear some splendid music.
 
 On Thursday Mrs. John 0. Henley enters tained a number of her friends with a beau- tiful luncheon, given in honor of Mrs. Goodbar Jones of Memphis. The deooras tions and appointments were in exquisite taste. The guests were seated at six ta- bles-six ladies at each table-in the hand- some connecting rooms. Each one of the six tables was decorated in a different color, the embroideries, bonbons, ribbons and candelabra ali matching at each table. By every table there stood a handsome piano lamp, with shade corresponding with the decorations. A brilliant and beautiful scene was presented when the ladies, ii their lovely gowns, were seated. The mantels were banked in hyacinths aud smilax.
 Before being seated each guest drew a tiny envelope, tied with colored riboons-- matching gdecorations-and found inside the envelope the name of some person noted tn the annals of history or in the pages of lit. erature, with an appropriate quotation, and there ensued great fun in finding one'e mate. Gladstone was paired off with Mrs. Lease, Cleveland with Frances Willard, long haired, mild-eyed Paderewski with the glorious Melba. Oliver Wendell Holmes with Trilby, etc. Those who drew gentle mems names progressed at the end of each course.
 The menuwas elaborate and very deli cious, and was served in many courses. Mrs. Henley's guests on Thursday at the progressive lunch were Mesdames Goodbar Jones, Sid Lee, Drake, Dozer, c. y smith, J. R. smith, Jr., $. B. Conner, U H. .Blount, Harry Jones, L. Rogan, T. Q; vandergrift. J. H. Hine, F. Hodges, p William Hardie, F. Y. Anderson, Dixon, Curry, F. Fowlkes. H. K. White, ". Mason, J; p; Moore, B: F: Moore, ". |. Tominson, H. Mayberry, Rawlston. Henry Johnston, N. E.: Barker, A., T. Jones. A. c. Howze, Thomas Bradley, George L. Morris, w. $. Brown and Misses Sue Rogan and Kate Smith.
 On Tuesday evening, February 19, at St. Paul's Episcopal church, at Key West, Fla, Mir. Wilbert w. MountJoy was mar ried to Miss Jennie R. Porter, daughter of Dr. J. Y. Porter. The marriage was a brilliant one and was witnessed by very large number Of friends. After the cere- mony an elegant reception followed at the splendid home of the bride's parents. There were many attendants. The bride wore an exquisite white figured moire silk gown, and her veil was pinned with a magnificent diamond sunburst, a present from her grandfather. Mir. William Curry. The maid of honor, Miss Minnie Porter, was attred in white figured silk, while the bridesmaids were lovely in pink organdy. The presents were numerous and all un- usually elegant, aggregating many thou sands of dollars. MT. w. w.. Mountjoy, the happy groom, is Virginian by birth and is now a prominent and successful business man of New York. He Is brother of Mir. c. A. Mount- joy of our city, and has very many friends Tn Birmingham who feel profound inter- est in his welfare. Miss Jennie Roberta Porter, the bride, is lovely and accopi plished Florida belle, and belongs to aa Porter, has for years been Flvrida's state health officer and enjoys national reputa- tion. Her. mother is the daughter Of Mr.. William Curry, one Of Florida's milliou- MT. and Mrs. ". W. Mountioy. The honeymoon will be spent in Havana, and they will reside in New York.
 'sTral by Jury,'' the opera of Gilbert and Sullivan, which is to bs presented im- mediatsly after Easter by Birmingham amateurs. will begin to bo rehearsed .xt week. Professor Grambs desires Q large chorus, and will be very glad to be notified by any singer who would like to join the chorus.
 The music of the Southside Baptist church today will be very superior, as the following programme indicates:
 MORNING.
 Organ voluntary in B flat. M
 Voluntary by choir-''Jubiate Deon Spencer Lloyd.)
 Organ offertory in c major.
 Solo Millard's "Tantem Ergo," Mrs. E. E. Bacon. s.
 March-Organ.
 EVENING.
 Organ prelude in A b.
 Choir voluntary-''Light at EvenIlde, 's by Albert Holden.
 -.sDominica, by choir, solo by Mir. Smith.
 There will be a called meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of the Young Men s ChrisE tian. association Tuesday at 8 p. m., at the, parlors of the Young Mems Christian association. Each member is personally urged to attend without fail, as there is business of importance to be transacted, and aquorum is absolutely necessary.
 Miss Annie O'Brien is in Montgomery enjoying visit to her uncle, Mir. Wade McBryde, and his family.
 Mrs. J. T. Johnson of Knoxville is in the city for few day visiting her father, Dr. Henry M. Caldwell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Caldwell have re- turned from visit to Bain bridge, Ga. In the death of Mrs. Starr Kealhofer. Birmingham has sustained terrible loss, and her friends bereavement beyond the power of words to tell. To us who loved her from her beautiful girihood she was al. V avs sweet Augusta Bush, notwithstand- ing she had taken upon herself the duties of wifehood, and to her had come the tender ties of motherhood. To us she re- mained the same lovely, loyal, loving girl even unto the gates of death. Her lie was ainRularlY sweet and attractive. and har