Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20

shall be obligatory spon every bishop
and rector alike in the Episcopal church,
without regard to locality or surround
ings. This is certainly the earnest de-
sire of the large majority of the laymen
of that church.
Miss Addie Evans and Miss Kate Nor
row go to Augusta on next Friday to
visit Miss Ollie Evans of that city. They
will be absent several weeks. and Will
be attendants at the marriage of Miss
Evans which occurs on the 14th of No
Yember Miss Evans is the niece of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank V. Evans and Mrs. j.
Donelson of our city, and has visited her
Birmingham relatives several times She
has very many friends and admirers in
our city, who feel genuine interest in
her approaching wedding. The fortunate
young gentleman whom Miss Evans Will
wed is Mr. Bleckley of Atlanta, son of
Ex-Chief Justice Bleckley. The marriage
will be celebrated at the home of the
bride, and her uncle, Mr.. Frank V.
Evans will go over to Augusta to give
his fair niece away
Miss Lucille Fitzsimons has returned
from a long visit to relatives in Georgia
She reached home Friday night, and is
now with her father Rev. Owen p. Fitz-
simons permanently settled for the win
ter at Capt. and Mrs. John G. Smith s.
Eleventh avenue South Highlands.
Misses Amy and Mollie Jordan are still
in Talladega visiting friends.
The ladies of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church will afford our citizens an
unusual opportunity for intellectual en-
joyment next Wednesday evening at
OBrien's opera house, when DR.. Lyman
Abbott will lecture. Through their in
strumentality DIR. Abbott has been in
duced to come to Birmingham, and there
is no doubt that he will be greeted by
very large and appreciative audience
Wednesday evening, as he is one of the
most distinguished lecturers and preach
erS of our time.
left yesterday morning for a visit to
New York They will be absent a few
weeks.
The Duplicate Whist club was enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. C.
p Perrin. The members will be the guests
of Mrs. r. P. Means at their next meet
ing
The Cadmean Literary circle was
charmingly entertained on Friday after
noon by Mrs. Thomas D. Parke, at her
Mrs. Fred s. Ferguson and Mrs William
S. Lowell read interesting selections upon
the plan of study selected for the winter,
and Mrs. George c. Ball had paper up
on Europe in the Fifteenth and Six
teenth Centuries" A committee COM
posed of Mrs. James A. Going, Mrs. John
London, Mrs. John NJ Martin and Mrs.
William A. Hardie, was appointed to
meet committees from the other literary
clubs of Birmingham next Tuesday after
noon at the rooms of the Commercial
club to confer upon a matter of impor-
tance. The Cadmean circle will meet
next Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. Nor
gan Smith. Mrs Parke served dainty
refreshments after the literary exercises.
The members of the Edgewood Literary
club were the guests on Thursday after
noon of Mrs. ]. r. Adams on the South
Highlands Mrs. George Blinn read a
paper upon 1.-The Life of Daniel Webster"
and Mrs. Tomlinson had one upon Web
ster as An Orator." Mrs. Arthur Adams
gave 1.-The Life of Henry Clay, Mrs. J.
F. Graham 1.-The Life of John c. Calhoun"
and Mrs. William II. Johnston read a pa
per upon 1.-The Effects of Calhoun Upon
the Times and History" After the serv-
ing of refreshments the club adjourned
TO meet next with Mrs. ]. r. Graham.
The Atlanta Constitution has this to
say of the address delivered by Mrs. Clay
Clopton before the Equal Suffrage asso-
citation in that city on last Thursday:
MRS. Avery then introduced Mrs. Vir-
ginia Clay-Clopton of Alabama. Mrs.
Clopton reviewed the progress of the or
ganizatio in Alabama, spoke of the re-
form the success of the movement would
effect in the political and social world
and dwelt upon the relation of the suf-
frage principles to home life and the
home woman. Her address was replete
with strength and conviction. and was
one of the finest made during the con-
gress"
Mr. and Mrs Sig Levy are at home to
their many friends. after pleasant trip
to Atlanta and the exposition.
Miss Blanche Plant the bright and
attractive guest of her sister, Mrs. e.
Levi. was the recipient of a charming sur
prise party Thursday evening Among
those present were Miss Rose Friedman
of Baltimore Mr. e. Fies, Miss Leah Ull-
man. Mr. M. Newfield and others.
The services at Temple Emanuel on
Friday evening were made extremely in
teresting by the use of the new union
prayer book, which is, being adopted by
many congregations. It was quite IA
vorably received. Action in regard to its
adoption by the congregation of Temple
Emanuel will be taken this week. Rabbi
Newfeld's lecture was eloquent and i'm
pressive. THE Rainbow, the Arch of
Hope, the Smile in the Threatening
Clouds of Heaven" was his subject.
The explanation of the ancient Greek in
depreciation of the "sign," as compared
with that of the Hebrew, or the Bible,
was Interestingly given and eloquently
delivered.
The members of the Nineteenth Centu-
ry club were the guests of Miss Rimmie
Leigh Head at their last meeting. WAL
ter Besant and his works We're discussed
by the club Miss Head served tempting
refreshments after the completion of the
literary programme. The Nineteenth