Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
SOCIET Y
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been extremely dull the past week. TWO dances at Red mountain have been the principal features of the week. A great many of the society people are out of town at the various summer resorts. Among the absent young ladies are Misses Sarah and Kate Rogan, who left a few mornings ago for Boston; Orline and Fannie Arnold, who are spending the summer in Tennessee; Delma Wilson and Mary Clare Miner, who are at St. Clair Springs; Lucy and Sarah Martin, who are with their mother at pr. sam uel Mintern Peck's country home near Tuskaloosa; Edith Buell., who went to Tuskaloosa yesterday; Amy and Molly Jordan who are at 3lount Springs; Ser tha Woodward, who, with her parents, left last Thursday for Manitoba; Mamie Morrow and Laura and Lucy Hagood, who are in South Carolina. Several of the society gentlemen are also out of the city, among whom are N. l.. Miller, who is at Ashville, N. C.: Mel Drennen, who has gone on d tour of Europe and oth- CTS. The wanderers will begin returning in few weeks and the social world will then become more lively.
 In the midsummer carnival and reunion to be held at Lakeview Wednesday and Thursday next will be gathered not only the cream of Birminghams speakers. eiOcutlOTlSlS ana InuSlcanS, put Olncr cities and states will contribute some of their best talent. Among those from other places who will participate in the proceedings are: Private John M. All len, the humorous Mississippi congress- man; Maj. M. D. Wickersham of Mobile, perhaps the ablest speaker among the Grand Army of the Republic of Ala bama Miss Ella Bibb of Montgomery, one of the best clocutionsts in the state, and Miss Cora G. Johnson, another gifted elocutionist. grand time is antici- pated. The proceeds from the carnival go to the relief of indgent ex-Confeder- ate soldiers.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church have issued the following invitation:
 The Young Peoples Society of Chris tian Endeavor of the Cumberland Pres byterlan church cordially invite you to attend their missionary services at the Cumberland Presbyterian church, cor ner Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue. Qrame buildng) Sunday morning, Sep tember l. 1895, Il o'clock.
 Mrs. Edward E. Williams and children have gone to south Alabama to visit friends for two or three weeks.
 Miss Madge Parsons, who recently re- turned home from Kentucky on account 
 and is able to be up again, much to the delight of her friends.
 MT. w. P. Ward returned a day or two ago from Chattanooga.
 MT. Arthur Crowder went up to Chat tanooga yesterday for two days stay.
 Mrs Robert Jemison has returned from a visit to summer resorts Tn New fork state and Virginia.
 Miss Daisy Lewis gave card party Friday evening last, complimentary to her charming guest, Miss Mary Camp bell Jones of Greensboro The hostess Is a delightful entertainer and her guests of the evening regretfullN took their leave when the hour for parting had come.
 The Epworth league at Bessemer will give an entertainment Tuesday evening next The principal feature of the even ing will be a lecture on Money, DO You Want? How to Make It? What to Do With It," by Hon. w. E.: Rutlage. Other features will be recitation by Miss Mary Crook, "The Baldheaded Man" Solos, duets by such talented singers as Misses Eva Harrison and Hat tie McArthur and Messrs J. M. Perkins and A. H. Brigham, and recitation Dy Miss Mamie Howell. The Epworth leagues of Birmingham have received in- yitations to attend the t,and the Birmingham and Bessemer dummy line has made rate of 10 cents for the round trip for that occasion.
 Mrs. B. J. Duncan, on her way from Selma. Ala to New York, is stopping for Ia few days with her daughter, Mrs. J.. B. Cunningham, 600 South Twenty-seventh street.
 "I wish other people would let my af- fairs alone" remarked popular society girl whose debut is still remembered with pleasure by Birmingham society, and the remark was accompanied with m indignant stamp of her pretty little foot. Continuing she said: Here it is reported among all my friends that l am to marry when in fact I am not en- gagged, and have no intention of becom- ing so any time soon." But the emphasis with which she uttered the words above was considerably lessened when the name of a gentleman whose constant attentions to her for some months was mentioned And thus it goes.
 Miss Faulkner of Atlanta, the charm ing guest of Miss Lottie Coffin, was com plimented last Wednesday evening with a dance at Red mountain top. The even- ing was cool and delightful and the hours glided away all too swiftly. Quite a number of society people attended.
 The Friday Afternoon Whist club was entertained last week by Miss Cornelia Meade.
 Miss Edith Buell. went down to Tuska- loosa yesterday to spend month with friends
 Miss Ada Iide has returned from a visit to her old home at Livingston.
 Miss Rosebud Lewis has returned from her summer vacation.
 An exceptionally fine body of repre- sentative citizens sir knights and their friends, left over the Southern yesterday morning for Boston to attend the grand conclave of Knights Templars. In the party that represented Cyrene Con- mandery No. l of this city were Sir Knights Charles Wheelock, w. O. Shy der w P. Phillips, Dr. Jones. w. D. Montague, J. D. Hillhouse, Rev. O. P. Fitzsimons, w. J. Pearce, George F. Wheelock, w B. Bennett, James Hill house ID. J. Fox. Charles Jones' I. Clausen, Thomas English, B. A. Weaver, J. T.