Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
Social and Otherwise.
IAIl items of social interest will be gladly noted in this column if sent to Mrs. George
 o. Ball, PSI Highland avenue.l :.


 1 our state properly represented at the Att lanta exposition next autumn. Other
 states have made suitable provision for rep
 resentation at the exposition, and already | some of the projected buildings intended to
 hold the exhibits are being enlarged owing 1 to the increased demand for space by ex- hibitors from various parts of the world. l This wonderful undertaking of the most wonderful southern city should excite a | peculiar interest and pride with Ala bamians, as we are so nearly allied to Georgia in every possible way. There will l be no excuse made for us, and there should be none, if we fail to do our part towards l the success of this southern enterprise. Our state can make magnificent display of natural resources and of many products of dourishing industries, and 1t is only nec- essary that proper concern be felt by our people Tn the undertaking to insure an exhibit of which Our legislature reconvenes in few days, aud unless something is done speedily 1t will soon be too late to secure an appro-
 priation for the exhibit. During the ex- position there will be in Atlanta men of
 wealth from nearly all parts of the world, and there could not be offered us a more helpful opportunity to secure needed capi' tai for development. And so close are we | to atlaQta LDdt an IutGTeSN tukGuueTtu Dy an Alabama exhibit would result in 1mme- diate investigation on the part Of capital ists who may desire to make the invest ments.
 Cannot the Commercial club suggest some plan to create an enthusiasm in this matter and to secure necessary legislation before it is too late? The pluck Atlanta has shown regarding this exposition from it's incipiency deserves and receives the ad-
 miration of the people of every section, ttv hn
 neighbors, will not be indifferent to the greatest undertaking of it's kind ever at. tempted in the south. And if we should fail to do our part in this matter none but
 ourselves will be the losers.
 That was a most satisfactory meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of the Commercial club on Tuesday morning, and only the press of imperative duties prevented many
 other women from being present. Cannot Mrs. John M. Martin as president ar- range to secure from the auxiliary such interest and action as shall inaugu- rate some plan looking 10 the representa- ton of Alabama women and their work at the Atlanta exposition? This can be &C., complished without much difficulty, and will supplement the work of the men of our state in the same direction. Ala bama is state of glorious possibilities, and it will be only our own fault 1T we Tall 10 impress the outside world with this fact next autumn at the great Atlanta exposi- tion. ie The Book club met with Mrs. JohnsBar
 bour, on Eleventh avenue, Tuesday after noon, and the session was one of interest
 and profit.
 Mrs. Jack W. Johnston read paper
 upon ''The Women of the White House.
 and Mrs. William B. Phillips oneiupon
 stated, meets only fortnightly. Mrs. Fred
 Hardy will entertain the Book club at their
 next meeting.
 The mem bers of the Tuesday Afternoon Whist club were the guests of Mrs. George 0. Ball, and the prize, bon-bo dish, was won by Mrs. B. l.. Wyman. 4A 1 1f
 Mrs. Judge Simmons of Atlanta is visit
 ing her daughter, Mrs. John w. Tomin-
 son. on the South Highlands.
 The cotillion-comp pimentary to Miss
 Berney-of the Jefferson Volunteers Mon-
 day evening was thoroughly enjoyable and
 was well attended.
 The german was led by Captain Warren,
 and the chaperones were MT. and Mrs. R.
 F. Johnston and Mrs. Anna o. Phelan. A
 list of the guests was published Tuesday
 morning.
 The concert and reception of the Elks on Monday evening were occasions Of much pleasure. The music was especially fine,
 for much of our best local talent was en- listed, and the social gathering after tbe concert at Elks' hall was full of merriment and good cheer This benevolent order is always ready to relieve suffering and dis tress, and is constantly active in good works. A satisfactory sum will be donated to charity as the result of Monday even- ng's concert.
 The recent death of Mrs. William Wal dorf Astor near London and her inter- ment in New York has furnished an op- portunity for the display of animosities among near relatives which scarcely has parallel for cold brutality and utter disre-
 gard of the decencies of life. Occurring, as 1t has done, with people or very large
 wealth, it has been necessarily conspicuous, and certainly no sphere in life, however humble, could furnish an instance of bar barrie cruelty exceeding that of Mrs. Will liam Astor and MT. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor towards the William Waldorf Astors. There has been petty rivalry between these two families for years, but that does not excuse the giving of banguets ,~the at tendance upon assembly balls and the opera while near relative awaits burial. Something is due genteel public, and while this public has borne patiently wearisome accounts of the Astor jewels and the Astor shekels it will not excuse con- duct,hitherto unheard of among respecta- ble American citizens. William Waldorf Astor was the only one of his name who was present at ms Wlte'S funeral, ana With his own hands he tenderly arranged the flowers upon her coffin. While he was performing these offices of love his near relatives were recovering from the effect of banquets and balls, which had su cceeded each other in rapid order from the time Mrs. Astor's death was announced. A it- tie labor and a few financial abbreviations would be very wholesale, not only to the Astors, but few other New York families of like ilk and would not be unsatisfactory to long suffering public. which is forced to read and hear of their in antics and ex- travagancies.
 On the morning of the 3lst of Jan uary, in Montgomery, Mrs. Aileen Hillman and
 MT. Robert Ligon will be married.i The
 ceremony will occur at the residence of Mrs. Hillman' s sister, Mrs. Louis Farley,
 at very early hour, and the young couple
 will go immediately to Florida for brief sojourn. The approaching marriage of Mrs. Aileen Hillman excites much interest in Birming ham, where she has very many
 warm friends. She has visited our city so frequently of late years that we feel that
 she belongs to us in a measure, and her
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