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

Century will be entertained next by the
Misses Sharpe on Fifth avenue.
Miss Belle Weinfeld is visiting friends
in Atlanta.
Many young people enjoyed an informal
dance on Thursday evening in the rooms
of the Young Mems Hebrew associa-
ton. The following were present: Misses
Bessie Fraleigh Blanche Rothschild,
Raj Wellman, Bertha Solomon, elena
Bernheimer, and Messrs. Bert Blach,
A. Rothschild, Henry Samuelson, A. c.
Loeb, L. Wellman, Ben Wise, E. Roths-
child and Louis Beck.
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The organization of reading club Is
exciting much interest among the men,
bers of Temple Emanuel. The first meet
ing will be held this evening at the tenn
pie.
Mrs. Frank S. White has just returned
from a long visit to many points of
interest. During her absence she visited
the mountains Of North Carolina, Al
legheny Springs, Va. Sea Bright, on the
Jersy coast, and later spent some time
with her sister in New York city. She
returns much improved in health.
One of the features of the Art league
tnlS SedSOn Will Dt luc COSluihC Nio9of
twice week, on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons. This class will be free to
all the members of the league. The men,
bers of the costume class Will take turns
alphabetically to pose themselves or sup
ply a model, and the members will crit
icise each others work. The model will
pose twice, so that a sketch can be made
of one sitting and the painting done at
the next. The models will wear costumes
of every age and nationally, which will
lend an added interest to what was FORM
erly the simple sketch class of the league.
Mr.. Parrish will reach the city this week,
and the league expects to give the pup
lie a rare treat before long in am exhibit
ton of all his work accomplished In Paris
this summer, the studies and sketches
from the Julienne school, as we'll as cop
les made at the Louvre from celebrated
pictures. H
A delightful party of Nashville and.
Birmingham friends have just returned
from the Atlanta exposition. They mace
the trip under the most agreeable CIR
cumstances, travelling in private car
with their own cook and maid. They
lived in the car during their stay in At
lanta, They report 1.-THE exposition as
thoroughly good, and found their so1ourn
in Atlanta one of unusual interest anu
Measure. The following constituted the
party: Mr.. and Mrs. Sid P. Jones ana Mas
ter Malvern Jones. of Birmingham misses
Lillian Armstrong, Anna Crockett, Hattie
Weakley, Nellie Eastman. Emma clark;
beautiful Nashville bellies; Messrs. Sld
Jones, Jr, and John. Fletcher of this CITY
and Fred Fuller, Battle Malone and Al
bert Kircher of Nashville
The Clionian club request the members
or a committee-of the various literary
societies of Birmingham to meet prompt
Iv next Tuesday afternoon, the I'D, at
i,,t ba Commercial CLUB rooms,
to consider matter of much Importance.
large meeting is earnestly DESIRED
and no doubt will be secured.
Tho following rules for exhibitors have
been adopted by the managers OF the
chrysanthemum show. which occurs IN
this city about the middle of November
All cut flowers must be exhibited on
stems not less than A inches long. and
without artificial support.
All articles for competition must De
distinctly and conspicuously classed.
Exhibits must be arranged separately
and distinctly from each other, and each
Individual by division mark, and must
he in position before 12lo'cIock for plants
and 2 o'clock for cut flowers on the day
of opening.
In all competitions for collections ,supe-
rior quality shall have the preference
over a large quantity IL inferior
No competitor shall receive more than
one premium in each class in which he
completes.
furnished by the competitors
None but the.sjudges and their assist
ants will be admitted to the hall when
the awards are being made.
All exhibits of plants and cut flowers
must have been grown by the exhibitor,
After the awards are made contrib
utors may attach their cards to the ex-
hibits.
All premiums not called for within
thirty days from the date of their award
are forfeited to the club.
After the exhibits are arranged they
will be under the exclusive charge of the
committee, and not even the owners Will
have the liberty to remove them until
after the close of the show.
1t is understood that all persons plac-
ing any article on exhibition thereby sig
Nifty their assent to all the rules and reg
ulations. All exhibitors not strictly COM
plying with the above rules will be ex-
Guided from competition for premiums.
No entrance fee will be charged in any
of the competitions, Y-s IN
Mr.. Alex T. London merits the pro-
found gratitude of every lover of flow
ers. because of his vigorous article on
the ubiquitous birmingham COW. Why a
CITY of the size and responsibility of
birmingham should be compelled to sub
init to the miserable nuisance Of cattle
running at large at all hours. and in
almost all directions Is past finding out.
especially as it is, said. that there is an
ordinance forbiddng it. The poverty of
a COW, horse or hog owner Is no excuse
for whele city being tormented and
beautiful gardens heing laid waste by
worthless beasts. If a man is too poor
to feed his animals then he is too poor to
own them, and he will find it cheaper to
buy his milk any way. For small sum
boys can be employed who will herd the
cattle at a convenient! pasture. Much
attention has been paid to the cultiva-
ton of flowers in our city. and 1t Is more