Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-17
STATE I'll URsDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1895

day. Mrs. J0hn WIZ roster, president SI the society, will be here and will preside at the meetings. Mrs. Adlai Stevenson. wife of the vice-president of the United States; Mrs. Governor Morton of New York and a number of others whose names are equally. we1l-known will be here to,take-part in the exercises. ThfY begin. Friday morning at l0:S0 o'clock and afternoon sessions will be held. On Thursday, the day before these general congresses. there will be state reunion in the assembly room at 10 :30i o'colck in the mernng1at which the regents of the Georgia chapters and the. prominent members of the society in the state will be present. On Friday afternoon, from 5 untii.6. oc clock, Mrs. William w. Dick son, regent of the Atlanta chapter, will entertain with ar. Rfternoon tea, and on Saturday, faf afternoons Mrs ". ID. Grant will entertain in the same way ,--
 "The large enteItainment Will pc magDldeept colonial reception to be gwen Friday evening from-8 until Il o'clock at the concordia club. There is no place in Atlanta quite SO admirably suited Tor an affair of, this kind as is .Concordia' magnificent home, and it will be an ele- gant affair in every detail
 'The rooms will be Uniquely ana elap- orately decorated for the occasion. Mrs. I,anier. chairman of the floral committee of the womans board, will have charge of the floral features of the decoration, and this is sufficient guarantee that they will be not only elaborate. but approprl- ate and in elegant taste. The army and navy officers at the government building will loan a number of flags to be used in the decoration of the hall, and among the emblems of decoration that will at tract universal attention will be the nor tars captured from Cornwall. Victor Herbert's magnificent band will furnish the music. .7..-..
 "On the second night-that is Saturday there will be presented at the Grand in compliment to the southern members of the society and to the members Of the woman's board of managers a unique play called Colonial Days" This is to be given under the direction of Miss Lei per of Chester, Pa. and actors and ac- tresses being well known Philadelphia society people. A special car will bring them from Philadelphia to Atlanta This is to be decidedly swell affair, essen italy social in it's nature. Miss Fife Ellsler, the actress who is booked for Friday and Saturday at the Grand. has kindly rendered 800 of the seats of the first floor and all the boxes to the mem bers of the Daughters of the American Revolution for this evening, and the af- fair is to be altogether invitational with the exception of those portions of the house retained by the Ellsler manage iment. From the sale of these seats Miss Ellsler hopes to be remunerated suf- ciently to cover the expenses of her com- pany, and the rest she donates absolute ly Everybody will be in full dress that night and the ladies are requested to wear no bonnets or hats. Of course the presence in the city of so many charming women will bring many men. A special invitation has been extended to the Sons of the Revolution of Georgia and they have accepted. The ball and the play will be two of the most unique social events of the exposition season and will attract decided attention, not only here at home, but throughout the country."I
 The Literary clique of '95 was enter- tained beautifully on. Tuesday afternoon by Miss Annie Roberts at the home of her parents Mir. and Mrs David Rob erts. Previous to the literary exercises dainty refreshments were served. In stead of the usual programme of essays and readings the clique was fortunate. ip having Miss Willie M. Allen lecture t9 them of her travels through European countries. Miss Allen not only gave a graphic and eloquent description. of her recent tour, but exhibited photographs of celebrated places and people, and pre- scented each member of the clique with a bunch of Scotch heather, which she had gathered near Loch Katrine The young members bear with them the most distinct and positive impressions of Eu- rope, because of Miss Aliens charming description on Tuesday afternoon. It is expected that Prof. J. c. DuBoSe and Prof. William Taylor will lecture before the clique during the winter. The mem bers will be entertained next by Miss Nina. Reddo corner Twentieth street and Park avenue. lt'-s -t'
 Birmingham is to be represented at launching nj he pIJn Ma ach vile and Wilmington next Saturday st Newport News by a. delightful party. composed of Mir and Mrs Willis J. Mil ner, MT. and Mrs. James Weatherly. Miss Milner and Mr:-Z. T. Rudolph, who have been invited to be present by Sec retary Hilary A. Herbert. Gen. and Mrs. Rufus N Rhodes also received invita- tions, but found it impossible to accept. Mir and Mrs. Weatherly and MT Ru- dolph left last night for Washington, and MT. and Mrs. Milner and Miss Mil ner took the 5:55 vestibule train this morning for the same city. The party will return Monday or Tuesday next. The invitations issued by Secretary Her bert are quite handsome, and read as follows:
 Navy Department, Washington. Oct. 12, 1S95.-The secretary of the navy re- quests the pleasure of Mr and Mrs. and Miss Miners company at the shipyard of Newport News, Va, on Saturday, Oc- tober 19 1895, at o'clock. to witness the launch of the gunboats Nashville and Wilmington The steamer Newport News will leave Washington for Newport News. Va. on Friday at D. m. and re- turning will arrive on Sunday morning. An early reply is requested. Please pre- sent this at the yard.
 Miss Rosabel Coe, who has been ab- sent on an extended trip through Louis jana and Mississippi has returned. to the pleasure of her many friends. She was greatly improved in health by her visit.