Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-20

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 evening in royal manner the officers of the Southern club and a few other guests at dinner. The menu was elabo- rate, the decorations in beautiful taste, and his pretty home, "Rockerest'', never appeared to greater advantage. There were sixteen gentlemen seated at the tables, and each one contributed hls part towards the brilliaeeY of the entertainment.
 Mir. Jack W. Johnston is vice. president of the Southern club.
 MT. Frank Y. Anderson, the president of the club, gave a beautiful dinner two weeks ago to the officers of the Southern club.
 Before Ash Wednesday the Southern club will pro babiy give an entertainment in keeping with their previous efforts.
 The following handsome invitation has been received: "The Montgomery Greys' twenty first annual ball at their armory, Friday evening, January 20, 1885, to Gov ernor and Mrs. Oates"
 The reception committee is composed of the following gentlemen: Capt. R. P. Stout, Gov. Thomas G. Jones, Co.'s. Harvey E. Jones,:W. T. Saunders, Charles P. Jones, R. F. Michel, F. L. Pettus, L. V. Clark, Peyton B. Bibb,. B. l.. Holt, N. G. Vim, Lieut.. Cols. J. L. Pitts, F. R. Ward, s. Nj. Crook, R. F. Ligon, Jr., A. H. Stevens, Capts. John Gano Winter, E. A. Graham, w. J. Booth, E. P. Amerine, ". F. Joseph. Paul Sangulnettie, W. B. Jones, M. H. Amerine, M. 5. Watson. s. G. Jones, J. H. McTyeire, Cliford Lanier, Jr., and W. J. Carroll.
 The annual balls of the Montgomery Greys have always been gorgeous social beautiful women and notable men from many parts of the state.
 Mrs. J. F. Whitfield of Montgomery, who has been visiting Mir. and Mrs. J. Q. Cohen, returns to her home next Tuesday. Mrs. Whitfield has a large circle of friends in Brming ham kwho always extend to her the most sincere and cordial welcome
 Mrs. W. H. Graves, Mrs. E. 0. Shober and Miss Graves go to Montgomery early this week for brief visit. They will at- tend the Greys' ball on next Friday even- ing, the 25th, ct Montgomery.
 In the near future an told folks con- cert' will be given in the chapel of How ard college for the benefit of the East Lake Baptist church, and no doubt it will be well attended by friends from the city and suburbs.
 The ''Trilby" evening, given in Atlanta on the 18th, was most charming success and Atlanta papers contained detailed and interesting accounts of it. l have received one of the pretty programmes, which reads as follows:
 Heasi Je suis un chant d. amour
 trieste ct gai, tour tour.
 An evening with "Trilby,'' at the resi- dence of Mrs. John King Ottley, January 15, 1895. For literary committee, woman $ department.
 PART I.
 Introduction-Mr. Richardson.
 "lmpressions of Trilby' y'' = Miss Stooker.
 "Aiossbaum" lschumann)-Mrs. Sheri- dan.
 "Character of sTrilby' o-Mrs. Ohl.
 Violin solo-Miss Morgan.
 'tQuartier Latin'-Mr. Frank Barnett. Song-Miss Knight.
 PART II.
 1mpromptu Chopin )-signor Randegger.
 "Apotheosis of 'Trilby' '-Mr. Craig. Poem-Mr. Frank L. Stanton. "Mia Sposa, Sara la Mia Bandiera'
 ULittIe Billse's First Drunk''-Judge Calhoun.
 "Trilbyness of Trilby''-NIrs. Gepport. ''Ben Bolt''-Misses Knight and Nor gan and signor Randegger. A little work. little play, To keep us going, and so good day. A lit tie warmth, little light,
 Of loye's bestowing. and so good night. A little fun to match the sorrow Of each days growing, and so good morrow. A little trust, that when we die
 We reap our sowing, and so goodbye.
 
 MT. Frank Barnett's paper upon the "Quartier Latin' received much commen- dation. Miss Stocker, who wrote another fine essay, holds an important position on the Atlanta Journal, and Mrs. ohl-Maude Andrews-who wrote of the "Character of Trilby," is the society editress of the At lanta Constitution, and is making for her. self a brilliant reputation as vigorous writer.
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 Mire Suean R Antbopy acnopo pa p iad hy Mrs. Chapman Catt, will reach Birming ham the latter part of this week and will lecture at Seals' hall next Saturday even- ing, the 18th. The subject of her lecture sumed that she will speak of the woman question in some form, as it has interested her since the beginning of her career. A large audience will no doubt greet Miss Anthony, as nearly every one feels nat ural curiosity to see and hear-a woman of whom so much has been said. She is now quite elderly, but still mentally strong, and has lived to see the cause she almost hopelessly espoused in early life become one of the leading questions of the day.
 The Napoeonic tea of last Thursday af- ternoon and evening, at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Henley, was splend i'd success socially and financially. The toilettes of the reception committee were handsome and appropriate, and it was not
 
 of Dr. Henley's home, to imagine oneself surrounded by the beautiful, brilliant women of the French court during the first empire. There were Josephines, Marie Louises, Paulines, Madame De Staels, Hortenses. and all the lovely women who held sway while Napoleon conquered the world. General Ferguson sang with great eclat the Marseillaise, and Mesdames Sinnige and Chandler contributed by their delightful songs to the success of the occa- sion. The ladies of the Advent are to be warmly congratulated upon the Napole- onic tea. Miss Rosalie Sayre of Montgomery, who has been visiting Miss Katie Bell, will spend this week with MT. and Mrs. G. Mortimer Williams, on the South High lands.
 Ireceived few days ago from Miss Mary Anderson, who is spending the winter in California, a copy of the San Francisco tied on that day by staff of women for the benefit of ward for incurab!e children in city hospital. It is splendid edition and numbers forty pages, largely filled