Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-24

idence of Mir and Mrs. Thomas H. Mol 1 ton on Twentieth street, South High lands Beautiful and unique programmes have been prepared, which read as fol- l lows "Musicale-Thanksgiv giving-1S95-
 Cafe Nori 2:30 p. m-Benefit of organ fund 25 cents-Residence of MT. and 1 Mrs. T. H. Molton."
 l Miss Lucie Harrell is visiting her 1 friends, MT. and Mrs. John H. Hine. 1
 The Ladies' Aid society of Temple l Emanuel will have an important meet l ing Monday afternoon at o'clock. The 1 Young Mems Hebrew association will l hold an especial meeting at their rooms
 on Nineteenth street, Monday evening. |
 l The Musical Art club met yesterday 1 morning and rendered an excellent pro- l gramme.
 | Every Friday afternoon the principal l and teachers of Powell school hold a lit- erary lyceum. This is not only produc- l tive of great good in a literary way, but 1 it draws the teachers closer together in I their labors for education and advance ment. Miss Mary Cahalan. the gifted l principal of Powell school. the one wo- man who holds a position and receives equal salary with men of similar duties, l has inaugurated an innovation in the l form of lunch, which precedes the lit- l erary exercises and brings about the l most agreeable social relations. Last l Friday afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock 1 Miss Cahalan and her accomplished 1 teachers, all of whom are talented young l women. entertained several friends at the lunch and literary lyceum. The menu 1 served was elaborate and delicious. con l sisting of salads. oysters. stuffed eggs,
 sandwiches. crackers. olives, pickles.- cheese. straws. cake, fruit, tea and coffee. l The guests and teachers were seated at | a long table. decorated with splendid I chrysanthemums. while the lunch was
 enjoyed Afterwards the following su- I perior literary programme was listened l to with great pleasure by teachers and I guests:
 1 Quotations, Educational History I Miss Cahalan.
 The Britons-Miss Bradshaw. | Poems of BrowaIf and Apdreas-Miss l Kate Smith.
 l Cardmon and Gildas-Miss Armstrong. l Bede-Miss Foulk.
 Alfred the Great. as Scholar-Miss 1 Bradford.
 | What Were the Characteristics of An | glo-Saxon, poetry-Miss Mary George Linn.
 1 Comenius-Miss Muslin.
 In connection with these essays there was discussion of "Anglo-Saxon Occu- I
 yasion, 7S7:'' "Egbert. First King of All | England" Danish Kings 1017-1041 :" E Edward III. the Confessor. 1O41-1066." ]" and the writers of those periods. Miss Cahalan and her teachers entertained as l their guests on Friday afternoon Prof. A. | c. Moore of the high school. Prof. J. B.
 Cunningham of Paul Hayne. Mrs. c. A. Jones' Mrs. George c. Ball, Miss Palmer | of Paul Hayne, Miss Maude Palmer of
 the Atheneum and Miss Sue Jolly. It l 11It< f,,r o,.1
 noon, full of good things for mind and
 body.
 Miss Katherine Fort, who has been
 the guest of Miss Sarah Wilder on North | Tenty-first street, has gone to Atlanta to her home at Raleigh. N. c.
 | A charming companion guest of Miss 1 Fort during her two weeks stay at the | hospitable home of Miss Wilder was Miss | Fanny May Burgamy of the South High lands.
 l The perfection to which the art of l bookmaking has been brought Is a mar | vel even to those most familiar with the | progress made In these matters of late l years. Every season the books seem to l grow more lovely and tempting, and | every holiday season the bindings, print l ing and illustrations of old and new 1 books increase in beauty until we verify | appear to have reached the limit. This l year. Smith & Montgomery's attractive 1 store is filled with splendly bound and | Illustrated volumes. The best artists of | this and foreign lands are now engaged l to Illustrate the pages of our books. and | a. good magazine has almost become a | miniature art gallery. Among the ex- | captipnally handsome holiday books now l exhibited by Smith & Montgomery are: "sturies for All the Year." by Katherine | McDowell. illustrated by W. St.. John | Harper, bound in yellow cloth and gold 1; "A Comedy In Spasms," by "Iota," au- | thor of '"rhe Yellow Aster," illustrated by Izora c. Chandler; Dance Prisms," a | story for girls by Margaret H. Math- | ews., illustrated by Elizabeth s. Tucker; | sThe Grasshoppers, by Mrs. Andrew l aStolen Souls" by William Le Quenx, | illustrated by Louise L. Heustis: "Zo- l raida." by william Le Quenx, illustrated by Harold Piffard; "A Girls Life In Vir- l ginia Before the War;" by Letitia M. | Hurwell, Illustrated by William A; Nc, by l.. B. Mulford. frontispiece by H. c. 1 Edwards; "The Sale of Soul" by F.. ] Frankfort Moore. illustrated by H. e. | Edwards: "The Phantom Death" by w. ter: "chiffon's Marriage" by "Gyp.." l translated by Mrs. Patthell Martin, Il. frustrated by H. c. Edwards; "Toxin," !" l by "Ouida," illustrated by Louise L.. l Heustis; Private Tinker" by John 1 Strange Winter frontispiece by William l A McCullough; "A Daily Staff of Life's Pathway" selected and arranged by Mrs. | e. l.. Derose. illustrated by Izora B. l Chandler: "A White Baby" by James Welsh, frontispiece by William A. Me l Cullough; Dead Mans Court. by | Maurice H. Harvey. Illustrated by Frank | M.Gregory; "The Enchanted Butterfly" a fairy story by Adelaide Tipton Cosby. with haIf-tone engravings by Susan B. Clark: