Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10

| lima scenery Questions upon North CAR
| DINA history were answered by the
| members of the circle. After the serving
of tempting refreshments the Cionians
! adjourned, to meet next with Mrs. Rich
/ ard Randolph. Mrs. Robert Cunning
ham gave full and interesting account
| of the convention of womens clubs held
| at Montgomery, to which Mrs. Cunning
ham was prominent delegate.
| sS
The following invitation has been re-
| ceived by number of Mrs. Morrow's
| friends:
Mrs George M. Morrow, Wednesday,
| May 10, 2:50 o'clock; luncheon. Answer
| Enclosed is the card of Mrs. George r,
| Mayo of Kentucky, in whose honor Mrs.
| Morrow will entertain on Wednesday.
| Conversational cards, French and Ger
| man, by Rev. G.. W. Bull, a Presbyterian
| divine, well known in this state, are be-
| ing represented in the city this week by
| Miss Louella Duke, niece of Mr.. f. V.
| Evans, who will visit schools and fami-
| lies and explain the use of these games.
| Mr.. Bull has a valuable invention, one
| which in few hours will afford knowl-
| edge of ordinary French and German
| which might take years of study to learn
| otherwise.
| The first trolley ride over the East
| Lake line will prove an important social
| event, anu Oh IHuISQdy cNCnll6 hCAl
| the Ladies' Aid society of the Central
Presbyterian church will have charge of
| the excursion. The car goes first to
| Cleveland, then through to the lake, and
| there the party will spend an hour.
| On Saturday next the Sunday school
| of the Central Presbyterian church and
members of the organ committee of the
| First Presbyterian church will give a
picnic excursion to Bangor cave and
| Blount Springs. most enjoyable time
| is expected, and large crowd of out
| slders will go.
Bobby Shafto,' the pretty operetta,
which will be given at the opera house
| May 2S for the benefit of Temple Eman-
uel, under the management OF Mr.. JACOB
| Mailer, will be grand success, judg-
| ing from the progress being made by
| the children. About seventy-five chill
| dren will take part In the caste, and Mr.
| Mailer will introduce many new fancy
| dances, songs, drills, etc. There is to
| be a flower dance, scarf dance, Jap
anese dance, and all kinds of new and
| catchy features.
The picncs given by the various Sun
| day schools yesterday We're greatly en-
| joyed by large crowds of friends of all
| ages.
Next Thursday afternoon and evening
| a beautiful lawn party will be given at
| Central park, just at the junction of
| Park avenue and Twentieth street, for
the benefit of that worthy society, the
| Creche, which Is to be established in con-
nection with the Mercy home. 1t will.
| and should, attract an immense throng of
| people, for Birmingham has never had a
| eau which appealed more touchingly
| to our hearts and sympathies than the
caring for helpless mothers and their
little children. The entertainment will
begin at 6 o'clock in the afternoon-in
| order that children may attend-and con-
| tinue until IL O'clock in the evening.
Every Birmingham family should send a
| representative to this lawn party Thurs
| day afternoon and evening and con-
| tribute a mite towards good and
| needy cause. The ladies In charge of the
/ entertainment held a meeting yesterday
| afternoon and arranged the following
committees, and the chairmen earnestly
request all the ladies appointed on the
| various committees to serve, as 1t has
been impossible for them to see each Ia
| dy personally. The entertainment COM
mttee, of which Mrs. Charles o. Locke
is chairman, is composed of the following
ladies, who are requested to meet
| promptly Monday afternoon at O'Clock
with Mrs. Locke at her home on Twenty
first street: Misses Matte Webb, Lutte
! Sharpe, Rosebud Lewis, r. Hamilton
| Kate Morrow Mary G. Linn, Margaret
| Smith, Kate Earle, Lucille Smith, Mary
| Glare Miner, Florrie Graves, Mollie Jor-
| dan, Louise Rucker Lizzie Redd, Patti
Ruffner, Mamie Pearson, Eloise Johnston
and Ida May Dargin.
Mrs Robert Cunningham is chairman
of the refreshment committee, and re-
quests the members to meet al her home
500 Twenty-seeond street, Monday morn
ing, at II O'Clock. This COMMITTEES is as
follows Mrs. r. Cunningham, Mesdames
| NJ. A. Morrow, George M. Morrow, w. s
Brown A. c. Howe. e. M. Tutwiler, f
II. Gafford s. l.. Ledbetter, w. A. Wal
ker, C. b. Spencer, William Redd, l.. p
Worl and Misses Howe Redd, Parsons
and Gelders. The reception committee Is
composed of the following ladies, who are
requested to meet Monday afternoon a
o'clock with Mrs. r. f. Johnston. a
Mrs. Nixon's, corner of Fourth avenue
and Twenty-first street: Mrs. r. F. John
ston, chairman; Mrs. George c. Ball, Mrs
w. j. Miner. Mrs. j. N. Beard, Mrs. A
w. Haskell, Mrs. A. w. Nelson, Mrs. r
H. Pearson, Mrs. J. Fox, Mrs. Rober
Cunningham. Mrs. Sam Adler. Mrs. A. B
Lowenthall. Mrs. II. B. Gray. Mrs. Tom
linson, Mrs Rhodes. Mrs ]. Bowron, Mrs
J. w. Johnson, Mrs. T. III. Motion, Mrs
John London, Mrs. Park Mrs. Ber
Moore Mrs. w. III. Kettig. Mrs, Il Brad
lev Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson, Mrs. Lizzie
Dargin, Mrs. Alex London, Mrs. Ham,
Smith, Mrs. William A. Walker, Mrs Jo
Smith. Mrs. Will Porter, Mrs. William
Newbold Mrs. Badham. Mrs William
Hardie, Mrs. r. Randolph. Mrs. ]. c
Henley, Mrs. Morgan Smith, Mrs jim
Hillman. Mrs. Morris Marx, Mrs Levy
Miss Neill, Miss Williamson, Miss Ham
ilton, Miss Howe. Miss Blinn, Mis-:
Schlessnger. Miss Estelle Slaughter, Miss
Flora Solomon, Miss Orline Arnold
Misses O'Brien, Miss Parsons, Miss Gel
ders, Miss Mary Catalan, Mss Palmer
Miss N Anderson, Miss c. Jernigan. Miss
Amy Jordan, Miss Mary p. Bell. Miss
Mary V. Graves. Miss Porter, Miss Mar
tin.
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The trolley parties who go out or
Thursday evenings could add much to
their pleasure by making a stop at Cen
trail park and enjoying the lawn party
for a while where there will be all kinds
of tempting refreshments, music, etc.
Mrs. C. w. Street entertained the Col
lege Hill club at her home on Avenue
F Wednesday. Mrs. Hamilton read q
| sketch of Eugene Field, Mrs. T. c. Nc
Donald contributed humorous selec'