Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-12

and Eleventh avenues. South Highlands. | Business of importance Is to be trans | acted and every member is urged to be l present.
 Misses Lucille and Willodean Frazer of | Union Springs Ala. are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. J. Banks, on West Twen- | tieth street.
 I The Duplicate Whist club was enter l tained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. J. | D. Kirkpatrick. The members will be | the guests of Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston at
 the next meeting
 The Edgwood Literary circle was en- 1 tertained on Thursday afternoon by Miss | Downey at the residence of MT. and Mrs. | McCrossn, on the South Highlands. The | programme was one of unusual interest. 1 Mrs. J. F. Graham read O sketch of Ce- | lia Thaxter, by W. D. Howells: Mrs. J. | R. Ryan gave biographical sketch of | Helen Hunt Jackson and selection | from her works; Mrs. J. T. Glover read q | selection from Phoebe Cary's poems;
 Mrs. L. P. Worl read Alice Carys liar | vest" Mrs. Harry Harsh read a paper | on. the Cary sisters. and Mrs. Glover | sang one of the songs written by these | gifted women. Delightful refreshments | were served, after which the circle ad- | journed to meet next with Mrs. J. R.
 Ryan on Thursday afternoon. The Little Jokers were entertained on | Thursday afternoon by Mrs. R. F. Moore. Besides the regular members the follow | ing ladies were guests of Mrs. Moore and | the club: Mrs. w. H. Kettig, Mrs. Jo- | seph R. Smith. Jr.. Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. Rush Simpson and Misses Cotting- ham, +O'Connor Luttrell and Susan Ball,
 and it was a bright and charming meet l ing of this congenial club. The prize was
 handsome cut glass bon-bon dish. and | was won by Mrs. Corinne Futile. Mrs. | Moore served delicious refreshments dur l ing the afternoon. The Little Jokers will meet next with Miss Madge Parsons, corner Seventeenth street and Highland
 avenue. South Highlands.
 | The card party which will be given by MT. and Mrs. w. N. Malone will occur | next Wednesday evening at o'clock in- l stead of Tuesday evening" as first stated | in the invitations. All who have received | cards are requested to take note of the | change of date.
 Birmingham is always spoken of as a new city. and it. certainly cannot boast | of many years of existence, still within l its limits are to be found relics of almost l priceless value and of remarkable histor- | icaI interest. The oldest letter press in | Alabama is in the law office of Hon..
 John M. Martin. and it has history that | comes down from the earliest days of our l state indeed, before Alabama was ad- mitted into the union. It was brought l from Liverpool while Alabama was a ter | ritory, and afterwards became the prop | erty of the old State Bank of Alabama. | and was in use in the bank office at Tus- kaloosa when that city was the capital. | When the seat of government was re- moved to Montgomery in the winter l lS45-6 this press was left in the bank building in the custody of MT. William Ham, who subsequently gave 1t into the keeping of MT. Hampton s. Whitfield. MT. Whitfield many years ago. in 1862, gave it to Hon. John M. Martin. who now has 1t in his law office. and holds 1t by right of possession for so many years. The Nineteenth Century club was en- l tertained on Wednesday afternoon by l Misses Ada and Eloise Johnston. Mrs. Humphrey Ward and her works were discussed by the club and papers were | read by Misses Anderson. Sharpe and l Hooper. After the literary exercises de- | lightful refreshments were served, when | the club adjourned to meet next Wednes- l day with Misses Kate and Daisy Lewis.
 on Underwood hill.
 pr. and Mrs Barclay have issued the | following invitation to many of their
 
 "Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Barclay. at home. | Tuesday evening. January II. o'clock. l Cards Answer"
 Enclosed is the card of Miss Mason of
 Tennessee. in compliment to whom pr. 1 and Mrs. Barclay will entertain charm-
 ingly on Tuesday evening
 l Miss Brown of Livingston. Ala. who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. J.. O. l Cross. for several weeks, returned to her
 home few days ago.
 The CIionian club was entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs. J. w. Wallis. Mrs. c. M. Cruikshank read, a paper upon
 Georgia history; Mrs Myatt read two of Paul H. Haynes poems. Georgia Pines" Mrs. Fell read one of Hon. A. B. Meeks poems. The quotations were from Oeor- gia poets After the serving of delight l full refreshments the club adjourned to | meet next with Mrs. Fell on the North 1 Highlands.
 The following invitation has been re- ceived by many friends of Mrs E. J. Me l Crossin:
 day, January 16. 10 6 p. m., 2717 Ave
 Enclosed Is the card of Mrs. F. M. | Ryan. 4249 Ogden street, Philadelphia, | Pa. 10 whom Mrs. McCrossin, will give
 her handsome reception on Thursday af- 1 ternoon.
 Miss Lucy Martin has returned from Q | visit to her relatives. Ex-Governor and | Mrs. Stone, of Mississippi.
 Miss Susie Martin and Miss Lura | Brown have returned to Baltimore to re- sume their studies at the Misses Carey's l school.
 This evening at the Young Mems He-
 brew association . very attractive pro-
 gramme will be rendered under the direc-