Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

Handley's congregation, and the services,
both morning and evening, will be of
especial interest. The public is invited to
be present.
Miss Julia Bachelor of Lafayette, Ala,
| is visiting relatives at the Victoria hotel.
Mrs. ]. L. Lee, who has been so crit
ically i'll with pneumonia for more than
week at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. II. d. Squires, is somewhat better,
and unless she sustains a relapse her
| physicians predict her permanent recov-
| cry Mrs. Squires desires to sincerely
| thank the many kind friends who prof
| fered their services during her mothers
| illness, and to assure them of her pro-
found appreciation of their goodness.
| Last Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Mrs. Dr. Samuel Perry gave beautiful
| luncheon in honor of her daughter, Mrs.
John Howe, of Marion. The decorations
| were especially handsome and the menu
| elaborate and delightful. The following
| ladies were Mrs. Perry's guests: Mrs.
| John Howe, Mrs. A. C. Howe, Mrs M.
A. Morrow, Mrs. J. c. Dozier. Mrs. W. l..
| Sims, Mrs. James A. Going, Mrs. McMil-
| Ian of Mobile, Mrs. Major, Mrs. L. Perry,
| Mrs Robinson and Mrs. Carlos Reese.
Misses Louise and Mary Rucker will
| entertain the Leap Year Card club next
| Wednesday evening at o'clock at their
home, Twelfth avenue, South High
lands.
The Birmingham friends of Mr.. Junius
| p. Clayton will be delighted to learn that
he is recovering from the effects of the
| accident which occurred to him on last
| Tuesday. He was painfully, but not
| fatally, injured, as was reported in the
dispatches of yesterday.
| When Lillian Lewis appears this week
| at the opera, house more interest will be
| felt in her visit than ever before, be-
| cause she brings with her, as member
| of her company, one of the loveliest of
| Alabama girls, Miss Lee Lamar. Miss
Lamar is climbing rapidly the ladder of
| success and fame and she Is not only
| girl of brilliant mental endowments, of
| queenly appearance and beautiful face,
| but thoroughly cultivated, educated
| southern girl of the highest social posi-
ton. She comes of distinguished Ala
| bama families and adopted the dramatic
| profession because her rare talents lay
| in that direction. Miss Lamar has near
| relatives in Birmingham among our
| most prominent and influential citizens,
| and her coming Is awaited with the Keen
| est interest and pleasure by many
! friends and admirers in our city. Miss
| Lee Lamar has studied at the best dra-
| matte schools in the country and is still
| a constant student. She brings to her
| chosen profession the graces of her
J lineage, her genius and her cultivation.
Friday afternoon little Gamaliel
Holmes Dixon celebrated her fifth birth
| day with beautiful party at the home
| of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Dix
| on, on the South Highlands. All the ap-
moi n nnt,tg In ici 70 M
| the many happy little boys and girls
| who accepted her invitation rarely saw
such a bewitching sight as the lovely ia
i BILE, with its May-pole cakes, and all the
| other pretty details. The May-pole cake
| was, novel variation from the usual
birthday cake, and was greeted with en-
| thusiastic hand-clappings of delight
| from the wee guests. In the center of the
| table, upon an oval mirror, which was
edged with pink flowers and fern fronds
rested the large, beautiful cake. In the
middle of the cake was a tiny May-pole,
| from which streamed different colored
/ ribbons and the ends of which were
| attached packages of bon-bons. There
was ribbon for every child, which at
| first rested with Its package of bon-bons
| around the mirror lake. At a given sig
| nal each guest took a package from the
| able, and, lifting 1t high above the table,
| the bright ribbons made-an artistic
curved screen above the cake. With scis-
| SOTb tdcH TlDDoH Was ouls lCaNlnB tnS
| bon-bons in the little chubby hands.
| There was also a peanut hunt, and Miss
Annie Linn won the prize. Miss Gamaliel
| Holmes Dixon was beautifully gowned
| in pink organdy, trimmed with pink rib
| bons, with all the accessories of her
| toilette corresponding, and very becom-
| ing 1t was to the pretty little maiden,
with her auburn curls and violet eyes.
| The following were her guests Misses
| Lizzie Curry. Mary Bryan, Elizabeth
Going, Mitaline Smith, Kate Harris. Ro-
berta Pearson, Susie Hardie, Annie Linn,
| Margaret Graves, Nellie Gregg, Lois
| Townley, Theolne Elliott Emily Morris,
| Eula Nabb Whatley, Elizabeth Morris,
| Margaret. Harvey, Ellen Linn Moulton;
Masters Bragg Conner, Robert Bradley,
seph John, Robert Badham, Henry Gray,
Frank White Lane.
| The Sunday school celebration services
| of ST. Mary s-on-the- Highlands, which
occur this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, will
| be as follows.
observation-disclosures day.
! Carol by infant class.
| Gospel according to st. Mathew 2Sth
| chapter.
Hymn, Hail the Glad Day.
Lords prayer (chanted.)
Remarks by the rector.
Christ our Passover (quartette)
| Presentations of banners and offerings.
Report of secretary.
Hymn }"Christ is Risen."
| Remarks by superintendent.
Hymn. Shout Forth the Tidings."
Creed !
Prayer (chanted)
"Nunc Dimittis" tchanted)
Benediction.
Offfcers of the Sunday school-R. p.
| Wetmore superintendent: T. i. McGow-
| an. secretary; Miss NJ. B. Pierce. treasur-
| err; Miss Roy Head, organist.
This unique invitation has been receiv-
ed:
Women's Board of Church Workers
Poverty Party at the Lecture Room of
the Third Presbyterian Church Mon
day Mite, April 6, at o'clock.
You air axed to doins US folks air
agoin to hev at the Third Presbyterian
church Monday nit April 6, at p. M
Every wummon that Gums must ware
a dark skirt and kotten shirt waist an
aprun to be appropriate. No gent with a
billed shirt and dood koller is allowed to
cum onless he pays fine of cents.
A kompetent kommitty will look arter
the bachelor fellers.
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