Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

cOnulllOnS, ana was Oh UNUSUAL interest,".
There were selections read from The
Virginians," by Joseph Baldwin; Wife
of Country Gentleman in Virginia" by
Kenney; yorktown Centennial" by
James B. Pope; poem by Cooke. and
Current Events We're discussed by tho
circle. After the literary exercises Miss
Blnn served delightful refreshments.
The Clionian circle meets next with Mrs.
]. w. Barclay. Seventh avenue.
Next Saturday afternoon, from to 6
O'Clock, the beautiful colonial reception
given q few weeks ago at the CONNER
ciaI club rooms by Mrs. E. N Snow will
be repeated at the handsome home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Moore. ON Eighth .3T-
enue. The same lovely children Who
reception will take part In the one of next
Saturday. reinforced by other talent and
beauty. There will be new features add
ed to the programme. and 1t will be even
a more elaborate affair than the one at
the Commercial club rooms a few weeks
ago. The organ fund of the First Meth
odist church will be benefited by the re-
ceipts.
The Edgewood Literary circle held an
important meeting on Thursday with
Mrs. McCary, on, Twenty-ninth street,
South Highlands 1t was the occasion OF
the semi annual election of officers, and
the balloting resulted in the unanimous
y
Mrs. J. A. Montgomery as vice-president,
Mrs. George Blinn, Jr., secretary, and
Mrs. Tomlinson as director. Mrs. Nc
Cary Mrs Arthur Adams and Mrs.
Charles Abbott were selected as COM
mittee upon pronunciation, the STANDARD
| dictionary being the authority.
Mrs. j. A Montgomery read an original
| sketch of Sydney Lanier, interspersed
with appropriate readings and selections
| from his works. Mrs. w. f. Nabers gave
,f Poll A1drioh
Mrs. H. d. Merrill read a paper upon
Paul Hayne and his white Glove" af.
ter which delicious refreshments were
served, with the decorations all in violet
tints and violet blooms The next meet
ing of the Edgewood circle will be held
next Thursday with Mrs. George Blinn.
Jr, as the regular fortnight meeting
would occur In holy week.
A telegram to the Atlanta Journal gives
details of the launching of the steamer
Atlanta at philadelphia on last Thurs
day. from which this extract is taken.
Miss Glenn has friends in Birmingham
who will be glad to learn how well she
did her part:
1.-THE launching of the Atlanta yester-
day afternoon was quite an event at the
Cramp yard, where the AtlantianS were
handsomely entertained.
Miss lisa Glenn proved a great success
as a bottlebreaker. Mr. Henry Cramp,
who stood beside her, had just told her
to be sure to strike the keel as the big
boat glided from the blocks down the
ways. He told her that when Mrs. Cleve-
land christened the st. Louis she missed
the mark and had to try it over before
the champagne bottle was successfully
broken.
"Forewarned in this manner, Miss
Glenn concentrated all her attention on
the heavy steel keel. Amid rafting of
hundred sledge hammers, gathering
away at the keel blocks which held the
great flag bedeeked hull in place, q slight
movement of the boat was detected.
Strike cried MIR. Cramp, and with one
swing she fair christener struck the keel
a square firm uppercut that gave those
who stood near her a champagne shower
bath. ri 80, frs a."
"A mighty cheer Dwent up from the
crowd on board and those who watched
the great boat from ashore. A dozen
boat whistles Shrieked in exultation. The
Atlanta had been christened. Swiftly as
toboggan gliding down a hill of icy
smoothness the ship went into the waters
and f1oated gracefully away with her
hundreds of flags floating gladly in the
springlke breeze. Three cheers were
given with hearty accord for Miss Glenn,
the Cramps and the Southern railway.
Miss Glenn bears home with her as a
souvenir badly broken champagne bot
tie, held together by network of gold
cord and decorated on the neck with
three streamers of blue and white, the
colors of the Southern's new steamship
line"
It will be gratifying to the congrega-
ton of st. Mary 's-on-t Highlands and
their friends throughout the city to learn
that very soon the decorating and beau
tifying of the interior of the church will
begin, and the entrance made more at
tractive by replacing the present steps by
handsome stone ones.
The Lii Hung Chang party given Fri
day afternoon and evening at the resi-
dence of Capt. and Mrs. John A. Walker,
by their lovely young daughter, Miss An
ME Walker and her Sunday school class,
was a. charming affair. and netted quite
sum for good cause. There were very
many present both afternoon and eve
ming, and much unadulterated fun en-
joyed by the young people In their efforts
to pin in the right place the cue of the
Chinaman. The handsome parlors wers
decorated with Japanese lanterns. and
the dinIng-room had pretty appropriate
Japanese devices. Delightful ices and
cakes were served. and prizes awarded
the best cue-pinners and the best guess
err of the various art exhibits" In the
afternoon Miss Carrie Cowan won the
first prize in the cue contest and Master
William Mudd received the consolation
prize.
In the evening Master Robert Munger
Won The hist PRIZE dHu MdStef t1dTTy
Hall the consolation, while Miss Carrie
Nance received the prize for giving the
largest number of correct answers con-
ceraning the art exhibit. The prizes
were all boxes of delicious candy.
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The Cadmean Literary circle was en-
tertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Henry L. Underwood Previous to the
literary programme delegates TO the con-
vention of the State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. to be held early In May at
Montgomery were selected. Mrs. James
A. Going. Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, Mrs.
John London, with Mrs. William Hardie
as alternate, were elected to represent
tn Cadmean circle at the convention,
Mrs. j. D. Moore read an original paper
upon 1.-The Slave Question in Earlier
Phases" Mrs. J. Morgan Smith one upon
Dear Old Nanny" and Mrs. Willis j.
Miner read one of Will Allen Drom-
coolies best stories, THE Wonderful Ex-
perence Meeting" Mrs. Underwood
served delicious refreshments after the
literary programme, when the circle ad-
iourned to meet next with Mrs. J. D.
Moore. esa
The meeting called bv Mrs O. r. Spen-