Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-18
SOCIETY,".

DR.. J. D. Dabney is absent in Mississip-
pi looking after his plantation.
Mrs. Jos. r. Smith. Jr., and Mrs. M.
B. Starke, returned from Montgomery
last night.
The teachers of the public schools held
an interesting meeting In the High school
building yesterday afternoon.
The next pupils recital of the Birming
ham Conservatory of Music will be given
in the afternoon of the coming Satur-
day.
Mrs. Mamie Taylor Franklin, beauti-
full young widow of Columbus. Miss, has
promised a visit to Mrs. e. II. Cabaniss
during the holidays.
The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club met
yesterday with Mrs. H. r. Johnston. Miss
Eloise Johnston won the prize. The re-
freshments were oysters daintily served.
Mrs. w. M. Newbold received yester-
day from Gilmore county a large lot of
holly and mistletoe and other evergreens,
which she presented to Mrs. w. S. Brown
for decoration at the reception tonight.
Miss Louise Melvin, one of Selma's
beautiful bells, and indeed one of the
most beautiful young ladies in the state,
arrived last night at o'clock and attend
ed the reception at the Sloss mansion.
She will be the guest of Mrs John P.
Tillman until after the Southern club re-
ception.
The Cadmen Circle has suggested that
the nine literary and social clubs of the
city arrange a joint meeting, SO that all
the ladies may become better acquainted,
and thus work tremendously together.
Several matters of benefit to all will be
discussed The combined clubs can bring
famous lecturers and well-known literati
to the city, and afford the public genuine
entertainment and instruction. 1t would
prove an encouragement to lecturer to
know that several hundred Of the leading
ladies' of the city were interested in his
success.
The Birmingham Conservatory of Mu-
sic will celebrate Beethoven's birthday
on the 18th of December A sketch of
the life of this famous composer will be
read, and the best selections from his
compositions will be given. This will be
the initial performance of the plan that
Mr. Guckenberger has mapped out for
next year. The birthday of Handel,
Schubert. Mozart and other great COM
posers, will be fittingly observed, and the
public will be given the opportunity TO
become better acquainted with the mas
tiers of music.
The editor of a paper at Storm Lake,
Ia, is now in hiding in swamp near
that place In consequence of the way ne
mixed up the reports of cattle show and
q concert: "The concert by sixteen of
storm Lakes most beautiful young ladies
was highly appreciated. They sang in
charming manner. winning the plaudits
of the entire audience, who pronounced
them the first breeds of short horns in
ntpxr faxU n them
rich brown color but the majority of
them are spotted, brown and white. Sew
eral of the heifers were fine-bodied, light
limbed animals. and promise to prove
good property.-Ex.
The following invitation Is self-explan-
atory:
.sThe honor of yourself and ladies at
the Fourteenth Annual Opening Ball of
Peoenix club, Birmingham, Ala, on Wed
nesday, Nov. Is, 1896, will be appreciated.
1.-THE ENTERTAINMENT COM'TEE.
mine thirty p. m"
The Phoenix is the leading social organ
ization of the Jewish citizens of this city,
and their balls and receptions are proven
bial The club Is first-class In every par
ticular and ranks among the first in the
south. Following are the officers of the
Phoenix:
Officers:-I c. Lebolt, president; Eu-
gene Flies, vice-president; Leo. K.
Steiner, treasurer; M. Levy, secretary.
Board of Directors:-7Joe Slaughter, Ed
gar Adler Ike Adler.
Entertainment Committee. ]. Dahl
man, chairman; NJ. d. Friedman, Leopold
Loeb, Alvin Rothschild.
The marriage of Mr.. Jas. L. Cole and
Miss Alice Vivian Brownlee. the artist.
authoress and poetess, took place Tues
day afternoon at the home of the bride at
Mulberry, Ala. Shortly after the ceremo-
nv the groom accompanied by the bride
and month-in-law, took the East Tennes-
see passenger train and arrived in Biz
mingham at 7:55 p. M, and were driven to
the residence of Mr.. Jno. B. Cole, in North
Birmingham, where reception was ten
dered them. The bride is one of the
sweetest, as well as one of the most gift
ed of Alabama's daughters. Gifted with
a sweet face, an amiable disposition and
with manner most fascinating. Scarcely
had she entered her teens when she wrote
the "Affinitier," novel which had an ex-
tensive circulation. Since then she has
written several others and has been
constant contributor 70 various maya
zines. The groom Is rising young Law