Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-26

sary scenic effect.
 The Thursday Evening Euchre club was charmingly entertained on Thursday | evening by MT. and Mrs. W. G. Estes It | their lovely colonial home, Nineteenth
 street, South Highlands The prize, an | exquisite cake plate, was won by Mrs.
 James Weatherly. This was the final meeting of the series. and the prize for | n>oking the best score during the series was awarded MT. Harry Coffin. The new
 series of games will begin next Thurs | day evening. Mrs. Estes served delicious | refreshments in several courses after the games of euchre were completed. | | The Clionian club met on Friday after l noon with Mrs. $. l.. Ledbetter The quo 1 tations were from South Carolina poets
 Mrs. Sturdivant read a paper upon the | Governors of South Carolina, and Mss 1 Rogan read one on Paul Hayne and His l Contemporaries" Mrs Riggs was his l torian of the meeting and questions upon | South Carolina history were asked and | answered by the club. Delightful re- treatments were enjoyed during the 1 afternoon. The Clionians will be the guests of Miss Sue Rogan next Friday afternoon.
 | Many of the prominent women of At | lanta are preparing for very unique l entertainment to be given shortly for the l benefit of the Grady hospital. It will be l a 'sSociety Circus" and there will be q grand street parade, with regular cir | GUS performance following, in both of | which many well-known Atlantians will | take part. Mrs. Robert J. Lowry and Mrs. Nellie Peters Black have charge or | the affair."
 The May festival, to be given on May | day in the lovely grounds of Hon. and ,rrilI ha " "a vival of the festivities of generations ago. There will be a May pole dance, thirty little flower girls and a queen Of May Miss Virginia Means-as sweet and beau- tiful as the wild roses which once blos- somed on English hedges. All the quaint
 features of the old festival will be re-
 peated by pretty Birmingham girls and
 boys.
 The Edeewood Literary circle was en-
 tertained on Thursday by Mrs. J. A.
 Montgomery, when the members devoted
 themselves to study of Elizabeth Stuart
 Phelps. her life and her writings. each
 one giving some item of interest concern
 ing her. Mrs Montgomery served tempt
 ing refreshments after the literary pro-
 gamme was rendered.
 Programme of the reunion of the Ala
 bama Federation of Literary clubs, to be
 held in Montgomery May and G. 1896;
 Tuesday, May 5, 10 a. m.-Informal
 meeting of officers and representatives.
 10:30 a. m.-Call to order Invocation, Rev. Neal Anderson
 Music.
 Address of welcome, Mrs. Clifford La
 nier, president of No Name club.
 Response, Miss Robbins, president of
 sta te federation.
 Enrolment of representatives.
 Reports of officers.
 Paper, "The Rela ton of the Club to the
 State Federation and of the State Feder-
 a ation to the Club'-Mrs. Caroline s. Low
 ell of the Cadmean circle.
 General business.
 5 D. m.-Music.
 Report of work from the state clubs for the season of 1895-96. Paper, "A Silent Partner"-Mrs. Erwin
 Craighead of the Mobile Reading club. General discussion, "The Aims and Methods of Literary Clubs" leader-Mrs. Fred Hardy of the Highland Book club, Birmingham Ala.
 "Wednesday, May 6, 10 a. m.--Invoca- | ton. Dr. George B. Eager | Music.
 | try"-Mrs. Robert Cunningham of the | C1onian circle, Birmingham, Ala. Reports of committees Election of officers. Unfinished business. | Discussion, "Woman in Literature,'
 
 sis.
 Presentation of officers. Adjournment.
 The executive board of the federation, | consisting of the state officers and the | state directors for each club, is called to
 meet on Tuesday, May 5, at 9:S0 a. m. | Friday afternoon the members of the Cadmean circle were the guests or Mrs. | N m AID In "a What can we do for our country?" Mrs. | John Towers read a paper, "Rock-a-by,
 Baby Boy, Mother is Here" This ques- l tion was then asked the members Of the | cirele Who are our immortals,' and | the discussion was led by Mrs. Alex T. London. During the afternoon delightful l refreshments were enjoyed by the mem bers. The Cadmean circle will be enter 1 tained next Friday afternoon by Mrs. D. | H. Cabaniss
 | According to the New York Journal l "perfumed fianner is the latest fad with | the women of the smart set. In appear | ance it resembles ordinary scarlet flannel ! of fairly good quality. It is prepared | by some secret process known only to the
 manufacturer, so that 1t emits delicious
 perfume. small piece serving to scent | every article in a bureau drawer. It IS l sold by the yard, but is only to be had or
 the man who makes It, and who is in l Paris, but will forward It by mall. me l perfume is said to be far more enduring | than any of the sachets commonly in use. | Yesterday the picnics began in earnest | The Sunday school of the Church of the l Advent, with many guests, enjoyed a | glorious day amid the beauties of Blount l Springs. The train left the railway sta | tion after o'clock and reached Blount | early in the day There were rambles | in the beautiful woods visits to the won- | derful springs dancing in the hotel and a splendid spread of good things, prepared by some of our best housekeep-
 CTS The happy, tired party reached l home about dusk with not disagreeable | happening to mar the days pleasure. Many young folks, chaperoned by Mrs. l Anna O. Phelan, spent yesterday in. the | woods They filled a large wagon and
 carried with them an elaborate lunch. | Mrs. George l.. Haven, corresponding | secretary of the state federation has | arranged with the railroad officials for | reduced rates for delegates to and from
 Montgomery where there are ten or | more All ladies who will attend the