Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

(All items OF social interest will be gladly
George Ba s See b be Mfs
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High
lands. Telephone $685.
The regular monthly meeting of the
General Sumter chapter Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will be held
tomorrow Saturday morning at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. n. W. Trimble, corner Thir-
teenth avenue and Twenty-first street.
South Highlands, at 10 80 O'Clock. A pro
gramme appropriate for the national holi-
day has been arranged, and every mem
Der is urged to be present.
Mr. Brazer ST., of our city. who ds a
prominent member of the Sons of the
Revolution, is perhaps the only person
now living in Alabama who was pres
emit at the laying of the corner stone of
the Bunker-Hill monument. Mr. Brazer
was one of the multitude gathered to wit
ness the interesting ceremonies Incident
TO that occasion. and he heard on that
day the famous GRAFTON delivered by
Daniel Webster.
Miss Kathleen Lewis is attending the
Alabama Chautauqua at Talladega.
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Mrs. John Boddie and little Miss Rita
Lutte LEFT yesterday for st. Clair Springs.
They will be absent several weeks.
Mrs H. B. Gray, Master Henry Gray
and Mrs. A. s. Vandegrift and family are
also at st. Clair Springs.
Mrs. s. e. Mcqueen of Eutaw is the
guest of her son, Mr.. William Mcqueen.
on the South Highlands. Mrs. Mcqueen
Is accompanied by her two grandsons,
Masters Pickens and Robert Mcqueen of
Eutaw.
Miss 3. A. Allen left yesterday for
Monteagle, Tenn.
Mrs. B. F. Moore and her little son are
now in Tennessee, where they will remain
until cooler weather.
Mrs. Charles Heidi and children have
returned from fortnight's stay at
Blount Springs.
The following invitation has been re-
ceived by the young. friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Leedy: Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
Leedy, at home, Thursday, July 9, to H.
Reply" Enclosed are the cards of Miss
Stratton of Memphis and Miss Wilson of
Atlanta, in honor of whom Mr.. and Mrs
Leedy will entertain.
Miss Margie Hooper gave on Wednes-
day afternoon luncheon in compliment
to Miss Ella Smith, Miss Durante and
rations were in white and yellow and the
menu was an elaborate one. The follow
ing were Miss Hooper's guests: Misses
Ella Smith, Carrie Gilman, Marie Du-
rante Mary Cleary, Addie Evans, Gussie
Cleary, and Mrs. Charles Scholar.
Gen. and Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes left
yesterday for GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Later
General Rhodes will go to Chicago to be
present at the national democratic con-
yention.
Mrs. E. L. Brown is visiting her aunt,
Mrs p. H. Earle, 1920 Third avenue
Hon. and Mrs. ia. VanHoose left yes
terday afternoon for their annual outing
in Walker county. They carried with
them the following large party and will
remain In camp a month: Mrs. Joseph
McLester, Mr.. and Mrs. f. D. Young,
Misses jamie VanHoose, JAMIE McLester,
Mary G. Earle, Helen VanHoose, Dora
McLester, Virginia Walker, Estelle Tur-
ner, Lena and Eloise Jackson Susie Nc
Lester, Annie VanHoose, Messrs. James
s. McLester, Mack VanHoose, Everett
Mead, Beverly Head, Harry Hawkins,
Henry Snow of Tuscaloosa Will Leedy,
Robert Hudson.
Montgomery, July 2.-(SpeciaL)-In re-
Spouse to the call for a meeting at the
residence OF. Mrs. ]. d. Beale to form a
chapter of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy to be called 1.-THE Cradle of the
Confederacy," the following ladies were
present:
Mesdames Charles Pollard, Jennie
Baldwin Craik, Miss Craik, Miss Caroline
b. Reese Mesdames Mary Baldwin Will
liams, Mary Phelan Watts, Jesse Drew
Beale, Minnie Reese Richardson, w. E.
Richardson, l.. w. Semple, Frank Stol-
lenwerck, Robert M. Collins and A. M.
Baldwin, Miss Edith Hurter, Miss
Gar9lee H 1,It a Mrs. John e.
Mrs. P. A. Travis, Mrs, Michael L.
Woods, Miss Corinne Woods, Miss Mat
tie Woods, Mrs. William H. Micou Mrs
Edward Tyler Ledyard, Mrs. Eliza H.
Banks, Miss Juliet S. Craik, Miss Mamie
b. Bethea, Mrs. Mary v. Gresner, Mrs.
William A. Gayle, Mrs. Annie w. Cobbs
and Miss Kate Westcott.
Mrs. Charles Pollard Ball was elected
president, Mrs. Jessie Drew Beale, vice
president; Mrs. Kate Watts Collins, re-
cording secretary; Miss Minnie Reese
Richardson, treasurer and Miss e. M.
Bullock, corresponding secretary.
The following ladies were elected on
the finance committees:
Mrs, l.. w. Semple, chairman; Mes
danes Frank Stollenwerck William H.
Micou, Mary v. Gesner and Mary P.
Watt.
The object of the chapter will be to be-
gin at once nucleus for a memorial cir
culating library to the women of the
Confederacy." The plans are to be de-
veloped in the future. The interest and
aid of every mother. wife, sister, daugh-
ter and niece of any Confederate soldier,
living or dead, is asked and invited most
to join these daughters. A re-
quest for this chapter has been sent to
Miss Sallie Jones at Camden, Ala, who
has the honor of forming the first chap
ter in Alabama, and through her to Mrs
Rains of Savannah, president of the Unit
ed Daughters, or the daughters of all
the states that compose the Confeder-
acy
Certificates of membership are given to
every one who wishes to join.
The following names Of persons not
present were enrolled as members:
Misses Letitia Tyler, Mary w. Phelan,
Natalie Phelan, Adele Goodwin, Eliza
M. Bullock, Annie Goldthwaite, Olivie
Arlington, Caroline Beale, Gabrielle
Watts and Mesdames John M. WHY, C.