Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

On6i Oh the DelleS Oh Al1dnld, Was SSlCSbSu
to lchriSten the vessel The party re-
turns home Friday morning.
The brilliant theater party given by the
Shriners of Zamora Temple on Tuesday
evening at the opera house in honor of
Roland Reed was beautiful compli-
ment, not only to a man of dramatic
| genius, but also to prominent member
| of the same order. The ladies were
| handsomely gowned many of them In
evening toilettes, and the Shriners wore
| their red fezes. After the play the thea
| ter party repaired to their hall, where
| an elaborate collation. was handsomely
served. The following ladies and gentle
men constituted the party:
Mr.. Harry Hawkins and Misses Mar
garet and Olive Hooper, Mr. S. Nc
Gauhgy and Miss Mable Sommervile
| Mr.. James McLester and Miss Dollie
| Weir, Mr.. j. w. Hawkins and Misses Ja-'
ME and Dora McLester, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| A. Chenoweth, Dr. and Mrs. George NJ
| Morrow, Miss Anna Morrow, DR.. and
| Mrs. r. M. Cunningham, Mr.. Joe Frank
and Miss Merritt Frank, Miss Eva Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. George Blinn, Jr., Mrs.
George Blinn, Sr., Mr.. A. j. Camp and
Miss Bessie Blinn, Mr.. w. ]. Pearce and
Miss Jennie Smith, Mr.. and Mrs D.J Fox,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs.
George f. Wheelock, Mr.. and Mrs. C. e.
Meglemery, Mr.. and Mrs ]. d. Hillhouse,
Mr.. and Mrs. Penhale, Miss Penhale, Mr.
anu MFS. L. 0dlafne, MI. anu MTS. II. l..
Turpin, Mr.. r. o. Randall and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Patterson, Mr..
Charles Wheelock and Miss --, Mr..
V. G. Young and Miss Beulah Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Lockwood and son,
Mr.. w. c. Battle and daughter Mr. John
Thomas and Mrs. Gertie Gregory, Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Wheeler, Mr. Wiley H.
Johnston and Miss Maggie OBrien, Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Hassett, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Lazarus, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stephens
and daughters Mr. and Mrs. Fl. L. Bad
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kettig, Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. Starks, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
j. Woltersdorf Mr.. w. M. Smith and
Miss BERTHE Hays, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Odom, Mr. and Mrs. T. ]. Mullen, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Graves, Messrs. H. B. Wheelock, w. B.
Phillips, M. d. Montague, E. King, p.
Gilardoni, DR.. Dabney, H. B. Wilkins,
DIR. ]. B. Barclay, William Scearr, C.
Theobold, L. V. Clark and T. Y. Cain.
Jacks Tips.
1t was never Jupiter Pluvius who won
yesterday, though he made magnificent
showing after his fashion. Out at the
fair grounds Birmingham's best were in
quiet defiance so far as the weather was
concerned. Fully 1900 people turned Out,
thereby showing that the Magic City is
fully alive to the situation and more than
appreciative of good sport. Especially
remarkable was the number of ladies,
who dotted the grand stand plentifully.
Their enthusiasm scarcely knew a, bound,
and their interest never tagged from the
initial sight of the first purse-taker to
the end of the afternoon, when Sauterne
came in an easy winner
Say what you WILL women are an in
SEPARATION at the races. Whether or not
they have anything to win or lose, they
are keenly alive to the charm contained
in the element of chance. With them 1t
ThaU nick
the horse they wish shall win, not be-
cause he has a record, not because the
odds are for or against him, but simply
because they like his looks Then If you
are husband, father, brother or sweet
heart and fail to place your money on
him, do not expect any sympathy in your
losses. Sweet woman is not. above say
ing II told you so,' and you are not long
finding it out. When her choice fails to
come in till the other horses have been
returned to their stables she placidly re-
marks that the track was muddy, and If
you can't see why it was just as muddy
for the horse you picked she ignores you
with quiet disdain. About that time you
will do well to stop talking.
/ watched two women yesterday. 1
am free to say that it was an education
in itself. Somehow or other a specially
smart crowd had collected in their cor
ner and many witty sally was, MADE
anything that offered. But I did not
watch the men; one sees them every
where. l waited till these two little wo-
men had-well, more than a passing in
terest in a race, and then watched them
keenly You might have fired off can
non cracker at their feet, and they would
never have taken their eyes off of those
horses They were betting" on Fritzie,
and when he ambled in gentle loser
those two faces were worth seeing.
h fIat. for
space, then one said breathlessly my
dollars gone" Well we knew 1t
might said the other. at was keep or
risk, and anyway we've had the fun"
l rather like that.
The prettiest girl out there yesterday
was one who evidently enjoyed things
keenly She was all in black, and
through the meshes of her dotted veil her
eyes glanced the brighter for the reason
has known what. good horses are since
away back before the COS. / heard
her laugh once or twice, and 1t did me
good; 1t was such ringing hearty
sound. AS she passed me on her way
out somebody was officious enough to
say it might not be long before -, but
didn't like to listen, so I asked him how
much he lost on Masonic Home.
Whatever they say of outside condi-
lions, IL CdnnOt DE dSScItc0 tiidt SOuthVih
traditions have not been fully vindicated. 1
Whatever we may not know down here,
we have always known that good
horse is one of the most intelligent things
of creation. 1t takes a southern grand
stand crowd to give rousing cheer for
the winner for we know good horse
flesh in Dixie. Our fathers and grand
fathers knew it before us. We love the
KEEN slender creatures, with their SEN
sitive nostrils and delicate arch of neck
only sometimes we fail to pick the
winner, and then we have the satisfac-
ton of knowing we bought round-trip
ticket before we left for the fair
grounds.
indications for today are good The
attendance will be double what it has
been. as it is ladies' day. Birmingham
women evidently appreciate good
thing, and the stand this afternoon will
be the more attractive by reason of their
presence. 80.
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