Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-14
IN
SOCTETY'S DOMAINS.

Mrs. Gov. Johnston returned to Mont
gomery yesterday.
Mrs W L. Murdoch has returned from
the south.
Mrs ]. l.. Cole, nee Miss Vivian Brown
lee, is an artist as well as novelist She
has completed a portrait of little Miss
Eula Josephine. daughter of Hon. 5. D.
Weakley, and the work displays rare tai
ent. The painting was made from
photograph, but has the naturalness and
truthfulness of a painting from He
The following invitation has reached
the State Herald
Rev. and Mrs. A. Hood
request your presence
al the marriage of their daughter,
Kate,
Mr. James NJ Donaldson,
on Tuesday, March sixteenth.
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven,
at five o'clock D. M,
Methodist Episcopal church. South.
Midway, Alabama.
AT home, Pratt City Ala, after March
The State Herald Acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the following invitation:
Mrs. Carrie Lee
invites you to be press Mt at the marriage
of her daughter,
Cora,
to
Mr. Edgar H. Sharpley.
Wednesday evening, March "a
at eight O'Clock.
- Methodist Church.
Hartselle. Ala,
1897
Birmingham is especially fortunate
just now. in having in her midst Mr.. w.
NJ. Derthick, of Chicago, who Is founder
and president of the Federation of Musi-
cal clubs in the United States Mr.. Der
thick Is here for the purpose of ORGANIC
ing another one of his series of clubs.
As all towns unsteady ambitious aspire
to have organizations of this kind among
them, Birmingham will doubtless be-
come the home of the largest. best club
in the south. Nothing could do more to
elevate the tastes and enlarge musical
appreciation than a club of Mr.. Deth-
ick's plan.
The music pupils and a few patrons
of Miss Hattie Morton enjoyed an unu-
sual treat Saturday morning. At her
home studio Mr. W. NJ. Derthick gave a
talk on the beautiful and imaginative
in music. He and Miss Morton treated
all to a charmingiy improvised pro-
gramme on the order of an Illustrative
recital. numbers being selected from
Schumann, Reinecke Kullak and Grieg.
Mr. Derthick painted the pictures so
beautifully with his choice language that
each selection became tone poem to
even the most unmusical hearers.
Mrs. William Reckling and daughter,
Hazel. returned yesterday from a visit
to relatives at Woodstock.
The Phoenix club will, on the evening
of Wednesday, March "a, from O'Clock
to | a. m, have its annual children'S
ball. The younger, as AL as the old
er people, will be in Pink Dominos, and
as usual, the souvenirs to the young
people will be distributed by we'll Sc
lected committee of the ladies' of the
club The entertainment committee will
leave nothing undone to make this &C.
casion as enjoyable as the affairs of the
past have been during this season.
Miss Pauline Baum. quite an attract
i've as well as handsome young lady,
from Montgomery Ala is visiting Miss
Dian Holzer TT Seventeenth street.
The Belles-Lettres club was very
agreeably entertained by Mrs. T. s Tate,
on Thursday.
The following programme was given:
Roll call, (quotations). War Period in
Mississippi" Mrs. Putnam.
Character sketch of Jefferson Davis,
His Life, and Home-Mrs. T. S. Tate.
Noted Men of Mississippi-Miss Powell.
Reading from Irwin Russell, Christ
mas Night in the Quarters" Mrs. DeJar-
nette
AS soon as the meeting was adjourned
the hostess served refreshments consist
ing Of sandwiches, coffee and cake, and
in the discussion of these good things
pleasant social hour ensued
The club meetings are becoming more
interesting all the time.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
j. G. DeJarnette.