The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-09
In the Social Realm of
Birmingham and Elsewhere

MIS-. john r. Whee1:r entertainS this
afternoon from to o'clock with
progressive logomachy, complimentary
to the Misses Briggs, of Franklin, Tenn,
who are the guests of Mrs. B. M. Starks.
Miss Bianka Randall, of Gadsden.
reached Birmingham Tuesday and will
spend the winter in r. city with her
relatives, Mr. J. L. Polk and family, on
Tenth avenue, South Highlands.
Miss Maliza Moore left Tuesday night
for her home at Greensboro, Ky.
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Miss Virginia MacTavish of Baltimore
is making arrangements to have the first
Maryland oysters and terrapins sent to
Rome for an American luncheon, which
she proposes 10 give on her return to the
Eternal City. Miss MacTavish has writ
ten to New York to SIC if arrangements
can be made so that oysters and terra
pins can be sent alive by the way of
Genoa, reaching Rome about the same
lcime that Miss NacTavish gi.its there If
they can be properly cared for on board
the ship, she thinks they can be SENT
Oysters and terrapins have been sent
frcrn Baltimore to England, but never be
lOIS W ddlu MISS htC dNISu
entertained extensively las, winter in the
Bandini palace, which they will again
occupy. 1t is their purpose to give a
luncheon, at which American dishes shall
be served. Miss MacTavish, who has
been in America since August, will sail
on Saturday for Liverpool and will go to
Paris. and thence to Rome for '.he winter.
She and her molah,sr now live abroad
and visit Baltimore only once year.
Miss MacTavish is one OF the few lineal
descendants of Charles Carroll OF Carroll
tom, being his rea-great-granddaug
Shs is also a granddaughter of Gen.
Winfield Scott. through whom she comes
into connection with the NEST distin-
guished families in Virginia. .
Miss Elizabeth Shelley has returned
from charming visit to the Misses
Leary, ait Atlanta Miss SHELLEY is stop
ping at the Morris ho.el.
Prof Guckenberger has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness ITO re-
sumo his duties at the Conservatory.
A meeting of the relief committee of
the Society of United Charities is called
this morning ait 10 O'clock. The. rain pre-
wanted the attendant of many members
en- Friday last and the regular meeting
was postponed.
Misses BERTHE and Beulah Heggs and
Miss Maggie Brislin of Selma are visit
ing Miss Bertha Maxey, 300 South Nine
teenth street.
The Novelist club met Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. George A. Gibson Mrs.
John Terry read pap=r on Sir Walter
Scott; Mrs. James G. Snedecor had one
ON Amy Robsart and Mrs. S. e. Stinson,
one on Sir Walker Raleigh. Mrs. George
Gibson gave very interesting talk on
th4 Earl of Leicester. Refreshments were
served, and the club adjourned to meet
next with Mrs. E. L. Higdon.
The ladies of Grace Episcopal church,
Woodlawn, will give an oyster supper at
Burris hall next Friday from to II
O'Clock p. m.
Miss Gertrude Caldwell, of Russell
vile, KY, will reach Birmingham today
and will spend sometime with Mrs. H.
H. Mayberry at her home on the South
Highlands.
Mrs. Henry Hunter Mayberry has is
sued Invitations to an afternoon recep-
ton for Wednesday, Dec. Is, from to 5
O'Clock in honor of her guest. Miss Cald-
we'll, of Russellville, Ky.
The Kings Daughters will meet Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 O'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. John London, Twenty
first street, South Highlands.
The Nineteenth Century club was en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mss
Estelle John at the home of Maj and
Mrs. Joseph Hardie. The following was
the interesting programmes:
Paper-"Criticism of Adais;" Miss
Broadnox.
Paper-"Beauty, Feeling and Imaglna-
ton of Shelley,s Poetry" Mrs. Joseph
McLester
REPRESENTATIONS From Shelley"
Miss Julia Ward.
Discussion-'The Cloud, and lode to