The age-herald., 1897-11-14

debut into Birmingham society at that tlme Miss Martha has just returned from an extensive tour of Europe, and Is a very charming and accomplished rep resentative of one of Birmingha's old est families. Miss Martin will enter so- cisty under very delightful auspices, and Birmingham's social world is on the qui vive in anticipation of the beautiful recepton.
 The Thursday evening Euchre club
 was entertained by Mir. and Mrs. Dan
 Greene, at thair home on Eleventh ave-
 nue, South Highlands. The prize, hand- some water color, was won by Mrs. Har-s
 ry Jones. The club will meet next with
 MT. and Mrs. J. Bruce Morson.
 
 Prof Alexander l.. Bondurant Of
 Mississippi university, delivered g. lec-
 ture Thursday evening at the Pollock Stephens institute before the faculty. patrons and alumnae, which was a clas- sic gem. His subject, "The Private Life of the Ancient Roman Citizen" was ably ard eloquently treated, and much enjoyed by an apprecdative audience. Miss Minnie Vaughan and dr. George
 
 at Buchanon, Va.
 | Mrs. F. T. Ta1faferro, principal of the l Pollock-Stephens institute, entertained | the senior class Friday afternoon. from to o'clock, with a charming recep- tion.
 The Apollo club is rehearslng indus | triously twice a week preparing a mu- l sical feast for their friends, to be pre- l sented in two or three weeks. At this concert Miss Helen Williams will play | von Weber's concertstuck for piano, with ] full orchestra accompaniment. This will
 be the first time local pianist has been | heard with orchestral accompaniment. l The choral section of the club meets on 1 Monday night, and the orchestral Sec- tion on Thursday night in hall over | Jesse French Piano company. l Mir and Mrs. A. Goldstein, of New Or l leans, are spending a few days in the city with their relatives, MT and Mrs. F. Caheen, en route to their home. 1
 The me mbers of the Cadmean Circle l were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. l Williams Friday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph 1 McLester reviewed "Quo Vadis," and 1 Mrs. J. D. Moore gave a paper upon l Greater New York" Mrs. Willis J. | Milner introduced a. very unique and l interesting feature during the evening, l when sine presented each member of the l club with handsome folded card, upon l which was printed thirty-three familiar | quotations, with this legend from Shake l speare: q profess not talking; only this, | let every man do his best" The cards | had pencils attached, and a prize was I offered to the club woman who gave | correctly the greatest number of names l of the authors of the quotations. Mrs Joseph McLester and Mrs. James | Weatherly tied for the prize, but Mrs. | Weatherly won on the cut, and was pre- scented with a beautiful edition of
 "Arne," a. Scandinavian literary work. 1 Only twenty minutes were given for | guessing the authors. The ladies also | discussed the feasibility of arranging to l have the public High school library l placed in more convenient location,
 and kept open every day. The club will
 meet with Mrs. John P. Tillman next l Friday afternoon.
 l The FJdgewood Literary Critics met
 with Ms. B. 0. Watkins. Mrs. Burt 1 Porter read paper upon "rhe Bards of l Germany Miss Rosebud Lewis rsad an | interesting selection. The club will be l entertained next by Mrs. l.. P. Worl. l There will be an important business
 meeting of the Highland Book club next | Wednesday, mornfng at 10:30 o'clock at | the home of Ms. N. D. Barker, Nine | teenth street. Sou tln Highlands. 1 The Atlanta Constitution gives this ac- 1 count of the reception of the Atlanta l Woman's club, which occurred Friday l afternoon:
 The members of the Atlanta Woman's l club celebrated the second anniversary l of their club at an elegant inception, al | which there were a number of invited | guests. These inlcluded number of dis
 tingu!lshed gsn.lemen, who were receved
 by the ladies with the greatest cordial | ity, assuring them that the club rocTns l were always open to itheim
 l The club occupies now spacious apart ments in Lhe Grand, and ppss nted very
 brilliant scene It was difficult to real l ize that from the little party of women
 meeting in Mrs. Lowes parlor two yeats
 ago such a'n organization could have l grown.
 l Palms and beautiful flowers adorned l the main hallway, and a superb bunch of l Anastcam Beauty roses were conspicuous I in the decorations and were sent by Mrs. Joseph Thompson, an honorary member l of the club. The orchestra discoursed the sweetest music during the afternoon, ard ! delicious refreshments were served from
 the dining room, The table here was art is.ic in decora tons of chrysanthemunrs and silver cande1abra.
 Mrs Charles Read, the president of the | club and hostess of the occasion, re- ceived the guests with that grace and charm that entities her to the repuat,on she has of being one of tine most charn- irg and cultured women in Atlanta's so- cial realm. Mrs. Read wore an elegant toilette of black and orange satin. fhe