Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-07
SOCIETY'S DOMAINS.
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Loyalty. like gratitude, is a virtue OF
such type that all men claim 10 possess
it, and especially do we admire the quail
ity when there is no selfish end to be
gained. The south has ever been noted
for the patriotism and loyalty of its sons
and daughters. and how can we better
evidence these choice virtues than by
cherishing the memory of those who fell
in defense of our country's rights? This
the Organization knownu as the Daugh-
tiers of the ConfedeTacy calls upon us
to do. Every southern woman should re-
spond. To well do we realize that the
trend of sentiment among some OF our
people is to belittle the effort OF the
southern people fer a separate govern
ment, thinking that the civil war was
blot on the nations history. Some say:
LET the dead past bury its dead: Let
us forget there was ever conIederacy
of southern states. Let us live in the
fact that we are one people, the north
and the south one great country, under
one flag"
These people mistake the object of our
organization. 1t is not intended by us
to defend the right of secession (at our
homes that right needs no defense) but
to embalml the memory of the heroic men
and women Of the lost cause.
This generation should be keenly alive
to the fact that now is the time to pre-
serve from oblivion valuable facts for
the future historian. A little effort now
will be of great benefit few years hence.
AS the women of the south infused pa
triotism wherever 1T was needed and
nerved the faltering arm during the four
long years OF conflict, let us be also their
high privilege to assist in preserving the
history of that time with all Of its sacred
relics
ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS.
The Phoenix club will interest their
lady friends and members with their
usual entertaining game OF eucnre
Wednesday evening. March TO- Prizes
will be presented to those fortunate
enough to secure them:
notwithstanding the continuous down.
pour Of rain on Friday night the Athen-
cum chapel was filed with interested and
excited spectators of the spelling match
between the Howard cadets and the
Atheneum girls. They spelled for more
than two hours, the excitement growing
more intense as the numbers were
gradually thinned. Finally there were
left standing only one cadet, Mr.. O'Hara,
while in the opposing line were nine self
composed young ladies. Mr.. OHara
stood bravely for his colors, and before
he was forced to take his seat the number
of girls was reduced to four. Victory
finally gave the palm to the young la
dies But the cadets did well, covered
themselves with glory and yielded only
after severe and long continued con-
test. After the entertainment the SPELL
ers all met In the Atheneum parlor,
SHOOK hands across the bloody chasm,"
where refreshments were served, and an
hear was spent most delightfully."-
The Cleveland Belles-Lettres club met
at the home of Mrs. G. B. Powell, on
Thursday last, and a delightful after
noon was spent.
The programme rendered was the first
on the study of Mississippi, and was as
follows:
Roll-call, answered by mentioning
some fact concerning aborigines or In
dams.
Mississippi, it's Topography and Gen
eral Features-Mrs. Buck.
Early History of Mississippi--Mrs G.
B. Powell.
DeSoto and His Discoveries-Mrs. Nor
riS.
Mrs. j. T. Smith, who was to have
read a selection from some Mississippi
poet, was absent.
The day of meeting was changed from
Friday to Thursday.
No other business being on hand the
meeting adjourned.
The social side of the meeting was not
less pleasant than the literary. Music
and conversation caused the time to slip
quickly away
The hostess served dainty refreshments.
Mrs. T. s. Tate will entertain the club
on Thursday, the 18th.
Mr.. D. r. Myers, after an extended visit
to relatives in this vicinity end South
Alabama, left for his home in Hender-
sonville. N. c.. on Tuesday.
Mrs. C. D. DeBardeleben will go to
Blocton next week to join her husband
who has secured a position in that place
Miss Carrie Morris, one of the bellies of
Nashville, Tenn. is visiting Miss Mai
Duncan, 1918 AvAenue E.
The Art League will treat us to novel
exhibition on March 16. The members ex-
press themselves as delighted with the
kindly interest shown by artists and col
lectors. who are sending such interesting
and characteristic posters to them Over
two hundred are already in hand and
such American artists is VIII H. Bradley.
Edward Penfield, Kenyon Cox, Louis
Rhead. c. D. Gibson are represented, be-
sides the noted artists of France, Ger
many and England.
The Phoenix club will hold its annual
election Of officers tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Eugene Flies, the present vice-pres-
tdent is to be elevated to the presidency
of this popular social club. Mr.. s.
Steiner will become the vice-president
Neither of these gentlemen having any
opposition to the positions to which they
aspire. The board of directors for the
coming year is also to be chosen.
The Young Mems Hebrew association
hold their usual monthly meeting this
afternoon.
The newly-orga nized Ladies auxiliary
of the Young Mems Hebrew association
met this week and adopted Tuesday as
their time of meeting. Next Tuesday
they are to read the Prisoner Of Zenda.
1t is confidently expected that there will
be large increase on next Tuesday night
of the membership of this circle. Their
meetings in the past were always a source
of pleasure and instruction. and will be
more so in the future.
The many friends of Miss Marie V.
Wilson were agreeably surprised to learn
that on Wednesday last, in New Orleans,
she became the bride of Mr.. Edward
Thorp Of Franklin. La. II was known
by Miss Wilson's intimates that she was
engaged but at the same time 1t was
understood the date for the nuptials had
been set for later date. She went to