Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
IRAR Resee4 &C. RHRa

From a. m. tn p. m. today the soda
fountain at Newman's drug store, corner
First avenue and Twentieth street, will be
turned over to St. Agnes Guild, Church
of the Advent under the management of
Mrs. Robert Newman. president of the
Guild. The following young ladies, men,
bers of the Guild, will preside at the fount-
ain, draw the soda water serve ice cream
and cake and other refreshing and deli-
eious drinks. Those In charge will he
morning: Misses lxittie Battle, Ethel Nor
row, Lydia Habicht and Adele Shaw Az
ternoon-Misses Clara and Aieen Cotton,
Gertie Gehrs, Florence Rumph and Hattie
Tutwiler. Evening-AIisses Edith Buell.,
Sada Hawkins Kate PEBBLES and Annie
Pegues. With such a bevy of beauty and
other attractions combined, the young la
dies can safely promise themselves a most
successful time, and the day will be
membered with much pleasure by all who
give them their presence and partake of
the deicaeies served by such dainty fin
gers. -
Summer Festival 7.s0 this evening, Goth
street station, short route, Highland ave
nue. line. Dummies will be held over for
festival. Public cordially invited. Tickets,
or admission paid at door, 25c for adults
and l5c for children, refreshments included.
Musical and dramatic programme
Those contributing to the musical and
dramatic programme. also the young ladies'
receiving with Mrs. Underwood at the
Summer Festival" this evening, are re-
quested to be at the house promptly at
$780, or as near thereafter as possible.
The Daughters of the Confederacy met
yesterday afternoon WIKI Mrs. Jos. f.
Johnston. Mrs. e. J. Dunn presided. A
lie. ter from Mrs. Rose Garland Lewis was
read accepting the presid ncy. Mrs.
Laura G. Camp declined to act as his
toiian and Mis- j. Asa Rountree was
elected.
The following letter was read:
birmingham, Ala, July 10, 1897.
Miss Alma Rittenburg, Secretary of the
Daughters of the Goafederacy.
DeartMiss Rlt. enburg As chairman of
a committee acting for Camp Hardee
have engaged our comrade benson Tex
congressman to deliver speech on the
fifth day of August next a Lak4view on
1.-The Confedei ate Solder We viii prob
ably have a reunion of the old soldiers of
the County on that day We want a fine
audience to greet tbs speaker and 1t would
give us especial pleasure to see the.
Daughters" out in full force, showing
their eolors. Res rived seats will be held
for you and a notice of the probable space
required is desired. The address will be
in the forenoon and a basks( dinner to
those who will make a day of it, but con-
venient to those who may desire to re-
turn to their homes earlier The city pa
pers will keep You advised as 10 the pro-
gramme as perfected. Wishing eminent
success 10 your patriotic order and that
good things may come to each of you
individually, l am.
Faithfully Yours,
4. A HAMILTON,
For Committee.
committee consisting of Mrs e. J.
Dunn, Mrs. Ruffner Mrs. Roumree, Mrs.
Charles G. Brown, Miss Alma Ritteniburg,
Mrs. JOS. T.. Johnston, Mrs. Fred Hapdie,
Mrs. Wilbur Brown and tho sponsors of
this ffdierent camps were appointed TO
me@t Camp Hardee at $50 this morning.
1t was decided that all the Daughters
of THE Confederaey meet at Mrs. Fred
Hardie's, at Lakeview, ON Aug. 5, and
march in body TO hear the lscture.
Misses Florence and Lillye Smith two