Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-06

 ~, There was a large and enthusiastic. ~ meeting of the Wornan's Auxiliary of g the Y M. c. A. in the parlors of the as= T sociation yesterday morning. For two 7 months past the auxiliary, like the Y, z M c. A. has been divided into the Reds e. and the Blues in contest for securing, a new members The Blues, with Mrs. r F. D. Squres as captain, were the Win s- ners In the contest, they having secured = eighty new members, though by thls ! means 104 new members were added . to the membership roll To meet these a Eew members the auxiliary decided to ? give a reception, which will be held in D the association parlors on Wednesday, r May 19, from to o'clock. q At the meeting was also discussed the : Harvest festival" to be given by the { auxiliary next October. All the churches a have been invited to take charge of booths in the bazaar, and in this way 1t . is expected to make grander success ! than could possibly be done by individ- ! ual effort. Without exception so far, the churches have responded, literally and cheerfully, and the ladies confident . ly expect to clear enough to purchase building lot The auxiliary, with Mrs James w. Bruce as president; Ms ; James Hardeman, secretary; Mrs. Zac : Smith treasurer, Is doing efficient work, ' and cordial invitation Is given the la- . dies to join the auxiliary and assist in the worthy enterprise of securing a wor- r llly |. M. V. A. puildihb iOi '1At
 ham.
 i At the June social the Apollo club will entertain the guests. A cordial invita-
 tion is given the public to attend. Re- treatments will be served, and a. free - will offering asked for the building fund.
 Miss Jones, of the overf1owed district, Mississippi, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Fannie Meade
 ie vii thp fq 01i1U of 4'her father, Colonel Robert Chisolm.
 General Sumter Chapter, D. A. R., met
 yesterday with Mrs. J. D. Dabney, and
 indulged in interesting reminiscences or
 the revolution. The patriotic tie that
 binds together the Daughters of the Rev olution was greatly strengthened by the meeting Mrs. Dabney read letters writ 2, ten by her great-grandfather General Everard Meade and also letters by John were enjoyed. The next session will be with Mrs. A. T. Henley.
 An old lady in New York. who was kissed by Lafayette has just died She thought 1t a great honor to have been kissed by the distinguished soldier. Girls, YOU must remember this when your best Fellow wants a kiss, for he may become a great general
 J is the guest of Miss Julia Ward.
 MT. H. H. Sinnige has grown in his South Highland garden Magma Charta
 rose that measures six inches in diam
 eter
 The souvenirs given by Mrs. A J.
 Church and her daughter, Miss Agnes
 Church, at the reception complimentary
 to MT. and Mrs. Joseph B. Haylow, last Tuesday evening, were unique, yet beau
 tiful in the extreme. A small card nsat-
 ly graven and containing miniature
 photograph of MT. and Mrs. Hayiow in
 diagonal corners was given to each guest. Whey evoked many exclamationS of
 pheasant surprise, and will be retained :, for many years by their happy recipi-
 ents.
 Mrs. G. Geraldine returned yesterday
 from a pleasant visir to relatives in Montgomery.
 Nr. c. A. Northing1on, of Prattville,
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