The age-herald., 1898-01-09
In the Social Realm of
 Birminqham and Elsewhere

 for Texas to visit her mother
 Mrs. Lucy Bell of Atlanta is visiting her parents, Col and Mrs. Sumter Lea, at East Lake.
 Mr. and Mrs. Clarke of New York. have reached this city, and will spend some time with their son, Gen. Louis V. Clarke, at his home on Highland avenue, South High lands.
 Mrs. Nellie Brooks and her two sons of New York are the guests of Gen. Louis " Clarke, Mrs Brooks brother. Mrs. Sterling Lanier and Master Monroe Lanier have returned from visit to rel atives at Huntsville.
 The Atlanta Journal says: The mar riage of Miss Lewis Butt and Mir. George Afford Cunningham, Jr., which will be sol emnized Wednesday, Jnauary 26 is an event interesting to Atlanta as well as Au- gusta.
 Miss Butt who has frequently visited here as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis GholStin, has friends and admirers with out number in this city. She is pretty and bright and altogether charming. The man, so fortunate as to have won her promised hand, is one of Augustus young manufac- turers-a man of promise and popularity. The wedding will not be large affair on account of the rather recent death of Mrs. Butts brother But there will be present some hundred more guests. The cermony will occur at noon. There are to be no attendants except little Miss Rather inc Gholstin, of this city; the intimate friends of the bride, however will group themselves about her during that most interesting cerrnony. Miss Butt will wear full bridal costume. The occasion, though not large, will be most happy one. Miss Lewis Butt has friends in Birming- ham, and is a niece of the late MT. Plckens Boggs, of this city. She has been quate belle for a few years in Georgia society.
 
 Mrs Sidney Lanier who has been visit ing her parents in Ohio for some time will return to Birmingham in a few days.
 
 The are coterie of the Birmignham semi nary has issued invitations to a reception for next Saturday afternoon, January 15, from to o'clock at 1720 Fifth avenue. Miss De Cottes, formerly of Birmingham, but recently of Kansas City, Mo-, is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Durham, at Fulton Station, East Lake. She is being warmly welcomed home by many friends. Miss Mary Virginia Graves will go to Montgomery iii few days to visit Mrs. Harry Stringfellow of that city.
 
 The Fenelon club aS its last meeting at St. Paule hall enjoyed the following pro- gramme:
 Gladiatorlal Shows, with History of Spartacus.
 Reading: Morituri Salutamus Gongfel- low).
 Paper: The Roman G3adiators Con- pared with Our Prize Fighters.
 Discussions: How Did Rome Become Mistress of the World?
 Questions.
 Leader-Mrs Charles Roy.
 The members of the Clionian club were the guests of Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro on Fri day afternoon, when the following pro- gramme was rendered:
 Paper: "The Government of the Tudors," Miss Morton.
 Reading: ''The Coronation of Anne Boleyn" Froude), Mrs. Newbold. Paper: "The Religious Poets of the Eliza bethan Age" Mrs. Myatt.
 Current Events.
 After the literary exercises Mrs. Talia- ferro served tempting refreshments. The club will meet next with Mrs. Finley White on the South Highlands.
 
 Mrs. J. W. Barclay leaves today for visit of several weeks to friends in Flor ida.
 The Phoenix club will give an elaborate cotillion next Wednesday evening, Jan 12 at o'clock.
  The last meeting of the Thursday Evening Euchre club completed series, and was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Robert Thach on South Twentieth street. The final prize, two quaint beer mugs, was won by MT. James B. Morson, because of his high score during the series of games. The regular evening prize, handsome Dresden vase, became Mrs. A. G. Smiths. After enjoying refreshments, the club ad- journed to meet next with MT. and Mrs. James Weatherly.
 Friday afternoon the Cadmean circle met with Mrs. A. O. Lane at her home on Nine teenth street, North. Mrs. J. D. Moore read paper upon '"The Story and Purpose of a Doll House," by Ibsen; Mrs. Thomas D. Parke gave an account of "Education In 0WeueH, ana NlTS. J. IulIlldIl-dS MIS- A. o. Phelan was suffering from cold-read a description of Iceland, physically and otherwise.
 Mrs. Lane served delicious refreshments after the literary programme, when the club adjourned to meet next Friday after noon with Mrs. J. D. Moore on Eighth ave- nue.
 Mrs. R. Zeising of Chicago is the guest of Mrs. Thornton on Eighth avenue. The Edgewood Literary club was enter tafhed last by Mrs. J.. T. Glover. The quo- tations were from Goethe; Mrs. Griffith Harsh read paper upon Goethe, Man, Poet, Philosopher"
 Mrs. J. F. Graham had a paper giving Outlines of Wilhelm Meister, and Sorrows of Werther."
 Mrs. D. J. McCrossin read selections from Faust"
 Mrs. Wm. H. Worthington will entertain the Edgewood club next Thursday.