The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-19
In the Social Realm of
Birmingham and Elsewhere

birmingham ana ELSEWHERE
The Tuesday Whist Club will be enter
tanned this afternoon by Mrs Harry Jones,
corner Eleventh avenue and Seventeenth
street.
Mr.. Turner weakley is visiting relatives
at Florence, Ala.
Miss Willie Kendrick of Clayton, Ala, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John A. Walker,
1903 Tenth avenue, South Highlands.
Miss Susie Martin will entertain her
young friends this evening at a handsome
cotillion at the Florence hotel, in honor of
her guest, Miss McGregor, of Louisville.
Professor P. Taylor returned yesterday
from brief visit to Vanderbilt university
and the Southern university at Sewanee,
where he was interested In arranging rules
for the coming season of intercollegiate
foot ball games
Miss May Purdon. formerly of this city,
has returned to her home, at Lakeland,
Fla, after visit of several weeks to Miss
Estelle Keyes.
The Atlanta Journal of Saturday says:
The marriage of Miss Anita Griffing Mar
tin and Mr. Henry Kendall Sturdivant will
be solemnized next Wednesday evening at
| $50 o'clock, at the suburban home of the
| brides parents at East Point. The attend
| ants will be Miss Ruby c. Jones, Miss Lily
Slaton, Mr.. John ]. Martin, brother of the
bride, and Mr.. C. L. Stone of Greenville.
Miss Martin will wear a bridal robe of
white organdy over taffeta silk. with the
long tulle veil to drape mistily the pretty
gown. Her bridesmaids will wear white
taffeta with trimmings of mousseline de
sole, and will carry bouquets of American
beauty roses tied with ribbon of the same
brilliant tint There will be about seventy
five guests to witness the ceremony.
Miss Martin is a daughter of Judge and
Mrs. ]. j. Martin. The judge was once
Judge of probate at Tuskegee, Ala; then,
sixth auditor under General Grant, and is
one of the few survivors of the Mexican
war.
Miss Martin is a most attractive young
woman of unusual sweetness and strength
of character.
Mr.. Sturdivant, formerly of North Caro-
lima, now lives in Greenville, s. c., where
he is prominent merchant. After the. we'd
ding journey north, Mr.. Sturdivant takes
his bride to Greenvlle, s. c., where they
make their home.
The Treble Clef club will meet this morn
ing with Mrs. T. H. Motion on the South
Highlands.
Mrs j. Joseph, of Montgomery, is the
| guest of her sister, Mrs. D. Friedman, on
Fifth avenue.
The Twentieth Century Euchre club will
| be entertained Wednesday afternoon by
| Mrs E. Solomon at her home on South
Twentieth street, who will be assisted by
Mrs. Harry Frost, OF Columbus, Miss,
Miss Belle Frost, of Cincinnati, and Misses
Flora and Bertha Solomon.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. s. Farrior have issued
cards of invitation to the marriage of their
daughter, Mary, to Mr.. Edgar Valentine
| Smith. which will occur Wednesday even
| ing, April 81, at 1880 o'clock at the Baptist
church, Letohatchie Ala. After April Is
the bride and groom will be at home at
Chapman, Ala.
The Ladies' of Charity will give a straw
berry festival for the benefit of the poor
Tuesday, April &C. at st. Pauls hall.
The ladies of the South Highland Pres
byterian church will give reception and
| embroidery sale this afternoon from to
| o'clock at the residence of Mrs. w. B.
| Catchings on Avenue G. to which all per-
| sons are invited who feel an interest in
| artistic needlework.
Miss Susie Robertson has returned to
| her home at Huntsville after short visit
| to her brother, Mr.. W. V. M. Robertson.
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The following young ladies and gentlemen
moved O. charming drag ride yesterday
| afternoon and subsequently lunch at the
| Morris hotel Misses Rebie Berney, Mar
| garet Shook, Mathilde McGregor, Susie
| Martin, Mary George Linn, Mamie Earl,