The age-herald., 1898-01-16
In the Social Realm of

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 Birmingham and Elsewhere The ladies of the parish of St. Mary's- on-the-Highands are requested to be pres ent at an important meeting in the Guild hall of the church Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. A. G. Smith will issue cards in few days to an afternoon reception, which she will give on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at her home in Nineteenth street South High lands.
 Mrs c. P. Perrin is at present the guest of Mrs. David Roberts; next week she will visit Mrs. Thomas Ward and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick
 MT. and Mrs. James Weatherly enter taned the Thursday Evening Euchre club at the last meeting. Mrs. C. P. Orr won the prize, a handsome fern and fern jar. Next Thursday evening the club will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Morson.
 The Amaranth Literary club met Friday afternoon with Miss Jamie Van Hoose. The quotations were from Bryant's writings. Miss Corrie Handlcy read a paper, "The New Republic and It's People,; Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, principal of Pollock-Stephens institute, gave very delightful talk to the young girls upon 'tThe Literary Men in America at the Close of the Revolution,' which was followed by discussion of Will liam Cullen Bryant's writings by the club After enjoying refreshments, the Anna ranths adjourned to meet next with Miss Mary Belle Sloss.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Lanier, of Mont gomery, will visit Birmingham about the 18th of February, when they will be hand somely entertained by friends in the city. MT. Lanier will lecture before the Alumnae association of the Pollock-Stephens insti- tute during his stay here.
 
 Misses Marbury, of Bozeman, are visiting Miss Mushat, at her home, Twenty-frst street and Fifteenth avenue, South High lands.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Fies and little daughter Elsie, of Pine Bluff, Ark, will this week be the guests of their uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. J. Fies, at 2163 High land avenue.
 Mrs. Eugene L. Brown left Thursday for Columbus, Miss, to visit relatives.
 The Fortnightly Euchre club met Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Webb Craw- ford, Nineteenth street, South Highlands. The prize, a handsome sardine fork, was won by Mrs. w. H. Kettig. During the evening champagne punch and an elaborate menu of delicacies were served
 The members of the Edgewood Literary club were entertained last Friday afternoon by Mrs. w. H. Warrington. The follow ing literary programme was rendered:
 Quotations from Schiller, His Life and Writings-Mrs. Harry Harsh
 Outlines of Maid of Orleans and Marie Stuart-Mrs. H. M. Merrill.
 Readings from Schiller's Ballads-Miss Lewis.
 The club will meet on next Friday after noon with Mrs Harry Harsh.
 The Meridian Herald's horse and buggy contest for the most popular young lady in Mississippi and Alabama closed Thursday night, and Miss Minnie Turner, the pretty daughter of the Rev and Mrs. M G. Tur- ner, of Ellisville, gets the prize.
 The prize is a fine horse and phaeton, harness-everything complete-valued at $500. This was a most exciting contest. There were SiXty-tWo contestants, repre- senting eighteen towns in Mississippi, in- cluding Meridian, Hattiesburg, Newton, Jackson and others; and seven in Ala bama-Mobile, Birmingham, etc.
 Miss Turner's vote was 67 JAG, winning the race by 40,67S majority. Miss Turner is justly popular; her bright and sunshiny disposition has secured for her the friends who won the race.
 MT. and Mrs. T. H. Moore entertained a few. of their friends at thelr home, 510 Eighteenth street, Friday evening, in honor of their sisters and Miss Delveny, of Tuscumbia. Refreshments were served and charming evening was enjoyed by MT. and Mrs. Moore's guests Among those present were: Miss Marjorie Catchings, Avis Ehrman, Rosa Moody Gertrude Ehr- man, Holland Harris, Berta Johnston, Bes- sic Enslen, Blanche Muslin, Marguerite White, Mary Whetstone, Margarette Ben ners, Nina Hood, Carrie Henly, Linda May Handy Mary Snow, Hattie Jones, Alice Duncan, Earle Adams; Messrs. Pat Rogan J. Whaley, Dick Hundley, A. Luckie, Will Crow, Jim Lacey. Nat Barker, R. John ston, R. Stocker, D. B. Johnston, c. Bal lard, E. Crawford, Blair Hughes, c. H. Banks, M. Cunningham, H. Hall, D. Ram sey. H. Terry A. Koenig, OConnor, M. White, c. B, Cary, H. Shook, p. Lendde- man, Fred Moore, G. Adams, J. R. Adams, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Reilly, Dr. and Mrs. R. M Cunning gham, MT. and Mrs. Scholar, Professor and Mrs. Cunningham, MT. and Mrs. c. A. Nolan.
 MT. Felix M Drennen, manager of the dry goods, clothing and shoe department of Drennen & Co.,, left Friday night for New York and other eastern markets in the in- terest of his house. He will be absent fif- teen or twenty days.
 Mrs Stonewall Jackson, whose home Is now at Charlotte. N. C., has announced her intention of being present at the Con- federate Veterans reunion, which will oc- cur next July at Atlanta.
 The Cadmean Circle met on Friday af- ternoon with Mrs. J. D. Moore. The after noou was devoted fn fine diec,acfny, rsfo o,,r.