The age-herald., 1898-01-16

club will meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs. John Towers.
 
 Miss Mertys Johnson, the accomplished niece of Dr. T. M. Allen, is visiting friends at Atlanta. She will be absent from the city for some time, and will be the guest of friends in other Georgia towns before returning home.
 The Clinonian Literary club was enter tained last Friday afternoon by Mrs. Fin lay White at the residence of Mrs. G. M Williams. A paper on "Joan of Arc" was read by Mrs. Richard Fell. Mrs. Florence Randolph also read paper on "1'he Novel in the Time Of Elizabeth" The club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Rich ard Fell.
 The White Rose Social and Literary Society met with Miss Minnie Campbell at her home in Avenue II Friday night. A delightful programme was fauit,essly rendered. and all voted Miss Campbell a charming hostess. Delicious refreshments completed the order of the evening. and good-ldghts were said with reluctance.
 Miss Rosa Simms who has been visiting friends at Nashville has returned home.
 
 MT. W. N Washer, of Fort Worth, Tex, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. Sandman, and family Miss Caroline Mae Wilder a charming and accomplished young woman, of Char lotte, N. C., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. s. E. Wilder at 1701 Seventh avenue, north, and is already the recipient of much attention from friends and admirers
 Miss Browder, of Gallion, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles Whelan, Sr., 612 Twenty-first street, north.
 Notwithstanding the indictment weather yesterday afternoon the pupils recital at the conservatory of music was well at tended and the very excellent programme much enjoyed and appreciated.
 Mrs. James L. Walker after a visit to her parents on the North Highlands, has returned to her home at Files, Tex.
 
 The Chesterfield club, social organiza- tion embracing in it's membership the younger dancing set has issued cards to
 
 day evening, the 18th, instant.
 Miss Bettie Hartwell, of Chrlstiansburg, Va, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Hart well, 600 Twenty-third street, North
 The handsome euchre party given Friday evening by MT. and Mrs. J. O. Cross, at their home on Eleventh avenue, South Highlands, in honor of their guest, Miss Mary Lee Reynolds, of St. Louis, was a delightful occasion which drew together many charming young people. The parlors dining room and hall were decorated with a profusion of wild smilax and other graceful plants. In each room the smilax formed beautiful fringe upon the walls and cut flowers were layishly displayed in every part of the pretty home. There were nine tables of players, and after many ex- citing games of euchre the lady's prize a lovely card case, was awarded Miss Julia Ward The gentleman's prize, handsome travelling bag, was won by MT. Theo. Koe- nig, and the booby prize, bottle of cat sup-"catchup"-was carried off by Miss Kathleen Lewis. Mrs. Cross received her guests in a stylish black silk gown and Miss Reynolds lovely toilette was of white organdie. After the games Mrs. Cross serv- ed delicious refreshments. Those present were:
 Misses Eloise Johnston, Kathleen Lewis, Mamie Haller, Rinnie Leigh Head, Nina Redd, Annie Walker, Daisy Lewis, Laura Ferguson, Elise Ball, Kate Marshall, Ber- tha Koenig, Anna May Phelan, Julia Ward, Lottie Coffin, Fannie Meade, Louise Chis- olm and Messrs. Arthur Crowder, Owen Phelan, George Ward, Carey Thompson, Duncan Trimble, Earnest Redd, Robert Walker, Henry Fowlkes, John London, Theo. Koenig, John Trimble, Walter Phil lips, Sam Nabers, Chas. Roy, Everard Meade, Ivy Lewis and G. M. Latham.
 There will be quite a feature in the music at the South Side Baptist church at both services today. Mrs. H. O. Healy, splen- did soprano, and Miss Bessie Godfrey, superb organist, both from Knoxville, Tenn, who are visiting in Birmingham, will contribute to both services, Mrs. Hea- ley singing a solo, accompanied by Miss Godfrey.
 The teachers and pupils of the Birming ham seminary were at home to their friends yesterday afternoon at an 'art coterie' from to 6 o'clock, and in the evening from to 10 o'clock, at 172O Fifth avenue The parlors were decorated with much taste with profusion of beautiful bamboo and other evergreens.
 In the several rooms the sketches done by the life antique, still-life and prepara- tory classes were hung to advantage, and were exceedingly creditable, alike to stu dents and their teacher, Miss Hollifeld. They were much admired and commended for their excellence of conception and exc cution by critics and connoisseurs. Music and recitations by the pupils of the sem mary added greatly to the enjoyment of the reception. The teachers, Miss Comp ton, Mrs. P. E. Scott Miss Morton, Miss Hollifield and Miss Kahn, received their many guests with charming cordiality. They wore handsome visiting gowns. Such functions not only contribute to the social interest and pleasure of the city, but prove an incentive in the cultivation of individ- ual talent.
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