The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
I'm SOCIETY.

Mrs Simpson Walker and Miss Medora
Cheatham. OF Nashville, have been the
guests of Judge and Mrs. James b. Head
for a day or two. They We're returning
from Mobile and left for Nashville yester-
day. Mrs. Walker lived for several years
In Birmingham.
The marriage of Miss Quimby and Ernest
de Funiac has been set for Easter Monday,
and will be solemnized at the brides home
in Detroit.
The Terpsichorean club gave a cotillon
last night at the Florence for Miss Lillian
Lee Smith and Miss Lena Smith, of Ten
nessee.
Miss Alice Barton, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Allan Campbell, returned
yesterday to Huntsville.
Miss Blanca Randall, of Gadsden, who
has been the guest of relatives. left yester-
day for Texas, where she VIII spend several
months
gomery.
The Montgomery Advertiser of Friday
says;
Mrs. r. N. Cunningham entertained at
delightful dinner at Flemings' yesterday in
compliment 10 the lSuy CltihS VI Tic Ch-
crossing end enrolling Office of tho senate
and the three handsome bright pages of
the senate.
The table decorations were hyacynths
and dainty greens. while all about the ap-
partment were placed with artistic effect
gorgeous palms and ferns.
Mrs Cunningham proved q delightful
hostess. 1t was a happy and fitting plan
that of the wife of the president of the
senate to entertain the ladies while her
husband was cordial hpst of the members
of the senate and tho clerks at a DINING.
There will be a business meeting of the
Woman's club this afternoon preceding the
progra NINE of the open meeting. The az
ternoon will be devoted to interesting dis
cussions and talks from club members, to-
gether with practical demonstrations of
physical culture movements by Professor
Miles.
Miss Rosa Whitfield, of Gainesville,
Tenn, who has been the guest of Miss Ada
Simpson. returned home last night.
Miss Lucy Haygood will leave Monday
for Baltimore, where she will enter the
Johns Hopkins hospital for three years
course in scientific nursing.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. e. Frazier are in Madi-
son. Mrs. Frazier will visit Huntsville and
Athens before returning to Birmingham.
The members of tho Nineteenth Century
club were the guests on Wednesday of Miss
Frances Meade The programme included
a paper on Piankhi and the fate of his
dusky successor by Miss Annie Walker.
Persia in Egypt" Miss Bertha Lewis.
"Ezekiers Prophecy" Miss Lucille Smith.
Reading-'tThe Egyption Princess" Miss
Bertha-Lewis.
''Bible Stories Corroborated by Egyptian
History Club.
Leader-Miss Koenig.
The Highland Book club was entertained
on Wednesday by Mrs. e. K. Campbell.
The programme included:
Ouery-"Eas the Civilization of Egypt
Made Any Lasting Impression Upon the
Worlds History" by Mrs. t, o. Smith
Mrs. James Bowron gave paper on Eng
fish Heroes on Africas Shores. This was
followed by paper on the Suez Canal, by
Mrs. w. B. Phillips, and a reading by Mrs.
Bragg Conner on "How They Do Business
in Cairo"
al Mrs. John Sibley entertained the members
of the Edgewood club on Thursday. The
programme was as follows:
Resume of Victorian Era"
Points to be Noted-"The Advance or De-
mocracy; "The General Diffusion of Knowl-
edge and of Literature; The Advance OF
Science" Mrs. McCrossin.
'.Historians of Victorian Era" Miss
Lewis.
Macauley-"A Man of Affairs, a Poiti-
clan, an Orator. Writer"
Carlyle-"Solely a Writer" Mrs Jonn-
ston.
"Criticism of Heroes and Hero Worship,
Mrs. Harry Harsh.
Discussion-Club.
Macauley-"A Postmaster in the Conven-
tional Style TN
In
Own"
The c,ionian club was entertained yester-
day by Mrs Edmund Taiiaferro. current
events were discussed by the CLUB, Win
Mrs. Barclay as leader.
The members of the Amaranth club met
with Miss Madge Smith yesterday after
noon The programme included: dol-
lands Young Queen''-Miss Madge Smith
emperor Franz Josef'-Mrs. Robert
Simpson.
Current Events-By the club.
Mrs J. D. Moore entertained the Cad
mean Circle yesterday Afternoon. The pro-
grarme was as follows:
Resolved, That Providence, as well as
the heaviest guns, were on the German
side in the Franco-Prussian war.
General discussion.
Roll call of great battles, with responses
giving some interesting facts about each.
The visiting Daughters to the continental
congress of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in Washington are being enter
tanned in a brilliant manner. Among the
affairs in their honor was an afternoon re-
ception given by Mrs. Godoy, wife of the
Mexican charge d'affaires, of which
Washington paper says:
1.-THE afternoon reception given yesterday
by Mrs. Godoy, wife of the Mexican charge
daaiffaires, was a great success, to which
the balmy atmosphere and sunny skies
added a most delightful accompaniment.
The pretty home of this attractive hostess,
embellished as it is with so many Mexican
curios and with the artistic work of Mrs.
Godoys clever fingers, was also fragrant
with pink roses arranged in the vases on
the mantels and cabinets. Mrs. Godoy
wore becoming toilet of pink brocaded
satin and mousseline de sole. Assisting in
the hospitality were Mrs T. L. Canilizo, of
New York, her sister; Mrs. David ]. Hill,
wife of the assistant secretary of state;
Mrs. Calvo, wife of the Costa Rican minis