The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-28
In Society.


Miss Rebecca Hamilton will leave in a
few days for Philadelphia, where she will
be the guest of her relatives until she
sails for Europe. She will join the Biz
mingham party in New York. The date
of sailing is the 18th OF May.
Miss Kate Durr, who is the guest Ct
Mrs w. w. Wilkerson, will after today be
with Mrs. B. L. Wyman.
Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro gave O. talk On
"Child Study" Wednesday at the meeting
of the Mothers Club at Ensley.
Mrs. L. F. Shipman, of Jacksonville, Fla,
was among the guests at Mrs. Chenoweth's
reception yesterday afternoon. She was,
as usual, the center of an admiring throng
and was looking particularly charming and
well in a blue and white toilette and did
not show any trace of her recent illness
Mrs. Shipman spent almost the entire win
ter In travel, and after her return from
Cuba she had quite serious Illness at her
home in Jacksonville.
Mr.. Justin Thatcher, of Chicago, and
Mrs Emma L. Lavretta, of Mobile arrived
in the city yesterday, and are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Williams on the
South Highlands. They take leading roles
in the grand opera, Martha" on Tuesday
evening.
Mrs A. E. Wright, of Marion, Ala. is
visiting Mrs. A. C. Davidson, 916 South
Eighteenth street.
There has been an interesting occasion
arranged. for this evening at the First Bap-
fist church in honor of the birthday of one
of its worthiest members. Mr.. James Bray
er, familiar figure on the streets of Bir-
mngham, will celebrate his SSth birthday
today and a number of his friends in the
church of which he a faithful and beloved
member will have an informal gathering at
the church this evening. The members Ct
the congregation are cordially invited to
be present.
The Little Jokers and a number of guests
were entertained yesterday by Mrs. Rob-
ert Baugh. The club prize. an umbrella,
was won by Mrs. Lewis Coleman Norris,
and the visitors prize, a lace scarf was
won by Mrs. H. K. White
Dr. R. NJ. Fletcher, of Madison, is in the
city.
Miss Netscher Snyder, who has been
| spending several months in Cncago re-
| turned home yesterday
The president, Mrs. R. H. Pearson, calls
meeting of the board of control OF the
Womans club, Saturday, at 2:30 p. m, in
the library of the club. Business of i'm
portance. Mrs. Fac Smith, Secretary.
The open meeting of the womans club on
Saturday afternoon will be under the aus
pices of the home department. Mrs. c. T.
oar will lecture on sanitation In the
Home" and there will also be lecture by
ass Dumbell of the Wilson & Brown In
Urinary. The lectures will begin at $3.50
o'clock, and the afternoon will be of great
interest and benefit to club members. Mrs.
| Orr and Mrs. Dumbel gave these lectures
| a sort time ago before the members of the
| Cadmean circle, and they were received
| with such enthusiasm that Mrs. William b.
! Leedy, the director of the home depart
| ment, invited them to repeat the lectures in
| order that a larger body of women could
| be reached.
Mrs o. Wittichen and Miss Pauline Wit
| tchen will return to their home in Balti-
| more this morning. Miss Wittichen has
| been for some time the charming guest of
| Mrs. Thomas 8. Forbes.
The following names were added yester-
| day to the list of those who will participate
in the floral parade: Miss Emma Leedy
| Mrs James Bowron, Mrs. w. E. B. DAVIS
Mrs. William P. q. Hardin, Mrs. George
| NJ Cruikshank.
Miss Katrina Allen, who has been Wis.
|
| home.
| A happy wedding occurred yesterday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock, in Woodlawn, at me
| residence of Mrs. N. o. Byrd, when her
| daughter, Mabel, was united in wedlock to
| Walter Hood Archibald, by Rev. ]. B.
| Blackweder.
The friendliest interest of a large circle
| of intimates and acquaintance conferred
about this young couple as they assumed
| the solemn VOWS. The bride is possessed of
| those qualities most to be desired in a
| helpmeet-beauty of person, rendered more
| beautiful by a sweet disposition and mod
| est, unassuming manners. The groom is
| one of the sturdiest of Birmingham's young
business men, who, If he has ever yet come
across the word, fall in any bright lex
| icon," has not allowed it to be any impede
ment in his way. He is at present an at
tache of the May & Thomas Hardware
| company.
| Washington City is the objective point of
| a honeymoon journey of short duration,
which the happy couple started upon last
| night.