The age-herald., 1899-01-15

l Mrs. J. H. Bankhead and the charming | party who sailed for Santiago de Cuba in | December reached their destination the 26th | The party is being entertained in a can- yass cottage which commands picturesque view of the beautiful harbor. In the even- ing the military bands of the various regis ments play in the plaza, where the Amerf- cans gather and enjoy the interesting scene and the delightful music On New Years day the party was given an elegant dinner by number of the gallant officers, and toasts were drunk to the loved ones over the seas.
 Mrs Eugene Lebert Brown gave a card party yesterday in honor of her sister, Mrs,I Weaver. The floral decorations were seiabo- rate and beautiful. An elegant .bfeakfast of several courses was served at 12 o'clock, preceding the games of euchre. The first prize, a hammered brass plaque, was won ! by Mrs. William Nesbitt, the second a Gibson drawing by Mrs. Louis May. and the consolation, a piece of Mexican drawn work was won by Miss Amy Jordan.
 
 MT. William. Ellis will leave the first of February for Columbia, s. C., where he will represent large industrial establish@ ment of this city. Miss Annie Laurie Cox has been quite i1 for several days.
 Miss Florida Copeland will leave Wednesa Miss Margaret Harris, of Tennessee Ia visiting Miss Virginia Williams.
 
 Mrs. Mamie T. Franklin and her little son of Columbus, Miss, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. c. L. Stickney, 94O south Nine. teenth street.
 Mrs. J. E. Marshall who has been III with grippe is convalescent The Woman's Christian Temperance union will meet at the First Methodist church at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
 
 Tho Woman's club of Woodlawn was de. lightfully entertained the past week by Mrs. J. A. Montgomery. The quarterly meeting of the board of managers of the Mercy Home and the ad- vsory board will be held at the Young Mems Christian association parlors Tues- day morning, January IT, at 10:30. This meeting was announced for last week, and was postponed on account of ths indictment weather
 MRS. c. B. SPENCER. President. There will be a meeting of the depart- ment of philosophy, science and literature Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Wo- mans club.
 Betsy Hamilton will give one of her de- lightful readings Thursday evening in the chapel at Howard college She will recite from her original sketches, of which Bur- dette has said Her creations are tho best of the kind I have ever known,
 
 Miss Evelyn Byrd is visiting in Selma and will be absent several weeks.
 One of the most brilliant affairs of tho past week was the dancing party on Friday evening at tho beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs D. M. Tutwiler. The dance was given in honor of their lovely young daughter Miss Hattie Tutwiler, Miss Florence Hob- son and Miss Marie Nelson. Tho cotilon was led by MT. John T. Patton A number of the belles and beauties of Brmingham's social set were present in their smartest frocks, and the cotillon was a throughly de- lightful and elegant social function. Tha young girls in whose honor it was given were the brilliant beauties of the evening. Mrs. Rolfe Saunders of Athens is visit- ing Mrs. D. M. Dronnen on the South Highs lands.
 Immediately after Mrs. Saxon's lecture at the Womans club yesterday an informal reception was held in the parlors of tho club. Tea and wafers were served from a perfectly appointed table, and the occasion ~>----~-~>------------->-
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