The age-herald., 1899-09-24
Tn Society.

fid. ana MIS. fallnle Det33TuElEDPn. D GI Birmingham, Ala. Who are the guests of Mrs. Virginia Montgomery, were enter tained at dinner last evening by their hos tess. Besides tie guests of honor. there were present Misses Annie and Virginia. May and Messrs. John Harris. Stanislaus de Rdder. Lunsford Yandell. Tom Adams and George Forman. Mesdames Shipman and DcjBardeleben have been extensively entertained since they arrived in Louisville, and among the affairs given in their honor were a house. party at MT. Fred Adams country place, which Mir. and Mrs Percy Thomas chape- ronod; a dinner given at the Galt house Monday evening by Mr S. de Riddler and Mir. John Harris. and dinner given by | Mrs Montgomery last Saturday evening.
 
 The preparations for the opera Mariana are about completed. and the last rehears- als will be devoted to putting a finish on the stage work This opera will practically be the opening of the great Auditorium, as it is the first entertainment that will show the resources of the large and modern stage with it's new and elegant scenery. Mrs. Emma Lawrence Lavretta who is to take the title role in the opera will arrive in few days and be the guest of Mrs E.. F. Williams. The Church ef the Advent ladies for whose benefit the opera is given feel very enthusiastic over the splendid per formance assured. The following ladies, to- gether with others who are to ba added to the list. will be pateonesses: Mesdames Florence Jordan, William A. Walker. Ru- fus N. Rhodes, Robert Jemison. A. T. Hen ley, R. H. Pearson and J. G. Burray. The Birmingham Rifles are rehearsing a beau tifu silent drill which they will execute when they make their first appearance in the opera to arrest Don Caesar de Bazan
 
 Mrs. T. C. Bush of Annston. is the guest of William n Nnsbit
 Afr. and Mrs S Perry Fowlkes retr1med last night from New York
 Mrs. T. r. Walters left yesterday fer Baltimore where she will spend the winter.
 Mrs. Fletcher has returned from Hunts vile.
 The members of the Amaranth club are requested to call for the club calendars at the residence of the director, Miss Ethel Sharpe.
 Mrs. Martha Browne and Miss Carrie Browne will have apartments for the win ter with Mrs, J. D. Dabney. Mir. and Mrs. William A. Porter and Miss Roberta Porter left yesterday for New York
 The first meeting of the season of the Highland Book club was held Friday morn- ing with Mrs R. D. Johnston. The morn- ing was devoted principally to the business of the club and Mrs. Blount read in her characteristically charming manner paper on the "reminiscences of the summer in which she gave a brief account of the varied ways the members of the club passed their vacation.
  l Mrs. J. Milton Riley. of Montgomery is | visiting her sister, Mrs J. K. Cook, on the South Highlands. | Miss Edna Coughlan left yesterday for | Nashville, where she will enter the St 1 Ceeelia convent.
 Mrs. Florence Jordan has returned from Blount
 Mrs. Henry DeBardelehen, of Clarksville, Tenn, is in the city.
 Mrs. w. T. Smith has returned to the city.
 | Misses Mary and Elenor MeCrossin will | leave today for San Antonio, where they will spend the winter. l Mrs George Ward returned yesterday | from Blount where she has been the guest | of Mrs. Cameron, at the latter's cottage. | Mrs. Fannie Arnold DeBardeleben has | returned from Louisville. | Mrs w. D. Taylor, of Bessemer, spent few days the past week in town. | | Among the ladies who will enter the l contest for the victoria and pair will be l Mrs. James Hardeman. in whose behalf her l workinp pnthuSia Stica1lV.
 One of the most beautiful stage pictures | ever presented in Birmingham will be
 given in the rendition of the "Angelus'' in | Manitana.
 The following unique invitation has been | issued
 l The Harvest Year | at home With Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Davidson, | 916 South Eighteenth St, l Thursday evening. September 2s l eve send you each a little sack, | Please either bring or send it back | With as many cents as years you are old, | We promise the number shall never be | told"
 Mrs. J. D. Dwyer, Miss Hall and Miss | Davidson have the entertainment in 1 charge and the evening promises to be one | of unusual interest and pleasure. The en-
 tertainment will be given under the aus
 pices of the southside Baptist church. | Mrs James Weatherly and her family | have returned from the Black Mountains. |
 Mrs Irby Bennett, of Memphis, will ar | rive tomorrow and will spend the week as
 the guest of Mrs. Harvey Jones. | | Madam Everest will sing ''rhe Light I From Heaven' by Gounod, at the First | Methodist church this morning a Il o'clock. | The violin obigato will oe played by Pro | lessor Calman.
 The Sunbeams of the First Baptist church | were charmingy entertained by Miss Lotta | Warner at her home Friday evening. l Songs recitations and music formed the en-