The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-14
Event Marked an Epoch in So
ciaI Annals.
WINTER FESTIVITIES END
With This Exclusive Function-The Sea-
son and Fashionablss VIII Now
Take Their Fhght-Other
News and Gossip.
nr Arrrz ruxpnrox WALKER.


1antly hshtaE s~sazes hsst zishk. lined the
curbtng at thu T1sss@es sse hours.
Before natAzssht the old entrance TO the
Florenee hssaaas hastsszesl Tor through 1t
had passed the man a1d women who Rraoed
the first "AsssRASay." In hss- years when
the "AssembEss'' move up town" or in
whatever direction thu trend OF society win
be, manager OF tho fret Assembly will
say in fond reeolbeetion, "Jnst over there is
a bit of old birmingham. 1t was there
that the nrst Birmingham Assembly was
held"
- A belle OF hast night In a half century will
recall, too, the flFst Assembly Ball." ut
was a shivering night" she will say "There
were ten inches of snow on the ground, and
in low-neck gown"
In the drawing rooms at the Florence
which were bowers OF POSES and smilax
stood MES Henry B. Gray, Nils. X. f. Beas-
ley Mrs B. +. Moore, Mrs. Hampton
Smith, Mrs. Estes, Mrs. David Roberts,
/, Mrs. e. M. Tutwiler Mrs Richard john
ston, Mrs. Sam Bennsrs. Ars. Leslie Fullen-
wiler, Mrs. p. b. Clark, who received the
guests.
In the red and gold ball room of the
Florence the ball began at IL o'clock.
The music was superb. AT midnight a
buffet supper was served, after which the
cotillon was danced.
In older and other cities the Assembling
pre-eminently have led In point of distinc-
ton all other social funetlsls. The last
Assembly ball of the New York season,
which was danced at tbs Waldsrf-Astoria
on last Thursday evening, was quite as
brilliant as the Assembly balls in seasons
past, although the papers announce that
1t was the last. New York women, it is
said, are responsible fer this, q prominent
New Yorker being qastSa a. saying:
1T is the last Assembly bali, alas! 1t is
the fault of the wsnsn Thay have Mon
days, Tuesdays, fridays. They exchange a
Tuesday for Saturday. An Invisible and
supernatural Lscusta eompsis them to
drink tea at o'clock, at toe hour when
wicked people drink cocktails and good
people nothing at all.
Nothing may be Rdssd 10 the sum of the
ideas that they exchange Hsr TO the form
in which they may ciethe IDEAS. They know
that dialogues at the Assembly will be the
same as at the sewing circle in Lent"
the success Of the Birmingham Assem-
bly, in the ster of all previous arrange
ments was due entirely TO the ladies who
managed the details Of the bail. The board
of managers Includes many OF the wealth.
lest and most prominent women in society,
and they have every reason to be quite
happy over the brilliant success of their
first ball.
There have been numbcrless mornings
and afternoons given over 10 hong confer
ences in regard to the Assembly" and the
young matrons who have been so occupied
are no doubt charmed that the Assembly
closes the season.
Among those who have worked Tor the
success of the ball perhaps Mrs JACK w.
Johnston gave up more OF her time LOOKING
after arrangements than other assembly
managers.
1t was Mrs. Johnston who first suggested
a. birmingham Assembly and called
meeting at her house for that purpose.
The present list of the Assembly in
cludes the following names well known as
leaders iii the fashionable world:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles o. Locke, hr. anu
Mrs Hampton Smith, Mr.. and MRS. JACK
w. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. Ddwaro w.
Barrett. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Haskell, Dr.
and Mrs Lewis Morris, Mr.. and MIS-. John
w. Tomlinson, Mr.. and Mrs 6olon JACOBS,
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Percy, Ar and MRS.
Henry B. Gray, Mr.. and Ars. Wlihah n
Kettig, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Dryer, MI
and Mrs. Webb Crawford, Nr. and Mrs
David Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jem-
ison Mr. and Mrs. F. Y. Anderson. Mr.. ana
Mrs H. H. Mayberry, Mr.. and Ars Willis
j. Miner, Mr.. and Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes,
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ Tutwier, Mr.. and Mrs
B. F. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs William M.
Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Adams, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. G. Woodson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Jones, Mr.. and Mrs Richard II.
Johnston Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Benners,
Mr. and Mrs. Ripley Beasley, Nj. and Mrs.
II. L. Badham, Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Full
lenwilder, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Boardman,
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Redd, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Kirkpatrick, DR. and Mrs. A. T.
Henley, Mr.. and Mrs A T. Henley, Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Estes, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Carper, Mr.. and Mrs. William d.
Nesbit, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank FoWlkes, MIS-
Pete B. Clarke.
The invitation list for the ball included:
Miss Annie Searcy of Tuscaloosa; Miss
Virginia Walker, Miss Kate Earle Miss
Lucille Smith, Miss Lutte Sharpe, Miss
Lura Brown, Miss Gray wilkins, of Nash
vile; Miss Jennie Porter Mrs. Webb Rid
ley, Mrs, Lalla Hillman, Mrs. Louie Pou,
of Georgia; Mrs. Wallace, of Virginia;
Miss Elise Jones, Miss Molly Jordan, Miss
Anna Morrow, Miss Mary Earle,
Miss Nina Reed, Miss Daisy Moody,
Miss jamie VanHoose, Miss Mamie
Pearson, Miss Emma Leedy. Miss Barks-.
dale, of Memphis; Miss Hannah Elliott;
Miss Annie Walker, Miss Amy Jordan,
Miss Mary George Linn, Miss Elizabeth
Shelley, Miss Zemma Webb Miss Mary
Claire Miner, Miss Eloise Johnston, Miss
Adele Brooks, of Baltimore Mrs. Parsons,
! of Virginia; Mrs Brooks, Mrs Persons, of
Georgia; Mrs, Paul Freeman; Mrs Ruhm,
and Mrs. Toulmin.
Edward Wilcox, Paschal Shook, Ross
Smith, E. d. Smith, Erskine Ramsay, Rich
ard Going Robert s. Jemison, Jr., Harry
Simms, August Colvln, John Barr, A. IL.
Carpenter, Frank Foster, +. +. Young,
Mitchell Williamson, George Clarke, VIII
Johnston, Lucien J. Walker, NJ. Kirke
Moore, r. C. Redus, William Fl. McKleroy
of Admission, frank Ellis, DR.. George 8.
Brown, Ernest deFuniac, Samuel Earle,
Walter Smith, Daniel Rogan, William Mudd
Martin Culpepper Exum, j. w. Henley,
william M Walker, William Pearee, War
ner Shook, John Means, D. Smith, Thomas
b. Paine, Edward Crawford, Coleman
Ward, John. Caldwell. Gus Wilkerson
Frank King, John Patton, MT NoPthing-
ton, Mr.. Order, Sibley King, Henry Going
Edward Warren, William WaSd, DR.. Sam
Nabers, Walter Fowikes, George Ward,
Frank Nahers, Louis v. Clarke, Mr. Ruhm
of Nashville Mr.. Toulnin, Mr. Persons Of
Georgia.
The Assembly" was marked not alone by
beautiful women, but also by an unusual
number of elegant tsilsttss-
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