The age-herald., 1899-05-27
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Miss Rosa Whitfield, of Clarksville, Tenn, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Rush Simp- son, on Fourteenth avenue, South High lands Miss Whitfield visited in Birming- ham several months last winter and was one of the most admired of society's Delles.
 Miss Ethel s. Judge has returned from Decatur. where she has been attending school.
 Mrs. Kate Fearry will leave today for Mobile, to visit her children, Mamie and Wiley Fearry who are attending the con- vent at that place.
 The Nashville American of yesterday morning has the following to say concern Ing d plano recital gwen at the St Cecelia academy in that city by Miss Ethel Cliff lord, Who is one of the most accomplished young musicians in Birmingham:
 A very delightful piano recital was given last night at St. Cecelia by Miss Ethel Clifford, assisted by Misses Adel- heide Allen, voice, and Miss Elizabeth Kel- ley, mandolin. splendid audience was present and gave unstinted approval of the work of the young artists, who displayed good training and natural musical talent. The numbers were selected from the work of renowned composers and were rendered in admirable style"
 The following clipping is taken from the last issue of the Eufaula Times:
 Miss Annie Walker formerly of Eufau- Ia, but now of Birmingham, Ala, was pain fully injured few days ago by a shot from an air rifle. The shot struck close to her eye and is very dangerous wound. It was feared that her eyesight would be Derm1ncntlV affected fnrt11natalU ha danger has passed.
 Miss Walker was sitting on the front portico of the family residence, South Highlands, when the little boy of neigh Dor playfully raised his air rifle and dis charged it at her. The shot struck in the neighborhood of her left eye. The wound was so serious that part of the eyeball had to be amputated She will be unable to att tend to her duties for more than month. Miss Walker is the editress of the so- ciety page of the Birmingham Age Herald. Under her charge the department has be- come one of the brightest in the south. Her management of it has been much compli- mented."
 The nervous shock caused by this acci- dent has been so severe that Miss Walker has been for the past week very critically i'll at the residence of her parents on the South Highlands. Yesterday, however, the doctors reported that her condition was much more favorable, but that 1t will be some little time before she entirely re- covers In the meantime her eye has been improving wonderfully, and in week or two her sight will be entirely restored.
 
 Mrs. James B. Head will go to Baltimore in a few days where she will join Judge Head, who is at present in that city.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Graham May entertained Thursday evening at their residence on the South Highlands, in honor of Miss Price Williams, of Mobile, who is their guest. During the evening game of guessing was played, Miss Zeagler, of Deatsville, and Owen Phelan winning the prizes. Mrs. Alexander and c. s. Simmons won the booby prizes. Excellent refreshments were served during the evening, and the enter tainment was in every way very en- joyable one. Miss Williams will leave for Mobile today.
 Miss Clyde Smith has returned from Bel mont college, Nashville, where she has just taken the highest honors> in the post graduate department of that institution. Mrs. Chester L. Hall, of New York, is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Monfee. on the South Highlands.
 Miss Estella Shook, Miss Louise Cald- we'll and Miss Bessie Dake, of Nashville who for day or two have been visiting Miss Elise Jones, left yesterday at noon in private car, accompanied by Colonel A. M. Shook. Last night the party stopped over in Columbia, Tenn, where dance was given in the young ladies' honor.
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 Miss Annie Belle Holt, of Livingston, is visiting MT. and Mrs. c. c. Ellis, Jr., at West End.
 The attention of club members is called to the important business meeting of the Woman's club on Saturday at 3:30 o'clock in the assembly room of the club. At this time officers for the ensuing year will be elected Members are urged to attend or to send their proxies.
 
 The following invitation has been re- ceived by number of people in Birming- ham:
 "Dr. and Mrs. James Madison McLaugh- lin request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Katharine Burt, to MT. Jacob Forney, on Wednesday evening, June ', at half after o'clock at the Methodist church, Springvile. Ala" Enclosed was a card announcing that MT. and Mrs. Forney will be at home after June 12 at the Iron Queen hotel, Jacksonville, Ala MT. Forney is a resident of that place and is one of the best known educators In Alabama. He is brother of John Forney, of this city.
 The young ladies composing the <S<snch department of the Birmingham seminary gave delightfuul entertainment last even ing at tho college hall in Fifth avenue.