The age-herald., 1900-12-02

casion being added to by the presence of a number of college men in their uniforms. The receptions at St. Vincents Hospital on Thursday and Friday afternoon were among the brilliant events of the week, while one of the most elaborate functions was the breakfast at the hospital in honor of the Catholic clergy
 Mrs. M. V. Hartwell, MT. and Mrs. c. W. HartWell Misses Annie Belle and Will lie Hartwel left Friday for Los Angeles, Cal, where they will in future reside. They were accompanied by Miss Katie shannon, who will spend the winter in California, returning to Birmingham in the spring. Mrs. c. c. Ellis, Jr., has returned from Invitations will be issued the coming week by charming Birmingham matron tofa card party on the afternoon of De- cember IS.
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 Mrs. Henry Hunter Mayberry has sent out cards for a reception Wednesday af- ternoon, December 5, from to o'clock.
 
 Miss Adah Bowron will give a breakfast Thursday morning, December 6, at 12 o'clock in honor of Miss Mary Louise Smith.
 Mrs. Fannie De Bardeleben has sent out invitations for two card parties on the af- ternoons of December Il and 12 at o'clock. Senator Hugh Morrow has returned from South Carolina, whithers he was summoned on account of the extreme illness of his sister, Mrs Kate Morrow Cathcart, and with Mrs. Morrow left yesterday for Mont gomery.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Grider returned yes- terday from their wedding journey.
 Mrs. A. c. Crowder will visit Mrs. Samuel Will John the coming week.
 Miss Anna Morrow and Miss Virginia Walker will leave the city tonight to join a charming hunting party in Mississippi. There will be other Birmingham people who will go over for weeks hunt.
 The Highland Book Club will be enter tained by Mrs. Nelson Earle Barker on Wednesday morning at 1O:3O o'clock.
 Mir and Mrs. Harry Wheelock setzs- tained a number of friends of Thursday evening in honor of their guest, Bliss Bs1. MT. and Mrs. Alexander Maben 1obsap. who are now In New York, are expected home this week.
 MrS. EQWdTQ NeTIleT anu MISS w tlIitI of Atlanta will be the guests of Mrs. Rob- ert Thach during the week.
 
 Mir Thomas B. Paine of Atlanta is In Birmingham.
 Miss Ida Manley Robertson's card party on Friday afternoon for Miss Beasely and Miss Grigsby was one of the most charm ing events of a week notably gay, bringing together a large assembly of Birmingham women in the prettiest of afternoon toil- cites The house, beautifully lighted, was decorated artisticaly with cut flowers while over the arches and above the win dows bamboo formed a delicate draperY A luncheon in several courses was served at the conclusion of the games Both Miss Beaseley and Miss Grfgsby were greatly admired in becoming afternoon gowns while the lovely young hostess looked par ticularly we'll in a toilette of heliotrupe satin, richly smacked and trimmed with green panne velvet The first prize, cut glass bowl was won by Miss Lane and the second prize, a pearl pin, was won by Mrs. l.. A. Shipman on a cut with Miss Kate Rogan and Mrs. William Worthington. The consolation, a beautiful miniature, was won by Miss Carrie Nance. The guests were: Miss Kate Rogan, Mr~. Nathan Miller, Mrs. Aldrich, Miss Mary G. Linn, Miss Lane, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Whiting, Miss