The age-herald., 1900-10-22
GREAT SENATOR
 AND FAIR WOMEN John Tyler Morgan at Woman's
 Club Reception HAD TO TALK FOR HIS TEA And So Beautifully Spoke He That Lovely Women Added to His
 Title of Great" That of
 Just Too Lovely"
HAD TO TALK FOR HIS TEA

The reception at the Birmingham Wo- mans Club on Saturday afternoon was an event of great beauty and brilliancy and was in every way of the most notable
 receptions in it's history, since the club had the distinction of entertaining on Saturday Senator John T. Morgan and the Misses Morgan, who are spending some time in Birmingham as the guests of Maj Joseph lIarde and Mrs Hardie
 The reception was the opening of the season and under ordinary circumstances would have been most happy occasion, but the presence of the most distinguished United States Senator and his brief ad- dress to large number of his "constitu- ency' made the occasion one of great dis tinction. The presence, too, of the clubs president, Mrs. Zac Smith, was the occa- sion of great enthusiasm, since it was the first opportunity enjoyed by the club members of greeting her since her very recent return from Europe.
 Throughout the afternoon the club rooms were thronged with a brilliant and repre- sentative gathering of club women. In the receiving party were a number of Br- minghams most prominent women. Mrs. Smith and the Misses Morgan and others in the party received in the attractive apartment leading to tho assembly rooms Mrs. Smith wore a beautiful Parisian gown of blue cloth, while Miss Mary Morgan was gowned in a Frenchy tolette of black and white. Miss Cornelia Morgan was un- usually attractive in dark blue gown, with which she wore a most becoming Ma
 
 Robert H. Pearson, the former president of the club; Mrs. Talaferro, Mrs J. H. Phillips, Mrs D. J. McCrossin Mrs. Zeigler, Mrs. M. J. Gregg, Mrs. Enslen, Miss Nina Redd, Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Ida Adams and others.
 The club rooms were elaborately decor ated with palms and roses while the tea room was most attractive in the red color scheme that was carried out in the flowers and the tapers
 Mrs Robert Stone added greatly to the pleasure of the afternoon by giving a num- Der of piano solos, the piano being placed In the tea room
 The reception was at it's height when Senator Morgans arrival was announced. He was accompanied to the club by Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes, Capt. Frank S. White, MT. Gibson and pr. J. H. Phillips.
 The appearance of Senator Morgan was the occasion of great enthusiasm The mo- ment that he entered the room he was surrounded by throng of Beautiful women, and his impressive and commanding ap- pearance was never more striking than as he stood among the brilliant assembly of Birmingham women and acknowledged their cordial greetings. Later a flutter of unusual interest was evident when Mrs. Smith and Senator Morgan stepped in front of the platform in the assembly room and the former in few happy remarks an- nounced that the club women were to en- joy a speech from Alabama's distinguished Senator.
 It was some moments before the Senator was allowed to speak, and in the demon- stration he must have been reminded of the many occasions in his career when storm after storm of applause had greeted him as he addressed great political gatherings
 The Senator spoke brify and eloquently and was frequently interrupted by ap- plause. He said that when he first entered public service that many persons in his present audience were not living at that time, while those persons who were, could not have been over 10 years old q do not refer" said the Senator, Ito my en- tering the United States Senate, but to my entering the service of the Confederacy." His brilliant eulogy of the Confederate soldier and the cause in which hundreds and thousands laid down their lives thrill ed his hearers, especially when he said that wherever 1 of ha federacy was distinguished from other dust the place marked the falling of a hero who had fought for the cause of pro- tecting the Anglo-Saxon race. In refer ring to the devastating results of war. Sen ator Morgan declared that no race of peo- pie in the world would have borne the dire effects of long and cruel war as did the people of the South. His tribute to the women of the Confectionery was a beautiful one and he declared that he con sidered himself fortunate to stand today before the daughters of those women who | were the inspiration of the bravery of the | Confederate soldier. The Senator, in | speaking of the Southern women of today. his qualification at the progress sive and practical spirit that characterized | her in every condition. By her work along educational lines and philanthropic chan nels or what ever condition the Southern l influence was effecting, she was | refuting the statement that by reason of | tradition and environment she was unable to take an active part in practical affairs | He spoke beautiStA words of encourage ment to the club as an organization, and brought his remarks to a happy close by. recalling an incident at a luncheon Satur- 5av whan a uoman nracent asIxo5 ,,,ha. |