The age-herald., 1900-01-28
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THE ENGAGEMENT of Miss Mary Johnston, only daughter of Mrs. W. H. Johnston, to Mir. Alphonso Calhoun Avery. Jr.. of Morganton, N. C.. is announced, %he wedding to occur Tuesday afternoon, March 6. at the brides home. The mar riage will be a quiet one, and immediately after the ceremony Mir Avery and 1nis bnde will leave for the wedding journey, which will be concluded at Morganton The wedding will unite two charming rep resentatives of distinguished families, and wll be a notable event in the world of so- city.
 Miss Johnston inherfts from a magnif- cent lineage much of the briliancy and per- sonal charms that have made her charm ing belle. She is closely allied to many il- lustrious families of the south. Her father, the late Dr. W. H. Johnston, was one of the most eminent physicians, and enjoyed a large and fashionable practice. Miss Johnston is niece of Governor Joseph F. Johnston, General R. D. Johnston and Cap tain James Johnston, of Birmingham.
 Mir Avery, who is a son of Judge A. c. Avery of North Carolina. for many years judge of the supreme court, comes of a long line of ancestors, who have ever been foremost in the social, literary and polit- cal circles of his state. He justly inherits the legal mind, which makes him one of the leading young attorneys of North Caro- lima. His personal magnetism and mental attachments have already won for him a host of friends wherever he is known.
 There will be no cards issued for the we'd ding.
 
 THE SMARTEST AFFAIR of the season among the southern set in New York was the tenth annual banquet of the confeder- ate veterans in that city, that was held recently at the Waldorf-Astoria. In the magnificent Astor ball room the reception began at 6:30 o'clock, and was followed by a dinner The guests were seated at cir cular tables at which covers were placed for ten. The decorations were of La France roses.
 brilliant Alabama woman, who was present. writes that the occasion was notably beautiful, and that the famous As tor gallery was thronged with a superb gathering of beauty and chiValry. Many brilliant toasts were drunk to the beauti- ful women present, and the charms of the southern women were emphasized by their handsome gowns and flashing jewels.
 The appearance of Mrs Jefferson Davis in one of the boxes was greeted with ap-
 
 with one accord arising and waving hand kerchiefs and flowers. Mrs. Davis acknowl- edged the great ovation most graciously The toast, "The Memory of Robert E. Lee" brought forth passionate words of eloquence from MT John Temple Graves, of Georgia, who was accompanied by his charming wife.
 Mir. John w. Keller, of Kentucky, re- sponded to the toast "1ne City of New York. She gave us a welcome and here Vv a hay bp Nau Mr. alla, tcast was extremely humorous. MT. Thom- as Nelson Page also gave chara cterstic- ally eloquent toast.
 ' Amog the soloists was Miss Carrie Bride well, of Birmingham, who is singing in many of the oratorios given in the east Mrs. H. J. Gielow, of Greensboro Ala. who has delighted both New York and London audiences, gave dialect recita- tion. Altogether Alabama was quite con spicuous on the programme. A number of Alabama women were present at the din- ner, among them being Mrs. T. Darlington Temple, Miss Beale, Miss Helen Gunter, of Montgomery; Mrs. Gielow, of Greensboro: Miss Bridewel, of Birmingham. The weather in New York has been extremely mild, and some recent yachting parties have included a number of the southern set.
 THE CAVITIES at the Country club will be resumed Tuesday evening, when the governors announce a dance The ball. room has been enclosed with glass doors and the clubhouse will be thoroughly com- fortable for entertaining during the win ter. The plans eff the club house called flor doors that would open from the ball room to the Beautifully arched balcony without but the late summer days and early autumn brought so many gatherings at the club and the warm weather con tinuing resulted in the delay of enclosing l1,I
 ever, an ideal place for a winters night dance, and will present very happy scene Tuesday evening when the pictur- es1ue clubhouse is brilliantly lighted.
 AMONG THE EVENTS for the week will be the art exhibit by the Birmingham Sketch club, that will be held Wednesday afternoon at the studio of Mrs. Raulston and Miss Hill, in the Commercial club building. The fourth of the series of studio teas will be held from to o'clock Wednesday. and with the exhibit by the Sketch club will bring together a large number of the artistic set. The teas that have been held during January have proved very popular. The Wednes- days since New Years have with one ex- ception been extremely inclement and con seqaently numbers of persons have been prevented from attending the teas who otherwise would have been present. But even with the elements at war, the "wednesdays" at this studio have been quite delightful to those who braved the rains and winter winds. Last Wednesday, a typical day in spring, brought together a large assembly and the studio was crowded for hours. At the tea next Wednesday the members of the Sketch class will assist Mrs. Raulston and Miss Hill in receiving, and they cordially invite all those who are interested in their work nd n ri m he DrPSpnt
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