The age-herald., 1902-05-11
Her Beautiful Home in California Is a Brilliant Social Center
 MISS ISMA DOOLYS ADDRESS
At Biennial an interesting Feature Mr. Jackson Discusses Church Music-NeWs ard Gossip
 of Social World.
BY ANNIE KsNDRicK WALKER.

Birmingham club women are recalling the visit of Mrs. Robert J. Burdette two winters ago. and probably of all the new Iv elected officers in the general federa- tion. Mrs. Burdette is most widely lrown. As the wife of the distinguished lectprer. interest would naturally centre about her, and then too, she is one or those women whose personality VIII make itself felt regardless of any reflected greatness.
 When Mrs. Burdette visited Birming- ham she was making tour of the South with her husband. She was the guest one afternoon of tho Woman s Clcb ana Was Invited to address the mem bers. 1ho5e who met her were charmed with her ana hcr talk that afternoon while very 1aior- mal embraced club problems that weie discussed in a forceful way.
 Mrs Burdette is woman of great wealth and it was through her generosity that a club house was built in Los An geles.
 little sketch of Mrs. Burdette says;
 In the west Mrs. Burdette Is known as the woman who federated California and she was largely instrumental In in- spiring this organization, when 1t was only five months old to invite the gen eral federation to be it's guest. Her m forest in club life finds expression ln the building after her own design or a Seautiful Greek temple as a club mousse for the Ebell Club in Los Angeles.
 She founded the Womans EXchanse In Los Angeles, is trustee of the Ihroop Poiytechnic Institute, helped 10 orgahlze the Chautauqua associations along the coast and is a worker in other educational as well as religious societies MT. Bur- dettes pastorate for a time, in Pasadena, gave her an opportunity to develop the latter field.
 Sunny Crest is a social center. The first Tuesday evening of every month IS devoted to people who are worth while Everything is happily informal, rom the way guests wander in at the appointed time without knocking and the manner in which the paper of the evening Is con- versa tionally considered to the light re- freshm ent served before parting. The hos tess appears in a simple gown, so that, no matter how plainly guest may De attired, she will be as well dressed as the mistress of the house.
 "The house itself is worth a few adu- lative adiectives. The Spanish mission architecture is particularly pleasing to begin, while the wealth of roses, palm and nepper trees could only appear to such profuse advantage in the land ol sunshine. The house occupies an eml hence in this fifteen-acre flower garden The inside is equally inviting. There is th great drawing room commanding charming view of the mountains. tn - library done in orange tones, the dininl room in Mexican effects. and so oi through twenty-two interesting rooms.
 Attractive as in this California home there is no doubt the comradeship tha marks the family life is it's chief charm S
 'There is love enough between husband and wives Mrs. Buruette often says but not enough comaraderie. One of the two sons who complete the family circle is a student at Harvard and the other has entered newspaper work in Phil adelphia."
 In telling one club what kind of a well come the delegates to the convention at Los Angeles would have Mrs. Burdette gracefully said:
 We have cut still wider the portals of our California doorway5, wooed the sun shine with more windows, laid the beams of thousands of cheery guest chambers, lighted the fires of hospitality on the hearth of our own ting, and invite you to be the guest of the youngest daughter in the federation"