The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19

Craik. The party drove out several miles on the Mobile road and returning, stopped at the old Wescott farm house and par took of refreshments. This old place has been for many years uninhabited, and ghost tales now cluster about 1t. Shiv- ering over stories told of deeds done here was one of the diversions of this unique entertainment Continuing the drive home the party stopped at an old grave yard and again by the dim light of the eclipsed moon, told "scarry tales" The other guests were MT. and Mrs Leon Jackson, wfio were chaperones; Miss Wil- lie Browning Haralson, Miss Ceceil Crailx, Miss Rebecca Pollard, Miss Mary Kirk patrick, Miss Caroline Hannon, Miss Florence Dawson, Miss Olive Macdonald, MT. Clifford Lanier, MT. James Wwman, Dr. J. N. Baker, Captain Philip Stern Mr. J. H. Faunce, MT. William Williams, Mir L. L. Gilbert and MT. William om- berg, of Memphis.
 The first meeting of the Mothers union for this season was held on Thursday, when the members were the guests Of Mrs. A. G. Forbes, at her home on Sayre street The feature of the meeting was the reading of Mrs. Sigmund B. Stern of her report as chairman of the Child La- Dor committee of the union. Mrs. Stern has made a study of the subject of the work of little children in the mills Of Alabama and she gave the benefit of her research Mrs. A. T. Goodwin, president of the Mothers union, presented the plans for a prospectus on Household Economies, ," which the committee on that work will frame. The committee on the charity work at West End reported 300 garments given by the union and made an appeal. for more.
 At the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Stuart Hinkley, little Mas ter Darwin Fiinkley entertained a num- Der of friends at an afternoon party, which he gave in celebration of his seventh birthday. The hours were from three to five o'clock, and the amusements were dancing and games. The colers of the decorations were yellow and green. Chrysanthemums, roses and golden rod were used with vines and wild greens. The guests were Ida May Galatas, Mar garet Shackelford Mary Bird May Ray, Denison Ledyard, Carnot Holt, Wm. F. Robertson. Gordon Robertson, James Kirkpatrick. Frank Gillpie, Dorothy Gra- ham, Ellie Solomon, Zara Solomon, John Richardson, Macon Hay, Nelson Hay, Helen E. Florence, Emma Gillpie, Aline Watts, Robert Mccormick, Elizabeth Burton and BeHune McDonald.
 The friends who assisted Mrs. Hinkley in managing this little folk afrair were Mrs. Alex Garland, Mrs. Fred McCor- mick and Miss Ida Erricson.
 Mrs. Jack Wright who is an officer in the Grand International Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers went to Atlanta last Monday to attend the school of instruction in ritual work which the Atlanta division better half'' held, Mrs Jim Hamn accompanied her.
 Mrs. Leanora Goetter and her two 1a., nR- of New York, are the guests of her son, MT. Sidney Goetter, at the family home on Court street.
 Major and Mrs W. w. Screws and their grandchildren have returned from visit to relatives in Augusta, Georgia
 Mrs. John V. Smith and daughter, Miss Corrie Smith, have gone 10 Atlanta to visit the family of Dr. W. P. Smith.
 Miss Grace Norton of New York, for merly of Montgomery, is visiting Mrs. McDuff Cain. Miss Norton is a young artist, who is meeting with marked sue cess in greater New York
 Miss Florence Dawson of Birmingham. who has been the guest of Miss Caroline and Louise Hannon. returned home on Saturday.
 Mrs. Rosenthal of Birmingham is the guest of her niece, Miss Agnes Carr.
 Miss Stella Griel has returned from a stay of several months in New York.
 The Rev. Gardner Murphy mas return ed from New York. Mrs. Murphy and the children did not accompany him but will remain awhile In Concord, Mass. with MT. Murphy's parents.
 Mrs. Henderson of Talladega Is in Mont gomery, where she was called on account of the illness of her sister, Mrs. James Hicks
 Tenant Lomax, who has been and still is very Ill, was carried to New York on Wednesday. Those who went with him were his mother Mrs. Carrie Lomax pr. Glenn Andrews, Miss Fannie Blount and Miss Curry
 MT. and Mrs. William Berney have re- turned from their wedding trip. Mrs Lawrence Fiske who has spent the summer travelling in the north and east, has now joined Mir. Fiske in AtIan- ia, where they will in future reside. Mrs. Margaret Patteson and daughter, Mrs. Jack Thorington who have spent the summer in Virginia, have returned | home. MT. and Mrs. w. H. Jones of Birming- ham are the guests of his mother. Mrs. L. A. Jones.
 | Master Cecil Forbes, little son of Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Forbes. is quite i'll as a | Mrs. William Barnes Morgan of Bir- mingham is visiting her mother. Mrs. L.