The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-30


some women, handsomely goWned, were
present and the ballroom was thing OF
beauty. The entertainment began with
a one-aet comedy called THE Chamber
maid" and It was a very clever little
play. beautifully staged and finely act
ed All the appointments Of the stage
setting were perfectly IN keeping with
the nature of the scene depicted and
there was shown great care for detall IN
the arrangement Professor sehlesinge
was excellent In his rendition OF the
part he took and he sang with great ex-
preston in a pleasing voice. Miss SOLO
mon was charming and showed decided
talent as an actress She has a sweet
voice, of good range and pitch and sang
with a little charm Of her own that was
very attractive The play was warmly
applauded, and at the close the curtain
had to be rung up and the actor and
actress come before the footlights Tor
last call. The cast was as follows
Bessie, a chambermaid. Miss Gertrude
/ Solomon; Peter Smart, a servant Pro
fessor Schlesinger; Stage manager. y. II.
Solomon; Orchestra, Misses GeorI1a and
! Kittiebelle Sterling, Miss Birdie bichold,
| Messrs. Walter Mitchell, Dan 5. Drago
Leo NJ. Brown. and Martin Drey. After
the play the room was cleared and
delightful dance was enjoyed by the
guests. Tasteful and pretty souvenir pro-
grammes were used by the dancers. At
IL 80 a delightful supper was served in
the dining room. The dance was the &C.
casion of the presentation to society OF
Miss Dolly Goldsmith, who was made
to feel that her social life will be sue
| cess she deserves for her many charms
The following committee served: Re-
| ception, E. e. Bernheimer, chairman; F.
Forchheimer, e. j. Schwartz, M. l.
Cans, A Proskauer r. @. Richard ana
| A. Cramer. Floor-Reub Bearman. Sol
Kahn, Nath Dreyfus. Alex Strouse,
Adolph D. Bloch, Sid Bowenstein. Ar
rangement-E. H. Frohlichstein, chair
man; H. Haverman, J. s. Markstein
Tuesday night at the home of Father
O'Callaghan, at $3.50 o'clock, Miss Jennie
| Farrell and Mr. John G.. Mann were
united in marriage. The marriage was
witnessed only by the relatives and close
friends of the bride and groom. They
left at 1910 o'clock for Montgomery,
where they will make their home. The
groom is the son of John @. Mann, for
merly chief engineer of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad. The bride is one of the
| handsomest young women in Mobile and
has a wide circle of friends, who wish
her happiness In her married life.
The Iberville Historic society met Tues
| day night in the association building
with large attendance as usual
Mr. Harry Pillans read the society's
correspondence In the matter OF getting
the 1OulSldIld EufcndSe 61ApOSllloH COlA-
pany right in its statement of the ter
| ritory acquired by the purchase. The
maps of the exposition show that the
territory below latitude 81 and between
| the Mississippi and the Perdido was In
| dispute from 1903 to 1919, The societys
proofs show that this territory was ac-
| quired in 1903, along with the rest of the
Louisiana purchase. Nothing has as yet
been effected but the matter is still In
hand and will be pushed with all pos
| sible vigor.
| A root of cedar wood, curiously twist
ed and knotted, having the appearance
of the carving of eye balls, deeply sunk
In circular frames or border was con-
tributed to the society by Prof. P. C.
Boudousquie. described as an Indian
totem.
Mr.. Eromberg read an entertaining pa
per giving traditions and recollectons
from 1885 onward. His parents came to
Mobile from New York by vessel on
which was brought the iron fence now
around Barton academy. Bienville square
was treeless and was used by residents
as a place to hang family washing and
| for the exhibition of circuses. People in
1888. to escape yellow fever, moved to
| Broad street. as in later years to Spring
Hill.
At 2:3O o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Miss Louie st. John was married to
Mr.. John Archer Smith, at the home of
the brides mother. Mrs. J. Howard
Wilson on Government street, by the
Rev. D. A. Planck, pastor of the Jack
son Street Presbyterian church. The
bride was attended by Miss Fringilla
Smith, a sister of the groom and two lit
tie flower girls, little Misses Leila and
Ann Eta Mcmillan. The best man was
Mr.. William Miclkle Jr.; the ceremony
was witnessed by relatives and intimate
friends and at its conclusion reception
was held for the bridal party and the
guests. The bride was becomingly gown
ed in white crepe de chine, trimmed with
point applique, wore a picture hat and
carried bridal roses Mr.. and Mrs Smith
left on the afternoon Louisville and
Nashville train for New Orleans, where
they will spend their honeymoon.
Miss Zoe Walsh entertained her young
friends Wednesday night at the home of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Walsh,
on State street, the occasion being the
tenth anniversary of her BIRTH There
was a large number of young people
present, and the event was one that will
be long remembered by those who were
fortunate enough to receive Invitations
The two big parlors of the handsome
Walsh home were tastefully decorated
and the floor was covered with canvass
for the dancers, a string band furnish
ing the music Supper was served at IL
o'clock on small tables on the back porch
which had been enclosed with canvass
and after the children were seated, the
sight was beautiful one. At each plate
was a souvenir basket filled with con-
fections. Cakes and ices and fruit were
served- The birthday cake was iced In
white and was surmounted by ten can
dies, which were lighted. and then each
of the guests pulled a colored ribbon. the
other end Of which was concealed In
the cake. To the end of one ribbon was
fastened a gold ring, and Elizabeth
Hubbard who drew 1t, was the envy of
all the others. The evening passed all
too quickly, and Miss Walsh's guests left
praising her manner of entertaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kirkland have
returned from their bridal trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Caldwell ar
rived in the city Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving day with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Santos Rubira
Judge and Mrs. Harry Toulmin will
leave in a few days for Birmingham
where they will spend several weeks.
The following invitations have been
received in this city. Mr.. and Mrs Lucius
Jefferson Richardson requests the honor
of your presence at the marriage of their
daughter Emily Frances to Mr.. syden-
ham M. Smith. Tuesday afternoon De-
cember g. 1902 at 5 o'clock at the First
Baptist church, Mont gomery, Ala. Miss
Richardson is a grand daughter of Cap
tain Reuben r. Kob and Mr. Smith a
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory l..
Smith
Hon. S. A. Lyons left Monday for a
business trip to New York.
Mrs. Mathew Brewster and son Rogers
are visiting Judge and Mrs w. Rogers
in New Orleans.
IT, n