The age-herald., 1902-02-16

ball as usual at Temperance Hall; the Infant Mystics at German Relief Hall, and both were Iavishly decorated. The ball given at the Federation Club was the event of fife season in Jewish society, and there were many visitors present, in- cudipg Mrs Grel of Montgomery and Mrs. Coleman of Uniontown. An elabo- ,ate supper was served at midnight.
 The Manassas Club entertained Friday at a large ball. to which 400 invitations had been issued. This club has recently moved into the elegant club rooms va cated by the Atheston Club, and this was their first entertainment in the new quar- ters. The. ball room was trimmed with bamboo and tall palms and the man. ties banked with carnations. The billiard room was thrown open for dancing, so there was no crush anywhere. The gowns l of the women were very handsome At
 midnight supper was served on the third floor.
 MT. Fosdeck of New York entertained
 at dinner Tuesday evening at the Bien-
 vile Hotel complimentary to Miss Anne
 Louise Harrison, the decoration of the
 table being American Beauty roses.
 The last cotilon of the season was l given Monday by the Young Ladies Co.,
 tillon Club and was the largest of the l ry Wyly. Among the visitors present were Miss Mccoy of Virginia, Miss Me- Alpine of Gadsden. Miss Garber of Lane vile and Miss Luce of Michigan.
 Mrs John Reid of Birmingham, who ] has been a visitor here for the past two weeks has returned home.
 Mrs Jesse Adams of Montgomery and l her sister Mis- Mccoy of Virginia, stopped at the Bienville during the Carnival
 Mrs. Imogene Little entertained at an informal dinner Sunday. The affair was in the nature of house warming, in her pretty new home on Montouk avenue.
 Mrs. Barnewall, wife of the bishop of Alabama, is undergoing treatment at the Inge Bondurant Sanatorium.
 Mrs. Thomas McMilian entertained at dinner Sunday for Mrs. Riggs. who is visiting her sister. Mrs. w. P. Mcintosh, at the Marine Hospital.
 Mrs. Rhett Goode entertained at card party of twelve tables Thursday. the game being bid euchre. A five-course luncheon was served first. The tables were trimmed with yellow jonquils the ices being yellow also The first prize, an oval pastel, was won by Mrs w. NJ Mastin; the second, a water color, by Mrs D. E. Huger. and the consolation by Miss Creagh.
 The Alabama Society of Colonial Danes held their annual meeting Mon day at the home of the President Mrs Hortense A. Batre, on Conception street The principal work done by the national society during the past year was the erection at Arlington of a granite monu- ment to the dead of the Spansh-Ameri- car war. To this fund the Alabama so- ciety contributed so00, and Mrs. Batre was made chairman of the inscription com mittee. Mrs. Richard w Glider was asked to write the inscription, which was as follows: ITO the soldiers and sailors l of the United States, who gave their lives | for their country in the war of 1S9S with | Spain, this monument is erected in sor- row, gratitude and pride by the National 1 Society of Colonial Danes of America I and in the name of all the women of the | nation-1902." A motion was made by Mrs. H. T. Inge that the sum of $50 should be offered for the best colonial essay written by a boy, the money to be used toward his expenses at college, and was unanimously carried This so- ciety has offered for several years a medal for the best essay by girl The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Batre; First Vice-Presi- dsnt, Mrs. Harvey Jones; Second Vice. President, Mrs. Mary Fowlkes of Selma; managers Mrs. Phares Coleman of Mont gomery Mrs. Norman Vim of Demop- o.;s, Miss Ferguson of Selma and Mrs R. II. Clerk. Luncheon was then served by the President.
 Mrs. Frank Glass of Montgomery wis., tied her mother. Mrs. Price, during the week,a nj was present at the meeting of the Danes" of which society she is
 member. She left to attend the conven- ton of the D. A R.'s in Washington on | February IT