The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-26
By Julia Nelly Finch. Most of all for these.
 My precious memories.

Most of all for these.
 My precious memories
 dSOSD
 My thanks are due for many things Oh, Thou. from whom each blessing
 springs:
 But-most of all for these
 My precious memories Tho dark may be the sky and grey. Tho us-hill wind the weary way Yet there is here within my heart Deep hidden from the world apart An ever-springng vital force treasure trove. a sure resource When human strength awaiteth not And I seem cen by God forgot. spur it is to purpose pure
 An amulet set safe and sure
 Upon my life that it may reach And learn the lesson that they teach These precious memories
 The Southern club reception last even- Ing was even more brilliant than usual assembling about five hundred guests in the handsome club house
 The social season in Birmingham is never considered formally opened until after the annual reception of the club. those occasions being anticipated winter after winter until the club as factor in Birmingham's social life. has attained the position occupied by the assembly in other cities
 The reception last evening was the sec- ond anniversary since the formal opening or the new club house. which was com pleted little over a year ago. the club for years giving its annual reception on the evening before Thanksgiving. Last
 
 tained and only the winter preceding was unmarked by any entertaining. The tenn porary quarters of the club at that time were too limited to admit of any hospi- tality and social life was the loser.
 The new club house, which is one of tic most elegant in the south is arranged for princely entertaining and presented a bril- ilantly picturesque scene last evening.
 The spacious veranda on the Twentieth street side of the club house was enclosed with canvass. The club house. with it's luxurious furnishings needed little deco ration and with the grouping of palms here and there and the chandeliers en- twined with smilax, nothing more could nave been suggested to emphasize the rich draperies and beautiful interior
 An elaborate hot buffet supper was served in the billiards room where the tables were decorated superby in chrys- anthemums, American Beauty roses and carnations. Coffee and punch were served on the veranda.
 In the beautiful ball room cotllon was danced later in the evening and the Cal- | man orchestra played throughout the evening
 To say that the club reception was I similar to the many preceding it. that | the gowns worn were elegant. and the occasion in every way a brilliant one is | but one way of emphasizing the social | Importance and beauty of the occasion. | It was said that the gowns worn last evening were the handsomest eyer seen on similar occasion and that the re- ception eclipsed all preceding ones in brilliancy.
 1 Social interest centered in the many attractive debutantes who for the first 1 time were guests at the club, and the | number of prominent out-of-town guests made the occasion a notable one In the social life of the state. l Governor Jeks. Mrs. Jelks, Miss, Jelks Mrs. C. c. Hanson and Mir and Mrs l Henry Pubbs of Atlanta were a distin- guished party of guests and among other out-of-town guests were the Misses Cald- we'll of Kentucky Miss Cornelia Jones of
 
 Miss Carrie Berry of Eufaula, MT. and Mrs. Louis Alexander May Mrs, Benjamin F. Dryer of New York Mrs. William c. Oates of Montgomery. Mrs. Frederick Northrup Rx and Miss Rix of Hot Springs, Ark, and Miss Sarah Alex ander of Chattanooga.
 Among the young beauties in Birming- hams social world were Miss Lucy Dwyer Miss Marjorie Catchngs. Miss Annie Jemison, Miss Alabama King, Miss Lucy Hagood, Miss Lathrup, Miss Kate Smith, Miss Weatherly. Miss Nixon, Miss Louise Walker. Miss Carrie Cobbs Miss Roy. Miss Coughln, Miss De Bardeleben, Miss Northngton. Miss Roberts, Miss Nabb, Miss Roden and the Misses Erman. l All of Birminghams young married set were at the club, and among the patron- esses for the reception were Mrs Frank 1 Grider Mrs. John W. Tomlinson. Mrs. | David Roberts. Mrs. Rufus. N. Rhodes, Mrs. c. M. Tutwiler, Mrs Robert S. Munger, Mrs. Merrill Pratt Northington | Mrs. Frank Marlborough Anderson. Mrs. John Milner Caldwell, Mrs. Henry Brom- l lette Gray Mrs. Robert Jemson, Mrs l w. P. G. Harding, Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick Mrs. William Bibb Leedy. Mrs Charles Oscar Locke Mrs. Alexander Troy Lon don and Mrs. Sydenham Moore. Mrs. William Henry kettig, the charm ing wife of the president of the club. was greatly missed. She is still absent in Baltimore
 The reception committee included: MT. Pugh, MT. Going, MT. Lusk. MT. Allen, MT. Fellows, MT. Gaut Mir. Harry Jones, MT. Edward Drennen, MT. w. M. Dren- nen, Mir, Wilson Brown. Dr. Taley Dr. Lupton. MT. Little, MT. Wisner, Mir. Rudolph. MT. Williamson. The floor committee included MT NJ. P. Walker MT. Yeatman, MT. Koenlg, Mir. Crawford, Mr. De Valcourt.