The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-12
ALABAMA REPRESENTED
 AT BALL TO ADMIRALS.

Alabama was charmingy represented at the recent reception given by the Osceola club of Pensacola in compliment to the admirals and officers of the United States fleet at the Pensacola fort
 Mrs J M. deCottes of the Montgom cry Advertiser was a member of the party and writes as follows in her most delightfully interesting way of the re- ception and ball:
 A party of Montgomerians who have spent the past few days in Pensacola,
 having gone to attend the Wednesday
 evening ball at the Osceola club, and to visit the ships, were delightfully."- en-
 tertained during their stay there and
 were made, by the charming hospitality
 received to realize why that port is said
 to be the most popular of all with the
 navy.
 The reception and ball given on Wed
 nesday evening by the members of the
 Osceoa club in honor of the admirals and officers of the United States fleet assembled at Pesnacola, was one of the
 most notably brilliant social functions
 ever given in the south. It was eabor- ate and In every detail was character ized by lavish hospitality. The osceola club rooms are splendidly appointed and on that occasion were hung with south ern smilax, studded with red white and blue lights forming a frieze about the | apartments. At each archway "Old | Glory was draped and the letters U. S. l N were formed of red, white and blue i incandescent lights The spacious read | ing, billiard and spinner rooms of the | club were converted into a banquet hail, | extending the entire length of the club, | half a block. The table was in the shape of an enormous anchor and was decorated in the colors, red, white and
 blue, with tall cut glass vases of white
 and red carnations alternating with small potted palms. The stock of the anchor
 was the place of honor where the three
 most distinguished guests present were seated They were Admiral Coghlan. Ad- miral Barker and Admiral Sands, who
 with their staff and a number of wives of the members of the Osceola club oc-
 cuped the seats at this end of the ban
 ouet hall. Special attention had been de-
 voted to the adorning of this end of the table An enormous cluster of American
 Beauties formed the center piece and all about 1t stretched on into the shank Of
 the anchor while overhead were draped American flags. At the shanks and arms of the anchor were seated hundreds of matrons, maids and officers in gorgeous uniforms and with here and there the
 wearer of the civilian dress suit.
 In the ball room where brilliant scene
 was presented all evening music was rendered by the band of the Texas alter | hating with Pensacola's Barrios oches- | tra.
 l In the earlier part of the evening Mrs. 1 Harry Thornton, wife of the presiden. | of the club, stood near the entrance to
 the reception room with the admirals to
 receive the guests.
 | Among the Alabamians who were at the | ball were Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Orum
 Mrs. J. M. de Cottes, Misses Carolyn and | Lucy Randolph and Miss Lii Tinsley, all of Montgomery; Mrs. William Whiting, MT. Plaggio, Dr. Henry Goldthwaite MT. Devereaux Lake, Mrs. Parker formerly | Miss OuilD, Miss Helen Scott, Miss Jes- sic Whiting and Miss Mamie Moore, all of Mobile.