The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
MISS ANNIE WHEELER.

in the north, none have taken more
 active interest in the educational condi-
 tions of the south and the institutions
 which are beneficiaries of Mir Chambers are not limited to the south alone He
 gives largely to both philanthropy and
 education, and it is done unostentatous- | ly.
 Mrs. Chamebrs will be remembered as
 Kate Waller of Montgomery. She is q
 very charming woman, and her own work in philanthropy and her personal chari-
 ties are unusual The stories of her beau
 tiful consideration for those less fortu- nate and her unfailing generosity and | Kindness indicate her lovely nature and her gifts are distributed in such way that she has long realized the pleasure that lies in giving, because of her rare l tact and exquisite sympathy. She has l earned the soubriquet of Lady Beau | tfful' as day after day she administers
 to those in need, until it has been said that II IS almost a privilege to be a pau per at her gate
 From her private conservatories, great boxes of flowers are sent daily to the hos , pitals and tnls Is but one of many beau | tful evidences of her life. MT and Mrs Chambers own one of the most magnifi- l cent houses on the Hudson Grows Nest is like a French chateau of grey stone and there is private park of sev- eral acres.
 They entertain a great deal. Col md 1 Mrs Bush of Birmingham frequently be- ing guests at Grows Nest"
 l Col. and Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Hig- ginson of Cambridge, Mass, who will be the guests of Dr. and Mrs J. II. Phillips. will be among the most distinguished and | interesting visitors. They are with MT | Ogdens party. As an essayist and critic l Colonel Higginson at the age of S1 will | be the most striking figure at the con ference His iong and brilliant career goes back to his fine record at Harvard, from | where he was a graduate in 1S41. His es- | says and other writings cover a broad ] field, and he is without a peer as a man of titles. All of his works were reprinted in 1900, including among others his Studies | of American Authors, English History | For Americans, all of his voluminous works on history and biographies. his "reminiscences of the civil war together with his poems, and those volumes en- titled "Enchantcd Isles of the Atlantic" l "Oll Cambridge" and the Life of Mar earet Fuller ossoi." which was first pub lshed in 1SSi Colonel Hgginson began his literary work in the sixties.
 
 | pr. and Mrs. John Graham Brooks of Cambridge will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. David Roberts pr. Brooks has the chair of sociology at Harvard is a lec- turer on economic subjects and for sev- eral years was in charge of the extension department of the University of Chicago. pr. Brooks for two years was connect ed with the United States department of labor at Washington his report upon "Worl1ingmen's Insurance in Germany" attracting international attention. As president of the National Consumers league, Dr. Brooks work Is well known, both here and abroad
 Mr. and Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes of New York will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. w. s. Lowell. Mr. Stokes Is a re- tired banker. famous yachtsman and has been prominent in free trade and civil service reform movements. He is the author of several, pamphlets on trusts and bi-metallism. MT. and Mrs Stokes Continued on Eighteenth Page)