The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-12
MOBILE.

Mobile, March ESPECIALLY his
tory this week is the story of the car
nival. The first three days were entirely
given up to the Mardi Gras spirit the
incoming visitors, the balls. receptions.
concerts the noise and the street pa
rades. while with Ash Wednesday came
the inevitable reaction and a very well
comes rest and burst of quiet.
The principal personages in the story
of the carnival were Felix and his Queen,
the former impersonated by Mr.. Orville
Cawthorn and the latter by Miss Mary
Morris Clarke, the pretty debuante
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Clarke.
Both of their royal majesties were mag
nificently costumed and Miss Clarke in
her royal robes was as fair a sovereign
as ever graced a throne. Her ladies in
waiting were chosen from the debutantes
of the year and were Miss Caroline
George, first lady in waiting; Miss Mary
DANES, second lady in waiting, and
Misses Mary Hunter, Mary Rich, Vir-
glnia Sims, Ella Wheeler, Oline McMil-
Ian, Kitty Sheppard, Alice Barclay. Car
olee Martin, maids Of honor. The corona
ton took place at Temperance hall Mon
day evening and after the ceremonies,
there and the reception that followed
Felix and his court visited the various
balls that were In progress, the Monday
Evening maskers, the Fidelia club and
the Elks ball. Monday and Tuesday were
gala days at the Athelstan and Manassas
clubs. In front of the former, a grand
| stand had been erected from which the
guests of the club reviewed the parades
the place of honor, of course being re-
served for the Queen and her maids.
Tuesday night the o. o. M, and Infant
ITO ata1 hal Ia nf4f nH f11 r.
nval of 1905
| One of the novelties of this years
carnival was the automobile flower pa
rade which took place Monday afternoon.
| There had been much good natured ri
valry among the ladies who had under
taken the decoration and the result was
number of beautifully decorated ma
chimes The one that took the first prize
was driven by Mrs. George Leatherberry
accompanied by Miss Gertrude Smith,
Miss Orion and Miss Mary Hunter. Sub
ject: Blue lotus flowers.
The second prize was taken by Mr..
Herbert Lyons machine, decorated in
red peoples and driven by Miss Reba
Neville accompanied by Miss Laida Bill
lups, Miss Louise Vass and Miss Eunice
Semmes.
The o. o. M, ball Tuesday evening
showed the usual quote OF visitors. In
| fact, there were so many strangers pres
| ent that IL was nara TO realize IndI one
was actually in ones home town.
Preceding the ball Miss Grace Bestor
entertained number of guests at sup
per, among them being DR.. and Mrs.
Acker. Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Brooks, Mr..
and Mrs. e. d. Ledyard Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hail. Mr.. and Mrs Vaughan, Mr..
and Mr.. Frank Inge, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Dunlap,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Butt, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. j. Buck, Mr. and Mrs. e. M. Robin
son, Misses Ethel Hodgson, Amanda
Moore, Meta Huger, Margaret Billups,
Robert Venable, Ruth Bush, DIR. Gold
waite, DR. Oates, DIR. Wright. j. A. Wat
tiers, w. f. Tebbetts, G. A. Fuerst d. r.
Dunlap, Murray Dunlap. w. M. Mar
shall, Maury Lyon, L. c. Dorgan.
| Among the luncheons given on Tues
day was that of the Misses Bush, whose
guests were Misses Amanda Moore, Helen
Triplett, Margaret Roller, Meta Huger,
! Mrs. Fred Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Brooks. DR.. Goldthwaite, MIR. Il. C. Rice,
| w M. Marshall, d. r. Dunlap, Perrin
Bestor Falkeman, w. F. Tebbetts, Curtis
Bush j. N. Harrison
new bridge club has been formed
which will meet once a week informally
during Lent There will be no prizes. The
members are DR.. and Mrs. Harry Inge,
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs.
b. F. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. r. Moore.
Mrs. irkbride, Mr.. James Morelanf, Miss
Mable Huestis, Miss Jessie Whiting, Miss
Helen Clarke, Miss Ethel Hodgsen and