The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-29
MOBILE.


Mobile, January 2S.-(Special. Miss
Jessie Whiting started off the gaities of
the week with luncheon at the Country
club Monday afternoon in compliment to
Miss Mary Morris Clarke Her guests
were Miss Mary Hunter, Miss Mary
Rich, Miss Ella Wheeler, Miss Marie
Bush, Miss Marebel Williams, Miss Jean
Cook Miss Agnes Belle Goldsby, Miss
Clara Ross, Miss Ida Richardson, Miss
Louise Van, Miss Grace Bestor Miss
Amanda Moore, Miss Maria Burgess.
Miss Helen Clarke, Miss Helen Triplett,
Miss Juliet Craik of Montgomery, Miss
Aline Mcmillan, Miss Gertrude Smith,
Miss Caroline George, Miss May Prince,
Miss Laura Pillans, Miss Meta Huges
and Miss Ruth Huges.
An enjoyable reception was given by
the captain and officers of the Winona
on Saturday.
A red letter event in private enter
tanning was Miss Morris Clarke's debut
party Tuesday evening at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs r. H. Clarke.
Miss Morris is pretty at all times, but
never looked lovlier tnan on this occa-
sion, when in a gown of shmmering
SATIN with arms full of white roses, she
stood with a group of girlhood friends
about her to receive her guests Assist
ing her were Miss ELLA Wheeler, Miss
Clara Ross Miss Agnes Belle Goldsby,
Miss Laura Pilla1s, Miss Caroline
George, Miss Kitty Sheppard. Miss Vir-
ginia SIMS Miss Alice McPhillips, Miss
Euna Smith Of Chicago Miss Mary
Danner, Miss Jessie Whiting and Miss
Maria Burgess. Mr.. and Mrs r. II.
Clarke were assisted In doing the hon
ors by Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Clarke, Mr..
and Mrs N r. Clarke and Mrs. John
Ewing Garner The evening was given
over to dancing, an innovation being the
use of programmes bearing the mono
gram in gold of the diebutante of the
evening
Mrs. J. Howard Wilson gave a large
card party Tuesday afternoon to mar
ried friends, and Japan ruled supreme in
every detail of the entertainment. Forty
or more ladies' were present. Mrs E. M.
Robinson won the first prize. a half
dozen Japanese cups and saucers; Mrs.
Lewis Dunlap, the second, a Japanese
vase; Mrs L. H.. Garrett the consoa-
ton, a Japanese screen; and Mrs. Rivers
Rush, the prize for lone hands, pretty
Japanese lamp shade. Miss Oline Nc
MILAN and Miss Ella Wheeler, two de-
butantes kept the score.
DR.. Henry Godthwaite and Mr.. w. M.
Marshall have returned from Panama.
Miss Maebelle Mckee was the hostess
of the Diseards at the Country club
| Wednesday morning. Those present
were Mrs. P. j. AclSer, Mrs. Shelton
! Sims. Mrs N. r. Clarke Mrs. w. II.
Monk, Jr., Mrs. Palmer Pillans, Mrs.
| Joseph McPhllips, Mrs. Garner of Mon
roe. La, Mrs c.. r. Hearin, Mrs. j. S.
Barrett, Mrs. e. C. Hughes, and Miss
Louise vass, Miss Jessie Whiting Miss
Maria Burgess, Miss Helen Clarke, Miss
Morris Clarke, Miss Hattie Wheeler
Miss Ethel Hodgson, Miss Grace Bestor,
| Miss Amanda Moore. Miss Salaa Billups
| Miss Married. Williams.
| Mrs Henry McI1illan entertained the
| Pivot Whist club Monday afternoon in
| GLIDING among her guests Mrs. William
| Dukes, Mrs. G. G. Lyon, Mrs. Harry
| Peacock of Selma, Mrs. Ruggles, or
| Boston and Miss Chapman.
| Miss Rosa Coates was the hostess or
| the Drawing Cards Thursday morning
| at the Country club
| The engagement is announced of Miss
| Irma Brown, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Brown, to Mr.. Elkan Henley or
| Philadelphia.
Thursday evening there was card
party and dance at the F'idelia club
Miss Gertrude wilkins of Selma is Wis
| iting relatives here.
| Miss Helen Gaines is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. w. C. Clisby in Birmingham.
Miss Juliet Craik of Montgomery is the
attractive guest of Mrs. Rhett Goode.
Mrs. Harvey e. Jones entertained the
| Research Circle of the Colonial DANES
| AT her home at Spring Hill Saturday.
| Mrs w. b. Thomas leaves shortly Tor
| n visit to Palm Beach, Fla.