The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

gress and there are still others oil .Dolh
/ state and national prominence who will
probably be present.
On Thursday, December q, att $50
| oeloek there will be the business meet
! ing of the delegates.
During the morning those of the dele
gates who are not in session will be
taken on short pleasure trips through the
Birmingham district,
At p. m. on the evening of the 9th
at the Country club will be given the
! congress ball, which will be a brilliant
i affair.
As there will be so many visiting mem
bers and delegates of the fraternity the
invitations could not be issued to any
of the town men outside of the A. T. o.
fraternity except delegate from each of
the other fraternties represented in the
city.
The affair will be under the direction OF
Mr.. Forney Johnston. who is the chair
man Of the entertainment committee, Mr..
Hugh Martin. chairman of the banquet
committee and Mr.. E. 3. Erwin, chair
man of the carriage committee.
All of the young ladies who have re-
eeived invitations to this dance will be
chaperoned to and from the club by the
patronesses of the ball and they consist
of the wives of the home members of the
fraternity All who have not replied can
do so as late as tomorrow night and
their aeeeptanees will be in plenty time
for them to receive proper consideration.
The chairman of the committee has
placed carriages at the disposal of the
various committeeman who will send for
the young ladies and also carry them to
their homes.
The young ladies will be met at the club
by the patronesses and will be presented
xtfitb him ri ho 4 I,n.
name on ii in gold letters and also a very
handsome souvenier of the fraternity
The dance will be in the form of a hop
and the dance cards are of plain white
cardboard with the A T. Os seal en-
bossed upon 1t, these cards are neat and
very tasteful.
An elaborate buffet luncheon will be
served in the reception hall and dining
rooms.
The rooms will be beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns and cut flowers. the
tea roses, which is the chosen flower of
the fraternity, being used One Of the
prettiest of the features in the deeora-
tons Will be a flag from each of the
chapters represented at the congress,
which will be hung in the dancing hall.
Special cars will be at the club to
take the young men attending the dance
10 the city.
it'aS ihoiiliilS, DecenDer y, the dele
gates will meet at the city hall at
o'clock and Mr.. p. G. covell will take q
picture of all of the home members of
the fraternity, the delegates and the visit
ing men.
AT 3 o'clock on Friday there will be
public exercises, to which all who have
received invitations to the other affairs
given are invited
At o'clock Friday afternoon there
Will be an informal reception given at
Aliens school by the patronesses of the
fraternity to the visiting women who will
be in the city for the congress and those
invited to the other entertainments are
also invited to attend this reception. There
Will be music during the hours for re-
ceiving and a buffet luncheon will be
served
The banquet will be given at the Hotel
Hillman and will be the most brilliant
affair given during the congress.
The invitation list will be limited to
the alumni members, the delegates and
the visiting members of the fraternity.
The POSTMASTER and those who will
respond to the toasts will be among the
most brilliant of the fraternity MEM
bers and it is safe to say that some
of the best improptu speaking heard in
this city in some time will be on that
occasion.
On Saturday, the 10Th, at $50 o'clock,
will be the business meeting. Another
session will also. be held at o'clock.
At o'clock the delegates, visitors and
the members of the fraternity and lady
friends will attend the Majestic theatre
and later Will go to the regular dance
given at the Country club Arrangements
have been made TO have the cars waiting
at the theatre for those going out to the
dance.
On Sunday morning at st. Mary SOM
the-Highlands, Bishop Gaylor assisted by
| several other fraternity brothers who are
! ministers, will have a service.
! This is practically the last of the ar
I rangements made for the guests but
nothing has been left undone to make
their stay in Birmingham thoroughly en-
| joyabe.
Those who are on the carriage COM
mittee are Mr.. Claude Allen, Mr.. NJ. Y.
| Dabney, Mr.. T. o. Gillespie, DIR. ]. r.
Dawson, Mr. H. S. Going Mr.. j. w.
Hannum Mr. Jack Hazzard Mr.. e. y.
| Erwin Mr.. w. II. Johnston, Mr. Sam
Ledbetter, Mr.. c. L. Ledbetter. Mr.. Reid
| Lawson, Mr.. Hugh Martin, DIR. Franz
| Lupton, Mr.. Henly Smith, Mr. ID. T..
| Schoaff Mr. Frank Turner, Mr.. W. X
Terry Mr.. VIII Warren all of the A. T.
| o. fraternity. and Mr. w. Hill Ferguson
and Pratt Boyt who are members of
| other fraternities.
| One OF the innumerable convenences
| which has been arranged is bureau
| of information which will be at the Hotel
! Hillman under the direct management
| of Mr.. Hugh Martin and Mr.. l.. II.
| Putnam,
| All visitors will have to go there TO
get their tickets properly signed and 10
receive their mail. Any information de-
| sired can be had at that office, also per-
mits to have free stenographic work done
| for those belonging to the fraternity
| can be secured by applying for same.
All of the affairs planned will be under
| the care of Mr.. w. d. Nesbitt, general
| chairman; Mr.. Hugh Martin, banquet
| chairman; Mr. Vassar Allen, hotel chair
| man; Mr. Forney Johnston, entertainment
| committee: Mr.. J. II. Frye, finance COM
mlttee: Mr.. j. l.. Drennen, membership
committee; Mr.. e. B. Erwin, reception
| Mr.. M. Y. Dabney, transportation, and
| Mr.. l.. II. Putnam, congress secretary.
! The patronesses are: Mrs w. d. Mes
bitt, Mrs e. NJ. Tutwiller, Mrs. w. f.
| Fort, Mrs. j b. Rylance, Mrs. C. j.
| Barr, Mrs. Vassar Allen, Mrs. Forney
Johnson Mrs. Lee Bradley Mrs. r. s.
| Munger, Mrs. Oscar Hayes. Mrs. John