The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11
MOBILE.

Mobile, March 0.-(Special )-There is
nothing prettier ever given in Mobile than
the balls of the Continental Mystic Crewe
and their sixteenth anniversary ball Tues
day evening was no exception to the
rule. "Toyland" was the subject, and
Temperance hall was transformed to carry
out the idea. There were two tableaux,
! which with the effective use of colored
! lights, were most beautiful. The mask
| ers represented toys of every description,
which by the magic wave of the Fairy
] Queens wand were infused with life I'M
mediately they trooped from the stage
chose partners and the ball began, the
| first three dances being reserved for the
maskers. The decorations were designed
and executed by Mr. George b. Rogers,
| the well known architect of this city
| Informal little parties are the order Of
! the day, many of them taking place at the
| Country club. On Monday a bridge party
and luncheon was composed of Mrs. Ed
ward Bowie of Wheeling. w. Va, Mrs
! Robert Stout of Montgomery, Miss Lula
Prince of West Virginia, Mrs. II. p Vass
! Miss Louise Vass, Mrs. g. M. Luce, Mrs
Joseph Tucker. Mrs. j. W. Woolf, Mrs
J G. w. Coates and Mrs McCrary Otis.
| "Wednesday Mrs. Junlus Woolf gave Il
| luncheon complimentary to Mrs. Edward
| Bowie.
| Thursday morning Mrs. Charles Shaw
han entertained at the Country club in
compliment to Miss Helen Huston and
Miss Alice Merriheld of Connersville, Ind,
and Miss Reba Walden Of Uniontown. Miss
| Walden, who has been one of the most
| popular visiting girls ever i'm Mobile left
| Friday for her home In Unontow n
| Wednesday evening she was the guest of
honor at a dinner given by Lieutenant
Norman on board the Winona.
~ AIaa.
| T. L. Anglin, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Miles, left Tuesday
for their home In Birmingham.
| Mrs Alice Smith left Tuesday for Bir-
| mingham.
! Miss Marie Bush returned Tuesday from
! visit 10 New Orleans
! Miss Clara Ross has returned from u
delightful visit to Houston.
| Mr. and Mrs. j. o. Dickens and Miss
| Caroline George returned Tuesday from
, their western trip and left again Friday
| for Tennessee.
Judge and Mrs. Harry Toulmin are
| spending month In Birmingham. Their
guest, Miss Mary Huges, IS now visiting
| Miss Mary Pillans.
| Mrs Robert II. Wllkie and little daugh-
ter have returned to New Orleans after a
visit to Mrs Wilkes mother Mrs d.
E. Huger
| Miss Eloise Withers and Miss Virginia
Sims spent the week In Livingston, Ala,
with Miss Sims sister, Mrs. Little.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carroll sailed on the
| Prince George wednesday for Havana.
| There were two big fires in Mobile this
week. Monday the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Inge Seldom on Montauk avenue was COM
F., pletely demolished and nearly all their
| possessions lost Several other houses in
| the neighborhood were damaged. Tuesday
Spring Hill hotel burned to the ground
| in a few minutes many OF the occupants
/ losing everything but life.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Palden and family are
now occupying Mr. John Cases home on
Government street.
| Miss Daisy FOREIGNER entertained a
party Of twenty at Dog River club house
on Monday In compliment to her sister,
| Mrs. Ben GrieI Of Montgomery, and her
guest, Miss Alice Stern of Louisville.