The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-30
SOCIETY.

| At the residence of Mrs. #. G. Bush on
| Highland avenue and Sycamore street a
| meeting of the board of control of the
Boyss club will take place at 1870 o'clock.
| Matters of much Importance will be dis
cussed and suggestions for improvements
| to be shortly inaugurated will be made.
| A german will be given at the Blount
| Springs hotel on July 4.
| At a meeting of committee from the
| Woman's club the Young Women's Chris
| ton association and the w. c. 7. L., re-
Gently held at the residence of Mrs. Joseph
| McLester, it was decided to employ a city
matron to be stationed at the union depot
| to meet the trains and give information
and assistance to young women travelling
alone. Mrs. Joseph McLester was elected
chairman of the committee and Mrs John
B. Reid secretary.
The ladies are greatly interested in this
movement and hope 10 secure a matron
shortly with the assistance of the rail-
roads and the city.
The popularity of the Woman's exchange
is increasing daily. The excellent service
that is rendered there, the wholesome
clean, home" cooking, and the general
appearance of the linte cafe, the well set
tables, quality of table linens, everything
never fails to attract much favorable COM
ment. This morning the regular sale of
homemade breads and cakes will be con-
Quoted as usual, and prompt attention
given to every order.
Tomorrow evening at the table d'hote
dinner to be given by the Southern club
in the rathskeller, special musical pro-
gramme will be rendered by Calman's
orchestra. This will be made a regular
Sunday evening feature of the club and
marks one of the first really pronounced
metropolitan attributes of this city.
The members of the editorial depart
ment of the Birmingham News were
entertained at dinner on Wednesday even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus n. Rhodes at
their home on the South Highlands. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Eli p Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Henly, Jr, Miss
Lena Zwald, Miss Henrietta Wilcox, Mr..
Leon w. NIL INobeit VI iiihtis
Mr. b. H. Mooney, Mr.. ]. w. Newbern
and Mr. Thomas Punkett.
Mrs Norton B. Whitley and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy. and Miss Sammie Harris
left Tuesday for Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Atlanta City.
The Van Hoose camp in Walker county
has broken up and all the campers have
returned to their homes.
Mrs. Edward Southgate and little Miss
Elizabeth Southgate are visiting rela-
tives near Elzabethtown, Ky.
Mrs. f. S. Kennedy is visiting relatives
in Mobile.
Mrs Frank Willis Barnett and little son
are visiting friends In Forsyth Ga
Mr. Charles p. Jackson has returned
after visit to Mrs. William Tatum in
Montgomery.
The visit here during this week of the
Rev and Mrs. l.. w. Rose is a source
of great pleasure and qualification to their
old friends After fifteen years of absence,
| they are spending few days with Mr..
| and Mrs. c. I. Randall en- route to Laurel,
Miss, where Mr.. Rose has accepted a call
to the Episcopal church.
Mr.. Rose was the first rector of st.
Mary s-on-the- highlands, and consequent
ly has many friends in Birmingham.
Mrs. Merriweather. the matron of the
nf+ t,a
Y. w. C. A, will leave Saturday for a
| visit to relatives in Atlanta.
Miss Etna Platowsky and Mr.. f. Tur-
ner Childress were married quietly on
Wednesday evening at the residence of the
| brides father, Mr.. S. Platowsky, in Foun-
| tain Heights. The ceremony was per-
| formed by the Rev. Walter S. Brown of
| the Fountain Heights Baptist church, and
only the relatives and a few intimate
| friends were present The reception
| rooms were gracefully decorated in cut
flowers and ferns. Miss Margaret Grove.
| the little neice of the groom and Miss
Margaret Arid, the charming little daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Arid were the
flower girls. They wore white frocks
and carried garlands of daisies. Miss
Platowsly the bride. wore white
| French null and white hat trimmed in
white rose buds. Miss Flora Platowsky
the brides sister, played the wedding
march, Mr.. and Mrs. Childress are at
home at 1927 Thirteenth avenue, north.
An ice cream supper was served by Miss
Agnes Burns Sunday school class of the
Woodlawn Baptist church Thursday
evening from to 10 o'clock at the res
| idence of Mr.. Jerome Edmundson.
Mrs Felix Drennen and children left
yesterday for Wrightsville Beach. N. c.,
and Virginia Beach, where they will spend
| the summer.
Mrs c. w. Ufford is visiting relatives
| In Illinois.
Yesterday at Montevallo, Ala, the mar
rage of Mr. Clifford Churchill Cole and
| Miss Annie Ethel VERIFY was solemnized.
| Rev e. w. Wheeler performed the cere-
| mony The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs NJ. II. Yerby. and a
sister of editor William f. w. VERIFY of
| Greensboro, and of the lamented distin-
! guished educator ]. d. VERIFY of Mobile.
The marriage is of interest throughout
the south The bride is widely known
| as a graceful writer. and is closely re-
| lated to the most distinguished families
| of the south. Miss Yerby's mother was
! n first cousin once removed to Zachary