The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN WORLD OF SOCIETY Preparations Being Made for
 Christmas Dances PATRONESSES FOR CONCERT Social Announcements and Notes of Interest at the Approach of the Yuletide Season.
 Personal.
PATRONESSES FOR CONCERT


 interest and despite the very indictment weekend there were many informal events of yesterday and several dinners at the club last evening"
 Society will long continue to talk of the beauty of the Morris-Jemison wedding which took place on Wednesday evening at the Jemison residence in Glen Iris park. The elaborate arrangements for the we'd ding made it notably picturesque, and indeed clements of such unusual beauty entered into the nuptal ceremony as to produce an impression gathered at im- posing ceremonals in magnificent private chapels The wedding procession came down the grand stairway and at the far end of the entrance hall the prie-dieu upon which, in cathedral candlesticks, burned the altar lights, its decorations of marked picturesqueness.
 The rector who performed the ceremony wore with his vestments robe a magnifi- cent stole embroidered in white and gold, and as he awaited at the foot of the white dais, the orchestra in the logia above the grand stairway. announcing the entrance of the wedding party, suggested the strains of an organ in the organ loft" and certainly the whole scene was full of impressive charm and dignity.
 Dr. Morris and his lovely bride have been at Gulfport since Thursday, staying at that very attractive hotel which has now entered into the itinerary of the northern tourist who comes south for the winter season. Dr. Morris and Mrs. Nor ris left Gulfport last night for New Or leans, and will start from there on Wednesday for New York, where they will spend some time at the Holland house.
 The Southern club at meeting the past week reelected it's present officers and board of governors MT. w. B. Leedy Is president and Mir T. H. Benners is vice president. The governors are MT. B. M. Allen, MT. W. H. Kettig, MT. J. H. Barr, Mr. A. De Valcourt, MT. George iIIustis.
 Preparations for the Christmas dances are being made. There will be a number of dances for young people, those who are at home for the holidays, and the usual parties at the clubs will make the week interesting to the dancing contin- gent. At the Southern club on Christmas morning a cotilon will be danced, as has been the custom for years.
 A brilliant audience greeted Miss Ethel Barrymore on Friday evening the boxes being filled, and later there were the usual after-the-theatre supper parties at tthe clubs.
 About 50 guests came in at the Southern club after the theatre and the gay parties at the tables made the prettiest of scenes. Among those at the club were MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy, who had party of theatre guests with them; MT and Mrs. 'Maben Hobson, Miss Mobley of Atlanta, sColonel Guat, Miss Ware, Miss Bates, sMr. Tilghman. Miss Curran Miss Cruik- sshank, Miss Pillow of New Orleans, MT. ,and Mrs. Allan Harvey Woodward, MT. iand Mrs Dan McDonough, Mir. Robert 'Myer MT. C. l.. Mason, Miss Sadie FL pfbtt Mr. Branes, pr. II. P. Hefiin and a tnhlmber of other clubmen.
 ] The patronesses for the concert of the Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs, which will be given at the High school auditorium on Christmas night have been selected. The clubs arrive from Atlanta Christmas morning, and leave for. New Orleans about a. m. on the morning of the 26th. They will be entertained in Birmingham, but the nature of the enter tanments have not yet been fully de- clded on. The patronesses will be Mrs. R. H. Pearson, Mrs John Cartwright, Mrs c. T. Randall. Mrs. s. E. Thomp- son, Mrs. K. B. Peddinghaus, Mrs. A. A. Coleman, Mrs. John c. Henley. Mrs w. B. Leedy, Mrs Culpepper Exum, Mrs. T. o. Smith, Mrs. Henry Badham. Mrs w. E. Evans, Mrs George E. Clark, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. w. P. G. Harding, Mrs. Henry Fowlkes, Mrs. M. F'ies, Mrs. John C. Henley, Jr. Mrs. E. M Tutwiler, Mrs Maben Hobson, Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes, Mrs. Webb Crawford, Mrs. W. I. Grubb, Mrs. Walker Percy. Mrs. Frank B. Fowlkes, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. w. P. Pinkard.
 The following from the Montgomery Journal will be of interest to Miss Vass' friends in Birmingham as she was the recipient of many social attentions sev- eral seasons ago while the guest of Sena- tor and Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston and MT. and Mrs. William Hooper. Miss Vass, who is a descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall, is beautiful brunette, and her marriage on December IS to MT. Aus bun Boron Henry of New Orleans, will be of interest to hosts of friends throughout the south.
 ; A hospitality characterized by unusual beauty of detail is the linen shower ,giten by Miss Valine Sanford this after moon at o'clock in compliment to Miss Mary Marshall Vass, a bride-elect of the Jnonth. @
 is4The home for the occasion is fragrant and beautiful with roses, and carnations with palms and ferns lending their air 4