The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-15


 of convention. A color scheme of white and green Is carried out in all the de- tails of the interior decorations
 In the reception hall and throughout the parlors quantities of smilax are used to drape the windows and doorways and festoon the walls in graceful and decora- tive erect. In the broad windows in the front parlors is suspended a white floral wedding bell with streams of white rib bon. The bell holds the line that will be showered upon the bride at the appro- priate time Palms and ferns will be used also to decorate this apartment. In the second parlor the decorations are equally elaborate. The punch tables are adorned with candelabra, bonbons brides roses and tracings of smilax, while around the base of the bowls are clusters of Malaga grapes. Miss Anita Perkins will preside here.
 Delightful refreshments will be served during the afternoon, which will develop the prevailing tones of white and green.
 Miss Sanford will receive her guests In a charming toilette of pink messaline satin and lace. Miss Vass will wear lovely gown of embroidered blue chiffon over silk.
 Miss Maud Mcclure Kelly. daughter of Judge and Mrs. R. B. Kelly is at home for the holidays. Miss Kelly is a student in the senior class of the law department of the University of Alabama. She is the only young lady member of the class and will return after the holi- days to complete her course.
 Miss Helen Thompson will give a dance on the evening of December 2S at the residence of her parents, MT. and Mrs s. E. Thompson.
 Miss Annie Pearson will entertain tho Fortnghtly club on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
 There will be no meeting of the Young Matrons' Card club until after the holi. days.
 Mrs. Clyde c. Latta who will return from the west to pass the holidays with her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. J. Carson on Cotton avenue, will be welcomed by her many friends.
 The members of the William l.. Yanoy chapter will meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Temple Hawkins.
 Mir. Erskine Ramsay gave a small lun- cheon at the Southern club on Friday.
 The ladies of the Grace Episcopal
 
 and luncheon on Tuesday and Wednesday on Fourth avenue, opposite the ladies' entrance to the Hotef TIllman. Attrac- tive Christmas gifts will be for sale and the bazar will be a popular rendezvous for the holiday shoppers.
 Alabama should delight to honor her own who have succeeded in literature There is no lovelier story for children written than Bessie Bell" by Martha Young. It is beautifully bound in white and blue and is lovely for Christmas gifts for the little people. The Yancy chapter, United Daughter of the Confed- eracy, has these books on sale in Love- mans book department and at Webb's book store
 The ladies of the First Presbyterian church will hold bazar and dinner Fri day and Saturday of this week at 1922 Fourth avenue. There will be a large assortment of attractive novelties, among which will be great many hand-painted articles, none of which will cost more than 30 cents. There will be a choice of a turkey or an oyster dinner each day from F to 2:30 o'clock
 Mrs. Hubert Scruggs entertained charm ingly at bridge during the week, 20 guests enjoying her hospitality on Wednesday afternoon. The Christmas idea was car ried out in the decorations. Mrs. S. l.. Ledbetter won the prize for the highest score and Mrs. William Moore won the prize for the number of games. Mrs Scruggs will entertain at cards again, during the holidays.
 Invitations have been received in Bir- mingham to the marriage of MT. Quincey Woodall Tucker to Miss Annie Marshall Wilson. Tuesday, December 24. at noon, at the residence of the brides father, Mir. John Marshall Wilson in Mobile.
 The marriage of the Rev William Parker Nelson to Miss Norah Estell Fowler will take place next Wednesday at high noon In Paris, Tex, at the res idence of the brides mother, Mrs. John Littleson Fowler. MT. Nelson was for merly a popular student at the University of Alabama and has great many friends in Alabama.
 A matter of general interest to all con cerned in the History of Coal and Iron In Alabama" by Miss Ethel Armes, Is the printing this week of a beautiful calendar for the New Year, in which a photo graph of the old Tannehill furnace is shown.
 This picture is of unusual artistic and historic value. It was loaned Miss Armes by MT. John H. Adams president of the Sayre Mining and Manufacturing company, for reproduction in her book and for the calendar. The negative of this wonderful photograph Is broken and but one other copy Is in existence, that owned by MT. William II. Hassinger.
 Tannehill furnace, built by Moses Stroup. is closely linked with Birming ham interests today; the names asso- ciated with it's story being those of Daniel Hillman, grandfather of the late