The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-08
NOTES IF TIE WEEK
 IN SOCIAL WORLD Engagement of Governor Pat terSon Announced HORSE SHOW PAT TR0NESSES New Book By Mrs. Ned McDavid on Market-Mrs. Marie Kern Mullen
 Returns-Notes and
 Personals.
HORSE SHOW PAT TRONESSES

Formal announcement has been made by MT. and Mrs. w. II. Gardner of Ten nessee of the engagement of their daugh- ter, Miss Mary Russell Gardner, to Gov ernor NJ. R. Patterson of Tennessee.
 The ceremony will take place at the home of the brides parents In Union City, Tenn, late in November, and is expected to be one of the most elaborate affairs in the social history of the state. The bride is a member of an old family and sister of Russell Gardner, a St. Louis mill lionaire. who will give the bride a check for S50,C0o as a wedding present.
 Governor Patterson is a brother of Mrs. Sterling J. Foster of Birmingham, and is a cousin of Judge s. D. Weakley.
 The following ladies have consented to act as patronesses of the horse show: Mrs. Frank r. Anderson, Mrs. Addison G. Smith, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. W. P. G. Harding Mrs. Henry B. Gray, Mrs. Rufus N Rhodes, Mrs. Evans J. Dunn. Mrs. W. E. Leedy, Mrs Sydenham Moore, Mrs. John w. Tomlnson, Mrs. Bradley ]. Saunders, Mrs. Elwood Magruder Tut
 
 gene Brown, Mrs. Elwood D. Smith, Mrs David Thompson, Mrs. Edward H. Cab aniss, Mrs. David Roberts, Mrs. William Gray Estes, Mrs. Sidney J. Bowie. Mrs Ben F. Moore, Mrs. Frank Grider. Mrs Culpepper Exum, Mrs. A. o. Lane, Mrs, Charles Whelan, Mrs W. M. Walker Mrs. c. II. Nabb. Mrs. k. l.. Collins Mrs. k. s. Munger, Mrs Arthur Smith, Mrs. w. M Jordan. Mrs. J. B. Morson Mrs. R. G. Chandler, Mrs. J. H. Hill man, Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs. A L. Full enwder Mrs. Thomas Burns, Mrs Walk CT Curry, Mrs o. R. Hundley, Mrs. Frank Crockard, Mrs. J. T. Stokely, Mrs. w. w. Crawford, Mrs. T. w o'Byrne, Mrs. E. w. Barrett, Mrs. Walker Percy Mrs. Frank S. White, Mrs. Charles G. Brown, Mrs. Herman Saks, Mrs. W. C. Agee, Mrs. P c. Bowman. Mrs. Eugene Fies Mrs. l.. T. Trousdale, Mrs. E. J. McCross- in, Mrs J. D. Kirkpatrick Mrs. J. E. Carter, Mrs. G. M Williams Mrs. John l.. Kaul and Mrs. Ross C. Smith.
 Mrs. Ned McDavid (Mittie Owen), one of the brightest and most charming young women m the SOcldl He OI DlIlnluSndIi, has a book in the autumn market, "The Princess Pocahontas" 'CThe Neale Publish | ing company. Advance notices pro- nounce the story to be delightful the most charming that has yet been written | of the career of this Indian princess. It l is quite sure of finding many appreciative I readers not only In Birmingham but | elsewhere and a wide circle of friends | and admirers of the talented author will | be especially interested in the announce 1 ment made by her publishers:
 This little book Is just what 1t pre- i tends to be- says Mrs. McDavid in her 1 preface. Tt is a simple story of Poca- | hontas, her brief and remarkable career, I and her relation to the English colonists. | Some may say, There Is nothing new | here No, there Is nothing that is
 Nothing new? Mrs. McDavid's modesty
 and her wide knowledge of Virginan his- l tory, led her into error. Charm and fresh- 1 ness are always new, and this touching l biography has both The story of the l famous Indian princess has never been treated with so much sympathy and deli cacy, and, though the facts may not be 1 new-we take the authors word for it | the book is new and delightful, thing to | treasure.
 For the writer has done more than re- late, the romantic incidents of Poca- | hontas' life, or give a picture of her peo- l pie and her environments she has made l the woman's personality an actual thing. | Pocahontas is not heroine of shadows l and traditions, not of any time, any place,