The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25

ing the theatre and the literary synn- poslum, passed from the verandas to their carriages into 8 night that was like May or June, and the flowers car ried by many ladies in the parties might have been gathered from outdoor gardens that are blooming with the freshness of May.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Rountree gave a dinner last evening in compliment to Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood of Washington. The guests included their house guests, Dr. and Mrs. Finck of Philadelphia, Mrs Vawter of Richmond, Mrs. Josephine Arnold Rich of Washington, Mrs. Adolph sSegal of Philadelphia, Mrs. Ada Cable of Bradford, Pa, and Miss Richardson of Lockport, q niece of Mrs. Lockwood.
 Miss Kelly of Denver, with several friends of the league in her party, was given a box party on Tuesday evening by some of the members of the Bijou company, whom she knew personally. Miss Daly, a sister of MT Dan Daly the comedian, is a membcr of the company. Miss C. Jessica Donnelly of Philadelphia was in Miss Kelly's party. There was an after the theatre supper.
 An interesting party of league members, representing the Tennessee Woman's Press association Included d number of the most prominent women of that state, among them being Miss Willie Allen Dromgoole, Mrs Cornelius Rasbury. Mrs. Oscar T. Peoples, Mrs. L. Crozier French, Miss Libbie Luttrell Morrow and Miss Greenley.
 Miss Dromgoole is one of the celebrities of the south, and everywhere she has gone during her visit to Birmingham she has attracted the attention always &C., corded the bright and talented woman. The morning that she entered the recep- tion rooms of the Writers club there was an unmistakable stir of interest among those who knew of her presence, and as she quietly went over to the table to register in the visitors book there were many eyes turned in her direction She is small, slender in appearance, and has an exquisite wonnnliness about her that expresses itself in her modest demeanor and quiet way of speaking. Miss Dron- goole was on the programme last even ing at the literary symposium, and was one of the pronounced favorites of the evening.
 Mrs Rasbury is another charming woman, her talent expressing itself in her delightful dialect sketches of planta- ton life.
 Mrs. Peebles, who now resides at Car tersvlle, Ga.. is however, the acting pres ident of the Tennessee Woman's Press and Authors club She possesses beauty, charm and talent. She was among the last of the visiting women to arrive in Birmingham, and she frankly confessed that it required determination on her part to come at all, because in doing so she had to leave two lovely children at home, a confession that made her more charm ing and attractive.
 Mrs French of Knoxville resided for a winter or two in Birmingham and she has a number of friends in this city. During her residence in Birmingham she was most active in club work and she has always made a special study of club activities in their relation to woman, con tending that if women adapted them selves to the exigencies of club life they must first master some of the principles of parliamentary law. Mrs. French has owned and edited papers devoted to club work and civic interests.
 An interesting young woman attending the league meeting is Miss Libbie Lut- treel Morrow of Nashville, editor of the woman's department of the Banner She has been admired greatly at the several social events of the week, and is one of the brightest young writers on any of the southern papers The social de- partments of the daily newspapers are more and more conspicuous for the va ried talent that is employed on them.
 Miss Greenley is another bright young writer attending the league meeting. She is a contributor to the Associated Sunday lshed much of her work. The Daily Short Story syndicate. feature of many of the leading papers in the country, also published stories by Miss Greenley. She is a member of the American Press as- sociation Miss Greenley has taken the keenest interest in her visit to Birming- ham and has entered into the routine of entertainments as well as the business sessions of the league with the enthu- siasm that is appreciated by the hostess city, and which goes a long ways to the personal enjoyment of visitors.