The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
NOTES OF THE WEEK IN WORLDOF SOCIETY Wedding Announcements of Great Social Interest NOTES HERE AND THERE Town Houses Being Opened and So. eisty Is Fitting Back to Town
 After Weeks of Summer
 Gaiety.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY ANNIE KENDRlcK WALKER.

T HE announcement of the engage
 ment of Miss George Weatherly and MT. Alexander C. Birch the past week was of unusual social interest the wedding to take place on the evening of November G. Miss Weatherly was among the group of southern girls who attended Mrs Darlington Semples school in New York a few years ago. and her debut following her winter in New York was brilliant event. She is of the blond type. and possesses the graceful and win some qualities associated with the south ern beauty and belle. She is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Weath- erly
 Miss Weatherly has a younger sister also in society, Miss Marjorie Weatherly and the handsome Weatherly house of an English type and beautifully arranged for entertaining, has naturally been one of the most attractive houses socially with two such charming girls, as well as for the hospitality of MT. and Mrs. Weatherly, who have always contributed much to the social life of Blrming- ham. MT. Weatherly was formerly pres ident of the Southern club, and in the en- tertainments there during his adminlstra- tion both Mrs Weatherly and Miss Weatherly took an active part in main taining the hospitality of the club.
 
 at Black Mountain, N. c.
 MT. Birch Is the only son of Mrs. Alice c. Birch. He was formerly of Montgom- cry, and was appointed by Judge Jones to responsible position in the federal court In Birmingham. He is 0 member of the clubs and he and his charming mother reside in an attractive house on Iriquois street She Is now abroad. MT. Birch is a brother of Mrs. Dudley Bates Law renee of New York Society is fitting back to town. Instead of deserted streets and closed houses the long and beautiful bouleVards present during the driving hour the more fami- liar and attractive scene of smart traps and autos. A majority of the town houses have been opened, people have returned from Europe and the favored watering places in this country, and those who are still away are mostly the owners of handsome country estates.
 There are departures for the usual au- tumn visit to New York, and many school girls and boys left during the week for college. For the opening of the schools in Birmingham there arrived a bevy of pretty school girls 10 take the place of those who have gone elsewhere, and the cool autumn weather has put new life Into every one, from the happy school girl and boy to the belle and beau. whose social plans for the winter depend verv largely upon the extent of the winter parties to be given by Birmingham hos tesses. It is quite the thing to predict a gay winter, to wager on the most popu- lar debutante, or the fruiton of the sum mer engagement, and this last contingency will give society weeks of social gaiety. Gen. Louis Y. Clark and Miss Augusta Carlyle Clark are now en route from Europe.
 Miss De Ovies. who has accepted the position as head nurse in the medical department of the Alabama Girls Indus trial school at MonteVallo, could not ha present at the opening of the school ne- cause of illness. She expects to be ablo to leave for Montevallo in about two weeks
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Edward Piper will give up their cottage in Richmond Place this week and take possession of their new residence on Eleventh avenue. Mir. and Mrs. Washington have return ed from New York and Virginia, their ginia they were delightfully."- entertained in Richmond and Norfolk.
 Dr. E. P. Riggs Is in New York.
 Miss Sophia Washington has also re- turned from Virginia, where she was charmingly entertained at Shirley, one of the historic houses on the James river. Miss Hannah Washington and Miss Mary Washington will spend the winter in Washington and New York
 Miss Claride Berry is seriously i'll at waynesville, N. C. Her mother, Mrs Ly- man Berry, is with her
 Mir. Lyman Berry. Jr., is i'll with ty- phoid fever.
 Mrs. John Douglass has returned from St. Clair Springs.
 Miss Annie Harden of Vicksburg, Miss. Is the guest of Miss Margaret Hogan and Miss Adele Hogan.
 The wedding of Miss Irene Benson Cox and pr. Robert Elias Hogan will take place on Wednesday evening at o'clock at the residence of the brides uncle, MT. william Gesley, at Powderly, Sunnyside