The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
BRIGHT AUTUMN DAYS IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
 ENGAGEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WINTER

Williams. Mrs Stephenson. Mrs. Chaf, fee. Mrs Gorham, Mrs. Coe, Mrs. Pope, Mrs Eberhart, Mrs. Gillian, Mrs. Wheel ock, Miss Smith, Miss Gotten, Miss Gehrs, Miss Pearson, Miss Douglass and others.
 Mrs. Lily Haxworth Wallace, widely known for her talks and practical de- monsrations on cooking will give daily talks in the Woman's building during fair week. On Tuesday, the opening day, Mrs. Wallace will give her recipes for sandwiches, from the popular club house to the caviar variety Sandwiches are now served on all occasions. either for the informal entertainment or with the elaborate menu Club, cafe and the fash ionabe hotels make a speciality of them, much less the fashionable hostess who is often called upon to prepare little menus unexpectedly and has learned that sand wiches when properly made are always acceptable.
 The menu for each day will be an nounced and Mrs. allace will prepare dishes suggested from one day to the nounced and Mrs. Wallace will prepare from Il to F o'clock and the practical housekeeper should not miss a single talk on a subject which so directly concerns the home and the happiness of each mem Der of her household
 The exhibits in the womans department are being arranged and will present a most attractive appearance. Mrs. J. B. Reid who for several years has so capa- bly, managed this department, said yes- terday that the exhibits were more satis- factory to her than ever before. and that the women throughout the state had taken so much pride and interest in the fair that their exhibits had been brought up to a higher standard, one most cred table to the work of Alabama women
 In the New York and Washington and Philadelphia party as well as in the large party from the west will be a number of well known women who will attend the meeting of the International League of Press cluOs which meets in Birmingham October 2l In the eastern party will be Mrs. Adolph Segall, who will represent the Woman's Press association of Penn sylvania. Mrs. Segall has written ex- tensvely for the eastern and western papers and has published entertain ing book of travels She has also col lected her poems in book form 'The Judges Decision," recently published is dramatic use of the theory of the heredity of dpsomania. 1t has received favorable comment and attracted unusual attention. She is a woman of brilliant personality
 In the New York party will be Mrs. Harriet Potter Nourse, widely known as a writer on philanthropic subjects and scientific matters. In newspapers and magazines she has contributed articles on household science, decoration and physl- cal culture. She has been especially sue cessful in syndicate work.
 Mrs Nourse is q member of New York Womans Press club and of the Dickens Fellowship of London She was the ten O a that large membership being celebrated in London at the time and Mrs Nourse receiving especial attention and comment in the official organ of the Fellowship in London an honor which gave her great delight as lover of Dickens.
 Mrs Nourse is well known in club and phanthropc work in Chicago and in New York city. She was q charter mem Der of the Army and Navy Aid society for disabled volunteers of the late war; a manager for the Mary Fisher Home for the Aged Poor and an active worker in many other philanthropies. She was one of the founders of the Monday Rest club for girls in Chicago which soon grew into a membership of over two thousand. The organization was so successful that 1t was able to give S400 or $500 yearly to charity, having to dispose of it's balance to conform with the terms of the charter. Mrs. Nourse Is a descendant of the Rhode Island Potters (Bishop Pot ter's family).
 The first meeting of the Shakespeare club will be held on Friday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Brown.
 Major and Mrs. Joseph Hardie have returned to Birmingham, after passing the summer at Chandler Springs, and will be at No. 1918 Twentieth street ,1anr Fhaa tloaxr iwll leave for their winter home in Los Angeles. Cal
 The regular meeting of the board of managers of the Woman's Exchange will be held on Tuesday morning at Il 80 o'clock.
 Mrs Margaret c. Ramsay, who for many years was the matron at the Mercy Home, in this city, has returned to Birmingham to reside and will be the home missionary for the Presby- terian Missionary societies in the dis trict. Mrs. Ramsay's six years of ser vice in aiding the friendless and cheer ing the discourage in caring for help less and deserted children, in starting the erring ones in the right direction, has made her a real missionary and the duties which she will assume in connection with the missionary socle- ties will not be new to her. Her life has been school wherein she has learned of the sufferings of others, and mission work such as she now proposes to take up, will be only broader field | for her activities
 | Mrs Ramsay, who has many friends | in this city, is at home for the present with Mrs. A. B. Wheeler. 2100 Seventh | avenue.
 | The woman's mass meeting to be