The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-15

they have felt keenly the great less to St. Mary's Among the numerous kind nesses shown the beloved rector and his wife on the eve of their departure, and particularly as an expression of their ap- preciatien on the part of his congregation, was the gift of A beautiful silver service and miniature of the Rev. John John son of Charleston, the father of the rec tor. The miniature was a faithful like ness of a strikingly handsome man and was painted from life the year before Dr. Johnsen's death by Miss WRrins of Charleston.
 Among other parting gifts was hand some white stole made by the sisters of All Saints church in Baltimore, the Sane tuary guild of St. Marys presenting 1t to their rector. The Flower guild, com posed of the young girls In the cengre- gation, sent as an expression of their love a handsome set of cuff buttons with monogram, and numerous individual gifts attested the love in which the rec tor was held,
 Miss Catherine Verderey of Augusta, Ga., is the guest of Mss Bessie Brown.
 Capt. Matthew c. Smith, T. s. A, and Mrs. Smith arrived in Birmingham yes terday and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Cruikshank,
 A social event of interest will be the basketball game at the Athletic club, which will attract several hundred spec tators. Following the games there will be an informal dance in the gymnasium. The series of basketball games ut the club are always anticipated with elthu- siastio interest, tho spectators balcony always being crowded and the dancing later fin the evening attracting & large contingent of the dancing set
 Miss Eugenia Smith of Prattviue ar- rived yesterday and is the guest of Mics Wilcie DlelSerson.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar Adler took pos- session of the Morris residence on Mia zuma some days ago and are at home there for the winter They passed tho entire summer in Europe. Mrs Adler is beautiful and charming woman. Her wedding took place the past summer at her home in New Orleans.
 Mir Charles Laurence Marsh of Ohio, whose marriage to Miss Alberta Full ghum will take place on Wednesday, November 20, will arrive in Birmingham on Sunday. He will be accompanied by his mother, Mrs. J. D. Marsh.
 Miss Flora orr has returneo rom Montgomery.
 MT. Walker Percy has returned from Montgomery.
 Mrs. John Duncan and Miss Ruth Dun- can of Gadsden will attend the Marsh Fulghum wedding.
 2 Mrs Thomas Berry of Rome, Ga, will x-1~ t.. A1~ nf and Mrs. Frederick Fulghum.
 Mrs. Tancred Betts of Huntsville and Miss Anabel Vandiver of Talladega will be among the out-of-town guests at the wedding of Miss Fulghum and MT. Marsh.
 The date of Miss Collins dinner for Miss Dlckerson and MT. Jones is the evening of November IS.
 In the invitations issued by MT. and Mrs. William Barton Dickerson for tho marriage of their daughter, Wilcie, to MT. Frank Jones, church cards are h. closed. The ceremony will take place at o'clock on the evening of Thursday. Mo- vember 21, at the First Methodist church.
 MT. Tracy Lay of Montgomery has re- gently come to Birmingham to reside per- manently.
 Mrs. L. F. Stratton, who has been crit icaliy i'll, is considered slightly better. Her daughter, Mrs. John D. Dwyer Of Richmond, was called to Birmingham about 10 days ago on account of the se- rious illness of her mother. Mrs. Dwyer was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Price Mckinney, near Cleveland, O.
 MT. and Mrs. R. l.. Dangerfield who recently sold their residence on Sycamore street. have begun the erection of @ new residence on an adjoining site, which they expect to have completed by the last of February.
 The last of the series of lectures by Dr. Edward Howard Griggs will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the audi torium of the High school.
 Mrs. Howell is the guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs Mark B. Lewis
 Mrs. w. P. Haynes and children have been spending a few days with Mrs. J. J. Haynes in Columbana.
 Mrs. T. B. Smith of Livingston is the guest of her son, MT. Cullen Smith.
 Miss Ava Henderson has returned to Gler home in Sylacauga.
 Owing to a disagreement of the mem- bers of the Knesseth Israel Cemetery as- sociation, it has been decided to disband the association and to return the dues al