The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-01
IN SOCIETY
MEETING TO ARRANGE
 FOR CELEBRATION
 OF LEES BIRTHDAY.
By Mrs ,. N. deCottes.

al |El M M INlu ll IlH IlH U IN lBu MHShS MEETING TO ARRANGE
 FOR CELEBRATION
 OF LEES BIRTHDAY.
 Tn the pariors of the Jesse French Piano Company, a number of prominent citizens and women met in response 10 call for that purpose, to make pre- liminary arrangements toward q nttins celebration of the one hundrdth birthday of General Robert E. Lee, which occurs on January IS.
 Mrs. |. c. Lee was chosn to pre- side over the meeting and Mrs. M F. Watt was made Secretary. No dennite plans were decided upon. but various committees were appointed 10 take charge of special portions Of the work that will be necessary to perfect the ar arrangements of details of the exercises. A committee was at once appointed to see the Messrs. Hirschers and arrange for the theatre, and VI hen they returned they reported that the theatre woulo Ibe given free of charge for the exer. ctses. but that the celebration wouia Anrohably have to be held in the fore noon at about 10 o'clock. For this q rising vote of thanks was given. Judge Thomas c. Jones was appoint- ed to preside over the exercises MT. clifford A. Lanier was made Chairman
  pa,,I Saneuinetti was made Chairman of the Committee to procure attendancs of the military.
 Miss l.. H. Andrews was appointed to look to the invitation being extended inc public schools, and a committee was appointed to invite alt State ofhciais. A music committee and many otner details will be attended 10 at a nee.. ing which will be held at o'clock on newt Monday afternoon at the same nlace. after which an official report oi the arrangements and committees VIII be published. The securing of speakers for the oc- ca asion was left in the hands of 2 com mittee. of which Mrs. J. c. Lee is Chairman.
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 4 COMPLEMENT TO-MISSES
 JEFFERSON AND WEsTCOrF.
 Or all the pretty holiday affairs or the week none has been more beautiful anu enioyable than the one given last even ing when Miss Bessie Maddox enter tained fin compliment to her two friends, Miss Lois McPherson of Letohatcnle and Miss Clara Westcott. In the entire lower floor. of the home on Madison Avenue the holiday tones were In beau tiful evidence. With charming enect was the holly blended in pretty arr rangement with smilax and mistletoe. These special Christmas week features of adorning were entwined on stairway traced on walls outlining windows and door and forming exquisite massing on mantles and cabinets. The young hostess wore d becoming Soiletts of pink null.
 In the dining room the central adorning of the attractive table was pyramid of fruit from which to the chandeliers were drawn lines Of red and green ribbons. Red shaded lights in silver candelabra completed the pretty arrangement. Here buffet iuncheon.was served late in the even- ing. ,.,u
 Among the guests who enjoyed Miss Maddox's hospitality and had the pleas ure of meeting her attractive e guests sa Mss Lillian Emerson. Miss Bessie Miles, Miss Lois McPherson. Miss Maude Howe. Miss Annie Solomon, Miss Eio- ise washburn, Miss Clara Westcott, Miss Julia Wise. Mss Mary Ashley, Miss sAnatai iSstnasshaFgerto Miss Ethel Tressler, MT. Ed Standley, Mir. George Miles. MT. Blount Davidson, M. liar is washburn. MT. Paul Fuller. MT Bradley Alley, MT Carter McIlarian Mir. John Elmore. MT. James Browder MT W. B. McPheson, MT. Robert Bal lard, MT. Burke. Mir. Louis Lassiter Mir. Thornton Clarke.
 
 MISS GRIEL ENTERTAINED
 AT CARDS.
 Miss Juliet Greil entertained the Young Ladies Whist Club yesterday afternoon in compliment to her guest, Miss Lucille Metzer of Vicksburg. Mis- sissippi. The apartments in which eight tables were arranged for the games were decorated in a plan ot red and green tastefully carried out in a placing of red carnations, Amer ican beauty roses and Christmas greens. The score was kept by Miss Lottie Greii, who assisted the hostess in entertaining her friends.
 Two handsome prizes were awarded To Miss Beatrice Levy, bottle Of perfume, and to Miss Clara ,Greil a pair of gold beauty pins. Among the guests not members of the club were: Miss Estelle Laudenheimer of Vicks- burg; Miss Laura Picard of Atlanta; Miss Beatrice Lehman of Jackson, Miss; Miss Olga Farmer of New York; Miss Bertha Ullman of New York; Miss Daisy Forcheimer of Mobile; Miss Ethel Traeger of Cincinnati; Miss Fannie Kahn of Opelika; Miss Elsa Bettman of Cincinnati; Mrs. Theodore Lobman. Miss Clara Greil, and Mrs. Terry Greil.
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 MISS ENGEL ENTERTAINs.
 On Sunday evening Miss Blanch Engel entertained the members of her sewing circle and 8 few other friends at a whist party when the home was adorn- ed in holly, mistletoe and art paper. Christmas bells and red shaded lights. In the hall and dining room from each chandelier to the corners of the walls, were drawn scarfs of red and green art paper from which were hung bells with electric lights forming the clap pers. In the parlor the same beauti- ful arrangement of the other apart ments was effective with hearts and lights hung from the canopy of art pa per. In two of the doorways a lattice work of red and green ribbons was hung with bells and lights, and in a third doorway a lattice work of ribbons was hung with hearts on which sew ing circle was written. In the centre was placed a large circle in the centre of which was the letter 'S'' in gold.
 The club prize. 8 silk opera bag, was won by Miss Blanch Engle and the gen tleman's prize. a pocket book. was won by MT. Herman Simon.
 The guests were Misses Carrie Behr. Bessie Gladden., Dora Marcus. Philippa Marks. Edith Meyer. Kate Steiner, Bertie Veil. Lucille Woolf, Lillian Gold man, Hilda Moritz, Helen Viokers. Ella