The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD.
Miss Minnie Dupree Popular In
Society Circles
UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
Weddings and Announcement Notes
and Personals About the Doinas
orwell Known People Here
and Elsewhere.
UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
BY ANNIE kENDRIck WALKER.


mingham on Thursday evening at the
Jefferson in. that charming play THE
Road to Yesterday" will be theatrical
event of unusual interest. No play of
the season has been anticipated with more
pleasure by the many friends of this
talented star. those who have such deli
cious memories of her as David War
fields leading lady.
In the long run of the Music Master
Miss Dupre, az not miss a single per-
Torrance, playing her role over five hun
dred and fifty times.
She is winsome and extremely mag
netic and a vely charming figure in a
smart circle of New York society.
The press notices of the concerts of the
University Glee club, which is making
triumphant tours through the south, COM
ment enthusiastically on the programmes,
and the artistic work of the members. On
the occasion of the visit of the club to
Birmingham varied programme will be
given and society will feel especially in
terested as several Birmingham men are
members of the cub.
press accounts:
At Shorter conservatory Thursday
night, % young sons of Alabama made
music in college style. 1t was the first
appearance in Rome of the University of
Alabama Glee club. The cluo gave a
well selected programme that pleased the
audience and when the young gentlemen
come to Rome again they are sure to find
appreciative friends.
The club is under the direction of Tom
Garner editor of the Tuscaloosa Times
Gazette. The boys came in from Gadsden
yesterday afternoon, and go from here
to Admission and then to Talladega There
are % members of the club from leading
I-.abama families.
Besides the rollicking old favorites, sung
as only a college gee club can, several
more pretentious bits of music were
| given. The famous Merry Widow
| Waltz" was encored, and the Soldiers
| Chorus" from Faust caused much APP
plause A whistling solo by Mr.. Graham
| was a feature.
The young collegians were the recip-
| tents of considerable social attention
while here and are highly delighted with
| Rome They promise to return on their
| next annual tour.-Rome Tribune-Herald.
| For about an hour and 20 minutes the
| University Glee club held the rapt atten-
| ton of its audience at the Auditorium
| yesterday evening, and scored distinct
triumph despite the unfavorable wealth
er. The singing of the boys was excel
lent, much better than last year, the
work of Hobbs, Chapman, Peoples and
Graham being notable. Encore after en-
core was called and each number was
better than the one preceding. The boys
went to Talladega today.-Anniston Star.
Madame Mathilde jacques, who has
many friends in Birmingham, is now in
Strassburg, where she has passed the
winter Although an accomplished lin
gust Madame Jacques has taken adj
vantage of her winter abroad to continue
the study of several languages, and is
making speciality of Spanish and Ital-
ian. She expects to return to Birming-
ham in the autumn and open a French
academy. Some months ago, just before
going back to France, Madame Jacques,
returning from visit to the mother of
the late Father Gaand slipped on the
sidewalk and sustained an injury the
effects of which caused her great suffer-
ing all winter. She las recently under
gone an operation on lfer ankle, and
while she was quite Disabled for several
weeks she las now intirely recovered.
Mai. William Frye Tebbets of Mobile
passed the weekend in Birmingham.
Mrs. Pope Seals is in Montgomery, the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Chandler.
Mrs. Orr and Mrs. J. E. Elliott of
Toronto, Can, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. C. P. Orr, and are being cor
daily welcomed by their many friends.
Mrs. Orr, the mother of Mr.. Orr who
recently celebrated her golden we'd
ding anniversary, Is a woman of re-
markedly interesting personality, AMI
both she and her daughter, Mrs. Elliott,
have number of friends in the south.
Mrs Elliott is one of the most bril-
liant women in English society. 1t was
at her very charming house that the
romantic wedding of Miss Lucy Dwyer
Of Birmingham and Mr.. Price Mckinney
of Cleveland took place year and II
half ago.
Miss Eva Conner, the young daugh
ter of Governor and Mrs. Conner, has
frequently been Mrs. Elliott's house
guest in Toronto.
A card party at which both bridge
and euchre will be played will be given
rhis afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Country club, under the auspices OF
Boys Band No. 2.
Mrs. w. J. Mason and her children
CT Daphne Ala, are the guests of Mrs.
j. M. Dewberry for the week.
Mr.. j. M. Dewberry Is expected to re-
turn. in a few weeks from New York.
Miss Agnes Carr Is in Montgomery.
Mr. John A. Topping has returned to
New York.
Miss Lillian Douglass returned yes
terday to her home near Mobile. Miss
Douglass is q young woman of great
individuality ana personal charm, and
many of her admirers see in her a
striking resemblance to Maud Adams.