The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-06

prize was won by Mrs. Featherstone. The
lone hand was awarded to Mrs. Morrison,
and the consolation was drawn by Mrs.
b. Fallon. The party was well attended,
ten tables being used.
The next of the series will be given at
the home of Mrs. H. f. DeBardeleben.
The Music Study club met yesterday
morning with Miss Amy Ward. About 81
of the members were assembled, and the
programme was one of the most inter-
esting of the year. The general subject
was THE Development of Music on Gen
eral Lines Between the Years 1900 and
1865 This topic was splendidly handled
by Miss Sara Phelan
Another excellent number of the pro-
gramme was "a Brief History of the
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston,"
outlined by Mrs. Joseph V. Allen.
Mrs Charles Sharp gave one of the
most delightful. discussions of the morn
ing. 1t was a reply to the query ''What
great singer was presented to the Amer
can public in the early fifties?"-a story
of Jenny Lind.
Mrs. w. d. Poe's excellent talk was a
parallel Of Mrs. Sharp's. Its subject was
Another great singer presented at about
the same time as Jenny Lind" and was
an interesting story of the life of Adelina
Patti
Mrs. S. A. Benton gave a biographical
sketch of the first great American mu-
stefan, Dr. Lowell Mason. In illustration,
Mrs William Gussen played one of DR..
Mason's hymns and an exquisite selection
by one of his porsries-Schubert.
Mrs w. Loyell's paper was charac-
teristically brilliant. Its subject was
"Other Musicians of This Period" Miss
Lena Jackson illustrated charmingly with
a vocal solo, my Old Kentucky Home
and Mrs. B. A. Pepperman with brill
liant piano selection.
A biographical sketch of the first Amer
lean composer of opera was given by Miss
jamie Harris. 1t was story of the life
of john Howard Payne, and illustrated
by Mrs. Harriet O'Neill with Home,
Sweet Home" which could not have been
sung more beautifully.
Among the first of the charming events
which have been arranged in compli-
ment to Miss Nellie Nabers will ~ an
afternoon tea with which she will be
complimented by Mrs. Arthur Lovelace
the afternoon of Tuesday, November II.
The Culture club will meet this morn
ing at 10 o'clock with Mrs. W. W. West
moreland.
Miss Laura Dillon has returned to
Huntsville after a visit to DR.. and Mrs.
]. e. Frazier
Airs. C. A. Calhoun is in Pass Chris
tian.
The many friends of Miss Florence
Rogers will be glad to learn that she is
convalescing and it is thought will be
able to return to her home from the Da-
Wis infifmary early next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lowell have as their
guest Mr.. Lovells sister. Miss Lowell.
Dr. and Mrs, M. f. Jackson have re-
turned after a brief visit to Opelka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones have taken
an apartment in the Margaret for the
winter
Mr.. and Mrs J. Murray Norment have
gone to Baltimore, where they will spend
the winter
Miss Carolyn Becker of Mount YER
non. Ind, is the guest of Mrs. Charles
Corwin Steward at West End.
Miss Marie Smith left yesterday for
jackson, Miss, to visit relatives for a
week.
Miss Flora Orr has been appointed by
the Treble Clef club as its representative
at the Federation of Womens Clubs in