The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIAL WORLD Departures and Returns Of
 Summer Guests NOTES HERE. AND THERE informal Tea for Visiting Girls-At- tractlve Woman Wife of Prominent PoIitIcIan-Announce
 and Personals.
By MYRTLE MILES.

A woman now of interest in the pup lie eye is Mrs. Norman E. Mack' 'hs wife of the new chairman Of the na- tionai democratic committee. me Mack home is in Buffalo, on Delaware l avenue. the most exclusive residential section of the city. She was, before her marriage, which occurred in 1891, MISS Harriet Taggart Their married hie | has been ideal. There are two chiid- ren. Harriet Taggart and Norma H. Mack, and though he has been much
 engaged with business and poiieicai l questions, he has always touno .iiiio to spend his vacations and ms evenings with his wife and children. Mrs. Mach l nearly always accompanies her nus band on his political missions, and was
 much admired during the recent con
 yention in Denver. She is woman or
 unusual culture and all the sociai eraces. and has ever since her marriage
 been popular in Buffalo society, possi-
 blv because MT. Mack dislikes social affairs and has left such things to her. I He is, however, a member of the select clubs of his city.
 Mrs. Mack Is an intimate friend or Mrs. Bryan and frequently visits Fair l view. She was quite prominent throughout the country several years ago as the New York member or the wouhen's board of managers of the St. LouisA exposition. l Miss, Louise Fletcher of Indianola | na;ss isAtbe sruest of Dr. and Mrs. J. b. Frazier.
 Miss Bessie McCrossin was the at tractiye hostess yesterday afternoon at an informal tea given in compliment to Miss Edith Gayle and Miss Rita | O'Neill of Meridian, Miss. About 60 Of Miss McCrossin's young friends called during the hours of the reception ana were greeted with charming grace by the hostess and her guests of honor, who received them in the drawing room. A delightful fruit punch. was served in the cool, shaded porch and in the dining room ices were dis | pensed.
 There will be called meeting of the l Music Study club this morning at the residence of Mrs. Richard Johnston, | 1O15. south Seventeenth street. at 10:30 | o'clock. All members are urged to at
 tend, as business of importance will | be transacted.
 l Mrs. William M Jordan and childre will return from East Tennessee the
 latter part of this week.
 l Miss Amy Ward will return today l from Montgomery. where she has been | the guest of friends for several weeks. l Miss May Ward is in Chatauqua.
 N. Y. Miss Floribel Brown left yesterday | for Bailey Springs. She was accom-
 panied by Misses Sydnie and Eva Nc | Daniel.
 | A block improvement society which has begun it's work with pleasant pros. | poets for accomplishing excellent re- l suits is one which was organized yes ! terday The block is bounded by
 Twelfth and Thirteenth streets and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, south. l The meeting occurred at the residence of Mrs. Mooar, 1114 south Twelfth street. Matters of interest to the mem ,, bers were discussed and plans for im-
 provement met with enthusiastic CO.,
 operation from all Already the neigh borhood is being beautified in many
 ways, including the painting of several
 houses. Mrs. Putnam was made presi- dent, Mrs. Henry Dozier vice president
 and Mrs. T. S. Forbes secretary and
 treasurer of the society
 Mrs. Van Rensellaer Mason has re- turned from South Alabama.
 Mrs. Edna Snow Brown will leave to- day for the mountains of North Caro-
 lima, where she will spend a month or
 six weeks.
 Miss Sadie Mallam, who is the guest
 of MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Sims, has de- lighted several choir and drawingroom
 audiences with her lovely voice during
 her stay here. She sang last Sunday
 at the Five Points Meth odist church Miss Mallam's voice is one of surpass- | Ing sweetness ana mas been duI1lreu in this city for several years. She has,
 however, studied in Chicago for the past three years with excellent mas ters and the improvement which a l splendid method gives to an already | charming voice does them great credit. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bradley Lund
 are at home in the Barbour apartments on Eleventh avenue, south.
 Miss Helen Janette and Miss Glida Ja-
 nette have gone to Cincinnati and Colum-
 bus, O., to visit relatives. Among the
 many delightful plans that have been
 made for their pleasure during their stay in the north is boat trip to Evansville, Ind They will not return before the middle of September.
 Miss Ella Cahalan accompanied MT.
 Frank Cahalan to the gun shoot in Co., | den.
 Miss Edna Smith has returned from Blount Springs where she was the guest of Mrs. William Drennen.
 Miss Mamie Sue Berry will return to- day from St. Clair Springs, where she