The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-26
NEWS IF THE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD Christmas German Danced At
 Southern Club DANCE Al ALLEN SCHOOL Miss Virginia Abbott Entertains Miss caIame Entertans-A Box
 Party for Miss Matthews.
 Personal Mention.
DANCE Al ALLEN SCHOOL

1 in Birmingham has been for many years ] the Christmas german at the Southern club. 1t is a time for the social in- | gathering of the members who in de- i lightfully informal way extend to each l other and to their friends the season ] greetings.
 l Yesterday morning was no exception to the established custom. The club house presented a beautiful picture with it's wreaths of holy and mistletoe and it's 1 groups of handsomely gowned women. l The german was led by MT. Charles Spencer and Miss Donald Seals.
 Some of those attending were Mrs. | Felix Drennen, Hubert Drennen, Edward Barrett, George Kelley Edgar Kilby Frank Jones, Harry Matthews, Graves, George Ward, Owen Gillespie, William l Byrd, Felton Wimberly Carl Seals Louis | Richter. Houston Davis, Bradley saund- 1 ers Brett Brown, Hilliard of knoxVllle and Miss Donald Seals, Miss Sadie eal- lespie. Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Edith Bowron, Miss Eleanor Matthews Miss Estelle Nabb, Miss Mary Kirkpat- rick. Miss Sutherland, Miss Alice Graham, Miss Linly Graham, Miss Fannie Dunn' 1
 One of the most delightful affairs of the holiday season was Miss Virginia l Abbott's dance for the young set at the l Allen school Friday evening. The ball room was simply but effectively decor- ated in clusters of mistletoe. A hop was danced during the early part of the even ing and later the german led by MT. Hollis Bush and Miss Abbott held sway until the morning hours.
 Punch was served in the dining room which was very picturesque tn its plnk trimmings The table was draped In tulle and had a beautiful centerpiece Of l pink carnations.
 Among those present were MT. and Mrs. Charles Abbott MT. and Mrs. J. H. McCarv. MT. and Mrs John Gunnels, MT. H. C. Gunnels of Montgomery and Miss Louise Cory, Miss Margaret Lataoy' l Miss Elizabeth Bowie, Miss Helen Thomp- son, Miss Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Eilz- abeth Bethea Miss Carlotta Smith, Miss Sue Hardie. Miss Eula Whatley, Miss Kathleen Moore, Miss May Fox, Miss Mary Kinney, Miss Dorothy Johnson, Miss Marguerite Howell, Miss Cary John son, Miss Iza Ryan, Miss Frederika Fer guson, Miss Margaret Cameron, MISS 1 Kate Bloodworth, Miss Alice Myatt, MISS Pearl Guscott, Miss Florence Coffin, MISS Helen McCary, Miss Mary Bradshaw Miss I,iddie Moore, Miss Ellen Percy, Miss Edna Miles, Miss Virginia McDavid, Miss Edna Dexter, Miss Margaret Robinson, Miss Eleanor Matthews, Miss Mattis ] Carol Woodson, Miss Marguerite Nabers. Miss Susan Dupuy, Miss Leila smith, | Miss Florence Weatherly, Miss Kathleen VanHoose. Miss Elizabeth Morris, Miss Belle Roberta, Miss Lucy Lyman Powell, Miss Helen Eustis, Miss Sarah Ellen Greene, Miss Ellie Mae Archibald, Miss Louise Archibald, Miss Annie Mea Walth- all, Miss Agnes Walters, Miss Fannie Evans Miss Elizabeth Mcknight, Miss Sidney Hit. Miss Virginia Underwood, Miss Kate Percy, Miss Leila Wood, Rose owen McDavid, Joy Tomlinson, Mary George Green, Annie Blinn Mary c. Berney, Lila Worthington Raberta Porter, Hettie Sibley and Messrs. Mark Andrews Richard Bowron, Edgar Bow ron. Hollis Bush, Robert Badham, Henry | BdQndHl, | Webb Crawford, John Crawford, Ken meth Charlton, William Durham, Alex ander Dearborn, Marshal Dabney, Thomas Estes, Claud Estes, Rufus Bethea. Halsey Ford, Hanson Ford, Henry Gray, Robert K. Greene, Cecil Gaston, James Gillespie, William Harsh, Courtney Henley, Byrd Haley Charles l Heidt, Thomas Jones, Allen Jemison' Preistley Toulmin, Joseph John. Pol lard Jones, Porter Ledbetter, Russel Lanier. Alwyn Lewis, Harold Lewis, Francis Latady, Donald Murdock, Frank Morrow, Robert Malone. Giles Mo | Queen, Wallace MacAdory, LeRoy Percy. Neil Neville. Derril Nevins. Sid ney Orr. Louis Plosser, Meredith Rob- erts, Edwin Robinson, Eugene Ross, Rufhn Smith, Sydney Smith, Nelson Snow. Robert Thach, Kenneth Under wood. Hugh Walthall, Junius Walthall, Newton Whitfield, Albert Wade, Clem- ent Wood, Harry Wilson, Thomas worthington. Frank Wilson, Henry McCary, William McCary, Kennon Bowling, Robert McDavid, Earle Major, Burr Blackburn, John Prowell.
 
 Misses Virginia White and Carrie White Bean, who have recently returned from school in Nashville, were at home to about 50 of their friends last evening.
 The event was delightfully."- informal, being in the nature of reunion of the school set.
 Dancing was the main feature of the evening, the hop being interspersed with | figures of the german. The Christmas idea was carried out in the profusion of holly and mistletoe with which the | chandeliers were draped. Punch, fruit 1 and nuts were served during the inter | missions.
 The invitation list included: Misses | Ellen Percy, Eleanor Matthews, Mary | George Greene, Susie White, Elizabeth Morris, Ludie Moore, Kathleen VanHoose, | Jamie Going, Margaret I.atady, Elizabeth | Mcknight Bolts Buchanan, Madge Chis- olm, Hattie Fowllxes, Gladys Enslen, Joy Tomnton, Fredrika Ferguson; Messrs. | Robert Burnett, Evans Johnston, A. c. Dangerfield, Henry Hiden, Sterling Bag gett Edgar Baggett, Courtney Henley, | Charlie Brown, Claude Estes, Tom Estes Tom Jones, Robert Badham, Ernest Bragg, Robert Thach, Milton Rideout, Ernest Lifford. Arthur Picard, Archie DeBow, l Lawrence Schmitt Sidney Smith, Joe