The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
NEWS OF TIE DAY IN SOCIAL WORLD Third Recital At Miss ROwIey's
 Studio NOTES HERE AND THERE America as Winter Resort for Brtons. Suggestion for Improvement of City. Informal Card Party-News of
 Tourists Abroad.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
By MYRTLE MILES.

1 (TeIephones: Bell 116o, Peoples 2e9.) | A suggestion came from public-spirit-
 ed woman yesterday that while the inter-
 est continues in the city beautiful plan,
 a movement should be started to improve
 Oak Hill cemetery. "Of course" she said,
 the owners of lots at Oak Hill who do not keep them looking neat have only
 themselves to blame, as it is understood that they will care for them, but many of
 these look neglected and really quite pa
 thetic, even the weeds being allowed to run riot. But 1t is the walks and drives through the cemetery that 1 am thinking | of particularly. These are rough and ugly and some of them do not seem to have been touched in year. This should be attended to. Elm Leaf is a perfectly beautiful place, and everything is kept
 so well that Oak Hill in contrast appears all the worse."
 It has been said that this is decidedly [ an off year in the travel to Europe, but the tide has now turned, and Amer jeans are simply crowding the ocean in liners in rush to get to London for
 
 ] year may yet be reached.
 | News from London would indicate that | this country will become popular as a | winter resort. A number of British so- | ciety folk are planning to winter in the l United States instead of the south of France or Egypt. To a patriotic Amer | ican at least the plan looks attractive. l Several leaders of the London set have I announced their intention to make the txtI1l o,-~tx i., Mo.
 York for the opening of the opera sea- | son, then move on to Palm Beach, Fla, 1 to remain until the middle of February, | in the meantime taking side trip down I to Havana on the famous sea-going rail- way, and ending at Virginia Hot Springs. | It is predicted that they will by that ] time be so charmed with American life that they will stay in the country and visit Narragansett Pier, Newport, Bar | Harbor and Saratoga for the summer sea- sons at these places.
 l Miss Mabel Wheelock entertained a small party of friends Thursday after noon in honor of Miss Aileen Wilson of | Talladega at bridge whist. Her guests numbered eight and included Miss Lnley Graham, Miss Aileen Wilson, Miss Kath- | leen Stringfellow, Mrs. James Bridges, Miss Lucle Gaston, Miss Florence Rog- | | prettily embroidered handkerchiefs was | the prize Ices and cake were served at | the close of the game.
 pr. and Mrs. Percy Nixon will go to | Tuscaloosa today to spend the weekend l with Dr. and Mrs. Partlow. l ; Miss Blanche Spain has returned from i visit to friends in Opelika and Roanoke. l She will spend the remainder of the | summer in St. Clair Springs. MT and Mrs. Porter Walker will leave | today for Thousand Islands. Mrs. s. A. Kirtley and her son, Rob-
 ert, have gone to West Point, Ga. short stay in Montgomery as the guest | of her uncle, MT. Chester Madison. A Birmingham party in Switzerland is | composed of Mrs. Joseph McLester, Dr. and Mrs. James McLester, Misses Dora, Susie and Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Edith Bowron, Miss Emily Somerville, Miss Louise Walker and Miss Katherine Earle. They are at present ensconced at a delightful chalet, where they plan to remain for some time Their address is the Itten Pension. Thur, Switzerland. They will return to Birmingham in the fall, sailing from Genoa, Italy, Septem- Der 20.
 MT. A. J. Bowron will return Sunday from Colorado, where he has been wis., iting Mrs. Bowron and Jack Bowron Jr Mrs. Bowron, her mother; Mrs. Roden and her little son have their headquarters at Colorado Springs, but are spending the summer making the most delightful trips to points of interest in Colorado. Mrs. Bowron's friends will be glad to learn | that she has completely recovered her health.
 pr. and Mrs. W. B. Phillips will leave next week for Cobalt, Canada. During | their absence Mrs. Miller of South Caro- lima, Mrs. Phillips mother, will occupy their home.
 MT. J. D. Dabney left Thursday for Biloxi to visit his sister, Mrs. Marshall Miller.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Whitaker left early in the week for Asheville, N. C., where they will spend the summer at the Battery B Park hotel. Miss Ila Nunnally will return today from Columbus, Ga., where she has been visiting friends. Miss Nunnally will rem der a solo Sunday morning at the Bap- tist church.
 Mrs. R. A. Vaughan Is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. H. G. Copeland in Greer, s. c. Mrs. c. Irving has returned from St.