The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD School Improvement Commit
 tees Meet Thursday SCOPE OF THE NEW WORK Club Announcements and Notes and Personals About Movements of
 Well Known PeopIe-Y. M.
 c. A. Meeting Today.
BY ANNIE kENoRIck WALKER.


 Mrs. Wards and acted as her agent when ''rhe Marriage of William Ashe'- was played in America by Grace George.
 Yesterdays tea" says the New York Times, was quite informal and most of the invitations were given by telephone, according to the statement of Miss De- Wolf Among the prominent people who were present were Professor and Mrs. Fairfield Osborne Mrs. Cooper Hewitt, Miss Hewitt, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Frank Mllet, Mrs. William Post, Kate Douglass Wiggin, Eliot Gregory, Henry Taft, Frank Munsey. Mrs. Paul Morton, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Whit rdge-with whom Mrs. Ward is now staying in New York-Mr. and Mrs John Corbin, and ex-Governor Ide of the Phil ippines.
 Mrs Richard Randolph, president of the Jefferson County School Improvement as- sociation calls a meeting of the commit- tees, which were recently appointed by the various clubs, Thursday morning ar Il o'clock in the palm room of the Hill man.
 She urges each member of the several committees to be present, as further in- structons regarding the work will be given and leaflets containing information about the work will be distributed. Mrs. Randolph is working enthusiastically to arouse interest in the work of improving the school environments of hundreds of children in the rural districts of this county. Associations have been formed in all parts of the state, and a regular organization has been formed, looking to the general improvement of the rural school County organizations are reach- ing the isolated school and effecting rad ical changes It is hoped that through the efforts of the Jefferson County School Improvement association the coming year will see marked improvement in the en- vironment of the child of the rural school.
 Ex-Gov. William H. Sims, Mrs. Sims and MT. Harry Upson Sims left yester- day for Florida, where they will spend some time at their orange grove.
 Mrs Thomas J. Samson arrived last night from Orange. N J.. and is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Harold Samson.
  arrived yesterday from Mississippi and will make Birmingham their home.
 Mrs. Julius Wellman and Miss Wellman have gone to Huntsville and Chattanooga to visit friends and relatives
 The Council of Jewish Women will hold its weekly meeting with Mrs. J. Jaffe, Eleventh avenue south Thursday at 3:30 o'clock.
 The numerous friends of Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston will be delighted to know that she is convalescent from her long illness.
 Mrs. Braxton Bragg Corners many friends will be delighted to know that she, with her daughter Miss Eva Conner, are passing perfectly charming win- ter at Naples-on-the-B Bay.
 Mrs Bruce Brewer is in Chattanooga, the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Loveman.
 The book sale for the benefit of the Fountain Heights kindergarten. which opened yesterday at the residence of Mrs. H. J. McCafferty, will be continued to- day.
 A meeting of the Society of the United Charities will be held this morning at 1O;3O o'clock.
 The chairmen of the several commit tees of the auxiliary to district nursing are asked to meet this morning at 10:SO o'clock at the residence of Mrs. T. G. Bush.
 Mrs. McGehee Porter of Mississippi Is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Sydenham Moore
 Mrs. Clark Williams will entertain the members of the Sewing circle on Thurs day morning
 A game of basketball will be played on Friday evening between the teams of the Athletic club and the High school.
 A rummage sale will be conducted on Thursday at 22s South Twentieth street for the benefit of the East Lake Or phanage.
 
 the Free Kindergarten association will be held on Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the palm room of the Hill- man.
 A called meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Young Women's Christian association will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the rooms in the Watts building.
 The members of the free kindergarten hoard feel greatly indebted to the follow ing ladies for the use of their motor cars last Saturday, when an automobile ride was given for the benefit of the kinder eartens and for which a nice sum was realized: Mrs Crawford Mrs. Munger. Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Ashford, Mrs. Me Cormack, Mrs. Massey.
 The Young Women's Christian associa- tion has just had printed shopping card, hundreds of which are being distributed. Under the head of ''Where to Shop" may be found the names of some of the lead ing firms of the city. The list will prove most convenient to shoppers, while being