The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-27
NOTES OF THE DAY . IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Brilliant Summer Colony In
 AsheviIIe Cottages TIDE OF FOREIGN TRAVEL Notes Here and There of the Late June Season In Town and Country.
 Announcements and
 Personals.
TIDE OF FOREIGN TRAVEL

Asnevllle, N. C., June 26.-While Ashe- vile has not escaped entirely from the hot wave that for the past week has swept over the whole country, the op- pressive heat so prevalent elsewhere has been minimized here by the delightfully."- cool breezes that have made life very oom- fortable even during the hottest hours Of the day. The early mornings and the even ings are delightfully."- cool, so much m fact that frequently little fire is desir- able. One firm in the city handling popular wood burner made especially for this trade is disposing of them as rapidly as they or~ be secured.
 Summer travel from the south has set in in earnest and every train adds to the crowds of visitors in the city. The hotels are rapidly filling up and even the moun- tain resorts, many of which will not for- mally open for the season for several weeks. have numerous guests. Summer visitors who rent cottages f& the season here are moving in and many of the most desirable places in the city are now oc- cupied. The two cottages on Battery Park hill have been taken and their oc- cupants are already in them. The Point Breeze cottage has been taken for the season by MT. w. L. McCarty and fam fly of Philadelphia, who for several years past have spent their summers in Ashe- vile. The Rosetree cottage is occupied by MT. R. w. Needham of Macon, Ga., who is also a frequent visitor to this city and an enthusiast over the delights of the Land of the Sky.
 Fishing parties to some Of the noun tain streams in this vicinity are much in vogue and the best of luck is usually met with. A party, consisting of Messrs. M. w. Brooks, David H. Lashly, William Kerr, Charles Rhinehardt and w. l.. Free man, left Thursday for weeks trip in the heart of the Smokies and expect big catch of the speckled beauties, with which the mountain streams abound.
 MT. and Mrs S. F. Van Ranssalaer of Atlanta arrived in the city early in the week and will spend the summer at Keni- worth Inn. MT. Van Renssalaer Is gen. eral agent for the Hartman lines and enc of the best known railroad men in
  tower. also of Atlanta, are in the city, guests of the Battery Park hotel. Among other prominent southern people at the Battery Park are MT. and Mrs. B. M. Turner of Barnesvile Ga, MT. and Mrs. I. c. Bush and son of Mobile, MT. and Mrs. J. K Lewis of New Orleans, Mrs. L. Brooks of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. l.. M. Harnes, Miss Stella D. Harness and Miss Katharine Coyle of New Orleans.
 One of the most popular of the younger visitors in the city is Miss Vera Webb of Birmingham, who is visiting her cousin, Miss Lalage Oates. Miss Webb, who has visited here before. has been the honoree of several delightful affairs and is being entertained extensively
 One of the most delightful of the smaller affairs of the past week was the tea given Thursday afternoon at her home in Prox- unity Park by Mrs. Charleton Connally Willard, complimentary to her mother, Mrs John Harris Lipscombe, of Kansa' City. Mrs Willard also entertained Fri day afternoon at bridge. The guest list included a number of out of town people who are visiting in the city.
 Mrs. AIgernon L. Smith has returned from Marbury, where she has been the guest of Mrs. D. M. Marbury.
 Miss LeMay Caldwell and Miss Isabel Caldwell are now in Franklin, Tenn, the guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hunter Mayberry at "Riverview."
 MT. and Mrs. Caldwell are at their sum- mer home in Russellville, Ky.
 MT. J. s. Bridges has returned from Louisville.
 Mrs. Bondurant and her children will spend the remainder of the summer on Shades mountain.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Smith are building an attractive house on Waucoma street, which will be ready for occupancy in the early autumn.
 The celebration of the tooth anniversary of the founding of the Baptist church in Alabama, which will be held in Roanoke the latter part of July, will be attended by the clergy of this city and number
 
 in connection with the Baptist convsn- tion.
 Miss Francis Griffin is now in Cincin- nati.
 Mrs. J. Douglass Kirkpatrick and the Misses Kirkpatrick will pass a part of the season at Sullvan's Island.
 
 Mrs. J. P. Raulston and her party have recently been in Vienna.
 An English writer calls attention to the unusual number of Americans now in London More Americans well known in society are in London at present than in any one place this side of the water, and they are being feted and entertained to such an extent that the joys of a London season bid fair to eclipse even those of the leading resorts. The com. bination of summer and winter season exists so it is asserted, in London at this time of year, and American women who are there at present are enthusiastic over all there is to be enjoyed. Unceas- ing is the round of gayety, and if the summer in this country proves to be dull