The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
SOCIAL INTEREST OF THE SOUTH CENTRED THE PAST
 IN THE REUNION GAETIES-MUCH OUTOF-DOOR ENTERTAINING


 chrysanthemums and attracted contina-
 ons admira tion.
 Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. Sydney Bowie
 were in wisteria-draped trap, and made l the loveliest of pictures, their sun shades
 decorated with long clusters of wisteria
 in contrast to white picture hats and
 gowns.
 Mrs. Frank Grider had an exceedingly
 artistic trap decorated with wild morn l ing glories and oats. and driving with her
 were her sisters, Miss Lemay Caldwell
 and Miss Isabel Caldwell. and Mir Charles
 McCrerya
 Mrs. Owen Gillespie and Mrs Henry ] Dean were in charmingly decorated
 trap with pink and white chrysanthe-
 nuns. The coaches filled with beautiful
 young women and quite gorgeously deco ] rated with the colors of the Confeder- : aey were an imposing part of the pa
 rade.
 superbly decorated automobiles also
 made a striking feature. When Mrs. i Mungers purple orchid car came in it's ] beauty was quite indescribable. Miss ! Corners wisteria- hung car was one of 1 the most beautiful in the pageant. Mrs l Ashford's car. done in snowballs. showed the possibilities of the green and white 1 colors to perfection The chdrens traps 1 were a charming feature. The horseback sections added to the picturesque beauty 1 of the pageant, and the 1ower-decked en- zines of the fire department gave great 1 diversity to the parade. Among the 1 handsomest of the engines was No T. l very beautifully decorated with white l chrysanthemums against a background of green.
 One of the most attractive traps in the l floral parade was designed by MT. Leo Loeb and executed by Mir. c. I. Baker. Seated in the carriage were Misses Ros- allie Joseph, Nesta Loveman, Eneid Marx 1 and Lucille Lank The four horses. al- most snow white. were decorated in har- ness entirely of deep pink. and the car riages containing the four beautiful girls was deserving of the continual ovation which they received throughout the line of parade.
 But while the flower pageant brought out the beauties of society in flower laden traps the whole week was filled with events at which the most elaborate toilette was worn and at which assem- bled hundreds of beautiful women. Never has Highland avenue presented such an animated scene. On either side of that magnificent boulevard fluttered hundreds of flags from the verandas of private residences The fashionable driv- ing hour saw autos turning into the ave nue, fag-decked; saw hundreds of smart equipages flying the colors of the Con- federacy. Driving out toward the club it was a continuous pageant the whole avenue one of color from the balcony of the clubhouse on to the Bachelors club where those driving up Highland avenue in the evening got glimpse Of Japanese lanterns about a fiag-decked balcony.
 Senator and Mrs. Bankhead, who ar rived from Washington in time to attend the reunion, passed the week at the Hill- man, and were entertained at a series of dinners and luhcheons. They left yes terday afternoon for Jasper. where they will spend the summer with their son, Mir William Bankhead and with their daughter. Mrs Louise Bankhead Perry. Passing the coming week there will be Dr. and Mrs Thomas Owen of Mont gomery and Mrs Robert Clairbofne Rob- ertson.
 Miss Annie Louise Reinhardt and Miss Dora Renhardt of Richmond, who ar rived in Birmingham a week ago as the guests of their sister. Mrs. J. H. Tracy, on Arlington avenue. will remain until the end of the present week, when they l will proceed to Charlotte, N. C., to spend 1 the remainder of the month. Miss Annie 1 Reinhardt is violinist of rare skill. She l is indeed an artist and plays with soul l and finish She has visited Birmingham l ] Oliver Chalifoux her last visit here hav- l ing been a year and a half ago. Since 1 then she has studied in Berlin with Theo- ctore Spering. She has many friends in Birmingham, and she and her younger sister are receiving much social attention. Miss Reinhardt has the distinction of be- ing the first and only honorary member of the Womans club of Richmond, the most exclusive social organization of the ga nital of the Old Dominion. Mrs Charles S. Simmons will leave Wednesday for New York
 Mrs. Lewis B. Woodruff of New York, | the guest of Mrs. Hubert Drennen dur l mug the reunion, left yesterday for Ban gor, where she will spend the remainder Of the month of June with her parents, 1 Mir and Mrs Oscar F. Smith. Mrs. 1 Woodruff was one of the beautiful women ] at the reunion gaieties, and In luncheon l party yesterday she was beautifully 1 gowned in black and white, her lingerie hat finished with soft laces.
 MT. and Mrs David Ragan Carlton an- nounee the engagement of their daugh- 1 ter, Bertie. to Mir Jesse McNair Terry, 1 the marriage to take place at their home 1 on the morning of June 25. Mrs Ella Williams, president of Ford 1 Chapter, U D. G. of Madison, Tenn, and 1 Mrs. Harvey Gee of Nashville were the
 guests of Col. L. H. Russ during the re- | union.
 1 Capt. John C. Joiner, Sr., of Atlanta | visited MT. and Mrs John D. Culley. l Hon. w. G. Fucker, ex-sheriff of Shel- | byville was the guest of MT. and Mrs. &11A