The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09


 even ofs the little girls would agree to forego The luncheon, a delightful one with everything that boys and glrls hke' was not without the usual birthday caKe' and the merry little party made a cum ming picture as they gathered eager-eyeo and breathless to watch the eutlihs ol the monster goody" with it's eight little crimson candles precisely arranged ana blazing. At the close of the morning when the picnic was all over and nurses came from near and far for their charges there were 30 reluctant pairs Of httle rect to persuade homeward.
 Mary Byron's guests included Virginia Jemison, Florence Jordan Katherine l Lynch, Frank Abbott, Cliff Abbott, kath- crime and Torrance Redd, Dorothy and Elinor Davis. Hattie and Caroline Gar rett Eleanor Allen, Katherine and Blair Mason Elinor Murdoch, Anita Hodges. Elizabeth Smith, Weller Smith, Jack Me i David, Mitylene McDavid, Floyd Fetch CT of Madison and others. Mrs. Frazier and Miss Fletcher accompanied them. Birmingham court No. 1, Tribe of Ben i Hur will hold it's regular weekly meet 1 Ing Thursday night, at Maccabees' hall, Fourth avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. All members are re- quested to come as important business will come up for discussion and several candidates to be initiated.
 Certainly the good that an organized effort for the systematic beautifying of the city has done is evident in every part. The few remaining evidences of the village and of the bad taste of the occupants of property, whether they are owners or renters, will make them ashamed of being so conspicuous by their neglect. One of the daintiest and most attractive little housekeepers in the city told of the way she rid her street of two ugly fences. Said she: i "The more I read of the city beautiful here, in Nashville and Atlanta, the uglier the horrid old fences on each side of me looked Now one of these fences was my very own, and I knew how to get i>l of that; but the one next door was owned by a peighbor who was visiting out of the city. So I had mine removed first, and it looked so much better that l called my brother and told him while I was at lunch to tear down the neigh bor's fence, and if the neighbor got mad. I would just say my, brother misunder- stood my directions. But I am sure when they return and see how much better not only their own home but the entire block looks, and how much nce kindling they have piled up for the wAlter, their patriotism and civic pride will be so aroused that I will still be on good terms with them.'
 Another Birmingham matron, who has just returned from visit to Nashville, said yesterday:
 Please keep up the effort to get our people interested in beautifying the city and removing unsightly fences It is just as easy to have a pretty city as not. The men, with their industry and hfti1 nit They have made it famous for it's industry, it's commerce, it's various enterprises. Now it Is the part of the women to make 1t famous for its beauty and its cleanliness. Let's keep talking about it and begging for it until there Is not an old fence left to mar it's beauty-not vacant space where tree is needed or spot where rose a lilac geranium, or a plot or grass can be added Let us not have to yield the palm to Atlanta, Nashville or any smaller city on city beautiful" A young woman who shows unusual tall ent in grasping a likeness, exquisite ideals | of color and a clear conception Of the different phases of art is Miss Mary 1 Kirkpatrick Although she was stu dent for a comparatively short time, Miss | Kirkpatrick made recently a picture from l life of Mary Lalande, the beautiful little l The contour of the little head and shoul- ders is perfect, and the colors exquisite This young artist will undoubtedly do big things if she keep up her study.
 Another young woman of very unusual talent is Miss Cary Johnson, daughter of MT and Mrs. Jack w. Johnson. Her young sister Josephine, too, has already created much admiration in her public IL 1.4s. at1an though still quite young. Mrs. Marie Kern-Mullin will be heard in solo today at the Church of the, Advent. | This will be learned with pleasure by members of that congregation. Mrs. Null lin sings with unusual taste, and her rich. beautiful voice is especially well adapted to large auditoriums Mrs Null lin will leave next week for points in the east She will probably visit New YorK before her return. Her studio will De l reopened the latter part of September MT. w E. Hathaway left yesterday for a three weeks trip to Chicago and French Lick Springs, Indiana.
 piano recital, the last of series of five given by Miss Daisy w. Rowley l took place in her studio Friday morn l ing. She introduced on lniS occdoioi hei pupil. Miss Elizabeth Duncan, who is a talented musician and played the mum bers on her programme with much taste and feeling. The programme was as foi- l lows:
 Sonata. Op IA No. 2, Beethoven.
 Allegro.
 | Andante.
 (a) Romanza, Laszlo; Cb) Hexentanz, | Mcdowell Co "To a Water Lily" Me | Dowell
 (a) Etude, op. 67 No. IA, Loeschhorn; Cb) Etude, La Fileuse,' Raff
 Miss Rowley has done much for the entertainment of the music-loving public by the Friday recitals this summer. The following programme will be rem dered at the Southern club from 7:3O to 10 o'clock by Calmans orchestral: Overture, Poet and Peasant (Suppe). | Selection Trovatore (VerdD.
 Waltz. Merry Widow Iehar).
 Selection The Time the Place and the l Girl CHoward).
 Intermezzo. Orzaba (Dewey).
 Selection. The Top of the World (Kleln)'
 Gavotte, Idle Thoughts tBratton). l Selection Fantana CHubbeD.
 Evening Star, Tannhauser (Wagner)
 Overture Stradella (Flotow).
 A new block improvement society in'
 cludes Eleventh and Twelfth avenues be-
 tween Twenty eighth and Twenty-nintf
 streets, north The officials are: Mrs. M
 T. Stradford, president Mrs. Parker | vice president; Mrs G. c. Walter, secre'