The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20


 He taught before coming here in Ohio, and was the trainer of the trick horses Black Diamond and White Beauty that Madame Moselle Is riding in New York this month.
 Horsemanship promises to grow in favor so that we may look forward later to the fox hunts with the hounds as in Merry England.
 A social register is feature to be in- troduced by the school set during the holidays, and will no doubt be unique and interesting little affair. The register is to be conducted on December 23 and 24 at Norton s, and under the auspices of the children of the Confederacy for char itable purposes. It will chronicle the names of the college boys and girls with their addresses, and will be used by those whc contemplate entertaining in making lists. Those in whose charge it is plan to make 1t quite a valuable little innova- tion A boy will be in charge and sev- eral of the young girls will be in occasion ally to see that all goes well. There will be a number of young folk gathered about it during holiday week to find who is at home who has guests and who will entertain. It will be useful, too, to the young men in checking names for the various functions.
 MT. and Mrs L. F. Harris entertained Wednesday evening in celebration of their silver wedding anniversary, their guests numbering about 40s The residence was prettily decorated palms and ferns being banked in each of the rooms and white roses and ferns used in profusion.
 Mrs. Robert L. McCalley played we'd ding march for the entrance of the host and hostess who descended the stairs from the upper hall Their eight chil- dren led the way and grouped themselves on either side for their parents to pass between. The Rev. Dr. Preston Blake then delivered an appropriate talk, after which MT. and Mrs. Harris received the congratulations of their friends
 Refreshments were served during the course of the evening. A number of handsome silver gifts were presented to MT and Mrs. Harris in token of the evcbt.
 The students at Sewanee are sending attractive calendars to their friends at home which are fraught with especial meaning to those who have visited the university. It sets forth as announced on the cover, "The Days and Dates at Sewanee in the Year of Our Lord, Nine teen Hundred and Nine" and is series of cards ornamented with scenes at the university. For example, Breslin tower from Manigault park, Liberty hall. Crows Nest and university supply store, and other pretty ones. Each month has it's especial happenings noted. as for the month of February, the beginning of the Easter term, February 4; Washington s birthday, a holiday, February P; Ash Wednesday, a holiday, February 26. They are in the college colors, and tied with purLIe ribbons.
 Mrs. Arthur Gaines gave a pretty and elaborate luncheon yesterday in the cafe at Terrace Court in honor of her niece, Miss Vivian Bell of Nashville. The luncheon table was bright with poinsetta blossoms and Christmas greens. The places were marked by red Christmas cards. Mrs. Gaines guests were Mrs. Chapline Hodges, Miss Mildred Tynes, Miss Agnes Bethea, Miss Alethea Wallace, Miss Lillian Beall, Mrs. Thornton Estes, Miss Marjorie Beall and Mrs. Barnes Morgan, among whom were several school friends of Miss Bell when she made her home here.
 Mrs. Otto Stoelker has been recalled to Albany, N. T., because of the illness of her daughters, Mrs. Braun.
 Yancey Lewis is expected to return De- cember 23 from the Georgia School of Technology to spend the holidays vita MT. and Mrs. c. P. Lewis.
 The little friends of Martha Collier, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. L. w. Collier, will regret to learn that she has scarlet fever
 MT. Lamar Walter will be home from Yolande for the holidays and will be with his mother, Mrs. I. w. Walter at Norwood.
 Miss Grace Southerland Venable will arrive Tuesday from Goldsboro, N O., to visit MT. and Mrs. Bradley V. Saunders.
 Judge and Mrs. R. S. Watts and their little daughter left yesterday for Florida to spend Christmas with MT. and Mrs. H. E. Mccormack.
 Mrs. B. F. Moore has gone to Knoxville for the holidays. She is accompanied by her little daughter, Margaret. Mir Moore will join them later Miss Luttrell and Mis- Palmer, who were Mrs. Moore s guests, are now in Nashville visiting friends.
 Miss Dotts Buchanan has arrived from Belmont college to spend the holidays with her aunt, Mrs. w. L. Howard
 MT. Bert Throckmorton will come from Chattanooga to pass the holidays with Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Henry B. Gray.
 Miss Julia Warfield of Columbia, Tenn, will arrive Thursday to be the guest of Mrs. Robert McDavid. Later she will