The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

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Ing and the Hill Country" by Mrs.
Fowlkes; Scenes Along the Sacred Can
ges." by Mrs. Hardee Johnston MRS.
| Danforth will discuss 1.-THE Women OF
India in History" The types suggested
are Ahelia Bal, the Rhani of Jlaensl, the
wives of Alb Singh of Jlaensi.
At intervals throughout the season cur
rent events and chosen topics Will COM
pose the programme.
One of the young literary clubs In Biz
mfngham is the Study Circle. 1t mas ~
members, who assemble every week our
ing the winter for a study and discussion
of some literary work of value. Though
only few years old, the club has done
some excellent work. No calendar VIII
be published this year. but type-written
/ sheets on which the programmes are out
| lined have been mailed to each memoer.
Mrs. Robert H. Sterrett is president OF
the circle.
The first meeting will occur October 10.
| That and subsequent meetings will be ee-
| voted to a study of Shakespeare's king
! Lear" until December 10, when one or
their interesting open meetings will take
! place. Later, general literary studies VIII
be taken up and the work during the
spring term will. no doubt, be most at
tractve.
Among the papers to be prepared dur
| ing the study of Lear is Mythical
England" by Mrs. Hoyt M. Dobbs; Some
Celtic Legends" by Mrs. Charles Sharp;
Gloucester" by Mrs. Pope; Shake
/ speare's Use of the Tempest in Nature
to Express the Moral Tempest" by Mrs.
Chappell Cory, and "Lears Madness; a
I Comparison of Edgar's Assumed Madness
With Ham1et's," and "Is the Tragedy OF
Lear and Cordelia Artistically Neces-
saryr' a discussion by Mrs. ]. e. Frazier.
C1,,I, btoI, rpraf
nine years ago, has membership COM
posed of rs of Birmingham's clever mat
rons. The president is Mrs. William Be-
thea; the vice president Mrs. Q. M. Tar
dy; treasurer, Mrs. w. A. Sellers. Mrs.
B. L. Guice is the orthopist and Mrs.
J. T. Harweu state director for the club.
The club calendar was compiled by Mrs.
Bethea. Mrs. Dill. Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Penny and Mrs. Turner.
The work for the year as outlined
will be a study of five of Shakespeares
plays: King Henry WILL" king Lear,
Macbeth" "OtheIlo" and 1.-THE Winters
Tale" A suggestion Of the character
of work to be done the programme OF
the first meeting, when Henry VIII is
the theme, is given:
Quotations, Act I.
Paper, king Henry VIII in Political
and Domestic Relations Mrs. Tardy.
Discussion (a), 1.-THE Field of the Cloth
of Gold"
(b). Buckingham.
Discussion. Act l. by the club.
Discussion (a), 1.-THE First Edition and
Date of Composition"
(b), dukes Norfolk and Suffolk"
Prologue.
There have been probably a score of
baby shows in Birmingham and its Vicin-
ity this summer. At one which was given
in Capital park not many days since 70
tots were entered and more attractive
aggregation OF little ones would be diff
ficult to find. A pretty, young matron
who was very much interested in the ex-
hibition of little Americans was asked IL
she had entered her own small boy.
No." she said. ',The others were all
SO very pretty was afraid he could not
stand the comparison" A friend who was
present refused to believe that this was
her reason-suggested fear of measles,
pins-anything but that any mother
should be SO lacking in vanity
Elizabeth Shelton Reid, the little two
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Reid, is one of the pref
test little boys in town. The six first
prizes that have been accorded her at
various baby show are evidence that she
is very beautiful baby indeed
Another prize winner Is Percy Lee
old when he received a prize recently
| at baby show given in Woodlawn. He
| is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. GU
| thrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dolphin Moore an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Edna Josephine, to Mr.. John Pope
Jones, Jr., of Newman, Ca, the wedding
to take place November at 10 o'clock
at the First Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Blackwell of De-
catur announce the engagement of their
daughter, Eleanor, to Mr.. Ed Warren, Jr.,
of this city, the marriage to occur October
q at the residence of the brides par
ents.
| This announcement will be read with
| interest by the hosts of friends of Mr.
Warren in this city. Owing to the con-
| tinued desperate illness of Mr. Warren s
mother there will be no cards and only
| the immediate relatives of Mr.. warren
and Miss Blackwell will witness the mar
riage. Instead of the long wedding jour
ney first PLANNED there will be a trip
| of but few days, after which they will
| be at home with Mrs. J. T. Nixon
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Watkins announce
| the engagement of their daughter, Clar-
ice, to Mr.. Lyman F. Berry, the we'd
| ding to occur at their home on Novem-
Der 10.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Fell announce
| the engagement of their daughter,
| Frances Cobb to Mr.. Nephanus Eugene
James, the marriage to take place on
the afternoon of October at the home
of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry White
| of Gadsden, Ala, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter. Clyde
Eugene to DR.. John Perry Gum, the
| wedding to occur November 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson F'lem-
| ing of Savannah, Ca, have announced
| the engagement of their daughter
nellie Gignilliat to Mr.. William Rogers
| Starr of that city, the wedding to take
place November 4. Mr.. Starr is news
| editor of the Savannah Press and has
a great many friends in Birmingham
who will be interested in the announce
| ment.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. Y. Huffman an
| nounce the engagement of their daugh :
ter Caryl to Mr.. Robert Eugene Rar-
! den the marriage to take place Novem-
! Der s..
and Mr. Louis @. Richter will take
o'clock at st. Pauls cathedral. No
| cards were issued.
Miss Elliott's maid Of honor will be
Cd ice fott Mre