The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-11
.LENTEN TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST Bright Social Side to Visit of
 GIee Club NOTES HERE AND THERE Something of the Social conquests of a Brilliant Southern Beauty Dur
 ing the London Season.
 Easter Festivities.
NOTES HERE AND THERE

History repeats itself in every visit of glee clubs, the social furor not being ex- ceeded by even the most feted of belles. The visit of the Glee club of the Uni versity of Alabama will have the bright est of social sides, many of the members being from Birmingham, and the friends of the university feeling special interest in the achievements, both artistic and social, of the club.
 The members of the club will be the guests today at buffet luncheon at which Mrs. Bruce Brewer will be the charming hostess and who will be assisted in re- ceiying by a group of belles. Following the luncheon Miss Kathleen Nixon will entertain from to o'clock in compliment to the members of the Glee club. Invited to meet them are a number of Birmingham beauties and belles and several of the University alumni will also attend the reception, which will be informal, but brilliant so- cially.
 For the concert at the Jefferson this evening box parties are being arranged and the parquet will be filled with rep resentative audience.
 The programme, which was given in these columns yesterday, is artistic, bright and catchy, and the members of the club will present 1t with all the "savoir faire" suggested in the several titles on the programmes.
 The American press is full sf interest ing news from London regarding the | ya1I- fi- more belle and beauty, Miss Mildred Car ter, who is quite conspicuous in the gaieties of the London season. Southern society will be especially interested in the social career of this beautiful girl. In commenting upon the London season the Baltimore News says:
 Miss Mildred Carter, daughter of MT. John Ridgely Carter, secretary to the American embassy in London, and granddaughter of the distinguished Bal timore lawyer, MT. Bernard Carter, is the belle of the season in London, &C., cording to the English newspapers. At the second party of the season at the house of Lady Portsmouth, one of the leaders of the British great world and second only to Queen Alexandra as ar bitter of London society, Miss Carter was the most conspicuous figure. She was pronounced one of the loveliest girls seen in London for some years and undoubtedly the belle of the night A London society journal says of her; Slim and graceful, with eameolike face, she wore a softly clinging frock of white satin, with white tulle and silver tassels folded around her shoul- ders, and she was the exposure of all eyes as she stood with her father, MT. John Ridgely Carter, at one end of the long ballroom"
 Miss Carter was presented at court last season, and immediately after her presentation she became the vogue, oc- cupying a place in London high society never before attained by any other American girl Miss Carter is acknowl- edged to be far and away the most pop ular girl in diplomatic circles at the British capital"
 On both sides Miss Carter is descended from the most aristocratic families in this country. Her father is the eldest son of the leader of the Maryland bar, and her mother was formerly Miss Alice Morgan of Washington, daughter of the late David T. Morgan, a prominent resident of that city. Mrs Morgan now lives in New York where her granddaughter visited her in the early winter, returning to London for the Lenten season.
 MT. John Ridgely Carter has been in the diplomatic service a number of years. and was assistant secretary tothe Amer ican embassy in London when MT. Henry White, also a Baltimorean, and now am- bassador to France, was secretary.
 The Carters, as family, are all good looking, and are people of charming man. ners. So it is not hard to account for Miss Mildred Carter's beauty and attract iveness.. On her paternal side she is de- scended from old Maryland and Virginia stock MT. Bernard Carter is a son of the late Charles H. Carter of Virginia, al- though he was born i'll Prince Georges county, in this state. He Is descended through his mother from the Calverts, and is a brother of the late Mrs. Oden Bowie, whose husband was governor of Maryland from 1868 to 1872. MT. John Ridgely Carter gets his middle name from his mother, now dead, who was formerly Miss Mary B. Ridgely, granddaughter of Gen. Charles Ridgely, famous Maryland sol- dier and patriot.
 Mrs. N. B. Feagin has returned from Tuscaloosa.
 An Easter egg hunt will be given this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Krauss, 1928 North Thirtieth street, by the Mercy Home band, and the proceeds from which will be devoted to the Mercy Home.
 MT. Tom Garner of Tuscaloosa is in Bir- minghan.
 Miss Kathleen Nixon will give box party this evening at the convert of the Glee club.
 Of the approaching wedding of Miss Kathryn Butler Jones of Augusta and Mr. Harry David Gurley of Birming- ham the Augusta Chronicle says
 Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones of the approaching mar riage of their daughter, Miss Kathryn nutIor Jopae fo Mir Harry David Chr