The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD Everybody Discussing Bridge
 Players Troubles NOTES AND PERSONALS Club Meetings and Announcements For the Week-Gossip of Move
 ments of People In Birming-
 ham and Elsewhere.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
BY ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER.

society plays bridge, the statement in the newspapers that certain bridge parties have been postponed for legal reasons, has naturally caused some discussion and curious inquiry. The bridge playing ele- ment is composed of women and men whose social prestige is unquestioned. Bridge has come to be the one game to which the men in business and in the professions have turned for many hours of recreation and pleasure. It is the game of society, both in this country and in Europe. Bridge classes are held daily in this city, bridge tournament played for trophies was held last spring, bridge whist coteries meet throughout the week.
 The question of whether or not play ing cards for prizes was criminal, has furnished texts for many years As in other matters of this kind the decision has been left to the individual. Hun dreds of people see no harm in playing for modest prizes Those who do not care to play, for a prize are not con- sidered eccentric or puritanical, only un- conventional, if, indeed, anyone stops to consider them at all, which is not prob able.
 But the players are asking if they are to be classed with the criminal classes. They are. asking why they were not placed under ban long ago, if now they are to be subjected to legal disturbances. Entertaining at the clubs and in hotels is in vogue and has been for years. The members of the clubs give private card parties. In the fashionable hotels people are constantly playing bridge. The sum- mer colonies everywhere play in the TO- tundas of the hotels, on the verandas of the hotels. In the winter resorts bridge is the great social game in the we'll known hotels.
 At the meeting of the Clionian club on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Mrs J. A. Rountree, a talk on art will be made by Mrs w. s. Lowell. MT. and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell have re- turned from the east. | The Music Study club will meet today at 10:30 a. m., with Mrs. J. E. Frazier, | 1231 South Eleventh avenue. Chopin will be the subject.
  Mrs Ella Freeman will be interested to know of their recent marriage. They will be at home after February 1 at 225 North Fifty second street, Woodlawn. MT Paul Johnson of Selma Is critically i'll as the home of his brother, MT. J. Furnss Lee, in Ensley. Friends and rel atives of MT. and Mrs. Johnson in this district are watching the case with in- terest and sympathy and sincerely hope he will respond to the treatment of skill ed physicians and nurses who are in at tendance.
 Mrs. Redin is the guest of Mrs. Ed ward Altsheler in Louisville.
 The ladies of the First Baptist church will be "at home'' with Mrs. Eugene Enslen and Mrs. Benjamin Kidd at 2T37 Highland avenue. Thursday afternoon from until o'clock. There will be a silver offering and all are cordially in- vited.
 Mrs. E. E. Weaver is spending two weeks in Louisville.
 Miss Essie Zeigler is the guest of her sister. Mrs. David Kern in Greenville.
 Miss Flora Loveman, who has been vis- iting Mrs Bruce Brewer, will return to Chattanooga this week.
 Miss Elsa Winkler of Greenville is vis- iting MT. and Mrs. Fred Winkler.
 Miss Ella Carroll of Montgomery is the guest of Mrs. R. M. Cunningham.
 Mrs. John r. Harrell is visiting MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Hamrick in Montgomery.
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Mitchell have named their little daughter Jean Lang.
 Miss Irma Johnson is the guest of Miss Vivien Beall in Nashville.
 The North Haven Social club will meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Hall.
 A leap year party will be given by the Rectors Aid of St. Andrews church, at the residence of Mrs. c. B. Powell, 1O31 Twelfth avenue, Friday evening at o'clock.