The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIAL WORLD
Opening Reception At Athletic
Club
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Visiting Girls Observation-Disclosures
of Guests at Athletic Cuban
ncements-Personal
News and Notes.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.


the lovely guest of Miss Ruby Munger,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. H. Cabaniss entertained
last evening at a dinner to which IA
of their young friends were hidden. Mr..
and Mrs, Cabaniss are never more grac-
ious and charming than in their own
home, and on this occasion the beauty
and attractive manner of their guest of
honor was potent addition to the charm
| of their beautiful home.
Assembled about the dining table were
Miss Goode, Miss Ruby Munger, Miss Els
telle Nabb, Miss Sadie Gillespie, Miss
Nellie Nabers, Miss Jay Tomlinson Mr..
7. C. Whatley. Mr.. S. T. Whatley, Mr..
Henley Smith, Mr.. Hill Ferguson, Mr..
w. s. Mudd, Mr. David Roberts, Mr..
Jelks Cabaniss and Mr.. and Mrs. Cab
aniss.
The dining room was bright with glis-
tening lights candles in their crystal
sconces placed on the snowy table vying
with the blaze of the chandelier. A CEN
trail decoration of deep pink roses, toned
with the soft pink ribbons which inter-
twined with asparagus tendrills, were
draped from the chandelier. Pink was the
only tint employed in the decorations, and
offered dainty contrast to the sparkling
cut glass and snowy damask.
The Birmingham Athletic club opened
its doors last evening to its members and
their friends in the opening reception of
the season. The hospitality of the spa
cious building was taxed to it's utmost ca
pacity, hundreds of people calling for a
stay of various durations at intervals
throughout the evening, many taking part
In the dancing in the ballroom. The bril-
liantly lighted reception rooms of the
club were charming with their decorations
OF giant palms and rubber plants.
beautiful musical programme added to the
pleasure of the guests, and about 200
couples enjoyed the dancing in the GYM
nasium.
One Of the prettiest features of the
evening was the exhibit of folk dances
which was arranged by Mr.. Green and
MT. j. Il. Miles, who has lately returned
from the east with a number of new
dances which he will introduce this fall.
Sixteen members of the girls class took
part In the dances. The folk dances
were especially attractive and followed
by the May-pole. which was charming
Inc young girls who danced in the ex-
hioltion were Misses Alberta Rogers, Eu
genla Blount, Ellen Norton, Dorothy
Davis, Dorsey Harris Flora Miles. Edna.
Miles, Lillian Hughes, Mary Ellen Per-
k1ns, Kathleen Herndon, Judith Jones.
Mildred Seals, Mary Snyder. Ethel Col
vart and Mary Sue Brazeal.
Announcement is made of the approach
ing marriage in this city of Miss Rosalind
Louise Levy and Mr.. Walter Hirscb of
Berlin, Germany, the Rev. DR.. Morris
Newfield officiating. The wedding will
take place September "a. No cards. Mr..
and Mrs. Hirsch, after a short stay at
Niagara Falls and New York, will sail
for Europe. They will make their future
home in Berlin, Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher Adams have
returned after a summer vacation spent
| on Shades mountain
| Miss Myrtle Hood of Tuscaloosa ia
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Wallace
| Ward.
| Miss Bertha Reynolds and Miss Made
line Reynolds of Louisville are expected
soon to visit friends in the city.
| Mrs. j. w. Cunningham and Miss
Bessie Cunningham returned this week
from Asheville, N. c., where they spent
/ the summer.
| Miss Sgd Kyle of Scottsboro and Miss
| Veta Franklin of Lawton, Okla, will
| arrive next week to be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Israel Pickens while en- route
to Montevallo.
Miss Edith Lacke of Greensboro has ar
rived in the city to take up her duties
| as teacher in one of the local kinder
| gartens.
DR.. and Mrs. p. P. Solomon returned
| yesterday from New York, where DR..
Solomon has been attending the clinics
at the Presbyterian hospital. He also
attended the tuberculosis conference in
Washington. Mrs. Solomon has been in
the east all summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Slaughter re-
turned this week from French Lick
Springs. Mrs. Slaughter has spent the
summer in northern Michigan, but Joined
her husband recently in Indiana
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs oliver Chali-
tbux will regret to }earn that their
young son, Oliver Chalifoux, Jr., is quite
Ill of scarlet fever
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Avon
dale Methodist church will give social
and gathering-in of pennies by the
| yard" Monday afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock in the Sunday school room of
| the church. All are cordially invited to be
| present.
] Mrs. Leon Block and son Of Chicago
| are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Caheeu
on Highland avenue.