The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Brilliant Dinner for Miss Gil
IeSpy and Mr.. WimberIy
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. TutwileRs Dance for Guests.
Miss WheeIocks Bridge Luncheon.
Luncheons BY Mrs. Ebersole
and Mrs. Jemison.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.

ing at one of the most artistic dinners
that has been given in compliment to
the fall brides. His guests of honor
/ were Miss Mary Gillespy and Mr.. Eel
/ ton Wimberly.
| The dinner took place al the Southern
! club and covers were laid for ten, the
number including the bridal party.
| The color scheme followed was green
and white. Dainty place cards were
manipulated in white violets in the
! wreath design, and were tied with
{ showers of white and green ribbon.
A central decoration was fashioned of
/ white carnations and ferns. Soft white
candles daintily shaded sent their soft
/ glow over the beautifully appointed
/ table. The center piece was a large
| green crystal basket tied with a huge
bow of tulle. 1t held four immense
! punches of white carnations tied with
I green and white ribbons terminating
in the name cards of the young women
! which were further ornamented with
/ white tulle. Seated about the table
were Mr. Steele, Miss Gillespy Mr.
! Wimberly, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss
Hope Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss
Mary Ware, Mr.. Charles Thomas Mr.
Hill Ferguson, Mr.. Theodore Koenig.
/ Miss Gllespy was extremely beautiful
! in a gown of white lace. Miss Sadie
! Gillespy was charming in pink silk.
/ Miss Mary Ware wore a yellow satin
| dinner gown with trimmings of yell
/ low chiffon and embroideries. Miss
Mary Ruth McLester's piquant beauty
was displayed to excellent advantage
! in a gown of hand-embroidered blue
4 satin with touches of silver about the
/ corsage.
! Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Tuck will entertain
! at dinner at the Country club Saturday
/ evening in compliment to Miss Mob
/ ley and Miss Montedonico.
/ Mrs. Catherine Deschamps Elford will
entertain at an informal reception this
afternoon at her home in compliment to
Madame Langendorff. She will be as
sisted In receiving by Miss Corrie Hand
ley, Miss Virginia B. Handley, Miss
Lynda May Handley and Mrs. Hubert
Scruggs. The hours of the tea are
! from 3 to 8.
The Birmingham chapter of the
Southern Association of College women
/ will meet with Miss Alice Graham this
! afternoon instead of tomorrow at
o'clock.
The ladies of the Second Presbyterian
church will open their bazaar today
/ at noon. Among the attractive fea
! lures will be fancy work booth,
/ also, as well as department in which
| will be kept preserves and candies and
an art department.
The executive committee of the To-
cal Presbyterian Missionary society will
meet tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church.
The ladies of the Avondale Presby-
terrain church are conducting a sale
| of aprons and other articles at the
store of w. Fl. Buford, Spring street.
Miss Annalee Fits returned to Tus-
caloosa yesterday afternoon after a
visit to Miss Kathleen Nixon. A num-
! Der of social functions of the past week
were made brighter by the presence
of this charming visitor.
| Mrs. Charles d. Ebersole entertained
several friends yesterday at luncheon in
compliment to Mrs. RAIDER and Mrs.
Brown of Louisburg, w. Va, who are
visiting Mrs. William G. Montgomery.
! The color scheme was red and the
! luncheon table looked most fetching with
| its large bouquet of red carnations in
| the center and group of candles shaded
with red surrounding. The place cards
were beautiful, picturing sprays of red
carnations and handpainted.
| Mrs. Ebersole's guests included Mrs.
! RAIDER, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. J. A. Mont
| gomery. Mrs. William G. Montgomery,
Mrs. j. Rivers Carter Mrs. R. V. Hart,
Mrs. p. G. Bowman, Mrs. w. E. Evans,
Mrs. T. U. Walter, Mrs. Frazier and
! Mrs. Eden Scott Rives
| Mrs. w. l.. Murdoch will give a dance
on the evening of December % in honor
| Emily Somerville. Her guests will include
| about 80 of the younger dancing set
| Miss Mobey of Atlanta and Miss Mon
| tedonico of Memphis were guests of hon
or at a barn dance last evening given by
! Major and Mrs f. NJ. Tutwiler This
| was. as c characteristic of the affairs at
! their charming home, altogether enjoy
| able. Major and Mrs. Tutwiler have trav-