The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOCIAL WORLD Informal Social Happenings In
 Birmingham NOTES HERE AND THERE Card Party for Guests-Departures. Returns Recorded - Announce ments--Movements of We'll
 known People.
By MYRTLE MILES.

son of Decatur, who are the guests or Miss Bessie May Thompson. The en- tertainment was delightful in the infor- mality which has characterized most ot the social functions of the summer. Miss Gaston's guests included eight members of the younger society set, as follows Miss Bessie May Thompson, Miss Rion, Miss Johnson, Miss Ellen Linn Motion, Miss Mabel Wheelock, Miss Adeline Al len, Mrs. Whitaker, Miss Florence Rog- CTS At the conclusion of the game dainty ices were served on the porch, and the prizes were distributed. To the guests of honor were given exquisite hand-em- broidered ties, and the score prize was another embroidered tie of pretty design.
 MT. Joseph Walker and MT. Michael Nolan left Sunday for points in North Carolina.
 Announcement is made of the engage ment and approaching marriage of Miss Carol Gray, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs B. D. Gray of Atlanta, to Dr. Ed ward Dismukes The wedding will oc- cur in the early fall. This will be of Wl0e interest 10 ITlenuS Ol 4uiSS 0idy III Birmingham, which was her home for several years during her childhood, when her father was pastor of the First Bap- tist church. She has been a frequent visitor here since her residence in At lanta and has many admirers. Dr. Dis mukes is a popular young physician of Atlanta.
 
 Mrs A. R. Dearborn and three chill dren, Mary, John and Frederick, will leave today for Canton, N. C., to spend the remainder of the summer.
 Mrs. George M. Cruikshank and Miss Mary George Cruikshank went to Sky land, N C., yesterday afternoon. They were accompanied by Mrs. Walter Gull ley and children of Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Gertrude Sullivan, Miss Vernon Marks, Miss Vera Palmer, Mrs. John Hines, Miss Marie Pinckard and Miss Mabel Wheelock formed party spend- ing the week end on Shades Mountain. Miss Belle Conner, who spent the past six weeks in Knoxville, is now in North carolinas where she will remain until fall.
 Miss Bessie McCrossin will entertain at tea this afternoon from until 6 oclock in honor of Miss Rita O'Neill and Miss Edith Gayle of Meridian, who are guests of Mrs. A. J. Krebs. Mrs. C. M. McMahen and her two sons will return Friday from Cook Springs.
 The death of Samuel B. Moffett, which occurred Sunday afternoon at Seabright, N. J., was learned with much regret by the large circle of admirers of the writer in this city MT Moffett was the nephew of Samuel Clemens Mark Twain) and had been for long while editor of the current events record-"What The World Is Doing''-in the Golfers Week. ly. Readers of that periodical will miss his weekly contributions, each one of which was replete with happenings of worldwide importance told in a brisk, comprehensive style that made them worth while reading. The last issue of Golfers had his usual editorials, cover ing variety of subjects and the writer's death, so soon following, came as a dis tinct shock.
 Miss Elizabeth Dearborn is now at Bon Air, Va. She will leave next week to join house party at Willoughby Beach.
 Mrs. William Bird, Jr, will spend the month of August with Mrs Fred Dim mick at her summer home on Lookout mountain.
 Mrs. Charles Hoops left Saturday for St. Louis to remain a month.
 Mrs. Earle Perkins and Miss Laura Belle Enslen will leave today for a visit to Mo- bile and Battles Wharf.
 Mrs. Paul Sims will go to New York today via Savannah to spend the month.
 Mrs. B. B. Kirksey of Columbus, Miss, Is the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. B. Bur ris, in Woodlawn.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Ufford will spend the month of August in Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Devreaux Smith and their little son, William Graves Smith, are spending the week in Mentone
 Mrs. George Harris and Miss Daisy Comp are in Rhode Island.
 
 Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman Morris will return today from Virginia.
 Misses Sidney and Eva McDaniel are with friends at Bailey Springs. MT. and Mrs. John K. Warren left yes- terday afternoon for Golden. Miss Lucille Wilson left Saturday for Washington to be gone several months MT. T. H. Wright and Miss Minnie Wright have returned from Biloxi MT. Henry Drane of Selma spent the week end with friends in Birmingham, Miss Almon Hooper of Selma is the guest of MT. and Mrs. H. D. Shropshire Jr., at their home. 1404 Niazuma avenue The many friends of Mir William Bart lett will be pleased to learn that he is greatly improved from his recent spell of typhoid fever.
 Mrs. E. L. Prince of Wilmington, N. C., Is the guest of Mrs. A. l.. Bennett. are in Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. B. A. Reynolds will leave today for visit to relatives near An niston.
 The Rev Raimundo de Dries left yes- terday morning for Sewanee, Tenp., to recuperate after an Illness of nine weeks with typhoid fever Mrs de Dries &C.,