The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-15
NOTES OF DAY IN
 TIE SOCIAL WORLD. City Beautiful Idea Takes a
 Strong Hold EARLY SHOPPING CAMPAIGN Mir. Browns Moonlight Party at East Lake-Miss Conner Entertains.
 News Notes About We'll
 Known People.
EARLY SHOPPING CAMPAIGN


 in every locality yesterday and discussed schemes which will result in improve. ments that have been long desired. 4 woman who is to remain at home this summer, instead of taking her customa1y y trip to the seashore, was sitting on the porch of tcr s.sIaotile cottage yesterday viewing the unlovely aspect of hand some weed-grown let across the way. Do you see that?" she asked. q at last have visions of getting those weeds cut. l am asked to call a meeting of my block and it's going to be done tomorrow"
 That lot isn't in your block, you know,p she was told. Well, I don t care" was her cheerful reply. Some kind friend will see to 1t. Nobody in this neighborhood can iail to know they gre there, and they cetts.niy make this part of town lock terrible"
 Names are being daily added to the list of those who pledge themselves to shop early, and Mrs. Wilkinson asks that those who are interested continue to get others to cooperate with them. She said yesterday that. while the re- suit has not yet been accomplished, 1t Is hoped that every woman in Birming- ham will endeavor to shop early so that the labor of the clerks may be frightened. After all, the idea is meant to bring about that result-relef to the tired clerks. The merchants are not asked to make a sac rifice. It is thought, however, that with the consent of the people to shop early the stores may be closed at o'clock with no loss to the merchant It IS hoped that either that plan will be uni one-half holiday or closing at clock on Saturdays may be made general.
 All of these, of course. are not asked for, but the adoption of any one of them would be of great benefit to a number of people, and 1t Is thought would in- volve only small personal sacrifice to others.
 Last evening at the residence of h CT father, Gov. Braxton Bragg Conner, Miss Eva Conner was the hostess at a garden party given in honor of the Misses Semple of New York. and Miss Anna Elmore of Montgomery.
 The evening was an ideal one for midsummer entertaining. Combined with the radiance of the summer moon. countless gay Japanese lanterns made of the immense lawn place of fairy like charm. Within the home and on the long veranda many of the guests engaged in dancing to the strains of soft music. The guests numbered 15O, chosen only from the unmarried set, and they were charmingly greeted by who constituted the receiving party.
 Miss Eva Conner is one of the love- Hest young women in southern society. She combines beauty of an unusual and striking type with the most exquisite tact and charm of manner. She was never more attractive than on last eve ming when she was almost a guest at her own party, having arrived home from an extended trip in time to find the final details completed for the en- tertainment of her guests.
 An entertainment by moonlight at this season has a peculiar charm, and Miss Comer's guests found the night on the velvety lawn more than usually alluring, though. All participated in the dancing during the evening. Dainty ices were served from the summer house on the lawn.
 MT. Wilson Brown entertained last evening at delightful moonlight party at East Lake in honor of Misses Ellen and Emily Semple and Miss Elmore.
 The soft moonlight and the breezes on the lake made an ideal setting for a midsummer evening party.
 MT Browns guests went out in auto mobiles and found on their arrival an elaborate picnic luncheon awaiting them on the lake front. Afterwards the at fractions which the park affords were enjoyed to the fullest. The following composed the party: Mrs. Darlington Semple Miss Ellen Semple, Miss Emily Semple, Miss Fillmore; MT and Mrs. Ex- um, Miss Barton, Miss Montedonico, MT and Mrs. Echols McBee, MT and Mrs Rufus N Rhodes, MT. and Mrs. Ross c Smith, MT. and Mrs. E. w. Barrett, MT John L. Kaul MT. Erskine Ramsay, MT George Gordon Crawford, Mr. Davic Roberts, Jr, MT. Robert Brown and MT Valentine Nesbitt.
 Miss Florence Ballard has returned from Chattanooga.
 It will be of interest to the friends O Miss Mary Agnes Lee, in Birmingham to know of her recent marriage to MT Charles A. Duncan of Houston, Tex. Tn wedding took place in Denver, Co.,, | the residence of Mrs. Holmes, the siste of the bride Miss Lee is the daughte l of Col. I. James Lee of this city. | Mrs. Stanley Knecht has returned iron | visit to friends in Oxford, O. | MT. and Mrs. George M. Yeatman vii leave this morning for an extensive tril