Smyrna times., 1908-02-26
FINE. BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON
At SMYRNA CENTURY CLUB
CLUB LADIES FITTINGLY CELEBRATE
TENTH YEAR OF THEIR ORGANIZATION
New Clubhouse Scene of a Notable Gathering
Twelve CleverIy Decorated Tables Make
The Luncheon a Great Success

Twelve CleVerIY Decorated Tables Make
The Luncheon a Great Success
On Friday afternoon the Twentieth
Century Club celebrated it, tenth
birthday by giving luncheon at which
guests from all over the state were
present. The affair was pronounced |
most delightful by all and certainly |
reflected great credit upon its man
ayers. The new club house appeared |
at its best, and the masses of green |
about the walls and stage, the beauti-
fully decorated tables, and the soft |
light of many shaded candles added
much to its beauty. Upon entering,
guests were greeted in the reception
room by the officers of the Smyrna
Club, and were then conducted to the
main room and seated. The twelve
tables were decorated to represent
the months of the year and each club
member was placed according to the
month Of her birth. The January
table was crystal and white, the cen
ter piece being a tiny fir tree covered
with snow crystals. The candle
shades were white, and as much cut
glass as possible was used. The ia
vors We're small calendars with a snap
shot of the club house at the top. The
February table-especially honOred as
the birth month of the club-had
vase of carnations, the club flower, in
the center, candles with pink shades,
and the favors were valentines. March
was featured as the month of St.
Patrick, and Irish flags and similar
emblems were used. Candle shades
were green and the favors were small
green snakes. Yellow was the pre-
vailing color for April. A brass bowl
of tulips was in the center, and tiny
paper umbrellas were the souvenirs.
Club Yell for the "Tenih Birthday"
May had the May pole with its many
colored ribbons, and little baskets of
blossoms as souvenirs. The June table
was graced by a vase of beautiful
La France roses, pink candle shades,
and the favors were tiny diplomas.
The members at this table carried out
the "sweet girl graduate" idea by
bursting forth with
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Siss! Boom! All!
Ten years old
So we are told.
Rah! Rah! Rah!
at the slightest provocatiOn. The July
table was distinctly patriotic, the
decorations being American flags,
giant fre-crackers, ETC., and the sou
venirs were paper fre-crackers filled
with bOn-bons. August had nina
tiure lake surrounded by ferns, will
ducks and swans floating upon the sur
face, in the center of the table. Th'
shades were white and green, and tn
favors were tiny japanese fans.
bowl Of beautiful fruits, grapes ap
pies, ETC., ornamented the Septembe
table. The candle shades were pur
pie and the souvenirs were little pa
per suit cases filled with candy. Hal
low E'en supplied the decorativ
scheme for October and autumn leave
and Jack-o'- Lanterns carried out tn
idea. The candle shades were yello7
and the favors were small Jack-o' Lar
terms. The football "gridiron" We
the feature of November, and foo
balls and college pennants were useC
The favors were footballs filled wit
candy. Santa Claus, in full regali;
driving his reindeer over the snow
presided over December, and the sol
venirs were little sleigh-bells mounts
on re dsatin ribbon.
Menu Intetspersed with Happy Speechmski
The menu was as follows:
Chicken Salad Croquett
Rolls
Olives Salted Nuts
Tutti-Frutti Ice-cream Angel Cal
Coffee
Mrs. j. Harvey Speakman open
the program with few words of we
come to the guests of the club, a
asked Mrs. G. N. Marshall, the pre-:
dent of the State Federation of w
mems Clubs to speak to the club mel
bers. She complied with a gracio
little speech, and Mrs. Speakman tn
introduced Mrs. J. R. McCOusla
who, in the role of an Egyptian {
trologer, acted as toast-master. S
spoke of the wonderful infuer
welded by the stars, and, famili