The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
Birmingham People Entertain
At Tate Spring
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Miss Helen Taft Fair Conqueror of
Charmed Circles in the COTTAGE
Colony at Newport-Notes.
Persons Coming and Going.
BY MYRTLE MILES,

Certainly by many, a much misunder-
stood person is the society woman. How
often one will hear it said of one prom
inent in the social life of city, "Oh, she
Is a society woman. She is a butterfly.
She doesn't think of anything but herself
and having a good time This is said not
through any malicious intent, but because
the so-called society woman is msunder-
stood. AS a matter of fact there is as
much universal good in her as in any
other woman upon the face of the earth,
for the average woman who is conyivial,
loves companionship and society Is "
woman of tender heart and Broad charity.
In Birmingham there are few women who
go regularly in society who are not also
constantly in touch with some charity
and devoting to 1t much time and thought.
There is the Free kindergarten. Many
of the women who are the backbone of
the organization are society women"
The District Ndrses association has on
its roster of membership and active work.
ers a number of the leading society wom-
en- in this city The Young Woman's
Christian association never appeals to the
society women but the appeal receives d
response There are many other organiza-
tons of philanthropy and public good
that are fostered by society women. This
is true not only here but in other cities,
and while there may be some who think
of nothing but their own pleasure the So
ciety woman of today makes good" In
Otbar thin lie al frtta tbat
many of the most cultured and best bred
women of a community care nothing for
society, as the term is used, and do not
give their energies to things of a social
nature at all, although prominent in work
for public good. The churches have their
workers among the society women every
where. Very recently a popular woman
of this city who Is also q superb pianist
was asked to give her first concert this
fall for her msuic club, and she replied
that after six months study away she
would give her first appearance for
charity connected with her church. There
are many others like her, and while not
SO accomplished in an artistic way are
ever ready to give of their best efforts
for something good. An interesting story
was told recently of an entertainment
given by one of the wealthiest and most
brilliant social leaders of the country,
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, for her Sunday
school class. 1t tells of how she enter
tanned 200 children of her Sunday school,
their teachers and their parents at a
picnic on the lawn of her beautiful estate
at Harbor Hill. Mrs. Mackay greeted
them, as they arrived, having first had
them conveyed in her carriages from the
church to her home. She then inaugurated
a series of musicals for the children. After
this, games prearranged were INDUCED in,
the hostess presenting prizes, consisting of
silk parasols for the girls. and for the boys
baseball outfits, including everything need
ed for a. game. There were running races
ball throwing contests and many others.
Mrs. Mackay's two little daughters were
contestants in all the races except the
sandwich eating and some others to which
they were not eligible. There were three
legged farces for girls more than IA years
old, and nail driving contests for girls
At lunch hour the visitors seated on the
lawn were treated to a bounteous feast,
the hostess passing refreshments and CIV
ing herself over to the joys of those pres
ent. After luncheon a band furnished