The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-26

Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Julia Warfeld, Miss Virginia B. Handley and many others.
 The ladies of St. Mary -on-the- e- Highlands gave a beautiful reception yesterday afternoon to Bishop and Mrs. Beckwith, who are in the city. The basement rooms of the church were gracefully decorated for the occasion with palms and ferns. An attractive tea table was presided over by Mrs. James Head and Mrs. Crawford John ston presided at the coffee urns. Bishop and Mrs. Beckwith were introduced to the large number calling at the church by Rev. and Mrs. Willoughby Claybrook and members of St. Mary's parish.
 Mrs. James o. Phillips and her little daughter Martha Phillips, of Norris town, Pa, are the guests of Miss Bes- sic Lanier and Miss Lida Lanier, at West End.
 Sunday evening a number of parties dined at the Southern club, the perfect evening bringing out scores of visitors that filled the cafe during the music hour. At one of the tables was eroup of the young bachelors with a party of their friends. The party was composed of Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Mary Ware, Miss Edna Moore, Miss Eula Drennen, Miss Mary Lee Drennen, MT. J. A. Norman, MT. Will Hams. Mir. Richard Peters, MT. Mark Johnson and MT. Thomas Hall.
 pr. and Mrs. John Watts entertained a small party at a near table, the cen tral ornament of which was large bououet of enchantress carnations. In the group were Dr. and Mrs. Watts, MT. and Mrs. Pery D. Tabler, Miss Brett Reid. Miss Linley Graham, pr. A. C. Cameron. Dr. K. B. Vaughan, Dr. James A. Allen and Dr. Robert Conner.
 MT. and Mrs. E. M. Kilby were at the club with Mrs. Spaulding and their house guest. Mrs. Morgan. At another table were MT. and Mrs. Frank FoWlKes' their son, Henry Stratton Fowlkes, and MT. Charles Perkins. At MT. and Mrs. Culpepper Exum's table were several of tn cir bachelor friends.
 MT. and Mrs. Harrison Stuart Mat thews,@ liss .rloanor Matthews, MT. Fred Jenkins and Mrs. Frances De- Bardeleben were seated at an ad1oin- ing table. Among others seen were -dr. and Mrs. Harry Jones, Miss Alice Ora ham. Miss Lula Mcqueen, Miss Alabama King. MT. and Mrs. Brett Brown, MT. and Mrs w. B. Leedy, MT. and Mrs. Never. MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Kelly MT. Mudd Martin, MT. B. M. Allen and other club members.
 Mrs. John Wallace Luke is expected to return next week after visit or several weeks to friends in Atlanta.
 Mrs. Walter L. Howard left yester- day for lengthy stay in Excelsior Springs; Mo.
 One of the attractive visiting girls expected early in February is Miss Anne Gaston of Montgomery, who will he with Mrs. William Pittman Redd. She will be accompanied by her guest, MISS Van AuSudl Ol Lay tOhs Oss -~toS Gaston has visited in Birmingham re- peatedly and Is much admired here.
 MT. w. c. Agee has returned to Selma after a stay of several days at the Hotel Hillman.
 Miss Alice Head has returned to after a visit to Mrs. Robert Thach.
 Mrs. Jean Houston has returned from New York.
 Miss Mary Becker of Chicago is the attractive guest of Miss Lucille Gaston. Miss Becker lived in Birmingham sew eral years ago and has a number of friends here. She has just returned from Mobile, where she was the hon pred guest at succession of social functions.
 Miss Marie Pinckard will be the hostess his afternoon at tea from to oclock II compliment to Miss Rebecca Pollard, Miss Margaret Rose and Miss Frances Warren, three of the visiting girls.
 Miss Sadie Gillespy will entertain to- afternoon at tea from to 5 ) clock in honor If Mrs. James Mercer Barnett. Mrs. J. c. Maben will give a bridge party this afternoon. Mrs. John Warren who will entertain at ,ridge Friday in honor of Mrs. Edward IT. I,- x1Iif that with 1 ard party on Saturday afternoon. The I.akeview School Improvement as ociation will hold a book reception and ocal this afternoon from to o'clock tt the school building. Light refresh nents will be served during the after | loon. All are invited to attend and to 'ring a book for the school library.
 
 Dr. Norborne Cooke will entertain a | mall dinner party Thursday evening at l he Country club, his guests to include a | CIV of his married friends. A meeting of Temple Emmanuel chapter | will take place tomorrow afternoon at | clock at the home of Mrs. Gene Fies. | large attendance is urged. The ladies of St. Mary's church will | erve a hot luncheon today, tomorrow and | 'hursday at the store formerly known | s the Theatorium, opposite Parker's | rug store. An inviting menu has been | lanf1ed It will include salad, turkey, l Nm, oyster soup. candied patoes, rice, | nd cream and cake. MT. George Gordon Crawfords guests | t the Country club Saturday evening, | yhen he entertained at dinner in compii- | nent to MT. McMurray, were MT. and | frs. Edward Barrett, MT. and Mrs. H. L. | 'adham, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Crawford,