The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03


lock, Hiss Dorothy Orr and Miss Dora
Somerville.
Last evening Miss Cruikshank was the
hostess at a beautiful dinner In compli-
ment to Miss Knox The table was beau
tiful with its covering of exquisite Cluny
laces. large cut glass bowl of Rich
mond roses made vivid scarlet center
piece and the lights from red candles was
shed softly through crimson shades. The
ices continued the color scheme. They
were frozen in molds to represent red
roses
The place cards were hand-panted
heads. Miss Cruikshank's guests included
Miss Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ.
Cruikshank Miss Linley Graham, Mr..
John Dabney. Mr.. Phillips and Dr. w.
w. Long Miss Cruikshank was charm
ingly gowned in yellow satin. Miss Knox
wore a stunning lavender frock made of
satin and trimmed with lace. Miss Ora
hams frock was a becoming directoire
fashioned of old rose satin.
Mrs. H. Walpole, who Is the matron at
the Terminal station, has a great many
friends who are deeply interested in her
work, and who will be pleased to know of
graceful tribute to her by her fellow
employees on New Years Day, when she
was presented by them with a beautiful
alligator pocketbook Mrs Walpole may
be seen at almost any hour attending to
her duties at the station, where many pa
thetic cases have met the assistance of
her capable, willing hands.
Mr. Sorsby Harold Lewis, the young son
of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lewis, enter
tanned last evening at his home on High
land avenue at a dance to which the
school set were invited. His guests num-
bered aubot rs. AS the entertainment
closed the holiday events the decoration
of holly, mistletoe and Christmas bells
were especially appropriate.
Among the guests were Miss Florence
Coffin, Miss Jonsie Evans, Miss Fannie
Evans, Miss Alice Wyatt, Miss Edith
Orr. Miss Marion Orr, Miss Cecilia Nc
Crossin, Miss Ireta McCrossin, Miss Eula
Whatley Miss Louise Cory, ISIS Eliza
beth Cory, Miss Mayo Thatch, Miss Het-
tie Sibley, Miss Marguerite Nabers Miss
Catherine KirlSman, Miss Aline Kirkman,
Miss Marguerite Sibley, Miss Sybil Herr
I berg, Miss Eula Weakly Miss Kathleen
Moore, Miss Margaret Sims, Miss Char
lotte Smith. Miss Pearl Guscott, Miss
Miss Julia Carney, Miss Kate Bloodworth,
Doris, Weatherly, Miss velma Law
renee, Miss Virginia Abbott, Miss
Lois Brown, Miss Julia Carney, Miss
Kate Bloodworth, Miss Helen McCary
Lula Cook, Jean Marks, Helen Thompson,
Serena Thompson, Emily Morris, Susie
Hardie, Ellie Gordon Robertson, Grace
Nelson, Louise Musgrove, Margaret Rob-
ertson, Estelle Bethea, and Charley
Powell, Edwin Robertson, Ed Dorsey,
Malcom Bethea, Basil Clarke, Hooper
| Evans, Marcus Cruickshank, Winston An
derson, Sydney Lee, Lucien Hood, Louis
Plosser, Henry Badham, Haydn Brooks
Mel Neville, David Fox, Ed Bowron
Harry Stirling, Hanson Ford, Wallace
McAdory, Marshall Dabney, Webb Craw-
| ford, Tom Cox, Hugh Conner, Harry Will
son, Douglas kirkpatrick, Glen Harris, AL
Lewis, Allen Jemson, Ebert Jemison,
Frank Wilson, Vernon Badham. Guy r.
! Johnson, Archibald Mcclure, Joseph
Johns, Henry McCary, Francis Brown,
f, Oaks Brown. E. T. Brown, Yancey Lewis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rountree enter
J tanned at lunch on New Years Day, COM
plimentary to Mrs. Don Carlos Buell. Of
| Nashville, who was one Of the out-of-
| town guests at the Mathews Norton we'd
ding yesterday afternoon.
| The luncheon, while quite informal, was
attractive in arrangement and appoint
ment. and exceedingly enjoyable to the
| several guests.
! The place cards each bore some good
wish for the year, and the. champagne
! used was of a rare old vintage.
| Miss Helen Benners was the hostess at
! a bridge luncheon yesterday IN compli-
ment to Mrs. Augustus Benners, who is
/ one of the seasons brides. The guests
(, numbered a. A luncheon of three courses
was served before the game. Narcissus
and pink carnations made the surround
ings unusually pretty. Miss Benners re-
ceived her guests in a becoming gown of
pink satin. Her guests Of honor wore a
| directorie gown of gray
/ Miss Martha Dabney and Miss Kath-
leen Clsby kept the score. The prizes
were won by Miss Bessie Lanier and Mrs.
James Bridges, the first being silver
| filgree toilet bottle and the other hand
some pair of silk hose
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane Of Rising station en-
! tertained this week at a birthday party
| given In honor of their daughter, Frieda.
| The house was tastefully decorated in
| holly and mistletoe for the occasion. De-
| licious refreshments were served. Those
| present were Misses Marie Steck, Pearl
| Bell Docia Lane, Mena Heer, Edith Uhl