The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-03
NEWS IF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD
Miss McCrorey EntertainS At
 Tea for Bride-EIect
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Afternoon Party Enjoyed By Younger Set-Sponsors and Mads-Informal Parties to Be Given-Announee-
 ments of Club Meetings, Etc.
BY MYRTLE MILES.

BY MYRTLE MILES.
 Miss Nettie McCrorey entertained at an attractive afternoon party yesterday in compliment to Miss Ethelyn Colby. whose marriage to Mr. Erskine Mckinley will be an event of next Tuesday.
 The color scheme, blue and gold, to be used in the wedding, was followed yesterday in the decorations Jonquils interspersed with tulle in the blue shades were employed in graceful detail in the various apartments. In the center of the large table in the dining room was an immense bunch of these graceful flowers and draping the chandeliers and extend ing to each corner of the table were soft festoons of blue maline
 A feature of the afternoon was the brides book which was placed on table in the reception hall. Suspended above it from a garland of blue tule was a large blue satin heart bearing the mono gram of Miss Colby and MT. Mckinley in letters of gilt.
 Miss Bessie Bgsby presided over the brides book in which the signature of
  and Miss Mary Lee Beall poured the tea.
 There was no formal receiving line, Miss McCrorey and her guest of honor greeting the guests they arrived in the reception hall. Miss McCrorey wore an old-rose costume made of broadcloth. Miss Colby was in pink messaline. Among the guests. were Miss Evelyn Adams, Miss Virginia White, Miss May Robertson, sAfOpfpOr1apV HQlpo Coulbourn, Miss Evelyn Going, Miss Hume, Miss Bessie Ferguson, Miss Byrd Moore, Miss Emily Morriss, Miss Nir- ginia McDavid, Miss Nell Harris, Miss Lucy Downey, Miss Margaret Sylvester, Mrs. Ralph Russell and others.
 Miss Martha Dabney will entertain at tea this afternoon in honor of Miss Re becca Fenton Her guests will include ,her unmarried friends and some of the seasons brides.
 Miss Ethel Harrison will entertain at tea this afternoon very informally from 3 to , o'clock
 The Clionian club will meet Friday aft ernoon with Mrs John D. Elliott at her home at Fountain Heights.
 The Oui Vive club will meet Friday in regular session with Mrs. D. C. LaVerne, 923 Alabama street.
 Mrs. McGhee Porter, who has been the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. Sy- denham Moore, has returned to her home in Mississippi. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Syddie Moore
 Mrs stringfeld of Waynesville, N. C., who was formerly Miss Mamie Moore of this city, is expected shortly to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Sydenham Moore Mrs. 0. B Stephenson and her children will leave early next week for visit to relatives in Merrouge, La.
 Miss Mary Warren of Nashville, who has been the guest of Mrs. Stephenson for the past several weeks, will leave next week for visit to relatives In Brownsville, Tex. She will again visit Mrs. Stephenson on her return from Texas.
 pr. w. K. Evans lecture next Tuesday evening at the parish house, Church Of the Advent, promises to be one or the most pleasant events of the week. Those who had the privilege of hearing his re- cent lecture, "The Wizard of Gads Hiii- Another Phase,' delivered recently com nllmentafY to IIc ClupS cA will be especially interested and pleased to learn that he will be heard again so soon. His subject on this occasion will be ".The Philosophy of Fun The en- tertainment will be for the benefit Of St. Agnes Guild.
 Mrs Lewis G. Woodson will be the hostess for the Highland Book club, which meets this morning at 10:So o'clock.
 
 A Buster Brown" party will be given in the Sunday school room of St. Mary's church Saturday afternoon at o'clock by the band of which Mrs. Woodson Is president Those in charge of the affair are Mrs J. Norman Brooks, Mrs L. G. Woodson, Mrs. Trimble, Mrs J. H. Me Cary. Mrs Paul Cooke, -Ars. J. D. Dab nev' Mrs Forney Johnston, Miss Janet Heriot and Mrs. T. U. Walter. It will be primarily a party for children, but there will be a tea table also for the older folk
 Birmingham friends of MT. and Mrs. H. L. Martin of OzarL were in receipt yes terday of invitations to a reception given by them last evening in compliment to Hon. William Jennings Bryan. During the hours of 10 and 1l:90 o'clock large num- Der of friends of the host and hostess were invited to their home to meet MT. Bryan, who was a guest in their hospit- able home during his stay in Ozark.
 Mrs Charles Ellies Foust and her little daughter, Marjorie Foust, will leave next week to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. James Gibboney. Mir and Mrs. Gibboney Hill be remembered most pleasantly by many friends made when they visited MT and Mrs. Foust during the Thanks giving holidays. Mrs. Gibboney, who is strikingly beautiful was one of the most admired figures at the Southern club ball.
 Mrs Perry Spencer has returned to her home in Columbus, Ga, after a stay of several months with her daughter, Mrs Richard Massey.
 MT. and Mrs B. NJ Starks of Louis vile. Ky, will be among the out-of-town guests at the marriage of Miss Clifford and Mr. Joy, which will take place on February IT.
 Miss Mabel Goode of Mobile will be the honored guest at dinner tomorrow even ing given by Mrs. John w. Slpley Cov- CTS will be laid for 12.
 Miss Elise Shropshire will entertain a small party of friends very informally this afternoon at bridge in honor of Miss Mary Warren of Nashville.
 It will be learned with intense pleasure by Mrs. Sterling A. Woods countless friends that she is decidedly better after