The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
NeuDs of Mobile Society

out the evening for her seventy-five or more guests.
 Miss Gecae to Attend Beauvofr Club
 Mrs. Rhett Goode and Miss Mabel Goode will leave on Monday morning for Montgomery where Miss Goode goes to participate in the cotillion to be giv- en by the Beauvoir Club Of that city on Monday evening next.
 Londoners Wear Pink ~Hutton hole. !.
 Man, It appears, or at any rate the young man. Is once more to dazzle the town with what is known to florists as "buttonhole," but which in reality is a pink carnation; for no other flower not even the peerless orchids to be suffered to decorate the manly breast this season. says The London Sketch. This revival of an Intermittent fashion Is certainly to be encouraged. for the wearing of flower implies a certain amount of gayety and optimism. quail ties Of which we are in need just now.
 Shakespeare Club.
 A large attendance marked the meet Ing of the Shakespeare Club this morn ing at Il at the residence of Mrs. c. J. Terrey.
 Act 4 of Much Ado About Nothing" was read. after which a most interest ing discussion followed of the five questions on that act:
 l. Comment on the art with which Shakespeare has made the conduct of Claudio at the altar tolerable from an artistic point of view.
 2. What causes Hero finally to swoon?
 3. Who among the company believe In her innocence?
 l. What two things demand that the scene of vindication follow closely up on the scene of accusation?
 5. State the problem that the reso- luticn of the plot has to deal with.
 Compare the Friar of this play with that of Romeo and Juliet" Mrs. Walker.
 Announcements.
 The At Home to be given on Tues day afternoon from to by Mrs. William Otis MacMahon to introduce her daughter, Miss Ellen MacMahon. will be followed in the evening by a dance for the young set
 The regular monthly meeting of the Mobile Chapter U. D. c, will be held on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in the ACCtutC NCOAii VA hAC 4aAs VI ~A~
 On Wednesday afternoon at 1880, Mrs. Harry Donald will give bridge party to 100 guests at the tea room.
 The Mobile Symphony Orchestra will give its first public rehearsal for this season on Thursday evening in the Battle House Auditorium. This an nouncement will be a welcome one to All lovers of good music.
 The Eiwell Bridge Club has changed It's meeting day this week from Friday to Thursday as the members will be guests at the bridge party to be given on Friday next by Mrs. Rivers Rush in compliment to Mrs. Adolph Berthold. of New York.
 PersOnal Notes.
 Mir. and Mrs Willie and children, who have been spending the past few months in Great Britain, will sail for this country on the Lusitania and will reach Mobile December 20.
 News of Mir. W. NJ. Marshall tells of his sailing from Jerusalem on No vember 23 for Ceylon. where he will join Mr. A. c. Harte. and together they will make trip through India. Mir. and Mrs. Adolph Berthold, ot New York, the latter formerly Miss Camille Coffee, will arrive on Wednes- day for the holidays and will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Norwood Rich ards and Dr. and Mrs. Rush.
 Mrs. Stanley Finch has returned from a three months visit East, including a stay in the Berk shires, New York city, a visit to her sister. Mrs. Drury Con- way Ludlow in Washington, and Q re- cent stop with her other sister In Ma rion. Ala.
 Miss Mary McDufie left yesterday for visit to pr. and Mrs. Scott at Battles Wharf.
 Mrs. Rachel Heustis returned on Wednesday from Canada, New York, Baltimore and a visit to her daughter, Mrs. George Clark, in Birmingham.
 Mir. John AIcDufie. of River Ridge | is here on a visit to his mother. Mfr and Mrs. Walter Heron are eA- pected about the 18th from Chicago to spend the holidays with Mrs. Herron's parents. General and Mrs. J. w. Whit ing.