The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20


 The wedding of Miss Mildred Downey and MT Ralph Law Russell will take place this afternoon at o'clock at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. James Alsbury Downey, 1927 South Twen- tieth street.
 Miss Amelia Markstein and MT. simon Fellheimer of New York will be mar ried this evening at o'clock at the home of the brides sister, Mrs. David Wurzburger, 14S1 South Eleventh avenue From s:sO to 10:S0 o'clock & reception will be given by MT. and Mrs. Wurzburger, to which a large number of friends were invited.
 The Nineteenth Century club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. R. B. Meade instead of with Miss Helen VanHoose. Mrs. Ernest Redd will entertain this afternoon at cards in honor of Mrs. Nor wood Richards.
 Mrs. Harry Wheelock will entertain at cards tomorrow in compliment to Mrs. Richards.
 Mrs. E. B. Peddinghaus announces tea to be given on the afternoon of Jan uary 27 from to o'clock. Mrs. Priestly Toulmin will be the hostess at q card party today.
 pr. W. E. Evans will deliver his lecture. "The Wizard of Gads Hill-Another Phase" this afternoon at the parish house, Church of the Advent.
 Mrs. E. M. Kilby has issued cards for | an afternoon reception January 25 from 8 to 5 o'clock in honor of Mrs. Charles 1 S. Morgan and Mrs. Carroll Steele.
 Mrs. T. H. Motion will be the hostess this evening for the Highland Book club. l Miss Clyde Smiths afternoon reception yesterday in compliment to her guest, l Mrs John s. Butler of Nashville, was | an informal gathering of the friends who knew Mrs. Butler when, as Miss Abbie 1 Throop, she visited Miss Smith, and of
 number of the hostess friends who
 were asked to meet her lovely guest The invitation list included 100 of the society 1 girls and matrons.
 The Smith home on Thirteenth avenue south. presented pretty scene with it's | floral decorations. In the parlor, where Miss Smith and her guest of honor re- | ceived there were quantities of golden gate roses intermingled with towering plants.
 The dining room was adorned with pink carnations and candles, while in the H. brary red carnations were gracefully dis tributed.
 Miss Smith wore becoming reception gown built of white messaline, with braid and applique trimmings Mrs. Butler was gowned in brocaded blue messaIine to which touch of black was added. Re- ceiving with Miss Smith and Mrs. But Ter were Mrs. w L. Murdoch and Mrs. Overton Fulton. In the other apartments Mrs. w. A. Smith and group of Miss Smiths friends assisted in entertaining the guests. They were Mrs. J. E. Ware. Mrs. John V. Coe, Mrs. Hoyt M. Dobbs. Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Charles Jackson. Mrs Walter Chaffee, Mrs. O.. L. Stephenson. Miss Gertie Gears, Miss Grace Hardie, Miss Lena Jackson. Miss Mary Beard. Miss Julia Ware served delightful punch at table in the reception hall. and in the dining room salad and Ice course were served.
 Mrs. Felix Blackburn entertained In honor of Mrs. Coleman Ward of Pittsburs and Mrs. George Danfopth of Chica ro yesterday with. one of the most original a c of parties of the winter. Since yesterday was the centenary of Edgar Allen Poe and the hostess is a Poe enthusiast ina general theme of her afternoon party was a tribute to the memory of Poe in tbe little cOuplets inscribed on the score cards given to the guests on their arrival The cards were ornamented with fascimiIes of the bust Of the famous writer, unveiled yesterday at the University of Virginia Below were the dates--1s0s- 1908. The ol1o- tations were each appropriate to the guest, whose name it bore. Another ouaint conceit was the consolation card which was decorated with q picture of "The Raven.' suggesting Poe's familiar poem Beneath this were the words Merely this, and nothing more.'' The card draw ing the consolation bore. instead of the raven picture, small photograph of Mrs. Ward.
 The apartments in which the game took place were artistically decorated in pepper berries. Sprays of these pretty vines were sent from California to decorate for Mrs Blackburn's bridge and every guest noted their unusual beauty. The vine is ex- tremely graceful and when twined about the chandeliers and on the mantels with it's cluster of pink berries suggested a semi-tropical scene.
 Mrs. Backburn's guests included Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Danforth. Mrs. Charles A Stillman, ITS. Robert Jemison, Jr.. Mrs. Everhard Meade, Mrs. John Minge Mrs London, Mrs. Daniel Smith, Mrs. Edna Snow Brown, Mrs. Howard Kolb. Mrs Vassar Allen, Mrs. Ned Richardson Me David. Mrs. W. D. Smith, Mrs. Fisher Humphries, Mrs. Arthur Lovelace. Mrs. Albert Caldwell, Mrs. John Snow Jemison. Mrs. James Bridges, Mrs. Benjamin Kidd, Mrs. Pugh Pearson. Mrs James M. Mason, Mrs. R. c. McCarty, Miss Grace Smith. Miss Agnes Terrell, Miss Jamie Harris and Miss Corrie Handey
 The prizes were useful and attractive The game prize was handsome bra ss teapot, and the score. a piece of French embroidered lingerie. The consolation was hat pin.
 Rjars. T. H. Miller gave one of the prettiest bridge parties of the season yesterday in compliment to Mrs. Nor wood Richards of Mobile. Mrs Miller was gowned for the afternoon in a gray messaline creation with net trimmings and her guest of honor was lovely in an